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

Chapter 23: Ushering in the strongest challenge to Kentucky!

"Come again!"

Su Wen seemed to be sweating profusely and panting, but he still had some unfinished thoughts.

"Are you still coming?"

Barkley exclaimed, "Hey, even if you're not tired, you have to think about me, brother."

"It's been two full hours since you pulled me up to practice in the morning."

Buckley was also quite tired, breathing louder than Su Wen, and sweating more than Su Wen.

It was obviously a very cold day, and he was only wearing a thin vest, but he was still soaked with sweat.

In a 1V1 duel, offense consumes more energy than defense.

Although his big ass helps a lot.

"what?"

Su Wen was a little surprised, "Has it only been two hours?"

Only two hours have passed?
Barkley rolled his eyes after hearing this, then spread his hands at the other party and said with a low eyebrow: "Brother, I really can't do it anymore. I need to take a rest. You can find Chuck."

He thought to himself that even though he was so tired, he couldn't let Person be alone, and he would drag him down no matter what.

Person was originally standing by and laughing, with a contented look on his face, but when he heard his name being mentioned from Buckley's mouth, he froze with a smile. He refused, and the rest of his smile was very forced. "Charles, I have only had a few minutes' rest."

"Come on, Chuck, this guy Su has to be the best."

Buckley turned to look at Person, raised his eyebrows, and said seriously: "I can't do it, but you can."

"You are the best scorer on our team."

Seeing that Person still looked reluctant, he continued to encourage: "Go ahead, brother, shoot him to death with your shot."

"NO."

Chuck Person firmly refused: "I'm more tired than you, old man, you can't hurt me."

Unfortunately, Su Wen actually accepted Barkley's proposal, waved to him, and greeted eagerly: "Come on, Brother Chuck."

"No!!!" Person wailed, his face full of resistance, but as soon as he was called 'big brother', he still stepped out disobediently and walked to Su Wen.

"Shoot me with your projection!"

Su Wen threw the ball to Person and stared at the opponent with bright eyes and fighting spirit.

this kid! ! !
Seeing that he was still so energetic and energetic, Person was both surprised and helpless.

Finally, he obediently took the ball and walked to the top of the penalty area.

After he stood still, he realized something and groaned: "Su, I think you have to pay us."

"In the past two or three months, we could have had a good rest, recharged our batteries, and prepared for every game. But you were too troublesome. You kept pulling me out for sparring, and you had to pay."

"It's considered the expense of our hard work during this period."

He wanted to use this reason to make Su Wen retreat and let them go obediently.

Unexpectedly, Su Wen smiled slyly and retorted noncommittally: "Are we three brothers still talking about money? It hurts our feelings."

"What's more, you should be the one paying me for my hard work."

"I'm the one doing the sparring during this period!"

"Why?" He asked Person stunned.

They are the ones who have been giving their time, energy and physical energy. Why does this guy say we have to pay?
Even Buckley stared at Su Wen with a scrutinizing look, as if if you don't tell the truth, I'm really going to ask for fees.

"Think about it."

Su Wen looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "When you are doing shooting practice, who picks up the ball for you? Who is the caddy? It's me!"

"Think about it again, when you are practicing catching and running, who is passing the ball to you in the middle? It's me!"

"How about today?"

When Su Wen said this, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Today, I specially called you up to challenge you 1V1. I am giving you the opportunity to improve your offensive capabilities and hone your skills. I am just the one who plays defense."

"It's me who is the sparring partner!"

"I'm giving you a chance to sharpen your skills before the regular season starts. You're just not grateful, but you actually want to ask for fees from me?"

"This hurts my heart so much!"

WHAT?

Is that so?
I wanted to hear his explanation, but who would have thought that the other party's explanation would change the taste and the roles would be completely reversed.

Moreover, the more he spoke, the more excited he became, and the more he spoke, the more he gritted his teeth, looking like he hated them to the core and was heartbroken, which made them both confused and stunned.

This is not right!

Originally, Person was just making a request to denounce Su Wen.

After all, since this guy joined the team, he and Barkley have become free sparring partners. Almost every day after training, they are forced to stay by him in various ways.

First, they let them practice shooting for a while on the pretext of experiencing the daily life of ball boys. Later, they found out that this kid was practicing rebounding.

After that, he stayed for a while to receive his passing practice. This companionship lasted for nearly a week.Just when they thought it was over and they could have fun, they were relaxed for a few days and were forcibly pulled up to continue their training on a weekend morning.

Su Wen also euphemistically said that he volunteered to serve as a sparring partner and provide free sandbags to improve their offensive capabilities.

But after the explanation, the two of them were confused. They didn't come back to their senses for several seconds, and their minds were in a state of confusion.

So, who is the free sparring partner?

Who takes advantage of whom?

"Now you know my good intentions, right?"

Su Wen saw that the expressions of the two of them were still in a state of confusion, so he continued to give strong medicine: "You guys, you really don't know how lucky you are in the midst of blessings."

"Obviously I am the one who worked hard and became your sparring partner for free."

"I don't ask you to be grateful to me, and I don't ask for any hard-earned money. I just ask that you remember me a little bit."

"But now," Su Wen said angrily, "you still have the nerve to ask for money?"

"This makes me so sad!"

"This" Person and Buckley looked at each other in confusion. They were so confused by what he said that they didn't know what to say for a moment. The look in their confused eyes turned out to be apologetic.

"All right!"

At this time, Su Wen waved his hand and said very grandly: "There is no need to apologize, we are brothers."

"Now I just want to practice with you, improve your offensive skills, and prepare for the next regular season."

"You know." Su Wen's face became serious, "Next we will encounter various opponents and various challenges."

"I will suffer a little loss and let you experience these challenges in advance as a sparring partner."

Speaking of this, Su Wen urged Person: "Start quickly. The regular season is only two days away. Time is tight. You should work hard and find your own shortcomings from the confrontation with me!"

"Uh, okay!"

At this time, Person was still twitching and confused. He took steps mechanically and started to attack.

And Buckley was still immersed in Su Wen's words that seemed to be an explanation, but actually persuaded them to make progress, and he was thinking about it carefully.

Have we really misunderstood Su?

So he is training us and improving our abilities?
January 1983, 11, afternoon.

The new year's regular season begins for the Auburn Tigers.

They started the regular season with a record of seven wins and one loss in eight invitational matches, a good mentality, and a strong state.

Their first four opponents were the Villanova Wildcats, University of Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, and Mississippi State Bulldogs in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.

In the game against their first opponent, the Wildcats, the Tigers were overwhelming from the beginning, using bombardment tactics and defeating their opponents at halftime. They only allowed 35 points, while they scored 49 points to take the lead. 14 points.

The Wildcats failed to reach the national championship last season, finishing with a 19-11 record.

However, in their own Eastern District, they achieved 12 wins and 4 losses. They can be called the gods of war in the civil war and the model of the fantasy gods in the foreign war.

In their starting lineup, they have three future NBA players: Ed Pinckney, Dwayne McClain, and Harold Presley;
Among them, the one with the highest pick was Ed Pinckney, a 206cm big man who was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the tenth overall pick in the first round of the 85 NBA draft.

Harold Presley was second, selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 86th overall pick in the first round in 17.

The remaining McClain, although he was also a rookie in 85, has fallen to the third pick in the second round.

In addition, they also have a 213cm second-year blue-collar center sitting off the court, who will join the NBA in the next 86 years as the No. 14 pick in the sixth round.

In the end, only Ed Pinckney showed up. He played for more than ten consecutive seasons and averaged a maximum of 12.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He was a veritable blue-collar insider.

Faced with such a weak team, the Auburn Tigers finally defeated their opponents and won the first game with a 96-point advantage of 79:17.

苏文这场表现不错，即便对手是一名未来的NBA球员，他还是拿到了24分13篮板8助攻2抢断1盖帽的数据。

On the other hand, against Pinckney, Su Wen used the individual defense strength that he had only trained with Barkley and Person for a few days, but he was unable to defend, and only got a pitiful 6 points and 4 rebounds in the game.

In the second game, Su Wen, who improved his individual defense ability to 95, defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide with a score of 93:71, a margin of 21 points.

这场比赛，苏文再次拿到20+10的数据，21分11篮板6助攻；

After defeating the Crimson Tide, the team got nearly a week's rest, and then defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 84:1 with an 5-point advantage on January 84, 66.

Su Wen once again scored a super double-double with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, almost defeating his opponent by himself.

This team is simply a poor man's version of the Auburn Tigers.

Not only are their lineups weaker than the Tigers, they also don't have the height advantage.

When a bulldog meets a tiger, the end result is naturally to pieces!
In the fourth game, the Auburn Tigers faced the Florida Gators. After four and 10 minutes of fierce battle, the latter also followed in the footsteps of its first three opponents and lost by a score of 27 points.

Since the end of the invitational tournament and the start of the regular season, the Auburn Tigers have won four consecutive victories, full of firepower and in a hot state.

In this way, in the fifth game, they finally ushered in the strongest opponent, the University of Kentucky, which Sonny Smith had been worried about and felt stressed.

Kentucky, with its twin towers of Sam Bowie and Melvin Turpin, has a better record than the Auburn Tigers.

They didn't lose any of their eight invitational games, and they also won the first four games of the regular season.

Currently with a record of 12 wins and 0 losses, it ranks first in the Southeastern Conference!
Regardless of the strength of the lineup or the state, it is not an exaggeration to say that the University of Kentucky is the strongest opponent of Auburn University.

(End of this chapter)