Chapter 4 I want this player
Richard banged on the desk in front of him, and his eggs hurt......
This is troublesome, there are only ten people left on the final list, and most of these ten people old Philip does not know......
Well? Wait a minute? Most?!
"Philip, you say mostly? Is there anything else in this list that can be contacted? "Richard was pleasantly surprised!
Most of the last ten are now unknown players, and with this sign of Purdue University, there is still a chance to get them!
"That's not it, it's not that easy to contact, it's just that I know that there is this player, not only I know, I'm afraid Bronny also knows this player, it's really notorious......"
Seeing Richard look at himself, Bronny immediately spoke.
"It's this player named Allen, he just came out of prison, coach, you're not going to recruit him into the school, are you?"
"Allen Iverson ?!!!" Richard's eyes were about to pop out......
Old Philip and Little Brownie nodded at the same time, who could it be if it wasn't this master......
"He just got out of prison? What do you mean? ”
"It was he who took the lead in the group brawl that caused several white boys to be seriously injured, and then sentenced to five years in prison, which happened half a year ago, when the newspapers reported on it!"
"Then with the help of the NAACP, he was released on parole after four months of crouching......"
"A few days ago, he graduated from high school, and I heard that many famous basketball schools turned him away, coach, you know, such a criminal teenager can easily bring the overall atmosphere of the team, and then the whole team will be finished!"
"No school would dare to take that kid in at this risk......"
The two of them told Richard about Iverson's situation, and judging from their tone, it was obvious that they didn't want to introduce the stinging player into the team!
Richard's face was stunned, good guy, Iverson had just been released from prison at this point in time?!
And Iverson is still what no one wants?!
He just remembered that Iverson had a lot of ups and downs when he was in college, and even that it was the coach of the team that his mother went to personally to get Iverson to get into the NCAA......
And the team Iverson joined is not a top school like Purdue University, but a decent NCAA team!
But Richard didn't know that Iverson was facing such a big predicament right now!
It's normal to say that a criminal black youth who has just been released from prison, which basketball school dares to take it in, this is a time bomb, maybe it will explode at some point......
"Contact him! Contact him for me! ”
Richard slapped the table and shouted at the old man in front of him.
"I want this player!"
At this moment, Richard was extremely excited, this was simply a godsend, he had the opportunity to coach this unruly little man?!
Thinking of this, Richard trembled with excitement!
What a big dog Robinson, just go away, Lao Tzu now has the answer Iverson!
"What?!" Hearing Richard's words, the old and the young in front of him shouted in surprise at the same time......
"That's a time bomb, a time bomb that no one wants!"
"If he comes, he's going to turn our team into a puddle of mud!"
"Coach, our Purdue University is also a famous basketball school, although there are many difficulties at the moment, but I want to play steadily, in a few years, we will definitely be able to return to the top!"
"Although I admit that this kid has some strength, this is a very risky behavior!"
The two of them were a little anxious, trying to dispel Richard's thoughts, which seemed to them extremely dangerous and risky!
Richard shook his head.
"It's settled, you said it was a risk, and we need to take it right now, and if we don't, I'm sure we'll never be able to break out of the Big Ten division this season!"
"Besides, you say he's going to turn our team into a puddle of mud, aren't we a puddle of mud now? How many wins do you think we can get in the divisional stage right now? To put it mildly, our current squad will definitely be at the bottom of the divisional regular season! ”
"Do as I say, this is the only way to save the boilermakers!"
The Boiler Fabricator Team, which is the name of the Purdue University basketball team......
The NCAA is divided into three levels of leagues, and there are thousands of teams combined, and there are really any team names, and the names of the boilermen are not unpleasant.
Team names like the Hatmakers and Wheat Cutters aren't necessarily better than the Boilermakers.
……
Seeing that Richard's attitude was extremely resolute, the old and the young no longer spoke, and the authority of the head coach was unquestionable, since Richard had made up his mind, they could only start to find a way to contact Iverson......
As for whether Iverson will choose to join Purdue, they are not worried about this at all.
Purdue University has a reputation as a top basketball school, and Iverson really couldn't have a better choice these days.
"Okay, Lee, I'll take care of this, you wait for my good news......" Now the team's assistant coach is an old Philip, and he naturally has to take over this job......
Richard nodded with a smile on his face, the first step of the long march has been taken out steadily.
Brad Miller, Allen Iverson, three All-Stars, Richard has almost finished two, and only the last one remains!
"Is there anyone you know in the rest of the list?" Richard asked.
The old and the young all shook their heads, and the remaining few people were really not impressed at all, after all, this is not the era of the information explosion in the future.
The reason why they know Iverson in this list is also because Iverson's previous incident was too big, and the newspapers across the country reported it wildly, so they had some impressions.
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Looking at the list of the remaining nine, Richard crossed out a few more of them.
Among them is Maddie's name, Richard doesn't remember what year Maddie was born, so he didn't write Maddie's birth year in this list, but he is sure that Maddie's age is younger than Kobe, Kobe Bryant's current age is not old enough to go to college, so Maddie must be even more insufficient.
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There are three people left at the end of the list......
Ben Wallace, Steve Nash, and Sharif Abdo Rahim!
After a moment's thought, Richard crossed out Nash's name again......
If memory serves, Nash has now entered the NCAA, and Philip did not cross out Nash's name, I am afraid that the reason is that Nash is not famous now, and he does not know that there is such a player.
If Richardnu had worked hard, he might not have been able to contact Nash, he clearly remembered that the school that Nash entered was only a second-rate university, and if Purdue University extended an olive branch, Nash would not have chosen to transfer.
But the problem at the moment is that Iverson's side has basically confirmed that he will join, and if he gets another Nash, whether it is Nash or Iverson, it will be a disservice!
In college, the performance of players directly determines their future draft picks!
And the draft pick is likely to determine how many opportunities the team gives them to perform!
Imagine if these two people appear at the same time, the effect will definitely not be 1+1=2, but 1 will all become 0.5, which is likely to harm the perfect career of these two people in the future!
Of course, if Nash had been found, Richard's mission might have been more complete, but Richard really couldn't do this kind of thing that harmed others and benefited himself.
Besides, it's not so easy to find Nash!
You must know that Richard doesn't know which school Nash is in now, and he doesn't even know what level of league player he is, three levels of leagues, thousands of teams, tens of thousands of players, if you want to find Nash, it is definitely a needle in a haystack!
So, Richard gave up on Nash at the first time.
"Brownie, you're a young man with a nimble head, help me figure out a way to find the remaining two......"
"No, just look for this player surnamed Rahim, as for that Ben, I'll figure it out myself!"
Richard thought of something about Big Ben, and his face was full of smiles again.
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Like the search for Nash, the search for Rahim is also a matter of looking for a needle in a haystack, and Richard didn't pay much attention to it, as long as Big Ben's side can succeed, his mission will be successfully completed!