Chapter 67 Post-match Interview
Wang Tiejun also returned to the locker room with his teammates. He was not in a hurry to take a shower and continued to look at his data sheet happily.
At this time, assistant coach Lewis came over with a smile, sat down next to him, and discussed tonight's data with him. He said excitedly: "Old K, your offensive quality under the basket is very high, 4 of 5 shots, 80% hit rate, which is even higher than the Dream.
But I didn't expect that your first shot near the basket would achieve 5 of 12 shots, with a hit rate of 41.6%. This is very good. You were facing Dream, a super center and the top inside defender.
Also, did you know that Dream's career shooting percentage near the basket is less than 40%, while his two-point shooting percentage is a little higher, close to 50%. "
"Hehe, I think it's good too." Wang Tiejun said with a smile.
He missed a lot of hook shots tonight. Dream's one-on-one defense against him was very effective. His hook shot level was only 85. He was actually not satisfied with the hit rate of just 40%. He did not expect to get praise from Lewis, which surprised him.
Lewis added: “But I think your hook shot accuracy can be improved a bit, because your wingspan and height are much better than Dream, which makes your hook shot almost impossible to be blocked, and it is more difficult for defenders to defend against your hook shot.
Dream has a very strong shot-blocking ability, but tonight he only blocked you once at the basket, and he didn't block your hook shot once."
Lao Wang nodded. It seems that a hook shot of level 85 is not enough. It needs to reach at least level 90. If it is too low, it will just waste the ball. Passing the ball to let others shoot may be more efficient.
Head coach Paul Westphal said from a distance: "K's hook shot tonight was really good. Facing a top defensive player like Dream, he hit 41.6% of his shots, which was an excellent performance."
Lewis laughed and said, “If the defender was worse, the hit rate would definitely be higher.”
Paul Westphal added: "Old K, the hook shot before your shot has allowed you to completely escape the defense of Dream a few times. I noticed that your shots were basically successful in those times, and the few times you didn't escape, basically all missed.
The reason why I failed to get rid of Dream in those times was that the connection between my attacking action and the subsequent shooting action was not tight enough, allowing Dream to get close to me again. There were also times when Dream secretly pulled me and affected my technical movements, but the referee did not blow the whistle.
So in terms of the connection between technical movements, you still have room for improvement. Maybe you can try a one-step back hook shot, which makes it impossible for the defender to defend.
But overall, tonight was a huge improvement, and you became a lot more dangerous in the post.”
Wang Tiejun nodded, but suddenly a question occurred to him: to what extent can an optimization card be optimized? Should it be optimized all the way, or just like the training card, optimized a little bit?
"Go take a shower. You performed well today and you need to attend the press conference." Paul Westphal said at this time.
"Okay." He stood up quickly.
As he was entering the bathroom, he suddenly thought of something and turned back to Colangelo and said, "Sir, those guys from Dream used racially discriminatory terms against me again today, such as Chinese coolie. I can even accept them calling me a perverted coolie, but I cannot accept them calling me a Chinese coolie.
Also, the commentator at the scene said it, and many fans said it too. Didn't the league announce zero tolerance for racial discrimination the day before yesterday? I hope the team can file a complaint with the league on my behalf."
Colangelo was startled, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have someone collect evidence right away."
"Thank you, sir." Wang Tiejun said gratefully.
When he came to the bathroom, he saw a row of naked men. He was very used to it because in northern China, people used large bathhouses. When he was in prison, hundreds of people were crowded together. The team's bathroom with only a dozen people was too small.
"System, is the optimization card all the way?" he asked after turning on the shower.
"No, the optimization card is to optimize the host's current physical condition. If the host's physical condition changes, it can be optimized again." said the system.
"That's right."
Lao Wang understood that the foundation is still his own body. Only with a good body can one do a good job in revolution. This is what is meant by the body being the capital of revolution.
"Hey, system, why has my single defense increased by 5 levels? It's already level 80?" He was shocked. Is there any automatic upgrade?
"The host gained defensive experience in this game and improved his defensive ability, so he was upgraded." said the system.
"So that's why. It must be because Barkley taught me how to use my confrontation ability to proactively defend Dream." He thought to himself.
40 minutes later, he followed Barkley out of the locker room.
"Damn it, I need to talk to my agent and find a way to leave here." Oliver Miller glanced at Wang Tiejun's back and said to himself.
He only got 6 minutes of playing time today. He was too weak. If this continues, his statistics will be a mess and his growth will be seriously affected.
The Suns' press conference began. The first reporter to ask a question was team reporter Hammers Larry. His question was to Wang Tiejun. He asked:
"K, you scored 20+10 on Dream tonight, especially your close-range hook attack, to be honest, both of these are amazing.
So what I want to know is, does this mean that if you can score 20+10 on a top defender like Dream, you can also score ?"
Wang Tiejun was of course very happy that the first question was given to him. In the two press conferences he attended before, the first question was always from Barkley or Kevin Johnson.
He smiled and said: "I was able to get 20+10 tonight, thanks to my use of the hook technique in the close area, which saved me energy and allowed me to get more playing time.
As for whether I can achieve such data against other players, it depends on the opponent's defensive tactics. If they choose to double-team me, my data will definitely decline, that's for sure.
The Mosaic team didn't double-team me in the first half tonight. They briefly double-teamed me in the third quarter, but gave up in the final quarter. I have to thank Coach Tomjanovich, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten 20+10."
He really meant what he said. As long as he was double-teamed, with Dream's top-notch defensive ability and the help of others, his statistics would definitely drop by at least one-third, he would make more mistakes and his efficiency would be lower.
"Yeah, Mosaic did double-team you a little tonight."
Hammers Larry laughed and asked again: "It's not surprising that Dream scored 33 points on you, but he only gave you one block. What do you think is the reason?"
"He blocked a dunk I made at the rim. His defense is very strong."
Wang Tiejun laughed and said: "As for why there was only one block, it's very simple. Under the basket, he always defended me from the front, and I pushed him away before attacking. He didn't have many chances to block me.
In the area near the basket, I also shoot after trying my best to get rid of him. Given my shooting height, he doesn't have many chances to block me.
In fact, given the height of my shooting, no matter who it is, it is unlikely that they can block several of my shots in a game, so don't dream about it. It's a big luck if you can block one of my shots.
Of course, he blocked a couple of my shots close to the basket, which is his defensive ability.”
"Finally, Old K, you were knocked down three times by Dream tonight. What do you want to say most now?" Hammers Larry asked with a smile.
Wang Tiejun blurted out: "I want to tie his feet up. He's like someone with ADHD, constantly swaying in front of me, making me upset. I want to pin him to the ground and give him a good spanking."
“Haha…” There was laughter at the press conference.
