Chapter 4 Parallel Imports

In the 2009 NBA Draft, the stars were brilliant and attracted the attention of countless people, and in the draft, Chinese player Li Feng became the star of the list, overshadowing all the rookies in the same class.

However, the "limelight" in China and the United States is completely different, and the domestic media fully display the style of blowing people to death, and they themselves will blush just by reading the headlines.

"Grizzly Bear is lucky to get a super insider, Li Feng is expected to join the championship"

"It's 7+13+5 in the NCAA, can it be doubled in the NBA? 》

"Howard meets Li Feng and may not be able to score"

"The next Olympic Games China Twin Towers lock the champion"

Li Feng is indeed the pride of China, but the media are only for their own sales, although they show "Feng Mi", but intentionally or unintentionally become high-end black.

After rounds of media bombardment, even people who don't watch basketball in China know that Li Feng's reputation has skyrocketed, so that in the eyes of people, Li Feng's outstanding performance is a matter of course, once there is a gap with people's expectations, these people who support Li Feng will have a strong sense of disappointment, and Li Feng may also repeat the mistakes of Yi Jianlian.

Of course, these are not within Li Feng's consideration, Li Feng has always believed that strength is fundamental, as long as he is fierce enough, difficulties will be scared away by himself!

In the United States, completely different from China, almost all the grizzlies are scolded, and the media in Memphis is no exception.

Ben Wallace? Hilton Williams is right

Here's a New York Times headline that reads:

"In yesterday's draft, the Memphis Grizzlies unexpectedly ignored Connectn's Tabit and chose Georgetown's center Li Feng, from the data point of view, Li Feng 7 + 13 + 5 is a lot stronger than Tabit, but that was in the NCAA, in the NBA, Tabit's height of 2.21 meters is much better than Li Feng's height of 2.06 meters, and the Atlanta Hawks chose Duke University to dominate the interior "landlord" Hilton Williams, who was more popular than Li Feng at that time, But where is the current Hilton, even the bench can't sit steadily, everyone knows that the biggest reason why Hilton can't get along in the NBA is the height problem, so this problem Li Feng also exists, no shooting, no dribbling, no passing, no skills Li Feng can become the next Ben Wallace? Could it be that Patrick Ewing and Deacon Bemutombo also graduated from Georgetown University, and the Grizzlies think Li Feng will become a super insider? ”

The New York Times report also said that Williams was nicknamed "The Landlord" because the three-second zone was all his turf, and his opponents had to pay rent before they entered the door. The body is extremely strong, with an arm span of more than 7 feet 2, coupled with good mobility, a fierce style and a defensive philosophy that Duke has trained in four years, making him one of the most terrifying interior defenders in the NCAA that year.

And compared to Li Feng, Williams was a reliable inside scorer in college, with a solid back-to-back attack pace, small hook and mid-range shooting skills.

Now it seems that Williams, who is stronger than Li Feng in college offense and has a bigger tonnage, is difficult to mix in the NBA, and Li Feng can play in the NBA, let alone show his eye.

Other media outlets are much more strident than the New York Times.

"He'll Surpass Milicic and Spot in Memphis"

Renowned ESPN correspondent Chris Brusad wrote in his column:

"As we all know, the Serb is the NBA's No. 1 parallel list, and after the Magic's performance, the Magic refused to match the contract, and the Grizzlies gave the human flesh victory cigar a three-year 20 million contract, and then Chris Wallace sent Milicic, Memphis is glad that this guy is finally gone, and yesterday, Chris Wallace brought Memphis another parallel Chinese Li Feng, and even some fans angrily said that it is better to choose Li Feng than to keep Milicic. …,

Carefully watched the video of Li Feng's college game, objectively speaking, he is very talented in defense, if he is taller, if it is 7 feet, I think he can threaten Blake Griffin's top position, But he is only 2.06 meters, such a height makes Kevin Durant, who plays small forward at 2.11 meters, embarrassed, and it can be seen from the game that Li Feng's scores are all obtained in the open position, and almost all of them are dunks, except for dunks, he has no other offensive means, in the fast break, we can even see him catch the ball and get rid of the scene, which undoubtedly proves that he can't develop offense, a player who can't develop offensive defense but doesn't have a height advantage, I can't find any reason to choose him as the leader, maybe Chris Wallace was possessed by Michael Jordan, of course, I'm talking about Jordan who is the boss, and there is a possibility after the last, that is, for the sake of the Chinese market, Grizzly Bear owner Hayes wants to learn from Alexander's assets doubled. ”

Chris Brusard's views have been widely shared by the American media, and the Memphis Post, a local Memphis media, has once again pointed the finger at Chris Wallace.

"Grizzlies will be led by Wallace to destruction"

"See what Chris Wallace does? Since taking office in 07, he first gave the parallel goods eye Milicic a big contract, and then chose Conley, which is decent, Conley has never played the level that people expected, but then he sent Pau Gasol away, and got Kwame Brown, which everyone knows is the Lakers' robbery of the Grizzlies, and yesterday, he did not choose Hakim Tabit, but also chose Tyrek Evans, Ricky Rubio, Stephen Corey to replace Conley, but he chose the same position as Mark Chinese Li Feng, Another parallel trader, God, Wallace is in the grizzly, I don't see the light in the future, I only see destruction. ”

Although this report is directed at Wallace, it also gives Li Feng the label of "parallel trade list", and the media that do so also include "Houston Chronicle", "Boston Sports News" and many other media.

In the midst of the criticism, there is only one voice that supports Li Feng, and that is Bill Simmons, who is known for ESPN's "poisonous tongue", he said:

"Everyone is saying that Li Feng is a parallel import, it is not unreasonable to think so, Li Feng is short in height and rough in his skills, and it seems that he can only develop towards blue-collar workers, but I want to tell you that he not only has a strength of 460 pounds, but also the speed of a guard, in this way, Li Feng must become Ben Wallace, Sean Marion, or Sean Kemp, Amarstaudemier, can be his template, rough skills do not mean that you can't practice, Kobe Bryant was not famous for dunking but three no-dips, I think Li Feng is an untapped treasure that has enough potential to be elected to the top of the list, at least he has more potential than Tabit. ”

Of course, even if Simmons is an expert, his voice is drowned in the wave of "parallel goods lists", but Li Feng is also eyed when he sees Simmons' report

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