Chapter Thirty-Nine War of Words
"Hello everyone, everyone, welcome to the sweet 16th NCAA Championship game brought to you by CBS. I am Jay, the commentator of this game. Today I invited two heavyweight guests. Sitting on my left is NBA legendary superstar Reggie Miller, Hello! Reggie!" Jay Williams greeted Reggie Miller next to him.
"Hello! Jay!" Reggie Miller nodded with a smile.
"Sitting on my right hand is Steve Cole, who has won 5 championship rings in his career. Hello, Steve."
"Hello, Jay! Hello everyone!" Cole greeted Jay first, then waved to the camera.
The two commenters invited by CBS in this heavyweight game are also very interesting, both of which are famous shooters in the NBA.
Needless to say, Reggie Miller still holds the NBA record of three-point shooting.
As a role player, Steve Cole also became famous for his key three-pointer in the finals that Jordan passed to him.
Interestingly, the Bulls Dynasty where Steve Cole was located fought seven games with the Pacers led by Reggie Miller in the Eastern Conference Finals, and finally advanced to the finals.
That series also left countless topics for the NBA. Reggie Miller once said a famous saying: "I don't need to respect anyone, including Jordan."
Jordan also said bluntly: "Miller will always be a thorn in my eyes! I won't feel at ease if I don't get rid of him."
Steve Cole, a player of the Bulls Dynasty and Reggie Miller, were once the opponents of "hate each other" on the field. To this day, the two legendary shooters are still in a competitive relationship, but the battlefield has changed from a stadium to an appraisal seat.
After retiring, Reggie Miller became a member of the TNT commentary team, while Steve Cole joined TNT's competitor ESPN and became ESPN's top commentary.
"This last 16 game was made by the National No. 1 seed University of Florida Gators vs. The National No. 19 seed Butler University Bulldogs. I don't know if you two are more optimistic about the team?" Jay Williams looked at Reggie Miller, "Reggie, you were Indiana's logo when you played. I know you must support Butler University, right?"
Reggie Miller naturally knew that Butler University had little hope of promotion, but as a commentator hired by the TV station for a large sum of money, he naturally had to take on the roles arranged by others. He nodded without hesitation: "Yes, the Gators are indeed very powerful, but I want to say that the Bulldogs did not have a chance to advance in this game. They were looked down upon by the outside world because they received too little attention. Today they will definitely cause trouble to the University of Florida."
"What do you think Steve?"
Cole smiled and nodded: "Reggie's words make sense, but..." He paused deliberately, "Don't forget that the University of Florida is the defending champion. They have succeeded once. They all know how to unite and win together, believe me, they will not underestimate any opponent."
Reggie Miller was a little unhappy with Cole's words. He never got the championship ring he longed for in his entire life. Cole was just a role player in his team to win the championship, but he refuted him by analyzing the mentality of defending the champion. This was simply a naked slap in the face.
"The Indiana's basketball dictionary has never had the word "fear". If the defending champion was only good at speaking, it would be difficult to defeat his opponent." Reggie Miller was not even convinced by Jordan, so he would not lose to Cole in his mouth.
"Reggie," Cole's smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "As far as I know, you are from California, are you?"
Cole's subtext is very sarcastic. You, Reggie Miller, aren't native Indians, why are you pretending to be a big-tail wolf?
"That's right!" Reggie Miller admitted very barely, "but it seems that some people don't play authentic American basketball since they were young."
Reggie Miller's counterattack was also very sharp. Cole was born in Lebanon and attended kindergarten in France. He moved to Egypt when he was in junior high school and did not return to the United States until he was in high school. In terms of roots, Cole is indeed not as good as the roots of these players who grew up in the United States.
Jay Williams, who was sandwiched between the two, was overjoyed when he saw the success of the two. The effect of this program would definitely arouse the audience's interest, but now the game is about to begin, so it is still time to bring the topic back to the game.
He coughed and temporarily interrupted the two of them: "Let's pay attention to the star players of both sides. Li Rong, the No. 12 Chinese player of the Bulldogs, performed very well in the first two rounds of knockout matches, and he averaged 23.5 points per game. His draft pick is also rising. "Draft Express" has ranked him at the 35th place in the rookie this year. In the last game, Bill said that Li Rong's style reminded him of Larry Bird. Reggie, you have played under Larry. How do you evaluate the player's performance so far?"
Reggie Miller doesn't believe in the so-called "Next Jordan" and "Next Bird" that the media now praises. In his opinion, if such a player really appeared, he would have dominated the university league long ago. This No. 12 was completely unknown before, and he didn't even enter the first round of draft simulation rankings. How can he be compared with those legendary stars?
He was not prepared for this game because of work reasons. He only took a look at the technical statistics and the Bulldogs' game highlights when he came. At first glance, the data of the 12 players is not bad, but there are many people who have produced such data over the years. The game highlights can package any ordinary player as an NBA superstar, so in fact he is not interested in the performance of the No. 12 player.
However, he explained that the role positioning of this game is a hardcore Bulldogs supporter, so he naturally couldn't express his true thoughts: "I think No. 12 is indeed very good in performance, has a long shooting range, and has rich scoring methods. He is a very promising player."
Cole was famous for his vicious tongue when he was in college. He commented directly and bitterly: "The current league is the world of a group of black players. Whites can only play blacks. The only one who can gain a foothold in the NBA is Yao Ming. The physical fitness of the yellow people determines that they are born not suitable for basketball. Their performance stage is on the table tennis table, not the basketball court. If I were the general manager of a team, I would carefully consider whether it is necessary to choose a yellow person in the draft, because they have a very high chance of water dropping."
Jay Williams, who heard this passage, was trembling with fear. He knew that Cole had used the insulting words like "Chinese" to call Yao Ming, and was worried that he would say anything inappropriate from him and was ready to smooth things out for him at any time.
Chapter completed!