When pride still matters

Chapter 17 The only way
"Coach, is this?"

Selvan didn't want to hide this. He smiled lightly and said, "This, as you can see, is my resignation letter."

Yu Fei was not surprised. In fact, he understood anyone who wanted to leave KM.

Even if they just won the state championship, Selvan wouldn't hesitate if there was an opportunity to move to a higher platform.

Because KM is always KM, and it doesn't change because of a state championship.

"When did this happen?" Yu Fei asked.

"A few days ago, St. John's College found me. They want me to go there as an assistant coach." Selvan said with some excitement, "I have been waiting for such an opportunity!"

Yu Fei smiled sincerely; "Congratulations on escaping from prison, coach."

"Do you also think this is a prison?" Selvan looked at Yu Fei interestingly.He thought students like Yu Fei would have some sense of honor for their alma mater.

Kent Meridian High School is located on Dongshan Mountain, and Yu Fei’s home is at the foot of Dongshan Mountain. It is a matter of course for him to go to school here.

Unexpectedly, Yu Fei had the same view on KM.

"For everyone on the mountain, KM is a prison." Yu Fei said.

Selvan looked at the young man in front of him and couldn't help but remember that it only took one year for KM to transform from a mountain prison in Kent City to a city honors school.

And Yu Fei was the main promoter of this matter.

Without him, this wouldn't have happened.

Even Selvain's assistant job at St. John's College was due to the addition of Yu Fei, which allowed the Royals to enter the state championship and allowed him to enter the attention of college basketball.

But Selvan is not the only one who benefits?

The Royals have four players who have received full scholarships from the Division I league, and even assistant coach Quint DiMeo has attracted attention from college basketball.

Thinking of this, Selwan couldn't help but said to Fei: "Fu Lai, I have to thank you. Without you, I wouldn't have gotten this opportunity."

Yu Fei responded without hypocrisy, saying that he got this opportunity all because of Selvan's outstanding talent. He joked: "I'm very grateful. A pork chop rice is enough."

"Before I leave, I will treat you to a super double pork chop rice." Selvan smiled.

After walking out of Selvan's office, Yu Fei went to Dimeo and told him that he was going to participate in the ABCD training camp.

DiMeo is excited about it, "This is a great opportunity, and if you're going to enter the draft this year, this is your ultimate test before you make that decision."

Kevin Garnett became famous in the ABCD training camp, Kobe Bryant defeated everyone in the training camp, and Tracy McGrady, who was originally unknown, was not ranked in the training camp from an independent applicant. The bastards of No. [-] have become the No. [-] high school students in training camp, including Lamar Odom and Darius Miles.
All the famous high school basketball talents in the past six years have left their footprints in the ABCD training camp.

Dimeo's problem is that he wants to go together, but the person in charge of ABCD only provides accommodation services for Yu Fei.

There are many high school students who take their followers to the training camp, especially the top high school students. They all have a bunch of followers, and the division of labor is clear. Some are responsible for enlivening the atmosphere, some are responsible for shooting highlight shots, and some are responsible for the players' business. Agent responsible for negotiating with sneaker companies.

Most high school students who have their own business agents plan to skip college and go directly to the draft.

"It doesn't matter. The training camp only lasts for four days anyway. We can definitely find a hotel." Yu Fei made up his mind.

Demeo began to prepare for this event.

It's still early, it's early February, and the ABCD training camp will be held in early March, so they have a month to customize the plan.

After confirming that Dimeo wanted to go with him, Yu Fei went to his mother to tell her about the matter.

Yu Fenglin was not surprised when he heard that Yu Fei was going to New Jersey next month to participate in a higher-level event than the Nike Regional Invitational Tournament.

"Since they invited you, then go." Yu Fenglin asked, "What do you need me to do?"

Yu Fei said shyly: "Well, Quint wants to go with me, but the person in charge there only entertains me, so we plan to find a hotel there."

Yu Fenglin understood that the brat wanted some funds.

"When does the training camp start?" "It starts on the [-]th of next month."

"Go and ask the person in charge about the exact venue." Yu Fenglin said, "I will help you find a safe hotel then."

Safe hotel.
Yu Fei wanted to know what an unsafe hotel looked like. Would someone put a sexy business card under the hotel door?

But since his mother wants to take care of this matter, Yu Fei has no reason to refuse, because adults must be better at choosing hotels than him. They are all people who have been there, you know.

Later, Yu Fei contacted Brandon Roy.

The moment Roy received the call, he heard the other end of the phone ask: "Hey, 2000 Washington State Mr. Basketball, do you have any plans for next month?"

"I plan to go to New Jersey to attend the ABCD training camp next month." Roy laughed. "What about you? What are your plans? Well, should I call you this, the 2001 Washington State Mr. Basketball?"

Since Roy was elected Mr. Basketball of Washington State last year, Yu Fei has been calling him this name.

But this year, Yu Fei's reputation has increased. What is certain is that Roy will not be elected Mr. Basketball of Washington State for two consecutive years.

"You know, no one knows this kind of so-called training camp better than me. I didn't want to go." Yu Fei said for a moment, "But there is no way. The training camp staff insisted on inviting me to go and made arrangements. My basic necessities, food, shelter, and transportation are too much for me to refuse.”

Roy's eyes widened: "Did they invite you?"

"Yeah, didn't they invite you?"

Roy was embarrassed.

He received the invitation last year. At that time, he was the most high-profile 11th grader in Washington State.

But this year, Yu Fei was in the limelight, almost taking away all the external appeal of Washington State's top high school students. Roy was also said by some scouts to be making slow progress. His high school ranking fell instead of rising. He was originally ranked among the top 70 in the United States. As a high school student, his name is no longer on the big list, and he is ranked among the top 80 and top 90 players in the country on the small list.

"So, you can go home with $1000 worth of Nike gear?" Roy successfully changed the subject.

"You know, no one knows the so-called brand-name basketball equipment better than me. I never care about these extraneous things."

"I care. If you don't want it, you can give it to me."

At the moment, Roy can't imagine that in the future he can own any brand of sports equipment as long as he wants.

"Okay, you can make your own choice when the time comes."

"That's a deal?"

"deal."

"I love you so much, Da Fei!" Roy said disgustingly, "Really, I am even willing to give you my honor of 2000 Washington State Mr. Basketball."

Yu Fei once again switched back to Qian Bian's tone: "You know, no one knows better than me."

At that time, Roy wanted to call him an idiot and hang up the phone, but for the sake of $1000 worth of Nike equipment, he not only endured it, but also laughed.

This is the only way for a precocious boy to transform into a man.

You must be able to be soft and hard, flexible and stretchable.

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"One of the reasons the Grizzlies were interested in trading Sharif Abdur-Rahim or Mike Bibby was that they needed another first-round pick. That's what they did in 1997 to acquire Otis Sawyer from the Detroit Pistons. The seeds were laid in the Pu trade. Because of that trade, the Grizzlies had the option to send away a top-18 pick this year. Vancouver would rather acquire other teams' draft picks by making trades and retaining its own. pick, the latter of which will undoubtedly be a lottery pick. If the Grizzlies don't complete the trade in 2001, they risk losing out on higher picks in the next two years: In 2002, Vancouver's Draft picks are only protected if they are within the top five picks, and in 2003 they were only protected if they were the first pick." --Sports Illustrated

"Kings guard Jason Williams is suspected of using racist language toward fans during the game." - Los Angeles Times

"Ideally, we would like Dikembe to finish his career with us," Eagles general manager Pete Babcock said. --"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"

Kobe Bryant has grown into a consummate team player and is viewed as a big reason why the Lakers win back-to-back NBA championships (if that ever happens). --"Associated Press"

"Good morning, Seattle. Washington state's best high school basketball players will head to New Jersey next month for ABCD training camp." - "Seattle Times"

(End of this chapter)