Before the Whistle Blows

I've finished reading it. The protagonist has absolutely no charisma; his ability to show off on the court is entirely due to the system. The author even wrote a female character as a villain who looks down on the protagonist, believing he'll never amount to anything. Why does she look down on him? Because he smokes, drinks, and doesn't train properly… I don't think she's wrong.

I suspect the author is a female-oriented writer. Judging from the title and some of the dialogue, men rarely write like this. But from a female perspective, everything makes sense. The biggest evidence is the lack of a female lead, the tendency to delete comments, the slow pacing, the author's irresponsibility, the absence of fan-related descriptions, all under the guise of not working for money.

Then let's give the system to someone who needs it. Yes, let's change the protagonist.

This protagonist's personality really infuriates me. He's a competitive athlete, but he has no desire to win, doesn't pursue glory, doesn't care about money, is lazy and a troublemaker, and hasn't grown at all in dozens of chapters. He deserves to be looked down upon. What's the point of playing basketball or any other sport? He might as well just wait to die.

I don't understand what the author is trying to say? Does having a cheat-like ability mean an athlete can smoke and drink? You can have your personality, but you can't use it as an excuse to be willful. I've been following this story hoping to see when the protagonist changes. If he doesn't, please let me know in advance so I can leave.

With nearly 200,000 new basketball books already published, it can't even crack the top 10. If it gets a subscription surge, it'll probably be even worse. This book is practically a flop. No matter what I say, you won't listen. Keep making things worse. It's like your last book where you desperately hyped up streetball and even went to the trouble of creating a streetball league.

Are you kidding me or just trying to mess with my mentality? It's over 200 chapters already, and you still can't be a starter in the CBA. All you write about is how you smoke, drink, and don't train, yet your skills don't improve. If you don't fail, who will?

Four chapters were released, but the protagonist got suspended by the team again and didn't get to play any games, haha. The author can't help it if he doesn't want to.

As a long-time reader, I subscribed to the previous book in its early stages, but I simply can't stand this one anymore. It mistakes capriciousness for individuality and keeps courting disaster. I'll give you three more chapters; if you continue like this, I'm unfollowing.

The writing is terrible. The basketball games are portrayed like bland water, completely lacking in passion. It feels like you pass me the ball, I shoot, and there's no real description. The character development is awful; I don't understand why so many people praise it. I'm just stating my honest opinion after reading so many basketball novels.