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NCAA Finals, Connecticut Huskies VS Oklahoma State University Cowboys.

Before the start of March Madness, ESPN organized an event to collect predictions for this year's March Madness finals across the country.

And today's matchup results make the 17.5 million predicted matchup tables received by ESPN meaningless.

Because not even one of them is accurate in prediction.

In fact, many expected Connecticut to reach the Finals.

After all, with Okafor, Ben Gordon and Villanueva, they were considered favorites to win the championship from the very beginning.

But the appearance of the Cowboys is really surprising.

There is no rivalry between Connecticut and Duke, there is no Illinois Three Musketeers, and there is no North Carolina led by Roy Williams.

Wayne brought out his dark features to the fullest.

Not only will it be black to the end when opening the box, but it will also be black to the end when playing games.

The dark horse VS the traditional tycoon, this kind of final matchup has whetted the appetite of the fans.

And this year, it's not just American fans who are looking forward to the final.

The rabbit family on the other side of the ocean has never been more concerned about this year's NCAA finals.

This year's NCAA Finals will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Of course, if you thought the NCAA finals would be played at the Target Center, home of the Timberwolves, you'd be wrong.

Because the size of the Target Center simply cannot accommodate events like the NCAA March Madness Finals!

The venue for this year's NCAA finals is the Helmfrey Metropolitan Dome, which can accommodate 64,121 people!

And the target center can accommodate less than 20,000 people.

The Helmfrey Metrodome was originally the home of the Minnesota Vikings football team.

Because of the NCAA finals, it will be temporarily transformed into a basketball stadium.

It is already a routine operation of the NCAA finals to hold stadium events with the specifications of the stadium.

If the spectators sitting in the special back row don't want to just stare at the big screen at the scene, they must bring their own binoculars to see what happened on the field.

Even so, tickets to the finals are still hard to come by!

This is the NCAA Finals, and this is the event that the NBA must make concessions to.

Therefore, when Director Zhang led the CCTV reporter team into this super-large multi-functional gymnasium, he couldn't help opening his mouth.

"Hey, playing basketball here, the platoon is really big enough."

"The fans sitting on the high floor may not even see the big screen very clearly?" A small reporter next to Director Zhang was also very surprised.

Once, he thought that the NBA was already the most luxurious basketball event in the world.

When Director Zhang told him that the NCAA March Madness is more popular in the United States than the NBA, he didn't believe it.

A few college students play basketball, can they look as good as the NBA?

But now, not only did he believe it, but he also admired it so much.

This stadium, even the NBA Finals, does not have this condition.

Among other things, the set of large screens hanging in the middle of the scene is almost as big as the basketball court below!

This super-large screen is composed of 760 LED screens, and finally forms a ring shape. With a diameter of 24 meters, it is only 4 meters shorter than the length of the court.

Since the big screen in the football field is not suspended in the middle, it took nearly a week to install the screen specially prepared for the NCAA finals.

There is one thing to say, watching football in this kind of stadium, unless you have the money to buy front volleyball tickets, otherwise there is no watching football experience at all.

But most American fans, they don't come here just to watch the game, but to feel the fanatical atmosphere with their friends.

Tens of thousands of people wore the same T-shirts, uttered the same shouts, and performed the same actions.

The scene was quite shocking.

"Don't talk about playing basketball, I feel flustered just standing here. Tomorrow night, when the stands are full of people, do you think Xiao Wei will be nervous?"

"Look at what you said, you think he's just like you. He wasn't nervous when he was in a crisis like North Carolina last time. That kid was born to see big scenes. Don't you think so, Director Zhang?"

"Well," Director Zhang nodded affirmatively, "Wayne won't be affected by nervousness.

But when it comes to running into the No. 1 candidate Okafor, it's not as easy as playing against Luol Deng in the previous game. "

When Director Zhang and the others were still admiring the majesty of the stadium, several men in suits and leather shoes were chatting leisurely in the stands of the Helmfrey Metropolitan Dome.

"Are they crazy? Does anyone really think Dwight Howard can be a combination of Garnett and Duncan? I mean, that kid didn't even prove himself in college.

His physical talent is indeed very strong, but it is no wonder that Dwight can't make a goal against the group of high school students with outstanding skills. "

A bald man held Howard's scouting report, which read a sentence: "Because he played point guard in the freshman year of high school, and later had to play inside due to his height, so he has a delicate ball-handling technique, a very soft touch. Shooting touch, great big picture and basketball smarts."

This sentence, he really dare not compliment. Physical talent is indeed visible to the naked eye, but the so-called skill cannot be seen without playing high-intensity games!

Just because Howard can hit shots in high school games doesn't mean he can hit shots in college, and he can also hit shots in the NBA.

"You also said that Dwight's physical talent is very good, so good that he can compete for the No. The kind white man chimed in.

"Do you think Emeka can win tomorrow? Ohio State University is really aggressive this season. If Emeka can win the championship and the MOP in the Final Four, the No. 1 pick should be stable, right?" the bald man said. Instead of continuing to talk about Howard, he shifted the topic to Okafor.

"Whether Emeka can become the No. 1 pick is not about the champion and MOP, but who can get the No. 1 lottery.

I'm not worried about him, though. In any case, I wouldn't let him drop out of the top three. No, it will never fall out of the top two! "

The middle-aged man smiled, and he always had a kind of calmness on his face.

Jeff Schwartz is the founder of Excellent Sports Management Co., Ltd., and he himself is the number one agent of this agency.

As early as the beginning of this season, Jeff Schwartz had reached a verbal agreement with Okafor.

Once the season is over, he will officially become Okafor's agent, taking care of his off-court affairs.

Although the NCAA stipulates that players participating in the draft must sign with an agent after the end of the season, it does not explicitly prohibit players from meeting with their agents in advance.

Usually, it is the team coach who prevents the player from contacting the agent in advance in order to allow the player to concentrate on playing.

But it's clear that Schwartz has passed the hurdle of husky trainer Jim Calhoun.

Therefore, although there is no official contract, Okafor is already considered a player under Schwartz.

In order to show his sincerity, Schwartz had done a lot for him before officially signing with Okafor.

If it weren't for Schwartz's help in packaging, Okafor's "Mr. Perfect" image would not be so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"Don't worry? I thought you came here to see Emeka's performance." The bald man looked at Schwartz. Could it be that this guy didn't come for Okafor, the biggest client?

"Hahaha, who said I came to see Emeka Okafor.

I came here this time to talk to that Chinese. "Schwartz said, blinking at the bald male agent under his company.

"Chinese? Wayne? You don't want to recruit him, do you?"

"Why not? Don't you see how big the Chinese market Yao is bringing? If I take Wayne, I think I have a chance to put him in the lottery!

The Trail Blazers have been clamoring for Telfair all day long. Believe it or not, they are actually lying? "

"You mean it's actually Wayne they want?"

"Well, a Pacers scout named Sweet told me.

He said the Trail Blazers scouts had been watching Wayne all season. Besides, Wayne beat Rasheed in front of the general manager of the Trail Blazers. "

Speaking of this, Schwartz is quite proud.

As a professional sports agent, it is not enough to just know the law. Sometimes, connections are several times more important than legal knowledge.

In this era of underdeveloped networks, it is impossible to get a lot of information without contacts.

Schwartz met Sweet when he was an assistant at IMG. Since then, the two have maintained a good relationship.

After setting up his own company, Schwartz also cooperated with Sweet in a low-key manner.

So, he's pretty sure the Blazers are actually playing tricks.

"You guy, tell me the truth, how long have you been observing that child?"

"It didn't take long for him to start paying attention to him when he won the regular season MVP of the Big 12 League. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dealt with him by now."

"However, Bill Duffy, who has already tasted the sweetness of Chinese players, probably won't let Wayne go."

"Well, Bill will definitely contact Wayne too. That's why I'm here, and I'll act first."

Schwartz smiled. In fact, he wanted to sign Wayne not only because of Wayne's current commercial value.

In his heart, there is a very bold, but indeed feasible plan, which is sprouting.

If this plan works, he can guarantee that he can expand the Chinese market several times!

Of course, it can also expand Wayne's influence several times.

Bill Duffy?

Well, he's a good agent, a good guy, but he has no such ambitions.

It would be too reckless to just give Wayne to him!

"Okay, let's go back. Tomorrow night's game will definitely not let us down."

As Schwartz said, he stood up from his seat and prepared to return to the hotel where he was staying.

As for the championship

Although he is already Okafor's prospective agent, it must be admitted that the championship is not necessarily in Okafor's pocket.

Schwartz felt as if he was looking forward to a Cinderella-style fairy tale that could go on to the end.

PS: I recommend the new book "I'm Really Not a Veteran Driver" by the old sports author Datouwen. This time it's not football, it's a brand new attempt, which is very interesting.

Zhang Nan: See that person in front, drive over and hit him to death!

Student: Ah~ I, I, I dare not...

Zhang Nan: Don't you dare? Don't you dare? Why don't you dare to let off the accelerator and step on the brake? !

Zhang Nan just wants to teach cars, flirt with girls, play football, and play F1 cars by the way.