The coach of the University of Pennsylvania Quakers saw that the team fell behind at the start due to the abnormal performance of their main point guard Andy Toole, and wanted to catch up a little bit by substituting players.

However, his efforts were of no avail. David Krasgai, who came on as a substitute, was not as good as Andy Toole in terms of skills and physical fitness. He was also unable to resist Lu Qiujian's increasingly sophisticated trash talk. He lasted less than three minutes.

The point difference widened to double digits; the first half of the game had not even passed half yet.

There is nothing that can be done about it. The Ivy League has rarely given out basketball scholarships. Those who can enter these prestigious schools are elite talents. When faced with the cutting-edge professional knowledge they learn, it is always easy to forget the game;

Then again, without this thirst for knowledge, they wouldn't be able to get into these schools.

Even if the Saints' third point guard came on the court, it could not change the situation on the court. The point difference between the Princeton Tigers and their opponents was slowly widening.

"Spencer, great shot!" Lu Qiujian gave a thumbs up to Spencer, who just scored a three-pointer. With each victory in the game, these teammates are becoming more and more confident.

The performance in each game is also getting better and better. If it continues like this, we may go further after entering the championship.

"You made the pass beautifully!" Spencer waved. When he caught the ball just now, the closest person to him was Quaker power forward Koko Archibon. He also knew that he had no time to stop Spencer.

Spencer was stunned and could only watch as he shot and scored.

Switching to the Quaker team's offense, center Angana Oyecha saw that his point guard was in no condition, so he passed the ball to small forward Jeff Seaver, who dribbled the ball into the Tigers' half.

, seeing that because their own point guard had become a decoration, the Tigers had an extra defensive player on the perimeter and couldn't find any chance, so they had no choice but to pass the ball to Oyecha and let him play Patrice alone.

Although he is also from Africa, Patrice obviously had no intention of giving face to his fellow countrymen, and severely slapped Oyecha's turn shot outside the three-point line; not only the defense, but also the Quaker team's offense was in trouble.

Dilemma.

One player is a big hole when it comes to defense, but it has no effect when it comes to offense. This is simply five-on-four! The Pennsylvania coach was unable to slow down the widening trend of the point difference until all timeouts were used up.

"Well done! Try to resolve the battle within ten minutes in the second half!" Coach Thompson only said one sentence in the locker room before going out to chat with a blond female reporter. It seemed that he was very satisfied with the performance of the players.

"The opponent's center's basic skills are not very solid yet. They always look around after catching the ball. You can seize the time to double-team!" Lu Qiujian took over Thompson's work and evaluated his teammates based on his observations in the first half.

They gave guidance, "Jeff Seaver's right knee seems to be injured. Will, you can be more aggressive when defending. I believe he will be scared! And Ray, your opponent...

..”

At the beginning of the second half, Jeff Seaver hit a three-pointer, but before their cheers ended, Lu Qiujian was in the same position and fired back with the same three-pointer. The Quakers' momentum returned.

He was beaten down before he got up!

Just eight minutes into the second half, the point difference widened to more than 25 points. Coach Thompson began to gradually substitute players and take a rest. He tried to make a final impact, but still found no hope of closing the score. The opponent's coach also

No longer wasting energy, he replaced his main team, and the last ten minutes of the game became garbage time!

At the end of the game, cheers rang out again at Vladivostse Indoor Stadium. Princeton Tigers supporters knew that after defeating the Pennsylvania Quakers, the entire Ivy League would never find its opponents again.

They can even start thinking about tournaments now.

Everything went smoothly on the competition field, but Lu Qiujian's paper remained silent. Until one week after the game against the Quakers, Lu Qiujian still did not receive a reply email from "Science".

What happened? Did the editor forget about his paper, or did the reviewer fail to understand the main points of his paper? Or is it because the steps do not completely need to be revised? Even though the time now has not exceeded the standard review period of "Science"

, but according to estimates, it is time to determine the layout of the next issue.

Lu Qiujian vaguely felt that something was wrong! Logically speaking, such an important article would be published as soon as possible, and it was not an exaggeration to even become the main article of a certain issue. But why hasn't he received it yet?

Any reply?

Should I go to Professor Thurston and ask for inside information? If I want to revise it, I don’t know if I have to change it back to Princeton’s signature. If that’s the case, it would be too depressing!

Forget it, let’s wait. Maybe because this paper is too important, a certain reviewer dare not make the decision alone, and asks "Science" to invite more industry experts to review it? Lu Qiujian put the matter into perspective

Think on the bright side.

"Nat, next month Harvard will come to Princeton to play a game. I checked the date and it happens to be the weekend. Will you come over?" Lu Qiujian was chatting with Natalie on MSN in front of the computer.

"Want to see how my beloved alma mater is being ravaged by you?" Natalie quickly replied.

"No, no, no, that's not what I mean! I just want to see you!" Lu Qiujian chatted with the elf on the other side of the computer with a smile on his face. Every time he chatted with her, he always made people feel happy, which made the submission unknown.

The depressed mood below has improved a lot.

"Hmm~~Let me take a look. If I have time then, I will consider going!" After struggling for a long time, Natalie finally let go.

Ding dong! Just when he was about to cheer, the email alert sounded! Lu Qiujian's heartbeat began to accelerate. Could it be that the reply from "Science" came?

After taking a deep breath and waiting for his excitement to calm down, Lu Qiujian closed the chat dialog box with Natalie and clicked on his mailbox. The computer he specially assembled was very fast. As soon as he pressed the mouse button, the inbox page appeared.

in front of him.

Sure enough, it was a reply from "Science"! Let me see what is written in it? I wonder if my article will be on the front page cover! Lu Qiujian clicked on the email.

When the email was opened, the smile on his face froze. He saw the word "rejection" was clearly written in the email. Lu Qiujian stood up suddenly. What was going on!
Chapter completed!