With Michigan out, Duke's probability of defending its "three consecutive championships" has skyrocketed. ESPN even believes that Duke's name can be engraved on the championship trophy.
Meng Lang: You'd better shut up and stop talking!
As a time traveler, he knows only too well how terrifying ESPN's "poisonous milk" is.
But soon, Meng Lang stopped panicking.
because……
"Boss Qiao" spoke!
"This year is definitely North Carolina's year! Their experiences will make them extremely strong!"
Michael Jordan still couldn't hold back and sent a wave of support to his alma mater.
The reason is that the current trend of promoting Duke is too fierce.
Of course, he also knows that Duke is now "a champion at first sight."
Not only are there two teams in the "Ultimate Four" who are their "first son" and "second son":
North Carolina was sacked three times by Duke in the Atlantic Conference, and Florida State was sacked twice by Duke in the Atlantic Conference.
There is another reason:
Heading into March Madness, their momentum is as strong as ever.
The game basically opened up in the first 10 to 15 minutes. Either Hill's breakthrough caused strong damage, or Meng Lang got excited again. These two Atlantic League MVPs this year are also members of the Atlantic League first team, and Meng Lang is also the "Best Rookie" of the Atlantic League. ——In the more intense national competition, the performance was not affected at all.
In the 4 games played so far, Hill averaged 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2.5 steals per game, shooting 52.4% from the field and only 1.25 turnovers per game; Meng Lang averaged 22.5 points, 6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. 2.5 steals, shooting 47.8% from the field, and 45.5% from the three-point range. Another statistic is that on the stage of the national competition, he made his opponent make more than 3 turnovers in almost every game.
This is due to the fact that there are too few videos in this era, and opponents can only analyze Meng Lang's characteristics through the intelligence provided by scouts.
As a result, they know that there are many "dirty tricks", but because they have never seen them, they don't know how to guard against them.
Another point is that compared to its outstanding outside strength, Duke's inside line is too weak. As a result, many scouts' reports made opponents subconsciously think that Duke's inside line is the breakthrough point. They focus on the inside line at the beginning. This is simply It was providing Meng Lang with a big stage for "dirty tricks".
Duke wins every game by more than 14.5 points.
As the schedule progressed, other high-ranking seeded teams fell. After the finals of the four major divisions, only Duke is left alive among the four No. 1 seeds! It seems that Duke is particularly strong this year.
Such momentum scared Michael Jordan, who was used to seeing big scenes. He had to speak out in support of North Carolina in front of the media and let his students know that even if the whole world supports Duke, don’t panic because the “God of Basketball” and You are in this together.
He has decided that as long as North Carolina reaches the finals, he will go to watch the game.
Jordan believes that his personal presence will definitely give the students extra fighting spirit, which is extra motivation enough to defeat Duke!
Eh?
No, why did I assume that Duke would definitely reach the finals?
There is Florida State University waiting in front of them!
Maybe he’ll be outshone?
On April 6, the day of the semifinals between Duke and Florida State University, Jordan also became a "one-day fan" of Florida State University, waiting for the game to start with anticipation.
Duke's state has been stable for so many games, so it's time for some ups and downs! ?
If their state fluctuates in this game and Florida State opens the ball...
They are also a team that focuses on the outside!
Maybe he can really kill Duke.
What is it like to die under the "boxing technique" that you are best at? Jordan snorted in a bad way.
But not six minutes before the game started, Jordan turned off the TV.
What a bunch of bastards are fighting!
He guessed right at the beginning. Duke's start today was not very ideal, and he failed to make the first three shots.
But he didn't guess the process correctly...
Duke, which had a bad start, actually slowly regained its form amidst the fast-paced exchanges with Florida State University. The usual ferocious offensive reappeared, with an 18-5 wave, making this semifinal basically no longer suspense.
People like Florida State University are used to it. They also lost in the first two encounters.
They have already experienced what Jordan said about dying under the "boxing technique" he is best at, twice, and this is the third time!
They were helpless, but they had no choice.
The world of basketball is so cruel. There are always people who can run faster, jump higher, and shoot more accurately than you. No matter how much time you spend, you can't catch up with the talent gap. If you have nothing else to beat your opponent, His strengths happened to be in the area he was best at, so he could only put his hands on his hips and bow his head to accept the result of failure.
Of course, you can also rush towards the player tunnel when the game whistle sounds. As long as you run fast enough, the winner's smile will always be one step slower. Even if you can't deceive others, you can still deceive yourself.
"Congratulations, you are still one step away from making history!"
The future "alien" hugged Bob Hurley. He was convinced by Hurley. His control of the rhythm made him look like a freshman in the NCAA. Even though he is already 24 years old!
Hurley just nodded, not too excited.
Just as Old K said to reporters very calmly after the game:
"But there's still one step left!"
About to make history and having made history, it seems so similar, but if this last step is not taken, all the previous efforts will be in vain.
These days, the outside world is advocating very fiercely for Duke, and Old K's attitude towards victory has become particularly calm and serious, which has affected all Duke players.
Even after winning the semifinals and qualifying for the finals, the Duke players only high-fived each other and briefly celebrated when the final whistle sounded, before their expressions returned to seriousness.
It's not too late to save all the cheers and shouts for the final moment when the opponent's net is cut!
The next afternoon, it was the turn of another group of semi-finals.
North Carolina's mental outlook is similar to Duke's. They already know the news that Duke has reached the finals. This news makes them more eager to win and more focused in the game.
Facing the University of Arkansas, which broke out of the Western Conference, they played a suffocating defense in the first half, allowing them only 21 points.
At the end of the game, 61 to 45, North Carolina crushed the University of Arkansas with a huge advantage.
The last spot in the 1993 NCAA National Competition Finals has been determined.
North Carolina got the opportunity to play Duke for the fourth time this season!
This time...
Must win!
