The Unbeatable Second Pick

Look at what this issue of Sanjiang has to offer. Not just this issue, but many, many issues, I haven't been able to get into any of them. Have my tastes become more discerning or is the quality of the books just worse?

Look at this author. Revising what needs to be revised, accepting reasonable suggestions from readers is not shameful, and making money is not disgraceful. Stubbornly clinging to a style that doesn't generate profit is pointless.

If I were you, I'd delete the part about the Pistons transfer and rewrite everything from scratch, without adding any censorship. It's a waste of the book's opening. What a pity.

Not changing nationality? Since they're already white, they should become American citizens for their own benefit. What's the point of those small Serbian or Black countries? They'll only hinder their chances of being nominated for honors.

You've been reborn as Milicic, and Larry Brown was arguably the main figure who ruined this talent. Now that you've been reborn and there's already conflict, why aren't you leaving? I said before that one of the best teams in the East that year was the Pacers. Without Rasheed Wallace, the Pistons might not have won the championship. Wouldn't it be better for the protagonist to go to the Pacers?

The Pacers' peak period was from 1997 to 2005. Especially in the 2003-04 season with Carlisle as coach, the Pacers were championship-caliber. They lost to the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals that year, but having a protagonist makes all the difference. It allowed the trashy Brown to not win a championship in the book, getting revenge for being the protagonist.

This author keeps talking about commercial value, but the protagonist you wrote doesn't have any commercial value at all. He needs to be at least an all-star player, and he also needs to have a lot of fans to have any commercial value. Aside from games and nightclubs, is this a basketball-themed erotic novel?

Writing about going to a rocket is just awful; it ruined a good book. It gives the impression that the author can write whatever they want. Going to a rocket is completely illogical and nonsensical. It's really frustrating. Let's see if the author will revise it; if not, I'm leaving.

Write about the exciting basketball games on the court, what are you writing about now? Just some off-court nonsense, what's the point? You dare write anything risqué? You don't dare, but you want to piggyback on that trend? It's pointless.

The author is overthinking it. Given Brown's personality, his distrust of rookies has ruined countless promising young players.