Soon, all the members of the Sun Devils flew back to school.
Dormitory, room.
" Clang! Obtained 2 victory points!"
"System, what's the use of two victory points?”
"You can exchange for 1 (60 to 70) attribute point.”
"Okay, then exchange it and add it to dribbling.”
"Clang, point addition successful."
Zhang Jun glanced at his stats. His passing stats had changed from 63 to 64.
The reason why he increased the number of passes was because Zhang Jun did not pass the ball well tonight.
Zhang Jun had encountered a lot of double-teams on the field. If he could pass the ball better, his teammates would have more opportunities and the team would have an easier time winning.
Zhang Jun was a player who was very good at finding his own flaws on the court and trying to improve them.
Zhang Jun didn't mind adding points slowly. This was only the top 32 of the NCAA. What if they entered the top 8, top 4, or even the championship?
What about the NBA regular season and playoffs?
The victory points obtained in these matches would definitely not be less than tonight's. By then, the speed of adding points and obtaining skills would increase greatly.
Zhang Jun had a strong dominance in the NCAA, but it was not easy to maintain that dominance in the NBA.
The NBA's opponents would use a magnifying glass to constantly study Zhang Jun's flaws and constantly target them!
Only by becoming stronger could Zhang Jun not be as frustrated as Griffin on the court.
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After entering the Sweet Sixteen, Arizona State University was given a week of rest.
Even though it was a break, Zhang Jun didn't slack off. He went to the training center with Harden every day.
Of course, it wasn't just Zhang Jun and Harden who did this. All the members of the Arizona State University team did the same.
At this point, no one would think of doing anything else.
At this moment in their lives, basketball was the most important!!
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
Arizona State University also welcomed their sweet Top 16 opponent!
The University of California!
There was only one player at the University of Connecticuti who was worthy of Zhang Jun's attention, and that was Hashim Thabit.
Thabet was 2.21 meters tall and weighed 120 kilograms. He was the most favored center this year.
Zhang Jun's current fame was far inferior to this guy's.
Under Zhang Jun's influence, Thabet was selected by the Grizzlies as the second pick. Although he didn't make it in the later stages, it also showed how strong he was in college.
During his three years at the University of Connecticuti, Thabet's stats improved in almost all aspects, except for blocking. Because of blocking, he did not improve.
Thabet's first-year blocked shots were 3.8 per game, his second-year blocked shots were 4.5, and his third-year blocked shots were 4.2.
He had a very strong talent in sealing.
Thabet's 417 blocked shots for CT ranked second in the school's history, second only to Okafor. Thabet was also the 13th college player in the history of the NCAA Division to average more than four blocked shots per game.
In his junior year, Thabet scored 13.5 points, 10.9 rebounded, and 4.27 blocked shots per game.
Thabeet's performance throughout the season was dominant on the defensive end. On January 31, 2009, against Purdue University, he had a triple-double of 15 points, 11 rebounding, and 10 blocked shots, which shocked the United States.
In the match between the top 32 and the powerful center Yajuan John, Thabet also showed his heroic qualities. He scored 19 points, 14 rebounded and blocked four shots. In this game, he made 6 of 6 shots and his field goal percentage was 100%. Under Thabet's strong defense, his opponent's field goal percentage was only 29.3%, 12 of 41 shots.
Thabet was undoubtedly one of the most dominant centers in the NCAA, and his showdown with Zhang Jun had attracted a lot of attention.
A lot of fans who hadn't watched a single game wanted to see if the rookie who had been praised for beating Griffin up was really that strong.
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March 12th.
The game was moved to San Antonio's Spurs home stadium, the ATT-Arena.
After entering the arena, someone stopped Zhang Jun.
"Oh my god, I saw Zhang. God, your talent is so outstanding. I watched your last game. You dominated the field.”
"Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself to you. I'm George, a reporter from ESPM.”
A white reporter who was about 1.8 meters tall extended his hand to Zhang Jun in a friendly manner.
Zhang Jun shook hands with him. After verifying his identity with the surrounding staff, Zhang Jun also accepted the interview.
"Zhang, you are one of the few handsome guys among the big guys. I think many beautiful girls are willing to go on a date with you.”
“.....”
"Zhang, your muscles are so great, let me…"
George only started the interview after a bunch of nonsense.
"Zhang, are you going to participate in the draft this year?" George asked.”
"I'm still focused on the game, so I haven't thought about it yet," Zhang Jun replied.”
This was what Harden specifically told Zhang Jun.
Don't easily announce that you're participating in this year's draft before you're eliminated. That will leave you with no way out. Students who openly participate in the draft won't be able to play in the NCAA next year.
George naturally understood these words very well. He asked in a different way,"If you were to participate in the election, what do you think you would be selected?”
"I'm not sure. Maybe it's the top scorer, or maybe it's the lottery."”
Zhang Jun was confident in himself.
" There's a website that has placed you as the 30th pick in the first round," George asked." How do you respond?"”
"After all, I've only played one elimination round. I think they'll change their minds after tonight."”
George asked a few questions about the draft, and Zhang Jun's answers were vague.
George then turned to ask questions about the game.
" You're going up against Tabit tonight," George asked." What do you think of the duel between the two of you?"”
"I'll beat him up," Zhang Jun replied.”
" Thabet said he would give you at least two blocks," George said." How did you respond?"”
"It's night time," Zhang Jun replied.”
George asked," Many fans think that your template is Yao. What do you think?”
"I'm the combination of O'Neal, Duncan, and Chamberlain. Yao is the big brother. He's a player of a different style.”
Zhang Jun replied confidently.
George could also feel the difference in personality between Zhang Jun and Big Yao. Zhang Jun's personality clearly didn't have much modesty and low-key!
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