218. Chapter 218 A verbal battle with the Confucians

Author: Can play the harmonica

Chapter 218: Conflict with Confucians

"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Cuban interrupted A. Smith, "I think you seem to be deliberately changing the subject. Indeed, you have a good handle, specifically targeting Barkley and me. These things we

Of course, that's all admitted, and I can also admit that it was indeed short-sighted on my part to beat up Steve Nash, but the question is, does this have anything to do with the issue we are discussing now?"

A. Smith smiled and said, "Mr. Cuban, since you admit that you were short-sighted when you let Nash go, can't you think about it now, is it possible that you are also short-sighted now?"

"Oh, these are two different things. What we are discussing now is who is better in Lu Yusheng's rookie year or Michael Jordan's rookie year." Cuban said, "It has nothing to do with my vision, and neither is Lu Yusheng or Steve Nash.

Same type of player."

"OK, let's compare the rookie seasons of Michael Jordan and Lu Yusheng." A Smith said. "So, Mr. Cuban, your point of view is that Lu Yusheng's rookie season is not as good as Michael Jordan's."

excellent?"

"It's far behind," Cuban said. "Is there any doubt about it? He's not a player of the same level."

"Okay, as you said, in your opinion, they are not players of the same level, so what do you think is the difference?" A Smith asked.

"All-round." Cuban said, "It's not a specific item, it's an all-round gap. No matter in which aspect, he can't compare with Michael Jordan."

A Smith laughed, "You are a bit unreasonable. Any comparison must be made with something substantive, right? You can't just say that he is not good, then is your basis for judgment too subjective?

Already?"

"I don't think this is a subjective thing. On the contrary, it is an extremely objective thing. I think Michael Jordan's historical status cannot be challenged by anyone. This is a very objective thing and everyone must abide by it."

thing," Cuban said.

A. Smith frowned, "I have just explained this issue to Mr. Buckley. Maybe Mr. Cuban didn't listen carefully, so I don't mind emphasizing it again. I admit that with the current honor and status

Generally speaking, Michael Jordan is definitely the unprecedented king of basketball, but this does not mean that there will be no successors. It does not mean that no one can challenge his status in the future. It is the law of human development that future generations will surpass their predecessors.

.No matter how powerful a person is, he will be challenged by future generations."

"Of course I believe that Michael Jordan's status will be challenged sooner or later, but I don't think this person is Lu Yusheng. He is not a player of that level at all. It is you media and reporters who have praised him too high.

Height." Cuban still had the same views he had before.

A Smith shook his head, "Please, Mr. Cuban, come up with something practical and some evidence. Don't always jump to conclusions and shout slogans. If you just purely think that Lu Yusheng has no way to compete with Michael

If Jordan compares it, then I can only think that you just have an opinion on Lu Yusheng, so there is nothing to discuss."

"Then you say he can be compared to Michael Jordan in his rookie season. Mr. A. Smith, do you have any evidence? Don't you only have conclusions?" Cuban countered.

"Oh, of course." A Smith smiled, "Of course I'm not the kind of bad debater who has no arguments and only the supervisor's point of view. Come on, man, show them the data comparison I compiled. Everyone, look at the big screen, this

This is a comparison of the average data of Michael Jordan's rookie season and Lu Yusheng's rookie season as of the day before yesterday.

First of all, this is Michael Jordan's. We see that the first thing is scoring. In his rookie season, Michael Jordan averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game."

When Michael Jordan's data came out, everyone seemed a little surprised, including the host.

"To be honest, although I knew Michael Jordan was abnormal in his rookie season for a long time, I never checked the data. Now when I see this data, I am really a little confused. This is really

The statistics of a rookie?" The host was surprised, "A rookie averages 28.2 points per game. In my impression, the current scoring leader in the NBA seems to only score this number, let alone him.

And 6.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists, my God, are these really numbers for a rookie?"

Cuban was very proud, "Yes, that's why I say that Michael Jordan's status in the world cannot be shaken, because we have never seen such a player who has dominated the league since his rookie season. He has almost no

When he is not used to the situation, he just chops melons and vegetables. Everything seems to be extremely easy for him. God, he can do anything."

"Yeah," Barkley also echoed, "This guy entered the All-Star list directly in his rookie season, and his voice was extremely high. This is simply a fantasy for us, but he did it so easily.

He did it, and he really deserved it. Although there were too many powerful characters in the Eastern Conference that year, they were all overshadowed by that guy. It was indeed the first time I saw this data, but

I have to say that this data, even now, is shocking enough."

"So, if you compare a player like Lu Yusheng with Michael Jordan, I really think it tarnishes his greatness."

"Guys, I have never denied the greatness of Michael Jordan," A. Smith emphasized. "Although his existence has prevented the Knicks from getting ahead, I have always respected him. I even think that he is

The existence of such a person has given us all a good meal. Because of the existence of guys like him, the NBA has become more famous and is proud to be a household name around the world. Our advertising can be so easy to sell and there will be more

Experts will come to play in the NBA, thereby attracting more fans around the world and allowing us to make more money."

A. Everyone nodded frequently when Smith said this, obviously agreeing with it very much.

"But it is precisely because of this that we need more juniors like Jordan to stand up and try to surpass him. This is the prosperous development of the NBA that we want to see," A. Smith said, "I believe in Michael Jordan

I will definitely hope that more young talents from the next generation can emerge and surpass him, instead of him clinging to the so-called number one in history and unwilling to let the next generation come forward."

"I know what you mean, and I know that guy. We were good friends for a long time, so I do understand his perspective. He takes these historical rankings very lightly. Man, he retired.

After that, he still believed that Magic and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were better players than him." Barkley said, "But we can't just arrange people out and say they can surpass him just because he doesn't care about it.

Although he doesn't care about him, he is our face and the dignity of our NBA. You media should maintain this dignity instead of just looking for a topic and just pick someone and say that you have surpassed him."

"Lu Yusheng is not someone who was picked out randomly," A. Smith said. "Everyone is discussing this matter now, and I am not the only one who is discussing it."

"But isn't this all caused by you media? The media creates momentum and triggers discussions among fans. If you didn't create momentum like this, who would discuss such boring things?"

A Smith smiled, "Then if you say so, I think it is necessary for me to help you recall who brought this up first."

The host laughed and said, "This incident was indeed not caused by our media in the first place. It was raised by the head coach of the Lakers, Phil Jackson, in an interview."

"So what? That guy Phil Jackson is trying to raise Lu Yusheng's worth so that he can be sold at a good price." Cuban said, "Who doesn't know the trick here? Otherwise, he could say this

nonsense?"

"First of all, I think Phil Jackson, who coached Michael Jordan and helped him bring him six championships, is fully qualified to judge these two players, and his judgment is the most authoritative. After all, he

Both of them have been coaches. If even the coach's words are not authoritative, then whose words are authoritative? Oh, even if you question Phil Jackson's purpose of saying such things, the question is, who said such things?

, it’s not just Phil Jackson. You can take a look. There are many NBA celebrities who commented on Lu Yusheng in this way. You can’t say that they all have commercial purposes, right? If so, then everyone who is different from you

Aren’t their views all with ulterior motives?”

"I think it was your media that deliberately exaggerated his role, which misled everyone and made everyone think that he was really a player of Michael Jordan's level. But in fact, he was not a player of that level at all. He was just touted.

It’s just a product,” Cuban said.

"Whether it is a product of hype or not a player of the same level as Michael Jordan at all, I think it is not something we should talk about here. We should still come up with something substantial to compare. Don't forget, I

I haven’t shown you Lu Yusheng’s current data yet, let’s take a look at the data and then evaluate it.” A Smith said to the staff, “Let’s show you Lu Yusheng’s data.”

The big screen showed Lu Yusheng's statistics so far, points: 27.5, rebounds: 5.9 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 3.6 steals.

Seeing Lu Yusheng's data, the crowd was immediately silent.

Even Lu Yusheng himself in front of the TV was a little surprised. Is his average data so good?

This was really something he didn't even expect. No wonder they have been comparing themselves to Michael Jordan in his rookie season recently. This data is indeed a bit explosive.

"First let's look at the scoring." A Smith said, "Lu Yusheng's scoring average is 27.5 points per game. This score is obviously not as high as Michael Jordan's."

"That's for sure," Barkley said, "Although I admit that Lu Yusheng's scoring average is indeed a bit exaggerated than I thought, but in terms of scoring, I don't think he can be compared with Michael as a rookie.

You know, Michael Jordan's score is not just a few tenths of a point higher than him, you know, our defensive intensity at that time was much higher than it is now."

"Of course I admit this," A. Smith said, "I have experienced that period, and the defensive intensity at that time was indeed higher than it is now. But Lu Yusheng is not a shooting guard, he is a point guard.

As a No. 1 player, I think getting this score should be pretty good, right?

If you want to refute, I can tell you another statistic. So far, all the point guards in the league, including Chris Paul, even counting those shooting guards and scoring masters at other positions, there is no

He averages more points per game than anyone else. I think as a point guard, in his rookie season, he is the leading scorer so far. Is this score enough?"

The audience was silent, and Barkley said, "We are not comparing ourselves with the players in the current league, we are comparing ourselves with Michael."

"Even so, Michael's score is obviously higher than his."

"In this regard, I admit that Michael is indeed better than him. After all, the two of them have different positions. A shooting guard and a point guard should have their own strengths. At least, the difference in their scoring is not big.

, I’m not talking about the concept, it’s just that Lu Yusheng can completely make up for it with other data, such as his exaggerated 11.5 assists, which is simply unprecedented data. Currently, he is far ahead in the assist list.

Chris Paul and Steve Nash, I will give you a statistic, you can experience it for yourself, Magic Johnson reached 8.6 assists in his rookie season."

"This doesn't mean anything," Cuban said. "It can only mean that the Lakers players are in really good shape this year. That's why Lu Yusheng's passing can be converted into points and his assists can be so high."

A Smith laughed, "If that's the case, I feel like Devin Harris of the Dallas Mavericks is averaging over 20 assists per game this year? Because in comparison, I think anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

, the players of the Dallas Mavericks, regardless of their individual status or player ratio, are obviously much better than those of the Los Angeles Lakers, right? If calculated this way, would Devin Harris become the historical assists leader?"

Cuban smiled helplessly. This guy is really no match for him.
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