Chapter 407: Rookie Scoring Champion?
"Yes, are you really going to train that kid to be the top scorer?"
On October 31, 2007, at the Pepsi Center Arena, Carmelo Anthony had a curious expression on his face.
At the pre-game press conference, in the face of the media's accusations against Durant, Yes's answer made him feel incredible.
"Yes, are you serious or angry?"
When Anthony was talking to Yes, his eyes kept drifting to Durant not far away.
As for Yes, as if he hadn't heard Anthony's words, his eyes were elsewhere.
That Denver Nuggets No. 1.
J.R. Smith.
At that time, the jersey on his back was number 5.
Seeing that Yes didn't listen to himself carefully, Anthony was a little 'unhappy'.
"Yes, are you listening to me?"
"Yes."
Ye Si nodded faintly.
"Yes, I'm telling you, this season isn't like last season."
"It's been a lot of competition this season."
"Did you watch the Rockets and Lakers game yesterday? It was dark! ”
The look on Anthony's face now was amazing.
Ye Si can actually understand.
Yesterday's opener was not just the Suns-Kings game, but also the Rockets' games against the Lakers, the Trail Blazers and the Spurs.
Both games Ye Si watched,
The game between the Lakers and the Rockets was really exciting.
The Lakers' three new signings, Kidd, Randolph and Turkgolou, have been outstanding alongside Kobe.
The Lakers also played their best triangle offensive performance since Phil Jackson arrived.
Although the Lakers lost in the end, the two teams played until the last second, and Kobe Bryant's defensive stunner in the face of Maddy failed to allow the Lakers to lose at home.
In this game, both the Lakers and the Rockets played at an extremely high level.
The two teams started the same game, and the Rockets were slightly better off the bench and slightly stronger.
However, the Rockets are a newly formed team, and the tactical system is not yet complete, and neither are the Lakers.
The two teams are not at their strongest.
"Yes, since you have seen it, you should also know that now the West is not only the Suns this giant, but the strength of other strong teams has increased, even if it is a fish belly like the Trail Blazers, the performance against the Spurs is also quite good, and the away team almost overturned the Spurs."
"If you develop Durant in such a crazy way, are you really ready to be at the bottom this season?"
Seeing that Ye Si was still flat, Anthony frowned.
"Although I am not qualified to point fingers at you and the SuperSonics, you should also know how many people are waiting for your team to fall, right?"
"I've heard Chris and Dwynn say that LeBron is now pinching his days and waiting for the Christmas battle to get the title of Chosen One back."
"I know you're not the kind of person who values personal honor, otherwise you wouldn't have done anything to make an MVP at the All-Star, but public opinion can kill!"
"Do you really think that kid is worth sacrificing a season of your own training?"
"Do you really think he's going to be your Pippen?"
The expression on Anthony's face was worried, and Ye Si could tell that Anthony's concern for him was genuine.
This season's West is indeed much more competitive than last season's West.
The strong team is stronger, and the belly of the fish has also become stronger.
Grizzly bears don't talk about it, and in one fell swoop they have changed from fish belly to heroic.
Even the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers have been somewhat reborn.
The Timberwolves are a team that is very good at developing interior players.
The young interior combination of Al Jefferson and Yi Jianlian performed well in the preseason, one is stronger than the inside foot, one is stronger than the outside projection, one is the floor flow, and the other is the core flow of play that can hold the ball.
As for the Trailblazers, it's even more impressive, Conley.
Webster, Outlaw, Aldridge, Gortat, preseason, and the Trail Blazers' five starters all averaged double-doubles in points per game.
Webster, who had been called a soft egg parallel product for two seasons before, has also hardened his style of play, and more importantly, he has practiced three points.
This is Webster's third season, and he wasted several years of talent, and these two years are finally ready to pick up the talent that was thrown away, but fortunately he is still young, not yet 21 years old.
A 2.01 meter can shoot an average of 6 three-pointers per game outside the three-point line and have a 40% shooting rate, which is quite terrifying.
Webster is the epitome of the Trail Blazers this season, and the Trail Blazers have a bunch of young and promising players like Webster.
The energy that radiates now makes people a little unrecognizable that they are the pioneers that Randolph used to carry.
It is for this reason that this season's West is known as the strongest West in history.
Even many experts believe that only the Boston Celtics can make the playoffs in the West this year.
Except for the Boston Celtics, neither the Wizards nor the Cavaliers may make the playoffs.
"Yes, although a lot of people say that this season the SuperSonics Lotto is better for your career, and you can pick Mayo or Beasley for the SuperSonics next year, but if you really think so, if you do it, it will do a lot of damage to your career, and Jordan's Pippen was not selected in this way."
"I know."
"Now that you know, you should change your crazy method of cultivating Durant!"
"Now the whole world says that Durant is not your Pippen, and I don't know if he can be your Pippen, but since you are willing to believe, then I am also willing to believe that he has the potential to become Pippen, but even if he has such potential, don't you think it will be too much to share most of your shooting opportunities with him in a game?"
"A rookie who averages 31.5 shots per game, yes, you know what that concept is?!"
"The rookie who averaged more than 30 shots per game last season was Chamberlain!"
"The last player in the NBA who could average 30 shots per game was also Chamberlain!"
"Even if he really has the potential to become Pippen, you will ruin him by pulling seedlings like this, do you know what his image is like in public opinion now?"
"Any person will collapse in the face of such public opinion, you are not cultivating him, you are destroying him! You're also ruining your own career! ”
"Yes, this season is the most important season to determine the height of your career, and your choices determine the height of your career!"
Anthony, who was still talking calmly to Ye Si before, is now quite heavy.
Even the players of both teams who were warming up on the pitch noticed.
Perhaps knowing that his tone was a little heavy, Anthony shook his head with a wry smile.
"Yes, I love your fairy tales, and I don't want your fairy tales to end this season."
Anthony gave Yees a gentle pat on the shoulder, then turned to leave.
"Cameron, what did you just say to Yes, so excited?"
"Nothing."
Anthony looked at the tall, thin supersonic No. 35 not far away, and the expression on his face was quite serious.
"We're going to play the supersonic to the bottom in this game!"
This game is going to hit the supersonic to the bottom?
J.R. Smith and Billups and Hamilton around Anthony also had a look of surprise on their faces.
They hadn't seen Anthony take it so seriously.
Anthony ignored the surprise of his teammates.
The eyes are still on Durant.
Since you want to cultivate him, then I will destroy him!
At least, in this game, I'm going to destroy him!
Now the whole world is saying yes, this season lotto is better.
But he will never allow Yes lotto, and he will never allow his fairy tale to disappear!
Being stared at by Anthony with such eyes, Durant was a little under pressure.
It was the first official NBA game of his career.
He was already under a lot of pressure.
What's more, the current public opinion environment is still so bad.
Everyone outside was scolding him.
Every teammate on the team, except Yes and Sessions, wanted to get him out.
Now, the opponent on the court who is about to play against him looks like he is going to swallow him again.
It is said that Yes is the hardest road.
He's actually pretty much the same.
However, it doesn't matter, as long as Yes continues to support you, it doesn't matter how much pressure you have!
Rookie score?
It is not these people, nor himself, who can decide his fate, but Yes!
Before the game between the SuperSonics and the Nuggets began, Durant felt a lot of pressure.
After the start of the game, the pressure was even greater.
The Nuggets' offense is looking for Anthony almost every time, and Anthony will definitely force Durant as long as he has the opportunity.
"Cameron has a lot of fighting spirit today!"
As the head coach of the Nuggets, George Karl is satisfied with Anthony's fighting spirit this season.
He had always felt that Anthony was a bit lazy, but after last season's playoffs, Anthony's attitude changed dramatically.
He's no longer an offensive player who only shows his impact on the offensive end.
In this year's preseason, he was more willing to defend.
Anthony's physical condition is outstanding, and even if he doesn't reach the height of the chosen ones like Yes and James, the difference is actually not that much.
He also never expected Anthony to treat defense the way he did offense.
All he asked was for Anthony to be able to stop being out of position on the defensive end.
Move more, run more,
In the past, Anthony could not even meet his little request.
Maybe it will be enough for a week or two, and after that, it will soon relapse into the old ways.
Like this season, I have been working hard from the summer until the start of the new season, and I really haven't persevered for such a long time.
He has always felt that Anthony's style of play on the court is still too gentle, lacking ruthlessness, ruthlessness has nothing to do with lore, it is a kind of momentum to swallow the opponent!
George Karl really didn't expect that in this game, he actually saw such momentum in Anthony.
The supersonic leader, the offensive and defensive ends are crumbling under Cameron's pressure!
It was truly a bonus!
For this game, George Karl was relaxed.
If it was against last season's SuperSonics, he might have been nervous.
But this season's supersonic speed......
As long as Yes continues to let Durant take more than 30 shots per game, the strength of the supersonic is high, let alone the Nuggets.
Even the Timberwolves may not have beaten it!
What kind of team is the SuperSonics that can support a player like Durant to make 30 shots in a game?
Even if a team like the Suns asks Durant to shoot 30 times in a game, the record will collapse and the strength will drop wildly!
"Cameron's offense is beautiful!"
Since there is no suspense in this game, it is better to enjoy Cameron's performance.
What would an offensive kaleidoscope look like against a defensive sieve?
A picturesque picture, of course!
In addition to admiring Anthony, George Carr also sympathized with Durant.
Whether it is the public opinion outside now or Cameron's targeting, he should not have endured this.
But who made him the one who was chosen by Yes?
How many people are staring at this position?
Not to mention Durant, a rookie who is not strong, even if Jordan sits in this position, there will be considerable pressure.
Being Pippen by Jordan's side, Jordan attracts all the firepower of the media, and Pippen can grow slowly.
Jordan's first season, one round, the second season, one round, and the third season was still a round.
It wasn't until the fifth season that he reached the Eastern Conference Finals.
Jordan himself is not so perfect, how can public opinion demand that the players around Jordan do it perfectly?
Jordan himself has grown up for five seasons before he makes it to the division finals, how can public opinion demand that his teammates grow up right away?
Take your time, of course, and we'll just spur Jordan on.
Yes is different, the first season is the division finals, and the teammates are growing too slowly, but no, they have to keep up with Yes immediately.
To be reasonable, there are not many people in the history of the league who can keep up with the pace of Yes.
As long as the players who can't team up with Yes and win the championship right away, sooner or later they will encounter the treatment that Durant is doing now.
Durant was just sprayed early.
Even if Oden comes to the superSonics, maybe it will be good at the beginning of the season, but as the season progresses, Oden will be sprayed.
Which player in history can team up with Yes and win the championship immediately with the weakest team in history?
Is it okay for rookie Jordan? Hard.
Is it okay for rookie O'Neal? It's possible, but it's hard.
Maybe only rookie Chamberlain can.
But a player like Chamberlain can't choose a supersonic pick.
Yes, this location of Pippen next to us is definitely the biggest fire pit ever!
Whoever sits and burns whom!
George Carr now can't bear to imagine the media's accusations against Durant after the supersonic defeat in this game.
Well?!
Just when George Karl came back from his leisurely and leisurely state of emptiness, looking at the score on the sidelines, the sympathetic expression on his face had turned into stunned!
How is this possible?!
Not only is George Karl stunned now, but the Nuggets fans on the scene and Barkley in the commentary seat are also stunned now!
14 to 15?
Halfway through the quarter, the SuperSonics were still leading after Yes's opening three points?!
And the ball is still in the hands of the superSonic?!
Barkley looked at the technical statistics with an incredible expression!
Anthony: 4 of 7, 10 points.
Yes: 3 of 3, 10 points.
Durant: 1-of-5, 3-pointed.
Players with a 100% shooting percentage only made three shots!
A player with a 20% shooting percentage can make 5 shots!
"Yes ain't kidding, he's really going to make Durant a scoring champion in his rookie season?!"
What's even more incredible is that supersonic is still ahead!
Dragging Durant, the oil bottle, the supersonic is still leading!
Yes is not facing a colander like Durant, it is Hamilton!
Kenny Smith was dumbfounded now.