Chapter 157: Kobe and Iverson
The 76ers and the Hawks ended with Iverson's whistle-blowing, but it can be said that there was no loser between Iverson and Sun Yue in this game, Iverson scored 45 points, and Sun Yue, who was still defeated, also set a new career high of 32 points and eight assists.
In the post-game interview, Iverson also expressed his recognition of Sun Yue, he believes that Sun Yue is fully qualified and capable of being the All-Star starting guard in the East, and he also believes that the Hawks will quickly become a powerhouse in the East under the leadership of Sun Yue.
In fact, in Iverson's world, he is not afraid of heaven and earth. Everyone is full of respect for Jordan, the god of basketball, but the only answer is that he is a man who dares to say "stand aside" in front of the flyers. He dared to be the enemy of the media, dared to contradict all reporters at the press conference, and dared to spray all kinds of trash talk in front of the camera.
He is not the kind of person who will praise each other with his opponents, he will always be the unruly and straightforward Iverson, so his recognition of Sun Yue is from the heart, because Iverson is a person who believes in the supremacy of strength.
Iverson's praise and Sun Yue's own brilliant performance did a good job of reducing the criticism of American sports public opinion about Sun Yue's All-Star votes. Falke is operating behind the scenes, and Sun Yue's fame in the basketball world has risen instead of falling.
However, the media focus has shifted from the comparison between Sun Yue and Iverson to the comparison between Kobe Bryant and Iverson, and this set of more famous and closer comparisons has provoked heated discussions in most sports media. Thanks to Falck, they knew that the only way to divert the attention of the media was to throw up a more attractive topic.
The contrast between these two leaders of the '96 golden generation has been a topic of conversation among basketball fans around the world, and in the hearts of many NBA fans, Kobe, Maddy, Iverson and Carter have occupied their entire youth. Known as the Big Four, they also brought many valuable basketball memories to fans.
West Co., Ltd., North Carolina South Mai, the NBA's heroes, watching them face off on the court is really a blessing for basketball fans.
However, in the four quartiles, Maddie never broke through the first round, and after Carter's serious injury, his personal data began to decline, and Iverson, who led the team to the finals, and Kobe, who held three championship rings, became the leaders among scoring guards.
"Peter Pan" Kobe, a true Philadelphia, the most successful player in the 96 Golden Generation, "Answer" Iverson, the real son of Philadelphia, the champion of the 96 Golden Generation.
Iverson and Kobe Bryant are destined to be inscribed and shine brightly in the long history of the NBA. Since the 96 golden generation began to open a new page in history, the two of them have been hovering between who is the best.
"Answer" has a resolute eye and an unyielding fighting spirit on the court, in the NBA where he is like a forest, he shuttles like an elf, and uses his tenacity to support the dream of a small player of 1.83 meters. Bryant, on the other hand, has a natural aristocratic temperament, and Los Angeles is a stage for giants, where he has plenty of room to play himself.
Especially this year, the two are fiercely competitive in the league's scoring per game list, and Iverson's average points per game this season has broken through his all-time high, exceeding 33-point, but still one point less than Kobe's average points per game.
And the two have a lot in common, both are scoring guards, both are the 96 generation, both are the pride of Philadelphia, both are the unique core of the team, both have a strong competitive spirit, and both are riddled with negative news.
The difference is that Iverson's offensive means are mainly based on breakthrough layups, supplemented by mid-to-long-range jumpers, while Kobe's offensive means are more comprehensive, with breakthrough layups, mid-to-long-range jumpers, and back-to-back singles proficient.
In addition, Kobe's defensive ability is also better than Iverson, although Iverson has long been at the top of the league's steal list, but limited by physical fitness, his defense relies too much on gambling steals, and Kobe's defense has always been outstanding among guards.
However, Iverson is not completely inferior in the comparison with Kobe, and his supporters put forward several arguments: first, Iverson's multi-time scoring champion is not Kobe's; Second, Iverson single-core led the team to the finals, while Kobe Bryant has not proven himself in the playoffs after the big shark swims east; 3. Iverson's ditch head and hip-hop dress have also won him the admiration of young basketball fans in the United States.
Iverson and Kobe, who is the strongest scoring guard in the current team has become a hot topic, and the topic of whether Sun Yue should be selected as an All-Star starter has slowly fallen silent, after all, compared with Iverson and Kobe, the two top stars in the league, Sun Yue's coffee position is still smaller, although Sun Yue's popularity is quite high.
The Adidas team is very satisfied with their signing of Sun Yue, according to their statistics, the sales of Sun Yue's signed sneakers have ranked fifth among the league's active star signature sneakers, only behind Nike's James and Kobe, Reebok's Iverson, and Maddie, who is also Adidas. Knight is quite proud, the biggest reason why he signed Sun Yue is that he values Sun Yue's future development, he didn't expect him to realize his potential so quickly, which also makes Phil. Knight's prestige at Adidas has risen to another level.
But with the continuous improvement of Sun Yue's popularity, he became famous at a young age and began to be popular with many NBA players, and even took him to the NBA arena and began to enjoy the treatment of a star, and was targeted by opponents.
Sun Yue's performance naturally declined, and Sun Yue's poor performance seriously affected the Eagles' performance, and the Eagles lost three consecutive away games with a double-digit point difference.
Especially in the away game against the Denver Nuggets, Sun Yue was defeated by the old and spicy Andre. Miller focuses on taking care of it, the experienced Miller doesn't jump at all when defending Sun Yue, Sun Yue's proud sense of rhythm and feints are useless in front of Miller, but every time Sun Yue wants to shoot, Miller will stretch out a guilty hand to shoot the ball.
Under Miller's defense, Sun Yue's performance was completely abnormal, and he only scored seven points and five assists on two of 13 shots in the game, and also contributed six turnovers.
Without Sun Yue's thread, the Eagles collectively mismatched on the offensive end. Johnson scored a double-double, and in addition, the Hawks could not limit "Melon" Anthony on the defensive end, allowing the latter to blast down an excellent stat of 36 points and 12 rebounds.