Chapter 87 Final preparations for the playoffs
This season's NBA has been full of smoke and wars.
The Eastern Conference is a bit better. Apart from the three Celtics who are grouping together, there are not many teams with strong combat effectiveness. Although the Cavaliers have a good record, many people predict that this team will collapse in the playoffs.
And the west is different.
Not to mention the traditional powerful teams Jazz, Rockets, and Suns, the two teams that suddenly rose this year: Lakers and Hornets, all make people feel frightened.
The strength of the West District is indeed too strong!
The Lakers, Kobe and Gasol combined, and Odom Bynum, almost reappeared in the brilliance of F4. The Hornets seem to have no stars who can make a name for themselves except Paul, but their record is very good.
However, judging from the current basketball public opinion, although everyone unanimously believes that the West is a powerful force and a raging fire, the Hornets are not very optimistic about the team.
For everyone, this team is indeed a bit strange and a little too young.
Although many people have become Paul's fans, they are generally not optimistic about the team. They have very little experience and they lack something, such as someone who can save the team at critical moments.
Paul can, but he is the point guard after all. And he has just been in the league for more than two years, so this time is not enough to make him a fully mature guy.
Of course, many people also knew Zhong Yu's performance at the end of the regular season and expressed their recognition. They believed that Zhong Yu's appearance gave the Hornets a very fierce offensive firepower at once, which was really a gift from God for the Hornets.
And his terrifying shooting percentage really makes the Hornets' enemies more fierce opponents for no reason. However, many people think that Zhong Yu suddenly rose and he rose on the bench, but it may not be useful in the playoffs.
There are many such viewpoint holders.
"Zhong Yu's rise is like a miracle... He created the miracle of the NBA." Some people commented: "No second round pick has ever reached such a peak. If he can get such a hit rate, he is like a fire that can ignite people's blood and burn the scorching heartbeat.
But this is not the reason I think he can make the Hornets go further. The playoffs are a special stage, and it is also a crazy game. Zhong Yu has no playoff experience, and he has no experience in starting the game... I will never doubt his great achievements afterwards, but this is not in this playoffs."
There are basically no one to slander Zhong Yu’s magic now, but many of them expressed concern about Zhong Yu’s performance in the playoffs.
"Yes, Zhong Yu's strength is obvious to all, and everyone has seen his magic. This is a crazy competition. The Mavericks are very difficult for the Hornets to chew. They will adopt various restrictions on players like Zhong Yu. Traditional strong teams like the Mavericks have some methods and some are tricks! So, in the playoffs, I think his performance will not continue to be crazy... Of course, after next season, he will have experience. If he can use it, he will become the banner among the new generation of scoring guards in the league~"
However, such a view does not represent everything.
"I think Zhong Yu will not fall in the playoffs." This is an objection raised by someone: "Facts have proved that there have been many doubts about Zhong Yu before. For example, he will not shoot three-pointers, he cannot break through... But it turns out that he uses his actions to let us see his strength. For such a player, everything will happen - before Zhong Yu, can you believe that a second-round pick sitting on the bench suddenly got such a strong shooting percentage and such a high average score? So, in the playoffs, my opinion on Zhong Yu is that he will break all the words that are not good for him and defeat all targeted defenses against him - he will be unstoppable!"
This tone sounds like Zhong Yu's brainless fan, but these people are not. They just admire Zhong Yu very much. Fans are not considered to be, so naturally they are even less likely to be brainless fans.
"I look forward to Zhong Yu's performance. I don't want to refute the view that he thinks he will be restricted. Because I know Zhong Yu's ability... He has proved many times that he will be the absolute strongest among the new generation of points guards in the league..."
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This is not a debate, because everyone speaks more gently. Of course, there was another situation on the forum in mainland China, and here they also started a serious debate.
To be honest, Chinese netizens are very cute. They can't pay attention to many things, but they will try their best to support them if they support them. However, the limitations are also very large. First of all, they are prone to extremes. A friendly discussion may turn into tense swearing and swearing. In addition, they will be too superstitious about their own power and believe that whoever they support will gain a good position.
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One day before the start of the playoffs, Zhong Yu and the team conducted targeted training for the playoffs and walked out of the arena with a chat and laughter with Paul. As soon as they walked out of the door, they saw a group of people surrounding Zhong Yu.
Paul quickly flashed people to prevent the fish from getting into trouble. Zhong Yu looked down and saw that they were all yellow reporters, and his face was very gentle. Seeing people who looked the same in a foreign land, this beautiful feeling is hard to describe. Even if they were reporters, even if many of them had seen them several times.
"Zhong Yu, you finally figured it out..." These reporters also knew that Zhong Yu was a relatively easy-going person and occasionally joked with them. They did not write about Zhong Yu indiscriminately now, so they naturally won Zhong Yu's friendship.
"You haven't eaten yet." Zhong Yu smiled slightly and said, "I'm so lucky."
Everyone laughed and expressed some surprise at Zhong Yu's attitude.
"It's not hard, but you should also pay attention to your body. The body is the capital of the revolution." One of the beautiful female reporters said: "The playoffs are about to begin, and you must play well... to make a sigh of relief for us and domestic fans."
Zhong Yu smiled. His first motivation to play basketball is not to give anyone a sigh of relief. His first motivation to play basketball is the original love that basketball brings him, and his most beautiful yearning for the NBA basketball temple, wanting to stand at the highest point and look down at the clouds below.
Then, it is to fulfill the promise to his mother. For him, what his mother said was to live well, that is, to be able to play basketball well...
Chapter completed!