Chapter 41: Larry Bird's Successor
"Johnson said that little guy is a lot like me? Yes, after I got Johnson's call, I watched the video of this game for the first time, and his shooting posture is indeed very similar to mine, and seeing his back, I was in a trance and remembered me when I was younger. But he looks worse than I do, hahaha. Looking at the embarrassed reporter in front of him, as if realizing his gaffe, Larry Bird straightened his body, and continued: "His defensive awareness is much better than mine, and I am very optimistic about his career prospects, as for whether he will be the next me, I want to say that everyone is unique in the NBA, Larry Bird is like this, and so is Meng." If I had to say, I think Meng is more like Larry Bird than any of Larry Bird's successors. ”
"Larry Bird: Meng is the real successor to Larry Bird!" When Larry Bird's words were headlined sports news by a New York Times reporter who feared that the world would not be chaotic, it also caused an uproar in the NBA.
After Larry Bird retired, the Celtics were tirelessly looking for the next Larry Bird, year after year, the Celtics now also have a group of Larry Bird successors, this year's Celtics have hoarded 6 small forwards, so much so that the general manager Danny Angie, who came later, said at the beginning of the season: "We need to strengthen the No. 5 and No. 4 positions, and bring in a few scoring guards and point guards." ”
Today's Celtics are also in boundless darkness, since Larry Bird retired, he has not won the championship for more than ten years, and has not made the playoffs for 5 consecutive years.
When asked if Bird would return to the North Shore Garden Arena to watch the next game between the Celtics and the Spurs, Larry Bird refused without hesitation on the grounds that there was a game with the Pacers that day. This move also shows that Bird's resentment towards the Celtics has not subsided until now. Larry Bird played for the Celtics for 13 seasons and spent five years in management, Larry Bird was bent on leading the Celtics back to glory, but he was not trusted by the team's top management and left the Celtics in disgrace amid a high-level rivalry.
Larry Bird's last sentence, in the eyes of discerning people, is actually complaining about his old club, but not all people have the ability to think independently, and under the fanning of some media, the first to jump out is the Celtics' star star, Anthony Walker.
"Larry's hand-picked successor? Just that rookie, in my opinion, Eric can blow him up. "Anthony Walker doesn't dare to do anything to Larry Bird, but a rookie, he won't take it seriously. The Eric in Anthony Walker's mouth is Eric Williams, the Celtics' fourth small forward.
"I watched that game, he had accurate shots, he defended well, and I couldn't wait to play him, but it's a bit of a pity that Anthony has decided to deal with this rookie himself." After Anthony Walker, the Celtics' 2 leader, another Larry Bird successor, last year's rookie Paul Pierce also expressed great interest in Meng Xu when he was interviewed by reporters, and even felt dissatisfied with not being able to match Meng Xu: "Why not me? Oh God, in order to decide with Anthony who to deal with this rookie, we even had an argument between ourselves, and it was better to have to decide by tossing a coin, unfortunately, I lost, and that's how it happened. ”
"Yes, Paul is absolutely right, in the next game against the Spurs, I will personally deal with this rookie, and I want to prove to Larry that this rookie simply cannot afford such praise." In Anthony Walker's view, Larry Bird's words are to look down on himself, and it is simply an insult to himself that a rookie, who averaged 8 points and 6 rebounds per game, was named the same name as himself.
"Ding, the host triggers the task, please pay attention to check." Meng Xu, who had just finished eating and was lying on the sofa watching TV, was taken aback by this sudden prompt.
Glancing at He Hui, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, Meng Xu returned to his bedroom and entered the system space.
"Your sister's Larry Bird." Seeing the immediate task triggered in the system task, Meng Xu also kept greeting the relatives of Billari Bird in his heart.
The system then has a mission: the battle of the successors.
Mission Level: Class A.
Mission Statement: In an interview, Larry Bird designates the host as his successor, causing Anthony Walker to resentment of the host.
Requirements: Help the team win in the next game against the Celtics, and surpass Anthony Walker in the main stats (points, rebounds, steals, blocks, assists).
Reward: Unknown.
Mission Punishment: Unknown.
"Death, death, damn Larry Bird." After seeing the task, Meng Xu immediately remembered the wonderful clip in the sports news just now, just yesterday, January 15, in the game between the Celtics and the New Jersey Nets, Anthony Walker scored 39 points and 11 rebounds to help the Celtics defeat the Nets.
This player named Anthony Walker is very arrogant, but people have arrogant capital, as the successor of Larry Bird hand-picked by Cardinal, Anthony Walker this season, but he can contribute 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, although he is still a lot worse than Bird, but except for steals and blocks, all the rest of the data comprehensively crushes himself.
"Anna, what should I do?" Looking at this perverted task, Meng Xu had no choice but to ask Xiao Lori for help.
"Anthony Walker is one of the strongest small forwards in recent years, and with your current strength, you can only ask for more blessings, and I can't help you." Little Lori looked at Meng Xu innocently, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, making Meng Xu think that this black-bellied guy must be laughing at himself in his heart at the moment, and he was even already waiting to see his jokes.
"I'm going to be stronger. I'm going to be strong. Meng Xu shouted loudly in the system space, and then opened his attribute panel, with the increase in the number of games, Meng Xu was also promoted to level 10, and there are 20 unused attribute points, according to Anna, most of the attributes in the system can be increased through training before reaching 80 points, and after reaching 80, it can only be increased by assigning attribute points, so these 20 attribute points Meng Xu has not been used.
Host System Level 10, Experience 146/2000, Points 920, Attribute Points 20, Skill Points 4, Host Height (200), Arm Span(220), Speed (80+20), Strength (73), Agility (65+10), Bounce (64), Endurance (76), Explosiveness (61).
Physical Talent Rating 75 (C) (Rated as SABCDE, S is the best and E is the worst.) )
Possession (70), Breakthrough (51), Passing (70), Shooting (60), Long Shot (93), Free Throw (70).
Offensive Ability Rating 68 (D+).
Judgment (55+10), steals (50+20), frontcourt rebounds (43), backcourt rebounds (60), blocking ability (43), and running ability (58). Evaluation of defensive ability (56) E
Player Overall Ability Rating 69 (D+) (This player is an amateur player with a slight physical talent with some defensive ability and close offensive ability, and can be a significant rotation player in the NCAA Division I Conference.) )