Chapter 45: press conference

"Mysterious big gift bag? How mysterious is it? Is there anything good? If you insist on a big gift bag after winning the championship, I can't help it!"

"Please rest assured, the host, the level color of the mysterious gift package is purple, that is to say, there is at least one thing in it that can reach the purple level!"

"oh!"

Hearing what the system said, Lian Dao was instantly full of interest!

He had seen the purple prizes on the system's big lottery turntable before, and Lian Dao salivated at how precious they were.

Let's put it this way, Chicago's mid-range fadeaway jumper is a purple skill.

"Sickl, DeMar, Gibson, you three go to the press conference!"

Tim's voice interrupted Lian Dao's infinite reverie.

The three of them have also participated in the press conference before, but because it is an internal game in the league, there are only two press conferences in a season.

But once it's the tournament, there's a press conference at the end of every game.

Because the NCAA also needs exposure, and some players may enter the NBA after this game, they also need exposure!

But the NCAA press conference is not like the NBA. The NCAA is not a commercial league, and the attention is not as high as that of the NBA, so there will not be too many reporters.

But as the second-seeded team in the Midwest Division, the media also attaches great importance to it, so there are quite a few reporters here this time.

The Robert Morris Colonials had already arrived at the press conference when USC entered the field.

The entire hall was already filled with reporters, and many reporters were standing.

When Lian Dao, Demar and Gibson just sat on the stool, they saw the media reporters and started to take pictures for a while.

Lian Dao felt as if he was going to be blinded.

Looking at the sunglasses on Gibson's face, he finally knew why.

At first, Lian Dao thought that the big brother was trying to show off his handsome appearance in front of the media, thinking that he could save his prematurely aging face.

But I didn't expect this guy to be such a thug, he was actually guarding against the media's flashlight.

That's right, he scored in March Madness last season, and he must have experienced this kind of scene a long time ago.

"Fuck!" Lian Dao looked at Gibson with contempt on his face.

Gibson seemed to see Lian Dao's contemptuous gaze, and a slightly rogue smile appeared from the corner of his mouth.

"May I ask how you evaluate your opponent tonight?"

This question is very interesting. If you say that the opponent is not good, and the opponent is on the press conference table next to him, isn't it obvious that you are slapping him in the face?

This is going to be a revenge.

But you said that the opponent is very strong, but it seems hypocritical, after all, you won by more than 40 points.

Hearing this question, Lian Dao didn't know how to answer it for a while.

At this time, the head coach Tim resolved the problem.

"There are no underdogs who can stand on the floor of March Madness. The Robert Morris Colonial team is strong."

Tim's answer directly put the Robert Morris Colonial team on the same level, but it was not too much to praise the other party.

"Do you think you are the key to winning tonight?"

This question was asked to Lian Dao.

"I think everyone on our team is the "Mr. Key" to the game."

Lian Dao was asked this kind of similar question in the previous press conference, so the answer this time is very easy.

"Then will you participate in the NBA draft this year?"

"I haven't thought so far yet, I just want to win every game now." Lian Dao gave a textbook answer again.

Seeing this, the media saw that this kid was simply reckless, so they turned the topic to DeMar and Gibson.

"Your next game is against the Siena Saints, who just beat the No. 7 seeded West Virginia Mountaineers as the No. 10 seed.

DeMar, what do you think of Kenny Hasbrook, who is also a shooting guard with you? "

This question made DeMar very confused, he had never heard of this person's name.

Before that, DeMar had time to study his opponent in the next game.

"Who is Kenny Hasbrouck? I don't know." So DeMar blurted out with question marks all over his face.

The media reporter saw that Demar was so upbeat, and quickly recorded Demar's answer in his notebook.

Then, all the reporters looked at DeMar, hoping to get more revelations from him.

In fact, there is no problem with DeMar's answer. If Lian Dao hadn't studied all the teams in the Midwest Division, Lian Dao would not know this player.

And, the player was a big part of the No. 10-seeded Siena Saints' win over the No. 7-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers.

However, it has to be said that Kenny Hasbrouck is not as good as DeMar, no matter in terms of height or skill, DeMar can beat him.

The real reason for his explosion this time is because his defenders are worse, and his teammates also share a lot of defensive pressure for him.

At this time, Tim also saw that some media were uneasy and kind, so he took over most of the topics.

After leaving the press conference, both Demar and Lian Dao let out a sigh of relief.

For basketball players like them, dealing with those reporters is more tiring than fighting a game.

Various small problems are mixed with various small traps.

If an answer is not good, they will write according to their meaning, and then they will be sprayed.

So many people love and hate the media. They love because without the media, there would be no exposure, without exposure, there would be no endorsements, and there would be no money.

Hate, because they really like to pick up other people's meanings.

This group of reporters made a lot of "contributions" to Braised Egg's first retirement.

You see, even the corned eggs back then couldn't stand their behavior, let alone Lian Dao and Demar.

After the game, they took the bus back to the hotel. The next game will still be played in this arena so there is no need to change places.

The next time the venue is changed is in the 16-to-8 game.

The next day, everyone came to the screening room of the rented training hall.

Today is the analysis of the Siena Saints game, and some basic training.

Although, USC does not think that this dark horse can continue to go dark all the way.

But paying attention to one's own opponent is also buried in the hearts of all USC players.

In fact, this year's USC is a dark horse. From being unfavorable at the beginning of the preseason, to a dazzling record in the regular season playoffs, the ranking of the strength list has also risen all the way.

Then, go to the crushing victory in the top 32 competition.

Siena Saints caught Lian Dao's attention: small forward Alex Franklin.

His strength wasn't what attracted Lian Dao's attention, but rather, this guy's little tricks.

Every time he defends the opponent's player, he likes to conceal his elbow on the opponent's waist, and Lian Dao found out from the slow-motion video that he also said that the opponent twisted it without paying attention.

This kind of defense made the opposing players miserable.

But because, every little move of his is very hidden from the referee's sight.

As a result, the opponent's players were very angry, and conflicts almost broke out on the court.

In addition to him, there are one or two players whose defense is not so clean.

"Pay attention to the opponent's small movements!" Tim also emphasized at this time.

All the USC players looked at each other's small movements on the video and their expressions were not very good.

If you say what an athlete hates the most, most people will answer: injuries!

However, most injuries are inseparable from small actions on the court.