The Whip of the God of Basketball

Leon is indeed a glass cleaner in the arena, and a temporary worker, but his sharpness and intelligence have caught Auerbach’s attention, starting from placing the chairs to directing the trio to reverse the situation on the court. .

Although in the end the three of them lost to the three men led by Maxwell 8:10, they should have lost 2:10. Under Leon’s on-the-spot command, they became a team and found a way to deal with their opponents. Some small methods.

"This guy is a bit interesting, he has a kind of trustworthy power." This is Auerbach's evaluation of Leon. As a former basketball team coach, Auerbach knows that letting players trust themselves and their teammates is one thing. What a difficult thing, when the ball is in hand, everyone tends to believe in themselves, and when the opponent is too strong, they start to doubt everything.

Leon’s words in command were short and powerful. His vocabulary seemed to be lacking. There were no clever metaphors or some exciting motivating words, just some simple verbs, "pass directly", "there is a chance under the basket", " The ball will be behind you", he doesn't even know some professional basketball terms, such as Tip-shot, tip-up, he will shout "Again (again this strange expression.

But Auerbach has discovered his unusual place, because there will be no coach who will direct the players to "make up for the basket." This is a matter of the players on the court to decide and judge, and it is related to personal ability, but this guy seems to be able to feel There was a chance to make a tip to the basket and shouted out.

　　 Of course, this does not change the fact that Leon is still a cleaner... After this little contest, Auerbach asked Leon to wipe all the basketballs in the training hall one by one.

Leon is not too much nonsense. If he is really a cleaner, then he must be a very good cleaner. He doesn't talk much, has good physical strength, has a lot of energy, and his brain is very flexible. He is very organized and the key is very obedient. What should he do? What he does.

　　 "Let me help you." Khomeinis saw Leon alone trying to wipe a full two frames of basketball, and took the initiative to say that Leon's command on the sidelines just now made her look at Leon with admiration.

　　 In this world, most people who like basketball are not bad-minded, especially girls who are more simple. Khomeinis is such a simple guy.

　　 She was attracted by Leon’s good-looking appearance and unique temperament, and she was slightly disappointed that he could not play basketball, but when he pointed the country off the basketball court, she felt that this person exudes a charming brilliance.

　　 Leon did not refuse the kind help of Khomeinis. He pulled out two baskets and picked one by one. Half of them went to Khomeinis and the other half to himself.

　　 Khomeinis asked curiously: "One person, one basket is enough, why do you want to look at each one?"

　　 Leon replied, "The one for me is dirty, the one for you is cleaner."

　　 Khomeinis listened and looked at the basketballs on both sides, and felt that each one was quite dirty, and her own didn't seem to be much cleaner than Leon's.

　　 How can she understand that a person who can tell the difference even in pure water can't tell which ball is more dirty, and she understands how clean and dirty it is.

When the two of them wiped both baskets of basketballs clean, the day's preparations were basically over. The basketball hall was refurbished. The neatly arranged white and green stools formed a clover pattern, and the old-school three-color round cloth was hung on the stands. , The guide cards, microphones, and balloons were all placed properly, and the glass, floor, and stands were wiped and stained.

　　 Auerbach looked at the renewed stadium and felt a lot better. He knew that he hadn't had the energy for many years to hold such a training camp again. This was probably the last time in his basketball life.

The children’s training camp held in Marshfield did not produce any famous stars. This training camp focuses on cultivating children’s interest in basketball and love for sports. In contrast, he held professional basketball in Europe and other places. The training camp is much more famous, and there have trained many famous basketball figures in the future.

But Auerbach still loves here, loves children who come to the children’s training camp, loves the joy of sitting in their golf carts between the children’s training camp and the Celtic rookie training camp. There are not many days like this now. Up.

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　　 In the evening, Leon refused Khomeinis’ request to invite him to participate in a volunteer gathering, and chose to ride a bicycle back to the community management center to rest and sleep early. In fact, he was exhausted from a day’s work and really lacked energy.

When rejecting Khomeinis, the water vapor in the eyes of the simple red-haired girl made strangers feel distressed. Leon was not hard-hearted, he could feel the enthusiasm in Khomeinis, so he agreed to him. Tomorrow we can have lunch at the training camp, and volunteers will be needed for the opening ceremony.

The next morning, today happened to be Children’s Day on June 1. When Leon arrived at the training center by bike, residents from the Marshfield area, children from all over Massachusetts who signed up for the training camp and their parents, There are also some local celebrities who have already arrived at this old basketball stadium in the Millbrook community, and the scene is extremely lively.

But in Auerbach’s eyes, it is still not as brilliant as the Celtics in the mid-1980s. He clearly remembers that he would come to the Scottish Pipers to cheer for the opening ceremony. There was even a year in Massachusetts. The governor came to give a speech for the opening ceremony.

　　 And today, the person who came to give the opening speech for the training camp is the person with the most power besides the boss of the Celtics, the head coach, president, chairman and general manager, Rick Pitino.

After Leon came to the training hall, Auerbach assigned Leon a task-the old man was unambiguous in assigning jobs to Leon and made full use of Leon’s community working time to help him actively reform. He said: "You don't have to go anywhere today, you are in charge of receiving Mr. Pitino."

　　 This is one of the few manual labors Leon has received in the past two days, but Leon has made trouble for how he received Pitino. Auerbach said: "Do nothing, just follow."

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　　 At nine o'clock in the morning, there was a patter of rain in the sky, and Leon saw this often heard figure, Rick Pitino, who is on the cusp of the Celtics. Standing at the entrance of the training hall, Leon saw him walking from the grass to the training hall. He was a middle-aged man with curly chestnut hair and a clear and cold facial line.

His appearance has obvious Italian descent, which gives him the same Italian charm as Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, but his dark complexion, coupled with the continuous rain, makes him look gloomy. stand up.

Auerbach shook hands with him at the entrance of the training hall, and the two gave a simple hug. Finally, some smiles appeared on Pitino's face, although it seemed to be forced out; Auerbach still held it in his mouth. His cigar chuckled, and the two did not speak much, and they entered the training hall together to start today's camp opening ceremony. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

The opening ceremony is not complicated. There is a sensational speech, a few speeches from important figures, the children are given team uniforms, and then some delicious blueberry pie and sandwich biscuits are given to the parents. The ceremony ends and it is officially The training will not start until the next morning.

Pitino was undoubtedly the protagonist of the opening ceremony. The ceremony started with his speech. Leon followed Pitino and Auerbach, and was fortunate to sit behind the podium. Pitino's speech was quite wonderful. The affectionate review and the humorous episode were mixed with some reflections on his three years in Boston, and some prospects for the future were narrated, making the audience stand up and applaud him.

　　 Leon noticed that when Pitino was giving a speech, his feet were constantly changing the standing position. He guessed that Pitino had already prepared the speech, and there were other things in his mind.

　　 Sure enough, when his mission was completed, Pitino sat beside Auerbach. This was the first time that Auerbach left the Celtics in 1997. The two people sat side by side and talked together.

The two spoke in a low voice and sometimes let go of their tones. Obviously, they had talks and some small arguments. Leon did not listen carefully. His attention was attracted by Khomeinis under the stands, and the red-haired girl kept facing Blinked at him.

This short run was quickly broken by Auerbach’s words. He heard Auerbach say: “The three-pointers and full-court presses you favor are so simple that even a cleaner can use them, and we can’t let The cleaner is the head coach of the Celtics."

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