Chapter 227: The Crazy American Media
"When I saw this list, my first reaction was a conspiracy, this is a complete conspiracy, there are a lot of people in the NBA who don't want to see us, there is no doubt that we are discriminated against, I admit, Philadelphia is not a paradise on earth, it is full of violence, it is full of all kinds of unbearable, but we also have the right to play in the Olympics for the United States, why can't Allen Iverson be selected for the American team? Is it just because he's from Philadelphia, or is it because he has dense tattoos on his body? Or is it his maverick style? ”
"Well, it's your choice, I just hope you can give Aaron a chance, he's a really good lad, he's fully capable of replacing Alan Houston and Steve Smith, that's what all Philadelphia people want, I hope you can give him an equal chance"
This is the first reaction of the Philadelphia Documentary when they saw the list of the American team selection committee, their Philadelphia son Allen Iverson was actually brushed down, and it was Steve Smith and Alan Houston who replaced him, which was completely incredible in their opinion, in any way Iverson is much better than these two.
"Oh, this is the most painful day for Ray, not long ago he was talking to me about this year's Olympics, I saw a lot of things in his eyes, he was eager to participate in the Olympics, he was eager to be able to play for his country, but in the end he lost this opportunity, I think it will have a big impact on him, I hope it will not have an impact on the team's future games" These are the words of Bucks head coach George Carr, and the regret is already obvious. Of course, I am also very dissatisfied with such a list.
"Wenbeck? The supersonic one? In what ways can he compare to Chris? Chris just took 50 points on his head not long ago, right? Maybe he should get rid of his alcoholism, what does this selection committee mean? Did they specifically pick out some garbage? "The Sacramento media is also extremely dissatisfied, although the team's leader Chris Webber is now inferior to Duncan and Garnett in popularity, but it is much better than that Wenbeck, why can Wenbeck go up and brush off Chris Webber?
"Hehe, maybe we should comfort Jason, he's down at the end again. In 1996 he gave way to Stockton and Payton, and this time he gave way to Tim Hardaway again. All right. He used to be one of the best point guards in the NBA, and that's just once, and now he's completely out of it. He was blown up by the New Yorkers in the playoffs last season, and Jason actually wanted to give way to him? It's unbelievable" In Phoenix, almost everyone was crying out for Kidd, and for a while, this voice of grievances and even questioning and criticism swept the entire United States.
In fact, Zhuang Fei felt that it was going to be bad after reading the squad this time, the 12-man squad of this year's American team is center Mourning, big forward Garnett Duncan and McDyce, small forward is Carter Maddis Zebbiak Pierce, scoring guard is Steve Smith and Alan Houston plus Kobe, and the organizational guard is Tim Hardaway of the Heat.
In this list, the Timberwolves have two, and Vic Forest has three. Zhuang Fei's direct disciples have 5 people, although Garnett, Duncan and Carter are expected to be, and the rest such as Pierce and Szebiak are also okay, but the assistant coach of the American team, Pat Riley, also got two of his own disciples, which makes the American team have 7 so-called descendants, and among these seven people, there are 'parallel goods' like Tim Hardaway. Zhuang Fei knew that soon these media would accuse him of cronyism after they reacted, and when he got the list, Zhuang Fei called Pat Riley overnight, and the old boy was very happy to receive Zhuang Fei's call, and he was talking in Zhuang Fei's ear about how to stuff Tim Hardaway into the American team at the selection committee, which made Zhuang Fei speechless. …,
Zhuang Fei was influenced by some 'cyber traitors' in his previous life, thinking that many people in the United States would not sacrifice their interests to play for the national team. Zhuang Fei has always thought that only in China will the so-called ' Nationalism', but when he got here, he found out that he was very wrong, the Olympics is a great honor for every NBA player, there are too many NBA players, there are too many stars, and the Olympics is only once every four years, and only 12 people can go each time, which can also imagine how much competitive pressure there is, unless there is really such a thing as terrorism, but now the 911 incident has not happened, and American players are not afraid of terrorism, at this time they really want to squeeze their heads and want to go to the Olympics, Zhuang Fei is really lucky, McHale's connections are really good, otherwise according to this situation Pierce, Kobe, Maddie, Szczebiak was 100% PK down, and even players like Iverson and Webb Kidd would be PK out, not to mention the four players with less qualifications selected by Zhuang Fei. This also made Zhuang Fei afraid for a while, this committee really doesn't do anything, if it weren't for these seven people to guarantee, if he really wanted to bring players like Alan Houston Steve Smith, Wenbeck, and Tim Hardaway to fight, I'm afraid it would be quite a tragedy.
Zhuang Fei's fears were quickly validated, and when these media outlets collectively denounced the U.S. team's selection committee, they quickly pointed the finger at U.S. head coach Zhuang Fei and his Timberwolves. Almost for a while, Zhuang Fei once again became the focus of the United States, and was the target of most media attacks, this time the media in New York did not fall into the ground, it is obvious that they themselves are also at a loss, and Alan Houston can not be selected to be the reason for the strength.
"Haha, that selfish Chinese is here, you see, he won't be good in Phoenix, we will definitely beat them in Phoenix" Just when Zhuang Fei led the team to Phoenix to prepare to play with the Suns, the Phoenix media went crazy to besiege Zhuang Fei and the Timberwolves, if the Timberwolves are still as invincible as in the first half of the season, it is estimated that these people will not say that they will definitely beat the Timberwolves.
"Okay, don't be stressed, this game is special, I think everyone knows why, and Paul and Kevin, you don't
Affected by the atmosphere on the spot, just play normally" Zhuang Fei reluctantly gave the Timberwolves players a preventive shot before the game, he believed that these players would mature a lot after the baptism of the playoffs last season, but he was still a little worried.
This game proves that Zhuang Fei's worries are effective, almost the whole Phoenix fans are making noise to Zhuang Fei and the Timberwolves players under the encouragement of the on-site commentary, this kind of scene is probably not common in the playoffs, and even the finals are not expected to be so crazy, which also makes Wang Zhizhi, who came to the NBA for the first time, only played 2 minutes in this game and was pressed on the bench by Zhuang Fei, and he made a mistake as soon as he got on the court, and he was completely booed, and although Ginobili was slightly better, he could not play normally.
In later generations, Kidd, who has been ridiculed by fans as "Ki Bu Offense", was actually full of firepower in this game, it is obvious that the league assist king is playing with fire, fortunately, the luck of the Timberwolves in this game is indeed very good, the last offensive Kidd missed the Timberwolves thrillingly won a victory in Phoenix, and Kidd actually brushed out 36 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists in this game against Nash God-level data, which is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Zhuang Fei in the eyes of outsiders, such an excellent organizational guard don't want, But to choose the Tim Hardaway who is already dying.
"Ahem, well, Jason is a great player, he is one of the best No. 1 players in the league, he played a great game in this game, of course Tim is also very good, I don't want to compare this much" Zhuang Fei said with some embarrassment, let him evaluate Kidd's performance, this is no problem at all, and then let him compare Kidd and Tim Hardaway It is really embarrassing for him. After all, Hardaway will be Zhuang Fei's disciple at the Olympics in the future. …,
"Mr. Zhuang, in my impression, you are not such a timid person, right" For Zhuang Fei's answer, these Phoenix reporters naturally did not buy it, and had the intention of not asking in the end, and finally Zhuang Fei looked annoyed and left the scene directly, and soon these Phoenix reporters sued Zhuang Fei to the NBA League, and once again accused Zhuang Fei of not accepting media interviews.
Zhuang Fei really doesn't want to care about such a thing, why should he be held responsible for the brainless things done by the selection committee? This reminded Zhuang Fei of the head coaches of the Chinese football team in his previous life, who also had hardships. Zhuang Fei flicked his sleeves in Phoenix and left, he was ready to be punished by the alliance, and the dollars were ready, but in the end, he found that the alliance seemed to be shielding him, and he did not issue a penalty notice at all, this is the first time Zhuang Fei has enjoyed such treatment, it seems that this is the alliance's compensation for Zhuang Fei.
Although Zhuang Fei did not reveal the inside story of this committee, this inside story was soon dug up.
When Zhuang Fei left Phoenix and went to Portland, he found that he was from hell to heaven, Portland fans actually applauded Zhuang Fei, obviously these fans were thanking him for selecting Steve Smith into the national team, but obviously this will make Zhuang Fei even more embarrassed, this game is surprisingly friendly on both sides, not like competitors at all, and the final score of this game is 106-102, the Timberwolves won away by a small margin, Smith's performance in this game was okay and scored 18 points, but as far as Zhuang Fei is concerned, The former All-Star is completely inferior to Ray Allen and Iverson in terms of strength. If he really had the option to select the U.S. team this time, Alan Houston and Smith would definitely not be selected.
"This kid is crazy, isn't he? I didn't even say it, and he couldn't help but shudder? ”
After Zhuang Fei returned to Minnesota, he was simply stupid when he got the New York Times. (To be continued) RQ