The Whip of the God of Basketball

Auerbach once again showed his acting style, simple, straightforward and even a little rough, without leaving too much room for the other party. Since the question was left to Leon for him to answer, then you must give the answer when the time comes.

Hearing Auerbach’s question, Leon was not in a hurry. He continued to stand there and watched the remaining last few minutes of the match. He waited until the end of the first phase of training in the morning before he came down from the stands.

The coach arranged the young players into groups one by one, and Danny Angie, who was subjective as a training camp, began to summarize the morning training.

Leon walked to Auerbach, Auerbach said: "Give me the answer, the children are all lined up here, just point out the answer, don't talk nonsense."

At this time, the volunteers on the side heard the conversation between the two and were very curious. The firefighter Mills, who was on the field that day, secretly asked Khomeini what happened.

Khomeinis spread out his hands and said: "I am not very clear about the details, but it seems that Mr. Auerbach wants to test Leon, and he probably wants Leon to point out which of these kids plays the best ball."

After hearing this, Mills said with a smile: "This question is too simple. It must be George the best. Didn't you watch his dunks? In fact, there are a few guys who can dunk, but only George has the ability to perform dunks in the game. , It’s awesome."

The George Mills said was the 14-year-old black boy who was able to dunk. At this time, he was like a little star in the training camp. He appeared to be proud of the children's team. After all, he was out in the few minutes on the court just now. Caught the limelight.

But Khomeinis shook her head. She looked at Leon, wondering what answer he would give.

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The world of basketball is both beautiful and cruel. Its beauty lies in letting people experience the joy of sports, and its cruelty lies in letting people realize their mediocrity.

A simple wheel confrontation in the morning, each child has a new experience in his heart, his own performance in the confrontation, the performance of others in the confrontation, what about the guys who are in opposition, stand on the court and watch the time. How about your guy.

Everyone's evaluation of themselves and others will affect their future choices in basketball. Some people may be basketball masters in their schools, but when they come to the training camp, they will find that a mountain is more high; and When the geniuses in the training camp go to a higher hall in the future, they will experience the next cycle of self-knowledge.

However, not everyone can understand themselves clearly. Some people overestimate themselves, and eventually fall miserably, and experience the gap between reality and dream; while some people underestimate themselves and may lose their full potential At this time, we need those Bole people to give guidance.

Leon now feels like a Bole, trying to find a thousand-mile horse from this group of running lambs, and how difficult it is for a basketball layman.

This is completely different from watching a match between the two sides in prison and guessing whether you will win or lose. Guessing whether you win or lose even with your eyes closed and blindfolded has a 50% chance of guessing right. And it’s easy to tell which team is strong and which one is weak. It’s not that difficult for a player to be good or bad, but the problem is that Auerbach’s question is not to point out who is the strongest.

This is a small trap created by the cunning cardinal. His words go round and round like a circle. The question raised is actually "Who among these children has the best chance to be the future star". If you don't pay attention to understanding it Meaning, it’s easy to think that his question is "Which of these kids has the highest level of basketball."

These are two interrelated but completely different questions. The latter question, even a person who does not understand basketball at all, can answer seven or eighty-eight as long as he watches a game; while the former question will always be basketball. The most difficult to answer, but the most people want to answer the question.

The foresight of talents is always the biggest gamble in the sports world. Those who win this gamble can make a lot of money, and those who lose often become the laughing stock of future generations.

Auerbach is the big winner of this gambling, he has his own choice in his heart, now he looks at Leon, looking forward to his answer.

Leon looked at the group of children who were immersed in excitement, joy, depression, or disappointment after the match, and said the answer in his mind: "The third group, the second row, the fourth from left to right. Children."

"The fourth in the second row...Where is it?" Several volunteers on the side heard Leon's answer and couldn't help looking at the child he was talking about.

The third group is the group of Greg-Kate. There are ten children standing in two rows, but the fourth child standing in the second row from left to right did not enter their sight because he was standing in front. 'S child was blocked.

"I can't see at all, who is the fourth one? I don't have any impression..." Someone whispered quietly. There was no such one among the few kids who had the best performance in the match.

Auerbach was expressionless when he heard the answer. He neither affirmed nor denied it, but asked, "Give me a reason to choose him."

Leon replied: "Because he is faster than everyone."

Leon’s answer was so simple that all the volunteers who heard him laughed, and even Khomeinis shook his head, because if the kid was the fastest, everyone should have noticed during the match. It's not like this one is in the second row and even the individual cannot see it.

Auerbach did not give a final reply to Leon's answer. He walked to the three groups of children, summarized the morning training, and began to arrange the afternoon training content.

The children who were previously divided into three groups were divided into two groups after the basic training and competition in the morning. This time the grouping is no longer carried out immediately, but by Auerbach himself.

Auerbach said to everyone: "I will come to you and I will tell you one of the numbers 1, 2, and 3. This number is the group you are in. Every morning, we follow the original groupings. Training, in the afternoon, we will improve training according to the new group. Remember where you are, the group in the morning will not change, but the group in the afternoon may change, everything depends on your performance ."

Auerbach's meaning is very clear. The current grouping is divided according to the strength of the students. The strong will be divided into the high-level group, the weaker will go to the low-level group, and those who are not high or low will stay in the intermediate group. . Similarly, if the performance is outstanding and the improvement is obvious, you can rise to a higher group and receive more advanced methods and higher intensity training.

Auerbach leaned on crutches and walked to each student. Whenever he came to a person, he would first ask the other person’s name, and then tell him a number from 1, 2, and 3. 1 is the advanced group, and 2 It is the intermediate group, and 3 is the low-level group.

"Bruce-George!" Auerbach walked to the kid who had just dunked in the game. The guy named George called out his name. Auerbach nodded, and then a word came out from his mouth: "2."

Then he didn't stay at all, and walked to the next student, and George's triumphant expression was swept away in an instant, replaced by a frustrated look. He thought that his performance in the match would definitely be able to enter the first group, but he didn't expect it. Be classified into the intermediate group.

He still wants to open his mouth and say something, but Auerbach has left the second group he is in and has gone to the third group.

Finally, Auerbach stood in front of the fourth child from left to right in the second row of the third group. This was Leon’s answer. A small, weak-looking black child with a big mouth and a small mouth. Dimples don't feel tough at all.

"How old is it this year?" Auerbach asked suddenly, which was one of the few voluntary questions Auerbach asked.

"9 years old." The kid replied carefully. He is one of the youngest children in this training camp.

"Where is home?" Auerbach continued, which is rare.

"In Hamilton." The child's voice was louder.

"Tell me your name." Auerbach asked at last.

"Michael Carter-Williams." The child reported his long list of names, Auerbach nodded and said: "1."

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