Xu Yong didn't pay much attention to this analogy of fans.

Butler's progress is visible to the naked eye, but to say that Adams is on par with Rodman in one game is a bit of a blow-up.

Even Adams, who is at his peak, has a big gap with Rodman.

But the fans always like to make such analogies, just be happy.

Adams, on the other hand, seized the opportunity in the game against the Lakers, and he was already a starter in the bench team in the full-court confrontation of the next day's training session.

This means that he went directly into the rotation in place of Mohammed.

And Adams played well against the Grizzlies and Spurs in the next games, grabbing five and seven rebounds respectively, and three frontcourt rebounds in both games.

After 3 games, he can grab an average of 6.7 boards per game, of which 3 are frontcourt boards, and the frontcourt board ratio has reached a terrifying 45%.

You must know that Rodman's peak season frontcourt board ratio is only 20.83%.

While this doesn't tell the whole story because of the number of games, one thing is for sure, Adams' frontcourt board talent is definitely historic.

So much so that after the game against the Spurs, Thibodeau put Adams directly into the starting group in the training session the next day.

That meant he basically locked up the starting spot in the next game against the Pacers.

This is definitely good news for Adams, and being able to start a team of the Bulls' caliber in his rookie season is not something that the average rookie can have.

But some people are happy and some are sad, and the one who is sad is Butler.

After a week of highlights, Butler struggled a bit over the past week, dropping his stats to 11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, while shooting just 39 percent from the field.

This data is not only significantly lower than the previous performance of 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.5 steals, and 48% shooting rate, but even lower than his season level.

Obviously, he hit the wall, but not the rookie wall in the usual sense, but the core wall.

At the end of the day, Butler was a role player before, and all he had to do was be simple, defend well, shoot open threes, and have one more this season and make some breakaways.

These things are relatively simple, and simple means that there is a limit to the defensive pressure you can experience on the offensive end.

But when Butler starts to hold the ball and plays highlight, opponents will naturally study him, and the intensity of the defense he encounters will naturally increase, and the pinch shots, and even the defensive pockets, which he has not encountered before, will follow.

Yes, he has a talent for organization, but being talented and being able to play in a game are two different things.

If you don't believe me, ask Wiseman, Ayton, and the like.

At the end of the day's training session, Xu Yong was ready to go back to the manor, he hadn't seen the little king in a while.

But before he was out of the gym, Butler approached him.

"Senior, I want to see the king too."

Xu Yong nodded, and Butler also grew up with the little tiger.

When he arrived at the garage, Butler directly gave Xu Yong as a driver.

"Senior."

"Huh?"

The car drove out of the underground garage, and Xu Yong was just about to rest for a while when he heard Butler call him.

"I've been thinking about how I'm going to get out of this situation lately, and I've watched the senior's video, and I feel like I'm missing a killer trick right now, but I don't know what's right for me."

When Xu Yong heard this, he knew that Butler was not just there to see the king, but wanted to find an opportunity to talk to him.

"Jimmy, no one knows yourself better than you."

Xu Yong's answer was very succinct, he didn't suggest anything like he had suggested to Yi Jianlian or Brown before.

The reason is simple, look at the dishes under the plate.

Yi Jianlian and Brown have not been played in history, and how they can play well have been discussed by many people, and many [if] assumptions have been put forward.

Xu Yong's advice to them was to use their own understanding, choose the most likely among those [ifs], and then apply it to them.

It's like doing an experiment, where an experiment with one variable has failed, and then he summarizes and adjusts the variables and runs a new experiment.

This new experiment has a greater chance of success than the original, but there is also a risk of failure because it is ultimately an experiment that has not been successfully validated.

But Butler is different, he is a success story in the history that Xu Yong knows.

If you compare him to an experiment, it is a proven experiment similar to [green bananas will become soft and ripe after a long time].

It's just that Butler has had a bumpy experience in history, changed teams several times, and did not have a stable training environment, which led to him being just a late bloomer in the end.

So what he did before was something like [wrapping a banana in a film], just speeding up that process, not changing it.

Because change means risk, adding variables to an already successful subject and creating risk is not worth the cost.

After Xu Yong finished speaking, he saw that Butler was silent and didn't speak, so he spoke again:

"Jimmy, I know you must have had some idea in mind when you came to me, I don't know what it was, but my answer to you was 'yes, do it, don't have any worries', like I told you before, I believe you, all the time, I believe Tom (Thibodeau) is the same as me."

When Xu Yong said this, it happened to be a red light, Butler stopped the car, and then looked back at Xu Yong, as if there was light in his eyes.

After returning to the manor, Xu Yong and Butler went to see the little king together.

However, as soon as he arrived, Xu Yong was stunned.

As soon as he entered, he saw the little king beating the goose.

Is this another reversal of positions?

But when he took a closer look, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

This big goose, why does it look smaller?

Is the little king growing up again?

He found the keeper, and the keeper's answer left him speechless for a moment.

This is not the original goose, but the descendant of the goose, which is considered a goose 2.0.

While he was talking, the little goose found the big goose after a while.

When the little king saw the goose coming out, he ran directly to Xu Yong and hugged his thighs again, and rolled his belly to "complain".

Xu Yong turned from speechless to crying and laughing.

The little goose can ask his father for support, but the little king's father is not here.

But if you think about it, animals don't really have a human concept, which means that their parents are not necessarily biological parents.

For example, the little king was raised by Xu Yong, so in his eyes, Xu Yong is his father.

It seems plausible that the little goose bullied the dad who looked for him, and that little king was bullied into looking for him.

……

The next day, the Bulls sat at home and faced the Pacers again.

The Pacers have continued to perform strongly this season, holding the Heat to the top of the Eastern Conference.

According to ESPN, the Pacers are now the No. 1 team in the league not only in the East.

Although, they are 2 wins behind the Western Thunder in terms of record.

This game is still under the attention of the outside world, and Jammy even called this game the revenge battle of the season.

Although they have been defeated repeatedly, this time they have enough confidence.

One is that Rose, who played well in the last meeting, is now reimbursed for the season;

The second is that the Bulls' recent situation is not good, their record in the past week is 1-2, although they won against the Lakers, but lost to the Grizzlies and Spurs in succession, Butler is not in good shape, and diluting the ball has become a waste of ball.

After the pre-match opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

Pacers: Paul, Korver, James, Jamison, Bynum;

Bulls: Hinrich, Butler, Seo Yong, David West, Adams.

The starting line-ups of both teams have changed compared to the first meeting.

After Dundee Jones was injured by Xu Yonghuang last time, he was cut by the Pacers because the injury was more serious than expected and required a two-month recovery period.

The NBA role players are living in a terrible environment, although he deserves it in the eyes of most people.

So it's not that Vogel doesn't want to protect James this time, it's that he can't help it.

On the Bulls' side, the main thing is that Brown is replaced by Adams.

Brown is still on the Bulls roster because Adams has exceeded expectations, and the Bulls are now more inclined to trade him with draft picks than to cut him outright.

Although the camp is full of injuries, the management still regards the championship as the goal of this season, so many details are aimed at reinforcements.

The game started quickly, and Bynum jumped for the Pacers to get the right to attack first.

That's when the Bulls showed off a detail of their on-court arrangement.

Xu Yong didn't play against James on the defensive end, but Butler was defending James.

The purpose of this is because Butler did a good job of attritioning James in the last encounter.

Seeing that it was Butler instead of Xu Yongfang himself, James' desire to attack at the beginning instantly came up.

He took the ball from Paul's hand and singled Butler.

However, his first attack ended in failure.

Although Butler was inferior to him, he always stuck to him and didn't let him get up.

Finally, when he struggled to break into the restricted area, Adams tried to crash into the layup but failed, and the ball was finally shot off the line by Butler.

James turned his head to look at Butler with a slightly surprised expression.

You say that you, why is the defense so similar to rookie Xu Yong?

And Butler has been in poor form lately, and the defensive motivation should be poor, how is this different from what he imagined?

It's a pity that Xu Yong doesn't know how to read minds, otherwise he would definitely be willing to answer James' questions at this time.

Butler, this guy studies his footage every day, and it's hard to think about him.

As for defensive aggressiveness, James can't understand it.

After all, when James was in poor condition, he was thinking about how to travel off-peak to ensure his data.

And Butler, like him and Kobe, is the same type, the more bad the offense, the more invested he is on the defensive end to ensure that he can contribute on the court.

The Pacers' offensive wave ended in failure, with Adams jamming Bynum and the rebound being protected by West.

Looking back, Hinrich saw that it was Korver defending Xu Yong, and was ready to call Xu Yong's singles tactics.

Xu Yong waved his hand when he saw it, motioning for him to give the ball to Butler.

The word "belief" is not lip service, if you talk about believing your teammates like everyone else, but your teammates get the ball back as soon as they are not in good shape, it will only make your teammates more and more CBA-like.

Butler held the ball to face James, reached out and beckoned West to play a pick-and-roll, and hit Jamison's defensive holes on the court.

James opted for a loop, giving Butler some space to shoot.

Butler's recent poor form and lack of consistency in the mid-range is a target, which was also a targeted deployment by Vogel before the game.

Butler obviously knew that, too, so instead of making a quick shot, he used the space to speed himself up and then snatched that crucial first step against James.

Then, it's the way he is good at breaking, jamming James to his side and breaking forward.

At this point, there was a detail under the basket, and Adams played a similar effect to "Gortat Block", using his card position to block the breakthrough lane for Butler.

When Butler broke through to the basket and was ready to shoot, James jumped up and prepared to block.

Butler did not rush to shoot at this time, but fought against James first, and then completed the shot after his body was knocked out of balance.

This unconventional rhythm, like James' walking, makes it difficult for defenders to judge.

In the end, Butler was knocked out of the baseline and the ball was missed, but the referee's whistle blew and James was fouled.

Xu Yong walked over and pulled Butler up from the ground, and Butler fell hard.

But just as he went over to pull Butler up, Butler snickered at him.

When he saw this, he immediately realized that this should be the killer feature that Butler said.

Do you want to break through and make a foul?

Developing new offensive tools during the Season can be difficult, and a smarter option is to improve the details of the original Arsenal.

Butler's weapons this season are three-point, mid-range, and breakaway, but they are not yet at the elite level.

In contrast, Breakthrough is indeed the weapon he can best utilize and bring about the most change.

Because his breakthrough method does not eat physical talent, and his speed is not fast, it is convenient to handle the ball when he is sandwiched, and he will not make a mistake even if he is forced to stop the ball.

And although he has no physical talent, he has physical fitness, durability, or durability, so it is indeed the most suitable to combine fouls.

It turned out that Xu Yong's previous choice was correct, and Butler was able to make a choice that suited him.

So, let's call this breakthrough method [Best Ordinary People Breakthrough]!

Butler hit both free throws to give the Bulls the lead.

Looking back, James hit Butler hard this time.

Butler is one size smaller than Xu Yong, and even with the same defensive style, defensive enthusiasm can't make up for those gaps.

However, James's offense still failed to score this time, because when he accelerated to the basket, he crashed directly into Adams's arms, and then ...... He bounced back after the collision!

This scene stunned everyone.

The last ball James didn't hit Adams, that was the speed didn't add up, but this ball, James got up the speed.

Adams's physique once again formed a strong contrast with his clear-eyed face.

Xu Yong made a bigger discovery at this time.

Because he found that Butler and Adams complemented each other very well on the defensive end.

Not just the one round in front of you, but two rounds in a row.

Butler suffers from his size, and he can only be like the last time he played against him, focusing on attrition, and he can't stop James from attacking the basket.

In turn, the current Adams can't stop James' breakthrough with all his might.

But Butler was able to clinch James from accelerating, and then Adams was able to block James who didn't fully get up to speed.

This is the same as Artest & Yao Ming and him & Kwame Brown back then.

Even on top of that, Adams can use his slotting ability on the offensive end to clear the way for Butler, which is unique to him.

Of course, it was not only Xu Yong who saw this at this time, but Thibodeau couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth on the sidelines.

Over the years, a very important condition for being a good starting center for the Bulls is whether or not they can withstand the impact of James.

From Yao Ming, O'Neal, to Kwame Brown, they can basically do this.

Adams' opening performance was clearly satisfying to him.

James was dissatisfied at this time, he rushed to the referee and spread his hands, thinking that Adams had just blocked the ball.

The referees could only try to calm him down, and with Nike's pressure, James' whistle returned this season.

But they really didn't blow it just now, after all, Adams really didn't move just now.

But if Adams moved, even if there was no [vertical jump rule] at this time, they would definitely blow it.

In retrospect, Butler managed to misplace Jamison this time, attracting Bynum to help defend and calmly stuffing the ball to Adams.

Adams quickly jumped up and violently abused the basket with both hands when he got the ball, and Bynum's return block didn't have time.

His power was on full display during the round, and he buzzed the hoop.

And it's not just the strength, he also shows the explosiveness and speed of this size.

You must know that he is the same height and weight as Wang Zhelin, but you can't see any signs of slowness from him.

This means that even if his offensive means are limited, he still has a chance to score in double figures in a game.

After all, to put it simply, 10 is just three or four baskets and three or four free throws.

Xu Yong was even happier at this time, because he found that Butler and Adams were not only complementary, but the chemistry also looked quite good.

This is also important.

Take Butler and Downs as examples, Downs has blocking, attacking the frame and even three points, both in terms of ability and adaptability are much higher than Adams, but history has proved that the combination of him and Butler is not chemical, but the weaker Adebayo is more suitable.

And in hindsight, a center like Adams, who can play as a starter in the rookie season, is obviously more suitable for the current Bulls than a player who needs to be cultivated and will also involve ball issues in the future.

Butler also got excited after a succession of successful playmaking and returned to the defensive end, where he used high-pressure defense to force James to break through and made a free hand error.

But just then, the referee blew the whistle and signaled for a defensive foul on Butler.

Butler jumped to the referee and protested loudly, which was clearly an air whistle.

Xu Yong also stepped forward to support his junior.

The referees humbly accepted Butler's spittle at this point, but did not change the decision.

After all, James has spread his hands, and they are going to try their best to make up the whistle.

James went to the free throw line and made one of two free throws to the boos of the fans in the stadium to finally break the 0 scoring drought for the Pacers.

When he turned around, Xu Yong asked for the ball in the high position.

After receiving the ball, he did not use the drag step, but directly turned on the back play mode.

"Bang! Bang! ”

These two blows really used all his strength, and James was pushed back again and again.

And after the second blow, he quickly turned and leaned back to the three-point line.

James pounced hard, but Xu Yong turned around and played, and then leaned back to the bottom line.

James couldn't keep up with the rhythm of this ball, so he could only watch Xu Yong shoot.

"Huh!"

There was no suspense, and the basketball landed firmly in the pocket.

After landing, Xu Yong also threw a cold face to the referee.

He can't change the referee's decision, but he can express his displeasure in his own way.

The referee turned his head visibly with a weak heart, this is also the master they can't afford to mess with.

James continued to hold the ball and burst into Butler, who had just been whistled for a foul, and the defensive intensity would definitely drop, and this was a good opportunity for him to score points.

But as soon as he got the ball, he realized that he had misjudged again, just like just now.

Instead of lowering the defensive intensity, Butler pushed harder.

His dribbling wasn't very good, but all of a sudden it was a bit of a mess, and he ended up dribbling to his feet and popping out of bounds.

The referee blew the whistle this time to signal that it was out of bounds.

The first is that Xu Yong also put pressure on them, and the second is that Butler didn't even do it this time, and he has to talk about the Basic Law, and he can't put himself above the Basic Law like YSL.

After seeing the referee's penalty gesture, Butler was excited on the spot, and he was too excited.

"You can't get past me!"

He is a good example to learn from his seniors, and he sprayed trash talk directly at James.

James' face darkened on the spot.

He remembered the scene where Xu Yong spewed trash talk at him when he was a rookie, do you Bulls players know how to respect people so much?

Xu Yong was also happy when he saw the reactions of the two.

Technology and trash talk are advancing at a rapid pace.

The more he looked at Butler, the more he looked at himself.

In anger, James gave Xu Yong an early confrontation on the defensive end.

Xu Yong did not ask for the ball directly after feeling James's anger, but signaled Butler to continue organizing.

Then just when James thought he was going to give up the attack, he suddenly made a quick turn, and then directly stretched out his hand to the sky.

Butler cooperated tacitly and threw the ball directly into the basket.

The angle of the ball is still not too good, and the pass is a little bit to the side.

But Xu Yong showed his top physicality, pulling the ball back with one hand in the air and then gliding both hands to smash the ball violently into the basket.

"Bang!"

A loud bombardment was heard through a loudspeaker.

The entire Union Center boiled directly.

This empty connection is too explosive!

Vogel called a timeout.

At this point, the score was 1-8, and the Bulls had less Rose and less Brown tonight, but they got off to a perfect start.

At this time, Butler rushed directly to Xu Yong, who fell to the ground, and hit his chest.

They attacked and defended tonight, making James a little unable to take care of himself!

Xu Yong reached out and touched Butler's head after hitting his chest.

Compared to his dunks, Butler's self-adjustment, and the recovery of state is the most important thing for the Bulls.

And to know that they played the Pacers tonight, and they were in resurgence against strong teams, that means they were in the right direction.

After the timeout, the Pacers adjusted their offensive approach, and the ball was no longer given directly to James, but Paul organized the offense.

Vogel tacitly acquiesced that James couldn't beat Butler, or that Butler forced the Pacers to make adjustments in a tough way.

However, James's mentality was surprisingly good, he used Jamison's cover to cut into the basket, and was about to fly and dunk after receiving Paul's pass.

But Adams was also really brave, and went up directly to James who rushed up.

James' physical fitness and weight, rushing is still quite terrifying, and this kind of ball requires a lot of courage.

"Bang!"

The two men collided not only physically, but also limbs.

James elbowed his face directly after being blocked, and gave Adams a blow in the air.

This ball can't be said to be unclean, only dirty.

Adams bent over there with his face covered after being beaten, apparently not lightly injured.

The Bulls were directly angry, and Butler was about to step forward to James, but was quickly stopped by the baseline referee.

However, the referee stopped Butler but did not stop Xu Yong, and Xu Yong looked murderous.

James immediately dodged back.

However, it is very interesting that the rest of the Pacers side has also dodged one after another.

Xu Yong opened the corner of his eyebrows to James last time, and then caused Green to fly his knees, but they still remember it vividly, and they can't afford to provoke this kind of ruthless role!

But at this moment, someone stopped Xu Yong.

And this person surprised everyone, it turned out to be Adams, who had just been elbowed in the face.

Adams' face was a little swollen, James was really heavy just now, but he shook his head at Xu Yong and told Xu Yong not to go up.

Xu Yong looked at Adams, exhaled and shook off Adams' hand.

At this time, James had retreated to his own bench, and it was too late for him to go up again.

He couldn't help but frown.

Adams' mild-mannered personality had already been seen at the last press conference, but now was clearly not the time to need it.

The game went into a technical timeout, and the referee finally blew James for a first-degree malicious foul.

The bias whistle is also divided into situations, and if you don't blow the malice, the game is easy to break out into large-scale conflicts.

The camera showed James, who shook his head with his braces, obviously not satisfied with such a penalty.

After returning from a timeout, Adams made two foul throws.

His first free throw was deflected, and he didn't fully recover after taking a beating.

He made one of two free throws to keep the Bulls on the ball.

Xu Yong continued to hold the ball and play singles in a high position at this time, and continued to play singles with his back.

Continue to fight muscles, even more intense than the round just now.

James also sank his weight and riveted his strength.

Then at this moment, Xu Yong suddenly turned around, directly squeezed James with explosive power, and then rushed to the inside.

James struggled to chase after him, and when Xu Yong jumped, he also jumped up to stage his trademark hat chase.

"Bang!"

"Smack!"

But Xu Yong didn't give him that opportunity, and directly smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.

James's hand couldn't be held back and hit Xu Yong's hand.

The referee's whistle blew and James' foul was blown, and the ball was a 2+1!

The United Center exploded again.

In the aftermath of the conflict, Xu Yong's response was quite direct.

Moreover, this is the third time in a row that Xu Yong has scored on James!

But just then, the referee's whistle sounded again.

James gave Butler a push on the sidelines.

This almost sparked a large-scale clash between players from both sides.

Vogel reacted quickly enough to call a timeout.

There was already a boo.

Obviously, the first-level malicious foul just now was light, and James should be directly expelled by second-level malice.

Xu Yong was a little puzzled at this time, because he was about to add free throws after the dunk and didn't notice what happened between Butler and James.

He and James have been opponents for so many years, he knows James's character, and as a Smart businessman, he will not be easy to get started.

Then the only possibility is that Butler said something that irritated James.

On the way out, he asked Butler.

"I didn't do anything, I just sprayed him." Butler's words confirmed his suspicions.

"What did you say?"

"I'm just saying you're his dad."

"What?" Xu Yong stopped.

"I said '.your.dady', he didn't hear it clearly at first, I repeated it again, 'Xu is teaching you crazy, but you don't even dare to respond, only a son will do that in front of his father'." Butler explained calmly.

Xu Yong was stunned for a moment, and he understood why James was angry.

This is more ruthless than Garnett's previous squirting of Anthony's "Your wife tastes like a doughnut"!

Because James didn't know who his real father was, Butler's words were too exciting.

Of course, this is not James' fault, because even Butler himself does not know who his father is, and many of the black people are only responsible for sowing seeds and not responsible for raising.

Therefore, Butler should not talk about his father, but more probably because he followed him back to the manor yesterday and was inspired to see the little king looking for him to be coquettish.

But James didn't know this, and only felt that Butler was insulting him.

"It's a good spray, don't spray it next time." Xu Yong said.

One is that this trash talk is easy to be misunderstood, and the other is that he hasn't married yet, so he doesn't want to be anyone's father.

Coming back from a timeout, James was whistled for a technical foul.

It should be noted here that malicious fouls, technical fouls and ordinary fouls are counted separately in the NBA, and fouls and technical fouls are not counted in the personal foul statistics, and fouls and technical fouls do not affect each other.

In summary, there are three triggers for a player to be sent off/off: one second-degree malice or two first-degree malice, two technical fouls, and six ordinary fouls.

But even if it doesn't stack up with each other, James was blown for malice and technical fouls one after another tonight, which is a bit too miserable.

Of course, the Pacers were miserable too.

When Butler hit a technical foul free throw, the score on the court even came to 1-13!

If you just turn on the TV, you will think that the score is one less 1.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Paul had the play of the sea god needle, and hit a mid-range shot with a trademark block and pick-and-roll, which finally put an end to the embarrassment of the Pacers by one point.

Looking back, Butler looked for West to block the dismantling and didn't have a chance, and directly called Adams to come.

Adams couldn't get out, but he was strong enough to block.

It turned out that his judgment was correct, and James was directly blocked by Adams.

Butler broke through past Bynum and threw the ball into the air when he saw James coming over.

This time, because of the distance, the angle of his pass was obviously much better than before.

Adams also took off in an instant.

As soon as James turned around at this time, he saw a behemoth flying in front of his eyes, and he couldn't hide if he wanted to.

"Bang!"

After a loud muffled sound, James was directly knocked out of the baseline by Adams, and the basketball was smashed into the basket.

The scene was instantly overturned.

Although Adams is far from Yao Ming in terms of strength, and even his current strength is not as good as Brown's, the visual effects at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends are explosive!

James lay on the ground for a while before he was helped up.

In the past, he was rampage like a car and crashed into others, but just now, he felt like he was hit by a car.

His fall basically announced the result of the game.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Pacers 106-83.

According to the statistics after the game, the Pacers scored the most points, with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

After being knocked out by Adams, he seemed to wake up quickly, and he played a lot more restrained in the later games.

And James, who is calm, is a good hand at scoring points.

On the Bulls' side, Xu Yong scored 24 points in the third quarter, which was a night when he didn't sweat much.

The standout player was Butler, who bounced back after a week in a slump to score a career-high 25 points, five rebounds, seven assists, two steals, and only two turnovers to play a career night.

Adams also contributed a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds in his first start.

After two straight losses, the Bulls have arguably played their best win of the season.

After the game, Thibodeau took Xu Yong, Butler and Adams directly to the press conference tonight.

This slightly crowded table suddenly attracted the reporters below to take pictures.

Jordan, Pippen, Rodman;

Xu Yong, Butler, Adams.

If it was just in the YY stage of fans before, then this scene is somewhat appropriate.

However, the reporters were clearly more concerned about what happened during the game.

"Jimmy, what happened between you and LeBron in the middle of the game?"

Because it is what happened on the field, the outside world wants to know the specific content, and it is best to ask the person concerned.

'It's nothing, we just had some verbal exchanges, but trash talk is trash talk, just let it stay in the game.' Butler still listens to Xu Yong, a senior.

"Can you repeat that?" Of course, the reporters will not be so relenting, but immediately ask again.

"I won't." Butler shook his head.

Journalists don't get what they want, and they have to give up for the time being.

And then there's the topic of Adams.

Adams embarrassed Howard when he played against the Lakers before, and now he has embarrassed James so much, the newcomer of the Bulls, has obvious restraint on the former Pacers twin stars.

"I just did what I could, fight for rebounds and then protect the basket." Adams's attitude was as gentle as ever.

Xu Yong frowned slightly on the side.

Because of his personality, he felt that Adams's gentle personality was actually not a good thing.

"Do you know you're going to knock LeBron into the air?" The reporter continued to ask questions.

Adams smiled, then spread his hands, indicating that you know.

But at this moment, Butler picked up the answer and made a supplementary answer for Adams: "Steven is the strongest man I've ever met, he's really strong."

Earlier, when he was covering Randy (Foye) in team training, I crashed straight into it, and the moment I hit it, I thought my life was going to end, really.

He's definitely from Krypton or something like that, it's really horrible! ”

Butler shook his head with a smile as he spoke.

Xu Yong stretched his brows and laughed as well.

This was true, and it happened the day after the game against the Lakers.

Adams' physique is indeed a bit out of the ordinary, and it can even be said that he is a little perverted.

Because of the simple comparison of strength, he can't compare to many people, but he is not only strong in strength, but also extremely stable in the next game, which is difficult to top.

After the press conference, the three of them returned to the locker room.

Xu Yong rested for a while and then went to the training hall to practice.

But at this moment, a person came to the training hall.

Not Butler, but Adams.

Seeing Adams, Xu Yong was a little surprised.

He stopped training.

"Thank you, Xu." Adams walked up to Xu Yong and thanked him for trying to stand out for himself in the game.

It's not common for a team boss to be willing to stand up for a rookie.

Hearing this, Xu Yong knew that he was here to thank him, but he didn't feel happy.

"Steven, I think there are times when you are too gentle, and the next time you encounter this situation, you should fight back strongly, otherwise your opponent will think you are weak, and the next time they meet you, they will still treat you like that." Xu Yong didn't want to beat around the bush either, so he reminded directly.

After all, Adams is not the same as Johnson, Johnson is famous, but Adams is just a guy from New Zealand in the eyes of most people.

In particular, he is now too good-eyed, and at first glance he is the type of bully.

Adams smiled helplessly at this time, and then said: "When I played in New Zealand, I was also very tough, and I moved a lot. ”

Xu Yong was thoughtful when he heard this.

The basketball style of the Australian generation is like that, rough at best, dirty at worst, so his gentle discomfort with Adams also has reasons for being inconsistent with this impression.

"It wasn't until I lost the Youth League title because of my impulsiveness, and after that game, my coach told me to respond to my opponent with basketball no matter what situation I encountered, because he said that impulsiveness only hurts the team and is irresponsible to the team and teammates, and I have always believed in that."

Xu Yong was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Adams to have such an experience.

In a sense, Adams was right, because if he impulsively fights James tonight, then there is a high probability that he will be ejected in the end, and the Bulls may not be able to win this game tonight.

Of course, this also has something to do with people's personalities, after all, this is just a regular season, compared to winning or losing, as he said, it is more important to make the opponent dare not make a move next time.

But when he came to his senses, he smiled and patted Adams on the shoulder, and the thought that Adams was too gentle disappeared.

A team needs tough people and rational people.

From this point of view, the personalities of him, Butler and Adams complement each other, which may be a good thing.

(End of chapter)