Palesio stared blankly at the basketball that bounced a few times on the ground and finally rolled slowly to the baseline, and there was nothing in his heart. He knew that he should cry at this time, but the tears could not come down, and the whole person seemed to be only a walking corpse shell, and all the positive and negative emotions had left him.

Although he scored a career-high 36 points in the NCAA this season, it didn't help, and the team lost to the stronger Duke, even if they had a chance to hand their opponent a loss. As the leader of the team and the executor of the final throw, Palesio felt that he had a duty to take responsibility for the loss of this game.

But now he felt that his body and soul had been completely separated, and he wanted to comfort his teammates, he wanted to maintain his demeanor to congratulate his opponent on the advance, and even wanted to hug the manager and cry, but he found that he could do nothing but stand there like a piece of wood, standing in the position where he had missed the last shot.

Suddenly, someone tapped him on the shoulder, and it saved him from his nightmarish state. Palesio looked back, Chang Wei was looking at him with a smile, he couldn't help but bow his head, and muttered: "I'm sorry, Chang, I lived up to your expectations of me and didn't lead the team to continue, it's all my fault......"

Chang Wei is angry and funny, is he so terrible? Why do you want to do a review as soon as you see me? Although he was complaining in his heart, he still maintained a warm smile and said softly: "You have done a good job, and it is not your fault that you lost to Duke." You can't keep going in the national championships, but at least you've become a stronger version of yourself. ”

"Yes, you're already a great player." A somewhat unfamiliar voice sounded behind Chang Wei, and as soon as the person who spoke appeared, Palesio was stunned, it was actually the head coach of Duke University, Lao K!

Old K's fame in the NCAA is too great, and Palesio, who first came into close contact with him, didn't know what to say, so he could only desperately organize the language in his heart. Lao K looked at him with some amusement, then hugged Chang Wei and laughed: "Chang, the team you trained for has caused me a lot of trouble, to be honest, I really regret not letting you go to Duke to assist me in the first place, otherwise Duke would have won the championship in the past two years." ”

Chang Wei blinked: "It's okay, I believe you can win the championship this year, but it will be a little bit more difficult." In fact, Chang Wei was just complimenting Lao K, he remembered the NCAA 98-99 champion in his previous life, it was Hamilton's Connecticut, although Duke also reached the finals, but lost in front of Hamilton, who scored 27 points. Duke, who brought together Battier and Brand, didn't win the championship, and now this team is even more not.

Old K naturally didn't know, but this was also his inner thought, and he thought that the time was ripe for Duke to win the championship again. So I had time to come over and chat with Chang Wei, and by the way, comfort Palesio who missed the goal, if he was also worried about the future of the team, he would definitely rush the players back to continue training.

So hearing Chang Wei say this, Lao K, who has always been cautious, couldn't help but feel comfortable, he waved his hand and smiled: "We do have a chance to win the championship, but there are many powerful teams in the country, and I am not completely sure." Saying that, seeing that his face was full of smiles, Chang Wei felt that this old man must be talking the opposite.

The two chatted for a while before Palesio stammered, "Mr. Coach, can you give me some advice?" You're a college basketball veteran after all, and I'd love to hear from you. "Well, although McKay is Palesio's coach, but in his opinion, it's nothing to ask Lao K for advice, after all, the latter is more experienced, even if McKay is there, it's not easy to say anything, he can't brag that he is better than Lao K, right?

Looking at Palesio's somewhat tangled but expectant expression, Lao K expressed his satisfaction, although he was still an opponent just now, but now that the game is over, he has to show his demeanor as a winner. He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I think you should have completed the usual training plan, and it can be said that with your ability, you can play the main force in my team." But to be a true leader, you also need to learn how to inspire your teammates instead of doing it alone. ”

Lao K's words simply made Chang Wei's jaw drop, Nima, don't you Duke like to recruit high school stars the most? Although many of Duke's players didn't fit well in the NBA and eventually had to be role players, at least they still have a dominant presence in the NCAA. It's a bit ridiculous for a team that likes to pile up stars to crush opponents, and their manager actually told a player not to take the ball on his own, right?

Before Chang Wei finished complaining in his heart, Lao K continued: "If you can, you should continue to train under Chang's guidance, although this kid is very young, but he has a good set of skills in adjusting players, we Duke often lost to Villanova at the beginning, I don't believe that their head coach's tactical level surpassed me." If you want to get stronger, then keep training, I can see from this game that you are a good little guy, work hard, you will have a good future. ”

After saying that, Lao K didn't say hello to Chang Wei, so he walked to the bench on Duke's side, ready to accept the cheers of the players. The envy in Palesio's eyes couldn't be concealed at all, and he quietly looked at the Duke University players who were frantically celebrating their advance to the next round, and asked, "Chang, can I continue to train with you?" ”

Chang Wei said a little entangled: "Yes, yes, but you're a junior this year, don't you consider signing up for the draft to enter the NBA?" But Chang Wei thought about it, as if it was just a matter of time, so he said: "But even if you are drafted by the NBA team, you can still come to me for training every offseason." ”

Palesio shook his head and said, "No, I've decided that I'm going to play for another year and sign up for the draft next year." Chang, I know that you are very strong, and I know very well what strength I had before, but I have almost all the credit for today. Besides, even the old Coach K has such a high regard for you, I hope to train with you for another year, and by the way, see if our team can go further. ”