Chapter 4 Parallel stocks

The 2009 NBA Draft was a brilliant star, attracting countless people's attention. At the draft, Chinese player Li Feng became the second-tier player and suddenly surpassed the limelight of all rookies in the same class.

However, the "limelight" in China and the United States is completely different. Domestic media fully demonstrate their style of bragging to death. They will blush by looking at the title.

"The Grizzlies are lucky to get a super insider, Li Feng is expected to join the championship"

"In NCAA, it is 7+13+5, can it be doubled in NBA?"

"Howard may not score when meeting Li Feng"

"China's Twin Towers Seizes the Championship in the Next Olympics"

Li Feng is indeed the pride of China, but the media only show "Feng Mi", although they are "Feng Mi", they intentionally or unintentionally become high-end black.

After rounds of media bombardment, even people who don’t watch basketball in China know that Li Feng’s reputation has soared. In this way, it is natural for people to perform well in their eyes. Once there is a gap with people’s expectations, these people who support Li Feng will feel a strong sense of disappointment, and Li Feng may also repeat the mistakes of Yi Jianlian.

Of course, these are not within Li Feng's consideration. Li Feng has always believed that strength is the foundation. As long as he is fierce enough, he will be scared away from difficulties!

In the United States, completely different from China, there is almost a lot of criticism about the Grizzlies, and the Memphis media is no exception.

"Ben Wallace Hilton Williams"

This is a news title from the New York Times, with the following content:

"In yesterday's draft, the Memphis Grizzlies unexpectedly ignored Kangda's Tabit and chose Georgetown's center Li Feng. Judging from the data, Li Feng is much better than Tabit, but that was in NCAA. In the NBA, Tabit's height of 2.21 meters is much better than Li Feng's height of 2.06 meters. At the 2006 draft, the Atlanta Hawks chose Hilton Williams, the "landlord" of Duke University, who dominated the inside.

Williams is more popular than Li Feng, but where is Hilton now? Even the substitute can't sit steadily. Everyone knows that the biggest reason why Hilton can't get along in the NBA is height problem. This problem also exists. Li Feng has no shooting, no dribbling, no passing, and no skilled Li Feng will become the next Ben Wallace? Could it be that Patrick Ewing and Deakinbe Mutombo also graduated from Georgetown University, and the Grizzlies think that Li Feng will become a super insider?"

The New York Times report also said that Williams is nicknamed "landlord" because his territory is all his within three seconds, and his opponent must pay the rent first when entering the door. He is extremely strong, with an arm span of more than 7 feet 2, and his good mobility, strong style and defensive philosophy developed by Duke University in four years made him one of the most terrifying inside defenders of NCAA back then. He was Duke University's only inside barrier, with rebounds blocking inside offense. His progress curve in four years was very obvious, and he also trained a rare leader temperament.

And compared to Li Feng, Williams is a reliable inside scorer in college, with solid back-basket attacking steps, small hooks and central shot skills.

Now it seems that Williams, who is stronger in college than Li Feng and has a larger tonnage, is difficult for him to survive in the NBA. It is good for Li Feng to play in the NBA, let alone the second-tier performance.

Other media are much sharper than the New York Times.

"He will surpass Milicic, the second-largest player in Memphis"

Chris Brussad, a famous espn journalist, wrote in his column:

"As we all know, the Serbians are the second-largest in the NBA, and after the Magic performance, the Magic refused to match the contract, and the Grizzlies gave the Human Victory Cigar a three-year contract of 20 million. Later, Chris Wallace sent Milicic away. Memphis was glad that this guy finally left. Yesterday, Chris Wallace brought another second-largest Chinese Li Feng to Memphis. Some fans even said angrily that it would be better to keep Milicic than to choose Li Feng.

I watched the video of Li Feng’s college game carefully. Objectively speaking, he has a talent in defense. If he is taller, if he is 7 feet tall, I think he can threaten Blake Griffin’s No. 1 pick, but he is only 2.06 meters. Such a height makes Kevin Durant, who plays small forward at 2.11 meters, feels so good. And from the game, we can see that Li Feng’s scores are all obtained in open positions, and almost all dunks. Apart from dunks, he has no other offensive means. In the fast break, we can even see the scene of him receiving the ball and losing his hands. This undoubtedly proves that he cannot develop an offensive. A player who cannot develop an offensive defense but has no height advantage. I can’t find any reason to choose him as the second place. Maybe Chris Wallace was possessed by Michael Jordan. Of course, what I am talking about is Jordan, who is the boss. There is another possibility in the end, that is, for the sake of the Chinese market, the Grizzlies boss Hayes doubles his assets if he wants to learn from Alexander.”

Chris Brussad's views have been widely recognized by the American media, while Memphis local media, the Memphis Post, once again pointed the finger at Chris Wallace.

"The Grizzlies Will Go to Destruction under Wallace"

"Look at what Chris Wallace does? Since taking office in 2007, he first gave Milicic the second-place winner a big contract, and then chose Conley. This is pretty good. Conley has never achieved the level that people expected, but then he sent Paul Gasol away and got Kwame Brown. Anyone knows it was the Lakers' robbery against the Grizzlies. Yesterday, he did not choose Hakim Tabitt, and he could also choose Tyrek Evans, Ricky Rubio, and Stephen Cory to replace Conley, but he chose Li Feng, a Chinese with the same position as Mark, and another second-place winner. God, Wallace is in the Grizzlies, I can't see light in the future, I only see destruction."

Although this report directly points to Wallace, Li Feng also gave Li Feng the label of being the second best. The media such as the Houston Chronicle and the Boston Sports News were also used.

And amid the criticism, there is only one voice that supports Li Feng, that is, Bill Simmons, who is famous for his "poisonous tongue", said:

"Everyone is saying that Li Feng is a squad, and it is not unreasonable to think so. Li Feng is short and has rough skills, and seems to be able to develop into a blue-collar worker. But I want to tell you that he not only has 450 pounds of strength, but also the speed of defenders. In this way, why Li Feng must become Ben Wallace, Sean Marion, or Sean Camp, Amalstoudemire can all become his templates. Rough skills do not mean that he cannot practice. Kobe's first reputation was not dunks but three-no-touch. I think Li Feng is an unexplored treasure. His potential is enough to be the second place. At least he has a higher potential than Tabit."

Of course, even if Simmons is an expert, his voice is drowned in the wave of "the second place in parallel", but Li Feng's eyes lit up when he saw Simmons' report.

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