241 Preparations for the Olympics 7

"And you Jake, go to a good university now, do you think you can get a place in the starting lineup from the first year?"

"I don't think so, maybe if it's the same way Coach Mike did with Lucas and Nathan, maybe I'll go into some reserve games and then start later if I play well."

Jake knew it would be hard to become a starter playing at a university with a strong basketball team as it was the University of North Carolina; he was not arrogant to think that the coach would trust him right away.

But as he talked to Mark the question was not whether he could become the team owner but when that would happen, Jake had a lot of confidence as his target was the NBA and Mark also believed that this would not be a problem for Jake.

"If I can I'll see you playing on television, I want to see how many titles you will earn at university, it won't be as easy as playing with weaker opponents in high school, I'm sure some are even better than you."