After this period of running-in, Patrice's high-level support was very good. Through his pass, small forward Ray Robbins and shooting guard Will Venable repeatedly found the defensive loopholes of the University of Manhattan Gems and easily scored. However, after the Gems adapted to the Tigers' tactics, they strengthened their defense against Patrice, and the Tigers' scoring efficiency dropped rapidly.

After 20 minutes of hard fighting in the first and second half, despite Patrice's luxurious data of 18 points, eleven rebounds and five assists, the Princeton Tigers still lost 75:68.

"As long as you play for five minutes, we will definitely win this game!" Patrice muttered unwillingly after taking the Gatorade handed over by Lu Qiujian.

"Okay, guys, you guys did a good job!" Coach Thompson patted his shoulders one by one to encourage them, "Come on, fight for the next game!"

"Why not let Lu play? If you fail in the warm-up match, it will hurt these children's self-confidence!" Assistant coach Black asked in a low voice on the bus back.

"If our goal is to pass the regular season, then I will definitely let him play!" Coach Thompson shook his finger, "But if you want these kids to go further, you must strengthen the abilities of others! Basketball is a five-person sport after all, and even Michael Jordan can't lead the Wizards' bottoms into the playoffs. I want to squeeze out all their potential through these warm-up games!"

"But Michael is old. If he were five years ago, the Wizards would definitely enter the playoffs!" Blake smiled, "But you are right, I also think these guys still have great potential to explore!"

He was unable to play in the warm-up match, so Lu Qiujian put all his energy into the team's practice. Ed Post, who faced him, suddenly became the most pitiful child of the entire Tigers, and was completely destroyed by Lu Qiujian on both ends of the offense and defense.

In this way, time slowly moved backwards. In the second warm-up game, Princeton won a difficult victory through Spencer's buzzer-beating ball, with Patrice's luxurious data of 24 points and thirteen rebounds becoming the key to the Tigers' victory.

"Lu!" As soon as he arrived in the classroom, Alfoss came up and smiled attentively, as if the little dog looking forward to the flesh bones was wandering around Lu Qiujian.

"I have read your article. There are several parts of the ideas that are not very clear. I have given you a few directions. You can try which one is the best!" Lu Qiujian handed over the print draft marked with good opinions.

"Thank you!" Alfos snatched the manuscript and couldn't wait to look it up. His eyebrows were sometimes frowned slightly and sometimes stretched. When he saw the modification direction marked by Lu Qiujian for him, he stood up excitedly, "Fake, Fake! Why didn't I think of this before? If this method is adopted, at least two steps can be saved!"

The research is like exploring under the fog of war when fighting the Red Alert. You don’t know what you will encounter ahead, whether it is a vast desert or a forest with rich resources, a cruel enemy or a gold mine with abundant storage.

But there are always people who have a pair of keen eyes that can see through the way ahead under the fog, and can clearly point out for you that you will achieve great achievements in working in that direction. Kepler discovered the three laws of planetary motion from Tycho's data, Planck peeked into the palace of quantum physics from thermal radiation, etc. Isn't that true?

After two days of studying what Lu Qiujian wrote in two hours, Alfos found him with red eyes, "Lu, I finally figured out your ideas. This is completely different from what I thought before. If you deduce it according to the direction you gave, it will completely subvert what I already have; but I have to say that your direction is far beyond my previous thoughts! So I want to write your name in the position of the first author after this article is completed!"

"Don't say that, I just think that working hard in this direction seems to get something, but I have not studied in depth what I will get!" Lu Qiujian said politely, "So the biggest contribution of this paper is yours. If you feel sorry for it, it is enough to leave the position of the second author to me!"

"All of us know that direction is the most important thing!" Alfos shook his head with a wry smile. His half-year efforts were not as good as others' inspiration. This IQ blow made him feel frustrated. "That's all, you are the first author, and I am the second author!"

Lu Qiujian shrugged. The gifts he delivered to the door were unreasonable. No matter what, the weight of the two articles is always heavier than one. If it is just the first one, it can only prove his personal ability. With this article, he can prove that he still has the ability to lead the team. This is what he values ​​the most!

In the third warm-up match, the Tigers were 16 points behind before halftime. Patrice threw the towel to the ground in the locker room. After the second half, every time he received the ball and couldn't find the receiving point, he would turn his attention to Lu Qiujian.

Unfortunately, Coach Thompson never let Lu Qiujian appear, and the Tigers lost more than 30 points in the end.

In the fourth warm-up match, the Tigers lost another twelve points. After the game, Patrice covered his head with a towel and didn't speak for a long time.

In the last game, Patrice seemed to vent all the anger accumulated in the previous games and completely beat the opponent's center forward. Unfortunately, other teammates still could not provide him with more help, and the Tigers finally lost for the fourth time.

"Four losses and one win in the warm-up match! The only opponent who won didn't even win a single game in the regular season last season!" On Princeton's BBS, fans were full of pessimism about the Tigers' performance this year. "We definitely can't enter the playoffs this year!"

"Playoffs? Come on, as long as I can win one game at Harvard, I will be satisfied! But judging from the current state, no one can find a bargain at Harvard except Patrice!" This person values ​​the result of the match against his old rival more.

In this way, amidst pessimism, November has arrived, and Princetons welcomed his first preseason match-Western Michigan University Broncos!

"Okay, I'll announce the starting lineup!" In the locker room, Coach Thompson, who was in a well-suited suit, slowly pronounced the names, "Center Gaderson, Power forward Patrice, Small forward Mick, shooting guard Will, and..."
Chapter completed!