Chapter 224: Buckley: You're here again?
In the United States, there are many people in the media who are unhappy with Wang Feng.
Wang Feng won three consecutive championships, although he did not win it as the first core of the team, but it is an indisputable fact that each championship has assumed important responsibilities.
Especially in the championship of the Cavaliers, he nakedly slapped a lot of media who thought that Wang Feng was useless if he left the Warriors.
Wang Feng was replaced by Durant, which should obviously be a stronger configuration, why did the Warriors fail to defeat the Cavaliers? Even if many people use Curry's last unexpected injury and inability to play, and Durant has just joined the team and has not integrated well into the team to excuse himself, but the facts are the facts.
Wang Feng helped the Cavaliers defeat the Warriors, offending the fans who supported the Warriors, and after the Cavaliers won the championship, he turned around and went to the Lakers to get a big contract, which offended James and the Cavaliers fans, especially after Wang Feng left, Irving also left the team in a fuss, and the Cavaliers instantly woke up from the joy of winning the championship.
The new season of the Cavaliers roster is in tatters, with James, Love and Isaiah. It's hard to say if Thomas' lineup will produce good chemistry.
A few people attributed the Cavaliers' problems to Wang Feng.
The Cavaliers are so miserable, do you Wang Feng still want to live well?
In addition, Wang Feng showed his might at the Rio Olympics and single-handedly fought against the United States Dream Team, which also made many people unhappy.
Wang Feng was still not the boss in the Cavaliers before, but now he came to the Lakers team obviously to run for the boss, these people have already targeted Wang Feng, as long as Wang Feng's performance in the Lakers is a little unsatisfactory, it will definitely attract a lot of verbal criticism.
These people obviously couldn't imagine how much Wang Feng had changed in just one summer.
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On October 19, 2017, the NBA regular season officially began.
The Lakers' regular season opener opponent is the Clippers, an old rival in the same city.
In recent years, the Clippers have obviously been better than the Lakers. Paul with his own chosen champion Blake. Under Griffin's leadership, the Clippers have been a playoff powerhouse every year, and the name of the empty city has become more and more resounding, and there is a trend to surpass the Lakers, the declining dynasty.
It's a pity that the Clippers have been playing for several seasons, but they have never been able to go further in the playoffs, and Paul's longing for the Western Conference has never been able to achieve his wish.
The impatient Clippers management, who had lost patience, were already determined to push the team completely into a rebuild in the summer. Paul was traded to the Rockets, and now only two star players are left, Greenfin and Jordan Jr., who are now also deeply involved in trade rumors, and the Clippers have not even shied away from putting them on the shelf.
But even though the Clippers have fallen to this point, the vast majority of people still think the Clippers are better than the Lakers.
And that's true, even if the team undergoes a major roster change, even if the Clippers will have star Blake in the middle of the season. Griffin traded to the Detroit Pistons, and the Clippers still had a better record than the Lakers, with a 42-40 record and a win rate of more than 50%.
But that was without Wang Feng.
Now, Wang Feng is airborne to the Lakers, and the media are still more optimistic that the Clippers can win the regular season opener, and he is a little unhappy.
"What do you mean? When I'm Air? ”
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"Charles, what do you think of seeing Wang Feng again after a long absence?"
In the TNT studio, O'Neal looked at Barkley gloating and asked with a smile.
"Thoughts? Hehe, I don't think much of it. Bucklippi said with a smile.
As we all know, in the finals last season, Wang Feng made Barkley suffer a big loss, which directly caused Barkley to run naked outside the TNT building for a whole lap.
"I have to make it clear, Shaq, I made a bet with you on the Cavaliers and the Warriors, and the Warriors lost because of LeBron. James's supernatural play, do you think that Wang Feng led the Cavaliers to defeat the Warriors? So, why do I have to feel when I see him? ”
Barkley was clearly hard-mouthed.
In the finals last season, although James won the FMVP with an average of 33 points, 11 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game, if Wang Feng's average of 29.8 points per game and his choice to turn the tide of the game on the bench in G4, the trend of the game would have been completely different.
"So, you still think Wang Feng can't do it?"
Hearing Barkley's words, O'Neill keenly grasped the meaning and asked bluntly.
"Of course, there are too many players in the league like his previous roles with the Warriors and Cavaliers. George, Jimmy. Butler, Brad. Beal, CJ McCollum, these players can easily do it. ”
O'Neill: "......"
The players that Barkley used as an example are all players who were selected as All-Stars last season, and they all average more than 20 points per game, is this belittling Wang Feng?
"Okay, okay, all in all, your opinion is the same as most media now, you think that Wang Feng leaving Curry, James and other top stars, want to become the first core of a team, right?"
"It's obvious." Barkley shrugged, "Everyone knows that Wang Feng's technical characteristics are too simple, although his long-range shooting is very accurate, but his ability to break through with the ball is very average, and he lacks lethality under the basket, once the opponent arranges a targeted defense against him, he can't do anything." ”
"On the Lakers, when he's in trouble, there's no Stephen or LeBron to clear the way for him, he has to solve all the problems on his own, do you think he can do a good job?"
"Oh, oh, that's hard to say......" O'Neill smiled and shook his finger. Charles, do you want to make another bet? Just bet on Wang Feng's personal data in the regular season this season. ”
"You're here again?"
Barkley didn't want to say yes, but his expression slammed into his mouth.
"That's not right! Do you know something? It's a trap! ”
"Cut." Seeing that Barkley was not fooled, O'Neal pouted, "Forget it, it doesn't hurt to tell you, according to my reliable grapevine, Wang Feng's current ability to break through the basket with the ball has greatly improved, and can even rank among the top levels in the league, with his long-range shooting, there are not many people in the entire league who can be stronger than Wang Feng in terms of scoring ability!" ”
"You're kidding, aren't you?" Barkley looked at O'Neill with some astonishment.
O'Neal's so-called grapevine is actually easy to guess, after all, the big shark once created a dynasty for the Lakers to win three championships, and his statue is still outside the Lakers arena.
Therefore, it is not difficult for O'Neal to get some information from within the Lakers, and he can even go directly to the team's general manager, Elvin Brown. Johnson or Kobe asked.
"Of course it's true! This is what the guy said personally, there are not many players who can be recognized by him, so you should keep your eyes open and watch this game! ”