The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 617 - 243 He Absolutely Can’t Be the Second_3

Chapter 617: Chapter 243 He Absolutely Can’t Be the Second_3

The Hawks’ "second-in-command" has plenty.

Al Horford is also a very decent "second-in-command," capable of handling a lot on both the offensive and defensive ends.

But if you expect him to take cities and fortresses, that’s going to be tough.

Players like him who rely on their brains generally have slightly weaker abilities to power through on their own.

Take Stockton for example, or Jason Kidd, even Steve Nash could be considered in this category. Don’t tell me Steve Nash’s scoring ability is underrated, he might even win "Scoring King"...

But if his ability to single-handedly change the game was really that impressive, the Phoenix Suns would have made it to the finals.

That’s why "Big Bird" seems so precious and rare.

There’s a reason for that.

Watching Su Wan high-five his teammates amid the cheers of the crowd, Yi Jianlian’s eyes were full of envy.

Yi Jianlian, who had plenty of playing time during the regular season, saw his time on the court gradually decrease during the playoffs.

What could be done? Yi’s selling points are his ability to fly and dunk, but honestly, there are many "big blacks" in the United States with more natural talent than him in those areas.

To Su Wan, Yi’s only breakthrough would be to rapidly develop his three-point shooting ability.

Many fans might wonder, didn’t Alian have the ability to shoot threes?

It’s true he can make long shots.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so much regret among fans that Alian didn’t come to the NBA at the right time. If he had been born later, he’d be a perfect "Space Type 4."

But actually, the issue with Yi Jianlian’s shooting isn’t about his accuracy.

It’s that...

His release is too slow!

Not only is his three-point shot slow, but his turnaround jump shot is also very slow. To opponents with strong physical gifts, it might as well be no different than a snail crawling.

Yi Jianlian’s shooting ability poses a smaller threat in NBA-level games than people generally believe.

If he wants to make a name for himself in the NBA, he has to speed up his shooting.

Otherwise, just relying on his current characteristics, it’s easy for him to end up being DNP’d, as he is now during the playoffs.

But if a player really wants to establish himself in the NBA, the playoffs are where the big stage is.

Many players have secured their place in the NBA through their exceptional performances in a playoff series.

Of course, Yi Jianlian knows this all too well!

Just look at his envious gaze at Su Wan now, and you can tell how much he longs to play the full 42 minutes like Su Wan.

Alright...

What he’s even more envious of is Su Wan’s incredible dominance on the court. It’s as if he can do anything.

Both of them came from the CBA and were Finals MVPs; why is the divide so big?

Otherwise, this summer I’ll ask Su Wan, in which areas do I need to improve?

But...

Being neither kin nor kith, would Su Wan even guide him?

For Yi Jianlian, the thought of actively asking about his shortcomings is just too difficult to voice, especially since he’s hardly exchanged a few words with Su Wan on the National Team.

After the first game of the series, many media outlets were saying that it was only a matter of time before the Pacers made it into the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth consecutive year.

They asked Su Wan what it felt like to never have missed the Eastern Conference Finals in his professional career.

Su Wan cautiously responded, "Let’s wait until we advance before talking about that!"

But eventually he couldn’t resist showing off, "I don’t think I have any special insights, since for me, the playoffs don’t truly start until the Eastern Conference Finals!"

Look at how capable you are!

Tonight, watching their team gradually falter, the Atlanta reporters were quite annoyed, but what else could they say?

In the face of facts, they had no argument.

They could only put immense pressure on Yi Jianlian.

We’re all from Huaxia!

We all came from the CBA and were both Finals MVPs!

How come your MVP gap with him is so huge?

Even if you get what you pay for, the pick we used to choose you wasn’t much lower than Su Wan’s!

The League announced the "All-NBA Teams" and "Best Defensive Lineup" for the 09~10 season...

"All-NBA First Team: Kobe, Su Wan, LeBron, Kevin Durant, Howard;"

The announcement of the "All-NBA First Team" spurred a heated discussion.

Barkley, being sharp-tongued, said, "When I saw the names LeBron James and Kevin Durant occupying the forward positions in the First Team, I had only one thought: the era of forwards is over!"

No wonder he would say that, given the searing playoff performances of these two "First Team" small forwards.

One was upset by a "Black Eight," and the other was so schooled by Kobe that he couldn’t manage his life.

Of course, Barkley’s comments also triggered a furious backlash from the media behind both players.

LeBron himself did not respond to these comments.

As for Kevin Durant...

He didn’t directly respond either, but took to his burner account to massively troll Barkley:

"This ’Flying Pig’ is just jealous that Kevin Durant won the First Team honors at such a young age!"

"If I remember correctly, Charles never won Scoring King in his whole career, right? That’s the reason he hates Kevin Durant!"

"No matter how much you dislike Kevin Durant, it doesn’t affect his eventual greatness!"

"Kevin Durant will definitely get his championship ring, while Charles Barkley can only continue to spit sour grapes!"

...

"All-NBA Second Team: Dwyane Wade, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony, Zach Randolph, Yao Ming;"

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