In mid-March, when the Korean media was still predicting that Waiwaihe would advance to the first round of the conference and defeat Wayne, he would become a world-class center.

On the NCAA side, the March Madness schedule that everyone has been waiting for has finally been released.

As we all know, the NCAA March Madness tournament has 64 teams participating.

Except for the 32 league champions who are directly eligible to participate, the rest are called wild card teams and are officially selected by the NCAA.

But in fact, there are actually 68 teams participating in the competition every year.

But before the main game of the championship begins, there is still a play-off round.

That is, the four lowest-ranked wild card teams and the four lowest-ranked teams among the 32 league champions must play against each other first, and the winner can finally advance to the top 64.

The Cowboys' first opponent in this year's March Madness tournament is the University of Washington Huskies, who reached the top 64 through the play-offs.

Yes, it's the Huskies again, with the same team name as the University of Connecticut where No. 1 pick Emeka Okafor is.

In his previous life, Wayne always complained about the names of CBA teams, which were either tiger or leopard, tacky, uncreative and ugly.

Now after experiencing the baptism of the NCAA, Wayne will no longer complain about the name of the CBA team.

Because the naming skills here in the United States are actually not very good.

In the entire NCAA Division I league, Wayne didn't know how many teams were called Wildcats, rhinos, buffaloes, and old scalpers, and he grabbed a lot of them.

Even the team names like Huskies are repeated.

In order to make it easier to distinguish, Wayne gave the University of Washington a team name that was both easy to remember and catchy--the Huskies.

The English pronunciation of Husky is not Husky.

And the logo of the University of Washington basketball team...is really more Husky than the Timberwolves.

It's a real dog!

Although the Timberwolves' team logo looks like a husky, the wolf's head is actually quite fierce, with its teeth bared.

And the University of Washington’s team logo also has a tongue sticking out!

Just looking at this team logo makes you feel weird.

As soon as the lineup came out, Sutton studied the University of Washington game video overnight.

One of the exciting things about March Madness is that most of the opponents know nothing about each other.

This is not like the NBA. Before the NBA playoffs start, everyone has played against each other many times in the regular season, and they have gone back and forth with those teams, so generally speaking, they are relatively familiar with each other.

Before March Madness begins, you and your opponent have never played against each other this season.

In fact, some teams have no record of playing against each other in the entire history of the team.

The University of Washington and Ohio State University fall into the latter category.

The University of Washington is not a traditional strong team. In the history of the team, it has only played in the Final Four once, twice in the Quarterfinals and twice in the Round of 16.

In other words, the University of Washington is an uncommon figure in the March Madness tournament.

This time they entered the championship through the play-offs, which was their first time in five years.

Therefore, Sutton is completely unfamiliar with this opponent.

Who are their core players? What is their style of play like?

These are completely unknown, and you can only make temporary preparations after getting the schedule.

This is also the reason why the NCAA always has upsets. Facing an opponent that you don't understand, the outcome is still determined by one game, and there is no chance of trial and error.

If you make a mistake, you lose. No one can really predict what will happen in the game.

The day after the schedule was announced, Sutton, who stayed up late to watch the video, held an emergency tactical meeting.

He must first let his players understand the opponent before he can prescribe the right medicine.

What surprised Wayne was that he actually heard two very familiar names in this unfamiliar Husky team.

"The University of Washington is a team that focuses on team play, but they still have their own core, which are the two guards Nate Robinson and Brandon Roy."

Wayne:???

Let’s not talk about “Little Potato” Robinson for now. What’s going on with Brandon Roy?

As we all know, Roy only entered the league in 2006 and only made a name for himself at the end of the first decade of the 21st century.

His appearance heralded the beginning of a brief period of glory for the Trail Blazers.

But now, the Trail Blazers have just begun to rebuild.

So subconsciously, Wayne always felt that it was very strange that Roy's name appeared in early 2004. He didn't seem to be a player of this era.

Moreover, that is Brandon Roy!

He almost entered the league with a full-level number. He averaged 16.8 points per game in his rookie season and was already one of the best shooting guards in the league in his third year.

It is believed that if it were not for injuries, he would most likely become the next super player!

In his previous life, Wayne was a fan of Chairman Yao and the Lakers (hei). Every time he watched Mosaic and the Lakers face the "Yellow Mamba" killer in the Rose Garden, he was terrified.

The most classic one is a regular season game in November 2008, when Mosaic was a guest at the Rose Garden.

In that battle, the two sides were anxiously stalemate until the end of overtime. At the critical moment, Chairman Yao stood up, faced the defense of two people, and completed a turn-over jump shot in an almost unreasonable way, hitting a sure-shot winner and causing the opponent to foul.

After the extra penalty, Chairman Yao's three-pointer gave Mosaic a critical 1-point lead, leaving only 0.8 seconds for the Trail Blazers.

It can be said that it was a night that belonged to Yao Ming. Wayne can still recall how excited he was at that time.

Off the court, the Mosaic players also began to celebrate. Everyone thought that the buzzer beater would be one of the highlight moments of Yao Ming's career.

The result? The Blazers boy in white wearing No. 7 calmly caught the ball and shot two steps away from the three-point line, killing the game cruelly!

Yao Ming's winning night was abruptly ruined by Brandon Roy. The highlight of Yao Ming's career was also abruptly snatched away by Roy.

Since then, Wayne has been deeply attracted to Roy. Although he is not a Trail Blazers fan, he has a good impression of Roy.

Many years after retiring due to injury, Roy was often mentioned by people. This shows that Roy's popularity is really no worse than those superstars.

Perhaps, not being able to see a healthy "Yellow Mamba" write his own wonderful story in the league is a loss and regret for all fans.

Well, just like Yao Ming.

Wayne shook his head and thought far away.

In short, Brandon Roy is by no means an ordinary person.

He is so good in the NBA, how awesome is this guy in the NCAA.

After all, a guy like Mr. Tony who can't score at all after entering the league can still score a small 20 per game in the NCAA.

It stands to reason that a team with Roy should not have to rely on the play-offs to enter March Madness.

With curiosity, Wayne continued to listen to Coach Sutton's introduction.

"Nate Robinson is less than 1.8 meters tall, but his athletic ability is very strong. He is a double major in football and basketball."

Short, athletic, good at both basketball and football... Why does Wayne sound more and more like the guy from Tongtian in Philadelphia?

In fact, the template experts gave Nate Robinson at this time was really Iverson.

Just take a look at each player's pre-draft template, but don't take it seriously.

Wayne was bored a few days ago, so he borrowed Teddy's computer to look up Howard on the Internet.

As a result, Wayne discovered that the template they gave Howard was Duncan + Garnett...

Because of his strong athletic ability, and he also hit 8 consecutive three-pointers in a high school game, he is a combination of perfect touch and beast body.

This report is so...fucking outrageous!

"Pay attention to Nate's breakthrough. You can't even imagine his jumping ability. The best way to stop him is not to let him rush."

"Next, let's talk about another defender, Brandon. His independent attack ability is not as strong as Nate, but he plays smart and is a very good team player. He will seize every defensive gap and create opportunities for his teammates and himself.

Scoring opportunities.”

"Brandon has no particular strengths, but he also has no obvious weaknesses, so be careful."

"Why... why are you and Tucker the other way around?" Wayne curled his lips after Sutton introduced Roy.

This was not the Roy he imagined.

Tucker's current style of play is super giant, carrying the ball and wanting to rush in, but in the future he will be a team-oriented 3D player.

Roy is a team player now, but will he be an All-Star guard in the future?

Who are they?

Let’s look at Roy’s current averages per game: 11.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists. Isn’t this one of the “two black holes in the draft”, a two-way combo guard?

Seeing Roy's statistics lower than his in all aspects, Wayne felt it was magical.

Since the college's highest score in a single game was equal to Anthony's, Wayne once again surpassed Roy!

Don't tell me, this feeling of bullying them when they haven't grown up is quite enjoyable.

Well, it seems that in this world, apart from people like Duncan who directly reach the highest level, there are really people who practice from the first level to the highest level in college and then go to the NBA.
To be continued...