Chapter 57: Against the Dream
Sitting on the plane, Wang Tiejun collected a large stack of newspapers and flipped through them. He found that only the media in Arizona reported on him. Other media in the United States rarely mentioned him, and the most influential New York media did not even mention a word about him.
"Damn it, one day I'm going to make you beg me to accept your interview." He cursed inwardly.
When he leaked even a few newspapers, someone went crazy again, and more than one person.
After O'Neal learned from the media that Wang Tiejun called him a wimp again, he went completely crazy and roared at the media with foam pouring down his face:
"Soon, the last regular season game before the All-Stars, that's when I'll meet him, and you can watch me teach him a lesson live at the America West Arena. I swear, I'll break every bone in his body."
In Charlotte, Mourning was also furious.
With his personality and playing style, no one has ever classified him as a softie. Even his opponents can only call him a tough guy. In his eyes, Wang Tiejun's words were the biggest humiliation to him, which made him a hundred times more angry than beating him up.
Facing the media, he looked extremely cold and hard, like a piece of raw iron, and said with murderous intent: "Wait, we still have one game. That's our home court, the first game after the All-Star Game. I will let him know what a tough guy is."
At this time, the league officials held a media conference and announced a policy of zero tolerance for racial discrimination.
This policy was openly supported by the media and the public, but secretly, countless people disagreed, including within the alliance, who did not take it seriously at all.
At noon, the Suns arrived in Houston, checked into the hotel at two o'clock, and then held a press conference at the hotel.
A reporter from the Houston Sports Daily asked Wang Tiejun, "Old K, how do you think you will perform when facing the Dream?"
Comrade Lao Wang said modestly: "I know he is very strong. This season he averages 26 points, 13 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.8 steals, 4.2 blocks and 3.2 turnovers. His pace under the basket is superb and his blocking ability is outstanding. I might be knocked down by him, beaten by his offense, or blocked by him..."
"ha……"
Many reporters started laughing, but before they could finish laughing, Lao Wang's second half of the sentence forced them to shut up.
"but……"
Lao Wang's eyes flashed with coldness, and he continued, "He might also be dunked by me. He definitely doesn't dare to confront me forcefully. He will definitely play around me."
As he spoke, a somewhat arrogant smile appeared on his face, and he continued: "I may not be able to score many points, grab many rebounds, and my statistics will be terrible..."
This time, no reporter laughed, because they knew there would be a reversal and a "but".
"but……"
Sure enough, Lao Wang continued, "He will definitely call for a double team. He knows he can't handle me alone."
"oh!"
All the reporters, including those from the Suns, exclaimed.
"Rookie, you are too arrogant. What makes you think that Da Meng doesn't dare to challenge you one-on-one?" a local reporter said angrily.
"The facts will speak for themselves." Wang Tiejun said and then closed his mouth.
More than an hour later, at the Mosaic training base, team reporter Harris had just finished attending the Suns' press conference and rushed back to interview Olajuwon.
He exaggerated what Wang Tiejun said at the press conference, and made Dameng so angry that her nostrils swelled twice as big.
Among the three super centers, Ewing has the weirdest personality and doesn't like to interact with others. David Robinson is humble and kind. Only Dream is an absolute old rogue.
What he likes most is to use his skills to defeat his opponents and humiliate them at the same time. Over the years, he has not met anyone who can really fight with him. Even Ewing and David Robinson were not able to gain any advantage against him and even suffered slight losses.
Ewing and David Robinson are not as good as Dream in terms of confrontation ability. Dream has excellent athletic qualities, but his strength is also naturally strong. He does not need to maintain a larger tonnage to possess strong power, which makes his confrontation ability the strongest among the three super centers.
So he, Ewing and David Robinson faced off against each other, and had the advantage in the confrontation. His historical evaluation is also the best among the three.
He was not polite to fellow super centers Ewing and David Robinson. How could he not be angry when he heard a rookie provoking him?
"That rookie is too arrogant!" he said very dissatisfiedly.
"Dream, he said he was going to dunk on you, that you didn't dare to challenge him, that you were a wimp, that you had to teach that Chinese laborer a lesson and let him know what a super center is."
Harris said excitedly.
"I will tomorrow night." Dameng said in a cold tone.
"So what do you think of him?" Harris asked.
Dream said disdainfully: "When he reaches the numbers I showed in his rookie season, then he will be qualified for my evaluation. Right now, he is just a clown."
"That's great, that's the best response."
Harris asked excitedly: "So will you fight him one-on-one?"
Da Meng said without hesitation: "Of course, with his weak offensive ability, do I need to call for a double team?"
The next day, Wang Tiejun and Daming's words were reported in the media.
"What were his statistics in his rookie season?" Wang Tiejun saw it in the newspaper while having breakfast and immediately asked Barkley.
Barkley said: "20+10."
Dan Marley added: "It should be 21 points and 12 rebounds, with close to three blocks and a steal."
"Damn perverts, how can they be so strong?" Wang Tiejun smacked his lips and cursed inwardly.
During this period, he has a better understanding of the NBA and the strength of some of the monsters in the NBA, but the data of Dream's rookie season still shocked him. It is not much worse than that of Shaq in his rookie season. As for him, ahem, it seems that he is really not qualified to compare.
Just comparing one of them, blocking, his shooting speed can only be considered average, which leads to his average blocking ability. Otherwise, with his height, wingspan, good jumping height, and the defensive height he can reach, how could it be possible that he is only level 70?
If he had the jumping speed of these super centers , and with the improvement of his defensive experience in the future, his blocking level might be able to break through level 100. With his top static talent, it is possible for him to average five or six blocks per game.
Barkley laughed and said, "In terms of physical talent, even Michael Jordan is not as talented as the three super centers. The only ones who can be compared with them are prehistoric monsters like Chamberlain or rookie O'Neal."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone nodded, except Wang Tiejun, who didn't know much about the situation.
