After Beating Kuroko's Basketball, I Return to NBA Draft Night

Damn it, I can't afford to live like this anymore. They're offering VIP access after only 20-odd chapters?

It's only 50,000 words before being released, and each chapter is only about 2,000 words, with a lot of filler in between. I'm not subscribing yet; you should let it settle down first. 😒😒

The idea is good, but the time frame is too long. Ideally, it should be after 2000; we don't recognize many of the players from before that, it's too far in the past.

Are you crazy for money? You're already charging for chapters after only twenty-something!

This is a pretty enjoyable basketball novel with lots of laughs, but you can't read it too critically, or it'll become a liability, as some settings aren't strictly accurate, like shooting percentages which are deliberately left unmentioned.

With this description alone, I have no idea how the other side can possibly win, or even if there's any suspense. Putting everything else aside, just having 100% three-point shooting throughout the game is enough to make you a legend.

No matter how amazing a player's popularity or how much traffic they generate, it's all for nothing if they can't monetize it.

It feels like it pleases neither side. The premise is supposed to be a fast-paced, enjoyable story, but it's rambling and lacks any sense of enjoyment. If it's not a fast-paced story and is supposed to be a story told patiently step by step, then this kind of plot device doesn't fit either. Let's say how many sentences in the three golden chapters are about the protagonist?

Why bother going to the NBA if you've already beaten Kuroko's Basketball? Only by beating the NBA can you qualify to play high school basketball in Kuroko's Basketball. Kuroko's Basketball is all about superpowered basketball; how are NBA players supposed to compete?

It's a bit simplistic, and the author likes to force suspense. Hopefully, it will improve as the story progresses.