NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 121: Evil Winds Blow into the NBA
On June 1988, 6, US time, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Detroit Pistons in a game seven and won the sixth championship trophy in team history.

James Worthy held up the FMVP trophy, while Meng Jin, Reggie Miller and Pippen watched the seventh-place match between the two teams on the sofa.

Reggie Miller and Pippen came to New York last week. When they heard that Meng Jin had started training, they rushed over without stopping.

It feels like an ambitious poor student hearing that a top student is still doing exercises on New Year's Eve, and he would be extremely anxious.

Meng Jin is not only the top student among the rookies in their class, he is simply an academic genius. He is far ahead of everyone else in terms of both statistics and performance on the field.

The three of them rented a two-story apartment near Syracuse University. To be precise, it was rented by Meng Jin and Reggie Miller. Pippen didn't spend a penny, he just got it for free.

Pippen was very thick-skinned. He said that as long as he didn't have to spend money, it didn't matter whether he slept on the sofa or on the floor.

Meng Jin and Reggie Miller were helpless. They had seen people who were stingy, but never one as stingy as this. If the toilet wasn't too small, Meng Jin would have wanted Pippen to sleep on the floor there.

The trio's usual means of transportation is Madonna's stretched Cadillac.

Driving this car into the campus is very eye-catching, which Meng Jin doesn't like, not because he is low-key, but mainly because he is too famous in Syracuse University. Once recognized, a group of people will surround him. The boys want autographs, and the girls hope that Meng Jin will sow seeds in them. With Meng Jin's current fame, if the seeds sown in summer can bloom in spring, they will have no worries about food and clothing.

Meng Jin complained to Madonna, saying that he didn't want to drive such a flashy car. Madonna's response was that this was already the worst car in the garage.

Moreover, the extended Cadillac has more space, so these tall NBA players will be more comfortable sitting in it.

Madonna was very thoughtful in this regard. When the three of them went out for a drive, the shortest one, Reggie Miller, drove, while Meng Jin and Pippen played cards or slept in the back. Occasionally, a few female college students came and there was room for them to sit in the back seat.

Reggie Miller and Pippen both envied Meng Jin and thought that he had found a rich woman. The key was that this rich woman had a good appearance and figure, and was also a popular female star in the United States.

The two of them complained. In their opinion, Meng Jin was not much more handsome than themselves. Did he have any special skills?
To further stimulate them, Meng Jin told the two of them the promise Madonna had made to him.

Reggie Miller's eyes widened after hearing this: "What? $1000 million to have a child? Is your sperm made of gold?"

Pippen turned into a Sacramento accountant, and he began to calculate: "One child is 1000 million US dollars, 10 is 1 million, and 100 is million."

Meng Jin slapped Pippen on the back of his head: "Fuck! Do you think Madonna is a sow?"

Pippen scratched the back of his head embarrassedly. This guy would easily lose his mind when it came to money.

"Meng, if I were you, I would not train anymore and focus on figuring out how to get Madonna pregnant."

Meng Jin rolled his eyes at Pippen. This guy has big hands and feet, and everything else is big except his vision.

“Do you know how many pairs of my signature sneakers I sold?”

Pippen and Reggie Miller next to him looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

"53 pairs, sales of more than $3500 million, they will give me millions just for commission, and this is just the beginning. I still have a 10% stake in Nautica, and I will make more and more money as the company gets better and better. Now I only have to do one thing, focus on the court, increase my influence, and the money will naturally flow into my pocket."

Pippen and Reggie Miller looked at each other again. They felt that they were no longer on the same level as Meng Jin, from their performance on the court to their ability to make money and to their girlfriends.
The two were very hurt today. This blow was much bigger than seeing a billionaire showing off his wealth in front of them, because they saw with their own eyes how their rookie friend took a season to transform into what he is now.

The two were depressed for a few days, but soon regained their fighting spirit. This critical hit was both a harm and a motivation. They felt that Meng Jin could do it. Maybe next season they could also have signature shoes and get a million-dollar share of the profits, thus reaching the peak of their lives.

Pippen trained very hard during the following period. Not only did he increase his training volume, he also often asked Meng Jin for advice on basketball skills. "Meng, tell me the essence of 'Meng Jinbu'." One day, Pippen went to Meng Jin with a serious face.

"You want to learn this?"

Meng Jin was a little surprised. Although referees would not call this move now, most NBA players still disdain to use it, thinking that this move is an anomaly. Some veteran players even think that this is an unhealthy trend that should be stopped in time.

Meng Jin said OK, and from now on he would let this evil trend spread throughout the NBA.

Meng Jin taught Pippen this step by step. He taught not only the footwork but also the hand movements. When facing short players, he would pass the ball high over their heads. When facing tall players, he could pass the ball low or swing the ball to make the ball-handling hand and footwork in sync.

At first, Reggie Miller was disdainful of learning this kind of footwork, but after seeing Pippen score a lot of points with this move in the competition, the guy was also tempted.

He immediately found Meng Jin.

Meng Jin was very pleased. He had only played in the NBA for one year, but he already had two disciples.

They are all future Hall of Fame players.

Reggie Miller's move is not as effective as Pippen's. The static and dynamic talents of the two are too different. Meng Jinbu needs long legs and explosive power, but Reggie Miller has neither of these two. It is definitely not possible to use this move as a regular move. It should be okay to use it occasionally to deceive people.

During the teaching process, Meng Jin's [European Step (Primary)] skill was upgraded to [Meng Jinbu (Intermediate)]. The system was very smart. It knew that everyone in America now called this step Meng Jinbu, so it simply changed the name.

In the process of teaching others, Meng Jin also had some insights. He felt that he could combine this footwork with IN-OUT, like using an IN-OUT to shake the opponent's center of gravity, and then using the extremely deceptive Meng Jinbu. It is estimated that the opponent would even be able to be tricked into revealing his bank card password by Meng Jin.

In addition, this step can be combined with a false pass to further enhance the deceptiveness of this move.

On June 6, Ronny Seikaly was selected by the Heat with the 28th pick. The Heat's draft pick was moved up one spot compared to the previous life because of the butterfly effect brought by Meng Jin, but their choice did not change, and they still chose this highly mobile and agile Lebanese center.

Ronnie Seikaly cried the moment he was selected. He felt that he could finally gain a foothold in America and never have to go back to Lebanon, that hell on earth.

This period coincided with the Lebanese Civil War, and artillery fire destroyed his home and claimed the lives of many of his friends. Seikaly remembered clearly that the magazine editor who lived downstairs from their home was killed by a bomb.

When he was a child, Seikali lived in a bunker full of bullet holes, and they spent Christmas there. During this period, he talked about this with Meng Jin. Meng Jin sympathized with him, but could not empathize with him. This kind of fear cannot be understood without experiencing it.

Seikaly told Meng Jin: "You can never imagine how bad it is. It is really scary. I have never thought about death, but if you are sitting in the room and a rocket hits you..."

Now Seikaly never has to worry about returning to that place.

The Chicago Bulls chose Will Perdue, a 213cm tall guy. To be honest, Meng Jin had no impression of this person in his previous life. He probably thought he was a lottery ticket that Krause scratched off.

Horace Grant's twin brother, Harvey Grant, was selected by the Bucks with the 12th pick. In his previous life, he was selected by the Bullets.

In July, one day Meng Jin received a call from Barkley, who angrily said on the other end of the phone that he wanted to come and train with Meng Jin.

Meng Jin didn't know what happened. After the meeting, Barkley complained bitterly. During the past month, he was invited by Jordan to train in the North Carolina training hall. He was very depressed. Jordan was too domineering. He always looked like he was the only one in charge on the court. Barkley couldn't stand it.

In a competition yesterday, Barkley almost got into a fight with Jordan. It's not that Barkley was afraid of Jordan. If he didn't escape from North Carolina, the friendship between the two would probably come to an end after the offseason.

(End of this chapter)