Guo Xu didn't know that he was hated, and what he was thinking about was how to learn from Payton in this game and make progress every day.

HE IS A LITTLE ENVIOUS OF PAYTON, THE OPPONENT IS A POINT GUARD WITH A HEIGHT OF 193CM, WEIGHS 82 KG, HAS AN ARM SPAN OF 203CM, AND IS TALENTED. Some say Payton is the ultimate template for a point guard, both offensively and defensively. Especially on the defensive end, he is not afraid of misalignment, can interfere with shooting, and has enough speed and flexibility to defend the frame break.

His back, thighs, and hips are strong, his waist and horse are one, and his lower plate is stable. He looks a little skinny, but he's actually strong, so he's good at back-to-back play, and sometimes he can get deep into the basket.

Unless Guo Xu is tall and 15CM long, he doesn't have to think about attacking with his back in his life. Fortunately, he doesn't like to attack with his back, and he feels that the efficiency is not high, and if he really has a height of more than 190CM, he will probably only shoot more three-point shots.

On the evening of the 30th, while waiting in the away team's locker room, O'Neal popularized the knowledge of dealing with Payton to Guo Xu.

"You have to be careful of that guy, he will keep talking trash to disturb your emotions, don't be provoked, playing at a normal level is enough for them, don't compete with him, that guy's defense is really good, you will definitely not have a good result if you play hard."

Guo Xu smiled lightly: "I know he is a defensive expert, but he should go to defend Kobe Bryant, not me, right?" ”

"Just in case, why do you think I said don't fight him?" O'Neill smiled strangely and said something prickly.

Kobe raised an eyebrow and interjected, "If Payton defends me this time, I will definitely be able to blow him up." ”

"Come on, you say that every time, and then the shooting percentage is low, you don't think about attracting strong points in defense and then splitting the ball? Is it bad to play their defensive weak positions? O'Neill snorted.

"Haven't you often faced tough defenses?" Bryant retorted.

O'Neal smiled: "When I'm hard, those defensive strengths on the inside will become weaknesses, and when you're hard, those defensive strengths often become the best defensive players, do you think 60% shooting is the same as 40%?" ”

Last season against the SuperSonics, Kobe Bryant played well in two games, but on January 17, the Lakers were killed by Payton at home, and it was Kobe Bryant who defended him.

In that game, Payton shot 14-of-27, 5-of-10 from three-point range and 3-of-5 from the free-throw line, scoring 36 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Bryant shot 6-of-18, 0-of-5 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 15 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

O'Neal's words are suspected of being false, because the person who played against Kobe Bryant most of the time was Ruben Patterson.

The two are-for-tat, and the contradiction of the "OK combination" has been on the rise last season. Kobe Bryant thinks O'Neal is too lazy, and O'Neal thinks Kobe Bryant is not smart enough to play and his shooting percentage is not high.

Guo Xu stood up to be a peacemaker and smiled: "Kobe, I think what Shackel said is right, it should be easier for others to score when you play supersonics, right?" If Payton is defending me, I'll give you more passes. If Payton defends you, you pass the ball to me and Shaker will play more efficiently, so let's continue the winning streak together. ”

Kobe Bryant nodded very face-savingly, not awkward.

Payton's Jordan in the Finals that year was less efficient, and it was no good to compete with this kind of person, Kobe Bryant could figure it out. Kobe Bryant played hard last season because the Lakers' No. 1 offense was too poor, and he couldn't attack on the outside, and now he can choose to pass.

When the players came out, Payton received the warmest applause from the home fans.

Seven NBA First Team Defenses, two First Team of the Year winners, and a Defensive Player of the Year award, Payton has a flamboyant resume. He is a real, simple love of basketball and a person with a unique personality. That's why he's known as the Light of Oakland, California, and is adored by 560,000 Seattle fans. Last year, even the unbeatable Iverson said in an interview that the point guard he admired the most was Payton.

During the warm-up, Guo Xu arrived at the supersonic halftime and said hello to Payton with a smile. "Gary, it's a pleasure to play against you today, please advise."

"I'm not going to be polite to you." Peyton responded angrily.

Guo Xu is still a harmless smile. "You're welcome, everyone is here to win, even if it's blown up, I'm very happy to learn from you, I'll see you later."

After speaking, Guo Xu returned to his own player's bench, the warm-up was over, and the starters of both sides were about to jump the ball.

Peyton looked at Guo Xu's back and sighed, his thoughts changed a little. In the locker room, he was still thinking about how to talk trash to stimulate Guo Xu, but as soon as they met, he stretched out his hand and didn't hit the smiling person, and his anger disappeared in an instant.

Didn't the media say this kid was crazy? Dancing on the field and daring to shoot in front of Stockton, doesn't that look like that?

Peyton was confused. He's a principled ruffian, sometimes talking a little too much, but he's never like Garnett's low-level trash talk, abusive opponents' parents and family for personal attacks, he just wants to distract his opponents and make them irritable, all for the sake of victory.

In his own words, the people who came out of Auckland were so virtuous, and they were not shocking to death, which was part of his character, and no one could change it under any circumstances.

He is a grandmaster of trash talk and defense, as well as a good guy, and in addition to his willingness to pass on his rookie experience, he has set up the Gary Payton Fund off the court to help underprivileged youth in his hometown of Oakland get back to school. He recounts his personal experiences with the children who are suffering, encouraging them to be optimistic about life...... In terms of doing good deeds, he is even more low-key than Comrade **.

Guo Xu also has his own principles, he is crazy about occasions, most of the time he behaves politely, since entering the NBA, he has not spewed trash talk to any old NBA star, even if he blows up the opponent.

Guo Xu's strength was practiced by using the hotel full state to resurrect in the loop, unlike many black players in the NBA who sacrificed their IQ to get a good body. He often thinks about what to do next, how to build a better image, and he will remain humble in the face of stars.

Whites and yellows do have an advantage over blacks in terms of intelligence, which was tested in Guo Xu's previous life.

Yao Ming's ability to break through in the NBA is naturally inseparable from his physical condition, which is actually related to IQ. IQ Test Network, a well-known IQ research website in the United States, once tested the IQ of NBA players, and the result was that Yao Ming's IQ was as high as 132, the highest among active players at the time, surpassing LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal.

At that time, the average IQ of all NBA players was only 83, and the average would be offset, which means that there must be some people in the NBA who have an IQ of about 50......

In fact, the intelligence of some black players is really speechless, so many players go bankrupt as soon as they retire, they have no sense of financial management, they sit on empty seats, and some people don't even know how to do arithmetic.

There are many stars in the negative textbook, such as the "madman" Sprewell who almost strangled the coach, Arenas who pointed a gun to his teammate's head in the locker room, Francis who was arrested for theft after bankruptcy, and so on.

Guo Xu has not yet measured his IQ, but he has been a human being in two lifetimes and has seen a lot of things, so he must not be low.

Peyton's idea of abusing Guo Xu was not so easy to achieve, at least not in the first quarter, and Guo Xu was substituted today.