Has there ever been a situation in the history of the NBA's three-point contest where all 25 balls were made?
The answer is no.
What Hansen remembered most vividly was the year Curry won the championship in 2015; his hot shooting streak allowed him to make 13 consecutive shots and score 27 points to claim the title.
Even during that game, Curry missed four or five shots.
However, the three-point contest is ultimately an official game that puts a lot of psychological pressure on the players.
Take Curry for example, he later tried the three-point contest in his high school training camp, in front of the campers, and he made 23 out of 25 shots.
So, it's possible to achieve this in private training.
But Hansen tried until the camera's battery ran out, and his best result was only making 23 shots.
Even without the pressure of an audience, the zero-margin-for-error situation meant that a slight distraction causing one missed shot could ruin everything.
Moreover, rapid shooting within a minute consumed much more physical energy than one would imagine, making it increasingly difficult as it progressed.
When he sat down to rest courtside, he was already soaked through.
"Rondo, making 23 shots is already unbelievable," Rondo said as he sat down next to him.
"No, it has to be 25."
"So what's the purpose of recording this video?" Hansen's assertive tone piqued Rondo's curiosity.
"It's part of my plan to become an NBA player," Hansen gave the most appropriate reason.
"You mean, if one day you really become an NBA player, you're going to mention this in your autobiography?"
Hansen turned his head in surprise when he heard this, he hadn't expected Rondo to interpret it that way.
But after a moment's thought, he nodded.
"Then let's do it! I'll prepare two big power banks tomorrow, I don't believe it can't be done!" Rondo suddenly got excited.
If his name could appear in the autobiography of an NBA player, that would definitely be something to brag about.
Hansen fist-bumped with Rondo, and the two made a pact.
Of course, he knew in his heart that such things would definitely take some time.
A week later, Hansen's exceptionally good form during the sixth recording attempt finally allowed him to achieve his goal.
When the last three-pointer went through, he couldn't help but excitedly punch the air.
Rondo dropped the camera and started shouting:
"Hansen, quickly post the video on social media and let those guys see how strong you really are!"
Hansen nodded with a smile and joined Rondo at the computer where they could edit the video.
"The NCAA's Number One Shooter."
After posting the video with the title, Hansen quickly garnered a lot of backlash.
"It's funny, making 25 shots unguarded? What does that prove?"
"Stephen could easily do it too, he just hasn't recorded it."
"Typical clown stuff, no doubt it's him."
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Seeing these negative comments, Hansen nodded in satisfaction.
He had been persistently drawing traffic over the past period, and his negative fan-building strategy was not bad.
"These guys!" Rondo, watching on the side, was gritting his teeth. If these people tried it themselves, they'd know how incredible it was.
"It's okay, they don't matter."
Hansen began his real maneuver.
Just the trolls on his own account weren't worth him putting in too much effort.
He sent his post as a direct message to various well-known media personalities, such as Barkley and Reggie Miller.
Because they might not, or probably wouldn't, see it, he also used some noticeable alert methods like "You'll regret not seeing this for a whole year."
He didn't need everyone to see it, just one would be enough for his plan to be considered successful.
"What if none of them see it?" Rondo worried.
"Don't worry, they will," Hansen planned on sending them a message every day.
Of course, if there was still no response, he had a backup plan which was to bombard one person with messages from multiple accounts.
But that method had side effects, so he would avoid using it if possible.
"If they really see it, you're definitely going to be in the spotlight!" Seeing how confident Hansen was, Rondo began to look forward to it.
Hansen smiled and nodded, although his goal wasn't actually to become famous.
This time, Hansen didn't have to wait long.
Because the next day, he received a response, and it was from someone he was quite familiar with—the person who once kissed a donkey's behind on TV.
"Thank you for your submission."
Barkley's response made Hansen wonder if it was an automatic reply from a robot.
But didn't Facebook in this day and age lack this function?
"Will I see it on the show soon?" To confirm this, Hansen asked another question.
"I haven't seen it yet, but I believe it will be soon." The reply came back quickly.
Hansen was stunned for a moment, but soon realized Barkley was replying uniformly.
This polite manner of speaking was completely different from what he had seen on the TV program.
Although he had received a response from Barkley, Hansen didn't treat this as his only opportunity and continued to send private messages to other people.
A week later, Barry University had improved steadily, achieving a three-game winning streak, bringing their record to seven wins and four losses.
However, Hansen hadn't received any new replies when he believed his tactic wasn't working, Barkley sent him new information.
His footage made it onto the show.
As TNT's leading star, Barkley had many programs, one of which was called "NBA Entertainment."
As the name suggests, it was more about sharing some odd and funny NBA stories.
At the beginning of the show, Barkley talked about the Isaiah Thomas suicide incident.
The news reported Thomas's attempted suicide and he told the reporters after being in the emergency room, "The police got it wrong, it was my daughter who took the pills."
Barkley began with a sharp tongue, "I know New York's new coach will definitely be better than his predecessor, he at least won't kill himself."
This directly made Kenny Smith burst out laughing.
Well, Hansen felt their sense of humor was different from his.
Then similar stories followed. After watching, Hansen felt that although Barkley, with his quick wit, described it as a piece of chocolate, it couldn't hide the fact that it looked like a piece of shit.
However, it was not incomprehensible; the program was weekly, and the NBA didn't have funny incidents happening every day.
It wasn't until the end of the show that Barkley finally talked about his affair.
"Kenny, very interestingly, I recently received a submission from the NCAA. I'm not sure if it's from him or his friend, but it's really interesting."
"NCAA? About Blake Griffin, James Harden, or Stephen Curry?"
The new NCAA season had started, and these hot rookies were starting to attract media attention.
"No, none of them, you'll know once you see it."
After a brief dialogue, the show displayed footage of Hansen shooting.
In one minute, he hit all 25 shots, including the excited shout from Rondo which was also recorded.
"How does it feel?" Barkley directly looked at Kenny Smith.
"A very nice shooter, you know, even though we can tell he spent a lot of time making this video, not everyone can do it, especially considering, as you said, he's still an NCAA student." Smith, being a former professional athlete, spoke professionally.
"What if we combine this with it?"
As Barkley spoke again, the screen showed Hansen's personal profile page, with the username and id blurred out, but the status title was still visible.
"Top NCAA Shooter Skills."
"Who is he?" Smith got a bit unsettled.
"I won't tell you who he is. I'll tell you he's a player from an NCAA Division II league, so how does it feel now?"
"That's a bit arrogant. He must understand that training and competition are two different things. Winning a three-point contest doesn't make someone the best shooter, let alone that this isn't even a three-point contest."
When the screenshot of the homepage interface appeared, Hansen was relieved.
He was afraid this image wouldn't appear, because if it didn't, how would anyone smear him?
This is just like BOAT not showing images of Jordan, Jabbar, and Kobe paying tribute to him; how else would there be so many turning into critics?
The only downside was that Barkley, whether due to program requirements or intentionally protecting him, didn't reveal his name.
He directly accessed the system and watched as the "hate value" kept rising. He then heaved a sigh of relief.
It seemed that even without knowing the name, as long as the target was confirmed to be him, the hate value would generate.
Barkley had really helped him out this time!
"I actually think this guy has talent and courage."
Just as Hansen was reflecting on this, he heard Barkley actually defending him.
Not this, you, with your bushy eyebrows and big eyes, bring out the tone you use to mock Yao; I am not used to this!
"Why do you feel that way?" Smith was also caught off guard.
Barkley, stroking his chin, said earnestly,
"If you don't believe you're the best, how can you become the best?"