I want to be a superstar.

Brandon Roy, Will Conroy, Anthony Washington, and Dean Simmons were Yes's alumni at Garfield High School.

They were the other four members of the "Five Tigers" who swept through Washington state.

All four are now students at the University of Washington and players on the University of Washington basketball team.

Brandon Roy and Wilcon Roy are key players for the University of Washington.

Anthony Washington and Dean Simmons are already on the bench.

Four of the once-arrogant Five Tigers did not maintain their dominance in college.

This is actually normal.

Many players who are great in high school may not be as great in college.

The environment for high school basketball in the United States is completely different from that for college basketball.

High school basketball is far inferior to college basketball in terms of environment.

Players like Dean Simmons and Anthony Washington were typical examples of tall, fast, and accurate players in high school basketball.

But when they got to the NCAA college level, they became ordinary players who lacked speed, height, and even their skills weren't particularly outstanding.

If they don't play as substitutes, who will?

Many people grow taller after entering university, but these two seniors, apart from growing horizontally, didn't really grow much vertically.

Back when the Garfield Five were dominating Washington state, the team's coach, Floyd, said something like that.

Despite how fierce those five were back then, in the end, only Roy and him were likely to make it into the NBA.

The development of Washington and Simmons is in line with Coach Floyd's predictions.

However, his development with Roy disappointed Coach Floyd.

He hasn't made much progress in the past few years.

Roy's development was greatly hampered by consecutive meniscus tears in both legs.

Of the five promising talents who were initially highly anticipated in Seattle, four of them have fallen far short of expectations.

Perhaps only Wilconroy exceeded expectations.

Who would have thought that the skinny, dark-skinned boy who was less than 1.8 meters tall back then could now be a starter, or even one of the core players, on a prestigious NCAA team?

However, overall, the five players have so far disappointed Seattle fans.

Carmelo Anthony, who stood in the way of the "Big Five" and defeated them, is now an NBA superstar.

Carmelo Anthony is now a force to be reckoned with in the NBA.

And what about the five of them?

From initially just regretting losing to Anthony, they can't even see Anthony's taillights anymore.

The gap is getting bigger and bigger.

However, for many in Seattle, the joy brought by the Garfield Five is something they will never forget.

How much pain did the Garfield Five erase for Seattle from the economic crisis and the earthquake?

That memory is sweet.

This is true not only for many Seattleites, but also for the Five Tigers.

"Why are you coming all the way here if you're not even preparing for the game against UCLA? If you want to congratulate me, you could just say so over the phone."

"We can't express our joy over the phone, Ye. Congratulations again on joining the University of Washington family!"

"congratulate!"

"welcome!"

"Thanks"

"Ye, after three years, we can fight together again."

fighting?

"Dean, Anthony, can you two even fight in your current physiques? You're probably just trembling!"

Yes disdainfully dodged the two fat, dark-skinned men, one tall and one short, who wanted to hug him.

"Ye, I bet you, four years from now, your physique won't be much better than it is now!"

"I remember Dean still owes me a bet, right? When are you going to pay it back?"

"That's not my fault, Ye, it's your own problem. I believe Garfield High School can achieve the national championship under your guidance, that's for sure!"

"Dean!"

"Brandon, your eyes are terrifying. Okay, okay, I was wrong, I apologize, I was really wrong. Ye, please forgive me. You know I didn't mean it that way."

Although the short, dark-skinned, and fat man apologized in a very polite manner, the other three still looked at Ye Si with some concern.

Regarding their agreement with Yes three years ago...

This is the thing that bothers them the most.

The Garfield High School Fab Five still owe Seattle a national championship.

They have yet to fulfill the expectations of the Seattle supporters from back then.

Yes's three years in high school have now come to a complete and utter failure.

Roy and his classmates at the University of Washington had a similarly unremarkable three years, except for this year.

They're not even NCAA champions; they were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament last year.

Their result was only a top 64 finish.

This is the best result for the University of Washington in the last five years.

As for this year, the University of Washington looks even stronger, but against the four young North Carolina players, no NCAA team has a chance this year.

"Ye, if we still can't win the championship in these three years, then we've made a promise: in the fourth year, you'll come to the University of Washington, and we'll give it our all one last time!"

Thinking back to those scenes from three years ago, and looking at Anthony Washington and Dean Simmons' little bellies, Yes was momentarily speechless.

Is this all the effort you've put in?

You've already given up, haven't you?

Noticing Yes's gaze, Roy and Conroy both blushed for the two fat black men.

Although it was uncomfortable to be stared at by Yes, the two fat men breathed a sigh of relief.

At least Yes doesn't have the unresolved issues they've been worried about.

They have always believed that Yes's lack of progress over the past three years was due to the excessive pressure they put on him.

Therefore, they always felt guilty towards Yes.

They felt that their initial expectations had ruined a super genius.

"Ahem, Ye, university life is still wonderful, especially after you put down some heavy burdens. I think you will also fall in love with the beauty of university."

"I'm not like you. I'm not from Seattle. I don't have such a big mission or any burden. You can rest assured about that."

"hehe"

Roy and the other three chuckled.

Hearing the strange laughter from the four people, Yes felt inexplicably annoyed.

"Alright, congratulations are over. Go back to where you came from. I'm going to take a shower."

"Okay, we'll be going now, Ye. See you at the University of Washington."

"By the way, remember not to feel any burden or pressure. Anyway, once we get to the University of Washington, we won't be the main characters anymore. If we can win an NCAA championship with Nate and Martel, we'll have fulfilled our promise to Seattle."

"roll!"

Yes picked up the basketball on the table and threw it out the door. A moment later, he heard two loud laughs.

Those two fat bastards!

As the laughter faded into the distance, Yes clenched his fists tightly.

Are we no longer the main characters...?

Looking at the rising sun outside, can we really take it as the afterglow of the setting sun?

of course……

No!