ATPnovel Chapter 368 Wei Xiaobo
Chapter 368 Wei Xiaobo
Chapter 368 Wei Xiaobo
"Kobe wearing No. 24 is like Michael wearing No. 45. Still strong, but not unique anymore."
In November, the penultimate game of the Lakers, the game against the Bucks was over, and its core Michael Reed was above Kobe in all statistics, which triggered outside discussions and discussions about Kobe.
The topic and focus of their discussion was nothing more than why Kobe's scoring average dropped so much after only one season and no major injuries.
As of the end of the game against the Bucks, Kobe has averaged 24 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game so far this season.
Compared with the same period last season, his averages were 33.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
It is worth mentioning that Kobe's shooting percentage has increased by 4 percentage points compared with the same period last season, and the number of assists has increased by 1.6, but can this show that Kobe has become better?I'm afraid I can't.
So far this season, it has become normal for Kobe to shoot less than 20 times in a single game. Last season, he had to shoot 27 shots per game. If he took more shots, his efficiency could not be guaranteed. Moreover, under a specific team configuration, the Lakers could not create the best single-handed space for him. It is natural that his shooting rate is not high.
On the other hand, this season, he controlled his shots and minimized difficult forced shots. As a result, his scoring dropped and his shooting percentage increased. The only assists that had an intuitive change were only 1.6 more.
The outside world missed Kobe last season, and forgot how they criticized Kobe for ignoring his teammates for selfishness and only focusing on the basket.
Kobe suffered a lot of unjust attacks, but he had nothing to say, and that was the price of being the leader of the Lakers.
Future Jordan told us on "The Last Dance": "A lot of people say they want to be Michael Jordan for a day or a week, and I don't think they understand that it's not fun."
"From the moment Michael Jordan left his hotel room, the spotlight was on him," said Tim Hallam, a long-time Bulls press officer (PR media executive). "Everyone in the world wanted to see him, talk to him, and they all wanted something from him in one way or another. He was under pressure to be on all the time with people."
Today's Kobe does not have the attention and influence of Jordan in his heyday, but they are under the same pressure.
Playing for the Lakers, this so-called wealthy team has been a championship team since its establishment, almost every decade in the NBA—40S-50S-60S-70S-80S-90S-00S-10S.
In the new media era, the distance between players and the outside world is too close.
No matter what Kobe does, he will attract a lot of criticism. Only the result can tell others whether he is right or not.
His transformation has been going on for a month. The Lakers are currently ranked fourth in the West, and the teams ahead of them only have unshakable days.
The sound that 24 is not as good as 8 reached Kobe's ears, and he remained silent.
Instead, the Bucks sent a sad report: "Andre Bogut has an indefinite truce due to the broken pill!"
There are more voices condemning Wei Xia.
He turned a deaf ear, and if reporters came to ask him, he would pretend to be stupid.
If it doesn't work, just pretend to be pitiful and ignorant: "I don't know what you're talking about,"
The media in the United States gave him mixed reviews, while the media in China seemed to be optimistic about the show, and the fans all applauded him.
Many people may think that Bogut will offend fans because of certain remarks in the future, but you have to know that no one suddenly becomes cheap, either he was born like this, or he suffered a major blow before he changed his mind.It’s not as bad as his family. Here we irresponsibly speculate that Bogut should belong to the former, and he was born with his dirty tricks.
During the draft, someone compared him to Yao Huang. Of course he was not happy. The media and scouts all compared Duncan to him. Where did Yao Huang come from? How can he compare with him?His rude words annoyed Chinese fans. Therefore, Wei Xia's unexpected "elimination of harm for the people" this time attracted fans' praise.
Fans originally followed CCTV and called him "Wei Xia". After this incident, some fans called him "Brother Wei", but they thought it was too vulgar, so they changed it.
But after the modification, it seems to be doubled on the basis of vulgarity: Wei Xiaobo.
Whether Wei Ge or Wei Xiaobo, since then, Wei Xia has won his own nickname like Kobe's "volute", James' "orangutan"⑴, and McGrady's "McGrady".
⑴In the earliest days, domestic fans called James the orangutan, the kind without malice, but now the taste has changed.I am not malicious here either.Serious face#
Hearing the good news about Bogut, ah no—a sad news.
Wei Xia expressed his apology to the media: "No one would want this kind of thing to happen. I am really sorry. I didn't expect it to cause so much trouble to Andre."
In private, he can talk about Sao Rui, but he has to be cautious when speaking to the media around the world.
It's as if the Japanese's so-called "bringing you a lot of trouble" is already the most serious apology statement except Dogeza, but for people outside Japan, this kind of apology is unacceptable.
Therefore, Wei Xia's statement is also not accepted.
The Milwaukee media set off a wave of Black Vescia craze.
Wei Xia no longer entangled in this matter. After all, it was not his ointment pill that was broken, and people can never empathize with each other. He can only try his best to imagine the pain.
After that incident, his teammates respected him a little more.
Kyle Lowry couldn't look at him right.
In the past, when Lowry looked at Wei Xia, it was the kind eyes of a very powerful senior and a fellow villager.
Now, his eyes have changed from kindness to "fear and awe".
He was worried that Wei Xia would explode his eggs if he disagreed with him. He was not married and had children, so he couldn't take that thing at risk.
Sprewell and Bynum's break-up with Wecha lasted for two days and came to an end.
Bynum and Wei Xia had no overnight feud. Although Hollins unilaterally respected Wei Xia as his teacher, he was incomprehensible and uncomfortable, but he thought it through after he went back.What big things can a guy who assassinates people do?The future is definitely not as good as him, why did he break up with Wei Xia for this kind of person?not worth it!
Sprewell's idea was simpler.
"Why the hell am I breaking up with you for the Australian balls?" Sprewell asked aloud.
Wei Xia put his hands on his hips: "Ask yourself."
"I find it's not worth it. I hate that mangy Australian dog as much as you do. Why did you affect our friendship because of that bastard?" Sprewell seemed to have forgotten who proposed to break up the relationship. "Friendship is priceless, Wish."
Wei Xia pretended not to know that it was Sprewell who first proposed the break-up.
"So you mean to say?"
"It's okay between us, right?" Sprewell smiled and hugged Wei Xia's shoulder.
Wei Xia reluctantly said, "Yes, it's all right."
The matter was resolved. At the review meeting that day, Phil Jackson made several criticisms of Wei Xia.
Wei Xia didn't expect that he would be criticized for making such a great contribution.
Jackson's criticism of Wei Xia mainly has one point: "Wish, I don't care whether you are subjective or not. Your behavior has seriously affected your reputation. You are one of the faces of the Lakers. If you do something wrong, the whole team will be ashamed with you. Next time you do something like this, I hope you will say hello to me in advance."
Wei Xia said dejectedly, "I didn't mean to."
"The situation was urgent at the time, and it was understandable that you didn't have time to inform me, but this is not an example." Jackson's understanding was really good, and he completely misunderstood Wei Xia's words.
Since Wei Xia was not present during Reed's outbreak, Jackson naturally would not ask Kobe to hold him accountable.
In the past few days, many media have been looking for Kobe's troubles, and he is not the only one.When Reed broke out, he was briefly mentioned. He later turned the replay meeting into a pre-match analysis meeting, focusing on analyzing the opponent the day after tomorrow night, the last game in November-the home game against the Jazz.
He made it clear that if the Lakers want to make a difference in the playoffs, they must show the strength to beat strong teams steadily, which is what the Lakers are criticized for.
Against weak teams, they are sure, but against strong teams it is different.
"Kobe, I don't agree with the statement that No. 24 is not as good as No. 8." Jackson finally said, "But the offensive threat of No. 24 is indeed far inferior to No. 8."
Jackson's words opened the gates of hell for Jazz.
For the final game in November, the Staples Center was packed.
The last time the Lakers played against the Jazz, they were completely defeated by the opponent's frontcourt depth.
We met again today. From the first second of the game, Kobe started the familiar offensive mode.
In the first quarter, Kobe made 8 of 5 shots and no free throws, because the Jazz decisively put him in the middle distance, using the league's top inside thickness to fill the paint area.
Kobe didn't make any free throws, no rebounds, no assists, turned into an offensive machine, 10+0+0+0+0 in a single quarter.
Jazz didn't expect the black mamba to suddenly open his mouth and show his fangs.
In the second quarter, they reacted, but unfortunately the venom began to work.
In the second quarter, Kobe made 8 of 5 shots again.
Compared with the first quarter, there was a small improvement. He got 2 free throws and made all of them.
12 points and 2 rebounds in a single quarter, 22 points and 2 rebounds in the half, almost no scoring at the basket, 95% of his shots came from high jumpers.
The Jazz changed four or five people to defend, but it didn't work.
Kobe overturned the Jazz, but said to ESPN reporters: "You may not believe it, but the intensity of the first half was just enough for me to warm up, and the good show was in the third quarter."
(End of this chapter)