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Chapter 1505 I'm too close to my father
On January 2003, 1, "Sports Illustrated" specially used a large section in the new issue of the magazine to focus on warming up for a college game-"Melo and Wish, will they become the next generation of Twin Peaks?" .

Melo and Wish are naturally referring to Syracuse University's head star Carmelo Anthony, and the "Son of God" Lu Wuxia who cleared all doubts in his freshman season.

After Amare Stoudemire, the No. 2002 high school student in the United States in 1, decided to skip college and participate in the draft early, Anthony was the No.[-] freshman in this class.

Anthony was a well-known player in the United States in high school. Since his senior year in high school, he has been widely regarded as a future superstar. Last year, the match against James’s Notre Dame High School was even broadcast live on ESPN across the United States. Its heat is comparable to the focus of the NBA.

Due to the two years of technical transformation in high school, Lu Wuxia's performance was not so outstanding compared with other top players of the same level. The first famous player in the 2002 class seemed to be about to fall behind.

Then, as the youngest freshman in the NCAA Division I, Lu Wuxia made headlines in his season debut with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists. After half a month, as the absolute core of the University of Memphis Tigers, he Both scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, leading the team to a nine-game winning streak. The draft market, which was originally on the edge of the lottery, skyrocketed and became the predicted No. [-] pick or No. [-] pick on the major draft lists.

LeBron James seems unshakeable, while Lu Wuxia and Anthony's predicted picks are basically second and third, and the positions of the two often alternate.

However, when the major professionals set their sights on college basketball, Lu Wuxia got a higher evaluation.

Even masters like Magician openly expressed their support for their apprentices: "Cameron definitely has a promising future, I believe he can reach the height of Bernard King, but Wish's basketball wisdom makes him different The two-meter-high No. [-] is an anomaly, the skilled two-meter defender is a freak, and the smart and skilled two-meter defender is the jewel in the crown. I can't imagine how good he will become in the future. "

Penny Hardaway, Lu Wuxia's draft template, also praised this junior: "Wish's strength is far stronger than mine in the same period. You can see the influence of Legend Lu on him from the skills he possesses. In my opinion, There's no flaws in his game anymore."

This is the gap between Anthony and other freshmen and Lu Wuxia.

Lu Wuxia not only has a loyal father who covers the sky with his hands in the NBA, but also a bunch of uncles who are influential in professional basketball.

The pictorial said that Lu Wuxia and Anthony may become the next generation of Shuangfeng, which means that they may become the "Ewing oh Sampson" of the new era.

The current discussion of the best center in history has reached the highest level in history.

The only ones who can enter this discussion are Chamberlain, Sampson, Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ewing.

Because of the long history of Lao Zhang and Lord of the Rings, people who care more about the present than the past basically do not include them in the discussion.

Needless to say, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, from the mid-80s to the end of the 80s, he was overwhelmed by Sampson and Ewing, and the only record scorer in history was surpassed by Sampson. When judging the status of history, it is not on the table.

So what really ignited the debate was the debate between Ewing and Sampson.

Influenced by Louis, today's NBA does not have a black and white duo competing for the NBA, let alone a black and white duo to save the NBA.

The current correct historical timeline is that the Celtics dynasty saved the NBA, and the Knicks ushered professional basketball into a period of rapid development, reaching its peak in every sense in 1993.Subsequently, the development speed of the NBA began to decline, and the lockout in the summer of 1999 almost destroyed the development of the past ten years. As a result, the 00 Lakers saved the NBA like a savior.

As the inside core of the two dynastic teams, the comparison between Ewing and Sampson has not stopped since the 90s.

As the two retired one after another, the discussion on who was better and who was stronger reached a climax.

Those who advocate personal ability will choose Sampson, and those who like team honor will choose Ewing. This is an option with no right or wrong, it just depends on personal preference.

So, they are called "Twin Peaks".

For Anthony and Lu Wuxia, who are still new recruits, such a comparison must be suspected of being exalted, but it also meets the alliance's rigid need to promote new stars.

All kinds of crazy hype raised the expectations of the outside world before the game even started, and even Louis was in JD.com.

On the day of the game, Louie visited The Pyramid, home of the University of Memphis Tigers.

John Calipari made a point of giving Louie a front row seat.

So Lu Wuxia can come to greet Dad before the game starts.

Unexpectedly, Anthony also came to say hello.

"Coach Lu, I will make your son suffer tonight." Anthony said confidently.

Before Louis could respond to Little Melon, Wuxia retorted: "Then you have to work harder, you know Melo, as long as a second-generation star like me gets a stat of 20+10, someone will hold me on the shoulders of the gods. You must at least get 40+20 to get that kind of treatment."

Anthony snorted: "I don't care what the media says."

"Then don't you care that the draft predictions are always behind me?" Wuxia smiled peacefully, "I guess you don't care, because the second pick is not an auspicious pick, I really want to give it to you, Melo, you have to work hard."

Louis didn't say a word the whole time, just watching the two teenagers bicker.

Anthony pouted and walked away unhappily.

Louis then asked: "Son, why do you speak like an Englishman?"

Wuxia said: "Mom is afraid that I will be beaten, so she told me to be more reserved when talking trash outside."

What is this suggestion?Why does Louis feel that Wuxia is more likely to be beaten for talking trash like this?
"Go, fight hard." As soon as he finished speaking, Louis suddenly thought of other things, "Where's Lin Ziye? Why doesn't that kid come to say hello?"

"Old Lin said that you have to talk about him every time you meet, so you don't have to say hello, and you will apologize after he finishes the game."

Lin Ziye is another focus of the Tigers' scouts.

Like Wuxia, he started in his freshman season. With a height of 204 cm and a wingspan of 214 cm, he can play in five positions. It sounds like a rich man's version of Kang Chengbiao. In fact, he is more like Lamar Odom.

Odom's problem is that he can't maintain his attention for a long time during the game, has a professional attitude, and has all but not perfect skills.Lin Ziye's development direction is better, and while he is versatile enough, his game tendency and skill tree are all focused on offensive finishing.

That's why he teamed up with Lu Wuxia, he was a top finisher, and Wuxia was an excellent dealer, the two complemented each other perfectly.Add in Xiao Yi off the bench, freshman forward Rodney Carney SF, also an NBA prospect, and second-year lead center Chris Massie C, and they're called Memphis five tigers.

Lu Wuxia walked onto the field wearing the Tigers' No. 2.

He picked No. 2 for no particular reason.

At first he wanted to choose No. 4, because he had been wearing No. 4 in high school, but in the Tigers, No. 4 belongs to the main center Marcy.When Wuxia first entered school, she asked Ma Xi to give up No. 4 to herself.As a result, Marcy told him not to even think about it.

If you can't get the number 4 you want, Wuxia can only wear the number 2.

If he had to find a reason for picking No. 2, it should be his expectations for his future—he felt that he should be selected with the second or even higher pick in the first round in the draft in the future .

Well, I actually predicted that my future draft pick would be second or even higher.

He could clearly predict that he would be selected as the No. [-] pick, but he had to be humble. Honesty is indeed hereditary, and he followed his father too much.

(End of this chapter)