Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 490 162: Toward the Mountain Peak (5,000-word chapter, humbly requesting subscription and monthly votes)_3

"Looking at the golden generation led by LeBron, who among them can shoot like Reggie Miller?"
Are the current NBA stars really inferior in skills to those retired NBA stars?
Qin Yue doesn't know.
But Qin Yue knows, it is to encourage the new generation of NBA players to focus more on fundamentals that the league introduced the Skills Challenge during the All-Star weekend.
Unfortunately, with the cancellation of the Hand-Check rule, changes to ball-handling rules, and interior players being shackled by the new vertical jumping rule in defense...
Practicing fundamentals is far less simple and enjoyable than just bulldozing across the court using raw physicality.
Qin Yue doesn't want to say it's the changes in NBA rules that caused these talented young players to overly rely on their talent in games, but from the future development trajectory of the NBA, this is indeed the truth.
Historically, the future U.S. team's damning victory defense journey at the Paris Olympics already fully demonstrated that the new generation of American stars has no dominance on the international court.
Basketball is a sport that doesn't lie.
In 1992, when Michael Jordan led the Dream Team to dominate the world, do you know what Jordan was most emotional about afterward?
He was most emotional that many American stars, including his old rival Drexler, not only had an utterly ridiculous attitude toward training but also lacked serious attention to game details.①
"They are completely relying on their talent to play, and when I saw them constantly deceiving themselves in the necessary aspects of this sport, I immediately realized that the sweat I shed in training was the key to continuously defeating them."
With the old GOAT Jordan leading the way.
Qin Yue is very aware that no matter how strong his human-ball integration ability is at the moment, regardless of how advanced his skills have evolved, to maintain prolonged dominance, burying himself in hard training is the only way.
However...
In late September of this year...
An accident interrupted Qin Yue's grand plan to lead this new Warriors team back to the peak.
On the training ground, when that enormous body that meant everything to the Warriors suddenly fell heavily without any contact, almost everyone within the Warriors team was instantly in a state of mental blankness.
"The conditions for completing the [Mountain Peak] mission have been revealed."
"[Mountain Peak]: Now, it's time to kick Michael Jordan off that damned throne. But this is destined to be a difficult journey because you need to prove after this serious injury that you still have the power to dominate the basketball world.
Mission completion condition: After the host recovers from injury, they must lead their current team to win a championship and secure both the MVP and FMVP for that season.
Mission completion rewards: [The Zone] badge fragment, one legendary random skill attribute package, and [Steel Body] badge.
[Steel Body]: This badge will greatly reduce the risk of injury caused by overwork for the host."
When the [Mountain Peak] mission that can only be triggered at special time nodes officially revealed its mission completion conditions...
The unfortunately injured Qin Yue in training suddenly found himself in a state of not knowing whether to rejoice or worry.
As an experienced veteran, Tim Grover, after receiving Qin Yue's injury , said, "I now have good news and bad news for you, which one do you want to hear first?"
Lying on the hospital bed at that time, Qin Yue smirked, "Tim, start with the good news."
Grover nodded and said, "First, I must congratulate you. Your injury is called a left navicular fracture, and both the location and severity of your injury are almost identical to Michael Jordan's back then."
Qin Yue asked in confusion, "How is that good news?"
Grover explained, "This is good news because I happen to know the doctor who helped Michael out of the shadows of injuries back then. Also, compared to other injuries, this is one injury I can assure you a 100% recovery."
Qin Yue continued, "What's the bad news then?"
Grover took a deep breath and said, "The bad news is, if you want to ensure a 100% recovery, you must give up this upcoming season."
"..."
After Grover's explanation, Qin Yue generally understood what the injury from this accident entailed.
Simply put, over the past three years, Qin Yue played too many games, and coupled with his ferocious and relentless playing style, it caused an injury due to chronic fatigue.
"Although last season, the Warriors' team doctor had already suggested reducing your playing time during the regular season, this still couldn't prevent you from remaining at high risk of injury.
Then, this summer, you played in the Olympics without adequate rest, so this also led to your injury risk being inevitably higher than others."
After explaining Qin Yue's injury reasons, Grover, from his experience, said, "This injury might not be a bad thing for you.
You not only get a meaningful rest during the recovery period, but I also plan to completely change your previous playing habits and style during this healing period."
"How do you want me to change?"
"Like Michael, focus on jump shots and fadeaways after coming back, and reduce your strong drives to the inside."
Grover clearly knows that only by fundamentally solving the problem can Qin Yue effectively avoid being forced down due to overwork in the future.
And as for Qin Yue?
After Grover's explanation, combined with the latest mission rewards of [Mountain Peak], Qin Yue suddenly felt...
This long vacation he was forced to take didn't seem to be a bad thing.
The long vacation would inevitably allow his already exhausted body to recover completely.
Plus, with Grover's assistance, he would have more time to hone his fundamentals after recovering from injury.
And with the [Steel Body] badge to safeguard his future career.
In Qin Yue's view, aside from having to miss the upcoming 08/09 season, this accidentally caused injury might actually better aid his future domination of the NBA.
However...
What Qin Yue didn't know was that because of this unexpected injury, he, who had already gained a certain sense of belonging and recognition in the Bay Area, was about to receive an unexpected surprise.
"Damn! Damn it! How could he fall at a time like this?"
At this moment, Chris Cohan, who had planned to sell the team early, could be said to be caught off guard by Qin Yue's unexpected injury.
Especially when Cohan learned that Qin Yue might miss the season, this Warriors owner who initially wanted to charge sky-high prices immediately made up his mind.
He must quickly sell this team, which had already signed an early renewal with Qin Yue!
Even if the team can't sell for his original psychological price, he must find a way to sell it quickly!
Without a doubt, the decision Cohan made at this moment will give this Warriors team a brighter future.
Because with Cohan lowering the price, those buyers who were still hesitant have completely dispelled their concerns.
However, the fall of the new GOAT isn't limited to that impact on the entire league...
In late September this year, Qin Yue's accidental injury dropped like a nuclear bomb on the entire NBA.
After the nuclear fission, the entire progress and development of the NBA will be profoundly affected by it.
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①: The evaluation here is from multiple biographies of Jordan.
Note: As you all know, Ah Qiao never abuses the protagonist. Therefore, even if the plot requires it, Ah Qiao will tell you that this injury similar to Michael Jordan's early career will be the only major injury for Qin Yue's entire career.