Back in 84, he became Jordan’s lifelong enemy!

Chapter 45 The battle of focus, the whole country is paying attention!
The Final Four of the NCAA National Championship has always been the most dramatic time period in the United States, and it is also the climax of March Madness.
Now it's officially here.

During this period, countless fans have focused more on this event. Many NBA uniform teams have also flocked to Seattle. The scouting systems of various clubs are operating at a rapid speed. Almost all attention is on this event. Final four battle.

The team managers held frequent scouting meetings, and the TVs showing this battle were placed exactly where they should be, with the sound turned up loudly.

At the same time, as usual, ESPN is still the live broadcaster this time, and NBC, TBS and other sports stations will broadcast it.

The teams with high picks are the ones who track the rookies most aggressively and persistently.

They have given up all the games this season, completely failed, and their results are as expected, they are at the bottom of the league.

Right now, they are looking for talents, looking for the cornerstones of the team, and taking a chance in the draft to get the potential rookies they want.

"We have made adequate preparations for this competition and we are confident that we can beat any opponent!"

"Championship? Yes, our goal this time is only to win the championship!"

"I don't pay much attention to the Auburn University game. I only know that they are the dark horse of this competition! But no matter who it is, they can't stop us from winning the championship!"

"Su Wen? Who?"

"All I know is Charles Barkley!"

In the conference room of the Chicago Bulls club headquarters, the TV was playing a pre-game interview clip from the University of North Carolina. The person being interviewed was none other than Michael Jordan, whom they had been chasing for several years.

Seeing him showing such strong confidence in front of the camera, team general manager Rod Thorn smiled, with admiration in his eyes.

He likes such confident players!
This kind of player generally has high quality and strong psychology.

He glanced at the scouting report in his hand. He was still conflicted, but he also had a clear tendency.

[Michael Jordan, 83-year tracking report]

Body Hardware:

1. He has excellent reach and a pair of huge hands, which allows him to easily finish the attack;
2. Extremely fast in rushing, good at tearing apart defenses, aggressive, with long strides and low offensive center of gravity;
3. The three-threat move is very confusing, and the first step is top-notch, enough to freeze the defender in place;
4. The ability to control the ball with both hands, the ability to attack the frame is top-notch, and the follow-up actions of attacking the frame are amazing.

Projection ability:

1. Very good preparatory movements before shooting, coordination of hands and feet, and good sense of rhythm;
2. The sudden stop and take-off height, sudden pull-up movements, and footwork processing are all extremely good;

3. The first step and explosive power are fast enough to shake off the defender and gain space to shoot;

4. Can break through on the left and right sides, has a large change of direction, is extremely confusing, and is good at using rhythm and change of direction to find space for shooting.

Defensive ability:

1. Due to his excellent footwork, he is extremely quick to cover up defense, has very good defensive intuition, dares to defend, dares to confront, and is not afraid of any opponent;

2. Full of mobility, able to enter the inside line very quickly to participate in assisting defense, and has extremely keen awareness;
His scoring efficiency in three years in college has been very high. If he enters the NBA and his scoring ability is further released, it will be enough for him to become an All-Star player.Achievements in your career may be higher than those in college.

Points that need improvement:
1. Perhaps, coach Dean Smith’s tactical system is not suitable for him. The team play has restricted his hands and feet to a certain extent, resulting in more scoring abilities that cannot be fully utilized. He will need to adjust after entering the NBA in the future. Better adapted to the NBA's offensive style, rather than North Carolina's team-first basketball;

2. The jump shot could be better, but the preparation time is a bit long;
3. It requires strength and weight to increase confrontation ability. A slim physique will affect the performance of his NBA career.

This is the scouting report Rod Thorn has on Jordan.

Now it depends on whether this highly valued kid can perform well in the crucial semi-finals.

What's more, this kid's opponent this time is Su Wen, a freshman who has become famous recently.

He and the entire team have heard about Su Wen's performance in the NCAA league in the past few months.

Both internally and externally, position [-] and position [-] both performed extremely perfectly;

What an outstanding talent, the strongest talent in the history of Auburn University;
Just relying on his ability to attack the basket, he defeated the famous talented center Sam Bowie in three games.

It can be said that Su Wen's name has been heard like thunder.

In fact, he also has Suvin's scouting report, which is placed under Jordan's report.

Moreover, the talent column of Su Wen's scouting report is almost an enhanced version of Jordan, with an obvious growth arc.

The progress and growth over the past three or four months are all mentioned in the scouting report.

But because Su Wen's rise was too fast, his fame was too sudden, he had too many shortcomings, and his resume was too simple, he was not very optimistic about the other party.

Moreover, Su Wen is still a Chinese player.

He has never seen a Chinese player make achievements in the field of basketball or even sports.

As for Jordan, they have been paying attention to this player since the opponent scored the winning goal against Georgetown University in the 81/82 season finals.

And it has been tracked for three years, with detailed records of almost every game played by the opponent.

Compared with Su Wen's sudden rise, he is not so sure, and he is more inclined to Michael Jordan.

After all, between Jordan's three years and Su Wen's three months, he would rather believe in someone who has been following for three years and has proven himself many times.

He already knew Jordan's scouting reports over the past three years. The most important thing now was to see how this kid performed against Su Wen.

Just as Jordan ended the interview, Rod Thorn suddenly sighed.

It's a pity that Sam Bowie's injury concern is less reassuring, otherwise I might have hesitated longer.

Unlike the Bulls general manager, Norm, the Mavericks general manager who was far away in Dallas, and his assistants, scouts, Su Wen and Jordan, all paid attention, and they looked at the reports in their hands again and again.Olajuwon and Ewing, they couldn't put it down.

These semi-finals have brought together almost all the high-ranking rookies. They have also performed poorly this season. They have the qualifications for high-ranking draft picks. They want to see everything and want everything.

And their current lineup lacks everything except big men!

The game is almost starting, and the front office and several scouts are still bickering over who to focus on.

Finally, under the extremely impatient stop of Norm, who was waiting for the game to start, it was finalized.

"Quiet!"

"I think you're being overly optimistic."

"Whether it's Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing, it's going to be hard for us to win."

"Be realistic, everyone, we can only pay attention to these two rookies!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the others immediately shut up and turned to look at the TV.

Philadelphia 76ers, Pat Williams is feeling pain and happiness at the same time.

The team is in excellent shape at this time, with a record of 48 wins and 26 losses, ranking them second in the Eastern Conference behind the Celtics, who have 56 wins and 19 losses.

As the defending champions, they rarely have three first-round picks, two of which have a high probability of being in the top 10, and the highest one may be in the top five.

These were traded back from the Denver Nuggets and San Diego Clippers in the summer of 78.

In other words, their two high-probability draft picks were actually acquired from the free market six years ago.

It has to be said that they are very far-sighted.

Just like their future successor Sam Hinkie, with his "good performance" of only winning 47 games in three seasons, he has accumulated many cornerstones that can help them succeed in the future.

That ultimately translated to Joel Embiid vs. Ben Simmons.

Of course, there were also a lot of draft picks and bargaining chips in exchange for stars, which finally helped them win the playoffs after six years.

I'm going too far. In short, Pat Williams is taking care of many things at this time.

On the one hand, we must continue to maintain the team's momentum, advance vigorously, and strive to defend the title;

On the other side, they have to show off their talents in the draft and win those outstanding talents as the successors of Moses Malone and Julius Erving.

Both ends have to be taken care of and both ends have to be busy.

He was literally jumping back and forth between pain and soaring pleasure.

So much so that he had to ask his assistant to switch channels back and forth between the team's game tonight and the NCAA Final Four game.

No team manager has a busier eye and a busier heart.

Compared with Williams, who is in the wealthy class, the new general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics, Les Harberger, is like a poor and low-income person, who has been living a miserable life during this period.

He not only wanted to flex his muscles after taking office and wipe out the influence of the previous general manager, but he also suffered from the lack of food in his hands.

The former general manager almost exchanged their team's future assets and many draft picks for his own best general manager award last season.

After he retired, the opponent left him with a lineup that was neither good nor bad, and without any first-round picks this year.

Even a clever woman can't make a living without rice. While he gnashed his teeth with hatred for Zoly Volchok, his hair turned white with worry.

The TV in front of him was on, and the channel switched to ESPN's live broadcast of the match between Auburn University and the University of North Carolina, and it was already the warm-up stage for the players from both sides.

The camera also kept switching back and forth between Su Wen and Jordan, seeming to tell everyone in front of the TV that they were the focus of tonight's game.

You don’t need to remind me, I know it! ! !
The language of ESPN's camera was too naked, which directly caused Les Haberger to complain.

In his mind, the words of advice that Gene Banks, the team's senior scout, had been giving him during this period, kept coming back and forth like a mantra.

Su Wen is a good swingman;
He could take over from the aging David Thompson, I'm sure!

Su Wen’s talent is the best among all the rookies I have ever seen;

Su Wen’s ability is enough for him to easily survive in the NBA league;

We need Sue!

Les, now you just need Su Wen to prove it to yourself!
Les, stop worrying, and quickly find a way to trade the draft picks. Su is too in demand now, and it will be too late.

Les, Les, Les
Every time he recalled those anxious calls from Banks, Les Harberg’s head almost exploded.

I think so too, Gene!
But where can I find enough draft picks to win Su?
Who to trade with?

Who to trade with?
Damn Zolly!
In the midst of painful emotions, Les Haberg had a thousand things to say in his heart, but in the end, he could only curse his ex with hatred.

March 1984, 3, evening, seven o'clock sharp!

The much-anticipated game between Auburn University and the University of North Carolina has begun!

(End of this chapter)