Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 141 Media Open Day, an opportunity to develop "signature skills"
"At the time, I had a complete set of Michael's videotapes. He said he wanted to learn steps from Michael and wanted to buy the tapes from me. I gave him a price, and he agreed to it, so he took the tapes away. But then he refused to give them back, and I was so angry that I went directly to his house and took the tapes back."

"Really? Kobe is such a person?"

"Now you know why I despise him, right? He really always wants to take advantage of this kind of thing."

Su Wan and "Crazy Fan" unexpectedly became friends.

Because he used to be teammates with Kobe, he could always tell Su Wan about Kobe's embarrassing moments during his rookie season, and Su Wan always felt unsatisfied.

"anything else?"

"Also, this kid is really good at showing off. He practices shooting moves wherever he goes. The problem is that sometimes he doesn't even have the ball in his hands. He just sits there like this..."

"Crazy Fan" imitates Kobe pretending to dribble and shoot without the ball.

Su Wan almost laughed.

"Crazy Fan" will definitely win first place in the Kobe imitation contest.

"We couldn't stand it anymore, so sometimes we asked him to buy us burgers and fries at 2 a.m. It was a pity that our cell phones didn't have a camera at the time, otherwise we would have taken photos."

Su Wan exclaimed it was a pity.

He has seen photos of LeBron carrying sneakers for Ricky Davis, and Yao Ming rubbing Cato's legs, but unfortunately he has never seen photos of earlier stars when they were "little brothers".

Now think about it, why were the basketball stars in the 8090s and s so high-profile?

Most of it is because there is no Internet to expose their "little brother appearance".

20 years later there is a saying:

This is an era where even Michael Jordan can't become a god.

Because of the high exposure, embarrassing and bad things can easily be dug up.

Judging from Jordan's private character and some of his actions, it's not nonsense. But considering Jordan's hard power in the game, you really want to refute this statement.

The reputation of a star player is ultimately determined by his performance on the field.

These days, the Lakers and the Heat held press conferences one after another.

Kobe, who successfully lost weight, appeared in front of the media and said that he had never felt so good: "I think this season will be my strongest season!"

All I can say is that the confidence of the “super giant” is not without reason.

Just like what Derrick Rose said to the media before the start of his third season in his career, "I hope my name will appear in the discussion of this season's regular season MVP."

Then began his "Legendary Season".

The same goes for Kobe. After saying this, he had his most explosive season yet.

It’s just that the media has to make things difficult for him and ask him to talk about the Lakers’ trades this summer.

When Kobe heard this question, his face fell.

Well, this reaction is normal.

The Lakers' biggest deal this summer was trading Caron Butler to the Wizards for Kwame Brown.

Not to mention other media, even the Los Angeles media couldn't help but ask when they heard that Kupchak had made such a deal: "Mitch, do you have any leverage over the Wizards general manager?"

What's wrong with the Lakers?
And give warmth to others?

In fact, Kobe had some expectations for Kwame Brown.

He doesn't think that if Michael Jordan couldn't coach the inside players, he definitely can't coach them.

Maybe Brown was a fake in Jordan's hands, but became "Little O'Neal" in his hands.

The fantasy was shattered on the first day of training camp when his beautiful pass slipped out of Kwame Brown's hands and he never spoke another word to the "bullshit No. 1 pick" again.

The reporters changed the topic and asked him to comment on Andrew Bynum, the 10th pick in the first round selected by the Lakers this summer.

As a high school student who was not yet 18 years old, Bynum became the youngest professional player in NBA history.

Kobe remained silent.

Bynum was not the one he wanted to choose.

He had no intention of waiting for a high school student to grow up.

His best years are not spent being a babysitter for others.

The reporters could only change the topic and they talked about Su Wan.

Kobe said: "To be honest, I am a little disappointed. I thought he would train well, but after seeing the news, I know very well that he has fallen. I hope we can meet the Pacers as soon as possible in the new season. I will wake this newcomer up!"

The last question from the reporters was to ask Kobe if he was satisfied with the Lakers in the new season.

Kobe's eyes unconsciously looked at the "KFC Grandpa" not far away, and he finally smiled: "I am very happy to see Phil return to Los Angeles, even though he thinks I am unteachable in his new book."

At the end of his speech, the smile on his face became more mocking.

Phil Jackson is also answering this question: "You ask me why I came back again? Because this team needs me, it's that simple."

When it comes to rookie Bynum, his attitude is similar to Kobe's: "Regarding this question, you'd better go to Jim. He will tell you how he sees the shadow of Shaq in Andrew."

The original intention of "Zen Master" was to ridicule Jim.

But Bynum's nickname "Little Shark" spread quickly after his interview and reached Miami.

Two days later, the Heat's media open day for the new season.

When Shaquille O'Neal appeared in front of everyone, there was a burst of exclamations.

They were surprised to find that Shaq had lost a lot of weight, noticeably so.

Although you still can't see any muscles on his body, it's much better than last season's almost deformed body shape, and it feels a bit like going back to the end of 03.

The Great Shark enjoyed the exclamations.

This is the result of his hard work for a summer.

God knows what kind of effort he put in.

I haven’t eaten a single bite of my favorite potato chips the entire summer.

I didn’t even take a sip of my favorite Coke.

Every day, I follow the nutritionist's advice and eat a low-calorie, low-fat "fat-reducing meal".

What Su Wan said on "58 Night" really hurt his self-esteem, and this became his motivation to lose weight.

Talking about the name of rookie Bynum as "Little Shark", he said disdainfully: "I will let that new guy see what a real shark looks like!"

When asked about his goal for this year, he said without hesitation: "Of course, to take back everything that originally belonged to us. You know what I'm talking about. If it wasn't for me leaving the court in the first game, if it wasn't for Dwyane's injury, we should have won the finals trophy last season!"

Wade is also very confident: "This season, our goal is to win the championship!"

There are reasons for such confidence:

Pat Riley made another god-level deal in the summer. This season, they not only retained all the main lineup, but also added a group of strong players such as Jason Williams, James Posey, Gary Payton, and Antoine Walker. From the No. 1 position to the No. 4 position to the bench, their fighting effectiveness has improved compared to last season.

With more available resources and a full range of functional players, they can cope with various styles of game rhythms. This time they will not be so easily beaten by the "strange lineup" without any chance of fighting back. Compared with these two, Stan Van Gundy is not so optimistic because he...

There are so many people, I don’t know how to arrange them!
He is more accustomed to playing with 6-7 players in rotation. As there are more people available, he becomes a little unsure of how to coach.

The same day as the Heat's media day is also the Cavaliers' media day.

I thought LeBron's condition would be affected by the public opinion of Suwan's "54-point Night" documentary, but unexpectedly, LeBron appeared in front of the camera in high spirits: "I feel very good. We have a better coaching staff and better reinforcements. Larry is the best wing defender I have ever seen. He is always focused on the defensive end. Zhu's shooting ability also surprised me. We often hold shooting contests, and he is always the one who laughs last. We will definitely be able to create a big scene in the new season. I am very confident!"

Seeing that he was in such good shape, the reporters asked him to talk about Suwan's remarks in the documentary. This was the first time LeBron responded to those words about Suwan: "His remarks have no effect on me. He has his understanding of basketball, and I have mine. I will not judge whether what he said is right or not. I have my own way to go. Time will prove everything. I have come to where I am today by myself, not by the advice of others!"

As a fellow villager of Su Wan and Yao Ming, and a newcomer who entered the league with the title of "China CBA Finals MVP", Zhu Fangyu has received a lot of media attention.

It's a pity that Zhu Fangyu doesn't speak English. If the reporters want to communicate with him, they have to go through the translator next to him. And it's not known whether some questions were misrepresented. Zhu Fangyu listened for a long time and finally just shook his head awkwardly.

As if he didn't understand.

They could only try to ask simple questions.

In fact, Zhu Fangyu understood all those questions, but he was such a smart man that he naturally would not answer those difficult questions.

"Zhu, what kind of player do you think you are? Do you feel pressured when compared with Su?"

"He and I are completely different players. He can do a lot of things that I can't do, and I can do a lot of things that he can't do."

“What do you think of LeBron?”

“He treats his players very warmly.”

After the interview, when Zhu Fangyu faced the same question from the domestic media, he said: "I really don't know why Suwan got into a fight with LeBron. I think he's an okay guy!"

"Then Zhu Ba, do you have the confidence to stay in this league like Dayao and Su Wan?"

"Of course, my playing style is very compatible with LeBron's."

……

On the media open days of other teams, the topics discussed more or less involved Su Wan.

So much so that before the Pacers' media open day for the new season was held, Suwan's name had already appeared extensively in the media news.

At the end of September, the Pacers' media day finally arrived.

A large group of reporters gathered in Indiana, almost filling up the Conseco Fieldhouse.

Suwan appeared in front of the media wearing his "Suwan Generation 1", but unfortunately, it did not cause much discussion.

Because Irene had revealed all the information a few days ago.

They may know the details of these shoes better than Su Wan.

What’s interesting is that today, many media outlets simultaneously sent female reporter “Da Lei” to interview Su Wan.

Irene has no advantage in any of this.

After the group interview, Irene told him: "They thought I was taken care of by you because I am a woman and... have a good figure!"

After Su Wan knew the reason, he said, "Erin, you can definitely help me prove this statement."

Irene had an expression that said, "I didn't expect you to be this kind of Su Wan."

There is no other way. It is better to be squeezed by a group of female reporters with "Da Lei" than to face the entanglement of a group of male reporters.

Irene felt that her position was threatened and wanted to form a "contract" with Su Wan again, but unfortunately she was rejected again.

"I've never been rejected three times by a man."

"If you still have this idea, you will be rejected by the same man four, five, six times..."

"Screw you!"

……

After finishing the interview, Su Wan went back to the training ground to continue training.

During training camp, his penetration ability increased to 80 points.

At the same time, the system has added a "Technical Panel", which now has three major items:
Change of direction breakthrough, change of speed breakthrough, cross-step breakthrough.

These are three different breakthrough methods.

Among them, Su Wan's proficiency in speed change breakthrough is the highest, reaching 78 points. The proficiency of the other two types of cross-step breakthrough reaches 71 points, which is higher than the 65 points of change of direction breakthrough.

Su Wan thought about it carefully and found that the speed change breakthrough was indeed the one he used most frequently in the past season.

That is, a breakthrough method of completing speed change by suddenly accelerating through explosive force.

Then the frequency of completing breakthroughs by dribbling is second.

Changes of direction that require speed and flexibility are used less frequently.

His speed and flexibility are also two of his weaker aspects of his physical fitness.

This can also be seen from the potential values ​​of the three breakthrough methods. Su Wan's change-speed breakthrough potential value is as high as 90 points; and his cross-step breakthrough potential value is 85 points; the change-direction breakthrough potential value is the lowest, only 75 points.

The newly added technical panel, like the attribute panel, can also increase potential through zone values.

However, this gave Su Wan a new idea.

Since there are detailed technical distinctions for breakthrough ability, are there also detailed distinctions for shooting?

After all, the technical movements of "quick stop jump shot", "catch the ball jump shot" and "step back jump shot" are all different.

He wanted to see which set of technical moves had the most potential in mid-range shooting.

This will allow him to hone his signature skills as quickly as possible in the new season, just like Michael Jordan's "fade-away jump shot" and Tim Duncan's "45-degree angle" rebound.

Even if others know you are going to do this, they can't stop you!
Only players like that can truly enter the realm of "super giants".

Currently, Su Wan’s popularity has only reached the super giant level, and his abilities still need to be continuously honed.

The emergence of the technical panel has opened his "third eye", allowing him to practice his signature skills more efficiently.

His mid-range shot is only 1 point away from reaching 80 points, so Su Wan has been practicing extra these days.

Rick Carlisle heard a noise from the training ground when he passed by, so he looked inside. When he found that the person training was Su Wan, his eyes were full of admiration. Many years later, when he talked about this incident in an interview program, he still felt very emotional: "It is impossible for such a person to fail!"

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A summary of questions asked by Suwan during the Pacers' media day.

"He should wake up first. The Lakers didn't even make the playoffs last season." - Suwan responded to Kobe;
"The hardest thing I've ever seen in the world is Shaq's mouth. He always has reasons to justify his failures, as if he should be invincible." - Suwan responded to Shaq;
"Since he believes that the path he is taking is correct, then I have nothing to say, he is hopeless!" - Suwan responded to LeBron;

"I hope he can enjoy this league and take root in this league. After all, he is the CBA Finals MVP!" - Su Wan talked about Zhu Fangyu's prospects in this league;

"I hope he won't change this impression." - Su Wan heard that Zhu Fangyu thought LeBron was very enthusiastic;
"What else can the goal of defending the title be? Defending the title of course! Apart from the championship, anything else is a failure for us." - Su Wan talked about his goals for the new season.

First update today.

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(End of this chapter)