Legendary star

Chapter 791 Influence and Shortcomings

"With $4060 million in two years, Meng Xu chose to come back after retiring for four years and join the Spurs!"

"Back to the place where the dream started, Meng Xu bluntly said that he would bring a championship to San Antonio!"

"The power of a superstar, Meng Xu announced his comeback, and Nike's stock rose by 12%!"

On August 2012, 8, the entire North American media, TV, Internet TV, newspapers, and major websites were overwhelmingly full of news about Meng Xu's comeback. Although two years ago, the American public and fans who followed the NBA , has already been bombarded by the fake news of Meng Xu's comeback, but when Meng Xu held up the Spurs' No. 26 jersey with a smile on his face, and the photo of Meng Xu wearing the Spurs jersey and Tim Duncan spread out , still caused a huge sensation in the entire North American sports world. For a while, the main sponsors of the NBA, and the companies that had contracts with Meng Xu, the stocks rose one after another, especially the stock of Nike, which went up into the sky.

After Meng Xu retired, although the NBA still has a number of signature players such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, in recent years Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Chris - Paul and other superstars, but the NBA has inevitably fallen into a period of continuous decline. Since the Pacers and Spurs, as well as the Pacers and Lakers finals, have created more than 20% of the ratings for two consecutive seasons. The four finals in China are not as good as the last one. The Heat and Thunder in the 11-12 season even created a new low of 10.3%, almost falling below 10%. Therefore, the NBA management and the people behind Meng Xu The sponsors have been doing Meng Xu's work, and hope that Meng Xu can choose to come back, even if he only plays for two or three seasons like Jordan.

And after Meng Xu chose to come back as he wished, the attention of the NBA has also risen sharply, especially the Spurs, and now they have become the object of national attention, because the two heroes of Wake Forest, which represent the memory of a generation, are finally together again Now, although he is not young now, one is 32 years old and the other is 36 years old, but this does not prevent the fans who support them from fantasizing about them, and under the news that Meng Xu joined the Spurs, even Even the news that the Lakers formed the "Big Five" has now been sidelined.

After failing in the semifinals for two consecutive seasons, the Lakers have made several big deals this summer. They brought in Dwight Howard, the league's No. [-] center, and Steve Nash, the former No. [-] point guard in the league. , and All-Star forward Antawn Jamison, composed of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Ron Artest, Antawn Jamison Mison, such a terrifying lineup of people and gods, may be a bit reluctant to say that the Big Six, but the Big Five or the Big Four are still real.

So this summer, the public opinion and media supporting the Lakers are all shouting for the Lakers championship. As for the rest of the media, they are overwhelmingly condemning the Lakers for this robbery trade. What's more, some people have submitted applications to the NBA. , I hope to come forward to investigate the transaction between the Lakers and the Magic, whether there is any shady private transaction.

However, after the news of Meng Xu's comeback came out, the news about the Heat's Big Three, the Thunder's three young men, and the Lakers' Big Five all stood aside. Almost the entire American media flocked to San Antonio, wanting to get Meng Xu. According to the first-hand information of the comeback, this posture is even worse than Jordan's comeback back then.

"Meng finally chose to come back. I really admire his courage, but the current league is no longer his era. If he had chosen to come back two years earlier, he might have continued to maintain his rule, but now , the Heat, the Lakers, and the Thunder, these three teams are all teams with championship capabilities, and the team Meng chose to come back to is the Spurs, which are already in decline, so I think Meng Xu's comeback will definitely The second comeback with Michael is a result. Of course, with the current strength of the Spurs, Meng will not even be able to make the playoffs like Michael, but Meng's comeback is undoubtedly the same as Michael, and their myth has been shattered. , a comeback trip from heaven to earth, I can imagine now that in the near future, Meng will definitely regret his comeback."

On the night when Meng Xu announced his comeback, TNT TV Network's NBA Insider column temporarily added a special issue to discuss the topic of Meng Xu's comeback, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Reggie Miller, this Several TNT ace commentators expressed their opinions one after another, discussing the prospect of Meng Xu's comeback, and at the same time creating topics and gimmicks for Meng Xu's comeback.

"What Charles said is indeed reasonable. Meng is now 32 years old. He has not played a professional basketball game for four seasons, so we can't predict what level he will reach after his comeback. Moreover, the team that Meng Xu chose to come back is the Spurs. The current situation of the Spurs is not very good. The aging of personnel is a problem that the Spurs cannot avoid. The main reason for their failure in recent seasons is undoubtedly the age of the main lineup. I don’t think Meng Xu can lead them to a championship.”

After Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith also made a statement that he was not optimistic about Meng Xu. The current league is not the same as before. Since the Celtics, grouping has gradually become the mainstream of this league. Even the Heat, which won the championship last season, created a precedent of three top stars in the league with two top five and one top ten. Therefore, Kenny Smith is also not optimistic about Meng Xu's comeback trip. Same as Barkley's point of view, that is, Meng Xu, who is already 32 years old, cannot lead a group of old men to counterattack and win the championship.

"Before I came here, I just had a phone call with Meng. I asked him why he chose to come back, and why he chose to come back in the Spurs. I think if he is willing, some teams with the ability to win the championship are willing to offer him a contract. Even if he came back in the Pacers, it was obviously better than going to the Spurs, so I, like you, can't figure out why Meng chose to come back in the Spurs."

After Barkley and Kenneth spoke successively, it was Reggie Miller's turn. In fact, in Reggie Miller's heart, he had the same view on Meng Xu's comeback as Barkley and the others. Reggie Miller Not only is he not optimistic about the prospect of Meng Xu's comeback, but he also can't understand why Meng Xu chooses to come back despite living comfortably.for money?Is Meng Xu a person short of money?For the love of basketball?If Meng Xu really still loves basketball, he would not have retired four years ago, so Reggie Miller really doesn't understand why Meng Xu came back.

When Reggie Miller said that he had just talked with Meng Xu on the phone before the show, the other two commentators on the scene, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley, all stared at Reggie Miller, waiting for Reggie- Miller recounted the content of his conversation with Meng Xu, and Reggie Miller slowly said after satisfying the appetites of both of them: "Meng told me at the time that there will always be a few people in a person's life. People who feel sorry will always have some regrets, so Meng wants to try his best to make up for these shortcomings while he can still act."

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