Chapter 226: Farewell to Milan and invitation to the national team
"You want me to report to the national team?" Adrian frowned and looked at Ryan who suddenly came to visit: "When did this happen?"
"Coach Mike called me yesterday to inform me." Ryan said: "He very much hopes to invite you to join the national team, and he also said that you are the chief point guard in his mind."
Adrian has been having a great time in Milan these days. After a night of perfect indulgence and venting, Canalis has indeed found that wonderful feeling of being obsessed with Adrian, and Adrian is naturally also under the director's control.
In front of me, I gave a few words of advice for Canaris. As the subsequent scenes passed quickly, the director himself had no idea of deleting Canaris' scenes. The filming of the entire advertisement was successfully completed. Canaris
Liz has also retained her status as the leading actress in advertising.
The excited Canalis certainly did not forget that she wanted to repay Adrian well. In the days after the commercial shooting, Adrian was busy with various announcements during the day, and at night, he would appear in Canalis
In the villa, Canaris and Canalis indulged themselves wantonly.
As a result, Kim Kardashian was dissatisfied, saying that Adrian was too partial. This forced Adrian to spend more time with Kadaishan, and even bought her a pair of shoes worth 400,000 US dollars.
A diamond bracelet as an apology. This was the first time Adrian spent his money on buying luxury goods, but as expected, women have zero resistance to diamonds. That night Adrian tried it again on Kim Kardashian.
A taste of bliss.
And just when Adrian was living happily in Milan, Ryan's sudden arrival obviously disrupted the schedule Adrian had set for himself.
The words of Coach K relayed by Ryan made Adrian fall into deep thought. As for whether to join the national team, Adrian had not considered it before today. Generally speaking, big-name stars are not willing to join the national team. Originally, NBA
The schedule is very tight. Plus the playoffs can be a grind to death. If you have to play national team games after these games, not many players can bear it.
But Adrian's thinking about issues is somewhat different from that of ordinary NBA players. No matter how American he is in this life, from top to bottom, from inside to outside, he has nothing to do with the Chinese. He was born in the United States and grew up in the United States.
In the United States, Adrian, whose parents are both Americans, should of course be a pure American.
But there is still a little bit of obsession hidden in his heart, which is the memory of his previous life and something he can't let go of. Joining the national team means that he will compete with China in the 2008 Olympic Games. This really makes Adri
Ann hesitated a little.
"What do you think, Ryan." Adrian rubbed his eyebrows and asked Ryan the question: "Should I join the national team?"
"My judgment is that you should join." Ryan said without hesitation: "This will be of great benefit to your business value, and at this moment, if you refuse, it will be a bit troublesome."
As soon as Ryan said it, Adrian immediately understood. This was because of the results of the national team.
To say that the United States is really good at basketball, after all, the NBA is known as the highest palace of basketball in the world. Since FIBA revised the rules and allowed professional players to participate in international basketball events, the United States is the first team composed of all NBA players.
The national team. The 'Dream Team' has become the highest in the history of basketball in various countries.
With Chuck Daly as the head coach and Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Chris Mullin, Karl Malone and other legendary stars, the Dream Team swept through the world's top players with a undefeated record, winning every game.
More than 30 points. The terrifying strength seems to be on a different level than the world. This has established the United States as the number one basketball player in the world.
The subsequent Meng 2, Meng 3, and Meng 4 also performed quite well. But when it came to the Meng 5 team, the situation changed. Because big-name stars refused to join the national team in order to avoid losing the opportunity to rest in the summer and be able to do better
to compete in the next season. Therefore, the American Basketball Association had to select a wave of second-rate players such as Elton Brand, Antonio Davis, Baron Davis and other players at the time to make up the so-called '
The Dream Team', later also known as the 'Nightmare Team'. As a result, this team only finished sixth at the World Basketball Championship held in Indianapolis, USA. This was also the first time the United States formed the Dream Team.
For the first time since then, the champion has been sidelined in an international competition.
Then there is the so-called Dream Six Team. Many first-rate stars refused to go to the Olympics because they were worried about the safety situation in Athens at the time. As a result, they were filled with second-rate players, although Allen Iverson and Tim Duncan were still included.
appearance, but their performance in the Olympics was really disappointing. After the World Men's Basketball Championship, the Dream Team once again failed to win the championship. This time, what they lost was the Olympic gold medal.
After losing two consecutive competitions, the Americans learned from the pain and formed the first special dream team, the so-called "Dream Team Seven". Although there are still no top stars participating, this team also includes
LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and a series of first-line stars. In addition, due to the lack of pre-game preparations and pre-game manpower, they were unable to exert their due strength, resulting in
After learning from the U.S. men's national basketball team's poor performance in international competitions, the U.S. basketball authorities changed course and decided to form the "Dream Seven Team" through over-selection and long-term training. As a result, such a team failed to win the championship.
In the 2006 World Men's Basketball Championship hosted by Japan, the U.S. team lost to the Spanish team, the current champion, and finished second. This made the Americans, who were accustomed to being big, completely angry!
The 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing was already a battle that could not be lost.
Under such a situation, even big-name superstars such as Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett have to agree to be recruited by the national team. Obviously, if Adrian refuses, it will be very difficult for him.
Reputation will be a big influence.
"Then agree." After thinking about it in detail, Adrian chose to agree: "Ryan, I will have a phone call with Coach K tonight."
"Okay, then I'll go get ready right away." Ryan nodded and stood up. If Adrian is determined to join the national team, he must take time to train with other team members, which means
As a result, his schedule must be rearranged to fully take into account the training time of the national team. Ryan's next work will not be easy at all.
Adrian dialed Kobe's phone and asked him for Coach K's number. Even if he decided to join the national team, he had to find out what the coach meant first. If Coach K felt that Adrian
If the encore was optional, or not very important, Adrian felt that it was better not to take a trip into this muddy water. He didn't want to sit in the water cooler to participate in the Olympics, or make a fuss about being removed from the list at the end.
A joke. Although Ryan conveyed what Coach K meant, Adrian still had to confirm it in person before he could rest assured.
The phone rang once and was answered. Adrian had the feeling that the person on the other side was eagerly waiting for the call. This pause gave Adrian a different feeling, as if he was being taken seriously.
"Hi, Ed, I knew you would definitely call me today." A cheerful voice came from the other side of the phone. His English was a bit weird. This may be because Coach K himself is of Polish origin.
The reason is that although I grew up in the United States since I was a child, there is still a bit of Slavic flavor in my spoken language.
"I hope I can hear the good news. You know I have been waiting for this call for half a month."
This was said a bit aggressively, but it was indeed... taken seriously. At this moment, Adrian had to admit that Coach K was indeed a very capable guy. It was not without reason that he could achieve unprecedented success at Duke University.
, so he quickly replied: "If this is really the case, then I would like to congratulate you, Mr. Coach. You have convinced me!"
"This is really the best news I have heard in the past half month, Ed." Coach K seemed very familiar, and he naturally called Adrian by his abbreviation: "I look forward to your coming to the country."
On the day the team reports, a team player like you is exactly what we need."
Team spirit, Adrian captured the key words in the words of coach K. Obviously this is the idea of building the US national team this time. Then, Adrian asked some questions about the national team training time and accommodation.
, the issue of training location.
Coach K has obviously answered these questions many times and is very familiar with them. But when it comes to answering, he will not give Adrian the slightest feeling of being impatient because he has answered too many questions. This makes Adrian
Derian has a better impression of this famous national team coach who has never been masked.
He was almost certain that he would definitely join the Dream Team. As for China... After hanging up the phone, Adrian inevitably felt a trace of sadness in his heart. Although he hated that country's basketball association and even everything related to sports.
organization, but he still wants to play for that country's basketball team. Unfortunately, although he has such ability now, he no longer has such an opportunity.
"It's time to go back to that place sometime. In my last life plus this life, how long has it been since I went back to that place? Ten years or twenty years?" Adrian said silently.
Suddenly, Adrian picked up the phone again and dialed Canalis' number: "Hey, Ellie, yes, it's me. The situation has changed. I have to return to the United States early."
So at least, it’s better not to leave any regrets on this trip to Milan. (To be continued...)
