I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 6 Famous in Los Angeles (for collection, for follow-up reading)
"Ben, I heard that a particularly fierce rookie suddenly appeared on the basketball team? Is there such a thing?"

"Dan, I didn't expect you to be so well-informed. You knew about my recruitment of the No. [-] point guard among high school students in the United States. I originally wanted to tell you this news at a decisive time!"

Ben Holland, head coach of the UCLA basketball team, smugly showed off to athletic director Dan Gray on the phone.

This year's No. [-] point guard of high school students in the United States, although not the No. [-] high school student in the United States, is only a member of the first team of high school students in the United States, but without exception, he is also the favorite of the major NCAA teams.

Although the NCAA has regulations, league teams cannot contact high school students in advance.

But every year, five-star and four-star high school students will inevitably contact the head coaches of NCAA Division I teams or scouts before entering college.

Whether it's football or basketball, which of the five-star or four-star high school students every year didn't get a full scholarship promise before joining the NCAA team?

Talented high school players are often the core of each team in high school, and they are more or less angry.

In order to be able to start in the NCAA team, in order to get a better chance to perform, he must have communicated with the head coach of his favorite college team in advance.

If they don't get the promise of scholarships and team status, they can easily change colleges.

"Is Lu Yi the No. [-] point guard among high school students in the United States? How did I hear that he is a shooting guard?

Maybe I remember wrong?Well, Ben, you're doing well.

I hope that the basketball team in the new season will perform even better. "

Dan Gray heard from others that UCLA has a rookie playing in the Drew League.

Even though he looks mediocre, but his bones are exquisite, his game performance is quite astonishing, and he often scores [-] or [-] points in a single game. It can be said that he is a super rookie with amazing talent.

Originally, Dan Gray was also worried that the basketball team in the new season would suffer a great loss due to the departure of Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook.

Now that Ben Holland has personally recruited the No. [-] point guard among high school students in the United States, there is nothing to worry about.

"Louis?"

"I clearly remember that his name is Zhu Holiday?"

Holland was more curious about "Lu Yi", but for Dan Grey, he didn't express his doubts directly.

Zhu Holiday was recruited by Holland himself, and Holland naturally knew that he was right.

But where did Lu Yi come from?
Talent scouting?Why didn't anyone talk to me beforehand?
Who is that little guy, want to surprise me a little bit?
Or is there a scout who wants to be on top?Replace me, the old guy?
The UCLA Bruins are too famous, especially the basketball team.

And the more famous the team, the harder it is to be their head coach.

The best result Holland led the Bruins was the runner-up in the NCAA championship. Although he has reached the semi-finals for three consecutive years, he has not been able to win the championship, which proves that he has certain problems.

Considering that the previous head coach only coached for 8 years, and Holland has coached the Bruins for 5 years, this means that there is not much time left for Holland.

The next few years are critical for Holland, and if one fails, he may be dismissed.

The head coach who replaces him may be a member of the current assistant team, or it may be a scout who has been serving the Bruins.

"Although I don't know who that guy named Louis is, I must win him over to my side!"

Holland knew very well that the more a team wants to achieve results, the more it needs the support of talented players.

And in the possibility of a coaching change, he must take the opponent's cards into his pocket in advance.

"Chris, do you know Louis?" Holland immediately used the resources at hand to help find out the news.

Chris quickly replied: "Louis? You also heard about Louis 33 in the Drew League?"

Holland: "Drew League? You know him?"

Chris: "How could I not know, that Chinese is so good! Go to the Drew League and have a look, he will subvert your understanding of Chinese players."

"Chinese player? You said he is Chinese? Yao Ming, Yi?" When Holland heard that Lu Yi was a Chinese player, he was a little disappointed at first.

However, Dan Gray and Chris mentioned this man one after another, and they were shocked by his performance, which made Holland unable to easily give up on Lu Yi.

"Then let's take a look!" Holland made a decision. If Lu Yi is a talent, he really can't miss it.

According to Dan Gray, Lu Yi is a shooting guard, and Westbrook, the shooting guard he values, has signed up for the draft. The Bruins next season are lacking a strong shooting guard.

"Chris, do you know what date his game is on?"

"I'll find someone to ask, and I'll reply to you later."

……

"It's this Chinese player! He seems to be very popular!"

Holland came to the Drew League with Chris, and there was only one Chinese player on the court, so after knowing Lu Yi's identity in advance, it was not difficult to recognize Lu Yi.

Whenever Lu Yi scores a goal, there will be a burst of cheers from the audience on the sidelines.

Chinese players can get cheers from the audience on the sidelines, and it is obvious that they have already been recognized by everyone with their strength.

"Ben, do you know why he's called Louis 33?"

"why?"

"Because he makes at least three 3-pointers every game, which is crazy!

Because the regular game time of a game here is only 32 minutes.

And he usually plays every minute of every game and scores in every quarter.

Everyone was looking forward to seeing him go into overtime, to see what he did in the 33rd minute.

What's more, in his first game against the Los Angeles United, he scored 33 points in a single game, helping the Fury defeat a traditional strong team like the United. "

Chris talked about Louie's nickname "Louis 33" in detail.

And Lu Yi was able to go from obscurity to having a resounding and story-telling nickname in the Drew League, which is extraordinary.

Holland also became more interested in Lu Yi after hearing Chris' explanation.

As the head coach of the Bruins at UCLA for five years, it is impossible for Holland not to have heard of the Drew League.

Drew League, 8 minutes in a single quarter, 32 minutes in four quarters.A game usually only has 40 to 60 points.

Just like the NCAA, due to the limitations of player level and game time, there are usually only 50 to 70 points.

Lu Yi played against the United Team, a long-lasting strong team in the Drew League. He scored 33 points in a single game and led the team to victory. This really cannot be underestimated.

Even Chinese players, most of them don't play very well in the NBA.

"He doesn't seem to have a middle distance?"

"But he is so accurate on three-pointers, so he shouldn't be good at mid-range."

(End of this chapter)