Vince Carter, half man, half god, one of the top four shooting guards in the future, Jiang Dongbing was not willing to miss this opportunity to play against the young Carter.

If he misses this opportunity, at least before he enters the NBA, it will be difficult for Jiang Dongbing to meet Carter again.

Next, the Panthers will play in the regular season in the Big East Conference and wait until they reach the national championship. Because this is a single-elimination tournament, the chance of encountering North Carolina is very low.

…

Assistant coach Billy Jones took the order and left. Jiang Dongbing read the newspaper happily, filled with emotions.

It has been two years since I traveled back in time, and my career is finally on the right track, and I can start playing against legendary teams like North Carolina.

Against the Jayhawks or North Carolina, Jiang Dongbing is very confident that he can win, and it can even be said that he can win 100%.

There is really a huge gap in strength between the two sides. Needless to say, the Jayhawks will not be a match for the Panthers even without Odom and the other three as long as David Taillon plays normally.

As for North Carolina, because Jackson is currently playing the shooting guard position, he will directly face Carter.

Carter is naturally very strong, otherwise he would not have been selected with a high pick in the 1998 draft. However, Jiang Dongbing has great confidence in Jackson, and he can definitely overpower Carter.

In fact, Jackson is completely a bug player in the NCAA right now. Without considering position factors, if he participates in next year's draft based on his ability, he will definitely be selected with the No. 1 pick.

At the shooting guard position, the Panthers won!

In addition to the shooting guard, North Carolina's other strong point is Antawn Jamison's forward position.

Jamison is very strong and will be one of the top forward swingmen in the league in the future. Note that he is a forward swingman, not a forward and guard swingman.

Solid basic skills, excellent physical fitness and jumping ability, a height of 206 centimeters, and precise shooting enable Jamison to occupy the third and fourth positions, and even sometimes play as a point guard.

This is somewhat similar to Odom, and coincidentally, both of them entered the league as the fourth overall pick, but Jamison is more self-disciplined than Odom, and naturally has achieved great results in his career.

Achievements higher than Odom.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and Jamison and Carter are the best examples.

People like Jackson all had miserable childhoods, but Jamison and Carter came from middle-class families, which is extremely rare among black players.

What's even more rare is that the two of them actually became brothers-in-law in the future and married a pair of sisters from the same school.

Jamison is very strong. If Odom or Artest play alone, they may not be his opponent, but if the two of them join hands, Jamison will probably be in a very difficult situation.

In addition to Jamison and Carter, there is currently another player on the North Carolina team who is qualified to enter the NBA, their starting center Serge Zwick.

Zwick was once the backup for Rasheed Wallace, the God of Thunder, but after Wallace and Stackhouse left the team in the 1995 draft, he took the position of the team's starting center.

Jiang Dongbing remembered that Zwick was selected by the Rockets with the first overall pick in the second round of the next draft, but he never appeared on the court.

…

The dates for the two training games have been set, they will play Kansas first and then North Carolina.

The day before the game against the Jayhawks, Jiang Dongbing gathered his players to prepare for a pre-game mobilization.

"Before the start of the new season, we will play a training game with the Jayhawks."

"Don't pay too much attention to this training match. This is just a training session to test your current status. You just need to perform at your normal level." Jiang Dongbing said slowly.

Jackson's face was full of joy. In the last game against the Jayhawks, he had a very unhappy performance. Because his teammates were too weak, they did not completely beat the Jayhawks.

It's better now. Today's Panthers are strong and strong, and Jackson also feels that his strength has improved further. This time against the Jayhawks, he can definitely teach Pierce a lesson he will never forget.

"Coach, I must make Paul Pierce return to Kansas crying this time!" Jackson said with high spirits.

The other players are also looking forward to it, especially the three newcomers Odom, who have never played against an established NCAA power like the Jayhawks.

…

Peterson Activity Center Arena, there is still half an hour before the start of the training match.

Because it was a training match, it was not made public this time, and there were no fans on site to watch the game.

Players from both sides came on stage to warm up, and Pierce stared at Jackson. The deep hatred in the last game was something he would never forget.

"What are you looking at? Didn't you get enough of the beating last time?" Jackson faced Pierce's glare and naturally spat it back.

Pierce didn't talk nonsense to Jackson. He knew that he would definitely not be able to beat Jackson in a fight. The only thing he could do was to regain his position in the game.

Even before the game started, the atmosphere between the two sides was extremely intense.

"Hello, Coach Jiang, nice to meet you." Jiang Dongbing was watching the warm-up on the court attentively, and the Jayhawks coach walked up to him without knowing when.

"Hello, Coach Williams." Jiang Dongbing nodded in greeting.

Jiang Dongbing didn't know much about the coach Roy Williams in front of him. He only knew that he was originally an assistant coach for the North Carolina Tar Heels and took over the coaching staff of the Jayhawks from Larry Brown in 1988.

After coaching these years, my performance in leading the team is pretty good.

This Larry Brown is the Larry Brown that fans are very familiar with. He has coached the Jayhawks for five years and has done quite well in leading the team. However, he was caught with illegal recruitment practices during his coaching period and was directly arrested.

After being fired, the Jayhawks were also severely punished by the NCAA Administrative Committee.

Illegal recruiting behavior is a high-voltage line in the NCAA. As long as you are caught, the consequences will be miserable.

The main reason is that some of these violations are too despicable. For example, some teams will bribe young men aged 17 or 18 for sex, that is, they will find some prostitutes or delinquent women to have unspeakable things with these young men.

Thinking about it, many of these young men come from low-income families, lack self-discipline, and are still in their prime of life. How could they withstand this kind of temptation?

The reason why Roy Williams can take over Larry Brown's position is because the old Brown was born at the University of North Carolina, and Roy Williams is a direct descendant of the old Brown.

…

"Coach Jiang, congratulations on becoming the head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers."

"In my memory, no one has ever become the head coach of a top school at your age. You are really young and promising." Williams praised with a smile.

"It's an award, it's just good luck." Jiang Dongbing said modestly.

"Coach Jiang, I wonder if you can properly discipline your players in this training match tonight."

"Although the players on the field are not professional players, they should still have some professional ethics."

"Paul and Reeve are good kids, and I know them very well..." Williams said in a personable manner, patting Jiang Dongbing on the shoulder.

After saying these words, Jiang Dongbing's face suddenly changed color.

His expression had really changed. From his originally cheerful and warm expression, he immediately turned gloomy. He frowned and looked coldly at Williams in front of him.

Although there was a fight between the two sides in the last game, this kind of thing is very common on the court. In addition, the other party took the initiative to greet him, so Jiang Dongbing did not collapse and gave the other party a good look.

Unexpectedly, the opponent turned on his nose and slapped Jiang Dongbing on the shoulder like a senior giving advice to a junior, and asked Jiang Dongbing to discipline his players well?!
Chapter completed!