"Sink your shoulders and hold the ball firmly with both hands. Tentative step, yes, tentative step. Okay, now, accelerate, break through! ”

According to the instructions, after a beautiful tentative step feint, a sudden force broke through. Having trained on the basketball court since he was a child, he was so fast that almost instantaneously, he passed his father.

Yi Guo looked at his son who made an easy layup under the basket and showed a relieved smile. This kid may be able to eat basketball in the United States in the future.

In the future, he must provide for this kid to go to college, even if he can't become a professional basketball player, being a trainer or something, it's still more than enough.

"How's Daddy! How am I doing!? Yiyang picked up the basketball that had leaked out of the net and ran to his father excitedly.

"It's not bad, the next tentative step will have to be a little more realistic. Okay, it's getting dark, let's go run around the beach a few laps, and then go home for dinner! Yiguo touched his son's head, and his dream of becoming a professional athlete came to an abrupt end due to injury. But Yiyang seems to be able to continue all this.

Yiyang ran away, shouting as he ran: "Dad, you can't catch up with me today!" ”

Gradually, his father became farther and farther away from Yiyang. It was obviously evening, but suddenly a dazzling white light appeared. Yiyang's father was completely engulfed by that white light.

"Daddy!" Yiyang got up suddenly, sweating profusely! He looked around him, the basketball court, the beach, and the white light...... Nothing.

Scattered papers, pitch-black computer screens, and himself lying on the couch reminded Yiyang that he was in the head coach's office of the Butler University Bulldogs. Just now, I was just dreaming......

Yiyang lifted the quilt and took a sip of cold water. It's been years, it's been years, and I haven't dreamed of seeing my father.

If it weren't for his father's training in his professional system, he wouldn't be able to stand here now.

Yiyang has been in Indianapolis for a week, and since the first day of physical testing, he has been constantly surprising Stevens.

Early tomorrow morning, taking advantage of the weekend, Yiyang will return to Long Beach City to continue his high school studies. Stevens has already told Yiyang that as long as he doesn't have problems in the college entrance examination, the full basketball scholarship will definitely be his!

Yiyang couldn't help but shake his head, half a month ago, he completed the first robbery in his life. At that time, the word university was so far away for Yiyang. But then, my life seems to have changed dramatically.

With the invitation of Butler's basketball specialty, everything was different. Yiyang now sees hope, the hope of taking his mother out of the gloomy place of Wood. The full basketball scholarship at Butler University is Yiyang's first goal!

Yiyang lay back on the sofa and gradually closed his eyes. Basketball...... Once again, it seemed to be the most important thing in his life.

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Early the next morning, Yiyang boarded the plane back to Long Beach under the leadership of Harpy. This time, Happi is no longer traveling with Yiyang, after all, there are still many potential targets that Happi has not touched this summer.

Before leaving, Yiyang kept asking. "If I meet the requirements of the college entrance examination, you will definitely recruit me!"

"Of course, you've been fantastic this week, and that Stevens guy might have started to work out tactics for you and Hayward!" Harpy knew what kind of environment this child had grown up in, and his suspicions would certainly be much heavier than others. Lies and deception are as common in Wood as grass on the streets.

"Hmm...... It's the best...... That Hayward, is he amazing? I hear you speak of him every day. ”

"Is he awesome? Hahahaha, boy, you must never watch an NCAA game! Don't worry, I promise he'll be a good teammate! He averaged 13 points and 6 rebounds per game last season, was named to the Big Ten League All-NBA Team and became the All-Rookie of the Big Ten League. Hayward thrived in his first year of college and is now at the heart of Butler's current position. But Harpy knows that it's useless to talk so much to Yiyang now. So, he's just saying it casually, to put it mildly.

"Hmm...... Are we really not going to sign a contract or something? Yiyang was still a little worried, he didn't want to work hard for a long time, but in the end he was put on the side. After all, from beginning to end, Harpy and Stevens gave themselves verbal promises.

"I want to sign you right now, but you're not a professional footballer yet. The law states that NCAA teams cannot have any contractual relationships with student players. If we are now found to have a private contract, the penalty will hurt us all. ”

Harpy's patient explanation reassured Yiyang a little. Finally, at the urging of Harpy, Yiyang finally boarded the plane and set foot on the way home.

Seeing that the plane that Yiyang was riding in went straight into the sky until it disappeared, Harpy retracted his gaze. I hope everything goes well with this kid.

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When Harpy took Yiyang to the airport, Brad. Stevens is already working in his office.

It's the offseason, and it's scouts who are recruiting new people. It stands to reason that as the head coach of a team, Stevens should enjoy the holidays now. What's more, Butler University has never been a basketball school, and he doesn't have to toss himself so much.

But the appearance of Yiyang has made Stevens full of ambitions for next season at Butler University.

On Stevens' computer screen is a video of Anjie's tryout this week.

What is being played at this time is the scene of Yiyang holding the ball and continuously bypassing the obstacle and then making a layup.

The ball seems to have life in Yiyang's hands, and Yiyang lets this orange basketball go wherever it goes.

His innate sense of the ball made Stevens envious. Of course, this kid may have been on the street basketball court for a long time, and there are many places where things are not done properly. These things will be something that Stevens will have to grasp after the start of training camp for the new season.

The lightning-fast Yiyang easily got past all the obstacles, and then easily made a layup. When it comes to scoring, Yiyang's shooting test was perhaps the least satisfactory of all.

This guy has a lot of impact and good ball handling skills. But the shooting is not stable enough. Yiyang's shooting hand is a little too stiff, and the farther away from the basket, the lower the shooting percentage.

Although now the Celtics are the leading point guard of the Celtics. Rondo is also a No. 1 position with no shooting ability, but Stevens doesn't want his shooting to tie Yiyang's hands and feet. This guy still has a lot of room to rise!

Stevens never looked forward to the start of a season, and last year, they had Hayward, and the team made it to March Madness. This year, the more mature Hayward added the monster of Yiyang. Stevens' ambitions seem to be greater than he himself imagined.

"Come on boy, you're going to be a star. Let's maybe do something together......" Looking at Yiyang running wildly across the screen, Stevens seemed to see the rise of Butler University.

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The month after Yiyang returned home was perhaps the happiest month for his mother since Yiyang's father died.

Yiyang, who loves to mess with trouble on weekdays, did not get involved in any trouble, even if someone provoked, Yiyang just clenched his fists and walked away.

He goes to school early and always comes home early in the afternoon, never fooling around. Even Yiyang's teachers were surprised by the changes in this child.

Yiyang is not a stupid child, but he was always thinking about how to make money and how to help his mother share the pressure, so there was no way to focus on studying.

And now, he is studying wholeheartedly, and his grades are also improving by leaps and bounds.

Of course, apart from studying, the only thing Yiyang did was to train himself on the street basketball court downstairs of his apartment. He didn't want to feel unfamiliar with basketball after more than a month.

Reading, Playing Ball, Reading, Playing Ball...... This life lasted for a whole month. Even Yiyang's mother's face has been much better recently.

Although life is still difficult, at least, the family really sees hope.

On the day the college entrance examination ended, Yiyang's mother wanted to take her son out for a good meal. But Yiyang refused, he didn't want to increase the family's expenses in this kind of thing.

Even though he didn't go to the restaurant, Yiyang and his mother Wen Xue still had a warm night. Wen Xue knew that her son had really grown up this time.

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"Didi Di Di ......"

The sound of the alarm clock rang continuously, and Yiyang immediately sat up and pressed the alarm clock to stop.

He swallowed, even when he robbed Harpy that day, this guy had never been so nervous.

Yiyang turned on the computer nervously and entered his student registration number. When the college entrance examination results appeared, Yiyang's face showed a rare smile.

Although the results are not excellent, for a basketball student, Yiyang definitely meets the requirements of Butler University.

He hurriedly called Stevens, but the call was immediately connected. Presumably, Stevens was already waiting next to the phone.

"Pre-season training starts in two months, Butler University's No. 1 jersey, I'll leave it to you, too!" Stevens didn't ask about Yiyang's grades, because he knew that this strong-willed boy who was eager to fight for his family would definitely be able to do it!

"Thank you...... Thank you, sir! Yiyang hadn't said the word thank you for many years, because for so many years, no one deserved him to say that except for his own mother.

But now, Yiyang said thank you from the bottom of his heart. Although the tone was a little cold, it was not easy for Yiyang.

"Welcome to the Butler University Bulldogs, too. Let's go and win together! Stevens looked at the rising sun, which was so dazzling that it filled the earth with light.

And now, after a summer of hard pursuit. Butler University will also be launched.

Yiyang and Hayward, this combination, will no longer be just a fantasy!