Chapter 122 [He is destined to become a superstar]
When Yang Jian received the system prompt, it was the time when NBA President David Stern received the game news and made a new decision.
Stern was a little disappointed. Grant Hill once again performed poorly against a star and was blown away. After all, he was not as strong as Jordan, and relying solely on the league's support was not enough to become a superstar.
Anyone who knows football can see that Hill's leadership qualities are insufficient. Although his statistics are comprehensive, his ability to lead a team is average and his performance at critical moments is average. The Pistons suffered three consecutive losses at the beginning of this season and were defeated in their fourth home game.
The Blazers relied on the explosion of veteran Joe Dumars.
In that game, Joe Dumars scored 41 points and 6 rebounds, while Hill only had 19 points, 6 assists, and 5 fouls.
Grant Hill still has the feeling of brushing up statistics, his performance is not stable, and he is better at abusing others.
He also played 40 minutes against the underdog Cavaliers. He scored 28 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists. He looked very strong, but the Cavaliers surrendered in the third quarter.
The Pistons had a good schedule. After defeating the Cavaliers at home, they took three days off before facing the SuperSonics at home. In terms of physical fitness, the Pistons players had an absolute advantage. However, they still couldn't beat the SuperSonics, who had played two more games, and even failed to defeat their opponents.
pose a threat.
The Pistons started with a record of 2 wins and 4 losses. Stern realized that he could no longer promote Hill at all costs, which was to encourage others. The league's support allowed Hill to accumulate astonishing popularity in just one year, but he obviously
I can't afford such high attention.
Looking at his performance, Hill has not improved much compared to his rookie season. He has played longer and his shooting percentage has become lower. The only improvement in his statistics is rebounding. Why is a swingman so active in grabbing backcourt rebounds?
Originally, Stern planned to arrange for Hill to become the All-Star voting champion this season, and wait for Jordan to retire again to take over and become the league's number one star. Now he has given up this plan. It is a trivial matter that Hill's strength cannot convince the public. He is afraid that he will
Hill pushed too hard and it was counterproductive.
Hill doesn't shoot well. If he wants to perform, he has to break into the penalty area and take shots. What should he do if he gets injured? Stern decided to give Hill some time to improve himself and give some exposure to other outside stars.
His popularity will still be very high, and he will still be the one that the league strongly favors, but he will not be the most popular one.
Hill was not completely praised. He was already a star before entering the NBA because he had two NCAA championships and the title of Player of the Year in 1992. But after entering the NBA, Hill was obviously unable to do what he wanted because of the huge expectations and the burden.
Huge pressure.
There is a reason why Stern is optimistic about Hill. Just look at who the other NBA stars are.
Derek Coleman is always lazy, finding various reasons to miss training, drinking and overeating in life. Coach Beard once asked the players to pay attention to their dress, otherwise they will be fined. Coleman directly threw a card to the coach
Give him a blank check and tell him how much he wants to be fined and write it himself.
Chris Webber and Nelson made a noise louder than a plane engine at tens of thousands of feet. He only played for one year before being traded by the Warriors to the Wizards.
Last year's No. 1 pick, "Big Dog" Glenn Robinson, just entered the league and didn't play a single game. He asked for a 100 million contract and forced the league to modify the rules. Of course the Bucks refused to agree, and Robinson was also confident and had no bold words.
For 100 million, he would rather leave the NBA.
After much bargaining, Robinson finally signed a 10-year, $68 million super contract with the Bucks. This was definitely the most shocking news in 1994. Then the big dog averaged 21.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
Hill and Kidd, who did not score as much as him, won the Rookie of the Year award together.
The NBA cannot rely on Barkley, Olajuwon, Ewing, Malone and others who have been established for a long time to restore the image of the NBA. President Stern does not expect Shaquille O'Neal to do better. At that time, he was clamoring to be a sumo wrestler.
hand.
What about Grant Hill? He is simply a model of the black elite. He graduated from a prestigious university, is polite, his hobby is music, and his friends are all upper-class elites. Many people even think that he is more like a white man, and he is not like that gang.
There is a huge gap in the quality of mentally retarded black stars.
His father graduated from the prestigious Yale University and played professionally in the NFL, winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1959. His mother graduated from the famous Wesleyan College and was roommates with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. When Hill
When he was selected by the Pistons, Hillary's husband, then President of the United States, Clinton personally called to congratulate him.
Since birth, Hill has received the most top-notch education, rather than a happy education that teaches people to be idiots. The superior environment has made him a gentleman, and he is a perfect fusion of mind and body on the court.
As soon as Stern saw Hill, he felt that God would help me achieve dominance and wanted to promote a better star than Jordan.
It's a pity that Hill has a gorgeous style of play but can't break through double teams in tough battles and can't lead his teammates. He and Jordan are not players of the same level at all. No matter how much they promote it, if the two teams meet Hill in the playoffs,
You also have to be hanged.
In a parallel world, Hill had no chance to challenge Jordan in the playoffs, not even once. He could not lead the team beyond the first round of the playoffs, and did not even make the playoffs in 1998. Later, many fans watched Hill
After watching his highlights, I believe that if he had not been injured, he would have been a star on the level of Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, and James. He is really overestimated.
No matter how well the players perform in the regular season, they will have no historical status if they don't achieve results in the playoffs. What's more, the regular season record of the team led by Hill is also very average, and it has never won the top four in the Eastern Conference?
As for who will share Hill's exposure? Of course, it will be given to Yang Jian, who defeated him in the opponent. Stern now attaches great importance to opening up the Chinese market. He hopes that Chinese fans can see a lot of NBA this season.
Live games, at least watch all the SuperSonics playoff games.
The next day, major media outlets in North America had many reports about Yang Jian and praised him highly.
"Chinese player Yang Jian performed well in two consecutive games, scoring 30 points again. He has become the core of the Sonics' offense and the league's top outside scorer."
"Yang Jian proved that he is not just a scorer, he can also play a role on the defensive end. He had the upper hand in the matchup with Grant Hill. Hill could hardly get rid of him and only scored 10 points in the game.
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"Yang Jian will challenge for the championship with the SuperSonics this season. He is not afraid to face off against anyone and dares to take responsibility in the game. He has gained the trust of the coaching staff and the recognition of his teammates in the shortest time.
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"Yang Jian's performance was even more terrifying than O'Neal's rookie season. He is destined to become a superstar..."
Last week's best player was Anfernee Hardaway of the Magic. This week's best player Yang Jian has been booked in advance and no one can take it away. It would be unreasonable if he broke the historical scoring record for rookies and couldn't win the award.
Allow.
At noon on the 16th, when Yang Jian and Drew Barrymore went out to the hotel for dinner, they met a female fan from Charlotte who asked for an autograph and left her phone number. After Yang Jian signed the autograph for the female fan, she discovered that she was dissatisfied with Barrymore.
There was some hostility and I didn't even recognize that she was a Hollywood female star.
The look in her eyes at Yang Jian revealed a clear message, as long as she called her, she would be willing to sleep with him tonight.
How could Barrymore not see that this was a typical "flesh and blood", and sighed: "You are becoming more and more popular, do you want to consider living with me? I am really willing to move to Seattle."
"Yes, but you have to wait a little. I feel like I will sign my first endorsement soon. When I have money, I will buy a house in Seattle." Yang Jian said with a smile.
Chinese people are obsessed with houses. Although he had a house in his previous life, it was in poor condition. He could not afford a slightly better house because the housing prices were too outrageous.
He is now the hottest rising star, and no one can match his popularity. Of course, business owners can't sit still. There is no need to wait for the All-Star Weekend, everyone knows that he will definitely be selected for the All-Stars and will be a starter in the Western Conference.
Kemp started last season, not to mention Yang Jian, who plays better than Kemp?