Chapter 563: The University of Washington in Despair, the University of Washington in Hope

On March 19, 2008, in Seattle, the atmosphere at the University of Washington's training hall was particularly sombre.

As a prospective University of Washington player, Klay Thompson now feels uncomfortable.

He was a senior at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Los Angeles, but his high school career was over.

After leading Santa Margarita High School to the state championship in the California Division III League, he completed his perfect graduation from high school.

After graduating, he couldn't wait to come to the University of Washington, where he was about to enroll, and train with the students of the University of Washington.

He has been training at the University of Washington for almost a month.

Not only him, but Isaiah Thomas and Draymond Green, two players who were pre-booked by the University of Washington, have been training here for almost a month, just like him.

There is no way, with their level, being able to be photographed by the University of Washington is really a pie-in-the-sky thing.

On ESPN's Recruiting-Rank for high school students, he was 58, Draymond Green was 98, and Isaiah Thomas simply didn't even get into 100.

They defeated Jennings, who ranked No. 1 in ESPN's Top 100 High School Students, Samardo Samuels, who ranked No. 2 in the Top 100 High School Students, Tyrek Evans, who ranked No. 3 in the Top 100 High School Students, Ju Holiday who ranked No. 4 in the Top 100 High School Students, and BJ Mulens, who ranked No. 5 in the Top 100 High School Students.

All of the top five players in ESPN's Class of 2008 were all part of the University of Washington's training camp.

In addition to these five resounding peerless talents, at that job fair, they also met Jermichael Green at sixth, Tyler Zeller at seventh, DeMar DeRozan at eighth, Scottie Hopson at ninth, and Willie Warren at tenth.

In addition to the top five peerless geniuses all came, the top ten top geniuses also arrived.

These are all players who can be the core of any university!

In addition to this, there are Eleventh Ed Davis, fourteenth Kemba Walker, seventeenth Griffin, twentieth Monroe, twenty-fifth DeAndre Jordan and so on.

Arguably, that open recruitment at the University of Washington was called the most exciting and crazy recruiting session in the history of the NCAA by ESPN and many other media outlets.

No university has such a big attraction to attract so many outstanding high school students.

It can only be said that because of Yes and Coach Lorenzo, the University of Washington is definitely the most attractive team in the NCAA, although it is not the first big club in the NCAA.

A talented player who hopes to be groomed by Master Lorenzo to become the next Yes and Roy.

Players who are not so highly talented, hoping to be groomed by Lorenzo to become Curry who can stir up trouble in the NCAA.

As long as you can become a core player at the University of Washington, as long as you can become a player that the University of Washington focuses on developing, the future is bright.

In this situation, you can imagine how difficult it is to get into the University of Washington.

Compete with some of the best high school students in the country.

In the end, it was 58 like him, 95 like Draymond Green, and 'garbage' like Isaiah Thomas who couldn't even get into the top 100.

When the results came out, it was really a big surprise.

Even Klay Thompson himself hadn't thought of it.

When the results came out, Klay Thompson rushed to find his father and asked if it was the back door he helped through.

"I don't have that much face, and I've heard that the magician lobbied for his youngest son, E.J. Johnson, and failed."

E.J. Johnson is still a sophomore in high school, and the Magic is clearly hoping that Master Lorenzo can educate him right now.

It's just clear that in the end it failed.

When I heard that the Magic brought his youngest son to an individual interview, he was not interested in basketball as a child, but he was very interested in becoming good friends with Curry.

In the end, the magician took his young son to play here for a few days before being asked away by Master Lorenzo.

This is the confidence of the University of Washington, as long as it is not a player that Master Lorenzo needs, no one will be given face.

And that's why the University of Washington is considered the hardest, most demanding, and least demanding university in history.

It is said that the University of Washington is demanding and difficult to get into, because the University of Washington doesn't care about the backstage, the background, and even the talent of the players.

The recruitment criteria are weird, and no one knows what the recruitment requirements are.

And easy, even 'goods' like him, Green and Thomas can enter.

To be reasonable, it's not that they don't look down on themselves, according to normal speaking, they can't even enter North CaraDuke at their level!

"Master Lorenzo has enough confidence in his own strength, he doesn't care what kind of talent the players are, how bad can a player be worse than Curry? With his training, Curry can make a name for himself in the NCAA in one season! ”

"Can Master Lorenzo build an NCAA Final Four team with Curry at the core of such a talented Curry, can any other NCAA coach do that?"

"Master Lorenzo has enough self-confidence and strength to make any choice, Master Lorenzo and Coach K are at both ends of the spectrum, Master Lorenzo has the strongest strength in the history of the NCAA, he never piles up talent, he is happy to train ordinary players into a beggar version, the bankruptcy version of Yes pleasure!"

"We don't need to exclaim the peculiar choices of Master Lorenzo, we just have to cheer for each of his titles, after Yes left, when he indulged in finding the qualities of Yes from those ordinary players, each of his titles was the toughest championship visible to the naked eye!"

This is about the results of that recruitment, the evaluation of the American media.

The three of them were able to enter the University of Washington only because Master Lorenzo saw some of the qualities of Yes in them.

According to the American media, Master Lorenzo saw in him the confidence that Yes had only the basket in his eyes when he shot, and this confidence was a prerequisite for creating miracles.

"I've never seen that kind of confidence in Stephen's eyes, and every time I look at Klay's shot selection, it always reminds me of the heartbeat I felt when I coached Yes."

Later Master Lorenzo also confirmed.

In Green's body, what Master Lorenzo sees is Yes's confidence at the top of the three-point arc, the confidence of jumping up and passing at the top of the three-point arc, which is very obvious in Green's body, although Green does not jump to pass, but he also likes to show his passing skills outside the three-point line, and he doesn't care if it's a mistake or a pit teammate.

In Isaiah Thomas, Master Lorenzo saw Yes's speed and will, the indomitable courage to give everything he had.

In the end, the three of them finally entered the college that all high school students in the United States dream of because they have so many and maybe a little Yes traits.

In the eyes of many people, as long as they follow Master Lorenzo, as long as the players who are focused on training by Master Lorenzo with a full scholarship, their future achievements will be at least an All-Star, just like Yes and Roy now.

Even a player of Curry's talent level may enter the NBA All-Star in the future, is there anyone in this world who is less talented than Curry?

So, getting into the University of Washington as a full-scholarship core equals an all-star?

Klay Thompson never thought that far ahead.

He's not that utilitarian, he came to the University of Washington just to chase his idol, yes!

To be able to come here in the competition of so many people, he cherishes this opportunity very much, Green and Thomas also cherish this opportunity, he cherishes this opportunity more than Green and Thomas.

When he came to the University of Washington, Klay Thompson felt very at home.

Whether it is the team's head coach Lorenzo Master, the team's assistant coach Steve Cole, or the team's boss Stephen Curry, they are all very easy-going people.

Even several of the team's main players, such as center Spencer Hawes, power forward Brockman, small forward Quincy Bombset, point guard Justin Duntumon, and the team's sixth man, Ryan Ebby, are the kind of people who are very easy to get along with.

At the University of Washington, there are none of those 'weird' things that the NCAA legends do.

It's fair to say that being able to get into the University of Washington is the perfect thing for any player.

He came here because he followed in the footsteps of Yes, and when he came here, he found that he really fell in love with all the beauty of this place.

He really likes the environment.

But......

Everything has changed since last night.

After the University of Washington's crushing defeat to UCLA in the P-10 League tournament final, all the joy, all the carefreeness, is gone.

For the first time, Klay Thompson experienced the cruelty of the NCAA.

Before this game began, the world's voices were wondering about Curry's entry into the NBA this year.

Curry said last year that if you don't win the NCAA championship, you won't enter the NBA.

This year, the University of Washington and UCLA are the two biggest favorites to win the title.

Both teams are close in strength and can compete for the title.

In terms of historical records, Yes has beaten UCLA, and Master Lorenzo has also beaten UCLA, so it can be said that the University of Washington is the biggest favorite.

It's just that in the so-called early NCAA finals played last night, UCLA beat the University of Washington by 20 points 98-78!

The difference in quality between the two teams is incredible.

This game made the originally sought-after Curry fall from the clouds to hell again in an instant.

Based on the strength of UCLA and the University of Washington last night, it is almost impossible for the University of Washington to win this year's championship.

Once again, Curry will face a choice between breaking his promise and entering the NBA, or staying in the NCAA and fighting for the championship.

Now the whole world is laughing at Curry's big words last year.

"Curry underestimated the NCAA too much, with Afralo's talent, he and his UCLA for the championship, waited four years, worked hard for four years, until now there is no time to blossom, if it weren't for Master Lorenzo, Curry would never have touched that championship trophy, everything he is experiencing now is the result of him taking it for granted, he is the aftermath of Hurricane Garfield, he is not a Garfield Hurricane, not in the past, not now, not in the future!"

"I'm now looking forward to the day when Curry announces his entry to the draft after finishing second this year, because Justin Duntumon and Ryan Appleby and Brockman have made it clear that they will definitely be in the draft this year, and without the support of their three championships, Curry will end his championship dream!"

"Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Isaiah Thomas, they may have a bright future under the tutelage of Master Lorenzo, but even Master Lorenzo can't lead these people to win the NCAA championship with Curry!"

"I'm sure Curry will know what to do!"

Although he was so underestimated, Klay Thompson did not feel angry, but was a little embarrassed about Curry.

Although these media experts are somewhat direct.

But they were right.

This year is the last year for Brockman and his champions to stay in the NCAA, and it is also Curry's best and last chance to win the championship.

If you lose it, you really don't have it......

Unless Master Lorenzo is a god, he and Green, Thomas, Curry and the rest of the University of Washington players are not going to win a championship in the NCAA.

It can be said that last night's game was a desperate game for Curry.

Unless he doesn't enter the NBA, as long as he enters the NBA, Curry will break his word.

Even the optimistic Curry was filled with despair when he saw him this morning.

Looking at Curry and Yes, who were sitting together on their knees not far away, Klay Thompson sighed slightly.

This world is too difficult......

"Teacher, I really don't know what to do now......"

Curry, who has always been lively, now has no anger in his voice.

However, the current situation is indeed desperate for Curry.

The gap between the University of Washington and UCLA left him hopeless.

His future also made him feel hopeless.

"Does Stephen want me to convince Joan to stay and play for another year?"

Ye Si watched Curry quietly and finished speaking, Curry shook his head frantically.

This shake of the head is denial, not celebration.

"I don't want to ruin Joan's future because of my business."

Curry's voice was resolute, and when Curry said this, Coach Lorenzo not far away sighed.

Of course, he wanted Brockman and them all to stay.

Without them, how else would he lead Curry to the championship?

Watching Curry break his promise and get fat into the NBA?

"Since you don't want to, then trust these new teammates of yours, persevere, and you will always succeed."

Insistence?

Alas......

Yes chicken soup, that's chicken soup too......

Looking at Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Isaiah Thomas not far away, Coach Lorenzo sighed with a toothache.

Yes just said and left, anyway, he is not responsible for winning the championship for Stephen.

If Yes really didn't persuade Joan to stay, Curry wouldn't have wasted another year by going to the draft this year.

Curry, Thompson, Green, Poundset, Spencer, Thomas......

It's really a waste of time.

"Teacher, I know, I'll work hard!"

"Even if it fails in the end...... I did my best too......"

Ye Si nodded in satisfaction.

Coach Lorenzo next to him was about to cry.

It's too much pressure, it's too hard......

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