Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, home of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons.
The time is November 4, 2004.
At this time, an NCAA opening game of the 2004-05 season was taking place in the arena.
The opponent is the University of Washington Huskies, who are in the Pacific Ten Conference and have just recovered in strength in recent years.
The outstanding players in the team include Nate Robinson, Brandon Roy, Will Conroy, Bobby Jones... These four people have high calls to be included in this year's NBA draft prospect list.
Outside the court, Su Bei watched the game on the court with disbelief, sitting on the bench. Although his face was calm, he felt a little ashamed inside.
He was so embarrassed as a time traveler from the flower gardening family.
After graduating from high school, he has grown into a talented player and announced early that he would bring his talents to the NBA.
Even worse, he can become a dark horse player in his freshman year of college, leading the team through five hurdles and defeating six players. Then, he will be slightly behind the lottery pick in the draft, and he will immediately respond domineeringly to other teams that did not select him. Manager: You will regret it!
Even worse, with the 58th pick, he can become the strongest second-round pick in history, the blackest second-round pick in history, kill with his eyes closed, and lead the team to the championship...
My name is Su Bei, I am a sophomore in college, male, 19 years old, and still unmarried...
He's just a mediocre, somewhat handsome substitute.
We both grow domestic flowers, so how can we be so different as people?
Don't ask, it's just out of character.
"Pa bang bang..."
Demon Deacons head coach Skip Prosser suddenly stood up, rushed to the sideline to applaud the players, and shouted with a ferocious face: "Damn it, Kyrie, stop Brandon Roy, don't let him break through. , you can do it, I believe..."
trust you!
Before I could finish what I said, I was choked.
Before Prosser had finished spilling his chicken soup, he was immediately slapped in the face by reality.
Only on the court.
Brandon Roy, wearing the No. 3 jersey of the Huskies, after probing with the ball, used the instant step to break through without slowing down. In the panic of defensive player Kelly Visser fighting and retreating, he entered the paint area with both feet. He exerted force, took off with a step, blocked the inside player's block with his right hand in the air, and used his left hand as his dominant hand to hit the basket with all his strength...
There was a clang.
"Beep beep~~"
"Brenton Roy broke through and scored a dunk, which also caused a foul on the inside player Eric Williams. The referee indicated that the two-point goal was valid and an additional penalty was awarded!!"
“This is beautiful andone!!
Brandon Roy, a junior player, this talented defender can break through and attack like he is in no one's sight! ! "
"..."
Under the interference of boos from the fans at the Joel Veterans Arena, Roy stood on the free throw line without any expression on his face, like a cold-blooded killer, calmly shot the free throw and scored 2+1.
From the moment Roy picked up the ball, the balance that had been maintained in the opening clash between the Demon Deacons, led by Chris Paul, and the Huskies, led by Nate Robinson, was shattered.
The wind was turning in favor of the Huskies, and the away team was taking the lead, accumulating advantages bit by bit.
Carey Weiser, a white small forward, saw his mentality shattered.
Prosser stood on the sidelines and applauded him. Even though he had thousands of thoughts in his heart to replace that bastard, he comforted him kindly, "It doesn't matter. I don't blame you for this goal. You did a great job!"
If this were in the NBA, the coach would have told Kyrie Weiser to get out and left him to gather dust on the bench.
In the NCAA, even though the head coach has absolute authority, he focuses on training and needs to be more tolerant to the players unless he can't help it.
Wake Forest University is very good at academics, but not very good at basketball. It is well-known to fans only because of a monster-Tim Duncan.
However, the fame that Duncan brought did not play a decisive role in the Devil Deacons' recruitment.
This team belongs to the ACC League, which is a notoriously fierce area.
For high school students who are above the four-star level, the first schools they consider going to are North Carolina and Duke, two famous basketball schools.
No matter how famous Duncan is, with North Carolina's Air Jordan and Duke's old coach K more attracting talented players?
Other prestigious universities picked what was left, and the popularity Duncan brought made Wake Forest University more competitive.
After all, with Duncan's success in the NBA, who wouldn't want to copy his path?
Josh Howard and Chris Paul joined the Demon Deacons one after another, and Duncan set a certain example.
With Duncan's blessing, Wake Forest University should have no shortage of good players. However, this university has very high academic requirements. This is both a formal and explicit requirement, which reduces its attraction to talented players.
The reason why Josh Howard and Chris Paul finally chose to study and play at this university is, in addition to Duncan's role model, the same reason why Rukawa Kaede chose Shohoku.
All very close to home.
Howard and Paul, both were born in Winston-Salem, about an hour's drive from Wake Forest.
With Josh Howard drafted into the NBA after graduation in 2003, this team's forward line was not reinforced and had obvious shortcomings.
In the 2003/04 season, the Demon Deacons were eliminated from the NCAA top 16. In addition to Paul being too young, the big problem lies in the forward line.
So in the view of head coach Prosser, if Kelly Weiser can't guard him, no one else can guard him.
Carey Visser is a junior this year. After Josh Howard left, he got a chance to step up. He started in the NCAA last season and averaged 9.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. His performance was not bad, not outstanding, just okay.
He has a tall and straight figure, handsome appearance, and is 1.96 meters tall. As far as tall, rich and handsome is concerned, he is at least two of them.
It's a pity that no matter how handsome you are, you will be beaten on the basketball court.
His opponent, Brandon Roy, was later called the 'Yellow Mamba'. He was the second shooting guard in the Western Conference and made three All-Stars. He was very strong and the two were not on the same level.
The student fans outside the field, especially the female cheerleading team and girls whose looks are righteous, shouted cheers for Carey Weiser.
As far as looks are concerned, Roy has a arrogant look on his face, and no matter how good his skills are, he can't please him.
Kelly Weiser, this pretty boy, completely outclassed him. He was handsome and spoke nicely. He was very popular in the school. He interacted with the girls in the school and learned foreign languages a lot.
Su Bei also stood up and cheered for his teammates.
Although he and Carey Weiser have a competitive relationship on the team, after being teammates for a year, their hearts are growing.
He really hopes... that Carey Weiser can toughen up and regroup. On offense, he reaches out for the ball to challenge Roy. On defense, he uses words to provoke the opponent, allowing Roy to attack with the ball, and then...
Being taught how to be a man by Roy, due to the failure of both offense and defense, the team was pushed to the point of no return.
One thing to say is that Brandon Roy is good at everything at this time. He has both offensive and defensive skills, but he doesn't show his sharpness and likes to play ball quietly.
What Su Bei is most worried about is that Roy will show mercy!
Uh...what about the deep friendship we promised to have as teammates?
Bah, he can't play in the game. Does the team's victory or defeat have anything to do with him being a dead substitute?
NCAA basketball is so pure.
The school wouldn't pay its student players half a dime, unprofitable, if not for the name?
Who is willing to train hard and fight for the school?
dream?
Damn your basketball dreams!
Lu Xun once said that if you can't beat him, then join in. Can you blame him for his small size?
cannot.
The starting position is a carrot and a pit. If Kelly Weiser doesn't pit him away, Su Bei has no chance of "replacing" him.
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