Chapter 49 [Amazing Remarks, Lakers Invitation]
On May 6, Audrey Jones, a female reporter for ABC Radio, conducted an exclusive interview with Guo Xu.
Before the NCAA finals, Audrey broke a big news by interviewing Guo Xu, and tasted the sweetness, as soon as she saw Guo Xu's refusal to try out on the Internet, she immediately rushed to East Lansing.
Guo Xu did not disappoint Audrey, and broke out shocking remarks.
"I just want to join the Lakers, so I'm not going to try out with other teams."
"I'm optimistic that the Pacers and the Lakers will reach the Finals, the Lakers have the best center in the league, O'Neal, and they have a clear advantage on the inside, so they will definitely win the championship this year, and the Pacers will win two games at most. I hope to help the Lakers defend their title and build a dynasty in the future. I'm bullish on the Lakers to become another three-game team after the Bulls. ”
It's a spoiler, but it's hard to get it because the Lakers have had a poor playoff run for three consecutive years since O'Neal joined in '96. The Lakers were eliminated by the Jazz 1-4 in '97, swept 0-4 by the Jazz in '98, and swept 0-4 by the Spurs in '99.
This year, the Lakers changed their coach and got the best record in the regular season, but there are still not many people who are optimistic about them winning the championship, which is a kind of inertia. Just like Guo Xu's previous life, people saw that Paul's team would habitually think that they couldn't enter the Western Conference finals, but in fact, it was not allowed, Paul reached the Western Conference finals with the Rockets in the playoffs in 18.
Guo Xu's words have attracted widespread attention and have been discussed by countless fans on the Internet.
Some people think he is arrogant and open-mouthed; Some people think that he is full of faith and will become a great weapon; There are also many people who deliberately went to check Guo Xu's information and wanted to know what he was doing.
Regardless, more and more people know him, and his exposure is not inferior to this year's top pick Kenyon Martin.
Soon, another team showed interest in Guo Xu, and it was the Lakers that Guo Xu wanted to join the most, and they defeated the Kings 3-2 in the first round.
The advantage of the Lakers' "OK combination" is very obvious; The small forward is Glenn Rice, a famous pitcher traded by the Hornets and an All-Star Game MVP; Power forward veteran AC Green defends well and has the most consecutive appearances in NBA history, earning him the nickname "The Iron Man."
The Lakers' benches Rick Fox, Robert Horry, Brian Shaw and others are also experienced, and the Kings were able to win two games against the Lakers and almost cause an upset because the Lakers' No. 1 position has a weakness.
The Lakers' starting point guard is veteran Ron Hubble, who participated in the Bulls' third consecutive championship, is 198CM tall, weighs 84 kilograms, and is 36 years old.
Hubble's strengths are that he is experienced, plays relatively steadily, and is familiar with Jackson's triangle offensive routine.
He was able to control the ball through half the court, and after passing the ball, he waited for his teammates to attract the ball; On the defensive end, he is conscientious, and because he is a point guard cameo, he is not afraid of misalignment. The Lakers' defense guard is often given to Kobe Bryant, and Hubble's defense is good, and the defense guard is a little out of pace.
Hubble's offense was underwhelming, averaging 25.5 minutes per game in the regular season, scoring only 7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals, shooting 39.9% from the field and 31.3% from three-point range.
O'Neal attracted the ball in the low post, and Hubble often didn't dare to shoot three points in the vacant position, so he chose to break through with the ball, or dangle it in the bottom corner, and then give O'Neal a drop ball in the low post, which seems to be very stable, but in fact, he wasted countless three-point opportunities, and let the opponent be more calm to wrap O'Neal.
The Lakers' backup point guard Derrick Fisher and Kobe Bryant have a good personal relationship, both 96 rookies, he moves at an average speed, and he is good at physical confrontation.
HE IS 185CM TALL AND WEIGHS 95 KG, AN ABSOLUTE "STEEL CANNON" FIGURE. He often dribbles past half court and passes to star teammates, opening up opportunities and waiting for opportunities, the breakthrough is not sharp, the three-point is not accurate, and the defense is not satisfactory.
He averaged 23.1 minutes per game in the regular season this season, scoring only 6.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1 steal while shooting 34.6% from the field, 31.3% from three-point range and 72.4% from the free throw line.
In Guo Xu's previous life, many fans boasted that "Old Fish" Fisher had a big heart, which was the perfect championship puzzle, three-point magic and so on. In fact, Fisher, who was just a few years before entering the league, was synonymous with "blacksmith". Even when he was in his prime, he was a thigh-hugging goods, and he was the weakest link on the Lakers' defensive end.
There are always people who say that the role of their favorite players on the court is not reflected by data, but Fisher's 18-year career averaged 8.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 39.9% from the field and 37.4% from three-point range.
The league can't find a starting point guard with worse stats than Fisher, especially assists, so how can you tell if this is a point guard? Others didn't make it to the championship puzzle, presumably because they didn't dribble past half court for the Lakers......
The Lakers also have third guard Tyrone Lue, who would probably not be known to hardcore Lakers fans, because he played a total of 26 games for the team, characterized by a brittle body, and suffered injuries for two years in a row.
This year, Tyrone Lue was injured very bizarrely, he completed a fast-break layup without defense, the jump was not high, the speed was not fast, it was the kind of small man layup that Haruko Akagi could easily throw. Then, he also fell down like Haruko did when she gave Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Haruko's knee was blown on by Sakuragi lying on the ground, and of course Tyrone Lu had no one to blow on him, and he was sent to the hospital for examination, and the result was a torn meniscus in his left knee and the season was reimbursed.
When the Lakers coaching staff got the news, their first thought was, "Why are you kidding me"?
Since then, O'Neal has not allowed Tyrone Lue to talk to him, and he feels that this waste wood is simply a waste of the Lakers' precious spot.
Tyrone Lue, a 23-rookie in the first round in '98 who was drafted by the Nuggets and traded to the Lakers, has a three-year contract with management that can't stand it anymore. The coaching staff doesn't like him either, and they are willing to trade in the summer as long as there are better options, and there is some trade value in expiring contracts. Tyrone Lue also wanted to play on a team that could play, and he was like a curse in Los Angeles.
Lakers scouts watched the NCAA Finals, Guo Xu expressed his willingness to "non-Lakers do not join" through the media, the scouts handed over Guo Xu's details to the management, and after a brief discussion, the Lakers officially issued a trial invitation to Guo Xu, after the playoffs.
Harpy called to report the good news, and Guo Xule went to the Michigan Dance Troupe to dance Latin dance with people for half a day.
He is also under pressure, and if the Lakers have not said anything, he will have to ask Harpy to come to the door and recommend himself. Now he just needs to train in Michigan and get ready to go to Los Angeles on time to show himself.
He has absolute confidence that he will outperform Tyrone Lue, Fisher, and Hubble in the competition. All three of them have obvious weaknesses, and as a fan, he doesn't think there's anything remarkable about them.
He remembers more clearly that in his previous life, the Lakers suffered injuries in the 2000-2001 regular season, and for a while the No. 1 position was injured and no one was available, and the veteran Bryan Shaw played the starting point guard in a cameo, and Fisher only played 20 games in the regular season due to a stress fracture.
The weakness of the No. 1 position has led to the Lakers' regular season record not being very good, otherwise with O'Neal's monster statistics and terrifying efficiency, Iverson may not be able to win the MVP.
That's why Guo Xu just wants to join the Lakers, and if it goes well, his rookie season will be reused and he will get a lot of playing time, and he must seize this opportunity.
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