Legendary star

Chapter 55 Rookie Wall?
In the second half of the second quarter, the main players of both sides were all off the court. Meng Xu sat on the bench with a sullen face, his head covered with a towel, panting heavily, and looked listlessly at the court.Meng Xu played really hard in this game. Relying on his weird running position, Reggie Miller repeatedly attacked him on the defensive end and made him embarrassed on the offensive end. He was also fouled twice by Reggie Miller. .

Just when assistant coach Mike Budenholzer was about to step forward to comfort Meng Xu, Popovich stopped him and shook his head.

"Young people have to go through setbacks to grow." Instantly understanding the meaning in Popovich's eyes, Mike Budenholzer glanced at Meng Xu, returned to the sidelines, and shouted at the substitute on the field. shouted a few words.

"Idiot, I can't take it anymore. With your current strength, it's not uncommon for you to be blown away by any NBA player, not to mention that the person who blown you up is a legendary star Reggie Miller." Anna's voice suddenly echoed in Meng Xu's voice. It sounded in his ears, and Meng Xu, who was in deep thought, also woke up.

After thinking about it carefully, Meng Xu was relieved. Those who can enter the NBA through their own strength are not one in a million, or even a one-in-a-million genius, and he only entered the NBA by cheating on the system. After leaving the system, I am nothing.

Even so, we still have to think of a way, how to deal with Reggie Miller, Miller is an old football ruffian who has been in the league for more than ten years, and small moves will not affect him at all, and even have to be on guard against his small moves , the only thing you can rely on is your own strength.

After thinking hard for a long time, Meng Xu reluctantly asked Anna to add all the remaining 30 attribute points to the bounce. Relying on the super predictive ability and powerful speed attribute provided by the sixth sense, Meng Xu was When playing against Reggie Miller, you will basically not lose your position, but the weak bounce is the most deadly. It can't be sealed when defending, and it can't jump high when attacking.Originally, these attribute points were reserved for learning the next skill, but now they can only be used in advance to deal with Reggie Miller.

Throughout the first half, Reggie Miller made 13 of 8 shots, including 3 of 6 4-pointers and 5 of 4 free throws. He scored a game-high 24 points. Relying on Reggie Miller's outstanding performance, the Pacers also Tightly biting the score, at the end of the first half, the Spurs only led the Pacers by 41 points 39 to 2.

"Meng, how do you feel?" The third quarter of the game was about to start. Popovich seized the last bit of time to explain the tactics for the second half. After arranging the tactics, Popovich looked at Meng Xu and asked.

Meng Xu's performance in this game was not good. In addition to the last game against the Trail Blazers, two games have fallen into a downturn. This is a very normal situation for a rookie. When the schedule is halfway through, the league Many rookies in China will encounter the rookie wall. The reason is nothing more than that the teams are familiar with his style of play and have targeted arrangements. Only those players with the potential to become superstars can ignore the rookie wall and cross it calmly. , crush it.

If in the past, if a player performed poorly in two consecutive games, Popovich would definitely put him on the bench without hesitation, but now in his heart, Popovich hopes that Meng Xu can break through the rookie wall and find his own team. own basketball path.

"I'm fine. I won't let that guy play so comfortably in the second half." Meng Xu nodded.After adding 30 attribute points, Meng Xu's bounce attribute has reached 94 points, which is top-notch even in the entire league. With his top speed attribute, that guy Reggie Miller will definitely not be in the game. It was so easy in the first half.

"That's good. The key to whether we can win this game is whether you can restrain Reggie Miller, at least reduce his shooting percentage, so that he can no longer be as unscrupulous as in the first half." Popo After Vitch finished speaking, he led the team out of the locker room.

"The second half of the game is about to start, Al, do you think the Spurs can find a way to deal with Reggie Miller?" Watching the players of the two teams walk out of the locker room, Mike Brand, the commentator of the game, looked at himself partner, a senior NBA commentator.

"Miller's touch was too hot in the first half, but it is not certain whether he can maintain this touch in the second half. You have to know that there are 48 minutes in a game. It is impossible for a player to maintain a good touch all the time. And I think In the first half, Meng's marking of Miller was still very good, but in the second half he needs to increase some defensive aggression, and don't let Miller receive the basketball so easily, and then shoot the basketball very comfortably." Michaels Between the lines, it also reveals the meaning of excuses for Meng Xu. Meng Xu is a player whom he highly praises. If he does not perform well in the game where he is the commentator, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of Hong Guoguo?So we must find some objective reasons.

"Well, we all know that Meng's close defense is very good, and the anticipation is also first-rate. For players who rely on running positions to score, Meng is not so deterrent, and Meng’s shortcomings in jumping will be further magnified. The last game against Scottie Pippen The same is true for the bit." McBrand rarely refuted Michaels, but agreed with Michaels' remarks and echoed them.

"Little guy, your perseverance is really good. If it were someone else, they would have stopped guarding me." After the opening half circle along the field, Meng Xu still followed Reggie Miller tightly, like a piece of cowhide plaster That's annoying to watch.

"Old guy, why did you run a lot slower than in the first half? Did you run out of strength? It's better to get off the field early and take a good rest." Meng Xu stuck to Miller's side, with his hands stretched out on Miller's chest Constant shaking, trying to prevent other Pacers players from passing the ball to Miller, and hoping to distract Miller by the way.

"Boy, you better catch up with me." As a 35-year-old veteran player, what Reggie Miller hates the most is that others say he is old, and he is old before he has won the highest honor. This has always been Miller's heart disease.

Looking at the somewhat angry Reggie Miller, Meng Xu grinned. It turns out that this guy still has weaknesses. Looking at Reggie Miller's back, Meng Xu chased after him again.

(End of this chapter)