The Whip of the God of Basketball

Auerbach once again showed his style of doing things, simple, direct and even a little rough, not leaving too much room for the other party. Since Leon was asked this question for him to answer, then you have to 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 few minutes of the match. He didn't come down from the high stand until the first stage of training in the morning was over.

The coach asked the young players to line up in groups one by one, and Danny Ainge, who was the subject of the training camp, began to summarize the training in the morning.

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

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

Khomeinis spread her hands and said, "I'm not very clear about the details, but it seems that Mr. Auerbach wants to test Leon. He probably wants Leon to point out who is the best player among these kids."

After hearing this, Mills said with a smile: "This question is too simple. George must be the best. Didn't you see his dunk? There are actually a few guys who can dunk, but only George has the ability to dunk in the game." , it's amazing."

The George that Mills said was the 14-year-old black boy who could dunk. At this time, he seemed to be a starlet in the training camp, and he looked proud and complacent among the children's team. In 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 making people experience the joy of sports, and its cruelty lies in making people realize their own mediocrity.

A simple wheel confrontation in the morning, every child has a new experience in his heart, his own performance in the confrontation match, the performance of other people in the confrontation, how are the guys who are facing him, and standing on the field to watch How about the guy.

Everyone’s evaluation of themselves and others will affect their future choice of basketball. Some people may be basketball masters in their own schools, but when they come to the training camp, they will find that one mountain is higher than the other; When the geniuses in the training camp go to a higher hall in the future, they will go through the next cycle of self-knowledge.

However, not everyone can know themselves clearly. Some people overestimate themselves, and eventually they will fall miserably, realizing the gap between reality and dreams; while some people underestimate themselves, and thus may lose their full potential At this time, those Bole people are needed 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 guessing the winner or loser watching a match between two sides in prison. Even if the eyes are closed and blindfolded, there is a 50% chance of guessing the winner. Moreover, it is easy to see which of the two teams is stronger and weaker, and it is not that difficult whether a player is good or bad, but the problem is that Auerbach's question is not to ask Leon to point out who is the strongest.

This is a small trap created by the cunning cardinal. His words went around in circles, and the question he asked was actually "who among this group of children has the best chance to become a future star", if you don't pay attention to understand It’s easy to see his question as “Which of these kids is the best at basketball?”

These are two interrelated but completely different questions. For the latter question, even a person who doesn’t know anything about basketball can answer it all just by watching a game; 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 earn a lot of money, while those who lose often become the laughing stock of future generations.

Auerbach is the big winner of this kind of gamble, he has already made his own choice in his heart, and now he looks at Leon, expecting his answer.

Leon looked at the group of children who had just finished the competition and were immersed in excitement, joy, frustration or loss, and said the answer in his heart: "The third group, the second row, the fourth from left to right child."

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

The third group is Greg Kate's group. A total of ten children stand in two rows, but the fourth child standing in the second row from left to right does not enter their sight, because he is standing in front The child was blocked.

"I can't see it at all, who is the fourth one? I don't have any impression..." Someone whispered, and this one was not among the most outstanding children in the competition.

Auerbach was expressionless after hearing the answer. He neither affirmed nor denied, but asked, "Give me a reason for choosing him."

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

Leon's answer was so simple that the volunteers who heard him laughed, and even Khomeinis shook his head, because if that kid was the fastest, everyone should have noticed him in the confrontation just now, and It's not like the current one who is in the second row and can't even see the individual.

Auerbach did not make a final reply to Leon's answer. He walked in front of the three groups of children, made a summary of the morning training, and began to arrange the content of the afternoon training.

The children who were divided into three groups before were divided into two groups after the morning basic training and competition. This time the grouping was no longer random, but Auerbach personally called the group.

Auerbach said to everyone: "I walked in front of you, and I will tell you a certain number among 1, 2, and 3. This number is the group you are in. Every morning, we will base on the original group. Training, in the afternoon, we will conduct improvement 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 groupings are divided according to the strength of the students. Those who are strong will be divided into the advanced group, those with weaker abilities will be assigned to the low-level group, and those who are neither high nor low will stay in the intermediate group. . Similarly, if the performance is outstanding and the improvement is obvious, you can be promoted to a higher group and receive more advanced methods and higher intensity training.

Leaning on crutches, Auerbach walked up to every student. Every time he came to a person, he would first ask the other person’s name, and then tell him a number among 1, 2, and 3. 1 is the advanced group, 2 It is the intermediate group, and 3 is the low-level group.

"Bruce-George!" Auerbach walked up to the kid who just dunked in the game, and the guy named George shouted his name. Auerbach nodded, and then a word protruded from his mouth: "2."

Then he didn't stop at all, and walked up to the next student, and George's complacent expression was swept away in an instant, replaced by a dejected expression. He thought that his performance in the confrontation match would definitely be able to enter the first group, but unexpectedly into the intermediate group.

He still wanted to open his mouth to say something, but Auerbach had already left his second group and went 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, which was Leon's answer, a small black child with a big mouth and a small mouth. The dimples don't feel tough at all.

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

"Nine years old." The child answered cautiously. He was one of the youngest children in the training camp.

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

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

"Tell me your name," Auerbach asked finally.

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