(If you have something to do today, there will be no time, so the two chapters will be posted together.)

Gan Guoyang never thought that when he returned to UCLA, he would stand in this beautiful campus again with such an identity.

However, it is winter now, and the lush grass and green trees on the campus have begun to turn yellow and fallen leaves, and the entire campus is filled with a cold wind.

Gan Guoyang sat on the bus, looking at the scenery that had not yet left his memory, and sighed in his heart, sighing at the impermanence of life.

Originally, he wanted to create his own era in this school and be able to write his own brilliant mark in the glorious history book of UCLA like Jabbar and Walton.

"I think I'm still too naive, right?" Gan Guoyang leaned against the cold car window glass and recalled every bit of what he had experienced here.

Gan Guoyang is a person who insists on himself and never compromises easily, but at the same time he is also a person who is good at reflecting and summarizing.

Because of his persistence and resentment, he left this university that many people yearn for; when he returned here and as an opponent, he did not hate, but looked at this unpleasant memory with a more mature perspective.

Until now, Gan Guoyang still doesn't like that coach Larry Famar. His face looks like Brother Octopus is Gan Guoyang's eternal disgust, so that whenever Gan Guoyang sees a guy with a long face, he will feel unhappy.

But he does not hate Famal now. Their personal relationship is purely evil, and does not involve damage to character or injuring people. On the contrary, although Famal does not allow Gan Guoyang to play, the amount of guidance and training should be given in training has not been reduced. More importantly, because Famal's disapproval gives Gan Guoyang the opportunity to get Bellman's coach again.

It is a blessing to lose your horse.

In Gan Guoyang's view, only Bellman can truly understand his characteristics and personality, and devote himself wholeheartedly to the work of carving Gan Guoyang without any prejudice.

Gan Guoyang knew that in a university team, all players are elites in high school. If you want to use a yellow-skinned transfer student as the tactical core in the team, how big difficulties and obstacles will it need to be overcome?

Fortunately, as a new coach without university coaching qualifications, Bellman withstood the huge pressure from the old players and the school, risking his job being unemployed, and insisting on establishing the core of Gan Guoyang in the team, even if he can't play a formal game in the first year.

Gan Guoyang also used his tireless training, excellent performance in team training and warm-up games to impose those unsatisfied old players one by one, including John Stockton, who was the first old player to support Gan Guoyang in the team.

After a dull season from 1982 to 1983, the Gonzaga Bulldogs finally ushered in the lifting of the main center Gan Guoyang in November 1983. The carefully crafted lineup of Bellman was finally embedded in the last and most important piece of puzzle. This year's NCAA will be destined not to be calm.

"Huh, the air outside is really good, but the campus of UCLA is still so big. I used to transfer to Gonzaga because it was too big!" The bus drove for a long time before stopping in UCLA's main gymnasium. Gan Guoyang got out of the car, breathed a little cold air, and started to joke again.

"It's really big enough here, unlike Gonzaga who's gone through a walk after a while," his teammate said in a silence.

"That's right, and the scenery here is also beautiful. It's further south. The Mediterranean climate is wet in winter and the trees have not become bare yet."

"Oh my God John, you should be a geography teacher, why bother to go to school to play basketball?"

"Hey, girls, we are not here to visit UCLA's campus. If you want, please let the former UCLA players, Sunshine Idiot, lead you to a day trip to UCLA after the game. The premise is that I won the game tonight, and I don't want your visit to become a parade after losing." Bellman also got out of the car and heard the players talking about the scenery there, and he decisively sprayed.

"Don't worry, Mrs. Bellman. Although I still have a little bit of love for this place, I promise I won't bring him to the court. I will make them look good tonight." Gan Guoyang responded, thinking that although he does not hate UCLA and Famar, he will never miss this opportunity to retaliate against them. He has been waiting for this for a year.

"Pack up all your things... Gan, I have good news to tell you now. I think you will be very happy after listening to it." At this time, Bellman walked to Gan Guoyang, stretched out his arms and put them around Gan Guoyang, and said to him mysteriously.

"Unless you tell me that the night game will give me unlimited fire, I don't think there is any good news." Gan Guoyang lowered his head and heard Bellman's words, and said with a smile.

Unlike high school, Bellman has now begun to strictly control Gan Guoyang's shots. In Bellman's words, Gan Guoyang must learn more about controlling the game in addition to scoring, although he has done a good job before.

"No, don't even think about this. I mean, have you ever seen the UCLA roster?" Bellman asked.

"Oh, I know all those guys from UCLA, Jackson, Gray, Knight, ah, and..." Gan Guoyang reported a bunch of names, all of which were his former teammates.

"No, no, no, UCLA has a new group of players this year, including a guy selected for the McDonald's All-Star lineup, named Montel Heicher. But there is another person you are more interested in," said Bellman.

Gan Guoyang then remembered that UCLA recruited another group of freshmen this year. I heard from Bellman that the quality of these freshmen seems to be very good.

"Who is it, Mr. Bellman?" Gan Guoyang seemed to have some clues in his heart.

"Reggie Miller." Bellman spitted out this name, the name that made Gan Guoyang depressed and entangled for a whole summer.

Reggie Miller, after graduating from high school in 1983, came to UCLA University as he wished and became a member of this legendary school.

"Oh my God, this is such a fucking joy. I think I must celebrate it with a victory tonight." Gan Guoyang felt mixed feelings when he heard this name.

Gan Guoyang recalled that summer, also in Los Angeles, watching No. 31 Miller score a final shot in front of him, shattering his hopes of winning the championship with the entire Vikings in an instant.

Now Reggie Miller has come to UCLA! It’s really a gathering of new and old hatreds.

Gan Guoyang and Bellman said this side by side and had already walked to the main gymnasium. This place where Gan Guoyang has been here many times but has never been on the court.

"It's still so magnificent here, pink and blue, golden, it's really dazzling." Gan Guoyang entered the gymnasium and said as he looked at the decoration of the stadium.

Pink blue and gold are the main colors of UCLA, making them look bright and luxurious. In comparison, the navy blue of the Gonzaga Bulldog is much dimmed.

Back here, as his opponent, Gan Guoyang had a strange feeling.

Although the stadium was still very empty at this time, he still remembered that in the UCLA game, the cheers of cheers like tsunamis in this stadium filled with mountains and seas made him sigh at the warmth of the basketball atmosphere here.

Gan Guoyang once imagined in this stadium, like Kareem and Walton, as the King of UCLA, accepting worship and cheers from thousands of fans, leading the Brown Bear to defeat one strong enemy after another, and holding the NCAA championship trophy in the rain of pink and blue and golden flowers.

But now, he can no longer get UCLA cheers, and may even be booed and reversed, because he has been defined as a "traitor" by the UCLA basketball team.

"Traitor? Haha." Gan Guoyang thought of some words written in the postcard Qian Mos sent him, and his inner anger surged in the cold weather again.

After Gan Guoyang left UCLA, Qian Mos saw the letter left to him by Gan Guoyang. Gan Guoyang did not expect that Qian Mos could contact him again later, and often sent a few postcards to introduce his current life.

Although in these postcards from various places from the United States, Qian Moss mainly describes where he picked up girls, surfing or skiing, he occasionally mentions some UCLA matters.

For example, after Gan Guoyang left school and dropped out of school and withdrew from the basketball team, the basketball team regarded Gan Guoyang as a negative example. Players often joked about it in some school interviews after the game and called it a "traitor."

Gan Guoyang admitted that he had indeed left UCLA on his own initiative. But rather than saying that Gan Guoyang betrayed UCLA, it is better to say that the UCLA basketball team is unwilling to accept Gan Guoyang, which led to his departure.

At least, this is just a "good separation" caused by mutual inappropriateness, and neither side owes each other.

Gan Guoyang thought of the old team members of the first team, and he never met him. He just didn't know if some of them had graduated. If they graduate, they would be lucky. If they didn't, they would be good-looking.

"Oh, see who is here? It's our UCLA hero, Sunny idiot!" Just as the Bulldogs were warming up on the court and preparing to start pre-match training, today their opponent, the owner of the arena, and the UCLA Bruins players also came, accompanied by a sarcasm.

"Hello Gan, on such a cold winter day, the sunshine and warmth you bring to us, I hope you can bring us a victory, that would be better. Hahahaha~"

The person who spoke was that as soon as he entered the door, he saw Grey from Gan Guoyang. This guy had the deepest grudge with Gan Guoyang, and at the same time he was in the same position. When he saw this yellow boy again, he naturally had to greet him on his mouth.

"Shut up and keep some strength and wait for abuse tonight." Gan Guoyang replied coldly. He didn't even have the enthusiasm to squirt a few more trash words for a fish like Gray.

Gan Guoyang's eyes and attention were all fixed on an inconspicuous thin pole, wearing No. 31, Reggie Miller, who was inconspicuous among the Bruins crowd.

So much so that when Famal came forward to say hello to him, he didn't react immediately.

"Sweet, sweet?"

"Well? It's Mr. Famal. Hello, it's been a long time since we saw someone calling him." Gan Guoyang realized that he had been a long-term reaction and found out that it was the long-faced octopus, Gorari Famal.

"Hello, Gan, I don't know how you are in Gonzaga. I hope the game tonight is exciting enough." Famal was very polite. After all, he is a coach and is not an impulsive boy.

"No problem, Mr. Famal, I don't think I will disappoint you." Gan Guoyang replied with a smile. His words still make people feel that there is something in his words.

It turns out that there were two types of people who could not pee in a pot. Famal was choked by Gan Guoyang's words again, so he naturally didn't want to say anything more to him, so he walked to Bellman and exchanged a few greetings with Bellman.

The cross-league invitational tournament does not affect the performance of both sides in their respective leagues, so the atmosphere between the two teams is quite friendly.

Players from the second team like Knight who had a good relationship with Gan Guoyang in the past came over from time to time to communicate and joke with Gan Guoyang. Of course, they are now considered players of the first team.

From Knight's mouth, Gan Guoyang learned about some of the recent UCLA's situation. For example, if their results do not make a breakthrough this season, then Coach Larry Famar, this long face is likely to leave.

In last year's NCAA game, UCLA finally entered the top 48 in the country and got the chance to get a first round bye and went directly to the top 32.

But in the 32-to-16 game, he lost to the University of Utah 67:61 and was eliminated in the first game.

Although Famal's performance in the routine match is quite good, UCLA lacks superstars in the cruel knockout round, and the coach's shortcomings of insufficient response on the spot are undoubtedly exposed. This also makes Famal's coaching position in danger.

Another news made Gan Guoyang more interested, that is, Kevin Johnson joined the University of Southern California.

In this year's California High School League, Johnson successfully led the Sacramento Dragons to the state championship and won the title of California High School League scoring champion and California High School Basketball Master, which was the most popular one.

However, he is not interested in this "defeated player" Gan Guoyang. Although the University of Southern California is also a team in the Pacific Ten League and is also in Los Angeles, it is not among the plans for the Gonzaga University Invitational.

At this time, what Gan Guoyang wanted the most was Reggie Miller. So he swayed around the middle circle of the half court, and Miller was practicing shooting on the outside.

"Reggie! Long time no see." Gan Guoyang shouted.

"Long time no see, Gan." Miller turned around and said.

The two players who only had a match but were deeply impressed with each other exchanged a few words. Gan Guoyang suddenly approached Miller and whispered to him:

"I never forgot that defeat."

"I know, I know you won't forget, but so what?"

"What I lost will be taken back one day."

"How to get it? Will you drop out and go back to high school and study for another year, and play in the high school league again?"

"No, what I lost is not the champion, but the confidence and dignity, so today I will get them back completely. You'd better wash your butt and wait for me."

"I can do it, but it's not certain who kicks who is on the butt."
Chapter completed!