king of defenders

Chapter 750 Becoming a Top Player
On November 11, the Heat continued their road trip, beating the Pistons 23:109.

Meng Yun scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and scored a double-double. He played very well and led the Heat to easily beat the Pistons.

On November 11, the Heat beat the Grizzlies away.

The Heat encountered some troubles in this game, mainly on the offensive end. The Grizzlies did a good job defensively. However, at the critical moment, Meng Yun stepped forward and turned into a scoring machine, scoring consecutive points. He also dominated the matchup with Conley. Gained the upper hand and finally helped the Heat beat the Grizzlies 110:102.

Meng Yun scored 33 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

After that, the Heat ended their consecutive away games and returned to the home court, but they didn't have much time to rest, because a back-to-back game was immediately ushered in.The only good news is that their opponent is still the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies also play back-to-back games, and their state is not much better than that of the Heat.

What's more, the Heat have the home court advantage this time, and they defeated the Grizzlies at the Grizzlies' home court last time. Can they still lose after returning to the home court?

There was not much suspense in this game, and the Heat defeated the Grizzlies again.

After this game, the Heat finally got a respite, and then they can rest for two days, and then wait for the next opponent at home.

Even after the away trip and back-to-back games, Meng Yun did not relax his training. He still needs to practice more than the regular training, but now he focuses more on training skills.

Now Meng Yun's physical fitness is already at the top of the NBA, but his skills are not yet at the top level. After all, skills need time to polish. Even if he is talented, he has only been in the NBA for more than a year.

"Swish"

Meng Yun was training his shots. His movements were very standard, just like a textbook. Every shot was almost exactly the same, like a mirror image.

In the distance, Spoelstra and Craig watched quietly.

Craig said: "Meng Yun's strength has indeed improved again. The most important thing is not his strength, but his confidence and the whole person's demeanor."

"Yes." Spoelstra nodded, with joy on his face, and said: "I have been observing these few games, and finally came to the conclusion that Meng Yun is indeed a little different from before, starting from playing against the Wizards. After that game, he seems to have undergone a transformation. Strictly speaking, it is not physical or technical, but consciousness. Well, it is more appropriate for you to say that he has a kind of transformation. An air that wasn't there before."

Craig laughs: "He's more of a top player now."

Spoelstra said: "It's not like, but it is. Although there is still some distance from superstars such as LeBron James and Kevin Durant, he is already a top player."

This is Meng Yun's transformation.

In the past, Meng Yun's data actually reached the level of top players, averaging more than 20+5+5 per game. The top players in the NBA are almost at this level, and superstars are even stronger.

But even if the data is enough, it feels like Meng Yun still lacks something, which is why some people think that he is not as good as Wall in the battle between him and Wall.

In the past, Meng Yun lacked a kind of self-confidence and tolerance that belonged to top players, but after defeating Wall, Meng Yun already possessed these. Wall is a top player. After defeating Wall, Meng Yun is of course also a top player .

After these few games, Meng Yun's demeanor of a top player has become more and more obvious.

"Let's go," Spoelstra said.

Craig chuckled, and the two left the training arena together.

When he came outside, Craig suddenly asked, "How long do you think it will take for Meng Yun to become a superstar?"

Spoelstra stopped, looked back at the arena, his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the reinforced concrete, saw Meng Yun who was still training in the arena, he thought for a while, and then said: "I also have questions about this issue." I don’t know the answer, but I believe it won’t be too long, Meng Yun’s progress is too fast. Alas, a year ago, I was worried whether he could keep up with the team, but now I am worried about whether the team can keep up with him If we can win the championship again in two or three years, then..."

The rest of the sentence was left unfinished, but Craig understood it.

Now they are not worried about whether Meng Yun can become a superstar. Unless he suffers a serious injury like Brandon Roy, with Meng Yun's talent, he will become a superstar sooner or later.

The key is how long?
There are two ways for Meng Yun to become a superstar, one is like Harden.

Of course, Meng Yun does not need to leave, because Wade has already prepared for the handover. Meng Yun can take over smoothly, become the leader of the Heat, and lead the Heat to win one victory after another. At this point, after enough tempering, you can become a superstar.

The other way is faster, but it may be more difficult, that is, like Wade when he was young, win the championship within two or three years and win the finals mvp.

The process of winning the championship is the best training and the best baptism for Meng Yun, which can accelerate his growth and make him transform into a superstar in advance.

But it is very, very difficult to win the championship!

Especially in the current league structure, there are so many strong enemies in the West, and the Warriors have formed a real "Big Three".

The Cavaliers are still the overlord in the East, and the Big Three of the Cavaliers are equally terrifying, which the Heat have already felt last season.

To win the championship, you need to beat the Cavaliers, and maybe the Warriors. Spoelstra doesn't have much confidence, which is really difficult.

Spoelstra and Craig have left, and Meng Yun is still training. He doesn't know the conversation between Spoelstra and Craig. He hasn't thought about it that far.

In fact, Meng Yun's real rise has only been more than two years, and he entered Davidson College as a time node. At that time, he was still a marginal person, isolated by the team, and then he rose step by step, leading Davidson College to the NCAA semifinals, winning the first round Logged into the NBA with the 7th pick and became the best rookie in the 2015-2016 season
All this happened in more than two years, and Meng Yun sometimes recalled it like a dream. More than two years ago, he didn't even dare to enter the NBA, but now he is already a top player.

The time was too short, so short that Meng Yun had no time to think further.

Now Meng Yun is not thinking about becoming a "superstar" or winning a championship, but about their next game. Tomorrow they will have another opponent, the Celtics.

And Meng Yun will also meet a special opponent-Xiang Long!
(End of this chapter)