NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 86 Studying the rules makes me horny!

On December 12, the Bulls returned to their home court and lost to the Dallas Mavericks.

Mark Aguirre went on a rampage tonight and scored 32 points, suppressing Jordan on the offensive end who only scored 28 points throughout the game.

Mark Aguirre was the No. 81 pick selected by the Mavericks in the season. In another parallel world, the Mavericks only have this one No. pick in their history. I wonder if Meng Jin's arrival will change the Mavericks' bad luck. After all, as long as a team's regular season ranking changes, the entire draw order may undergo earth-shaking changes.

The biggest contributor to the Dallas Mavericks' win tonight was Aguirre, but it was not entirely due to Aguirre.

The overall strength of this Mavericks team is actually very strong. Although many players on the team are not very famous, their lineup structure is very reasonable and the team is harmonious, which is a necessary prerequisite for achieving good results. Sometimes it is even more important than the overall strength of the team. Just look at the Lakers F4 in the previous life.

Another Mavericks scoring star, Blackman, also scored 21 points tonight. They also have a guard like Derek Harper who can both defend and organize. In addition, the two young players, Schrempf and Perkins, also played very maturely. All the players on this Mavericks team are very strong and have no weaknesses.

Mark Aguirre only had one move against Jordan tonight: dribbling the ball once or twice, using his strong body to get in close contact with him, and then turning around and shooting a layup or a jump shot.

It was simple and efficient. In Aguirre's eyes, Jordan during this period was as thin as a monkey.

Jordan was not too angry after being beaten today. The whole season is very long, with 82 regular season games. Not everyone is so motivated in every game. Even people with strong fighting desires can slack off sometimes.

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With 2 minutes and 39 seconds left in the third quarter, Meng Jin used a pick-and-roll to bypass Blackman in a positional battle, and used an extremely slippery European step facing Detlef Schrempf in the penalty area.

Detlef-Schrampf was fixed where he was.

After Meng Jin's dunk, Detlef Schrempf was still standing there in a daze.

He was recalling what had just happened.

The fans at the Bulls' home court were also confused. This is the Bulls' home court, and they would not collectively protest against Meng Jin's move. But from their eyes and expressions, it was not difficult to see that the fans did not think this was a legal and reasonable move.

Fans have never seen this kind of pace. It looks a bit smooth and a bit awkward. After all, it is not a smooth step.

As expected, the referee called another traveling violation on Meng Jin.

"WHY? Why is this ball considered a traveling move? Explain it to me, one step, two steps, did I take one extra step from the beginning to the end?"

"Do the rules state that a three-step layup must be done in the same direction and with the same pace?"

Meng Jin argued with reason!

The referee ignored him, just like the previous game. The only difference was that the referee in this game had a slightly better temper and did not give him a technical foul directly.

Although Meng Jin's attempt at the European step failed again on the court, the system prompt sounded.

"You have learned a new skill [Euro Step (Basic)]: This skill will increase the deceptiveness of your footsteps. I have to say that your body shape and speed are indeed perfectly suited to this skill, but now you seem to have encountered a little trouble? The NBA at this time does not seem to recognize the rationality of this step, but the rules are dead, and people are alive. If you use the Euro Step to score in the NBA before the end of this season, you will receive a small reward from the system (1 physical attribute point and 2 freely allocated potential points)."

After losing to the Dallas Mavericks, the Bulls did not rest and all the players flew to New York overnight.

Their next opponent is Patrick Ewing's New York Knicks.

On the plane, Jordan stopped suddenly when he passed by Meng Jin's seat:

"What are you looking at?"

Meng Jin replied without even looking up: "Books."

"You also read books? Porn magazines? Playboy?" Jordan laughed.

Meng Jin ignored Jordan and continued reading, drawing circles with a pen as he read.

Jordan finally couldn't help it and reached out to turn the book over. The moment he saw the cover, Jordan almost burst out laughing: "Shit! NBA rulebook? What's wrong with you?"

"I want to prove that the Eurostep is not a walking step for example, it is legal."

"Would you mind stopping thinking about your crappy Eurostep?"

Jordan just rolled his eyes and shook his head.

Meng Jin ignored him and continued studying.

At night, in Jordan's hotel room.

"Where's Meng? Ask him to play KO the Capitalists (Dou Di Zhu)!"

After losing to Meng Jin last time, Jordan has been studying the skills of playing Landlord. He has been practicing secretly and pulling his group of friends together. Now Jordan's brothers Rod Higgins, Adolf Seaver and the "Three Fred Brothers" have all learned how to play this card game.

Not to mention the Bulls players, basically all of them were dragged into playing Landlord by Jordan.

"That guy isn't coming. I just went to his room and he was crazy, studying NBA rules," Grant said.

Even his good friend Grant couldn't understand why Meng Jin was so obsessed with his European step.

Oakley raised his hands to express his frustration: "That kind of footwork is traveling. No matter how much you study it, it's still traveling."

Jordan chewed gum and smiled, "Even if he ate the booklet, the referee would still call him for traveling the next day. If I were the coach, I would definitely talk to him, otherwise we would waste an offensive round in every game."

"Don't be like this, kid. Meng is very exploratory. I'll go see him next door." James Jordan, who had been silent in the corner, spoke slowly. As Jordan's father, he sometimes accompanies his son on away games.

"Ding dong!"

Meng Jin opened the door and was a little surprised when he saw James Jordan: "Come in, James, what do you want to drink?"

"Just a Coke." James Jordan took the Coke from Meng Jin and continued, "Ignore them. I saw your footsteps. They were the most incredible footsteps I've ever seen. In fact, my first reaction was that it was a traveling step, but after calming down, I thought about it. You took two steps just like a normal layup, but in a different direction. How can this be considered a traveling step?"

The Eurostep is just a logical evolution of the three-step layup rule: the first step is one way, and the second step is the opposite direction to get out of the way of the defender.

James Jordan saw through the essence of this step.

Meng Jin was somewhat moved after hearing this: "Thank you, James, you are the first person to support me in the past two days."

James Jordan took a sip of Coke: "I'm telling the truth, your pace is too fast, their brains may not keep up."

Meng Jin smiled and said, "You know what I want to say? James, you are such a genius. It's hard to imagine that Michael was born from you."

James Jordan laughed after hearing this: "Hahaha, don't say that to his face. Michael is just paranoid. His brain is better than mine, but no one can change his mind about what he can't accept."

Meng Jin nodded: "OK, OK, I should be thankful that he is my teammate, not an NBA referee."

After the two continued chatting for a few more words, James Jordan stood up and patted Meng Jin on the shoulder: "Meng, if you want to play cards or relax, you know where to find me."

"Thanks, James."

Meng Jin was very grateful for Jordan's kindness, but he had no plans to leave the room tonight. In order to play a prank on him, several teammates even paid out of their own pockets to invite a famous New York stripper and asked her to go directly to Meng Jin's room.

As a result, three seconds later, the hot stripper was pushed out by Meng Jin.

It’s not that the strippers aren’t attractive enough, it’s just that studying the rules makes Meng Jin so horny!

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The next morning, Meng Jin and Grant had breakfast at the hotel.

Jordan came over and threw a newspaper on the table: "Meng, look at this."

Meng Jin glanced at the newspaper. It was The New York Times.

Information dissemination was not well developed during this period, and reading newspapers was the fastest way to receive information.

"Is that the interview with Ewing that you want to show me?" Meng Jin asked.

Jordan nodded: "It seems you have seen it, what do you think?"

"I feel like he's going to be in trouble tonight." Meng Jin finished drinking the milk in his hand and stood up to leave.

The general content of Ewing's interview was that he was tired of the overwhelming news about Meng Jin in the media. Meng Jin was at most an okay rookie. There were plenty of players in the league who could match his statistics. The reason why he received so much attention was because of his skin color, because everyone has a curiosity, and fans are no exception.

Jordan called Meng Jin and asked, "How did you get into trouble?"

"Crush him."

"Let's be practical. Should we just put one on his head?"

“That’s the minimum.”

Jordan laughed when he heard this: "Okay, let's make a bet. If you dunk over his head, you can take $100 from me."

Meng Jin took out two hundred dollars from his pocket and said, "Here's the deal. If I can dunk on him and block him once, you will lose 200 dollars to me."

Jordan got excited when he heard this and took out $1000: "Let's bet a little bigger. Whoever dunks and blocks him first can take the $1000."

Meng Jin took out $1000 without hesitation and said, "It's settled. If no one reaches a deal, we'll use the money for the next bet."

"I love this suggestion."

Jordan then took out his James Jordan hat and said, "Dad, lend me your hat."

Jordan threw 1000 US dollars into the hat, and Meng Jin also threw 1000 US dollars in his hand, which was the prize pool for this period.

James Jordan looked helpless: "Come-on, don't do that, that's my antique hat."

Jordan smiled and patted James Jordan on the shoulder: "Haha, Dad, don't be nervous, I will pay you back after the game."

According to Grant's recollection after retirement, the hat remained in the Chicago locker room. Whenever there was a bet, the two would tacitly throw money into it until they parted ways.

In 2014, this hat was collected by the Chicago Sports Museum, and the sign on it read: Meng Jin and Michael Jordan's magic hat, a hat that makes money.

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