NBA basketball rhythm monster

"Brother Luo! You are so popular! Now the whole campus is talking about you."

The next day, roommate Wu Ke excitedly showed several newspapers in his hand to Li Luo.

The information in 2002 was far less developed than when self-media was everywhere in later generations, and paper media was still the mainstream. People still had to go through newspapers and TV to learn about players and games.

Now Wu Ke's regional newspapers, the Texas Austin School News and the Texan, have reported on this game.

"Blow Collison! America's newest four-star college student?"

"Texas Rising Star! The Longhorns have greatly increased their strength! The next Chinese?"

The NCAA section of Sports Illustrated, a large magazine distributed throughout the United States, briefly mentioned the rising star of the Longhorns team Li Luo.

Although it was an NCAA preseason game, thanks to Topels, there were reporters following the game to completely record the game. In the complete video, Li Luo ran all over the field, and his excellent performance on both ends of the offense and defense was very eye-catching.

After six preseason games, Li Luo's 20.8 points, 7 rebounds and 5.5 assists still surprised experts who did not pay attention to the Longhorns. Although he did not play a formal game, the NCAA officially raised his draft pick as a matter of course.

Rating.

"Next lottery? Longhorns aiming to win?"

According to the analysis in the article, Ford, who was on the team last year, single-handedly brought the Longhorns to the top 16, but this year the Longhorns have an excellent inside man who has the opportunity to arm-wrestle with the best universities in the United States.

Li Luo is very calm. He knows that with his strength, he will be able to do this one day sooner or later. Besides, his goal is not just the NCAA stage.

The NCAA starts in November, and after six preseason games, it has already arrived on October 25th.

Coach Barnes considered that it was not easy for the team to win six games, so he gave the team three days of vacation with a wave of his hand.

After bidding farewell to Wu Ke, Li Luo went to the Longhorns' training facility for daily training as always.

Li Luo believed in the principle of not practicing for three days, and he was even more grateful for the system in this life that gave him the talent to step onto a higher stage.

As the saying goes, God helps those who help themselves.

"Bang, swish, swish."

At eleven o'clock, Li Luo completed the shooting training designed for himself and was resting on his knees to recover his strength.

"Hey, Li! Why are you still here? Isn't today a day off?"

The door to the training hall was pushed open and coach Barnes walked in.

"Take a breath, training is very important, and the balance between work and rest is also very important." Barnes walked up to Li Luo and patted Li Luo's generous back.

"It's okay coach, I..."

"Okay, do you want to go out with me today?" Barnes smiled mysteriously,

"I guarantee you won't be disappointed."

Barnes interrupted Luo Li's explanation and asked Luo Li instead.

"?What's going on?" Li Luo didn't want to go. He also wanted to consolidate the touch he had developed in these official games.

"Watch a game with me. Your fellow countryman Big Yao is here today."

"You mean Yao Ming?"

"Is there a second yao in Texas?"

Barnes smiled, and he knew from Luo Li's reaction that the other party was very interested.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go!"

How could Luo Li wait any longer? He quickly urged Barnes to set off.

"Haha," the goal was achieved, and Barnes was very happy. As he walked to the office, he said to Li Luo who was following behind:

"Speaking of which, this trip to San Antonio happens to have something to do with you."

"Does it have something to do with me? Huh? Are we going to Houston?"

Li Luo was stunned.

"Who told you to go to Houston? The Spurs will play the Rockets tonight at San Antonio's home court!"

As the capital of Texas, Austin is not far from the three Texas Power Three.

Austin is only 79 miles away from San Antonio. At the speed of simple Texans, it can be reached in less than an hour.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the two drove to their destination, the AT&T Center Arena.

"Coach, did we come too early?"

No wonder Li Luo asked, NBA games usually start after 5 pm local time, except on weekends.

People in Texas have just started to enter entertainment time after work, and there are not many people around the venue at 2 o'clock.

"It's not too early, I don't think there's enough time."

Luo Li didn't know why Barnes said that, but what Barnes did next shocked Luo Li.

After parking his car in the stadium parking lot, Barnes took the elevator directly to the players' tunnel.

The security guard in charge of security just glanced at Barnes and gave way to the passage.

"Hey, Joseph, long time no see! How are you?" Barnes greeted the security guard.

"Barnes, you haven't been here for a while. Pop is waiting for you."

"Coach, do you still know Popovich?!"

It was Li Luo's turn to be surprised!

That's the person on the President's Hill in the coaching bench!

"Hey, what's the big deal? I'm one year older than him, and I taught Bobo a lot during those years at the Air Force Academy."

Are you still brothers? Disrespectful!

Putting away their surprise, the two of them passed through the players' tunnel smoothly.

All members of the Spurs have gathered and started adjusting to the game. Home games have these advantages. Not only are they familiar with the venue, but they can also warm up early in the venue.

The visiting team is even more miserable. Not to mention the travel and travel, they can only enter the venue two hours before the start of the game. This is one of the reasons why teams compete for home field advantage in the playoffs.

On the sidelines was the unsmiling pop coach. At this time, he didn't have the gray hair that Li Luo remembered in later generations, and his body was much tougher than in the future.

"Rick, you're here." Seeing Barnes, Popovich showed a rare smile,

Then, Popovich pointed at Li Luo behind him.

"Is this the Chinese you are talking about?"

"Yes, I have a hunch that he can become the Bird of this era."

Barnes' words aroused Popovich's curiosity. He understood that his long-time friend's vision could not be such nonsense. After hearing this, he looked at Luo Li again.

Does Barnes think so highly of himself? He has some perspective.

"Originally, I was planning to go back to the office to get his video tape, but when I entered the venue, he had already been practicing for half a day."

"Well, training hard is good after all," Barnes' words instantly gained Popovich's favor.

As a soldier, he likes players with strong discipline the most. This can be seen from the Spurs' playing style. If Li Luo remembers correctly, this year the Spurs successfully won the 2003 NBA championship under the power of the Duncan Robinson twin towers. Even if

After Robinson retired, the grown-up Parker and Girobili continued their glory for the Spurs.

"Young man, are you interested in going up and practicing?" Popovich understands that Bird's strength lies not only in his excellent shooting sense, but also in his super high IQ which is an important magic weapon for him to become a historical superstar.

Although suddenly joining training is a bit of a disadvantage for Li Luo, how can the intensity of the college league match that of the NBA?

But Bobo is not the kind of coach who looks at immediate performance, and the performance of a temporary member of the team can also reflect many problems.

"Well, just join the A team and wear red clothes."

After the explanation, Popovich directed a big man on the court:

"Battle, your fellow countryman is here! Take good care of him!"