Chapter 5:

Xiao Xiao didn't know that Kobe Bryant was the best scoring guard on the planet, let alone that he was the highest-paid player. He just thought that if he could defeat a very powerful opponent, he would definitely get a lot of attention, right? Just give me $100,000 a year when the time comes.

He didn't know that if he could beat Kobe Bryant, even if it was $20 million a year, someone would rush to take out the check.

Soon, Lenny's car drove into the UCLA campus and parked outside the basketball training hall. Ranny walked in, and he was greeted by people who were constantly greeting, and it was clear that he was familiar with the place.

Soon, he came to an office, and when he knocked on the office door, Xiao Shao immediately saw a middle-aged white man sitting inside, this guy had thin hair and was quite rich.

"Hey, my old fellow, are you here to inspect the geniuses of our team?" Ben Holland greeted him and shook hands warmly with Lenny Kuhn: "But you also know that I am not welcome. Now that they're in the round of 64 and every game is a knockout round, I don't want your presence to affect their mentality. It's not good to have them have the negative feeling of 'I'm going to be a multimillionaire in the NBA anyway, and I don't bother to care about the NCAA results.' ”

"Don't worry, I won't be in front of them. I'm not here for them this time, I have another important thing I want your help with. Ranny Kuhn immediately pushed Xiao out of the way: "This is my little buddy, he is very interested in basketball, so he wants to learn some valuable experience from you, and he also wants to be a basketball worker." ”

After Lenny Kuhn finished introducing, Xiao Sa hurriedly stretched out his hand with a smile on his face: "Hello, my name is Scare, I am a basketball genius, I am a pleasure to meet you." ”

Basketball genius?

Ranny Kuhn looked up and down with a dashing look, and he was a little surprised, because few people would introduce themselves in terms of genius. The word genius is usually paraphrased by a third party, but this guy...

"Yes, he's really a basketball genius other than not playing basketball at all!" Ranny Kuhn shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said helplessly, "So, I want to ask you to help **." Let him get acquainted with the tactics with your coaches and the basketball skills with your players. ”

"Huh?" When Ben Holland heard this, he felt even more incredible. Since this guy is a basketball genius, he should concentrate on practicing basketball skills, what to do when learning tactics?

He was unexpectedly surprised when Lenny Kuhn pulled him aside and whispered in his ear about the smuggling.

When Ben Holland heard this, he was immediately a little frightened, he didn't expect his old friend to be so bold......

Under Lenny Kuhn's repeated requests, he agreed a little reluctantly: "Okay, for your sake of face, this kid will stay." Hopefully, he will be able to get acquainted with the sport as soon as possible, and then find a job that is really about basketball. ”

Ben Holland reluctantly agreed, and Ranny Kuhn immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After all, UCLA is one of the most well-known teams in the country, has a glorious history, and Xiao has certainly learned more here than elsewhere, and if he is really a genius, maybe two months will be enough for him to become a qualified basketball assistant.

Ranny Kuhn chose to leave after arranging a qiē, and he is now very busy with his work.

Ben Holland, on the other hand, brought Xiao Xiao to the side of the basketball court, and by this time there were already many players practicing shooting on the other side. Xiao Shao's eyes were very hot looking at those people, and he felt that those guys were so powerful that they could throw a basketball into such a small basket.

"Do you really know anything about basketball?" Ben Holland slapped a basketball and asked Xiao Shao.

"I'll crossover!"

"Will you crossover?" When Ben Holland heard this, he immediately felt a little surprised, he didn't expect that this guy who didn't know anything was actually a master dribbling, even a difficult action like crossover.

"Hmm!"

"Well, you must be very good at dribbling, come, run around with the ball, let me see your ball-handling skills!"

As he spoke, he immediately handed the basketball to Xiao Shi.

Xiao Sao took the ball and was completely dumbfounded: dribble and run a lap? I won't!

He was about to explain that Ben Holland had pressed down his stopwatch: "Here, let me see what your time is." As long as it doesn't take more than three minutes, I'll count you as good. ”

There was no way, Xiao Sao could only pick up the basketball and shoot it...... Bang! It hit it directly on the foot and flew out.

Seeing this, Ben Holland was directly dumbfounded: Is this what a dribbling master looks like? Does this look like a crossover? This can still be considered a basketball genius???

He felt very bad, but he still gave Xiao Shao an excuse in his heart: maybe he was careless.

But soon, this excuse was shattered by the clumsy appearance of chic. After picking up the basketball, Xiao Shi still made all kinds of mistakes, either smashing on his feet or dribbling too much to dribble the ball out of bounds.

He shook his head again and again, feeling that he had run into a shameless liar.

At this time, the players who practiced shooting over there also looked over, and when they saw the chic table, they laughed one by one, they had never seen such a clumsy dribble. In their opinion, even if it were their first time learning to dribble, it wouldn't be worse than this.

But the truth is, this is really Xiao Sa's first dribbling practice.

The laughter around him made Xiao Sao feel embarrassed, but he still gritted his teeth, quickened his pace, and kept moving forward, although he stumbled along the way, but finally slapped the ball around. When he dribbled back, Ben Holland didn't bother to look at the stopwatch, pressed it casually, and then said to Xiao Shi: "Uh... You should learn basketball tactics systematically in the future, you may not be suitable for playing. It's also good to be a coach. ”

"Uh... So... Will coaches be paid more than players? "Xiao Xiao doesn't care if he becomes an athlete or a coach, he cares more about salary.

And his simple question fell into Ben Holland's ears, but it was a little harsh. He already disliked him a little because of Xiao Wan's 'deception', but now Xiao Xiao didn't understand anything, so he dared to ask for his salary, which angered him even more. He felt that Xiao Sao should calm down and study hard, instead of asking about his future salary.

Therefore, he said with some annoyance: "Of course the players' salaries are higher. ”

"Then I'd better be a player!" Xiao replied very seriously.

At this time, Ben Holland was even more unhappy, if it wasn't for Lenny Kuhn sending it, he would really drive Xiao out of the way.

"Okay, since you want to be a player, let's start with Westbrook Caddy, he's the hot lottery show this year, and I hope you can learn good skills from him!"

After Ben Holland said this, he turned and left.

Xiao Shi waved at his back, happily walked up to the group of players, and introduced himself seriously: "Hey, friends, good morning, everyone." My name is Xiao Sa, and it's a pleasure to meet you! ”

Looking at Xiao Sa introducing himself loudly over there, Ben Holland shook his head helplessly, he had already decided that Xiao Sa was not suitable for a job in basketball.

But he didn't know that the moment he pressed the stopwatch, the time was exactly 2 minutes and 59 seconds.

According to what he said before, he should give Xiao Slang an excellent.

Ben Holland walked into the office and mingled with the young players. Because the dashing personality is cheerful, and most of these players maintain a friendly and open-minded mind.

Especially Westbrook, when he heard that Xiao Shi would be his caddy, he looked particularly domineering, and walked up to stand on tiptoe to wrap around Xiao Shi's neck: "Man, from today on, I will cover you." I'm here, I'm the boss! ”

For Westbrook's domineering, Xiao Xiao was not as flattered as other newcomers, and he did not show weakness and flattery. Instead, he put his hand on his neck with his backhand: "Okay, young man. I'll cover you too! ”

The chic words are obviously not playing according to the routine. In the basketball team, how can a caddie dare to talk to the star of the house like this.

However, Xiao Dash did so.

And just when everyone thought that Westbrook would teach Xiao Sa a lesson, Westbrook didn't care about the offense in this sentence, and even patted Spark on the shoulder: "Dude, can you tell me what courage you had to let you enter this arena?" You can't even dribble! ”

"Courage? What is it? However, what drove me into this arena was the dollar. Xiao replied very seriously: "After all, I am going to be the man who defeated Kobe Bryant!" ”

"Poof!" Westbrook couldn't hold back the smile in his heart any longer, and leaned back and forth with a big happy smile, laughing for a long time before patting Xiao Sao on the shoulder: "Brother, are you sure you mean it?" ”

"Of course!" Xiao Wan didn't think it was ridiculous, so he still answered seriously.

The more serious the chic, the more outrageous Westbrook laughed, and laughed for a while before he asked breathlessly, "Then do you know who Kobe Bryant is?" ”

"I don't know, and why should I know, I just need to defeat him."

Xiao's natural answer made Westbrook laugh maniacally again. Then he reached out and punched Xiao Shi in the chest: "Why do I think your talent is more suitable to be a comedian?" It's been a long time since anyone has made me laugh like that. ”

"That's because you don't know me, and when you see my genius, you'll think what I'm saying doesn't feel like a joke at all. Really, I swear! From childhood to adulthood, as long as I believe in things, I can't do anything badly, except for reading. ”

Xiao Sao carefully counted his glorious deeds with his fingers: "When I was eight years old, I decided to become a hunter, and then I made the most advanced hunting equipment in our village, and the number of wild animals I caught every month never fell below double digits. ”

"When I was eleven years old, I decided to start a new chapter in my hunting career, and then I was diligent in self-study, and I succeeded in rebuilding a ** with a starting pistol, which made me a famous sharpshooter."

Now, I'm not even 19 years old, and I've decided I want to be a basketball player. With my genius, do you think it will be difficult? I've been a radio gymnastics leader for 10 years! ”

Xiao has a proud face and is full of confidence.

However, Westbrook was confused: what the hell is this guy talking about? Traps? **？ What is Radio Gymnastics?

It took a while for Westbrook to come to his senses, such a large amount of information was a huge test of his intelligence, but he still extracted a message that was very interesting to him: "You say, you can make guns yourself?" ”

"I'm not talking about a pistol, I'm talking about a shotgun." Xiao Sao emphasized it very seriously.

"Even shotguns are amazing, and while I have a lot of friends who own guns, no one has been able to make one on their own." Westbrook's tone was somewhat admiring.

And as a very successful psychology layman, Xiao Xiao quickly captured the emotion in his tone, and he quickly took advantage of the situation to pat him on the shoulder: "Okay, young man, follow me in the future, there are many shining points in this genius, enough for you to study for a lifetime." ”

"Oh, really?" Westbrook was really brought in by him, and subconsciously became half a point shorter in personality, and in behavior he had placed himself in a lower position than Chic.

"Of course. If you have any questions about math, feel free to ask me. If you want to learn the art of hunting, you can also come and ask me, and if you want to become a sharpshooter, you still have to learn from me. If you want to be a good broadcast gymnast, I can still give you the best help. After all, no one knows radio gymnastics better than me, whether it's the sixth, seventh, or eighth, I'm the first to dominate the country! "Xiao Shi showed his strengths one by one.

Xiao Sa is a very successful salesman, but he sells himself.

And he's really good at capturing other people's mental activity, and according to normal development, as a caddy, he should be unconditionally controlled by Westbrook. But now, he reversed the position of the two people, and he had the upper hand instead.

And Westbrook, after thinking for a while, didn't even raise any objections: "If you are willing to teach me math, teach me hunting, teach me to shoot, teach me ... Radio gymnastics? I'm willing to teach you how to dribble, although I don't believe you can beat Kobe Bryant. ”

"You have to remember that you're not teaching me how to dribble. But... I'm going to give you a very valuable review experience. Glaring at Westbrook, he said very seriously: "You should understand that the height of a building is not determined by how fancy its shape is, nor by how good its material is, but by its foundation, the stronger its foundation, the higher it can be built, and vice versa, the shorter it will be, and the more it will not even break out of the ground." ”

"What is the foundation of basketball? Dribble! You may be good at everything else right now, but there's one thing you have to habitually overlook, and that's dribbling. ”

"In China, when you take the last big exam, that is, the college entrance examination, you have to take out everything you have learned before and review it, because it will make your knowledge more stable and you will perform better."

"I just heard that you're going to participate in the draft soon, and the draft is the college entrance examination. Do you think it's time to review your foundation and build a stronger foundation at the same time? ”

The dashing words came quickly and intensively, even though the dashing English had a strong northeastern dialect.

However, Westbrook understood it all, and he agreed with it perfectly.

He nodded subconsciously: "Yes, there is some truth in your words." NBA tryouts also do some basic testing. Only a solid foundation can reach great heights, and Tim Duncan has made the basic moves to the extreme to become the greatest power forward of our time, and there is no one. ”

Westbrook's consciousness made Xiao Sage nod with satisfaction, in fact, he is also nonsense, he knows how to fart, he only knows that he can't make Westbrook feel that he has a request for him now, the shelf has to be pinched, otherwise he won't be able to hold it.

Therefore, he nodded slowly, as if he was a master outside the world, and said slowly: "Since you have understood, then cherish this opportunity and start from scratch with me!" ”

"Okay, bro, let's do the most basic dribbling drills."

Westbrook immediately agreed, and then ran to get two basketballs himself, and began to teach Xiao Dash in the most detail.

The players were stunned by this scene: the caddie actually convinced Westbrook in broken English? He actually let Westbrook teach him to dribble so patiently? Westbrook had never done ball training before!

How did he do it? Or did Westbrook get the ball himself? Oh my God, how do you feel like Westbrook is the caddy?!

The players were surprised, as was Ben Holland, who had re-emerged from the office. At the same time, he was still a little unhappy. Now that the knockout rounds of the round of 64 have begun, how can he, as the team's core defender, waste his time playing with a caddy? He should practice tactics together!

But this kind of unhappiness can only be pressed in his heart now, after all, Westbrook is their number one, their tactical core, and they must rely on him. Moreover, he has agreed on a first-round pick, even if the team does not enter the top 32, it will not affect his market. He can ignore the team, but the team can't live without him, and now he's the uncle.

Ben Holland couldn't help but regret it, he knew that he would have thrown this guy to Kevin Love as a caddy.

Chapter 6:

Xiao Sa is a very smart person, he knows how to advance and retreat, make trade-offs, and more importantly, he is very sharp in his mouth, very good at turning a thing that is not good for him upside down, and can use his advantages to make many people follow him closely.

He generally refers to this ability as flickering. But in the NBA's locker room, it's called leadership. Anyone with this ability is almost always revered as a locker room leader. The locker room leader doesn't have to be the strongest core player, and he may even be the guy at the end of the bench guarding the water cooler. Some players don't even have the ability to score on the pitch, but the team owner will still pay him to stay, after all, it is the glue that can bring internal unity.

Zhao Benshan, who is also from the Northeast, flickered Fan Wei in the Spring Festival Gala, and now Westbrook has not been fooled lame, but he has also become a conscientious nanny, doing his best to teach the caddie chic. The most important thing is that he is still willing, and thinks that he has earned a cheap price, and it is Xiao Shi who gave him a rare opportunity to review.

Xiao Sa originally didn't believe that there would be a person like Fan Wei in real life, but he was fooled into buying a pair of crutches that he didn't need at all, and finally gave him a bicycle.

But now, he believed. Westbrook succeeded in demonstrating to him the spirit of internationalism.

All morning, Westbrook was teaching Xiao how to control the ball, how to protect the ball, how to move forward, and how to control the speed.

He teaches very hard, and Xiao Xiao learns very quickly. This gave Westbrook a sense of accomplishment, and he felt that he had taught it well. This sense of achievement, coupled with the pleasure of reviewing that Xiao Shi created for him, suddenly made him forget about the matter of joint practice.

He didn't go to practice for a minute all morning, he spent all his time practicing here.

Ben Holland was very, very, very, very unhappy with Westbrook's behavior, but he could only be unhappy and could only shift his anger to Chick. Because he can't criticize the core of the team, in case the core picks on him, the head coach will have to eat and walk around, after all, the school board also has hard and hard performance rules for the head coach, so he can only transfer the love to Xiao Xiao.

He began to feel that it was a mistake for him to accept the sloppy. This guy wasn't supposed to be in the United States in the first place, he's a stowaway. He shouldn't even be in the UCLA arena because he takes up all the practice time of the top stars.

Xiao Xiao quickly caught the angry look from Ben Holland, and he quickly deduced what this guy was thinking. After a hearty, nutritious lunch with the players, he said a new thing to Westbrook: "Russell, do you know Confucius? He's the greatest thinker and educator in China, and he's got a very, very, very powerful theory of learning, do you want to know? ”

The chic foreshadowing was so powerful, of course, Westbrook obediently took the bait, and quickly nodded: "Yes, yes!" ”

"You know, if it weren't for the fact that our relationship was already so close, I wouldn't have sued you." Xiao Shao's desire to raise was suppressed slightly, and this word immediately made Westbrook, who was not very developed, feel honored, and he felt that Xiao Shao seemed to be really special to himself, much better than to others.

"This great learning mindset is to learn from the past. This means that while reviewing, there are also exercises. In this way, the old and the new enter the brain at the same time, and then there is a good chemistry, which will make us progress more quickly. ”

"The Chinese pay attention to one sheet and one relaxation, one loose and one tight, one yin and one yang. These are all great philosophies, and I think you should understand them well! ”

Chic and pretending to be mysterious, it is one set after another. How can a guy like Westbrook with a head full of muscles keep up with this kind of thinking, he only knows that it makes sense, and he should listen to the reason.

"So what should I do?" Westbrook asked, confused.

"It's very simple, don't review in the afternoon. Learn new tactics from your teammates. When the new collides with the old, it is sure to create a wonderful chemistry! ”

"Really? Then I must give it a try! Westbrook nodded hurriedly, and he was now incredibly convinced.

"Hmm!"

Xiao Shi patted him on the shoulder, with a teachable expression of relief.

In the afternoon training session, Ben Holland's face really looked much better, because Westbrook had practiced together. Xiao chose to hold the ball alone in the empty space here, carefully and meticulously practicing the dribbling skills that Westbrook taught him in the morning.

The action was very boring, but Xiao Xiao didn't feel very bitter. Because he has known the truth of being a master only when he suffers hardship since he was a child.

If you want to make a lot of money, of course, you have to sweat.

What a simple truth.