A Different Approach.

After finishing his training and returning to the dorm, Han Sen found the door locked from the inside. 

He knocked on the door.

There was a rustling sound inside.

After a moment, the door opened, and Rondo, his face flushed, greeted him.

"Were you watching porn?"

Once inside and with the door closed, Han Sen sniffed the air suspiciously.

Thankfully, there was no odd smell like that of sandalwood.

"No!" He quickly waved his hand in denial.

Han Sen then noticed a camera sitting on Rondo's bed.

"You're into filming?" He asked, curious.

Rondo grinned and handed the camera without hesitation.

Han Sen took a look, and then his eyes widened.

The camera was playing a rather inappropriate scene.

This guy was definitely watching something, despite his denial.

However, after watching for a moment, Han Sen realized something was off- it looked like a video they had recorded themselves! 

And the setting seemed familiar.

"Isn't this from the nightclub last night?" Han Sen finally put two and two together.

Secretly filming? That's messed up dude!

"Don't worry, they consented," Rondo quickly explained.

Of course, these guys were always up to something.

"Your filming skills aren't bad," Han Sen remarked after watching, handing the camera back. 

"Just make sure it doesn't leak."

It's fine as a personal hobby, as long as it doesn't end up in a scandal.

"Han, do you really think you can make it to the NBA?" He asked suddenly as he put the camera away.

Han Sen looked at him, surprised. Why was everyone asking the same question today?

It seemed his performance today had sparked a lot of speculation.

"Don't worry, when I make it, I'll buy you a better camera first thing," he promised.

"I'll hold you to that!" Rondo grinned from ear to ear, clearly passionate about his filming hobby.

After showering, Han found that Rondo had already left the dorm, off to some unknown adventure again.

It wasn't unusual. The management in Division II wasn't as strict as Division I, and besides, just like in his previous life, Rondo was destined not to make it as a professional player.

After drying his hair and lying down on his bed, Han Sen checked his system and noticed that the growth of his Hater Points had slowed down again.

At this point, his points had reached over 700, but it was still far from enough.

He would have to keep doing it himself.

This time, he logged into his main account.

His main account only had around sixty followers, including a bunch of his own alternate accounts. The actual number of real followers was "pathetically few."

There wasn't much he could do- at this time, very few basketball fans in the country even had computers, let alone used Facebook.

Otherwise, with how much he attracted haters, he'd easily have hundreds or thousands of them by now.

After logging in, he posted a status update:

"28 points > 22 points. The facts prove that I'm a better shooter."

After posting the update, he switched to his alternate accounts and started stirring things up on Curry's Facebook page as usual.

This time, he divided his alternate accounts into two groups: one to hate on himself and another to support him.

In no time, a new wave of criticism had already started brewing, even more intense than the previous night.

Seizing the opportunity, he used one of his accounts to tag his main account in a comment that read, "Han Sen isn't even fit to lace Curry's shoes."

After about ten minutes, he brought his main account into the fray:

"If I swapped teams with him, he might not perform as well as I have."

Once he posted the comment, the replies came flooding in, and his follower count skyrocketed.

More importantly, the growth rate of his hater points in the system finally sped up again.

No joke, Han Sen was a master of controversial sound bites- this was child's play for him.

After all, this was the true purpose of creating so many alternate accounts: to funnel traffic.

By drawing haters to his main account, he could farm them for the long term.

And as the saying goes, "One hater is worth ten fans." With enough haters, his account would soon become much livelier.

...

The NCAA Division I league is made up of 32 smaller leagues, and their competitions consist of regular season games, league playoffs, and the famous March Madness.

The tournament has 68 spots, 32 of which are claimed by league champions from the playoffs. The remaining 36 spots are awarded to wildcard teams.

Wildcard teams are selected by the league committee, based on their performance during the regular season.

This selection process can lead to some unfairness, as teams from weaker leagues find it difficult to impress the committee with their league games alone.

To address this issue, the NCAA allows teams to participate in invitational pre-season warm-up games before the official regular season begins.

The game between Barry University and Davidson College was one such event.

However, Division II teams only get invitations when Division I teams need a warm-up early in the season.

For the rest of the time, they're limited to playing against other Division II teams.

After the game against Davidson College, Barry University played three more Division II games, finishing with a 2-1 record.

With only four games into the season, they had already matched last year's win total.

The team's biggest change was Han Sen's arrival.

In four games, Han Sen averaged 19.5 points, with a 52% field goal percentage and a 39% three-point shooting rate.

He had become the team's top scorer and even recorded a stellar 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists in a game against California State University.

As impressive as his performance was, it hadn't helped him as much as he hoped.

That was the most frustrating part for him right now.

Playing against Division I teams attracted attention because of the level of competition, which allowed him to build his reputation, both good and bad.

But in other games, no one really cared how well or poorly he played.

It was like writing a novel- the worst part wasn't getting negative feedback, but not getting any feedback at all.

Since he couldn't earn hater points through games, Han Sen had to take a different approach.

One day after school, seeing Rondo tinkering with his camera, he walked straight up to him.

"Chris, grab your camera. We're going to do something big."

"Something big? Right now?" Rondo looked puzzled.

"We're going to play ball," he said, his expression meaningful.

"You mean that kind of ball?" Rondo's confusion disappeared instantly, and he leapt up excitedly.

However, when Rondo saw the five ball racks Han Sen had set up in the gym, each holding five basketballs, his face was filled with disappointment.

He had thought Han Sen was inspired by his video and was inviting him to shoot a double-dribble documentary.

But what Han Sen said next made him realize that they were indeed about to do something big.

"I need you to film me making all 25 shots in under a minute."