Under the training of Divac, Angel, Asarkin and Morris made progress. Because of this, the Iowa State University Tornado has become an alternative in the entire league. Now there are not many teams who will play around the center. This is an era where guards and small forwards are rampant. The center is about to become an elimination product of modern fast-paced basketball. The Ba league has disappeared.

Whether you admit it or not, the greatest legendary center in the nBa league, Hakeim Olajuwon, once said, "Center? Does that kind of thing still exist now?"

Arenzo Mo Ning's center coach also acknowledged the decline of the center.

However, Iowa State University is such a maverick team, which attacks around the center with a stance. In this era of decline, only the Tornado team still holds the glory of the center. Those who win the inside will win the world, which is still Ricard's creed to win.

Divac's training became more and more in-depth, and even began to personally demonstrate small moves and foul skills. He also gave each of his three men a USB flash drive and told them to study the contents in them carefully.

Anjie thought there would be some detailed demonstrations on the U disk about footsteps and technical work, but when he opened the video to prepare for learning, he was stunned by the content of the video.

The screen is a collection of Divac's bad things on the court, and his methods are extremely useless. Fake drops, dark elbows, pulling, trash talk, and small actions are simply the complete record of his dirtiest face. And in this video, Divac actually asked his disciples to study it carefully.

The next day, Divac asked Angel what they thought and gained from last night's video tutorial, and the three of them couldn't speak. Even Morris, who was the most insecure on the basketball court, felt that the actions in the video were simply so bad.

"I'm not kidding. These things really need you to learn well. There is no good Mr. in this league or even nBa. Whether your name can be remembered does not depend on whether you play in a standardized and honest manner, but whether you can become the final winner. John Stockton can be said to be the dirtiest player in the nBa league, but people not only do not hate him, but instead set up a statue for him outside the Salt Lake City Arena. This is the world of basketball, do you understand? As long as you can win, others will not care about what kind of means you use." Divac said seriously.

So, in addition to their usual training, Angel and Morris also spent a lot of energy on doing bad things. But Asarkin's personality made him unable to agree with this view, so he became the only center under Divac who did not become a demon.

With a play style that is incompatible with this era, the Tornado continues to go to March Crazy.

On February yi, the Iowa State University Tornados vs. The Tornados Horned Frogs. The Horned Frogs are also the team that has always been at the bottom of the league. For the current Tornados, this opponent is simply unbeatable.

Anjie's swing was very stable. In this game, he scored yi7 points and yi2 rebounds. Morris and Taylor also scored yi5 points and yi7 points respectively. The Horned Frogs were completely unable to resist the three-player teamed up tacitly, and the Tornado finally defeated his opponent 53-72.

On February 8, the unstoppable Tornado team, which had won five consecutive victories, swallowed the first game loss since the start of the regular season. Their opponent, Texas University of Science and Technology, was not strong in strength, but the performance of the Tornado team on the court was like sleepwalking.

Their active running, complex and tacit pick-and-roll off-ball and stable shooting percentage all disappeared without a trace in this game.

"When are you no longer satisfied with winning! When are you qualified to despise and laugh at your opponent!" Ricard roared loudly in the locker room during the halftime break, and everyone felt Ricard's anger.

Although the players of the Tornado team were awakened by scolding and chased in the second half, the head coach of the Red Killers was also an expert in psychological adjustment. The confident Red Killers became more and more brave, and the audience also saw a wonderful game with anxious scores in the second half. But before the final whistle sounded, the Red Killers finally defended their advantage. 68 to 72, Iowa State University defeated Texas by a quarter-point difference.

When you win, everyone will praise you to heaven. But once you fail, those who are still holding you just now will cruelly abandon you and then stamp your body a few feet.

"Will the Ba team play around the center? This is the trend of the modern basketball show, and Coach Ricard's backward basketball idea will definitely cost him the price. Yi started to win five consecutive games because his opponents didn't understand the Tornado team. Once the opponent studied the Tornado team's playing style, the Tornado team would still be as unbearable as before." This is the part of an article written by a commentator in a newspaper after the Tornado team lost. You should know that two weeks ago he was praising how wise Coach Ricard was and how promising Anjie was. It is no wonder that most coaches affectionately call the commentators "idiots who don't know bullshit."

Wu Hua is one of the few reporters standing on the side of the Tornado team. Not only because there are Chinese players in the Tornado team, but he feels that the defeat in the game does not mean anything. After many interviews and observations, Wu Hua knows that Coach Ricard and his players will not be just a flash in the pan. This group of people really has a heart that desires victory and is willing to work hard for it.

A week later, the Tornado finally had no games. To be precise, there were no games in the entire NCAA league, because it was February 25, Christmas. In the West, this is a festival that can be compared with the Chinese Spring Festival, so all schools have also started to have holidays.

During the Christmas holiday for a week, Anjie's mother also thought about asking her son to come home for a few days to rest. Anjie also wanted to go back to his country very much. She had not seen her parents for more than three months, had not been able to return to the room she knew, and had not breathed the air of her motherland. In addition to talking to her parents and friends, Anjie had not told others for a long time.

"If you miss home, come back. You can go back home and leave after New Year's Day." My mother's tone on the other side of the phone showed infinite longing.

"No, it's not easy for you to send me to study here. We can save as much as $2,000." More than $2,000 is almost the net income of an ordinary Chinese family who doesn't eat or drink the whole month, and some families can't even reach this number.

"Oh, don't worry about this. If you want to come back, you don't have to worry about this."

But An Jie is not a child after all, and he should always consider the actual situation at home. An Jie also hopes that his parents can live comfortably in the country, and does not want them to increase the burden on their own expenses.

"Okay, mom, let's not talk about it anymore, let's start the video."

Christmas is also a festival for family reunion in the United States, so there are almost no people in the school. Anjie's teammates and roommates have also gone home to celebrate the festival, most of them are not natives in Ames.

Divac has also returned to China temporarily this week, and there are still many things waiting for him to deal with in his hometown. It is said that Divac has received an invitation from the Serbian government to be a humanitarian adviser in Serbia. The evil man who does everything evil on the court is a charitable humanitarian in his life.

Ricard also invited Anjie to spend Christmas at his home. Anjie originally wanted to agree, but when he learned that Ricard had no children, he didn't want to disturb the sweet night between the coach and his wife.

In this way, after a short video call with his parents, only Anjie was left in the dormitory. Since the team was on holiday, Anjie completed the content he needed to practice during the day, and Divac once again told him not to excessively damage his body, so Anjie didn't plan to stay in the basketball hall at night. It was better to go out and find a restaurant to comfort him, which was considered to be a Christmas himself. As for the nutritional recipe, let's put it aside today.

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Liao Wuyan on the streets of Ames City, which is a quiet small town. Nowadays, most people spend Christmas Eve at home, resulting in only a few sparse pedestrians on the street.

An Jie walked casually without a goal, but most restaurants have closed down these days, which made him feel a little disappointed. I don’t know how long he had walked under the snowy night sky, but An Jie suddenly found a restaurant that was still open. The appearance of this restaurant is ordinary and nothing special compared to the several adjacent stores. The name of this restaurant is even simpler, but this simple name completely attracted An Jie’s attention. The red light tube spelled three Chinese characters on the door of the restaurant: Chinese cuisine.

In the past few months since I came to the United States, Anjie has not eaten authentic Chinese food. With expectations, Anjie still pushed open the door to this slightly shabby restaurant.

Just as he pushed the door open, a girl in an apron rushed up from behind the bar and bowed to Anjie.

"Hello!" The girl said very poorly.

The girl in front of her has agile and green light blue eyes, a high nose bridge, a temporary white skin, and a smiling red lips. This girl is very special because you can find the facial features of Americans and Asians on her face at the same time.

"Sir, are you here to have a meal?" After the conversation, the girl was completely in English. It seems that her level is just about saying "Hello".

"right."

"Please here." The girl was still very polite.

"Hehe, what do you need?" At this time, the woman brought a glass of water and placed it on the table, and handed An Jie a big menu.

Anjie opened the menu and the dishes in it were all named and English. Anjie didn't know what to order, so he casually pointed it on the menu. "Just let it go."

"Strange fried rice, wait for sir, the rice will be ready soon."

While the woman was cooking, Anjie turned around and looked at the restaurant. Apart from the menu and signboard, there was nothing like Chinese-style here. In a short while, the woman walked out of the kitchen with a plate of rice.

"Please use your Strange Fried Rice slowly, sir."

An Jie gave a big mouthful of rice in his mouth with a spoon, but he almost spit it out after chewing it for a few bites. This is the strange fried rice from somewhere, it is obviously just the result of stir-frying with some leftover vegetables and messy dishes. Even if it is not a regular Chinese food, it is not so unpalatable. Such things are simply smearing Chinese food. An Jie was a little angry. He came out to find something for Christmas, but found such a plate of things. He put the money on the table and prepared to leave the restaurant.

"Sir, where are you going??" The waitress screamed in panic when she saw An Jie ready to leave.

"I've put the money on the table." The decoration is so careless, maybe I shouldn't have hope for this restaurant at the beginning.

"But your meal hasn't been finished yet." The waitress pointed innocently at the steaming fried rice on the table.

"Tell your chef, don't fool people with such things in the future. I am a real Chinese, but even I can't get used to the unique taste of your store." An Jie was so angry that he couldn't come across, but he couldn't be too lazy to be tempted by a little girl, so he could only express his dissatisfaction implicitly.

"You mean, this plate of rice is not delicious?" The girl changed her attitude and began to be polite. She stared at An Jie with big blue eyes.

Oh, I complain about the service, but I am not happy?

"Why are you so angry? I just asked you to convey my true opinion to the chef."

"What kind of chefs don't cook? I'm fried this plate of rice! It's so hateful that you criticize me for stir-frying!" The girl now seemed to be a guest, and An Jie was the waiter who made the mistake.

"It's simply unreasonable!" An Jie didn't want to continue to entangle with a little girl, so he opened the door and prepared to turn around and leave directly.

Just when An Jie just opened the door, a middle-aged man with a big beard suddenly walked in and almost collided with An Jie.

"Oh, I'm so sorry for this gentleman. The snow outside was too heavy. I didn't notice that someone broke in at the door." The bearded man apologized to An Jie repeatedly.

"Dad! Why do you apologize to him? This guy actually insulted my skills!"

"Dad?" An Jie's mind was completely confused.

"You go back to my room first." Looking at the bearded man's reaction, this girl probably did not do this for the first time to treat her customers.

The girl named Catherine walked up the stairs angrily, and then there was a heavy slamming of the door from the upper floor.

"I'm sorry, guest, since her mother left, this girl has become more and more willful. What did you just order? I promise to make the original Chinese flavor for you. Are you Chinese? The center of the Tornado team? If you come, order whatever dishes are free!" The bearded man always felt that the tall boy in front of him looked familiar. It turned out that he had seen him on TV.

"Yes, I am the center of the Tornado. Sir, do you like basketball too?" When it comes to basketball, Anjie immediately became excited.

"Of course, an old fan who is 20 years old!" The bearded man patted his chest confidently.

After that, the bearded man warmly treated An Jie, and the taste of the dish was very authentic, just as the bearded man said. If he hadn't stuttered, An Jie wouldn't have believed that such a dish was from a foreigner. An Jie's Christmas Eve also became lively in the beautiful Chinese cuisine and the two of them. Two young men watched the live broadcast of the nBa Christmas War on TV until very late. However, for some reason, An Jie would always think of the willful girl lying in his room from time to time in his mind.
Chapter completed!