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Chapter 2.2. Me, a guard, modeled after Duncan?
Yi Shui was completely bewildered. What was the system talking about?
He pinched his thigh... He'd been careless; he should have called those two over to exercise with him.

However, having confirmed that he wasn't dreaming, he had a reasonable guess—could it be that the system had possessed the wrong person?

To avoid any mishaps, he made a decisive decision, shouting in his heart: 'Make a wish! I'm going to make a wish!'

Not winning the university championship would result in a double deduction of future rewards, but that's a matter for the future. Right now, he needs a cheat code!
"You have used your wish opportunity, promising to win the NCAA championship in the remaining two years of your college career, and have received the Starter Pack (Unique), which has been automatically used."

Starting Gift Pack: Born King (Psychological Talent), Angled Expert (Skill Skill), Long…

Yi Shui tried to suppress his smile. "You get a reward as soon as you start. Goose, take a good look and see what the experience is like."

Mental fortitude and angled shooting are hallmarks of Duncan, seemingly echoing the statement that "Duncan is a role model for basketball."

Just as he was anticipating what the third reward would be, the screen suddenly froze, and then... it started deleting text!
Yi Shui: ? ? ?
Seeing all the reward information on the screen deleted, he felt terrible.

Was a bug discovered? And it was fixed so quickly?

Soon, new content appeared on the screen.

"Your actual situation does not match the system profile. This has been corrected, and the Start-up Gift Pack will be adjusted accordingly."

Starting Gift Pack: Secondary Development (Growth Card), Angled Genius (Shooting Talent), Functional Transformation (Growth Card).

You possess one Premium Blind Box, which has been adaptively redeemed for a reward of the same tier: Function Repair (Injury Card).

Yi Shui clutched her chest, feeling her heart couldn't take it; the ups and downs were just too thrilling.

A scene flashed through his mind—

A certain time traveler might have activated a system while studying in the United States during middle or high school. However, there were prerequisites, such as becoming the top high school student in the country and a top prospect for the national college entrance exam. He worked hard to accomplish these tasks and finally successfully activated the system. However, the system then claimed that he was overindulging in excessive sexual activity, was physically weak, outwardly strong but inwardly weak, and was about to be expelled from the school team...

...

Unable to suppress his smile, Yi Shui recited a few lines from some Buddhist scripture, attempting to make up for the lost merit, but he could only remember two or three lines.

After calming down a bit, he looked at the 'File' tab that had appeared in the lower left corner of the screen.

The screen content changes according to his thoughts.

"Records (corrected): "

Name: Yi Shui, English name: Brook, Team: Husky Team.

Height: 191 cm, wingspan: 204 cm, weight: 84 kg.

Strength assessment (NCAA Division I, 0-99):
Overall physical fitness 86 (first-class): Speed ​​90, Strength 74, Jumping 86, Agility 92, Stamina 49.

Shooting fundamentals 62 (partially passing): long range 69, mid range 45, close range 83.

Basic passing and ball control skills 78 (good): ball control 83, passing 72.

Skills: None

Talent: Angled genius.

Special cards: Functional Repair, Functional Metamorphosis, Secondary Development.

Numerical representation! He thought it was great, as it greatly helped him understand his own strength.

Although he knew from his memories that he was a genius, he really didn't have a clear idea of ​​how strong he was now or how much of his former self he still possessed. He had already ruined his brain in the past.

His physical attributes were outstanding, which was expected. He remembered that the Hall of Fame head coach brought him to the United States because of his physical attributes.

If I hadn't done that thing and died for a year and a half, my physical condition would definitely be even better.

The basic skills are terrible, after all, more than a year has been wasted.

He focused his attention on the final talents and special cards.

He silently recited 'oblique genius' in his mind, and the content changed again.

"Angle Genius: Mid-to-long-range shooting training between 30 and 60 degrees on both wings, training efficiency is increased by 100%."

Yi Shui's eyes widened. Good stuff!

Double the efficiency—one hour of practice equals two hours of practice for someone with the same shooting talent? No! It might be more than that!

This should correspond to the 'Angle Expert' skill. He thought of something and asked in his mind, 'Brother Tong, does this talent include three points?'

The talent description now includes a parenthesis: "Mid-to-long range refers to the distance from the free-throw line to the three-point shooting distance. Note: The actual distance depends on the three-point line specifications of your league."

Yi Shui whispered, "Yay!"

He recalled that Curry's most frequent three-pointers came from around the right 45-degree angle, accounting for about a third of his total three-pointers. The combined total of Curry's most accurate three-point attempts from the top of the key and the left corner didn't even equal the number of three-pointers made from the right 45-degree angle.

He analyzed that in the future, corner three-pointers will be the focus of defense, and most shots from the top of the arc will be directly defended, making the 45-degree angles on both sides the best areas for opportunities.

He couldn't help but wonder if he would become a 'deluxe version of The Rock' in terms of shooting stability at a 45-degree angle in the future?
Putting aside his distractions, he was more interested in the function of those special cards than in his talent for angled shooting, especially the 'Injury Card'. Was being weak considered an injury?

Switching between screen contents.

"Functional Restoration: After completing the pre-training tasks, your physical functions will return to the level before you started indulging (Speed ​​92, Strength 69, Jumping 89, Agility 94, Stamina 78)."

Yi Shui was stunned, and a tear welled up in the corner of her eye.

He guessed that this might be the effect, but he still couldn't control himself.

In fact, after abstaining from pornography and exercising for a week, his body was no worse than it had been after sitting in an office for seven or eight years in his 'previous life'. His running and jumping abilities were vastly different, and he was also 1.9 meters tall.

But he knows how good his body is now, before it gets ruined!

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. He had just noticed a detail—speed, strength, agility, and stamina had all improved after the 'heal,' especially stamina, which was about to increase by nearly 30 points, but strength had decreased by 5 points.

After reading the description again, I understood: 'So it's about restoring the physical condition of someone who's 18 and a half years old. That's fine; strength can always be regained.'

Next, next, transformation!

"Functional Transformation: Significantly enhances physical strength. You now possess the Injury Card Function Repair. Based on your physical strength after completing the function repair, your physical strength is expected to reach the university's top level (90), and this will be the base physical strength for your age, height, and weight when you successfully use this card."

After reading the description, Yi Shui suddenly jumped up... her legs went weak, and she almost fell, but luckily she managed to stand up.

He simply summarized this card as: "Enhancing physical talent!"
He recalled Duncan at age 39, still averaging around 30 minutes per game, even after suffering two career-ending injuries.

Self-discipline and hard work can certainly extend the length of a career, but without the foundation of talent, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.

At this point, he noticed something—his physical talent was not very good, and he was the weakest link in terms of physical fitness. At 18 and a half years old, he only had a stamina of 78, which was still at the NCAA level.

Now, we've gone from slingshots to cannons!

Oh, and there's one more reward!
Yi Shui's eyes lit up. 'Secondary Development'—just from the name, you know it must be a great reward. Will it take off in terms of physical fitness?
Come on! Make me bigger and stronger!

The screen content then switches.

"Secondary development (growth): The host will seize the tail end of physical development and grow 1 centimeter every month for 20 months."

Yi Shui's expression froze for a long while before she finally uttered, "Huh?"

'No, buddy, that's not the kind of guy I want—tall and imposing!'
I'm a combo guard! Another 20 centimeters taller? Even magicians aren't that tall!

Wait, the original owner of this system was a 211cm tall center... wait, I mean power forward?

My mood was going up and down just now, and now I've hit a really bad one!
He doesn't deny that this award is amazing. If he were still 1.75 meters tall in his previous life, he would wish he could grow 20 centimeters taller, but he's 1.91 meters tall now! Growing another 20 centimeters? How would he even play basketball?
There are many interior players who played guard when they were young, but later grew too tall and had to switch to playing inside, like Dwight Howard.

But those people's rapid growth spurts all happened during their middle school years, while he's already 20 years old!

The only player he can think of who has grown significantly taller at this age is Giannis Antetokounmpo. And Giannis only grew 8 centimeters after entering the NBA? Some say 6 centimeters. This is a completely different concept!
Putting aside everything else, just considering the impact on mobility and agility after growing taller to a certain extent, it takes a very long time to adapt.

If you keep growing taller, you have to keep gaining weight and constantly adjust your playing style...

Yi Shui grew increasingly disheartened as he analyzed the situation, just as new content appeared on the screen.

"The host can acquire physical talent points such as speed, jumping ability, and agility by completing tasks, as well as the technical talent skills that various star players excel at, in order to cope with drastic changes in physical condition."

"System, you actually know this is a drastic change? Giving me three to five years to grow taller slowly would be fine! Is this what you call 'correction'?"

After a period of internal grumbling, Yi Shui calmed down. Looking at the prompts on the screen, he pondered: 'If the rate at which speed and agility are acquired can outpace the rate at which height increases weaken these physical attributes—no, just enough to keep pace or at least compensate for them to the greatest extent possible—that would be fine. I can't be a dunking-enhanced elementary school student, but what about an agile version of the Wolf King? Or a right-handed magician who never loses focus? But the rewards are all related to the Stone Buddha; will they still be like that in the future? The Stone Buddha is great, but his playing style is too simple…'

If he could choose, he would definitely choose his current height, 191 cm, which is only 193-194 cm with shoes on, so it doesn't particularly affect his daily life.

At 2.1 meters tall, buying clothes has become much more difficult, and he'll have to replace all his clothes every few months for the next two years. Just thinking about it makes him feel the pinch. He's a truly poor student now, and most of his memories are of buying secondhand plus-size clothes.

But since things have come to this, he can only accept it and try to make up for it later. After all, he finally had the chance to "defy fate and change his kidneys," and he couldn't just give up and say he didn't want anything anymore.

He doesn't want to be an electric scooter anymore; he wants to go back to being a rider!

As for the promise that must be fulfilled after making a 'wish', we'll talk about that later. First, let's focus on building up our physical strength.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Steve Kerr and realized that he definitely couldn't play for the Warriors in the future, otherwise he would be used like an animal and then forced into some kind of formula.

He had another question: of the three 'corrected' rewards, 'Born King' was changed to 'Secondary Development', 'Angle Expert' was changed to 'Angle Genius', but what was 'Functional Metamorphosis' originally? He remembered there was a word 'growth' in it. Where did it grow? Or where did it grow?

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