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Chapter 2 [Pros and cons, cruel reality]

Guo Xu jogged along the street while thinking about the current situation in the basketball world.

He is very familiar with the situation in the NBA. This year, the Lakers will beat the Pacers 4-2 to win the championship, which is the beginning of the Purple and Gold Dynasty in the new century. He doesn't know who the NCAA is the champion every year. The attention of the NCAA is limited to the United States. There are not many Chinese fans who can watch college basketball games even if they are hardcore fans.

This year, the Michigan State University Spartans, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Cincinnati Bears and the University of Florida Gators broke out in the four major divisions. According to the schedule, the semi-finals will start on April 2, with Michigan facing Wisconsin, and Cincinnati against Florida. The winner of the two semi-finals will advance to the finals, which is scheduled to be held on April 4.

The semi-finals were held in Polis, the capital of Indiana. The Conseco Arena, which has just been built by the Pacers for more than a year, has flew to Toronto to prepare for the game. After playing against the Raptors, the rest will be made until April 5 to give way to the NCAA Finals.

Michigan is the hottest this year, with the top seed in the country, point guard Martin Cliffs, swingers Morris Peterson and Jason Richardson. All three were judged by major media and experts as NBA-level players.

Being a teammate with a star has both pros and cons. If a star attracts defense, as long as he is willing to pass the ball, role players may get good shooting opportunities or even open opportunities and score easily. If they completely overlap with the star's positions, it will be bad. For example, Michigan has a lot of talents at the 2nd and 3rd positions, and substitutes are only averaging 3 or 5 minutes per game.

Cliffs is very strong, 188cm tall, weighs 93 kilograms, and can play No. 2, so Guo Xu has a chance. Head coach Tom Izzo likes fast breaks and will send double guards at a certain period of time. Guo Xu averaged 16.5 minutes per game this season, scoring 6.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

The semi-final opponent, led by coach Dick Bennett, is just the 8th seed in the West District of the Championship. It was unexpectedly upset, defeating the No. 9 seed in the division, California State Fresno, No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats, No. 4 seed Louisiana State and No. 6 seed Purdue to the semi-finals.

The media generally believe that Michigan is not a good draw. Wisconsin lacks a talented star, but is the biggest dark horse this year. He is in high morale and wins by defense. They can eliminate the Wildcats with Richard Jefferson and Gilbert Arenas, which are enough to prove their strength.

Florida almost booked the Finals, with the University of Cincinnati stumbled into the semifinals, losing its star during the period. The beast power forward Kenyon Martin, who was elected the best defensive player for two consecutive years, was reimbursed for a season due to a leg injury in a game.

"Give it! Give it!"

The sound from behind interrupted Guo Xu's thoughts. He turned around and saw a man carrying a full set of protective gear and riding a bicycle. He rushed towards this side with a bicycle.

Guo Xu hurriedly went to the side. Construction was underway not far in front of the street, and a large slope was piled up. However, this person did not slow down or change direction, and rushed straight to the slope.

What kind of spirit is this? What kind of courage is this? Guo Xu was moved by the scene, and a poem suddenly appeared in his head - "I smiled at the sky with my own sword, and I stayed with my liver and courage."

The knight pedaled up the slope and flew up with the bicycle. The sky was his limit.

The bicycle turned a big flip in the air and broke away from the knight's control. He fell down halfway through it, regrettably losing to gravity. He fell heavily on the mound of soil with his back, lifting a piece of dust, and then the bicycle fell beside him with a bang.

Guo Xu's mouth opened into an O-shaped shape, and he couldn't believe what he saw.

It is really not surprising that the number of Americans is small. The youth of some Americans is a game of dying. In China, how can you see such a lunatic in the early morning?

Guo Xu was secretly happy in his heart. He felt that every fun and pleasure actually contained the ingredient of gloating, no exception. But the gloating should also show demeanor to the victims, so he held back his laughter, ran forward, took out the Nokia phone from his bag, and planned to help call an ambulance.

The knight stood up slowly, rubbed his waist with his left hand, and waved his hand at him with his right hand: "Thank you, I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" Guo Xu looked at him and sighed in his heart: This physical fitness is great.

"Of course." The Knight patted the dust on his body, showed a smile, and the corners of his mouth twitched in pain.

Guo Xu blew and tucked his phone back into his pocket. It was better to have less than more things, and he thought it was a fun thing. He would not be kind enough to persuade strangers to go to the hospital. It is important to be busy with his own affairs.

There are many parks in Polis City. Guo Xu chose the closest to the designated basketball training hall, which happened to have an open-air basketball court.

He practiced alone for an hour and gradually became depressed. He was still not used to this new body. He either had strong strength or had little strength to shoot, and he missed the basket again and again. Not to mention shooting three points, he could not even guarantee his shooting percentage in mid-range shots near the penalty area. He averaged 10 free throws.

The only way he is sure to score is that civilians make layups, and dribbling is not very smooth. With his current physical conditions and personal abilities, he is afraid that he will be in trouble in China's high school team. Playing NCAA is just a drag, and it is normal for the coach to be scolded.

If a person is used to driving a car, he or she will have to adapt to a new one, even if the performance is good. Even if the car is like this, let alone adapt to the new body? Guo Xu knew that it was too late. No matter how hard he tried, it would be futile to not give up hope.

The reality is cruel. He will not be able to show off in the semi-finals this year, nor will he be selected in this year's NBA Draft. The best result is that he won this year's NCAA championship with the team and became the qualification to participate in the draft in the future.

Fortunately, he is young and can go to college for three years to improve his strength. Michigan State will still be a strong player on the NCAA next season. As long as nothing unexpected happens, the NBA's future inside All-Star player, the "Big Black Bear" Zach Randolph will join in the summer, and the "Dunk King" Jason Richardson will also choose to stay in school.

With outstanding teammates, Guo Xu will continue to help the team compete for the championship next season and improve his fame, he will theoretically hope to become a professional player. He is very optimistic. Even if his basketball career fails, he still has this handsome face to guarantee his guarantee. What are he afraid of?

He missed another mid-range baseline ball and the ball bounced off the field.

At this time, a white boy who looked in his early 10s, about 1.5 meters tall, with long golden side-parted hair and thin figure came over, pointed to the other half, and asked with a smile: "Hey, do you want to play with us for a while? We lack individuals."

Guo Xu looked over there, laughing and crying. These are the five white boys, all of whom are very thin, probably senior elementary school students, who want to play three-on-three. If they are playing with NBA players, 80% of them will have a "basketball dream to go to the nymph."

"No, I'm leaving now if I have something to do." Guo Xu picked up his basketball, stuffed it back into his bag and left the court.
Chapter completed!
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