Chapter 6 [Arena Test]
Wang Jun thought for a while and asked, "If you fail the test, can you still introduce me to the job? I am very capable. Now I am working as a loader and unloader in the ice warehouse for an hour and fifteen dollars."
"Okay! Isn't it just a job? Congratulations, from now on, you will be a loader and unloader and sanitation worker at the largest campus supermarket of the University of Michigan. You have an hourly salary of twenty dollars. How about you, are you satisfied?"
"Two...twenty dollars?" Wang Jun was surrounded by a huge sense of happiness and couldn't believe it. "It's true, aren't you working in a restaurant? Why don't you work in a supermarket like this money?"
Abby rolled his eyes. "That supermarket is run by my home. What's the point of working at home? And the salary they paid me since childhood was nearly half less than that of regular employees in the store!"
“That’s a bit too much…”
She is beautiful and has a wealthy family. It turns out that she is a rich and beautiful woman who experiences life. Wang Jun is a little envious.
This is an opportunity, he really wants to seize it. But there is also a hidden danger. The beauty thought that his shooting skills were extremely accurate and he picked up a treasure. In fact, he was a fat man who had not played for two years. He wanted to test his strength. Can he pass the 10-minute bonus if he didn't shoot?
"What are you thinking? Why don't you talk anymore?" Abby acted very strongly and had a tomboyish personality.
She had already planned it and had to hold Wang Jun up no matter what she said. In her opinion, Wang Jun would definitely pass the test. Even if she was so accurate tonight, she would be a super pitcher in NCAA. And Wang Jun has great potential to dig, and every fat man is a potential stock.
"I have been working today and play basketball again at night. I'm too tired and a little distracted. I'm willing to go to the test with you." Wang Jun figured it out. He didn't want to regret missing this opportunity many years later.
Even if he fails the test, he is confident that he will become better. He has a training system. He doesn’t play basketball and just works in the supermarket, so he has to try it.
"I'm sure, Oye!" Abby shouted, clenched his fists.
"Abby, I have a question. Why do you care so much about the college team? Just because you are the team's deputy manager?" Wang Jun was very curious.
Abby smiled and said, "Of course not. The head coach of the Wolverines is my grandfather. His work was not going well last year and his hair turned a lot white. I want to help him. As long as he looks at you, he will communicate with the school. Of course, whether he succeeds depends on your strength and the ideas of the school leaders."
Abby was very clear about it, which is why she was very attentive to the team.
She was born in a basketball family, and her grandfather David is already 66 years old. He loves basketball and does not want to retire early. The Wolverines have been no longer a strong team in the NCAA since the Five Tigers era in Michigan. It was not until Carman played well that he had signs of rising.
When Carman was watched by NBA scouts, the school leaders expressed that they were not satisfied with the team's record. If they did not make any results this year, David's coaching position was also in danger. Abby hoped that his grandfather would succeed and retire himself in the future, rather than being fired by the school by the poor performance. If he was dismissed, the old man would definitely feel very uncomfortable.
It is not a problem for players to have no academic qualifications. American universities do not recognize this, and they always have lenient entry and strict exit. However, American sports special enrollment does not go to classes. They usually rely on finding people to write papers and replacing compulsory courses with other courses to ensure their grades and credits and meet the requirements of the NCAA committee. This is a hidden rule, and many universities are doing it, after all, they are still different from regular students.
As long as it is valuable, college people will find ways for the players.
Wang Jun sighed: "So that's it. So, you are a native of Ann Arbor."
"No, my parents live in Salt Lake City, Utah, and I used to be there. The university's media major is not good, so I chose the University of Michigan, and my grandfather has a look after it." Abby asked, "Do you have a phone number?"
"No."
"Then where do you live? Let's make an appointment to meet tomorrow." Abby smiled.
Wang Jun thought for a while and replied: "I'll take you back to your residence first. Can I meet you downstairs in your house tomorrow?"
"Okay, see you tomorrow at 9 o'clock. Don't be late, you must come."
"Don't worry, I'm never late."
Abby's apartment is on campus, with a very beautiful three-story building with walls full of crawling walls.
Wang Jun sighed and said, "It's great that college students live in such places."
"How is this possible? This is my grandfather's apartment. The school arranged it. It's not big, only two houses. Students usually share apartments and old buildings. Where do you live? Are you far from here?"
"It's not far, I just walked for half an hour." Wang Jun smiled bitterly, talking about the time they came by.
"I'm leaving, good night."
"Good night."
Wang Jun returned the same road, remembering the landmark building, which was very close to the library, and also passed the basketball hall on the way.
Because of his work commitment, he was extremely excited. The loading and unloading of supermarkets is easier than that of ice warehouses. His hourly salary is twenty US dollars, and if he is eight hours a day, he can earn about five thousand US dollars a month. He can earn 40,000 yuan a month in RMB! After working for one year, his sister has the tuition fee, and for two or three years, he has hope for treatment.
He was so happy that he started singing. "We ordinary people, I'm so happy tonight..."
“Fuckoff! Damnit!”
"Whatthe**! What's the ghost called in the middle of the night!"
A resident of the roadside apartment started to curse, and Wang Jun hurriedly shut up.
The next day, Wang Jun set the alarm clock, got up early, washed up in the public toilet, changed into clean sportswear, and arrived downstairs at 8:30. For him, this was an important interview and he dared not be late.
Abby had a good dream last night. He dreamed that his grandfather was very happy after seeing Wang Jun shoot. He also praised her and said that the team had hope this year.
She didn't have the habit of sleeping in. Wang Jun was going downstairs to prepare for breakfast. When she saw the other person, she smiled slightly.
"Yes, I came very early. My grandfather and I made an appointment with him at 9:30. Last night I went back to call him. He was very happy after hearing about you. Today he would definitely be shocked." Abby's eyes flashed, and he remembered Wang Jun's shooting performance last night.
Wang Jun is under a lot of pressure, so he will definitely not be able to do it. His remaining trump card now is a shooting training card, one-hour time limit, and I don’t know what the effect is.
"Have you had breakfast?" Abby asked.
"No." Wang Jun answered truthfully.
"Go to have breakfast first, I'll treat you."
"No, I'll ask..." Wang Jun blushed a little: "Thank you for helping me arrange the job."
Wang Jun dared not let Abby treat him to dinner. He had seen Abby's popularity. A beauty treats a fat man. I guess many people would want to compete with him.
The two went to the nearby restaurant and ordered brownies, sponge cakes, scrambled eggs, coffee, and a typical American breakfast that didn't cost much.
After eating, they went to the stadium together.
The basketball training ground has three courts in the horizontal and vertical indoors, and six movable basketball racks, which are very spacious. The University of Michigan is a famous sports school, and its facilities are among the top NCAA teams. The home court is used in the official game, which can accommodate nearly 10,000 people.
At 9:30, the 20-year-old man was already waiting in the stadium. Wang Jun suspected that Abby's family was impatient and had a tradition of a date early.
The old man is about 1.8 meters tall, thin but stands straight, not hunched at all, has a long face, ordinary appearance, and half white hair. His image is hard to remind people of a basketball coach, like an ordinary retired office worker. Wang Jun's pressure has been reduced a lot, and this man looks easy to talk to.
"I'm David Hornersek, the coach of the Wolverines. I'm very happy to see you, Wang Jun."
"Hello."
Wang Jun shook hands and felt that this person was even more amiable.
"So, let's start? I heard that you shoot well, but to become a basketball player, you can only shoot poorly and have enough athleticism." David smiled.
"How to test it?" Wang Jun shook his shoulders, full of energy. Although he worked a lot yesterday, his body was a little stiff.
"Test the most basic ones first, come with me."
They entered a small house on the sidelines and measured their height, weight, and wingspan. Wang Jun was 193CM tall, wingspan 203CM, and weighed 124.5 kg.
David smiled and said, "The arm span is very good. Your height can only be used on the outside, but it is the weight of the inside. You have to lose weight. You don't need to test it and you know that your fat content is seriously exceeding the standard."
Wang Jun said confidently: "I didn't pay much attention to my diet before, and I believe I will lose weight soon."
David nodded. He knew many successful examples of weight loss. I believe Wang Jun's words. "Let's go out and see your basic skills. Do you know how to run the ball cross-run?"
"Know."
Dribble cross-running, simple tests, and warm-up exercises that basketball players have to do every day. The cruel reality quickly staggered the grandfather and grandson.
Wang Jun hasn't trained basketball systematically for too long, and he is very unfamiliar with dribbling. He kicked the ball out after running less than one-third of the ball.
"Abby, this is too a layman, right? Are you sure he is a talented person when he shoots well?" David was so amused and crying.
"Maybe he was tired from working yesterday..." Abby sighed.
Then the speed was measured. Abby and Wang Jun arrived at the entrance of the stadium, holding a whistle in their mouths, holding a stopwatch, and said, "From here to the bottom line, you will run as soon as I blew the whistle."
"good."
Wang Jun felt that it was embarrassing just now, and was ready to try his best to leave a good impression on the coach. Although he was fat, he was not slow and his legs were very powerful.
As soon as Abby blew the whistle, Wang Jun rushed out and started in a standing manner. His explosive power was amazing and he quickly reached the maximum speed. A regular basketball court is not like a gymnasium. He has no chance to run a hundred meters. It mainly depends on the explosive power of the players. Acceleration is very important.
Abby was stunned. She thought Wang Jun had poor physical fitness, but the result was more potential than she thought. It would be good if an ordinary fat man could rush. At Wang Jun's speed, he would definitely keep up with the pace of the NCAA game.
It's so fierce. She sighed, and she felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment. Isn't this one of the "four monsters" of the stadium that people often call, and is it a flexibly fat man?
The ground in the arena was trembling. Watching Wang Jun run, there was a wonderful visual sense, both speeding up and lightning, and his feet were like lead, making him feel scary every step!
David was surprised. He noticed the shoes that Wang Jun was wearing and sighed: Flat jogging shoes, and the soles of the shoes looked very thin. It was easy to slip on the basketball court with wooden floors and was difficult to accelerate. So he was not running on the toes, but most of his feet were on the ground. He stepped on every step very hard, and it was very rare to have this speed.
Chapter completed!