So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 22 Warm-up Match Opponent

Old K's thoughts are intuitively reflected in his actions.

In mid-September, each NBA team opened its own closed training camp.

The assistant coach of the Blue Devils also informed the team early that they would train a week earlier this year under the instruction of Old K.

On the first day of training, Grant Hill brought Meng Lang a gift. --The latest issue of Sports Illustrated.

"You were mentioned above!"

He also thoughtfully folded the pages, and Meng Lang turned to:
  "Top 10 rookies worth paying attention to in the new NCAA season!"

Meng Lang ranked first!
  "No matter where he comes from, no matter how many doubts he carries, when he is related to Michael Jordan, he must be ranked in this position!"

It's been almost a month since the rumors began, but even the most well-connected and experienced reporter still doesn't know what Meng Lang, the "caddie," was doing in the "Dream Team" training camp. What did Jordan do.

But his popularity has been increasing due to the continued discussion.

So much so that now, he has become one of the biggest traffic figures in the NCAA!

According to official NCAA data, the number of TV stations that want to broadcast Duke games this year has increased by about 20% compared with previous years.

These bastards made all the money!

This was Meng Lang's first reaction when he saw this data.

The NCAA does not allow players to create benefits for themselves, and then collects all the benefits, making a lot of money, and it is also called: protecting the players!

I can go to yours!

Although this is not the main reason why Meng Lang only plays for one year, it is also a very important reason why he only plays for one year.

Meng Lang also saw a familiar name in the list:

Jason Kidd!

Meng Lang could often feel that he had traveled too long.

This is another moment.

He actually entered the NCAA in the same year as "Old Kidd".

"Have you heard about it?" Hill seemed to notice Meng Lang's eyes on Kidd and said, "Steve told me that Mike asked him to contact California to play a warm-up match before the new season!"

Steve is an assistant coach on the team and has a good relationship with Hill.

It was California that Jason Kidd joined this summer.

The first game of my college career, against a Hall of Fame player, was a bit exciting!
  But thinking about it, I just played two training games with the "Dream Team" in the summer, and I feel that this is not interesting enough.

After changing clothes, they walked towards the training ground. Many members of the Blue Devils were already waiting. They looked at Meng Lang like a local dog in the village looking at a pit bull from the city.

They wanted to act like "old Duke seniors" and pointed at Meng Lang's nose and cursed: Duke would not allow such an awesome newcomer to exist.

However, this newcomer is extremely high-level.

They couldn't mistake Meng Lang for a husky or corgi.

There was curiosity in his fearful eyes. Meng Lang's body was so mysterious.

Rumors about him and Jordan are still circulating at Duke University!
  "My name is Meng Lang, this year's newcomer. I believe everyone already knows my name. No matter what you think of me, believe me, I am more powerful than you think!"

During the self-introduction session for freshmen, when Meng Lang walked out of the team, all the eyes of the audience were focused on him. He gave a brief confession without being humble or arrogant, and Old K next to him showed a happy smile.

He liked Meng Lang's calm and composed character without stage fright. Hill and Hurley looked at each other and smiled. They knew clearly that Meng Lang's confidence was well-founded.

The other Blue Devils players looked at each other, and now they were even more unsure about this rookie.

Then Lao K organized a training match within the team.

He was determined to let Meng Lang leave a good impression on his teammates. For the first time in the group, he placed Hill and Hurley on Meng Lang's side. Under the "cannonballs" of the two people, Meng Lang was alone. He had the effect of a cannon battalion. In the 20-minute game, he scored 20 points and led his team to an easy victory 33-22.

In the following training games, whether he was with Hill or with Hurley, he always won more and lost less, and his offensive performance was very eye-catching.

The mid-range shooting ability of 72 and the 73-point ability of 3 are at the level of an ordinary starter even in the NBA.

In a training match of this level, it is enough to create suppression.

Antonio Long originally had the idea of ​​​​"not steaming steamed buns to fight for breath". After the first training game, he completely threw this idea into the trash can.

He and Meng Lang were not on the same track at all.

Meng Lang belongs to Hill's group.

He can't even compare to Hurley, let alone Hill.

One afternoon, Meng Lang easily conquered his teammates with his personal performance. ——Compared to the NBA as a workplace, the NCAA is still purer. Strength is king, whoever is more powerful has the right to speak.

The slightly different thing about the NBA is that there are always some idiots who have the strength to sign a big contract and then go away. At critical moments in the game, they dare not listen to the head coach's tactics and just shout "This is my team, I will solve it." Contest".

He doesn't even take the head coach seriously, who do you expect him to take seriously?
  Only heavy artillery!

Meng Lang has yet to meet such a talent.

As the training camp came to an end, Old K also announced in public the news of playing a warm-up match with the University of California. He also asked his assistant to distribute the lineup information of the California team to every player:

"This is the first game of the new season. I hope everyone will pay as much attention to it as the main game!"

After the team disbanded, Meng Lang did not leave immediately. He planned to practice shooting for a while longer. Before the official start, he took out the scouting report just issued by the assistant coach and read it carefully.

This era is not like the future, where you can find a bunch of game videos by just searching online.

The role of scouts is particularly important.

The scouting report has almost become the only way for a player to understand his opponent.

This information is not necessarily correct, but it can be somewhat helpful.

Of course, this is for ordinary players. A time traveler like Meng Lang has his own database. He knows much more about some familiar names than what is written in the scouting report.

Coincidentally, he is very familiar with the University of California's two ace players, Jason Kidd and Ramond Murray.

Kidd is a future "Hall of Fame point guard."

As for Ramond Murray, Meng Lang didn't know exactly when he entered the NBA, but he knew that this guy later went to China's CBA and played in Hongyuan. Meng Lang watched one or two of his games live.

Even though it was probably in the later stages of Murray's career, and the performance ceiling was not that high, the basic playing style still has reference value.

After roughly getting to know his opponent, Meng Lang didn't waste any more time, got up and started his extra training.

The quietness of the arena made the sound of his movement and batting the ball abrupt.

But Meng Lang didn't feel it was harsh. This was the movement leading to victory.

(End of this chapter)