The Walker in front of him was something Tang Tian had never seen before, but Tang Tian understood his mood very well.

When a person does not do the things he cares about the most, it feels like the sky is falling.

"Learn to accept failure, you haven't failed; Learn to accept injuries, which is something you will have to avoid in the NBA later on; Learn to accept adjustments, and if adjustments are that easy, who can guarantee that the changes it will bring you will be good? Tang Tian understood Walker, but what he said next was very direct.

"To be truly strong is not to defeat a strong opponent, but to defeat yourself, Kemba."

Walker was stunned for a moment, and he looked up at Tang Tian.

He had known Tang Tian for a long time, but at the moment Tang Tian didn't look like a teammate or friend, but more like Cahon.

This obviously comes from a man with a lot of life experience and a basketball godfather.

Tang Tian saw Walker's expression, and also realized that the way he spoke was not quite like an 18-year-old person.

Walker's mood eased a little, though, and he sat down next to Walker.

"Kemba, be a little more patient, change really isn't that easy, you know? The great Michael Jordan suffered a major injury in his second season, missing more than 60 games, but he scored 63 points in the playoffs after returning from injury, is it talent? Yes, but has he changed? That's for sure, because the injury he suffered at the time was a fractured left foot. ”

Tang Tian guided him step by step, and Walker's emotions slowly calmed down.

"Remember what I told you before? We've definitely made it to the championship game, and we're going to play those opponents one by one, so it's really nothing to lose a few games in the process of adjusting, or do you think you won't be able to beat them in the championship? Tang Tian asked rhetorically.

"No, we'll win." Walker finally spoke, his goal was to win the NCAA championship, and the championship was just the smallest step to go.

"That's right! Be brave, be patient, and be confident, there is an idiom in our country called good things are weary, some things are more anxious and the more bad they are, there is still more than half a month, you will definitely be able to adjust well. Tang Tian smiled and patted Walker's shoulder.

"Thank you, Don." Walker exhaled a long breath, and Tang Tian persuaded him, and he could feel that he had obviously eased up.

"Thanks for what? Thank you, let's wait until we win the NCAA championship. Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Definitely." Walker nodded firmly.

After the two of them finished talking, they went to the training hall to practice.

After Walker adjusted his mentality, he also maintained a normal heart during training, and his efficiency was much better than before.

March Madness is getting closer, and there are fewer and fewer games left in the regular season.

After Tang Tian's persuasion, Walker's performance still had ups and downs, but his patience was obviously more sufficient.

Before you know it, in late February, the regular season of the major leagues is coming to an end, and UConn has basically locked in the third place in the league.

However, they still have a chance to move up to second place in the table with an away win over St. John's University in the final game of the regular season.

The third and second places have little impact, but if they can win the opponent, it will also be a good boost to the team's morale.

The day before the competition, the whole team flew together to New York.

The game is at the home of St. John's University, and the team lives in Queens.

Cajon didn't want to put too much psychological burden on him before the game, so he didn't arrange training, but let the players go to relax on their own.

Walker took Lamb and them on a tour of the suburbs.

Queens is called Queens because it is the most beautiful place in New York, as noble and beautiful as Queens, and the suburbs are pleasantly landscaped, like a fairyland on earth.

Tang Tian also went out, but instead of going with Walker, he went to the street court alone.

The professor said that there were unexpected opportunities here, and I wanted to try my luck.

Rock Park is in Queens, but Rock Park has only one course, and in the winter because no one takes care of it, the course is full of bird droppings.

He went to some of the courses around Queens.

Queens is beautiful, but its economy is far behind that of Manhattan next door, and there are even slums, but because of this composition, there is no shortage of courts and streetball players in the neighborhood.

Rich and poor people play together on the streets through basketball, which is typical of American streetball culture.

Tang Tian quickly found a lively court, where dozens of people gathered around a half-court, and a heads-up game was being played inside.

From time to time, there was a lively commotion, and it was obvious that there was a wonderful fight inside.

Tang Tian squeezed into the crowd, and then saw two blacks on the field fighting alone.

Unfortunately, one of them he knew, Foster, and this guy happened to be in Queens.

The two of them are really fateful.

However, unlike in New Haven, Foster is playing very hard now, and the blacks on the opposite side are not inferior to him in terms of physical fitness or skill.

New York is a big city, and the level of players here is clearly better than New Haven, and more than a little better.

At the end of the game, it was Foster's step-back jumper that killed the game.

5-4, he got his $100.

He rested for a while after playing, and soon a white striker went up.

Immediately after the fight, there are new challengers, and as the professor said, the money opportunities here in New York are much better than in New Haven.

The white forward's dribbling and shooting were close to the NBA level, and the two fought again, Foster once fell behind 1-4, but he was quasi-NBA after all, and after blocking a shot from a white forward, he played a wave of offense and had the last laugh at 5-4.

The game was scorching, and he was a little excited, and after the end, he made his trademark neck wiping gesture to the audience.

“killer！ killer！ ”

The crowd on the sidelines was also incited by his actions, shouting his nickname.

After this fight, no one stepped forward anymore, and Tang Tian didn't see it too late, but this was the fourth heads-up game that Foster had won.

It's not easy to win four games in a row in Queens, and Foster has already made a name for himself.

Foster exhaled a long breath, and his physical strength was a little to the limit after playing four high-end games in a row, and he was about to leave the game with the money.

Tang Tian squeezed out of the crowd at this time.

Seeing that there were still people coming out to challenge Foster, those onlookers suddenly let out a burst of coaxing.

Foster originally wanted to say that there was another person who was so short-sighted, but when he saw that it was Tang Tian, his face changed suddenly.