When Kobe left the court, he frowned and said nothing. He was going to start gaining weight and muscle. If he didn't gain weight, he wouldn't be able to compete with Yang Jian and he wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Only when he doesn't suffer a loss in the confrontation can he consider other things, such as shooting more accurately than Yang Jian, having more assists than Yang Jian, etc. When he thinks of this, Kobe will inevitably feel a little discouraged.
Kobe was very confident in one aspect. Even if he was not reused in the team last season, he still felt that there was something wrong with the coach.
Now he is beginning to doubt life and feels that imitating Jordan in playing is a mistake. He cannot beat Yang Jian with Jordan's playing style.
But Yang Jian's way of playing can't be imitated just because he wants to. The key to Yang Jian's step-back three-pointers, sudden-stop mid-range shots, etc. is not his technique, but his shooting accuracy.
Kobe has been training hard, but his shooting accuracy is completely incomparable to Yang Jian. And he knows that Yang Jian's physical fitness surpasses him, with greater speed, jumping, and strength.
Kobe can bully most defenders with his body, but when facing Yang Jian, he is the one being bullied.
One on one, can I really defeat this monster?
If Yang Jian could hear Kobe's thoughts, he would find it funny. This guy knows that he is lagging behind in all aspects, but he still wants to fight in a one-on-one battle.
Kobe is a person with this kind of personality. He needs constant supervision from coaches to grow. If he doesn't say the same thing hundreds or thousands of times, he won't change. It goes in one ear and out the other.
It is difficult for paranoid people to change their minds when they have identified one thing. In a parallel world, even at his peak, Kobe Bryant's offensive options were not very good, which made him often score fairy goals and become extremely popular.
At the post-match press conference, reporters asked Yang Jian to express his thoughts.
Yang Jian said: "I have no special feelings. It is normal for us to win in the regular season. Home and away games are not important. We have many scoring points and can use various tactics. If the SuperSonics end up losing more than 10 games in the regular season,
I probably have special feelings."
To put it bluntly, he has already won, and there is nothing much to say in a regular season game.
The reporter asked: "How do you evaluate the Lakers?"
"Their young players are very promising, and it's good to have Rick Fox join to strengthen the defense. When O'Neal returns from injury, the Lakers will definitely be very strong, and they will be among the top four in the playoffs." The points difference between the two sides is huge, and Yang
Jane also had no intention of belittling her opponent.
The reporter asked: "This season the league has changed the three-point line back to its original length. What do you think of this?"
Yang Jian laughed and said: "I don't have any opinion on this. I don't feel any change at all. I never stick to the three-point line when shooting from the outside. I just shoot when I have the chance. I just want to know when to launch the 4-point line. Then I will
More advantages.”
The previously shortened three-point line made shooting easier, and now the league feels that this situation does not reflect the value of the real shooter's ability. Everyone can shoot three-pointers does not reflect the league's top shooting level, so in this league
This season, the NBA has adjusted the distance between the three-point line back to 7.25 meters.
This is indeed more reasonable, and the three-point line in international competitions will also be lengthened in the future.
In a parallel world, affected by this, no player with more than 200 hits in a single season appeared on the three-point shooting list in the 1997-98 season, and the number of players with more than 100 hits was also reduced to 32.
At this time, everyone in the SuperSonics felt that Yang Jian was too smart and prescient in practicing shooting long three-pointers. Those who are used to shooting close to the three-point line will definitely have their shooting percentage affected this season.
Afterwards, Yang Jian and his teammates praised each other and felt that they played very well.
Coach George Karl was interviewed, and the reporter asked about Barkley's short playing time.
Barkley's playing time was indeed short, playing only 25 minutes and scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
George Karl said: "As long as the team is far ahead, I will control his playing time to ensure his health. We need him to show his strength in the playoffs, and he has no objection to this."
Barkley had known that he would reduce his playing time, so of course he had no problem with it. Because he only gets an annual salary of 1 million, and it would be a big loss if he tried his best to play more than 35 minutes per game.
He is playing very easily now, and the team is winning very easily. Even if he is not lazy on the defensive end, Yang Jian will be unhappy. If he wins too quickly, he can only take a rest early and enter garbage time.
The reporter asked George Karl to comment on Yang Jian.
George Karl laughed: "He is so strong. I think he can average 30 points and 10 assists per game in less than 35 minutes. We all know he has this ability, he is unstoppable on the court."
On the first day, Yang Jian stole all the limelight. It seemed that no star could compare with him.
President David Stern has read the news and no longer expects to bring out a star to challenge Yang Jian this season. There is no suitable candidate. The league does not intend to suppress the SuperSonics this season and only waits for them to complete three consecutive championships.
There is no way around this. Yang Jian is the strongest star, and the SuperSonics are the strongest team. Their lineup clearly crushes other teams, and the key lies in Barkley's salary reduction to join.
Not only do the Bulls have no big-name players to join, Pippen will be out for a long time. Even if he comes back, the relationship with Jordan has already broken down, and we don't know what kind of success they can have.
The Bulls lost to the underdog Celtics 85-92 on the road in their opening game.
Jordan played 42 minutes, making 7 of 23 shots, 16 of 21 free throws, and scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. His shooting percentage was only 30.4%.
After the two games, many media analyzed the gap between Jordan and Yang Jian. Jordan's attack distance was limited. After changing the three-point line, he did not make a single three-pointer in the game.
Jordan will encounter double teams when playing in the low post, but he still keeps running to catch the ball in the low post and forcefully break the double teams. This is not about bravery, but that Jordan knows that his efficient offensive distance is in the low post, and his two-point and three-point shooting percentages are both good.
Not high.
Moreover, it has become very uneconomical for him to shoot long two-pointers. A long two-pointer with one step inside the three-point line at the top of the arc is the three-pointer last season.
Under the weak defense, the Bulls only scored 11 points in the second quarter and 15 points in the third quarter. Their shooting percentage was too low, and they could only defend against a rookie team like the Celtics.
Many fans felt that when the SuperSonics played against the Celtics, Yang Jian would definitely let his opponent stay two meters away and let the opponent shoot as he pleased, fearing that the opponent would not make the shot. If he didn't do this, he would have to get off work in the third quarter.
The only star who could compare with Yang in the first game was Sprewell of the Warriors. He made 18 of 31 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 45 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists.
However, Sprewell only made empty cuts, and the Warriors lost to the Timberwolves in an away game. The Timberwolves' four players totaled 20.
The media just boasted about Yang Jian and the SuperSonics, but the heat has not subsided. The next day, the SuperSonics defeated the Mavericks 132-109 in back-to-back home openers.
The Mavericks' starting center is Bradley, who Yang Jian likes to play against the most. Yang Jian performed very bravely, especially in the third quarter, he made 8 of 8 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws.
24 points and 3 assists.
Yang Jian hit Bradley's side when running without the ball. If the defender was slow to catch up, he would catch the ball and throw it away. If Bradley did not come out of the penalty area to help defend, Yang Jian's mid-range shot would be more stable.
Michael Finley has become the Mavericks' key training target, the new outside core. He had no good solution against Yang Jian, and was passed over time and time again in single defense.
Letting another starter, Hugh Porter-Davis, defend Yang Jian is even worse. Hugh Porter is 196cm tall and weighs only 85 kilograms, and his confrontation ability is very poor.
In addition, center Bradley is slow and cannot quickly return to defend the penalty area when encountering a quick counterattack. Barkley goes on a fast break to wreak havoc on the basket. Suns power forward AC Green and Barkley were teammates before, and they are very familiar with each other.
, Barkley hit him as if playing.
On the defensive end, Yang Jian challenged Finley again. Finley got a lot of easy shooting opportunities and scored 36 points.
As a result, Yang Jian didn't rest until the last three minutes of the quarter. He played 40 minutes and made 17 of 23 shots, 8 of 11 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, and scored 52 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals.