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"Hello, is this Coach Paul Edison?" The voice on the phone was unpleasant, sometimes hoarse and sometimes sharp, and even voiceless. Edison quickly judged that the person on the other end of the phone should be someone who was in the process of changing his voice.
Boy, and he is very timid now.
Edison likes young people very much. Although he himself has not thought about the reasons for this feeling, it is probably because young people are more innocent. They don't hide anything, and he doesn't have to hide anything in front of them, so he is more relaxed.
"Hello, I'm Paul Edison, who are you?" Edison heard that the person opposite was a little scared, so he deliberately made his voice more approachable and mellow. At the same time, out of the inertia of making such a sound, Edison's
There was also a peaceful expression on his face.
It has to be said that with Edison's current appearance and this expression, he looked very much like a comrade who was about to say "Brother loves you". Rachel looked at him with a chill.
"Hello, Coach Edison, I am DeMarcus Cousins. I once attended your training camp in Columbus, and you gave me a signed photo of you. You also said..." Cousins confirmed that it was Edison.
After answering the call, he became obviously excited. However, he was worried that Edison would not remember who he was, so he began to describe in detail his initial contact with Edison in the training camp.
"You will be the best post player in the NBA in the future. I know who you are, and I remember you." Edison can be said to have a deep memory of this name. After all, this guy will later be regarded as a legendary figure in the league.
"Really? Do you really remember me?..." The eldest cousin was still a child at this time. Not only was her character immature, but she also had mental problems. When she heard that Edison still remembered her, she was very excited, and then she started talking.
He said some rubbish things. For example, Ergou thought he was bragging next door. It was impossible for Edison to say that he was the best player in the league in the future, so the two had a fight.
Edison listened patiently for 2 minutes, but found that Cousins had no tendency to stop, and instead went further and further away, so he interrupted his recollection, "DeMarcus, what happened to you calling me today?"
?It’s not just to tell me that you had a fight with your neighbor.”
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Coach Edison. I called you today mainly to ask for your help."
"Let me tell you. As long as it's not too much, I will definitely help you."
"That's right, I'm not studying now."
Cousins' first official words startled Edison.
"What happened? Were you expelled from school?" Edison thought this was very possible. Cousins had a strong record, and being expelled for fighting was reasonable under any ideology.
"No, because..."
After some explanations from Cousins, Edison finally figured out what happened. It turned out that Cousins' basketball talent gradually emerged and he became a well-known player among high school students in Alabama. Therefore, Alabama
A high school in the state that attaches great importance to sports plans to admit him and offers many favorable conditions.
Although Cousins did not grow up in a single-parent family in the slums like Iverson, his family situation was not particularly good. His father was a blue-collar worker in the Motor City, his mother was a nurse, and he also had a child.
A younger brother and three younger sisters. So his parents decided to accept the high school's offer and let him transfer there to continue Cousins' studies and basketball career.
However, the coach of that school may have been driven to the wall by the pressure of performance. In addition to Cousins, he also hooked up with two high-profile high school players in Lingai. As a result, the public was outraged, and the relevant schools changed the test.
The school Cousins planned to go to went to court. Subsequently, because it violated state legislation, the admission qualification was invalid, and the transfer of Cousins and two other players was unsuccessful.
But before that, Cousins was suspended from basketball for a short time because of a physical conflict with a baseball coach and bus driver at Erwin High School in Birmingham, his alma mater. Everyone was very unhappy and Cousins did not plan to return to his original high school.
He couldn't go to the new school, but he didn't want to go to the old school, so Cousins magically dropped out of school. Of course, he was only temporarily out of school.
Naturally, Cousins’ parents wouldn’t let him just waste away at home, so they urgently contacted him a new school - Leflore High School. The conditions offered by Leflore High School were also very good, basically including food, accommodation and tuition.
Kind of, but this school doesn't have any particularly outstanding historical achievements in basketball, so it can only be considered average.
Cousins originally went to this high school and became the core there, and also led the team to the Alabama Class 6a semifinals. However, he lost to future University of Kentucky teammate Eric Bly 52-39 in the end.
Parker High School led by Suo. In that game, Cousins made only 2 of 12 shots and was ejected due to a technical foul 4 minutes before the game. Cousins himself also missed out on winning the state basketball player due to his unsatisfactory performance in the key game.
Opportunity.
But the breeze fluttering by Edison's butterfly has changed history. Just because of the sentence "You will be the best player in the NBA in the future", Cousins is now beginning to be dissatisfied with Leflore High School. He hopes to go to a more professional school.
, so that it is more likely to grow into Edison's positioning for him.
But given Cousins' family situation, it is difficult for them to get access to higher-level institutions, and his parents don't have time to do this for him. They have four other children to raise. So they are on the edge of despair.
Cousins recalled Edison's original promise to "call me if you have anything to do" and dialed Edison's phone number.
This matter is easy to handle, but also very difficult to handle.
It's said to be easy to handle. With Edison's current status and a letter of recommendation, I believe Cousins has become the target of many famous high schools. But it is difficult to handle because the league clearly stipulates that no team can contact current college students and college students.
No players have been officially identified for the draft.
For example, in 2007, the Celtics were fined $30,000 by the league for violating league regulations by privately contacting the family of University of Texas player Kevin Durant, who was likely to be the No. 1 pick.
Durant's mother was sitting next to him, and this move obviously involved illegal operations. In addition to the Celtics that year, the Bobcats and Warriors were also fined $15,000 each for having private contact with Durant and George Oden.
Although Edison is known as Stern's godson, even if he is his biological son, Stern cannot turn a blind eye to this kind of behavior that may lead to the order of the coaching league. If Edison is let go today, then other teams will follow suit and draft.
It remains to be seen what will happen to the conference, and the NBA will definitely not get any good results. So even if his most respected Edison did such a thing, Stern would never show mercy.
So Edison took the phone and fell silent.
Cousins is not a fool, he is very smart and sensitive. He quickly noticed Edison's anomaly, and then said with helplessness and even disappointment, "Coach Edison, what's wrong? Don't you think you can't help me find a good school?"
High school?”
As soon as Cousins said these words, a flash of lightning flashed in Edison's mind, "Wait a minute, he's talking about high school, not college, which means it doesn't violate the rules of the league. If I can be concealed
As long as it’s not too exaggerated, no one will care about it.”
The more Edison thought about it, the more it made sense. Then he admired his own wisdom and laughed proudly again.
"DeMarcus, please tell me your home phone number, and I'll have someone help you make arrangements. But many of those schools are boarding schools, so I'm afraid you have to leave your family."
"No problem, I'm not a child anymore. My home phone number is 123456, and then ask the neighborhood to call Uncle Wang from the corner canteen." Cousins was also very happy when he heard that Edison had a solution.
"Okay, I will ask someone to contact the school for you as soon as possible. By the way, you have to play hard and don't conflict with others. Try to enter the NBA as soon as possible. I will wait for you there. Okay, see you then.
"Edison said the last sentence earnestly, and then hung up the phone.
Cousins listened to the blind faith on the phone and said silently to himself, "I will enter the NBA early, but you must choose me to be on your team."
After hanging up the phone with Cousins, Edison began to think about which school it would be better to help Cousins find. Soon he thought of a well-known name-Oak Hill High School.
This high school in central Virginia is a legendary basketball school in the United States and No. 1 in the American high school basketball world. There are only 22 teachers in the school, but this does not affect their contribution to the NBA. The Oak Hill High School basketball team
The coach's name is Steve Smith. He has coached Oak High School for 24 years (as of the 2008-09 season). During this period, the team achieved a total of 756 wins and 44 losses, which is the best in the entire American high school basketball world. What is even more commendable is that
In the 1998-99, 00-01, and 03-04 seasons, they remained undefeated throughout the season. From the 1998-99 season to the present, they have only lost more than 3 games in one season. As of 2010, they have provided nba players including nba
Scoring champion Durant, as well as Anthony, Stephen Jackson, Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson, Michael Beasley and many other real names
Powerful players.
The Magic's Josh Smith and Rondo were also trained by this school. Seeing that it was still not too late, Edison called Josh and then got the phone number of Oak Hill head coach Steve Smith.
After some communication, Coach Smith was also very interested in the players highly recommended by popular coaches in the league, and said that if Cousins could pass the entrance exam, he would help him clear his joints and let him transfer to another school.
After settling Oak Hill High School, Edison immediately asked his assistant Wang Ziqiang to fly to Alabama to contact Cousins' family and help him transfer to another school.
Wang Ziqiang was extremely efficient. After a few days, he told Edison that everything had been settled and his eldest cousin had successfully become a member of Oak Hill High School.
After learning the news, Edison couldn't help but think, "Training with those extremely talented players, Cousins' mind may be more mature than in history."
After finishing some messy things, the Magic sat in Orlando and began to meet the challenges of heroes from all walks of life.
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