Wayne became completely famous in Russia. Of course, after Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia returned home with a lot of reports, Wayne also gained some popularity in China at this time.

Since the main channels for news dissemination now are newspapers and television, it is naturally impossible for Wayne's news to spread quickly in China in a short period of time.

But some die-hard fans who always pay attention to basketball consulting got to know this Chinese international student who is currently playing in the NCAA through Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia's articles.

"In the college basketball arena, he is undoubtedly a respected star. He has many fans, and he is used by the coach as the core of tactics. He is almost recognized as one of the best players at the University of Ohio."

Zhang Weiping praised Wayne very highly in the article, using almost all the complimentary words.

After Ma saw this report, he just wanted to ask: "Who recognized it?"

Although the scope of information dissemination is still relatively small, it is a good start.

Because it turns out that there are still some fans who are willing to pay attention to Chinese players playing in the NCAA.

What's more, Zhang Weiping also wrote this sentence at the end of the report.

"If Wayne can continue this performance, then by 2004, he will have a high probability of being selected by an NBA team in the draft."

What is the NCAA? Many Chinese fans at this time don’t understand.

But when it comes to the NBA, everyone knows what's going on.

As long as there are Chinese players associated with the NBA, there will be no worries about attention.

Of course, on a bigger stage and in the spotlight, people's requirements for Wayne will become more demanding.

Now whenever he fails to play one of his games, he is labeled as a flash in the pan.

The greater your fame, the greater the pressure and criticism you will naturally endure.

In fact, after the "Oklahoma Post" published the headline "Russian Young Boys", many media were waiting for the Cowboys to overturn.

Because in the eyes of many other media, the Oklahoma Post is completely subsidizing its own players.

Russian and European juniors? How dare you label yourself like this after just winning one game?

Generally speaking, the teams that can be labeled similarly in the NCAA are extremely powerful teams.

For example, in the early 1990s, the team composed of Webb, Juwan Howard, Jaylen Rose, Ray Jackson and Jimmy King, which represented the glory of the NCAA, was called the Michigan Five.

Another example is this year's Duke team consisting of Luol Deng, Chris Duhon, Sheldon Williams and J.J. Redick, affectionately known as the Duke Four.

The most famous combination this year is undoubtedly the "Illinois Three Musketeers" composed of Deron Williams, Dee Brown and Luther Hyde.

They and the University of Connecticut are considered the two strongest contenders for this year's NCAA championship.

Compared with these familiar combinations, the "Russian Young Masters" are somewhat underwhelming.

After all, Tony Allen and Wayne were neither stars nor high school talents before this season.

Moreover, people don't think the Cowboys have the strength to make it to the end of March Madness.

Therefore, many reporters outside Russia have their eyes fixed on Wayne and Tony Allen.

Whenever they lose, they will be greeted with countless cynicism.

Again, a bigger spotlight and stage also means more demanding requirements.

But what is shocking is that throughout the entire month of November, the Cowboys posted an undefeated record of 10 wins and 0 losses!

Facing various challengers in the Big 12 Conference, the Cowboys showed a complete victory in the first month!

And among these, 8 games were big wins with a score difference of more than double digits!

The Cowboys' dominance in the Big 12 Conference has been proven.

Wayne and Teacher Tony have undoubtedly become the two best performers for the Cowboys in these 10 games.

After the first 10 games of the new season, Tony Allen averaged 22.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and an astonishing 2.3 steals per game!

His defensive ability is impressive, and countless media said when mentioning Tony Allen: "He can now defend NBA-level athletes!"

Mr. Tony’s predicted draft pick has also reached the top three in the second round.

In the draft report, apart from the questioning of Tony's organizational ability, the most mentioned shortcoming is his age.

Many people believe that he has little potential that can be developed, which is why his pick is so low.

If it weren't for this factor, Tony Allen would probably be in the lottery in minutes.

Wayne's average data in the past 10 games is naturally not bad, averaging 20.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.2 blocks.

A pretty versatile stat!

His average number of blocks per game ranks first in the Big 12, and he is currently the league's block leader, surpassing second-placed Harrison by 1.3 blocks.

Wayne has now become the nightmare of every Big 12 player. Whenever you enter the penalty area he guards, you must be prepared to be humiliated.

Now every time Wayne blocks a shot, the fans in Gallagher-Elba Arena chant the Chinese word "cover hot pot."

Since the word "Block" and "Block" in English both have three sounds, the fans at the scene shouted it very smoothly.

Wayne doesn't know where these old Americans learned this term, but every time the audience shouts like this, Wayne feels a special sense of accomplishment.

This has even become the Cowboys' unique home cry.

With his outstanding performance during this period, Wayne was elected the Big 12 Conference's Player of the Month for the first month.

And just as many people predicted, he successfully entered the draft prediction rankings!

In the latest ranking list, Wayne is ranked in the middle to early second round.

Even though he is only in the second round, it is not easy for a sophomore player to go from being unknown to being on the list.

The reason why Wayne is currently only ranked in the second round is reasonable from the current perspective.

First of all, people think that there are still too few games where Wayne performs at a high level.

Because he is a player who suddenly broke out this season, some people are worried that Wayne's outbreak will not be sustainable.

Secondly, Wayne's body makes people worried that he will not be able to adapt to the intensity of NBA-level competition.

As the most talented player in China at present, Yao Ming spent a lot of time and overcame many difficulties to adapt to the intensity of NBA games, let alone Wayne.

And the last point is also the key point - people are afraid that Wayne's versatility will become incompetent after entering the NBA, and they are worried that Wayne's inconsistent play style will be completely lost in the NBA.

There are two types of players in the draft who can be called black holes, the all-around player who can do neither three nor four, and the combo guard who can't do both.

Wayne may become the former in people's eyes.

As the third position, Wayne is too slow by NBA standards and his ball-handling ability is too poor.

As the fourth position, my body is too thin.

Therefore, in the NCAA, you cannot easily advance to the first round by just putting up some numbers.

If you carefully study the second-round picks and even the undrafted picks every year, you will find that there are many among this group of people who have gorgeous statistics in college.

But the NBA's selection of players from the NCAA is by no means as simple as who has better statistics.

If Wayne can directly enter the lottery with only 10 games, it would be too disrespectful to those other talented players.

What's more, there are also high school geniuses competing with Wayne and the others.

However, at the end of Wayne's report, there is a special note: "Wayne still has a lot of room for upward movement. He is likely to be the player on this list whose final ranking has changed the most. As long as he can improve in the next

With continuous output in the game, we might really see Wei's name in the first round."

Wayne looked at his own evaluation in the draft predictions and was quite satisfied with the results achieved during this period.

We have reached the middle to early second round after 10 games. Is the goal of entering the first round still far away?

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Although they are only ranked in the second round in the NBA draft predictions, in the NCAA, Wayne and Tony have undoubtedly proven that they are one of the top combinations.

Those media who want to see the "Russian and Russian teenagers" overturn are now very depressed.

Because in ESPN's latest strength rankings, the 10-0 Cowboys were ranked eighth in the United States!

They are also the highest ranked of all teams in the Big 12 Conference.

Being able to stand out from hundreds of schools and rank in the top eight is an exaggerated achievement when you think about it.

If the Big 12 Conference itself was not considered less competitive, the Cowboys' ranking in the top five would not be a problem.

Sutton was very happy after seeing the strength rankings. This is the highest ranking the Cowboys have ever achieved on this list since records began.

Even when the Cowboys reached the Final Four of March Madness in 1995, their strength ranking had never been this high.

But having said that, this ranking does not necessarily mean that the Cowboys will definitely achieve their goal of reaching the Sweet Sixteen this year.

Because the schools ranked in front of the Cowboys all have quite terrifying abilities.

North Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke... Of course, how can we forget the University of Connecticut and the University of Illinois, which currently lead the rankings.

UConn has No. 1 pick candidate Emeka Okafor and another No. 1 pick candidate Ben Gordon this season. It is obvious that UConn is strong.

The University of Illinois has their "Three Musketeers" who are also extremely talented.

The Cowboys will face a challenge early in the tournament against any team ranked above them.

Although a team only needs to play six games from the beginning to winning the championship in March Madness, those six games are the real test and the most valuable matchup.
To be continued...