Chapter 2 The System's Pity

Clang——!

Clang——!

Before the end of the second quarter, encouraged by Kobe, Su Feng worked harder and missed two more shots!

"Su, actually missing ten shots in a row is just because you're not feeling it today. Don't be discouraged because of this..."

During the halftime break, Kobe, worried that Su Feng's mentality would be affected, comforted him.

Su Feng, suppressing the joy in his heart, forced out a 'depressed' expression and said to Kobe, "Thanks."

Looking at Su Feng, who was "blaming himself" for his poor performance, Kobe felt bad.

Because Kobe could see that the defensive expert named Kenny was originally supposed to be used by Ridley High to deal with him.

As a result, just because Su Feng's performance in the last friendly match was too eye-catching, he was assigned to guard Su Feng instead.

Just as Kobe was about to figure out a way to help Su Feng rebuild his confidence...

A line of text suddenly popped up in Su Feng's mind!

"[Hidden Mission: System's Pity]: Because you're missing too many shots, the Iron Value you get for each missed shot in the rest of this game will increase to 10,000."

Su Feng: "!!!"

System, if you tell me this, I won't be sleepy anymore.

Su Feng never expected that he would trigger a hidden mission today.

10,000 Iron Value?

Although it seemed that Su Feng was being ridiculed by the system, in Su Feng's view, this kind of ridicule...

Please intensify!

"Could it be that because I missed ten shots in a row, even the system can't stand it anymore?

But I really didn't do it on purpose. How can a shooter's bad feeling be called missing shots?"

Su Feng said in his heart, feeling aggrieved and trying to excuse himself.

Nearby, seeing Su Feng's aggrieved little expression, Kobe patted him on the shoulder to encourage him, trying to cheer him up. "Su, I'll have the teammates pass you the ball in the third quarter. I believe in you, you're the best shooter in all of Pennsylvania!"

Su Feng, who was originally thinking about how to continue missing shots in the third quarter with a legitimate reason, never expected that good things... would actually come in pairs!

"I really am the chosen one," Su Feng thought to himself, glancing at Kobe with gratitude.

"Don't feel pressured, because Ridley isn't our opponent at all. Just play like you did in the first two games."

Kobe decided that even if he didn't score in the rest of the game today, he had to help Su Feng regain his confidence.

After all, Su Feng in Kobe's heart was now more than just a good friend.

Kobe had already regarded Su Feng as a confidant.

As the saying goes, friends are easy to find, but a confidant is hard to come by, even if it's just for a sandwich...

Well...

Even if it was just to protect the friendship between the two, Kobe felt that he had to help Su Feng.

During the halftime break, when returning to the locker room, Kobe took the initiative to propose to Coach Gregg the idea of helping Su Feng regain his touch.

Gregg thought for a while and nodded in agreement with Kobe's suggestion.

"It's just a high school league game. They will experience many more games in the future. This is a good opportunity to promote their friendship. As an excellent high school basketball coach, I have a responsibility to guide them in a good direction," Gregg thought to himself.

...

In the third quarter, Su Feng, who had obtained unlimited Iron Value, felt particularly energetic when he entered the court.

"Go for it, you're our main offensive point from now on! If you have a chance, don't hesitate, follow your own judgment. As long as you think you can shoot, then shoot decisively," Kobe said to Su Feng.

Su Feng nodded, looking very moved.

It is worth mentioning that in order to not laugh out loud, Su Feng kept pinching his thigh.

So when Kobe saw tears welling up in Su Feng's eyes, thinking that Su Feng was touched by him, in reality...

Su Feng was pinching himself in pain.

The game continued. Although Su Feng was missing a lot of shots tonight, it wasn't easy for Ridley High to penetrate the front line composed of him and Kobe.

Ridley attacked. This time, under Su Feng's interference, Goodman's shot missed the basket.

Kobe turned around and grabbed the rebound. At this time, the score was still 36 to 24, with Lower Merion leading by 12 points.

On the court, Kobe was organizing the team's offense very seriously, and his teammates were constantly running and screening to help Su Feng draw the defense.

Speaking of which, this player named Kenny was a real pain. On the court, even though Su Feng had run out half a step, Kenny still managed to catch up at the last moment.

However, in Kobe's eyes, this distance was already an excellent opportunity.

So Kobe stopped thinking and passed the ball directly to Su Feng.

Well... Kobe's pass definitely had the feeling of his future participation in the Skills Challenge!

Su Feng's catch wasn't smooth, and in order to avoid Kenny's long arms, Su Feng deliberately adjusted the arc and posture after catching the ball.

He almost completed the shot while drifting.

By the way, there was also a bit of a fadeaway.

In Su Feng's view, this awkward shooting posture was already equal to 10,000 Iron Value.

"Reb..." Just as Su Feng was about to remind his teammates to rush for the offensive rebound...

Bang, Swoosh!

Bank shot three-pointer!

Su Feng broke his scoring drought!

Su Feng: "..."

"Nice shot!"

Kobe ran over excitedly and patted Su Feng on the back, and the other teammates of Lower Merion also stepped forward to encourage Su Feng under the supervision of Kobe's death stare.

However, in Su Feng's ears, this was not encouragement at all!

"Su, go for it, you'll definitely make ten shots in a row next!" Swartz said to Su Feng.

Listen to that, is there a more "vicious" curse than this?

Ten shots in a row?

呸呸呸! (Pēi pēi pēi - spitting sound expressing disagreement or bad luck)

Impossible!

My touch is so bad today, absolutely impossible!

On the court, Ridley High committed an offensive foul, and Kobe stole the ball and passed it to Su Feng again.

Su Feng played this ball with the feeling of the future Warriors. In order to reduce his hit rate, he specifically chose a fast-break three-pointer.

His center of gravity and hand shape weren't adjusted properly for this shot, and with his terrible touch today, Su Feng thought that this ball would definitely assist the board to Kobe, who was following behind.

But...

Something's not right!

Why does this feeling of shooting feel so smooth?

Swoosh!

Su Feng: "..."

This is just outrageous!

This kind of unreasonable offense can also go in?

This is so unscientific!

At Ridley High School gymnasium, honestly, if it weren't for considering the mood of the basketball players on the court at this time, the students watching the game would have even wanted to cheer for Lower Merion.

Because in the 90s, this kind of fast-break pull-up three-pointer was two words: terrifying!

Even Kobe felt unbelievable after Su Feng scored.

"Amazing! So confident, you have to have absolute confidence to make this kind of shot! Su is too strong!" Kobe thought to himself, looking at Su Feng, whose expression was still a bit "depressed".

"And most people would be arrogant and complacent after making this kind of shot, but only Su can remain calm!"

Kobe felt that Su Feng was not that bad after all, and that Su Feng also had many advantages that were worth learning from!

Not being arrogant in victory and not being discouraged in defeat, Kobe felt that this was exactly what people like Su Feng were like.

On the sidelines, on the Ridley High bench, Fernandez was so angry that he wanted to throw the tactics board.

Seriously, this... Su Feng's two consecutive three-pointers were just unreasonable!

Fernandez now wanted to hire someone to kill Gregg more and more.

Because in Fernandez's opinion, Gregg was purely winning by lying down!

No tactics, no players...

Okay, there are two divine beasts.

After cursing an f-word American curse in his heart, Fernandez sat back on the bench, grumbling.

...

Next, Su Feng's performance amazed the audience.

Because...

He really did as Swartz had wished, and after missing ten shots, he made ten shots in a row!

Moreover, the ten shots in a row could only be described as more exaggerated than the last.

What turnaround fadeaway?

Look at Su Feng's fadeaway, it's almost fading away to the ground!

What drifting shot?

Look at Su Feng's catch-and-shoot drift, even in the NBA, not many shooters dare to shoot like that!

What face-up dry pull-up?

Look at Su Feng's dry pull-up with Kenny's long arm in his face, that extension, that height, it's just domineering!

"Su, you're too strong! You're simply the number one shooter in my mind. I hope you can be as magical as you were in the third quarter of today's game every game in the future!"

Teammate Stewart took the initiative to hand Su Feng a glass of water at the end of the third quarter.

In Stewart's opinion, even if Su Feng doesn't pass the ball in the future three-on-three team training, he won't have any complaints anymore.

"Thank you," Su Feng said, forcing a smile, listening to Stewart's "curse."

"Su, well done, as a scorer, you have to have this kind of spirit!"

Looking at Su Feng regaining his confidence and touch, Kobe was really proud of Su Feng.

"Thank you!" Su Feng gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, said.

"Su, you're amazing. I actually unknowingly completed another double-double. If you can be this accurate every game, I feel like I'll definitely be selected for the Pennsylvania High School League All-Star team this season!" Swartz said to Su Feng excitedly.

Su Feng, enduring the pain of missing 100,000 Iron Value, gave Swartz a "smile."

"Hey, Kobe is right, Su is really different from others. He never gets complacent just because he played a good game. We have to learn from Su."

"Yeah, if I could have Su's mentality, what couldn't I achieve in the future?"

"Su is really our pride..."

...

In the fourth quarter, because of Su Feng's brilliant performance in the third quarter, Lower Merion once again brought the game into garbage time.

Su Feng, who was substituted early, sat listlessly on the bench with empty eyes.

"How did I make those shots?"

Does this world still make sense?

How is reality more unrealistic than novels!

Su Feng's mentality completely collapsed.

100,000 Iron Value!

It's just... gone!

Su Feng fainted.

Just as Su Feng's mentality was collapsing, in the stands of Ridley High School gymnasium...

"Brother is right!

This Su is definitely a once-in-a-million basketball genius!

Such perseverance, such unwavering willpower even in the face of setbacks, is just like Georgetown University's Allen Iverson!"

Scout Jackson kept recording everything about Su Feng in his notebook.

Previously, he had already recorded "Court Eagle" and "Sleeper" in Su Feng's characteristics...

Uh... don't be surprised, scouts in the 90s were just that dramatic.

"Court Eagle" generally refers to players with outstanding defense, while "Sleeper" refers to a player who is underestimated.

In addition, when evaluating Su Feng's personality traits, Jackson also specifically used highly rated terms such as "Never Give Up", "Daredevil", and "Big Game Player".

You know, when NBA teams select players, in addition to considering the player's technical and physical talent, personality is also a key factor with a high scoring percentage during selection.

For example, in Su Feng's previous life, Zhou Qi, the big devil, was once regarded as a lottery pick by NBA scouts, and even ranked high on NBA draft websites.

However, after the 2016 Rio Olympics and that year's CBA league, because NBA scouts believed that Zhou Qi's personality was not passionate enough about basketball and lacked work ethic, Zhou Qi's draft ranking fell again and again.

There are many similar examples. There are many players who were not selected because of their bad personalities, and there are also many players whose draft rankings rose sharply because of their high personality scores.

In short, the personality evaluation that Jackson gave Su Feng tonight was already as high as it could be.

After all...

The current Su Feng is still a child.

"Well, I'm starting to believe that Su will definitely make it to the NBA.

Players with this kind of personality will never achieve less. This time, those industry peers have misjudged."

Jackson was very excited, because if it wasn't for his brother Marksen's recommendation, he would never have flown all the way from Miami to Philadelphia to observe Su Feng.

Jackson felt that he had found a treasure.

On the other side of the stands, Speed, a confidant of NBA executive Mark, was also taking notes.

"It's really strange, although he didn't dunk or have any breakthroughs in this game...

But why do I have a feeling of enjoying it so much?

I even have a feeling of wanting to kneel down to him?"

Speed is not a professional scout, but he felt that Su Feng's situation was different from what those industry peers said...

It seems a bit different.

If he only looked at Su Feng's performance in the third quarter of today's game, Speed even felt that Su Feng's talent was better than many American geniuses in the media's mouth.

"Well, I must report Su's situation to Mark in a timely manner. This is a player worth betting on!"

Speed recorded the real situation he saw while thinking...

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