In the blink of an eye, the first quarter of 2022 has been completed, but these three months have indeed made us numb, because of the damn epidemic, most people are living a mechanical and repetitive day, especially in March, it is like going to prison, in the case of not being able to go out of the community, that is, cooking at home every day, brushing mobile phones and playing games.
But the slow down stay-at-home life also allows more people to pay attention to the NCAA's crazy March, the last day of March, we may wish to look forward to this year's NCAA finals?
Now four teams have come out in the fierce competition in March Madness: Duke, North Carolina (Kazigo's recent school dressing session was of high quality), Kansas, and Villanova. The semi-final clash between three traditional powerhouses and a new team can be called the best final four performance in recent years, especially the North Carolina vs. Duke game, which is the first time the two teams have played each other in the history of Crazy March.
North Carolina vs Duke
Duke University is probably the most familiar NCAA team among domestic fans, the NBA's high-ranking rookie arsenal, with a total of 42 people selected in the first round and three titles.
Coach K handed over a 32-6 report card for Duke This year, which will also be the last season of the legendary coach, but in the recent Duke home curtain call, it was North Carolina that shattered the old K Coach's glorious desire to broadcast, and successfully grabbed the role in this nation-renowned game.
The semi-finals gave Duke a chance for revenge, but since Herbert Davis took office as North Carolina manager, his carefully crafted new tactics have given the team a new lease of life, and a more modern style of play has given every North Carolina player the opportunity to show off his abilities.
From the lineup configuration, North Carolina is very similar to the magic of the year, but the style of play is a step further, there is a circle of shooters on the outside, but they are not only shooters, they are more comprehensive, taking on more responsibilities on the court, and Bacott is like Howard of the year, the town guarding the basket and at the same time can score efficiently, the beast-like performance made him selected for the best team in the Crazy Three East Division. His 29 double-doubles tied Duncan's record, and in the last game he played a ferocious performance of 20 points and 22 rebounds in the last game to eliminate St. Peter's College, which allowed him to break the single-season rebounding record, and similarly surpassed Duncan.
So what happened to St. Peter's College, which won the North Carolina score?
They were only the No. 60 seeds, but they became the first No. 60 seeds in history to reach the quarterfinals, a team that was all soldiers and did not make it to the NBA, but they beat the championship-winning Hot Kentucky, the No. 3 seed Purdue, and the No. 7 seed Murray State. But it's clear that North Carolina is better, and their highly disciplined style of play has brought the Dark Horse saga to an end.
Duke's talent is unquestionable, they have the hope of reaching the top three picks, He scored a total of 38 points in the last two games to lead the team to the final four, he is the most indispensable part of the team, his attack directly determines the rest of the teammates' offensive opportunities are good.
But if Duke wants to successfully avenge and advance to the final, it is most important to do a good job of defense, after all, the opponent has the strongest outside three-point firepower in the top four teams.
Kansas vs Villanova
As the number one seed, Kansas has been soaring all the way, maybe they are too strong, and it is not surprising that they have won here, and perhaps they have come out early to attract people's attention.
Kansas, which has double stars Remy Martin and Abaki, is at the top of the board in terms of offensive firepower, basically leading by as many as twenty or thirty points just after half-time in every game. Remy Martin averaged 16.7 points per game in the Mad Third, while veteran senior scorer Abaki has improved every year, growing from an average of 8.5 points per game in his freshman year to 20.9 points per game in his senior year.
Kansas is basically a strong team every year, but in the last 30 years, only 2008 years have won the championship, and it is worth mentioning that in that year, they defeated the University of Memphis in Derrick Ross in the final.
Their opponents, Villanova University, didn't look so lucky, having torn the Achilles tendon in the team's core Justin Moore in the last game, which cost them a loss of a player averaging 15 points per game.
This year's Villanova is not the same as when they won the championship in 16 years and 18 years, they basically have no players who can successfully enter the NBA, and in 18 years they had a rather luxurious lineup, with brunson, Bridge Bridges, DiVincienzo and Pascal, and now they need to rely on team basketball and willpower to compete against strong opponents.
Our March has come to an end, and the mad journey that belongs to these young people continues.