Chapter 34: [The Problem of the Draft]
Madison Garden is a basketball mecca, and many players have a pilgrimage to their hearts.
New York is the economic and cultural center of the United States, and the arena is located in the center of Manhattan, the most prosperous city in New York.
Since Jeff Van Gundy led the Knicks to a first-round elimination in the 00-01 season, the Knicks lost a playoff spot, and they no longer have the momentum of the 90s New York gang, and Coach Don Cheney is considered unable to fully control the locker room.
New York fans are the most impatient fans in the world, and the New York media are accomplices: they are like parents who can't teach their children, and when their children behave badly, they don't patiently enlighten and encourage them, but sneer and sneer on the sidelines, hoping to cheer them up with shameful stimulus.
The Knicks showed the momentum of a broken bear child.
Alan Houston, who got a 100 million yuan contract, became a bomb in the team's locker room, and another outside core Sprewell was obsessed with this contract, and the team had serious internal friction. Alan Houston is again a glass man property... All in all, the Knicks are now stuck in a vicious cycle.
So, the media focused on college basketball in New York State.
Syracuse University's spree this year has been widely reported by the media, and NCAA fans themselves are more loyal than NBA fans.
With Syracuse University breaking into the Sweet Sixteen, bring the quarterfinals back to Madison Garden. Basketball fans all over New York State are getting excited.
A lot of the media has touted the Syracuse players, who play the role of 'bad parents' and use long stories about Syracuse to stimulate the Knicks, just like using 'other people's children' to suppress their own children.
While Suhi was training at Madison Garden, Carmelo Anthony was interviewed by the media, and a group of media pointed long guns and short guns at him.
It was a big scene that Sushi had never seen.
Carmelo Anthony was touted by the New York media, portraying Anthony as a super-talented man who could do anything and wanted him to join the Knicks as the savior.
Suhi started training on the other side.
He's still training his man-ball combination and his 'super flexible talent' has been raised to the upper middle level, which gives him more control over his technique.
Su Xi practiced for half an hour, and he sat on the sidelines to rest.
Carmelo Anthony, who was still there for an interview, suddenly hooked his hand at him: "Hey, Jack." I want to talk to you. ”
Suhey waved her hand and refused.
Cameron ran over and pulled him through.
"This is Sushi the Sheep, our team's starting point guard. He has been the most important engine for the team since he entered the national competition. He has been excellent in the last two knockout games. I think he'll be an NBA player very quickly. ”
Cameron Anthony builds publicity for Suhi.
The media is also very curious about Suhi, who has been outstanding in the last two games and he has played an important role in both games. Although the data is not as bright as Carmelo Anthony and Hakim, they are bright.
"Jack, what do you think of tonight's opponent? What do you think are the odds of us reaching the quarter-finals? The "Slam Dunk" reporter took the lead in asking questions.
'It's hard to judge them before they played. But we have a 100 per cent chance of reaching the quarter-finals. Sushi said.
"Why are you so confident? Auburn University eliminated No. 2 seed Wake Forest University in their last match. "We are only the No. 3 seed. ”
"Because I have a way to limit their three cores, Cameron can score without restrictions," Suhi said. ”
Su Xi said the most arrogant words very calmly.
He gives people an unprecedented sincerity and lawless strength.
It's like your dad untying his seven wolves with a cigarette and calmly calling out your name: Come, I'm going to talk to you.
Even though you know you're going to be beaten, you can't resist.
For the first time, the New York reporter really felt a small shock in the style of Sushi the sheep.
Some reporters even stared at Sushi with wide eyes, incredulous. Carmelo Anthony next to him was calm, he was used to it. This is Suhi's usual way of communicating. "You'd better trust him."
"How would you restrain them?" The reporter asked again.
"Let's watch the game. I want them to give me a boost, I want to improve so much. Suhi still spoke sincerely.
Then, the reporter asked a question about the NBA. The reporter asked Suhi: "Cameron said that you will enter the NBA soon, do you think you have a good chance?" You had little fame before the start of the National Round of 64 tournament, do you think your performances in the last two games will impress NBA teams? Are you ready to announce your participation in the draft? ”
"I don't care about these issues right now." Su Xi seriously answered the reporter's question: "My grandfather told me when I was very young that sharpening a knife is not a mistake for a woodcutter. I need to sharpen my hatchet knife a little sharper now. ”
"The NCAA game is a sharpening tool for you?" The reporter asked again.
"Some are, some don't." Suhi replied.
"Which ones aren't?"
"Don't answer that question." "It's going to be embarrassing for some teams," Suhi said. ”
Su Xi's interview is unique, and the reporters are eager to continue the interview, because Su Xi brings them a new experience, Su Xi is very sincere, but there is arrogance in sincerity. The media likes to report on this kind of player with personality and characteristics, which can bring more attention.
Suhi's previous interviews on CNN and CBS have made him a popular NCAA player for journalists. If he gets into the NBA in the future, he's sure to get more attention from the media, which likes to make things worse than the college media.
Coach Jim called Suhee and Anthony over to practice tactics.
Slam Dunk magazine ran over to Jim and asked him a question: "Coach Jim, do you think Jack has a chance to go to the NBA after this season?" Cameron said Jack would soon become an NBA player. ”
Coach Jim was stunned.
NBA? Jack?
He never thought about Jack going to the NBA, although in the past two days, there have been rumors that Kobe Bryant and Sushi have been in close proximity, and it seems that they want to recruit Jack to the Lakers.
But he thinks it's very unlikely, a championship team like the Lakers can't spend a recruiting target on a rookie, and the championship team pays attention to stability, and even if it wants to be strengthened, it will not pass the draft. And, Suhi hasn't really proven herself in the NCAA yet.
"As far as I know, he has no plans to go to the NBA. He'll stay with the Orange People. Jim Boham replied to reporters.
Then, he walked over and directed the players to practice the whole field.
He frowned, preoccupied. He didn't want Suhee to go to the draft, he didn't want McNabarra to go to the draft, he didn't want Hakim to go to the draft... As a college coach, he wants to have as many good hands as possible.
It's about his grades, it's about his fame, it's about his salary.
If it weren't for Cameron's talent being too outstanding to hold back, he wouldn't want Anthony to go to the draft, preferably playing for four years like Duncan.
In the past, he didn't stop talking to Anthony, hoping that Anthony would play one more year in the NCAA.
However, Carmelo Anthony has his own plans. He didn't want to lose a year to make money, and with his draft market, he would play in the NBA for one more year and lose millions of dollars. And... The NBA values potential the most, and if you play for one more year, the draft market will not necessarily rise, and the probability will decline... There are many examples of this in the past.
It's an irreconcilable divide between a lot of college teams and superstar players.
Therefore, many super players will make it clear when they accept recruitment that they will only play for one year and will leave at any time.
College basketball can't keep those super talents who are 100% good in the draft.
However, they have a lot of options for players like McNabarra and Hakim, who are not up or down, and who are somewhere between being undrafted and being elected.
As for Suhi, it's even more.
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