Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 031 Tony Comes to Your Door
Wayne didn't expect that just 32 points in a single game would have such a huge impact.
In Wayne's opinion, 32 points is indeed not a small number, but...
This is not an exaggerated score!
It was not until Coach Zhang gave Wayne some basic knowledge during the interview on the night of the game that Wayne realized how difficult it was to score 30+ points in the NCAA.
Wayne can confidently tell everyone when he goes out: "I was also a bright young man in the Big 12 Conference. My highest score in a single game in my college career is almost the same as Anthony's highest score in a single game in college!"
But then again, Wayne has seen Tony Allen score 30+ points more than once this season, and he always thought it wasn't that difficult at all...
So the Cowboys are too strong this season.
Wayne felt extremely satisfied as he looked at the Oklahoma Post which was full of reports about the game.
The plan to shoot up Tucker was a great success, and the plan to launch from the springboard was a great success.
Well, I wonder if this game will make Tucker's draft pick lower in the future...
Don't blame me, I didn't mean it.
I just wanted to get double the points.
After this highlight matchup, the Ohio State University campus could no longer return to peace.
They took down the team that was ranked second in the country last season. Guess how much attention this will bring to the Cowboys.
In the past, Wayne was at most "besieged" by fans.
And today at the entrance of the Gallagher Eibar Arena, Wayne even met several sports reporters who came to interview him.
One thing that Wayne had always found surprising in his previous life was why those green-eyed college students could be so calm on the NBA court.
Even in their debut, most rookie players can finish the game smoothly.
Now, Wayne knew the answer.
Because in Wayne's view, those big NBA scenes are something people have already become accustomed to in college or even high school.
Look, a small Cowboys team can attract so many reporters. It will not be surprising to be surrounded by reporters when entering the NBA.
When Wayne saw the reporter coming towards him with a camera, he couldn't refuse, so he stood there and tacitly agreed to the interview.
Originally, Wayne thought that the reporters would only ask some questions about yesterday's game.
Little did he know that the first question from the reporter stunned Wayne.
"Wayne, who do you think will be the No. 1 pick next year, Emeka Okafor or Dwight Howard?"
"Ah!?" Wayne thought the reporter had used the wrong word. Between Okafor and Howard, who would become the No. 1 pick...it was none of his business!
"Just wanted your comment because last night Emeka Okafor told reporters he thought you had a great game and compared you to his teammate Villanueva. What do you think about that?"
Wayne now understood that after all this time, this reporter was here to provoke a fight.
Sports journalists of this era, well, to be exact, sports journalists of any period, are all experts in provoking conflicts.
Take the most famous conflict during this period, that between Kobe and O'Neal.
If it weren't for the journalists and the media fanning the flames, the relationship between Kobe and O'Neal might not have escalated so quickly.
This was admitted by O'Neal himself after he retired.
“Thanks for the compliment, Emeka. As for the question of who is the No. 1 pick between Dwight and him, I can’t answer that.”
"So if the Cowboys were to meet Connecticut in the March Madness tournament, do you think you'd have a chance against Okafor or Villanueva?"
The reporter was relentless, after all, Wayne has been so popular recently, and Okafor has always been very popular.
If sparks could fly between the two, wouldn't there be endless news topics?
But Wayne didn't fall for it, he just shrugged at the camera: "I've never met Emeka, so I don't know if I can win. If I really meet him, my team and I will just do our best, that's it."
Wayne waved his hand, hurriedly "escaped" from the scene, and walked into the gymnasium.
It's true that when you become famous you are prone to gossip. Some reporters have even started trying to hype you up.
Although Wayne really needs exposure and news topics, let's forget about this kind of topic.
It was enough to offend one Heavenly Lord, Wayne didn't want to offend another one.
Having many friends is good, but I have never heard that having many enemies is also good.
Besides, Okafor in college was no joke to you.
Wayne now averages more than 3 blocks per game, which is already making the fans excited.
And Okafor's average blocks per game is as high as 4.7...
In fact, Okafor was not weak after entering the NBA. In his rookie year, he beat Howard to win the Rookie of the Year award and averaged a double-double in the first five years of his career.
Later, due to his too peaceful personality and injuries, he gradually became lost in the crowd.
Wayne couldn't afford to lose the fight if he made a boast and ended up losing.
But then again, did Okafor hear about his performance in yesterday's game?
That guy is on the East Coast!
It seems that the influence of this game is far beyond Wayne's imagination.
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On the 7th, Wayne went to Colorado with the team for the second game against the Buffaloes.
Before the game started, Harrison threatened to take revenge at home and regain his face.
As a result, "Gorilla Face" Harrison only scored 8 points in the whole game, and the double-teaming of Wayne and Holmes continued to make him miserable.
After the game, the Pacers scout wrote in the report: "I think Wade is now a better player than Harrison."
After the game, a dusty Harrison stuttered in an interview: "We will decide the final winner in the championship."
He didn't have the confidence when he said this, and people didn't take it seriously at all.
Beat the Cowboys?
There is no such team in the Big 12 Conference!
In this way, the Cowboys won 15 consecutive games before finally losing the first game.
In the game against the traditional league powerhouse, the Kansas Jayhawks, maybe it was because of the presence of Kansas star Paul Pierce , but the Jayhawks players all performed above their level today.
They made a lot of magical shots that were not chances, and finally won the victory by a surprise score of 4 points.
However, the loss in this game did not affect the Cowboys' status in people's hearts. After all, it is normal to lose one or two games in the regular season.
Besides, a record of 15 wins and 1 loss is scary enough.
The Cowboys' best regular season record in history is only 29 wins and 6 losses.
As it stands now, Wayne and his class are still likely to make history.
After this game, it was almost Christmas.
Before we knew it, Wayne has been competing in the NCAA for almost two months.
Now, Wayne's predicted draft position has reached the early second round, and he is considered an outstanding player in the top 10 of the second round.
In other words, it is among the top 40 in the United States!
No, if we put aside those high school geniuses, Wayne should be one of the top 35 college players in the United States.
The speed of the counterattack is so fast that it's like stepping on the accelerator into the fuel tank.
As long as they can play well in March Madness, their ranking will definitely move up.
But what bothers Wayne very much now is... he has no games to play.
Because the school will be closed for three weeks during Christmas, naturally, the Big 12 Conference games will also be temporarily suspended.
Wayne remembered that he had seen news in his previous life that the NCAA would follow the NBA's example and hold a Christmas game, but there is no such thing as a Christmas game in the current NCAA.
At this time, the commercialization atmosphere of the NCAA was far less strong than it would be in the future.
Wayne was very depressed because there was no game to play.
The whole school is on holiday and there is no trainer available to train with us.
The growth of growth points seems to be unexpectedly stagnant for a while.
Going home for the holidays? Wayne couldn't afford to waste the money on the plane ticket.
In 2003, the financial situation of an average family was not such that you could fly around whenever you wanted.
There’s nothing we can do about it. Who made NCAA players go without salaries?
And if he went back, faced with those familiar Chinese dishes, Wayne was afraid that he would not be able to control his appetite and his nutritional plan would go to waste.
Another thing is that suddenly having to meet another set of parents and live with them... Wayne still feels very strange and is not ready yet.
So, he would rather stay in school alone during Christmas than go home.
Now Wayne only regrets that he didn't make good use of the phone numbers of those female fans. If he had a girlfriend now, he wouldn't...
Wayne quickly shook his head. How could such superficial ideas be mixed into my lofty goals!
Is it fun to play basketball with your girlfriend?
Basketball is my best friend!
When Wayne went to attend the last training before Christmas in the afternoon, he saw a huge Christmas tree outside the Gallagher Eibar Arena.
After entering the locker room, each player found a gift box in his or her locker.
These gifts were prepared by old Sutton for the players. Everyone’s gift is different. It seems that the old coach also spent a lot of time choosing them.
After all, this was the most outstanding class he had ever taught, so naturally he had to leave some memories behind.
Wayne received a signed jersey from Yao Ming's new season.
In terms of price, Wayne most likely can't afford it.
But with old Sutton's connections, it seems not difficult to get such a jersey.
As a big football fan, Wayne finally has a collection that he can show off.
"Hey, Wayne, are you going home for Christmas?" At this time, Tony Allen came over and patted Wayne on the shoulder.
"No, it's too far and troublesome." Wayne waved his hand. He had already planned to let Teddy leave the computer to him so that he could play CS in the dormitory.
Speaking of which, laptops these days are really thick and expensive.
Teddy's HP has a 40G "super large" hard drive and 256M "super large" memory, weighs 5 kilograms and is worth RMB 16,000.
I forgot to mention that this is still a thin and light notebook...
The most difficult thing about returning to 2003 is that the electronic devices are so damn retro.
"Really? I won't go back either." Tony Allen looked at Wayne and smiled. "The air ticket is too expensive, and I don't have money to buy any gifts, so I won't go back. Maybe we can spend the holidays together."
Wayne was stunned for a moment, and his mood suddenly changed from gloomy to bright.
Do you think Wayne is happy because he found someone to spend Christmas with?
Too simple.
The reason why Wayne is happy is... on this day when there is no game to play, he can happily play one-on-one and brush points!
Teacher Tony, with his innocent smile, has no idea what kind of devastation he will encounter this Christmas.
