Chapter Twenty-Five: Dedicated to You, Maurice
At halftime, the head coach of Ohio State University made a lot of arrangements for Anjie in the locker room, but Koufus didn't listen to a word. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 In his opinion, it is completely futile for the coach to say so much, and it is only after playing against him on the pitch that you know how terrible the feeling of oppression is.
"Hey, Costa, are you listening!?" the head coach saw the blank look in Couffs' eyes. The biggest problem for this player is not from the pitch, but from his own heart. When the team struggled halfway through the season, instead of stepping up to save the team, Coopers went from strength to injury. As a Greek, Coopers came to play in the powerhouse of the United States, and he never had enough confidence in his heart, even after he played so well in high school, he still didn't trust his abilities in college. When the team can win, he regains some self-confidence and performs well, but when the team is in trouble, he starts to guess, and if a player starts to doubt his ability, he doesn't dare to do anything on the pitch. Now Coopers is back to a state of lack of confidence after playing against Anjie at half-time. Coopers was the biggest confidence in Ohio State's victory, but now it seems that their confidence has been torn apart by that Chinese kid.
"Hey. The head coach of Ohio State University could only sigh helplessly, these student players must be a student first, then a player, they are still children all the time, not all children can have a strong heart.
"In the second half, I want you to settle the battle in less than 10 minutes! We don't need to fight them! We have more important games to play!" Rickard knew that Culvers was not the only one who Anjie had beaten, and the rest of the Orange Cowboys must have been affected in their mentality. The next game against the University of Kansas, ranked first in the league, is the opponent he will have to fight to the death, and Ricard does not want to waste too much energy on the main players in this game.
Usually Ricard will tell everyone that we slow down, play slowly, and grind with them slowly. But today, Rickard actually waved his big hand to take down their opponents in ten minutes, and the players were all gearing up, eager for the game to start quickly.
Avid fans returned to their seats, waiting for players from both sides to enter. A team that won just five games last year has now lost just four games so far this season, second in the league, and the emotions that fans have pent up for years have exploded this season. Every team that comes to Ames City to play away will be blown away by the atmosphere at this Devil's Stadium. As soon as the away player makes the slightest mistake on the pitch, the overwhelming ridicule and boos will jump into his ears. As soon as Coofs came out of the tunnel, he felt like his nerves were about to collapse.
"Go back to your hometown, Greeks!"
"An Jie will continue to kick your ass in the second half!"
"Go home and ask your mother for a pacifier!"
The fans will not show any mercy to those who have committed such offenses. Fans don't actually hate Kouvers, they don't hate Ohio State, they just want their team to win.
Most players on American soil are not affected by this kind of abuse, and they have long been surprised. Although An Jie was uncomfortable at first, after more than ten games, he was able to calmly face the words of the fans. Kufus is the only one who is most afraid of playing away, and his fragile nerves just can't adapt to such stimulation. In this game, both on and off the field, Coopers was tormented inside. Now he has no intention of fighting, he just wants to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible.
"Costa! Cheer up! You can beat that guy! You've been doing well!" The pale encouragement of the Ohio State coach didn't make Koufus feel better, and Coopers couldn't just hide in the locker room and just play hard.
In the second half, it was not only Coopers who couldn't open the situation in the penalty area. The other Ohio State players also got a taste of the hot pot that Anjie gave away. Every time they thought they had made a breakthrough, they would hear the crunch of a slap after their shot. The basket guarded by An Jie has obviously become a no-fly zone, and no one is allowed to pass through.
And what about Koufus, who had a couple of shots in the second half, but his confidence was shattered and he couldn't get the ball to the shot.
"It would be nice if this guy went to the draft. Countless scouts in the audience expressed such feelings to An Jie in their hearts.
When the opponent was powerless, An Jie's heart finally calmed down. Morris's gift was sure to be delivered, and he couldn't believe he could have gotten so bloodthirsty in the first half. It may have been a bit cruel to Kouvers and his team, but to have a winner, there must also be a victim. This is not a football league, there is still the possibility of a handshake between the two sides, there is no draw on the basketball court, if you don't want to lose then you have to win.
Anjie blocks or grabs the rebound, the Whirlwind team launches a counterattack, scores, and the Whirlwind team defends. For the first ten minutes of the second half, the game went on and on, over and over again. As the clock ticked by, so did Ohio State's hope. The tower under the Whirlwind basket was so desperate that the whole situation was under the control of that tower.
Ten minutes later, the Whirlwinds had extended their lead to twenty points. Ricard made a change to the lineup, he wanted to take all the main players down, and the game was already over early.
"Taylor, let's get started. Anjie saw his teammates who were about to come off the bench, and he knew that victory was firmly in the hands of the Whirlwinds. He did so much today, just for this moment.
"Hopefully he can see it. Taylor nodded to Angel.
Then An Jie took off his jersey before leaving the game, and to everyone's surprise, An Jie actually had a jersey on his body after taking off his jersey! Moreover, this jersey did not belong to him. On both sides of the jersey is written a large number, 32. This is Morris's number, and looking at the name on the back of the shirt, everyone is sure that this is Morris's jersey.
"What the hell is this kid!?" Morris in the ward widened his eyes, Anjie actually played a whole game in his own jersey?
Anjie turned his back to the crowd and kept pointing the name on the back of the shirt with his thumb behind his hands, a common celebration in the stadium to make everyone remember him and the man who changed the game. But today, An Jie did not refer to his own name when he did this action.
At the same time, Mike Taylor also took off his jersey, revealing the white tank top he wore underneath. A few words were written on the white vest with black markers, and the eyes of the entire gym were focused on Taylor's vest.
"You're still playing with me on the pitch, big bull. There is only such a simple sentence written on Taylor's vest, but when you think of Anjie wearing Morris's jersey for a whole game, the meaning of this sentence is self-evident. If you're injured and can't play, let me continue to fight on the court on your behalf!
"You bastards......" Morris watched his team win, but his eyes moistened for some reason.
Suddenly, almost all the fans in the stadium stood up and applauded non-stop.
"Morris, Morris, Morris, Morris......." The fans kept shouting Morris's name as Anjie walked off the field, as if the person who had just put on a wonderful performance on the field was not Anjie but Morris.
Ricard didn't expect Anjie and Taylor to make such a move, and he was really lucky to be able to coach a group of such players.
"What are you two doing secretly?" I said Anjie, I should wear the shirt of the big bull in the next game!" Anthony Ben was also infected by the actions of the two.
"To you Morris, we're still the best interior partner in the league. An Jie said this sentence loudly to the cameras and reporters who came around.
"Don't think you're going to please me, you bastard. Morris knew Anjie couldn't hear him, but he still responded to the TV screen. With that, two lines of hot tears rolled down Morris's cheeks.
"The most outstanding potential of a great star is to make his teammates better around him. Looking at Anjie's actions, Divac suddenly remembered what Jordan had said. Maybe he's reticent in the locker room, maybe he's not as good a leader as Taylor. However, Anjie can turn a group of people into a team with his actions, and his previous help of Morris to complete the punishment of Ricard was a start.
'You're the kind of player that all teams crave. Divac also has a lot of respect for this young lad in his heart.
If one person is desperate, we all have to fight hard, and we are the Iowa State University Whirlwinds.