I’m Really Playing Basketball

On May 2, 2011, two days after the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors in the seventh game, the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bobcats and Cavaliers officially began.

Before the game started, because of Xiao Zhan's very normal words of praise for his teammate Mike Conley, the game became even more interesting.

Because of the regular season best lineup, Rose was ignored, Chen Xiao complained for Rose, and Xiao Zhan's words, my Conley was also ignored, under the hype of the media, Rose and Conley, a pair of young control Wei is a bit like an old enemy.

And not to mention, under the comparison between the experts and celebrities before the game, the two of them even really felt like they were looking at themselves in the mirror.

For example, both are point guards who are known for their speed and athleticism. Of course, Rose's explosiveness and physical fitness are stronger.

For example, when both of them first entered the league, their shooting was not that good, but soon, with the efforts of both of them, their shooting became good. Of course, Conley is much better than Rose in this regard. In the second year of his career, he was already shooting 40% from three-point range, but now Rose's three-point shooting percentage is still not above 40%.

For another example, although neither of them is a traditional point guard like Stockton or Key, they are more aggressive, but both of them have excellent point guard skills and are both calm, and Westbrook Such new point guards are different. Although they don't have many assists, they all have good organizational skills.

Etc., etc.

It can be said that after such comparison, the two people look really, very similar.

What makes Rose very uncomfortable is that after comparing experts and celebrities across the United States, they came to such a conclusion.

"I don't think Derrick should feel sorry for what happened to him. He is an All-Star, he has the respect of the league and the love of the fans, and there are more unlucky people in this world because Mike is even more ignored than him. .”

Well, this is the conclusion that Mr. Pi came to, and it has been agreed by many people. It means, Rose, although you have not been selected for the All-Star Team, you have already been in the All-Star twice, so you are already lucky. Yes.

Conley's strength is similar to yours. He is now in his fourth year in the league and has not even made the All-Star list. If it weren't for the traffic James brought to him this time, others wouldn't even notice him.

You know, Conley is also a point guard who averages 14+7+2 per game. Although the data is not as good as Rose, this is not because he is not as good as Rose, but because he sacrifices more in the Cavaliers, unlike he did in the Bobcats. There is such a good environment for brushing up data, and Jordan went to great lengths to create an environment for Bobcat players to brush up on data.

"If Mike and Derrick were put in a different environment, I don't think Mike would do worse than Derrick, maybe even better."

Well, Chen Xiao was originally aggrieved for Rose, but after Xiao Zhan did this, everyone was aggrieved for Conley.

If you say you are a rose, what will your mood be like?

However, from the side, Conley's performance with the Cavaliers is indeed outstanding, especially this season.

Conley and Cavaliers' big center Oden are childhood sweethearts and have played together since they were very young. The reason why Conley came to the Cavaliers is that many people say that he is Oden's leg pendant. For Oden's performance, he With such a high talent, he came to the Cavaliers with Oden.

Because he has been playing beside Oden since he was a child, Conley is habitually ignored and despised.

However, this season, in the season when James is fully transformed into an ultimate player, Conley has taken on the organizational functions of the Cavaliers very well, and has done an excellent job in organizing the Cavaliers. He can attack and control the rhythm. At the same time, the key ball is still stable. Although his statistics are not that outstanding, he is very impressive at critical moments. And whether it is against Deron, Nash, Paul or Curry and other first-line point guards in other leagues, Conley does not suffer much. .

Of course, this is what many experts and celebrities have discovered after review.

And this is why so many experts and celebrities say that Conley is about the same strength as Rose. Even if his strength is slightly worse, his role on the court may even be better. It is also the reason why everyone is suddenly aggrieved for Conley.

It can only be said that Conley is indeed worthy of what Xiao Zhan said. My Mike is also not inferior to anyone.

Therefore, before the start of this semifinals, this wave of praise for Conley is actually worth understanding, and his stable performance in the regular season and playoffs this season is indeed worthy of everyone's praise.

However, in Chen Xiao's view, this may be a huge pressure on Conley.

From Chen Xiao's point of view, although Conley did not suffer against first-line point guards such as Pao, Ku, Deron, and Parker, he performed very well.

But why is Rose so angry?

Is Rose such a narrow-minded person?

Of course not, because after Conley entered the league from the Rose, he basically never performed well every time he played against him.

After so many years, Conley faced the Roses, whether it was the regular season or the playoffs, his highest score and best performance was 3 of 11, 9 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Well, Conley, who can seem 50-50 with other first-line point guards, meeting Rose is like a cannon meeting Deron.

This is no joke.

Historically, the player Conley fears most is Rose.

This is actually very easy to understand. From athletic ability, overall quality, to height, to golf intelligence and understanding of the game, Rose is simply an enhanced version of Conley, just like Granger meets Durant. Granger is awkward no matter how hard he fights.

In this time and space, because Rose's defensive skills are stronger and the Bobcats are stronger, Conley's situation was even worse when he met Rose.

Historically, when Conley met Rose, he scored in double figures only three times, shooting only 34% from the field, 17% from three-point range, and averaging just 10 points per game.

This efficiency is a typical statistic for meeting Rose. He can't make a shot, can't make a sudden attack, and is awkward no matter how he plays.

But in this time and space, Conley is still unable to produce such miserable data when facing Rose.

Now, experts and media across the United States don't compare Rose and Paul. They all compare Rose and Conley, and even think that the two are similar.

You are Ross, no matter how generous you are, you will still be angry, right?

Isn’t this bullying an honest person?

Therefore, from Rose's perspective, it is difficult for him to treat such offense as non-existent, and you are obviously deliberately blindly ignoring my previous performance against Conley and deliberately stepping on me.

You should compare me with a more suitable player. Do you think Conley is suitable?

Ross did feel offended.

In fact, as one of the parties involved in this controversy, Conley himself is indeed under a lot of pressure as Chen Xiao thought. He has been a transparent person since he was a child. In the past, he was a ignored person in front of Oden. Transparent, now in front of Oden and James, he is naturally even more of a little transparent who is ignored.

Now I don’t know why, but I suddenly became an internet celebrity. I have never experienced such an experience.

Suddenly, he felt like he was a gun.

There is no way, who makes the Bobcats too strong now?

The big devil of the NBA, so media experts hope to create a brave man.

Judging from the strength of the knight, it is impossible for the knight to be a brave man in front of the lynx.

We can only start from the strength of individual players. Looking left and right, we can see the group of Conley and Rose.

Isn't this just for the sake of hunting, starting from Rose, the Bobcats' star who they think may be the worst, to complete the plot of the Brave and the Devil.

Conley is one of the few players with an IQ in the NBA. He can certainly understand that he is being used as a gun.

Although he felt sorry for Alexander, he didn't blame others.

You really can't blame your boss James for this. James is doing it for his own good and only said it when he really praised him. I can only say that those media and experts are too low-level.

Likewise, he doesn't blame Rose, who was almost autistic in this series.

Conley is definitely one of the people in the entire league who recognizes Rose's strength the most. It should be said that, besides Chen Xiao, he is the second person to recognize Rose.

Chen Xiao only knows how powerful Rose is this season because of his system. He is an A+ point guard. Do you think it's a joke?

Conley, on the other hand, faced Rose directly, and the pressure Rose put on him was always much greater than the pressure put on him by the league's number one point guard Paul and others. He was not blind, so how could he not notice Rose? Even if his strength is not as good as Paul's, it will definitely not be much worse, or even not worse than Paul's at all.

Therefore, Rose hopes that he can be compared with Paul and others. Is this invitation unreasonable?

In Conley's view, this request is reasonable, and too reasonable. If he had the strength of Rose, he felt that he would directly say that he is the number one point guard in the league!

Therefore, in this series, the media experts who provoked the dispute between Rose and Conley saw an extremely incredible scene.

Conley and Rose, two people they rated as having similar strengths, played games at completely different levels in this series.

Rose, who received the support of the entire Bobcat team in this series, averaged 30.8 points, 10.8 assists and 5 rebounds in 6 games while shooting 48% from the field and 36% from three-point range. Now that Deng Westbrook is devalued, this stat is really valuable, 30+10. A point guard who averages 30+10 per game in a playoff series is very rare in the history of the NBA.

It can be said that when the Cavaliers face Rose, no matter who they are in one-on-one, they are completely unable to guard them, from Conley to James, to Danny Green or Matthews.

A very classic scene in this series is that facing the Bobcats' junior Rose, James and Conley even surrounded and defended Rose for many rounds.

James and Conley are swarming to defend a certain player. Even players like Paul, Deron, and Nash can't do this!

How many NBA players can get the treatment of James and Conley this season?

Not many. Before the start of this series, there were only three people: Kobe, Wade, and Chen Xiao!

Therefore, when the series between the Bobcats and the Cavaliers ended, the entire NBA was in an uproar.

Rose's strength is incredible.

If these people knew that in history, there was a scene of James and Wade attacking Rose together this year, I am afraid these people would be even more shocked.

Compared with history, Rose's shooting ability is stronger now. At the same time, his teammates are O'Neal, Chen Xiao, Granger, Roy, Stoudemire, Key and other players who are stronger.

It is conceivable that in this time and space, the effect of James and Conley's flanking attack on Rose is limited.

He can't defend himself alone, and he can't be caught in a double attack. Rose is invincible in this series.

"Ross actually has the strength to be the boss of the Bobcats, and he can also defeat a team as strong as the Cavaliers in the playoffs as the boss..."

To be honest, this result really shocked these experts.

Because now the league's number one point guard Paul is also promoted to the boss and tactical core position by Chen Xiao in the Bobcats. Let's put it this way, the combination of Chen Xiao + Paul, Paul's power as the boss is not as powerful as Chen Xiao + Rose, and Rose is the boss The power is strong.

This is not because the other Bobcat players are stronger, but because Chen Xiao + Rose, the ball is concentrated in Rose's hands, and the effect is indeed better than that in Paul's hands.

Because Rose's explosive ability is indeed better than Paul's.

When Paul was the boss, when he faced some teams and was unable to attack by himself, he would have to find Chen Xiao in the end, preferably Chen Xiao, and things would become difficult and anxious.

As for Rose, there are almost no opponents or situations that he can't defeat one-on-one.

This is comfortable.

"If the Bobcats play like this in this series and replace Rose with Paul, maybe the Bobcats will have to go 4-3 to advance."

"They may not even advance. Do you think Paul, who has unlimited firepower to face Conley, can carry the Bobcats' offense? In the end, if the Bobcats want to advance, they will eventually return to a style of play with Chen Xiao as the core."

The Bobcats with Paul as the core may not be able to beat the Cavaliers, because Paul is not easy to beat Conley, and Chen Xiao is not that easy to beat James. The final situation will be very delicate.

And Rose played the Cavaliers as the core. Although the final score was 4 to 2, it was very anxious. However, everyone who watched the game knew that the Bobcats were very stable, because after James was attracted by Rose, Chen Xiao was handed over to Danny. Although Green and Danny Green's defense is good, Chen Xiao has not yet exerted his strength. He just acts as a big pitcher and firmly controls the series.

In other words, this 4-2 is a 4-2 without Chen Xiao's effort.

No joke, if Rose is replaced by Paul, with Paul as the core, it really won't be that easy for the Bobcats to face this super starting lineup of Oden, James, Danny Green, Matthews and Conley.

In the end, although Chen Xiao can still defeat the Cavaliers when he returns, with Chen Xiao as the core and letting Chen Xiao and James compete in a series, Chen Xiao's consumption will definitely not be less.

The Cavaliers' starting players are very strong in individual defense and assisting defense. To be honest, Roy, Granger, and Stoudemire's offense are not that easy to beat. Facing such a team, you need someone with strong explosive ability. Players, if there is no Rose, Chen Xiao can only blast. Even if it is Chen Xiao, it will not be easy.

So Chen Xiao's consumption in this round, and the next round against the Bucks and Heat... there will be variables.

Therefore, when the Bobcats beat the Cavaliers in this series, Chen Xiao's success was so easy thanks to Rose.

Of course, it is also thanks to Boss Qiao who dares to fight like this. Although Boss Qiao does not have a system, when Boss Qiao trusts someone, he really trusts him.

Of course, Ross himself is also up for it.

Playing such a classic series and playing the best personal performance of his career, Rose certainly proved his strength. At least, after this series, Rose will never be said to be the weakest among the five-star Bobcats again. That's it.

Why do you say that?

Because after the end of this series, many American reporters started trouble again.

"Chen, do you think Derek is a better player than Chris?"

Good guys, you are real dogs.

However, when Chen Xiao faced this problem, he was also happy for Rose. After all, he did use his performance to make the world recognize his appeal. He can be compared with the strongest group of point guards in the league such as Chris Paul. .

He, Derrick Rose, is also one of the league's superstar players!

"Chris and Derrick are different styles of players. I won't compare who is better. They are both one of the best point guards in this league and one of the best players. They can always help on the court. Teammates, leading the team to victory, they are all good players and great leaders.”

Of course there is no problem with Chen Xiao's answer, but is there a problem with Xiao Zhan's previous answer? Isn't it still a loophole caught by these bad media reporters?

To be honest, Chen Xiao actually doesn't want to answer such a question, but it's really not okay not to answer it at this time.

Fortunately, Xiaopao has now been eliminated, so these media reporters really can't make a fuss.

Even if there is an article to be made, it will have to wait until next season.

On May 11, 2011, the Bobcats advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 4-2 score without consuming Chen Xiao.

Looking at this result, the players from the Heat and Bucks, who were competing against each other in the Eastern Conference semifinals, all frowned.

To be honest, this result is really unfavorable to them.

They really didn't expect that Rose, recognized as the weakest link among the five-star Bobcats, would be so strong.

Damn it, the team's seventh player is a player who can score 30+10 in a playoff series. How can this be corrected?

So much so that after watching the series between the Bobcats and Cavaliers, the Heat's Britney made a Q.

No wonder Xiao Tiantian is so elegant and easy-going.

There are five superstars on one team, and the worst one is even the number one point guard in the league. Do you think this is scary or not?

Of course it's scary!

For a time, the ongoing NBA playoffs were shrouded in a cloud of Bobcats with Chen Xiao opening his hands.

Kobe Bryant, Wade, Yao Ming, Anthony, Durant, Curry, Ray Allen, everyone seemed to be able to hear Chen Xiao's devilish laughter.

"This is really the strongest Devils team led by the strongest Devil in NBA history!"