After playing this back-to-back game, Yang Jian also felt a little tired. Fortunately, the next opponent was not strong, and he still had one day to rest and recover his strength.
Participating in the press conference as usual, Yang Jian was the focus of the day again. Because he and Grant Hill matched up to suppress each other, Kemp was unable to steal the limelight even if he broke his personal single-game rebound record.
When talking about his feelings, Yang Jian did not add insult to injury by belittling Hill, but affirmed his opponent's strength.
"Grant is a comprehensive star. This was a wonderful game. My data today was better than him, but I also took more shots than him. Under his defense, I didn't feel as comfortable as I did in the last game."
There is nothing wrong with what he said. He scored 61 points in the last game and only half of them were left in this game. How can he feel comfortable?
The reporter asked: "How do you think you defended Hill?"
"He failed to play to his strengths. My teammates and I carefully studied his playing style before the game and our defense against him was very successful. This is the result of teamwork. I did not do it alone. I wanted to play inside
The players' blocking of the penalty area is more critical." When talking about defense, Yang Jian is always very modest.
He doesn't care about defensive honors at all, as long as he proves that he is not a defensive black hole. If he cannot be selected for the best defensive team in the future, he will not be depressed at all.
He understands the nature of the NBA's best defensive team selection. It is difficult for foreign players to be selected, and there are very few in the entire NBA history. Rather than proving himself on the defensive end, he wants to win a few more championships.
He and Hill had no grudge, they were just playing in the regular season, so it was impossible to ridicule each other.
A reporter who wanted to stir up trouble asked: "Jordan's performance in two consecutive games was mediocre, and he only scored 20 points today. Your advantage in the scoring list has expanded. How do you feel about this?"
"How many games have they been? Michael has the ability to average 30 points per game every season. I am optimistic that he will win the scoring title in the end. Rather than stabilizing his personal data, I hope that the Sonics can get the best record in the league this season.
Yang Jian said with a smile.
If the Sonics get the best record, they will break the historical record of the regular season. In a parallel world, the Bulls have a record of 72 wins and 10 losses. Yang Jian is full of confidence after winning 8 consecutive games and feels that he can challenge it.
The Sonics' lineup is no worse than the Bulls'.
The SuperSonics are indeed very strong this season. Without Yang Jian, the Sonics also won first place in the Western Conference after Hersey Hawkins joined. Their 64 wins and 18 losses ranked second in the league behind the Bulls.
Another reporter asked: "So are you going to take fewer shots in the next game?"
"It depends on the situation of the game. If the team needs me to take more shots, I will definitely take more shots. If we win easily and my teammates have a good touch, I will be happy to create opportunities for them. Everything is to win.
, we have a lot of good scorers on the team, I don’t have to shoot 2 or 30 times every game.”
It's not that Yang Jian doesn't want to win the "scoring title", but he knows that this is an almost impossible task and the timing is wrong. He will have to take fewer shots in the next game, otherwise his teammates will be dissatisfied.
You are a newcomer who has just joined, and you are not an emperor. How did you get such a big face?
If Yang Jian takes more shots, Schrempf and Payton will have to take less shots. When he feels good, he occasionally throws too much, and his star teammates can tolerate it. If a rookie throws like this every time, his teammates must have objections.
Who doesn’t want better data? This is a big deal when it comes to high-paying, long-term contracts.
In the last quarter, Yang Jian missed two three-pointers, so Payton shouted on the court to tell him to be more steady and not to be too wild.
He has just entered the league and will have many opportunities to compete for the scoring title in the future. There is no need to offend his teammates in his rookie season. If his teammates do not cooperate with him, he will not be able to score high points. This will be a vicious cycle.
He just expressed his position in the locker room. He will take fewer shots next and will not take shots if the opportunity is not particularly good. After hearing this, everyone did not say too much. I really wanted to make them feel comfortable. They still have to wait and see how they perform in the next game.
After listening to Yang Jian's speech, George Karl became more optimistic about his future prospects.
He feels that Yang Jian is much smarter than Payton and Kemp, and not only has strength on the court. People should learn to be low-key when they should be low-key. The other two don't understand this truth at all.
Payton always felt that the news said that he cursed people on the court, and the trash talk was mostly complimentary, so he would intensify his trash talk on the court. In fact, trash talk is not an art at all in the eyes of most fans, as you can tell by looking at Payton's sluggish popularity.
Larry Bird is famous for his trash talk, and he doesn't directly curse. Moreover, the quality of players in the 1980s was generally very low, and they all talked trash. Bird's behavior did not feel inconsistent. Now the league is trying to create gentlemen. How can the league promote low-quality players?
It’s no use saying that Kemp is a waste of talent. He doesn’t know what to say in the team, and he doesn’t know how to say sorry to his teammates when he doesn’t play well.
Only Yang Jian can not only fight for his own interests, but also know how to take care of the emotions of his teammates. Compared with Grant Hill, he is more domineering.
George Karl firmly believes that his career is bound to Yang Jian, and Yang Jian is destined to be the boss of the Sonics.
Therefore, George Karl is willing to have a good relationship with his future boss. People call him "Crazy Karl", not "Stupid Karl". He sees some things very clearly, even those who are onlookers know clearly.
The way he established a good relationship with Yang Jian was very simple. He allowed Yang Jian to take his girlfriend on the team's special plane. Anyway, there was always an empty seat on the plane, not just one.
The Sonics' next opponent is the Charlotte Hornets, which is a Central Division team like the Pistons and is not far away.
Tomorrow the players have a day off, and the whole team rests to recover their strength. After that, there will be back-to-back games. After the game, the Hornets will face the Pacers.
Yang Jian had just sat down on the plane when she suddenly heard the system prompt in her mind.
"The host changed history. Star player Grant Hill continued to perform sluggishly against stars. President David Stern decided to suspend his praise of Hill. Hill avoided the result of being praised and pressured. Big reduction. Obtain 1 attribute point and randomly select one of Hill’s skills - the piano demon!"
"What a damn musical instrument, does Hill have six fingers?" Yang Jian was stunned for a moment, thinking that the meaning he wanted to express in English might be "the magical power of piano".
Now Yang Jian is completely sure of one thing. The skills he can extract are really not necessarily used on the basketball court. This skill this time has nothing to do with playing basketball, it is purely for life.
He brought up the system panel, first added attribute points to the mental attributes, and then checked the newly acquired skills.
"Piano Demon" has an introduction: "Grant Hill has amazing vocal talent. If he were not too tall and chose to play basketball, he would also have excellent performance in the music world. With this talent, the host can learn faster and better Play the piano to a professional level and slightly improve your vocal talent.”
Yang Jian took a deep breath. Is this asking him to develop artistic skills? To develop into music?
Learning to play the piano is definitely of no use to playing basketball. Is it to cultivate your sentiments off the court?
Learning vocal music can indeed cultivate your sentiments. This is how Hill and his wife got along well. They have a common language. Tamia Hill is a famous singer and has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.
Hill is very fond of music, and when he entered the music industry, he was a veritable "wife singer and husband follower". Hill participated in the recording of the famous Canadian post-garage music band Nickelback's album "all the right reasons".
What is most talked about about Hill is that he can play the piano extremely well. He and ESPN produced a program, in which he became addicted to piano, and his level was surprisingly high.
Yang Jian won't be able to use this skill for the time being, but the more things he knows, the better. Does he have talent? It doesn't mean he just learned to play the piano directly. He has to spend time to learn. If he doesn't have time to learn, it doesn't matter if he just pretends that the skill doesn't exist.
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This skill appeared in the "Other Skills" column and was the first skill he activated that had nothing to do with basketball.
He is more interested in the system, and drawing "Piano Demon" means that he will also draw skills in other fields in the future. Many NBA stars are versatile and do not only play basketball.
Chapter completed!