On June 26, 1991, in the United States, the NBA Draft was held in New York.
Qin Zayne sat in the middle of the couch in the Snow family living room, with Eric Snow and Iverson on his left and right, staring at the snowy television screen in front of them.
When the first pick of the first round, Larry Johnson, was selected by the Charlotte Hornets, Eric Snow said, "This guy is really strong. Judging purely by his physique, I would also pick him as the number one draft pick."
Qin Zayne shook his head. "Sometimes being strong isn't necessarily a good thing. Because you're strong, you tend to over-rely on that strength. Your other skills don't improve, and your body ends up suffering serious wear and tear from overuse, causing your career to decline quickly."
As he said this, his gaze involuntarily drifted toward Iverson.
That's right—Iverson was also this type of player. He over-relied on his speed and his crossover, to the point where after several injuries, he fell from grace rapidly.
Iverson seemed to sense something, and his gaze became profound.
With the fourth pick of the first round, the Denver Nuggets selected Dikembe Mutombo.
Eric Snow exclaimed again, "This guy is really tall."
Qin Zayne laughed. "It's just that with that look, it's hard to guess his age."
As the draft continued, Snow asked the age-old question, "By the way, Swann, who do you think highly of in this draft class?"
"It depends on how you look at it. For his rookie year, it's Larry Johnson. As you can see, he's just too strong; he can dominate the NBA just by relying on his physique.
"But in the long run, I favor that Dikembe Mutombo whose age is hard to tell, because he looks like a very pragmatic person.
"However, the overall quality of this draft class is on the lower side…"
"Let's stop watching. It's time to go out and practice. Today, I'm going to adjust both of your shooting forms!"
Qin Zayne had already used up all three slots for the Super Training Master. Slot one was bound to Damon Stoudamire, and slot two was bound to Eric Snow.
As for the originally empty third slot, Qin Zayne had recently used it to bind Iverson, and the reason was very simple—
In the one-on-one matchups between Iverson and Eric Snow, Iverson was indeed winning more often than not at first, beating Eric Snow so badly that he was starting to doubt his own abilities.
Especially during the first day of sparring, Iverson, with his lightning-fast speed and a top-tier crossover honed on the streets, was always able to easily get past Eric Snow in an instant.
This changed Eric Snow's perception, and he couldn't help but ask Qin Zayne after the first day of sparring ended, "Is this guy really only 16 years old?"
Qin Zayne didn't answer him, but instead told Iverson to take out his social security card. "Show this guy your date of birth."
June 7, 1975. Iverson was indeed only 16 years old, and he had just turned 16.
"If I told you that this guy actually majors in football and basketball is just a minor, would you be even more surprised?"
Snow was indeed even more surprised; he immediately felt the gap between a genius and an ordinary person.
But Qin Zayne told him, "Don't worry. Give me one day, and you will be able to escape your current predicament."
That night, Qin Zayne grabbed Snow and watched the video footage of Snow and Iverson's confrontation from the day over and over again.
Emmm… as an aside, the camcorder used here was borrowed by Qin Zayne from UNC.
The next day, when Eric Snow faced Iverson again, his defense changed instantly. He became able to stop half of Iverson's attacks, no longer having a defense with almost zero success rate.
This day of sparring also made Qin Zayne realize that in a few more days, the 16-year-old Iverson would be unable to compete against the 18-year-old Eric Snow. Such sparring would also become meaningless.
Therefore, Qin Zayne was forced to use the third slot of the Super Training Master to bind Iverson, setting out to improve Iverson's immediate combat effectiveness at the same time.
Afterwards, Eric Snow and Iverson grew together…
As time passed, the recruiting season in the summer of 1991 came to an end.
For UNC, having missed out on Damon Stoudamire, this was undoubtedly another failed recruiting season.
As the primary media outlet for UNC, the UNC school newspaper naturally wouldn't say much about it. Before the new season arrived, they only emphasized, "With Rick Fox leaving for the NBA, the team needs to rely more on Hubert Davis, who is about to enter his senior year, as well as George Lynch."
They didn't mention a word about the new recruits at UNC, which already said everything.
In stark contrast, the Duke University school newspaper was mocking UNC.
"Poor Tar Heels; not only can they only watch the Blue Devils hoist the NCAA championship trophy, but in the June recruiting season, they also returned in crushing defeat. Even the Arizona Wildcats can trample them…"
Facing the mockery from the Duke University school newspaper, UNC had absolutely no grounds to talk back.
Because this season, Duke University's recruiting was a success; they had secured one of this year's McDonald's All-American high school members, Cherokee Parks.
Having already won the NCAA championship last season, they further improved the team's strength.
In Canton, Qin Zayne, having nothing to do, would also pay attention to these columns and reports.
Eric Snow, who was closely related to this, would also gather around and sometimes ask, "Is UNC's recruiting really that bad this year?"
Qin Zayne glanced sideways. "What do you think? If the recruiting wasn't that terrible, would I be investing so much in you?"
But immediately after, he laughed. "However, for you, this counts as a good thing…"
The recruiting season was over, and the roster for UNC's new season was set.
Qin Zayne took a rough glance and informed Eric Snow, "Your opponent should be him: Derrick Phelps, UNC's backup point guard from last season, and a 1990 McDonald's All-American high school member."
Come to think of it, the reason Dean Smith could accept the result of failing to recruit Damon Stoudamire was because Derrick Phelps was there.
The Old Coach's original plan was for last year's McDonald's All-American, Derrick Phelps, to officially take over the starting position next season, and to recruit Damon Stoudamire to serve as the backup point guard.
Damon Stoudamire didn't come, and all UNC was missing was a backup point guard. If one had to say how much of an impact that really had, it wasn't that significant.
"The current Derrick Phelps is perhaps already prepared to take over the throne as UNC's starting point guard. He doesn't know that there is still you behind him, eyeing his starting position like a tiger."
Upon hearing this, Eric Snow wore a smile, and his whole demeanor became full of drive.
For the next month or so, Eric Snow had been training one-on-one against Iverson.
Every two days, Qin Zayne would also give the two of them a shooting lesson, constantly correcting their shooting posture and hand positioning.
At first, Eric Snow's progress was rapid, going from being unable to compete against Iverson at all to later being able to go toe-to-toe with him.
But as time passed, the speed of Iverson's progress was staggering.
One day in August, back at the Anderson Park court in Canton.
For the first ball, Iverson used his old trick, a rapid crossover, to shake off Eric Snow and drove to the basket to score a layup.
Eric Snow waved his arms in complaint. "That's too cheap! This is his killer move; who uses their killer move right from the start?"
Qin Zayne, who was recording on the sidelines, didn't answer, only shouting, "Continue, continue!"
For the second ball, Iverson dropped a line before starting: "The killer move was just to let you understand the gap between us. Now I want to use you to test how much progress I've made this summer."
Then, Iverson used a step-back after a change of direction to shoot a three-pointer.
Eric Snow's reaction was quite fast, quickly turning back to block.
But with a swish! The ball went in…
Afterwards, for the third and fifth shots, Iverson used crossovers to create space and shot from mid-to-long range. Only the fourth shot was a real drive after a fake shot…
But no matter what move it was, Eric Snow was thoroughly no longer Iverson's opponent.
Night fell, and Qin Zayne led the two of them to a nearby McDonald's and ordered five Big Macs.
"I'll eat one, and you two will each eat two."
Soon, Qin Zayne was sitting on one side of the dining table, watching the two on the other side wolfing down the Big Macs.
Come to think of it, when he first brought them to eat burgers, Eric Snow had even questioned, "Isn't this stuff junk food?"
Qin Zayne immediately retorted, "Who said that? Burgers are clearly the best fitness food. The patty inside provides high-quality protein, the carbohydrates in the bun can replenish the glycogen consumed after training, and it also has vegetable salad dressing and such, which can increase the intake of dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals…"
The above is the theory, and what is obvious is the effectiveness.
In the month or so, Iverson ate burgers for most of the time.
It is now August, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell that compared to when he first arrived in Canton, Iverson has noticeably bulked up.
"Tonight, go back and measure your height and weight."
Eric Snow, who hadn't finished eating yet, mumbled, "Fine…"
But he didn't know that he wasn't the main point.
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