I have a data panel in basketball

Chapter 72 Congratulations and Contempt

Lin Ri officially landed the No. 09 pick in the first round predicted by major draft websites. On most draft prediction websites, he will be the No. [-] pick in the [-] draft!

Even official websites like ESPN directly gave a high evaluation: Even if we don't know which team will win the No. 97 pick, one thing is for sure. No matter which team it is, if you don't choose the sun, it will be the same as not choosing Tim Duncan in the 03 draft and LeBron James in the [-] draft. It is a very absurd thing.

The Big Twelve in the Pacific beat Jordan Hill three times, Blake Griffin in the top 32, Earl Clark in the top 16, and now Hashim Thabeet...

That is to say, one of the promising newcomers in the 09 draft was counted as one, and all of them were cleaned up by Lin Ri, and it can be seen that there is still a big gap between these guys and Lin Ri.

With such dominance, it is really not an exaggeration for Lin Ri to become the champion.

It can be seen from the announcement of the latest forecast picks on these draft websites that almost no experts raised objections. Lin Ri used his performance to conquer everyone, including the general managers of those teams, as well as the experts who can always find fault with eggs.

Even Bill Simmons, an ESPN columnist who is not optimistic about Chinese players, is the one who has always said that Yao Ming is not worthy of the No. 02 pick in the [-] draft. He just said weakly: "It may not be in other years, but this year this year should be his position."

Look at this slightly aggrieved speech!
It can be seen how shocking Lin Ri's performance so far this season is... the kind of shock that can make the "black fans" shut their mouths.

Many domestic media in China also reported the NCAA semifinal between Lin Ri and Thabeet for the first time, and also brought back the news that Lin Ri ranked first on the major draft prediction websites after the game.

Compared with defeating Thabeet, it is natural that more people discuss the latter news.

Mainly, NCAA is really not well-known in China. Even Blake Griffin is not known by many fans in China, let alone Hashem Thabeet. Even some fans who pay more attention to NBA developments on a daily basis know that there is such a guy with the title of "Mutombo II" who is about to enter the NBA. But in comparison, Lin Ri may become another Chinese No. [-] pick, which obviously makes them more surprised and excited!
After all, with Lin Ri’s words, China will become the country with the most NBA No. 6 picks outside of the United States. This is undoubtedly an achievement-only [-] years later, another player from China has become the No. [-] pick in the NBA.

This is a good thing!
"I think it's better for Lin Ri to go to the New York team. It's a bit bad, but he is willing to spend money for the development of the team, and no one in the bad team will compete with him. How good it is!"

"It would be good if Lin Ri was selected by the Suns. His style of play fits perfectly with the Suns. With Steve Nash, he has no problem becoming the next Stoudemire!"

"Why do I see that the Thunder are going to get a high pick again? Don't go to this team, right? There are already two or three rookies, and it's really not sure that you will have the ball if you go there..."

It also led to a new round of discussions among Huaxia fans. This time, the topic they discussed was "Which team will win the No.

Judging from the current situation of the UAE, it is very important to choose which team to start your career with.

If he had chosen a team that paid more attention to the development of rookies instead of blindly pursuing high picks, maybe the UAE's career would not be as embarrassing as it is now.

Of course, what reassures Huaxia fans is that no matter which team Lin Ri enters, he should be trained as an absolute core, and he has played in the NCAA for a year, and he should not be dissatisfied with the rhythm of the NBA game like the UAE.

They were discussing so actively that they completely forgot that Lin Ri still had an NCAA finals to play!
But think about it, for Huaxia fans, what is the NCAA championship?Compared with the honor of being the champion of the first round, it is really nothing.

……

The American media focused on the opposite. Compared with the news that Lin Ri ranked first in the latest draft prediction rankings of major websites, they paid more attention to the fact that Lin Ri and James Harden led the Sun Devils to the NCAA Finals.

After eliminating Connecticut, Arizona State University became another team in NCAA history that has reached the finals, and it is also the third team in the Big [-] in the Pacific Conference to reach the finals.

However, compared to the many achievements in the history of the Arizona Wildcats and UCLA teams, the team history of Arizona State University is obviously a bit too shabby. In addition, this time they entered the National Championships, their team history has entered two "Crazy March"...

Of course, this just proves what kind of uncertainty the NCAA is full of. No matter how poor the ancestors are, maybe this season will develop.

Arizona State University is another representative of such lucky people.

They had James Harden last year, and this year "the sun fell from the sky", which directly turned them over.

Arizona State's state newspaper the next day also featured news reports about Arizona State University reaching the finals for the first time in team history.

And it's the treatment of the entire cover story.

The scene of Lin Ri and James Harden colliding passionately is the accompanying picture of this report.

This scene happened in the game between the Sun Devils and the Michigan Wolverines. At that time, James Harden received a wonderful pass from Lin Ri and dunked the opponent's fifth position. Amid the cheers of the audience, these two super rookies used this celebration to push the cheers of the audience to the climax.

The headline of this report is also worth saying - "This is not the end!"

This sentence is a sentence that James Harden has been talking about since the playoffs of the Big [-] in the Pacific. After that, every time "March Madness" wins a game, he will repeat this sentence again. As the Sun Devils win more and more, he repeats this sentence more and more times.

Even now, there are banners with this sentence hanging outside the arena in Arizona State University, which seems to have the meaning of becoming the team culture of the Sun Devils in the future.

I have to say that this is a good start. The NCAA produces many very good teams every year, but many of them only become strong for one season, and then become weak in the next season, such as Stanford University.

Only if you become a famous basketball school, you don't have to worry about this happening.

The reason why the University of Memphis was able to recruit super rookie Tyreek Evans last year is that they trained the "No. [-] pick" Derrick Rose last year. Tyreek Evans, who has a similar style to Derrick Rose, is naturally willing to join this team.

Cultivating super guards has become a hallmark of the University of Memphis!
This is also the reason why head coach Calipari is going to pursue John Wall this summer. John Wall, the best high school student in the United States this year, played in high school very similar to Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans.

Now, the Sun Devils are also in the process of forming their own logo...

ESPN also made a long report on Arizona State University's entry into this year's finals, which also mentioned James Harden and Lin Ri, calling them "the two guys who changed Arizona State University's status in NCAA basketball"!
James Harden, who saw this report, was very excited.

This is what he boasted in front of many media before joining Arizona State University, and now, he has done it!
Even industry authoritative media such as ESPN have admitted this matter!
"We really did it, the sun!"

Harden saw the news on his way to the hotel where the finals are located in Los Angeles. He shared the news with Lin Ri at the first time.

He knew very well that he didn't do it alone, he and Lin Ri did it together!

Lin Ri looked at the evaluation of the two of them in the report, but he didn't show any joyful expression. Instead, he turned his head and asked James Harden in a low voice: "Have you noticed that these media are all discussing the fact that we reached the finals, but there is almost no report analyzing the finals we are going to play against North Carolina?"

James Harden was taken aback by Lin Ri's question.

He swiped quickly with his mobile phone, browsed the various basketball websites, and finally muttered in a low voice: "It's really..."

Immediately, he didn't feel any excitement.

James Harden is not a fool either, he knows what kind of game no one will discuss, that is, no one will discuss the game without any suspense.

Apparently, these guys think that it is not difficult for North Carolina to defeat them, and there is even no suspense!
It was also at this time that James Harden finally came to his senses, why all the news about them reaching the finals was being reported all over the world, and they had already tacitly agreed that they would lose!
Think they can only go so far, don't you?
"damn it!"

James Harden gets angrier the more he thinks about it!
Lin Ri's complexion is not good either, he has held his breath since getting off the plane.

He admits that this year's North Carolina is very good, but he thinks that they will lose before the fight, and they don't even discuss it. Isn't this really contemptuous?

Then wait and see!

I want to see how awesome the so-called "five-star North Carolina" is!
Lin Ri murmured something in his heart, while James Harden directly committed the "Second Child Disease", turned his head and looked serious: "the sun, do you still remember what you told me?"

"???"

"We want to be the strongest duo in the NCAA!"

"Yeah!" Lin Ri nodded.

"Beat North Carolina, that's it!" James Harden's face was determined, which is the reluctance and drive of youth.

But he was right. With North Carolina's strength, beating them may not necessarily be considered the strongest duo in the NCAA. There are many powerful duos in the history of the NCAA, but they can definitely be hooked on this title!

Lin Ri looked at the hot-blooded James Harden: "Then you may have to work harder these two days..."

He told James Harden that the media did not pay too much attention to the finals between them and North Carolina. It was not without purpose, and one of them was to stimulate his fighting spirit.

"Huh?" James Harden was taken aback.

"Huh, what, huh? Come with me for special training!" The second is to continue to find James Harden as a sandbag and help him improve a few small skills.

It has been almost another week since he finished playing against the Louisville Cardinals. Judging from this week's training fortune, he has some small skills and can break through with a temporary surprise attack.

"Ah?" James Harden showed a painful expression. He recalled the miserable days when Lin Ri had been looking for him for bullfighting for two days.

"Ah what, you just said that you want to become the strongest duo in the NCAA!" Lin Ri didn't give him a chance to refuse at all.

"...Alright then! In order to become the strongest duo in the NCAA, let's fight!"

　Brothers, ask for tickets, ask for tickets, ask for tickets! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)