The Whip of the God of Basketball

At 3:30 in the afternoon, the first day of the training camp was over, and Fox-Leon was sitting in Khomeinis' car, heading to Boston together.

From the very beginning, Khomeinis kept asking Leon what Auerbach asked him, and why did Leon choose that kid named Michael Carter-Williams? .

"He just asked me who among these kids will have the most future prospects in basketball, and I think the guy named Williams is good because he is fast." Leon's answer was very simple, so simple that Khomeinis wanted to let go. Turn the steering wheel and pinch him.

Seeing that Khomeinis couldn't get any information out of this guy who was so fond of words, she simply stopped talking and concentrated on driving.

In fact, Leon did not perfunctory Khomeinis. He also said "because he is faster than everyone" when he answered Auerbach. Auerbach has not released his answer since then, but from his grouping process. Look, this kid named Michael Carter-Williams is undoubtedly valued by Auerbach.

Even after the training camp was over, Auerbach kept a few children down for half an hour of intensive training, among them was Williams, which proved that in Auerbach's eyes, Williams was extremely talented and potential children.

The criteria Leon gave when judging are actually very simple. He didn't pay attention to the skills, physical fitness, basketball experience or overall performance of these children, but only focused on one point: that is their reaction speed.

Leon believes that a genius is always one step faster than ordinary people in consciousness, recognizes faster, responds faster, and learns faster.

Leon noticed Williams as early as the third group was passing the ball, and while the others were still trying to recognize and respond to the coach calling out the name, Williams had already noted it. Everyone's name, and be able to pass the ball to the opponent's hands as quickly as possible.

In the confrontation match, because Williams was too young, he suffered too much in speed and strength, and couldn't show his skills at all. However, in Leon's eyes, Williams was the most distinctive one, because he seemed to be slow. From the perspective of action, Williams is always faster than others.

Faster ball, quick return to defense, smart movement, and his ability to spot opportunities for his teammates. In nearly eight minutes, Williams didn't score. He was too small, and he only sent one assist as a point guard. Instead, he had three turnovers.

However, Leon knew that the three mistakes were not Williams' fault, but that Williams had discovered the opportunity of his teammates, but the teammates themselves failed to realize it, resulting in unnecessary mistakes.

This is enough to show that it is not that Williams is too bad, but that his teammates are not good enough to keep up with Williams' footsteps.

In just a few minutes, Williams was replaced before he could play better, so everyone didn't notice his existence at all, only Leon and the extremely experienced Auerbach saw it from this kid different place.

Leon's sense is keen, like a person watching a slow-motion game on TV, and one of them is moving at a normal speed, so just think about it with your butt and you will understand that this guy must be different.

However, although Leon's feeling is very accurate, he doesn't understand the significance of Williams' talent. He doesn't know where Williams is suitable, and he doesn't know which skills he should develop to make up for which weaknesses.

Because he didn't really understand basketball, Khomeinis asked him why he chose Williams, and his answer was like lying to a child, "Because he is faster."

Compared with him, Auerbach, who has been digging treasures in the NBA for decades, is more aware of what level of talent Williams has, and understands why this kid is more than one grade away from others.

When Leon left the training camp for Boston, Auerbach gave Leon three sentences. The first sentence was "trust your intuition". Auerbach knew that Leon's way of thinking must be different from ordinary people. , which gave him an unusual intuition for basketball.

The second sentence is "ask one more reason". Auerbach is worried that Leon relies too much on intuition and instinct in basketball, and the laws and theories of this sport are still in a rather ignorant stage. Take root and do well, he still has a lot to learn.

The third sentence is "If you want to see basketball clearly, you must see things other than basketball." This sentence contains Auerbach's expectations for Leon's future, but Auerbach himself is not clear about Leon's future. What will happen, and will the future he is looking forward to come or not.

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When Khomeinis drove to Boston, it was already dusk, the sky was getting late, and the yellow sun was shining on the oldest city in the United States and the sky above it.

Leon sat in Khomeinis' car, opened the window, and along Route 93 he could see Boston under the clouds, a beautiful and elegant city, although Leon knew that it was not as peaceful and tranquil as it looked on the outside .

The first thing he has to worry about is the place of residence. He can no longer stay in the apartment on Dudley Street before, not to mention the arrears of rent, Leon is still worried that those Irish gangs will come to make trouble.

He is not afraid of making trouble for him, but if Khomeinis is involved because of him, Leon will feel very sorry.

"It's almost time to get off work, and the traffic is going to start to get worse. It seems that we spend too much time on the road." Khomeinis couldn't help worrying as she watched the traffic that was getting more and more congested as she went deeper into the city.

Marshfield is very close to Boston, but Khomeinis chose to go around Plimpton and arrive at Boston via Brockton, which nearly doubled the distance. Khomeinis’ reason was that she wanted to take Leon Looking at the scenery along the way, in fact, she just wanted to stay with Leon for a while.

"I don't even know where to live tonight." Leon propped his head and looked out the window and said, he had something to worry about, he hurried back to Boston, but he couldn't even solve the basic necessities of life.

However, when Khomeinis heard these words, she felt different. Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated by 17.8%, and even her hands on the steering wheel felt a little unnatural.

Khomeinis wanted to say to Leon, "Come and live at my house." Now she is in college and lives with a classmate in a detached garden house on Euston Street near Boston University. The house was very big, and there were three rooms on the second floor where she lived, enough for Leon to live there.

But Khomeinis didn't know how to speak. She was not a shy and conservative Protestant. She liked the man sitting in the passenger seat and hoped that she could go to the place where she lived. It was the reserve reserved by girls. preventing her from going any further.

"Can I live with you? I don't have money, but I can clean your house. I think I have a good talent for cleaning." Before Khomeinis invited him, Leon "cheekily" asked for it. helped.

Khomeinis felt that her heart was about to explode. She wanted to suppress the happy brows, but the corners of her mouth still turned up unconsciously. In the end, she could only bite her lips hard, and then coughed a few times. , pondered a few times and said: "Okay, but my house is very big, and cleaning it is not easy."

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When he came to Khomeinis' house, Leon realized that what she said was right. The place where she lived was really big. It was a detached building with two floors and a space of nearly 300 square meters.

Moreover, the outside of the house looks neat and bright, but the inside is a little messy. Clothes, sofa cushions, plastic bags and milk boxes are everywhere on the floor of the living room on the first floor. Leon went to the sofa and even found a Milky white bra.

When Khomeinis saw this, she exclaimed in embarrassment: "Oh! That belongs to Morena! My...my room is not so messy...I'm not here these two days, look at her messing up the house. have to……"

Khomeinis glanced at the messy living room, and with sharp eyes, she found a used condom next to the trash can next to the sofa! There is still sticky stuff left on it.

Khomeinis was about to collapse, because she participated in the volunteer activities of the Auerbach training camp, so she left home and lived in Marshfield for two days. The training camp officially started today, and the workload was much lighter. She can go back and forth sooner or later. in Boston and Marshfield.

Unexpectedly, when I was away for two days, my roommate, Barbara Morena, an international student from Colombia, made the house look like this. It seemed that she and her boyfriend often had shirtless fights in the living room. Now The two of them should have gone for dinner, and I don't know what time it will be until they come back.

"It looks like I'll be busy for a while, where do I start?" Leon looked at the messy living room and decided to tidy it up. He looked around, but found that Khomeinis quietly moved to his side Next to the trash can.

"Uh, it's actually okay. We don't need to clean it for now. Let's go up and see where you live, shall we? It's not too late to clean up here... Also, it's not really necessary for you to be a cleaner..." Khomeinis stood between Leon and the trash can, preventing him from seeing the condoms next to the trash can.

Although she didn't leave it behind, she always felt that she didn't want Leon to see it.

Unfortunately, in front of Leon, there is nothing to hide.

Leon stared at Khomeinis's face, then glanced around, quickly smiled and said, "Troy, it's a good brand."

Troy is a brand of condoms. Only then did Khomeinis realize that she blocked the condoms next to the trash can, but didn't pay attention to the unused box on the coffee table!

"Damn Morena..."