Chapter 118: Jordan's Successor
In front of Lin Fei's series of data, maybe the victory and defeat are a little pale, or maybe the Warriors won too simply! When Lin Fei scored 64 points in the three-point shot, Nelson directly replaced Lin Fei, on the one hand, to protect Lin Fei and maintain good physical strength, and on the other hand, it may leave Lin Fei more space to challenge!
For a time, the word Lin Fei appeared on the headlines of major sports newspapers. From that moment on, Lin Fei may have to challenge an era, to challenge the symbol of an era - Jordan. This is also one of the most talked about topics among fans after Jordan's retirement.
Whether willing or unwilling, Lin Fei has come to this point.
Throughout history, Jordan has had many successors, but basically these successors have been tragic.
In other words, the closest person to Jordan is Kobe, who has been selected for the first team of defense and the best team many times, won three championship rings with O'Neal, and then got 2 in the Lakers, and won the MVP of the Finals, but it is only close, Kobe Bryant's philosophy is "don't be the next person, be the first me". After all, Kobe Bryant did not complete the second triple championship, after all, he did not reach the level of Jordan's scoring and the dominance of the court. So many people say that in fact, Kobe Bryant is destined to tragedy in his life, because he has been living under Jordan's shadow. After being swept in the 2011 playoffs, some said it might have been a relief for Kobe, at least not to continue playing under Jordan's shadow.
Wade? He once won a championship and won the MVP of the Finals, which made the media and fans have endless expectations for him, and they all believed that he would be a new generation to rule the league, but the next two seasons were swept away by the first round. The formation of the Heat Big Three is full of expectations, but with teammates like James, it may be difficult for Wade to surpass.
James? The boy who was once screamed "the sky is his limit", super body and talent, constantly chasing all the data records, won the regular season MVP. He has many of Jordan's qualities — well-rounded skills, outstanding defense, a strong old man, the ability to turn the tide — and no one doubts that sooner or later he'll put a championship ring on any finger. However, James failed to resist the temptation of the championship and went to the Heat. Jordan was blunt: "Back in the day I would never call Larry or Magic and say, 'Hey, buddy, let's join a team and play together!' "Frankly, I only think about how to beat the strongest opponents." This sentence may have doomed James to be infamous as a traitor throughout his career, and a traitor is destined to be Jordan's successor. All he needs is to prove that he can do the same thing as Jordan, but he is not destined to be Jordan.
These three people are undoubtedly still working hard, at least they are infinitely close! But there are already some people who have been eliminated in the long history of the NBA.
When it comes to successors, the most vocal after Jordan's retirement is undoubtedly Hill and Hardaway. Hill is talented, breaking through as fast as lightning, cutting concisely and clearly, moving forward to make defenders look clumsy on stakes, super team awareness and passing vision, and cutting into violent dunks is not lacking in the Pistons' tough style. In terms of personal ability and idol charm, Hill is recognized as Jordan's successor, and getting the All-Star vote king when he enters the NBA is undoubtedly the best proof, but the subsequent tragedy is well known, after the 2000 playoffs, Hill's ankle was like a cut orange on X-rays, and he missed 292 games in the next 5 seasons, with six more steel nails in his left foot, and when he talked about foot injuries lightly in front of the media, he was no longer a No.1 passer, but more like a sports medicine expert. Another Hardaway may be the first promising successor after Jordan's retirement, with athletic talent, all-round skills, and a wide vision that have made him a star-studded star on the court. Jordan spoke highly of Hardaway: "He played with composure and confidence. If I had to pass the baton to the next player, it would be him. But in the 1996-1997 season, O'Neal left, Hardaway was forced to enter scoring mode, and averaged 31 points per game in the playoffs, but that's all, his most fatal failure was to let O'Neal go, and then fought alone, but after all, he got nothing, except for an injury.
The second thing that comes to mind is undoubtedly Carter. The unbelievable flight even makes one doubt the correctness of the law of gravitation. Recognized as the strongest dunk master in history, in terms of dunking, he undoubtedly overpowered Jordan, super long three points and the back dunk of the gods are frequent visitors to the top ten balls, but he failed to get on the stage at a higher level after all, and the real superstar is only the sword on the big stage can be called style. He never made it to the championship podium, and there is no doubt that he lost the most basic capital to become Jordan's successor.
Then there's Maddy, whose physical talent and scoring ability have even conquered Jordan, Jordan's words of praise for Maddy are enough to make a book of quotations, saying that Maddy can decide the game and is the only player who has Jordan willing to be a substitute. He has staged a miracle of 35 seconds and 13 minutes, and has been a two-time scoring champion. But what he left the fans with was not only these, but his always misty eyes, 19 consecutive defeats and the feat of stunting fans on the spot, as well as the first-round debut of the playoffs for an unknown number of rounds, and his desire and attitude to win are undoubtedly not at the same level as Jordan.
And then there was undoubtedly Iverson. After entering the league and shaking Jordan to pieces, he became a member of Jordan's successor. He was the four-time scoring champion and the only season scoring champion in ten years who could bring his team to the Finals that year, and this happened to be a watershed moment for Jordan and other stars, and the strength and bravery in his blood made him endlessly close to Jordan. The first game of the 2001 Finals was the greatest performance of Iverson's career, single-handedly delivering the only loss of the Lakers playoff game with O'Neal and Kobe, and the fighting spirit to push the limits is simply the epitome of Jordan. But Iverson's excessive personal heroism hurts the team, distrusts teammates, and almost never makes a teammate better because of him, similar to Jordan's assist in Kerr's stunner shot, always insulated from Iverson, and never able to reach a tacit understanding with the coach, which is also the essential gap between AI and MJ, at the same time, his offensive means are slightly monotonous, the scoring efficiency is lower than the superstar standard, the honor of the steal king is difficult to cover up his shortcomings on the defensive end, and after going to the Nuggets, he has no peak style, wandering away from the edge of various teams, It undoubtedly makes people feel endlessly poignant.
is still the same sentence, whether reluctant or not, Lin Fei has come to this point. No one knows what the result will be, everything has its own destiny.
In fact, from another point of view, Lin Fei may also be a good thing, before Lin Fei was named Iverson's successor, scoring ability, extremely fast speed, these make people firmly believe that he is undoubtedly the closest person to Iverson in recent years, and even after winning the scoring championship, the discussion has entered the **, but after scoring a crazy 64 points in this playoffs, all the talk about "Iverson's successor" came to an abrupt end, because Lin Fei seems to have begun to break through Iverson, More to touch Jordan, the god of basketball.
"The alliance of the future belongs to him!" Jordan sighed so emotionally after watching Lin Fei's game.
"He's going to usher in the era of a small point guard!" Magic Johnson commented on Lin Fei.
"He's going to change the way all defenders in the league play!" Kidd's evaluation is that he is the most vocal person, because more often, he is the one who directly faces Lin Fei, his consciousness is passing first, and even this point of view is still the job that many coaches feel that point guards should do, but Lin Fei's epic performance is likely to change the way guards play.
"Watching him play, even when I'm at my best, I'm willing to be his substitute!" This is Iverson's public statement. This has always been a symbol of rebellion, and such a sentence undoubtedly shocked the fans, you must know that he once proudly said: "Let me play as a substitute, I would rather retire!" And after seeing Lin Fei's game, he actually released such words, which shows how much even Iverson loves this "former successor".
The funniest thing is undoubtedly the media!
Even from the beginning of the draft! The other 29 teams in the league have had an average of 2 chances to draft Lin Fei, but they were all wrong. To paraphrase one commentator, either God is blind or the managers of the team are blind. Lin Fei's madness undoubtedly made those skepticisms completely speechless, and those statements that Lin Fei completely relied on the Warriors' tactical system to exist stopped in an instant. Even the fans began to scold the experts SB, the scoring champion this season, the pride of heaven who can score 64 points in the playoffs, and he didn't even score the best team of the season, which is undoubtedly the biggest mockery of winning experts.
David Stern's words are perhaps more comprehensive, "He's going to change the times!" Although it is repeated with a lot of beautiful words, it seems to be more weighty.