Chapter Twenty-Six: Fame Shocks the United States
For some of the overseas media in the United Center arena in Chicago, the game, especially in the second half, was watched on their knees.
Yi Feng's performance, like a god descending from the earth, erased the huge score difference, and then opened the score lightly.
Every time Yi Feng makes a shot, he gives them the feeling that this goal must be scored;
If someone dares to break through with the ball in the face of Yi Feng, they will feel that the ball will be broken;
If someone dares to face Yi Feng and force his shot, they will feel that this ball will be taken;
Not to mention Yi Feng's unforgettable speed with the ball, his amazing pull-up jumper, his frighteningly fast European step, and his thunderous first step......
After the game, they ran for their lives.
One by one, reporters with microphones and media workers with cameras poured towards Yi Feng like a tide.
Athletes who have played a game, exhausted, are certainly reluctant to answer too many reporters with almost the same questions at this time. So usually athletes at this time are only interviewed by one media outlet, and only a few short questions.
The media rushed to their hearts, naturally to grab the first opportunity to ask questions.
Today, in the entire training camp, the biggest topic is Yi Feng. Whether it was his exclusion in the first half, beating people at halftime, or the return of the king in the second half, and the bloody quasi-first-round show, it is something worth mentioning.
And as a winner, it's normal to accept flowers and applause.
"Hello Mr. Yi Feng! I'm Duan Ran, a reporter from Tencent Sports......"
"Hello Mr. Yi Feng! I'm Luo Tianrui, a reporter for the Basketball Herald......"
As Yi Feng's compatriots, the Chinese media ran the fastest at such a moment, and Duan Ran and Luo Tianrui came to Yi Feng almost at the same time.
Yi Feng was surrounded by media reporters in an instant, layer upon layer, and the water was impassable. Yi Feng asked Zhou Mu to find a venue and get a post-game press conference. Then invite the media friends to move to the press conference.
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Looking at Yi Feng, who was surrounded by reporters, many managers in the stadium began to think about it.
Yi Feng's performance is very good, and the data is indeed very eye-catching.
But Yi Feng held the ball in his hands for a long time, and he was completely a ball bully.
Although he has good assist statistics, his all-encompassing style of play is definitely very huge for his physical consumption.
In the NBA, where the schedule is so tight, will he wear himself out because of this way of playing?
After his lack of physical reserves, did his tendency to get injured become greater? Coupled with the fact that he was originally a yellow physique, will this make matters worse?
Maybe he'll be sidelined with injuries in the second half of the season, or even be out for the season?
After frequent injuries, can he still be at the level he is today?
Although this is only their own imagination, there is no shortage of such possibilities.
And Yi Feng's style of play is too strong for the control of the ball. With such a strong ball dominance attribute, he is inherently unsuitable to be a supporting role.
He's just like Kobe Bryant and has only one request on the court: give me the ball!
Of course, he is also very versatile, can score, defend, pass, and grab rebounds, like a poor version of LeBron James.
And among his many abilities, the scoring ability is very prominent. Such a strong scoring ability is very suitable for the No. 2 position.
Although he also has good off-ball ability, he is the most dangerous with the ball in his hands.
Therefore, if you want him to grow quickly, you have to give him enough possession and give him enough space to grow. In this way, the strong team is not the best place for him.
Only a weak team, a team that is rebuilding, can give him such treatment.
However, he is also very strong on the fly, and he can quickly increase the combat effectiveness of his bench when he goes to a strong team. It's just that in this way, in the long run, maybe it's not too good for him.
And the team managers who can appear at the United Center in Chicago now are not the managers of the strong teams.
Because the NBA playoffs are in full swing at this time, those playoff powerhouses are far less concerned about the draft than the teams that can't make the playoffs.
And the draft picks of the strong teams in the playoffs will not be too good, and generally good rookies let the weak teams with high picks pick them out, and the strong teams can only pick up the rest.
At this time, the 2015 NBA lottery has not yet been determined, and all 14 teams that did not make the playoffs are likely to receive the top pick, but the team with the worst record has a better chance of getting the top pick.
With today's performance, Yi Feng should be able to win a good signing, at least a first-round signing.
He also has a huge hidden danger, which is his super high force value and manic personality. Such factors are all factors that are not conducive to the atmosphere of the team.
It can be said that this is his fly in the ointment, and it is also the place where many team managers can hesitate or even retreat.
Yi Feng, is it worth the cost of gambling?
How much is he worth?
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The impact of this competition is extremely huge.
After the game, USA Today reported:
"Yi Feng's physical talent can be seen from the competition, and his previous physical data is completely real."
"Such a dazzling talent, even more than last year's champion Andrew Wiggins; And he showed calmness and strong leadership temperament, which Wiggins did not have. β
"USA Today" is one of the few media in the United States that is optimistic about Yi Feng, and even compares him with last year's champion show.
Yahoo Sports reporter Jonathan Givony wrote in the news:
"This year's Chicago Joint Training Camp is very special."
"It's not just in the big havoc of NBA commissioner Adam Silva's overhaul, but also in Chicago where a rookie from China shines in Chicago is the biggest highlight of this joint training camp."
"This rookie, named Yi Feng, has shocked our eyes again and again. His outstanding performance is still unbelievable to me. β
"Yi Feng, as the winner, and the loser under his feet, is the favorite in the top three of this year's draft - D'Angelo Russell."
"Compared to Yi Feng, Russell is undoubtedly inferior everywhere......"
This is a Yahoo Sports reporter, in the spirit of seeking truth from facts, to report on the joint trial in Chicago. For Yi Feng, there is no longer any contempt; Russell's defeat is also undisguised.
But he did not admit defeat, and he wrote at the end of the article:
"Russell is a failure, but that doesn't mean a failure for the younger generation of basketball players in the United States. Because he's just the top three picks in the draft, not the top picks. β
"Our real trump card has not yet been revealed!"
The implication is that Russell loses, but he doesn't really represent the highest level of basketball in the United States.
There is a feeling that a dead duck has a hard mouth.
Coincidentally, ESPN draft expert Chad Ford also wrote:
"I'm so disappointed with Russell's performance in Chicago."
"He's like a child who hasn't grown up, naΓ―ve and ridiculous, and he makes me feel quite pitiful."
"Maybe at that time, he shouldn't have stood up and advocated for the United States, the highest level of basketball for the young generation of Americans, to fight against the Chinese rookies who came out of nowhere."
"It's okay if he doesn't have good strength, but now his failure is not just his failure."
"Now let's let the Chinese kid be proud for a while, and when he enters the NBA, he will definitely be taught a lesson by Towns and Okafor."
The style of these two people after the death of Zhuge beat the aftermath to the earth.
However, although they do not admit that the level of basketball of the younger generation in the United States is not as good as that of China, or that it is not as good as Yi Feng alone. But Yi Feng's brilliant record in the training camp was clearly reported.
Because there are not only two or three media outlets in the world that pay attention to the joint training camp, they can monopolize the information and report it as they want.
In this joint trial, the media energy from overseas is not small. They are all industry leaders in their respective regions, and together they are an unimaginably large force. Even if some American media wanted to do something about it, it would be impossible.
In the pages of the American media, the news about Yi Feng is very true, but these facts are selective.
For some unknown reason, they collectively ignored the clash that occurred during the halftime of the match.
None of the many large media outlets in the United States reported on this incident.
Yi Feng was very surprised, and asked if Zhou Mu used his relationship again to block the mouths of those media.
Zhou Mu shook his head, indicating that his ability was not so great. But this can't be because those media are soft-hearted and conscientious, and there must be a powerful force behind the scenes.
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Washington, D.C., Chinese Embassy in the United States, Ambassador's Office.
"Mr. Cui, this time our embassy helped that basketball player, and the cost was too great. On top of that, we didn't get anything out of it ourselves......"
"You're trying to say that we don't have to help him, do we?"
"Yes...... Yes, after all, we are under the roof ......"
"Xiao Li, everyone is in a foreign land, as compatriots, if you can help, you can help!"
At the same time, Ambassador Cui secretly said in his heart: What does a little secretary of yours know, this is an order from China, do I dare not help?
Taking a sip of the dragon well, Mr. Cui looked out the window, where is this Yi Feng sacred? It is worth the attention of domestic giants......
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The media in other places outside the United States actually portrayed Yi Feng as a hero:
Fearless of power and oppression, persist in fighting to the end;
Born with leadership skills and great leadership temperament, he commands the crowd and does not dare to disobey;
Treat enemies as ruthlessly as a flame, and treat friends as warm as a spring breeze......
No matter how you look at it, it looks like a description of heroes in a hero's biography.
As for Yi Feng's real performance on the field, he is not stingy with the layout and writes a big book. Some media even published a book of hundreds of thousands of words based on Yi Feng's performance in the joint training camp in just five days!!
Of course, this is what the Chinese media did. After the book was translated into several foreign languages, it was actually quite a bestseller abroad. This is a later story, so I won't show it here.
In short, under the repeated reports of many media, Yifeng once again grabbed the headlines.
The previous time, because of the shocking nature of his physical measurement data and the relationship between Zhou Mu and Zhou Mu's secret movements, he finally made headlines. But it has also been blackened by thousands of American imperialist people.
And this time, Yi Feng is the headline on strength.
There was no need to use Zhou Mu's relationship, he only relied on his perfect performance in the training camp that was comparable to a miracle to conquer the media who came to the United Center Stadium for interviews.
Just like the situation now, whether they are willing or forced to do so, they are singing praises for themselves anyway.
The influence of headliners is enormous.
So, you can imagine why Wang Banbi has been working on his headline for years.
Yi Feng is now in the headlines again, making the first reaction of the American imperialist people stunned.
Because of this guy, wasn't they sprayed badly before? Why is it making headlines again? You think you're a Hollywood actor? Or the little cousin of the President of the United States?
The headline is that you can get on it if you want to?!
I simply treat my great American imperialist people as nothing!
Is it tolerable or unbearable!!
I'll go! What else is not afraid of the power and bravely resists! it, if you don't blow it, you can die?
Seeing Yi Feng's smile like a spring breeze on the headlines, many people of the Great American Emperor became angry in their hearts for no reason.
How can the American imperialist people, who have always been arrogant, allow their representative, Russell, to lose to others? Especially since he lost to the Chinese who should never have lost!
They don't think their trump card hasn't been shown yet, like those self-deluded sports journalists, and it's okay to lose a game for a while.
In their opinion, as far as basketball is concerned, they are invincible in the United States. Just like their pride in American basketball, the dream team that swept the world basketball world, they can't lose once, and they shouldn't lose!
But now, the person they had high hopes for lost to Yi Feng!
It's a hard fact, but they don't want to throw in the towel. The raging anger in their hearts, as well as the dignity of being the world's number one hegemon for a long time, made them never want to admit defeat.
As a result, after Yi Feng's fame shocked the United States, many American imperialist people who were holding back the fire in their hearts secretly wanted to do a big thing......