ALL NOVEL Chapter 33
【33】The higher you praise someone, the harder they fall!
"Su Mo, a rookie from China, has continued to shine from the summer league to the preseason, showing his ability to shine throughout the game. I don’t know why he was not selected, but there is no doubt that Su Mo is really amazing!"
From Basketball Daily》
"His average points per game leads the rookies by more than 10 points. Even in the preseason, Su Mo has put up great numbers. He is really great. I am looking forward to the regular season."
From Fox Sports》
"Accurate mid-range shots, sharp breakthroughs, strong strength, amazing bounce, lightning speed, Su Mo......He has great talent, his future is limitless"
《The Boston Herald......
ESPN reporter"Wo Shen" invited some players to interview Su Mo about his preseason performance
"Su Mo? We played against each other once in the preseason, and it was great. This rookie is so entertaining to watch and can liven up the atmosphere on the court. Of course, you know, this comes from his strength."
Brandon Roy, the"Yellow Mamba" of the Trail Blazers, said with a smile
"If I remember correctly, he is from China. Because of Yao Ming, he knows a little bit about China. Su Mo will be as good a player as Yao Ming."
Thunder player Russell Westbrook commented
"Wow~ Su Mo is quite amazing, his offense is very aggressive, even if I play against him, I can't relax and have to take it seriously."
The Cavaliers boss, LeBron James, praised with a smile
"This year's Warriors have gained a lot of attention and popularity because of Su Mo. Su Mo has shown with his own strength that he can shine in more than just the Summer League."
Carmelo Anthony, the head of the Nuggets, gave his affirmation.
"I don't believe he is an undrafted player at all. He is very good and I am looking forward to playing against Su Mo in the regular season."
Rookie Jennings responded
"40 points in a single quarter, dunking the backboard, explosive physical talent, Su Mo is not like a rookie, I think......He can help the Warriors get back into the playoffs this year."
The last comment came from the Spurs"GDP"One:"Stone Buddha" Duncan.
In 2007, after the finals swept the Cavaliers, he said to LeBlanc,"The future of the league is yours!" This caused widespread controversy.
But as time went by, as LeBlanc became more and more mature, many people recognized his words, and this year's speech undoubtedly caused a sensation again.
"Yes, today's Warriors, if they sign a player with superstar potential, who may even reach his peak right after his debut, they really have a chance to make the playoffs."
"Maybe even further."
"Haha, what a joke, a rookie undrafted player can lead a team struggling on the edge of a tanking situation into the playoffs? Can you please stop being so naive?"
"That is, the top picks such as LeBron and Rose, who are known as"the chosen ones of heaven", cannot lead a bad team into the playoffs in their first year."
"Why did he, Su Mo, do that?!"
"Somewhat overestimated"
"Can it be the same? Su Mo can score 40 points in a single quarter and completely lead all rookies. Such an amazing performance, even LeBron and Rose can't compare to it. How do you know he can't?!"
"That's right, I believe in Su Mo, Curry, and all the Warriors players. This year they will be able to make the playoffs."
"Yes, I support it too."
"......"
On Twitter.
The debate on this topic was extremely intense. Some people agreed, some disagreed, and many fans just watched the show but didn't participate.
But no matter what.
These arguments made the keyword"Rookie Su Mo" continue to rise, approaching super popular stars such as Kobe, Howard, and LeBron.
Celtics training stadium.
Rest area
"What? That rookie named Su Mo can get the Warriors into the playoffs?!"
""Wolf King" Garnett listened to"Gentleman Ray" Ray Allen reading the basketball newspaper and curled his nose,"He's just a rookie, how can he lead the bottom-ranked Warriors into the playoffs?""
"It is indeed difficult!"
Ray Allen nodded, leaving the basketball newspaper,"News, always want to make some gimmicks, such as doing something with the title, so as to attract attention and make people want to read it."
Junzi Lei saw through the nature of the UC shock department early
"Although I say that."
One of the Big Three,"Truth" Pierce came over with a basketball in his arms and said,"Su Mo is indeed an interesting rookie. I think he is better than Griffin in terms of both talent and strength."
"Griffin?!"
"Isn't this the No. 1 pick this year? It is said that his style of play is very violent."
Rondo came over with a white towel in his hand, wiping his sweat.
"Wow~"
Ray Allen was slightly surprised and picked up the newspaper again,"That's really impressive. Rose was very impressive last year, Griffin is also good this year, and Sumo is even better than Griffin."
"Could it be that there will be two top draft picks this year?"
"Ha!"
Garnett disagreed,"It's not that the Warriors have no chance, even if Su Mo leads the Warriors into the playoffs, so what? The Suns, Mavericks, Lakers, etc., who can he beat?"
"Especially the defending champion Lakers"
"There is no hope. We don't need to pay attention to the Warriors where rookie Su Mo is. We just need to keep our eyes on the Lakers. We need to beat them and win another championship."
Buzz!"
Garnett's words immediately inspired the entire Celtics team.
The years of battle between the yellow and green teams made these guys full of passion and fighting spirit when they thought of the Lakers.
"oh!"
"The Green Army will definitely win the championship this year!".....
A luxury house in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
It is Kobe Bryant's private mansion.
On the spacious balcony overlooking half of Los Angeles, Kobe leaned on a chair and read the basketball board. He also saw the headlines of Duncan's remarks.
"Playoffs?! Are you overestimating Su Mo?!"
"It's just the summer league and preseason. These data don't mean anything. The regular season is the real stage of the NBA."