Chapter 2. Rekindling my youthful dreams

Of course Hall of Fame Zhang Yang knew what it was. When he was playing 2K, it was so difficult that he couldn't beat it without cheating... Ahem, he actually looked up the origin of the Hall of Fame when he was bored in his previous life.

The Hall of Fame first appeared in the accounting industry. It was established in 1950 by accountant Professor Herman Clinton Miller at Ohio State University to commemorate accounting masters who have made outstanding contributions to accounting.

This activity won the support of elites from all walks of life in the United States. Who doesn't want to have a monument after death? A trend of "creating a hall of fame" was set off in the 50s, and major sports in the United States also followed suit and established their own halls of fame.

The Basketball Hall of Fame was officially established in 1959 after several years of preparation. It was named after James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. It is not only for the NBA and American basketball, but also for all people around the world who have made outstanding contributions to basketball. The first NBA player selected was George Mikan, and the first NBA team selected was the Celtics, which was the first team to send a five-black starting lineup to the competition.

But what is this thing in front of me?
As soon as Zhang Yang had this doubtful thought, relevant information flooded into his mind.

The door to the Hall of Fame experience.

This door will help him improve his strength.

He can also gain experience points by completing tasks and participate in NBA games in different timelines.

There were also some more words on the door.

“Name: Zhang Yang.

Nationality: Chinese.

Age: 15 (June 1988, 6)
Height 188 cm, weight 75 kg.

Occupation: Student.

Team: None...

Ability value assessment (high school): Shooting -, passing and control -, physical fitness 90.

Current task: accumulate 10000 shooting points. After completion, you can start 1 Hall of Fame experience. Current progress: 2/10000. "

Zhang Yang blinked his eyes——Is this my golden finger?
Having traveled through time, he was only surprised when the 'door' first appeared, but he quickly accepted the fact that he had obtained the 'door of experience'.

He tried to continue asking questions, wanting to learn more about the 'Gate of Experience', but received no response, so he had to give up.

He focused on the information he had received. What he needed to do now was to accumulate shooting points and get the opportunity to start his Hall of Fame training.

So the question is, what is the use of experience? How to "participate"?
With his small arms and legs, if he went to play in an NBA game, not to mention O'Neal, I guess that Philadelphia player who claims to be 183cm tall would knock him half to death...

In his ability evaluation, there is only one line in the evaluation of passing and shooting. Does this mean that he has no shooting and passing abilities?
Can you at least give me a few points? This is too hurtful!

But think about how he just dribbled forward and the ball hit his foot; he tried hard to aim and shot the ball, but it hit the backboard and he thought it would bounce away but it bounced into the frame... Well, no, no, he endured it.

Another assessment was very surprising. Although it was marked as a high school student, a physical fitness of 90 was considered top-level, right? Even the most marginal of the top was still top-level, right?

He knew that he had great physique and baseball skills, and that he was a yellow-skinned foreigner, but people kept looking for him to form a team because he could run fast and jump high, but the top high school evaluation value was still higher than he expected.

Thinking of this, he suddenly had an idea. He picked up the ball, rushed towards the basket, took two steps and jumped with all his strength. He jumped high and slammed the ball into the basket with both hands... It was very easy!
After landing, Zhang Yang looked at his hands, then at the basket, and then at the basketball bouncing on the ground. He became excited.

Which young boy who loves basketball has not dreamed of standing on the NBA stage and competing with Kobe and James?

But people always grow up. One day, I suddenly realized that I hadn’t grown taller for a long time. The basketball hoop that I expected to touch one day did not get closer, but became more and more distant from a certain moment. The star that I said I would like for the rest of my life, the team that I said I would follow for the rest of my life, I don’t know when I stopped paying attention to it, and it was sealed in the corner of my memory. When I occasionally think of it, I am just reminiscing about my lost youth...

This dunk reignited Zhang Yang’s childhood dream.

He just has top-notch physical fitness for a high school student. Maybe he can't even be considered outstanding in the NBA... no, he can't even be considered outstanding in the NCAA, but at least he has the qualifications to "get on the table."

At the age of 15, it is a bit late to start, but the "Gate of Experience" gave him hope.

“Since we’re here, why not give it a try? It would be great if we can get into the NBA, but it’s no loss if we can’t… Go for it!”…

"Bang", "Bang", "Bang", "Shot value +2", "Bang", "Bang", "Bang", "Shot value +1", "Bang"...

For the next hour, Zhang Yang threw the ball all over the court.

The digital alarm clock beeped and he ended his morning exercise.

Hundreds of shots slowly calmed his overly excited emotions.

He issued an order in his mind, and a translucent door appeared in front of him. The task progress became 112/10000.

He didn't count how many shots he made or how many goals he scored, but he estimated that his hit rate was about 30%, and that was due to layups.

The worst shot was three-pointer. He made 11 out of 1 attempts. After that one, he never shot three-pointers again.

This is the only performance in shooting training. It’s unbearable to watch.

If he is a little distracted when shooting, he will unconsciously use his original shooting feeling to make an outrageous shot. He has to concentrate fully.

He felt more tired than when he first started playing basketball in his previous life. At that time, he only needed to aim at the basket and shoot. As he shot more and more, muscle memory was gradually developed. Now he had to spend energy to overcome the interference of the original shooting feeling.

But this also calmed him down. If he wanted to realize his dream, he still had a long way to go, so he should lay the foundation first!
He didn't feel any blow from it, he chose to look at the bright side.

The experience of playing basketball in his previous life was not all negative. At least he knew how to shoot and how to adjust if his strength was too great or too little.

Also, after this hour of shooting training, he knew how to obtain the shooting value.

To put it simply - shoot the ball into the basket.

You can just shoot three-pointers and mid-range shots directly. If a three-pointer makes it, you will get +3 points in shooting value, and if a mid-range shot makes it, you will get + points.

A successful layup only adds +1 point to the shooting value, and there must be a 'layup method', which can be a breakthrough layup, a turnaround layup, a jump layup, a pull-up layup, a three-step layup... Anyway, standing still under the basket and throwing the ball out will not increase the shooting value, and a dunk will not increase the shooting value.

It takes 1 shooting points to complete the first task, which seems like a long time, but Zhang Yang is not in a hurry, he is very patient.

The school starts in Southern California in mid-August, so there is still nearly a month left, which is enough time.

And the more you train, the more accurate your shooting will become, and the faster you gain shooting points.

Go back and have breakfast, and then continue practicing!
When Zhang Yang picked up the ball and was about to go home, he saw someone coming. It was a black boy about fourteen or fifteen years old, about the same height as him, also holding a basketball.

Coming to the park alone to play basketball at 7:30 in the morning? Are you also an avid basketball fan?
Zhang Yang took the initiative to greet: "Hello, are you here to play basketball so early?"

The visitor paused, but did not respond and continued walking towards the court.

Zhang Yang shrugged, secretly complaining that he was so aloof, but he didn't say much and just left.

Just because he greeted someone out of politeness doesn't mean that others have to respond. He didn't take it to heart. Next time he sees someone coming to practice early in the morning, he might still take the initiative to say hello because of the other person's efforts.

The boy who had just arrived at the stadium just mustered up the courage to say hello, but when he turned around, he only saw the back of the person he had just greeted leaving... He stretched out his hand and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say a word.

It seems like I have offended a stranger again?

After a moment of annoyance, he put the matter behind him and started training.

He has become accustomed to this situation. He knows that this is his problem, but he cannot change it. So he doesn't care. Anyway, he has basketball to accompany him.

(End of this chapter)