Chapter 338 The Courage of a Champion!

On April 2, 2007, the Georgia Dome, which can accommodate 71,000 spectators, was packed!

Feeling the crazy atmosphere in the Georgia Dome, Donovan, the head coach of the University of Florida, gently closed his eyes. The scenes from last year appeared in his mind like a slideshow.

The fans are roaring and the stars are shining brightly. This is exactly the same feeling as last year!

Last year was a legendary year for the University of Florida!

From a small school that was not favored by the NCAA, to a talented killer team that continuously beats talented teams.

From an unknown ordinary team to being known as the strongest defensive team in NCAA history.

The University of Florida continues to create legends!

Until he was defeated by Yes, he achieved the legend of Yes in the NCAA.

The past year has been a painful one, but also a hopeful and exciting one!

In the finals, it was painful to lose to Yes in that way.

However, it is inspiring enough to stand up again in such pain and enter the finals again!

"Joakim, you are now the No. 1 big man in the NCAA. Besides Yes, you are the No. 2 pick. Participating in the 2006 draft is your best choice. If you stay for one more year and Oden is there next year, you He is no longer the number one insider. Just like this year's Yes has eclipsed all outside players, next year Oden may also eclipse all inside players. You have to think carefully, are you really prepared to stay and play for another year?"

"I hate this feeling of losing the game and leaving in despair! Believe me, as long as we all stay, we can win the championship trophy!"

In the NCAA finals, I met Yes, one of the strongest players in NCAA history, and I was very unlucky.

The defensive system that had been studied for nearly ten years was finally broken easily by coach Lorenzo Romar, one of the most powerful coaches in NCAA history, and he was equally unlucky.

But Donovan still considers himself lucky.

Donovan is fortunate to have a leader as good as Noah on his team.

After being painfully defeated by Yes, Donovan even had plans to disband the team and start over.

But Noah's speech after the loss left Donovan speechless with excitement.

There are twelve players on the team. Except for Huertas and Moss who transferred, all players from the University of Florida have stayed on the team.

The departed Huertas and Moss are not yet the main players of the team.

It can be said that the University of Florida can reach the finals this season entirely due to the leadership of Noah, who has preserved all the main players of the University of Florida.

Noah's speech when he lost the finals last year made him speechless with emotion.

To be honest, that was the first time he was moved to tears by his players.

At that time, after he was defeated by coach Lorenzo Romar's five-small lineup, his mentality also collapsed, and the entire University of Florida seemed to be facing collapse.

A team that was facing collapse from top to bottom was put back together not by him as the head coach, but by a player!

It's hard for Donovan to describe his mood at that time. After being inspired by Noah, he felt that if he didn't win the championship, he would be a failure!

Since then, the entire University of Florida has had only one goal, and that is the NCAA championship!

Other than that, nothing matters.

This is not what he said, but what the team did!

And it was Noah who took the lead!

For the sake of the NCAA championship dream, it doesn't matter what MOP, what Mr., or what the best player is!

For this dream, Noah's playing time has increased, the number of shots has decreased, and the data has dropped significantly.

At the same time, Noah's draft prediction has also changed from the confirmed second place in 2006 to the current lottery area.

But Noah still doesn't care, because the University of Florida has been winning and is in better shape than last year.

Under the leadership of Noah, everyone seems to be a team composed of a group of beasts!

Beat Jackson State by 43 points in the first round!

In the second round, they faced Purdue University led by Carl Landry, the second best inside man in the NCAA who was appointed by Emperor Oden. Although it was not easy to win, the team still advanced smoothly.

Easily defeated Butler University in the third round.

In the fourth round of the conference finals, they faced the University of Oregon, led by Aaron Brooks, one of the strongest scoring players in the NCAA, and still won easily.

In the semifinals, facing last year's semi-finals and one of the best players in the NCAA, Aaron Afflalo, with Noah and Horford's combined performance of 30 rebounds, the University of Florida completely locked up the inside, and the University of Florida was still Easy win!

Finally, they once again stood in the finals, standing in front of the legendary Emperor Oden!

"Standing on the NCAA finals stage again!"

"We are still facing the Chosen One, and this time we have become the one who is looked down upon!"

But, that doesn't matter!

Unlike last year, when he always flaunted himself as a genius killer, this year, both Noah and the University of Florida have matured!

Donovan is very satisfied with the current situation of the team.

No matter how this game is won or lost.

He won't have any regrets anymore!

He believes it, and so do his players!

Because they have done the best they can!

Last year they almost did it perfectly, but unfortunately they encountered Yes!

They also underestimated Yes!

But this year, they definitely won’t!

"Why do we stay and play in the NCAA for another year!"

"Champion! Champion!! Champion!!!"

"That's right! We stay here to compete for the championship, not to make those reporters, experts and commentators happy!"

"We'll just make ourselves happy!"

“What makes ourselves happy!”

"Champion! Champion!! Champion!!!"

On the bench at the University of Florida, Noah is inspiring every player at the University of Florida and also infecting the surrounding audience.

It also includes Yees, Curry and Afflalo sitting behind the bench at the University of Florida.

It's fun to be a spectator at the NCAA finals.

The NCAA finals are a stage for dreamers.

On this stage, you can appreciate all kinds of dreamers working hard and trying their best.

"Miracle shines! The Emperor is coming!"

"Miracles have already shone upon us!"

"Now, the whole world is waiting for the arrival of the Great Emperor!"

"No one thinks highly of us, and no one has much expectations for us!"

"But it doesn't matter!"

"Leave it to me to carry the emperor who has made the entire NCAA tremble for a whole season!"

"Leave all the dirty work to me in this game!"

"I don't want data or dignity in this game. As long as I win in the end, I'm willing to do anything!"

"you!"

"You must do a good job in scoring!"

"I am willing to use my darkness to set off your light!"

It's hard to imagine that an NCAA player can have such infectious energy.

Looking at the hoarse white boy not far in front of him, Ye Si's eyes kept flickering.

Next to him, Curry and Afflalo, as well as other spectators around him, were stunned.

"What kind of hot-blooded monster did I lose to in the semifinals?!"

The expression on Afflalo's face kept changing.

And Curry isn't much better.

This is the first time Curry has truly felt what it is like to be the leader of a team.

Before coming here, of course he was optimistic about Ohio State in this game.

When Georgetown University faced the University of Washington led by him, it won as if it were chopping melons and vegetables.

And Georgetown University, which is so powerful, is simply fragile in front of Ohio State!

In front of him and the University of Washington, Georgetown's center Roy Hibbert and power forward Jeff Green were as powerful as gods.

In front of Oden, Hibbert played 25 minutes in a game and sat off the court the rest of the time.

Jeff Green isn’t far behind.

Oden this year is like the master he was last year.

Looks are synonymous with invincibility.

The most popular slogan in the NCAA right now is.

"Miracle shines! The Emperor is coming!"

This year's NCAA is the year of the emperor!

The Emperor will be like a miracle, leaving his own eternal myth in the NCAA!

Destroy the opponent's myth of winning the championship along the way!

Facing such a great player, it is difficult for anyone to be optimistic about the University of Florida.

The two core players of the University of Florida, Oden and Horford, are both insiders.

Many people have proven how fragile the NCAA's insiders are in front of Emperor Oden!

but……

Looking at the crazy Noah, Curry suddenly felt that the University of Florida might win.

Led by Noah, the looks in the eyes of these University of Florida players are terrifying!

Is this the team I always despised?

Curry clenched his fists tightly.

What qualifications does he have to think that he can stand in front of Oden while lying down? !

What did he pay to be able to stand in front of Oden? !

Apart from taking it for granted, I have given nothing!

master? !

Thinking of this, Curry immediately looked at Ye Si.

Is this why the master took me to sit behind the University of Florida?

Master is using Noah to educate me? !

"Yes is using Noah to educate me. A champion needs more than just passion!"

Afflalo's eyes are also on Ye Si now.

But Ye Si is still looking at Noah intently.

Noah is the most special opponent he has encountered in the NCAA.

This is a very respectable opponent.

After he left the NCAA, Noah was the biggest dreamer of the NCAA!

"Yes, are you more optimistic about the University of Florida in this game?!"

Afflalo asked curiously after coming back to his senses.

Curry was also curious.

Of course he knows that the master will definitely support Oden and Ohio State.

But he brought them to teach at the University of Florida.

This is very curious.

However, faced with the curiosity of Curry and Afflalo, Yes did not answer.

More optimistic about the University of Florida?

Only he and last year's University of Washington know how strong the University of Florida is!

Just when Afflalo and Curry were confused and curious, the 2007 NCAA finals finally started!

Oden easily beat Noah with a jump ball to give Ohio State the first possession.

Ohio State is a team with no secrets to Florida.

Auden is so outstanding!

Whether it's offense or defense, Oden is like the moon among fireflies at Ohio State.

Not sure how to target Ohio State?

It's very simple, just target Oden directly and that's it!

Conley of Ohio State University, who performed well in the semifinals and whose predicted draft pick has soared, has a role in the team specifically to pass the ball to Oden and serve Oden!

Conley's status in the NCAA is equivalent to Allen Iverson in the NBA.

If there was one person in the NBA that Iverson could serve wholeheartedly, what kind of player would that be?

And what status will this player have in the team?

This is Oden’s relationship with Ohio State!

Players from other teams are teammates.

But at Ohio State, the relationship between other players and Oden was that of subjects and monarch.

This was not forced by Auden.

It was the most natural choice for Ohio State.

This is the power of Oden!

Auden's power has long been heard throughout the United States.

So, and not just to Florida, there are no secrets at Ohio State.

The same goes for other universities.

But even so, Ohio State and Oden still haven't lost!

Why?

Because even if you know it, you can’t target it!

As soon as the game started, Oden was ready to kill the inside, and he was extremely determined to gain position in the inside!

The University of Florida is not unprepared. Center Chris Richard, center Joakim Noah, and power forward Al Horford are the starters for the University of Florida.

The first of the three inside lines!

The overall strength of the University of Florida's inside line is No. 1 in the NCAA.

Noah and Horford are the top insiders in the NCAA.

Chris Richard is also top-notch. Chris Richard is 2.06 meters tall, weighs nearly 110 kilograms, and has a wingspan of 2.25 meters!

In the NCAA, with Chris Richard's physical condition, that is also a bug!

In addition, there is another 2.06 meter Corey Brewer on the front line.

Aldridge was beaten so hard last year against the University of Florida that he almost shut down.

but……

Boom!

Oden crushed Noah and completed the first score of the game, the first dunk!

The four front lines at the University of Florida make it very difficult for Oden to catch the ball.

It's not easy for Conley to get the ball into Oden's hands.

But the ball must be put in Oden's hands!

Even if it costs the team offensive constipation, there is no hesitation!

Look at Oden crushing Noah, it's all worth it!

But as long as it is handed in, Oden's power is almost invincible in the NCAA!

Even Noah, who had long been prepared to be ravaged by Oden, looked incredulous.

In the first offense, Oden showed the world what the great talent of the NCAA is!

Curry, who just thought that the University of Florida might win, overturned his thoughts in an instant.

Facing Oden like this, it is impossible for any team in the NCAA to win!

Oden's restraint is too strong!

As long as Ohio State's outside perimeter throws in the opportunities created by Oden's containment, then Ohio State will win this game!

Curry secretly glanced at Ye Si next to him.

Does the master really think that the University of Florida is the side more likely to win?

Curry isn't so sure.

Afflalo wasn't so sure.

Oden's containment power is very strong, but whether Ohio State can make good use of Oden's containment power is another matter.

It was the University of Florida's turn to attack, and Oden quickly showed off his defensive ability that is no worse than offense!

When Oden stops in the paint, even if the University of Florida has three insiders on the field, these three insiders really have no chance at all!

Finally, as a last resort, Tao Lingreen took a shot from outside the three-point line and hit!

Tao Lin Green is one of the players with the highest three-point shooting percentage with the ball in the NCAA this season, second only to Curry, as high as 40%!

In addition to Green, there is also a white guard sitting on the bench at the University of Florida, Lee Humphrey.

Lee was Yease's opponent in last year's finals. Last year, he was the second player in the NCAA in three-point shooting percentage. Yees was first.

This year, after Yeas left the NCAA, Humphrey's three-point shooting percentage and catch-and-ball three-point shooting rate both reached over 46%.

And whether it is Tao Lin Green or Lee Humphrey, they are key players who become more accurate at critical moments.

It can be said that the University of Florida not only has the strongest interior forward group in the NCAA, but also the strongest three-point shooter group in the NCAA.

So soon, Curry, who was optimistic about Ohio State again, was stunned!

"For 16 minutes in the first half, Oden scored all of Ohio State's points!"

The 40-minute NCAA game is divided into two halves, with each half lasting 20 minutes.

Playing 16 minutes in the first half means that the first half of the game is almost over.

But except for Oden, no other Ohio State player scored a point? !

“The University of Florida’s frontline defense is so strong!”

"This group of forwards from the University of Florida are not only inside killers in the NCAA, they are also outside killers!"

The more than 70,000 fans at the scene were dumbfounded as they watched the Ohio State players on the court keep hitting the ball one after another under the defense of the University of Florida.

22 to 33!

After 16 minutes of halftime, Ohio State, which was favored before the game, was already 11 points behind!

No one else from Ohio State scored until 17 minutes into the first half.

Conley finally broke through Brewer and made a layup, chasing the point difference to within 10 points, 26 to 35!

But soon, Lee Humphrey, who came on the bench, received a pass from Noah and hit a three-pointer!

The point difference widened again from nine points to 12 points!

"Ohio State relies too much on Oden!"

Curry looked at the game situation on the court with a look of shock.

Oden can create opportunities for his teammates, but no one at Ohio State except Conley dared to seize such an opportunity!

If you don’t dare to shoot, if you hesitate, you will miss the target!

If they are not good enough, they will rely more on Oden. The more powerful Oden is, the more hesitant they will be!

As Oden is so powerful, the less they dare to take responsibility!

Ohio State seems to be trapped in an endless loop that is impossible to untie!

"Did the master have expected this a long time ago?!"

Curry isn't so sure.

But now the situation on the court is developing in a very favorable direction for the University of Florida!

"Emperor Oden is going to lose this game?!"

Curry is stunned!

Afflalo is incredible!

The audience at the scene and the audience in front of the TV were also in disbelief!

Before this game started, they were waiting for Oden to take the throne!

It's not just these ordinary fans.

Even the NCAA officials are already preparing to use Oden's enthronement as a warm-up for the 70th anniversary in two years!

Miracle, Emperor, one inside and one outside, the two current players have all entered the discussion of the most powerful players in the history of the NCAA. How big of a topic should it be? !

As long as the Great Emperor achieves the same achievements as Yes last year, then the Great Emperor can achieve the same achievements as Yes in the NCAA!

But after this half, the situation is completely wrong, right? !

“Because of the brilliance of Yes last year, everyone ignored the strength of the University of Florida!”

"Last year, the University of Florida suppressed the University of Washington for a whole game, and finally lost because of Coach Romar's five-little tactics and Yes's buzzer-beating game!"

"Before Coach Romar's five-year-old team and Yes' game-winner, the University of Florida was considered the strongest defensive team in the history of the NCAA and one of the strongest teams!"

"It's because the University of Washington won so hard last year and the University of Florida is so strong that the Garfield Hurricane and the Seattle Miracle are so valuable!"

"Now, the same situation is placed in front of Auden!"

"This is a crisis, but also an opportunity!"

"Here comes Oden's chance to prove he can match Yes!"

In the first half of the match between Ohio State and the University of Florida, the whole audience was in an uproar, and the whole country was in an uproar!

But after the uproar, whether it is ordinary viewers or expert media, everyone is now looking forward to it!

Oden got the same chance to become a god as Yes!

As long as he can beat the University of Florida like Yes!

At the beginning of the second half, Ohio State was still beating Oden hard. Ohio State head coach Marta also wanted to change, but except for Oden and Conley, it seems that no one at Ohio State can be trusted!

In the second half, Oden's touch was still hot. In the first attack of the second half, Oden once again singled out Noah and scored the ball with Richard's help!

Seeing Oden's powerful attack, the audience who were looking forward to Oden's Yes miracle last year were excited!

Compared with the multi-point blooming of the University of Florida, Ohio State's single-point attack is undoubtedly more loved by these audiences who advocate heroism!

However, heroism is often tragedy!

Horford, Brewer, Lee Humphrey, Tao Lin Green...

The multi-flowering University of Florida's firepower is terrifying!

Oden was still in excellent shape in the second half, but he still could only struggle to chase points!

Within ten points, beyond ten points, and within ten points again...

The score difference is always controlled by the University of Florida to about ten points!

"In order to protect Noah, Chris Richard committed five fouls and was knocked down by Oden!"

"In order to protect Noah, Al Horford committed five fouls and was beaten by Oden!"

"Joaki Noah did it four times too!"

crazy!

In the end, Oden's desperate counterattack and the University of Florida's tenacious persistence left the audience on the sidelines and in front of the TV dumbfounded!

86 to 80!

"Ohio State's desperate counterattack failed!"

"The Emperor has appeared!"

“But the University of Florida stopped the Great One from coming!”

46 points and 12 rebounds!

Such an emperor has not yet completed his descent? !

Almost at the same time, all the TV cameras were focused on Ye Si standing in front of his seat!

"We still underestimate the greatness of Hurricane Garfield!"

At the end of the game, the entire Georgia Dome became a stage for the University of Florida players to celebrate.

Noah has now jumped onto the technical stage, roaring crazily and tearing his clothes.

After venting everything, Noah rushed to Ye Si.

"Yes! It's you who gave us the courage to become champions!"

The courage of a champion? !

The expressions on the faces of Curry and Afflalo next to Yeos are wonderful.

The courage of a champion? !

The championship is right in front of you, do you have the courage to lift it up? !

Is this the master’s intention? !

Is this what Yes is for? !

Noah now has many, many things he wants to shout at Ye Si!

But in the end, when there was no time to shout out, Noah hugged Ye Si and started crying!

Sacrifice, championship, dream...

Looking at Noah sobbing, Curry and Afflalo were speechless for a moment.

These are not tears of pain!

Noah's statistics in this game were 8 points and 3 rebounds.

Facing Oden, Noah was completely injured!

But, he is the champion now!

Even if he was blown away by Oden, he still had the courage to reach for the final trophy!

Even though Oden beat Noah, beat Horford, and beat Chris Richard, the Ohio State players flinched when faced with that trophy!

What was I doing when I got blown out of Georgetown? !

The expression on Curry's face now is very ashamed.

When he faced that desperate predicament, he couldn't lead his teammates like Noah and reach out to victory!

He backed down!

Lost...

Looking up at the ceiling of the dome, Auden's face was filled with regret and pain.

Still haven't caught up with the master...

So close, yet so far away...

It's within reach, but out of reach...