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Chapter 47 Contempt and unpopularity

The competition just ended, and there was a constant stream of people in the square outside the Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Sharon Cruise, a reporter for the sports edition of The Daily Citizen, just watched the University of Arkansas Boars defeating the New Mexico State Agricultural Scholars.

The Daily Citizen is a local media in Arkansas, and Sharon Cruise supports naturally the Wild Boars from Arkansas.

The Boars won and entered the top 32, and she is now very excited.

While excited, I did not forget to work.

Sharon Cruise guessed that the Boars' opponent in the next game should also come to watch the game, so as soon as the game ended, she was looking for the Boars' opponent.

Xiao Du walked in the crowd and was talking about the sport of yoga with Li Ke. He was tall and his arms were quite conspicuous.

"Sheldon, do you think I need to lose weight? If I need it, can I practice yoga too? I heard that yoga teachers are all beauties with particularly outstanding body flexibility. Well, of course, the point is not beauties, it is weight loss..."

Li Ke glanced at the skinny little Du and shook his head: "No, Kevin, I think you need to gain weight. Why not go to McDonald's, there will be many like-minded fat guys there."

Xiao Du waved his hand immediately, and was about to say that he could not have a like-minded relationship with a group of fat housemen, but suddenly he was stunned.

Following his gaze, Li Ke saw Sharon Cruise rushing towards him at high speed. His two flesh balls were trembling and very eye-catching.

"Is her target me? Am I too handsome and makes her desperate?"

"Sheldon, I won't go back to sleep tonight."

With a sudden striking, Sharon Cruise stopped in front of Xiao Du.

"Hi, Kevin..."

Sharon Cruise quickly revealed his identity and purpose, and Xiao Du's disillusion was shattered.

“What do you think about your opponent in the next game, the Arkansas Boars?”

Hearing this question, Xiao Du turned his head and looked at Li Ke.

Li Ke shrugged and answered on behalf of Xiao Du: "I don't have any opinions, who cares about an upcoming loser..."

Sharon Cruise's face turned dark, and Li Ke pulled Xiao Du away.

When he walked away, Xiao Du asked in a low voice: "You are crazy, Sheldon, didn't you say you shouldn't underestimate the Boars? Be careful that Coach Barnes scolds you!"

Li Ke was serious: "Kevin, remember a permanent principle: Don't value your opponent verbally, and don't despise your opponent in your heart. If Coach Barnes asked, I would answer him like this, and he would never scold me..."

Xiao Du seemed to understand, but suddenly understood why Li Ke would make harsh words in front of Sharon Cruise.

...

In March Crazy Every year, in addition to the confrontation on the field, the off-field betting is also quite popular. The total amount of spinach every year is as high as nearly 10 billion US dollars, with billions of people participating, including some celebrities, such as Barack ***, who announced not long ago that he would run for the 2008 presidential election.

Fans who finally guessed the results of all the matches in March Crazy can also get special bonuses from some rich people.

This is why upsets always make people crazy.

Although this year's March Crazy, although it was just the first round of war, the unpopularity has begun to take place.

"Duke University was actually out. They were killed by Virginia Commonwealth University led by Eric Meno. The No. 11 seed defeated the No. 6 seed..."

"And there is Winthrop University. We have beaten them in the preseason. They are also the No. 11 seed. Notre Dame, who beat No. 6 seed, Russell Carter and Luke Harlan Gaudi stopped in the first round..."

The two No. 11 seeds defeated No. 6 seeds in an upset, which made Li Ke suddenly regret his remarks in front of Sharon Cruise.

Rick Barnes also took the opportunity to promote his point of view: "I have said a long time ago, don't underestimate any opponent!"

The next opponent will be the University of Arkansas Wild Boars, and Rick Barnes directly brought the topic to the Wild Boars:

"The Wild Boars are the No. 9 seed this year. Virginia Commonwealth and Winthrop University, the No. 11 seed, can be upset. Who can guarantee that the No. 9 seed cannot be upset? Taking advantage of the few time now, let's talk about the Wild Boars..."

"Their star is Patrick Beverly, a small defender who is good at three-point shooting, and his perimeter defense is excellent."

"And Sony Wilms, their No. 2 scorer, is slightly weaker than Beverly's three-pointer, but has excellent breakthrough ability and extremely fast speed."

"In addition, their starting power forward Charles Thomas also needs to be noted. This is a short and strong forward, but it does not mean that he plays under the basket. On the contrary, he is good at mid-range shots..."

...

The University of Arkansas Boars are in the Southeastern Conference with defending champions University of Florida Gators.

In the regular season, their record is average and they can only rank in the middle and bottom in the Southeastern League. What really makes them stand out is the playoffs.

They beat South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State all the way to meet with the Alligator in the final.

Facing the biggest favorite to win this season, the Wild Boars lost a full 21 points.

They almost lost motivation because of this.

Fortunately, the Crazy March 64 victory against New Mexico State has regained their confidence.

Even facing the University of Texas, the No. 1 seed of the East District, which is about to fight, they have already started to have an upset dream.

"In the next game, our opponent will be the University of Texas Austin President Horns, the top seed in the East District, they have Kevin Durant, and everyone thinks they will be the favorite of NCAA's championship this season, and everyone thinks they will be the team that will eventually break out of the East District... But, I don't think so!"

Stan Hayes is the coach of the Wild Boars. In recent years, the Wild Boars have completed their enrollment work well, from Gary Irving, who ranked 50th in the United States in 2003, Steven Hill, who ranked 44th in the United States in 2004, Charles Thomas, who ranked 59th in the United States in 2005, and Patrick Beverly, who ranked 76th in the United States in 2005...

Almost every year, the Wild Boar team can recruit talented high school graduates, but there are only a handful of them that can be played.

Just like at the end of this season, the ones who really drove the Boars forward were freshman Beverly and Sony Wilms who transferred to the junior college.

Although the work of cultivating players is not very good, Stanhais' ability to spread chicken soup is full.

After a long passage of description about the Longhorn, he changed his tone:

"Every year, NCAA will be unpopular. Last year's George Mason University and Miwolki University the previous year, this is the case. Who can guarantee that we cannot create the next unpopular? Become the dark horse that is highly anticipated? Wonder the whole United States?"

But it seems that such words are not enough to excite Patrick Beverly and Sony Wilms.

Stanhais could only throw out his killer weapon.

"Sharon Cruise, you should all know her. She is a reporter for the Daily Citizen. She has interviewed many of you, but maybe you don't know that she interviewed Kevin Durant and Sheldon Lee, the first two scorers of the Longhorn after our defeat of the Agricultures."

"Faced with Sharon Cruise, these two guys despise the Boars very much, and they say we are the soon-to-be losers!"

Beverly and Sony Wilms became serious.

"The opponent is already despising us!"

"This is our opportunity. Every unpopularity happens starts with the opponent's contempt. In the next game, our goal is to create a shocking unpopularity!"

...

The war on March 32 is about to begin. In media, newspapers and magazines, there are two distinct remarks about the battle between the top seeds and the ninth seeds in the East District.

"University of Arkansas Boars: Our goal is to create the next upset!"
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