Auerbach once again showed his style, simple and direct and even a little rough, leaving not much room for the other party, since Leon was thrown this question for him to answer, then you have to give the answer when the time comes.

Hearing Auerbach's questioning, Leon was not in a hurry, he continued to stand there and watch the last few minutes of the match, and waited until the end of the first phase of training in the morning before he came down from the high place in the stands.

The coach asked the young players to line up one by one according to the group, and Danny Angie, who was the subject of the training camp, began to summarize the morning training.

Leon walked up to Auerbach, and Auerbach said, "Give me the answer, the children are all lined up here, just point out the answer, don't talk nonsense." ”

At this time, the volunteers on the side heard the conversation between the two and were curious, and Mills, a firefighter who was playing on the field that day, secretly asked Khomemenes what was going on.

Khomeenes spread his hands and said, "I don't know the specifics, but it seems that Mr. Auerbach wants to test Leon, probably want Leon to point out who among these children plays the best." ”

After hearing this, Mills smiled and said: "This question is too simple, it must be George the best, didn't you see his dunk?" In fact, there are a few guys who can dunk, but only George has the ability to dunk in the game, which is really stupid. ”

Mills's George is the 14-year-old black boy who can dunk, and he is like a little star in training camp, and he looks proud of the children's team, after all, he has been in the limelight for a few minutes on the court.

But Khomemenes shook her head, and she looked at Leon and wondered what kind of answer he would give.

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The world of basketball is both beautiful and cruel, its beauty lies in making people experience the joy of sports, and its cruelty lies in making people realize their own mediocrity.

After a simple wheel confrontation in the morning, each child had a new experience in their hearts, their own performance in the confrontation, the performance of others in the confrontation, how the guys who were opposite to them, and how the guys on the field were when they stood on the sidelines and watched.

Everyone's evaluation of themselves and others will affect their choice of basketball in the future, some people may be basketball masters in their own school, but when they come to the training camp, they will find that a mountain is even higher; And when the geniuses in those training camps go to a higher hall in the future, they will experience the next cycle of self-knowledge.

However, not everyone can clearly understand themselves, some people overestimate themselves, and will eventually fall to the ground miserably, experiencing the gap between reality and dreams; Some people underestimate themselves and risk losing the opportunity to reach their highest potential, and that's when they need guidance from those who want to do it.

Leon now feels like a Bole to find a horse from this group of running lambs, and how difficult it is for a basketball layman.

This is completely different from watching the game between the two sides in prison and guessing the winner or loser, even if you have your eyes closed and blindfolded, there is a 50% probability that you will guess correctly. And it's easy to see which of the two teams is stronger, and it's not that difficult to see whether a player is good or bad, but the problem is that Auerbach's question is not for Leon to point out who is the strongest.

It's a little trap created by the cunning cardinal, and his words go around in circles, asking the question of "who in this group of children has the best chance of becoming a future star", and if you don't pay attention to the implications, it's easy to think that his question is "who has the best basketball in this group?" ”

These are two interrelated but completely different questions, the latter question, even a person who doesn't understand basketball at all, just watch a game can answer a lot; The former question is always the most difficult question to answer in the basketball world, but there are the most people want to answer.

The foresight of talent is always the biggest gamble in the sports world, and those who win this gamble can make a lot of money, while those who lose often become the laughing stock of future generations.

Auerbach was the big winner of this gamble, he had already had his choice in his mind, and now he looked at Leon, expecting his answer.

Leon looked at the group of children who had just finished the match, each immersed in excitement, joy, frustration or loss, and said the answer in his heart: "The third group, the second row, the fourth child from left to right." ”

"Fourth in the second row...... Where is it? Several volunteers on the side also heard Leon's answer, and they couldn't help but look at the child he was talking about.

The third group was Greg Kate's group, with a total of ten children standing in two rows, but the fourth child standing in the second row from left to right did not come into their sight because he was blocked by the children standing in front of them.

"I can't see it at all, the fourth, who is it? I don't have any impression at all......," someone whispered, not among the children who had been the most impressive in the competition.

Auerbach was expressionless when he heard the answer, and instead of affirming or denying, he asked, "Give me a reason to choose him." ”

Leon replied, "Because he's faster than everybody." ”

Leon's answer was so simple that the volunteers who heard it laughed, and even Ayatollah Khomeenez shook his head, because if that kid was the fastest, he should have been noticed by everyone during the confrontation just now, not like the one who was in the second row now.

Auerbach did not give a final reply to Leon's answer, he walked up to the three groups of children, summarized the morning workout, and began to schedule the afternoon workout.

The children, who had previously been divided into three groups, were grouped again after the morning basic training and competition, and this time the grouping was no longer carried out immediately, but by Auerbach himself.

Auerbach said to everyone: "I will come up to you and say to you a certain number of 1, 2, 3, which is the group you belong to. Every morning, we do basic training in the original group, and in the afternoon, we do improvement training in the new group. Remember where you are, the morning group will not change, but the afternoon group will change, everything depends on your performance. ”

Auerbach's meaning is very clear, the current grouping is divided according to the strength of the students, the strong will be divided into the senior group, the poor will go to the lower group, and the high and low will stay in the intermediate group. Similarly, if you perform well and make significant progress, you can move up to a higher group and receive more advanced and intense training.

Auerbach walked up to each student on crutches, and when he came to each person, he would first ask the person's name, and then tell him a certain number of 1, 2, and 3, 1 was the advanced group, 2 was the intermediate group, and 3 was the lower group.

"Bruce George!" Auerbach walked up to the kid who had just dunked in the game, and the guy named George shouted his name out loud, Auerbach nodded, and then a word stood out from his mouth: "2." ”

Then he didn't stop at all, and walked to the next student, and George's smug expression was instantly swept away, replaced by a look of frustration, he thought that his performance in the competition could definitely enter the 1st group, but he didn't expect to be placed in the intermediate group.

He wanted to open his mouth to say something, but Auerbach had already left his second group and walked to the third group.

Finally, Auerbach stood in front of the fourth child from left to right in the second row of the third group, and it was Leon's answer, a small, somewhat effeminate-looking black child with a large mouth and dimples that didn't feel tough at all.

"How old are you this year?" Auerbach asked suddenly, one of the few unsolicited questions from Auerbach.

"Nine years old." The kid replied cautiously that he was one of the youngest kids in the camp.

"Where's home?" Auerbach continued, which is rare.

"In Hamilton." The child's voice was a little louder.

"Tell me your name." Auerbach finally asked.

"Michael Carter Williams." The kid gave him a long list of names, and Auerbach nodded and said, "1." ”