The Way of the Center

Chapter 43 : Ricard’s “Good Luck”

After watching that movie with Catherine, the tense atmosphere of the game spread again. Finally, the two have made some progress, but now as the match day approaches, Anjie has to be unable to go out for several days. Rental houses, classrooms, gymnasiums, rental houses. In the past two days, Anjie’s life has been circulating infinitely between these three points, and the disappearance of several days has made Catherine a little bit unable to figure out the heart of this big boy.

Ricard’s first opponent to draw made him feel that he was really “good luck.” Although the Tornado team won in the end, he didn’t want to be so exciting every round.

Fortunately, when the name of the second opponent of the Cyclone March Madness Championship came to the surface, Ricard let out a big sigh.

St. Mary’s University, compared to the scary names, this opponent Calder is still acceptable. Of course, things like capsizing in the gutter happen in every round of the March Madness Championship, and Ricard doesn’t want his Cyclone team to fall into the gutter as soon as they are in the limelight.

Even if the opponent is not strong, the players still dare not relax. In a series of games, everything can happen.

When the game started, the Cyclone players were thankful that they were upright and did not underestimate their opponents. Because St. Mary’s University was not afraid to face the Whirlwind team that defeated Stanford University, they launched a fierce attack from the first second.

However, after training with Stanford University, the Tornado team seems to have a somewhat strong team momentum. Although the score could not be opened in the first half, the Cyclone players still controlled the rhythm on the court very well and played Cyclone basketball. Instead, it was St. Mary’s University, most of the time they were led by the Tornado team.

But March Madness is really the arena for college players to become famous. The Australian point guard Patty Mills of St. Mary’s University seized the opportunity to shine.

As a foreign player who came to the United States for the first time like An Jie, Mills did not lose the slightest when facing the veteran Mike Taylor. On the contrary, Taylor had a headache with Mills’ sharp offense.

However, Ricard only allowed Mills to shine for one half. After re-customizing the defensive strategy in the second half, Mills was uncomfortable with the overall defense of the Tornadoes, and the onslaught of St. Mary’s University finally stopped.

Ricard can figure out a way to limit Mills, but the head coach of St. Mary’s University may not necessarily think of a way to limit Anjie. After continuing his strong performance in the previous game, Anjie’s performance in this game remained stable. Whether it is offensive or defensive, Paul Philips always has the opportunity to praise Anjie.

In the end, the Cyclone team broke the illusion of the next round of popularization of St. Mary’s University with a stable performance. Mills scored 24 points and 6 assists throughout the game, but this was not enough for him to lead the team to victory.

63 to 75, the Iowa State University Cyclone team cleanly eliminated their opponents and took a big step forward with the identity of the dark horse.

Anjie scored 16 points and 13 rebounds in this game, and also had 7 assists. In this game, Ricard did not rely too much on Anjie, but defeated his opponent with the help of the cyclone team.

Although this match was won, the impact is far from comparable to the victory of the previous match. After the game came to the top 32, the wonderful duel became more. The obvious difference in strength between the Tornado and St. Mary’s University obviously did not attract too many people’s attention. With sparse reporters and a handful of reports, the Tornado team entered the sweet top 16 with a low-key attitude.

After entering the Sweet 16 round, the celebration party organized by Iowa State University for the Cyclone team also arrived as scheduled. But in the face of a group of school leaders in suits and shoes, everyone in the Tornado team couldn’t play. The party turned into a very formal dinner in the end. The players sat at the table properly and didn’t even dare to be too ugly to eat.

Busy An Jie did not forget the restaurant that made him linger, so he took a night to sit there. Beard clearly discovered that the boy and his daughter were no longer bickering as soon as they met, and their eyes were full of ambiguity. According to Big Beard’s life experience for so many years, this is about to happen!

“Sweet Sixteen, I didn’t expect it at the beginning.” Said the beard and sat beside An Jie.

“This name is really appropriate. The moment we were promoted, the whole team was happy.” An Jie recalled what it was like after the victory. Even if the opponent is not strong, the sense of joy is still wonderful.

“I think you are not only sweet for this matter.” The beard meditated in his heart.

“Hey, do you know why I cook Chinese food?” Suddenly, the beard turned off the topic.

“Yes, I was very curious since the first day I came here. The Chinese food you cook is very authentic, and people who have not lived in China can never do it.” An Jie also became interested in this topic.

“I disappointed you. I really haven’t lived in China. I haven’t even been to China.”

“What!?” An Jie was dumbfounded. How could this be possible?

“The reason why I can cook Chinese food is because Catherine and his mother are from China.” At this point, Bearded’s eyes became a little dull.

An Jie was so surprised that he was speechless this time. No wonder Catherine’s face also had some Asian characteristics. At first, An Jie thought it was an illusion caused by his own psychological effects. Now it seems that things are not simple.

Seeing that An Jie did not respond, the beard continued to speak for himself. “I first met Catherine’s mother in New York. On the stage of a bar, that woman sang me completely. When I was young, I was much crazier than you. I went there every day to watch her performance. At a bar, I rushed to the stage to sing a song with her at the instigation of a friend, and then we finally exchanged each other’s phone numbers.”

“The longer I have been with her, the more I can’t bear to leave her. Her Chinese cuisine is delicious, and I just have some talent in cooking. The two of us discussed opening a small Chinese restaurant out of town. , And then get married and have children…So, I learned all of my Chinese cuisine from her.”

“However, my family strongly opposed me marrying this Chinese girl of unknown origin. They said, if I dared to marry that woman, they would cut off all contact with me. I knew my family just wanted to scare me. I gave up this relationship, and I did my duty to find an American girl from a good family to live a stable life. But what they didn’t expect was that I proposed to her the next day and never returned to New York ever since. “Bearded has poured himself a glass of wine, and then asked An Jie to refill himself.

“After moving to Ames, our lives were very happy. The business was not good but we were not worried about survival. Soon after, Catherine came to this world. But maybe God punished me for abandoning my family. Catherine was only 6. When she was 10 years old, her mother died in a traffic accident. Unexpectedly, in this city, which is known as the safest city in the United States, we would lose our loved ones because of a traffic accident.” The beard found that he was a little misbehaving and immediately took control. Staying in the mood, ready to pick the key points.

“So, Catherine is now my only family and my only wealth. You said, if any boy is not good to her in the future, can I spare him?”

“No, of course not!” An Jie replied resolutely. There is something in the words of this big beard.

is a Chinese again. After seeing his daughter, he is going to repeat his old path. After the beard finished the last bit of wine in the glass, he suddenly relaxed a lot.

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Ricard has formulated 15 different tactics for different 15 teams in his own tactical manual. There are fewer and fewer opponents, and more and more targeted arrangements can be made. But even though he was ready, there were several opponents he didn’t want to meet.

But there is an old Chinese saying that goes well Whatever you are afraid of, Ricard’s “good luck” is back. After continuing to Stanford University, the Tornado team once again encountered a Pacific Ten League team. This opponent also defeated Stanford University and won the regular season championship. Yes, Ricard was drawn to UCLA.

11 times NCAA tournament championship, this result alone is enough to stop all teams.

One of the greatest centers in history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the greatest star in the history of the Trail Blazers, Bill Walton, the legendary Pacers star Reggie Miller, and the bearded captain Byron David S and Tvor Ariza, who is now emerging in the Los Angeles Lakers…stars who graduated from UCLA, can’t be counted until the next morning.

And this year UCLA’s lineup is even stronger. Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Darren Collison, Cameroon’s Prince Bhamote, UCLA’s four King Kongs are leading the team this year. Killing the Quartet seems to be waiting for the finals of the University of Memphis led by Derek Rose.

“Damn, I should really buy this lottery, maybe I can go to the NBA team to become a shareholder in just one night.” Ricard really admired his luck, and any strong team would let him. Ran into it.

But after complaining, you still have to fight if you encounter it. People have shortcomings, and teams have loopholes. Apart from research and training, the Tornado team has no other choice.

UCLA, these four letters are like a mountain that cannot be climbed, directly blocking the path of the whirlwind. A contest of great disparity is about to be staged Book friends are welcome to visit and read. The latest, fastest, and hottest serial works are all at mobile phone users, please visit.