Stephen Curry did not expect Dell Curry to suddenly make such a proposal.
He was getting along very well with Woody these days, and he began to dream about a happy basketball career at St. Mary's High School after a successful trial.
He also knew very well that Dell Curry's favorite team from the beginning was St. Mary's High School.
This high school itself is a high school with very good teaching quality and is very prestigious in the industry. Now it also has the greatest popularity among high school basketball teams. With popularity, good performance can attract attention.
He wanted to know the reason.
Dell Curry said: "Stephen, you have to know that when a team reports a bullying incident, it means that the team itself has a big problem!"
As an NBA player, Dell Curry knows that sometimes the media reports are not true. The first thing he did when he came to Akron was to understand the truth of the matter.
As a result, from what he learned, this matter was true.
Dell Curry's first thought at that time was to pass St. Mary's High School.
But when he heard that the new friends Stephen Curry made in the training hall were also from the St. Mary's High School basketball team, he was a little shaken. - With friends and his status as a "second generation star", he should be
You won’t be bullied, right?
It shows that St. Mary’s High School is really good!
He went to see Drew, the head coach of the St. Mary's High School basketball team, and wanted to fight for a chance to be a main player for his son. However, he tried to persuade him, but Drew refused to let go. He just said: "As long as the performance satisfies me, I will
I will definitely not bury him!"
Before coming to Akron, Dell Curry had already tried out with Stephen Curry at several high schools in Toronto and Charlotte, and some of them gave him the promise of starting.
Drew's reluctance to express his position made Dell Curry feel that Stephen Curry was likely to waste his time here, and it would be better to go to schools that are relatively less well-known but can guarantee the main starting lineup.
Four years of high school, every year is precious!
Stephen Curry listened quietly and understood what Dell Curry was worried about. If it were the previous Stephen Curry, he would have followed his father's arrangements and chosen a safer path.
Because of his talent and current situation, he cannot allow any time to be wasted. If he cannot make a name for himself before his sophomore year of high school, it will be difficult for him to become a "star high school student" in his senior year of high school, and it will be increasingly difficult for him to go down.
Can……
"I still think you shouldn't have set a framework for yourself so early..."
Somehow, Stephen Curry thought of what Woody said when he advised him to try to improve his dribbling. Over the past week, the speed at which his ball-handling ability has increased also proves his potential in this area.
Perhaps, just like his ball handling, he still has a lot of potential waiting to be discovered, provided that he can no longer be a "flower in the greenhouse".
"Dad, I know your considerations are absolutely correct, but I want to try to see if I can rely on my own strength to become a starter at St. Mary's High School. I believe I can do it!"
Stephen Curry's persistence surprised Dell Curry.
His still gentle tone was a little more stubborn, which even surprised Dell Curry.
If you want to become a professional player, you need a "stubbornness" that will not give up until you reach your goal.
In the past, Stephen Curry had a too gentle personality. When Dell Curry considered the problem, he would make as conservative a choice as possible, whether it was to use Reggie Miller as a template to create Stephen Curry or to conduct high school training.
The same is true for the selection of school teams.
But he did not show his relief immediately, but said with an unclear expression: "You have to think about it, Stephen, every step you take now is very important!"
He's putting pressure on Stephen Curry.
Unexpectedly, Curry's eyes became brighter and he nodded without hesitation: "Well, dad, I have already thought about it. I will definitely conquer Coach Drew with my trial performance tomorrow and give him a satisfactory performance!"
"
Does it satisfy Drew?
Dell Curry recalled his several contacts with Drew, and he could feel that this was a head coach who valued physical talent very much.
This may be a conceptual bias caused by coaching LeBron James.
Of course, even Dell Curry has to admit that good physical fitness will indeed make high school basketball easier. As long as the talent is high enough, you can play basketball the same way you play football.
I'm afraid it would be difficult to satisfy your son's physical fitness, which has obvious shortcomings in both dynamic and static talents, right?
***
The result was beyond Dell Curry's expectation.
"Wow, Stephen, your performance is really great!"
At noon the next day, when the trial ended, Drew immediately hugged Stephen Curry to express his appreciation.
At first, after reading Stephen Curry's physical test report, he smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.
But when some basketball-related projects began, Drew admitted that he was superficial.
This feeling was like that of a friend of his in school who confessed his love to a girl who was very good-looking and didn't want to talk to her. He suddenly found out that she was wearing black stockings and had a mini-game console at home.
A sense of surprise filled my heart.
And when his friend found out that this girl was really good at playing video games, she was completely taken over.
After watching Curry shoot, Drew felt the surprise of his friend at the time.
"Man, you have to come to Saint Mary's. I can guarantee you that when you graduate from high school, you will definitely be one of the hottest high school students in the United States!"
Drew still did not give the promise of "starting the core as soon as he joins the team", but this is no longer important. Even Dell Curry was surprised. After coming out of the arena, he immediately asked: "Stephen, what are you doing?"
When did you have such good ball control ability?"
"Woody told me that he felt that I should not set a framework for myself so early and should try more possibilities..." Stephen Curry replied weakly.
After a morning of trial training, he was exhausted.
Speaking of Woody, Curry wanted to rush to him immediately, not to tell him the good news about his successful trial training, but to question him:
What about the least difficult trial training that was promised?
There are thirty or forty small projects, from 7:30 am to 12:00 noon...
Stephen Curry tried out ten high schools this summer, and none of them had as many trial programs as today. He felt like his underwear was stripped off, and he stood completely naked in front of Drew.
Dell Curry now became interested in Woody, and he began to realize that his son's sudden change in stubbornness may have been influenced by him.
A good mentor and helpful friend.
America has a similar proverb.
Dell Curry feels that his son can have more contact with Woody. He is somewhat looking forward to seeing more good changes in Stephen Curry's character and having more characteristics of a professional player.
At the same time, he also realized that he had made too subjective choices in the past and neglected to cultivate Stephen Curry's sense of autonomy. On the road of basketball, he placed too many restrictions on Curry.
Of course he will also give Woody some help.
for example……
"Stephen, does your friend need help with anything during training? I will not return to Toronto until this period of time, just in time to help you improve some problems!"
When Little Curry heard this, he immediately said: "I'll go ask him now!"
Asking if you need help is false, but asking for help is true.
When he arrived at the gym, Woody was training in full swing. He rushed up angrily, and when he was about to speak, Woody saw him first: "Hey, man, how was the trial? Was it successful?"
Stephen Curry nodded subconsciously and answered Woody's question first.
"That's great, we will really be teammates from now on, Stephen, let's work hard together in the new season!" Woody was very happy for him and made an encouraging gesture of "Come on together".