Chapter 256 The University 6 (1/2)

”I really liked the coaches, Coach Guthridge who invited me to come here and I also respect Coach Dean Smith a lot even though I didn't talk to him.”

Jake avoided talking about the players because it would be weird no matter what he said because of the current situation he was in after all he knew he was being ignored and excluded from the team because of sponsorship.

But they also had a lot of respect and were even a fan of some players like Vince Carter, so if he spoke badly it would be normal for the situation he was in and Charlie would not enjoy listening, and if he spoke well as he thought it would look like he was just being fake.

Luckily Charlie understood Jake's dilemma and didn't press the issue anymore, after all, he knew the team wasn't doing something right either and luckily everyone had already forgotten about it.

”I know we haven't been very nice to you these past few days, but some of you really get upset about this injustice in the NCAA and have come to discount you having nothing to do with it.”

”I apologize for my colleagues and I will talk to them so we can all be friends and play together.”

”Alright, I understand, I would probably do the same as you if I were in the same situation.”

”It's good that you understand something else I wanted to talk to you about was training, we know you have almost infinite stamina and can play basketball and then run a marathon later.”

”But the rest of the team can't keep up with your training pace, we are finding the training very difficult right now and I ask you at least not to increase the training load.”

Jake understood what Charlie said, he didn't expect the other players to try to follow his training, he was just excited because he found that training could help him improve his skills.

In his past life, he often saw that the top performers did a separate team training and stronger because they could take it longer, so Jake thought he could do the same, but now he understood that he had better stop.

”I understand Charlie, I won't do so much in training anymore, I can make my individual training later heavier.”

Charlie was delighted to see that Jake was very understanding and didn't really seem arrogant like other players who don't have humility.

Even though sometimes the hierarchy was not highly respected at the university, those who respected it were appreciated by the more traditional ones like Charlie, so even if the other players didn't talk to Jake during training he would do that.

Charlie wanted to keep talking to Jake, but he had to talk to the other players that everything had gone well and he also wanted to give Jake some space, so the two broke up and Jake returned to the dorm.

Jake was delighted to know that his team situation would improve after this conversation, even if he understood the indignation of his teammates he was not happy to be treated unfairly.

He arrived at the dorm and was reprimanded by Zack and William who had been waiting for him, Jake had not warned that he had gone to the cafeteria with Charlie after he left training, it was difficult for Jake to get used to having people waiting for him in a place that was not at home.

And so the days went by normally, Jake had gotten used to his class routine and fortunately liked most teachers, so even if he didn't have much to learn he wouldn't be bored at all.

Jake at this university was thinking of doing the reverse of what he did in high school, he would do his best in every game so that he could improve his skills quickly and gain recognition when he joined the NBA.

But in class he would try not to look so smart and stand out so much, he would help William and his friends in the dorm and just do enough to get the best grade in the room and get a degree.

In training, the players no longer ignored Jake and even talked and joked with him, but no one approached him as Charlie did, only Charlie still talked to Jake several times and even called his other friends to get Jake into the team faster.

Coach Smith was watching everything going on in the team, he was someone who valued the team's unity and rapport to win the games, he believed it was better to have a team-playing game than someone who was like Michael Jordan in skill and didn't know how to play in a team.

So he still wouldn't let Jake play if the situation continued as he was right now knowing it wasn't Jake's fault, of course, he intended to step in and demand that the players be jealous and accept Jake.