Chapter 116: Best perimeter defender in the league?
() Chapter 116: The best perimeter defender in the league?
ps. How many times do I have to explain that the protagonist is a victory supremacist.
At the press conference after the game, various media were whispering to each other. A group of reporters were divided into small circles, either belonging to the same media or having a good relationship with each other. They gathered together to exchange information and discuss today's game.
topics worthy of discussion.
Suddenly, the entire hall fell silent, and everyone returned to their seats and waited silently. Because as the host, Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown had already arrived together with the star LeBron James.
A few minutes later, Phil Jackson also came to the press conference with Kobe Bryant. The two sides met and nodded to each other. Phil Jackson also smiled and shook hands with Mike Brown before sitting in their respective seats.
Come down.
As the Cavaliers' press officer signaled the post-game press conference to begin the question-and-answer session, each reporter impatiently raised their arms, hoping to be the first to ask questions.
Finally, a local Cleveland reporter was called upon by the press officer.
"Mr. James, what do you think of this game?"
"A fair question, damn, what a waste of an opportunity!" Of course, it is impossible for a local reporter in Cleveland to ask a question that would embarrass his own players, so this question is quite a fair question, not unqualified, but not very good.
, the media from other regions did not have such concerns, and they inevitably cursed the Cleveland media in their hearts.
"This game is very important to both of us. The Lakers must continue to consolidate their second position in the Western Conference, and we must also work hard to improve our ranking. Both sides played very hard, but the Lakers are in better shape today. They
Play better. That's how the game is, the team that always plays better wins." Sure enough, LeBron James' answer to the question was quite satisfactory. It was completely an official answer, and it must be correct.
But basically, it's like saying nothing.
Finally, after calling on three Cleveland reporters, the press officer finally called on a reporter from Los Angeles. The reporter stood up and immediately asked James a rather pointed question.
"Mr. James, your performance was not very good today. Is it because your opponent, Adrian, put too much pressure on you?"
"You are right, Mr. Reporter, he did put a lot of pressure on me." LeBron James thought for a while, then replied with a smile: "I have watched Adrian's games before, he played
He was very good. But at that time, I paid attention to his assists, his passing, and his low post singles. I had never paid attention to his defensive ability until today. He caused me a lot of trouble.
Trouble, he can always force me to take shots in places I'm not used to, and I think he's the toughest defensive player I've faced this year."
The reporter's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked: "Mr. James, do you mean to say that Adrian is the best player to defend you in the NBA today?"
"I can't say that, after all, I have only played against him once so far. But he did cause me a lot of difficulties today and made me realize some of my shortcomings, such as my unstable three-point shot.
For example, my ability to change directions is not strong enough, which makes me understand myself more clearly and also motivates me to work harder to improve myself."
"So Mr. James, do you think Adrian is the best perimeter defender in the league?"
"I can't answer this question, after all, this is your job. Haha..." James made a little joke, and then said: "But judging from this game, if I have the right to vote, I will definitely put my
Give him a vote, I think he is qualified to compete for this award."
After asking twice in a row, the Los Angeles reporter finally sat down with satisfaction, and at the same time, he quickly came up with tomorrow's sports news headlines.
"LeBron James-Adrian is the best defensive player"
Well, an explosive title can definitely stimulate sales.
Then several reporters asked some more questions, and then the focus of the discussion once again returned to Adrian, who was not here.
"Excuse me, Coach Jackson, why did you arrange for your face to start guarding James at the small forward position tonight? Do you have confidence in Adrian and think he will be able to guard James?" The press pass on the reporter's chest
It shows that he is a reporter from New York. Who knows why a New York reporter would come to Cleveland!
"I did assign Adrian the task of guarding LeBron James before the game started, because I think Adrian is the most suitable person to guard James in the Lakers. Just like James said just now, here
Before, everyone only remembered Adrian's assists and organization, but did not pay attention to his defensive ability. But in training, he showed an indestructible defensive toughness, which made me full of enthusiasm for him.
Confidence." Phil Jackson said, nodding towards James, who looked a little embarrassed.
Although he had been in the league for several years and had matured a lot, the reporters' continuous questions still made him a little uncomfortable. After all, tonight, he was almost defenseless by Adrian.
"Adrian is of great help to us, both in his organization and his defense. He makes us play more organized and makes our perimeter defense more indestructible," said Phil Jackson.
After finishing, Kobe also took the microphone and said: "As I said, he is a genius, a genius that only appears once in ten years. The Lakers are lucky, we got him."
At the press conference, questions about Adrian accounted for almost half of the room. Outside the press conference, Adrian also failed to escape the pursuit of reporters.
"Adrian, please talk about the Lakers' tactics tonight. Was it your decision to defend James or was it arranged by the coach?"
"Adrian, please tell us how you feel about James. Where do you think he ranks among the players you have guarded?"
"Adrian, you had almost no performance on the offensive end today. Is this because you no longer have the energy to take care of the offensive end or is it because of the head coach's tactical arrangements?"
"Adrian, you only took seven shots today. Is it because the Lakers restricted your shots?"
"Adrian, have you ever thought about taking on more offensive responsibilities?"
If the questions asked by the media at the press conference were somewhat implicit and secretly probing, then the questions asked by the reporters surrounding Adrian had some naked divisive meaning in them. The same was true for the media.
It is an industry that pursues economic interests, and for the media, economic interests are equal to eyeball effect, and the eyeball effect is nothing more than the sensational headline effect. In addition, there is no interference from the press officer here, so they can ask almost any question.
"Sorry everyone, I think I have answered enough." Adrian dealt with some reporters, but found that the questions asked by these reporters became more and more tricky and even weirder. In the end, he even said, "Have you ever talked to someone before?"
How many women have had sex with each other? How many women do you have sex with now? Questions like this have been asked.
"Sorry everyone, I have already answered a lot of questions. And it's almost time now. We have to fly back to Los Angeles soon. I don't want to waste time and miss the flight, so give way, give way."
With a casual excuse, Adrian squeezed out from the crowd of reporters, rushed onto the team bus, and breathed a sigh of relief.
But the media obviously won't let Adrian go just like that, because this is the key to whether they can make their meal tonight richer. No matter when and where, eating is always the top priority.
The next day, sure enough, the Lakers vs. Cavaliers game became the top priority for media coverage. Adrian has always been the hot spot of media attention this season, and now it involves LeBron, the first player in the 2003-1 class.
James, it’s hard to think about a topic like this or not.
Especially in the post-game press conference, LeBron James claimed that Adrian was the "most powerful defender he has ever encountered," which pushed Adrian to the forefront.
Everyone is discussing Adrian's defensive ability, as if Adrian transformed from a super point guard to a defensive champion overnight!
It has to be said that the easiest way to elevate a person is to find him a reference of sufficient weight, and in this incident, there is no doubt that LeBron James served as a reference for Adrian.
Even LeBron James was defenseless by Adrian, so do we still need to question Adrian's defensive ability?
Fans always like to make simple analogies. Even the first player of the new generation in the league like James was guarded by Adrian. So there should be few people in the league that Adrian can't guard?
This kind of reasoning seems reasonable on the surface, but in fact it is really a scam. If you let Adrian defend James alone, he can defend him. If Adrian defends Anthony alone, he can defend him too.
He can barely hold on. If Adrian is allowed to defend Paul Pierce one-on-one...he can be blown away by Pierce!
Everyone's characteristics are different, and the corresponding threats to defenders are different. Adrian's biggest reliance on guarding James is that he can engage in physical confrontation with James without any inferiority. And Paul Pierce, using Adrian in
The shortcoming of his lack of mature defensive experience is that his delicate and simple fake moves and back attacks can play with Adrian like a monkey.
In the game against the Celtics, Adrian also caused a lot of trouble for Pierce, but his six fouls and leaving the field in the fourth quarter already demonstrated his failure to defend Pierce, and in that game,
Turiaf shares some of the defensive pressure with Adrian.
But does this mean that Pierce is more offensively powerful than James?
If you ask a hundred people at random, ninety-nine of them will not answer that way.
But fans may not know this, and even if the media knows, they don't bother to care. This is the job of those basketball experts. What they want is sales, newspaper sales!
There is nothing in this world that is more intimate and touching than the ever-increasing numbers on your bank card!
"The league's No. 1 perimeter defense expert—James describes Adrian this way"
If you can understand this, it is not that surprising to see these headlines appear on the front pages of print media.
