The rest is just noise

Anyone who follows the NBA should have the same feeling.

It seems that after the All-Star Weekend, those outstanding rookies can always perform like star players.

You can often see words like this in some teams' season previews describing future stars who are about to enter their second season: "Last season, he averaged 10 points per game after the All-Star break... (significantly higher than his season average). to improve)”.

The same thing happened to Yu Tiancan.

After the holidays, Yu Tiancan, who had previously been neither popular nor popular, seemed to have adapted to the NBA game, averaging double figures in seven consecutive games, turning from a rookie with occasional potential into a top substitute at the center position.

The "New York Times" couldn't keep its mouth shut, and exaggeratedly commented: "Sometimes, Yu's role can even be comparable to Ewing. When Ewing sits off the court to rest, the coaching staff can rest assured about the inside line, because Yu's performance on both ends of the offense and defense is no less than Ewing."

From these comments, we can see how unpopular Ewing is.

How on earth did this guy get his reputation like this?

Anyway, you point at a rookie who eats dumplings continuously and say his role is similar to that of the top three centers in the league?

Louis immediately poured cold water on it: "This is why I hate The Times. Except for Dave Anderson, I can't see a conscientious media person in this media."

The New York media has always been angry but afraid to speak out about Louis.

Before Louis came to New York, he was at odds with them. After coming to New York, many people predicted that the New York media would make Louis accomplish nothing in the Knicks.

The power of public opinion is neither great nor small.

But Louis silenced the media with his excellent results.

An extremely unequal relationship formed between them.

Louis has long had a condescending attitude toward the media.

Same this time.

However, Yu Tiancan's active performance also affected another person.

That is Abraham Lincoln High School’s Chinese center Wang Zhizhi.

Both are centers from China, are equally talented, and both attended Lincoln High School. Comparing Wang Zhizhi and Yu Tiancan is a common practice in the media.

The result of the comparison is that Wang Zhizhi clearly wins.

Because at the same time, Yu Tiancan was just an inconspicuous international student.

Before his height soared, he had not come into the media's attention at all.

On the other hand, Wang Zhizhi is already very strong now.

Although he is only in ninth grade, he is the core of Lincoln High School's interior, averaging 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks per game so far this season.

Some college scouts even compared him to Chicago's hottest star, Kevin Garnett.

But in terms of style, he is more like Philadelphia's Rasheed Wallace.

A ninth-grade center was compared to a super talent that attracted national attention. This was something that Louis could not have imagined before Wang Zhizhi came to the United States.

Now it seems that perhaps it was Wang Zhizhi's achievements in his previous life that made him underestimate his opponent's talent.

Many domestic fans like to compare Wang Zhizhi with the two.

One is Scola and the other is Nowitzki.

It was not uncommon before Wang Zhizhi retired that the Mavericks had nothing to do with Nowitzki since he joined the NBA a few years ago.

Louis believes that Wang Zhizhi may have only fulfilled 30% of his talent, but forget it when compared with Nowitzki.

You should also pay attention to the Basic Law when you blow.

However, Louis is very interested in the comparison with Scola.

They also focused on offense and neglected defense. Scola was helpless, but Wang Zhizhi took the wrong approach.

When Louis was looking for a CBA template for Zhou Qi, he searched all the players in the history of the CBA League and found that the only player similar to Zhou Qi was Wang Zhizhi.

In Wang Zhizhi's first professional season, he averaged 3 blocks per game, and then it dropped year after year. The Bayi team, which was invincible in the league, made him lose the ability to constantly push the limits of his own pursuit like the fat guy in the Blue League who couldn't play.

power.

The most intuitive manifestation is his lowering of self-requirements.

He was at his peak when he debuted on the defensive end, and has been declining year after year since then. Although his offensive skills are impeccable, how much effort has he spent on these skills?

In the end, the Wang Zhizhi that fans saw in the NBA was an ordinary character who flew kites offensively and defended cash machines.

Those lost, those mistakes, those irreparable falls can all be made up for in this life.

In addition to paying attention to Wang Zhizhi's performance, the focus of Louis' life is the NBA.

Kevin McHale finally received permission from the team doctor and attending physician to participate in confrontation training and official games.

The Knicks roster suddenly has 16 players.

Although Wang Mukong and Matt Stegenga have been playing in the Development League for a long time and do not occupy positions, but now, if McHale wants to come back, they must lay off a player.

This candidate was chosen easily.

Matt Stegenga is the only "parallel import" that Louis has drafted in the fifteen years since he entered professional basketball.

The definition of parallel import does not mean that his draft ranking is high.

Instead, Louis "finally" selected a useless player.

Although it was Zhao Yuanzheng's suggestion to choose him, the decision was made by Louis.

Since the credit for Zhao Yuanzheng's correct suggestions in the past has been recorded in Louis' name, if something goes wrong now, Louis will naturally bear the responsibility as well.

The Knicks did not completely give up on Stegenga because the contract they originally signed with him was a non-guaranteed contract.

Therefore, the contract can be terminated at any time.

After Stegenga's contract was terminated, the Knicks signed him to a development contract.

Because of Louis, the Development League came out ten years early.

In addition to the 15 players on the roster, each team also has 8 development player contract quotas and 4 short-term development player contract quotas.

These contracts are not included in the salary cap, but the maximum salary cannot exceed US$50,000. When the team encounters a wave of injuries, players from the Development League can be deployed as an emergency response.

Stegenga then went to the Knicks' Development League team. Whether he can return to the Knicks depends on personal struggle and luck.

The Knicks are in good shape, but their internal problems have not disappeared.

However, all the contradictions are cleverly stuck in a sensitive place that is close to breaking out but never seems to be able to break out.

Winning can suppress internal conflicts to a certain extent.

Then, the Knicks returned to first place in the Eastern Conference.

After the Heat stayed at the top of the conference for 2/3 of the season, they were caught up by the Knicks.

But on March 20, the Knicks will have a rematch with the Trail Blazers, and the Heat's opponent is the Timberwolves, the weakest team in the Western Conference.

Although it is not a head-to-head confrontation, it is still a battle for the top spot.

The Knicks can only continue to rank first in the league if they win against the Trail Blazers.

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