Chapter 57: The Golden Generation of American Basketball
"Editor-in-chief, the press release ahead has all returned, you see"
At 23 o'clock in the evening of November 16, 1993, Rosslyn, Virginia, the domestic version of the basketball headquarters of USA Today, although it was very late, a large number of staff were still active in this small office at this time.
As the largest daily newspaper in the United States and the first all-encompassing comprehensive newspaper in the United States, USA Today's daily newspaper content capacity is unmatched by other media, which is why this young newspaper, which is only 11 years old, has beaten a large number of national first-class media such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune in just a few years.
Although USA Today is based on the all-encompassing comprehensiveness of the world, as the basketball part of the newspaper, this is almost the most authoritative of all the media in the United States, especially in the area of young players, such as the draft, such as the NCAA and the high school league, etc., and this year, the reason why everyone has now made Linham, Hardaway Mashburn and Ryder four small swing men is because this media said so, and everyone recognized it as such.
"Oh my God, it's incredible, it's more than 6o points, 68 points out of 46 shooting 3o, how is this possible? It's unbelievable that he scored more than 6o points twice in the first five games of his career? ”
"Editor-in-chief, this is incredible, and Hardaway also scored 41 points and 11 assists in this game, what the hell did these two guys do in this game?"
"Wait a minute, the footage is coming, we can take a good look at it, it's going to be a lot of fun."
When all the staff saw the press release of today's NBA season in their hands, they all gasped, although they could turn on the TV to pay attention to this game, but it is clear that although the basketball department is only a small branch in USA Today, the things that need to be paid attention to are not small at all, although they are very concerned about the table of this year's group of rookies, but their goal has always been that the NNETBA game is not his top priority, even if it is the matchup between Hardaway and Lin Han, and even if there is no shortage of money, there is no need to add an observer reporter who observes the game every day after having a live reporter.
"Editor-in-chief, it looks like tomorrow's front-page headline is going to change again, poor Grant Hill, it's been a long time since he's been on the front page, this year's group of rookies is just crazy, just as the editor-in-chief predicted"
As the editor-in-chief of the basketball department of USA Today, Alex Rock directly said after the end of this year's draft that this year's rookie is not even lost compared to the 84 generation, when Alex came back from the Chicago talent training camp, he directly ranked Lin Han, a little-known beginner rookie, to the beginning of the second round. It's just that now, no one thinks that there is anything wrong with Lin Han being ranked by Alex to the thirtieth pick, and even this rank is too low.
"It seems that American basketball is really about to usher in a real golden generation, the golden generation of the far 84 generation"
In the end, Alex put down the press release in his hand, and then sighed and thought in his heart, this year's Lin Han, Hardaway, Mashburn Ryder and the second-year youth Chris Webber who had trouble with the head coach, plus Grant Hill, Kidd and Glenn Robinson, who are about to enter the league, and of course, Alan Iverson, the fourth-year star of Bezer High School, who is the new pride of Virginia basketball, and Ronnie Fields of Farragut High School in Chicago, This sophomore high school genius can share the number of 3o+1o+4+4+4+4 per game per game, this vertical bounce can reach 13OCM, and the guy who can complete the free throw line jump dunk now has been determined to be able to succeed in the NBA in the future, of course, of course, in addition to Ronnie Fields, another genius in Farragat High School named Kevin Garnett is also noteworthy, although the light is overshadowed by Ronnie Fields, but this guy's talent is not bad at all, It is also unknown if the two will be able to beat Mount Carmel High School led by Anthony Walker in the Chicago High School League.
Thinking of the sudden emergence of a large group of high school geniuses and NCAA-level geniuses in American high schools in recent years, Alex has an incredible feeling every time, he has been engaged in basketball reporting for more than ten years, he has followed and reported Jordan back then, and was also amazed by Olajuwon's talent, and also witnessed the death of Celtics-level rookie Len Baias, these one or two geniuses are generally one a year or a few years is normal, If it's like the 84 generation and there are several in a year, then it's a golden generation, and now, it's not just a few a year, it's a spring, and if they all participate in the same year's NBA draft, then the whole NBA will go crazy for them.
"By the way, it was rumored not long ago that a college freshman named Tim Duncan from Wake Forest University in the ACC League defeated Alonzo Mourning one-on-one this summer, I wonder if that's true? However, Boggs, the leading point guard of the Charlotte Hornets, graduated from Wake Forest University, and Charlotte is not far from Windsor Cheng of Wake Forest University, maybe Mourning was really brought by Boggs to visit his alma mater and intersect with Duncan, maybe this guy named Tim Duncan is another level of genius"
As the pride of Virginia, although Mourning can only be regarded as a second-tier star in the NBA now, the United States today pays more attention to him than some first-tier stars, after all, he is a local and this guy is indeed very valued by Alex, Alex is also very aware of Mourning's strength, even if the current NBA can beat Mourning one-on-one on the inside, there are not 15, if a young man who has just graduated from high school can beat him, even if it is not an official game, this is shocking enough, What this means is something that everyone can imagine.
"Maybe Michael will regret leaving the NBA too early, this group of new golden generation of geniuses who have suddenly emerged, maybe one of them can really challenge Michael's position, maybe in a few years Ewing, Olajuwon, Drexler, Pippen or Malone and others will tremble under their challenge."
At this time, Alex fell into the rhapsody of a future of his own
"Ellie, is there really a reward for my 68 points today? It can't be another Chamberlain training card, right? The cards are good, but it would be a tragedy if you still couldn't comprehend Chamberlain's skills."
When the game between the Magic and Jazz ended, Lin Han, who was the focus of this pizza, was surrounded by a large group of reporters in the locker room, these guys never asked Lin Han if he would be happy today because he got a high score and beat Hardaway, these guys sprayed Lin Han's shots too much at the beginning, whether his teammates would be dissatisfied, Hardaway obviously let him go, why he didn't know what to do, etc., annoyed Lin Han to death.
Now Lin Han finally understands why head coach Jerry Sloan didn't let him accept the official interview after the game, obviously, Lin Han really can't run when he sits in the interview seat, and now this kind of informal interview is okay, as long as Lin Han is not satisfied, he just leaves, and today Lin Han did this, and returned to the hotel alone.
Lin Han really didn't expect that he had already shown himself so well, why did those people still treat him like this, which also made Lin Han very depressed, but fortunately, after returning to the hotel, Lin Han received a good news, because he broke the record for the highest score of a rookie here, and Lin Han received a purple-gold reward.
"That's your reward, familiar, right? Let's start the draw and congratulations on breaking your scoring record"
When Lin Han entered the special space, he also gasped when he saw the familiar lottery disc, this thing is a good thing, Lin Han's current capital Kobe Bryant-style turnaround and backward jumper was drawn from here.
1. Free attribute points 2o points
2. Pleasure 2o points
3. Character 1o%
4. Ordinary version of Jordan seven generations of basketball shoes
5. Stockton Body Attribute Template Card
6. Steven Nash Personal Defensive Attribute Skill Template Card
7. Maddy-style dry pull shooting skill card
8. Chamberlain 1o hour training card
9. Wade-style Lost Walk Breakthrough Skill Card
These nine items have skill cards, attribute points and equipment, which can be said to be very excellent and comprehensive, except for the principle that one of the nine items must be a pit, and the Stockton body attribute template card is a giant pit, the others are all good things, and Lin Han is very useful after drawing them.
Of course, what Lin Han lacks now is naturally a real defensive thing, especially now that I feel really uncomfortable being blown up by others in every game, the first few games are okay, Lin Han can still blow up others, but in the next game, Lin Han can already imagine that 1% of his character should belong to the grade of how much iron is invested, and the future is already dark, and Nash's card is equipped with defensive skills in addition to defensive attribute points, which is currently the most useful item for Lin Han.
"Ellie, is Nash a star?" Lin Han asked a little weakly, you can't ask about the lottery items when you draw the lottery, Lin Han knows this, but he still needs to confirm it a little.
"Well, the NBA's two consecutive regular season MVPs," Ellie said with a smile after her beautiful eyes flashed.
Of course, Ellie's answer is the information that Lin Han needs, even better than the information Lin Han needs, two consecutive NBA regular season MVP? Even if the regular season MVP is an offensive superstar, the defense can't be so bad, and if Nash's defense can reach Jordan's level, it will really make money.
"That's you, Stephen Nash's Personal Defensive Attribute Skill Template Card"
When he thought of this, Lin Han pressed his right hand the lottery button of the lottery machine.
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