Chapter 9: The Dividing Line of Fate
In the second half of the game, Georgia Tech's coach had no confidence in reversing and only hoped that the score could be closer, and Wake Forest University did not chase after him, and soon replaced the substitutes, making the game enter garbage time, and the final score was 96:76. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 InfoWhen the referee blew the whistle for the game, the Georgia Tech players fled the stadium in disarray, while the Wake Forest players enjoyed their victory with the crowd.
At full-time, Wake Forest University defeated Georgia Tech 96-76, and the two teams that everyone thought were of the same level before the game played an incredible game. Wake Forest's offense this year was very simple and efficient, and they reminded me of the Utah Jazz in the NBA. They combined pick-and-roll with breakouts to play reasonable team basketball. ”
"Wake Forest's two big interior players, Tim Brown. Duncan and Jason. Green's performance was even more dominant. Needless to say, Duncan, who turned down an offer from the No. 1 pick this year, is now the No. 1 in the NCAA. Jason. Green, with Duncan's help, also played well under the basket. And the No. 1 high school student in the United States, Tiger . Washington's arrival has brought a lot of changes to the team's outside line, and his sharp breakthroughs in the game have created more opportunities for his teammates. ”
"The other two players in the Wake Forest team also performed very well, and their precise movement put a lot of pressure on the opposition. And the score says it all, this is a team with the strength to challenge for the NCAA championship, let's look forward to their performance in the future! Audience friends, here is the opening match of the 1995-1996 A-League season brought to you by CBS, today's live broadcast is here, thank you for watching, and we will see you next time. ”
The day after the game, the game was covered by many media outlets in the United States. The game was broadcast live across the United States, and viewers across the United States were introduced to the Vic Forest Devils Deacons. Television and print media reported on the post-match campaign, and many pundits and celebrities came out to discuss some of the players and tactics in the game.
Everyone affirmed Tiger's performance at shooting guard, believing that it was a bold attempt by Coach Odom, the coach of the Wake Forest University team, and it was also the first time that someone proposed the title of the Wake Forest Three Musketeers.
After the game, Tiger won't pay much attention, and the A-League has a total of 32 regular season games, and the winner of a game is not too important. In the game, Tiger found that his defense was still not up to the requirements of the game, and many things can only be seen in the heat of the game. The next day was the holiday, and Tiger grabbed Jason early to come to the training ground with him, and he felt that he didn't do well in defense in the game, so he needed to focus on practice. Two people were training in an empty training ground, a white beauty, came to the training ground, and when she saw Tiger, she ran over happily.
"Hey! Tiger, long time no see! You're still the same, and the holidays are also used on the training ground, I guessed that you would choose the same university as Jason, and I also applied to Wake Forest University, and the start of the school year was busy, so I didn't bother you, I watched yesterday's game, and your performance is still so good! ”
Tiger looked at the girl in front of him in confusion, to be honest, the only foreigners he could remember were the teammates who played with him, as for the American beauties, they all looked similar to him in his opinion, and now he couldn't remember who this beautiful woman who seemed to be very familiar with him was, so he asked honestly: "Who are you?" ”
"Pounce!" Jason couldn't hold back a laugh from the side, and then felt that it was inappropriate, and quickly covered his mouth.
And the white beauty, looking at Tiger in disbelief, then turned around and ran away crying.
"Do you know her? Who is it? Seems to know me very well. ”
"Dude, don't you really remember who she is?"
Tiger shrugged and said he wasn't impressed. Jason laughed and said, "Your high school classmate, that Shiryl, who used to wait for you outside the training hall, got it?" ”
"It's her! So she looks like this! ”
"Dude, let's be honest, speaking of beauty, who will appear in your head? Madonna? ”
"No, it's Jessica, she's the most beautiful in my heart." Tiger curled the corners of his mouth and said with a slight smile.
Jason was absolutely down, how did he know this strange thing, and said that the beauty thought of only his own mother.
After that, the team played a few more games, and they all won easily due to the difference in strength, while Tiger's defensive problems were never resolved. In December, although Windsor City has a temperate maritime climate, it is also a little cool, and the Wake Forest University team has won ten consecutive victories in winter clothes, and their next opponent is North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina is the giant team of the NCAA, the alma mater of the Flyer Jordan, Jordan had suggested that Tiger go to the University of North Carolina. In recent years, North Carolina's strength can only be regarded as average, and this year North Carolina will also usher in a strength improvement. Jamison, the first dunk from American high schools on the outside, will Vince. Carter, plus Shamond. Williams, paired with Eddy Kuta and Ed Mora. With such a good role player as Okuraja, North Carolina has a lot of bench depth this year.
Many people's perception of Carter is that he is a flying man, a deductible. But in fact, Carter was really strong before the injury! How strong? Tiger thinks he's no worse than Kobe! It's just that the encounters and fates of life make the achievements of the two too different.
Kobe Bryant participated in the draft without going to college, and many people regretted it, and made all kinds of conjectures about it, what would Kobe Bryant be like when he went to college? But in Tiger's view, Kobe Bryant was lucky, he entered the Los Angeles Lakers in his rookie season, the NBA giants, the team's environment and desire for championships, and the attraction to stars, all of which are not lacking. So here comes O'Neill, how strong was O'Neill at his peak? The existence of that GUP, no one dares to say that it can defeat the big shark at its peak. Three NBA championships, Kobe Bryant has become an NBA superstar, the next Jordan, a rising star in the league, this kind of self-confidence of a strong man is not something ordinary people can have, he needs the accumulation of honors and championships, of course, this is inseparable from his stubborn character and his pursuit of victory.
But are these things that others are missing? Carter's rookie season was in remote and cold Toronto, and the team's strength, its attraction to stars, and the desire for a championship from the big teams were all gone. Jordan can't do it without helpers, Kobe Bryant who left the shark can't do it, and the little emperor can't do it later, can Carter do it? The answer is no, basketball is a team sport. If the Raptors and Lakers were to give you a choice, I think whoever would choose the Lakers, so while Carter was struggling in Toronto's East Finals, Bryant was still at the top. What would happen if Carter and Bryant switched places? No one knows, maybe he'll be another Jordan in North Carolina, continuing the myth of North Carolina, maybe not. Who knows?
In Tiger's view, Carter's basketball career is tragic, and the injured flyer can no longer fly, but after changing his style of play, he is still struggling for the championship, but he is getting farther and farther away.