Chapter 292: Another big piece of news
If Jerry Colangelo (general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers) and Mitch Kupchak (general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers) knew that Roy's real age was only 18, would they change their choice?
Yes, of course, even if they don't know Roy's real age, just seeing Roy's highlights and the infinite commercial value he exudes this season will inevitably reconsider their choice.
You know, this year's 76ers selected Australian champion Ben Simmons did not play a game and the season was reimbursed, not to mention his strength, even if he can recover and return to the team next year, how much potential he has left and what kind of performance he can play in the future is completely unpredictable, maybe he is like Oden back then and fell directly from heaven to hell.
And the Lakers' chosen leader, Brandon Ingram, has played 20 regular season games so far. After only starting 5 games, the statistics obtained are also completely unequaled by the average 28.2 minutes per game, scoring 8.8 points, rebounding 4.0, assists 1.9, steals 0.7, blocks 0.6, 1.6 turnovers, 1.6 fouls, shooting 37.27% from the field, 30.43% from three-point range, and 77.36% from the free throw line.
The champion and the list are so unbearable, so let's take a look at what Tanhua Roy did: the youngest Mr. 50 points, the youngest Mr. 60 points, the youngest Mr. 70 points, the youngest triple-double winner, and the highest active scorer. In addition to these astonishing all-time records, Roy also averaged 25.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.58 steals and 1.32 blocks per game.
Seeing such a defying performance, do you think the fans of the 76ers and Lakers will regret it?
Regret is inevitable, and in the fan forums of the 76ers and Lakers, there are voices of criticism and accountability for Korangillo and Kupchak: "Why don't you choose Roy, just because he's Asian, do you underestimate him?" "Look at who Jerry (Colangelo) has selected over the years, our team's (76ers) injury list can form a team to play in the NBA", "Mitch (Kupchak) has to step down, he has selected Ingram with only one-third of Roy's stats, this list has to be returned".
That's right, more than 90 percent of the 76ers and Lakers fans believe their teams have suffered a big loss, which is the opposite of what they said and said a few months ago when they loudly hailed their teams for choosing the cornerstones of their teams.
90% of the guys are regretting it, and the other 10% are jealous. Regarding Roy, there have never been a few voices of doubt. The psychology of "saying that grapes are sour if you can't eat grapes" is easy to understand, because of Roy's unprecedentedly strong strength and incredible data, those "foxes" who "can't eat grapes" have the opportunity to make a big statement.
From questioning Roy's NBA adaptability at the beginning of the season, questioning Roy's on-court performance, questioning Roy's team record, and questioning Roy's future potential, this group of "Roy" has almost done everything to discredit Roy. But unfortunately, for all the previous doubts, Roy handed over an almost perfect answer, he is like a fish in water in the NBA, he scored 20+5+6 data in his rookie season, refreshed many records, and led the team to the second place in the East, now, who dares to say that he has flaws?
Is Roy really that perfect? "Roy" must not be convinced, recently they have opened their brains and made up new topics, and their recent topic of smearing Roy is "Roy must have changed his age, his real age may be more than 22 years old, so, even if Roy is strong now, his potential is far less than Simmons and Ingram".
Roy changed his age?
For "Luo Hei", this is a good proposition. In fact, for athletes from Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe, misreporting of age, taking banned drugs, and lack of self-discipline are always the most cited black spots. Among them, false declaration of age is the most common situation. Roy can't be only 19 years old, and the 19-year-old Chinese player simply can't have this level of physicality and technical level, and he may have changed his age like his predecessor "Space Yi", and at least three years younger.
"Luo Hei" is right, why did Roy outperform many legendary stars at the age of 19? Why can he keep punching himself in the face? He must have changed his age. "Luo Hei" responded to the call, and now there are not a few "Luo Hei" who hold this voice, and what is even more exaggerated is that there are really fans and the media who have launched an investigation into Roy's past, and as soon as the "Luo Hei" at home and abroad join forces, things will become complicated......
The heavens will descend on people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, and empty their bodies.
This sentence is also applicable to Roy, who is proud of the spring breeze at this time.
Just when Roy had just received the Player of the Week and was about to go to Miami with the team to challenge the Heat, a tweet from the king of revelations "Woshen" once again caused an Internet earthquake.
The protagonist of this earthquake must still be Roy, but compared to the previous record-breaking, best player, and sky-high contract, this incident is a negative event.
According to the "Woshen", some reporters have conclusive evidence that Roy has falsely reported his age, and he has also handed over the relevant materials to the office of the president of the league.
Roy tampering with age? Less than an hour after the news broke, it once again triggered a tsunami in the global sports world. "Did Roy really change his age? I knew that his real age must be more than 19 years old", almost all of the "Luo Hei" climaxed immediately after hearing the news, they felt that their Sherlock Holmes-style detective ability was extremely clever, which could prove that Roy had changed his age, although it could not overturn Roy's achievements, but it could prove that Roy's potential was not much left, which was also a big cool point for the "Luo Hei" who had been depressed for a long time.
However, this cool point did not last long, and "Woshen" posted another tweet 3 hours later, this time he added to the previous revelations: Roy did lie about his age, but he did not change his age to a younger age, on the contrary, he changed his age to a higher age.
Changed the age? The "Luo Hei" who heard the news gasped, Roy is still not a normal person? He didn't change his younger age to create the illusion of his high potential, but changed his age to be older, what kind of routine is this?
Changed the age? This seems to be a rare case in the sports world around the world, everyone has only heard that there are people who change their age to bully the young, who is willing to change the age to bully others? What are the benefits of changing the age like this?
Of course, there is an advantage, that is, you can participate in the draft early.
Probably afraid that the IQ of "Luo Hei" would be bombarded below the passing line by this explosive news, the third tweet of "Woshen" immediately explained: Roy has made his age one year older, which means that he is not eligible to participate in this year's NBA draft.
Boom, "Woshen"'s Twitter triple hit finally worked, and the debate about Roy in the past few hours instantly came to a conclusion: no matter how Roy's performance, potential, and character are, the fact that he participated in the draft early has already been constituted, which is not a simple matter, and this can definitely be regarded as a milestone event in the NBA.
The ball was immediately kicked to Adam Shaw, what will the league do with the incident? Will Roy be suspended? And what about his previous achievements?
Before Adam Shaw and the NBA league made a ruling, the media and fans fought again.
As before, the media and fans were once again divided into two teams: the "Paulese" and the "Inverted Roes".
The position of the "Paulicians" is very clear, although Roy is in violation, but at most it is only a matter of banning. They didn't feel that this incident was a bad thing at all, on the contrary, they felt that it was an unexpected good thing. What does it mean that Roy is a year younger than he is now? That means Roy's talent cap can be multiplied. In fact, they don't care what kind of punishment the league will impose on Roy, and some professionals have even checked the relevant rules of the NBA, although the league does explicitly stipulate that players under the age of 19 cannot participate in the draft, but there is no mention of the punishment rules for violating the regulations. The reason should be very simple, who would be stupid enough to change their age to participate in the draft, isn't that self-lowering? Moreover, there are many cases of changing the age of players in the history of the NBA, such as "Uncle Mu" Mutombo, "Big Z" Ilgoskas and Bismarck Biyombo, who just signed a big contract, etc., since these people have not been punished for changing their age, there is no basis for punishing Roy.
The "Inverted Luo faction" does not have so much theoretical support, they adhere to a simple and crude style of play, and all the problems boil down to one fact: Roy's misrepresentation of age is too hurtful and must be condemned, and Roy's participation in the draft is not in accordance with the rules and must be punished. Although Roy is now red and purple, although Roy now has tens of millions of fans, although Roy's age change seems harmless, but for "Roy", ho care, they just need to achieve the goal of bringing down Roy.
Of course, there are also some more objective and neutral media and fans, whose ideas may be more meaningful: first, Roy's misrepresentation of his age does damage his "integrity" and thus profits, and punishment should be essential; Secondly, although Roy should be punished, the league does not have a basis for punishing Roy, and it is not appropriate to punish Roy with heavy penalties or light penalties, which is a problem; In the end, since Roy's actual age is only a little over 18 years old, it means that the discipline he set before will be broken again, and this time his record may not be broken.
What to do with Roy's illegal participation in the draft? Adam Shaw also scratched his scalp for this, and the NBA had no relevant punishment cases for falsely reporting age, height, or even false registration, not to mention that he did not have relevant punishment regulations when he revised the draft rules. Since someone has not been punished for violating the rules of changing his younger age (exceeding the maximum age of the draft) to participate in the draft and make a profit, should Roy be punished for changing his age to participate in the draft? If you really want to be punished, how should you punish it? The more Xiao Hua thought about it, the bigger he became, he felt that this punishment had no basis to follow.
Moreover, as a key figure in the NBA's globalization strategy, if Roy is heavily punished or even banned at this juncture, BA is still a business league after all, and he is not the kind of pure competitive league with clear rules, so he sometimes has to be extra careful when making many decisions.
Roy's violation of the rules is indeed a violation of the rules, and if there is no additional punishment, it is likely to set a bad example, but in nature, this violation is not a big incident of fighting, drinking and drug abuse, and breaking the law and discipline. It is certainly not in one's own interest to punish heavily, but what if the punishment is light, if someone follows suit?
Xiao Hua scratched his scalp, scratching left, right, up, and down, seeing that his baldness was red, suddenly, he thought of a way......