McGrady doesn't have many good brothers in the NBA, not even his current teammate Grant Hill.
Besides his cousin Carter, Kobe is definitely his best brother.
The two have known each other since high school, and they are both the chosen ones.
McGrady once said that Kobe often said that he wanted to die young and be immortal.
He wants to have a better career than Jordan.
McGrady often thought that Kobe was completely crazy for saying that.
No one expected that this sentence would become a prophecy.
One thing that can prove how good the relationship between them is is that Kobe first signed with Adidas, and even he and Tracy McGrady were Adidas's faces.
However, in 2004, Kobe chose to switch to Nike.
Later, McGrady said this in a show: "Thank you Kobe. If Kobe hadn't left Adidas, I wouldn't have received a lucrative contract, and I might only be able to eat the leftovers."
Even after saying the above words, McGrady pointed to the sky and said-my brother, thank you.
That year, Kobe had already left.
Kobe often told McGrady to train hard and not go to the field to play often. He should stay in the training hall to improve his strength.
The two of them would train together, watch Jordan highlights together, and even fantasized about playing for the same team.
Of course, it's just fantasy.
Rather than playing on the same team, they would rather lead the team to win the championship alone.
"It's a pity that our team already has Darrell, otherwise I would really like to make some suggestions to the management..."
McGrady said with a smile.
The full name of Darrell in his mouth is Darrell Armstrong, an early "Jeremy Lin". Armstrong couldn't even play in the NBA before and had been playing in Europe until the Magic called him and offered him a first-class job.
A one-year contract with an annual salary of US$350,000 was placed in front of him.
Since then, he has become a "grassroots hero" in Orlando.
Kobe also smiled. He also liked Lu Yu, but he would not find a way to recruit Lu Yu to the Lakers.
It doesn’t mean that the Lakers don’t have a lottery pick, nor does it say that the Lakers have a qualified point guard in Fisher.
Kobe simply felt that someone like Lu Yu would not be his teammate. They could be friends or rivals, but they would never be teammates.
Just like him and Tracy McGrady.
Seven minutes into the game, the score was tight. At 19:18, the Gonzaga Bulldogs led by one point, and Duke called a timeout.
Shane Battier and Jay Williams were substituted to rest, and Mark Foyo also substituted Lu Yu and Dan Dickau.
The offense during this period has basically been led by Lu Yu, who has scored 9 points. The key is that he not only has to attack, but also defend, which consumes a lot of physical energy.
Looking at Blake Stepp who was still on the court, Mark Foyo could only hope that Blake could hold on for this period of time. After all, Duke still had Boozer and Duhon on the court at this time.
Can Black alone survive?
Lu Yu was sitting on the sidelines, feeling very uncomfortable these few minutes, especially when he missed a three-pointer, which made him a little depressed. He touched the armpit of his jersey and looked at Mark Foyo.
"Coach, can I not bring this thing with me?"
"..." Mark Foyou said nothing, just shook his head.
Lu Yu sighed helplessly.
There is a black pocket on the inside of his jersey under the arm, which contains a microphone device similar to a radio, so that when the game is broadcast, the audience can hear the dialogue on the field.
It's really uncomfortable to play ball with this thing.
However, Lu Yu knows that many NBA players are required to wear this. In addition to the black pockets under their armpits, some NBA players even have black pockets on the waist of their pants, which are used to place sensors to facilitate recording of the game.
data.
It’s really hard for these NBA stars to wear so much equipment just to play ball.
However, there are some people who are unwilling to wear it, such as the number 41 of the Dallas Mavericks. Of course, he only had the courage to tear it off after he became successful and famous.
As for the NCAA game, because it is broadcast for the United States, no, it is also broadcast for Chinese fans, players are required to wear radio equipment.
It's a pity that the games that domestic fans saw were all silenced.
The camera focused on Lu Yu, who was sitting on the bench and pointing at the radio equipment on the inside of his jersey.
"Coach Zhang, don't you know what Lu Yu is talking to Coach Mark?" Sun Yiping asked in confusion.
Zhang Weiping knew what was going on and said with a smile: "It should be a complaint about the radio equipment in the jersey. To be honest, this thing will affect the players' game state to some extent."
Then Zhang Weiping explained why there is a radio equipment on the inside of the jersey.
"I didn't expect American games to have such requirements for players." Sun Yiping gained some experience and brought the topic back: "As for the guide, the two sides have played for seven minutes. Please comment on the performance of both sides."
Zhang Weiping thought for a while and said: "Both sides played very reasonably in these seven minutes, and their shooting percentages were also very high. Gonzaga insisted on using their pick-and-roll tactics, while Duke was better at dividing the game into partial games with more and less.
It's a bit similar to Phil Jackson's triangle tactic. From an offensive and defensive perspective, these two teams are definitely textbook level."
"Then what do you think of Lu Yu's performance during this period?" Sun Yiping asked.
"Lu Yu..." Zhang Weiping took a look at the technical statistics: "Lu Yu scored 9 points and 4 assists. Basically, Gonzaga's tactics started from him. His pick-and-roll is definitely the best among young players I have ever seen.
The best one, if he wasn't playing shooting guard, I even doubt he was Gonzaga's point guard."
Lu Yu's performance during this period definitely deserves his praise. Even under a high-pressure defense like Battier, Lu Yu still played his own offensive rhythm.
But there is one thing Zhang Weiping did not mention, and that is Lu Yu's defense.
It is precisely because of Lu Yu's defensive pressure that Duke's top scorer, Jay Williams, has only scored 4 points. Although Duke has succeeded many times by playing more and less, but more often
It ended at the hands of Battier and Dunleavy.
Jay Williams also played very aggressively, but Lu Yu's defense was too clingy.
He only succeeded in breaking through twice, which made him very uncomfortable.
That is to say, with Lu Yu's defense, Gonzaga can lead Duke by one point in the rotation stage of the game.
You know, before the game, many media were not optimistic about Gonzaga.
Some media, such as Sports Illustrated, even predicted that Gonzaga would lose miserably.
The opening score of 19:18 severely slapped these media in the face.
But this is just the beginning, the real slap in the face will have to wait until the results of the game come out.
What Mark Four didn't expect was that he had just replaced Lu Yu.
