"I didn't ask him to say that!" Trepagnier firmly denied.
Henry Bibby asked: "Although Leo fights, has a bad temper, loves to cause trouble, is lustful, and loves to show off his wealth...but he can tell lies?"
"..."
Trepagnier was so sad and angry.
He was wrong, he shouldn't have made an appointment with Li Ao to have lunch. From today on, he will give up food... Forget it, why should he give up food? When that guy is interviewed in the future, he should stay away!
He just gave Li Ao a look. God knows this guy could understand it like that.
The key is that he believes that Li Ao understands it that way. Just like Henry Bibby just said, this guy always tells the truth and can sometimes make people angry to death.
After being interviewed yesterday, he took a chance and thought it was just a oral pleasure.
As it turned out, it was a reporter from Time Warner and a UCLA graduate. What Li Ao said that night was on TV, and there was also a video of the two of them being interviewed. At that time, he only wanted to eat steak and pasta, and later he was beaten by Li Ao. I was so frightened by the words that I didn't notice the camera at all.
At the beginning of March Madness, they publicly stated that their goal was to win the championship. Their "dark horse Trojans" were already extremely popular, and now they have become the most talked about team in North America.
On the night of the 18th consecutive victory, they also yelled "We want the championship", but that time they did win the "championship", the Pac10 League championship, officially certified by the NCAA. In that atmosphere, no one would think it was wrong to yell.
This time it was different. He had reached the third level of madness, and now he looked arrogant and arrogant.
Fortunately, although there are a lot of sarcastic voices, such as Bruins fans taking the lead in starting a crime, there are still many people who think they are ambitious and courageous, and there are more people supporting them.
Just like the Trojans fans responded proudly: As a super dark horse, we have won all three games and the goal is to win the championship. What's wrong with that?
Therefore, although the head coach scolded him a few words, he let him go without saying anything harsh.
Trey Pagannier returned to the training ground, listening to Li Ao, Shelby Jordan, and Sam Clancy leading their teammates to shout "Champion, Champion, We Want Championship" and feeling the higher fighting spirit of his teammates. With even more surging enthusiasm, his thoughts changed.
Trepagnier felt that Li Ao had long wanted to declare that he wanted to compete for the championship. This guy took his eyes as encouragement and interpreted it subjectively.
'If it were me, even if the head coach asked me to say that, I wouldn't dare to say it, right? It is completely different from a complete victory in the division...'
I felt the gap again, the gap in mentality.
Although he was still a little unhappy about being blamed by the head coach, Trepagnier felt at this moment that he might not be able to follow such a teammate in his future basketball career. It was really——
Thai pants are hot!
…
As the epidemic approaches, Los Angeles City Hall goes into full gear.
What March Madness brings, in addition to the NCAA's ticket revenue and broadcast revenue, also brings a lot of money-making opportunities to the host city.
Basketball fans flock to Los Angeles in large numbers.
The seven teams on the same promotion line as the Trojans came with many supporters.
The most important thing is the college basketball fans in the Los Angeles city circle. The Bruins went to East Lansing, Michigan to participate in a game. Currently, it is the Trojans who represent college basketball in Los Angeles.
Not only college basketball fans from the Los Angeles urban area, but college basketball fans from all over California, came in large numbers.
This huge flow of people has brought to Los Angeles a surge in income from many industries such as hotels and B&Bs, catering, transportation, etc.
It’s March 17th, and March Madness officially kicks off.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the first game of each division started.
At the main stadium of Memorial Stadium, Li Ao quietly led Vivian and Liam out of the player tunnel and gathered around the bench of the home team, the University of Wisconsin-College Badgers.
Memorial Stadium hosted 6 games in the two rounds of 64-32 and 32-16. There were two 64-32 games on the 17th and 18th, and a 32-16 game each on the 20th and 21st.
The two games played today are the University of Wisconsin College Badgers of the Big Ten Conference and the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Super West Conference, and the Trojans and Tigers.
In the morning, the Trojans had completed their pre-game meeting and tactical review training. Li Ao took advantage of his lunch break to take the two of them to watch the game.
The players and coaches of the Academy Badgers noticed the three of them, but said nothing. When they saw the beautiful woman, the players sitting next to them moved to the side, and then Li Ao sat down in a loud voice.
The player who gave up his seat was furious.
Did you sit down?
Vaco!
The beautiful woman stood next to Li Ao and leaned on her. From the looks of it, if there weren't too many people, they would all want to sit on Li Ao's lap.
Even more angry!
However, he had heard about Li Ao, who was rich, capable in fighting, had a bad temper, and was lustful... He couldn't bear it!
Li Ao felt the cannibalistic look in the little guard next to him, and wondered: Are people with that surname such a weird temper? Do you get angry when you disagree?
As soon as he came out of the tunnel, he noticed the last name of the player who might become his second-round opponent—Bryant.
I don’t know why, but when I see a basketball player with this surname, I think he is a good player.
The atmosphere at the scene was completely different from the Trojans' training period. During those days, it was extremely difficult to sell tickets for games that the Trojans did not participate in.
But tonight, the whole place was full!
The fans from both sides of the game were almost equally divided, cheering for their respective teams at the top of their lungs.
Maybe today's game is the last game of the season.
But it’s possible that it can continue!
Not to mention facing opponents with similar rankings, even if they face the first place in the group, they feel that their team can continue to move forward.
March Madness is a one-game tournament filled with endless possibilities where everyone feels special.
Li Ao turned his attention to the game that had already started on the field.
The Academy Badgers are also a dark horse!
In the civil war stage of the Big Ten Conference, the College Badgers only achieved a record of 11 wins and 11 losses, ranking only sixth in the division. However, their record when entering the Big Ten Conference was 20 wins and 12 losses. Compared with other top leagues, independent teams In the strong team competition, the Academy Badgers achieved 9 wins and 1 loss, and surprisingly got the 8th place in the Crazy Three Division.
Just because the Trojans were there, there wasn't much discussion about the Academy Badgers' dark horse performance.
The Bulldogs on the opposite side are also very strong, ranking 9th in the Crazy Three Division, which is already a rare ranking for the second-place team in the minor leagues.
Judging from the off-field rankings, the media and experts generally believe that although the Bulldogs are ranked lower, they have a greater chance of winning. With 11 wins and 3 losses in the division stage, a total of 14 wins and 3 losses in the invitational and quota competitions, the overall strength of the Super Western Conference can be , there are two mature players, Courtney Alexander, who is over 23 years old, and talented sophomore power forward Melvin Eli, who are bound to enter the NBA...
Courtney Alexander played 30 games this season, averaging 24.5 points, 6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game; Melvin Eli played 31 games, averaging 13 points, 11 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.
The team averages 92 points per game and has fierce offensive firepower...
As for the College Badgers, no player has NBA prospects. Only one player averages double figures in scoring, and he only averages 11.8 points per game.
But that was not the case in the game. The Academy Badgers continued their crazy performance in the competition for places. In the first 7 minutes, the Bulldogs did not score a single point!
Although the Academy Badgers only scored 6 points in 7 minutes, these 6 points were the difference!
The Bulldogs have a ferocious offense, sharp outside shooting and cutting, and very good movement, but the Academy Badgers are similar to the Dukes' defense, and it's the Bulldogs!
The score was 31-23 at halftime and 58-49 at full time... The Academy Badgers continued their dark horse performance and advanced to the top 32 first!
After watching the game, Li Ao took the two of them and left quietly while enjoying the game together.
The three of them came to the fast food restaurant, and Li Ao ordered a hamburger to replenish his energy.
"The Bulldogs are so unlucky. They are obviously very strong, but they just happened to meet a team that restrained them." Vivian could see this.
Li Ao nodded and responded: "The Bulldogs are fast, have strong counterattacks, good shooting, and have offensive masters under the basket. We may not be sure to win when we meet them, but their shortcomings are obvious. They are strong in offense and weak in defense. The Academy Badgers With such a poor offense and a relentless defensive style of play, the Bulldogs gave up 58 points.
However, the main reason why the Academy Badgers can win is because of their strong defense and their defensive condition is so good. After watching their game, I no longer find it surprising that they can get here. "
"Can we win when we meet them in the second round?" Li Ao praised the college badgers so much that Vivian was a little unconfident.
"Of course! Our goal is to win the championship, we can't fall here!"
…
At 6:30 in the evening, Li Ao and his teammates entered the stadium.
Playing at home is still beneficial.
Of course, Memorial Stadium supports its own team. When tickets are sold, they have added new ticket offices at various universities in Los Angeles. Those ticket offices have more tickets than the ones at Memorial Stadium, and they only sell to local students and Tigers fans. When you come to Memorial Stadium to buy tickets, you have to fight with locals.
As a result, Li Ao looked around and saw that at least 80% of the fans at the scene were wearing the Trojans' new crazy three jerseys!
The fans were extremely enthusiastic, and Li Ao also saw players from the rugby team coming to the scene.
There is a saying in American sports - March belongs to college basketball.
This is true.
Shelby Jordan came next to Li Ao: "Leo, look there, she seems to be wearing nothing but her jersey. It's so big and exciting!"
"I do not watch."
"Why? Don't you like big ones?"
"I'm afraid of being distracted. It would be embarrassing if my two ends grow bigger."
"That's right, you can't be distracted. I won't look at it... I won't look at it for a second time."
He said he didn't want to look at it, so he didn't look at it. Li Ao glanced sideways.
How should I put it, it was unnatural and probably a cheap product. He quickly looked away.
He was used to playing games, but now he felt as excited as when he first played.
Expectation, excitement, uneasiness...the emotions are complicated.
He took a deep breath and turned on the system.
After seven months of hard work, his overall evaluation finally reached 75!
During the preparation for the game in the past few days, he had to practice extra every day after the team training. After unremitting efforts, he successfully improved his mid-range shooting to 82, his catching and turning shooting skills also reached 70, and his basic turning skills reached 69. In terms of basic defensive skills, it reached 85, reaching the first-class level! Other basic defensive skills have also improved somewhat.
In addition, his improvement in running position on the offensive end and cooperation with teammates on the defensive end cannot be reflected in the comprehensive evaluation.
I glanced at the opponent's player evaluation and found that the strongest player, Vincent Jones, had a comprehensive evaluation of 87.
211 centimeters, almost a senior, but it was his third season and he didn't make the roster as a freshman. But that year, the player grew from 190 centimeters to 210 centimeters and became a backup center. He averaged 3 points per game in his sophomore season. 3 rebounds, showing his talent. He took off in his junior year, averaging 13 points and 11 rebounds per game.
However, in his senior year, his data dropped, averaging 12 points and 10.5 rebounds per game this season.
His performance has not continued to improve. His junior season originally attracted the attention of many professional teams. He may have entered the second round of the draft last year, but now he has disappeared from the draft prediction list.
The opponent's overall strength is average, much worse than the two teams Li Ao saw in the afternoon.
But he didn't despise the other party, he didn't want to capsize the boat in the gutter.
Turning off the system, he went onto the court to shoot the hot shot.
He is ready, let's play!
Enjoy March Madness!
…
The game between the Trojans and Tigers begins at 7 p.m.
The head coach of the Tigers, Andy Stoglin, is a well-known coach with a strict coaching style and a traditional playing style.
He has led the Tigers, which has only been established for more than 20 years, to compete in various minor leagues. In the past 10 years, he has won 4 division championships. His disciplined coaching style is indeed suitable for leading a new army to become stronger.
But this is the first time the Tigers have entered the NCAA.
It was obvious that the Tigers' players were very nervous. Fortunately, although their traditional style of play had no highlights, it was very stable.
Point guard Lawrence Miles, who is 183 centimeters tall and has an overall rating of 77, and the star player Jones' pick-and-roll offense cooperated with their teammates' passing and cutting, and they played meticulously.
The defensive end is also very traditional, 2-3 zone defense, flanking, and contraction.
To deal with such an opponent, the best choice is to use the simplest way to break the zone defense - three-pointers!
The Trojans are just good at this - White Mamba out!
Mamba made 3 of 5 shots in the opening day, scored two three-pointers, and made 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist in 8 minutes. He led the team to a 21-14 start and stopped the Tigers.
Henry Bibby took advantage of the victory and replaced Li Ao and Brusenthal, partnering with Granville, Trey Paganier and White Mamba, and the offense was full.
There is no such thing as hiding in the first round to save a hand for later games.
In March Madness, anything can happen. You have to make the point difference as big as you can and don't give the other side any chance!
After Henry Bibby changed players and adjusted his tactics, Li Ao stretched his body and walked onto the court.
The mission prompt is here!
(End of chapter)
