pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 336 Oscar and Jackson

The comparison between Oscar and Jackson has already begun when they both went to high school in California.

At that time, Oscar was already a junior in high school, and Jackson had just been a freshman in high school.

Although they are only high school students, the two have shown amazing basketball talents. They can even beat adults who are much older than themselves, and they are considered well-known in California.

The two met for the first time in a campus league held at the school. The No. 3 team led by Jackson went all the way to the final, and the opponent in the final was the No. 2 team led by Oscar. Oscar was already a core member of the school team at that time. Just when everyone guessed that the No. 2 team would win by an overwhelming advantage and Oscar would win the MVP, the boy named Jackson stood up and abruptly snatched the championship from Oscar. By the way, he also won the MVP.

Since then, Oscar and Jackson have been "bound" together. Where there is Oscar, there will be Jackson's name, and where there is Jackson, there will be Oscar.

It was because of that game that Jackson was recruited into the school basketball team, and Oscar also received a full scholarship from UCLA. After graduation, he will join UCLA to represent the team in the NCAA.

In the last season of the school team, Oscar and Jackson met. The two led their high school to win the runner-up in the California Regional High School League. Although they failed to win the championship, it was already the best record in team history.

After the final, Oscar passed on the position of captain to Jackson, allowing him to continue to lead the team to realize their unfulfilled championship wish.

And Oscar came to Los Angeles to bring his talents to a bigger stage.

In the first season, Oscar played the whole season on behalf of the team. Although the team only achieved the top four results, Oscar's performance left a deep impression on people, and successfully impressed the coach with his excellent skills and good overall situation. He became the only freshman captain of UCLA.

In the second season, Oscar led UCLA to make a comeback, and this year his skills improved by leaps and bounds, and he led UCLA to the NCAA finals, but in the finals, they encountered the mighty Marquette University and unfortunately won the runner-up.

No.2 is the biggest loser.

Using this as motivation, Oscar and his team set off again. After experiencing injuries in the middle of the season, all the players finally returned before the start of the knockout round, and helped the team successfully reach the top, harvesting his first NCAA championship, and he also successfully won the NCAA MVP trophy.

This year, Jackson also joined the NCAA, but at that time the University of Miami was undergoing a reorganization period. Jackson accepted the recruitment with an extremely important role and became the cornerstone of the team. However, Jackson’s original intention was not Miami. He wanted to follow in the footsteps of Oscar and join UCLA, but the words of the head coach of the University of Miami made him give up the idea of ​​joining UCLA.

"You don't have to be anyone, you just have to be yourself."

Previously, Jackson had always used Oscar as his role model, and even the trajectory of his life almost coincided with him, but after entering university, Jackson opened up a path of his own.

In the year when UCLA won the championship, Jackson's University of Miami also achieved the top 8 results. This is a pretty good record for the "new team" that has just been formed.

The rookie simulation ranking in the NBA draft does not depend entirely on the team's record, but more on skills and talent. Jackson is obviously the top rookie in the same class in these two points.

"Without the Oscars, I wouldn't be who I am today."

Jackson has said such things in public more than once, which shows how much Oscar has influenced his basketball career.

But since entering the NCAA, he has never mentioned it again.

He has found his own way.

"I hope we can meet in the finals." This is what Oscar said to him when Jackson and the University of Miami were eliminated in the quarterfinals last season.

The first time the two met was as opponents in the school league, and they also hoped that the last match would also be on the stage of the final.

Backfired, the two failed to meet in the final, but met in the quarterfinals.

It may be the arrangement of fate. In the year when Jackson entered the NCAA, Oscar finally entered the semi-finals, while Jackson stayed in the quarter-finals. Today, one of the two will definitely enter the semi-finals and the other will stop in the quarter-finals.

"This game is both the end and the starting point for the two people. Whether they win or lose, this will leave an important memory in the memory of the two of them, and the two of them will enter the NBA with these memories and continue their duel."

Oscar and Jackson have announced through the media that they are about to participate in the NBA draft, which once again set off a turbulent wave in the calm NBA arena. The two entering the NBA can not only change the fate of a team, but also change the current situation of the league.

Today is the NBA's super draft year, and more than 20 superstars will participate in the draft.

The quality of this year's draft can be compared with the 96 Golden Generation, 03 Platinum Generation and 28 Diamond Generation.

However, the champion who can stand out among many new stars is the dragon and phoenix among men, the genius among geniuses.

Oscar and Jackson are strong contenders for the No. [-] pick. They have sufficiently impressive skills, outstanding team leadership achievements, and endless talents.

However, the result of today's game will largely affect the draft style of the two. Before the game, the two ranked first and second in the mock draft, with little difference. After the game is over, the ranking is likely to change.

The NCAA is a place where anything can happen.

"It's right! It's right!" Suddenly, there was an exclamation from the auditorium. Oscar and Jackson formed a confrontation at the three-point line. Jackson was the offensive side, and Oscar was the defensive side.

"I think it was the same situation back then." Oscar said lightly, the same people, the same matchup, the same offensive and defensive sides, but the time has changed, and the people have also changed.

Jackson is no longer the little brother behind Oscar, and now he has become one of the tallest players in the United States.

"I wish this was the final." Jackson said with a little regret, "But it doesn't matter, the ending is the same anyway."

"Today is the time for you and me to decide the winner. After this game, when we meet, we will be on the NBA court."

(End of this chapter)