Chapter 43: Another crown
Since Sasha Cowan came to an end, the end of this game was already destined.
Bill Self stopped struggling, or he had nothing to struggle with.
Putting Sasha Cowan, who had already lost his main position on the court, played a strong attack on the inside for seven or eight minutes, was a strange move, and he started chasing 6 points in the second half, which was considered a success.
He thought that Rick Barnes might replace Dexter Pittman and prepared a backup plan.
But he didn't expect Li Ke to reach the center position.
"That guy actually really defended Sasha. He defended the small and the big, so he was so good. He was simply a top-notch panacea. Such a player didn't come to Kansas..."
Bill Self’s Kansas has no stars, and they can become a top team in NCAA because of the attributes of the top puzzles for all members.
Whether it is Brandon Rush, Julian Wright, Mario Chamos, Sheron Collins on the outside, and even Darrell Arthur, Sasha Cowan and Darnell Jackson on the inside, they are all considered to have the potential to become top role players in the NBA.
Seeing Li Ke's performance, Bill Self believes that Li Ke should be born as a player of the Kansas Jayhawks.
If Li Ke knew Bill Self’s idea, he would definitely wave his hand hard: I was born with a longhorned cow, but died with a longhorned cow’s ghost!
Kansas, who had returned to the regular lineup, did not give up on this game, but after the strange moves did not work, they could only fight hard with all the main players.
Although they could not beat the University of Texas for the remaining 10 minutes of this game.
Because it was the final, the main players of both teams played until the last moment of the game.
Even though the score gap was as big as a disaster, Kansas did not give up easily.
Texas did not replace the main player because of the victory without any suspense. This is also a kind of respect, respect for the opponent and respect for the game.
More than ten minutes later:
The red light comes on and the game ends.
"It's over! The final of the Big 12 Championship is over, and the University of Texas Longhorns won the championship without any twists and turns!"
"This is the first Big 12 Championship for the Longhorns since the Big 12 Championship began in 1997!"
"From routine championships to championships, the University of Texas can finally tell everyone loudly: they are the well-deserved overlords of the Big 12 this season!"
“…”
The entire Ford Center has turned into an orange ocean, the huge longhorn tifo unfolds from the stand behind the technical stand, the music of "We Are the Champions" sounds, and the championship celebration has just begun...
Li Ke punched or shook hands with his opponent, watching Kansas leave in disgrace.
Then he joined the celebration teammates and shouted: We have won the championship again!
A bang!
Ribbons filled the sky.
"Golden rain!"
Li Ke opened his arms, as if he wanted to embrace everything.
Amid the cheers, the staff brought the ladder, and Rick Barnes climbed up the ladder and cut the nets.
Then, the Longhorn players climbed up the ladder one by one...
Cut the Nets and win the championship trophy, and the Big 12th League of the 2006-07 season came to an end.
The host handed the microphone to Rick Barnes.
Rick Barnes raised the Nets in his hand: "Today, we cut the Nets in the Big 12 Championship finals, and in a month, we will cut the Nets in the NCAA Championship!"
The excited Longhorned Bull fans sent even more enthusiastic cheers and screams...
...
After the cup-raising ceremony, Li Ke was surrounded by a group of reporters.
"Sheldon, do you have any arrangements after winning the trophy of the Big 12 Championship?"
"Keep working hard and win the NCAA Championship."
"There are already many NCAA players who have announced their run for this year's NBA draft. Have you not made a decision yet?"
"I won't make a decision so early, after all, my career at Longhorns is not over yet..."
"After winning the Big 12 Championship, the Longhorns have locked in the top seed seat in the division. Do you think this will help you in March Madness?"
"Maybe it will help, but in my opinion, we always have to beat all the opponents that have encountered us..."
“…”
On the other hand, Xiao Du has made a decision:
"Yes, I have decided to run for the NBA draft of this year!"
Looking at Xiao Du's back, Li Ke thought that there is a high probability that he will participate in this year's draft. After the March Crazy End, he and Xiao Du will be opponents.
I just don’t know how much his draft market will rise as of the end of March Crazy...
Especially in this game, he showed his ability to defend against the big ones and his shooting range in the mid-range shot. Of course, none of the above is the key, the key is that he has made progress again.
Perhaps continuous progress is the key to attracting NBA scouts...
...
Joe Henson stood on the sidelines and watched the cup-winning ceremony at the University of Texas.
The peers have already left, after all, it is useless to keep. NCAA and NBA neither allow NBA team relevant personnel to have contact with NCAA players.
In other words, although these talented players from NCAA are quite attractive, they can only watch from afar at this moment...
"Kevin Durant announced his candidacy, which is not surprising. His draft market can no longer improve. Whether it is the No. 1 pick or the No. 2 pick, this year is the best year. It is impossible not to participate in the draft. But why hasn't he made a decision yet..."
Although Li Ke gave the reason that "his career in Longhorns is not over yet", Qiao Henson believed that this was just a reason to give in. He wanted to know what Li Ke was waiting for...
However, no matter what, Li Ke, who was only in the middle of the first round, was still the best choice for the Indiana Pacers. No matter how Larry Bird thinks, Joe Henson thinks that.
"This guy has such an outstanding talent. If he hadn't been known before, it would have been impossible for him to be in the current market."
Larry Cooper also stayed in the Ford Center. Unlike Joe Henson, he was a little confused.
"Central Investment, small defending big... After this game, Sheldon Lee's draft market will definitely rise again, but if it rises again, it will enter the lottery zone..."
The Bobcats' draft pick is likely to be the early part of the Lotto. Their original targets were Brandon Wright, Jeff Green, and Cory Brewer, who had been famous for a long time, but Michael Jordan seemed to have stared at Li Ke for a long time, and Larry Cooper had always disagreed.
After this game, he was also a little shaken.
But unlike Joe Henson, Larry Cooper was just hesitating: using the lottery pick in the early draft pick? It seemed like he lost a little.
No matter who he chooses, I can’t make a decision!
However, Michael chose Kwame Brown as a parallel guy, joined the Bobcat, and ordered Adam Morrison. Is his vision really OK?
...
"Kevin, that's how you decided?"
“What to decide?”
"Join to NBA."
When he returned to Austin with the championship trophy, Li Ke, who couldn't sleep, started to communicate with Xiao Du.
"What about that? Everyone is saying that if you run for the election this year, you will be the second most secure. Of course, I can choose to wait for another year, but who can tell the situation next year? And..."
Xiao Du paused, and then the words disappeared, but instead turned the topic to Li Ke:
"Why haven't you decided yet?"
Li Ke knew what Xiao Du wanted to say. This guy already regarded Oden as an inner demon, and what he wanted to say later must be: Moreover, I will fight Greg Oden to the death!
But Li Ke did not get into trouble on this topic, but talked about himself.
"I want to wait..."
"What are you waiting for?"
“ncaa championship.”
"What if not?"
"Then I'll consider staying for another year."
Li Ke swore that he was definitely hesitating for the NCAA Championship, and definitely not for the freshmen of the Longhorn next year.
"By the way, Kevin, the recruitment of freshmen next season is about to begin, right?"
"You said, we have such good grades this year, will there be a super five-star high school student like you join? For example, James Harden?"
Chapter completed!