So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 42: What’s wrong with such a player being selfish?
  Sometimes, Old K's mind is really only as big as his eyes.

Ever since he heard Daley say to Meng Lang in the training camp, "It's just that the 18-year-old you lost to the 29-year-old Jordan", he has always wanted to give Meng Lang the same "golden sentence".

He had been waiting for this opportunity for three months, not to prove that he was better than Daley, but to prove that what Daley could give to Meng Lang, he, Old K, could do the same.

When he said this, he could feel that the reporters in front of him brightened up.

Old K knew that these words would become his mark on Meng Lang.

No matter how long it takes, anyone who mentions Meng Lang will think of his comments.

Just like now when it comes to Leitner, there are still fans who react instantly:
  Old K’s son!
  Before the show ended, Smith took the initiative to shake hands with Old K: "Old guy, I've found another treasure for you!"

He made no secret of his admiration for Meng Lang.

Old K smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed.

He has heard similar words more and more recently, but he still never gets tired of hearing them. He is proud of them, and he knows that this will last for a long time, perhaps throughout his life. If in the future, his reaction is the same as Smith's when someone mentions him as Michael Jordan's college coach, and the media calls him "Meng Lang's college coach," he won't be surprised at all.

Well, now he is so optimistic about Meng Lang.

"However, you are a little too indulgent to this boy, and you actually allowed him to take action like this!"

Probably disgusted by Old K's smile, Smith insulted Old K sourly, thinking that he got a rookie with outstanding potential, and forgot his original intention of coaching.

Who keeps repeating "basketball is a team sport" out there?
  Why are your players allowed to shoot "Ball Planet" now?
  That's not a reasonable move, don't you know?
  Facing the ridicule, Old K patted Smith's shoulder nonchalantly, "Okay, okay, you know you are jealous, so you don't have to show it so obviously!"

He didn't forget to add: "Brother, you may not know that the change to the 4th position was requested by Meng Lang!"

What is "killing people to kill people"?

Surprise clearly flashed in Smith's eyes.

Even though Meng Lang scored 29 points today, judging from his tactical position, he was definitely sacrificed.

After all, with his ability to run without the ball, if he continues to cover his teammates and get rid of George Lynch to catch the ball, it will not be very difficult as before. ——Lynch is better at guarding the ball handler.

On the defensive end, facing Kevin Thompson, who has a more obvious size and height advantage, is definitely not as good as facing George Lynch, who is similar in height and weight.

Based on these two points alone, if Meng Lang took the initiative to mention switching to the fourth position, then he would definitely be sacrificing the position.

It would be unreasonable to say that such a player is selfish.

Smith even wanted to refute his own words:
  "What's wrong with such a player being selfish?"

Lao K won a great victory. Not only did he win face, but he also won face. It can be called a "win-win".

His hunch was correct. Early the next morning, with media reports, his sentence "Duke does not have Jordan, but Duke has Meng Lang" also spread throughout the east and west coasts of the United States.

The reporters rushed this sentence to Jordan, wanting to hear his "high opinions"! ——So far in the new season, Michael Jordan’s remarks about Meng Lang have all been slapped in the face, and they expect this matter to continue.

But this time Jordan...

Rarely did not speak!

Originally, according to the "God of Basketball"'s mind, if anyone puts other players in the same position as him, he will become very angry and want to "quench the fire."

His classic saying, "If I didn't beat him up, you'd think I was at the same level as him" was because the media kept chattering and comparing "Glider" to him on the same level.

But who made North Carolina lose so miserably this time?
  It was so bad that even Jordan blushed a little.

Recalling his pre-game pledge that "we have better inside players, which is very important," he felt like a fool. ——Everyone can see in this game that the inside has become Duke's breakthrough point!

Even someone as strong as Jordan couldn't beat such a "headwind situation."

Laettner was also cleared after this game.

Duke fans, who are notorious for replaying old scores, dug up his remarks before the game. The Duke campus newspaper scolded him for forgetting his "original intentions." Some Durham newspapers believed that Laettner was too hostile to Meng Lang: " The fundamental reason is that he is worried that Meng Lang's outstanding performance will jeopardize his status at Duke. It is impossible for him to be selected into the 'Dream Team' but know what kind of outstanding performance Meng Lang has performed!"

Laettner's credibility at Duke has diminished again.

What followed was an even more fanatical pursuit of Meng Lang by Duke fans.

They gave Meng Lang a nickname: 　　　Dream!

They came up with this nickname after they found out that Meng Lang's surname is pronounced the same as "meng" in China.

At the same time, it also contains their expectations:
  Duke's dream is of course to win the national championship this season and become another college team after UCLA to achieve the "three consecutive championships"!

After defeating North Carolina, they became more and more certain that Meng Lang would make their dreams come true!

Meng Lang naturally became their "dream".

In addition, Meng Lang has another gain, which is greater than the meaningless gain of Duke fans naming him "Dream":

The media re-evaluated his confrontation.

In this game against Duke, Meng Lang, who was switched to the fourth position, showed his confrontation ability and his attitude of not being afraid of confrontation.

In the game, he showed this well whether he faced Kevin Thompson or Montrose.

Especially when faced with the more flexible Montross in a misplaced position, after being pushed away several times, he still stayed in shape and bit back in. This "bulldog" attribute is loved by every team.

The team's general manager won't think that just because he limits Kevin Thompson, he can do the same thing in the NBA.

This is absolutely impossible!

At least the current Meng Lang will definitely not be able to reach that level...

But his confrontational attitude is worthy of attention.

There are many pitchers in the NBA, but there are few pitchers who can provide high-quality confrontation.

If you don’t believe it, you can ask Steve Kerr, who just transferred from the Cavaliers to the Magic, why he can’t start. Is it because he doesn’t want to?
  The reason is that his defensive ability is too weak.

Meng Lang's confrontation undoubtedly pushed his draft ranking forward a lot.

In this way, the first stage of Duke's new season ended with a perfect 9 wins and 0 losses.

Christmas is approaching, and until the end of the year, the NCAA will enter a temporary off-season until January of next year.

The whole school also became quiet, and most of the students were going back to celebrate Christmas.

Including these players from the Blue Devils.

Hill invited Meng Lang to his home for Christmas. ——He now knows something about Meng Lang. He feels that on such a festival, Meng Lang will miss his family more than usual.

Meng Lang refused: "Man, I'm very used to moments like this, and I enjoy them too!"

Early in the morning on December 12, Hill, who was already at home, called Meng Lang: "Happy 21th birthday, buddy. I've ordered a cake for you. Remember to sign for it when the time comes."

Meng Lang said seriously: "Grant, if you are gay, tell me earlier so that I can reject you earlier!"

There was nothing I could do, no joke, he was really touched.

Hill knew Meng Lang's character very well, so he just smiled, wished him a happy Christmas, and hung up the phone.

Not long after, a horn sounded outside the window. Meng Lang thought it was the cake delivery person, and silently cursed in his heart: Impolite guy.

As for why he was cursing in his heart, it was because he wasn't sure if that guy had a black pipe in his car.

On the streets of America, it is better to communicate simply and politely.

But when he got downstairs, he saw a red BMW 325I convertible. Sitting in the car was a girl with blond hair and big waves, wearing a pair of large-frame sunglasses in the same color as the BMW.

Are all cake senders so rich now?
  "Hey, dream!"

Before Meng Lang could think about it, the woman had already gotten out of the car, but there was no cake in her hand, and of course no clarinet. She took off her glasses, raised her hand and shook the BMW key in her hand, "My name is Martha, and I'm here with you." I am also a freshman at Duke, and I am also your most ardent fan. I am confident to say this, but what I really want to say is, if you are willing to be my boyfriend, then this...is yours!"

Meng Lang looked at her beautiful face and said very unhappy: "You may have misunderstood. Even if you don't drive this car, you still have the car I like... Well, can you give me the car key first?" "

(End of this chapter)