062: Friendship before the game...what the hell!(1/2)
This man named Vilanua never expected that he would meet Wayne.
When did he start following Wayne?
It was probably the first time his big brother Okafor talked to reporters about Wayne, and he said casually: "My teammate Vilan Nueva's three-pointer is also quite accurate."
Since then, media have been comparing Vilan Newell and Wayne from time to time.
The following season, Vilanueva won the Big East Rookie.
But when he turned around, Wayne won the MVP of the Big 12 regular season.
Since then, Vilanueva, who was compared with Wayne, has become less confident.
Vilan Neweva was not a confident person.
He was diagnosed with systemic hair loss at the age of 11. Although it would not put him in danger of life, it was almost a disaster for a child.
The children around him always give him all kinds of unpleasant nicknames and always tease him.
His head taller than others made him look more like an alien.
This made Vilanueva very inferior and even unwilling to have more contact with other children.
Because he disliked his appearance, he often went to class with a hat or a headscarf.
During that time, he almost blocked himself in his own world.
Later, he found himself again on the basketball court.
After winning two high school state championships and being selected into the McDonald's All-Star lineup with Paul, Veranova's mental health was back on track.
But at heart, Vilanueva is still a sensitive and not confident person.
At least it's like this now.
He was really worried that after being beaten by Wayne, people pointed at him, and the scouts were disappointed.
There is no way, who made him Charlie? The more he was afraid of, the more he was. What about Vilanueva?
"Charlie, are you still worried?" At this time, a strong hand was placed on Vilanueva's shoulder.
"Well...a little." Veranua looked up and saw that it was Okafor.
Seeing Okafor, Vilanueva felt much more at ease.
After this season, Vilanueva followed Okafor to beat the opponent, and Okafor took him like a big brother.
So psychologically, Vilanueva also relied on Okafor.
With him there, Vilanueva feels safe.
"Tsk, what's there to worry about? Didn't Emecca say to help you get him done? Besides, even if the game is dragged into the last moment, we can't miss continuously like North Carolina."
Opposite Veranova, another teammate Ben Gordon, smiled and showed off his biceps.
As Connecticut's key goal king, Ben Gordon even surpassed Okafor, the No. 1 candidate in offensive firepower.
Although he is a scoreback who is not tall, Ben Gordon has never fallen out of the top five in the simulation draft this year, which shows how outstanding his offensive firepower is.
"Well, I've already told Coach Jim. Today, on the defensive end, I will take the initiative to play against Wei.
Don't worry, Charlie, in 40 minutes, we will cut the ball net as the champion in front of more than 60,000 fans on the scene!"
Okafor smiled at Vilanueva, a glorious smile as if it were superhuman.
He is worthy of being Mr. Perfect!
Vilanueva nodded obediently.
If there are two big guys, there should be no problem, right?
He just needs to seize the opportunity to shoot open shots as usual.
On the other side, in the Cowboys' locker room, Teacher Tony ran around the locker room nervously.
Wayne looked at Tony, speechless.
This guy is really two people in the locker room and outside the locker room.
I'm nervous every competition, I'm talking about Tony.
But no matter how nervous he is in the locker room, as long as he gets on the court, Tony will show his "calm and tough" image.
"Tony, stop shaking, take a break." Wayne couldn't stand it anymore.
"Aren't you nervous Wayne, this gymnasium boss! You said, will we not be able to find the basket after we play later? I won't get lost when the offense is converted, right?"
Teacher Tony gestured while talking.
"No matter how big the gymnasium is, the basketball court is only a little area. Don't worry, no one will hide the basket."
"Yeah, calm, calm. Speaking of which... this is our last college game..." Teacher Tony said, his eyes suddenly becoming deeper.
It seemed as if the next sentence would say: "Awei, I can't bear to leave you, I will not forget you."
Can you forget it?
Those fucking weekends that were dragged out by Wayne early in the morning, those nights when they were unable to stand up, and those Christmas Eve pizza!
Well, especially that pizza, Mr. Tony will never forget it in his life.
This is not the little money to buy pizza with heartache.
What’s more money is not money... it’s mainly because you can’t forget the simple brotherhood and the romantic Christmas Eve.
"Well, the last game of college is here. So, you can't leave any regrets. Just this opportunity, take the championship away." Wayne touched Teacher Tony's head.
Then, Old Sutton entered the venue.
"The chat time is over, guys, please cheer up!"
As soon as Old Sutton spoke, the originally noisy locker room suddenly became quiet.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You have already reached this point. You are no worse than any team!
I won't say nonsense like "It doesn't matter whether you win the championship or not, just try your best."
We are here to win the championship!
Going on the court is like getting Wake Forest, Illinois, North Carolina and Duke.
Go and kick Connecticut’s ass!”
Wayne nodded in approval.
Yes, I came here to win the championship.
It’s a pleasure to say “It’s already a success to get to this point, just try your best in the finals.”
If you really want to have fun, you have to win the championship!
Wayne and his teammates walked out of the locker room, although this was not the first time they played in a large gymnasium.
But this time, Wayne truly experienced what communication is basically yelling.
In a stadium that can accommodate more than 60,000 people and sit in an unacceptable position.
Speaking at a normal volume is almost the same as being muted.
"Hello, everyone, everyone. We are broadcasting for you the 2003-04 season, NCAA Finals showdown! The two sides are Oklahoma State University and University of Connecticut.
The starting lineups of Oklahoma State are defenders John Lucas, Tony Allen, center Frank Holmes, forward Joey Graham and Chinese teenager Wayne!”
At this time, far away in the studio in Beijing, Sun Zhengping and Xu Jicheng brought the live broadcast of the NCAA game for the first time to Chinese fans.
Countless Chinese fans are guarding the TV.
Today, they don’t look at Yao Ming, mosaics, and Lakers.
Everyone's eyes were staring at the Chinese player who was about to land on the NBA.
When Sun Zhengping introduced the starter, he deliberately left Wayne at the end.
The Chinese fans finally saw the mysterious player named Wayne on TV for the first time.
A star of hope that has never been heard of in the country before, and suddenly emerges from the other side of the ocean.
During this period, don’t worry about ncaa or nba.
Just seeing a Chinese man playing ball among a bunch of foreigners is enough to attract attention.
Wayne saw Zhang and others as soon as he appeared, and he also smiled and waved to the team of journalists from China.
Wayne had known that this game would be broadcast live simultaneously on CCTV's fifth set.
In his previous life, although NCAA held a Chinese competition, it has never been broadcast live on TV.
This is a historical precedent.
At this time, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes are staring at me.
Wayne can understand the pressure Chairman Yao had when he first entered the NBA.
But after seeing his opponent, Wayne instantly forgot all the pressure.
To be continued...