God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 129 Another year of fighting

Palesio stared blankly at the basketball that bounced a few times on the ground and finally rolled slowly towards the baseline, feeling nothing in his heart.He knew that he should cry at this time, but the tears couldn't come down. It seemed that there was only a walking corpse left in his body, and all positive and negative emotions had left him.

Although he scored 36 points in this game, which is also an NCAA career high this season, it was of no use. The team still lost to the stronger Duke, even if they once had a chance to give their opponent a defeat.As the leader of the team and the executor of the last shot, Palessio believes that he is duty-bound, and he must be responsible for the loss of this game.

But now he feels that his body and soul have been completely torn apart. He wants to comfort his teammates, congratulate his opponents with his demeanor, and even hug the head coach and cry bitterly, but he finds that he can't do anything, just like a Standing there like a log, standing in the position where the last game-winning shot was missed.

Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder, which saved him from the nightmare state.Palesio looked back, and Chang Wei was looking at him with a smile. He couldn't help but lower his head, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Chang, I failed to live up to your expectations and didn't lead the team to go on. it's all my fault……"

Chang Wei is angry and funny, is he that scary?Why do you have to do a self-criticism as soon as you see me?Although he was complaining in his heart, he still kept a warm smile on his face and said softly: "You have done a good job. It is not your fault to lose to Duke. Although the team cannot continue to go on in the national championship , but at least you have become a stronger version of yourself."

"Yes, you are already an excellent player." An unfamiliar voice sounded behind Chang Wei, and when the speaker appeared, Palesio was stunned. It turned out to be the head coach of Duke University Old K!

Old K's reputation in the NCAA is really too great. Palesio, who was in close contact with him for the first time, didn't know what to say, so he could only organize his words desperately in his heart.Old K looked at his hesitant expression with some amusement, then hugged Chang Wei, laughed and said: "Chang, the team you train has caused me a lot of trouble again, to be honest I really regret not letting you go to Duke to assist me, otherwise Duke must have won the championship in the past two years."

Chang Wei blinked his eyes: "It's okay, I believe you can win the championship this year, but it will be a little bit more difficult." In fact, Chang Wei was just complimenting Old K. He remembered the previous NCAA98-99 season champion It is clear that Connecticut led by Hamilton, although Duke also reached the finals, but lost in front of Hamilton, who scored 27 points in the game.The Duke team that assembled Battier and Brand didn't win the championship, let alone this team now.

Old K naturally doesn't know, but this is also his inner thoughts, he thinks the time is ripe for Duke to win the championship again.That's why I have time to come over to chat with Chang Wei, and comfort Palesio who missed the lore goal by the way. If he is also worried about the future of the team, he will definitely drive the players back to continue training .

So hearing what Chang Wei said, the always cautious old K couldn't help feeling relieved. He waved his hand and smiled and said, "We do have a chance to win the championship, but there are many strong teams in the country, and I'm not fully sure about it." " Having said that, Chang Wei felt that the old man must be talking ironically when he saw the smile on his face.

The two chatted for a while before Palesio stammered: "Mr. Coach, can you give me some advice? After all, you are a senior in college basketball, and I really hope to get your advice. "Well, although McKay is Palesio's coach, in his opinion, it's okay to ask old K for advice. After all, the latter has more experience. Even if McKay is present, he can't say anything. He can't brag. Are you forced to say that you are better than old K?

Seeing Palesio's tangled but expectant expression, Old K expressed his satisfaction. Although he was still an opponent just now, but now that the game is over, as the winner, he also wants to show his demeanor.He considered it for a while, and said slowly: "I think you should have completed the regular training plan. It can be said that you can be the main force of my team with your ability. But to become a real leader, you still need Learn how to inspire your teammates instead of doing it yourself with the ball."

Old K's words almost made Chang Wei's jaw drop. Damn, don't you Duke like to recruit high school stars?Although many players from Duke are not well adapted to the NBA and eventually have to be reduced to role players, at least they are still powerful in the NCAA.It's just such a team that likes to pile up stars to crush opponents. Their head coach actually told a player not to do it alone with the ball. Isn't this a bit ridiculous?
Before Chang Weizi finished complaining in his heart, Old K continued to say: "If possible, you should continue to train under Chang's guidance. Although this kid is very young, he is very good at training players. Back then we Duke often loses to Villanova. I don't believe that their coach's tactical level surpasses mine. If you want to become stronger, then continue to train as usual. From this game, I can see that, You're a nice little guy, work hard, you're going to have a bright future."

After finishing speaking, Old K didn't say hello to Chang Wei, and just walked to Duke's bench calmly, ready to receive the cheers from the players.The envy in Palesio's eyes couldn't be concealed at all. He quietly looked at the Duke players who were frantically celebrating their promotion to the next round, and asked, "Chang, can I continue to train with you?"

Chang Wei was a little hesitant and said: "Yes, yes, but you are already a junior this year, don't you consider signing up for the draft and entering the NBA?" : "But even if you are selected by an NBA team, you can still come to me for training during the offseason every year."

Palesio shook his head and said: "No, I decided to play for another year and sign up for the draft next year. Chang, I know you are very strong. I know what my strength is before, but I have almost all of you today. What's more, even the old coach K respects you so much, I hope to train with you for another year, and see if our team can make further progress."

(End of this chapter)