Chapter 659 Potential Rising Star
Chapter 659 Potential Rising Star
After returning from Utah, the Warriors finally returned to San Francisco and could play at home.
After two days of rest, the Warriors ushered in a challenge from the Magic at Oracle Arena.
Dennis Scott, the No. 4 pick in the first round last year, performed very well in this game. He played 46 minutes in this game, made 8 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 35 points unexpectedly.
However, the team still lost by 119 points 131:12.
There is no other reason, because in this game, Li Weisi, Richmond and Mullin scored 30+, of which Li Weisi scored 35 points and 9 assists, Mullin scored 33 points, Richmond scored 30 points, and the three A total of 98 points were scored.
Because of this, even if the Magic performed well tonight, except for Scott, Jeff Turner, Scott Skiles, and Jerry Reynolds all performed well, but it can only be Cut empty.
On the second day, the Warriors played at home against their last opponent in February, the Utah Jazz.
That's right, just four days later, the Warriors will face the Jazz again.
This time, the two teams fell into an iron battle from the very beginning. The score of the first quarter was 18:17, which made the home fans drowsy.
After that, the overall performance of the Warriors in the second and third quarters was slightly better. When entering the fourth quarter, they had established an 8-point lead, but this time it was the Jazz's turn to complete the reversal in the last quarter.
Although the Warriors' Big Three scored 20+ one after another, they still failed to prevent the Jazz's reversal. The Jazz defeated the Warriors 109:104, avenging their revenge four days ago.
Although they lost to the Jazz, it did not affect the state of the Warriors. At home, the Warriors defeated the Hornets and the Supersonics who came to visit.
It wasn't until they went to the away game that they lost to the Kings in an upset.
In fact, although the Kings still seem to be at the bottom of the league this year, and the number of wins is estimated to be more than a dozen, the talent accumulated by the Kings at this time is already very exaggerated. The No. 88 pick in 89, Danny Manning, No. 90 pick Pevis Ellison, No. [-] pick Lionel Simmons in [-] and so on.
Therefore, although the strength is not good, but the potential is huge, with so many talented young players occasionally breaking out, they can still beat the defending champion Warriors.
After entering March, the NBA playoffs are getting closer and closer, and at the same time, the NCAA "March Madness" is getting closer and closer. The 64 colleges and universities selected from all over the country are also entering the final preparations , And this is also the busiest time for NBA teams and scouts.
As the main person in charge of the scouting department of the Warriors, 28-year-old Donnie Nelson has been so busy recently that he can't wait to eat and sleep with the team.
This moved Frank, the boss, so he decided to invite him to a party at his home and report on his recent work.
No way, this is the evil capitalist who will never forget to continue to exploit the surplus value of the working people.
Frank's villa is not far from Li Weisi's home, and it is also here on the Gold Coast. Of course, Frank's villa is not the only one, but it is his usual place. Except for work and vacation, his home is basically It's here and my parents' house.
Tonight's gathering is mainly a small gathering of the team's top management. The main leaders of various departments of the team gather together. It seems to be a party, but it is actually a meeting.
Because of the proximity, Li Weisi was also called over, and he was not left behind during the meeting.
For Li Weisi, who shouldn't be here, no one will object. As the head star of the Warriors, Li Weisi has countless privileges, but no one thinks there is any problem with this.
Obviously, a star who can lead the team to win two championships and has the top commercial value in the league can almost be said to be the most important asset in the team. No one would think that his value can exceed Li Weisi, except for Frank of course.
"Who are you more optimistic about in this year's 'Crazy Three'?"
"No matter who it is, the championship has nothing to do with my University of Iowa." Faced with Attles' question, Nelson said humorously.
"Hahaha, yes, anyway, it's not my turn to North Carolina A&M State University." Hearing the old Nelson's answer, Attles also laughed. After laughing, he turned to the little Nelson and asked: " Downey, which team do you like more?"
"Duke, Duke University is very strong this year, whether it is the coaching of the old coach K, or the troika composed of Laettner, Hill and Thomas, it is refreshing, and the University of Nebraska, Las Vegas I am more optimistic about them than the strong teams like UCLA and Kansas!" Downey replied honestly.
"Your words will make our star unhappy!" As he spoke, Attles winked, and everyone followed his gaze and saw Li Weisi walking towards him.
"How is it? West? Is there hope for you at Stanford this year?"
"No! I have no confidence in Stanford." Li Weisi shrugged.
After meeting the Stanford players, Li Weisi has no hope for their talents, so his opinions are very realistic.
"Your words really make the little Stanford players sad. After 5 years, they re-entered the 'Crazy Three', but they were no. .
"I'm just being realistic, there's just so little talent in the team."
"Speaking of talent, Donnie, are there any good players in each college this year? In the past two years, we have been hoarding draft picks to see if we can pick any good seedlings?" Old Nelson still kept his words in mind. After chatting and chatting, we talked about work again.
"There are so many good players, except Laettner at Duke, Larry Johnson at Nevada, Mutoumbo and Alonzo Mourning at Georgetown, Chris Webber at Michigan, Juwan Howard, etc. , but what impressed me the most was a superstar from LSU who is about to turn 19, Shaquille O’Neal, this guy is simply a monster.” Speaking of this, the corner of Nelson’s mouth was almost drooling a feeling of.
"O'Neal?" Attles frowned, searching carefully for the names in his mind, but unfortunately found nothing.
It's no wonder that "March Madness" hasn't started at this time, and it's hard for non-key teams to get enough exposure. For a freshman who has never stepped onto the national stage, Attles doesn't know it's normal one thing.
"That's right, just last December, in a game against Mississippi State University, this guy actually blocked 12 shots in the whole game. He almost blocked the opponent and broke the NCAA single-game block record!"
"17? My God!" the surrounding people exclaimed in unison.
"It's a pity that such a player, no matter what year he enters the draft, is destined to be the No. [-] pick, and it is difficult for us to have a chance to get it." Nelson Jr. smiled wryly.
This feeling of seeing geniuses everywhere, but having no way to start is really terrible.
(End of this chapter)