This approach is the same as that of the NBA, and the reason is similar, for ratings.

Although the "Crazy Three" is a single sweep competition system, the probability of being eliminated in the first round for seeds between 9 and 17 is obviously higher than that between 1 and 8.

If all the teams in your league that advance to the Crazy Three are ranked 9-17, and then all are eliminated in the first round, then the fans of that league will end up feeling lonely.

Although the NCAA is not a commercial league, the broadcast fees received by Mad Three every year are as high as hundreds of millions of dollars.

And this broadcast fee is closely related to the ratings.

Therefore, for this top eight seed, each team will also try their best in the playoffs.

Moreover, playing single-player games in the playoffs also allows each team to experience the "crazy three" atmosphere in advance.

This can also be called killing two birds with one stone.

The playoffs are single-game, but except for the finals, which are held in a third-party arena, there is home field advantage in both the first and second rounds.

So in the end, the University of Texas finished second in the league, which was the most advantageous position they could achieve this season.

At the end of the season, Lin Ying and Durant's season statistics were finally released.

Durant averaged 26.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and the NCAA averaged 20+10 per game!

Moreover, his field goal percentage reached 47.3%, three-point shooting percentage was 40.7%, and free throw percentage was 81.6%!

This performance is amazing!

But a very interesting thing is that Durant's highest score has always been fixed at 37 points, failing to complete the NCAA's 40+ points.

It's not that he couldn't score 40 points, but as the game entered the second half, one of his passive attributes was triggered: hard pass with hot hands!

Many people should be familiar with the hot pass. It refers to when there is not much suspense about the outcome of the game or in a game where there is no suspense. Even if you feel hot, you don't deliberately pursue the data, but pass the ball.

own teammates.

Needless to say, this is again caused by Durant's paranoid team concept.

Compared to himself, he hopes that others at the University of Texas can also have good data.

The most typical example was the team's second game against Iowa State University. He felt hot and scored 25 points in the first half.

But in the third quarter, he passed the ball in various ways, and then "swiped" 5 assists.

Seeing this made Barnes nod his head.

After the game, Springman chatted with Durant privately, hoping that he would play more "selfishly".

Because after all, this is related to his NBA draft prospects.

Springman didn't say it clearly, but the reality is that most people at the University of Texas are useless with data because they are destined not to play in the NBA.

But Durant promised that he should pass the ball when the game came.

In the end, Barnes and Springman had no choice but to let him go.

Lin Ying averaged 11.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 49.1% from the field, 38.7% from three-point range, and 75.5% from free throws.

Although he didn't get many opportunities at the beginning of the season, his data also increased after being determined by Barnes to be the core of the tactics.

Especially the three-point shooting rate. Although the output is not as good as Ryan Anderson of the University of California, Berkeley, next door, the shooting rate is still 0.5 percentage points higher.

Of course, if I have to say it, Lin Ying is the biggest beneficiary of Durant's "hot pass".

In the second match against the University of Missouri Tigers, it was Durant who kept feeding him the ball, which finally allowed him to reach 20+10 in a single game this season.

Three days after the end of the season, the playoffs of each major league began one after another.

In the big12 league, four games also started on the same day.

The University of Texas' first-round opponent is Iowa State University.

They won both games in the regular season, especially in the third quarter of the second game, they won easily.

In terms of strength, the University of Texas is much better, and psychologically they also have a huge advantage.

Before the game started, Barnes only made one request to the players: Don't underestimate the enemy.

In a solo competition, underestimating the enemy is suicide.

"There are only three games in the playoffs. I hope you will be twice as focused as the regular season. I don't want to see you talk about coming back next year. I just want to see you have no regrets this year!"

Barnes' chicken soup is right for your stomach in one step.

After drying up this bowl of chicken soup, the University of Texas is naturally full of energy on the playoff stage.

74 to 54, the University of Texas basically gave Iowa State nothing, a 20-point victory.

For Iowa State University, only Taylor scored 19 points, and no one else scored in double figures.

The "whirlwind tactics" that helped them in the last game also failed to work.

If fans watch the regular season and playoffs at the same time, the most intuitive feeling is that Iowa State University is still Iowa State University, but the University of Texas is already much better than the first time the two teams met!

In the second round, the University of Texas' opponent was the University of Missouri Tigers.

In the first round, the University of Missouri defeated the third-ranked University of Oklahoma.

This kind of upset really gave the big12 fans a sense of coolness in advance.

In the second round, the University of Missouri also caused some trouble for the University of Texas.

This stems from an adjustment at the University of Missouri, where they no longer let Carroll guard Durant.

This adjustment freed Carroll to express himself more on the offensive end, scoring 12 points and 5 rebounds in the first half.

However, in the second half, Durant began to enter scoring mode, and the University of Missouri was forced to use Carroll to top it off, which also doomed their final outcome.

And there was a small detail in the game. Lin Ying completed a beautiful turning hook shot under the basket in the second quarter, which made Barnes stunned for a moment.

Only Durant knew about Lin Ying's hook shot and low post footwork training, which was a surprise to the coaching staff.

After defeating the University of Missouri 71 to 61, the University of Texas successfully advanced to the Big12 Conference Finals.

And their opponent in the finals is the University of Kansas!

The University of Kansas had an easier time than the University of Texas in the playoffs, with an average margin of victory of 25+ per game, which was basically a dimensionality reduction attack.

And in the second round against Kansas State University, they welcomed Brandon Rush back!

Rush was in hot form in his first game back against Kansas State University, scoring 14 points and 4 rebounds in three quarters! It was obvious that he had fully recovered from his injury!
Chapter completed!