Bishop of the Devil

Just like the start date of universities in China, universities in the United States usually start on September 1st.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Richard asked Brownie to summon the players of the school team. He planned to meet first.

The NCAA team's training schedule has strict rules. In order not to affect the players' normal college study progress, the team cannot conduct training camps throughout September.

Although it is said that many schools will violate this rule and cannot hold training? Then let the players organize their own training, and at most the coach won’t show up...

But Richard had no intention of exploiting this loophole. In his opinion, there was no need at all.

The reason why he called the players together today was that he really just wanted to meet.

At four-thirty in the afternoon, Brownie had already gathered the players. He had not completed Raheem's task yet, so he was extremely attentive to other tasks assigned by Richard.

…

The school's basketball gym. As a famous basketball school, Purdue University's basketball gym is naturally quite large and can accommodate 14,000 people.

Although this scale is not impressive compared to NBA arenas, you must know that this is just a university arena. It is extremely amazing to have such a large scale!

A row of ten people stood in front of Richard.

At this moment, Richard's heart was full of pride. He looked at the lineup he had, three future All-Star players, and Brent Barry, the super dunk king and super three-point shooter. Even an NBA head coach couldn't help it. It's rare to have the opportunity to coach a team with such a luxurious lineup!

"Jerome Green!"

"arrive!"

Richard received the list from Little Brownie and called the names one by one.

"Luke Mbah a Moute!"

"arrive!"

The first six players are all veteran players of the team, mostly former sophomores and juniors.

The next four people are Richard's harvest from this holiday...

"Brad Miller!"

"arrive!"

Richard responded and looked in the direction of Miller. He was indeed quite tall. He was the tallest among the ten people, with a typical height of seven feet inside.

However, Miller's somewhat restrained and shy expression made it impossible for Richard to associate with the evil Miller in his impression.

But when I think about what coaches and the media said about Miller in his previous life, as a bad guy on the court and a simple and gentle man off the court, his current restraint and shyness can be explained clearly.

"Ben Wallace!"

"arrive!"

The majestic and powerful voice, like muffled thunder, resounded throughout the basketball hall, attracting the attention of other players.

Richard smiled, that's what it tastes like, The Big Beast!

"Brent Barry!"

"arrive!"

Barry, a senior, obviously looked much more stable than Miller and Ben. He looked at Richard with a confident look on his face.

Richard smiled and nodded at the minibus...

"Allen Iverson!"

"arrive……"

The voice was not loud. If Richard hadn't looked over, other players probably wouldn't have noticed this little man...

Shortness was Richard's first impression of Iverson.

In fact, there have always been different opinions about Iverson's height. The official height is 1.83 meters, but Richard is sure that Iverson is definitely less than 1.8 meters tall. At least at this time, he is definitely not 1.8 meters tall. …

Because Richard himself is 1.8 meters tall, it is visually estimated that Iverson may be a little shorter than him...

Richard immediately turned his attention back to Ben...

"Good guy, I solved two historical unsolved cases today. Iverson is less than 1.8 meters tall, and Ben is exactly 2 meters tall..." Richard thought with a smile in his heart.

The reason why Ben's height can be determined is because Brent Barry standing next to him is 201 centimeters tall, and Ben is almost as tall as Barry...

…

As for Iverson's second impression on Richard, it was "mourning"...

It feels like this kid doesn't care about any world in the world. He always looks like he wants to go to hell. His face is full of hopelessness, as if what happens around him has nothing to do with him...

However, Richard, who is familiar with Iverson's temperament, doesn't care. This is actually what makes Iverson attractive.

…

All ten people's names have been called. The number is a bit small, but Richard thinks it is enough.

NCAA teams do not have strict restrictions on the number of team members like the NBA, but the number of players is generally around twelve to fifteen. If there are only ten players, it is not a violation of the rules.

In essence, the NCAA basketball team is no different from other clubs in the university. The basketball team can also recruit an unlimited number of members, but most of the members are just soybeans and do not have scholarships.

Just like those drama clubs and dance clubs, those who can perform on stage in the end must be the best in the club...

And the ten people in front of Richard are the best, the best with full scholarships...

After clearing his throat, Richard opened his mouth and spoke slowly.

"First of all, on behalf of Purdue University, I would like to congratulate four new players on joining the Boilermakers!"

"The Boilermakers have an extremely glorious team history. I'm afraid you have seen it before entering the school. Tell me, what do you think?"

Brent Barry was the first to stand up, and it seemed that he was prepared...

"Coach Li, our team has won one national championship in the history of our team, two Final Fours, countless Elite Eights and Sweet Sixteens, and we got a spot in the Sweet Sixteen last season! "

Richard nodded. Originally, he was a little worried that Xiaoli would cause some nonsense because of his status as the son of a famous celebrity. But now he was relieved. Xiaoli's tutor was quite good...

"Yes, you are right. The reason why Purdue University is a famous basketball school is precisely because of its glorious team history!"

"But, I wonder if you have noticed how long it has been since we won the championship!"

"The only championship in team history was in 1932, more than 60 years ago!"

Over sixty years, more than half a century, when Richard said these words, he clearly felt the weight of Purdue University's team history!

"And in the next two years, or even this season, I will lead you to re-experience the feeling of winning more than 60 years ago!"

Richard's words were a bit plain, not like those passionate coaches who roared out these words.

Because he knew very well that if he said it now, no one would believe it!

Have all the big dogs gone to the draft? Do you still want to win the championship? !

We didn't recruit any decent new players, so the only gain in the whole new season was probably the transfer of Xiaobali!

Under such circumstances, making bold claims about winning the championship is tantamount to wishful thinking!

…

Sure enough, after hearing Richard's words, Old Philip, who was not far away, deliberately reminded Richard that the current situation of the team, let alone winning the championship, would be good if it could break out of the Big Ten Conference...

But considering that doing so would damage Richard's authority as head coach, Philippe Sr. simply kept silent.

All the players looked at each other, winning the championship? This goal can be a bit scary...

You must know that last season with strong troops and horses, it was only the Sweet Sixteen. If Richard still sets the goal of this season at the Sweet Sixteen, they might be able to accept it...

"Coach, we..." Jerome Green, the old man in the team, wanted to speak.

"Huh? What happened to us?" Richard frowned and looked over...

"The remaining old players we have are all very capable..."

"And the four new people who have joined have little experience..."

"Our strength, I'm afraid..."

Although Green was hesitant, the meaning behind his words was clear, that is, the remaining old players are generally not strong, the newcomers are inexperienced, and have no hope of winning...