Chapter 71: People at the University of Southern California (3)

Bynum wondered how Leon knew that his mother’s health was not good, and her kidneys were not good. Bynum was worrying about this recently. The doctor told his mother that she was at risk of diabetes, but she was completely in order to take care of the family. Did not consider stopping work.
　　 has a deep affection for this mother Bynum, who pulls himself up. Like those black players from slums, his dream now is to play hard to enter the NBA, and then let his mother live a good life.
Now, his mother’s physical condition weighs on his heart like a stone. In addition to the team performance and his own preferences, the reason why he chose the University of Arizona is also because of the Arizona Wildcats’ coach Olsen’s ability to train new players, especially guards. Great prestige.
Since leading Arizona in 1983, Olsen has led the team that was at a low point out of the abyss step by step. His talented guards have entered the NBA, including Henry Bibby’s son Mike Bibby. There are also people such as Damon Stoudemire, Jason Terry and Gilbert Arenas, who was just picked by the Celtics this year.
This undoubtedly attracted Will Bynum, who is eager to enter the NBA. He hopes to get enough training at the University of Arizona and grow into a high-profile guard, and then he can follow the footsteps of many of Arizona’s seniors and enter the NBA. Turning over, he also imagined that at that time, he would take his mother, father, siblings and move to the city where he played basketball. Every night his family would watch him perform at home games.
Therefore, even though Henry Bibby showed great friendliness and was willing to do a lot for him, Bynum preferred to Arizona, not to mention that he had already signed a letter of intent, and breaking the contract was not just talking about him. Thing. Of course, he did not completely reject Bibby. He still participated in this training camp in Los Angeles. This is a good opportunity to compete with basketball players from all over the United States. Bynum does not want to miss it.
　　 In this situation, the guilty Bynum had to cover his head and eat steak, but he didn't expect Fox-Leon to say what he was thinking about, and he was willing to listen to Leon's advice.
Leon saw Bynum raising his head and showing a gesture of willingness to communicate, he said in a soft tone: "Just when you were eating, I noticed the necklace on your neck. It is silver and looks very nice. I probably brought it. For a long time. There are two names on it, "William" and "Ross", William should be your name. Rose, I don't think this is the girl who is in love with you, I guess it is your mother. As for hers Body, I read a report about you in Chicago last year. It mentioned your family and your mother’s condition. Of course, I’m sorry to mention the things that made you sad.

　　Henry Bibby was right to ask Leon to be a lobbyist. His observational power was meticulous and his amazing memory also played a role. The silver heart-shaped necklace on Bynum's neck has been weather-beaten at first glance, and it has been worn and shiny for a long time. The words Rose was engraved on it, which was a little vague, while the words Wiliam on the side were slightly clearer.
Leon guessed that William should be Will Bynum, and Rose was the original owner of the necklace. In all likelihood, Bynum’s mother, combined with what I saw about the Bynum family a year ago According to the introduction, Leon boldly started with the topic of family and finally hit Bynum's heart.
Faced with Leon’s frankness and meticulousness, the somewhat dull Bynum opened the chatterbox. He told Leon that his mother, Rose, had a kidney removed due to kidney disease before giving birth to him, and his child William died afterwards. The doctor thought that he would never be able to have children anymore. But two years later, Rose gave birth to a healthy little Bynum, and named him William in memory of the child who died before.
When Bynum gave birth, his parents were not married, but unlike those terrible fathers who abandoned their mother and child after giving birth, Bynum's father Robinson finally chose to marry Rose, so Will Bynum With a big poor but warm family, they have a total of eleven members.
In order to support this big family, Rose, who is in poor health, has never stopped working hard, which has also made her health worse and worse. Bynum realized that she must have a source of income as soon as possible, so as to reduce the pressure on her parents. , And also prepare for the mother’s disease treatment. This is one of his biggest motivations to play, so much so that he hurriedly signed the letter of intent to study and chose to play at the University of Arizona before he graduated from the senior year and the first half of the semester was over.
"Arizona is not for you, William. I am not speaking for Henry from the standpoint of the University of Southern California. Although he invited me to convince you to join the Trojans, it does not mean that I can blind my eyes to nonsense. Going to Arizona will make your dreams come true and live your life well. Then I won’t tell you a word today. Let Henry wear his lips and waste time.

　　 Leon spoke with a strong Boston accent. Bostonians often do not pronounce the "R" letter when speaking, so they speak very "hard" and are often laughed at. But in Leon's mouth, this pronunciation seemed sonorous, and Bynum listened with his ears upright, as if he was afraid of missing a word.
"Going to Arizona will have several disadvantages. You know that this year our Celtics selected Arenas from Arizona. I wrote his scout report by myself. I can't understand the University of Arizona. Olsen A good coach, he loves attacking guards, but let me be blunt, he will not reuse you, not only because they have Jason Gardner, but also because your style does not suit Olsen’s appetite. Trust me , Think about those Arizona guards.
Leon took a sip of coffee and paused for a while to let Bynum digest it.
Leon is right. The famous defenders under Olsen, such as Stadamel, Bibby, Terry and Arenas, have one characteristic, that is, their shooting ability is very strong, compared with the ball. , Breakthrough, and play tricks are not what they are good at. And these are the skills that Bynum relies on to become famous. On the streets of Chicago, in the IT league, he was nicknamed "Will the Thriller" because of his super change and breakthrough skills.
Seeing Bynum’s somewhat shaken eyes, Leon continued:
There is another problem, that is the immigration issue in Arizona. I think you must hope that your family can accompany you, especially your mother, who needs to be taken care of. Both Arizona and Los Angeles are too far from Chicago. If you have to make a choice, Los Angeles is undoubtedly better. You know that Tucson is far less than Los Angeles. The medical treatment here is more developed, and the environment is close to the sea. Arizona is too dry and suitable for joint treatment. Yan. And you know, Arizona has always been unfriendly to immigrants, but Los Angeles has no such problem at all. This is the most open city in the United States. When you come here, your family and you will be very happy and satisfied, not to mention The University of Southern California will provide you with more generous scholarships. These are all you need."
By the time Leon finished speaking, Bynum had changed from a shaky look to a compromise. He raised his head and looked at the ceiling as if he was struggling, but Leon knew that this guy had already moved. The only difference was Pushing him to complete the last step-to terminate the contract with Arizona, which seems to be a bit difficult for a kid like Bynum, but for Henry Bibby, helping him to complete this step is too easy.
In this way, Leon settled Bynum in a few words. Obviously, it was not a waste of time to travel around the United States for more than a year. Players like Bynum and Leon have come into contact with countless, especially black players. With similar growth backgrounds, single-parent families or slums, growing up in areas where violence and drugs are breeding, there is a good mother who loves them and gives everything for them. No matter what they play for, one thing is certain, and that is to give back to their mothers and their families.
　　 Leon cleverly used this, and he didn't lie. Bynum playing in Arizona is really not a good choice.
Bibby is extremely grateful for Leon’s help. He is fortunate to have met such a shrewd scout to help him as a lobbyist, and he is also amazed by Leon’s amazing observation and outstanding eloquence. When he first met Leon, he I thought this was a guy who was not good at words. He was hoping to use Leon's Boston scout to bluff Bynum, and then rely on his own words to convince Bynum. He didn't expect that he didn't play any role at all. .
In the next few days, the Arizona Wildcats began their formal training. Leon also joined the team as an assistant coach. Bibby did not use any tricks to embarrass Leon, but instead guided Leon as a college head coach. What a head coach should do.
Compared with the head coach of the NBA, the head coach of the college basketball team will focus more on basketball itself~EbookFREE.me~ So Bibby is not a good lobbyist, he can't even convince his own son, but he He is a good coach with a complete and rich experience in coaching. He knows every detail of commanding the team, training players, and scheduling training plans. Every morning from entering the training hall to convene players for pre-training meetings, Bibby began to let Leon pay attention to how the coach arranges training plans for the players, and during the training he let Leon be responsible for guiding the players' group practice. Although the training of the college team has many basic items, it also has very complicated tactical exercises. For Leon, who has not been in contact with tactics for a long time, this is a big challenge.
　　 Time flies quickly. Leon's life as an intern teaching assistant at the University of Southern California has passed for a week. Because of the foundation of working in the Celtics, Leon can get started very quickly. Bibby was amazed by his learning ability. In just one day, he remembered the name, nickname, position and technical characteristics of every player on the team. By the seventh day Leon could organize a small confrontation in a decent way. Trained.
　　On the eighth morning, Bill Sharman appeared in the parking lot near the Memorial Stadium again in his car. He did not come alone, but brought another gray-haired old man. Leon saw the two at the entrance of the stadium. Sharman waved towards Leon and shouted: "Boy, I'm here with the acceptance officer sent by Arnold."
　　 Leon recognized that the old man who came with Sharman was the assistant coach of the Lakers, and the old coach Tex Winter who became famous for his triangle offense. What Leon didn’t know was that Winter was also a graduate of the University of Southern California. He was a senior of Sharman. It was here that he experienced the mystery of the triangle offense for the first time~EbookFREE.me~ Welcome friends to visit and read. , The latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at ~EbookFREE.me~ mobile phone users, please go to read.