003: Hill, it shouldn't be
As a basketball fan, who has never imagined that he could one day be able to fly in the professional arena? Who has never imagined that he could fight side by side with familiar superstars, win one championship after another, and gain money and fame and fortune.
It is precisely because of this fantasy that the career mode of the NBA2k series basketball game is so popular. Because in the game, every basketball enthusiast can fulfill his dream. Since the career mode appeared in NBA2k10, this model with players as the main character has become the main feature of this series.
But in addition to games and fantasies, there are very few fans who can realize this dream. After all, professional basketball is not as simple as in games.
However, now, Link has an opportunity to realize his dream.
He suddenly had the physical conditions like a professional player and also had the starting foundation for entering the NBA. However, whether he could fulfill his dream depends on whether he could exert all the strength of this body.
After having supper at Upshaw's house for a while, the two of them arrived at the dilapidated basketball court next to the house as promised.
The rebounds on this court are made of wooden, and the original white rebounds are covered with stains. The net is formed by strings of iron chains, because the net made of real nets can easily be damaged during friction.
There are several cracks on the concrete floor of the stadium, and the barbed wire around the stadium is full of holes. Although the stadium is very simple, it is the only place nearby where two people can play quietly.
Link was nervously holding the basketball. Although he had a height of 2.03 meters and a weight of 200 kilograms, he was still worried about his basketball level that he could not even get into the college team.
Although there are indeed many monsters in the NBA alliance that dominate the league without relying on technology, such as O'Neal and Antetokounmpo, who will emerge in the future. But those people only seem to be rough in the NBA. In front of ordinary people, their skills are beyond the reach of most people.
Just talk about O'Neal, that guy was playing with a fancy dribble and looked like a smart defender.
Therefore, it is obvious that you cannot gain a foothold in the NBA alone. What's more, looking at the entire NBA, this body can only be considered an ordinary level.
"Why, you can shoot first and find the feel?" Seeing Link standing there in a daze with the basketball in his arms, Upshaw pointed to the basket.
"Ohhh" Link nodded. His favorite way to score in school was to shoot, and he thought he was still very accurate.
But in fact, this is because his scoring method is only shooting, and Link is completely unsatisfied with breakthroughs, so he naturally mistakenly thinks that shooting is what he is best at. In fact, Link's previous shooting may not be very powerful.
Just as Link raised the basketball and was about to shoot it, a line of text suddenly popped up in front of his eyes.
"Ah!" Link screamed in fear, and the basketball fell to the ground.
"What's wrong? Where is it uncomfortable?" Upshaw stepped forward with concern. He thought that Link had suffered some sequelae. After all, falling to the back of his head and fainted, which was a very serious problem. Even though the doctor said that it was not a serious problem, Upshaw was still worried.
"It's nothing, I'm just uh, you play first, Zike, I'll go warm up before warming up." Link waved his hand and signaled that he was not seriously injured.
After confirming that only he could see the line of text, Link stepped aside and pretended to press his legs, but in fact he studied the content of the words in front of him.
This passage is very simple, just one sentence: "Grant Hill's ability has been injected in the 10-11 season."
After Link read this passage in his mind, a progress bar appeared in front of him, but the progress bar was empty. There was a line of small words on the bar: "Grant Hill's ability in 2009-10 season."
"Grant Hill!?" Link was shocked. Grant Hill was Link's favorite basketball star! He still remembered that before he came here, he was watching the video of Hill's past game that night, and then he was electrocuted. Maybe there was something between the two!
Unlike most idols of fans of the same age, Link has always had no big feelings for McGrady, Iverson, Kobe and others. He only likes Grant Hill, who was once known as the "successor of Jordan".
Before traveling over, Link knew that Grant Hill had been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Many people questioned Hill's induction into the Hall of Fame at that time. After all, Hill did not have any excellent honors. However, in fact, those doubters just didn't know Hill's resume enough.
In the summer of 1993, Jordan announced his retirement for the first time.
The NBA League was in panic in the face of a sharp turn of viewership. The official began to search for Jordan's successor to save the decline.
So, the great title of "Jordan Successor" was once crowned on two players, one was Anthony Hardaway, nicknamed "Penny", and the other was Grant Hill.
Grant Hill was very famous in college. In the 1990s, Hill led Duke University to win the NCAA championship for two consecutive years. His all-round playing style, elegant and elegant style of the game, and undeniable character made Hill quickly become an idol in the United States. Before he even entered the NBA, his fame could already be comparable to some stars.
There are rumors that Hill also led a college student team to defeat the "Dream Team" who was preparing for the Barcelona Olympics in a training match. That's right, the Dream Team that included Jordan, Pippen, "Magic", Bird and others!
Although there is no video information to support it, the authenticity of this matter has always been controversial. However, the rumor that could spread such a thing at that time was enough to prove how popular Hill is.
In 1994, the highly anticipated Grant Hill finally participated in the draft. He was selected by the Pistons in the third pick and started his career in Motor City. Hill really lived up to expectations. He could score 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.8 steals in the rookie season, and was elected as the Rookie of the Year in the 1994-95 season.
It is worth mentioning that Grant Hill became the All-Star vote king with his super high popularity in his rookie season. People were full of unlimited expectations for Hill. In that era without Jordan, Grant Hill seemed to be the last straw to save the league.
The next year, even if the genuine Jordan returned, it still did not shake Hill's position as the All-Star vote king.
Of course, Hill's strength is worthy of his super high popularity. In his peak season, Hill averaged 25.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. His first step was unmatched. His change of direction is comparable to a defender, and his flying dunks are always pleasing to the eye.
The reputation of "Jordan's successor" seems to be the most appropriate person to Hill. He may be only one O'Brien Cup away from the real Jordan.
But what happened later took a sharp turn. When Hill learned to read the game and was entering his golden age, the story of "Jordan's successor" came to an abrupt end due to injuries.
Three years after leaving the Pistons, Hill played only 47 games in total in three years. Although she became healthy afterwards, Hill could no longer be in the same state as she was back then. In the later stages of her career, Hill could only play one role player and never scored a championship.
By the age of 40, Grant Hill's career ended. 7 All-Stars, 0 Championships, and even the induction into the Hall of Fame was questioned.
Grant Hill, this shouldn't have been the case.
However, even after suffering so many hardships, Grant Hill still persisted until she was 40 years old and retired and became a highly respected veteran. This is actually the main reason why Link likes Hill.
What he likes is not only Hill's elegance and omnipotence at his peak, but also his appreciation of Hill's spirit of never giving up! Because as a poor loser graduate at that time, Link knew that he also needed such a spirit to motivate himself.
But now, he was accidentally involved in Grant Hill.
Grant Hill's ability has been injected in the 10-11 season. What does this mean? Could it be that I now have the ability of an elderly Hill?
"Hey, Link, why are you stupid?? It's almost time to warm up, try to shoot a few balls."
Upshaw's shouting made Link pull out of his thoughts, and the progress bars and small words in front of him disappeared.
Link nodded, then recalled Hill during the 10-11 season.
Although Grant Hill no longer has any athletic ability and is just a role player in the Suns. His contribution of 13.2 points per game is not something that a casual NBDL player can get!
During this period, Hill's strengths are mainly three-pointers and experience. His shooting is very steady. If he is really injected with the ability of the elderly Hill, then the open three-pointers should be very accurate.
"Pass the ball to me." So Link stood outside the three-point line and waved Upshaw.
Upshaw looked surprised because Link didn't shoot three-pointers before. But he didn't think much about it. Anyway, it was the shooting during warm-up, so it didn't matter where he shot.
When Link received the ball, he felt more free to control the basketball. In other words, Link felt that his sense of ball was better.
Taking off, pressing your wrist, tweaking your fingers, making moves, and shooting, Link did a very smooth shot. This wonderful shooting feeling was never before!
The basketball drew a perfect arc in the air, fell into the net, and made a "this" sound between the iron chains. Link looked at his hands, could this be his own time travel benefit!?
"Oh, it's great, let's have another one!" Upshaw smiled, thinking that this kid is so lucky today.
So Upshaw picked up the basketball and passed another one to Link. This time, Link switched to the right three-point line to shoot outside the three-point line. The shooting felt as comfortable as ever, and the basketball hit again.
After that, Upshaw passed 10 consecutive times to Link, and as a result, he scored 10 three-pointers! It was not until the 11th that the basketball went on two laps on the basket and fell down because of bad luck.
NBA-level players have a very high shooting percentage during training, and it is not a problem to score 10 three-pointers in a row. But for NBDL players, especially Link, who did not know how to shoot three-pointers before, this shooting percentage is a bit scary.
"I said," Upshaw walked up to Link in surprise and circled around him twice, "You guy fell that moment yesterday and righted the sight?"
"Actually, I've been secretly practicing three-pointers. Hehe, I'm just lucky just now." Link scratched his head embarrassedly. At this time, the progress bar appeared in front of Link again.
I saw that the originally empty progress bar seemed to be filled with a hint of white. It seems that the method of filling the progress bar is to train or play games.
Could it be that as long as the progress bar is full, you can gain the ability of Grant Hill in the 2009-10 season, and so on?
If I had been upgrading to Hill's peak period
The picture is so beautiful that Link didn't dare to continue thinking about it.
Chapter completed!