The three-day fan feedback activity sounds very fulfilling, but in fact there are not many practical activities. It just gathers the children who come to participate in training every morning, and then follows the Magic players to do various basic training. In the afternoon,
These children are divided into several groups by age group, and several Magic players will lead them to do various special trainings. In the evening, there will be various entertainment activities and fan meetings, and fans can find their favorite players to sign autographs for themselves.
Of course, the reputation of each player can be seen at this time. As the MVP last season, Nash naturally had the most fans, and his table was always crowded with people. And Howard and Josh Smith often performed various wonderful performances.
His dunks and alley-oops naturally had a lot of enthusiasm. Although Hardaway and Hill are no longer what they used to be due to injuries, their popularity is still there and they still have many followers. Martin because of the playoffs last season
With his outstanding performance, he is also regarded as a future star, and he is white (at least visually speaking), so many white fans will gather around him.
Other players are in a worse situation. Although Brand has strength, his reputation is not good and his appearance is not pleasing to the eye, so no one except a few academic fans cares about him. Varejao is also in a miserable situation, that is,
Occasionally, one or two people would come and ask him to sign the "Actor's Self-cultivation". What was even worse was the rookie trio of Roy, Rondo, and David Lee. Basically no one paid attention to them. Later, the three of them simply
The tables were put together and a rookie signed three consecutive times, but the effect was mediocre.
The most lively place in the whole place was Edison's autograph booth. It was really crowded on three floors inside and three outside, and most of them were women, which made other players envious. But Edison inside was very unhappy. They agreed to meet with Orlando Magic fans.
Yes, but this group of people came to ask for autographs with their own music CDs. Finally, after a long time, a female fan came to him. At first, Edison thought that she was just like the previous group of people, but he didn’t expect that this sister was doing it.
Seriously, she asked Edison to sign his Magic uniform. When Edison saw that it was the No. 0 uniform he wore in the promotional video, he felt very happy and became very excited.
After signing his name in English, he added the four Chinese characters "come here for a visit" on his chest.
But later on, this sister joined the Edison Death Group, which was extremely treacherous.
Edison did not participate too much in the first two days of daytime training activities, because this kind of activity was mainly tactile. He might have overshadowed what he was doing as a coach. But on the last day, something very interesting happened in the gym.
Something happened, so he decided to go to the crowd and feel it.
Several NCAA players from the University of Florida also came to the Waterhouse Center this afternoon, and they proposed a bullfight with Magic players.
As the saying goes, those who watch the excitement are not afraid of big troubles. Originally, this matter had not yet happened, but it was quickly spread by a group of onlookers, and then a bunch of people gathered around.
The Magic players saw that they had no choice but to play with them. So after getting Nelson's permission, several young people led by Howard came to the sidelines to warm up.
And this incident soon reached Edison's ears. Edison also found this incident very interesting, "There are actually people playing in the gym," so he also felt that there was something in the competition hall.
When he came here, he was surprised to see a few people across from him. He basically knew them all. Horford, Brewer, Noah, and El Thornton were all figures who later established themselves in the NBA.
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However, ba is separated by a mountain. Howard and others who have adapted to the NBA are obviously much more confrontational when they play against these students. As a result, after a few rounds, the Magic players clearly have the upper hand. Although the fans below are still watching.
It was very flavorful, but Edison found it boring...
Edison originally planned to leave, but he was discovered by someone and could not escape, so he could only return to the stadium and follow the young fans to do various activities.
As mentioned before, the afternoon activities are divided into age groups. Edison is not particularly patient with children, so he chose a relatively older age group of 13-15 years old.
But soon Edison discovered that one of the children was obviously different from the others. This child was about 190cm tall, with a large frame, but was very thin and didn't have much meat on his body. Edison started to feel strange, so he went over to ask him.
"Are you sure you are in this group? The children here are all under 16 years old."
The child opposite nodded, and then replied, "I'm almost 15 years old." Probably because he was in the voice-changing period, the child's voice was weird, deep but with a bit of a tingle.
"Oh," Edison looked up at the child and nodded. Then he was about to turn around and lead everyone to do some exercise, but suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind. He felt that the child looked very familiar, so he turned around and went again.
Look at this child.
Edison's sudden move startled the child. He thought he had done something wrong again, so he clenched his fists tightly.
Edison did not notice the child's unusual behavior and still stared at the child's face. Slowly, a face in his memory and the person in front of him gradually overlapped. "It turned out to be him. I didn't expect the world to be so small."
"Edison thought to himself.
"Why do you always look at me?"
Only then did Edison notice the child's unusual state. He was like an angry bull, with eyes wide open and fists clenched, as if he might charge towards Edison at any time.
"It seems right, it should be him." Edison was now more sure of his guess.
"No, I think your figure is really good for playing basketball. You were born to play basketball."
"Really? Many people are saying this now, but I still prefer football." The child immediately let down his guard and began to express his feelings, extremely childish.
"Believe me, you will definitely be able to enter the NBA and become an excellent player in the future. You have amazing talent, but you must control your emotions, otherwise you will be sorry for the body God gave you."
"But I don't feel that my body is that good now. My current coach wants me to play in the post, but I'm too thin and I can't hit others. Many people shorter than me can squeeze out and score."
Edison looked at him and thought for a while, then said, "In this way, we will train with everyone first, and then we will talk after the training is over. Now let's not waste everyone's time. Do you think it's okay?"
"Listen to you."
So Edison took these children to do various sports. During this period, he kept thinking about the child and saw if he could lead him on the right path.
In the following activities, Edison discovered that it was just as he said. Although his height was obviously higher than those of his peers, his weight and strength were obviously insufficient. He was often knocked around by others and staggered around.
Edison looked at it and shook his head secretly, "I didn't expect that you would be here today. It seems that there is a reason why you became so fat."
To put it briefly, after performing various activities, Edison called the child aside and had a private conversation with him.
There are two versions of what happened next, and readers are free to choose according to their own preferences.
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Version one:
"You are not from Orlando, how come you come to our fan event?"
"I'm from Alabama, but I like your team very much. I like the wonderful dunks. Later I heard that you held fan activities on Columbus Day, so I asked my mother to bring me here."….
"So that's it. Let's continue the topic before the activity. I just looked at your performance in the activity. Do you know what your biggest problem is?"
The child lowered his head, "I'm too thin, and I always get knocked away." After saying this, the child suddenly raised his head again, and then said fiercely, "So I must gain weight in the future, so that those people will never stop."
You can’t hit me.”
Edison suddenly broke into a cold sweat after hearing this, "Uh, no need. Actually, although you are very thin now, your frame is broad, which means that you will definitely be very strong in the future, so you don't need to gain weight. On the contrary, you
Pay attention to losing weight and don't let yourself get too fat, which will be detrimental to your flexibility."
The child looked sideways at Edison, with a big question mark on his face.
"Believe me, I am the authority on this. I think your problem is not your physical talent, but your emotions. You get anxious too easily."
"No……"
"Look, you're anxious before I say anything. Whenever things don't develop as you expect, you'll always get angry subconsciously. This is a good thing, because it shows that you are motivated, but it can also easily cause you some problems.
unnecessary trouble."
"Maybe you are right. But what should I do?"
"It's actually very simple. Put more of your attention on basketball. Whenever you make a mistake, don't worry about why you made the mistake just now, but think about how to get the ball back, so that you don't have time to get angry.
.Actually, this is another problem for you. You are not focused enough and can’t put all your energy into basketball. This is bad and terrible.”
"But I think I've done a good job."
"It's not good enough, you can do better. Believe me, as long as you focus enough, you will be one of the greatest players in this league in the future, just like Michael. Don't you like to dunk?
You can dunk in any team's penalty area and they can't stop you."
"real?"
"of course it's true."
Then the two people talked a lot, and the child listened with longing as Edison planned his future.
In the end, the child's mother found the place and told Edison that they had to leave, otherwise they would not be able to catch the No. 2 bus, so the two ended their vision of the future.
"Can you give me a signed photo of all the Magic?"
"Of course, please wait a moment." Edison asked the staff to bring a large photo signed by everyone in the magic trick and handed it to the child.
The child looked at the photo and was very excited. He looked at it several times and then said, "There is no your signature here."
Edison smiled, took a pen and wrote his name on the back of the photo, and then added a sentence.
The child looked at it and said very strangely, "How do you know my name?"
"Because you are the future star of the NBA."
"Then can I join the Magic team in the future?"
"Of course, I hope very much. Of course, if you don't understand anything in the future, you can ask me."
"But I don't have your number."
Edison smiled and added his phone number after the photo, "Now you have it."
The child was very happy after hearing this, and then took the photo and left with his mother. A child of 200cm and a mother of about 180cm, this combination looks very strange.
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Version 2:
Readers are asked to come up with a plot based on their own common sense and ability to accept. It will end with the child deciding to enter the NBA and play for Edison when he grows up.
I personally prefer this version because the story is more believable and more documentary.
There is a sentence written on the back of the photo, "_s——paul·edison". Edison did not expect that his temporary love for talent would actually plant a seed in the child's heart. Later, this seed took root and sprouted, making Edison
He became a key member of the Edison dynasty.
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I have some personal matters tomorrow, so I may make a separate update.
