Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 119: Man, can you really get into The Zone?
Su Wan almost thought that he was going to be the first time traveler to be exposed.

As a result, Erin told him that this was what Barkley said when he was commenting on yesterday's game.

“Feizhu”’s mouth!
Really are……

There is always a chance of "hitting the mark" in some strange things.

Su Wan neither admitted nor denied it. He needed to look at the outside discussion first before deciding what kind of answer he should give.

He specifically searched Yahoo to read the relevant news.

I found that the heat is really not low.

Second only to his replica of Reggie Miller's "two-handed chokehold" at the Palace of Auburn Hills last night.

Many media tend to believe what Barkley said, that Suwan pushed open the "door" at the last moment and entered "The zone" mode.

Otherwise, it would be really hard to explain Su Wan's unusually fiery state at that time.

Even on YouTube, which was created less than half a month ago, some UP hosts edited Su Wan's performance on both offense and defense in the final moments of last night, and then directly named it "The zone".

There are many comments from netizens below:

"I think Su has entered that state, otherwise I can't accept that the defending champion in 04 was defeated by a Chinese!"

"Invincible, I see dominance in him!"

“It turns out there really is a God!”

……

It is not difficult to see from these comments that most netizens also think that Su Wan has entered "The zone" mode, otherwise his performance would not be so explosive.

Su Wan, very cool!
Especially the sentence "It turns out that God really exists", which made him feel very happy.

Seeing all this heat, Su Wan made a decision, that is, not to give a clear answer, let the outside world guess. In this way, as long as he performs well every time in the future, the outside world will associate it with the "The zone" mode.

You ask Su Wan why he cares so much about popularity?
If he were in the Knicks or Los Angeles, he wouldn't have to care so much about popularity, but in Indiana, he needs popularity, and all of this affects the size of his commercial contract!
What he didn't expect was that Sports Illustrated joined in the fun again at this time, and told Su Wan: "Use 'The zone' as the cover title!"

This is equivalent to an indirect official announcement!

With the influence of Sports Illustrated, I am afraid that Su Wan will soon become the "first bird to stand out".

This was also the reason why Su Wan initially considered whether or not to make it public. People who are involved in sports, especially those who have made a name for themselves, are all "stubborn" people who have lofty ambitions.

Take LeBron James for example, after he was called "the Chosen One" by Sports Illustrated, how many players wanted to step on him and prove that they were better than the "Chosen One"!
When Suwan’s cover comes out and he officially announces the players of “The Zone”, you will definitely think:
“The zone”, right?
It’s you I’m going to hit!
I want to see what "The zone" means!
Of course, it is not ruled out that some players will be afraid of this, but often such players should not be expected to take the initiative to provoke.

Now that Su Wan's fame has risen, it is impossible for anyone to provoke him casually.

Even if there is, it is an isolated case.

How could there be so many people who continue to look down on and belittle Su Wan even after he has continued to perform well?

Bill Simmons doesn't dare to "jump" recently.

Just like Huang Bo said, when you are successful in your career, you will be surrounded by smiling faces.

The same is true on the court. Those who prove themselves through their performance will naturally be respected.

If someone has won enough honors and people are still chasing him and shouting at him to "get a real championship ring", he should reflect on how he got his honors.

Everyone knows that the person who wins 10 million with 2 yuan is called a "gambling monster", and the person who pours a cup of cappuccino for aunt is called a - winner.

Su Wan needs to position himself more accurately and create some reputation so that others will challenge him. Just like welfare girls, they provide "private customization" of different scales for different groups of people and different price ranges.

Arrogant people will naturally be unhappy with his "The zone"!
But he didn't want to use the name "The zone".

Everyone knows that this name was created by Michael Jordan.

He needs to change his name, and as a Chinese, when he appears in Sports Illustrated, the title should be in Chinese.

As soon as the person in charge of Sports Illustrated heard Su Wan's request, within half an hour, he sent several headlines for Su Wan to choose from. When he saw the headlines "Tigers of the Empire" and "Key Overlords", he couldn't help but complain: "Is Sports Illustrated occupied by people who have a good life?"

Finally he decided to use the literal translation of "The zone", "absolute state", as the title.

People from Sports Illustrated flew to Indiana overnight and took a cover photo of Suwan. I heard that the original protagonist of the next issue of Sports Illustrated was Maria Sharapova, the new force in tennis.

Sharapova, who won her first Wimbledon Grand Slam in 04, was at the top of her game at the moment, with only three months left before she became the world's number one.

It was for this reason that Sports Illustrated was going to shoot her for the cover, and the title was already ready:

Next stop is Tin Hou.

As a result, Suwan's performance at the last minute of yesterday's game shocked the whole country. Sports Illustrated, which sells current events, naturally has to change the cover character in time.

The next morning, the league officially announced this season's "Defensive Player of the Season Award", and the final winner was none other than Ben Wallace, who had been eliminated.

This is the third time he has won this award in his career. From 02 to 05, only last year's "Defensive Player of the Season" went to someone else. The rest were all won by him.

His achievements in this regard have caught up with some of his predecessors and he is about to become a member of the "Defense Mount Rushmore".

However, this time, winning the "Best Defensive Player Award" was met with some ridicule.

The New York Times said: "Ben Wallace's winning of the Defensive Player of the Year trophy should be undisputed if there were no last 6 minutes in the fifth game of the series two days ago!"

The Indiana Star said: "If Ben Wallace is the best defensive player this season, then why didn't Suwan even make the best defensive team?" They are still angry that Suwan did not make the "best defensive team".

This time they are confident.

However, this topic did not last too long.

In the evening was the fourth game of the series between the Spurs and the Supersonics. During the game, the news that Bruce Bowen tripped Ray Allen and caused him to leave due to injury became the headline of the media sports section the next day.

"Ray Allen was tripped by Bruce Bowen, and his childhood friend couldn't escape the bad luck. Ray Allen: I will never forgive him, never!" - ESPN;
"Suwan's self-defense was a bit understated. He should have chased after the man and stepped on him again. No one would blame him for doing such a thing." - Seattle Sentinel;
"The Sonics have injured another player, leaving only Rashard Lewis in the regular season starting lineup. This season that excited countless Sonics fans ended up with such a sad result" - TNT News Express;
The news that Bowen once again caused injuries to opposing players has caused widespread discussion.

Reporters came to Conseco Arena specifically to ask Suwan for his opinion on the matter.

He thought Suwan would say something passionate, but Suwan said: "This incident happened in the game between the Supersonics and the Spurs. The injured person was Ray Allen. The attitude of the other members of the Supersonics team is the most important. My words will not have any impact on this matter."

The reporter changed his angle: "What if this happened during a game between the Spurs and the Pacers?"

Su Wan said: "Then I will definitely make the Spurs pay the price!" "What if it's you?"

Su Wan smiled: "If Bruce still wants to go to the hospital, I don't mind him doing something bad to me, but this time, I can't guarantee that he will be discharged from the hospital in a month."

“Is this considered intimidation?”

"Don't be ridiculous, man. If intimidation worked, Bruce Bowen wouldn't have done this over and over again!"

……

The outside world was outraged, but as Suwan said, nothing happened in the fifth game between the Spurs and the Supersonics.

Ray Allen's injury did not stimulate the Sonics.

They even avoided Bruce Bowen, like he was some unavoidable calamity.

Little did they know that it was this retreat that made Bowen and those who were controlling him behind the scenes even more unscrupulous.

At the end of the game, the Supersonics, who already had an incomplete lineup, were now missing a powerful "machine gun", and the game quickly lost its suspense.

Before this game, the Spurs had already taken a 3-1 lead. After winning this game, they advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a big score of 4-1.

But after the game, no one cared about the result of the game. The reporters' questions were still about Bruce Bowen's "dirty trick" again.

Popovich still has the same attitude: "This is Bruce's style. I believe other teams will be happy if they have Bruce. All their dissatisfaction now is just because they don't have Bruce Bowen!"

Tim Duncan also said: "Bruce is a good man, absolutely a good man, I have always believed this. As for what happened on the court... injuries are part of the game and cannot be avoided. We hope that Ray Allen has no major problems and recovers as soon as possible. We look forward to him continuing to perform well on the court."

This speech full of "love and peace" made Su Wan laugh.

He found that when he was in a bad mood in the future, he could watch more post-game interviews with the Spurs.

They are clearly the perpetrators and the beneficiaries, but they seem to be saying "We forgive Ray Allen", as if they are the "victims".

Barkley was very angry: "If you say the same thing too many times, it will appear insincere. You should sincerely apologize to Ray Allen and all the players who were injured because of Bruce Bowen's 'black hand'!"

Popovich, who was drinking black coffee to refresh himself and studying his next opponent, almost spit out the coffee in his mouth when he saw Barkley's remarks.

Why is this old man still so naive at such an old age?

If we sincerely apologize, can Ray Allen be "resurrected"?

The winner takes it all is the main theme of this alliance.

No wonder he can’t win a championship in his life!
Popovich has always believed that:
No matter what is done in the process, as long as the final result is to hold the O'Brien Cup, flowers and applause are indispensable.

This is his "champion's way" and also his "spy's way" back then.

As long as the means can serve the final result, they are good means!
The Spurs have their own people in the league, and they are the only ones...

In fact, the news about Bruce Bowen's "black foot" died down faster than Popovich thought.

As the Spurs advanced to the next round and the SuperSonics were eliminated, the media's attention gradually shifted to the only two remaining matchups.

The Suns vs. Rockets and the Wizards vs. Heat have become the main content of media reports in recent days.

On May 5, the Wizards vs. Heat in the Eastern Conference had the first result. After 6 games, the Heat finally defeated the Wizards 5-4 at home and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

In Shaq's first year, the Heat made it to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since the 96-97 season.

What's more, the Miami media felt that Pat Riley's trading vision was extremely vicious.

You have to know that he made a "team-splitting trade" when the Heat reached the semifinals. Even if the person was Shaquille O'Neal, considering his age and a long-term big contract, this was not a decision that could be made easily.

But Pat Riley, he had a blast.

As a fan, we feel reassured to have such a general manager.

And in the eyes of most Miami media, they have already booked a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Su Wan's performance in the last game of the semi-finals was indeed amazing, but they believe that this is not the state that can be achieved in every game.

More importantly, Dwyane Wade is not Billups, let alone Hamilton. The lethality he possesses with the ball cannot be easily restricted, especially for Wade who has made further progress this season!

On the outside, they have a "big man" who is not inferior to Suwan.

The advantage is even more evident in the interior.

Little O'Neal is just Little O'Neal. In front of Shaquille O'Neal, he is just a "little brother".

Simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, even if it is just a simple analysis of the lineup, the Heat have a clear advantage over the Pacers.

They predict that the Heat will defeat the Pacers in 6 games and achieve their first trip to the Finals in team history...

The day of the match soon arrived, but it was not the match that grabbed the headlines.

But Su Wan...

The latest issue of Sports Illustrated was released on this day.

Su Wan folded his arms and looked at the camera with sharp eyes. Next to him was a very eye-catching Chinese character:
"Absolute state"!
Next to it is a line of small English characters, which annotates these four Chinese characters:

The zone!

This was Suwan's first time on Sports Illustrated. In addition, the theme was related to "The zone" and the pose was "arm-crossing", so it could be said that all the elements were complete, and the magazine was snapped up by fans.

Many fans even held this issue of Sports Illustrated and blocked the American Airlines Arena in Miami to ask him to sign it.

You can see how popular it is.

When the Big Shark first met Shaq and Wade on the court, he asked curiously, "Man, can you really get into the zone? What does it feel like?"

Su Wan smiled faintly and said, "You'll know when the game starts!"

Second update today.

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(End of this chapter)