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Chapter 50 School Selection Journey
At noon on the [-]rd, Su Yang and Bran Pelinka flew back to Los Angeles, took a short rest, and rushed to Venice Beach in the evening to discuss the upcoming school selection trip and follow-up related activities with the old Hicks and Rob Pelinka arrange.

Find a coffee shop next to the street court, sit down and chat, Rob Pelinka digs out a large stack of printed materials from his bag.

"Before yesterday, a total of 150 universities recruited you, including prestigious schools such as Duke, Kansas and North Carolina,

There are also Villalova and Butler's famous schools. I was particularly impressed by the teaching assistant at Butler University. His name is Brad Stevens. He told me in the email that he can design 81 around you. This tactic, as well as the former NBA player, Billy Donovan, who is currently the head coach at the University of Florida, said that as long as you join, he will allow you to get all the awards you can get during college, what John Wooden Award , What is the Naismith Award, what is the best athlete in the United States..."

Between Rob Pelinka's words, Su Yang nodded frequently in response. Hearing Billy Donovan's promise, he immediately complained in his heart: Kevin Durant took almost all the prizes he could get during college, but you Donovan, Say you don't know anyone...

"But after you announced yesterday that you want to stay in Southern California and participate in the formulation of tactics, there are only a dozen teams that continue to express their willingness to recruit. Today, many people called me to ask, after confirming that you will indeed not leave Southern California, In the end, there were only three teams left, UCLA, USC, and UC Irvine.

The three schools are willing to let them participate in the formulation of tactics. Among them, the head coach of the University of Southern California, Mr. Henry Bibby, even bluntly said that as long as you join their University of Southern California, you can be responsible for forming the team, and you have the final say on how many spots are left! "

Su Yang was stunned upon hearing this.

The right to form a team is allotted?
Wouldn't it be possible to get Ron and Tommy in?Play brother basketball directly without even adjusting the tactical system.

But after thinking about it again, Ron and Tommy, as well as Yitzhak and Calvin, all have their own favorite schools. The twisted melons are not sweet, and it’s not interesting, and I plan to play for only one year, and then I will participate in the school. Draft, what should they do?
After making up his mind, he opened his mouth to answer: "Forget about UC Irvine, they are not the Pacific Big Ten team. You can only choose between UCLA and USC. Let's take a look at their basic situation." Irvine The branch school belongs to the WASC competition area, and it doesn't even have a strong opponent. It won't get exercise, and it doesn't have any special needs.

"Then let me introduce UCLA first,"

Rob Pelinka opened a stack of materials, "First of all, their current enrollment and inherent list, you can look at them at the same time..."

Su Yang casually took the documents and flipped through them.

UCLA's recruitment in the new season is gratifying, mainly because of Trevor Ariza, who was once ranked 21 in the United States, and Matt McKinney, who was ranked 88 in the United States, plus second-year veteran center Ryan Hollins, and third-year veteran Kay Derek Bozeman, Dion Thompson, fourth-year veteran Joe Crispin, and TJ Cumming are definitely a strong team all the time.

"They have 8 players with a height of over 200 centimeters, and their inside talent is completely sufficient. And under 200 centimeters, there are three guards with a height of over 190 centimeters. The physical condition is absolutely not bad. If you join, you will definitely skyrocket..."

Su Yang heard the words and thought for a while. UCLA has two future NBA players, Ariza and Ryan Hollins. They are definitely talented enough, but neither of them is the representative of high IQ players, and there are also huge shortcomings in technology. , it is estimated that they will need their own guidance throughout the fight, and both of them are representatives of dirty ratios, with pure and thorny personalities, they may not necessarily listen to their own fine-grained instructions.

"In terms of treatment, in addition to the most basic full scholarship, UCLA can also provide you with independent accommodation, and also allows you to bring two designated personnel into the team, exist as staff such as trainers, and have staff who are proficient in Chinese cuisine. Chef, when the team flies to play away games and other activities, we will also give you priority in arranging the best accommodation and other conditions for you. Those songs you participated in, such as "enemy", will help you promote it within the campus , basically these promises...

In addition, coach Ben Holland guarantees that the unpleasant past between you and Ariza will not happen at UCLA. "

sounds ok,
But that's it, all things that can be done with money and power, there is nothing too attractive,

"What are your thoughts?"

Su Yang turned to look at Old Hicks and Brapelinka, wanting to see if there were any insights from different angles.

Branpelinka shook his head.

Old Hicks smiled and said: "I think it depends on what you want first. It is certain to compete for the Crazy Three Championships, but do you want to compete for many awards, like the Billy Donovan mentioned just now, or do you want to win? I plan to treat one semester as some kind of experiment before entering the NBA, I remember you told me before that you want to try to control the team."

Su Yang nodded in response.

What the old Hicks said is the correct way of thinking, and he also presupposes that. Winning the crazy three championships next year is the priority goal, followed by expanding influence, that is, winning many awards like Durant, and the last is to experience leading college students The team is preparing to lead an NBA team in the future. After all, if you want to lead the team, you just need to be as good as Durant.

"Continue to introduce USC..." Su Yang raised his hand to signal.

Rob Pelinka immediately pulled out another stack of materials and handed them over, "USC is UCLA's old rival, but it has always been used as a foil. After nearly 100 years since the establishment of the school, the best result in March Madness is the final four..."

Su Yang flipped through the information and found that USC's historical record is really bad. Even the two final fours were about 50 years ago. The last good result was the Sweet Sixteen in 01, and the first round last year. Even March Madness failed to score, and head coach Henry Bibby was rumored to be in danger of getting out of class. Thinking about it carefully, it is not surprising that they are willing to delegate so much power.

It is speculated from the idea of ​​conspiracy that as long as the recruitment can be successful, then Henry Bibby will be able to sit on the head coach position for a few more years.

USC's record is so poor, the main reason is that there are no great players. In 01, they reached the top [-] of the Sweet Sixteen. The main player is Brian Scalabrian, known as the "White Mamba". doubt his fans.

As an NBA player, the most famous news is to blow up passers-by fans. One can imagine his strength.

Outside of Scalabrine, the most famous player in USC for several years was David Blue, who failed to enter the NBA.

But now, Scalabrine and David Blue have both left the team. The strongest player in USC is a junior named Desmond Farmar. Play the strength of the NBA.

"If you choose USC, be prepared to become an early Michael Jordan, especially after entering the crazy three, any opponent will choose to double-team you and let Desmond Farmar handle the ball unless you can Find help.

And there is no well-known high school player who has decided on the university, only Brandon Bass, he represented the Eastern Conference in the McDonald's All-Star yesterday, you should have seen his playing style, if he can be recruited to USC, he will be a powerful assistant . "

Su Yang nodded when he heard the words. Recruiting Bass is indeed a good idea. With his precise mid-range jumper, he can come up with a lot of tactics. Although his height is a disadvantage in the NBA, he was very strong in college, and his confrontational advantage can be greatly improved. degree of play.

Bass' defense is relatively poor, but it can be made up for through tactics. If you are willing to join, it is indeed a helper.

While thinking about it, Branpelinka suddenly said: "I suggest you choose USC, because there are small players there, and you won't feel dissatisfied because of a large number of shots. You can better compete for awards with data and implement the tactical system. There's also less stress."

Rob Pelinka picked up the DV and said: "That's right, USC has recorded a recruitment video in advance. It is very sincere. You can watch it first. They specially found a few Chinese students to film. I think this is where they put more heart. .”

Su Yang picked up the DV with a little curiosity, pressed the play button, and after a brief opening video, he suddenly saw a familiar face, stared carefully, and confirmed that it was Cheng Yanxi, the steamed bun from those years. Standing in the arena smiling and looking at the camera.

"Junior Su Yang, come to our USC. There are many, many Chinese here, and many, many delicacies..."

Putting down the DV casually, Su Yang decided: "Let's go to the two schools first, mainly to chat with their team members."

　Ask for tickets and follow up, there will be another update later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)