Even though the semester has begun, Li Rong still habitually came to Stevens' office to watch the game video for a while after dinner, which almost became a part of his life.

What surprised Li Rong was that the lights in Stevens' office window were still on, and he had already gotten home from get off work at this time in the past.

"Coach, haven't you left yet?" Li Rong opened the office door and greeted him.

Stevens waved at him without even raising his head, then pointed to the video recorder on the table: "I have cut the two rounds of your offensive participation into videotapes, you can come and have a look."

"Oh?" Li Rong was a little surprised. Watching the video tape? It seems that the coach is dissatisfied with his performance on the court.

Stevens then found a clip of the offensive round and played it for Li Rong: "Do you find your own problem in this round?"

Li Rong frowned and watched it again: "No problem. I received an Anthony's pass and passed the ball to Mike. He made a mid-range shot, which was a perfect round."

Stevens nodded and found another video of the offensive round: "Where is this round?"

"I gave this ball to Julian at the top of the arc. Although he didn't score, it still caused a foul at Notre Dame."

Next, Stevens showed him several clips of offensive rounds: "Didn't you find a common problem in these offensive rounds?"

Li Rong shook his head incomprehensible. In his opinion, he handled these offensive rounds well and did not make any mistakes. He didn't know where the problem Stevens mentioned appeared.

Stevens sighed: "Then I'll point you out, when you get the ball in these offensive rounds, your eyes don't look at the basket."

"But……"

Stevens shook his head: "For an attacker, do you know what it means if you don't look at the basket the first time you get the ball?"

Li Rong was silent and began to reflect on what Stevens had just said.

"This means that you do not have a direct offensive threat when you receive the ball. Once your opponent understands your habit, you can completely ignore you at this time because they know that you have decided to pass the ball in this round, not attack yourself."

"I understand, coach, I will correct this shortcoming."

"No!" Stevens shook his head, "You don't understand, this is not a matter of habit. I just talked to coach Matthew, and he thinks you have the potential to be a top scorer, but you lack a heart to become a top scorer."

Stevens' words were like a bomb throwing into the calm lake, causing great turmoil in Li Rong's heart.

"You can see how this kid performs. In my opinion, you can do what he can do, and you should learn from him." Stevens stuffed a video tape into the video recorder.

This was an invitational tournament that had just ended in New York not long ago. The 21st seed of Texas vs. St. John's University. In the end, Texas narrowly defeated its opponent by 1 point and won the championship of this invitational tournament.

Among them, the one who performed the most prominently at the University of Texas was Kevin Durant, a newcomer who was famous throughout the United States in high school.

Durant chose to join the traditional strong team after winning the MVP of McDonald's High School All-Star Game.

The University of Texas sent away three main players, Lamarcus Aldridge, PJ Tucker and Daniel Gibson, this year, but it still ranks on the seed team because they have talent scorer Kevin Durant.

Durant showed his scoring talent in this game, made a huge breakthrough in disguise, grabbed rebounds in the penalty area and scored for a second time, and his most deadly offensive weapon, mid-range emergency stop jump shot.

It is hard to imagine a guy close to seven feet tall able to play like a defender on the court, and his score is like cutting melons and vegetables. Durant scored 29 points in the whole game, almost half of the team's score.

"Lee," Stevens looked at him and said, "You are the most incalculable player that the team has for so many years. Everyone was not optimistic about you during the summer training camp, but in less than half a year, you have become one of the best players on this team. I have never seen such incredible progress in anyone. Your future will not only be limited to the ups and downs of college basketball. I believe you can definitely show yourself on a higher stage."

Li Rong didn't expect that he would have such a high evaluation in Stevens' mind. Just half a year ago, he was still a yellow-sex boy who could not get any scholarships for any first-tier league team.

Over the past few days, although he has realized the great progress he has made, he has not thought about how to make the progress he has made 100% on the court.

"I know what you are concerned about," said Stevens. "You are too concerned about your teammates' feelings on the court. As long as your teammates have a chance, no matter whether you can attack by yourself at this time, you will choose to pass the ball. Do you think this is a reasonable play? No, this is a lack of confidence, and you want to please everyone."

"..." Li Rong opened his mouth, but found that he could not refute it.

In fact, what Stevens said is not wrong. Because of his growing environment, since he started playing basketball, he was the one with the most special skin color on the court. In order to quickly establish a good relationship with his white-skinned and dark-skinned teammates, he has always been the first passer. This style of play is also deeply loved by his former teammates and coaches. He never thought that this would become his own shortcomings.

"Actually..." Stevens seemed to remember something, and a smile appeared on his lips unconsciously. "I used to play basketball and had a completely different personality than I am now. At that time, I had a bad temper and often had conflicts with my teammates. In the last year of college, the coach wanted me to play as a substitute for the team's future. For this reason, I even had a conflict with the coach." (This is a real thing, Stevens said in an interview before)

Li Rong didn't expect that Stevens, who looked humble and friendly, had a bad temper at the moment, which completely subverted his worldview.

"Even so, I can still gain everyone's respect in that team. In the final analysis, whether a teammate can truly recognize you does not depend on anything else, but on your performance on the court. Mike is the boss of this team now, and this is his last year in college. I think if you can show all your abilities on the court and lead the team as far as possible in the championship next year, he will definitely support you."

Li Rong had insomnia that night, and Stevens's words shattered his long-standing basketball worldview like enlightenment.
Chapter completed!