Chapter 119: The TNT Debate
TNT's Big Discussion show has received a lot of positive reviews from viewers since it was last broadcast, so the next day, after the Spurs' fourth game with the Thunder was officially over, TNT organized a big discussion show again, and almost the same guests as the last time the show participated, Reggie Miller, Isaiah Thomas and Scott Pippen all participated in the discussion again, but this time, TNT also invited a heavyweight guest - Hakim Olajuwon.
At the beginning of the show, it was still Kenny Smith who took the lead in speaking as the host: "Well, the finals of the two divisions have been played for 4 games, and now the Pacers have achieved match points that most people did not expect, while the two teams in the West have won by a big score on their home court." Now, in this room, let's talk about your thoughts on this year's playoffs and your predictions for the Finals. ”
Ye Xuan's old fan brother Buckley on the side first turned on the blowing mode, "Then let me talk about the Eastern Conference finals first, we can all see that since Ye Xuan has become more and more proficient in the cooperation with the Pacers' starting lineup, the starting strength of the Pacers has obviously surpassed other teams, even in the face of the Big Three, the Heat team is still not lagging behind." ”
After a pause, Barkley continued to analyze, "Moreover, George Hill and Lance Stephenson, I think both of these two have the strength to start on other teams, and the Pacers press one of the two on the bench, and then cooperate with Ye Xuan or one of the pickled peppers to lead the bench lineup, so the Pacers' bench strength is also very strong." ”
"Finally, I don't know if you've noticed that Solomon Hill, who went from being on the fringe at the start of the season, has grown into an indispensable defensive striker on the bench. It is said that his shooting skills are learned from Ye Xuan, and such a player may be able to bring different surprises to the Pacers when he grows up in the future. ”
O'Neal on the side began to analyze the situation in the West, "Okay, Jazz, I know you must support the Pacers, and I don't want to contradict you, because now the Pacers have a really good chance of winning." Then I'll talk about the finals in the West, in the West, as far as the current situation is concerned, the Spurs should be better in terms of strength, but the uncertainty of the Thunder is too great, when Durant and Westbrook are both in good hands, I don't think any team in the league can stop them, but the overall strength of the Spurs is indeed higher than the Thunder, if Kawhi Leonard can successfully limit Durant's play, the Spurs can easily win. ”
Scott Pippen didn't know if he was unhappy with Ye Xuan or what the situation was, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he aimed at Ye Xuan, "In my opinion, although the Pacers won the final victory in the fourth game, you should also be able to see the reason for this, because of the rumors on the Internet, the referee's scale in this game is very tight, almost a body hair level blowing penalty, and the Pacers rely on this to lead the double-digit score in the first half, and Ye Xuan's instability factor is also a major hidden danger for the Pacers, Because you don't know when he's going to explode, or when he's going to short-circuit all of a sudden like in the third quarter of this game. ”
"But he finally killed his opponent" Reggie Miller, who was on the side, was not convinced after hearing this, and hurriedly spoke for his juniors. "Although he made some mistakes in the third quarter, after coming on in the fourth quarter he not only recovered the score for the team, but also hit that fatal three-pointer in overtime, and I prefer to believe that Ye Xuan only took a nap in the third quarter, because we rarely see him play such a sluggish performance."
Olajuwon also spoke for Ye Xuan, "Ye Xuan's skills, I think are the most comprehensive among these offensive point guards, he can shoot suddenly, can pass weird passes, and his defense is also very good, and even his low-post skills are already top for a backcourt player." I think Ye Xuan is not only the X factor of the Pacers, but when he grows up in the future, he can even become a cornerstone player for the Pacers, if the Pacers want to build a dynasty, Ye is definitely an indispensable member. ”
The smiling assassin Thomas also felt that Ye Xuan was a player with absolute potential, so he also spoke for Ye Xuan, "In the current league, we see more offensive basketball, and the role of the center is gradually weakened, at this time, an all-round player like Ye Xuan is very suitable for the current rhythm, he can not only play from the No. 1 position to the No. 3 position, but his defensive ability also allows him not to be at a disadvantage in one-on-one defense, think about Kobe Bryant back then, I think if Ye Xuan appeared on the scoring guard, And when there are no other star players on the team, Ye Xuan is likely to grow into another Kobe Bryant. ”
Pippen saw that everyone present was speaking for Ye Xuan, and couldn't help but snort coldly, "I still keep my own opinion, you have only seen his performance on the court, you think he can grow up and bring championships to the Pacers." But I thought of more."
"You think about it when you are playing, if your performance is the best in the team, but your status in the team is not the highest, you may be fine in the first year, but what about after that, Shaq, I think you know this kind of thing best, what I want to say is, even if Ye Xuan can grow up, but establish a dynasty? IMHO, this is a fool's dream. ”
O'Neal also looked helpless when he heard Pippen's name: "Brother, don't always expose my scars, the Lakers did lose the championship because of some problems within the team, but in terms of the character of Ye Xuan I know, he will not directly force the palace like Kobe Bryant, tear his face, he is Chinese, they always show an admirable restraint and subtlety." Therefore, even if the Pacers can't keep Ye Xuan in the end, they won't make everyone's relationship disharmonious. ”
After that, a few people chatted about the situation in the West for a while, and everyone basically felt that the Spurs had a better chance of winning, after all, the Spurs lineup has been maintained for about 10 years, although the role players have changed, but the main framework has always been built around the GDP troika, which also makes the Spurs more stable.
The Thunder team is a little unstable, especially in the second game of the West, they only scored 77 points in the whole game, which also makes everyone see their weakness, that is, after the Thunder is contained, the Thunder team suddenly becomes unable to play, and the offense stagnates.