The day after the victory over Georgetown University, the Huskies returned to Seattle, and the airport was filled with fans who came to pick them up.

Thanks to the publicity of various media, the Huskies have maintained high popularity since the beginning of the season. After entering March Madness, the Huskies have won consecutive victories, worthy of the media publicity and the support of fans.

After 7 years of decline, the Huskies have once again reached the final four. More importantly, the Huskies have now won 34 consecutive games and have not lost in the entire season!

The enthusiasm of the media and Seattle fans can be imagined, so much so that on the second day after returning to Washington, everyone in the Huskies had to participate in various interviews!

In the game against Georgetown, the Huskies' magical transformation in the second half made Lynn Nance lauded by the media and compared with various famous coaches in the basketball world.

Especially UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, after two big losses, more and more people questioned him. He paid the price for his arrogance over the past few years and fell into a trough.

As for the Huskies, everyone is being touted in various ways. Eldridge's consistent performance has also allowed him to successfully enter the first round of the draft. More and more people recognize that he can directly enter the NBA as an immediate combatant.<

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The same goes for Jeff Brown. Although his performance is not that stable, various media still give him positive evaluations and believe that he can reach the middle of the first round in the draft now.

Doug Meekins and Brent Merritt are not as exaggerated as the other three, but they also have the highest mid-second-round pick prices.

Most people think that Doug Meekins still needs to be polished. It is no secret that he has played a lot of basketball time.

Brent Merritt is simply because his talent is not visible to the naked eye, but he will not feel uncomfortable because of it. He has never thought about playing in the NBA. For him, sports are just a hobby. He is a rich second generation and has no talent.

How much ambition.

On the third day after the game, after dealing with various interviews, the Huskies began normal training.

First there was 2 hours of individual training, and then the Huskies, except Lu Feng, continued to play training matches with the national team.

Lu Feng did not participate in the training match, but studied the next round of opponents with Lynn Nance.

For the Washington Huskies, reaching the final four means that they have succeeded this year, but now, who doesn't want to go further?

The Huskies' opponents in the fifth round were the Duke Blue Devils led by Old K.

Compared to the game between Shelley University and the University of Arkansas on the other side, the game between the Washington Huskies and the Duke Blue Devils is obviously more popular.

The Huskies are the second most powerful offensive team in the NCAA, and Duke is a team that resolutely defends to the end. The collision between the two teams makes fans full of expectations!

"The strongest spear versus the strongest shield!"

"Defense or offense, what is better basketball?"

"Individual VS Team, who will be stronger?"

On March 30, the Huskies arrived in Denver, Colorado, and the last two rounds of March Madness were played at McNichols Stadium, the home stadium of the Denver Nuggets.

The average altitude of Denver is 1,600 meters, which is a personal advantage for Lu Feng. He grew up on the plateau in this life, and the high-altitude environment has no impact on him.

Especially since the NCAA has always had two games in three days, entering the finals gives him an even greater advantage!

On the afternoon of the 31st, the game between the Washington Huskies and the Duke Blue Devils started on time.

"Friends, welcome to watch the exclusive live broadcast on CBS, the final four of the NCAA tournament, the University of Washington Huskies vs. the Duke Blue Devils!"

"It's incredible that the University of Washington has made it this far. Although the process was a bit bumpy, they still did it! So far, the University of Washington has won 34 games in a row. As long as they win two more games, they will achieve the achievement of winning the NCAA championship!

The last time to win the championship was Indiana University in 1976. The Seattle Miracle storm is still going on!"

"Duke University has one of the best defenses in the NCAA, but I believe that the University of Washington can break through their defense. No matter what defense they face, Luck can easily solve it!"

The season has progressed so far, and as the Huskies win more and more consecutively, no one can remain neutral anymore.

Supporting the University of Washington to win the championship has become the political correctness of the moment!

Before the game started, Old K and the Duke players looked at the Huskies on the other side, full of pressure!

"Boys, keep your confidence, remember not to mess around, and fight as we agreed!"

Old K looked at the Duke players like an eagle and said forcefully: "Everything can happen in the NCAA. Even if they are the University of Washington, no matter what the result is, I don't want to see anything unexpected happen!"<

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He crossed his arms, like a general giving orders, and asked loudly: "Tell me loudly, do you remember everything?"

"Yes sir!" Everyone in Duke stood at attention and replied.

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"In this game, Luck is the key to winning. They will wear us down with constant confrontation. Remember to use more pick-and-rolls to help Luck create opportunities!"

On the other side, Lynn Nance also told the Huskies: "The game is only 40 minutes, guys, hold on, you can win if you hold on!"

After preparation, players from both teams took the field.

Huskies: Lu Feng, Eldridge, Brent Merritt, Doug Meekins, Jeff Brown.

Duke: Bobby Hurley, Phil Henderson, Robert Brickey, Alara Abdenaby, Kristen Laettner.

Lu Feng saw Duke and was curious. It was indeed the legendary Blue Devil Aquarium. He didn't know anyone except Leitner.

In Lu Feng's original world, Duke, which topped the NCAA, had a curse, which was that after players produced by Duke entered the NBA, no matter what pick they were, many did not survive the rookie period, so there were Duke players playing

I can’t understand what the NBA says.

Of course, this statement is not credible. During Duke's two consecutive NCAA championships in 1991 and 1992, Grant Hill and Laettner were produced.

The two teams jumped the ball, Laettner won the jump ball, and Duke attacked first.

After Bobby Hurley got the ball, he did not launch an attack directly. Instead, he waited for everyone to be in position before starting to organize the attack.

Duke basically did not play fast breaks. During this period, Old K was a firm believer in positional warfare theory!

Lu Feng saw Bobby Hurley dribbling the ball calmly in front of him, and he followed him without even thinking!

Bobby Hurley's registered height is 6 feet (183cm), but after Lu Feng's observation, he thought this was his height when wearing shoes, which might not even be higher. Moreover, he was smaller than Lu Feng and weighed only 69kg!

More importantly, he is a three-point guard with no confrontation, no breakthrough, no shooting, and no offensive ability at all!

Even if you don't look at offensive ability, as a No. 1 position, Bobby Hurley's organizational skills are also unqualified. This season is his freshman season. As a freshman, he averaged 7.7 assists per game at Duke, but...

There were 4.4 turnovers. These were not three without defenders. He didn’t even have an organization. He was clearly a four without defenders!

When Lu Feng was looking at the information before, he saw that Bobby Hurley was a five-star high school student recruited by Duke this year, and his mind was full of questions: Why is he? Just because he is a white man who likes to show off?

As soon as Lu Feng fought against him, Bobby Hurley couldn't even dribble the ball. He could only put the ball in place and wait for his teammates to respond.

But Lu Feng didn't want to give him a chance and pestered the opponent relentlessly. Unfortunately, he failed to grab the ball in the end.

Although Bobby Hurley was thin, he was not afraid of confrontation. He hugged the ball tightly and did not give Lu Feng a chance to cut the ball. When his teammates came, he immediately passed it out!

After the basketball fell several times, it came into the hands of Duke center Laettner. After beating Jeff Brown a few times, he finished the game with a close jump shot.

Jeff Brown held back his energy and jumped up and stretched out his hand, but it had no effect at all...

He experienced the feeling of other teams' small defenders defending Lu Feng. He was taller than you, with longer hands than you, and he also leaned back... to guard against a hammer!

Many people have heard of Kristen Lightner. As the only college student on the Dream Team, he is well-known around the world.

In addition to entering Yumeichi, in many people's minds, Leitner is most famous for his "evil guy" attributes in college.

But he is actually a skilled center with a variety of offensive methods. The most commonly used finishing method is jump shots. Later, he also developed 3-pointers and became Duke's most accurate 3-point shooter for a time!

The Huskies kicked off, and as soon as Lu Feng held the ball, before he even took a step, Bobby Hurley immediately followed him...

Full-court press, Duke's trademark!

The reason why NBA and NCAA offenses have become slower and slower since the 1990s, with fewer and fewer rounds and more and more confrontations, is the main culprit because of the Duke led by K and the Bulls led by Jordan.

Old K, who has a military background, coaches the team and attaches great importance to team discipline and players' will.

In 1980, Duke University recruited K, who was coaching at the West Point Military Academy. After becoming Duke's head coach, K used his full-court press. After Duke reached the top of the NCAA, the Bulls learned the full-court press. In the 1990s,

great success.

It is precisely because Old K has carried forward the full-court press that the future dream team will be brilliant. When physical fitness is dominant, this trick has been tried and tested!

Not only Lu Feng, Duke did not quickly retreat to his own half after the attack, but instead gave the Huskies various confrontations!

The only problem for Duke is that it is too difficult for Bobby Hurley, who weighs less than 70 kilograms, to press and defend Lu Feng...

Lu Feng didn't need any other action. He pushed Bobby Hurley to the side with a hard bump!

After knocking away Bobby Hurley, Lu Feng rushed to the frontcourt with the ball and completed a tomahawk dunk!

"Luck pushed away Bobby, rushed to the basket single-handedly, and completed a dunk!"

"Coach Mike actually asked Bobby to defend Luck alone. This is really cruel. Look at their bodies, this is not fair to Bobby at all!"

Lu Feng originally thought that Duke would adjust his tactics as he scored easily, but he didn't expect Old K to stand on the sidelines with a confident look on his face, showing no intention of adjusting.

Lu Feng couldn't understand what he was thinking, but since this was the case, Lu Feng would certainly not be polite to him, knocking Bobby Hurley away and scoring again and again!

But it is a pity that every time Bobby Hurley is knocked away, he will immediately adjust his body and chase Lu Feng desperately. He has no chance to show off his dunk.

Lu Feng started with dunks, but later when his hands got tired, he changed to layups, and his scores kept rising...

Five minutes later, Lu Feng had already scored 20 points on 10-of-10 shots. The Huskies led by 8 points at 20:12!

All 10 of Lu Feng's attacks were 2 points, and not one 3-pointer. The reason is very simple. The hit rate for unguarded layups and dunks is basically 100%. Without pressure, it is impossible for him to steal 3 points.

Now, not to mention others, even Lu Feng couldn't understand it. Could it be that Duke just gave up and gave up?

Although the Huskies are very popular, there are still many Duke fans at the game. Seeing Duke play like this, fans of any team booed...
To be continued...