NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 186 Finals Begin

In addition to the dispute between offense and defense, there is another big topic that has also stimulated discussion across the United States.

Is the advantage of American basketball no longer there?

You look at the composition of the Kings, Divac and Stojakovic, Yugoslavs.

Turkoglu, Turk.

Lu Yuanzhi, Chinese.

These four international players have performed brilliantly throughout the playoffs.

What makes the United States break the defense even more is that Lu Yuanzhi and Turkoglu are two rookies.

He is a rookie who has never played in the NCAA.

There is a consensus in the American basketball community that no matter how excellent your physical condition is and how high your technical level is, if you have not proven yourself in the NCAA or an American high school, you will not have a good draft pick and it will be difficult to play in the NBA.

But these four people all broke this iron law.

Even thinking a little further, this year's Rookie of the Year Pau Gasol is also an international player who directly signed up.

Dirk Nowitzki, the cornerstone of the Mavericks, is also an international player who landed directly.

Is the era of international players dominating the NBA coming early?
Don't blame the American media for making a fuss, they have not experienced the impact of international players in Lu Yuanzhi's timeline.

Do you dare to imagine that the best inside players come from Serbia, from Greece, from France, from all over the world, but there are no Americans!

The classical big man Zhu Timmy, who was praised by the American media as the last, won the NCAA championship and the Final Four MVP, but still could not gain a foothold in the NBA.

Is it useful to brag about how good his steps are at the basket?

This can't change the fact that Zhu Timmy is still an inside man who is 203 centimeters and undersized.

203 centimeters, the current Kings team can only play small forward!

Among Turkoglu, Lu Yuanzhi and Stojakovic, which one is not taller than Zhu Timi, and which one is not better than Zhu Timi in athletic ability?
The last classical insider?

laugh!
Embiid has the opportunity to realize his talent every year, and Wiseman is the king every year.

No wonder O'Neal and Weber expressed their disappointment with the decline of American insiders on TV shows.

It's no wonder that the NBA continues to introduce rules that are more beneficial to outside players.

You can't watch your own insiders being attacked by insiders from all over the world every day.

But when it comes to the international arena, no one is spoiled!
Cole's death naturally brought death to the US men's basketball team.

Paulo Banqueiro was pulled to play the No. 5 position, so why should he be ravaged by those tough European insiders?
The American media has been making waves, but the Kings don’t pay much attention to this information.

It may be that the only opportunity in this life to win is right in front of you.

After overcoming obstacles from the Jazz, Mavericks and Lakers, everyone finally reached the stage of the finals.

No one can guarantee that everyone will be healthy and in peak condition next year. That NBA gangster who said "the future is yours" is really deplorable!

No one wants to let such an opportunity go!
The special opponent is the New Jersey Nets.

What rotten fish and shrimps from the east still want to block our progress?
Fortunately, everyone is not kept waiting. The Kings will finish the tiebreaker with the Lakers on June 6 and will face the New Jersey Nets at home on June 2.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, this time the Kings actually received support from almost all media in the United States.

That situation is a little weird.

The first is the New York media. New York is the media center of the United States. This time, the New York media unanimously favored the Kings, which surprised many people.Did you buy it?
Really not!

Because the Kings were so good that they had no grudge against the New York Knicks or the New York media.

And New Jersey is a suburb of New York.

The New York media usually criticizes the Knicks, but this time they are criticizing their own family behind closed doors.

But now, the Nets, the poor relative who has always been looked down upon, suddenly became rich and entered the finals, eclipsing the Knicks.

Can this be tolerated?

Speak hard about the Nets and promote the Kings!
Another supportive media force comes from Boston, a traditional gathering place for old white men in the United States. Their reason for supporting the Kings is simple. The Kings defeated the Lakers.

In the 1980 Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics trailed the 76ers by 20 points at home. Seeing that there was no hope of equalizing the score, Celtics fans shouted the famous "Beat LA" at their home court, hoping that the 76ers would enter the NBA Finals. After the finals, he can defeat the Lakers on his behalf.

No matter who it is, as long as you defeat the Lakers, you are our good friend.

It's that unpretentious.

The last wave of supportive media was weird because they were from Los Angeles on the West Coast.

No one knows why the Los Angeles media supports the Kings.

Maybe the Clippers bought it after seeing their rivals in the same city struggling?
Or maybe the Lakers feel that losing to the championship will give them more face?
Anyway, the one-sided situation of the American media just happened.

Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith are still sitting on the TNT commentary desk.

Barkley was warned by the station because of his big mouth, but because of his "outspoken and outspoken" characteristics, he attracted more fans to TNT.

"Okay, audience, let's take a look at the lineups of both sides today."

“The New Jersey Nets’ starting lineup is center Todd McCulloch, power forward Kenyon Martin, small forward Keith Van Horn, offensive guard Corey Kidders, and point guard Jason Kidd. "

"This is a lineup they often use in the playoffs, but we need to note that although McCloch is the starting center, his average playing time in the playoffs is only 22.4 minutes."

"This may be related to the fact that the Eastern Conference is not very strong inside."

"Many times, the Nets do not face too much internal defensive pressure. On the contrary, after replacing McCloch, the Nets' offense plays more smoothly."

"But today, they will face the inside threat of the Kings."

"The Kings' inside scoring can keep up with the Lakers with O'Neal."

"But the Kings' inside scoring does not come from strong offense. It is mainly provided by Chris Webber. The other inside scoring is mainly provided by Max, Turkoglu, Bobby Jackson and Christie using the Princeton system to counterattack. Run to the basket and score.”

"But the Kings are not without the ability to attack the basket. In the games against the Mavericks and Jazz, Divac and Webber will have more strong attacks under the basket."

"The lack of strong attacks at the basket during the match against the Lakers may be related to O'Neal's dominance at the basket."

"And as we all know, Western Conference teams have a greater advantage at the basket."

"So, in this game, the Nets will face greater pressure on the basket."

"But don't forget that the Kings also have a very good group of shooters on the perimeter."

"The Nets' perimeter defense pressure is not light either."

"The Kings' starting lineup is center Vlade Divac, power forward Chris Webber, small forward Max Lu, offensive guard Doug Christie, and point guard Michael Bibby."

"For the Kings, they basically have an advantage in the matchup. The two points that may be broken through are point guard Bibby and small forward Max."

(End of this chapter)