Chapter 65: It's been a long time, the quarterfinals (for the first rudder ≮ little fool≯)
The Rockets' huge scouting team is worried, but the Portland senior scout over there is full of joy, he is very optimistic about Zhou Zheng, although Portland has no shortage of point guards, but since so many teams are willing to take people to make this trade with the team, then... Hoarding him doesn't seem like a bad option either.
On the other hand, the scouts of the Kings and Bucks are still solemn, they are not very interested in Zhou Zheng, in their opinion, the team does not necessarily need a point guard, and even if it does...... Chris Paul and Deron Williams should also be better options... Oh, by the way, and Raymond Felton.
Zhou Zheng's evaluation in the NBA scouts is now very polarized, and those who love him are willing to pay for him, and those who don't like him don't even want to look at him twice.
Zhou Zheng's advantages and disadvantages are too obvious.
At this moment, Lagalondo is grasping Zhou Zheng's shortcomings and not letting go, he has been pestering Zhou Zheng to death, constantly using his body to give Zhou Zheng an impact on defense.
Lagalondo's physical fitness is indeed much better than Zhou Zheng, and he successfully stopped Zhou Zheng's footsteps. But... This is not the end of the story.
Tonight, Lagalondo's dream is to overturn Zhou Zheng and become the protagonist of the counterattack. However, this is Stanford, this is Zhou Zheng's home, how could he give up the position of the protagonist to others?
When Zhou Zheng struggled to bring the ball outside the three-point line, Lagalondo once again increased the intensity of the confrontation, and even began to keep getting started.
And Zhou Zheng also suddenly launched a counterattack at this time, and he no longer did conservative ball protection actions.
But... Syllable!
Zhou Zheng stepped on the gap in Lagalondo's defense and suddenly stepped forward...... Burst!
The bodies of the two collided hard, and the referee did not blow the whistle.
Zhou Zheng didn't fall to the ground as Lagalondo imagined, but he took the impact hard and broke through the half-step defensive circle. Lagalondo hurriedly stepped back and tried to re-establish the defensive circle. However, when he retreated, Zhou Zheng also retreated sharply and changed direction, and the basketball immediately flashed from the far left to the far right, and Lagalondo quickly turned around... When he finished his turn, his defensive circle was completely dismantled.
He can only go from pressing defense to tracking defense.
Just when everyone thought that Zhou Zheng would rush into the three-point line and use the pick-and-roll to shake off Lagalondo's defense, Zhou Zheng suddenly made a sharp stop.
Lagalondo also rushed to a stop, but he couldn't stop the car a little.
At the same time, Zhou Zheng has already jumped up and shot... Lagarondo hurriedly flew up and prepared to cover it... Bang, his long hand hit Zhou Zheng's hand, but Zhou Zheng's shooting action was distorted because of this, and he threw the basketball out of his hand steadily!!
Drip!
The referee has already blew the whistle and Lagalondo has committed a foul.
This offensive is tantamount to saying that it has been successful.
Fans know that Zhou Zheng's projection is not very reliable, so they are already very satisfied with Zhou Zheng's ability to cause Lagalondo to foul.
However... Swish!
The basketball pierced the net with accuracy after crossing the air, as if it were equipped with a positioning navigator!
Three plus one!!
"The great Tiger hit a great three-pointer again, and the poor opponent also paid a foul!!"
The commentators at the scene were bragging hard for Zhou Zheng.
And the fans at the scene also gave the biggest shout for Zhou Zheng under the huge surprise...... tiger!tiger!tiger!
"Remember, I'm not the same type of player as you. Before Zhou Zheng walked to the free throw line, he reminded Lagalondo again: "I can shoot, but I don't shoot high." And you... I can't shoot at all. ”
Swish!
Zhou Zheng, who walked to the free throw line, accurately hit the free throw, drawing a perfect end to this three-plus-one.
The ball was a morale-boosting triple plus one for the Stanford fans, but it was a bombshell for the scouts next to it...... Zhou is able to shoot, or he can develop offensive skills. Moreover... His confrontation was not as bad as he imagined, he had just carried Lagalondo hard, and he used this hard shoulder to find a way out of the breakthrough.
These two points are very important, very important. Because it means that Zhou Zheng's potential rating will jump another one or even two notches.
And potential is the biggest criterion for the NBA to select rookies.
The game went on and Lagalondo was a big hit tonight, and although he had a big deal with ESPN, he didn't put in a performance to match it.
He was entangled by James White on the offensive end, and the physical James White gave him a lot of limitations, although James White's defensive judgment is not very good, but in the face of a guard who can't shoot, judgment seems to be useless.
And he failed to limit Zhou Zheng on the defensive end, although occasionally his defense created difficulties for Zhou Zheng, and even blocked Zhou Zheng's fast attack, but he did not have any mistakes that caused Zhou Zheng even once. Zhou Zheng still set in motion the Crimson Storm, while Kentucky didn't play a matching offense because their offensive center was limited.
As a result, the score gap began to widen.
At last... Kentucky lost the battle of the spotlight without any suspense, and they failed to make it to the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.
Stanford finally made it to the quarter-finals again, having only been in the round of 64 for the past twenty-three years.
At the moment when the whistle blew at the end of the game, the streamers fell from the sky, and the Stanford basketball team ushered in the cheers and screams of the audience.
The quarterfinals, long time gone!
Zhou Zheng, who has a fear of heights, was once again thrown high into the sky, and all the fans in the stadium were chanting his name...... At this moment, he even surpassed the other most famous tiger in the history of the school, after all, Tiger Woods has never led Stanford to the quarterfinals, because... There is no golf in the NCAA tournaments.
Unlike Zhou Zheng, who was enjoying the flowers and cheering, Lagalondo, another key figure in the game, walked into the tunnel with his head down and a stinky face, Kentucky's 04-05 season was over, and he once again failed to make it to the top.
However, even after losing the game, he still thinks that he is better than Zhou Zheng, and he thinks that Zhou Zheng just has a group of excellent teammates to assist him. He thought to himself, if I had a bunch of teammates who were strong offensively, I could still have fifteen or more assists.
Lagalondo left the arena with the idea that he would not meet his talents and his teammates were weak, and he was waiting for the next opportunity, the next opportunity to step on the top position.
"It's incredibly important for me to be able to lead Stanford to the quarter-finals and I want to thank all the fans who have supported us and thanked them for not giving up. I would also like to thank all of our teammates on the Crimson team, without their support, we wouldn't be where we are today. When Zhou Zheng was interviewed after the game, his tone couldn't help but be a little excited.
"I've forgotten what that guy said before the game, and I'm not going to be proud of it, and I'm not going to put it in my future memoirs. When Zhou Zheng was asked what special feelings he had about beating the provocateur, he said nonchalantly: "It's just a trivial matter, whether it's before or after the game, I didn't take him seriously at all." ”
"So Lagalondo is also an insignificant person to you?" the reporter continued.
"I hope he can become a famous person in the future. Zhou Zheng avoided the important and showed his demeanor.
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