Chapter Sixty
Although the odds on Spinach in this game were 55, the Tigers still won with their own strength, and Wang Lin also came to the press conference with a relaxed and happy mood.
"Coach Wang, why didn't Theo start in this game, and he has very little time to play. Are you having conflicts?"
ESPN reporters always like to make trouble, which is also their style.
Wang Lin's mood did not get bad because of the reporter's answer.
"No, before this game, Theo caught a cold, so I gave him a rest and when he recovered, he would still be our starting power forward."
Wang Lin's answer disappointed the espn reporter. What else did the other party want to ask, but was squeezed aside by the people behind him. Wang Lin is currently one of the hottest head coaches in the NCAA circle, so the reporters interviewing him are several times more than ordinary head coaches.
"Coach Wang, Utah first-year student Ma Jian is preparing to participate in the draft this year, do you know?"
Hum? Wang Lin was wandering around in the sky, and suddenly he was attracted by a voice. Wang Lin turned his head and saw this person, and was startled.
Wow, isn't this Weiping Bryant, Zhang Heli, the magician at the basket? Why did he come to the press conference?
Wang Lin is still serious on the surface, "Well, Xiao Ma, I told me about this last year. I think it's good for him to play NBA and see the outside world."
Wang Lin gave a very general answer. He did not say that Ma Jian can play in the NBA because Ma Jian's basketball talent is there, and NBA goalkeeper level. Such players don't even want to watch water dispensers in strong teams. They may be able to watch water dispensers in weak teams. Moreover, playing in NBA, their abilities are one aspect and opportunities are the other. Don't you see how many skills are there? Players who have been with NBA for many years, and some have even won big contracts. Therefore, Wang Lin will not make a conclusion on Ma Jian's future.
Zhang Heli wanted to ask more questions, but the reporters who showed up did not give him the chance to ask. After the press conference, Wang Lin was about to go back to the hotel.
And Zhang Heli was still waiting. Wang Lin was still very kind to see this former basketball superstar.
"Let's go, let's go to have a meal first, I'm just hungry."
Zhang Heli was very excited and touched his own set of equipment. Zhang Heli had some understanding of Wang Lin. This is a basketball giant who is even more powerful than himself. But he has reached this point in NCAA. Have you seen a head coach with such a big press conference?
Wang Lin took Zhang Heli to a Chinese restaurant in St. Louis and ordered a few dishes. The two of them ate and chatted.
'I've heard a lot of people talk about your deeds, but I've watched a few games of the Tigers these days, and I find that you rarely yell on the sidelines. Why is that?"
Wang Lin put a piece of meat in his mouth, chewed it for a while, and ate the steamed buns. "Well, before the game, I explained everything I should explain. If the players can't play well, that's their own problem. If they can't play well, it's good that others can come. My team only looks at the level of tactical execution ability, not whether they are stars."
Zhang Heli also drank a sip of soup. He has been traveling around the United States during this period and has never had a good meal. He didn't expect that the first decent meal he ate was invited by Wang Lin. If he went to China to tell his colleagues about this, they would not be envious of it.
"You are now in the finals, and your opponent is likely to be the Kansas Jayhawks. Are you under pressure? Larry Brown has won the NCAA championship and coached the NBA."
Wang Lin stood up and called the waiter over at the same time. After paying the money, Zhang Heli felt a little embarrassed. Wang Lin didn't care. He was in a foreign country. Zhang Heli's job seemed to have just begun, and he didn't have much money at all. He had an annual salary of one million, so it was no big deal to treat him to a meal.
"You will know this question when you wait for the 27th game."
The encounter with Zhang Heli was just a small episode. Wang Lin quickly entered the preparations for the Kansas Jayhawks, and the University of California, Berkeley did not go to the end. They still fell into the hands of the Kansas Jayhawks. In this game, Ramond Murray felt cold and only scored 5 points in the whole game. The Kansas Jayhawks won a big victory. The tactical effect Larry Brown wanted was finally reflected.
So he was full of confidence in this match with Lsu.
On the 27th, at the St. Louis Athletic Stadium, Lsu and Kansas Jayhawks have arrived. Before the game, Wang Lin was still low-key, while Larry Brown shouted the flag "I will teach him how to win the championship."
Wang Lin was a little concerned about Larry Brown's sarcasm, because in this game, he had already dug a trap and waited for the opponent to jump down.
"Jason, Eddie, it's time to show your strength. In this game, let Larry Brown see what is the first backcourt of NCAA. Although Adonis Jordan is also called Jordan, Jason, you should know how to do it. As for Rexwaters, I believe Eddie, you can handle this guy well."
Before Wang Lin finished speaking, he looked at Da Ben, "Ben, I don't want to see Augsta grab more than 6 rebounds in this game. If he exceeds this number, I remember that there seems to be a Kobe beef restaurant in St. Louis." The best way to make Da Ben do a good job in defense and rebounding is to stimulate the opponent's heavy bleeding.
Larry Brown gave an intense speech, and the Jayhawks players were all very excited. They stepped onto the battlefield with Larry Brown's chicken soup.
Ogstager kept in mind Larry Brown's words and held the paint area and we won, but after the game started, Ogstager found that it was not ordinary difficult to do this, because the No. 5 position, which was much shorter than himself, could always grab the rebounds above his head, once, twice, three times...
"f.u.c.k, Greg, what are you doing? Did you be sucked by the girls last night and cheer me up?" Larry Brown yelled without any grace on the sidelines. His roar completely destroyed his elegant gentlemanly temperament. In fact, this is the essence of Larry Brown, and his appearance is just a disguise.
Kansas' rebounding was in great crisis, but in addition to this, their proud double-gun combination of Adonis Jordan and Rexwaters also stopped in the game. Facing Kidd and Eddie Jones, who were more powerful than their height and physical fitness, this pair of Kansas' scoring tools were completely limited.
The two of them worked together to score 27 points this season, while the Kansas Jayhawks averaged only about 84 points this season, and they accounted for almost one-third of the score. But the answers they gave in the first half were 1 of 5. The two of them worked together to score 4 points, of which Adonis Jordan scored 1 point by free throws.
Larry Brown was furious in the locker room and sprayed all the bad words, but this was a little worse for the entire Jie Ying. They were originally 10 points behind in the first half, but they were squirted by the head coach, and their morale was half gone before they could play in the second half.
Larry Brown obviously didn't know the consequences of his anger. Even if he knew, he would do this. Because this is his style, he would get out of the Spurs, so he couldn't find a job in the NBA, so he fell into NCAA.
In the second half, Nash played, his defensive oppressiveness was not as high as Kidd, but it was also tormenting for Adonis Jordan, because Nash had better shots than Kidd, which made his height of 180 even more miserable. He was a living target in front of the opponent.
Zhang Heli was a little stunned when he watched this scene in the audience. Wang Lin was really strong. Larry Brown, an old coach with extremely rich coaching experience, could not take any advantage in front of him. It seems that the level of coaching has nothing to do with coaching games.
This game was faster than the last game of the Tigers' fight against the Cardinals. In the second half, Jayhawks only resisted symbolically and then stopped resisting. Although Larry Brown wanted to make a substitution, the people who were replaced were all a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals. They came up and just brushed the data and didn't care about the tactics that Larry Brown explained, which even pushed Jayhawks into the abyss.
Chapter completed!