Purcell's magnanimity, Di Giulio's happiness, Mkelchian's loss, Gawain's fighting spirit, and bustling celebrations and cheers surrounded the surroundings. Even though it was just the announcement of the main lineup, you can still feel the excitement of competitive sports. Cruelty and teamwork.
Martin, you see it all.
"Moreover……"
Martin raised his voice again and glanced at Gawain and Mkelchian, whose eyes sparkled. The latter had regained his composure, and then looked at Thompson again.
"Klay Thompson."
At this time, after many, many shots, the players realized belatedly that Thompson's name was not in the main lineup that Martin had just announced.
Everyone takes it for granted that Thompson is currently the team's No. 1 singles player. How could he be absent? Even if Thompson's name is not heard, Thompson has been automatically included in the main lineup, and all attention is on Di Giulio. and Gawain.
Until this time.
Martin belatedly announced the sixth name of the main lineup, and everyone reacted.
Then you can see Thompson making a very exaggerated Hawaiian hula dance celebration. The greasy and awkward dance looks like it can win the favor of the Golden Raspberry Award, and successfully caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Martin also had a smile in his eyes, but this time, he controlled his expression and warned earnestly.
"Thompson, you should know that the six players in the main lineup, nothing is taken for granted. These are all the results you have earned through hard training. Therefore, after becoming the main lineup, you should train harder and bring the substitute players with you." Responsibility, get on the court.”
At this point, Martin's words gained a little weight.
"Thompson, as the No. 1 singles player, is an honor and a responsibility."
This is undoubtedly one of the focuses that Martin is most worried about and concerned about in the new season.
From last year's No. 6 singles to this year's No. 1 singles, can Thompson withstand the test of pressure?
This time, Thompson did not continue to play tricks, straightened his back and said loudly, "Yes, coach!"
The loud voice echoed over the stadium, and the expressions of other players also became solemn. You could faintly feel the tension of the storm coming, and the tension and excitement of the upcoming season rushed to your face. The ground grabbed my heart and I was out of breath in an instant.
Martin also felt the tension in the atmosphere, waved his hand again, and said in a complaining tone, "This is not an army, there is no need to be so serious."
The tense atmosphere collapsed in an instant, and everyone burst into laughter. Grant, who was standing next to him, just shook his head with a look of sorrow on his face.
Regardless, the season is about to begin.
NCAA, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, is an association of more than a thousand four-year universities in the United States and Canada. Its main activity is to organize various sports leagues. Its influence is even greater than that in North America where it is not taken seriously. football league.
Every year, major TV stations broadcast live NCAA games. Popular sports such as basketball, football, baseball, ice hockey, tennis, etc. receive live broadcast attention that is even comparable to that of professional leagues. Especially in May Madness, major sports enter the National Championship Game. The competition and attention are overwhelming.
The reason is very simple, not every city has its own professional team, but every state has its own university.
Regardless of whether they like competitive sports or not, every local resident has a sense of belonging to the university in their state. The university team is the parent team that they fully support. They have been cultivating it since childhood, and it is even comparable to a belief; moreover, professional teams may move A city base is, after all, a business, but not a college team. Once it takes root, it will continue here for generations.
To some extent, the loyalty of fans of college teams even exceeds that of fans of professional teams.
It is precisely because of this that during May Madness, the NCAA national championship games attract more attention than some professional league matchups.
The NCAA competition is divided into three levels and dozens of leagues. The six first-level leagues are the highest level. UCLA is one of them and belongs to the Pac-12 Conference.
As the name suggests, this league has a total of twelve teams. After entering the spring season of tennis, these teams will start home and away games respectively. The games include duels within the league and against other league teams, which are determined based on the number of wins and losses. Ranking within the league.
Generally speaking, the entire season includes twenty-four to twenty-six games, all of which are team games, and there is no separate singles game setting.
Finally, at the end of April, based on rankings, four teams will enter the playoffs to compete for the Pac-12 season championship.
At the same time, in addition to the league's internal rankings, the NCAA will also list a separate national ranking.
In the NCAA competition, the strength of the teams in the first-level league and the second-level league are very different; similarly in the first-level league, there is also a certain gap in the strength of the teams in different regional leagues, so in the regular season, the number of wins and losses is Numbers are not that important, you also need to refer to the opponent's strength.
In other words, a victory over UCLA cannot be compared with a victory over an unknown college in the second tier league. Both games are also victories, but when included in the ranking data, the points The proportions are vastly different.
It is precisely because of this that the reference data for the national rankings is very complex and diverse. When you finally look at the rankings, there may be a team that maintains a complete win season, but it may only be ranked fourth in the league; at the same time, maybe the second-ranked team wins. The number of games may be less than fifth place.
No matter what, after the NCAA lists the national rankings, in May, they will select 64 teams based on the rankings to enter the national championship game.
Among them, there are four events: men's team competition, women's team competition, men's singles, and women's singles. After two full weeks of competition, four champions were determined respectively. This is also a well-deserved national champion!
Because the schedule is intensive and intense, there is no breathing time at all, and it is a severe test on energy and physical strength, so it is called "Crazy May".
Things always have two sides. "May Madness" is crazy enough, but at the same time, it is precisely because of this madness that it has attracted attention across the United States. From fans to the media, the discussion has always been high, and even the NBA president The finals are also always avoided and do not dare to confront each other head-on.
The winner will be bathed in the spotlight of the United States! Climb to the top overnight!
On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, UCLA sat at home and ushered in the challenge of the first opponent of the spring season, the University of California, Irvine. They went into battle lightly and went all out, officially starting a long new season. journey.
