The top ten league finals are a win-win situation, as cruel as the NCAA Championship. As a regular season champion, the benefit of the Wolverines is home games.

The final attracted the media, Michigan Sports Channel and Illinois Sports Channel will be broadcast live. The players' "stage" is getting bigger and bigger.

The Chrysler Center Arena, which can accommodate 9,300 people, is full. Not only Wolverines fans, but also some Illinois fans are here to watch the game.

Wolverines are the well-known rivals of Illinois in the United States. Both schools compete fiercely in various competitions.

Before the game, Michigan Sports commentator Simon Dulles talked about gossip.

"Wolverines head coach David Hornersek's hometown is Elmhurst, Illinois. He played for the Illinois University when he was young, and now he is leading the Wolverines to beat his hometown team."

Another commentator Justin Baldwin smiled and said, "The atmosphere at the scene is very warm. We saw many fans holding banners to support their favorite players. Chinese player Wang Jun is very popular in the local area."

Simon said: "It's all because of that 61-point game. I think Carman is the core of the Wolverines. Without him attracting defense, outside players wouldn't have had so many opportunities. The dominance he showed this season was surprising. The King relies too much on shooting in the game and has a relatively single role."

Simon's commentary is somewhat biased and he is unwilling to admit that Wang Jun is very important for the Wolverines. Although Wang Jun did not successfully dunk the basket in the game and had few breakthroughs, it is an important part of the team's offensive system.

The record can tell everything. With the same lineup, the Wolverines were still a weak team last season, and became a dominant in the top ten leagues this year. Could such a great progress be due to the collective progress of senior players

The fans in the stands were divided into several factions, with the most supporters of Kaman and Wang Jun.

Chinese fans pulled up the banner of "Wang Jun vp" in the audience. Wang Jun did not have too much contact with Chinese and Chinese students, but they all regarded Wang Jun as the representative of Chinese in Michigan.

Illinois fans support Cook the most by playing banners. As the Illinois basketball gentleman, he is an alternative inside player with a soft style but has strong scoring ability.

Newcomer Deron Williams also has many fans, and he is one of the super newcomers to emerge this year.

When the players appeared, Wang Jun received warm applause. Simon pretended not to see it and talked about Kaman Cook's two inside players.

"As long as you continue to maintain your form, Carman is likely to be selected in the top ten, or even the top five. Cook is regarded as an inside line like Robert Horry. He is good at shooting and may enter the lottery. The first round is definitely not a problem. Many teams need such a big man who can open up space. He only needs to adapt to the rhythm of the game and improve his defense."

Justin asked: "What do you think Wang Jun will be in the draft? There is news that he plans to join the NBA this summer."

Simon was a little disdainful. "It's difficult to get into the first round. His speed is not fast, and he is awkward as a swingman at 195c. He must have better skills to get opportunities in his personal offense. He cannot control the ball, and there will not be too many teams interested in him, and his defense may not be able to adapt to NBA-level games."

Justin nodded. "Indeed, if he wants to show something in NBA, he needs to be thinner. Just look at his body shape, he feels that the fat content is very high."

In the general perception of NBA scouts and coaches, a player's fat content should not exceed 8, and it is obvious that Wang Jun is exceeding the standard.

After the warm-up, the head coaches of both sides used the last time to emphasize tactics.

Bill Self arranged: "Luther, today you should not just wait for opportunities to shoot three-pointers on the perimeter. If they let Wang Jun guard the inside, you are facing their power forward or small forward, no matter who defends you, you will be misplaced. Delong can also fight one-on-one, and their point guard is nothing great."

In both regular season games, both Wolverines' point guards were beaten by Deron Williams.

He is a strange point guard, 191c and weighs 95 kilograms, and is stronger than many small forwards. He can use his body to eat shorter people, or he can drive the ball and change his direction to pass players taller than himself.

It is precisely because of his strong confrontational ability that Deron has become the team's outside core in the first grade. Some people think that his template is Byron Davis, who has become a quasi-star.

David focused on the defense against Deron, allowing Gordon to return, and Luke had to be eaten by 178c.

He encouraged: "Gordon, you shoot well when you are training. You must keep a calm mind and perform at normal levels after you come on the court. You don't need to take too many tasks on the offense today. Find ways to entangle Deron and don't let him break through easily. The offense will give Wang or Mike over halftime. You must take bold moves when you are open. Do you understand?"

"Understood."

"Wang, you have to pay attention to changing the pick-and-roll today. Cook will definitely pull to the perimeter. You are faster than Chris, so you can't defend yourself from outside and interfere with the outside shooting. Especially Hyde must not let go, everyone pays attention to this."

David continued: "Pick-and-roll attack, Chris cut the basket at a free throw. If Hyde is the main defense king, the king can go to the low post to get the ball and play singles. I believe you can fight Hyde one-on-one. If you attract the assisted defense, you will pass to the middle, and Bobby will stop in the middle."

Bobby's shooting percentage in the second half of the high jump shot increased a lot. He practiced more during the holidays. He failed to shoot, but with his excellent mobility, he could still break through the ball in the middle.

Bobby has a height advantage and can also send blocks, and does a good job in curbing fast breaks. Kaman can rely on his physical advantage to enter the inside, and if he cannot receive a pass, he may grab the frontcourt rebound and launch a second attack.

In David's tactical system, the division of players is much clearer than in previous seasons.

Players on both sides stood on the court.

Hyde whispered beside Wang Jun: "Chinese, don't think you can win the championship by winning two games in the regular season. Today I want to live your time and time again."

Wang Jun knew that this was Hyde, who the coach asked for strict prevention, and was thinner than he thought. He smiled and said, "Do you dare to guard me, don't just talk big, let your teammates go when defending."

"You won't be able to laugh soon." Hyde said coldly.

Wolverine: Gordon Wang Jun Harris Bobby Carman.

Illinois: Deron Hyde Roger Powell James Augustine Bryan Cook.

The referee throws the ball and the game begins.

Kaman jumped the ball and beat Cook, and the Wolverines attacked first.

The two inside players withdrew from the basket according to tactical arrangements, and it was indeed Hyde's main defense of Wang Jun.

As long as Hyde is at No. 2, the coach can only arrange this way. He is only 191c in height and weighs 80 kilograms. If he wants to prevent Harris, the misalignment will be even more powerful.

Delong did not go to defend the No. 2 position for offense. When counterattacking, Xiaopang could bully the opponent's point guard.

Wang Jun did not look for cover and went directly to the right to ask for the ball at 45 degrees.

Harris hangs the ball in, Wang Jun leans on Hyde and quickly turns to the bottom line. His explosive power has not increased much, but his movements are smoother than before, and he squeezes his opponent with his body.

Hyde's body was congenital and Wang Jun easily turned around as soon as he hit him.

Wang Jun leaned against Hyde and jumped up with the ball in both hands.

Hyde was very jumping and wanted to cover it from the back with all his strength. He unconsciously pressed Wang Jun's shoulder. Wang Jun scored his hands with one hand, covered his left hand, and hit the board with one hand with one hand with his right hand.

This is learned from Kaman, which can resist interference, provided that you can grasp the basketball with one hand.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Wang Jun forced a clean shot into the ball, and the opening was 21.
Chapter completed!