Chapter 39: The Great Mother
After the meeting with Philip Sr. and Bronny Jr., Richard was ready to finish the players' meeting the day after tomorrow and then set off to find the seven stars......
Richard named the operation "Dragon Ball......
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The next morning, Richard was still asleep, enjoying a rare lazy night's sleep!
But the door of the dormitory was knocked on the tinkling......
At this point in time, there is at least an eighty percent chance that it will be a player under Richard.
Richard struggled to get out of bed, and secretly swore in his heart that if it was really these boys, he would never be spared for a while......
After opening the door, and sure enough, Iverson was standing in the doorway, looking confused.
And behind Iverson stood a black woman, about thirty or forty years old!
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No sooner had the door opened than the black woman grabbed Iverson by the collar and burst into Richard's room......
Richard had no idea what was going on!
Early in the morning, what is this about?!
"Coach, this is my mother Annie......" Iverson still has the momentum of killing all sides on the field, and his mother grabbed his collar and didn't dare to move......
"This ......"
"What's wrong? It's ......" Richard opened his mouth and looked at Anne.
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"Yo, Coach Lee......"
"Just call me An, it's nice to meet you!"
"Iverson's behavior is really annoying!"
"He told me to go to the draft, boy, do you dare to say it again?!"
"You're the best coach!"
"Without your training, Aaron is nothing!"
"I came here overnight to dispel this bad boy's crooked thoughts!"
"At least one more year for Coach Lee!"
"Otherwise, even if you make a lot of money......"
"I, Annie, don't recognize your son, and I won't meet you!"
"I didn't give birth to you at the age of fifteen to make you an ungrateful bastard!"
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Richard was dumbfounded, this is a hip-hop rapper, right......
Also with a rhyming ......
Before the crossing, Richard knew that many black people spoke with their own RAP rhythm, and he finally saw it today......
Through Annie's rhyming RAP, Richard probably knew what was going on.
In short, Iverson called Anne yesterday and said that she was going to the draft, and when Anne found out about it, she rushed to West Lafayette City overnight to teach Iverson a lesson......
Let Iverson stay and play for Richard for at least one more season......
If she hadn't, Anne wouldn't have recognized Iverson as a son......
"Ann, it's actually not necessary, since Aaron wants to enter the professional league as soon as possible, I won't object!" Richard instantly had respect for Anne, a mother who understood righteousness.
gave birth to a child out of wedlock at the age of fifteen and gave birth to Iverson, so you can imagine how difficult she has been over the years......
But even in hardship, in the face of the temptation to make a lot of money by entering the league, Anne still stuck to her principle and let Iverson play for Richard for another year, as much as possible to repay Richard for accepting Iverson's kindness.
What a great mother!
"No, coach, I've figured it out, I'm going to stay with the Boilermakers this season and go to the draft next season......"
"My mom was right, if I just ran away, I'd be a jerk!"
"I'm sorry, Coach ......"
Iverson said firmly to Richard......
Richard sighed, this is the case, he can only let Iverson stay, in fact, let Iverson stay, Richard is not greedy for Iverson's strong strength......
Even without Iverson, next season's boilermaker lineup will definitely win the championship easily!
The biggest reason why Iverson stayed was that Richard was afraid that Iverson, who entered the NBA a year earlier, would be affected in the future, such as not playing during the rookie period, and finally being ignored......
This is a small possibility, but it is not necessarily unlikely.
Now that Iverson is willing to stay, Richard naturally raises his hands in favor, the risk of the butterfly effect can be reduced a little, and he will enter the league a year later, except for earning less annual salary for a rookie contract, Richard can't think of any other harm.
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That afternoon, Anne was ready to go back, but since Iverson had two younger sisters, and her stepfather had been in jail, she had to work two jobs and she had to go back to work as soon as possible.
Before leaving, Richard gave Anne an envelope of $3,000.
Richard's savings are not much, and it can even be said that they are pitiful, otherwise the previous five hundred dollars for meals would not make him feel distressed, but in the face of such a great mother, Richard did not hesitate to take out three thousand dollars.
Anne naturally refused, after all, $3,000 was not a small amount in this era, and all the savings in Anne's family were less than $500!
Don't doubt that the life of the black people at the bottom of the United States is so difficult.
Without scholarships, young blacks at the bottom want to go to college at their own expense? That's harder than a dream.
"Coach, I can't ask for this money! Aaron, this kid has been taken care of by you a lot! ”
"Annie, this money is not for you, but for Aaron's two sisters, I think that when Aaron's kid makes a lot of money in the future, he will definitely pay it back to me tenfold and hundredfold, haha!" Richard said with a smile.
"Wrapping red envelopes" to the families of players, in fact, this is a taboo in the NCAA, but secretly it happens from time to time, many teams will take this path in order to retain their stars and continue to play for the team, so that parents can persuade their children to continue to stay in college, red envelopes are naturally indispensable......
And the red envelope given by Richard definitely did not mean this, he had a clear conscience and was worthy of his conscience.
"Thank you, you're such a nice guy!" Anne took the envelope gratefully......
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After seeing off Anne, the great mother, Richard was approached by the vice-principal Gooden again in the evening.
Gooden's purpose in looking for Richard is simply lice on a bald man's head, which could not be more obvious.
Now that the season is over and the championship is won, it's time to sign a new contract......
However, Richard did not directly agree, but delayed the matter, anyway, there is still half a year before the start of the new school year, so there is really no hurry......
Although Gooden's teeth itched with hatred, he couldn't help it......
Who made Richard the head coach......
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At two o'clock in the afternoon the next day, in the conference room of Purdue University, Richard held a season summary meeting.
Everyone was here, including old Philip and little Brownie.
"Guys, this season just ended, we played a record that will go down in NCAA history, winning the NCAA championship undefeated!"
"But that's all in the past, and we're going to move forward!"
Richard still habitually tapped his fingertips on the table, and said calmly to everyone present.
Everyone was looking at Richard, waiting for Richard's next words.
"Today's summary meeting, in fact, there is nothing to summarize......"
"The simple summary is that we played well last season and we have to work hard for the next season!"
"What I'm really talking about is not the summary of last season, but the arrangement of all aspects of the new season!"
With that, Richard looked at little Brownie, who was sitting in the corner.
"First thing, I'm announcing that Bronny Jr. has joined the team's coaching staff as an assistant coach!"
As soon as these words came out, little Brownie paused for a moment, his eyes widened, and he looked at Richard in disbelief.
"Coach, I ......"
"Is this true?!" Little Brownie held back the excitement in his heart......
Richard nodded, "It's true, when you graduate in two months, I will ask the school to sign a contract with you immediately!" ”