Top 32 Kickoff! Nick Young black question mark face
After advancing to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, the Texas Longhorns had five days off.
Rest is not a vacation, Chen Yan did not slacken himself, every day with Durant to and from the training hall and dormitory.
The same goes for the rest of the Longhorns' teammates, whose days are spent either practicing or on the way to practice.
At this stage of the game, no one would think about anything else.
Chen Yan's outburst in the last game made him the center of attention in the national media, so to speak!
It has similarly motivated the Texas players, who have all put more effort into their training during this time.
Everyone aspires to be the hero of the team like Chen Yan and attract the attention of the outside world!
During the rest period Chen Yan's urine test results came out, the report shows that Chen Yan did not take doping more forbidden drugs, everything is normal.
This report dispels some of the speculation out there, and Chen Yan will be well on his way to appearing in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
In the past few days, Chen Yan could clearly feel the change in his fame.
There are always girls who reach out to strike up a conversation on the campus trails.
Chen Yan receives small notes from different girls every day.
"Chen, so many little notes, you can't use them all by yourself, share some with me." Seeing Chen Yan's full of battle results, Durant was a bit greedy.
"You don't like girls on social software every day, what do you need these little notes for?" Chen Yan glanced at Durant.
Durant flirting with girls does not rely on money or strength to rely on the point of view, it is also considered to be the existence of a unique class.
"Every once in a while you have to be practical..."
"KD, listen to my brother's advice, these girls segment are very high, you can not grasp ..." After saying this, Chen Yan shoved the note towards the cabinet, "Got to let brother come."
Durant: "..."
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Five days have flown by and the Texas Longhorns have welcomed their Round of 32 opponent, USC!
It's an institution from Los Angeles, but compared to UCLA, which is also located in Los Angeles, it's more than a cut below in terms of both reputation and heritage.
But USC has been on the rise in a big way in the last two years, led by the team's top scorer, Nick Young, who has killed 'March Madness' for the second year in a row!
Last year it even made it to the Sweet 16!
But the major draft projection networks only put Nick Young 15-20th overall in the first round, which is on the edge of the lottery.
Nick Young's strength is there and his mentality is good, but he has a huge disadvantage compared to most rookies in the draft, and that's age.
Nick Young repeated five years of high school due to poor grades, which is pretty outrageous, and then he played in the NCAA through his junior year once he got to college, which led many scouts to believe that he didn't have as much potential as he could have.
One other player to watch out for in Southern California besides Nick Young is team lineman Ty Gibson.
Ty Gibson is an athletic forward who excels at running and defending, and is especially good at covering.
Ty Gibson has reached 2.3 blocks per game this season and is the backbone of Southern California's interior defense.
However, the player is relatively one-dimensional on the offensive end of the floor, with a dunk-driven finisher and the occasional mid-range shot.
This year Taj Gibson made the Pac-10's Rookie of the Year squad, and many scouts believe this is a player with NBA potential.
Prior to the start of the battle, the outside media predicted that it would be an evenly matched matchup.
The NCAA Tournament's Round of 32 begins on March 23rd!
The University of Texas vs. USC game was scheduled to be played at American Airlines Center Arena, home of the Dallas Mavericks.
Before the warm-up started, Chen Yan and Durant each walked into the dugout with a packet of dry noodles, looking very relaxed.
"KD! Fuck 'em up!"
"Chan!!! Look here!"
"Go for it! Texas Longhorns!!!"
There were quite a few fans who chanted Chen Yan's name before the start of the match, which made Chen Yan feel the passion of the fans.
After his last game, he's no longer a blip on the team.
"Chan, hi, I'm George, a reporter for Fox Sports!"
During the warm-up period, Chen Yan was interviewed by Fox Sports.
Now as long as the interview Chen Yan will not refuse, he wants to participate in the NBA draft in addition to playing in March Madness in addition to the power of the media is also essential.
He must show his face in front of the camera more often and use the media to promote him.
"Hello!" Chen Yan warmly greeted the reporter.
"The round of 32 is about to start, Chen, are you confident that you can take the victory in this match?"
"Of course, my purpose of coming to this dome is to win the game." Chen Yan replied.
"Did you do any special preparations before the game in order to win this game?"
"Does eating, sleeping, and playing cards count? If it doesn't count then no more."
"Chen, who do you think is a threat to you in the USC lineup?"
"I don't think so, the fate of promotion is in our own hands."
Hearing this, a smile unconsciously appeared on Reporter George's face, Chen Yan's character seemed to be much more flamboyant than he had imagined!
Media workers naturally love players like Chen Yan who have a flamboyant personality, otherwise where would all the topical news come from?
Then George, the reporter, paused; he was going to start the whole job!
"Chan, Nick Young said in his interview just now that he's going to blow you away in one-on-one tonight, do you have anything to say about that?"
Chen Yan shrugged, "I think Nick Young should become a stand-up comedian, he's very talented at being funny."
"Chen, do you mean you will beat Nick Young in the game?" Reporter George continued to pursue the question.
"Let's just say I lose if he doesn't cry at the end of the game."
The reporter laughed out loud after hearing that Chen Yan, although flamboyant but not annoying, he has his own unique sense of humor and charisma.
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"OOOOOOOO!!! What just happened?"
"Chan received an airball pass from DJ Augustine just before halftime, lagged out and completed a 180-degree turn pull-up for a handoff layup!"
The ball into the whistle, Chen Yan scored this juggling whistle goal after the whole stadium boiled!
A white middle-aged male was even more excited and spilled his beer all over the place, and this white man was no other than Mavericks owner Mark Cuban!
Most NBA owners buy teams for business, but this Cuban guy really loves basketball.
He's been there to support the Mavericks whenever he can, and tonight he immediately got a front-row ticket when he heard there was a March Madness game at the American Airlines Center.
"Chen! You should have fouled that ball just now!" Durant ran to Chen Yan with an excited face, discussing that whistle in the center front court.
"Hahaha, first half as a warm up."
"OK! Come together in the second half and finish them off!"
The two walked into the players' tunnel with a smile on their faces.
Behind him, Nick Young heard directly a black question mark face.
What the hell do you call an airborne 180-degree layup a warm-up?
Nick Young shook his head and cursed as he walked into the locker room.
At 38-22, the Texas Longhorns had a 16-point halftime lead in hand.
Throughout the first half, Nick Young and his USC couldn't say they were blown out, only that they were outplayed.
The Texas Longhorns played a simple and brutal game, with Durant and Chen Yan taking turns playing singles.
But there's just no defense!
Former Texas Longhorns head coach Rick Barnes was always criticized for being one-dimensional in his tactics, giving the ball to Durant for singles on his forehand and still giving the ball to Durant for singles on his backhand.
Now he could finally justify jumping up and retorting that Laozi would damn well still give Chen Yan singles!
Although Chen Yan was still on the bench in this game, he gradually won the trust of the head coach by virtue of his performance in the last game and usual training.
Rick Barnes gave him 13 minutes of playing time in the first half, even more than starting point guard AJ Abrams.
Chen Yan also rewarded his trust with actions that maximized his strengths on the offensive end.
Once on the court, he continuously broke through Nick Young's defense and killed inside to create kills.
The face of the inside teammates complained, Nick Yang can only hands a stall, in front of Chen Yan's CORSSOVER their ankles can keep it is good, but also defense?
In the past, Nick Young's inability to defend his opponents was mostly a matter of attitude, but today it was the kind of thing that he couldn't keep up with even if he really tried his best.
Stick too tight will be a step over, put too loose Chen Yan also has a hand in the middle distance stop, normal defense and easy to be his powerful human ball combination ability to fool.
Nick Young said he was too hard.
On the defensive end, Chen Yan only defends Nick Young's shot when he faces him one-on-one, not his breakthrough. ap.
For one thing, Nick Young's scouting report shows a classical style of play that favors mid-range jumpers over breakaways and foul shooting.
On the other hand, Chen Yan's defense is now a little pit, if you want to prevent the throw and want to prevent the breakthrough is likely to end up with nothing to prevent.
The half time result proved that Chen Yan's defense strategy still received a good effect.
More than 70% of Nick Young's offensive options are shooting, a fancy turn and dribble followed by a backward mid-range shot, Chen Yan can use his athleticism and arm strength to interfere in time.
Other than that, Chen Yan only had the opportunity to wildly fling the [Divine Stealing Ball] whenever he had the chance, the kind that spared no physical effort.
Chen Yan collected 4 steals in the half, 3 of which were contributed by Nick Young.
Chen Yan as long as the ball is broken is basically a windy fast counterattack, block can not block the kind.
At the end of the half, Chen Yan got 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, while Nick Young only got 7 points and 1 assist but had a whopping 5 turnovers.
The contrast between the two is very stark!
Pregame, Nick Young: I'll blow him away in a 1V1!
Half-time, Nick Young: Give me the ball, I'm going home!