Chapter 40 A rookie at the top level!
Entering from the top 32 to the top 16.
The team eliminated half of the team and the attention was more concentrated.
UCLa is a traditional powerful man, and many fans want to see their games.
If you follow UCL, you have to mention Lin Rui, who performed well in the top 32 matches.
Lin Rui almost led the team to complete a reversal in the second half with his own strength. This game process and result were very popular among the media.
One night later, there were a lot of news about Lin Rui on the Internet in China and the United States.
Lin Rui's experiences in elementary school, junior high school and high school were all dug up.
"The super god in the second half, Lin Rui played dominant data."
"Lin Rui! The top 32 Chinese star dominates the competition, the next Chinese player to be sure to enter the NBA!"
Fans who often read professional fans, magazines or newspapers in China all saw such reports about Lin Rui the next morning.
This era is not like later generations. Everyone can get information by reading mobile news.
Many people still obtain this type of sports news through newspapers and magazines.
Lin Rui, who performed well, became the first choice for covers of many domestic magazines and newspapers.
Following Yao Ming, NBA is becoming more and more famous in China, and fans across the country basically know that it is the highest-level basketball league.
In addition to Yao Ming, which player in China has the opportunity to gain a foothold there is, this is an enduring topic.
Originally, everyone thought that only one Yi Jianlian had the opportunity this year, but now another Lin Rui appeared.
A newspaper said: "Lin Rui is now positioned as the top five rookie, and this pick is higher than Yi Jianlian's predicted ranking. To a large extent, Lin Rui's high-quality performance in NCAA has improved his ranking, and the top five picks are not just his final result. He is still likely to improve in the next game. The highest upper limit can reach the No. 1 pick, and China may have a second No. 1 pick."
Domestic newspapers only talked about the good side, but did not say that if they were not good, Lin Rui's ranking would have a chance to decline.
UCLa's next round opponent is Duke University.
The Blue Devils have two players who predict to enter the NBA.
Josh McRoberts, Lance Thomas.
They may not necessarily run for the election this year, but they are all considered by scouts to have the talent to enter the NBA, and the draft predictions are all in the second round.
Josh McRoberts is the point guard and Lans Thomas is the forward.
Duke's core players may not be as famous as UCL, but in the deep lineup besides the core, they are far better than the University of Texas and also vaguely suppress UCL.
Duke is a prestigious basketball school, and their advantage in enrollment is no worse than that of UCL.
This also leads to the fact that the depth of the two teams' rosters will not be much different.
Don't underestimate those players who are not famous but have strong strength.
These people form the depth of the team.
The difference between traditional famous schools and ordinary schools is their depth.
This is also the fact that some teams have players with high draft picks, which does not mean that they can take the team to go as far as the NCAA March.
How far can you go is largely determined by the team in-depth.
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After learning that his opponent was Duke University, Lin Rui devoted himself to preparing for the battle.
Duke's forward has a strong front line, and it is impossible for other positions to have the same advantage as the University of Texas.
UCLa's entire team was reminded by Coach Holland, and everyone was studying their own matchups.
Lin Rui has two main counterpoints.
One is Josh McRoberts and the other is Lansthomas.
Duke should have these two forwards defending Lin Rui instead of ordinary defenders.
After all, ordinary defenders are misplaced against Lin Rui.
They are the two best defenders in Duke, while Lin Rui is the best player in UCL. In this way, the time to match up will not be less...
Judging from the scout report.
Lansthomas is 2.03 meters tall and weighs 102 kilograms. He is a small forward or power forward.
Lansthomas is an all-round forward, not tall or strong, can break through and make fouls, rebounds as well, and has excellent pick-and-roll defense.
His offense is average, and his main function is defense.
There is also a power forward, Josh McRoberts at 2.08 meters.
McRoberts is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 109 kg, averaging 8.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 blocks. In his freshman season, he scored the team's highest shooting percentage: 60.5%, and then he was also selected for the Atlantic Coast League's freshman team.
He helped the Duke Blue Devils achieve the 32-4 Atlantic Coast League regular season best, and defeated the Boston College Hawks to win the Atlantic Coast League Championship, where he was selected to the third team of the All-American Freshman All-American Team.
This year is McRoberts' sophomore season. This season, he has played 33 games, averaging 13.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, and shooting percentage of 50.2%.
On October 19, 2006, in the game against Kent State, McRoberts scored a career-high 19 points, plus 6 blocks, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, becoming the first player in Duke's history to reach more than 4 in five statistics.
Although McRoberts had a maximum of 19 points, his average score per game was very stable and efficient. There were very few perverted college students like Lin Rui and Durant who were 20 or 30 points.
McRoberts' athletic ability is excellent in the white inside line. He is good at projection, support and blocking, and has solid and comprehensive skills...
Lin Rui kept watching the scout report, and then also watched the two of them’s defensive highlights to see how they were good at defending...
Before the game, Lin Rui always made sufficient preparations.
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"Direlor!"
"Snatch the landlord!"
"I'll grab it!"
"I'll grab it too!"
...
"airplane!"
"King bomb!"
"spring!"
"Haha, I won."
"Lin, Aaron, you two are both chubby."
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There are a few days before the quarterfinals start, and UCL has plenty of time to prepare for the game.
Lin Rui called Avraro and fought with Westbrook in the dormitory.
Westbrook was very lucky. After Lin Rui taught him, Westbrook won three consecutive games, including him and Avraro.
This guy is the Emperor.
Luck is really good, and the card style is completely suppressed.
Lin Rui was speechless.
The three of them were helpless in fighting against the landlord in the dormitory.
During March Madness, Coach Holland banned players from going out to hotels or attending parties with his girlfriend.
It means that you can’t have a problem if you want to date, but you can’t solve your personal problems.
During this period of time...
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After the three of them played a few more games, Lin Rui and Avraro were still beaten by Westbrook's invincible card style.
There is no way, Westbrook's luck is really not very good.
Avraro and Lin Rui both lost $10 to Westbrook.
Both of them decided not to play.
Westbrook was very loyal and took the money he lost to take the two of them to the school cafeteria to treat them to dinner.
While having dinner, the three of them started talking about the topic of the talent show.
"I really envy you two, you can participate in the draft this year," Westbrook said.
"You can also participate, you don't need to waste time at school." Lin Rui said.
Westbrook's physical fitness is there. Even if the data is not good, some teams will choose him to take a gamble.
"If Russell goes to the election, he may be selected in the second round, but then he will not have a high status in the team." Avraro is an old man, and he knows what kind of draft pick to enter the NBA, he can get the best chance.
"Yes, Aaron is right. My skills have not been well trained yet, and there are still many shortcomings. They are not enough to deal with the challenges of the NBA. Next year, I will practice shooting and I will run for the election." Westbrook also knows his situation very well.
Compared with an all-around breakup like Lin Rui Afraro, he will just dunk with his body...
Is it better to enter the NBA? Westbrook himself doesn't believe it.
"It's the same when you run for the election. You are very outstanding, and gold will shine sooner or later." Lin Rui said.
Lin Rui didn't think there was any difference between Westbrook entering the NBA one year earlier and one year later.
Practice a zombie jump shot?
What a joke, Westbrook is a waste of time when practicing shooting...
Maybe he will be more mature next year, but to a certain extent it will slow down his success.
Some people are generally destined to succeed even if they shoot. Westbrook is the type, and he can quickly stand out in any and any competitive environment.
"Thank you, Lin, you always trust me so much." Westbrook looked at Lin Rui gratefully.
Chapter completed!