Bishop of the Devil

Followed Richard to the office.

"How are you feeling lately?" After the door was closed, Richard sat on the chair and asked.

This question is really a bit unsatisfactory. Iverson must be feeling very hot recently. Otherwise, it would be impossible to score such high points in every game and also get so many honors in the Big Ten League!

But this is the only question that Richard can think of at the moment...

Richard is not the kind of person who is clumsy. On the contrary, his eloquence is quite good. But when facing Iverson, he didn't know what to say at all...

This is also the reason why Richard never communicated with Iverson privately after Iverson joined the Boilermakers!

Iverson's coldness is a bit repulsive.

"Coach, I feel very good lately..." Iverson stared at the water glass on Richard's table and replied calmly.

Richard sighed inwardly, this kind of cold scene was really embarrassing.

Generally speaking, when a coach communicates privately with his players, most of them will definitely give the players some pointers on the court. However, Iverson's style of play has been extremely mature and his skills have reached perfection. Richard really doesn't have much to offer. Pointing.

"Can you tell me about your future plans?"

After a while, Richard remembered his purpose of finding Iverson today and couldn't help but ask.

Iverson moved his eyes from the water glass to Richard's face.

"Coach, do you want to ask me if I will participate in the draft after this season?"

Richard nodded. Chatting with smart people saves effort. Iverson easily understood the meaning of Richard's words.

"Coach, I'm so grateful to you, as my mom said, you are my savior!"

"I am no less grateful to you than I am to Ben!"

Iverson was a little moved, with a rare hint of shyness on his face. It seemed that he was not used to saying such disgusting thanks.

Richard felt warm in his heart. It was really not easy to hear this unruly boy say such disgusting words. You must know that throughout Iverson's career, except for a coach who often knelt and licked him, But I never give any coach a good look...

"but……"

"Coach, I can't guarantee that I will stay on the team next season!"

"You know my situation very well. I need money to make my mother live a better life. If I am sure that I will enter the NBA as the top three picks, I think I may participate in the draft..."

After saying this, Iverson lowered his head, feeling very guilty for Richard.

When no school was willing to accept him, it was Richard who opened his arms and took Iverson under his command. Iverson was not a ruthless person. Judging from his later tattoo of "loyalty", he believed in loyalty.

If his family environment is very good, like that of the demigod Carter or the golden left-hand Reed, then he will probably play for Richard until he graduates from college.

But his current poor family situation forced him to take on the responsibility of supporting his family earlier.

Iverson lowered his head, not daring to look at Richard's face. He knew that he might face Richard's rage next!

As a rookie player, without watching any of Iverson's games, he directly gave Iverson the highest tactical status in the team and the most firing rights!

There is no doubt that this is cultivating Iverson according to the standards of the cornerstone of the team!

But now the cornerstone of the team has only played for one year and is about to leave the team. Any head coach will definitely not be able to accept this reality and will definitely be extremely angry!

This is like the NBA. The team has trained a rookie for four years and developed an All-Star player. But when it comes time to renew his contract, the guy runs away and joins another team. Are you saying the team is angry? gas……

Iverson knows this very well, and he is also a little uneasy at the moment...

In fact, if he was "smarter", he could have dealt with Richard at this moment and said something to reassure Richard...

For example, he will play for the Boilermakers until he graduates as a senior.

For example, it will bring two, three, and four championships to Purdue University...

But obviously Iverson is not such a person...

He has never been a hypocritical person, not before, not now, and definitely not in the future.

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"I'm sorry, coach, I let you down..." Seeing that Richard remained silent, Iverson couldn't help but feel nervous.

Richard tapped his fingertips on the table, "Aaron, raise your head!"

"There is an old Chinese saying that it is difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. There is another saying that filial piety comes first!"

"If you really go to participate in the draft in July, to be honest, I will only wish you the best. Although I have not been in contact with you for a long time, I know that you are a loyal player!"

"I think you are not wrong for giving up your loyalty to the team for your mother. You don't need to say sorry to me!"

"In fact, if it were me, I would definitely make the same choice as you!"

Richard's attitude was completely beyond Iverson's expectations. He raised his head, opened his eyes wide, and looked at Richard in disbelief!

Is it difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety? !

Is filial piety first among all good deeds? !

What a philosophical sentence. For a moment, Iverson's eyes were glazed over, as if he was thinking about the deeper meaning of these two sentences.

"Coach, thank you! Thank you for your understanding!"

"I like these two Chinese sentences so much. Can you write them down in Chinese characters and give them to me?" Iverson said with anticipation.

Richard smiled and nodded.

"Let's talk about this later. I will give you a gift later..."

"I just finished talking about your career plan. Do you want to hear my career plan?"

Iverson's eyes widened and he nodded quickly. He liked the atmosphere of chatting with Richard very much. He felt that Richard completely regarded him as a friend, not a junior or subordinate!

"I can probably guess the coach's plan. The target must be Coach K or Coach Wooden. You must want to become a successful head coach like them!"

"No, man, my plan is actually the same as yours, I will enter the NBA in a short time!" Richard said with a smile.

"What?!"

Iverson looked surprised. He didn't expect that Richard's goal was to enter the NBA? !

for money? ! It doesn’t seem to be the case. The top coaches in the NCAA will definitely not earn less than the NBA head coaches. For example, the old coach K mentioned by Iverson just now. His annual salary at Duke can now reach 7 to 8 million US dollars!

At the same time, in the NBA, the current salary of the top head coaches is only about 5 million US dollars, and most of them hover around 1 to 2 million in annual salary...

The difference is not that big...

Although there is an infinite gap between Richard and old K now, Iverson is very confident in Richard. He believes that in a few years, Richard will catch up with old K!

By then, Richard will also be able to get a high salary!

There is absolutely no need to take risks in the NBA, because there have been many examples of famous NCAA coaches falling in the NBA before.

For fame? ! In Iverson's view, this is even more impossible!

The NBA cannot be compared with the NCAA in terms of influence or number of fans, at least in this era. The praise enjoyed by the top coaches of the NCAA is much higher than that of the NBA!

For a moment, Iverson couldn't understand Richard.