Volume 1: I Came, I Saw, I Conquered!

Sarcastic Remarks. Just as Griffin felt he had nowhere to vent the bitterness filling his chest, something even more depressing happened. In Zhang Yu's previous life, Griffin had missed his entire rookie season after being drafted, only to shock the league with his performance the following year and make the All-Star team. But just now, Zhang Yu had instructed Curry to deliberately draw fouls on him, getting Griffin fouled out, which Stevens found very puzzling. Coach Lon Kruger pointed at the big screen hanging overhead, signaling for him to look. "I just wanted to make sure we won." Zhang Yu said. But now, Griffin's dream of going on a rampage was destined to be shattered. The referee was already walking toward him, asking him to leave the court. Griffin looked up in confusion, then froze. Zhang Yu still remembered the first game he had coached for the Bulldogs. It had been against Indiana State, when an obscure guard named Moore suddenly erupted in the closing moments and nearly completed a comeback. And Griffin was a player of this caliber. "I just wanted to make sure we won," Zhang Yu said. Next came the crucial step for Butler University to achieve a historic breakthrough! Zhang Yu called a timeout and pulled every starter from the court. On Griffin's stat line, the number of fouls stood out clearly: five! Griffin would suffer injuries several more times in the future, but rather than being defeated by them, he developed a long-range shot and playmaking ability, transforming from a beastly power forward into an all-around forward capable of playing inside and out, though his efficiency was rather poor. Why not keep targeting this weak link in the opponent's defense? Having watched the Warriors come back from behind so often in the second half in