After the game, Susie and Carmelo Anthony stood together. They were surrounded by the New York media, with guns and short guns pointed at them, and the spotlights kept flashing.
There is no doubt that these two are the brightest stars in New York sports this year.
When Coach Jim passed by, he said loudly: "Take good care of our twin stars from Syracuse University."
This is the first time Coach Jim has spoken publicly about the 'Gemini' issue.
Before that, he hadn't even mentioned McNabara's name in comparison to Carmelo Anthony, which he had promised when recruiting. He assured Carmelo Anthony that Syracuse University is his team alone and that he is the absolute core. There is absolutely no such thing as dual cores, one inside and one outside, or golden guns.
Without these harsh conditions, Cameron may not necessarily join.
But now, Anthony doesn't mind Jim Bonham saying such things at all.
Although his potential management team may feel that such publicity will take away Anthony's star power, but...this is the little sheep Suhiye!
Jack has done so much for me, shouldn't I praise him?
Carmelo Anthony took the topic naturally: "Yes, that's right. Jack is my most important partner. Together we are like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, just like Batman always has Ronaldo next to him." Bin.”
Anthony elevated Suzy to 'Pippen' status.
Then, the reporter asked 'Syracuse Pippen': "Jack, we noticed that since you came on the field in this game, Syracuse University's decline has quickly stopped. You completed beautiful defense and passed the offensive skills that have never been shown before. Performed a surgical operation on Auburn University. You also scored the highest score of the season. Excuse me, did you deliberately conceal your offensive methods before? Did you want to give them a surprise attack?"
Su Xi raised her eyebrows. He answered calmly: "I don't need to deliberately hide anything. Before the team didn't need me to attack, I didn't attack. Tonight Gerry was injured unexpectedly and Anthony needed an assistant, so I did the work."
This answer surprised the media.
This sentence shows that Suhi is a perfect team player and he doesn't care about his own statistics.
It is a huge plus in the eyes of the media and potential NBA scouts.
Because the NBA not only needs shining superstars, but also team players who work hard and do the dirty work.
Suzy showed that potential.
This is a plus for potential draft prospects.
Many amazing talents from the NCAA have no room to perform in the NBA and leave in despair because they can't do the dirty work.
The media then asked Carmelo Anthony some questions, and the most important thing was to ask some NBA questions. The New York media asked Carmelo Anthony if he would like to keep his talent in New York.
Anthony does Tai Chi with a smile on his face.
Anthony's smile is contagious and his popularity is very high.
However, when he and Su Xi stood together. Women are still more willing to look at Su Xi more. After all, cuteness is worthless in front of absolute handsomeness.
After about 10 minutes, CBS asked Su Xi the question.
He asked a continuation question: "Jack, after this game, do you think Auburn University has talent? Do they excite you? Also, our next opponent will be the first place in the BIG-12 League The University of Oklahoma, what new expectations do you have for them? Do you think they can stop you from reaching the Final Four?"
"Auburn certainly has a lot of talented players, but if you're talking about a talent like Cameron. My answer is no."
Su Xi said simply. And raised Anthony's hand.
This made Anthony smile knowingly.
"The University of Oklahoma is said to be better than Oklahoma State, and I'm looking forward to playing them."
Su Xi answered calmly.
Compared with his previous interviews, there are no new breaking points.
At this time, an Asian face stood up and asked the last question: "Jack, I am a reporter from Sports Illustrated. I would like to ask you, you are doing better and better now, will you choose to use your talents?" Take it to the NBA?"
Su Xi said: "I will not take my talents to the NBA, I will go to the NBA to activate my talents. I am a person who gets stronger when I am strong. To be honest, there is really no talent in the NCAA that can activate my talents."
Su Xi's words were very sincere.
But this sentence is the finishing touch to the media.
They had waited for so long and finally waited for Su Xi's words.
When Su Xi returned to the hotel, he saw the post-game interview footage of the local New York TV station reporting the game. He saw his conversation being edited.
"...(Are there any talented players at Auburn University?), if you mean talented players like Cameron, my answer is no..."
"Honestly, there really isn't anything in the NCAA that can inspire my talent."
"I will not take my talents to the NBA, I will go to the NBA to activate my talents."
"I am a person who gets stronger when I am strong."
When Su Xi saw his interview edited like this, he felt that he was an unruly person.
"Jack, these media reports can easily make you a target." Carmelo Anthony said worriedly.
"It doesn't matter." Su Xi replied calmly: "This is what I want to see."
Carmelo Anthony respects Susie's strong mentality. He asked himself that if he was entertained by the media like this, he would definitely go berserk.
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Two days later, the Final Four game between Syracuse University and the University of Oklahoma was held at Madison Garden Arena.
Three NBA superstars were present to watch this game, namely Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan.
Shark and Duncan are the top two superstars in the league today. Since Jordan retired, the two of them have monopolized the championship.
Kobe Bryant is the Peter Pan who is highly praised by the league. Although in the popularity ranking of the four major shooting guards, he is sometimes lower than Iverson, sometimes lower than Carter, sometimes lower than Tracy McGrady... However, he has always been the second best. very stable. Everyone thinks that he will become the eldest among the four shooting guards in the future, because he is as young as Tracy McGrady, and he works harder and is more durable.
These three arrived at Madison Garden Arena, making the fans' enthusiasm high.
These three people had completely different positions, but after the game, they all praised the same person: Suzy the Sheep.
"Thanks to him for beating Auburn and helping my alma mater get revenge," Duncan said.
Kobe said: "There is only one person here that I remember deeply, and that is Suzy the Sheep."
O'Neal said: "He is a bit like me at the No. 1 position, using strength to knock away opponents and using flexible limbs to score the basketball. I like him."
Three people praising one person at the same time is the biggest highlight of this game.
Because, this game... is boring, although it determines the final four in the national competition.
The University of Oklahoma did not pose any threat to Syracuse University. From the beginning, the combination of Suhi and Anthony formed a powerful fire suppression. Suhi and Anthony's offensive output are more complementary. McNabara's injury has made Carmelo Anthony more comfortable on the wing because Suhi helps him clear the penalty area.
Although the University of Oklahoma's three-back combination of Price, Airey, and Quastwhite has been extremely lethal in past games. However, Susie and Anthony gave them no room to fight back and they kept getting beaten.
As Su Xi said on TV, these mediocre NCAA elite guards can no longer bring talent integration and speed to Su Xi, and naturally they cannot bring any real threat to Su Xi.
Su Xi frequently broke into the paint in this game. He used his strength to knock away the defense, and then used his excellent flexibility to stretch his body and score the basketball.
There's nothing Oklahoma can do about it.
The same thing they were helpless about happened on the wings. Carmelo Anthony's physical fitness and technical skills made their defense useless.
Coupled with Hakeem, a quasi-NBA level player.
It only took half a half to wipe out Oklahoma's semifinal ambitions.
Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 1 steal in this game.
Su Xi scored 21 points, 10 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.
Su Xi scored a historic 21 points in a single game, and what was even more amazing was 10 assists.
Although 6 of them were assists to Carmelo Anthony.
But the NCAA's assist data is more difficult to obtain than the NBA's assist data.
The point guard who can score 20+10 points in the quarterfinals is only 19 years old, and he has made a name for himself in less than 3 months.
This is the media's favorite material, not to mention that Su Xi had said so many wild words in the media before.
With only the final four remaining in the fierce national competition, media resources were quickly concentrated. Thanks to Su Xi's "media attributes", he quickly became the most watched star before the semi-finals.
The fuse that sparked huge public opinion was Sports Illustrated. This media, which has a high status in the field of basketball, especially college basketball, made a special report. Although they did not interview Su Xi, they did not interview Su Xi during this period. Describe the crazy deeds.
Under their delicate and realistic writing, this is a thrilling and epic counterattack story.
2003 was not the Internet era.
Print media is extremely powerful and has extremely high vertical penetration.
This detailed report caused a "Little Suzy Sheep" whirlwind in the American college basketball world.
At the same time, the NBA will inevitably pay attention to Su Xi.
Suzy, a true overnight success.
Rising like a comet, he became one of the most famous stars of the 2003 class.
This caught many people by surprise.
Including Su Xi herself.
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