"Well, Mr. Derek, take care of your health, I'll come back to see you often." For Zuo Li, Mr. Derek is both a father and a friend. If he can have today, Mr. Derek's contribution is absolutely indelible.
Walking out of the office, Zuo Li looked at everything he was familiar with, the dilapidated dormitory, the bumpy stadium, full of memories everywhere.
Walking to the door, Zuo Li turned his head to look at the rusted signboard of the orphanage.
"I'll be back again, with a different face."
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Hibbert and Tom met at the door, and the three started walking towards Stuyvesant Middle School. Hibbert drove out his old Ford for the first time, and it contained the luggage of the three of them. Seriously, Zuo Li's luggage was very simple. Except for a few jerseys, there was only the basketball left by the goat when he left.
Driving all the way, the real prosperity of New York gradually revealed its true appearance. The distance from Harlem to Manhattan is far from the short distance on the map that can be described.
Tom slammed the car window, everything outside was extremely unfamiliar to this man who had never walked out of Harlem, but also extremely magical, Tom's eyes were straight, Hibbert looked from the rearview mirror, Couldn't help but smile, that's probably how everyone who came out of Harlem came to Manhattan for the first time.
But he soon noticed Zuo Li's calm face. Looking out the window, Zuo Li's expression was still as indifferent as usual. The neatly trimmed broken hair made him look a little handsome. If you ignore Zuo Li's size, he Maybe it's New York's theaters rather than Madison Square Garden, but God clearly prefers his play on the court, and he has the physical talent that countless people can't hope for.
"Being able to remain so calm is indeed a natural Mr. Big Scene." Hibbert nodded secretly. It was the first time he had seen a young man from Harlem who was able to maintain such a calm state for the first time.
How did he know that Zuo Li had seen too much in the last life, and he had gone to many big cities after experiencing the economic take-off in the last life. He was immune to this stuff for a long time.
Zuo Li was thinking about Coach Hibbert at the moment.
"Coach, aren't you ready to talk about you, for example, how did you and Harry know each other?" Zuo Li still asked after thinking about it.
"Cough, I know I can't hide it from you. You kid, you play well, and you are a ghost."
"Well, nothing to hide, 8 years ago, I was a coach, I used to teach at Bergen Catholic High School, I was the head coach, and at that time, Harry was the vice-principal of that school, and at that time Bergen Catholic had a problem, They hadn't won a title in years, so I went, and then, I failed, so I left, and Harry left and went somewhere else, and that's it."
Although Coach Hibbert spoke about the past in a very light and brief tone, Zuo Li could still hear his deep dissatisfaction, although it was just a very old-fashioned story of failure. Every day happens in all parts of the world.
"Don't worry, I'll call you back." Zuo Li shrugged, "That's what we're going to do now, isn't it?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Yes! That's right, the past is gone, let's create a big scene together!" Hibbert smiled happily.
When I came to the school, Zuo Li, a big man in a jersey, stood here and looked out of place with the surrounding environment. After all, the surrounding schools were full of academic bullies, sports monsters, etc., which were really rare.
Unsurprisingly, Zuo Li instantly attracted a lot of attention on the campus, and many people who stayed behind turned their attention to this person who was often seen on sports news recently.
It is said that since Zuo Li announced to join Stuyvesant High School, various voices from the outside world have not stopped. Some people say that Stuyvesant has fallen and started recruiting sports students. Some people say that Zuo Li is cutting his career, and every fool knows to go to Stuyvesant. Sen has no future.
Of course, there are still many people who are looking forward to Zuo Li's ability to do what he said in the interview. After all, these words seem to be big words now, and they are too lazy to ridicule and refute, but if it is done...
But these have nothing to do with Zuo Li. When he came to the dormitory and put his things down, Zuo Li couldn't wait to rush to the basketball hall. Not to mention, although Stuyvesant is not good at sports, the facilities are absolutely first-class, standard courts and balls. The training hall is fully equipped, and there is even a swimming pool and a gym. This condition is simple.
However, this team...
"Seriously, just these people?" Zuo Li stood beside the court and silently looked at the few people playing on the court with his hips on his shoulders. There were quite a few people, but this quality...
Missed dribbling, missed blue shots in the sky, missed three mid-range shots...
"You're joking." Zuo Li scratched his head, isn't his idea too naive, this thing is really an American high school basketball team? Isn't New York a basketball mecca? It is said that more than 300 people have played in the NBA. That's all? That's it? That's it? !
Zuo Li doesn't expect to meet a few future NBA players He doesn't even want to be in the NCAA, but now it's just crooked.
So is it too late to withdraw the big words just now?
Zuo Li's problem made Harry very embarrassed. He couldn't say that it was because of the large number of high schools in New York that the players were scattered, and the good seedlings could not be their turn to shoot, they had already been poached by other schools.
"Otherwise, how could they be deceived." Hibbert shrugged: "After training, you will know what works and what doesn't."
"Assemble!" Hibbert didn't talk nonsense, and the assembly began to test.
After some tests, in addition to Zuo Li's own school, only three people barely qualified, one is an insider, 210 pounds but only 188 cm inside George, it is hard to believe that this guy is still a school tyrant, and a 178 cm shot is not bad Guard Bob, and a 180-centimeter 3-position Cousy, his wingspan bounce is OK.
"I can't even make the starting lineup." Hibbert was also a little helpless. Zuo Li was naturally very strong, but no matter how strong people were, they also needed help, so he couldn't go alone.
"Coach, I think we still need to recruit people." Zuo Li said to Hibbert, and at the same time, he began to think about how many guys in New York could make a shot at this time.
After thinking about it for a long time, it seems that the talents in New York in this era are really in the window period.
Not to mention, he really thought of a few people. These people are all guys who are not taken seriously in high school or even college, and only shine when they enter the NBA.
"It looks like I have to go to California." The list was made overnight. Although there is no confidence in poaching, Zuo Li still decided to go to California in person in order to avoid some unnecessary troubles!