Chapter 217: Happy Troubles
Finals MVP?
Yang Mo nodded slightly, muttering to himself. Paul Pierce is indeed difficult to deal with. This guy not only has good physical fitness, but also has his own unique rhythm when playing, and his scoring explosiveness is also very strong. Last time against the Celtics, he ate two of them. Although he has made great progress now, he is still one or two levels behind him.
In a sense, Paul Pierce is an all-around offensive talent with 85 points in every subject, while Yang Mo is a guy with a serious imbalance in subjects. He can only reach about 90 points in open three-pointers and barely reach 80 points in post-up singles. The rest of his offensive skills are almost hovering around the passing line.
"Forget it, just bear with it a little longer!" Yang Mo gritted his teeth and made the decision.
If it was just Rashard Lewis and John Smith, Yang Mo would have definitely fought back. But when Paul Pierce stepped forward, Yang Mo lost his confidence. He didn't want to be slapped in the face, but was slapped instead . It's not that he bullies the good and fears the evil, but that he never does anything that he is not sure of.
For Yang Mo, every time he speaks out, it is a decision made after studying the opponent's technical and tactical characteristics all night long. Yang Mo never fights a battle that he is not sure of. If he wants to fight, he must beat the opponent to the point of disability or death!
This is why Yang Mo often speaks arrogantly but never gets slapped in the face by his own arrogance . He either doesn't do it or he has to be absolutely sure if he does it. Of course, except for the time against the Lakers. That time Yang Mo really had no other choice. After losing consecutive games, the morale of the team was low and his leadership position was in jeopardy. He had to burn his boats.
If Yang Mo failed that time, then... what awaited him was an irreversible situation. Not only would the outside world laugh at him, but the insiders would also overthrow him from his core position. Fortunately, he was lucky. From the moment he got Phil Jackson out of the game, the balance of victory and defeat tilted towards him.
It can be said that the game directly elevated him from a popular rookie to a strong contender for the best rookie, and even had the embryonic form of a star. After all, he led a bottom-ranked team to snipe the champion Lakers at Staples Center. The persuasiveness of this victory was even stronger than the five-game winning streak.
And his status in the team also rose instantly, from being doubted by everyone to being loved by everyone.
At the same time, Yang Mo's car had already driven to the outside of the Heat training hall.
As soon as they stopped, a bunch of reporters gathered around. Since they were all Asian and local reporters from Miami, Yang Mo's expression was very gentle, and she kept reminding the reporters to be careful with their steps and not to get hurt.
After walking a few steps and occupying an open space, Yang Mo simply stopped and accepted interviews from reporters.
"Yang Mo, many players have questioned your votes. Do you want to say something about this?" a Chinese reporter asked in Chinese.
"First of all, I want to thank the fans for voting. No matter you are from China, South Korea, the United States or any other country, your votes have given me great encouragement. Secondly, I feel that I am qualified for the honor of an All-Star starter. During Dwyane's absence, I led the team to many difficult victories, and the team's ranking has never fallen out of the top eight in the Eastern Conference. In terms of my personal statistics, I have set many records. Therefore, whether it is personal honor or team honor, I am qualified." Yang Mo answered in Chinese and explained it again in English. After all, nearly one-third of the reporters on the scene were American.
"Yang, the Phoenix media calls you a court butcher. Do you have any response to this?" asked a Miami reporter.
"No response. Just treat their words as the grumbling of losers. When children are beaten by adults, they will use hurtful words to describe the adults. This is normal." Yang Mo replied disapprovingly.
These words made the reporters at the scene laugh out loud. They loved Yang Mo so much. Although Yang Mo didn't like to be interviewed, every interview with Yang Mo could bring them unexpected surprises.
"Young, Stoudemire doesn't think much of your statistics. He thinks if you hadn't hurt him, he would have at least prevented half of your statistics. What do you think?" A white reporter asked, pushing the microphone forward.
"He's lying. When I dunked on him, I had already scored more than 26 points and had double-digit rebounds." Yang Mo shook his head in disdain, looked at the camera in front of him, pointed arrogantly, and said, "Hey, Stoudemire. Stop being a bitch. You're not Brook Lopez. Why do you want to learn his rogue spirit? It was obviously me who slapped your face, why are you still insisting that your face hit my palm?"
Yang Mo's words made the reporters burst into laughter again. They really liked listening to Yang Mo's harsh words and teaching people a lesson. It felt like she was punching her opponent until he vomited blood.
Next, the reporters asked some questions about basketball, and Yang Mo answered them one by one very fluently.
Finally, a Korean entertainment reporter asked Yang Mo excitedly, "Yang Mo, Girls' Generation is about to hold their concert in Los Angeles. Will you attend?"
"Of course, if I have time I will definitely go to support Jessica." Yang Mo nodded very seriously.
"So, will you go on stage and sing a song?"
"Well...well...I don't have any plans for the time being."
Yang Mo smiled slightly, then raised her hand to check her watch, and then told the reporters that the training was about to start and they had to leave. The reporters asked many questions, and they were already satisfied, so they quickly made way for Yang Mo to enter.
After changing his clothes at the training hall, Yang Mo went to find Coach Tim, who was in charge of training guards, and asked him to help train him. Coach Tim was a little surprised to see Yang Mo, an inside player, come to seek his guidance, but after hearing Yang Mo's explanation, he gladly accepted. He also wanted to create an all-around player with his own hands. If Yang Mo's training effect is amazing, then next summer, he can use Yang Mo as a living sign to open various training camps.
This is a win-win situation .
Therefore, Coach Tim was very careful when selecting Yang Mo to break through with the ball. He completely ignored Chris Quinn, Mario Chalmers and others and focused on teaching Yang Mo.
Coach Tim taught very carefully and Yang Mo also studied very hard. In just one morning, Yang Mo learned a lot of valuable experience. After all, Coach Tim has been engaged in this teaching for more than 20 years. He can give precise answers to many things that Yang Mo did not understand before.
From teaching the ball protection to the tentative steps before breaking through, to the choice of disguised arc, turn or straight cut. In short, the details are very meticulous. Yang Mo had never systematically studied these things before. He didn't often break through before, and he only learned the basics, and it was very unconventional. After such a systematic study, he suddenly felt that the knowledge in it was too profound.
At noon, everyone went to rest, but Yang Mo was still sweating profusely on the training ground.
When I feel tired, I just lie down next to the training ground for half an hour, then get up and continue training.
In the afternoon, Dwyane Wade came over. His injury had almost recovered and he had resumed training three days ago. Judging from his pace in training, he had no problem at all. But Yang Mo also knew the purpose of Pat Riley's suppression of him and not letting him return was obviously to give himself space to display his talents and make great progress.
Because once Wade comes back, Yang Mo's unlimited firing rights will be taken away. He will never be able to fight so recklessly again.
And as Jordan said, all superstars are forged with a lot of ball possession.
If Yang Mo loses his unlimited firing rights, his rate of progress will obviously be greatly reduced.
This is a big problem facing Pat Riley. After all, he can't keep Wade on the DNP list for the rest of his life, not to mention that Wade's injury was not serious to begin with.
