The Memphis knew before last season that the Grizzlies would move to Memphis in the summer of 2001, so they were focused on the 2001 draft.

To say that those people in the Little Green House in 2001 had only one person who was regarded as the future All-Star, that is, Barcelona's Paul Gasol, who can be seen by the NBA in the high ranks, basically no water cargo, all of which have been absolutely dominant in Europe.

When the Wizards chose the first high school student in history, and the Bulls also went to the first high school student in history, Memphis fans fell into ecstasy.

Although the two of them, Quamé Brown and Tyson Chandler, are the kind of super-talented men who are so talented that they are so strong that they are defeated by physical fitness and defensive consciousness.

But whether the talent can be fulfilled, this is not an easy thing, in 2000 the grizzly bear has gambled a talent, did not choose the college years of Mike Miller, choose a super body monster Strommeier Swift.

In this regard, the Grizzlies have dispelled the idea of gambling talent, and chose a realistic future All-Star Gasol after the two teams do not have Gasol.

Memphis fans have been looking forward to their first game since the beginning of the season, and they are looking forward to their own Gasol winning the team's first best rookie.

At first, there is really no one who can hinder the excellent level of the rookie in the 80s and 90s this season, Gasol rookie averages 18+8 a year, and the top three ranks in the 1980s and 1990s are not too bad, and the top is a little far away, but at least it is an excellent one.

Who knows Liu's sudden rise, and now has an average of 15 points per game, and it is beginning to threaten Gasol's evaluation of professional media people.

The final vote of the best rookie is the media and professional voting, when the data is not so large, especially when the most important average score gap is not so large, the two rookies' wins and losses are likely to become the biggest influence factor!

Other places don’t care much about this year’s best rookie, just as unconcerned as last year’s best rookie is Mike Miller.But the Memphis people care!This is the first award they have just received from the first major league team in history!

This is reflected in the local media in Memphis, where there are five or six million people, and what the Grizzlies are the biggest news for sports fans.

Liu Yan actually felt the "star" treatment in Memphis, the afternoon of the 16th, the Eagles came to the FedEx sponsored FedEx stadium in Memphis, the largest company, was surrounded by a press corps.

The Lakers were asked to interview by the media, and it was not a big deal for the Eagles to not accept the interview, anyway, there are two topic figures of the Lakers who can access it.

But playing the grizzly bear, the two teams are now the most popular, it is Liu Yan.

The only two teams this season that has been in the headlines of American newspapers and magazines is Liu Yan.

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Before the game, Liu Yan was taken by coach Krueger to participate in the pre-match interview.

When I arrived at the interview room, Liu Yan was surprised that it was full of reporters!

It’s not just Memphis, the whole of Tennessee is clung around Memphis, and there’s a lot of media coming.

Although it was an interview with the team, the first shot was really on Liu Yan.

“Liu, what do you think of today’s game?”

This question Liu answered honestly: "We will win."

Liu Yan here is a very honest answer, but the media here are basically inclined to the Grizzlies team, most of them are still grizzly fans, how to listen to how uncomfortable.

Do you want to be so direct!Isn’t it true that the Chinese are very introverted?

Liu Yan was so direct that the reporters who had also thought about writing about the Chinese people's first gifts and soldiers were not polite.

“Liu, what do you think of the Grizzlies as an opponent?”

"Memphis is a good place here, and the Grizzlies will definitely be a great team one day, but not now, we're stronger."

“Are you going to play Paul Gasol, the Grizzlies’ best rookie, and there’s pressure?”

"Of course, Paul is the best insider of our rookie, he's going to be an All-Star and he'll win the championship, but we have a better inside, and Theo will use his muscles and strength to keep the inside."

The media at the scene was very upset with Liu Xuan, but Liu Yan's answer to this question suddenly made people very happy.

To a rookie Gasol to deal with Latlev this year is possible to enter the best defense and now average 3.6 cap league first famous center, it is indeed a little difficult, this listen is not good to listen to, but in front of Liu Yan said that Gasol will enter the All-Star, the most important thing will get the championship, let them feel that Liu Yan this boy is not very arrogant.

But Liu Yan did not say a word, won the championship is not in the grizzly bear...

Many media have been relieved, Liu Yan this answer is enough to make the fans happy, then asked a little Eagles tactical arrangements, how to deal with Gasol and Jason Williams' Gemini combination and other very common questions.

But at the end of the interview a few minutes before the game, someone asked a topical question.

“Everyone thinks you and Paul Gasol are the best candidates for the best rookie, and you think you and Paul Gasol will get the best rookie?”A reporter with glasses asked.

In principle, this kind of two sides have entered a pleasant interview time, the Eagles with the team reporters will not take the initiative to pick things on the road, the main team's media will not deliberately offend the other team, after all, the Grizzlies are the league's top three weak team.

Liu Yan is also a little surprised, today he has strictly in accordance with the instructions of coach Kruger, honest and unscrupulous interview.

Originally, Liu Yan wanted to spit a wave of grizzly bears, but seeing the face of coach Kruger, he estimated that if he was in Seattle, the coach who took care of him was expected to be angry with heart disease.

Originally, coach Krueger did not want Liu Xuan to be exposed, not that he did not want Liu to become a star, did not want Liu Yan to become famous, the key is that Liu Yan's mouth continued to shoot, it is estimated that the other 28 teams in the league will be offended!

Coach Kruger, as a coach, knows a little better than anyone else that a player is difficult to always be on a team, especially the Eagles, such as the boss's extremely utilitarian team, one of the management of the most crushing players, when taking advantage of the essence of human film and the value of the deal when he sent him to the fast boat, you can see this.

As a well-known local university coach in Atlanta, Coach Krueger understands that if the benefits Liu Yan bring to the team in the future do not reach the previous pay, after the matter is not easy to say.

So coach Krueger did not want Liu to offend so many opponents, and he could not say which team was Liu Xuan's next home on that day.

Before the question, Liu Yan answered casually, boasted about the opponent, and then said that his side should be more powerful, all of which are courteous answers.

But on the question of the best rookie, Liu Yan began to have ambition!

Before Liu Yan's extravagance on this reward, he thought it would be easier to take the best sixth person.

However, after arriving in Memphis yesterday afternoon, he felt a very different feeling of the enthusiasm of the Memphis fans for the best rookie of Paul Gasol.

Not without a chance!

And like those TV media, fans, professionals say, this is a rookie in a lifetime only chance to win the award!

Look closely, the sign of this reporter's microphone seems to be the New York media, as if it is not so harmonious with the Knicks!After the last loss to the Knicks, it seems that the New York side is reported to be a shameless rookie!

This time, Liu Yan's expression became very serious: "The best rookie?Of course it is me!”

“You mean you’re stronger than Paul Gasol?”Will you win this best rookie?”This New York reporter resolutely continued to dig the hole.

“Why not?There’s always someone to win, why not me?”