Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 15 Husky's goal
On the day of the match between the two teams, on the way to the arena by car, Lu Feng and Jeff Brown sat in the back chatting.

"Luck, do you think we can win today?"

"I think so!"

"But...LMU has Kimbell and Gaethers. I wonder if Coach Lynn is too anxious?"

As for whether Lynn Nance is too impatient, Lu Feng is not sure, but personally, he thinks LMU is a good choice.

For Lu Feng, the game against LMU can help him judge the level of the Huskies team, and it can also give him an estimate of the team's performance this year.

Originally, he was very unfamiliar with the NCAA in the 1989-1990 season. In the previous four games, including UCLA, he did not know many opponents. What are the strong teams.

At least in his opinion, this year's UCLA is not very strong.

But in the past half a month, he remembered what year it was, and the memory of the NCAA in his mind began to wake up.

What reminded him was nothing else but all kinds of overwhelming reports about LMU.

And the player Hank Geithers mentioned in the report is the key to his memory recovery.

Hank Geithers, one of the most deplored geniuses mentioned in various reports in the original world.

In the original world, Gaithus' death would still be mentioned countless times even after 20 or 30 years.

Hank Geithers suffered from heart disease, but he thought that the drowsiness caused by taking heart disease drugs would affect his game state on the court, so he secretly stopped the drugs, and finally fell to the ground in an NCAA game , Became one of the biggest tragedies in NCAA history.

Lu Feng determined that this is the season when the tragedy happened, because Hank Geithers is a senior, and this season will be his final NCAA season anyway.

In his previous life, Lu Feng knew the story of Gaithers, but what Lu Feng cared more about was his teammate Bur Kimbell.

In the original world, Bo Kimbell averaged 1989 points per game in the 1990-35 season, which impressed Lu Feng deeply.

He still remembers that after the death of Gaithers, Bo Kimbell led the team alone, not only won the WCC division championship, but also reached the NCAA Elite Eight.

After the start of March Madness, Bo Kimbell played 4 games, 2 games with 40+ points, 3 games with 30+ points, and none of them scored less than 20 points. In the game with the lowest score of 20 points, the LMU team only played in the defensive battle. Only scored 62 points.

In this year's LMU, under the single-man leadership of Bo Kimbell, LMU only narrowly lost to the champion UNLV.

Are you curious why such an outstanding player did not play in the NBA?
Because in the last game of March Madness against UNLV, the champion of the year, he played a closed game very stupidly, scored 42 points, and still lost the game.

After the death of Hank Gaithers, Bur Kimbell went completely insane, desperate to win.

If he succeeds, it will be a beautiful fairy tale, but unfortunately, the final result is a tragedy. Gaithers' waywardness not only ruined himself, but also ruined Bur Kimbell.

Even though the Clippers were still willing to bet on him with the 8th pick in the first round when he lost one foot, there is no doubt that this gamble ended in failure.

Kim Bell was really useless after playing the closed game, unable to run or jump, and was cut by the team in less than three years, and the total number of appearances did not add up to three digits!

After thinking about this, Lu Feng knew exactly what kind of team this year's LMU was.

There is no doubt that before the death of Hank Geithers, LMU was one of the strongest teams in the NCAA this year!

Before Bo Kimbell's needle was closed, he was the strongest player in the NCAA!
"Jeff, yes LMU is strong, maybe even the strongest, but so what?"

"I've come here, I've come to this country, to play against the best players and win them. For me, just getting to the March Madness tournament doesn't satisfy me. Not the first round, the second round. Not for the second round, nor for the third or fourth round!"

After Lu Feng finished speaking, he turned his head and found that everyone in the car was staring at him, and replied, "Guys, what's the matter?"

The others were silent, Lynn Nance looked at the expressions of the people present, and then slowly said: "Luck is right, LMU is probably the strongest one this year, they have Gaithers, Jin, and With Freire..."

"But," Lynn Nance said firmly, "we also have Rucker, we have ER, we have Jeff, Doug and Brent, guys, we're no worse than them, LMU is strong, yes, but don't forget, we Also very strong!"

"Luck said that the NCAA can't satisfy him in the first round, nor can it satisfy him in the second, third or even fourth rounds. LMU is not only an opponent in a challenge game, but also our opponent in the NCAA. It may be the first round. The first round, or the second round, or maybe the third, fourth... or even the sixth round! Guys, show your confidence and play this game as your last. It's not a game, it's a war!"

The teammates on the bus were all frightened by Lynn Nance's words. They thought Lu Feng was crazy enough, but Lynn Nance was even crazier than Lu Feng!
That's right, LMU is not only the opponent of the Huskies Challenge, it is more likely to be the opponent of the Huskies March Madness, or even...the opponent of the sixth round of the finals!

The Huskies were very happy to win the previous few games, because they even beat UCLA!

But looking back now, the Huskies seem...really strong?

After the winning streak, the mentality of the players of the Huskies has loosened a bit. They feel that this year is stable. With Lu Feng and the others, it is no problem to enter the NCAA championship. Very successful.

But now everyone realizes that this year, it is not as simple as just scoring in the NCAA.

The Huskies are now a strong team that can win UCLA, so their goal this year should not be to enter the NCAA, at least like UCLA, their goal this year is-the NCAA Finals!
After a few words, the bus became extremely quiet, and everyone's breathing could be heard.

The bus pulls up outside the Heck Edmondson Arena, the players get off...

The road from the parking lot to the arena was full of reporters. Faced with various reporters' questions, Lu Feng did not actively greet them as usual.

The memories on the road made him feel a little unhappy. Although he forced a smile on his face, most of the answers were perfunctory.

Among the various questions, Lu Feng heard a different voice: "Lu Feng, may I ask..."

The difference is that what he heard was Chinese.

He turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

"Director Zhang?"

The person who asked the question was someone Lu Feng knew in his previous life, a well-known commentator: Reasonable Weiping Bryant Zhang!

Meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land, Lu Feng was a little surprised, and immediately greeted Zhang Weiping.

Zhang Weiping was wearing a suit, holding a notepad and a charcoal pencil in his palm, without a microphone.

"Director Zhang, why are you here?"

"You know me?"

Zhang Weiping was a little surprised, he had been retired for many years, yet 16-year-old Lu Feng knew him.

Lu Feng smiled and replied: "Of course, how can the players in our country not know you. After all, why are you here? My story has been reported back to China?"

In Lu Feng's previous life, Zhang Weiping was one of the most well-known sports commentators in China, but at this time he has not started his career as a commentator.

But in addition to commenting, Zhang Weiping is also one of the former national players. After retiring in 79, he also served as the national team coach for many years.

Zhang Weiping was a little happy being praised, and he replied: "I'm already in the United States, Lu Feng, can I lend you a little time to interview?"

Lu Feng thought for a while and replied: "There is not enough time now, you wait for my competition first, and I will accompany you to do an exclusive interview after the competition is over. By the way, do you have a ticket?"

"Hehe, that... came in a hurry, I didn't buy it..."

"Then wait, I'll get you one."

In the NCAA, a small number of unpopular games do not require tickets, but for today's popular matchup between the Huskies and LMU, the Heck Edmondson Arena chose to sell tickets for a fee.

However, just like the NBA, the arena gave the two teams some quota of tickets. Lu Feng asked Lynn Nance. There was a remaining front row ticket, and Lu Feng gave it to Zhang Weiping.

Meeting Director Zhang, Lu Feng's depressed mood immediately improved, and he put aside all the previous things.

Who cares, just play the ball well, and don't lose face in front of your own people!
After a simple warm-up, the two teams started with 10 players.

Lu Feng looked at the lineup of LMU, and then at his starting teammates.

Well, without a big man, it's clear that this is going to be the same head-to-head game as UCLA.

LMU's jumper is 201 cm tall Hank Geithers, who is also the tallest player in the LMU starting lineup.

Like UCLA, LMU also played without a center.

The reason is simple, the teacher of LMU coach Paul Westhead is none other than UCLA coach Jim Harrick!
After losing weight, Jeff Brown can jump higher and faster, but there is no doubt that he can't compare with a talented forward like Hank Geithers.

"Welcome to our live broadcast, here is the 1989-1990 NCAA season narrated live by NBC, the Washington Huskies vs. LMU game..."

"Groom, the game has started, do you still want to support Washington?"

"Of course, I believe in Kung Fu Boy Lu, he will definitely be able to solve LMU!"

"Hey man, I'm not mistaken, you mean Lu is a better player than Gaithers and Kimbell?"

"That's right, that's what I mean. In my opinion, Lu is the better player, so I still support the Huskies!"

(End of this chapter)