NBA backer king

Chapter 130 MVP ranks first
On the 27th, the New York media scolded the Knicks like a dog without any sympathy.

New York Athletic: "Patrick Ewing failed our expectations. He let a rookie bomb his head with 27+11 data. Not only did he not get back his face, he even lost his face because he couldn't even keep his own basket.

Charles Oakley, a guy who is famous for his defense, his only contribution in this game was to send his own basket to the hands of Old K, the sweeper of the penalty area.He doesn't deserve to be the leader of the locker room. He doesn't even have the courage to fight old K. He can only watch old K take away his basket as a loser. "

Even Pat Riley, the iron-blooded marshal, failed to escape New York's arrangement, leaving no face at all.

In short, the Knicks were scolded bloody after this game.

At noon that day, the Suns flew to Cleveland for their second away game.

But on the 28th, in the away game against the Cavaliers, the Suns lost.

The Cavaliers are very strong this year and are currently third in the East, second only to the Knicks and the Bulls.

As for the Suns, Barkley didn't play, and he had some ankle problems, so he had a truce.

However, Wang Tiejun had physical problems, mainly because he played too hard against the Knicks, consumed too much energy, and his state declined. He played 35 minutes, made 13 of 5 shots, 8 of 5 free throws, and only scored 15 points and 7 rebounds.

On March 3, the team flew back to the west, and they will challenge the Portland Trail Blazers on March 1.

The games in February have all been completed. The Suns currently have a record of 41 wins and 10 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference.

After playing the Trail Blazers, there will be a back-to-back hard battle. They will rush back home overnight to face the Jazz. This will also be the last regular season game between the Suns and the Jazz this season.

The Trail Blazers are strong this season, fourth in the West, and their record is still higher than the Spurs and Jazz. The Suns can't be careless.

However, the Blazers were the first to get distracted, the glider was seriously injured and missed, and Barkley will return to the Suns, so the Suns still have the advantage in terms of strength.

After staying in the hotel at three o'clock in the afternoon, Lao Wang went to the gym to train for two hours, and then went back to his room to rest.

Now he shares a room with Barkley, which was arranged by Colangelo. The two are inside partners, and they will have a better understanding when they are together on and off the court.

It is still the regular season, and the intensity of confrontation has not yet come up. Especially when a strong team is playing against the Suns, they will not double-team Wang Tiejun, but in the playoffs, there will definitely be double-teams.

When he returned to the room, just the head coach Westphal came to him and was talking to Barkley.

"Old K, our coaching staff has discussed it. Your physical reserve is a big problem. I hope you can maintain a good physical state in the playoffs, so you need to adjust your playing time." Westphal said.

"OK, I see."

Lao Wang has no objection, he is indeed very tired from playing now, he has not had formal training for two years, and there was no physical reserve at all before.

Even two years ago, the training in the provincial team and the city sports school was not that good, and the domestic training level was still far worse than here.

Westphal added: "You are averaging about 35 minutes per game now, and in the following regular seasons, you will be controlled within 30 minutes."

"OK."

Old Wang nodded.

Barkley said: "Coach, my time and old K's time will be shortened, but our record cannot decline."

Westphal nodded and said, "Don't worry about that, Charles. The Mosaic team, the second in the West, is now 8 games behind us. Their recent state has declined a bit, and they have lost a lot."

The three chatted for a while, and Westphal left. Wang Tiejun quickly turned on the TV and tuned to the ESPN channel.

Today the league announced various honors for February, which will be broadcast on the sports channels of some TV stations.

Barkley said with a smile: "Old K, you were the sixth rookie in January. You should have improved a bit this month, at least by one place."

"It's hard to be in the top three." Pharaoh sighed.

Barkley laughed, and said: "The monsters O'Neal and Mourning are really good. Laettner of the Timberwolves is also playing very well, and his performance is very stable. Your performance is indeed worse than theirs."

"Charles, analyze it for me. Where is the gap between me and them? I'm not talking about physical fitness, but performance on the field." Old Wang said.

Barkley thought for a while and said: "On the offensive end, you are actually pretty good now, you can hit the hook well, and you have a strong attack at the basket, mainly because of the gap that fell before.

In the past, you only had strong attacks at the basket, limited scoring, limited playing time, and the statistics could not keep up with them, but now you can make up for it.

But the defensive end is your main problem, look at these statistics... Oh, old K, you actually jumped to No. 4? "

At this time, the rookie rankings were being played. O'Neal, Mourning, and Laettner were firmly in the top three, and Wang Tiejun jumped from No. 6 to No. 4.

具体的数据是场均35.5分钟，17.2分9.2篮板1.5助攻0.2抢断1.3盖帽2.6失误3.6犯规，场均罚球6.8次，命中3.6次，命中率是53%，场均投篮14次，命中6.7球，命中率47.8%。

The data looks okay, and he is about to catch up with the third Laettner.

莱特纳场均18.2分8.7篮板2.8助攻1.3抢断1盖帽3.4失误3.6犯规，投篮命中率是47.4%，攻防两端比他要强一点。

Barkley pointed to the TV and laughed: "Look at the defensive statistics of you and the first three. O'Neal averaged 0.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game, Mourning averaged 0.3 steals and 3.5 blocks, and Laettner averaged 1.3 steals and 1 block. You are both centers, and the difference is a bit big!"

Lao Wang scratched his head, this, the performance on the defensive end is indeed a bit weak.

Barkley said: "You have to put more energy on the defensive end."

"I'm committed. Who can match my confrontation intensity? Yesterday the Knicks announced that Ewing would have a truce." Lao Wang refused to accept it.

Barkley shook his head and said: "The strength of confrontation is not equal to the strength of defense. Your defensive efficiency is not high, and a lot of physical energy is wasted. With your physical condition, you can do better. But it doesn't matter. You are still young, less than 20 years old, and you have too little game experience. You will be fine in the future."

Lao Wang thought for a while, although his assisted defense was only level 60, but his single defense was at level 82, so his single defense ability was still barely passable.

For example, he defended the three super centers very hard, and his still strong confrontation ability made the three of them want to die, and they all had a truce after the game.

But the effect is not great. The opponent can still beat them on the offensive end, which shows that his physical energy has been wasted and his defensive efficiency has not come out.

Barkley said at this time: "Once they enter the playoffs, they can consume more energy through continuous double-teaming. At the same time, they also use double-teaming to reduce their confrontation with you and reduce their own physical energy consumption. Once it fades and grows, you need to face more difficult situations."

"Then what should we do?" Old Wang asked anxiously.

Barkley thought for a while and shook his head: "It can only rely on your own experience in the game and improve slowly. O'Neal and the others have all gone through regular high school leagues and NCAA leagues. You don't have this experience. You also wasted the first two years. You need time to make up for this shortcoming."

Old Wang nodded.

Barkley said with a smile: "Old K, don't look at you can score a beautiful 20+10 on the top three super centers, but you can't prevent them from scoring better data. What does this mean? It also means that you are not efficient enough on the defensive end. Losing more points than scoring is a loophole.

Also, your ability to assist in defense and supplementary defense is even worse. The ability to supplement defense from the outside line is a huge weakness of yours. It is too easy for outside breakthrough masters to attack you.

In order to reduce your own fouls, you often watch the opponent rush in from the outside for layups. Your ability to protect the basket is very weak, far inferior to the three super centers and O'Neal. "

Lao Wang said awkwardly: "I can't keep up with the speed of the outside line. Didn't you make me graduate with six offenses every game?"

"OK, let's not talk about this, let's get back to the topic."

Barkley continued: "Speaking of the gap between you and them, I think it's bigger than the gap in statistics. You have to understand this. Their role in both offense and defense cannot be reflected in statistics in many aspects.

Simply put, the three major super centers can be said to have their own offensive and defensive systems, even O'Neal has their own offensive and defensive systems, but you don't.

Their defense is not only reflected in the opposing players, but also in other aspects. An excellent center must be a gate in the penalty area, and you are now a defensive loophole. "

"Am I so bad?" Lao Wang was ashamed.

Barkley added: "Generally speaking, on the offensive end, your offensive methods are not as good as theirs, your defense is even worse, and your physical fitness is far behind them.

Come on, boy, you said it yourself, you must win with strength, and with your iron mountain backing, I am optimistic that you will kill them and ascend to the throne of the number one center forward. "

"Ha ha……"

Having said that, the two burst out laughing.

After laughing, Old Wang said unconvinced: "Ewing's efficiency was not high the day before yesterday, so that means my defense is okay?"

Barkley said disdainfully: "He was originally the least efficient of the three super center forwards, and his shooting percentage just reached [-]%. In fact, his efficiency the day before yesterday was only a little worse than before, so don't put the credit on your defense. You can't prevent him at all. The reason why his efficiency declined is because of his physical collapse in the final quarter."

"That's also my credit, and I still have to rely on my confrontation." Old Wang said.

Barkley was taken aback, nodded and laughed loudly: "Indeed, no one will be very efficient after confronting you for a whole game."

Then, the league announced the best of the month in February, and Eagles swingman Dominique Wilkins, known as the "essence of human film", won this honor.

Next came the most important ranking list in February. Even Barkley became nervous and stared at the TV without moving.

"Brother, Jordan ranked first last month. This month should belong to you. Our record is much better than the Bulls." Old Wang said.

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say." Barkley looked expectant, but his mouth was still modest.

At this time, the official MVP ranking list for this month began to play, and the host smiled and said, "Congratulations Charles Barkley..."

"Let me just say, you must be number one."

Pa, happy, Lao Wang slapped Barkley's bald head with a slap.

"hiss!"

Barkley was so painful that his teeth were cracked, but he was not angry. Instead, a smile appeared on his face immediately, looking at the TV and laughing.

Hard honors, All-Stars are not considered hard honors. He only won the best second team twice and the best first team four times. He didn't even win the best first team last season. If he can win the regular season MVP this year, he will wake up smiling at night.

……

The next day, the Suns beat the Trail Blazers.

Wang Tiejun played 28 minutes, made 10 of 5 shots, 6 of 3 free throws, scored 13 points and 7 rebounds, and his data began to decline.

Anyway, he is also mentally prepared. With less playing time, his statistics will definitely decline, and his rookie ranking will also decline in the future.

After playing the Trail Blazers, the Suns set off overnight and flew back to Phoenix.

On the 3rd, the Suns played against the Jazz at home.

The Jazz, which has black and white, is now 33 wins and 20 losses, and is now sixth in the West. After the Spurs, they arrived in Phoenix yesterday.

He didn't go to bed until five o'clock in the morning, Lao Wang slept until he woke up naturally, and didn't get up until noon. When he walked out of the room, Lao Zhang had already made lunch, which was not bad, fried steak.

"Brother Zhang, what are you doing with such a waste, I can go to the training base to eat." He said.

"It's my own, I didn't get it for you." Old Zhang said.

Lao Wang was stunned, and said in a daze: "Cooperate with me to go to the training base to eat, and you come to me to eat, so I am not in vain?"

Zhang Lili laughed loudly, and yelled at Pharaoh who walked into the bathroom, "You kid just earned a few million dollars, who will eat if you don't eat yours?"

Old Wang turned around and shouted: "Brother Zhang, the contract between me and you is half a year, right? I don't think it's right, I signed the wrong contract."

"What do you want to do, kid? Our contract is protected by law, you can't break it!" Zhang Lili yelled hastily.

"No, I mean they signed at the wrong time. They only hired a personal trainer during the offseason. It's useless for me to hire you now. I lose money and food and drink. Change it. Can I hire you after the season is over?" Old Wang said.

"I have been training with you at home, why is it useless? Anyway, I have collected the money and it will not be refunded. How about you invite me again during the offseason?"

Old Zhang said cheerfully.

Huh, huh, Lao Wang came out after draining the water, and said unhappily: "Your workload is seriously insufficient. I spend half of the time away from home. I have to reduce training from now on. It's not worth it. Change the contract, definitely change the contract."

Lao Zhang shook his head and said, "That won't work. You should give me another contract. You need to pay me more. I am not only your trainer, but also your chef, personal assistant, nanny, and hourly cleaner. I do all the laundry of your underwear. What kind of miscellaneous work is not done by me? It costs more to hire a nanny than me, do you think it's not worth it?"

Old Wang was right when he thought about it, so he had to give up.

At this time, his cell phone rang, and it was the call of agent Lance Hawksman.

(End of this chapter)