Chapter 077: FLAG Stand Up!
Lucas Oil Stadium was in complete boiling, and the lost North Carolina fans couldn't believe they had really been eliminated tonight, while the excited Wildcats fans rightly chanted the names of Lin Yi and Stephen Curry.
Lin Yi and Stephen Curry became the focus of media interviews after the game.
Lin Yi got 45 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks in this game, and the discussion about who is the best big man in the class of '09 will definitely continue.
In elementary school, he scored three points in his life, completely untying the knot of last year's defeat to Kansas.
What the media is most interested in right now is what Stephen Curry and Lin Yi said after the Wildcats called their final timeout.
"Stephen told me at the time that if I was Michael Jordan in '97 tonight, then he would be Steve Cole in '97, and I thought that if I broke through to North Carolina, I would definitely be caught in the middle, so I had already decided that my last pass would be to Stephen." Lin Yi didn't hide anything.
Because there will definitely be lip experts after the game to interpret the conversation that Stephen Curry said to him, rather than making people guess, it is better for him to say it. And Lin Yi knows it's a plus, both for himself and for Stephen Curry.
The media were really happy, and a female reporter excitedly continued to ask, "Lin, do you mean you want to be a great player like Michael Jordan?" ”
Lin Yi replied, "It doesn't matter to me whether I can become a great player like Michael Jordan, the important thing is that I will continue to play and train, and never give up a minute." ”
This sentence is a famous quote of the football king Maradona, Lin Yi unceremoniously plagiarized, someone asked Maradona if you want to be Pele, so Maradona said it very humbly.
"Of course, I think only legends, beyond legends." Lin Yi added.
Not arrogant or impatient, the humility necessary after winning can win the favor of fans and even NBA celebrities, but the flag must also be erected. It's not like China abroad, just like Monta Ellis once said that he is the second scoring guard in the league, and moderate humility is fine, but if you don't show your ambitions, you will definitely find it difficult to survive in a country that is far more flamboyant than China.
Lin Yi had the previous words as a foreshadowing, and when he said the latter words, the media's favorability towards him skyrocketed.
Media favorability +10086!
One of the important factors in the selection of NBA teams is the player's own heart, after all, the higher the rookie, the more likely he is to be selected as the cornerstone of the team.
For example, former Mavericks center Dampier famously said that I am now the No. 1 center in the West, but he was later beaten out by Da Yao, and it is said that Dampier didn't even dare to accept an interview after that game......
Only legends, beyond legends is also a classic advertising slogan of Canon, Lin Yi's purpose in saying this is also to tell those teams who want to choose him, I am ready to come to the NBA, choose me!
Shortly after Lin Yi finished the interview, Stephen Curry's interview also ended, and the Wildcats can now have a good two days, and now they have advanced to the top four.
Because of Lin Yi's influence, the order of primary school students will definitely rise significantly, and plots like "The Return of the King" are very plus.
Wildcats head coach McLop also bragged about his disciple after the game, and North Carolina coach Roy Williams was on pins and needles, after all, he has been wearing a big hat that only uses the admissions advantage to win the championship. Well, now that you're given four would-be NBA players, you won't even be able to get the championship back, and you'll definitely be scolded.
In order to shake off the pot, Roy Williams, of course, can only praise Lin Yi and Stephen Curry, "Lin is the most incomprehensible player I've ever seen in college basketball, to be honest, such a big man comes out once in a century." ”
Roy Williams originally meant that Lin Yi was a strange thing, but because he was vague, it was understood by the media that Lin Yi's talent was once in a century, so the Chinese media, especially the unscrupulous online media, began to set up all kinds of god titles again.
After beating North Carolina, the Wildcats are destined to be the hottest team in March Madness this year.
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To the regret of American and Chinese fans, the Wildcats did not make it to the finals.
In the game against North Carolina, the Wildcats had run out of ammunition, Stephen Curry had not fully recovered from an ankle injury, and Lin Yi was struggling to do it himself, and the University of Michigan took the opportunity to beat the Wildcats and eventually won the NCAA championship in the 2008/2009 season.
Maybe this is a fairy tale, Lin Yi still played well in the game against Michigan, but unfortunately his 28 points and 14 rebounds could not help the team win.
At this point, the Wildcats ended their NCAA season campaign, but they are still the champions in the hearts of the fans, after all, they defeated the unbeatable '09 North Carolina.
And that quarter-final match set the highest broadcast record in NCAA history.
In the next time, Lin Yi will wait for the arrival of the NBA training camp while training after returning to Davidson, and the draft pick will be pressed for the time being, Lin Yi already has his own plan for the summer.
Since there is a plug-in in his hand, Lin Yi's goal must be to become the first person in history after entering the NBA, and to complete such a goal, Lin Yi knows that it will take a certain amount of time and pay a great price.
The first is that he needs time to level up, so when the draft picks come out, where to go for a trial is critical, history has been changed by him, and Lin Yi doesn't know which team will select him.
The second is that no matter which team he goes to, he must establish a core position as soon as possible, and Lin Yi will never be able to do it in his life.
In the end, Lin Yi has to find a way to establish his own power and not interfere with the stars of the management, so can he still be called a superstar? And it would be best if you could build a team according to your own ideas, after all, Lin Yi himself is a plug-in.
It is impossible to hold a group, it is impossible to hold a group in this life, Lin Yi not only can't take the initiative to hold a group, but also can't even accept a passive group, you must know that he knows very well that after the group, it will affect the status of the star in the minds of fans.
Historical status, the status in the minds of fans, these Lin Yi all want, how to be the first person in NBA history if you are not greedy? Do you really think Michael Jordan's place in history was given to him with six rings and a ten-time scoring champion? If you lose the fans, you lose everything!
Basketball is nothing without fans!
In the summer, Lin Yi has agreed to train with Stephen Curry, and he wants to help elementary school students improve his shooting movements, at this time Curry's shooting rate is far less fast than in the future, which will be a big loss when he enters the NBA. The dribbling, passing and defense of primary school students have not yet reached the level of the future, and Lin Yi does not know what kind of story primary school students will be under his influence.
In the basketball arena at Davidson College.
Just when Lin Yi and Stephen Curry were practicing one-on-one, suddenly Lin Yi's phone rang.
Hey?
It's James Harden, what's the matter with him looking for himself?