10. Against Princeton
"Hey! Lee, I really didn't expect your popularity to be so high! Kyle shouted beside Li Wu: "It looks like a big star is on the stage, I haven't seen a full house at Wayne Stadium this year!" ”
Li Wu was not particularly surprised by this situation, the current Chinese students are not the same for international students at the beginning of the 21st century, at that time there were relatively few Chinese students, and they always felt that they were under the fence abroad, and they were trembling, but now with the continuous improvement of China's national strength, international students have greatly improved their sense of identity and national identity, and no matter which circle they are in, international students will not be stingy and cheer for the achievements of their compatriots abroad.
That's because they feel that the achievements of their compatriots are just as proud of the motherland, and the reason for this phenomenon is, in the final analysis, that China has become stronger. In any university, as long as the professors and scholars of courses on international relations, international politics, history, international finance, etc., mention China, they will use one word: NEXTSUPERPOWER. This is already an indisputable fact in foreign academic circles.
Feeling the cheers of his compatriots, Li Wu whispered to Kyle, "We want to win this game!" ”
At this time, many Chinese students have completed taking pictures, and they are busy posting on Moments, and many photos and videos of Li Wu have appeared on the WeChat of many beautiful and handsome guys, and the content of these photos and videos is almost the same.
"I'm witnessing the history of Columbia University! The first person of the Chinese Colombian Lions! ”
"Wow~ Our compatriots are actually playing NCAA! Ahem~ Popular science, NCAA is the ladder to enter the NBA! (I also listened to my boyfriend~~ haha)"
"0 breakthrough, no matter if he plays in the future or not! I'll be there again in every game he plays! Witness history! ”
"I heard that he is from the history department .... Columbia University History Department DIAO Fried! The first Chinese of the Columbia basketball team actually appeared! ”
The release of these WeChat moments and Weibo dynamics was quickly forwarded by their various friends, and in the silent fermentation, the appearance of Chinese in the NCAA league is a very novel thing after all.
At the same time, Maodore came to Li Wu's side and whispered in his ear: "Lee, your projection and running ability is our secret weapon, the Princeton guys don't know you at all, don't expose your hole cards during the warm-up." ”
Apparently the Mandarin cheers from the crowd did not dampen the German national team player's mood, and he kindly reminded Li Wu that, in Maodore's opinion, he was more eager to win.
Li Wu also followed the advice and just walked around the court without making any shooting moves.
Compared to Li Wu's teammates, his opponent looked very unhappy, and the top star of the Princeton Tigers, junior Hans Barasser, watched Li Wu spread his hands with his teammates: "Is Columbia University so poor that it needs to use Chinese players to increase ticket sales?" "He is 203cm tall and weighs 104kg, which is similar in height and tonnage to LeBron James, the first person in the league, and he plays three or four positions.
Last year he had 5.7 rebounds and 11.2 points, and this year his score is the same as last year, but the number of rebounds has reached about 8, and the two-point shooting rate has been above 50% from last year to this year.
Princeton's main guard, senior Clay Wilson, said with a smile: "Don't worry, Hans, I'll blow up this kid in front of a full court of Chinese girls wearing famous brands, provided he can play." ”
After the warm-up, the coaching staff of both sides set up the bench on the sidelines, and Coach Smith arranged the starting lineup: point guard Steven Franksky, scoring guard Maodore Lowe, small forward Jeff Cobey, power forward Luke Pedrasek, and center Corey Osetkowski.
Li Wu didn't know much about Princeton, and only then did he know the opponent's lineup through the introduction of Kyle, who was also a substitute next to him: point guard: Amir Bell, shooting guard Clay Wilson, small forward Spencer Wisz, power forward Steven Cook, and center is their number one star Hans Balasser.
"Princeton University has started to play because of the rise of Spencer Witz and Steven Cook, and the 203cm tall Hans Balasser has often played in the center position this season, and his physical condition is still very advantageous in the NCAA." Commentator Barry said: "Although Princeton is more difficult to score than the Colombian Lions, their scoring ability is much higher than that of the opponent, so I am more optimistic about the Princeton Tigers in this game." This group of Chinese children may be disappointed. ”
There is no doubt that Barry has shown his tendencies, and although he is a New Yorker, he is more optimistic about Princeton to win.
"Don't underestimate Osette Kowski's defensive prowess, his height of 211cm allows him to form a solid barrier in the paint zone without a three-second violation." Murphy, as a student at Columbia, also has a clear inclination.
At this point, Ossetkovsky and Barasser stood in the center circle ready to scrum for the ball.
"Drip ~~~~~~~~"
As soon as the whistle blew, Barasser bounced straight up, stretched his long arms, and with a flick, he flicked the ball to Spencer-Wiez.
"What an amazing bullet speed!" Kyle beside Li Wu shouted.
Weiz, who is only 193cm tall, holds the ball directly after getting the ball, although he plays the small forward position, but the speed of advancing with the ball is comparable to that of a point guard, and Jeff, who is opposite him, has no way to keep up, and Luke Pidrasek, who is standing slightly behind, strides closely behind, replacing the position of pursuing Wiz.
Although Luke is slower than Wizz, his legs are long, his stride is large, and his own basket is closer to the starting area, so he can still catch up with Wizz on the inside, and if the small 193cm forward dares to go to the basket in front of him, he will wave his long arms and hit the basketball directly into the audience.
But Weiz didn't go to the basket, he dribbled into the three-point line and only held the ball and took two big strides to throw the ball in his hand to the wing of the right three-point line, Princeton's power forward Steven Cook immediately pulled out the shot as soon as he caught the ball outside the three-point line, Luke, who was supposed to defend him, could only watch him shoot by Wiz's side, as for Jeff, who was thrown away by Weiz, he hadn't caught up with Cook's footsteps, because Cook, who was 196 tall and weighed 83 kilograms, could run much faster than Jeff.
The "brush~" ball went into the net, and Princeton took the lead 3-0.