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Chapter 39 Watching the game together

The game with the University of Connecticut is over, and the time has entered December.

The weather has become colder, and people on the street are wearing thick cotton-padded jackets.

After a winter rain, the biting cold wind blew the trees on the campus bare, and snowflakes began to fall at intervals at this time.

Near the end of the period, a few prodigal sons in the dormitory returned home, and the review group led by Senal spent every day in the library.

Qin Fei also needs to study, but he is not too worried about his grades.

What is the situation here?

This trick is called "curve to save the country, keep dark."

Many traditional sports schools attach great importance to sports performance, not only because they have enough reputation, but also can earn various income through competitions. There is no doubt about the popularity of NCAA in Laomei. To a certain extent, NCAA is the cornerstone of Laomei sports. Many schools even support their families with sports, and academics have become a sideline.

And student athletes like Qin Fei have two identities, one is a student and the other is an athlete.

According to the rigid regulations of the NCAA, once a student-athlete has a red light in professional learning, he will automatically lose his eligibility to participate in training and competition.

The NCAA expressly prohibits anyone in the sports department from interfering with the performance of student athletes. Once discovered, this is a big trouble, and the entire school's sports programs face the risk of being banned.

Since Qin Fei joined the Hoya team, he has participated in a lot of training camps, including skill training for his position, weight room training, and also taking time to participate in various away games. Under such circumstances, students who can ensure that their academic courses, homework, and exams do not fall behind are true academic masters.

Qin Fei is not, and neither are most student athletes, so what can we do?

On the surface, ordinary schools provide student-athletes with a series of convenient measures, including priority selection of professional courses and private tutoring. At the same time, some schools even set up special sports centers to provide student-athletes with one-on-one tutoring to help students complete their studies without distraction.

Therefore, the graduation rate of student athletes in old American universities is usually much higher than that of ordinary students.

That's why Coach Thompson asked Qin Fei that more realistic question before, because many people who joined the Hoya team actually reported an idea in this regard.

In early December, the Hoyas played both games at home.

The Hoyas of Georgetown University defeated the Pirates of Seton Hall University and the Red Storm of St. John's University respectively, and are currently ranked first in the Big East with four victories.

Qin Fei had an eye-catching performance against St. John's University, scoring a season-high 11 points and completing 2 steals.

He began to secure his status as the seventh or eighth man of Georgetown University. He belonged to the first substitute on the back line. Every game had a fixed rotation time and belonged to the role player of the team.

At the same time, the school that has completed the final exam officially begins to have a holiday, and students begin to leave school one after another.

The holidays of this winter vacation range from three weeks to five weeks, and each school is different but similar.

As a student athlete, Qin Fei has another competition to participate in, so of course he doesn't have to leave school.

It's just because everyone in the dormitory has left, leaving him alone, it seems extraordinarily lonely, and the school also seems relatively deserted because of the closure of the restaurant and a large number of dormitory buildings.

Qin Fei called Aunt Julie in New York.

"I'll be back at Christmas, and I won't come back before."

"Yes, it's not convenient to walk around. You have to participate in training if you stay in school."

"From the current point of view, there should be a high chance of getting a full scholarship."

Aunt Julie's joyful voice came from the other end of the phone: "You are really amazing, I am so proud of you"

At the same time, Qin Fei also heard the sound of "thump thud thump" coming downstairs, and then Mandy's chattering voice came into the microphone.

"Brother, are you really not coming back?"

"Not coming back, at least not until before Christmas."

Mandy suddenly became a little unhappy: "Hmph! Didn't you agree to come back after the winter vacation? You don't come back once a semester, and now you won't come back after the winter vacation!"

Qin Fei could imagine Mandy pouting through the phone, she must be very cute.

"Okay, don't worry, you won't miss the gift you deserve."

"Really? What gift?"

After all, she was just a little girl. When Qin Fei said this, she immediately put her resentment behind her, and was hit by the word "gift".

Qin Fei didn't think about what gift to buy at all, but the words were in his mouth, how could he say no?Playing tricks to make a fool of himself: "Since it's a gift, it's nothing new if you say it out. Guess what it is?"

"I don't guess"

Mandy is not the girl who follows the word, but wants to sing the opposite.

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, the phone bill is too expensive."

"What!" Mandy became unhappy when she heard that, and complained to Aunt Julie: "Mom, look at brother, it's still too expensive to call with such a cute little sister."

Aunt Julie behind her just looked at Mandy with doting eyes, and said with a smile: "Your brother is right, just hang up if you have nothing to do."

Mandy:

The team had a day off, and Iverson asked Qin Fei to practice.

The two have also singled out many times, but Qin Fei has never defeated Iverson, and even practiced a good ball protection ability because he was often intercepted by Iverson.

After the two had dinner together, Iverson suddenly took out two tickets from his pocket.

"I have two tickets for the Washington Bullets, and I can just go to the game today."

NBA ticket prices are not cheap, and have a lot to do with team records, local purchasing power, living standards, etc. Ticket prices can perfectly explain what is called a commercial league.

In fact, Qin Fei has always wanted to go to the NBA to watch the game live, but there is no chance, and he is not willing to spend money to buy tickets.

I didn't expect Iverson to be so polite.

Iverson really has nothing to say to his friends. Qin Fei can be regarded as his teammate who can talk a lot in college. Iverson made such an invitation, and he believes that Qin Fei will not refuse him.

Of course, Qin Fei has no reason to reject Iverson.

At this time, the arena used by the Washington Bullets was called the Air Force Stadium, and the two lined up to enter the arena. No one recognized them along the way.

Mainly Iverson. No one knew Qin Fei. Iverson has gained a certain reputation in the college basketball circle. Some NBA fans will also know that Georgetown University has a very powerful little man who will be the No. [-] pick next year.

The seats for the two are bottom and center, not counting the front row, nor too far back, so they can watch the battle at a close distance.

The Washington Bullets have changed their name many times due to relocation. The Bullets have taken a long time. At present, the team's worst picks are two high-ranked rookies, one is Chris Webber, the No. 93 pick in 94, and Juwan Howard, the fifth pick in [-].

The team is in the rebuilding period, and there are many young talents, including Rasheed Wallace, the 95th pick in 4, on the team's bench.

And their opponent is the Lakers from Los Angeles.

The Lakers have been lukewarm this season, and if they are weak, they are still in the top eight in the Western Conference, but the team looks bleak. Whether it is "Slam Dunk King" Cedric Ceballos, Nick Van Exel, Verratti Divac, etc., they don't seem to be able to lead the team to win the championship.

So at the end of this season, the famous Lakers "Magic" Irvin Johnson, who had rested for four and a half seasons, also learned from Jordan and announced his comeback, but it didn't bring much improvement to the record.

Qin Fei is a Bulls fan and likes to watch Jordan games, but since he has the opportunity to watch the NBA live, he is not picky, just watch it.

When the two were watching the game, the rebroadcast footage showed the two of them.

"Hey, isn't this Allen Iverson from Georgetown University!"

There were still some fans of Georgetown University at the scene, applauding and cheering, which was applause for this young man who was studying in Washington.

Qin Fei was beside him, and some people were curious about who it was.

Even the host of the broadcast talked about Iverson in the interjection.

"Allen Iverson is the favorite in next year's draft. I don't know what it means for him to come to the home court of the Washington Bullets to watch the game today? Could it be that he favors the Washington Bullets?"

After getting Qin Fei's information, he also explained by the way: "He is next to his college teammate Qin Qinfei, who is a Chinese guard and is also very good."

"Georgetown University has performed very well recently, ranking first in the Big East."

The host always likes to talk nonsense, and having such a topic for them to talk nonsense is much more interesting than just talking about the game.

In the end, the Washington Bullets at home won the game. Chris Webber scored a game-high 37 points and 10 rebounds, showing his potential as an All-Star, which made Lakers coach Del Harris envious.

He wondered when the Lakers would be able to have their own talent and return to the top of the league?

(End of this chapter)