NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 11 Superstar Standard Childhood
The teams that reach the top 4 of the NCAA tournament every year will receive a lot of attention. In this era without Facebook, Twitter, and INS, information dissemination mostly relies on radio and print media.

According to the usual practice, "Sports Illustrated" will produce exquisite covers and inside pages for the NCAA semi-finals every year, and launch a special periodical with in-depth reports and comments on the game.

"USA Today" is currently the largest national daily and one of the official partners of the NCAA. When it comes to the semi-finals, it will also conduct special reports and give some player rankings.

CBS Radio has enjoyed exclusive broadcasting rights since it signed a long-term contract with the NBA in 1982, and spared no effort to promote the game during the period near the end of March.

Although ESPN does not have the right to broadcast, it will also analyze and report the game. The ESPN sports center program is constantly chasing hot spots and actively predicting the championship.

The above four channels can be regarded as the current mainstream media. When the semi-finals are approaching, the enthusiasm of the competition will naturally explode.

It's just a pity for the fans that Allen Iverson and Tim Duncan are all out, and only Antawn Walker and Ray Allen are left at this time.
Li You also performed very well. Even though Connecticut did not meet a star point guard on the way to promotion, and most of the opponents he played against were small men in their early 1 meters, his efficient performance in several games still left a deep impression on many fans.

On March 3, after flying to East Rutherford, New Jersey, everyone in Connecticut got the opportunity to interview.

Cooperate with the staff of "Sports Illustrated" to take pictures, and answer some questions that fans care about by the way.

Ray Allen is naturally the most concerned, and many media agree that he can be selected in the top five this year!

When the team took a group photo, it needed to be completed at the Continental Airlines Arena. Unlike previous finals venues, this time the venue was chosen to be the home court of the New Jersey Nets.

The capacity is only 2 people. Many fans are dissatisfied with this because the ticket price has increased.
After finishing the final group photo, everyone in Connecticut was talking and laughing, ready to change clothes and go shopping in the American Dream shopping and entertainment center next to the arena.

The impoverished Li You just wanted to fill his stomach first. As soon as he left the arena, he met a black-haired middle-aged woman with glasses.

"Lee, nice to see you here, Anna Quindren, I'm sure you've seen my article on USA TODAY."

Looking at the smiling and confident middle-aged aunt, Li You felt that lunch was settled
"Of course, maybe we can eat and talk!"

Li You turned his head with a smile, indicating that the boxer would treat him to a meal. Of course, he had read the column of the other party, and what this writer often appeared was women's status, social current affairs, and skin color issues.

Whenever there is a hot spot, you can see this sharp output on USA TODAY
Unfortunately, the other party chose the coffee shop, and at most they could only have a small snack before meals.

"Give me a turkey sandwich and an iced Americano without sugar!"

"Two more chocolate chip cookies and a latte, this pretty lady doesn't like anything too sweet."

Li You, who was seated, was not polite. He smiled and ordered food from the waiter beside him. The girl with freckles looked at the middle-aged woman in gorgeous clothes and smiled slightly, then turned and left.

Seemingly realizing that Li You was different from ordinary teenagers, Anna Quindren began to play the emotional card:
"Lee, I am very glad to see you can follow the team to the semi-finals of the championship. Can you talk about your childhood life? I am deeply sorry about your father."

Li You had a superstar childhood. After he came to this world, his father disappeared and he never saw him.

In 96, ordinary people who came here obtained their green cards through special means. In Li You's memory, Dad was the standard ABC
"Childhood? Maybe my father made a wrong choice. This is not paradise. Every state should strengthen gun control."

"What happened in Koreatown, Los Angeles, happened in New Mexico, no kid likes living with guns!"

While talking, Li You showed off half of the sandwich, and Anna Quindren's mouth twitched slightly. She was still going to talk about the American Dream!

This boxer's skill is not deep enough, and he always wants to lead the problem to the people on the other side of the ocean, and the people are still living in dire straits, of course it is a hot topic.

But every time he starts, Li You expresses that his life here is also extremely difficult
After showing off a turkey sandwich, two chocolate chip cookies, three blueberry muffins, and a cheesecake, Li You ate half full, and then said with a smile:

"Pretty lady, if you have the opportunity, you can travel to China. Seeing is believing. Of course, I have to thank Coach Calhoun for bringing me to Connecticut."

"As for boring social issues, we can't do anything about them, and Asians won't listen to me because they don't like Chinese people."

Anna Quindren realized that Li You might have known her purpose a long time ago, and finally took a deep look at this unusual young man, and then smiled:

"Impressive communication, Lee, you will be successful in America."

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Perhaps the exercise on the other side of the ocean has touched some people's nerves. In the newspapers these days, you can always see ABC praising life here, and stepping on the former motherland by the way.

With limited information channels, Li You was a little speechless after reading the news in the newspaper. Anna Quindren cut in from a special angle and criticized the current security issues.

This article is not flattering, but its influence is not small. Some black brothers will curse inwardly after reading it:
"Damn yellow people."

Many scouts have seen another side of Li You. The label of "independent thinking" and "young man with strong opinion" has been attached to Li You.

These traits are actually not suitable for NBA players, and many team managements don't like smart people very much.

On March 3, the NCAA national semifinals officially started, and the University of Kentucky crushed the opponent again in the first game.

At the end of the half, at 28:36, they successfully led by 8 points.

Antoine Walker, who was swinging in the third and fourth positions, performed quite well, and the small guard-Tony Delk became the main scorer on the field.

In the end, the University of Kentucky kept suppressing the University of Massachusetts, 74:81, and successfully reached the national finals!
The game between Connecticut and Syracuse was scheduled at 21:40 in the evening. Before the game, everyone was a little nervous, but after the game started, the big man Knight dominated the inside again.

The game just started, the big man Knight blocked the opponent's core player John Wallace's breakthrough layup.

The 2-meter black small forward has been the main scorer of Syracuse University. He is a senior this year and is expected to be selected in the first round this year.

Due to the lack of height of the opponent's inside line, there is still no good way to face Knight's high-handed play.

Coach Calhoun was very involved in the game, constantly gesturing to hit the ball inside.

Like the Southeastern regional finals, Connecticut quickly gained a 6-point lead thanks to a good inside play.

Li You noticed that in the 6-minute game, Ray Allen followed most of the rounds and ran back and forth, so he could only sigh:

"No defense for three seconds, the era of big men!"

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