Regular Season First Place, the Scenery on That Mountain!

The top three picks for this year's draft are essentially locked in.

Big Dog Robinson from the Purdue Boilermakers.

Jason Kidd from the UC Berkeley Golden Bears.

And Kidd's teammate.

Li Fei from China!

These three players could be said to have vastly different playing styles, positions, and profiles.

The two major NBA media outlets, TNT and NBC, have also sat down multiple times to discuss this year's first-overall pick projections.

"Glenn Robinson is averaging 30.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists this season. His scoring range covers the entire court, and he already possesses the ability to average over 20 points per game in the NBA."

On the program Inside the NBA, TNT host Ernie Johnson remarked, "I don't know which team could turn down a young Michael Jordan!"

To be fair, Big Dog's performance this year is truly impressive.

30 points and 11 rebounds per game!

At 2.01 meters tall, he is hailed as the next Michael Jordan, and that's no exaggeration.

However, fellow host Kevin Harlan held a dissenting opinion: "When it comes to stats, Glenn Robinson isn't truly invincible."

"Let's look at Li Fei's numbers. His scoring average is steady at 38 points, he pulls down 18.5 rebounds per game, not to mention his 8.2 blocks per game."

"People keep saying that as time passes, they will understand Li Fei's playstyle better and his blocks will decline, but his block stats over the last five games have been very consistent—eight in every single one."

"And I must remind everyone of one more point: he is putting up these numbers in just 27 minutes per game, because most of Li Fei's games are spent in garbage time."

Speaking of stats.

Li Fei's numbers are unrivaled in the entire history of the NCAA.

"Yes, no one denies Li Fei's stats."

Ernie Johnson seemed prepared: "Looking at the stats alone, Li Fei is an invincible force."

"But don't forget, there aren't many centers in the entire Pac-12 conference with decent defensive ability."

"When he enters the NBA, he'll be facing the Four Great Centers, players of the caliber of Mutombo and Kevin Willis."

"Are you sure that at 2.24 meters, he can stand up to those names?"

"In my view, Li Fei is just the next Shawn Bradley."

Shawn Bradley.

The second overall pick in 1993, he possesses the tallest stature in the league at 2.29 meters and excellent shot-blocking ability, averaging 5.3 blocks per game during his college days.

However, this guy's performance after entering the NBA was a bit of a letdown because he was too thin, lacked physicality, and had terrible lower-body strength. In the physical battles of the NBA, he used his 107-kilogram frame to contribute one world-famous posterization after another.

Truly, the original Paul George.

"Using Shawn Bradley to judge Li Fei is completely irresponsible."

Kevin Harlan launched a fierce rebuttal:

"First, Li Fei's lower-body strength is far superior to Shawn's; that is a qualitative difference between them. Just look at the game footage—Li Fei never fears contact and is actually very fond of physical play."

"Also, Shawn's narrow shoulders are painful to look at, while Li Fei's shoulder width is twice that."

"Second, the shot-blocking ability that Shawn Bradley prides himself on cannot surpass Li Fei's."

"You have to realize that Li Fei's wingspan is 2.45 meters, which is 12 centimeters longer than Shawn's, not to mention Li Fei has much better running and jumping athleticism."

"It is no exaggeration to say that if Li Fei faced Shawn, he would completely dominate him on both ends of the floor."

"So, stop comparing Shawn to Li Fei."

"What we need to debate is whether Li Fei is worthy of the first overall pick. In terms of physical talent, game stats, and potential, Li Fei is the undisputed choice for number one."

"The only thing we have doubts about regarding him is his health."

At this point, Kevin Harlan pulled out some data.

"But the facts are."

"The regular season has been going on for two months, and Li Fei hasn't missed a single game."

"Furthermore, he maintains 100% peak condition in every game; his body is healthier than anyone else's!"

"And if I remember correctly."

Here, Kevin Harlan revealed a smirk: "In the preseason game against Glenn Robinson, Li Fei put Glenn in the hospital with a single punch."

"It's said that Glenn even ended up in the ICU and suffered a concussion because of it."

"Buddy, a concussion from one punch—who is the fragile one now??"

Kevin Harlan's line of reasoning could be said to have completely crushed the opposition.

However, as for who is truly worthy of the first overall pick.

Everyone has their own "Hamlet" in their heart.

The only answer will be left to the tournament.

March Madness!

Who could stand out in the true, flesh-and-blood confrontation of March Madness?

Whoever does will hold the greater say!

And time flowed by amidst all sorts of debates.

Halloween, Christmas, New Year's Day...

They all passed in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, the time had already arrived in February.

In this season where the grass grows and the warblers fly, and all things recover, UC Berkeley still maintained its winning streak.

Following their 98:52 home victory, a 46-point rout of Washington State University.

The regular season for UC Berkeley officially came to a close.

And they had achieved an undefeated record of 22 wins and 0 losses.

As the number one seed in the conference, while looking down upon all the other teams in the Pac-12, they had also refreshed the school's regular-season record!

"Li, you have entered the playoffs with an undefeated record, and at the same time, you've refreshed the best record in team history."

After the game, a reporter handed the microphone to Li Fei: "But why don't you look happy?"

"Because there is nothing to be happy about."

Facing the question, Li Fei looked puzzled: "Is advancing with an undefeated record necessarily something worth being happy about?"

After a pause, Li Fei spoke indifferently.

"Only the scenery at the top of the mountain is worth a joyful smile!"

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