"Host detected with the potential to activate the [Mountain Peak] system, would you like to activate it?"
For this moment, over the past 7 months, only God knows how many trials and hardships Qin Yue has endured.
Reflecting on the past, Qin Yue felt his eyes welling up with tears as the sweetness finally came after the bitterness.
"[Mountain Peak] system activated.
To climb to the mountain peak, why fear the difficult cliffs?
The [Mountain Peak] system is at your service, updating host information."
Height: 206 cm [208 cm].
Wingspan: 225 cm [228 cm]."
"Updating host's current abilities [Potential values].
Note: The host's current abilities [Potential values] are a visual capability chart calculated through big data by this system.
When calculating the host's current abilities [Potential values], this system does not include static talents.
Therefore, some abilities enhanced by the host's static talents may be lower than the actual calculated results.
Note: To make the results more realistic, some ability values [Potential values] are mainly based on the host's training demonstrated level and actual game level.
Reference Case: If A shows 80 points of passing ability in training but has long been unable to play or unable to get tactical focus from the team, then there is a high probability that he will exhibit a passing level lower than 80 points when playing.
Therefore, the system combines these two parts to calculate a more realistic result for the host. [Click here for more reference cases]
Note: The visual data of host's current abilities [Potential values] provided by the system will be timely updated based on various objective factors such as host's on-field state and pre-game mood.
Reference Case: If the host has an 80-point jumping ability but due to pre-game poor status caused by a hangover, the system will recalculate a visual jumping ability value based on the host's current state during the actual game. [Click here for more reference cases]
Host's current abilities [Potential values] are as follows:
Under basket finishing: 69 [89], Mid-range shooting: 62 [81], Three-point shooting: 58 [75], Dribbling: 60 [73].
Lateral movement: 60 [75], Help defense: 70 [85], Passing: 58 [80], Vision: 61 [81].
Man-to-man defense: 68 [78], Blocking: 71 [80], Stealing: 55 [72], Speed: 71 [78].
Offensive rebounding: 70 [87], Jumping: 70 [88], Strength: 80 [95], Agility: 67 [78].
Defensive rebounding: 68 [84], Reaction: 78 [94], Observation: 70 [88], Prediction: 70 [89].
Post moves: 59 [80], Fadeaway: 54 [77], Running shots: 60 [75], Fancy skills: 45 [70]."(Note①)
After spending nearly half an hour carefully analyzing the visual ability chart calculated by the system, although Qin Yue had mentally prepared for it throughout the last two months of competition...
At this moment, Qin Yue still found it somewhat hard to accept the fact that his basic attributes were around or below the passing line.
Obviously, Qin Yue's former comprehensive performance on the court mainly relied on Prose's tactical enhancement and his terrifying dynamic and static talents.
In the 03/04 season, apart from Connecticut's Emeka Okafor, there were few competent inside players in NCAA.
So with the addition of dynamic and static talents, Qin Yue naturally stood out among the crowd.
"It seems now that the [Flying Pig] badge is not easy to obtain." Upon noticing the current ability values of the ten attributes required by [That Unextinguished Dream], Qin Yue thought to himself silently.
As a bug-level badge that greatly enhances his knee's endurance ability and reduces attribute loss due to weight, before setting off for fame and fortune in the NBA, this badge, in Qin Yue's eyes, must be obtained by all means.
Because in the NBA, where injuries are rampant, reducing the probability of injury is a necessity to establish a reputation.
If he hadn't seen this task before, it would be one thing, but since Qin Yue has already accepted this task, he cannot ignore it when he can actively reduce the injury probability.
Additionally, after carefully analyzing his current attributes, Qin Yue also gradually figured out his path to fame and fortune in the NBA.
First, Qin Yue asked himself a question:
What resources and draft position might he achieve if he entered the NBA right after this season?
"According to ESPN's current draft rankings, if I enter the draft after my sophomore year, I would likely be selected with a pick towards the end of the first round.
Historically, the 04 draft will see many high school talents participating, so even if I perform beyond expectations in March Madness, I may still be pushed past the 20th pick by these players skipping college."
"As for resources, forget about the identity of a Chinese player; NBA indeed cares about the Chinese market, but only if you have ability.
From Wang Zhizhi to Cui Yongxi before I traveled, NBA hasn't been lenient merely because they were Chinese players."
"So, if I really get selected at the end of the first round, after entering NBA, I would likely have to adjust my play style, relying on talent and starting as a role player.
After all, NBA has no patience to wait for my growth.
Also, in some respects, the [Mountain Peak] system is indeed rigorous.
Because if I want to become a ball-dominant star in the future, besides seriously training off the court, I also need a lot of possession in games for practice."
After questioning himself, Qin Yue, always stable yet adventurous, quickly drew a conclusion.
That between entering the draft right after this season and staying for another year, his optimal choice would undoubtedly be continuing playing in college for another year before entering the draft. (Note②)
Certainly, playing another year would make Qin Yue a year older, reducing his potential value in NBA scouts' eyes.
Yet, given the physical talents Qin Yue currently displays, he has already impressed NBA scouts.
After all, even if his physical attributes improved no further, at this moment, he is already a strict NBA-caliber player.
Instead, it is his skills, his fundamentals, his understanding of basketball tactics that need to undergo transformation in the precious year to come.
Just as ESPN's scouting report in January stated: "If Qin chooses to play another year in college and shows us his improvement in various skills and fundamentals next year.
Then he could completely have the chance to break into the lottery, or even the top ten in the 05 draft."
In NBA, honing fundamentals for another year in college isn't necessarily a bad deal.
For example, Curry in the future, each year of his college career played a vital role in his subsequent career.
For example, Harden honed for another year in college.
For example, my senior who only emerged after reaching max level in college.
Overall, compared with the unpredictable risks of entering the draft right after this season ends, in Qin Yue's realization that the world doesn't revolve around him alone, Prose's careful nurturing and the abundant training time in college basketball seem to be able to let the present Qin Yue steadily walk towards this step before making a name for himself in the NBA.
Moreover, having seen it, the [Flying Pig] badge has long been viewed by Qin Yue as a possession.
Given the remaining time, Qin Yue has no confidence that he can complete the ten attribute challenges of the [That Unextinguished Dream] task before his sophomore year ends.
Therefore, at this moment, Qin Yue made up his mind.
This day, after successfully activating the [Mountain Peak] system and gaining a clear target, Qin Yue, full of hope for his future, promptly headed to the training hall and engaged in endless training and practice.
In January, Wake Forest also welcomed a familiar face due to this year's outstanding team performance.
Outside the gates of Wake Forest, when Tim Duncan raised his head and looked at his former alma mater, after a brief pause and moment of silence, amid the amazement of juniors and juniors around, he patted his forehead and uttered a remark that was both amusing and exasperating:
"Where's the way to the training hall?"
Note①: You guys know, even when writing system-based texts, Ah Qiao doesn't like using large segments of attributes to pad out the content, so this is also the last time Qin Yue's detailed attributes appear in the main text. In the future, if necessary, Ah Qiao will list Qin Yue's specific attributes in free Chapters or in the author's notes.
Note②: I understand writing about college for another year makes some readers concerned that the college segment might be prolonged, but trust Ah Qiao on this, because in Ah Qiao's novels, matches always serve the plot, and whenever unnecessary, Ah Qiao won't write an extra match.
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