Three days later, the United States.

Walking on the streets of Philadelphia, Chen Mu looked left and right, and a feeling of both familiarity and strangeness arose, and his heart was full of emotion.

"But after a few months out of Philadelphia, it always feels like everything has changed dramatically!"

On the street, from time to time, some fans recognized Chen Mu and asked for a group photo and autograph, Chen Mu agreed one by one, spent a lot of time interacting with the fans, and finally returned to the rented apartment.

The small room, uninhabited for several months, covered with a thin layer of dust, looked very deserted.

After calling Iverson, Iguodala, Webb and other teammates, and after agreeing to meet for dinner in the evening, Chen Mu also sent a message to Su Yin and told her about her current situation.

Su Yin obviously paid attention to Chen Mu's movements in China, and happily replied that she had watched Chen Mu's game video under the "coercion and temptation" of Boss Su, and her dominant performance was shocking and made her feel deeply.

"I'm going to college next year, and my dad and I are discussing which school to apply for. We all have to work hard to create a better future! ”

At the end of the text message, Su Yin attached a smiling expression, and Chen Mu's heart warmed when he saw it, and he laughed out loud.

After dealing with these things, Chen Mu had no distractions, adjusted the mobile phone to airplane mode, and then sat on the edge of the bed and clicked on the system interface.

"Current number of SP points can be assigned: 10447 points"

After the baptism of the NBA season and the strong performance in the international arena, Chen Mu has completed a variety of systematic tasks.

20 points per game, 10 rebounds per game, 15 rebounds per game, 20 rebounds per game, 5 assists per game, 10 consecutive double-doubles, five consecutive double-doubles, and a season average of two double-doubles per game......

After each task was completed, the system gave Chen Mu a certain amount of SP points reward. In addition, in every game, Chen Mu's performance also constantly affects the system evaluation, teammate evaluation, coach evaluation and other values, which also brings Chen Mu SP points bonus.

In the season, Chen Mu put most of his SP points on rebounding, especially offensive rebounding, which has reached 90 points after a season's bonus.

This value is also a fairly high number in the NBA interior group, and only a few rebounding masters have a higher value than Chen Mu.

However, as the game progressed, Chen Mu also noticed that it was not enough to only increase the rebounding value. His strength, physical strength, bounce, speed and other values will also greatly affect Chen Mu's rebounding performance.

The increase in game experience also made Chen Mu realize that sometimes it is not necessary to grab all the rebounds by himself, and factors such as timing and position will affect the follow-up operation after the rebounds are taken.

When to give rebounds to teammates, when to point out rebounds instead of grabbing them, when to go all out to grab rebounds in the frontcourt, and when to quickly return to the defense to stop the opponent's fast break?

These experiences require a lot of baptism in the game to find the balance.

After realizing this, Chen Mu began to intentionally save some SP points, according to the game situation, to determine which aspect of the attribute to increase, no longer blindly stacking rebound values.

In fact, even if you don't use SP points to increase your ability, after a year of hard training, Chen Mu's abilities are steadily improving. Especially in terms of physical fitness, there has been great progress.

With a strength of 70, physical strength of 74, and a bouncing of 78, Chen Mu's physical fitness has been greatly enhanced, which is enough to support him and the NBA's muscles to strangle under the basket for about 30 minutes.

Looking at his list of attributes, Chen Mu's mind was racing, constantly recalling that point-to-the-point post.

"In the history of the NBA, there is no shortage of all-round masters on the inside, Garnett, Odom, Nowitzki and other stars have all-round skills, from small forward to center position, with a wide range of offensive ends, even extending beyond the three-point line."

"However, since the emergence of the NBA, the names that can really stand on the top of Mount Olympus are different from these all-around superstars."

George McCann, Bill Russell, Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Duncan...... These interior players have different styles of technique and tactics, but they have one thing in common: they have a deep understanding and judgment of their 'position'. ”

"McCann's high shot, Russell's earth-shattering hot pot, Chamberlain's inside invincibility, Abdul-Jabbar's sky hook, Olajuwon's fantastic footsteps, O'Neal's overlord hard bow, Duncan's back textbook. These well-known skills are the killer features of these players, but what really makes them step to the top is the 'position view' that they have always adhered to! ”

"The power forward, also known as the second center, has two basic roles: rebounding, and defense."

"Modern basketball is developing rapidly, the boundaries between interior players are blurring, and mobility has become a major requirement for power forwards in modern basketball. Chen Mu has an innate advantage in this regard, with good speed and bounce, and can also use the mid-range shot to open up space and send a high-level pass. ”

However, it is this kind of all-round thinking of 'doing everything' that limits Chen Mu's early development. In the future, maybe he can be Jr., Nowitzki, or even Garnett, but he will never be Duncan. ”

The fan was right, Duncan's offensive means are not too rich, his back-to-back skills are solid, he plays the board with one hand, and he has good strategy skills, which is enough to support him to average 20 points per game. However, compared to players like Nowitzki, his range and threat are lacking.

But all this did not stop him from becoming the number one striker in history.

"Back, shooting, strategy, vision, these things can be cultivated and worked hard to develop, but the sense of position is the innate consciousness of a player. Unless he changes his thinking in terms of thinking, Chen Mu will be at most an inside killer who is strong in attack and weak in the future, and it will be difficult to change the overall situation in the face of targeted defense. ”

"Chen Mu has never played in the playoffs, and one or two games have exploded, which does not prove that he can remain strong in a best-of-seven series. Now next to Iverson and Webber, Chen Mu can be like a fish in water, taking advantage of the opponent's defensive focus on star players, to score good statistics. ”

"But what if Iverson and Webb both leave the team?"

Oh, yes.

Chen Mu nodded slightly, if Allen and Chris left the team, the opponent's defensive focus would definitely be on him. When the time comes, will you be able to support the offensive and defensive operation of a team and become the core of the team?

In the Asian Youth Championships, the South Korean team's bag defense has caused great trouble to Chen Mu. In the NBA and at the senior level, can you still rely on your physical gifts to gain an advantage against more formidable opponents?

What exactly should a power forward do, and how can he lead the team to win while scoring beautiful statistics?

"Be clear about your position, know your most important role on the court, even if you sacrifice some statistics, but also support the team's interior backbone and make targeted improvements. Instead of a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, practice shooting in the middle for a while, and practice passing for a while. ”

"In the long run, Chen Mu will become another David Robinson, with rare opponents in offense, covering the sky and the sun in defense, looking full of vitality, and beautiful statistics enough to win MVP, but he has never been named the first person."

"Abandon the all-round thinking, start with the basics, make rebounding and defense the first priority, and clarify your positional function. After the foundation is done, it is not too late to improve in all aspects. Before understanding this, Chen Mu could not become an inside superstar in the true sense, let alone become the core of the team and lead the team to win the Gold Cup. ”

Thinking about all this, looking at the SP points in front of him, Chen Mu already had a plan.

When defending the opponent's heads-up before, Chen Mu was always thinking, I want to block the route, I can't let him easily pass the ball to revitalize the attack, I must always pay attention to his movements, we must consider the overall situation, not limited to one attack and defense, the team's "potential" is the key to victory.

However, he forgot that before he became an all-round star who could influence the overall situation, if he couldn't even do a good job of one-on-one defense and let people score on the top of his head, his so-called "overall consideration" would be in vain.

In the final analysis, basketball is still a sport that compares scores, and with some small tricks and tactical means, it may be possible to temporarily prevent opposing players from playing, or to frustrate offense. But when the opponent adjusts, or comes to the playoffs, and either wins or goes home, no one thinks too much.

"Since your defense is poor, I will kill you again and again to see if you can hold it or if I can hold it!"

If you meet such a tough opponent, it is only a matter of time before the team loses.

"Basketball defense, one-on-one control, the intensity and scale of the defense, whether you can send a block, that's all later."

Clicking on the attribute list and staring at his back defensive attribute with only 40 points, Chen Mu smiled awkwardly, and had already set a goal in his heart.

"SP points continue to increase the rebounding attribute, as for the virtual training camp......"

After the operation, Chen Mu opened the selection interface of the virtual training camp, merged the two training camp opportunities into one, and obtained the right to actively choose the training camp.

"The core of the defense, you're the one to choose!"

Clicking on the long-lost virtual training camp button, the familiar white light flickered, and Chen Mu was instantly attracted away and entered the mysterious space-time enchantment.

It's still the white world, it's still a majestic building, the door is pushed open, the sound of dribbling rings from time to time, gritted teeth and clicks the "hell level" button, and a new door opens.

Stepping into it, it was an indoor court slightly larger than half court, and this time, there seemed to be a lot of people standing in the dark part of the court.

"Yo, isn't it a one-on-one contest?"

Chen Mu's heart was beating extremely fast, and he tried his best to suppress his excitement and impulsiveness, and came to the center of the court.

"Challenger: Chen Mu"

"Training Program: Defensive Core"

"Difficulty: Hell"

"The Challenge Begins"

The familiar system prompt flashed in the air, and Chen Mu found that he had been confined to a small area around the three-second zone by the invisible force field.

In the dark of the court, several big men slowly walked out, each holding a basketball in their hands.

"Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, McHale, Olajuwon, Robinson...... Damn, even O'Neal has it? They haven't retired yet! ”

A group of virtual images ignored Chen Mu's complaints, lined up outside the three-point line of the court, and McHale was the first to enter the court.

"Come on...... Come on! ”

The flame of fighting spirit in Chen Mu's eyes burned, and he knew that he was about to face the "inhumane" rounds of torture, but he was not afraid.

"Even if I am blown to slag, I will fight to the end......!"

McHale, began to dribble with his back. (To be continued.) )