After defeating Duke, the Huskies reached the March Madness finals, setting a new record for the best record in the history of the University of Washington.

The Huskies' opponent in the finals was Syracuse University, which surprised many people.

Before the start of March Madness, various media experts have predicted who will be the Huskies' opponent in the finals, and Syracuse University is naturally one of them.

Syracuse University, one of the most bizarre and powerful schools with the lowest presence in the NCAA.

When mentioning the NCAA's giants, the names that most easily come to mind are UNLV, UCLA, North Carolina and Duke.

After Anthony led Syracuse University to win the championship in 2003, many people commented on Syracuse University's 2002-03 season, calling it the season of Anthony's single-core championship. This statement is confusing.

Because the Syracuse University Orangemen are a team that has emerged in the 1970s, especially since Jim Boeheim began to serve as the team's coach in 1976, they have almost never missed the NCAA tournament.

Since the mid-1970s, Syracuse University has had a large number of talented people team up every year. This year, for example, there are 4 5-star high school students at Syracuse University, and 4-star high school students make up most of the team roster.

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The reason why Syracuse University is weird is because of Jim Boeheim. He is a coach with very weak technical tactics and adjustment ability, but he has been coaching until 2023 and has not retired. His coaching philosophy is to let players play freely.

, growing wildly.

Jim Boeheim is best known not for basketball, but for his conduct as a person.

Anti-war, anti-racial discrimination, anti-drug abuse...

He is a man with a strong sense of justice. Apart from his coaching salary, he has almost no other income. He is not wealthy, but he spends a lot of money and energy on community charity and helping needy students.

If Jim Boeheim suffers from cancer in the future, he will still need the help of others to be treated.

Jim Boeheim has a great influence in the American sports world. Even a man like Ewing, who has low business intelligence and is stingy, was willing to generously pay for Jim Boeheim's treatment after learning that he had cancer.

The reason why Syracuse University has become a wealthy university is entirely due to the personal influence of Jim Boeheim, who can recruit countless talents, so it is said that Syracuse University is a strange and wealthy university.

Lu Feng and Lynn Nance watched the important games of Syracuse University, especially the game where Syracuse University defeated Georgia Tech. Because the style of the Georgia Tech team is very similar to that of the Huskies, they are called the Little Huskies.
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But after watching the video, Lu Feng and Lynn Nance fell into confusion, because Syracuse University looked really weak...

Unlike the Huskies, who barely made it to the finals, Syracuse University won every game by a narrow margin. Although they were the No. 2 seed in the Southeast Division, starting from the first round of March Madness, countless media experts were not optimistic about them, thinking that the Snow City University was not optimistic about them.

City University will be hacked in the first round 15.

It was the same after that. Every game was not favored. No matter who it was against, it was difficult to win. In the end, it was narrowly defeated. Compared to the Washington Huskies, Syracuse University's ability to reach the finals was more like a so-called "miracle."

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According to the pre-game support rate for the finals, less than 10% of people were optimistic about Syracuse University. Almost everyone agreed that the Washington Huskies would win the championship.

There are three noteworthy players from Syracuse University.

The first is Billy Owens, a brutal forward who is good at all-round skills, scoring, rebounding, organization, proficient in everything, like a short version of Kevin Garnett with weakened defense, but he also averages 2 steals per game

, he is a sinister veteran on the court who makes up for his shortcomings in protecting the basket.

Secondly, there is Derrick Coleman, the No. 1 pick in the original world in 1990. He is an all-around inside man. Offensively, he can do anything in the low post, mid-range shot, and three-pointer. Although his defensive ability is not top-notch, he is also very good.

In addition, he can also do some simple coordination.

The last person is Stephen Thompson. His name sounds scary, but he is a running shooter with accurate mid-range shots and poor three-pointers. He has a 54% shooting rate from long-range shots, but only 27% from three-pointers.

If you take one more step back, your hit rate will be halved, which is hard to understand!

Generally speaking, this year's Syracuse University does not have a three-pointer threat, because they only average 10.6 three-pointers per game, which is one of the teams with the lowest number of three-pointers in the NCAA. Even Georgetown

They all voted more than them!

This is not because Jim Boeheim refuses to shoot, but because the players themselves do not practice and are unwilling to shoot.

As mentioned earlier, Jim Boeheim is a coach who is not good at technique and tactics. He rarely interferes with the team's offense and defense, so Syracuse University has a magical phenomenon. Sometimes Syracuse University still had three points last year.

The team that shoots fewer balls will have more the next year.

Take the 1991-92 season just after Derek Coleman graduated. Syracuse University averaged 21 three-pointers per game that year, nearly double what it was in the 1989-90 season.

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One day later, on April 2, the NBA had a one-day truce, and countless people gathered in Denver.

That afternoon, before the game even started, McNichols Stadium was already packed. In addition to fans, bosses and scouts from NBA teams, various celebrities, wealthy politicians, also came to the scene.

After dealing with reporters' interviews, the players and coaching staff of the two teams stood in the player tunnel, preparing to play.

Lynn Nance looked around and said slowly: "Everyone, first of all, congratulations on making it this far. I'm proud of you."

"However, we have the last step left..." Lynn Nance looked at the players with bright eyes and said, "You have all heard of the Seattle Miracle..."

He smiled slightly and said: "Next, let's make it happen!"

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"Next up is the University of Washington Huskies..."

"Finally, it's Lu~~Feng, a 6-foot guard from the University of Washington!"

"Roar!!!"

Lu Feng entered the arena, raised his head and kept signaling, the cheers could not stop, and became more and more intense.

He raised his right hand, put it to his ear, and closed his eyes...

Various voices circled around his ears, and the experiences of this life flashed through his mind, from ignorance to rebirth, to 16 years of dormancy, and now he is standing on the stage of the NCAA finals. Everything here is so dreamlike.

Fantasy.

When players from both teams take the field, the Huskies are still a standard five-man team.

Syracuse University is: No. 5 Derek Coleman, No. 4 Billy Owens, No. 3 Anthony Scott, No. 2 Stephen Thompson and No. 1 Michael Edwards.

At the beginning of the game, Jeff Brown was scrambling for the ball with Derek Coleman. Miraculously, the ball was called back and the Huskies took the lead!

After Lu Feng got the ball, he quickly turned on his full strength, ran rampant, and rushed into the basket to complete the tomahawk dunk!

"Ah!!!"

Bang bang bang - the three moves of the Wolf King!

The University of Washington scored its first goal, and Lu Feng scored the Huskies’ first goal in the finals in school history!

"Luck is very excited, he scored the first goal!"

"Syracuse University players should be careful, they are now facing the most terrifying scorer in the NCAA!"

"Once Luck starts attacking, the only thing the opponent can do is to pray that the game can end quickly, because no one can stop the despair, no one!"

Lu Feng was full of offense from the beginning, making sudden shots. He made 6 of 8 in the beginning and scored 12 points in a row, leading the Huskies to a 4-point lead at 12:8!

Jim Boeheim made a mistake, he shouldn't have let Michael Edwards.

Michael Edwards is 5 feet 11 tall. He cannot restrain Lu Feng at all, but Lu Feng can completely lock him down.

Although he didn’t know where Syracuse University was strong, Lu Feng could see Syracuse University’s tactics at a glance.

Syracuse University's tactics are similar to one-star shooting. Their two-core interior can shoot, one player can play singles under the basket, four players can catch and shoot or find opportunities to cut inside.

Although Syracuse University takes fewer three-pointers, they have a lot of long two-pointers and their shooting percentage is high enough.

As an outside line, Lu Feng only needs to pay attention to Syracuse University's pick-and-roll and avoid or switch defenses in time. The most important thing is to help Eldridge defend Stephen Thompson.

Stephen Thompson is 193cm tall but weighs only 83kg. He is taller but weighs about the same as Lu Feng. There is no doubt that he is a speedy player.

Eldridge's defense pays more attention to strength and footwork. It's okay in one-on-one situations. Once encountering a pick-and-roll, Stephen Thompson can get rid of him with his speed.

Although Lu Feng is shorter than Stephen Thompson, the opponent's shooting speed is not fast. Lu Feng can easily interfere with the opponent's shooting by relying on the bullet speed.

In the past 5 minutes of the game, the point difference has narrowed to 2 points. Syracuse University has also discovered this. Facing the Huskies, it is impossible for them to rely on outside shots to open up the situation.

The one who stood out from Syracuse University was Billy Owens. Starting from about 5 minutes, he increased the frequency of asking for the ball in the low post and frequently succeeded in singles against Doug Meekins.

Billy Owens is an out-and-out gym rat. He is only in his second grade, but he has already gained weight that many people couldn't complete in 4 years. He is 203 centimeters tall but weighs 99kg. Even Doug...

Meekins can't compare to him in terms of strength.

In just his second year, he successfully replaced Derek Coleman as the team leader. He scored the highest score on the team and was second on the team in rebounds and assists. Although he was not very good at protecting the rim due to his height, he developed the ability to

Excellent tackling skills.

As a talented player in the original world who can compete with Big Mom for the top pick, there is no doubt about his strength!

It's a pity that he didn't have much luck. First he used his muscles to play in Old Nelson's Warriors, and then he was sent to the Heat and was killed by Pat Riley. After several waves of injuries, he became a mediocre player.

3D Striker.

Billy Owens caught the ball, took a deep step and jammed Doug Meekins' thigh, making it difficult for him to exert force, and then quickly turned around to complete the dunk.

In the next few rounds, Billy Owens showed off his superb moves at the basket. Not only did Doug Meekins fail to guard him, but he also suffered 2 fouls!

This is a dangerous sign. You must know that in the NCAA, as long as you commit 5 fouls, you will be sent off, and the game time has only passed less than half a quarter.

Although the situation was dangerous, the Huskies always maintained the lead. Doug Meekins could not guard against Billy Owens, and Edwards could not guard against Lu Feng.

Syracuse University didn't think of a way to replace Lu Feng with Stephen Thompson, but unfortunately Stephen Thompson couldn't guard him either.

And not only could Edwards not be able to guard against Lu Feng, he could not guard against Eldridge either!
To be continued...