Chapter 33: Poor Simmons, He Was Caught in the Crossfire
Facing the media surrounding the stadium after the game, the head coach of the University of Oregon said:
"I didn't expect that an Asian player could reach this level... To be honest, maybe it's time for me to let go of this idea."
He had a wry smile on his face.
To be honest.
That's not his character.
However, Sashiro's game did make him feel powerless.
Tactics are simply not worth mentioning in the face of absolute strength.
The reporters continued to ask:
"Then do you think that your defeat in this competition was because you underestimated your opponent?"
"Underestimate the enemy?"
The coach of the University of Oregon smiled contemptuously, shook his head, and said helplessly:
"I have already sent five of our team's main players to defend him alone! How the hell can you make me not underestimate the enemy?"
"Don't even mention three people defending him. It doesn't even make sense for five people to defend him alone."
"And if he can have that three-point ability..."
Thinking of Sashiro's last three-pointer, he couldn't help but gasp.
Then, the Oregon head coach continued:
"Looking at the entire NCAA, no one can defend that offense."
"This guy will be a huge obstacle for any team!"
"To be honest, I'm already beginning to feel sympathy for the team that will play against them next time."
"But you should be thankful that he only played for less than twenty minutes!"
"If this guy played the whole game... maybe we would lose this game by 30 points!!"
...
On this side, Coach Holland, who had been holding back for the entire game, finally felt proud.
tmd!
I was so frustrated just now!
How about it, now you know who the clown is!
"Coach Holland, what do you think of Sashiro as a player?"
"Do you think he has what it takes to play in the NBA?"
"Coach, do you think his last three-pointer was a bit of luck?"
The reporters' questions flooded in.
However, Coach Holland is in a very happy mood now.
He also rarely put on airs in front of reporters.
"Ahem, you ask me what I think of him? This question is too stupid; I refuse to answer it!"
"As for what you guys said, whether Sashiro's three-point shot had any luck involved, haha, I can only say that he would never do anything he wasn't sure of!!"
The meaning of these words is very clear.
Sashiro that's strength!!
Stop talking nonsense!!
In Sashiro's first appearance, he scored 29 points, 7 assists, 1 block, and 6 steals.
To be honest, this data is not exaggerated for the dazzling rookies every year.
After all, there are many excellent players who can score 40 or 50 points in a single game.
But!
You know, Sashiro only appeared for less than 20 minutes!!
Not even half the time of a game!
For those players who often play for more than 30 minutes or even 40 minutes, this data is simply abnormal!!
Most importantly, Sashiro's hit rate is as high as 95 percent!
Almost all of his offense came from layups, with almost no turnovers.
This is unparalleled offensive efficiency.
Even if the most dazzling rookie player in history comes, he will have to stand back.
Everyone can see it.
A dazzling Asian new star is rising!
At this time, after the game was over, almost countless fans had heard about this game.
In PAC12, UCLA University finally killed the game with an incredible three-pointer!
The person who shot this ball was the Asian student who had been very popular on the internet before.
Sashiro!
It can be said that the hottest topic nowadays is related to Sashiro.
Many media outlets followed up on this matter.
Even.
It spread to the NBA.
Here, the new NBA season has just begun.
The 76ers, with their new No. 1 pick Simmons, are preparing to make a push for the playoffs.
However, Simmons' performance in these games cannot be said to be very good.
While his physical talents are unquestionable, his shortcomings are also obvious.
That's unstable shooting!
In this game between the 76ers and the Nets, the 76ers lost by a few points.
At this time, news came that UCLA University had won.
Many media outlets asked the 76ers' top management in their post-match interviews:
"How do you think Simmons played in this game?"
"As far as we know, Simmons seems to have lost to an Asian player from UCLA in a previous practice match."
"And in this NCAA game, UCLA University also won its first victory by defeating the University of Oregon because of that Asian player."
"May I ask what you think about this matter?"
The 76ers were not happy about losing.
You're still asking this kind of question at this time.
Damn, isn't this just asking for trouble?
And they compare him to Simmons, what can I say?
Depend on!
"Simmons is still an excellent player. I know that Asian player, but I don't have any opinion on him. He will join the NBA sooner or later. We'll talk about it then!"
The fact that the 76ers' top management is unwilling to answer the questions directly is actually very telling.
If Simmons is much better than Sashiro, then he can just answer directly.
But...
In the adult world, if it's not directly confirmed, it's a denial!
On this side, more and more netizens expressed their dissatisfaction with Simmons' shooting.
The biggest problem Simmons is showing now is his poor timing in shooting and extremely unstable shooting percentage!
Actually, this is easy to understand.
Because Simmons has swept the NCAA simply by relying on his superb inside offensive ability.
There is no need to practice shooting at all.
Just like the young Flash back then, shooting is not his strong point.
But.
76ers fans don't buy it!
They had high expectations for this top scholar.
Simmons' performance now obviously cannot satisfy them!
Some fans even cut the video of Simmons' shooting together with Sashiro's final three-pointer.
Then the caption reads:
"Fake shot, Simmons, real shot, Sashiro!"
After seeing this, many netizens commented:
"It's so true!! Damn, I think this top pick is not even as good as this Asian rookie!"
"Don't you know that Sashiro has beaten Simmons before?"
"Holy crap! Is this true? He looks like he should be in the guard position! Can he play in a mismatched position?"
"Not only can they play, but they also win by a large margin!!!"
"I didn't believe it before I saw the video, but he can make a three-pointer like this! I believe it!!"
...
After finishing the game, Sashiro wanted to go back to school to rest.
But his teammates came over and insisted on taking him out to celebrate.
But after a while, the coach came in with someone...