Chapter 138: Twists and turns finally got his wish
"Hi Daniel, Hi, I'm Tim, the head coach of the varsity team. Mai Cheng's words just now were more serious, which caused you trouble, I apologize to you on behalf of the coaching staff, and I hope you can forgive me. Coach Tim came over and said.
Coach Tim appeared at the right time and was very good at dealing with people, not only to save Mai Cheng's face, but also to Chen Chumo's face, and everyone was happy in the situation.
Mai Cheng makes me unhappy, what kind of mess are you making as a coach? Even if your head coach generally took the initiative to take responsibility for his subordinates, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is my personal grudge between Chen Chumo and assistant coach Mai Cheng, you just rely on your own identity to suppress the matter, which makes me resentful! Yes, you are the main interviewer, you can't afford to offend, accept your face, in order to pass this basketball trial, bear with it first. Chen Chumo thought in his heart.
"I accept the apology from the coaching staff for the time being. But I also hope that in the next tryout, the coaching staff can treat everyone equally, stop talking about my height, and talk about basketball strength, otherwise I will still complain to the school board. Chen Chumo said.
After that, the trial was a demonstration of basic basketball skills such as shooting, dribbling, and jumping. Time flies quickly, and after a basketball skill demonstration, the time has unconsciously reached 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The coaching staff scored and compared the 100 people, and finally left the No. 30 player who was more outstanding, and Chen Chumo's impeccable ball skills were naturally easily selected.
"The players who can stay and continue to evaluate are all rare elites in basketball, and you should all be proud of yourself. For the sake of fairness, and to be able to tap into your basketball potential, we're going to be doing a week-long comprehensive review of you. Don't be discouraged if you didn't play well today, I hope you can seize this week to unleash your basketball talent and let us see. And if you play well, you should not be too proud, because the people behind you will catch up with you at any time, I hope you will guard against arrogance and rashness, move forward, and maintain a good basketball momentum. "Tim's speech is very similar to that of Huaxia's teacher.
After the lecture, everyone naturally went back to their own homes.
Coincidentally, Cooper and Lyon, who were Williams students, stayed in the same hotel as Chen Chumo, and naturally traveled together on the way back.
At the time of the Williams training camp, there were not many opportunities to meet Cooper and Leon, that is, he was an auditor for a few days, and he did not meet after joining the star training class, but it did not prevent the three young people from becoming good friends in a foreign land. There was talk and laughter along the way, and there was nothing to talk about, but it was also pleasant.
"Daniel, I'll tell you a secret, I hope you can keep it for us." Cooper said suddenly.
"Oh? What secret? We're friends now, and I'm sure I'll keep it a secret for you. Chen Chumo became interested.
"Do you know what Mai became so targeted? Because his nephew also tried out for Harvard's basketball team, he wanted to escort his nephew's successful selection. His nephew's name is Tony, yes, the acne boy who is not much like you. Cooper said.
"I also know this, Mai Cheng saw that my football skills were good, and hinted that I was grateful to Tony for taking care of me." Leon chimed in.
Tony's height is also 1.88, and it is not surprising that Chen Chumo, a competitor in the same height segment, was found fault by Mai Cheng. Alas, it is unthinkable that such a sloppy fraud would occur at Harvard University. I thought that Harvard would be far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, that it would not be in the same league as society, that it would be the perfect place for human civilization, and that it would be a symbol of hope for the future of mankind. Is there really no such thing as perfection in the world, and is there really no group of people who live together with pure faith? Thinking of this, Chen Chumo's heart seemed to be pierced by a sharp sword, and for a while there was a feeling of suffocation in his chest.
After a week of inspection and scoring, because Cooper and Leon's performance was one level higher than the others, they were specially selected for the school team after only participating in the joint practice evaluation in the first 3 days.
is also from Williams' training camp, and it stands to reason that Chen Chumo's performance is also good, especially in the position of scoring guard, and the level shown is incomparable, but why did he get different treatment? With Cooper and Leon's whistleblowing before, Chen Chumo naturally knew it in his heart.
"Coach Tim, my level is outstanding among this group of defenders, but why can I only be at the upper middle level every time I am scored?" During the break in training, Chen Chumo approached Tim and asked.
"The final rating of the student interview is the overall rating of the entire coaching staff, and the rating I give you here is always the highest among defenders, no wonder I am." Tim responded.
As the head coach, Tim still admires Chen Chumo's skills, but he is not the only one in the basketball team. For the sake of the team's results, some things that are difficult to come forward have to be coordinated by the assistant coach, and it is reasonable for Tim to take into account the advice of the assistant coach.
If things continue to develop like this, in the end, Chen Chumo is afraid that he will not be able to escape the fate of being eliminated. To untie the bell, it is necessary to tie the bell, and it is better to take the initiative than to sit still.
"Coach Mai Cheng, Tony played the ball well, if I can be selected for the Harvard varsity team with him, it will be my Daniel's lifelong glory." Chen Chumo walked up to Mai Cheng and said.
"I think so too, Toney's quality is unquestionable, including Coach Thiem. However, your group of students seems to be more inclined to you, and their appreciation of your skills is almost blind worship, and they do not understand the coaching staff's standards for the selection and appointment of players. Mai Cheng returned haughty.
"The eyes of the masses are bright, Coach Mai Cheng, you are bent on going your own way, stubborn and self-serving, if you continue to listen to the crowd in vain, I am afraid that the impact will not be good. I have an immature little suggestion to solve this problem, I wonder if the teaching assistant would like to hear it? Chen Chumo said.
"The United States is a free and inclusive country, and everyone has the right to express their opinions. As a faculty member at Harvard, I want to set an example, and if you have good advice, Daniel, our coaching staff is more than willing to take it. Mai Cheng looked righteous and awe-inspiring.
"Today, the varsity team plans to admit five people, and now that I'm on par with Tony, why don't I apply to the admissions office to admit one more? First, we are prepared, and secondly, we have perfectly solved the current situation where everyone is not in agreement. Chen Chumo said.
"Admit one more? The number of places in the admissions office is limited, and this is not something that can be done by opening an application, so you want to be simple. Mai Cheng sneered.
"That's totally okay, and Harvard has had precedents before. In '07, a Harvard junior missed the remaining two college basketball league seasons due to a serious injury, and the varsity team made an exception that year to recruit a new player as a substitute. Of course, Harvard's annual scholarship slots for the varsity team are limited, and players who are admitted more than one will not be eligible for the scholarship. Based on this, if I can be accepted into the varsity team, I would rather give up the scholarship and leave it to someone who needs it more. Chen Chumo said.
The basketball scholarship is extremely precious for a self-reliant teenager, and in order to be able to enter Harvard, Chen Chumo had to reluctantly give up this qualification.
At Harvard, Chen Chumo has found out these days that in addition to the basketball scholarship is rich enough to subsidize tuition and fees, a special scholarship with excellent grades can also subsidize this fee. However, the probability of awarding this special scholarship is only 5%, and only the best students at Harvard are likely to receive it. Do your best, if you can't get a special scholarship, then find another way to earn money to pay for tuition.
"Are you willing to give up a basketball scholarship? Okay, that's what you said, don't blame the coaching staff for being unfair to you. Mai Cheng said.
Jack, a sophomore, broke a bone a few days ago, and it will take a year to recuperate when he returns to the court, and the admissions office has admitted 6 places to the coaching staff this year. However, out of the 6 places, only 5 places have scholarships, and the new players admitted must have a reality of accepting no scholarships. Chen Chumo's performance in the past few days, admitting him to the school team is a matter of course, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public. Mai Cheng is ready, Chen Chumo can enter the school team, but this scholarship must be reserved for his nephew Tony, not given to him.
In order to deprive Chen Chumo of the qualification for the scholarship, this gave Chen Chumo the illusion of giving Chen Chumo a low score for his football skills. Now Chen Chumo doesn't know the admission situation, so he came to the door and took the initiative to sell the scholarship, which is exactly what Mai Cheng wants, so as not to settle accounts after the autumn.
Mai Cheng thought too much, even if Chen Chumo knew about this, he would not retaliate against Mai Cheng for such a trivial matter. has experienced many life setbacks in Huaxia, and has already trained Chen Chumo's measurement into the belly of the prime minister, as long as others do not pose a threat to himself and his family, Chen Chumo will not be counted if he is taken advantage of.
After saying that, the next joint training scoring assessment was much smoother, and Chen Chumo won the first place in a number of individual skill competitions.
After a week of assessment and scoring, Chen Chumo was successfully admitted to the Harvard basketball team with the first overall score in the assessment, but to the regret of the players present, Chen Chumo gave up the qualification to apply for the basketball gold scholarship.
In fact, there is nothing to be sorry for, Chen Chumo didn't want to have his own place on the basketball court. According to his plan, when he entered Harvard in September, he would find an excuse to escape from the basketball team, but he didn't want to stay in the basketball gym all day to practice, which would be too boring for him, and the world of basketball was far less exciting than the world outside.
As soon as the matter of enrolling in Harvard came to an end, Xiao Xiao called and asked Chen Chumo if he was still in Los Angeles.
Now there is nothing to do, I am not familiar with the place on the east coast of the United States, and it is still good to go back to the west coast while school has not started. Some time ago, I either stayed in the supermarket or went to the University of California arena to practice, and I didn't have a good view of the city of Los Angeles at all. In the face of Xiao Xiao's question, Chen Chumo replied without hesitation that the person was still in Los Angeles!