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Chapter 739 He is not yet qualified to participate in the blue-collar historical ranking?
"Hi~ Hot~ You won the last game while we were away, but you will have to pay it back this time~" During the warm-up, Russell Westbrook of the Thunder took the initiative to greet Tang Qian.He likes the latter's iron-blooded style of play very much, which suits his appetite very much.

Tang Qian did not expect that "Westbrook" would take the initiative to greet him. He was taken aback for a moment, and then he also smiled and said: "Thank you very much for greeting me~ But Russell, we are still going to win this game~ No Ready to make a concession." Westbrook heard the words: "Concession? Hot, do you think we need you to make a concession now? We are the second and second team in the Western Conference."

"Now doesn't mean it will be the same in the future." Tang Qian did not back down, and said bluntly: "There are still so many games in the future, and anything can happen."

"Okay, let me see how you guys make these things 'happen'." Russell Westbrook also seemed to enjoy this kind of benign confrontation, and he was in a way the opposite of Durant. different.

It is said that in the "Double Young", Russell Westbrook dragged Durant down by playing. After all, Durant is a man with the MVP, and the level of the two sides is clear at a glance.But the world is impermanent, who would have guessed that in the future, Thunder 0 will produce a wave of super MVP data that will be remembered by history?

Kevin Durant? OK, can you remember his MVP season stats?Can you remember it in a second?What about five seconds?
But the MVP data of Thunder 0 will definitely be forgotten by no one in the next 50 years.

brush?That also requires you to have the ability.This is not simply a matter of swiping data~ This kind of data can only be achieved with the right time, place, people and one's own super ability.Those who deliberately belittle are all black for black's sake.

Besides, how many superstars have never been "brushes"?

God Joe is not exempt, let alone Russell Westbrook?
Still the same sentence, if you fail to do it, you are not necessarily not strong, but if you do it, you must be super strong.

It's a simple dialectical logic, isn't it?

This season, Kobe, Durant, and James are basically leading the MVP simulation voting list, and everyone behind them knows that they are all foils and accompanying runners.The regular season MVP of this season must be one of these three people.Compared to now, Durant leads the most votes and staging simulation list, followed by James, and finally Kobe.After all, the 13-14 season is still an era that puts more emphasis on records. If you want to win the MVP, data alone is not enough.The record must be added as a rigid indicator.

The best choice is the strongest data + the strongest record. If you can only choose one, in this time period, the record is still greater than the personal data index.

Although Kobe's statistics are very strong, and his shooting percentage and efficiency have reached the highest in his career, but because the Lakers' record is the worst among the three teams, they are ranked last instead.However, the gap in the number of votes is not particularly large. If the Lakers have a strong record later, he can still have a chance to fight back.

However, this battle is also the key to the votes of the Impressionist reporters. If he wants to stand out, he had better beat the Thunder and Kevin Durant, who is in the limelight this season.The latter began to enter the peak of the game this season, and the current scoring average has broken through the 31+ mark for the first time, and has reached the level of 32+ in one breath, which is considered a very strong scoring ability.At least the title of super scorer, he can take it firmly.If there is no number 24 of the Lakers pressing on it, this statistic is enough to make him a lot better.At the same time, there are 7+ rebounds and 5+ assists, plus 1+ steals and nearly 1+ blocks. This statistics are getting closer and closer to the Heat's LeBron James style of play. 32+7+5+1+1, it can be called an absolutely beautiful single-season statistical resume.

If there is no Kobe.

Fortunately, the Thunder's record this season is the best among the three teams, which allowed Durant to temporarily sit at the top of the MVP simulation voting list.However, he himself knew that this position was not safe.

It is best to defeat these opponents and occupy the votes of the impression stream, which is the safest.

Otherwise, the NBA still has a not-so-good record, but there is a precedent for winning the MVP.

Durant doesn't want the "cooked duck" to fly away.

After all, he doesn't know how difficult it is to win the regular season MVP.

If you miss it, it is very likely that you will miss it for a lifetime.

James is at the monster level, and Jordan can't match his basic team leadership ability. Durant asked himself that he still couldn't reach that level.The biggest gap is not a question of ability, but a question of style of play. His basketball philosophy is not that of James.

Chris Paul back then was the best example. After losing to Kobe, everyone felt that he was still young, and there would be more opportunities to win the MVP in the future. After all, in those years, high-level statistics were rampant, and Paul was very competitive.Then, there is no more.Of course, this has nothing to do with Kobe’s MVP being “gifted” by the league, because Kobe defeated Paul and the Hornets head-on in the final MVP battle. , It's not the MVP that's the devil.

If you really want to be ironic about this, please take a closer look at the MVP voting that year. The difference was about 200 points, and the first-choice vote was even worse by more than 40%. Is this also called "send"?If this is the case, what are Nash and O'Neal in the 04-05 season?And Duncan and Kidd?Duncan and Garnett?Isn't this much smaller than the MVP score gap between Kobe and Paul?
So Kobe won that year as a matter of course, and there is nothing to question. With a gap of more than 200 points, there are many MVP battles in NBA history that are much smaller than this point gap.This is just to say that Paul's MVP is second. Everyone feels that there is a lot to do in the future and a lot of opportunities.However, the fact is that Paul will never have a season close to the MVP trophy in the future.So this put a lot of pressure on Durant.

He doesn't want to become a tragic figure like Paul in the future. In this case, he must maintain this great form and season.Otherwise, to be honest, Durant does not have such strong confidence in the future.

This is also one of his biggest hidden problems.

To say that he has the essence of a killer is flattery at all. His mind is far less perseverant than everyone imagined.

This game was broadcast by TNT TV station, and the broadcaster was O'Neill + Reggie Miller.

"Shaq, this game is a battle of focus, who do you think has the best chance of winning?" Miller said straight to the point.

"Does it need to be said? Of course it's the Thunder." O'Neill answered without hesitation.

"You seem to be watching the Lakers badly every time, Shaq."

"It's not that I look down on the Lakers, it's just that the Lakers' record, lineup, bench depth, and team chemistry are not as good as the Oklahoma City Thunder. How do you want me to look down on him?" O'Neal said in a serious manner. Seriously.

"Well, although I think so too, there should actually be a lot to watch in this game." Miller changed the subject and said: "For example, the direct confrontation between the MVPs of Kobe and Durant is the key. Durant James has every chance to win the MVP of the regular season."

"I am more optimistic about Durant. James' statistics and record are not as good as Kevin's this year. It doesn't make sense for him to win the MVP." As soon as O'Neal finished speaking, Reggie Miller next to him asked: "So you think Is Durant better than LeBron this season?"

"That's right," O'Neill said.

"But I think James is a bit more reserved in the regular season. If he does his best in the regular season..." Reggie Miller hadn't finished speaking, but O'Neal took the conversation away and said, "Stay in the regular season. Who can blame? If James’ statistics and record are not as good as Kevin’s, but he won the MVP of this season, then when I was in the Lakers, would the league owe me several MVP trophies?”

"That's true. Since it is the MVP competition in the regular season, it naturally depends on the strength displayed, otherwise it will be unfair to players who have obtained high statistics." Miller seemed to agree with O'Neal's point of view, which made O'Neal very happy. : "Yes, even if James still has 10% or even 20% of his spare energy this season, he can only blame himself, because the MVP of the regular season is the display of statistics and records. There is no spare energy and full strength. explain."

"So do you think Bryant has a chance?" Miller asked.

"No." O'Neal said in one breath, but soon he realized something, so he explained: "In terms of statistics, Kobe is the best among the three this season, and even Jordan has never played this kind of statistics. Come on. Of course, this is because the rules of the game are different now, otherwise Jordan may score 50 points per game." O'Neal is really a person with a heart as big as a needle, just because Kobe once said "Shaq did it too" , he has always held a grudge.If you comb through the OK soap operas in Los Angeles that year, if you open a "God's perspective", then you will find that O'Neill is "crazy and sarcasm" throughout.Kobe didn't explain many things at all.It wasn't until the No. 24 champion surpassed him that he really changed his previous "arrogance", euphemistically calling it "that's just young and frivolous".

In fact, fans who have experienced that period of time should know in their hearts what Kobe did when he failed to win the championship in 08.What would Kobe do if he really didn't have another championship in his career.Will he tell the truth about the "breakup" in the interview as he did later?Will he and Kobe "sympathize" again?

You and I both know that it won't happen.

If there were no two championships behind Kobe, he would still be a "big shark" aloof, and he would never treat the former with such a gentle attitude.Refer to his teammates, Nash, Wade, James, Hardaway, which one has he blessed after separation?It's all satire and belittlement, thinking that they are not as good as themselves or hitting them in disguise.

Moreover, O'Neal is also a loyal fan of the "ring theory". He also expressed a similar view of the "core player ring theory" in the basketball talk show "TNT Tiantuan".It means that Horry, Fisher and some people who "mix the ring" do not apply this "ring theory".Well, what he meant was that he was not qualified to participate in the discussion at all.

Coincidentally, this "ring theory" was proposed by Michael Jordan, at least it was carried forward, so O'Neill used it as a gun, very handy.

So when Kobe won the fourth championship ring, he was still not so kind. It was not until he defeated his old rival Boston on the 24th in 2010 that he completely "changed his face" and became the one who praised Kobe and the "OK combination" of the year everywhere. "Propaganda division".

In fact, old fans know that before 2010, O'Neal treated Kobe Bryant no differently from those in front of him.It will not be kinder, it will only be worse.

He likes to compare, like to suppress, and likes the feeling of being superior. He thinks that he is the number one center in the NBA throughout history.For this reason, he also had a war of words with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain. I am afraid that not many fans who have seriously researched these dark histories know about it.

Later, under pressure, I changed my words, and once again came up with a "ring theory" Twitter self-ranking.

So this fully shows that O'Neill's heart is far from being as bright and carefree as everyone sees, and that is just one side of him.Therefore, now Kobe has kept pace with him, and even the "ring theory" has to overwhelm him. If he is allowed to win a regular season MVP, this weight will be even heavier.

He doesn't want people to bring it up at that time, saying that he was on the contrary Kobe's glory, and that he suppressed Kobe's rapid growth in those years.Besides, his "ring theory" would embarrass him even more.

After all, O'Neal has never been short of star outsiders all his life, and sometimes there are several of them together, so to be honest, he is much better than Kobe's teammates.Kobe has proved that he can still lead the team to get the ring without him, and there are more than one, what about himself?The Heat's ring was "given" by Wade because he is not an FMVP.According to the standard of treating Kobe back then, that's it.Well, I forgot to mention that, like Kobe, he has only one MVP trophy.

Therefore, in his heart, he was extremely unwilling for Kobe to win the MVP trophy this season.

This will give Kobe a faint tendency to surpass him.

What he tolerated the most was keeping pace with each other, surpassing them... He extremely didn't want this to happen.

"However..." O'Neal turned around. He said, "The record of the Lakers this season is too bad, far inferior to that of the Heat and the Thunder. This is a huge flaw in the competition for the MVP of the regular season." Very tactful, Reggie Miller also nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, the record is not enough to convince the public. With this flaw, it is difficult to be elected as the MVP."

O'Neill breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he didn't want to show this "small thinking".

"Nashaq, what do you think of Dongfang Tang of the Lakers? He has also been quite active during this time."

"He is an excellent blue-collar star. I admit that I underestimated him a little in the past, but his scoring is flawed. Besides, he is an Easterner. According to Yao and Yi's NBA experience, his physical endurance after a few seasons .Sex is a big issue. It's hard to be a talent when you're hit by a major injury. You know Reggie, the NBA is brutal."

"Then what position do you think Tang can rank among the blue-collar workers now? This is a topic that has been discussed a lot on the Internet recently." Miller asked. "I think it's too early and inappropriate to talk about this issue." After O'Neill finished speaking, Miller said, "Are you referring to Tang's lack of ability or qualification?"

"I think that if you want to talk about this issue, you must respect your predecessors. Just like when I joined the NBA's 50 superstars, my qualifications were too young, and many people didn't take me seriously. Of course, I really couldn't show it at that time. Compared with others, the accumulation of honors is several dimensions behind." O'Neill began to help himself and said: "I remember that Wilt Chamberlain said in an interview at that time that he thought I didn't have the qualifications and qualifications now. , It’s not a matter of talent, it’s just that it hasn’t been fulfilled. When I heard this, I was honestly very angry, but after thinking about it later, there is no problem with Wilt’s saying so.”

"At that time, I had nothing, and I had very little personal honor. Compared with great figures like them who had been or were close to being finalized, they were not in the same order of magnitude. If this is the case, what is wrong with his words? "O'Neill changed the subject and said: "So I think it's too early to talk about this now, let's talk about it after the accumulation of hot honors."

"Otherwise it is disrespect for the previous predecessors."

O'Neill said so, but he thought in his heart that the Easterners are impatient. Fuck, so maybe the Lakers' No. 29 will be abolished in a few years.In that case, without accumulating honors, what's the use of playing well for several seasons in a season?It will still be forgotten by history, just like throwing garbage paper, it won't make too much noise.

Besides, he also hated this guy very much, it was the kind of feeling that he would hate this guy after meeting him once, even if he hadn't met directly.

O'Neal hasn't felt this way for a long time, and the most recent one is Kobe.

Because the latter gradually caught up with him, and kept pace with him.

He doesn't like being outdone, it makes him uncomfortable.

But why do you feel this way about this oriental boy?O'Neill himself may find it difficult to explain.

In the end he could only explain it as "gut feeling".

He just hates the number 29 of the Lakers, and he didn't explain the reason and reason clearly.

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