professional shooting guard

Chapter 96

Last season, only some people wore Zhang Zifeng's jersey and cheered in the auditorium.

This season, Zhang Zifeng's No. 14 jersey is the hottest on the Duke campus, and Zhang Zifeng's jersey is a big seller on stores and websites.

In recent games, more than half of the fans in the Cameron Arena wore No. 14 jerseys, holding up cards with Zhang Zifeng's English name and shouting.

Not only is the number of fans increasing, but the media coverage of Zhang Zifeng's performance against the Duke Blue Devils is also increasing.

Before the game against UConn, Duke University won consecutive victories, and the response from the United States was mediocre.

However, after defeating the University of Connecticut, they achieved 7 consecutive victories, which attracted great attention from the media.

You must know that the University of Connecticut was the NCAA champion last season. In this game, Duke University, led by Zhang Zifeng, suppressed their opponents from beginning to end.

The victory and gold content of this game are far from comparable to the previous games.

Zhang Zifeng, who performed well against the University of Connecticut, received more media attention and attention.

In my opinion, now the Duke Blue Devils are the best since 91 and 92.This season's Duke Blue Devils are extremely competitive whether it is the starting lineup or the bench lineup, and even the full bench lineup will not lose the wind against strong teams.Those who expect Duke University to fail had better be prepared to wait, Duke University will continue to win!I don't even doubt that I can keep winning all season! -- "Durham News"

The performance of the Duke Blue Devils last season was disappointing. This season, the Duke Blue Devils have made a comeback and have won 12 consecutive victories so far!What makes the Duke Blue Devils so powerful is their new leader, Zhang Zifeng, a Chinese.He was just a decent shooter last season, and after working hard over the summer, he has completely transformed into a formidable breakup, not to mention his defense.Under his leadership, I believe the Duke Blue Devils will not stop moving forward.Maybe wait until next June, another Chinese will enter the NBA as the No. [-] pick——"USA Today"

Zhang Zifeng's performance this season is really surprising, it is a big leap.He is definitely a legend! -- "New York Post"

It was as if overnight, the entire United States was discussing Duke University and Zhang Zifeng.

What Okafor heard and saw in his eyes and ears were all news about Zhang Zifeng.

This made Okafor very hurt and helpless.

He hasn't been great since the UConn game.

It's not that he didn't work hard, but the ball never reached his hands.

The whole team trusted that damned Chinese more and gave him the ball to handle.Even the coach is on his side.

What I can do on the court is to defend and grab rebounds, and then see if I can miss a chance to attack again.

Grabbing eight or nine rebounds per game, scoring five or six points, a standard blue-collar center.

This is completely different from what he had imagined.

With this data, with this performance, who will pay attention.What to compete for next year's draft.

Not to mention the first round, even the second round, I'm afraid he won't be selected.

Okafor regretted it a little. At the beginning, he listened to the words of those pig friends and went to fight for the boss position.

When he was hesitating whether to give in, an unexpected invitation surprised Okafor.

At the end of training that day, Okafor was just about to walk into the locker room.

Zhang Zifeng came over and said with a smile, "Jalil, are you interested in having a drink?"

The other players were stunned when they heard that, as teammates, how could they not understand the conflict between Okafor and Zhang Zifeng.

They never expected that Zhang Zifeng would take the initiative to invite Okafor to the bar at this juncture.

A bar is a great place, but it's also a very prone to accidents.

What is Jack trying to do?
A few old players were afraid of causing trouble, and Jefferson stood up as a veteran of the team and said, "Hey, Jack! Where are you going. How about together?"

Zhang Zifeng turned his head and said with a smile, "Next time, please go with the whole team next time. I have something to talk to Jaliel this time. Don't worry, we just chat casually. It will be fine!"

Zhang Zifeng said so, even if Jefferson and the others had doubts, they suppressed it.

Zhang Zifeng turned around and continued, "How is it, Jaliel?"

Okafor thought for a while and nodded, "OK!"

There was something on their minds, Zhang Zifeng and Okafor both simply cleaned up, packed up, and took Zhang Zifeng's car to a familiar bar.

Speechless all the way!
Walk into the bar and walk through the crowd.

Zhang Zifeng knocked on the bar, "Two glasses of beer!"

Seeing that it was Zhang Zifeng, the bartender immediately shouted, "Hey, Jack, long time no see! You have performed very well this time, and the Blue Devils have won 12 consecutive victories. Here, here is your beer!"

"Thank you!"

Zhang Zifeng handed Okafor a glass of beer and said, "Jalil, I know you want to go to the NBA next year too!"

Okafor glared at Zhang Zifeng when he heard it.

Zhang Zifeng took a sip of wine indifferently before continuing, "You have no chance with your current performance!"

"bump!"

Okafor put the beer heavily on the bar, his eyes blazing.

It's not all because of you!

Zhang Zifeng looked at him without fear, and said, "Embiid, you should know, the University of Kansas, the third pick in this year's draft."

Okafor was very puzzled, why did this damn Chinese suddenly talk about this man.

"This year's No. [-] pick is Wiggins, the core player of the University of Kansas!"

Hearing Wiggins' name, Okafor immediately understood what the Chinese wanted to do by inviting him to the bar today.

He just wants to tell himself that if I am willing to give in, I have a chance to stand out and get a high pick next year like Embiid.

When Okafor heard that Zhang Zifeng used Embiid as an example, he was a little moved.The first pick is good, but the third pick is not bad either.It's much better than not having a chance to get ahead.

Okafor wanted to be convinced, but his face made it difficult for him to speak for a while.

Seeing Okafor's hesitant expression, Zhang Zifeng knew the answer.

If you are not reconciled, there is no need to hesitate at all, just turn around and leave.

Zhang Zifeng looked at Okafor with a serious expression. "Jalil, I need your help. With your help, Duke University is more likely to win the championship! Believe me, we will win the championship together and go to the NBA together!"

Hearing what Zhang Zifeng said, Okafor finally made up his mind and said, "I believe the Duke Blue Devils will definitely win the championship under your leadership!"

It's done.Carrots in one hand and sticks in the other.Finally got this guy to give in!
Zhang Zifeng showed a bright smile, raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "Cheers to our championship!"

"cheers!"

After drinking the beer in one gulp, Zhang Zifeng was in a good mood and shouted, "One more drink!"

Okafor's depression of many days dissipated, and he got drunk tonight.

Not driving after drinking, Zhang Zifeng called Zheng Xinguo to come out and take them back.

Putting Okafor on the back seat, Zhang Zifeng sat in the co-pilot, watching the scenery outside the window.

If Parker hadn't used power to overwhelm others at the beginning, he wanted to use strong means to force himself to submit.

Instead, communicate with yourself in a good voice and tell yourself that for the glory of the team, as long as I take a step back, we can join forces to win the championship, and we can also go to the NBA together.

In this way, will I vow to compete with him for the position of team boss!

Zhang Zifeng asked himself, but in the end there was still no definite answer.

Maybe, maybe not.

Everything has become a reality, and there is no point in talking about it.

A failed season made me stronger and more mature!

(End of this chapter)