The two cities of Xiangtan and Changsha are very close, only more than 50 kilometers apart. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Even though Coach Ann doesn't drive fast, she doesn't spend much time on the road.

Soon the two entered a cemetery in Xiangtan, and Hanamichi keenly found that Coach An was very familiar with this place, and obviously had been here a lot.

"12 years ago, I was the head coach of the basketball team at Xiangtan University. At that time, I was very strict with my students, often reprimanding them harshly, and they privately called me 'white-haired ghosts'. ”

"Daddy, are you still a white-haired ghost?" Hanamichi laughed and rubbed Coach An's double chin, "You have more meat than in the previous two years." ”

"yes, I was in relatively normal shape at that time, hehe." An Guangyi's smile was a little bitter, "It's a pity that I didn't know how to cherish my students at that time, and I didn't know how to teach them according to their aptitude to give full play to their advantages." He fell into deep thought.

Hanamichi sensed the coach's depressed mood and said no more. Soon the two walked to a tombstone.

"Gu Ze, I'm coming to see you again." Coach An lit incense, placed a few bouquets of flowers, and took out a rag to clean up. Hanamichi wanted to take it, but he politely declined. "I'll do it myself." He carefully wiped the tombstone as if he were treating some treasure.

After a long time, An Guangyi finally wiped it clean. He wiped his sweat, clasped his palms together in front of the tomb, and prayed. Ikebana also clasped his palms together.

"Gu Ze, the coach is useless, he didn't train you well. Now I've met two more super geniuses, and although I haven't been able to train them out of school, I've done my best to protect them. Now I can finally hand over the handsome seal with a clear conscience. An Guangyi muttered.

Hanamichi vaguely heard some and guessed a lot, but he didn't say anything.

When the two embarked on the return trip, Coach An adjusted the car to automatic driving mode, and finally spoke to state the past:

"His name is Gu Ze, and I was coaching the basketball team of Xiangtan University 10 years ago, and he is the best student I have ever led. He was a freshman that year and was in his early 2 meters tall, but he didn't have the dullness of an ordinary interior player at all. He is more powerful than those opponents you have ever encountered, more powerful than Xing Hua of Xiangyang, and more agile than Yu Zhuchun of Lingnan. Probably only He Yashi of Mountain Institute of Technology can compare with it. ”

"More powerful than Four-Eyes and the Monkey King? A fat-faced orangutan comparable to a mountain worker? That fat orangutan is really powerful, and even the gorilla (Mu Gangxian) is not his opponent. Ikebana thought.

"And he's not satisfied with his height and speed, but he's worked hard to hone his ball handling and shooting skills, and I've always thought that if he can continue to improve, let alone become a professional player, he could end up in the NBA in the future. But at that time, I was too strict, because I had high expectations for him, so I often had a critical attitude towards him, which made him slowly give birth to a rebellious heart. Tanizawa began to want to change the environment, to change a team that would allow him to play more freely and show his talent. Finally having such an opportunity, he did not hesitate to get rid of the harsh and nagging old man in front of him, and flew to the United States alone, the country of basketball. ”

"America!" Hanamichi had heard the word "America" a lot, but he didn't know the relationship between the United States and basketball. He lost his parents early, and he was used to watching TV at home, and he rarely paid attention to professional basketball. This was the first time in his life that he realized that there are great basketball players in the United States, and they have a very high standard of basketball. He suddenly recalled the scene from the game two years ago.

"I'm going to the United States." Mao Zebei, the first person in high school basketball at that time and an ace player of Shandong University of Technology, said to Liu Chuan: "Before I go to the United States, I want to nip you, the future enemy, in the bud." ”

"I'm going to the United States too!" Liu Chuan responded: "After defeating you today!" ”

Coach An didn't notice that Sakuragi was thinking about anything else, wiped the corner of his eyes and said to himself, "But he failed, and he fell badly there." One year later, he emailed a video of a game in which he was so poor that he didn't make any progress. He doesn't seem to speak English well, he struggles to communicate effectively with his teammates, and their team is undisciplined, full of low-level singles with little coordination. Tanizawa miscalculated, there are many players in the United States who are taller and faster than him, he relied too much on talent to play in high school, and his basic skills were not solid enough, and I haven't had time to help him consolidate his foundation. Another 4 years later, I read on the news that he died in a brawl......"

"Daddy, sorry to interrupt." Hanamichi finally couldn't hold back and said, "In the United States, are there many very good basketball players?" Is it more powerful than a gorilla, better than a fat orangutan? ”

An Guangyi looked at Hanamichi in astonishment, "Your kid's focus is really different from ordinary people!" But that's right, there are many powerful young players like Mao Zebei, Liu Chuan, and He Yashi in the United States. The United States is an empire of basketball, and almost every era produces many superstars. From the fifties and sixties of the last century to Wirther. Chamberlain, to the eighties of Elwin. Johnson, to the nineties of Michael. Jordan and then to LeBron in the new century. James, Anthony. Davis and so on. There will also be superstars of your age in the United States, and if you keep playing and embark on the path of professional basketball, you will eventually meet them one day and fight them out. ”

"Does Daddy know the name of the best guy in my generation?" Ikebana suddenly became excited.

"Sports Illustrated, the most authoritative sports weekly in the United States, has been published for almost a century. Although your English may not be good enough, it's always a good idea to get to know the cover character, right? An Guangyi took out a magazine from his bag.

Hanamichi took it and took a look, and there were two people staggered left and right on the cover. A white guy holding the ball on the left had a wicked smile and a faint sense of being a bad boy. A large black man on the right is unusually majestic, and his bulging muscles prove that he has great strength.

"This white man is Volad. Kidd, 191cm, a point guard in his senior year of high school, is known as the No. 1 high school student in American basketball. The black man is Barneys. Cato, 220cm, a first-year center at the University of Memphis, is the strongest contender for the top pick in this year's NBA draft. An Guangyi spoke: "They are about the same age as you, do you have the confidence to compete with them?" By the way, the line on the cover in English means, the future ruler. ”

Hanamichi was silent for a while, and suddenly laughed and said: "Dad, no matter what Kidd or Cato, I will knock you down, don't forget that I'm a genius, hahaha." ”

An Guangyi couldn't help laughing, he couldn't see that he was still immersed in sad memories just now.

However, he still finished telling Tanizawa's story: "Later, Tanizawa's mother buried him on the outskirts of XT City and handed me a letter from him. In this letter to me, Tanizawa wrote: 'When I arrived in the United States, I missed my teacher, and I often remembered my teacher's words, that the team should not exist for the individual, but for the team. It's a pity that I didn't understand this until I got to the United States and no one passed the ball to me. But now I don't have the face to come back, and I can only return to China after continuing to work hard and making an appearance. In this way, he stubbornly stuck to his basketball dream and lost all his future. After An Guangyi finished speaking, he breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "And I, resigned as the coach of Xiangtan University, because I think I am not worthy!" I delayed the best basketball seedling in the school and drove him to a dead end. If I had been kind to him, maybe he would have stayed in the country and become a professional player or even an indispensable member of the national team. Just like Yoshiki. ”

"After resigning, my father came to Xiangbei, and then met us?" Hanamichi asked.

"Exactly!"

"Everyone has a different meaning of existence, maybe the meaning of Gu Ze's life is to let Daddy meet us here and train us to be super-first-class basketball players." Hanamichi said seriously, "So I will thank him, and I will work hard with him." ”

An Guangyi smiled, laughing and laughing but shedding tears. He had mixed feelings in his heart. "Maybe Ikebana is right, although Gu Ze's life is short, it has laid a solid stepping stone for the rise of Chinese basketball. And these two geniuses who surpass Gu Ze may one day really be able to bring Chinese basketball to unprecedented heights! Tanizawa, will your heavenly spirit bless them? ”