Before Maddie left, Xu Yong and he exchanged phone numbers.

"If there's something you don't understand, you can text me." Maddie didn't forget to tell before leaving.

When Maddie left, Xu Yong found a trainer to study how to learn how to fall and help him change his shooting gestures.

Yes, although they were all two.motion shots, the details of his original shots were quite different from the dry shots.

Since you have chosen to learn to pull out, you naturally have to make detailed adjustments, which also requires the assistance of trainers.

All in all, Xu Yong took out all the money he pressed at the bottom of the box and made an investment for himself in advance.

Just when he was sweating in the training hall, the crazy three gradually came to an end.

The University of Memphis, who defeated them, defeated the University of Texas 85-67 in the division finals, and then defeated UCLA 78-63 in the semifinals to advance to the finals.

It turns out that Xu Yong's original feeling was right, this Memphis University is indeed a notch stronger than UCLA.

And it was only at this time that everyone found out that Arizona State University turned out to be the team that lost the least to the University of Memphis.

The final was played at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio against the University of Memphis and the University of Kansas.

Xu Yong originally planned to go to the scene to watch the game, but after hiring a trainer, his trouser pockets were cleaner than his face, so he could only find a small restaurant to watch while eating.

Then he also felt the impact of the NCAA finals from the perspective of the fans.

Because in a small restaurant, there are also one or twenty people gathered in front of the TV to watch the live broadcast.

This scene is very similar to the scene of watching Yao Ming play in a domestic commissary.

Memphis is strong, but Kansas is only strong, not weak, in addition to their seven NBA prospects, 10 of them are current four- or five-star high school students, including five five-star players, this lineup is not an exaggeration to say that the NCAA Dream Team.

After the two teams started, Rose was still unstoppable, and helped the University of Memphis establish a lead early, but as long as Rose was off the court, the University of Kansas could rely on a strong rotation lineup to close the gap and even overtake.

The two teams alternated leads, with Rose hitting one of two free throws before the end of the game to give the University of Kansas a chance, and Chanmos hit a game-tying three-pointer to send the two teams into overtime.

The competition was so fierce that more people gathered in the small restaurant, and the atmosphere was very strong.

However, when it came to overtime, Rose was too physically exhausted and could no longer break into the interior as easily as he did in regular time.

Kansas, on the other hand, still retains a lot of stamina with the support of a strong rotating lineup.

In the end, Kansas went 12-5 in overtime and defeated Memphis 75-68 to win the championship.

Memphis lost a shameful loss, but Rose showed his quality in the tournament to the fullest, and he has already won the title in 2008.

The live broadcast continued, and the Kansas team members cried with joy.

Although he won this championship by "punching the master to death", this is the result of many people's perseverance.

For example, Mario Chanmos and Brandon Rush in the core were both five-star high school students in 2005, and Darrell Arthur and Sheron Collins were also five-star high school students in 2006.

After watching the award ceremony, Xu Yong also left the restaurant.

In addition to his emotion, he also has some expectations for what kind of newcomers Sandike will bring to the Devils this summer.

Last season's round of 16 record should be able to attract four-star high school students, right?

After another week or so, Xu Yong was ready to leave Houston and return to Tempe.

Before leaving, he treats Maddie to a meal as a thank you.

Of course, a meal is definitely not enough to express gratitude, and Xu Yong has nothing worth it now, the only thing he can do is the identity of the reborn.

So at the dinner table, Xu Yong and Maddie talked about a topic.

"T-mac, what do you think is the relationship between NBA teams and players?"

Xu Yong's question was something Maddie didn't expect, but seeing Xu Yong's serious look, he gave his own answer: "Employment relationship." ”

Xu Yong was not surprised by this answer, Maddie's previous relationship with the Magic management was very unpleasant.

Instead of judging Maddie's answer, he offered his opinion: "I feel like the relationship is changing. ”

Xu Yong's statement aroused Maddie's curiosity.

"In the early days of the NBA, the team and the players were more of a partnership because they needed to play the NBA brand together, but as the NBA pie grew bigger and the team started to squeeze the players, the partnership became an employment relationship." Xu Yong explained.

What he didn't say was that in the future, with the rapid increase in the salary cap, the players began to fight for more benefits, and at that point the relationship between the player and the team turned back to a partnership.

Maddie nodded in agreement, and from the perspective of development, this is indeed the case.

"So in a relationship like this, do you think the player is injured and the team will wait for him to get back into shape? Or send him away while he has trade value? Xu Yong then asked.

"You're talking about Yao?" Maddie asked rhetorically.

"No, I'm not referring to anyone." Xu Yong replied.

"You little guy, you haven't played in the NBA, it's like you know the NBA very well." Maddie laughed and shook her head.

Seeing that Maddie didn't answer, Xu Yong then asked himself: "I think the vast majority of teams will choose to send them away, because when it comes to enough money, the so-called favor will become worthless, and the NBA is a business league after all." ”

Maddie put away her smile and touched her chin thoughtfully.

The reason why Xu Yong made such a show is actually very simple, as a reborn, he knew that Yao Ming's season was reimbursed this year, and Maddie took 6 shots in a row to avenge the Jazz, but what he got afterwards was that the fans named him "soft egg", and the Rockets' "7-minute time limit".

One reminder is that he reciprocates Maddie for teaching him.

Maddie finally nodded and said, "I don't know how you got these realizations, but I must admit that there is some truth in what you said. ”

Xu Yong also pointed out that Maddie is a professional player who has played for many years, and he just needs to be reminded to arrive, as for how to choose, it is Maddie's business.

After coming out of dinner with Maddie, Xu Yong took out his mobile phone and looked at it.

Someone texted him during the meal just now, but out of politeness, he didn't take it out to see it during the meal.

"Xu, Jeff and I have both decided to play for another year, and we are training at school now." The text message was sent by Harden.

As in history, Harden decided to play another year in the NCAA.

Xu Yong put away his phone and smiled.

Although his purpose is to improve himself and strive for a good pick, it is naturally good to be able to play with Harden and them for another year.

That way, as he told Sandek, they can really try to get a better record next season.

……

Just a week after Xu Yong returned to Tempe, the NBA's East-West playoffs officially kicked off.

The Rockets met in the first round of the playoffs with the Jazz, who finished fifth in the West.

In a total of six games, Xu Yong saw Maddie, and just like the games he watched before he was reborn, Maddie wore thick black shoulder pads and trademark red elbow pads, and walked slowly on the court to fight the Jazz .jpg.

As he knew, Maddie scored 40 points on 13-of-26 shooting in G6, but he still couldn't prevent the Rockets from being eliminated 2-4.

Xu Yong's reminder arrived, and Maddie agreed, but in the end, Maddie's choice, as in history, was closed with 6 needles and did her best.

Moreover, after the game, because he didn't mention the closure in front of the media, the fans have started spraying Maddie again as a soft egg, a virgin in the first round.

It's really "stupid".

Xu Yong felt a lot of emotion in his heart after reading it.

If it were a future star, it would have been [load management] a long time ago.

And after the first shot, the media should also show off, saying that he has been playing with injuries in recent months and is expected to have surgery in the summer.

If the fans still say, then make a statement that they are going to consider retiring.

In this way, fans will only feel distressed, who will care about winning or losing?

The difference between people and people is still big!