Chapter 33: A stunning moment on the court
There was no denying that, although Mao Xiaoshi lacked the courage to stand up to the bullies at school, he was steady on the basketball court. Su Can knew little about basketball; during his school days, all he had really known was how to scramble for the ball and shoot at random. Back then, he had not thought his ignorance of basketball mattered, but looking back later, he suspected that if he had started playing earlier, exercising intensely and conditioning his body sooner, he would never have grown to only around 174 centimeters in his previous life.
Naturally, the present Su Can had inherited his previous self's complete ignorance of basketball. He probably could not even dribble ten meters in a straight line without making a mistake, but that did not prevent him from objectively analyzing how the whole game worked.
Yue Zijiang focused more on individual showmanship during games. Even his teammates visibly harbored considerable resentment, and someone invariably complained to him when a game ended. Yet amid the girls' cheers, Yue Zijiang paid no attention. His skills might have seemed flawless to high school students at this stage, but to Su Can, who had seen far more in his previous life, they had plenty of limitations, as well as openings he left simply to look cool.
By comparison, Mao Xiaoshi played a much steadier game. Each had his strengths, and it was really impossible to rank them outright. But perhaps because of the incident with Wang Haoran, Mao Xiaoshi was still living under its shadow and remained wary of Yue Zijiang, who belonged to Wang Haoran's circle. That hampered his play and greatly diminished his ability.
Seeing the astonishment in Mao Xiaoshi's eyes, Su Can certainly could not give him