Volume 1: A rookie who breaks into the basketball world Chapter 25 Best Leveling Location
"Look, brother, you were selected for the Orlando Summer League Third Team!"
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"Can you still win an award at the Rocky brother?"
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"Brother, look, the No. 1 pick LeBron James and the No. 5 pick Dwyane Wade are training in Orlando! They are both on the same team, training, but you are just lying here, you are too lazy!"
"I trained too! For two hours."
"You're training for boxing, okay? Are you going to the NBA to play basketball or boxing?"
Less than two days after Liu Xiucai returned home, Qing'er started complaining.
What she couldn't understand the most was that Liu Xiu didn't do his serious work, that is, basketball training, but he almost never stopped training in Sanda, boxing and other sports several times a week.
Liu Xiu responded, "Both. If someone like me doesn't know how to box, it would be hard for me to survive in the NBA."
Qing'er thought about the time when Anthony came to their house for dinner and complained to her father Cheng Fengwei about Liu Xiu, and she felt that what her unfortunate brother said was true.
Not to mention those competitors, as the cutest, most virtuous, kindest and most innocent sister in the world, Qing'er herself would occasionally get so angry at her unlucky brother.
Qing'er discovered that her unlucky brother had a very clear understanding of her...
Seeing Liu Xiu 's lazy look, Qing'er was helpless. The emperor was not anxious, but the eunuch was.
The main reason is that Liu Xiu's current circle has expanded from college basketball to the world's top basketball league, while Qing'er pays attention to the top basketball news, and his feelings and perceptions are completely different.
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A few more days passed, and Qing'er was completely convinced - her unlucky brother was exactly the same as before, and had not changed at all after entering the NBA!
Should we say that this unfortunate brother has not forgotten his original intention?
Or should we think that this unfortunate brother is hopeless?
But Qing'er didn't hate her brother for being so lazy. In fact, she quite liked it. He would stay at home when he had nothing to do, watching the news and videos...
On July 19th, Liu Xiu was about to leave Syracuse for Salt Lake City at noon. Qing'er, who was on summer vacation, prepared meal on time as usual and had lunch with Liu Xiu.
The farewell meal was very sumptuous, with two more dishes than usual at noon.
After Liu Xiu had eaten and drunk his fill, he packed up his things and prepared to send his sister to his aunt's company. He had been taking care of... being taken care of by Qing'er these days, which was actually a great help to his uncle and aunt. Now that he had to go to work, he naturally had to send Qing'er to his aunt. Later, his uncle and aunt's life and work would have to return to the rhythm of taking care of children.
After packing up his things and going downstairs, Liu Xiu saw Qing'er jumping around in the living room...
"Qing'er, what are you doing?"
Qing'er responded while dancing: "Qing...er...is...dancing...high...and...growing...high..."
Regardless of whether there is a necessary connection between high jump and height growth, Liu Xiu asked: "Qing'er, why do you want to grow taller?"
Qing'er stopped jumping and said with a serious expression: "I want to grow taller so that I can play basketball. When my brother has no ball to play, I will play professional games and make money to support him, so that he won't starve to death."
“The WNBA doesn’t pay well.”
"That's better than nothing. Brother, you're so lazy. What else are you going to do when you don't have a ball to play?"
"Well... I have good grades and go to a good school. It shouldn't be hard to find a job after I graduate if I don't play."
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Qing'er felt like she was stabbed in the back. She remembered that her brother got into Syracuse University not by playing basketball or boxing, but by taking the exam with excellent grades.
For most other college basketball players, the better they play, the worse their academic performance becomes.
The better you play, the more time you spend on basketball and less time on other things. Situations like O'Neal and Duncan are relatively rare.
But Liu Xiu is even rarer than those rare examples. When he was a junior, he had nothing to do and even went to learn a musical instrument. Then he became better and better at playing basketball, his grades remained good as always, and he was still cultivating his own interests and hobbies... Now Liu Xiu just has to wait for his thesis defense, and he has enough credits.
Qing'er's academic performance is very good, but! Chou Gege is about to graduate from college, and all the hard work and fatigue are over. However, Cheng Qing'er, who has never had a chance to struggle since she was a child and has been taught in bilingual languages since she can remember, is still in elementary school, and her suffering has just begun!
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Half an hour later, Qing'er sent her unlucky brother away downstairs at the studio where Liu Xiu's aunt worked. She was reluctant to let him go, but when she thought about the fact that Liu Xiu was about to graduate from university, she didn't want to see him for a long time.
But things still need to be done...
After Liu Xiu left, Qing'er and her mother gathered together to look at the map and city brochure: "Mom, what do you think of me applying to this school?"
"It's very close to the Rose Garden Arena. You can ask your brother to pick you up. Not bad... But this school is also OK. I've seen this school in the news. A few years ago, a Nobel Prize winner graduated from here. I think it was the Nobel Prize in Mathematics?"
"Mom, there is no Nobel Prize in mathematics, and even if there is a winner, it must be a student of this school decades ago, right? But the rating of this school is quite high..."
Qing'er is discussing with her mother which school to transfer to. Their goal is a school that requires an entrance exam or financial sponsorship. The natural way for her to get in is to prepare for the entrance exam.
Qing'er's mother initially rejected the idea of her beloved daughter, but in the past few days, Liu Xiu helped at home... and was taken care of by Qing'er. Qing'er's mother was not busy at work these days, and her father was not busy at work either.
The couple went out on dates from time to time these days. It seemed that their second love had blossomed and they had even started planning for a second child.
So the couple both thought they could send Qing'er over there.
Seeing Liu Xiu's lazy look, his uncle and aunt were still very worried, so they planned to send the most responsible person in the family to take care of their precious nephew.
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Salt Lake City is a good place with low crime rate, clean city and good environment...but it doesn't have much human touch.
There are quite a lot of people here, but they seldom communicate with each other. There are a lot of believers here, and they are extremely exclusive to people of different faiths. They are not very friendly to people of color either... In other words, the Trail Blazers come here to consume, so the service staff will smile at the consumers.
Liu Xiu came here yesterday and quickly felt the weirdness of this city.
But it doesn't matter. He has no interest in playing basketball here. He only comes here once or twice a year. He doesn't care what it's like here... If he has to come, it's not a problem.
Locals shouldn’t be so indifferent to players from their city’s famous team, right?
The Rocky Mountain Summer League is the second longest-running summer league in existence, founded in 1984, second only to the Southern California Summer League.
This year, 11 teams signed up to participate. The Jazz is the host, and the other 10 teams are: Trail Blazers, Suns, Lakers, Clippers, Mavericks, Spurs, Bulls, Knicks, Pacers, and 76ers.
Early this morning, Liu Xiu followed the coaching staff to the Pepsi Center in Salt Lake City. The training venue provided by the Jazz to the Trail Blazers was a training ground in this stadium.
Maurice Cheeks disappeared after arriving in Salt Lake City. Chief assistant coach Kevin Pritchard was introducing Liu Xiu: "Jace, you may be more accustomed to this game."
"Will I be more used to it?"
"Yes, almost all teams in the Rocky Mountain Summer League will not bring NBA players other than rookies to participate in the competition, and players in the Development League will not bring players with more than three years of playing experience. Most of them are college students and undrafted rookies. This is the real stage for young players to pursue their dreams. This time, the 15 people on our team, except for you, Matt, and Travis, are players who have just left college and college students from Utah and surrounding states. Most of them are functional players... There is no prize money for this event, and all the income will be used to support college education..."
Liu Xiu looked at his temporary teammates whose faces were obviously younger than those in the Orlando Summer League, and then looked at his own summer league ability evaluation, and he understood.
He was just wondering, how come his ability evaluation in the summer league improved so much after just a few days of rest?
"Host ability rating: 87 (Summer League), three-pointer 76, mid-range shot 80, layup 94, ball control 91, passing accuracy 85, speed 87, strength 90..."
There are also differences in strength in the summer league!
Although the Orlando Summer League has just started, it is precisely because it has just started that there are not so many conventional rules. The Magic team will even find a group of old basketball players to support the scene. Liu Xiu feels that the overall strength of the real game will be higher than that of the Rocky Mountain Summer League!
In addition to him, the ability evaluations of Travis Outlaw and Matt Carroll have also improved compared to the Orlando Summer League.
"Is this what Fatty Lan is talking about? No wonder he's so worried about the gap between me playing in the Rocky Mountain Summer League and entering the NBA."
"But the players they are looking for are functional undrafted players and functional college students. The college students are not the top players, which means they are all sparring partners for the selected players. No wonder the coaching staff and Fat Lan attach great importance to the help this summer league brings me."
Kevin Pritchard introduced the details of the Rocky Mountain Summer League and explained some things that Liu Xiu didn't know.
After Kevin Pritchard finished speaking, Liu Xiu responded: "Thank you, coach. I understand. I will seize the opportunity to hone my skills."
Handsome face, gentle smile, grateful tone, polite words... Kevin Pritchard admires this about Liu Xiu very much.
Just too lazy!
besides……
Kevin Pritchard was just about to say something to Liu Xiu when Liu Xiu's phone rang. He apologized and went to the side to answer it.
Kevin Pritchard did not leave. He planned to wait until Liu Xiu finished her call before talking to her about how to get along with others...
"Oh, my dear sister, I've arrived at the training ground. I'm not late. You know I'm never late, and I never leave early. Teammates? My teammates are ordinary. Their talents and abilities are a bit far from those of professional players. I'm better than them even without training. I admire them for working hard for their dreams, but some things can't be achieved by just working hard..."
Qing'er on the other end of the phone was confused by her brother's English. What did she ask? She didn't ask anything?
On the other end of the phone, Kevin Pritch had a mouthful of blood stuck in his throat... It's happening again! It's started again!
