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Chapter 41 You will agree to take down Su Wen!
"Gene, you said Sue could replace David? Are you sure?"

"Yes, Les, I think he can do it, and more than enough!"

"Wait, let me process your words."

An hour after the Auburn-BYU game, Gene Banks hung up the phone with the team's manager, who was in Seattle.

During the phone call, he focused on his tracking of Su Wen, explaining in particular that Su Wen was particularly suitable for the second and third positions of his team, enough to replace the aging and severely worn Skywalker.

Les Haberg on the other end of the phone was confused. It took a long time before the other party came back to his senses and said, "I remember Su is the inside guy, right? He seems to be playing the No. [-] position."

"What does this have to do with replacing David? Their positions do not overlap."

"Sudden is playing the second position tonight, or he is swinging between the second and third positions." Gene Banks heard the other party's doubts and explained with a smile: "Auburn University has changed its formation, and Su will be the second and third position." Number position."

"Oh? How is his performance?"

Su Wen's sudden change of location aroused Les Haberg's curiosity.

Haberg can't say that he is very familiar with the former, but he has heard about it for a long time.

In the past two months, the other party has been appearing in ESPN news reports, comparing him with Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, Sam Bowie, Charles Barkley, etc., and Called 'the most noteworthy potential rookie of 1984. '

Su Wen has been reported particularly frequently.

Because he is not only talented, but with his height of two meters and zero, he can make all the difference in the paint.

More importantly, he dominated his opponents on both ends of the floor in the team's three games against Kentucky and Sam Bowie.

This caused a huge response!
It goes without saying how strong Sam Bowie is. He has become famous since high school. He has attracted much attention in the past few years and has always been the focus of people.

Su Wen was able to overwhelm him three times and lead his team to victory and win the Southeastern Conference district championship.

In three games, he averaged 25+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 6+ assists per game, which caused a huge shock.

No matter how busy they are and don't have many draft picks in their hands, the management of many teams can still see him in the reports of major media.

Les Haberg is certainly no exception.

However, no matter which report, Su Wen appears as the fifth position, and all the data obtained also occurred in the fifth position.

What was strange tonight was that his senior scout actually told him that Su Wen became the swingman.

This made him inevitably curious.

"Su scored 34 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, and his opponent was the strongest scorer in the Western Athletic Conference."

In the calmest tone, Gene Banks said what surprised Harberger the most. The latter exclaimed: "34 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists?"

"He is a five-position player with no shooting ability, but he can still score such data after moving to the outside?"

"Who told you that he has no shooting ability?" When Banks heard that his manager had also fallen into the misunderstanding of the media reports, he said with a smile: "He took 12 mid-range shots tonight and hit 8 of them. , extremely efficient.”

Haberg was extremely surprised. He did not expect that Su Wen had the ability to shoot, took so many shots, and scored so many goals, so he followed the words and subconsciously asked: "What about the remaining 18 points? "

"The remaining 18 points?"

Banks took out his notebook from his bag, turned to the data page recording Su Wen's game tonight, then looked at the detailed data above, and replied: "Of the remaining 18 points, 12 points were obtained by jumping to the basket. , 8 of which were earned through dunks.”

"The remaining 6 points were extra penalties and free throws caused by the opponent's inability to guard against him."

"ohmygod!"

Haberg exclaimed in amazement, "He is also so capable on the outside?"

"Yes, Les." Banks nodded and said with a smile: "Tonight, he showed his shooting skills for the first time, and the effect was amazing."

"Presumably, colleagues from other teams are reporting this information to the police just like me."

"is it?"

Haberg still sighed in surprise. After a while, he solemnly replied: "So, you think he is fully qualified to replace David?"

"Yes." Banks said without any hesitation: "He is fully qualified to replace David Thompson, who has lost his love and pursuit of basketball!"

"If we can take down Su, then let David go, we don't need such trash!"

"What you said is right, Gene." Haberg agreed with his words, but the next second, he asked in embarrassment: "But, what can we do to get Su?"

"Don't forget, we don't have first-round picks in our hands. Those picks we had were all traded away by my previous term, and what we got in exchange was the trash in your mouth."

"But we have other high-quality players." Gene Banks was not embarrassed at all, but said confidently: "We have no one on the outside, but we have an overflow of talents on the inside, right?"

"You want us to exchange either Jack (Sikoma) or Tom (Chambers) for the draft pick?" Haberg was shocked, his tone sounded unbelievable, and he refused directly: "This is impossible. , either of them is the player we rely on most and is also the most important asset."

"Exchanging it for the first round? It's a waste of money!" "What's impossible, Les?" Banks replied disapprovingly: "They are both very important, but we only have them."

"If the current lineup doesn't change, you won't be able to surpass Zoli Volchok."

Zolly Volchok?

As soon as Haberg heard the name, he shut up immediately, and the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment.

Banks waited for a minute before hearing his words again, "Let me think about it, Gene."

"it is good!"

Banks was not in a hurry and hung up the phone with a smile on his face.

He knew that as long as he moved Zoli Volchok out, the other party would definitely be attracted by him.

With this in mind, he suddenly raised his head, looked at the bright night sky, and whispered: Su, Su, the surprise you gave us is really too big!
As he sighed, scenes of Su Wen's performance in tonight's game also appeared in his mind.

After Su Wen hit two consecutive mid-range shots, he was out of control in the next game.

With the mid-range shot, he exploded with 120% of his energy. When he caught his opponent, he bombarded him wildly, making sudden shots and scoring 34 points.

If he hadn't considered the team and integrated the team's tactics in order to win better, he might have really regarded the game as his own personal performance stage.

In the end, with the support of his incredibly powerful personal firepower, Auburn University defeated Brigham Young University without any suspense, beating its opponent 95:68 with a 27-point advantage and advancing to the next round.

That’s the Sweet 16!
Gene Banks believes that Su Wen must have shocked many people.

Especially his peers!

Like him, he must have been reporting Su Wen's performance to his superiors at this time.

If Su Wen's previous super performances in the inside were shocking and attracted a lot of attention, then his performance tonight will definitely shock more people and keep more people awake.

His performance on the outside is more eye-catching and surprising than that on the inside.

After all, his height is still too short for an inside line.

Auburn University easily defeated Brigham Young University and successfully advanced to the next round. They were joined by other major teams.

First, the 12th seed, Michael Jordan's North Carolina, defeated Ohio Wesleyan University with a score of 77:66 at almost the same time;
In this game, Jordan performed very well. He made 15 of 11 shots and scored a game-high 27 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, and no assists.

His teammate, Sam Perkins, also performed well, scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds.

However, the performance was worse than that of Suvin's teammate Charles Barkley, who still made 13 of 9 shots tonight despite Suvin's explosive performance, scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

Among Jordan's teammates, there is also TNT commentator Kenny Smith who will be very familiar to fans in the future.

This person's performance tonight was average. He made 8 of 3 shots and only scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, but he sent 6 assists.

The No. 1 seed, the University of Houston, defeated Louisiana Tech 77:69. Olajuwon fully played the role of Optimus Prime in the team and scored 16 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in the game. data.

It is worth mentioning that their opponent, a player named 'Karl Malone', also scored 18 points and 8 rebounds, and his performance was quite good.

The No. 2 seed, Maryland State University, defeated West Virginia University 102:77 and advanced to the next round.

This score, this gap between the two sides, looks more fierce than Auburn University.

The third seed, Georgetown University, played an extremely ugly game with its opponent. The two sides fought fiercely for 40 minutes. The final score was only 37:36. Georgetown University narrowly defeated its opponent by one point.

Patrick Ewing, who has attracted much attention, was only given 10 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block by the super-potential center Gorilla that the New York Knicks longed for.

In addition to the above four advancing teams, the others include Auburn University’s old rival, the University of Kentucky.

Despite losing to them in three games in their Southeastern Conference, this team still has twin interior towers that are feared throughout the league.

They also won tonight, defeating No. 78 seed Indiana State University 75:7.

Sam Bowie's performance was somewhat mediocre. He only scored 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks. Among them, he shot 13 of 5 from the field, which did not match the huge attention he has always received.

Their next opponent is Jordan and the latter's North Carolina.

At the same time, in the same division as Auburn University, in addition to advancing Maryland State University, there was an unexpected upset, defeating the University of Louisville, the 16th seed University of Tulsa.

This team will become Auburn University's opponent in the next round.

The eighth-seeded Illinois State did not disgrace its seeding status. It defeated Villanova University 64:56 tonight with a 9-point advantage and successfully joined Maryland State University in the top 16.

The battle between these two teams is also the focus of the next round.

As long as Auburn University stands out from the top 16, it will encounter the winner among them and compete for the NCAA's final four seats.

(End of this chapter)