0049: [I can't bear it anymore, showdown]
In fact, it wasn't just one Disney princess who came to the sidelines, but also Lindsay Lohan, the 'mean girl' who has been in the limelight lately, stepped onto the court with her red hair on her front and back feet.
She had a different smile, as if she had come to see Hillary Duff's jokes.
Interestingly, they sit in the next two positions closest to the court.
And what will interest basketball fans is... Sitting in the front row on the other side of the court, it turned out to be a pair of enemies. Michael Jordan sat in the top seat next to the home team's bench, while three seats next to him... It turned out to be Isaiah Thomas, the general manager of the New York Knicks.
Thomas hasn't been happy in New York lately, and he's been in the process of blowing up big contracts one by one. Larry Brown, a famous coach who was hired with a lot of money, has also recently made rumors of resignation... It doesn't look like anyone wants to take on this mess of New York anymore.
"I bet... Isaiah Thomas came here to see Kansas jokes, and everyone knew he had been having an unpleasant relationship with Larry Brown lately. And Larry Brown is the super coach who went out of Kansas. ”
Kenny Smith speculated maliciously in the commentary seat.
The person sitting next to him was... Charles Barkley.
This left the audience in front of the TV jaw-dropping. Normally, this pair of top-tier commentators only appears on the NBA commentary bench, and they deign to come to the NCAA arena.
"There's no doubt that I'm here for Bruce Lee. This guy has stolen too many headlines lately, and... He actually imitated Michael Jordan's lore, and rescued Hillary Duff from under the 500-horsepower truck... God, my daughter is a big fan of hers. ”
Charles Barkley chattered.
Kenny Smith told him that Michael Jordan and Hillary Duff were both on the scene tonight.
That's the beauty of Bruce Lee, and he's got the attention of all basketball fans across the country. Believe me. In five minutes, you'll be like me, a big fan of him. ”
Smith swore by it.
Then wait and see.
Barkley raised an eyebrow.
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The game started quickly, and it was no surprise that Coach McKhaney replaced Thomson with TJ Wharton.
He is very confident in his tactics, and he believes that as long as Li Zhen controls the rhythm and TJ Wharton is interspersed, the offensive effect will definitely increase dramatically...... Because Wharton's finishing ability is really strong.
In all fairness, TJ Wharton is a great attacker. However, his problem is that he is only 185, even shorter than Li Zhen, and at the same time... His shooting ability is not very good, and without the pass button installed, the basketball is handed to him, and he can only rush into the paint area to finish the layup or be blocked out.
If it weren't Kansas, he might have been better off.
Mario Chammos is an excellent defensive player. In the NCAA, his defensive prowess is even top-notch, and he's extremely good at pressing steals.
At the same time, Kansas also has talented forward Lenny Kull on the inside, as well as thick white big man Greg.
Under the heavy overlapping defensive encirclement.
TJ Wharton burst into the paint zone on the first ball of the opening game and was grabbed by Lenny Curle.
In the second attack, Mario Chammos was forced to the bottom line, and when he tried to jump and smash the basketball on Chammos and bounce out, the basketball was directly taken away.
Then, he began to play iron, leaving his heroic posture outside the three-point line and at the free throw line.
If it weren't for Li Zhen taking advantage of the situation to launch two quick counterattacks and complete a beautiful blocking and pick-and-roll coordination with Scott. Stanford may even be a zero in the opening three minutes.
"That's what you call a super point guard? He's mediocre. The ball was controlled by the No. 23 player next to him, but the No. 23 player was very poor. ”
Charles Barkley said with disappointment.
Kenny Smith was even more angry, he was a fan of Lee Jin. He simply couldn't stand Stanford's tactical set-up for the game: "Do you remember that article on the Internet? It turned out to be true, McHaney's stupid pig actually changed his tactics, I really have never seen such a jealous and narrow-minded head coach, he is destroying the miracle created by Bruce and Coach Jemilin with his own hands......"
The more Smith spoke, the more angry he became.
Charles Barkley then remembered that he had retweeted that article and mentioned it while commentating on the Nets' game against the Bulls. Another commentator at the time, Earl Johnson, stressed that Jason Kidd was inappropriately isolating the head coach in the locker room and removing the head coach.
Barkley hurriedly spoke from the player's point of view: the player can feel the change in the pace of the game far more than the coach, and a super point guard like Jason Kidd, whose basketball IQ is only higher than that of the head coach, can certainly have more autonomy. Actually, a lot of managers aren't so great either, and I saw a terrible manager on the internet today who left when the team was hopeless. But he came back when the team was making miracles in a row, and also sent the assistant coach who created miracles to the video room, and also let another main player replace the core position of the meritorious player .......
These words came to mind, and in combination with the situation on the court, Barkley's frustration also turned into dissatisfaction with the Stanford manager.
In fact, the fans in the entire San Diego arena are like that. Most of them had read the article on the Internet, and they were skeptical at the time, but now... The facts are right in front of you, and everyone's anger is rising.
Everyone has a scale in their hearts, and it contains fairness and justice.
But what else can you do but boo TJ Wharton when he holds the ball?
The initiative is always in the hands of the Stanford head coach.
When the game goes to 3 minutes and 53 seconds.
Li Zhen came to the front court with the ball, and by this time the Crimson team was already 8 points behind Kansas.
In this process, Li Zhen saw Michael Jordan shaking his head on the sidelines, and also saw Isaiah Thomas pursing his lips and unable to hide his loss. On top of that, in the last round, when he was executing a free throw at Moneymoss, he saw Kevin George in the stands making a fist gesture at him: it meant to cheer himself up and try to perform.
Clearly, the Spurs general manager and chief scout sitting next to him were a little bit uneasy.
These people are all because of the magic of the first four games, and I'm getting so much attention now. But TJ Wharton and McHaney are going to be destroyed. There is a saying in China that cutting off a person's future is like killing a parent. The actions of these two men are sufficient for this crime.
Originally, before going on the court, Li Zhen thought that McHaney would make adjustments.
But now, TJ Wharton is playing so badly that he just told Frank Benson and Scott to quickly move to the line to block and dismantle for Wharton, and at the same time asked Li Zhen to play the ball faster.
"Give me the damn ball!!"
TJ Wharton's call for the ball came again, and he looked invincible in the world.
But... Backbite!
Li Zhen begged for a timeout, and he slammed the basketball to the ground and walked to the bench in a rage.
He felt it was time.
Now, every Stanford player, including the president of the sports committee, is depressed and has seen the stubbornness and incompetence of head coach McHaney.
The team is also eight points behind, and the emotions are accumulating.
So, showdown!
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