Chapter 8: Goal: Champion!

Megan Fox took a leave of absence from school to go to Hollywood. Compared to her glamorous past at school, her departure seemed a little too quiet. This episode didn't bring much change to Moss, and people's lives were the same as before, but everyone always felt that something was missing.

The girls at school found that the gossip they could talk about on campus was suddenly reduced, while the boys who were still in the imaginary stage fell into the melancholy of losing their crushes. In the first few days of Meghan's departure, the whole of Moss Middle School seemed a little dull, which even the teachers in the class noticed because everyone in the class looked listless.

The beautiful cheerleader can no longer be seen dancing on the court, her shouting for the players can no longer be heard outside the court, and the Firefoxes' recent performance in training has made Jefferson feel very angry, and he tortures the eardrums of each player with loud reprimands full of vulgar words, and the redoubling of training has become his way to vent his anger.

Only Lin Mingyang and Thomas in the team were not affected by this anger, Thomas's training has always satisfied Jefferson, and Lin Mingyang seems to be a different person recently, only his performance in training can make Jefferson's face look better.

Jefferson insisted that this was his many "bitter words" to talk to Lin Mingyang, and it finally worked. Let Lin Mingyang, the "lost lamb", finally accept his "probation", such success makes the coach of the Firefox team full of a sense of accomplishment in his heart, if it weren't for the recent performance of other players to destroy his good mood, it is estimated that he will float when he walks.

Watching his teammates on the court being trained to death by Jefferson one by one, Lin Mingyang and Thomas, who were sitting on the side resting, started one of the few conversations between the two sides. To be honest, Lin Mingyang has always looked down on his teammate, in his opinion, Thomas's skills are rough, and he completely relies on his body when playing. On the basketball court, Thomas took a fierce route, relying on a brute force to tear through the opponent's defense, while Lin Mingyang was not afraid of physical confrontation, but more relied on technology and skillful cooperation to complete the offense, he took the technical flow.

The two usually don't deal with each other, and they don't take the initiative to talk to each other in private, but this time, watching Jefferson torture his teammates on the court by all means, Thomas, who is related, has the desire to talk to Lin Mingyang next to him for the first time.

"The coach must have gone crazy today!" He said vaguely, just to attract Lin Mingyang's attention.

"Huh?" Lin Mingyang's mind was not on the basketball court, and when he heard Thomas muttering quietly, he came back to his senses, "Thomas, are you talking to me?" ”

"I said the coach was really crazy today!" Thomas raised his voice and repeated, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

"I don't think he's ever been normal!" Lin Mingyang was in a good mood at this moment, so he didn't care about Thomas's attitude. Unfortunately, Jefferson, who was not far away, heard the voices of the two talking, and he turned his head viciously and glared at the two of them

"I'm here to let you rest, not to let you talk there, if you don't want to crawl back, shut up now!"

"Who's to say it isn't!" Thomas stuck out his tongue, and this time he lowered his voice very low, "There were rumors about you and Meghan at school a while ago, and she really went to Hollywood?" ”

Lin Mingyang said that it was strange today, Thomas actually took the initiative to talk to him, and it turned out to be another person who wanted to talk to Megan.

Lin Mingyang turned his head and glared at him, Thomas pretended to shrug his shoulders relaxedly, "I'm just asking casually, you can take me as if I didn't say it!" ”

"She did go to Hollywood and got a role in a TV series, and that's all I know!"

Thomas's answer disappointed Thomas, because it was the same as the rumors circulating in the school. "She should be a big star soon, I should have asked her for an autographed photo!"

"Everyone who goes to Hollywood wants to be a big star, but there is a big difference between dreams and reality!" Lin Mingyang interjected very disappointedly.

"Felix, do you know what I dislike most about you?" Thomas glared back at him with some indignation, "You guy is always that self-righteous dead look, I think Meghan will definitely become a big star, this is her dream all along, she works hard to achieve her dream, and you are sitting here talking cool things, I know you are jealous of her!" ”

"Jealousy?" Lin Mingyang suddenly felt a little interesting talking to Thomas, "Why should I be jealous of her?" ”

"Felix, don't quibble, you can't fool me, you will definitely be unhappy that Megan has become a big star, you used to get the same attention from people in school, but in the future she will receive more attention, and the gap between you will get bigger and bigger!" Thomas said with his self-righteous analysis.

"Whatever you want!" Lin Mingyang made an indifferent expression, and when it came to dreams, he suddenly wanted to know what Thomas's dream was.

"My dream is to lead the Firefoxes to do better in the National High School Basketball League, and after graduation, there will be colleges willing to offer me basketball scholarships. Without good grades, I could have gone to a good university! When it comes to going to college, Thomas is somewhat unconfident in front of Lin Mingyang, he knows that sitting next to him is a high-scoring monster who is likely to be admitted to several top universities in the United States after graduating from high school.

"What about when you go to college?" Lin Mingyang didn't notice the unnatural expression of the other party, "Keep playing?" ”

"The coach thinks that it will take more time for my skills to be perfected, and of course I will continue to play in college, and then try my luck in the NBA after graduation!"

"I thought you would choose to give up college and go straight to the NBA like Kobe!"

"Do you think I can?" Thomas looked a little excited, "Actually, I think the same way, but the coach said that it is not realistic! ”

"You're referring to Jefferson?" Lin Mingyang glanced at the guy with a straight face not far away, "I admit that many times he is a whimsical madman, but his advice to you in that question just now makes me feel that he is not so hopeless!" ”

After Lin Mingyang finished speaking, Thomas realized that he had been tricked by him, and he was about to have a seizure in anger, but the movement here just now once again aroused Jefferson's dissatisfaction, and his gloomy face blocked Thomas's words that were ready to curse.

"Actually, I have a way to make your dreams come true!" As soon as Jefferson turned his head back, Lin Mingyang muttered softly.

"What? You have a way! Thomas, who had suffered a loss once, became cautious this time.

"If you don't want to hear it, forget it!" Lin Mingyang put a sweat towel on his face and leaned back on the chair to recuperate.

"Alright, Felix, you say, I need your advice!" In the absence of any other situation, Thomas could only put down his body and begged, and it was a big temptation for him to go straight to the NBA after graduating from high school.

Lin Mingyang lifted the corner of the sweat towel and hooked his finger at Thomas, signaling him to come closer.

"It's actually very simple, if the Firefox can win the national high school league championship, I think there will definitely be NBA scouts who will pay attention to you!"

"Are you sure this is working?" Thomas could be sure that Lin Mingyang was not joking with himself.

"What do you think?" Lin Mingyang glared at him angrily, "As long as you perform more prominently in the league and help the team get more scores, the more likely you are to enter the NBA, at least that's what Kobe Bryant did back then, he led the school team to a 77-13 record in the last three years of high school, and he scored 2883 points throughout his high school years, these dazzling results are the capital of his high school graduation and direct entry into the NBA!" ”

"So what should I do?" Thomas was finally intrigued.

"Thomas, you should know who has the most chances of touching the ball on the field?" Seeing the fish take the bait, Lin Mingyang began to slowly reel in the line.

"It should be you!" Although he was a little reluctant to say this fact in person, Thomas still had to admit that Lin Mingyang, as a point guard, was the person who touched the ball the longest and most times on the court.

'You need to prove yourself in the game, but it takes someone to create opportunities for you to attack, you have to get more passes, who else in the team but me can help you?'

"Are you really willing to help me?" Thomas suddenly had a feeling of being stunned by happiness, and he knew that if Lin Mingyang, who was responsible for organizing the team's attack, thought more about himself when handling passes on the court, then his points per game would be a very objective number.

"Is there any deep hatred between us?"

"What should I do?" Thomas is not a brainless person, Lin Mingyang's hint is already clear, he is willing to help himself, but such help will definitely not be gratuitous.

"On the court, you have to listen to me!" Lin Mingyang's request is very simple, he has been thinking about this since he agreed with Megan to lead Firefox to the finals. After all, basketball is a five-person sport, and if you want to achieve your goals, Lin Mingyang alone can't do it. Everyone else is easy to say, they cooperate with Lin Mingyang very well on the field, but Thomas has not listened to the command very much, and he knows that he has broken through to score when he gets the ball, for such an unstable factor, Lin Mingyang must find a way to make him become "obedient".

"That's fine!" Thomas agreed, but he immediately thought of another question, "What if your ideas collide with the coach's tactics?" ”

"No matter how good your ideas are, you can't play for us, you just have to do what I say!" Lin Mingyang waved his hand nonchalantly, Jefferson, the coach, did not have much weight in his eyes.

"Coachable ......"

"It's not about the process of the game, it's the result of the game that matters, and if you can win the game, do you think he'll be bored enough to catch you with a little problem?" Not only Thomas, but even Jefferson was eaten to death by Lin Mingyang.

Thomas was eventually persuaded by Lin Mingyang, and he soon got the sweetness of such a cooperation.

In the next game, Thomas found that according to Lin Mingyang's request, after taking the ball, instead of blindly thinking about scoring by himself and passing the ball to his teammates, it was easier for him to get the opportunity to break through and score. Lin Mingyang fulfilled his promise and consciously passed the ball to Thomas more in every game, as the team's scoring machine, Thomas also lived up to expectations, scoring the team's highest score in every game, and began to refresh his single-game scoring record.

For such a result, the team is naturally happy, the 7-game winning streak has made the team's morale reach an unprecedented height, and the original rivals on the court began to consciously take the initiative to cooperate without their own force, such a change made Jefferson even more excited.

The Firefoxes' winning streak has also successfully diverted the attention of most of Moss Middle School, and the brief oppressive atmosphere left by Meghan after leaving the school has been diluted by the news of the team's victory, and the basketball game has once again become the focus of everyone's discussion, and the beautiful girl has faded out of people's sight.

No one can imagine what a surprise this girl will give people when she reappears!

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