The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 124 - 105: Preparing to Send the Old Stuff to Retire a Year Early

Chapter 124: Chapter 105: Preparing to Send the Old Stuff to Retire a Year Early

Kobe looked at the reporter with some surprise after hearing the news, staring for a long time, as if wanting to ask:

"Are you joking with me?"

The point was not that Su Wan had scored 54 points in three quarters, but that a 19-year-old Su Wan had scored 54 points in three quarters!

If it were just an ordinary 54 points in three quarters, Kobe would arrogantly say, "All it takes is a hand."

But for a 19-year-old Su Wan to accomplish this, Kobe questioned whether his 19-year-old self could have achieved the same thing.

He was very aware of how difficult it was.

He also regretted not insisting on his own decision to come back in the game against the Pacers.

Competing with someone like Su Wan was an opportunity that should be cherished every time—who knows when he might fall off. —If Su Wan knew what Kobe thought, he would have kindly replied, "Don’t worry, at least I can control my own belt!"

However, his concerns soon disappeared after the reporter relayed Artest’s opinion of Su Wan. Upon hearing that Su Wan was a diligent person, Kobe found common ground: "That’s why, God doesn’t disappoint anyone who trains hard. And those who ignore it, even if they’re doing well now, will eventually reap what they sow."

Walton’s words had implications. The Heat Team had secured the top position in the Eastern Conference two days ago, and Shaquille O’Neal in front of the media couldn’t help himself: "Let’s see without the great Shaq where the Lakers stand now, OMG, I can’t even find their name. That’s what happens when you ditch Shaq for a kid!"

Therefore, Kobe took this opportunity to express his thoughts over the last few days.

As everyone knows, "Shark" doesn’t like to train.

Allen Iverson, the "first in history" to hold this record, spoke plainly: "Su’s situation is even tougher than mine was at his age. At just 19, it’s truly incredible. I sense that in two years, when he is my age back then, he’ll be able to perform even more explosively. He’s already showing signs of becoming a great player!"

"The Answer" had very high praise for Su Wan.

There were two reasons:

First, scoring 50 points in a single game as a rookie is indeed very challenging; second, Su Wan occasionally mentioned, "I want to start alongside Allen Iverson in the Eastern All-Star," which moved him deeply. He thought he was Su Wan’s idol, and as an idol, naturally, he had to give his "high-quality fan" the highest praise.

Imagine, those who like Allen Iverson will become the League superstars in the future...

What an interesting topic!

Allen Iverson is a carefree person but also an ordinary one, and ordinary people have vanity.

When Wade heard this news, his eyes widened more than his cheeks: "Incredible, Su always manages to surprise us. This is just another time, but I think he’s the most startling rookie in terms of performance since the 21st century began. This year’s ’Rookie of the Year’ has to be him!"

If he had to give a score, this time, he couldn’t give less than a perfect ten!

He mentioned the "Rookie of the Year" topic, and indeed many media also discussed it after Su Wan scored 54 points in a single game. They all believed the discussion about this topic had now definitively ended.

Bill Walton put it this way: "Game over, we don’t like it when a well-rounded TV series releases a second season. It ruins the beautiful impressions we have in our minds. The discussion about this season’s best rookie is the same, discussing Okafor’s chances of winning ’Rookie of the Year’ is now pointless."

Even Okafor himself expressed disappointment in an interview yesterday: "When your opponent performs like this, all you can do is congratulate him. Not winning ’Rookie of the Year’ is disappointing, but losing to Su makes it less hard to accept!"

These were all praises.

There were also those sour grapes, like Popovich, who said: "If Tim Duncan wanted to, he could have done this before any rookie in Huaxia. He knows well that this kind of record means nothing and that team victory is above all."

Similarly, his former coach Larry Brown also expressed disdain: "Rookies always love to show off. Only at a certain point in their career will they understand that the championship is the most important honor for a player and the only one they should pursue, nothing else matters."

Su Wan was not surprised by the reactions of these two "sourpusses."

He was ignoring Popovich for now, not sure if they’d meet in the playoffs.

Even if they did meet, it would be in June.

But Larry Brown...

He would face him in the second round of the playoffs.

Su Wan said, "Larry Brown has always shown his contempt for rookies, which is why Dako was a ’Golden Boy’ in Europe but a ’dud’ under him. Do you know what I find most despicable about him? He looks like an old-fashioned coach, his authority above everything else, but he backed down when Allen Iverson missed practice. He can only assert his authority in front of rookies. This is also why the Dream Team was out early in the Olympics this year..."

"I’m curious, if such a coach is so harsh on rookies in front of the camera, what does he say behind the scenes at the training ground? I’m not deliberately targeting him—it’s a legitimate suspicion."

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