0028: Godfather West
Bobby Jones was so annoyed by the laughter of the two that he even tried to raise Richmond, who laughed the most exaggerated, to the wall to warn him.
But... The head coach, Mr. Omar, was already calling his name over there, and he threw a vicious 'wait and see' sentence at Li Zhen and hurried over there.
Bobby Jones didn't feel any discomfort at this point...... There is always such a fluttering reaction after every party.
For his part, Jones has even gotten used to the taste of indulgence.
After the players arrived, Coach Omar began the pre-fight mobilization: "Although Brandon will not play tonight, I still hope that you will give your all to win. Washington can only go further in the tournament if you become stronger, you know? ”
The players nodded yes in unison.
Subsequently, Coach Omar analyzed the players of the Stanford Crimson team one by one, and asked the opponents to be fully suppressed.
Among them, he especially emphasized Scott and Bruce Lee.
"Bobby. Your contender is Jonice Scott. He's just like you, he's a gifted man with amazing physical qualities. If you can't handle him, I'm sure your current precarious order will go down. ”
Coach Omar is this style of conversation, and he is always good at tapping into the sense of crisis in the hearts of his players.
Bobby Jones jumped up like a fried rooster and raised his voice: "I killed him as if I had eaten a hair, how could he affect my ranking." I'm just going to fly higher and higher and everyone will be blown away by my talent!! ”
Bobby Jones is quite wild, just like his style of play.
Coach Omar was pleased with Jones' reaction, turned his head and said to point guard Aurora: "This guy named Bruce Lee isn't really scary, he's just a little bit faster." Everything else, whether it's strength, agility, explosiveness, coordination, flexibility, and jumping ability, is very ordinary. Brooks couldn't do anything about him last time because Brooks was a skinny short guard himself, and Oregon did a terrible job of blocking pick-and-rolls, which gave Bruce Lee plenty of time to prepare for his pace. Tonight, you just have to keep up with him and crush him with your body, as long as his speed can't be deployed, and his explosiveness and agility are not enough to dodge your defense. ”
Aurora is a small steel cannon-type defender, he is strong, very strong against opponents, but average speed.
"And, even if he used pick-and-roll, Bobby Jones was athletic enough to immobilize him."
Coach Omar has a lot of confidence in Aurora.
However, Brandon Roy, who was sitting on the sidelines, was still worried.
Though... What Coach Omar said was true, the player named Bruce Lee was very athletic.
However, last night, after watching at least a hundred videos of Ruth Lee's lore in Oregon, I watched it over and over again. He found that Li Zhen had a natural ball nature and ball sense, and in that scene, he didn't feel that this was a person with mediocre athletic ability.
So, he thinks... It is possible that Li Zhen has hidden some of his strength.
If it weren't for the fact that his knee was a little painful, he really wanted to go on the court and compete with Li Zhen.
As a die-hard follower of Michael Jordan, Brandon Roy admired Li Zhen's killing move from the bottom of his heart, and he was also impressed by Li Zhen's whimsical passing, and he even felt that Li Zhen had both Steve Nash's cleanliness and Williams's elusiveness during the quick assault.
He couldn't help but appreciate Li Zhen.
And that's why when he sees Bruce training on the field, he takes the initiative to go up and get to know him.
After the introverted Washington star organized his opening statement in his mind for a long time, in the end, Bruce opened his mouth first: "Hey, buddy, can you help me pick up the ball?" ”
Uh, okay, no problem.
Brandon ran over happily, and he even felt a little cheered.
Then, the two chatted logically.
Frankly, they really are the kind of people who sympathize with each other. Roy really liked Lee's passing assist ability and the goal that beat Oregon, and Lee Zhen admired Roy's all about the court.
They are also very speculative, they are not the kind of people who like to talk about it, they always have something to say about the basketball side of things. And, it was clear from the conversation that they were both very firm people: a layer of tenacious and hard hearts wrapped under a gentle skin.
So, friendship is sublimated in thirty minutes.
At the end of the conversation, they reluctantly left each other's phone numbers, saying that they must talk further if they have time.
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Being able to harvest Roy's friendship is an extremely precious thing for Li Zhen.
But for Stanford, the more precious thing is: "Brandon Roy won't play in this game." ”
Fifteen minutes before the start of the game, when Jamilin ran over to announce the news, there was even a neat cheer from the bench.
Everyone was happy.
However, Li Zhen frowned. He felt a little regretful, although he knew that Roy's coming on the pitch meant that the chances of Stanford winning were reduced to one in 10,000. But he still has a restless heart inside of him, and he wants to take on the toughest opponents.
It's like when he was in the seventh or eighth grade in the United States, he always liked to find those Olympiad questions from China to exercise his thinking...... In the eyes of the American classmates at that time, these were things that should not exist in this world.
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Time Warner still broadcast the game live, but there is no way, the limelight of this game has completely surpassed the other two qualifying games.
In the California region, Bruce Lee has already blown a whirlwind. Although he wasn't a hot rookie, he wasn't even known about his name five days ago.
But now, everyone is expecting him to lead Stanford to the NCAA Pacific Tournament miracle: they are just one win away.
That's the whole reason why the Worthon commentator sat in the studio with an unhappy face, while the ball commentary sitting next to him was still from the Lakers. This time he is even higher, and he is Jerry West, a former Lakers superstar and former general manager.
Although West has been with Memphis for several years, he will always be in Los Angeles at some point.
And taking advantage of the weekend, he was invited to the commentary seat of Time Warner.
"Yes, I heard the story of Bruce Lee. I've watched Slam Dunk magazine and I've watched videos that have gone viral on the internet, and he's definitely a good point guard relative to the NCAA. He shouldn't be given up next season, I've given McHaney some advice and he's listened to me. Actually, he also changed his mind, so... Rest assured, Stanford fans, your Bruce Lee will remain at Stanford next season. ”
Jerry West has a good relationship with former Lakers assistant coach McHaney, so his words are equivalent to an authoritative release.
Worthen, on the other hand, was extremely interested in the rest of West's words, and he asked West, at the godfather level: "Don't you think he'll be in the NBA next season?" I've heard that there are a lot of NBA teams interested in him right now. ”
"Nope."
West shook his head honestly, saying, "I know there are a lot of fans in California right now who are caught up in his story, and everyone wants such a 'heroic' figure to make it to the NBA." However, we have to go back to the professional point of view. ”
"First of all, I'm pretty sure of his ball handling, his court insight, his passing ability, and he has all the intelligence that a point guard should have. However, it was his physicality that stood in his way. It's not just that he's skinny, the bigger problem is that his lateral movement ability, his agility, coordination, explosiveness, and even bounce are very mediocre. And the NBA, where more than 400 of the best players in the world compete in high-intensity confrontation, does not have the prerequisites to embark on such a Colosseum-like approach. ”
West's candor made Worthen finally comfortable.
He thought to himself: This is why West was able to form the OK Dynasty back then, and he is worthy of being the godfather-level general manager. The eyes are more vicious than the magician and Jabbar.
However, just 2 minutes after Worthen was in a good mood, the painting style changed abruptly!
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