Chapter 351 350. The Warriors can’t choose Curry?

After three consecutive back-to-back away games and alternating home games, the Bobcats got two days of rest and the next game will be played on the road again.

On the 28th, the coaching staff did not arrange any training and let the players who had just played back-to-back games take a day off. They also had to prepare for adjustments to their playing style. This is much simpler than adjusting tactics. Of course, there are also difficulties, that is, the control of the degree. However, this is not a problem for Carlisle, who has outstanding on-the-spot adaptability.

Zhang Yang didn't get to rest on his day off. He left Charlotte at 9: in the morning and headed to Chicago one day ahead of the team.

He went a day earlier because he had an endorsement event. He and Yao Ming endorse the same fast food brand. The endorsement contract they signed stipulates that there are only two promotional events during the season. The first is during the All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, and the second is scheduled for this afternoon. The Bobcats will play against the Bulls the day after tomorrow.

Zhang Yang once asked Tellem why the opening match was not arranged when it was so popular. Tellem's answer was that the brand felt it was not cost-effective for the local market in Xiacun.

It sounds unpleasant, but that's how it is.

As for why it wasn’t scheduled before the final match, which was also in the big city of Chicago… that’s another price, the sneaker brands have already taken up the time.

After arriving in Chicago and coming out of the airport, Zhang Yang started working immediately. He had played for almost three seasons and was already familiar with the work.

After a busy afternoon, Zhang Yang stayed at Yao Ming's house in the evening. When it was almost 8 o'clock, the two of them sat in front of the TV, chatting while waiting for the live broadcast to begin.

When talking about work in the afternoon, Yao Ming complained: "Yangyang, you don't know, American fast food is really terrible. Next time you go back to China, come to my house and ask your sister Li to buy fast food and bring it back for you to try."

Zhang Yang wanted to say that he knew, but his original self came to America when he was in elementary school, and he didn't seem to have any memory of eating fast food in China.

After waiting for a while, the live broadcast began and both teams had entered the stadium to make pre-match preparations.

The live broadcast camera gave a close-up of Curry, and Yao Ming said: "This college student has been on the headlines recently. I have seen it several times. Several of my teammates pay close attention to him. I didn't expect you to be one of them."

The game that Zhang Yang specifically requested to watch tonight was Davidson College, which had upset its way to the Elite Eight.

A 4-point upset against Gonzaga University in the first round.

In the second round, they upset Georgetown University, the Big East champion and eighth in the United States, 74-70, eliminating Roy Hibbert, a senior mature and talented center who had attracted national attention. Curry made 5 three-pointers in a single game and scored 30 points and 6 assists.

In the round of 16, the team defeated the Big Ten champion and sixth-ranked Wisconsin State University 8-73, cutting short the basketball career of Brian Butch, a fifth-year high school student in the United States and seventh-ranked in the 66 class. Perhaps it also provided a top student for the medical field. Curry made 03 three-pointers in a single game and scored 6 points and 33 assists.

Against Gonzaga University, Curry just showed his potential. After that, they eliminated two championship favorites in a row, which made him truly enter the vision of NBA teams and players.

Zhang Yang responded: "I went to watch the first round of the game. He made 8 three-pointers in front of me. If I'm not mistaken, he only needs to make 3 three-pointers tonight to break the historical record."

In more than 30 games of this regular season, Curry has made a high number of three-pointers, 136 three-pointers. However, this ranks only fifth on the single-season three-point shooting list of the NCAA Division I regular season. The top four are occupied by three college monster shooters: Adam Morrison, Jason Kapono, and Eddie House. The highest is Kapono, who made 5 three-pointers in the regular season of his junior year.

However, when it comes to the crazy three-point shooting stage, those players are far behind Curry.

In the season when Kapono made 150 three-pointers in the regular season, he also took the first place in the total number of three-pointers made in a single season, but he only made 7 three-pointers in the crazy three-point stage, with a total of 157.

Curry made 19 three-pointers in the first three rounds of this season's crazy three-pointer, and his total three-pointer hits for the season has reached 155. Tonight he made two to tie Kapono and three to break the NCAA Division I league record.

Yao Ming: "Oh, I heard from Hinrich that you went to the scene to cheer for Curry... Unfortunately, his road to upset should end tonight, they met a real championship seed team."

Zhang Yang: "I also think he has no chance, so I want to see his expression when he takes his final bow."

Yao Ming: "...I thought you would say something for him. As a fan, are you so calm when watching a game?"

Zhang Yang: "The difference in the lineup is too big. No matter how much I think highly of him, I can't imagine how he can lead the team to win."

The Kansas Jayhawks, along with the UCLA Bruins, Memphis Tigers, and North Carolina Blue Devils, are the top four favorites to win the championship. All three teams made it to the final four in a crushing manner.

The Kansas Jayhawks are similar, averaging 18 points per game in the first three rounds. They have four college talents who are bound to enter the NBA in Mario Chalmers, Darrell Arthur, Brandon Rush, and Cole Aldridge.

The 12-man roster includes all of the top 8 high school students in the United States, including 50 in the top 50. The geniuses who are not in the top 1 are all at the end of the rotation. There is also a high school student ranked 99th in the United States outside the roster. The lineup is so impressive that it is outrageous.

And the Davidson Wildcats’ roster…

The two chatted as the game began.

After the first half, Curry slapped Zhang Yang again... The Davidson Wildcats led the Kansas Jayhawks by 33 points at halftime, 27 to 6!
Curry made 8 of 3 three-pointers in the first half, and with 158 three-pointers, he surpassed Jason Kapono and set a new record for three-pointers made in a single season in the NCAA Division I league!

Yao Ming also felt pain on his face and asked uncertainly: "Is Curry going to win?"

Zhang Yang: "If Kansas University continues to shoot like this in the second half, it's possible..."

The Kansas Jayhawks' entire team shot tribute to Los Angeles in the first half. The team made 29 of 10 shots, with a hit rate of less than 35%, including 10 of 2 three-pointers. The entire team did not make more three-pointers than Curry alone.

The Kansas Jayhawks are so tough that they will definitely not sit still and wait for death. They defended with all their might and guarded most of the Davidson Wildcats very tightly, but Curry and Bryant Barr both shot well. The former made 8 of 3 three-pointers and the latter made 5 of 3 open three-pointers. Both of them scored 18 points just by three-pointers.

Who says that the top 250+ high school students in the United States and the top 150+ high school students in the United States are not geniuses?

The second half began with Zhang Yang and Yao Ming's anticipation.

The Kansas Jayhawks made an adjustment at halftime - fully guarding Curry and Bryant Barr.

The effect was very good. Curry and Bryant Barr were both closely watched. The 150+ high school student was the first to fail, and Curry, the 250+ high school student, only made one three-pointer in the first 19 minutes.

However, the Kansas Jayhawks chose to focus on these two players, and the zone defense was broken, allowing other players of the Davidson Wildcats to score more points.

The Kansas Jayhawks were still struggling to score, scoring only 19 points in the first 29 minutes, and the score was tense until the last moment.

With 1 minute left, the Davidson Wildcats still lead the Kansas Jayhawks by 57 point, 56 to 1! The Davidson Wildcats call a timeout!
At the critical moment, the team captain, Mario Chalmers, the No. 05 high school student in the United States in 8, stood up and hit a three-pointer. The Kansas Jayhawks overtook by two points with 59 to 57, which was a near-game winning shot!

Yao Ming was very unwilling to see Chalmers score: "How did the Davidson College players defend? The star player on the other side was able to get an open shot after going around! Do you think Curry can get the buzzer beater back?"

Zhang Yang: "I can definitely go."

Yao Ming: "How dare you, an NBA player, bully college students? No, you really can. I just saw Curry's birthday. You are 3 months younger than him. I'm going to have a son with your sister Li now. Maybe we can play in the NBA together in the future..."

Wait, why are we talking about this? Come, let’s pray to the Buddha to let him in.”

Zhang San was speechless. Which little giant with a height of 226 cm and a wingspan of 221 cm said that he was not interested in the college game at the beginning? Now he was even more excited than Zhang San!
Zhang Yang thought for a moment and said, "Buddha can't control the United States, right?" Yao Ming: "Then pray to Jesus?"

Zhang Yang: "Pray to Hong Xiuquan."

Yao Ming: "Hong Xiuquan? Who?"

Zhang Yang: "God's second son."

Yao Ming: "Ah? Forget it. I won't listen to your nonsense. I'll just pray to God."

Ye Li at the side: How did the topic suddenly come to this point? And it took two detours?

Soon, the timeout ended and the game continued with 29 seconds left, which is less than a complete offensive round in college games.

Zhang Yang looked at the TV screen with anticipation but not much hope. Curry's three-point shooting had dropped from 8 of 3 to 14 of 4, and he only made 6 of 1 three-pointers in the second half.

Chalmers had an open three-point opportunity because he had been unable to make the shot before, and the Davidson Wildcats did a poor job of helping out on defense.

Curry set a record for three-pointers in NCAA history. The opponents, the Kansas Jayhawks, must also know that Gonzaga University, the University of Wisconsin, and Georgetown University were all killed by Curry's three-pointers.

Also, Zhang Yang has a slight impression that after Curry became a groundbreaking superstar in the future, the royal media brought up the incident in which Chalmers defeated Curry head-on in college.

But! Curry circled out, received the ball with the help of a screen, and shot a three-pointer facing Darrell Arthur who was switching defense... and it went in!
This was Curry's fifth three-pointer in the game, raising the NCAA Division I single-season three-pointer record to 5!
Zhang Yang and Yao Ming jumped up from the sofa and cheered in celebration.

Ye Li looked at her husband and Xiao Yang's crazy energy. Even though she was once a professional basketball player, she didn't understand why men could get so excited easily. It wasn't like they scored the winning shot...

Curry gave Chalmers 2.8 seconds, but the Kansas Jayhawks called a timeout and the ball was not passed to Chalmers. Brandon Rush made his fifth three-point shot tonight and missed the game.

Curry played the full 40 minutes, made 25 of 9 shots, including 15 of 5 three-pointers, plus 2 of 2 free throws, scored 25 points and 5 assists, leading the Davidson Wildcats to an upset victory over the favorite Kansas Jayhawks 60-59 and advance to the final four!
After celebrating excitedly with Yao Ming and drinking a glass of soda water, Zhang Yang gradually calmed down.

But thinking about the four teams in the final four, he became excited again.

North Carolina - Harden, UCLA - Westbrook, University of Memphis - Rose, Davidson College - Curry.

He remembered that the matchups should be Harden vs. Curry, Westbrook vs. Rose... He wanted to watch both games!
The matchup situation was posted on the live screen, which was the same as what Zhang Yang remembered, but the game time was in the afternoon and evening of the 1st, and their Bobcats had a game that day!

Zhang San: I feel so sad that I want to cry!

...

It was already 10 o'clock when the game ended. Zhang Yang said goodnight to Yao Ming and his wife and returned to the room they had arranged for him.

After taking a shower, he opened his laptop and checked the news.

After the excitement of watching the buzzer beaters and comebacks wore off, he looked at the headlines about Curry on sports websites and thought more - in the semi-finals, Curry got much more exposure than he would have otherwise, and he defeated the real favorite for the championship.

Will this result in Nelson not being able to choose Curry?

His thoughts wandered, and he recalled the 09 draft. Originally, Griffin and Thabeet, two inside players, occupied the top two spots unshakably, and Harden took off in his sophomore season and became the third pick.

But the guy here said that he would enter the NBA after his freshman year, so there would be one less hole for the class of 09.

The situation on the team side is different as well. The Grizzlies, which formed a core combination of Parker, Gerald Wallace and Gasol, have basically completed their reconstruction. They played so well this season, and they are short of manpower, so they will definitely be able to attract some high-quality players to join in the offseason. It is impossible for them to get the top three picks next season.

There is always a place for every player, and there will definitely be another team that tanks. It is uncertain whether the Clippers can get the No. 1 pick.

However, it is hard to say how much Curry's draft expectations can be raised. Curry led his team to an upset all the way to the final four, but the TV commentator only praised him for his good performance in the three-pointer and being the best three-point shooter in NCAA history. When it comes to his professional games, Curry's evaluation is not particularly high.

Curry's physical condition is not very optimistic, even worse than Nash back then. He is 188 cm barefoot and has a wingspan of 190 cm. His speed is acceptable but his explosive start is poor. He also switched from a shooting guard to a point guard. His passing ability does not seem to be very good at the moment. His assist-to-turnover ratio is as high as 1.5 to 1, with two turnovers for every three assists.

But by making it to the Final Four, Curry's draft expectations would have been higher than just making it to the Elite Eight.

Zhang Yang thought about it and decided that if Curry was snatched away by another team before the Warriors wanted to snatch him away...it would have nothing to do with him, Zhang San.

He really wanted to see what difference would happen if Curry changed teams and didn't go through the "Gu Raising" process.

As the saying goes, the strong will always be strong. He believes that Curry can become a superstar no matter where he goes, but his achievements still depend on the team environment.

After browsing Curry's news for a while, Zhang Yang looked at the news about North Carolina.

After the group stage, North Carolina became the number one favorite for the championship in the eyes of the media and fans. Their performance in the group stage was too exaggerated. Led by the core combination of Harden, Hansbrough, Ellington and sixth man Lawson, they killed their way through.

首轮115比57、第二轮108比77、第三轮68比47、八强赛83比73，直通最终四强，整个小组阶段的比赛，只有八强赛有一丢丢悬念，宛若当年北卡四少再现。

As for DeRozan, he was unlucky. When the University of Kentucky was in the round of 16, it met the University of Memphis led by Derrick Rose and was beaten badly with a score of 8 to 67.

罗斯10投7中，加上6中6的罚球，拿到20分3板6助攻2抢断，同时把德罗赞防得15投6中只拿到14分。

Poor Ronaldinho, he became a stepping stone for Rose.

Zhang Yang doesn't know what the situation is for DeRozan to run for the election this year, but his good friend now has a reason to run.

Zhang Yang remembered that something unexpected would happen in DeRozan's family, so at the beginning of the year, he asked his mother to make an appointment with Harden and DeRozan's parents to go for a physical examination together. His parents and Harden's mother were in good health, especially his mother. After losing weight, some of her middle-aged diseases were gone, but DeRozan's mother's existing illness became more serious, and his father was also diagnosed with the disease, fortunately it was discovered early.

DeRozan's parents both have jobs and have bought medical insurance. They spent two months waiting in line. Early treatment is basically reimbursed, but follow-up treatment still costs money after reimbursement, and it is not a small amount. Both parents were unable to continue working when their illness reached the later stage of treatment.

Zhang Yang originally proposed to bear the medical expenses, but was rejected by the strong-willed DeRozan. DeRozan was unwilling to borrow money... In fact, there is a hidden danger. Whether he pays money to help DeRozan's family or borrows money, it may violate NCAA regulations. It would be a tragedy if he fails to participate in the draft in advance and cannot play in the NCAA.

Eventually, DeRozan went from wanting to run after his freshman year to having to run.

However, although DeRozan's market situation is unclear, the draft predictions Zhang Yang has seen indicate that he will have no problem entering the first round, and there is a high probability that he will be in the middle of the first round. As long as he enters the NBA, DeRozan and his family will become millionaires, and the problem of medical expenses will naturally be solved.

After a night's rest, the next morning, Zhang Yang and Yao Ming came to the United Center in Chicago together... and trained alone. At around 2:00 p.m., other members of the Bobcats also arrived to prepare for tomorrow's game.

The Bobcats had a 1-1 record in the first two games against the Bulls, and they want to win both of the remaining two games!
(End of this chapter)