Chapter 147: The Bet (Part 2)
"I know the Fredette story, but Roy is not Fredette, so I suggest you consider using the first-round pick to select Roy." Cheng Yuyang's tone was unquestionable, and his "suggestion" was more appropriate to understand as "order" at this time.
Divac is a tough guy, the previous Indian boss had to pay him three points, how could he buy it if he changed to a Chinese boss, he was still arguing.
"Boss, you probably don't know the risks of the NBA draft, generally the safest choice is the NCAA high-potential player, followed by the famous international player who has played in the European League, and the international player who graduated from high school like Roy is just too unpredictable."
"Yes, Vlad, you know it's called unpredictability, and it can get bad, but it can also get good. Can you tell how much potential Roy has? At least judging by Roy's stats, I think it's okay to pick him in the first round. Cheng Yuyang is not the kind of person who compromises easily, and his success comes from his persistence.
Divac doesn't care, he has spewed trash talk and fought with "Iron Elbow" Karl Malone and "Lakers Boss" Kobe Bryant in the NBA before, how could he give in so easily, and now his temperament is together, and he has no sense of proportion.
"Boss, are you crazy? No team in the NBA would use a first-round pick to select a high school student from China, and if I did, I would be the laughing stock of the entire NBA. β
Divac was anxious, he knew it was bad as soon as he said this, before becoming the joke of NBA teams, I am afraid he will first become a thorn in the side of the team owner, just when he said Chinese high school students, he thought that his team's owner TM is also Chinese.
Fortunately, Cheng Yuyang is not the kind of narrow-minded person, he endured his temper and made the final communication with Divac, "Vlad, if you haven't watched Roy's game video, I suggest you go back to tutoring." I hired you to serve me, I'm a long-time fan who has watched the NBA for twenty years, do you think I'll not understand anything? Don't fool me with the same way you did the Indians. β
Cheng Yuyang's words were extremely heavy, Divac was bored all of a sudden, Cheng Yuyang didn't continue to make trouble when he saw the situation, he turned to say: "In this way, we will bet on this three-point contest, if Roy can beat those American children to win the championship, then you will send someone to investigate Roy again, if Roy loses, then I will not mention the matter of selecting him in the first round." β
Cheng Yuyang's last bet is somewhat emotional, it stands to reason that Roy's current 16 points does not guarantee him to enter the next round, as a Chinese boss, his words are more of a gambling component.
Roy was also anxiously waiting for his fate at this time, and Andrew Jones and Malik Monk, who had just finished shooting, scored 18 and 17 points respectively, and both surpassed him.
As soon as Roy's ranking fell to fifth, it would be troublesome, and if two of the next four people played better, he would be eliminated.
Although Roy has now grasped the rhythm of shooting by watching the following games, and has summed up a lot of experience, but if he is eliminated, he will not be able to use any strength, thinking of this, he is annoyed again.
Tony Bradley, who appeared in the ninth game, is a long-handed monster with a height of 211 cm and an arm span of 224 cm, and it stands to reason that a No. 4 player of this height should not come to the three-point contest at all, but maybe to show himself, maybe to win some media exposure, Bradley also came to join in the fun.
Like the audience, Roy was not very optimistic about this "gibbon".
Power forwards also shoot three-pointers? There's no way this guy can surpass me, right? Otherwise, is there still heavenly reason? Roy prayed silently in his heart.
But Bradley surprised everyone as soon as he shot, slender hands, soft touch, this guy's shooting is accurate.
Insiders look at the doorway, outsiders look at the excitement, Bradley not only moves beautifully, but also has a good scoring rate, and finally scored a surprising 20 points.
God, Roy fell to sixth in an instant, on the verge of elimination, and there were still three players behind him.
It won't end there, Roy's palms couldn't help but ooze cold sweat.
The rest of Mills Bridges, Devan Hull, and V.J. King all look like shooting guards, and the shooting guards will always be a little more accurate than other players.
Mills Bridges was next on the scene, and Roy remembered that the player was ranked No. 8 on ESPN's Top 100 High School Rankings, and it was no guess that he must be a strong player.
Bridges' popularity is indeed not low, but more of the audience cheering for him hopes that he will defeat Roy to prove the strength of American basketball.
It may have been the overzealous enthusiasm of the crowd that infected Bridges, and the emotional swingman was instantly energized.
This caused him to shoot a little too hard, and the result was all kinds of irons, all kinds of angles and all kinds of strengths. Bridges really wants to show himself so much, his bounce is amazing, so he jumps high every time to shoot the ball, if it is better than a dunk it must be right, but unfortunately now it is a shot, what is needed is stability rather than passion.
With Bridges' poor shooting performance, the decibel level of the audience slowly dropped, and he ended up with a miserable score of only 9 points, and he was in the last seat.
Dewan Hur, who came on next, was not spared, and he was bent on scoring 17 points to surpass Roy, but that became his demon. Under the eagerness of the audience, this shy young man was nervous, and in the end he only scored 14 points and was eliminated.
In this way, only the last lone seedling, V.J. King, remained, and the focus of the audience suddenly converged on this black boy with a mustache.
V.J. King is moving his arms, judging from his relaxed expression, he is more relaxed than the two buddies in front of him, and the broadcast camera is very sensible to the silent Roy and the eager V.J. King, and the subtext is self-evident.
V.J. King shot, and like Roy, he used a more traditional way of shooting, putting up a good posture and making steady shots.
If you go back to the 90s, you will find that almost 80% of the players in the NBA league have this shooting style, which was an era of extreme discipline, and any technical move required a single look. If you put Steve Curry or Russell Westbrook at that time, you're going to be scolded to death by the coach.
V.J. King not only moves like Roy, but his basic skills are also as solid as Roy, the first point takes three points, the second point scores another four points, and then the third point is three points, the fourth point is four points, and he has scored 14 points after 20 shots!
Roy was almost holding his breath as he watched V.J. King's shot at the final point, with 12 seconds remaining, which was perfectly adequate.
The first shot missed, and Roy exhaled a little.
The second shot was missed again, and Roy exhaled a little more.
The third goal was scored, Roy instantly regained his nerves, 15 points, this is a tipping point, and if there is a draw, the two will play an extra game.
On the fourth ball, the ball bounced twice on the basket and missed, and Roy's nervousness all came to his mind.
The last 2-point flower ball became the key, and the goal was eliminated by Roy, and if he didn't score, Roy advanced.
V.J. Kim took a breath, he had specially prepared for this three-point contest, and he also wanted to show off his power with a championship, but he didn't expect his shooting at the last shooting point to be so bad.
Who wouldn't want to improve their ranking and get more attention with this All-Star Game, V.J. King is not ranked high, and he is only 23rd in the high school tournament, so he can't afford to lose.
Bearing the expectation and pressure of thousands of viewers, V.J. King made a move.
βShitγβ V.J. King knew it was over as soon as he shot, and he still needed some talent for shooting, and not being disturbed by off-court factors and psychological factors was one of the most important.
The ball smashed into the basket, the audience sighed, and Roy finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But it's not over yet, and the system news comes with it.
Instant Tasks:
King of Threes: Win today's three-point contest, task difficulty: β β , mission success reward: increase 200 attribute points or 1 "three-point shot on the spot", mission failure penalty: reduce "three-point shot on the spot" by 2 points.
What task? Only two stars of difficulty? Does the system think it's easy for me to win the championship?