I am Really an Insider

Wayne has not yet decided whether to participate in the draft, exhausted, he fell asleep in bed.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already the opening day of the 2003-04 NCAA Big 12 Conference.

Wayne actually didn't sleep very well all night, because he was a little too excited!

He woke up three or four times in the middle of his sleep, not because he was woken up, but because he woke up suddenly.

Wayne was very disappointed every time he woke up and looked at the clock and found that it was still early in the morning.

When a person is extremely looking forward to something that will happen the next day, he will enter such a state of excitement that he is too excited to sleep.

Even if I fell asleep, I slept very lightly, and my mind was still active. I wish I could see the sun the next day when I opened my eyes.

But this time after waking up, Wayne really saw the sun.

He sat up from the bed and looked at the date displayed on his brick Nokia.

Sunday, November 2, 2003.

That's right, this time it's not a dream.

The day Wayne has been waiting for is finally here!

"If you want to participate in the draft, then from the first game, there is no room for loss." Wayne clapped his hands, encouraging himself.

It must be admitted that Wayne was not a very motivated person in his previous life.

When he was studying, he was ordinary, and after work, the 996 work every day also wiped out his enthusiasm.

He felt like he was repeating himself every day, and he could see the end at a glance. Over time, I no longer know what motivation is.

But today, Wayne is in high spirits.

During this period of time, Wayne can always find new goals to urge himself to work hard.

This time, the goal is to enter the first round!

In any case, Wayne had to try first.

The NCAA competition is not like the NBA, there are at least 82 games in a season. Counting the playoffs, it is even more likely to play hundreds of games.

With so many games, there are naturally many opportunities to perform. And even if one or two games are bad, it doesn't seem to hurt.

But the NCAA is completely different. Like Wayne's Big 12 league, there are only 35 regular season games in a season.

The final championship, which is the playoffs of the Big 12 League, has a total of four rounds, and it is still a single elimination system.

After entering the March Madness Championship, even if you go to the end, you only need to play 6 games.

What's more, not everyone can make it to the end.

Therefore, if Wayne wants to rush from a small transparent to the first round of the draft, he has no choice but to seize this opportunity of less than 50 games.

With no American high school basketball background and a poor freshman year, he only has the chance to prove himself to the NBA in less than 50 games this season.

It has to be said that it is very difficult to hit the first round.

If Wayne can't show a very amazing performance, it will be difficult to convince NBA teams to select him in the first round.

Therefore, Wayne did not dare to delay a single game.

From the opening game, you must show everything you can show.

Thinking of this, Wayne was about to put down his brick Nokia, and went straight to the arena after washing up.

But just as he was about to put his phone on the bed, Nokia made an extremely retro text notification tone.

Wayne picked it up and saw that it was a text message from home.

"Today's opening game, right? Play well, don't be nervous. The coach put you in the starting lineup, it's a recognition of you. Listen to the coach's instructions and pass the ball to your teammates more. Yes, remember to protect yourself own home.

In two days, I will ask Uncle Liu of your newspaper office to collect your news. Your mother is now pasting the silhouettes of your American newspapers all over the house. If you play well there, you will have to call again next time. International calls are too expensive. Let's go to bed first, it's still late at night here, waiting for your good news. "

Although Wayne hasn't met his "parents" yet, he can't say how much he has deep feelings for them.

But seeing the text messages on this small screen, looking at the unpretentious sentences with their own dialect voice, Wayne still felt warm in his heart.

In my hometown on the other side of the ocean, there are still people waiting for their own good news!

Tonight, no matter what, you have to take off!

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"Chinese reporter?" Old Sutton looked at Xiao En in front of him with a little surprise in his eyes.

"That's right, they wanted to meet with Wayne before the game started, and wanted to ask for your permission." Sean shrugged, why wasn't he surprised?

Chinese journalists are rare in the NCAA.

Last summer, Yao Ming entered the NBA as the No. 1 pick, opening up the basketball cross-sea bridge between China and the United States.

So far, more and more Chinese fans and reporters have poured into the NBA arena,

But the NCAA has not been affected, and now Chinese fans' awareness of the NCAA is almost blank.

This is mainly because the Chinese players who played in the NCAA before did not have any results, so the attention in China is not high, so it is impossible for Chinese reporters to appear on the college arena.

Originally, the NCAA was only relatively popular in the United States. After all, only local schools will have local fans and alumni from Zeng Jin in order to attract fans.

Going abroad, without this regional factor and alma mater's feelings, the popularity of NCAA really can't be compared with NBA.

Sutton has been in college basketball for so many years, and this is the first time he has encountered a Chinese reporter to interview such a thing.

That's right, although Wayne played for the Cowboys for a year last season, not to mention Chinese reporters, even Sutton, a Chinese student who came to watch the game, didn't even see a few.

Many people may not even know that the Cowboys have a Chinese student.

but this year

"Is it so exaggerated? Wei has only played four warm-up matches, and Chinese reporters have already been attracted?"

"That's right. Since Yao entered the league last season, more and more Chinese basketball reporters have come to the United States. I guess they can't wait to find the next Yao in college."

"That's an exaggeration. Tell them, come to the tunnel before the game. They can see Wey when the team enters the field. But they can't go into the locker room to film, and they can't ask questions related to tactics."

Sutton shook his head, is this the market effect of Chinese players?

Wayne is only an NCAA player who has played four good games, and he has been able to attract Chinese reporters to interview him.

He really can't imagine how much profit the Chinese market has received from Yao Ming's Mosaic team.

The other teams are probably anxious.

They never expected that in addition to being able to play with Chinese players, their economic value is immeasurable.

However, Sutton was very pleased to see Wayne's popularity soaring into the sky like a mosaic in his ass.

He believes that after this season, Wayne's popularity will rise to a higher level.

In the afternoon, when Wayne went to the locker room, seriousness was written on every teammate's face.

The same goes for Wayne himself. Although Wayne played well in the previous four warm-up games, as a senior fan in his previous life, Wayne still knew the huge difference between the warm-up game and the regular season.

For example, you can't compare the intensity of the NBA preseason with the real regular season.

What's more, the Cowboys' opponent in the opening game, the University of Colorado Boulder Buffaloes, is not a big team.

The Buffaloes have had a reputation in the Big 12 since they bred Billups.

This season, they will also have the opportunity to develop a first-round rookie, David. Harrison.

David Harrison was already a star player in high school. He was ranked 13th in the United States at that time, and he was a veritable five-star high school student.

After entering college, Harrison established his position in the Big 12 League by virtue of his strong body and superb low-post offensive skills.

With a height of 2.13 meters and a body weighing 112 kilograms, he is invincible in the penalty area.

This body is considered strong in the NBA, let alone the college arena.

Last season, Harrison averaged 15.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was named to the Big 12 First Team.

In other words, you can understand that he is the No. 1 center in the Big 12!

Currently, Harrison's draft pick is projected somewhere between the first round of the second round and the end of the first round.

This kind of meat shield blue-collar center is still quite popular in this era.

What's more, compared to other blue-collar workers, Harrison also has good low-post offensive skills.

Such opponents are much stronger than those four in the warm-up match.

Today is the opening game again, and it is at home again, so the Cowboys naturally don't want to lose.

So as soon as I entered the locker room, the serious atmosphere before the war came over my face.

Even the old Sutton, who has always been calm, is frowning at this time. David Harrison is indeed a big problem for the Cowboys.

His strong defensive ability in the penalty area is bound to contain the impact of Tony Allen and Graham.

On the offensive end, it was also difficult for Holmes to guard Harrison, who was a full circle older than himself.

At this moment, Sutton's eyes fell on Wayne.

On the surface, the skinny Wayne was an even more unlikely match for Harrison. But Sutton has a plan at this time, and in that plan, Wayne is precisely the key to containing Harrison.

Of course, that's a last resort. Before that, Sutton still wanted to see if Harrison was such a big threat.

After that, Sutton didn't say too much to motivate the players in the locker room. The players themselves were already nervous enough in this game.

If you make the atmosphere too tense, it will not be worth the candle.

Therefore, after talking about some basic tactics, Sutton called the players to warm up on the court.

Wearing his No. 11 jersey, Wayne jumped twice. He was about to go out, but was grabbed by old Sutton.

"coach?"

"Wei, there are two reporters from your home country in the player tunnel who want to meet you. You should talk to them first before going to warm up."

"Chinese reporter?" Wayne was a little flattered when he heard it. His story spread to China so quickly?

This was 2003 when the Internet was not very developed.

After all, even in the era of advanced Internet in the future, the NCAA failed to become popular in China.

My own appearance will not change the NCAA's influence in China...

Wayne tidied up his jersey and walked out of the locker room.

It's the first time in my life to be interviewed by a reporter, so I have to improve my image a bit.

Wayne was still wondering what kind of reporter it was, but just as he stepped out of the locker room door, Wayne saw two familiar faces.

"Hey, Wayne, how are you!" Not far away, a man dressed in plain clothes waved to Wayne, speaking a friendly Chinese.

Beside him, a younger man in a suit and leather shoes smiled at Wayne honestly.

Wayne looked at them and smiled too.

It's not Zhang Gui and Yu Jia.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be these two old acquaintances.

"Oh, this young man, this height, this body. Look, Xiaoyu, what a good condition." When Director Zhang spoke, Wayne felt like Weiping's Quotations.

"Hey, let me introduce Xiao Wei, I'm Zhang Weiping, and this is Yu Jia next to me, we"

"I know you two, I have heard the game you commented on." Wayne waved his hand, you two are very familiar with that.

Especially Director Zhang, Wei Ping's quotations Wayne can recite them backwards!

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to pay attention to domestic NBA broadcasts. Xiao Wei, before the game starts, let's ask you a few simple questions. After the game is over, we will come down and chat alone."

"No problem, you've come from afar. Tonight." Wayne remembered the beard that hit him before, and agreed to get a 50% discount for dinner at his place. "Let's find a place to eat and talk tonight."

"It's okay to eat, but we have to treat you. After all, you are not a professional player, hahahaha. Let's ask you a few questions first, Wayne, the opponent's center in today's game can basically be said to be the top player in the draft. 40 players."

"He is basically a future NBA player. So, what do you think are your chances of winning today?"

Although I saw some reports about Wayne in China and heard some exaggerated rumors.

But Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia knew nothing about Wayne's real level.

So they want to use this question to test whether Wayne has the confidence to play in the NBA.

As a result, Wayne's answer was very calm.

"Is there a chance of winning? Well, I never thought I would lose."

Zhang Weiping:? ? ?

So arrogant?

The simplicity of Wayne's answer was surprising.

"In short, let's watch the game first, I should go out to warm up. After the game, we will talk slowly."

Wayne smiled and waved goodbye to the two, then trotted out of the tunnel.

The moment he ran out, the cheers on the scene doubled.

Director Zhang and Yu Jia looked at each other.

When they first saw the reports about Wayne, they thought it was exaggerated.

but now they feel

Wayne might be stronger than they thought.

Thanks to Zhang Feixiujin, Brokensword, Time Hill King and Tianya Wangjin for their rewards again! Really thank you so much! Full of energy, let's go!