So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 83 Michael, don’t come back
  On Christmas Day, Meng Lang received a "late" birthday gift from Grant Hill.

When Meng Lang was on an away trip, Hill specially called the hotel number, ordered a cake for him, and retaliated by calling him five "flesh and blood" from the modeling circle. ——Because on Grant Hill’s birthday on October 10, Meng Lang made a special call to Martha and asked her to arrange for 5 sisters to knock on Grant Hill’s dormitory door.

It is said that Hill jumped out of the window and ran away.

Fortunately, we live on the first floor, otherwise it would be scary!

It was just these five models that finally tricked Meng Lang into Shaq's room.

Five minutes later, while Meng Lang was enjoying the breeze on the hotel balcony, he saw Shaquille O'Neal walking out of the balcony door of his room with a satisfied look on his face and lighting a cigar comfortably. ——A cigarette afterwards makes me happier than a god.

Apparently, the legend was true.

If it wasn't so disgusting, Meng Lang would really like to see what kind of "little chicken" the 2-meter "big shark" has.

The gift sent to Meng Lang's home this time was a very straight plaid shirt.

Meng Lang tried it and found it quite slim.

It just feels so gentlemanly when I put it on.

There is no way, Hill's vision is just like that. This is the style and vision developed through nearly twenty years of family education.

The West Coast where Meng Lang played was not so perverted as showing half of his butt, but he didn't usually wear this kind of clothes.

After finding a clothes drying rack and carefully hanging the clothes in the closet in his room, Meng Lang really couldn't imagine what kind of occasion he would wear this plaid shirt.

Turn on the TV, and the "Christmas War" between the Bulls and the New York Knicks has begun.

This is the third time the Bulls and New York Knicks have met on this stage.

However, Meng Lang was certain that the ratings of this encounter were definitely the worst among the three encounters between the two teams.

Without Jordan, no one would really watch the NBA!
  Before traveling through time, Meng Lang had been seeing similar comments on the Internet:
  "I will stop watching the NBA when Kobe retires", "I will stop watching the NBA when LeBron retires"...

He didn't know whether these people would continue watching. Anyway, now, he could clearly realize that without Michael Jordan, not many people in the United States would still be chasing the NBA!
  As far as NBA ratings are concerned, because of Jordan's three consecutive championships, it was almost possible to leave the hockey and dog tables. Now Jordan suddenly retired and died here again, and his ranking is still behind hockey and dogs.

Entering December, the strong Houston Rockets and Meng Lang's 12 points in a single game helped the NBA regain some viewers, but compared to the same time period in previous years, the ratings were not even a bit worse.

Jordan's influence!
  As Lu Xun said:

Some people have retired, but he is still continuing his career; some people are still continuing his career, but he has retired.

I thought this night would pass like this.

Meng Lang suddenly received a call from Martha. Her best friend came to Odolan for Christmas and wanted to find a place to stay for free at night.

"I can arrange it for her!" Meng Lang didn't think this was a big problem.

"Okay, the Lord told me, she can stay at your place..." Martha's tone was obviously more embarrassed. She also didn't expect that the bitch would actually play "provocation" with her. Her brain was so hot at the time that she agreed in one breath, "Are you going to embarrass me, Dream?"

"I didn't expect you to be so generous..." A man and a woman were alone in the same room, and they knew what would happen with their buttocks. Especially this kind of woman who sticks up.

"There are always cheaper donuts, why not cheaper this bitch!"

"Ha~" Meng Lang laughed dryly, and continued in the expectant silence on the other side, "We are still friends. It's not a big deal, but it's best not to have a next time..."

Meng Lang agreed anyway, after all, she was his first woman after time travel. This is probably a common problem among all men. They always take extra care of the first woman. Even after breaking up with her.

This time it was Martha's turn to be surprised. She thought Meng Lang would just hang up the phone.

Sure enough, men are all equally lustful!
  Ok……

I agreed, but I was unhappy.

After repeatedly promising that there would be no next time, Martha did not forget to remind Meng Lang: "This prodigal had a lot of thoughts about you back then. You have to be careful not to get entangled with her!"

Meng Lang nodded and said, "Don't worry!"

About half an hour later, Meng Lang received a strange phone call from Martha's best friend.

She has a typical Western beauty appearance and a very hot figure.

No need to go into details, what happens next can be seen directly in the picture.

That night, the woman left angrily.

Before she left, Meng Lang handed her a recorder: "After you enter the room, I will give you the conversation between the two of us. Don't worry, I have at least four recordings. Merry Christmas!"

This woman went completely crazy. Just when she was about to rush towards Meng Lang, Meng Lang closed the door with a bang and ignored the shrew-like scolding outside the door. Five minutes later, the community security guard sent the woman away for him.

A perfect evening.

Early the next morning, Meng Lang was woken up by Martha's phone call.

"You are too bad!"

It was obvious that she knew what was going on.

Meng Lang replied in a daze: "Thanks to you for reminding me, otherwise I would have really gotten into big trouble."

"Aren't you afraid that she will spread this matter?"

"Then I have to thank her very much. That way, I will save myself a lot of trouble!"

……

After Christmas, the Magic head to Minnesota.

The first game after returning from a short vacation is the highlight.

Meng Lang will meet his college teammate Bob Hurley as opponents for the first time after entering the NBA.

Of course, the most important thing, and what the outside media pays more attention to, is his encounter with his "Duke senior" Christian Laettner on the NBA stage.

Last year, the "war of words" between the two people brought so much topic and heat.

One is the hero of Duke's "two consecutive championships", and the other is the hero of Duke's "three consecutive championships".

Without these "two consecutive championships", there is no way to talk about "three consecutive championships"; but similarly, without these "three consecutive championships", it is impossible for Duke to hold the title of the number one "basketball giant" in North Carolina.

Laettner's honors and his statistical achievements must be the first in Duke team history.

But the problem now is that if Leitner is really ranked ahead of Meng Lang, many Duke students may not necessarily agree.

They witnessed with their own eyes that Hill retired from injury in the finals and Meng Lang turned the tide on his own and helped the building collapse. Now they are definitely Meng Lang's number one "brainless fans".

Moreover, Duke's "winning formula" now is: Laettner can't win the championship without Hill; Meng Lang can turn the tide in the finals without Hill!
  Now we just have to wait for Hill to finish this season and close the loop on this formula.

If Hill leads the team to win the championship again, he will undoubtedly be Duke's "first player in team history."

If he fails to win the championship, Meng Lang's status will rise again!
  It was also these changes that made Leitner hate Meng Lang even more.

When Meng Lang first entered the league, he said several times:

"This guy who can only shoot will definitely become mediocre in the NBA!"

"There is no Chinese player who has proven himself in the NBA, and he is the same!"

"This is not a level competition. He can't perform like he did in the NCA here."

As for why his words didn't reach Meng Lang's ears...

Firstly, Minnesota is too biased, and the media attention here is not very high; secondly, Laettner's "rookie buff" has disappeared, and the media are waiting for him to perform well in the second season of his career. His average data per game is not only Instead of getting to the next level, we just stayed where we were.

Last season he averaged 18.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. As of this season before Christmas, he averaged only 17.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Not only did the data decline, but the efficiency also declined, with the average field goal percentage falling from 47.8 to 44.8%.

In addition, the Timberwolves' record this season has still not improved, and they are currently ranked second to last in the Western Conference.

With this kind of data performance, this kind of team performance, in an era where media resources are relatively scarce, how could his remarks reach Meng Lang's ears?

There are still some blooms in Minnesota.

But before the game started, Laettner's exposure increased significantly.

His remarks about Meng Lang were also unearthed one by one.

Meng Lang was not surprised by Laettner's jumping up and down. He said generously in front of the camera: "No matter what, he came from Duke. This is his luck. As long as I am still in the NBA, he will never There is a lack of interviews from reporters. As a junior at Duke, you should give your seniors some heat. As we all know, Duke is the most loving school in the United States. We love each other and are like a family!"

These words made Leitner mad.

But what was frustrating was that he couldn't refute Meng Lang's words.

Because Meng Lang was right, as the game was approaching, the number of reporters interviewing Leitner increased significantly, and the questions they asked contained a lot of "Meng". It was as if they had no questions to ask after leaving Meng Lang.

You can also...

Just ask Shaquille O'Neal!

Last year, the competition between him and Shaquille O'Neal for "Best Rookie of the Year" was at its most intense.

This year, as O'Neal averaged an even more explosive 29.8 points and 13.4 rebounds per game, the media no longer discussed the matchup between the two.

No way, the gap is too big!
  This was also reflected well in the game.

Shaq in college would just use brute force to get close to the basket, and then try to use brute force to put the ball into the basket. Coupled with the fact that the team did not have enough helpers, he often died miserably when he met Duke.

But the encounter between the two people after entering the NBA, including tonight's game, all proves:

If the roles of the two were reversed, Shaq would let Laettner know what "cruel" means!
  Throughout the game, Laettner was unable to fight back against Shaq.

It's very similar to the situation of the entire Timberwolves tonight.

118:98.

The Magic won by 20 points in their first game after Christmas.

The person with the highest score in the game was not Shaquille O'Neal, who returned for the first time after missing four games, but:

rash!

Hardaway knows that the feud between Meng Lang and Laettner started in the training camp last summer, and this game has been playing ball for Meng Lang.

The Timberwolves' wing is Doug West.

Averaging 18.7 points per game this season, he is the "scoring leader" of the Timberwolves.

However, this "scoring king" belongs to the player who has to give away as many points as he scores.

The defense sucks!
  Even more ruthless tonight, he scored 18 points, allowing his opponent Meng Lang to make 23 of 12 shots, 8 of 4 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring a full 31 points! Yes, even though there was his old brother Bob Hurley on the opposite side, Meng Lang couldn't help but be cruel when he saw Laettner's face.

Leitner jumped in anger, but he could only watch Meng Lang throw in one shot after another.

He had too much time to take care of himself. Although Shaquille O'Neal did not score as many points as Meng Lang, he still scored a "big double-double" with 28 points and 16 rebounds.

During a certain round during the game, he staggered after being pushed by him and fell to the ground. Leitner looked at the bright lights on the ceiling in confusion. At that moment, he clearly felt that it was his time. It's over before it even begins!

"Dude, take care of yourself!"

Meng Lang took the initiative to say hello to Hurley after the game.

Meng Lang was very pleased to see that he was still healthy after the fight. Because the original Hurley suffered a car accident after playing 17 games with the Kings and was directly reimbursed for the season.

Now it seems that staying away from Sacramento is the right choice.

Meng Lang was interviewed after the game, and the reporter asked him an interesting topic: "Dream, when do you think the Timberwolves will be on the right track like the Magic?"

The Timberwolves, like the Magic, both joined the NBA in 89.

Now five years have passed, and the Magic management has used draft picks to acquire young talents such as Shaquille O'Neal, Meng Lang, and Hardaway. This season, the Magic's ranking has reached a new high in team history, third in the Eastern Conference.

The Timberwolves, who also took the "draft pick" route, are still in a mess so far.

The management's idea of ​​choosing Bob Hurley to assist Laettner has already seen the shadow of failure to a certain extent.

It's not that Hurley can't do it.

Although he did not perform as expected by the media. This is mainly because Hurley's mediocre physical fitness was further amplified after entering the NBA. He still needs a certain amount of time to grow before he can become a player like Stockton.

He's better suited to be a piece of a "championship team" piece than a rebuilding team's perimeter core.

The bigger problem still lies with Leitner himself.

This can be clearly seen in today’s game:

Hurley found the open Laettner in time several times.

But Laettner couldn't get the ball into the basket.

Under the intensity of NBA competition, Laettner can no longer find his focus in college!
  And when he came to the NBA, without the cover of the old K system, in a bad team like the Timberwolves, his tendency to make mistakes was infinitely magnified. This season, Laettner is the league's "turnover king."

The average number of turnovers per game is as high as 3.7, which is the same as Shaquille O'Neal.

This is the only place where he can still maintain the same level as O'Neal.

However, in this game, the two of them also widened the gap in this aspect.

O'Neal maintained his normal level for the season and made 4 mistakes.

Laettner's performance was a bit extraordinary, making 7 turnovers in the game.

The three extra times were all from Meng Lang's steals!

The seniors at Duke are so "cold-faced and warm-hearted."

In addition to 7 turnovers, Laettner also made 14 of 4 shots. He barely scored in double figures with free throws and only grabbed 5 rebounds.

Such a tough battle only contributed to this kind of performance. Obviously, Laettner does not have the basic qualities to become the cornerstone of a team.

Nights like this had happened to him too many times.

Meng Lang didn't think twice and mocked Laettner. He had always been "just right": "They once had a good opportunity, which was to select me with the fourth pick in the first round, and then trade Laettner for me. With a center and Bob, we will dominate the Western Conference!"

Different from the "weak in the east and strong in the west" pattern that fans later became more familiar with, in this era, the strength of the teams in the east and west was relatively balanced.

The two time points when "the east is weak and the west is strong" appear:
  Michael Jordan retired, the league entered a new era, and LeBron brought his talents to Miami, officially opening the league's "top superstars teaming up" era.

Therefore, Meng Lang's hypothesis has been affirmed by quite a few media.

The Timberwolves' operations in the summer were once again criticized by the Minnesota media.

Letnas was the most broken.

For the first time, he saw widespread mention of trading him in local Minnesota newspapers.

This once again shattered his pride.

In addition to this question, Meng Lang was also asked about the All-Star Weekend.

Tyron had called him on this issue a long time ago and required him to give a tough attitude. This would help increase his popularity, because since he scored 52 points in a single game, his fan base has reached a qualitative change. Jordan His retirement has left him with one less enemy at the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference, and he can pursue this position.

Entering the All-Star starting lineup in his rookie season is definitely a good gimmick. There are only two or three people in history who have done it. Last year it was Shaquille O'Neal.

Adidas is currently considering giving him a signature shoe.

“This is an opportunity to make a lot of money!”

Therefore, Meng Lang gave a very firm answer: "I think my performance can enter the All-Star weekend. I don't think there is a better defender than me in the Eastern Conference!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves. Let’s not talk about the fans’ reaction. The media in many cities reacted immediately.

Especially the Indiana media and the Cleveland media.

Reggie Miller and Mark Price are indeed Meng Lang's biggest competitors.

However, Meng Lang did not need to respond to these voices. The media in Orlando would defend him on his behalf.

Even the Orlando Sentinel, which had always been disgusted with Meng Lang, was now targeting the public.

Ok……

There is no way to keep it secret!
  If they still hate Meng Lang at this time, they are helping outsiders bully their own people. They couldn't bear the anger of the Orlando fans. In the following games in December, the Magic, with Shaquille O'Neal back, were unstoppable and won them all, ending their entire journey in 12 with a "four-game winning streak".

At the end of December, the Magic's record was still good, winning 12 of 16 games, and their overall record ranked third in the Eastern Conference, second only to the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks.

At the same time, rumors that Meng Lang poured chili sauce into Dudu also spread through some gossip magazines.

Meng Lang was not surprised.

In fact, before the news came out, Tai Lun called him and asked him if he wanted to spend money to suppress the news. Meng Lang refused. The woman had no evidence, and the contents of the recorder only ended before the incident, so there would be no major media reporting on this matter.

This will eventually become a rumor.

What Meng Lang wanted was the deterrent effect this rumor had on some "flesh and blood" people.

But what Meng Lang didn't expect was that this would actually increase his attractiveness.

On January 1, Meng Lang participated in a fan event organized by the Magic. ——He must participate this time because he needs the All-Star starting votes sent to the mailbox of NBA headquarters by these Orlando fans. This made him miss the arrival of 1 so much that he wouldn't have to do such unwilling things at all.

What is "Chinese Power"?

By the end of the event, his hands were almost full of small cards from female fans.

It contains their phone numbers.

Facts have proved that everyone is working hard to become more comfortable with food and clothing, but everyone is working in a different direction.

After the event ended and he returned to the arena, Meng Lang heard Shaquille O'Neal complaining: "Why did this guy win the Best of the Month award? Did the media forget how poorly he performed in the Christmas game?"

Seeing Meng Lang, Shaq felt even more aggrieved than a 3-pound fat man. No, he was just such a [-]-pound "quasi-fat man." He ran over and hugged Meng Lang, crying bitterly.

Only then did Meng Lang see the newspaper in his hand:

12月份NBA的“月最佳球员奖”已经出来了，帕特里克-尤因场均29.4分12.5篮板2.6助攻2.4盖帽1.7抢断，以50%的命中率，带领纽约尼克斯拿到了12胜4负的战绩。

The Magic only lost one more game, but Shaquille O'Neal's statistics were not inferior to his.

Only Shaq missed 4 games due to injury.

What Meng Lang didn't say was:

In a head-to-head confrontation, Shaquille O'Neal lost to Ewing.

This is also a very important reason.

Not only the "Player of the Month Award", the competition for regular season MVP in many seasons is also the result of the encounter between the favorites.

After all, the people who vote are journalists.

Unless you have a close relationship with the media like Johnson and someone else. Otherwise, these games will determine the final outcome.

However, in order for Shaq to let go of him faster, Meng Lang did not "insert the knife" into his heart this time. But after a while, he suddenly reacted:
  Will this allow Shaquille O'Neal to let go of himself faster?

You can try it later.

That night, the Magic faced the challenge of the Los Angeles Clippers at home.

The Clippers were formerly called the Buffalo Braves, and then changed their name to the Clippers. However, they changed their names many times, but it still did not bring them good luck. After Sterling, the new owner and the most stingy owner in NBA history, bought the team, he felt that the city's feng shui was not good. He slapped his forehead and imitated the Lakers and moved the team to Los Angeles.

The Clippers thus began their 40-year "running tour of Los Angeles."

In other cities, they still have regular fans. In Los Angeles, they have really become the "little brothers" of the Lakers, responsible for entertaining the people of Los Angeles when the Lakers don't have home games.

The first two months of this season are over, and the Clippers are still working hard for the "lottery pick" as in previous years.

The current core of the team is a name that Meng Lang is very familiar with:
  Mark Jackson!
  It is because of him that the league introduced the "5-second back-up" rule. It was also him who, after retiring, helped the Warriors to save the "Death 5" family fortune, and then was stolen by a "pretend king".

This was the first time Meng Lang met Mark Jackson on the court.

This is also the first time he has seen a player with more exaggerated hips than Barkley.

And this guy is really disgusting. He sticks his butt out and hits the three-point line. Hardaway is so much taller than him that he can't cause any interference.

It took him more than ten seconds to pass the ball to his teammates, or he suddenly turned around and left Hardaway behind him.

Not once, not twice or three times, but every time...

Meng Lang felt that David Stern's patience was really good. If it had been him, he would have introduced a "5-second back-up" sanction for this guy.

The stalemate in the game was not as long as his "back-up" penalty stand. At the end of the first quarter, the Magic successfully opened the score.

In the end, the Magic defeated the Clippers by 15 points and won the first victory of the new year.

Meng Lang didn't feel online tonight, making only 15 of 6 shots, with a shooting percentage of 40%. So in this game, he focused more on his support. Chuck Daly, like old K, arranged a tactical pass for him, similar to the UCLA running position that Jerry Sloan later customized for other Jazz teams to help Deron Williams cover the pass. Lack of vision.

Meng Lang rarely received 6 assists in this game.

One more than Mark Jackson, who stood for a whole game.

This is a serious Clippers point guard.

It is expected that many media will report there tomorrow, and Meng Lang has developed his coping skills.

After the game, as soon as he stood in the player tunnel, a reporter who was familiar with him immediately said to him: "Dream, the voting for the All-Star starting lineup has come out, you are now ranked third, and you are just shy of the first place. The second Reggie probably got less than 3 votes."

That's not a big gap!

Meng Lang asked: "Who is number one?"

He thought it was Mark Price of the Cavaliers.

But the result surprised him.

"BJ Armstrong of the Bulls!"

ha?
  Because of his surprise, Meng Lang successfully left a classic "emoticon" in front of the camera.

It was a name he never expected.

The Bulls have a good record this season and are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, behind the Hawks, Knicks and Magic.

And it's only 2 games behind the Magic.

Even though they lost Jordan, they still played like a strong team.

But Armstrong...

If Meng Lang remembers correctly.

He averaged only 14.8 points and 3.9 assists this season.

This is an above-average level for a team's point guard.

But there should be a big gap between him and the NBA All-Star level!
  And when Meng Lang knew all the results of this voting, he discovered that the voting in the east was even more "crazy" than he thought!
  Armstrong is not only the number one defender, but also the "voting king" in the Eastern Conference...

You know, for Armstrong, who entered the league in 89, this is the first time he has encountered such a situation. Maybe he didn't even think that he would survive this year...

Although Jordan has retired, one of the starting All-Stars in the Eastern Conference must have a guard from the Bulls. Is this what you mean?

Meng Lang once again felt the fans' unique madness for Jordan.

At least Kobe retired, and the fans didn't deliberately select a Lakers guard to enter the All-Stars the following year because they missed Kobe, and voted him as the "voting leader" in the Eastern Conference.

Not to mention LeBron James retires in the future.

Many super giants become worse the more they analyze, or after analysis, they find that they are not as awesome as they appear. Only Michael Jordan, you will find that the more you analyze this monster, the more you will feel that he is different in every aspect.

This is probably the reason why the league has officially discussed the topic of "goat" for the first time since Jordan.

Meng Lang was helpless about this result and thought about "Chinese Power" again.

By the time……

Michael Jordan, the "God of Basketball", will give you a "sap" if he is unhappy.

Hardaway was somewhat dissatisfied with his results.

He could accept being ranked behind Meng Lang.

But he refused to accept that he was only ranked sixth among the Eastern Conference guards. Between him and Meng Lang were two Eastern defenders.

They are Mark Price of the Cavaliers and Kenny Anderson of the Nets.

"I probably won't be able to start..."

Back in the locker room, Hardaway complained to Meng Lang.

At least at this time, Meng Lang thought it was a complaint. He didn't know until the next day that Hardaway appealed to Orlando fans in front of the media not to vote for him. Everyone concentrated all their efforts to help Meng Lang squeeze out Reggie Miller:

"Dream and I, at least one of us must become the final All-Star starter!"

Meng Lang must admit that Hardaway's approach moved him.

Hill must be careful when making phone calls in the future to avoid Hardaway misunderstanding.

"We must play this game well!"

Hardaway is sitting on the plane heading to the away game. Although the game only starts tomorrow night, he is already gearing up and can't wait to have a big fight on the court.

His eagerness to try was filled with an urgency to prove.

In the Magic's next away game, their opponent is none other than the Chicago Bulls, who have the "vote king" in the East and the "vote king" in the Eastern small forwards!

Shaquille O'Neal was very happy.

He squeezed out Ewing and became the "vote king" for the Eastern Conference center position in the first stage. This allowed him to vent his frustration at not being able to compete with Ewing for "Best of the Month".

When he arrived in Chicago, he planned to invite Meng Lang and Hardaway to watch Michael Jordan play baseball.

On the day they arrived, Jordan's Birmingham Barons team happened to have a home game.

Meng Lang witnessed Jordan's popularity with his own eyes.

This is just a 2A-level game. No one pays attention to the NBA Development League, so no one is a big fan of this level of baseball game.

But the arrival of Jordan changed the outside world's attention to this league.

The venue was packed, and there were many media reporters waiting to be interviewed.

It’s almost the same media configuration as when the NBA is “live broadcast across the United States”.

Apparently all the fans who ran away from the United Arena came here.

Shaquille O'Neal got a copy of Jordan's baseball career statistics. Meng Lang couldn't understand baseball, so he didn't know whether it was good or bad. The reporter next to him said something that impressed him deeply:
  "If he wasn't Jordan, he would have been fired from the team hundreds of times!"

This sentence is enough to show that Jordan's baseball level is that of a "fancier".

Meng Lang couldn't help but think of Guo Degang.

He was good at cross talk, and he often went to sing in operas. In the end, he even set up a "Qilin Opera Club", which sold out the Peking Opera that no one liked to listen to.

These people are not at all interested in whether Guo Degang's Peking Opera is good or not. Just like this group of fans at the moment, they are not here for Michael Jordan's dominance on the basketball court in the baseball field.

They just wanted to see Jordan, that's all.

Therefore, many people in the Peking Opera circle say that Guo Degang ruined Peking Opera.

Just like many media are saying at this moment, Jordan ruined the sport of baseball.

Shaquille O'Neal bought a courtside ticket, which was very close to the first base line. Meng Lang, who was a little aggrieved, shouted loudly when Jordan passed by:
  "Michael, don't come back, this city has already replaced you with Armstrong!"

It was obvious that Jordan heard his shouting, because he turned his head and looked over angrily. When he saw clearly that it was Meng Lang, his domineering eyes showed a hint of surprise, and then shame.

He played terrible tonight.

A few levels worse than usual.

He heard the criticism from the media, but never took it to heart. He sees more of his own influence.

But at this moment, when Meng Lang looked at him, he suddenly felt ashamed.

He felt like a naked clown running naked.

Jordan didn't know why he felt like this, but it really happened.

And Meng Lang's words kept echoing in his ears:

Michael, don't come back, this city has already replaced you with Armstrong!
  The news that BJ became the "vote king" in the Eastern Conference inevitably reached his ears. This was the way Jordan fans missed him, but it made him very unhappy.

"Man, tell me, if I want to come back to the league, when should it be?" Jordan called his agent David Falk that night. He would never ask Falk for his opinion. But this time, he chose to gather more opinions.

"You want to go back? Are you ready? Really?" Falk's first reaction was to be surprised. This was the first time Jordan had the idea of ​​​​coming back and revealed this idea to him, and then he calmed down. , "But Michael, I am very responsible to tell you that we have missed the best opportunity, and we now need to wait for an opportunity."

The Bulls' performance is not bad. At least now, they don't look like a team that has lost the "first man in the league."

They are still fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Scottie Pippen has become the absolute core of this team, averaging 22 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.9 steals per game, shooting 49% from the field and 32% from three-point range. He is versatile and selfless.

If it were after 04, there should be no problem averaging 27 plus 7 plus 7 per game.

There are already many voices saying that the Bulls can accept Jordan's departure because they still have Pippen. At least on the team court, that's the case, as long as another All-Star player is added. Then the Bulls are still a championship-level team.

"That guy did a good job!" Jordan had to admit it.

"One more thing, you need some time to prepare for this, a better opportunity, at least finish this season first! This is an explanation to your father and an explanation to the fans. You still need to find your Status, these all take time.”

Falke showed his professionalism and covered every aspect.

Jordan's impulsiveness slowly calmed down at this moment.

Although he is overbearing and domineering, it does not mean that he cannot accept opinions. He really needs a more appropriate time to announce his comeback.

On the evening of the 3rd, it was time for the Magic to challenge the Bulls away from home.

Meng Lang entered the arena and received the loudest boos in the audience.

The news that he shouted at Michael Jordan has already been published.

Considering how much they miss Jordan, Meng Lang's words are definitely "disrespectful"!
  All kinds of unpleasant words passed through Meng Lang's ears.

Meng Lang just felt relieved.

There was no way, it was Jordan's fans who disgusted him first, and he didn't know who voted for Armstrong, so he could only disgust Jordan.

And it was just a temporary thought. Looking at Jordan's face, he became more and more angry as he thought about it, and he just shouted this sentence.

Unexpectedly, Jordan didn't react to it, and these Chicagoans became this kind of character. ——Well, if Meng Lang knew that Jordan was so stressed that he called and wanted to come back, he would definitely change this sentence to:

Sure enough, who is a fan of what kind of star.

Just like Jordan!
  What surprised Meng Lang was that when the game started, Pippen stood opposite him and said with a smile:
  "Boy, you're doing really well for a rookie. I'm very optimistic about you!"

Putting aside whether Pippen truly meant what he said, Meng Lang was certain of one thing.

The relationship between Pippen and Jordan is really not good.

At least not to the extent of the famous last scene of "Flu War".

Pippen was not willing to just be the "second boss" and resisted many times. But in the end, Jordan was too tough and Pippen himself failed to seize the opportunity. This hat of "the strongest second boss in history" was just The more you wear it, the more stable it becomes.

But that's okay. It's normal to want to be the boss. Looking at the entire NBA, the only one who is willing to be the "second child" is the "big cheek" in Miami.

I really don’t know if he exchanged “intelligence” for “speed”. When someone calls him “brother”, he actually calls out “brother”!

No, even if you call me "brother", who is older and who has less time to spare, can't you understand?
  If it were Meng Lang, the difference between high and low in 2010 would be two sentences:
  "My brother is getting older. Let him win the championship MVP first. You are still young, and everything will be yours from now on!"

(End of this chapter)