The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 539 - 227: You will soon remember me, but this time I will be your nightmare!_5

Chapter 539: Chapter 227: You will soon remember me, but this time I will be your nightmare!_5

He can now average 15.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game. If we set aside his 39.8% field goal percentage and 27.1% three-point percentage, his stats are still quite eye-catching.

"Can he... become an All-Star player?"

Su Wan shook his head.

This dampened the spirits of the Oklahoma media personnel. He couldn’t? Although Su Wan’s comments were just for laughs, seeing him shake his head still made the Oklahoma media feel very disappointed.

Little did they know that Su Wan would speak up at this moment, "Not just an All-Star, if the opportunity presents itself, he could be a regular-season MVP caliber player!"

Now the Oklahoma media were stunned.

Also a regular-season MVP?

Was this true or false?

Since when did Su Wan start saying such pleasant things?

"What about Jeff Green?"

Like Kevin Durant, Jeff Green was also from the ’07 draft class, the fifth overall pick of the first round. Selected by the Celtics and then sent to the SuperSonic team as part of the Ray Allen trade, he became the hope for the team’s rejuvenation alongside Kevin Durant.

In fact, Jeff Green was one of the original "Thunder Three Youngsters."

Su Wan replied, "Ask again and I’ll have to charge you, a million apiece!"

The next day, Su Wan’s remarks conveniently became hot topics of media discussion.

Some journalists thought that Su Wan was changing his image, wanting the media to forget his past boisterous persona and reshape himself into the image of a "nice guy" by choosing a few young players to say nice things about, so that the media in the cities of these newbies would appreciate him.

But this theory quickly fell apart.

On the 20th, the Pacers continued their away games, challenging the Memphis Grizzlies.

Before the game started, a Memphis reporter couldn’t wait to ask Su Wan, "What do you think OJ Mayo can become?"

Su Wan replied, "You should be pretty familiar with Huaxia’s CBA now, right?"

The reporter nodded. At one time, that place had been a new "gold mine" for NBA scouts, but as it turned out, it only produced Yao Ming and Su Wan, with each subsequent Finals MVP not living up to the last.

Yi Jianlian had good physical abilities, but too many minor issues. Being a key player for a team was already his limit, and even then, he needed to be with a team whose management was patient, or else who knows when he might be sold off.

And now with the Hawks, he was being dominated by "bust" Marvin Williams.

The Memphis reporter didn’t understand why Su Wan would suddenly bring up Huaxia’s CBA.

Su Wan said, "He will likely become a CBA legend!"

As soon as he said this, other media reporters nearby just burst out laughing.

After all, the entire Memphis regarded Mayo as a rookie of the "next Jordan and Kobe" caliber, and they were enthusiastically promoting him.

But to Su Wan, he was a player who wouldn’t make it in the NBA...

Now, the media, initially confused, were convinced that Su Wan had his own set of evaluation standards.

They just didn’t know what those standards might be.

Because by current standards, OJ Mayo’s rookie season stats were pretty good, averaging 18.5 points per game—more eye-catching than Derrick Rose’s and the highest among the "class of ’08," making him a hot favorite for "Rookie of the Year."

He should be the "star of hope."

But again, Su Wan added, "If Jerry West were still the general manager of this team, I don’t think he would have chosen OJ Mayo! Just like he wouldn’t have sent Pau Gasol to the Lakers!"

Soon, Mayo too learned of Su Wan’s assessment of him.

"You’ll never surpass Michael Jordan, no, you’re not even as good as Kobe, no, winning three consecutive championships will be your greatest glory... Su Wan, you’re nothing!"

Look how angry the kid got.

He hadn’t even thought through his trash talk before he stepped up to provoke and end up getting himself riled up.

But this successfully put Su Wan into "The zone" mode, and he smoothly scored his first "50 plus" of the season, while also restricting Mayo to just three points. He suddenly discovered that this was a lucrative route.

Since hardly anyone dared to talk trash to him anymore, the only way to activate "The zone" mode was through the intense desire to win when behind in the score. Su Wan needed to find another lucrative route.

Now, it seemed, he had found it!

Of course, the average rookie wouldn’t get mad at Su Wan for suggesting they wouldn’t make it in the NBA, it would have to be someone with a temper like OJ Mayo’s!

On December 25th, the Pacers’ "Christmas Game" against the Lakers was upon them.

This game had been heated up by the media since the beginning of December, but a week before the game, Yao Ming accidentally twisted his ankle during a game, forcing him to miss this "Christmas Game."

Against the greatly weakened Lakers, the Pacers easily took the game.

to 91, a big win by 18 points!

After the game, Shaquille O’Neal excitedly said, "Next time I come here, it will be to defeat the Lakers and lift the Championship Trophy!"

This provoked furious booing from the crowd, with Lakers fans even yelling at him, "You’re nothing without Kobe; we’ve already forgotten you, Shaq!"

But this time Shaq didn’t get angry; instead, he shot back, "Soon you’ll remember me, but this time I’ll be your nightmare!"

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