Anyway, if someone said Zuo Liqiang, it would be pretty cool, but if ESPN, the king of poisonous milk, said it, it would be quite panic.
There is no need to mention ESPN's previous record. Basically, anyone who is optimistic about it will suddenly pull his hips, including but not limited to the NBA. Many circles have encountered ESPN's poisonous milk, which has led to ESPN's 'bad name', even before the game. Some fans took the initiative to beg ESPN not to be optimistic about their favorite teams or individuals.
But it turns out that at least on Zuo Li, ESPN's view is quite correct.
Zuo Li instantly became the most watched player in the whole of New Jersey after the **** Oak Hill High School created a big upset, and Stuyvesant became the favorite to win the championship.
But this is not important, people want to know how strong Zuo Li is.
This is an era of gathering stars, Oden, Durant, Griffin, Rose, Beasley, Mayo, Monta Ellis... These five-star high school students of each year are all gathered in these years of high school students , They each shined in their respective high schools, and the controversy about the strongest high school students in this era has continued.
Of course, Oden occupies an absolute dominant position at this time. At Lawrence North High School, Oden, a senior in high school, has led Lawrence North High School to a record of 103 wins and 7 losses. Among them, the playoffs were 24 wins and 1 loss, leading the team to three win the interstate championship.
Zuo Li won Mr. Basketball from New York State this year, but before, in terms of scenery, it was still Oden.
This year, he shared the title of Parade High School Player of the Year with Monta Ellis, a senior, and won the title of 2005 Mr. Basketball, becoming another high school senior to win this honor after LeBron James.
Auden's nickname is also very good, "The Great", this title is more domineering than James of the year, and he is also known as the man who can compete with James as the strongest high school student in history.
In terms of high school grades alone, Oden was even better than James, and the talents of the two were constantly compared, so that these two years were the most competitive time period for the strongest high school students in history.
Some people even say that the competition between the two will continue until Oden enters the NBA to decide the winner.
And on June 29, 2005, just days before the game, Oden and his Lawrence North High teammate Mike Conley announced that they would be joining Ohio State and starting the 2006-07 season there. Oden's day in the NBA is getting closer.
After making this decision, they did not participate in this invitational match with the team.
And the opponent of Stuyvesant led by Zuo Li after entering the top 8 is this team, which also makes many people sigh, the super duel between Zuo Li and Oden is so invisible.
After two outstanding seasons and the feat of smashing Oak Hill with 60 points in the previous three quarters, Zuo Li is considered to be the person with the best chance to challenge Oden and James' status as the strongest high school student, and what is more than a direct dialogue to show the two sides Strong and weak, just like the original James and Anthony.
But only this time is no chance.
"It's a pity, it's a pity." Zuo Li, who learned the news, was also a little pity. His pity was not the same as others. Zuo Li, who was familiar with the future development, naturally knew Auden's ending.
Originally, Oden was more exaggerated than James in high school. Basically, God blocked God, Buddha blocked and killed Buddha. You can see how badly Durant High School was suppressed, and the momentum of entering the NBA is also huge. The combination of Duncan and O'Neal made people have higher expectations than James, but as a result, he became the most regrettable genius.
So according to this rhythm, if we don't play against each other this time, there may not be a chance in the future, because by the time Zuo Li enters the NBA, Oden should no longer be at his peak.
In other words, Zuo Li may have missed an opportunity to play against a healthy Auden, which makes Zuo Li somewhat regretful.
So he vented his regrets on the court. He scored 8 in 4 and scored 55 points from the left, 16 rebounds and 6 blocks, and easily swept Lawrence North, who had lost his main inner and outer core. The huge difference of 35 points also reflected Stuyvesant's firepower.
Especially Zuoli, who almost hit double 60s back to back, this kind of scoring ability once again shocked the United States, mainly because Zuoli's scoring method is too violent, 55 points except free throws are strong, and dunks even scored 34 points. be human.
However, Lawrence North lost the main player after all, so this game was not as shocking as the last game. People were more surprised by Zuo Li's personal strength.
"Everyone knows that Zuoli's shooting is unstable, but his breakthroughs are just unstoppable." Reggie Miller, a guest invited to comment, commented after reading it.
After watching the game, Reggie Miller always felt that Zuo Li looked like a person, but he didn't dare to say anything about Zuo Li's appearance, especially his body shape.
This is not the end, Zuo Li's performance is still going on, just when everyone thought that Stuyvesant might stop in the top four, Zuo Li once again showed his power.
In the face of St. Margaret's Catholic High School, a famous Los Angeles school, this time, he scored 34 points and 12 rebounds in a single game. St. Margaret's Catholic High School's defense against Zuo Li was no less fierce, and the audience continued to be double-teamed. Zuoli alone committed as many as 16 fouls, which made Zuoli keep standing on the free throw line, and Zuoli had a bad free throw that night, making 12 of 22 free throws, and the score was also very close.
And just when everyone thought that Stuyvesant was unlucky, Zuo Li started to pass the ball! He sent 6 assists in the fourth quarter Curry made 5 of 7 three-pointers in a single quarter, Seth made 3 of 4 shots, and left the audience with 11 assists, which is a triple-double .
The sudden change made it too late for St. Margaret's Catholic High School to react, and Stuyvesant made a thrilling 82-78, 4-point victory over the opponent and entered the final!
Zuo Li actually hit a triple-double, and he was able to respond even when the free throws were so bad. That's a good brain!
Moreover, Stuyvesant even beat 3 strong teams to the final when he was invited for the first time!
"This... Who would want to get it." Miller, who continued to act as a commentator, said: "Zuo Li seems to be continuing his legend. He led Stuyvesant into the first league in one year, and won the championship unbeaten in the second year. Once invited to participate in the National High School Championship and reached the finals, the personal data is also very amazing."
"If we keep fighting like this, maybe the number one high school student in history will really change hands."
Not only Miller, but many people think so. After all, Zuo Li this year was really too dazzling.
Of course, although James fans disdain Zuoli competition who is still playing in high school, they still secretly said: "When he wins the final, let's talk about the strongest high school students."
And Zuo Li's fans responded one after another: "By the way, James doesn't seem to have won the Invitational."
James fans: "..."
Indeed, James has been killed by Oak Hill who owns Anthony several times against Oak Hill...
but!
Regardless, Zuo Li is not qualified to compare himself with James in high school!
Zuo Li fan: "?"
Who would have thought that Zuo Li, a sophomore in high school, could make James' fans take the initiative to quarrel with his fans over who is the first high school student!