NBA big yellow bird

Chapter 70 I think his talent is much higher than mine
Two days later, ESPN aired its annual "Sunday Picks."

This is the so-called "ESPN 64 strong selection".

Connecticut, as the strong Big East playoff champion, ended up as the No. 1 seed.

It should be explained here that "March Madness" is not simply a single game system at the beginning and end of "No. 1 seed vs. No. 64 seed" and "No. 2 seed vs. No. 63 seed".

It is the first and last single game system played by the divisions.

According to a series of rules such as strength and weakness, as well as trying not to be in the same zone as the same league, the 64 teams in "March Madness" will be divided into four groups: East Zone, West Zone, South Zone, and Middle East Zone, with 16 teams in each group.

Therefore, Connecticut's No. 1 seed is not the only No. 1 seed. They are only the No. 1 seed in the East. There are three No. 3 seed teams in the other three divisions.

Cincinnati, Marquette University and West Virginia were also selected for the "March Madness" in the Big East. This is the top 4 of the Big East regular season.

Everyone is not in the same group.

Zhu Wan didn't care if he was in the same group or not.

The people from the other three universities subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief when they knew the result, at least they won't be able to meet this pervert Zhu Wan before the top four.

Including Cincinnati, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Cincinnati: We are not afraid, we just want to beat them on a bigger stage!

However, in addition to these four teams, Syracuse University was also selected for this "March Madness" top 64.

It's just that they need to go to the "wild card game".

That's exactly what Syracuse's head coach predicted.

Zhu Wan muttered: Why did you forget about the wild card game.

In this way, the biggest dark horse of this year's NCAA "March Madness" may have no suspense...

Of course, the prerequisite is that Syracuse University will not be assigned to the Eastern District after playing the wild card game. Otherwise, it will not be the "biggest dark horse", and Zhu Wan is confident that this "horse" will be lame.

This is how the "Top 64 selection" came to fruition.

It's only the beginning of February, and there is still more than a month before the "March Madness" kicks off.

This time is not long or short, but it is a big consideration for the team to ensure its own state.

Speaking of it, it may be because there was such a long waiting period before the official start of the game, which made the dark horses of "March Madness" rampant and frequent upsets.

However, for Juwan, he is not worried that Connecticut's state will have problems due to no games during this period. Instead, he thinks this is an opportunity to improve the core strength of the team and allow Connecticut to become stronger before "March Madness".

He first handed Michael Reed's phone number to Ben Gordon: "This is Michael Reed's phone number. I have already greeted him. If you have any problems with shooting, you can call him during this time!"

This season, Michael Reid's performance in the NBA has become more and more outstanding. His scoring average has reached 15 points per game, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 43.8%.

Ben Gordon was flattered to suddenly get a call from a shooter who was already established in the league. Is this really something I can have?

"National competition, I look forward to your shooting to become famous in the NCAA!"

Zhu Wan patted Ben Gordon on the shoulder, and this pat made Ben Gordon suddenly want to cry.

If it wasn't for the different skin colors, he might really ask, are you my brother?

Otherwise, how could you take care of me like this?
Juwan then pulled Okafor back: "Come on, buddy, come with me to Washington, I'll take you to meet someone!"

"Who?"

Okafor followed Zhu Wan onto the plane curiously, walked out of the airport, and looked at the big muscle bully who came to pick him up, and he immediately had the answer.

None other than Charles Oakley!
Okafor's ability is actually not a big problem. The only problem may be that he plays too civilized. This is a good thing, but it is really not a good thing. The most important point is that he is not aggressive...

If an insider is not aggressive, he will not be able to show his dominance at the basket.

Take a chestnut...Kevin Garnett, get it?

Juwan felt that it was necessary to subvert Okafor's perception of basketball.

Playing ball is not just playing ball!
In addition, Zhu Wan also asked Oakley to teach him how to exercise his back and how to maintain his back muscles.

If Juwan remembers correctly, Okafor performed very well when he first entered the league, and beat Howard to become the "Rookie of the Year" in 04. However, he suffered from a back injury and his overall state suddenly declined.

Juwan doesn't have a golden finger, so he definitely can't make Okafor completely avoid such a thing from happening, but learning some maintenance skills from Oakley may be of some help.

This is also the league's famous "evergreen tree"!

Of course, this is a matter of coming, by the way...

The most important thing is to let Oakley subvert Okafor's perception of inside players.

As for Zhu Wan himself, he continued to polish his skills.

He doesn't need to find someone to conduct special training alone. He hasn't fully digested what Olajuwon taught him last time!

That's it, while waiting for the "March Madness" to start, Juwan, Okafor, and Ben Gordon continued to strengthen themselves, and their way of strengthening is something that ordinary NCAA players cannot enjoy.

But there is no way, who let Zhu Wan have someone above him!

Well, you have to make good use of your connections.

The flames of the NCAA war were temporarily extinguished, and all parties were recharging their energy, but for most scouts, it was not time to rest, because the high school leagues on all continents had entered the final stage of the finals during this period.

There are quite a few newcomers among them, and they have to observe.

Especially the Oregon High School League Finals, as LeBron James officially announced that he will participate in the draft this summer, it has become a game that NBA scouts must observe. This game will largely determine the evaluation of LeBron James in their final report.

This game also attracted the presence of many NBA players and legendary retired NBA stars, which seemed to be star-studded on the sidelines.

Many media reporters even discovered that even "Magic" Johnson had come to the scene.

This big man who is well-known even in NBA history immediately attracted the attention of the audience, and even several NBA players couldn't help but cast their "little fan" gazes at Johnson.

No way, don't look at them as NBA players and active players, but they are really "kids" who grew up watching Johnson play.

Moreover, it is impossible for them to catch up with "Magic" Johnson in terms of their historical status after retirement.

After Johnson played, they were really no different from ordinary fans.

LeBron James quickly brought the team into the arena. This is another time he led the team to the state finals. If there is no accident, this time he will have the last laugh and win his third championship trophy in the high school league!
Four years of high school career, three championship trophies, what is "King"?This is "King"!
It is worth mentioning that after LeBron James announced that he will participate in this draft, his performance on the court has also become more fierce, averaging 37.6 points per game!
Almost every game has become his personal show.

Johnson had a special conversation with LeBron James before the game, and this scene also made the media reporters on the scene even more curious.

But the game hasn't officially started yet, no matter how curious they are, they can't just ask questions.

While they were curious, the game officially started. As before, this game soon became a show for LeBron James alone. In the end, LeBron James scored 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the "triple double" data and easily led the team to win the championship!

His omnipotence on the court also stunned all the scouts and media present.

Is this really an 18-year-old kid who can dominate?
After the game, LeBron James naturally became the focus of the audience. Facing the camera, LeBron James is already familiar with it, and he is not at all nervous.

A reporter asked about his conversation with Johnson before the game.

LeBron James said: "He keeps me focused and focused on the current state, which will make me successful in the future!"

This was also confirmed by Johnson: "Yes, that's what I think. This kid has the possibility of becoming great, and it's very big. I saw a lot of media think that he may become the next magician. In fact, I think his talent is much higher than mine!"

At the same time, his answer also aroused the surprise of all reporters.

What does this mean?
This is the recognition that LeBron James will become the next "Magician"!
Moreover, it looks like an enhanced version of "Magician"!
Because even Johnson thinks that LeBron James is much more talented than him...

Johnson's answer in this interview immediately made LeBron James swoon in the news reports across the United States the next day.

The gimmick of "Enhanced Johnson" really has no way not to surprise the fans, even if everyone knows that this guy is very talented, it may make Johnson say that, which is unexpected by many fans.

But just when the fans were still in surprise, another surprising news came out.

According to the "Boston Globe" report, "Cardinal" Auerbach, who has retired for many years, also recently contacted the current general manager of the Celtics, Danny Ainge, by phone, and praised LeBron James repeatedly.

This news made LeBron James, who was already in the heat of discussion, even more dazzling, and even Zhu Wan's momentum was covered by him!

　Ask for a recommendation ticket and collect it! ! ! !
　　


(End of this chapter)