The Gauchos and the Aztecs both have a record of 20 wins and 4 losses. When they played against each other, the former won both games against the latter, so the Gauchos ranked first... Actually, this result is not It's too convincing, because most of the teams in the Pacific Sports League are very weak, very weak, and not much better than the teams in the second and third tier leagues.
The Aztecs, whose team name Li Ao saw in the news more than 20 years later, reached the NCAA Basketball Championship finals and finished second, entering the top league in one fell swoop and becoming an informal member.
But now the Aztecs don't even have the ability to win first place in the weak minor leagues.
These five teams are the training opponents arranged by the NCAA.
In preparation for today's game, the training content arranged by the coaching staff is tactical adjustment training and personal technical and tactical training, rather than targeted training.
Li Ao watched the All-Star Weekend live broadcast in the evening. He watched all the All-Star live broadcasts in the past two nights.
This year's NBA All-Star Weekend is held right next door in San Francisco.
Originally, both Vivian and Liam wanted to invite him to watch the game, but he refused.
There is no need to owe this kind of favor. The All-Star Weekend was not held last year. Now the fans are extremely enthusiastic and the package tickets are extremely expensive.
Also, they don't want to waste time. They don't have to attend any class for the Trojans' players next week. They will have to devote all their time to the game the next day.
The next 9 games are the critical preparation stage before they enter the crazy three games.
And watching the live broadcast is not bad either...
Carter won the dunk contest last night and became the most popular star in one fell swoop.
The strongest dunker in history and the new flying star are the hottest topics in North American sports at the moment.
The Trojans' popularity for winning the division title was already declining rapidly. After Carter's dunk contest performance, the popularity of the 'dark horse' cooled down.
Although it hasn't cooled down yet, if the Trojans want to gain attention again, they have to wait until the Crazy Three, and by then they will definitely become one of the teams that people pay attention to.
After all, it is a 'dark horse', which is a very strong point.
At 8 p.m., the All-Star Game begins.
The current All-Star Game is great to watch. The All-Stars are really fighting. The game has been very exciting from the beginning. Kidd, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, and O'Neal are fighting against Iverson, Carter, and Eddie Jones. , Hill, Mourning.
Who said it would be too crowded for three big men to play together?
Duncan provided support, Garnett made a mid-range shot, Kidd distributed the ball, and OK combined to score. The cooperation was perfect!
Of course, this is only one game a year. Everyone is willing to sacrifice and accommodate, and it feels like the dream teams of the past few years.
After the first quarter, the Western team led the Eastern team 33 to 29, and the score was not open.
Next, the East and West also competed throughout the game. After halftime, the Western team led 64 to 59 with only 5 points.
In the third quarter, the Eastern team, led by Iverson, once tied the score at 97. However, in the last two seconds, Weber ran to the frontcourt to catch the ball and turned around and hit a mid-range shot at the buzzer. The Western team entered the game with a two-point lead of 99-97. Final section.
At the end of the quarter, the OK combination started to work hard. Kobe fed O'Neal continuously, and O'Neal scored 6 points in a row. He also passed an in-pass pass back to Kobe for a dunk, leading an 8-0 wave. The Western team led by two for the first time. digit advantage.
In the following time, the Western team controlled the advantage. Iverson, Carter, Ray Allen, and Hill took turns to launch counterattacks, but they were all suppressed by Duncan or O'Neal's frame protection and inside scoring.
In the end, with O'Neal's 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Duncan's 24 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists, the Western team defeated the Eastern team 137 to 126. The two jointly won the Most Valuable Player trophy of this All-Star Game.
Time Warner Cable Sports commentators Hubie Brown and Bill Walton commented on this All-Star Weekend - I thought that without Michael Jordan, the All-Star Game would lose its star power.
But O'Neal, Duncan, Iverson, Hill, Kobe, Garnett, Kidd, Webber, Carter... and other superstars can already represent the NBA and basketball.
In an age without God, the stars are still shining brightly!
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Li Ao was fascinated by watching the All-Star Game. It was night, and he dreamed of him punching the Shark, kicking Peter Pan, and pulling out Stone Buddha's hair during the All-Star Game...
But when he woke up the next morning, he returned to reality and continued his college basketball career as a 2D Jigsaw player.
After completing the preparation training in the morning, Li Ao came to the main arena and watched the game between the California Polytechnic State University Western Broncos and the Powys State University Idaho Broncos.
At this stage of the competition, there are three games in one day and one match day the next day, with six teams competing in pairs.
Li Ao looked at the sparse fans at the scene and the empty seats, and he understood why the game was arranged like this.
Renting a stadium costs money. The Trojans don't have to worry about selling their own tickets. Local teams don't see obvious vacancies when their results are not good, but when the other five teams play against each other... renting the stadium at night is the most expensive. During the time period, it doesn’t cost much to rent them together during the day, and the loss is less.
On days when the Trojans are not playing games, renting arenas for those five teams to play games is a pure loss.
After watching the game for a while from the perspective of analyzing competitors, Li Ao found that the overall strength of the Pacific Sports League was indeed not that good. The third and fifth places were actually only slightly better than the Beavers men's team and slightly better than the Golden State Bears. Not as good as.
He didn't continue to watch, it was okay to watch the excitement, but watching this game with the purpose of analyzing the opponent, he really couldn't watch it, so he chose to practice a few more sets of mid-range shots.
At 7 p.m., the Trojans' game against the University of San Diego Aztecs began.
Different from the usual situation where the main force consumes the opponent first and then Li Ao comes on to pick up the slack. After a few rounds in the starting lineup this time, he replaced Shelby Jordan. Also replaced was Brusenthal. Replacement Charles.
Granville, Trey Paganier, and White Mamba continued to play.
The style of play is a little different from usual. Tonight, Li Ao and Brusenthal are the main attackers on the bench!
The third offensive point is Trey Paganier, Granville is responsible for distributing the ball, and White Mamba is responsible for containing and receiving.
The purpose of this adjustment is to enrich playing styles and diversify tactics.
Henry Bibby said this before yesterday's training - "In March Madness, each of our opponents may be as strong as the Wildcats and Cardinals, or even stronger. In the next 9 games, we will Every game must not be wasted, and we must try our best to improve our strength. We are working hard, and so are others!"
For teams like the Wildcats and Bruins that focus on star players, the original core scoring points will not be happy with such a change.
But the Trojans are different, they are more like the Cardinals, willing to sacrifice for each other.
Henry Bibby didn't want to admit that this change was brought about by that kid.
On another team, if there is an 18-year-old talented striker, and the team's strength is only on the verge of being crazy, they may choose to spend a year cultivating new players, regardless of others.
But that kid has been rushing to be a puzzle from the beginning, and after his talent was revealed, he didn't do anything extra.
As time went by, the coaching staff ignored the idea of "training new players" and focused on changing the team's style of play.
The coaching staff ignored that choice, but the players did not. They privately regarded this as motivation, for each other and for themselves. Everyone was accommodating each other, adjusting their playing styles, changing their cowardly habits and becoming stronger... Exactly This erratic development has given them the strong overall strength they have today.
Li Ao and Brusenthal took the main attack, and the other three teammates worked hard to cooperate and the game went very smoothly.
Although the Aztecs are second in the division, their strength is comparable to the Golden State Bears of the Pac10 League.
The Trojans played quite easily, and the tactical adjustment went smoothly. If there is any shortcoming, it is that Li Ao's shooting accuracy has dropped significantly.
In the civil war stage of the division, when facing stronger opponents, he relied on careful shot selection. In addition to often throwing the first ball against the defense, he basically did not greedy for success and did not rush forward. His shooting rate was quite good, as high as 49%.
But tonight, although he scored 19 points in 30 minutes of playing time, he took 17 shots and scored 7 goals. He made 5 of 13 mid-range shots and only 2 of 4 in the paint. He also threw a corner three-pointer. Submitted...
His shot selection tonight was much worse than usual. For this, he has to blame the White Mamba.
Li Ao asked: "How should the core scorer shoot?"
Bai Mamba: "When you feel that your teammates have a lower shooting chance than you after receiving your pass, you have to choose to do it yourself and take responsibility. You cannot put the responsibility on your teammates."
One dares to ask, one dares to teach, and the one who asks dares to learn.
As a result, his shot selection tonight was much worse than usual.
Mainly reflected in the many unskilled catch-and-turn shots and emergency stop-and-shoot shots. When using these two moves, he has good rhythm control and can often get rid of the opponent's pursuit.
But he lost control of his shooting stability after turning around quickly and suddenly, and he continued to hit the ball.
In the eyes of his teammates, he had a chance, but it was a pity that he didn't make the shot because of his poor touch. But to him, this was not a good opportunity.
There are two ways to solve this problem. One is to find a better way to attack, and the other is to continue to improve your shooting ability and improve your basic skills of catching the ball and turning around, stopping and turning, and making mid-range shots.
Fortunately, he did a good job rebounding tonight, with 6 rebounds in a single game, including two offensive rebounds.
His active play allowed him to grab offensive rebounds and cause fouls after the opponent made 7 fouls in the first half. He got a 1+1 free throw opportunity and made both free throws. At the end of the first half, his defense was irritated. The opponent's pitcher Treon Grier was pushed by the opponent and received a technical foul.
The Aztecs had committed 10 fouls in the half, including two free throws for non-shooting fouls and offensive fouls. Li Ao went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws.
In the second half, there was another shooting foul caused by the opponent and he made two free throws. He made 5 of 6 free throws and scored 5 points.
There was no suspense in the game. The Trojans finally defeated the Aztecs 88-79 and won their 19th consecutive victory!
Li Ao scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and scored 235 achievement points.
It is a pity that the task of "Dark Horse Rush" is completed after the civil war in the division. Otherwise, the achievement points will not be the same as those of beating these opponents.
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After playing the first game of the 'Qualification Battle' stage, everyone on the Trojans felt how great it was to be first in the division!
The ability shown by the Aztecs last night was similar to that of the Golden State Bears, but the difference is that this team has been winning during the civil war in the division. The record of 12 wins and 2 losses looks quite bluffing. The players of this team are also very confident in their own strength. They come here to win and the goal is to get three places.
The Trojans can play against the Aztecs. Although the latter was shocked by such a large strength gap, they did not give up. Instead, they kept trying to counterattack and were able to respond to a certain extent...
Such an opponent is simply a dream match during military training!
This is probably the case for these teams in the Pacific Sports League, because their records are not bad.
Li Ao went out of his way to learn about the current situation of other teams in the pac10 league.
The two money-making brothers from Washington State, whose experience is similar to that of the top five players in the Pacific Athletic Conference, went to work as sparring partners for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, the top team in the Big Ten Conference, last Saturday.
The Golden State Bears, Sun Devils, and Beavers men's team are not much better. They are divided with the third and fourth places of the Big 12 Conference and the Big Ten Conference, and have already started playing games on the All-Star Weekend.
Li Ao found the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences very interesting. The Big Ten has 12 teams, but the Big 12 only has 10 teams. The Big 12 sounds more "big", but it was actually in 1994. The newly added top league, the Big Ten League, was established at the end of the 19th century and was the first major sports league to join the NCAA when it was established.
Compared to the five teams in the bottom half, the four teams in the top half are treated much better.
Although the opponents the Cardinals and Bruins encountered were also teams from top leagues or strong leagues, their opponents were all teams outside the top four in other divisions.
The treatment of the Wildcats is almost the same as that of the Trojans, and most of their opponents are minor league teams.
When understanding this, Li Ao also understood why the Cardinals were so unwilling to lose the final game of the division.
There is a huge gap in treatment between the top two and third place players in the six top leagues.
In addition to the schedule, there is also the final ranking in the crazy three groups.
The first place in the six top leagues, when it comes to the top three, no matter which group they are assigned to, they must be the top two.
The 2nd place, as long as they don't back off too much during the 'Quota Competition' period and successfully win the crazy third place, they will also be ranked 3rd or 4th in the group.
In other words, the top 2 teams in the division will always play against the 4 weakest teams in the first round.
The second place in the top league division also has a situation where it fails to make the top three. It has happened once or twice in the past few decades.
As for the third place, no matter how well it performs during the 'qualification competition' period, it can only be ranked fifth in the crazy three group, and the best situation is to play against the 12th place in the division.
(End of chapter)
