Chapter 134: The Excellent Defender (I)

January and February are the hottest times for major sports events in the United States, football is playing the Super Bowl at the end of January, and the NBA's regular season is also in the middle of the game.

Because of the league's regulations, the management of NBA teams is not allowed to have private contact with NCAA players during this time, and if such a thing happens and is made public by the pervasive media, it will definitely be punished by the league's top management as soon as possible.

The league issued such a rule mainly because it was afraid that the team and the players would privately sign a secret agreement before the draft meeting, and privately promise some obscure secret agreements, which violated the fair competition between teams.

This kind of strictly forbidden thing, Timberwolves general manager McHale naturally does not dare to do, this kind of incident that crosses the line of fire has always been thankless, it is a double-edged sword, if you are not careful, you will be restrained by the rookie, and it is not something that has never happened.

During this time, not only the NBA competition is intensifying, but the NCAA is also brewing, and most colleges and universities in the United States are brewing strength, and many colleges and universities are even holding the urge to rush into the tournament and gamble in March Madness.

During this time, it is the time for many players in the NCAA to show their strength, who will be likely to participate in this year's draft, and what benefits the Timberwolves can gain from it, these are all things that McHale needs to sort out.

And Li Shihao came to his alma mater Syracuse with such a purpose!

Since the management can't come forward, it is very suitable for Li Shihao, who has the identity of a player, to investigate, and Li Shihao also has the identity of the core of the team at this level, and he is meeting his favorite player. When throwing an olive branch to solicit, he can show more sincerity.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to Syracuse, his former rival Wesley Johnson was the first to make a provocation.

Last season, Wesley Johnson was unhappy with Lee Se-ho's designation as the team's core by head coach Jim. In the eyes of this black player, Li Shihao has no outstanding physical fitness, and second, he has no outstanding ball skills, and he can become the core of the team just because of head coach Jim's ridiculous basketball IQ?

This sentence is not half convincing in Wesley's heart, at the beginning of Wesley's basketball, I don't know how many people praised him for having an excellent ball quotient, even last year Li Shihao led the team to play a history-making six-overtime matchup, in Wesley's opinion, luck is greater than strength, and even in his heart. If he was on the court and beat an opponent like UConn, one or two overtimes would be enough, and six overtimes would be a pure waste of time and energy.

There is a reason why Wesley is so confident.

In his sophomore year, Li Shihao had a bullfight with Wesley Johnson, and at that time, Li Shihao made a small improvement. But he still couldn't win that bullfight.

Although he scored three or five goals in that matchup, he still swallowed the bitter pill of defeat. He was ridiculed by the fox friends around Wesley.

Shame and courage, other people's ridicule and discrimination will never defeat Li Shihao.

On the contrary, Li Shihao's desire to become stronger became stronger, and this led to the amazing transformation of the junior season.

Maybe Wesley Johnson himself doesn't know that behind his hostility to Li Shihao, there is also a deep jealousy. This jealousy was not even aware of himself, and even hindered his progress.

His disdain for Li Shihao has risen from the beginning to the point where it is enough to pose a huge threat to him, especially when Li Shihao is in the NBA arena, Wesley's heart is undoubtedly rotting secretly, and an indescribable emotion has taken root in his heart. Fortune and misfortune are unknown.

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At two o'clock in the afternoon, the game between the two teams started on time, with Syracuse University taking on Marshall University.

Li Shihao sat on the sidelines, looking intently at the Marshall University players on the court, with a faint curiosity in his heart.

Syracuse University, his alma mater, has been a regular follower, and his email exchanges with head coach Jim often include the quality of the players on the team.

Syracuse University didn't add any potential newcomers this year, and even if they did, they would rarely be able to play crazy this year, and it would be difficult to be drafted by the league's 30 teams this summer without great exposure.

The young players who can be selected are all the ones who have the best talent potential, and such players often do not have enough playing time and tactical position in the first year, and cannot play impressive statistics, even if they participate in the draft, it is the fate of soy sauce, and it is better to accumulate more game experience in the NCAA arena.

After all, those super newcomers who have been famous in the United States in high school tend to choose some prestigious schools or college teams with vacant positions in the core of the team, the former can bring them academic qualifications, connections, exposure and other factors, while the latter can allow them to obtain a higher tactical status and enough playing time, which can save a lot of time on the bench.

Today's Syracuse University Orange People obviously don't fall into either of the two and won't be the college choice for those super newcomers.

To be honest, Li Shihao looked at the varsity lineup of Marshall University, and did not find the "surprise" in the mouth of head coach Jim.

In comparison, Syracuse University, led by Wesley Johnson, is indeed very strong, and this year's record has not dropped much compared to last year, and Wesley's strength perfectly fills the gap in the squad after Li Shihao left the school.

Both in terms of the lineup and tactics, Marshall University has little chance of winning.

Syracuse University has Wesley Johnson in charge, but on the other hand, there are no famous newcomers in the Marshall University team, most of them are well-known players in the state, and they may not be inconspicuous on the stage of college students in the United States.

And Marshall University itself is not a well-known university in the United States, in terms of teaching conditions, faculty equipment, etc., there are many places that are inferior to Syracuse, it is difficult to achieve a far-reaching influence in the United States like Syracuse, under such conditions, the basketball head coach of Marshall University can also be imagined, it will not be a famous coach, compared to Jim's tactical literacy, I am afraid it is much inferior.

In this way, Li Shihao is more curious about Marshall University, what kind of player will make his college mentor Jim praise a "surprise"? (To be continued.) )