NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 8 Cowardice will only put you in a passive position
Meng Jin said, your shot selection is very good, but I have talent.

Meng Jin turned around and jumped again, grabbed the basketball with one hand, turned around again, and pushed forward gracefully!
"Pass it on! Pass it on!"

The coach shouted for the ball until his voice became hoarse, but Meng Jin just ignored him.

This is the opportunity Meng Jin was waiting for on the court. A full-court fast break was an easyball for him.

Boggs retreated all the way to the three-point line.

Boggs also played with confidence and even imagined that he could stop Meng Jin who was already speeding up.

Boggs had his own ideas. He was waiting for the moment when Meng Jin received the ball, and then reached out to steal the ball. Even if he failed to steal the ball, there was a high probability that the basketball would be knocked out of bounds.

A small step outside the three-point line, Boggs was still waiting for the opportunity, but Meng Jin had already received the ball and started.

Boggs was shocked again. He took the ball just like that?
Meng Jin's kick of the ball is also very particular. It is not straight up and down, but first pulled to the outside and then raised above his head.

Two minutes into the game, Meng Jin realized how fast this kid's hands were.

Gotta hide the ball!

It's all details, it's all wisdom.

Boggs said, if I play like this, I'm going to break the yarn!
"BOOM!!"

Stride forward!

Raise fire to the sky!

The scouts suddenly became excited, as they are always interested in talented players.

At this time, a scout suddenly said, "Isn't this Ali from Syracuse University?"

He showed off his butterfly steps and completed two knockouts in the NCAA finals, and many sports newspapers dubbed him Syracuse Ali.

This nickname has also spread to a certain extent.

"Isn't that guy a freshman?"

"Has this guy ever practiced boxing?"

“He seems to be Chinese.”

"You used Chinese Kung Fu?"

The scouts talked to each other.

Meng Jin suddenly stole the limelight from Boggs!

Not far away, a fat guy said to his companion: "Billy, what do you think of that guy?"

The fat guy is Bulls general manager Jerry Krause, and the man next to him is Bulls vice general manager Billy McKinnie. The two of them came to the training camp to observe the players.

“He has great athletic talent, but the rest needs to be seen.”

Klaus didn't say anything. He already had an idea in his mind. Meng Jin was his type.

Krause worked as a scout for many years before becoming the general manager of the Bulls, and he has his own unique way of selecting players.

Unlike other scouts, Krause values ​​wingspan and mobility the most. This is an era where defense is king, and players with such a talent base usually have good defensive abilities.

Boggs' mentality was not affected much.

In the next round, he used his good vision to assist his teammate in making a layup.

After Waters controlled the ball across half court, Meng Jin took the initiative to go up and provide cover.

"Throw! Throw! Throw!"

Meng Jin urged Waters to shoot. The opponent's power forward was now on the outside. Even if Waters missed the shot, he had a high probability of grabbing the rebound.

Waters shot from the outside.

Missed.

Boggs quickly received the inside pass.

Just as he jumped and was about to grab the defensive rebound, Meng Jin rushed behind him.

Overhead board!

What a bully!
But Meng Jin enjoys the feeling of bullying others!
After getting the rebound, Meng Jin jumped on the spot without sinking the ball.

Boggs turned around subconsciously after landing.

A shock wave hit me in the face.

"Bang!"

Meng Jin hit the basket hard and bounced Boggs away at the same time.

The weak retreat!
"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded at the same time.

Scoring a goal also results in an additional penalty!

Three-meter block!

Overhead dunk! Super dunk!

Meng Jin seemed to be telling Boggs with his actions: "Hey! Be careful, I'm watching you!"

"OH! MAN!" Pippen came up and gave him a chest bump.

As expected of a natural second-in-command, Meng Jin dunked violently, and he was more excited than if he had dunked it himself.

After Meng Jin and Pippen celebrated, they realized that Boggs was still lying on the ground.

It looked like the fall just now was pretty heavy.

The worst thing was that no one went to help Boggs. They were all temporary teammates and had no feelings for each other.

"Bang!"

The penalty missed.

Meng Jin is an old 2+0.

It's hard to improve free throws in a short period of time.

After Boggs crossed half court, he gave his teammate a one-on-one shot, but missed.

Meng Jin grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a counterattack!
Facing the opponent's power forward's block, Meng Jin first pushed the ball inwards, and then used his arms and palms to suddenly move the ball to the outside.

IN-OUT!

Meng Jin made a big shake and froze the opponent's power forward in place.

After a week, Meng Jin had a clearer understanding of his ball control and dared to make more moves in the game.

However, he will think before making any move. If he encounters a player like Boggs, he will be much more honest and try to protect the ball sideways or with his back to the basket.

Meng Jin understood that no matter how good a big man's ball-handling skills were, he could not play with fire in front of 160cm tall professional players, because they were fast and had a low center of gravity, and they could easily steal the basketball from his hands.

After being passed, the opponent's power forward remained motionless and stayed where he was.

He had never seen a big guy play like this, and people are always afraid of things other than humans.

Meng Jin did not stick to the ball, and the opponent returned to defense quickly in this round.

Meng Jin quickly passed the ball to Pippen.

Pippen was still a little nervous, and his hands were buttery when he caught the ball.

He had played in low-level leagues before and his confidence was not that high.

Meng Jin is different. Not to mention the low-level leagues, he has not even played many official matches. He is not nervous simply because he is thick-skinned.

Pippen barely controlled the basketball at the sideline, and his opponents quickly double-teamed him. They were not targeting Pippen intentionally, but they just noticed that Pippen was about to make a mistake.

Pippen was visibly panicked.

Although Meng Jin made a mistake at the beginning like himself, he made up for it with outstanding performance in the next two rounds.

If I make two mistakes in a row, I will be replaced by the coach and sit on the bench forever, right?

“Throw it up!”

At this moment, a message of good news came from the sky.

Pippen didn't think much and just threw the ball over the basket.

Under the nervousness, Pippen threw the ball to an outrageous height.

Just when everyone was waiting for the ball to be exchanged, Meng Jin took off into the air like a jet!

"BOOM!"

Grab the moon with one hand, ultimate alley-oop!
Klaus shuddered and was immediately excited. Usually only donuts and cheese could make him so excited.

Pippen was also very happy. A turnover +1 turned into an assist +1. How could he not be excited?
"Good pass, Scotty!"

Meng Jin was not deliberately encouraging Pippen. He thought from the bottom of his heart that this was a good pass, which allowed him to show his take-off height in front of many scouts.

"Isn't it too brutal to play like this?" Pippen said with a smile.

Meng Jin hugged Pippen, his eyes suddenly became firm: "Scottie, remember, cowardice will only put you in a passive position."

After saying that, Meng Jin ran back to the defensive half without looking back, leaving only his handsome back.

Pippen's heart was suddenly hit by something!

That's right!

He's right!

Pippen realized that he had played too cowardly from the beginning of the game until now!

This is the key to his poor performance.

I have to cheer myself up.

Being timid like this won't impress those picky scouts!

(End of this chapter)