Chapter 43: The Cardinal

"Bill, is this little guy what Larry said he was talking about, the one who most resembles him?" In the box of the North Shore Garden Arena, the cardinal sat on the sofa, holding a cane in both hands, looking at Meng Xu who came out of the players' tunnel. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Well, it's this little guy, I've watched all of his game tapes, he's great defensively, he's very fast, he's arguably the best outside defender in the league. As for the offense, the outside shooting is excellent, and the shooting posture is very similar to Larry's. And his shortcomings are also very obvious, the physical talent is worse than Larry, the mid-range shooting is very inconsistent, the shooting rate is only 27%, more than 40 games, I haven't seen him break through once, and the vision on the field is also poor. Bill Russell stopped when he saw the cardinal's slightly frowning brow. As the greatest player in the history of the Celtics, as the Lord of the Rings who is well-known in the league, Russell is also under a lot of pressure when facing the cardinal, and he is always a primary school student facing the teacher, which shows the cardinal's power in the Celtics.

"Go on." The cardinal tapped the floor with his cane and motioned for Russell to continue.

"Yes, this player will be an important piece of the puzzle for a championship team, but he will not be a team leader, and he will not be able to bear the burden of reviving Celtic." After Bill Russell finished speaking, he also looked at the cardinal cautiously. I don't know when, Larry Bird's evaluation of Meng Xu reached the cardinal's ears, and after hearing the news, the cardinal, who had not asked about the team for several years, also instructed Bill Russell to investigate this little guy who was most like himself in Larry Bird's mouth.

"Let's watch the game." The cardinal's findings also disappointed the cardinal.

Meng Xu, who was walking out of the player's tunnel at this moment, didn't know at all that a group of celebrities were talking about himself in the box in the distance. As a rookie of the team, Meng Xu is the first to play in every game, the first to accept the cheers of the fans at home, and the first to greet the boos of the opposing fans at the away side.

Meng Xu has also seen reports about Larry Bird's evaluation of himself and Anthony Walker's contempt for himself in the past few days, and he was ready to be booed by Celtics fans, but surprisingly, after Meng Xu appeared, only a small number of Celtics fans were booing themselves, and this kind of scene also surprised Meng Xu, this situation was also encountered in the previous game with the Lakers, and the Lakers fans who claimed to be aristocratic did not have the habit of booing the away team players at the beginning. I don't know if the Celtics are the so-called kings of the Celtics.

Antonio Daniels, who played next behind Meng Xu, did not have this kind of treatment, and the overwhelming boos suddenly resounded throughout the stadium and continued until all the Spurs players finished playing.

Popovich made a big change to the team's starting lineup in this game, and at the halfway point of the schedule, Popovich was preparing for the final stage of the regular season and the playoffs, and the Spurs' veterans also began to rest, and David Robinson and Avery Johnson did not travel to Boston with the team in this game.

Facing the Celtics who won and weakened inside, Tim Duncan once again became the team's starting center, the power forward started Samaki Walker, Meng Xu also continued to start, and in the scoring guard position, Mario Elie sat on the bench, and Jalen Jackson started in place of him, and in the point guard position, Antonio Daniels replaced Avery Johnson, who was resting in rotation, and started for the first time this season.

"Tom, don't you think our team is too crowded at the small forward position?" In the Celtics, starting Anthony Walker, Paul Pierce, Eric Williams, Danny Fortson, Culbert Channey, Jamel Thomas, seeing the Celtics' hoarding of this group of small forwards, one by one Larry Bird's successor, Bob Cousy is disgusted, and he is even more dissatisfied with Larry Bird.

"yes, I think Celtic need to make a change, the team can't bask in the glory of the past anymore, and Larry Bird can't save the team." Tom Heinsohn, a Celtic legend, is also clear about the feud between Larry Bird and other management, and he also supports Bob Cousy's faction.

Anthony Walker, who was doing pre-game training, bombarded the basket frantically, causing the audience to scream, and after showing a few fancy dunks, Anthony Walker looked at Meng Xu with disdain, and at the same time made a thumbs down insulting gesture.

"Antonio, I suddenly noticed that you have become beautiful today." Seeing Anthony Walker, who was provoking, Meng Xu didn't respond, but joked with Antonio Daniels beside him,

"Meng, are you laughing at me?" Antonio Daniels was also very excited to start his first game of the season as a third-year rookie, and this game was also his first start in two years for the Spurs. In Meng Xu's view, black people themselves can't talk about appearance, and among the Spurs' group of black players, only Duncan, who is not smiling, can be called decent, and people like Antonio Daniels can only be described as unsightly. Hearing Meng Xu's sudden "appreciation", Antonio Daniels was also a little annoyed, doesn't this rookie know what it means to scold people without revealing their shortcomings, and hitting people without slapping their faces.

It wasn't until today that he saw Anthony Walker on the field that Meng Xu knew what an ugly person was taller than an ugly, and Anthony Walker's strange head shape was simply ugly to a new level.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Antonio." Looking at Antonio Daniels, who was a little angry, Meng Xu also immediately sent an apologetic smile.

"Fack, Meng, although you are very handsome, the sexual orientation of labor and management is still very normal." Antonio Daniels looked at Meng Xu's smile, but he was a little uncomfortable, and subconsciously took two steps back, and pulled some distance away from Meng Xu.

"****, Antonio. I'm talking about the fat guy on the other side, and if the league had one of the ugliest rankings, he'd be on the list. ”

"Meng, you won't get my pass in this game." Antonio Daniels had a dark face, and what Meng Xu said just now seemed to him to be completely sarcastic.