I don’t know since when, player No. 36 will always appear in the Trail Blazers’ post-game interviews~~~ no matter whether they win or lose.
Sometimes, even in interviews where Aldridge did not attend, Wang Zelin would still be pulled by Coach Terry. The same was true for today's big defeat.
"Wang, you lost tonight, and you lost while being suppressed by the entire audience. Do you think your team has encountered a bottleneck?"
"Or maybe you've hit the rookie wall?"
A casual glance...ESPN.
Tonight, Wang Zelin started for 27 minutes and scored 17 points and 8 rebounds with 7 of 15 and 3 of 3 free throws. Not only was his score a career low, but it also interrupted his 19 consecutive regular season games with double figures in points and rebounds.
Record.
Obviously, Wang Zelin was depressed in this game, and it can even be said that the entire Trail Blazers team was depressed.
The team made 33 of 79 shots, with a field goal percentage of only 41%, and made 6 of 22 three-pointers, with a field goal percentage of only 27.3%. There were also 18 crucial turnovers.
Comparing the statistics of the two teams, the Pacers have the advantage in all aspects.
Compared with the team, the most important thing to the outside world is that Wang Zelin, the "Chinese wonder boy" who has always performed well, finally had a hip stretch.
The Trail Blazers were suppressed so miserably by the entire audience in the last game, and it was only because of their defeat against the San Antonio Spurs.
But even in that game, Wang Zelin still got 12 points and 10 rebounds from Duncan in the end, maintaining the record of double figures in points and rebounds.
Moreover, getting a double-double on Duncan's head is hard to compare with getting a double-double on other players' heads.
In order to wait for this moment, all the "Wang Hei" headed by ESPN have waited long enough. They finally caught the day when Wang Zelin fell into the water, how could they not kill him in pain.
"The chemical reaction of all our players has always been very good. This defeat was mainly affected by the continuous away games, which caused all the players to feel cold and in poor condition. Moreover, one defeat does not mean anything. We will definitely come back next time we meet."
"As for the rookie wall, have you ever seen anyone average 20+10 per game as a rookie?"
Wang Zelin replied expressionlessly.
"Then do you admit that the Trail Blazers lost completely in this game?"
?The ESPN reporter continued to ask.
"yes!"
"Then, some people always have to bear this responsibility when they lose the game. If someone must bear this responsibility, who would it be?"
"I!"
Wang Zelin puffed up his chest and answered this extremely harsh question very domineeringly.
…
"The Chinese boy bravely takes responsibility and hints at his leadership status!"
——ESPN
"The Trail Blazers have proved with facts that they are a pseudo-strong team, only suitable for bullying!"
——Stephen A. Smith
?ESPN first came forward officially, and then sent its general A Smith to come out and talk.
"A strong team identifier? Or a little expert in torturing vegetables!"
A. Smith published such an article directly under his social account, and also used various data analysis to show that the Trail Blazers are in an awkward position of being more than above, less than below, and more than below.
First of all, it’s the performance.
First, he belittled the value of the Trail Blazers, currently 14-5 and third in the Western Conference, and highlighted how they were easily crushed by the Spurs and Clippers, the two top seeded teams to win the championship.
As for the game where the Trail Blazers defeated the Thunder at the beginning of the season, A. Smith used the idea that both teams had young people at their core and their status fluctuated greatly. It was inevitable that they would be very vague and confused, and returned the victory of the Trail Blazers to
for luck.
The second is the comprehensive data comparison between the Trail Blazers and their opponents.
Currently, the Trail Blazers rank fifth in the league in team scoring with an average of 102.8 points per game.
Ranking ahead of them are the Denver Nuggets with 106.1 points, the Houston Mosaics with 106 points, the Oklahoma City Thunder with 105.7 points and the San Antonio Spurs with 103 points.
So far, a total of 12 teams in the league have scored three-digit scores, and Wang Zelin's Trail Blazers are the best among them, which shows their strong offensive firepower.
However, the previous four teams were able to hold their opponents' points per game to around 97. Only the Trail Blazers' opponents averaged 99.3, which was infinitely close to 100.
Therefore, attacking the strong and defending the weak has become another sharp spear in the hands of A Smith.
It seems to be more evidence of the Trail Blazers' embarrassing status as a pseudo-powerful team: more than enough to abuse food, not enough toughness.
Faced with A Smith's well-founded article, coupled with ESPN's status as an authoritative media, it suddenly aroused huge heated discussion.
"I've long seen that the Trail Blazers only pick on the weak!"
"That's right, that kid from China averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. It's so watery. I really don't understand that some people compare him to Griffin or even O'Neal."
"Don't you think ESPN is too headline-grabbing? I don't think Wang is as bad as he says!"
"Brothers above, the 1st and 2nd floors are typical wallflowers: whichever way the wind blows, it will fall!"
Regardless of whether they are anti-fans or loyal fans, the enthusiasm of the fans is so high that the popularity of A Smith's article quickly soared to the top of the day!
Regardless of the final outcome of this matter, at least ESPN is now making a steady profit.
After reading this article when he got home, if Wang Zelin hadn't personally experienced these games, he would have almost believed it.
No wonder people say: Although a literati's pen is a bloodless knife, its effect is more murderous and heart-wrecking.
After browsing the comment sections of major authoritative media on his trumpet, Wang Zelin realized that he actually had so many negative fans.
What surprised him even more was that he could understand that there were anti-fans abroad, but there were actually a huge number of anti-fans in China, and they were much more ruthless than Lao Mi and others when they attacked his own family.
What the hell!
"Why do you think you are such a big king? Look, your true colors have been revealed. Let's change it to Xiao Wang from now on!"
"Back then, Emperor Yi didn't even fight a single battle, but he still boasted about it. The people of the country were pissed!"
"Who says it's not the case? Back then Yao Dasha..."
Seeing this, Wang Zelin suddenly felt that he was much better than Dayao, Ah Lian and the others.
Perhaps because of his strong performance since his debut, the outside world has unanimously praised him, which has also led to him being unaware of the negative fans hidden underneath.
Now, just because of a loss in a game, domestic and foreign anti-fans are jumping out like gongs and drums just like New Year's Eve.
For those who don’t know, they might think that Wang Zelin has made some outrageous mistake, such as tax evasion incidents that often occur among celebrities in the entertainment industry, and they are blackmailed by the entire Internet.
…
On December 7th, there was a major earthquake in the NBA, which temporarily suppressed Wang Zelin's popularity and indirectly helped him.
The 2012~13 season All-Star Weekend is scheduled to open on February 26, 2013. The opening location is to be determined. The All-Star first-round voting channel is officially open!
?As soon as this announcement came out on the NBA official website, it immediately made the front page headlines of major websites.
According to the NBA's past practice, the first round of All-Star voting begins after the Christmas Day game on the 25th, but this year it was unexpectedly moved earlier.
Perhaps it was because of the period of labor disputes last year that the NBA played its second shortened season in history, with each team playing only 66 games.
All this year, we will choose to open the voting time in advance, which can be regarded as a warm-up for the All-Stars.
It is foreseeable that Jewish investment in this year's All-Star Weekend will definitely be considerable.
After the voting channel was launched, it soon came to the stage where the management of the league's 30 teams submitted their recommended lists for the All-Star Weekend.
At this time, Wang Zelin suddenly remembered that he had seen some weird headlines in his later generations.
"Shocked! The Arab League was selected to the All-Star candidate list in his rookie season."
"Shocking! Sun Yue is just one step away from being on the All-Star shortlist."
"Shock……"
I'll shake your old wood!
It was all thanks to these exaggerated headlines that led the young Wang Zelin to mistakenly believe that being on the All-Star shortlist was such a glorious achievement.
However, the fact is that in every All-Star Game every year, 60 players from the Eastern and Western Conferences can enter the shortlist for All-Star Game voting.
In other words, although this threshold exists, it is actually very small.
As long as you become a starter for a certain team, you can basically be included in the team's recommended list, and finally be included in the candidate list by the league.
?No, the winner of the last game, the Indiana Pacers, put all their starting five players: Paul George, George Hill, Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert, and David West on the recommended list
Turn it over to the Alliance.
Even every year, there are substitute players that no one can name, but by chance, they are included in the All-Star candidate list.
So being on the shortlist is really not a big deal, there is no need to be so "shocked!"
For the Trail Blazers, team general manager Orsi also included all five starting players in the team's roster and submitted it to the officials.
…
On the morning of the 8th, the NBA has collected the lists submitted by each team and announced this year's 120 players who have entered the All-Star candidate list.
The Portland Trail Blazers had four players selected into the voting eligibility area, namely Wang Zelin, Aldridge, Lillard and Batum. Among the five starting players, only Basius was not selected.
This is also expected.
Not to mention Wang Zelin's statistics, Batum's performance this season is indeed outstanding.
Averaging 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, he is worthy of his French Pippen nickname.
Although it is certainly not as high as Pippen, it can still be compared to one of the All-Star players in the league.
Andre Iguodala!
By the way, if I remember correctly, Iguodala's template back then was Pippen.
Batum's current performance cannot be said to be that of the top version of the first brother, but at least it can be regarded as a high-end version.
As for Matthews, he averaged 14 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, which doesn't look bad either.
If other teams were left alone, they would definitely be eligible~~~Unfortunately, this is the Portland Trail Blazers.
There is already a Batum in the team who has a similar style to him. This bankrupt version of the first brother naturally looks extremely embarrassed in front of the high-end version of the first brother.
It is enough for a team to select one player of this type, but it would be unsightly to select too many players.