Standing pretty old

Chapter 194 Visiting the Legend
"Then I'll take my leave, and my mission is to send you here. Now I should go to practice, Kraft, see you next season. Of course, if there is time in the summer, we can train together." Kevin Durant Said.

"Good idea, Kevin, have a good trip!" Ruan Erniu put on his satchel and waved goodbye to Durant.

Strange to say, it was rainy all the way, but when they arrived at the destination, Er Niu miraculously saw the sun.

The rainy season in Seattle is always unpredictable, maybe the next second, the rain will hit again.

Ruan Erniu carefully arranged his clothes, and after confirming that everything was decent enough, he walked to the front door and rang the doorbell.

This is a private mansion in a quiet environment, covering an area of ​​about 10000 square feet.

Ruan Erniu was about to speak to the monitor when the door suddenly opened automatically.

After a while, a two-seater electric car that is often seen on golf courses slowly drove out of it, and an old black man with white beard and hair waved to Er Niu: "Kraft, please come in!"

Ruan Erniu stepped forward quickly, sat next to this person, smiled and took out a wrapped gift from his bag.

"Nice to meet you!" Ruan Erniu said.

The old black man was very happy, and in front of Erniu, he couldn't wait to tear open the package.

Inside is a box of simple cleaning tools, including a folding brush, folding duster, concentrated cleaning solution, dust cloth and more!

Ruan Erniu explained: "Your honors must be too many to count. I think those trophies and other things need professional equipment to clean them properly."

In ancient and modern China and abroad, there is no one who does not like flattery.Although reasonable people know that flattery is flattering, there are a few people who don't like compliments.

On the other hand, the true temperament that some people advertise may actually be ill-educated and low in EQ.

"This is the funniest gift I've ever received, thank you Kraft!"

The old black man put the gift on the frame, and then drove Ruan Erniu to the front of a villa, which was only a part of the whole mansion.

"Come in! I have tea and coffee ready, let's have a good chat!"

The two stopped in front of a large fireplace, then sat on the widened sofa and started chatting.

"Bill, I really didn't expect that you would invite me to your house. I'm really flattered." Ruan Erniu said to the old black man in front of him while sipping tea.

That's right, the one in front of Erniu is the greatest player in NBA history-"Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell.

Why is he Lord of the Rings?Because he won a total of 11 championships in his career, in fact, 9 times were won as a player, and the other two were won as a player-coach (Fujima's prototype turned out to be him).

Offense wins games, defense wins championships.

As the defensive core of the invincible Celtics in that era, Bill Russell averaged 22.5 rebounds per game in his career, second only to Chamberlain.

Although Zhang Dashuai almost crushed his opponent in the duel with Russell.But Chamberlain only had two championship rings in the end, and Russell had so many rings that two hands were no longer enough.

Some people also say that most of Russell's championships are due to the strength of his teammates. At that time, the five members of the Green Army were all top 10 in the league, so Russell's true level is difficult to rank among the top ten in history.

This is another deceptive statement. Let's take a look at the Celtics in 1965. That was Russell's peak season and also the peak of the Celtics.

They scored 61 wins and 20 losses throughout the year, with an average margin of 8.4 points per game.Otherwise, no team has won 50 games or outscored its opponent by more than 3.03 points.The Celtics are not only the best team in the league, but they beat their opponents by a block!

However, if you take a closer look at the talent of that team, Russell is the only one who can be called a super giant.

Russell was the MVP and a center forward at the time. In this most important position in the league at the time, he beat Wilt Chamberlain.

Russell was the only Celtic in the league's first team, and Sam Jones entered the second team.In other words, the team is only 10 of the top 2 in the league, but among them is No.1 in the league, and they are so good that they beat others by several blocks. ?
Interestingly, the team is about 3 points behind the league average in the offensive standings, which means that Russell has no offensive help.Yet the Celtics are 9.5 points better than average defensively, and that's all because of Lord of the Rings.

They had a young Havlicek, but his true shooting percentage was the lowest of his career, and he was an offensive player who couldn't explain why the team was so good defensively.

There is also Tom Heinsohn in the last season before retiring. He is basically an offensive type, and he also had the lowest shooting percentage of his career that year.

After such an analysis, it is actually not difficult to see that the internal power behind all of the Celtics' brilliance can only be Bill Russell.

In fact, Russell's teammate and the current head coach of the Warriors-"Mad Scientist" Don Nelson has already given the answer: "There are two kinds of superstars in the league, one will make himself appear to be superior to other players." .The other kind makes the teammates around you do better, and Russell belongs to the second kind."

Ruan Erniu came to visit Russell with a pilgrimage. This old man is qualified enough to make the young Erniu look up to him.

Just like when he met John Wooden at UCLA.

"Relax, Kraft, chatting with potential centers in the league has become my pleasure, just like when I invited Shaq, Yao, and Dwight to my house. By the way, I met KG here a while ago, hell, I wanted to chat with him casually, but I was interviewed by the news media and turned into a ceremony for passing the torch for the Celtics championship, and I am not a politician."

Ruan Erniu said with a smile: "They want you to pass on the spirit of the Celtics. In the past ten years, the Celtics have been too far away from the championship."

"This year's Celtics are indeed very strong. There is no need for me, an old man, to talk nonsense. They are also the most favorable contenders for the championship. However, I think the biggest gain of the league this year is not the BIG3, but you——Kar Husband Nguyen!"

Ruan Erniu's heart skipped a beat, and he said modestly, "No, I'm still far from as good as you said."

Russell waved his hand and said, "You are too humble. Just like Yao, you Chinese people always like to lower yourself so that you can become more calm. In fact, your current achievements are no better than me and Wilt ( Chamberlain) achieved poor results that year.

No, it should be said that you are already stronger than me.In my rookie season, I didn't average 20+ rebounds per game. "

Russell took a sip of tea, and then said, "Do you know why I brought you here?"

Ruan Erniu shook his head.

"That's because you're the only genius I've ever seen who can prove that the statistics of me and Wilt are also possible in the basketball framework of this era.

Some media always said that in our era, the rules were imperfect and the players' abilities were uneven, so Wilt and I were able to record crazy statistics.

They will not understand that the strong are the strong in any era.Kraft, you're the one who can clear our name. "

"Do my best!" Ruan Erniu stood up and held Russell's hand tightly.

No one can refuse such a request, because this is not only a pursuit of honor, but also a challenge to the limits of oneself.

(End of this chapter)