Chapter 7: [Buzzing Bugs]

Suhey and McNabarra soon became friends, and McNabara was a devout Catholic who was rigorous, humble, sincere, and motivated, and Sushi possessed such qualities.

They are also fans of Eminem, who won so much this year that he is undoubtedly the best-selling singer of the year and the man of the year 2002.

McNabara liked Eminem because he was white and his rap was better than blacks. McNabarra wants to earn his place in a black-dominated basketball league.

Suhi simply likes Eminem's cool, disdainful posture.

Two young people who have a common topic and a common hobby become good friends and don't even spend a single night. The next day, they showed up in the cafeteria together and went to training.

It was still McNabara who was the main attacker, and Sushi was the main defense.

This was the case for two weeks at a time.

In this high-intensity training mode, Suhi's super-explosive talent from Reggie Weems has been boosted to 70 percent, and his defense of McNabara has become more and more effective, and his tangle has increased. Ten balls, he can already defend three or four.

This is a remarkable achievement.

You must know that McNabarra is Pennsylvania's basketball man, his offensive skills are very good, and he has the seventh highest total points in Pennsylvania history in his four years of high school.

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Although Boham has not spoken to Suhi so far. But in his heart, Suxi is already a good player who is hardworking, hardworking, and inspirational.

He made a decision in his heart to keep this player and put him in the first team.

It's not the NBA, it's all about talent.

This is the NCAA, and this is Jim Boham's Syracuse University Orange People. the talent, should give the hard work a chance.

Jim Boham is emotional.

Fast forward to September, and Carmelo Anthony finally arrived at Syracuse University.

From the moment he entered the school gate, he was greeted by members of the school board, and the New York media also came to report on him.

Coach Jim and two assistant coaches also came over to greet them.

Suhi and McNabarra have a number of other returning players remaining in the arena waiting for Carmelo Anthony to 'review'.

It's a courtesy given to Carmelo Anthony by Syracuse University, and on the basketball court, superstars have privileges. Even in college basketball.

This situation will be even more prominent after entering the business alliance. It can be seen from the salary, exposure, and business value. The NBA's guaranteed base salary contract is only a few hundred thousand dollars, and superstars can receive more than $20 million in annual salaries. The popularity and commercial contracts that superstars have received are also unprecedented.

In college basketball, at least everyone eats, wears, and lives the same.

"Gerry, you are also a five-star player, why did you silently come to the school for training in advance with a bag?" The team's starting power forward, Hakeem Varik, joked about McNabarra.

Hakim came to school on August 20, and he started training early. He is a relatively talented black forward, and he is considered to have a chance to make it to the NBA, but the probability is not very high, because the NBA requires a lot of talent, and his height does not dominate.

"People are not the same." McNabarra shrugged, he didn't have much emotion. He is not a person who is good at jealousy, he prefers to improve himself silently.

"And, I'm a five-star player because I live up to the standard of a five-star player. Cameron is a five-star player because the highest in the high school basketball rating system is only a five-star player. ”

McNabara is particularly humble.

This is the reason why Suhi made friends with him.

Carmelo Anthony was surrounded by the arena, combing the floor ditches and wearing exaggerated oversize hip-hop clothes. He's a baby-faced guy with a smile on his face. When he walked over, he greeted everyone warmly: "Hey, guys, nice to meet you." Let's unite and do something big! ”

He shook hands with the coaching team and teammates one by one, very street, very hip-hop.

When Su Xi saw this scene, his memory was a little offset, and he remembered that Reggie Weems walked into this arena for the first time, and it seemed that it was also such a grand treatment, and both of them were so high-spirited.

The two figures overlapped in sight.

When Carmelo Anthony walked over, Suhi shook hands with him and slapped him twice on the back with his left hand, a unique way for Suhey and Reggie Weems to greet him.

Anthony, who was touched twice, was slightly surprised.

Suxi stood at the end of the line, and after Anthony said hello, he looked at Suxi and said, "Are you Chinese?" ”

"Yes." Suhi nodded.

"Your compatriot Yao just became the No. 1 pick in the NBA. You must be very good, right? Anthony said with a pleasant greeting.

"I don't know much about basketball yet," Suhi said. ”

He didn't mean to pander to Anthony, he looked down on the highly sought-after superstar player in front of him.

After all, Suhi already regarded himself as a quasi-basketball god, and there was no need to show a tame appearance to this super five-star high school student.

Anthony's mind was also not quite normal, and after he was stunned for a few seconds, he extended his thumb: "Cool! I like to be unruly. ”

He's not ironic, he really likes it.

Head coach Jim Boham walked over and highlighted Carmelo Anthony and McNabarra to the players.

After a round of applause, Boham stressed the rules and discipline of the team.

He then asked the assistant coach to hand out a playbook for the new season to each player.

He updated the playbook this past summer, mainly changing the tactics at the back. Last season, the team's ball-handling core was Reggie Weems, who controlled the ball as a swingman at the front and the point guard was sidelined.

This season, after McNabarra joined, some of the ball returned to the point guard. Moreover, Carmelo Anthony's style of play is not the same as Reggie Weems, Reggie is happy to hold the ball from the back court through the half-court heads-up, Carmelo Anthony's style of play is a classical small forward style of play, his offensive skills are skillful, the offensive means are complex, and he is good at receiving the ball from the wing to complete the finish.

While the players were flipping through the playbook, Carl Joseph, last season's starting point guard, hurriedly walked in with his bag on his back.

He was a step too late.

He quickly put his bag aside and returned to the team.

Jim Boham glanced at him, stepped aside, and called Carl Joseph over.

The players all tacitly went to the other side, Boham is a strict coach, and Joseph should be cleaned up.

"I bet he'll do at least 20 switchbacks."

Hakim was chattering there.

However, soon Karl shouted loudly: "Why? Why? Why? ”

This surprised the players, and they all looked over there.

What did Karl be stimulated to dare to roar at the manager.

Suhi had no interest in what was going on over there, but his brow furrowed when he soon heard his name.

“… Why? Would you rather leave that fragile lamb Suhee behind and throw me in the reserves? Am I not even as good as him? ”

"I'm not convinced! I'm going to compete with him! ”

Carl shouted, "This is not in accordance with the rules, and I am going to complain to the School Board Athletic Committee." ”

Jim Boham didn't expect such a big reaction from Carl.

However, he has already made a decision. He wants to clear Karl, the defender who did nothing last season and has an extremely lazy training attitude, and give up the position to Suhi, who is active in training and hard work. It's good for the team's chemistry.

Now that the team has McNabara, it doesn't matter whether Suhi's strength is strong or not, what matters is the internal atmosphere of the team.

"I've made my decision. You don't have to yell here. Boham said coldly, and he gave an eviction order: "Don't train here in the future." ”

However, Karl had already run to Suhi's side. He pointed at Sushi and shouted loudly: "Suxi the sheep, you little trash who came in with that bastard of Reggie Weems, do you dare to fight me alone?" ”

"That damn guy Reggie Weems has been hit by a car, you shouldn't be staying here. You don't deserve my place! ”

Karl spoke violently.

His posture was hideous.

Everyone was dissatisfied with him in their hearts. Especially when he attacked Reggie Weems, when Reggie Weems announced that he would participate in the draft, he licked the most in the whole team, and said that he would give Reggie a bag to the NBA. Now, I actually say such things.

Even Cameron Anthony, who had just arrived, thought that Carl was talking excessively.

McNabarra even walked over and said, "First of all, you have to respect the manager's authoritative decision, not shouting here. Secondly, you have to respect Reggie, who helped the team reach the semi-finals. Finally, if you're going heads-up, I'll play with you. ”

"Who are you?" Carl glared at McNabara.

McNabara was about to introduce himself when Suhee reached out to stop him. He walked out, "Okay, since you're going to go it alone, come on." ”

Suhee stepped forward.

This was unexpected by many.

Everyone knows that Suhi's basketball ability is ordinary, including McNabara, who has been training with Suhi for so long, McNabara thinks Suhi can only defend.

"Jack...," Hakim tried to convince Suhi, "let the coach handle it." ”

"No!"

Suhi shook her head.

He said in his heart: If I don't defeat this bastard's provocation, it will be difficult to calm down after all, and it will be difficult to understand my thoughts. I'm going to be the god of basketball.

He said coldly to Carl, "You buzzing bugs are disgusting. ”

"Five balls!"