Chapter 67 [Low-key Jason Guo]
The Lakers' second opponent is the Kings, and another 31-point massacre.
The opponent strictly prevented long shots and expanded the formation. Guo Xu reduced his outside shots, focusing on breakthroughs, scoring 23 points, 4 rebounds, 15 assists and 1 steal. He only played 34 minutes, made 8 of 14 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws, with extremely high efficiency.
This time, Guo Xu faced point guard Bobby Jackson, who had three years of NBA experience, and still had the upper hand and easily beaten. Jackson made 4 of 13 shots under Guo Xu's defense, 1 of 4 three-pointers and 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 11 points and 2 assists.
Jackson averaged 14.2 minutes per game with the Timberwolves last season, scoring 5.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists. He performed poorly, so he participated in the summer league to prove himself. But in Guo Xu's previous life, he was not a small role. After joining the Kings, he found his position and won the best sixth man. In the peak 2002-03 season, he averaged 15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
Before the game started, Guo Xu was worried that he would not perform well, but he soon discovered that Jackson was nothing great.
His organizational ability is very poor. There is only one offensive rhythm that combines singles with the ball, breakthrough or jump shot. Guo Xu can easily predict his actions. As long as he is not overwhelmed, he can interfere with the shooting and reduce his shooting percentage. To put it bluntly, although he is only 185cm tall, his playing style is a shooting guard.
Jackson is not weak in defense, and he keeps looking for confrontation with his body. However, when he encounters pick-and-roll, he can't limit Guo Xu if he gets slower. Guo Xu is not at the right time to play against the Kings' 16 rookie center Jabary Smith in the second round.
When the two face each other, everyone can see which one is stronger and who is weaker.
Guo Xu is the point guard who led the attack of the entire team, and he is a super point guard. He picked up the backcourt rebound twice and sent a precise long pass to George with one hand, assisting the latter to perform a dunk, which attracted cheers from the audience.
After the game, Guo Xu was stopped by an acquaintance.
"Hi, Jason, I'm here to dig out the big news again." Audrey, with a blonde hair, waved the microphone in her hand and greeted her. She wore a pair of glasses today, adding a bit of intellectual beauty.
"I'm very happy to see you, Audrey, how are you doing recently?" Guo Xu asked with a smile.
Audrey smiled and said, "Thank you for your blessing. I have already become a TV station. Next season, I will be mainly responsible for interviewing the NBA. As long as you help me create a few big news, I may become a star host."
"Congratulations, have you started recording?" Guo Xu waved his hand to the cameraman Ted.
"Yes." Audrey approached him a little, making sure both of them were on the camera.
Facing the camera, Guo Xu suddenly became very serious and said seriously: "Audrey, I have to tell you a bad news. I decided to answer questions in a low-key manner in the future. Many people say that I am a thorn, which is too unfair. I don't want everyone to misunderstand me, saying that I am arrogant or something, so I must be low-key."
"OK, then I'm asking a question now?" Audrey smiled: "You scored a double-double in two consecutive games, with 15+ assists. You are the best player in the summer league. Do you think your draft pick is too low?"
Guo Xu said expressionlessly: "No, after all, the goals I scored were all foolish. Most of the assists were due to the performance of my teammates. My four good buddies, Medvedenko, Pan Pessi, George, and Madson, all took the ball when they were caught and never held the ball. I am very grateful to them."
"..." Audrey covered her face with one hand, laughing and crying.
Ted also laughed so much that he almost threw the camera on the ground. Is this your low-keyness? It's simply nonsense!
Audrey coughed and asked again: "After the draft, Bob Buss said you can't gain a foothold in the NBA. Joining the Lakers can only be the marginal person on the team, mascot. What do you think?"
Guo Xu was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly: "I think this is best to cut and reshoot this episode. My boss's name is Jerry Bass. You pronounced it wrong. He won't really dislike me so much, right?"
Audrey bent over and said, "I'm talking about Hornets general manager Bob Bass, right?"
Guo Xu pretended to breathe a sigh of relief and patted his chest and said, "It doesn't matter if it's the Hornets manager. I guess he also commented on Kobe in 1996."
Audrey smiled so hard that her teeth were exposed, so she quickly covered her hands. Sure enough, it was a wise decision to come to Long Beach to interview Guo Xu. He was too easy to make big news.
Guo Xu is swearing and not spitting dirty words. It is clear that Bob Bass is a waste, and he looks very confident when using the Hornets trading Kobe as an example, as if he will reach the level of an All-Star in the future.
Audrey asked again: "Jason, you are a rookie at the end of the NBA, but you have played dominant performances in two consecutive games. Do you think you have successfully proved yourself now?"
Guo Xu shook his head. "I didn't succeed, the level of the summer league is not high."
Audrey asked along the question: "What do you think is successful?"
"Help the Lakers defend their title next season and become a member of the dynasty next season." Guo Xu's big mouth spoiled 666.
Audrey heard Guo Xu say such remarks in the last interview, and still thinks he is very bold. "You are just a rookie. You just said you should be low-key. Now, if you talk about the Lakers Dynasty, will you seem too confident?"
Guo Xu smiled and said, "I am not confident, but I believe in the combination of coach Phil Jackson and OK. If Phil can complete two three consecutive championships with the Bulls, he will definitely lead the Lakers to establish a dynasty. The strength of the OK combination is obvious to all last season. I don't have much pressure in the new season. I just need to do the job arranged by the coach. If I don't drag the stars down, I will succeed."
He is publicly flattering, but no one will like to listen. Who doesn't want to establish a dynasty in the Lakers? Everyone thinks, but it's not said it yet.
Guo Xu dares to say "big talk" than any newcomer, because this is not bragging at all. He won three consecutive championships without the Lakers in his previous life. Isn't it just that he succeeds without dragging his feet?
The next day, ABC Sports Channel broadcast an interview about Guo Xu, without cutting it. He immediately became popular on the Internet and was called "low-key Jason Guo" by netizens, "Dynasty puzzle Jason Guo", "Rookie No. 1 God of Rookie" and so on...
Fans like people with a sense of humor, with strong topics and entertainment for the public. Everyone is playing cool and showing tough times. Humorous players are rare. O'Neal was originally famous, but now there are finally more individuals, just from the Lakers again.
Bob Bus was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood when he saw the news. The Hornets fans were all dissatisfied with the dealings of Kobe. Guo Xu mentioned this and it would lead to some people settle the score later, and he was inevitably scolded.
What's worse is that the Hornet boss also began to dislike him, thinking that he was not as wise as he could tolerate others.
The Hornets' second round draft pick trade was out. Bob Bus tried out several outside lines, but in the end he didn't even have a goal in the second round. After the free market opened, the Hornets signed 34-year-old veteran point guard Jose Hawkins to strengthen. The veteran is experienced and averages 22.1 points per game at his peak, but he has already declined. Moreover, the veteran has little effect on the team's strengthening. What about finding a young and small defender to defend Iverson?
Because Bob Bass was so full that he was gossiped about, the Hornets became the laughing stock of the alliance, and there was no hatred on both sides.
Chapter completed!