Legendary star

Chapter 771

"Oh, Tim, you're the real deal. You can't even make this kind of shot." On the evening of May 2008, 5, Meng Xu, who was watching Game 29 of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and the Lakers at home, saw the After Tim Duncan missed a shot and missed the chance to tie the score, he covered his forehead with his right hand, leaned against the sofa behind him suddenly, and complained for a while.

"Senior, Senior Tim, he must be too tired. He didn't rest much from the beginning to the end of today's game, and he has to face the Lakers' double-team all the way." Ke was invited by Meng Xu to watch the game at home. Reese Paul, when he saw the picture in front of him, he also felt that his three views were ruined. He didn't expect Senior Meng Xu, Odin's BOSS, to be such a person in his life.

"Is this an excuse? Let's see how I abuse them in the finals." After casting a glance at Chris Paul, Meng Xu recovered and sat there again to continue watching the game.

In order to increase the influence of the Odin brand in the NBA, after the end of the regular season this season, Odin held a rookie training camp in Indianapolis. As a signed player under Odin, Chris Paul, Germany Wynn Wade, Andre Iguodala, Mike Conley, these people were also recruited by Meng Xu to stand for this training camp, and Meng Xu, who ended the Eastern Conference Finals, also took this opportunity to send them Several of them were invited to their home for a gathering. After eating and drinking, Meng Xu took them to watch the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and the Lakers.

Before the start of this game, the Spurs, like the Celtics, were behind by a big score of 1 to 3. However, compared to the Celtics who are still playing the fifth game at their home court, the situation of the Spurs is obviously worse , Because they are going to play against the Lakers away, so before the start of this game, the voice of bad-mouthing the Spurs is even louder than before the game between the Celtics and the Pacers.

Perhaps because the overall situation was settled, the Lakers, who were playing at home, were obviously a little too relaxed at the beginning of the game. The Spurs beat them 28-15 in the first quarter, and Tim Duncan, who was full of energy, kept wreaking havoc The inside line of the Lakers, even the double-teaming of Paul Gasol and Lamar Odom, can't limit Tim Duncan, but Paul Gasol who is facing Tim Duncan Under the defense of Tim Duncan, he sent an embarrassing data of 9 of 2 shots in a single quarter.

Just when Meng Xu and others thought that the Spurs would make persistent efforts to win the game, the Lakers started a counterattack in the second quarter. Kobe scored 10 points in a single quarter, and several of the Lakers' substitutes were playing against the Spurs' substitutes. At that time, they beat them 14-6. Ginobili, whom Popovich had high hopes for, disappeared all the way and only scored 2 points in a single quarter. In this way, at the end of the first half, the Lakers narrowed the point difference between the two sides from 8 points to 2 points in one fell swoop.

And in the crucial third quarter, the Spurs were sleepwalking collectively. Tim Duncan, who didn't rest for a minute in the first half, also suffered from a decline in his physical strength after Paul Gasol and Lamar. -Odom's double-teaming was a little weak, and the Lakers also took the opportunity to overtake the score.

In the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, relying on Tony Parker's continuous breakthroughs, the Spurs were able to hold the stalemate with the Lakers, but the Spurs' continuous strikes before the official timeout completely ruined the game.

"What kind of game is this?" After the game, Meng Xu couldn't help cursing at the group of people on the TV, group sleepwalking, this is Meng Xu's evaluation of them. After playing a dream start with a 13-point lead in one quarter, the Spurs lost to the Lakers by 7 points in the end, and the more critical the Spurs became, the harder they smashed the basket.

"By the way, Dwyane, Chris, you have also been in the training camp for several days, do you think there are any good rookies in the training camp?" He was completely uninterested in the ongoing post-match interview on TV Meng Xu turned his head to look at the guys sitting next to him, and asked them about their experience in the training camp.

"I think Eric is fine."

"I think Russell is fine."

"I also think Eric is good. Although Russell has better physical fitness and a more comprehensive style of play, his style of play is a bit too independent. Many rookies in the training camp are unwilling to be teammates with him. "

After Meng Xu started asking, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, and Andre Iguodala all began to express their opinions, but Mike Conley remained silent as usual.

The main purpose of Odin holding this training camp is actually to discover a few talented rookies so as to recruit them. In the rookie signings in the past few years, Odin has always been accepted by Nike, Adidas , with Jordan behind them, they can only choose among the remaining rookies, so Odin's management wants to find another way. After the season is over, they will hold a rookie training camp. The rookies who accept Meng Xu's invitation to participate in the training camp must be psychologically biased towards Meng Xu. When the contract amount is similar, they will definitely prefer to sign with Odin. The same goes for the rookies in Jordan's training camp.

Although this year's No. [-] picks Michael Beasley and Derek Rose both rejected Meng Xu's invitation, but in this rookie training camp, Meng Xu still found a few good seedlings, one is a native of Indiana Eric Gordon, and another one is Russell Westbrook from Los Angeles.

The height and weight of these two players are about the same, but their styles of play are completely opposite. Eric Gordon has certain breakthrough and organizational skills, but he is more suitable for playing off the ball. In the training camp, most players are willing to be teammates with him, but Russell Westbrook is different. This guy likes to score and organize, and often grabs the basketball without letting go, so he is not in the rookie training camp. It's not pleasing, but Meng Xu doesn't care about it. He is going to recruit Russell Westbrook and Eric Gordon to Odin's banner.

"Boss, can I discuss something with you?" Mike Conley, who was sitting next to him and had been afraid to make a sound, asked Meng Xu in a very low voice after seeing that Meng Xu's mood improved a lot.

"What's the matter? Let me see if I can do it." Maybe it's because he just joined the league. In front of Meng Xu and these "seniors", Mike Conley has always been rather cramped, and he can't even speak loudly. He won’t be like Chris Paul, like Meng Xu making such requests at every turn, so this is also the first time that Mike Conley made a request to Meng Xu, so Meng Xu decided that no matter what the request is, he will Try to satisfy him.

"I want a few tickets to the finals, the first two rows are too expensive, $2 for one, I can't afford it with my current salary, I heard them say, you get ten for every game Tickets, so I thought..." Mike Conley had just opened his mouth, and Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, and Andre Iguodala were all staring at Meng Xu, and it was obvious that Mike- Conley was tricked by these guys again this time. Paul and Wade probably wanted tickets to the finals, so they pushed Conley, an honest man, as cannon fodder.

"They? Are you guys?" After Meng Xu asked back, Paul and Wade immediately turned their heads to watch TV, while Iguodala kept shaking his head, denying that he had anything to do with this matter .

"Haha, isn't it just a few tickets, all ten tickets are for you, and you divide them yourself."

(End of this chapter)