Chapter 330: Above the Ages and Challengers
"Compared to Kevin Durant, Yi's rise is definitely an accident! I'm afraid that not many people at that time were optimistic that he would be able to reach the level of ability he has in the alliance today, right? ”
"As a Milwaukee fan, I apologize for not being optimistic about Yi!"
"I think Yi is the biggest jewel in the class of '07, who would have thought that in the class of '07 there would be a guy with talent enough to compete with LeBron!"
Many Milwaukee fans couldn't help but recall Yi Jianlian's attitude when he first entered the league, where could they have thought that at that moment, it was actually the beginning of a legend!
"I wanted to trade Anji for the fifth pick in the first round at the time, but unfortunately it failed!" 76ers general manager Billy King recently spoke publicly through his Twitter, when he was in the fourth pick of the draft, he forced Angie to agree to the trade through soft grinding and hard bubbles, but he didn't expect Hammond to be more ruthless, holding the sixth pick in the first round and not worrying, and directly traded the fourth pick in the first round!
Under the circumstances, this was indeed the highest pick that could be traded.
Now looking at Yi Jianlian's performance, Biligin regrets it even more, he should also be tougher and use Iguodala to exchange the No. 3 pick with the Eagles!
"It can only be said that Yi and the Bucks are destined fate!"
"I think Hammond's selection of Yi in the '07 draft is enough to make him a god in the general manager circle, whether he was really optimistic about Yi Jianlian or had other ideas!"
Milwaukee fans saw Billikin's speech, and recalled the resolute trade Hammond made in order to select Yi Jianlian, which is probably the most resolute transaction in Hammond's life!
And the most successful deal!
The more I think about it, the more I feel that everything in the dark has its own providence!
Yi Jianlian belongs to Milwaukee......
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"The NBA has entered the era of small forwards? This point of view is very interesting, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, as well as Yi Jianlian and Kevin Durant, the performance of the four of them really reminds me of the four quarterback era, but I have to say that this league league still has not jumped out of the past NBA rules! ”
"Think about the 90s, the four centers fought to the death, and it was Michael Jordan and his Bulls who stood at the highest point and overlooked! They dominated the entire league with six consecutive championships, if Michael Jordan does not retire, I think, it will be eight consecutive championships, not disrespectful to Olajuwon and the Rockets, but the peak Jordan is indeed unstoppable! ”
"When the four quarterbacks showed their talents, in the three years from 05 to the end of 07, there was no one who stood on the finals stage to fight."
"Now, it's the so-called small forward era, but at the top of the honor is Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers!"
"Big four forwards? If you really want to renew your generation, then please challenge Kobe Bryant, right? ”
Shortly after Chris Haynes' article became a hot topic, the famous "Lake Honey" Chris Palmer also published an article titled "Above the Times", in which he compared Kobe Bryant's current status in the league to that of Jordan back then, as well as the Finals regulars Pistons and Spurs a few years ago.
He believes that even though the big four forwards are in the limelight now, Kobe Bryant is still the leader of the league, and the Lakers are also the most powerful team in the league.
The reaction to the article was even greater, and the most excited were naturally the hardcore fans of the Lakers:
"Chris's ranking is fantastic, that's it, no matter how the league changes, the Lakers are still the defending champions! Kobe Bryant is still the MVP of last season's Finals, there is no doubt about it! ”
"What Chris said is exactly what I want to say, we are the defending champions, and everyone seems to have forgotten this point when discussing Huaxia Yi and LeBron James!"
"That's the right ranking, Chris, you've managed to represent all Lakers fans this time!"
Of course, this article has also attracted a lot of criticism:
"If it's just a championship and you want to compare Kobe Bryant with Michael Jordan at the beginning, it's a bit too high Kobe's position!"
Compared to Michael Jordan and the Bulls at the time, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers' dominance in today's league is not obvious! If Kevin Garnett hadn't been injured, I believe it would have been very difficult for the Lakers to win the championship last season! ”
"To be honest, Chris Palmer is completely rubbing the heat, which makes no sense of comparison at all! The Lakers have only won one championship so far since the disbandment of the OK group, which is not at the same level as the Bulls who have won 6 championships in 8 years, and the Spurs who have won 3 championships in 5 years, if the Lakers are the Bulls or Spurs in this era, then the Spurs in 07 and the Celtics in 08 have met this condition, and everyone has won a Finals trophy in the last three years! So, Chris stop your stupid speech! Until Kobe Bryant won his next championship, he was also just a challenger, but it was undeniable that he was a little higher in the rankings than the others! ”
Experts from all walks of life have spoken out in their own ways to refute Chris Palmer's views.
Especially in the end, the speech of "American Yang Yi" Stephen A Smith was recognized by most fans.
This surprised Stephen A. Smith, generally speaking, the comments under his speech are mostly mocking, but today, it is basically a commentary.
It seems that sometimes you have to follow the crowd!
In fact, most people agree with Chris Palmer that Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are currently in the highest position in the league, after all, the Lakers were the champions last season, and Kobe Bryant is also FMVP, and this season they introduced Artest, the strength of the squad has not decreased but risen, as long as the lineup is neat and there are no injuries, they should indeed be the first choice to win the championship.
Although the Bucks have been in strong form this season, their results in the playoffs in the past two seasons have not been very good, they were eliminated in the first round in the first year, and they insisted on the second round in the second year, and no one knows which team they will be completely targeted in the playoffs this year.
You must know that in the top four of the East now, except for the Bucks, the other three teams have entered the Finals in the last three years, and they are ahead of the Bucks in terms of experience.
In the opinion of many experts, these factors are enough to affect the team's prospects in the playoffs!
It doesn't threaten the Lakers' position at all.