bestfiction Chapter 136 Yesterday Reappears
Chapter 136 Yesterday Reappears
Chapter 136 Yesterday Reappears
On the bus back to the hotel, several younger brothers once again surrounded Randolph who scored 22 points and 21 rebounds tonight. Such ancient beast-like statistics are not common. A rookie must seize every opportunity to learn from it.
"Zach, look at my newly bought headphones." This kid also knows how to match what he likes, so he has a bright future.
"What are you? Look at my new protective gear." Pondexett took out his new knee pads and began to sell them.
Since the trade between the Trail Blazers and the Grizzlies, Pondexter has hardly been reused by Hollins, and even sat on the bench in some games. His ability is not very stable, and his footsteps around the basket are even more average and lackluster.
It can be said that he is a typical representative who does not spit out everything. He obviously needs Randolph's teaching urgently and needs to build up his confidence at the basket.
"How can you score 20 points in one night and get 20 rebounds at the same time, why every time I get stuck, I will be pushed by the opponent, even if the opponent is a small player like Millsap or today A player like the late Wallace." Arthur raised his head, looking eager for knowledge.
His big eyes fluttered, waiting for Big Brother's answer.
"Oh, oh, Arthur, you know? You need to grow again. The difference between you and Zach is that you don't have his small head. He is big, but his head is small, so when he turns around, he has more resistance than you Small." Guy teased.
"Yes, yes, yes, that's right, his feints mainly come from above the neck, and his small head is actually an advantage." Li Ming also echoed.
Yes, you think, it only takes [-] seconds for him to turn around. Arthur was teased by several people, which aroused his thirst for knowledge even more. Everyone present couldn't help laughing.
"Actually, it's nothing. My footsteps were developed when I was a child on the field. At that time, I had no money, I couldn't eat enough every day, and I didn't have a place to go. My mother didn't let me hang around in the community, so I was there every day. Playing basketball." Randolph took a sip of the water at hand and put it down.
"At first, I was playing with kids who were a little bit older than me, I was like 12, they were like 14, and then within two years I started playing with the college kids, and they always took the initiative. Come over and say: Hey, Zach, do you want to come with us?" There were tears in Zach's eyes, and it looked like it was one of the few happy childhood moments he had.
"I always beat them in the low post until they shouted surrender, and then more and more people came to me to play. Even in high school, many college coaches and scouts would come to the community to watch me play." Ke is very grateful to the coach he met at that time. Yes, the coach in high school gave him new life.
Coach Pat Mullins of Indianapolis gave him new life and renewed hope in life, even after all the stupid mistakes he made.
"I stole a gun and [-] rounds of ammunition at a store one time because I got into an argument with someone before a game, oh man, you know, where they send you to jail for that Yes, you might stay there for ten years, eight years, or even longer, who knows." Randolph kept shaking his head.
"Then what happened later, what happened later?" More players gathered around, everyone was full of curiosity about the past of this silly big man.
"Later, the owner of the store called the police, and I was arrested that night. Later, the coach paid a deposit for me and took me back. I still remember that night. It was very cold and there was a lot of snow." Lando There were tears in the husband's eyes.
"The coach didn't scold me, he just led me to sit on a bench in a park, looked at me and said: Zach, what do you want to do in the future? Have you thought about what kind of person you want to be?"
"I looked at the coach calmly and said: No, coach." He almost choked up.
At this time, Coach Mullins said the words that I can't forget until now: Son, listen carefully, there are many black children like you living in this community, there are more than 4000 people in their teens and 20s. years old, and there are only a few of them who can go to college, about sixty people, and women account for more than half of them.
"Guess what happened to the kids who didn't go to college? Half of them are still in jail, and the ones who weren't were worse off, died in street fights, or died of drug overdoses . . . Live a life like that?"
The snow was heavy that day, and the back of coach Mullins was also tall in Zach Randolph's eyes. He couldn't even remember how he got home that night.
One thing's for sure, though, he hasn't been seen arguing anywhere since, and he's officially turned his back on off-court nonsense to focus on training.
Although he was suspended by the team for nearly 20 games because of the gun-stealing incident, he did not complain, but practiced more seriously. He laid a solid foundation for his career as a professional player.
Speaking of emotion, the [-]-pound man actually cried loudly. Bayless, Arthur and the others stared wide-eyed. They didn't know how to comfort him, so they just patted him on the shoulder lightly.
Therefore, on the issue of footsteps, Randolph talked for half an hour without stopping! !
After he calmed down a bit, he finally spoke slowly: From tomorrow onwards, start squatting with more weight every day.First of all, let your legs become strong and then talk about technical issues.
His suggestion is very professional. First of all, you have to become strong enough to support your body, not to be easily injured, and to become lighter during the confrontation.
"So, Zach, will the current coach Pat Mullins still come to your game?" Arthur asked suddenly.
"Oh, yes, last time I gave their family six tickets. Sometimes when I go to Indiana, I will go to their house to find him. He is now the basketball coach of a well-known local high school, and his daughter And carrying on his mantle, being an assistant at a university, I think he's going to be a coach soon."
Come to think of it, it's kind of cool to have a beautiful coach on a muscular college team.
(End of this chapter)