NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 37 shatters your three views, congratulations on making the right choice!
Time quickly came to July, and Meng Jin received a notice from the Bulls to go to Salt Lake City to participate in the Rocky Mountain Summer League.

Meng Jin’s attitude towards this is, OK, that’s good, having a game to play is always better than boring training in the gym.

The coach leading the team in this summer league is Johnny Bach, an assistant coach for the Bulls.

Johnny Bach is in his early 60s, a military veteran and an experienced coach. His last job was as head coach of the Golden State Warriors.

"Coach, what's our strategy?"

“Give you the ball and put it in the basket.”

"that's it?"

"Yes."

The above is the entire conversation between Meng Jin and the old coach when they first met.

Meng Jin had a pretty good impression of Bach. This guy had the decisiveness of a soldier but was not as rigid as a traditional soldier.

Bach wants Meng Jin to play more. He wants to observe him carefully from all aspects to see what magic this guy has that makes Jordan and Krause like him at the same time.

From a tactical point of view, there is nothing wrong with this arrangement.

Assistant coaches in the summer league generally continue the style of play of their head coaches in the NBA.

Collins' most well-known tactic in the NBA is to pass the ball to Jordan.

The Bulls' first opponent in this summer league is the Indiana Pacers.

In the first offensive round of the game, Meng Jin shattered Bach's three views with a dunk!
Meng Jin pulled to the wing and Tony White passed the ball to him.

Tony White, the No. 33 pick this year, graduated from the University of Tennessee and is a traditional point guard.

Meng Jin started immediately after getting the ball!

"Squeak~"

Meng Jin pushed off the ground very forcefully and passed the defender in one step.

The defender was totally caught off guard. It was less than 10 seconds into the game and their bodies weren't even warmed up yet, and already the intensity was on point?
Meng Jin said the intensity is yet to come.

With a big jump, Meng Jin jumped into the paint area one step before the free throw line!
Pacers power forward Brian Lausanne raised his hands and made a follow-up.

Luosang's original plan was to slightly interfere with Meng Jin when he made his move.

Unexpectedly, Meng Jin's plan was a little different from his.

Meng Jin bent his knees slightly and jumped up on the spot!
"BOOM!!!"

The basket is crying!
Before landing, Meng Jin did not forget to pull the basket rim hard!

This is his personal habit.

Whenever he makes a slam dunk, he will pull the rim to vent his emotions!
On the sidelines, old Bach's eyes widened.

Usually in that position he could only see players making lob shots, but Meng Jin dunked it directly.

It’s a TM dunk!
The 206cm tall power forward Brian Lausanne is sitting on the ground at this moment.

He was numb.

Physically numb.

My butt hurts...

Meng Jin's dunk just now sent him flying to the baseline.

This kind of power.

This impact.

This bounce.

This bullet speed.

Brian Lausanne's worldview and self-confidence completely collapsed.

After being pulled up from the ground by his teammates, Brian Lausanne still had a dull look in his eyes and kept repeating one sentence: "I can't play in the NBA. I definitely can't play in the NBA."

For the next few days, Brian Lausanne repeated this sentence unconsciously.

Even when I sleep, I talk this way.

Reggie Miller was the biggest victim, as he shared a room with Brian Lausanne during the summer league.

Meng Jin's first dunk shocked Bach, but after the whole game, Bach realized that this was his routine operation.

This summer league game was played in an open manner, with both sides focusing on offense, so the scores were very high.

In the end, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers 110-94.

孟进拿到36分15篮板5盖帽3抢断1助攻的超级豪华数据。

Meng Jin played very smoothly in this game, and neither his opponents nor his teammates caused him any difficulty.

The Bulls' players are made up of fringe players, free agents and rookies.

Most people on the team see the summer league as a job-hunting opportunity.

But Meng Jin is different. He is the No. 5 pick and the team's key training target. He comes to the summer league just to train and to familiarize himself with the rhythm of the game.

So throughout the entire game, there was no situation where teammates were unwilling to pass the ball to Meng Jin.

The reason is simple, Meng Jin is not their competitor.

Some smart players even started to lick Meng Jin and deliberately passed the ball to him. The coach's tactical arrangement was very clear, which was to let Meng Jin handle the ball a lot.

If you have a good relationship with Meng Jin, you may get more opportunities to shoot on the court.

More shooting opportunities mean better scoring numbers.

The better the statistics, the more likely you are to stay in the NBA.

Grant couldn't find his feeling in this game and only got 8 points and 7 rebounds.

Reggie Miller played the best game for the Pacers, with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

"Meng, why do I feel like you jump higher and run faster?"

Reggie Miller asked a soul-searching question when greeting the players after the game.

"Self-discipline." Meng Jin replied indifferently.

Reggie Miller didn't want to pay any attention to Meng Jin, and rolled his eyes at him: "You are awesome, you have slept with so many girls without any hesitation."

Meng Jin: ???
In Reggie Miller's mind, Meng Jin's image is similar to that of a playboy, who eats, drinks and has fun every day and plays basketball based on his talent.

Few people would have thought that the rookie who trained the hardest during the entire offseason was Meng Jin.

However, what Reggie Miller said before was also what Meng Jin was thinking. After the first summer league game, he did feel that he could jump higher and run faster.

It seems that the training has taken effect.

"Meng, you were in very good shape in this game. Except for a few details in your landing that needed attention, everything else was perfect." Tim Grover walked to Meng Jin with a small notebook. He had been taking notes throughout the game, showing great professionalism.

Meng Jin: "Tim, I feel my legs are stronger than before."

Tim Grover: "Of course, I am a professional in developing training plans. I studied kinesiology in college. After the third phase of training, you will have a greater improvement."

Meng Jin was a little surprised: "There is also a third stage of training?"

Meng Jin began to look forward to it. For a player, nothing is more tempting than becoming stronger.

No wonder Jordan's body was so well-trained in his previous life. He could gain weight and fly at the same time. The key was not to get injured easily. Tim Grover was the key figure.

Another trainer, Greg Sam, is equally dedicated.

"Meng, you made some very nice mid-range shots today, but can you tell me why you didn't take the last shot in the first quarter and the 5:43 second shot in the middle of the third quarter?"

Meng Jin recalled: "I saw an opportunity to break through and dunk."

Greg Sam raised his voice: "Meng! There is not enough space in the NBA for you to break through and dunk. You have to learn to seize opportunities. Opportunities are always fleeting."

Meng Jin's shots became much steadier, which Greg Sam noticed. But at the same time, Greg Sam also saw a big problem with him, which was that he was not confident enough in his shots.

The purpose of his remarks was not to teach him when to choose the shooting time, but to make him more decisive when shooting.

Decisiveness is an essential quality for a good shooter.

Tim Grover echoed: "That's right, you won't get such an easy dunk opportunity in the NBA."

"OK, OK, thank you for reminding me. I need to take a shower and then have a meal."

When Meng Jin saw that the two of them started to PUA, he found an excuse and quickly slipped away.

"You have to hurry up, we will wait for you at the training ground tonight," said Tim Grover.

"What are you waiting for me to do?"

"train."

When Meng Jin heard this word, his eyes went dark.

"Excuse me, I have an appointment with Grant to go around Salt Lake City tonight."

"That's after completing today's training load."

"Yeah, Tim is right."

The two trainers sang in unison like robots.

"When did the two of you become so close?"

Meng Jin was helpless. The two trainers often disagreed, but on this issue today they were surprisingly unanimous.

The two men said that they had professional ethics and that they had to work for a day's salary, so they told Meng Jin not to think about being lazy, not even for a minute.

Later that night, Bulls assistant coach Bach called head coach Collins.

"congratulations."

"Congratulations to me?"

Bach's opening remarks left Collins confused.

Bach: "Congratulations on your choice, that guy is awesome."

"Meng?"

"Yes, and that guy is a hardworking genius."

"Why do you say that?"

"Just now when I passed by the training ground, I found him practicing extra. He was the only player sweating profusely in the entire training hall."

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