In the 2008 season, Leonard thought he and the Tigers would create a miracle, with the best record in team history, reaching the national finals for the second time, a reasonable team lineup, and the favorite to be the No. 1 pick...
All of this has led Memphis people to set their sights on the championship, even Leonard is no exception.
But the result left everyone who supported Memphis heartbroken.
After seeing the results of the game, Leonard even had the idea of retiring.
Because he knows that he is already very old. In his limited career, the possibility of Memphis returning to the finals is very slim, let alone the championship...
The departure of Calipari and the coaching staff during last offseason further strengthened his idea. After setting Pastner the goal of breaking into March Madness, he had already made up his mind to play in Memphis. After the season, he submitted his resignation to the school board!
But he never dreamed that a rookie coach Pastner and a group of guys with mediocre talent would actually reach the national finals.
Even though they lost in the finals, they tied the University of Memphis' best record in school history!
This rekindled hope in Leonard's heart!
With the current strength of this Tigers team, it is not impossible to win the championship!
Could it be that God has appeared? Seeing that I am about to retire, help me fulfill my wish?
Leonard devoutly crossed himself on his chest...
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Today, Sun Jianguo did not stay in front of the TV to watch the game, because the business in the restaurant has been surprisingly good recently, making him a little busy.
He was spooning on the burning stove, but his heart had already flown home.
"Today is the national semifinals. I don't know how Kaiming is doing..."
Sun Jianguo murmured in his heart.
After cooking the food, he immediately plated it and brought it to the corresponding dining table. When he was about to go back and cook the next dish, he suddenly heard two people talking on the table next to him.
"Hey, did you watch the game between Butler University and the University of Memphis today? It was exciting!"
"How could I not see this? Memphis is so awesome. It can beat Butler. I guess many experts have been slapped in the face!"
…
When Sun Jianguo heard these two sentences, he was stunned on the spot!
Kaiming, have you entered the finals?
After he reacted, he immediately rushed to the table. Regardless of the fact that his behavior was a little rude, he asked directly, "You just said that the University of Memphis defeated Butler University?"
There were two young people sitting at the table, and they were startled by the cook who suddenly rushed towards them.
After the two looked at each other, one of the blond and blue-eyed young men said to Sun Jianguo, "Yes, uncle, you also pay attention to the NCAA? Not many people your age watch the NCAA..."
Sun Jianguo immediately puffed up his chest and said proudly, "Have you heard of Li Kaiming from the University of Memphis?"
Another young man in blue clothes smiled and replied, "He is the absolute core of Memphis and the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft. How could we not know?"
The blond and blue-eyed young man saw some clues, and with a joking expression on his face, he said to Sun Jianguo, "What, uncle, do you know him?"
Sun Jianguo chuckled, "To be honest with you, Li Kaiming is my nephew..."
Hearing this, the young man with blond hair and the young man in blue looked at each other. After being silent for a long time, they suddenly burst out laughing!
"Hahaha, uncle, you are so funny. It is true that Li Kaiming is of Chinese descent, but there is no way he is your nephew!"
The young man in blue clothes was laughing so hard that he was out of breath. "Uncle, we have dined at your place more than once. If you are really related to Li Kaiming, why haven't we seen him?"
The smile on Sun Jianguo's face froze.
These two guys actually don't believe that Li Kaiming is his nephew?
The movement at this table quickly attracted the attention of other customers, so they all asked the two young people to know what was going on!
It seems that people all over the world like to eat melons.
After the two young men briefly talked about the matter, an old customer around him soon said to Sun Jianguo, "Sun, don't pretend to be fat. Who doesn't know that you are just an ordinary restaurant owner? We don't have to die." To save face, I’ll tip you more in the future…”
"That's right, Sun, it's good to be an ordinary person. You are already so old. There is no need for us to have a relationship with any celebrity. It is to save face and suffer..."
Seeing that no one in the entire restaurant believed him, Sun Jianguo was dumbfounded.
But he actually couldn't produce any evidence for a while. It was not that Li Kaiming had never been to this restaurant, but that was before going to college. After going to college, he was busy with studies and competitions (looking at the water dispenser) and had no time to help in the restaurant.
Before being famous, who would have noticed a Chinese guy serving plates in a Chinese restaurant?
But Sun Jianguo is not convinced. We, Sun, have been busy all our lives and have never been the kind of person who likes to brag in a high-profile manner.
It took a lot of effort to create a talented person in my family, but I wanted to show it off, but instead of being praised, I received doubts and ridicule!
Naturally, he felt unhappy.
So he stood up, looked around the restaurant, and said loudly to all the customers, "Okay, you don't believe it, right? Then do you believe that I invited Li Kaiming here?"
The young man in blue clothes immediately replied, "How could I not believe it if I saw Li Kaiming in person? But can you invite me?"
Sun Jianguo stared at the former's face with a smile on his face, "Of course I can invite him, but I can't do it now because he has to play a game. We will wait until the third day after the game. You can come to the restaurant and wait. I will definitely let you see Li Kaiming! If you can’t, everyone here will eat for free at my restaurant in the future!”
The customers did not expect that Sun Jianguo, who seemed to be honest and honest, could be so tough, and they did not expect that Sun Jianguo did not look like he was joking, but that he was serious about it!
But this is Li Kaiming, the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA!
If I could meet him, get an autograph and take a photo, wouldn't it be a huge profit?
Even if you can't see it, you can still eat for free, which is not a loss no matter how you look at it!
So the spectators at the scene agreed to come and find out on the third day after the finals.
And after that, I don’t know who it was that spread the news, saying that after the finals, Li Kaiming would come to a Chinese restaurant in Memphis to meet fans!
This made the flow of people in Sun Jianguo's restaurant dozens of times higher than usual!
During the peak hours, the whole restaurant is just full, but now the whole restaurant is crowded with people, and there is not even a place to stand on the ground!
Although most people came here to watch the excitement or inquire about news, after accidentally taking a bite of Sun Jianguo's food, they immediately expressed that they would eat here often in the future.
Sun Jianguo inadvertently completed a beautiful marketing campaign, which made his small Chinese restaurant popular in Memphis, and its sales increased by several orders of magnitude!
This also made several restaurants next to his house that also sell catering hate it.
Bragging that NBA players want to come to your house for dinner, okay?
If you don't come, you won't even think about opening this store here...
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