XLVII. Jacksonville

Li Wu followed the team from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to the international airport in Jacksonville, Florida's largest city. Although it was only a two-and-a-half-hour flight, Columbia University's board of trustees was very proud to honor the Lions' contributions and set all the first-class cabins on their flight.

The Airbus 320 has only eight seats in first class, which means that there are players who have to travel in economy class, and when it comes to allocating places, it is often the time to reflect the status of the team. In addition to the four members of the coaching staff, including Coach Smith, there are four other positions in first class, and Maodore and the main point guard Franksky each have a spot, because Maodore has been the Lions' number one star since his freshman year, and Franksky is the oldest senior in the ranks.

One of the other two positions is the main center Osette Kowski, because he is also a senior, and his statistics have been very good this year, with 7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3 assists, and the team is second only to Li Wu, Maodore and Franksky in scoring.

There is also a position that has actually been determined as soon as he gets on the plane, that is, this year's Ivy League best player Li Wu's, when Luke and the Cowbe Gang pushed Li Wu to the seat, he realized that his status in this team is already above Maodore, obviously now coaches and players understand that how far the team can go in the championship depends entirely on Li Wu's play, because Li Wu's shooting rate is as high as 93%, has broken the Ivy League and NCAA records, which is a very unbelievable data.

There is no one before, and I am afraid there will be no one after.

The Columbia Lions and University of North Carolina Forest Walkers game was scheduled to be played in a neutral arena, the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where Li arrived in Jacksonville on March 17 and the game on March 19, and the players needed time to get used to the arena.

As soon as Li Wu got off the plane, he met a wave of fans holding his photos, most of which were photos of him shooting and stealing on the court, and a few were taken during interviews.

After seeing this banner Li Wu, Li Wu deliberately walked in front of this group of fans who picked up the airport, which immediately caused a commotion.

"Li Wu! Come on! ”

"Brother! Ox X! ”

"We're all watching you play! I have to be in the NBA! ”

"Yes! I have to be in the NBA! As for the Asian Championships or something, let's play less! ”

"You can still fight a dozen in the Olympics!"

In the midst of everyone's laughter, Li Wu waved to them, and then asked a young man holding a banner, "From China?" ”

The young man was not tall, only about 175cm, looked up at Li Wu and said excitedly: "Yes! Specially come to see you play buddy! You're hot in China right now! ”

A girl with glasses next to her, who looked like she should be a young girlfriend, said, "Yes! Now that all kinds of posts on the Internet are talking about you, we think we should build a support group for you, as long as you enter the NBA, we guarantee that you will be an All-Star in the first year! ”

After thanking them, Li Wu said that he still had to be familiar with the venue, and he had to adjust his state in the past two days, and he couldn't communicate with them more, so he asked them to forgive him. Li Wu then went on to say that if he encountered any difficulties in the United States, he must find the Chinese embassy or consulate, and told them the embassy's hotline, which was the number that Li Wu told him when he went abroad.

Although it has not been used all these years.

"Lee, what did your fans tell you?" On the bus to the hotel, Kyle asked Li Wu with a smile.

"They said let me go to the NBA, and they promised to throw me into the All-Star in the first year." Li Wu replied.

"Oh! My friend! I absolutely believe that your fans have this ability. Kyle laughs.

Li Wu shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal, this matter was still too far away for him.

"Hey! Lee, you know what? The person who commented on our game this time was a great guy! Kyle said excitedly.

Li Wu didn't pay much attention to the things around this kind of game, and he was very interested in seeing Kyle, so he asked, "Who is it?" ”

Maodore smiled and said, "I heard that this commentary also has an old friend of ours, Troy Murphy. Originally, I thought that he would have to go for a job in sociology after graduation, but now it seems that because we are in March and Madness, he can get a place in the TNT commentary group! ”

"TNT Commentary Group?" When Li Wu heard this name, he immediately became interested and asked, "It can't be Kenny Smith and O'Neal who will explain our game, right?" "He is very familiar with these two people, not because he has watched them explain a lot, but because he has seen them too many times when he plays 2K.

"Hey! My friends, they're Kenny and Shark are TNT Commentary Days! It's not a commentary group! Although Kenny is also from North Carolina, he will not be here to explain the NCAA second round! However, this commentary is not much worse than Kenny's career stats! Kyle laughs.

"Alright, don't sell it, Kyle!" Li Wu said with a smile, now he is also a little interested, and he thinks that the level of the tournament commentator has improved.

"In addition to Murphy, there are two more North Carolina alumni! Rashid Wallace and Antoine Jamison! Wallace is a four-time primary All-Star and a championship! And Jamison has also been a two-time All-Star! It's all North Carolina famous! Kyle said excitedly.

Hearing these two names, Li Wu also sighed sincerely: "North Carolina is really full of talents!" "In addition to Vince Carter and the basketball god Jordan, there are many people in North Carolina who have made a name for themselves in the league, and Columbia University is nowhere near in this regard.

Big center Ossetkovsky couldn't help but sigh: "If only Jamison could teach me his half-hook toss and one-handed lifts!" I can score at least 20 points per game. ”

Luke laughed, "Don't dream, man, maybe Jamison has already handed over these two tricks to Kennedy Meeks of the Forest Walkers, you have to be careful, that kid can be 131 kilograms, and you'll be crushed by him in a reasonable collision zone." ”

"If he dares to go into the paint area, I'll give him a taste of the Corey hat!" Osette Kowski smiled and said, "It's you, Luke, but you have to be careful of that guy named Bris-Johansen, that kid is 3 years older, hasn't shot a three-pointer, likes to hit the basket the most, can your little body stop him?" ”

"That kid's feet are not enough to break through me, I'll let him not score 5 points in a game!" Luke laughed.

The two Lions' inside line bragged to each other, but the truth is, soon, they couldn't laugh anymore.