Chapter 20 Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve
Follow Richard to the office.
"How are you feeling lately?" When the door closed, Richard sat down in his chair and asked.
This question is really a bit unnutritious, Iverson's recent feeling must be quite hot, otherwise, it would not be possible to score so high every game, and still get so many honors in the Big Ten League!
But that's the only thing Richard can think of at the moment......
Richard wasn't the kind of person to talk about, on the contrary, he was quite eloquent, but he didn't know what to say when facing Iverson......
This is also the reason why after Iverson joined the boilermaker, Richard has not communicated with Iverson privately!
Iverson's coldness is somewhat repulsive from thousands of miles away.
"Coach, I've been feeling good lately......" Iverson replied lightly as he stared at the glass of water on Richard's desk.
Richard sighed in his heart, this kind of cold scene was really embarrassing.
Generally speaking, when a coach talks to his players privately, most of them must give the players some guidance on the court, but Iverson's style of play is extremely mature, and his skills are also perfect, and Richard really has nothing to point out.
"Can you tell me about your plans for the future?"
After a while, Richard remembered the purpose of his search for Iverson today, and couldn't help asking.
Iverson shifted his gaze from the glass to Richard's face.
"Coach, are you trying to ask me if I'm going to the draft after this season?"
Richard nodded, chatting with smart people was so effortless, Iverson easily understood the meaning of Richard's words.
"Coach, I am grateful to you, as my mother said, you are my savior!"
"I will be no less grateful to you than Big Ben!"
Iverson was a little moved, with a rare hint of shame on his face, and he seemed to be a little unaccustomed to saying this kind of sensual thanks.
Richard's heart warmed, it was really not easy to hear this unruly boy say such sensual words, you must know that Iverson's entire career, except for a coach who often kneels and licks him, has never given any coach a good look......
"But ......"
"Coach, I can't guarantee that I'll stay next season!"
"You know very well about my situation, I need money to make my mom have a better life, and if I'm sure I'm going to get into the NBA with the top three picks, I think I'm probably going to go to the draft......"
After saying this, Iverson lowered his head, feeling very guilty about Richard.
At a time when no one was willing to accept him, it was Richard who opened his arms and took Iverson under his command, and Iverson was not a ruthless and unrighteous man, judging by his later loyalty tattoos, he believed in loyalty.
If he had a good family background, like the demigod Carter or the golden left Reed, then he would have played for Richard until he graduated from college.
But now his poor family situation made him have to take on the responsibility of supporting his family earlier.
Iverson lowered his head, not daring to look at Richard's face, he knew that he might be in Richard's rage next!
As a rookie player, without watching any of Iverson's games, he directly gave Iverson the highest tactical position and the most firing rights in the team!
There is no doubt that Iverson is being developed by the standards of the cornerstone of the team!
But now the cornerstone of the team has only been played for a year, and he is about to leave the team, and any manager will definitely not be able to accept this reality, and he will definitely be furious!
It's like the NBA league, the team has cultivated rookies for four years and cultivated All-Star level players, but when it comes time to renew the contract, this thing runs away and joins other teams, you say the team is not angry......
Iverson knew this, and he was a little apprehensive at the moment......
In fact, if he was "smarter", he could have perfunctory Richard at this moment and say something to reassure Richard......
For example, he will play for the boilermaker team until he graduates in his senior year.
For example, it will bring Purdue University two, three, four championship titles......
But apparently Iverson was not such a person......
He has never been a hypocrite, not before, not now, and never in the future.
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"I'm sorry, coach, I disappointed you......" Seeing that Richard had not made a sound, Iverson couldn't help but get nervous in his heart.
Richard tapped his fingertips on the table, "Aaron, look up!" ”
"There is an ancient Chinese saying that loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve, and there is also a saying that filial piety comes first!"
"If you do go to the draft in July, seriously, I'm just going to bless you, and even though I haven't been with you for a long time, I know you're a loyal player!"
"I don't think you're wrong to give up your loyalty to the team for the sake of your mother, you don't need to say sorry to me!"
"In fact, if it were me, I would definitely make the same choice as you!"
Richard's attitude was completely beyond Iverson's expectations, and he raised his head, his eyes wide, and he looked at Richard in disbelief!
Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve both?!
Filial piety comes first?!
What a philosophical sentence, for a moment Iverson's eyes were glazed, as if he was thinking about the deep meaning of these two sentences.
"Thank you, Coach! Thank you for your understanding! ”
"I like these two Chinese words so much, can you write them down in Chinese and give them to me?" Iverson said expectantly.
Richard smiled and nodded.
"I'll talk about this later, I'll give you a gift later......"
"After talking about your career plan just now, do you want to hear about my career plan?"
Iverson's eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly, he liked the atmosphere of chatting with Richard, and felt that Richard completely regarded him as a friend, not a junior or subordinate!
"I can probably guess the coach's plan, the target is definitely Coach K or Coach Wooden, you definitely want to be a successful head coach like them!"
"No, man, my plan is actually the same as yours, and I'm going to be in the NBA in the near future!" Richard said with a smile.
"What?!"
Iverson was surprised, he didn't expect Richard to be aiming to enter the NBA?!
For the money?! It seems that the top coaches of the NCAA will definitely not earn less than the NBA head coaches, such as the old K coach mentioned by Iverson just now, his annual salary at Duke can now reach seven or eight million dollars!
At the same time, in the NBA, the current salary of the top head coaches is only about five million US dollars, and most of them hover around one or two million annual salaries......
The gap is not a star......
Although there is an infinite gap between Richard and Lao K now, Iverson is very confident in Richard, and he thinks that in a few years, Richard will catch up with Lao K!
At that time, Richard will also be able to get a high salary!
There is no need to venture into the NBA, as there have been many examples of NCAA coaches falling in the NBA.
For fame?! In Iverson's opinion, this is even more impossible!
Whether it is the NBA in terms of influence or the number of fans, at least in this era, it cannot be compared with the NCAA, and the praise enjoyed by the top NCAA coaches is much higher than that of the NBA!
For a moment, Iverson was a little confused about Richard.