NBA: I am the card dealer

The Lakers' opening game still attracted much attention.

On the one hand, it is a big city market like Los Angeles, and on the other hand, the Purple and Gold Army is the richest team among the NBA's richest teams.

In addition, the Lakers have two top players who attract attention.

The attention is really nothing to say, almost all the media are focusing on this.

Although the opening game has attracted much attention, it is always a regular season. After the game is over, everything is over and everyone needs to look forward.

But never expected.

Luke Walton's words in an interview after the game caused an uproar.

The reporter asked: "Without Xue Liancheng, you still defeated the Rockets led by Harden. In this regard, what new expectations do you have for this new Lakers?"

This kind of question is actually not offensive, and you can respond however you want.

For example, we are chasing the championship.

For example, after Xue Liancheng comes back, we will be unstoppable.

For example, this is the strength of this new Lakers. You will see a new side of us in the future.

Too many answers.

But Walton didn't follow the routine: "I hope George can be tougher and take on the responsibilities of a leader."

This statement came out.

The reporters were stunned.

I couldn’t believe it for a moment that Wharton actually called George a leader.

So the question is, what is Xue Liancheng?

The reporters reacted and became excited, like sharks smelling blood, "What do you think of George's ability to lead the team alone?"

Walton: "There is no doubt about his ability to lead the team alone. He once led the Pacers into the playoffs alone. This is the mark of a superstar."

Reporter: "So, if George leads the team alone, what height do you think the Lakers can reach?"

Walton: "As you can see, we defeated the powerful Houston Rockets, which means there is no problem at all in the playoffs."

Reporter: "What if Xue Liancheng leads the team alone?"

Walton was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "He seems... to have never led a team by himself. Of course, he has proven himself for two consecutive years. When he has helpers, he can lead the team to the championship. This season we have Xue Liancheng + George, and the championship is our goal."

Reporter: "Then do you think who is stronger, Xue Liancheng or George, when leading the team alone?"

Walton: "There is no answer here. I think this assumption is very unfriendly. Xue Liancheng and George are both top players in the league. Xue Liancheng has excellent key abilities and his field control organization is even more phenomenal. George is a combination of offense and defense." Representative, absolute superstar."

That's right...

It was these remarks that caused an uproar.

Although Wharton worked hard to remedy it later, the hole was buried early, and he always put George first in his words.

This leads to a topic: Xue Liancheng and George lead the team alone, who is more powerful?

Walton is obviously partial to George, and the "superstar" who is "offensive and defensive" has pushed this topic to the highest level.

Because in everyone's stereotype, Xue Liancheng's defense has always been poor.

What Wharton said was not to deny Xue Liancheng in Chi Guoguo?

His own head coach denies his own star player, this...

It just exploded.

"Haha! Did you see it? Even Wharton couldn't stand it and felt that Xue Liancheng had no ability to lead a team."

"If he hadn't hugged Wade and Oladipo's thighs, he would have a hairy champion!"

"Now that Walton said this, I suddenly discovered that Xue Liancheng has never led a team alone. He has been one of the Big Three since his debut. And after coming to the Lakers, he has the helper of George, who is ranked tenth."

"To be honest, if Xue Liancheng was placed on the Pacers last season, he might not be able to make the playoffs. After all, Xue Liancheng's defensive attribute points are indeed a bit worse, and he can easily become a target."

"I said early on that Xue Liancheng can only prove himself by leading the team alone, but those media have always praised Xue Liancheng as a superstar."

"I don't deny that his three-point ability at critical moments is very strong, but his half-baked offensive skills are, to be honest, very average..."

"Domination? As a result...even my head coach couldn't be convinced."

This is the end.

A wave of pushback against Xue Liancheng was formed.

ESPN is very good at capturing traffic. It immediately launched a questionnaire survey. Who is better, George or Xue Liancheng, alone?

This action added fuel to the flames and directly raised the topic to a new level. Many celebrities and famous commentators also participated.

This is actually quite normal.

Xue Liancheng is now the star of the league, and the entire NBA is talking about him, so once he has the slightest hint of trouble, everyone will seize on this wave of traffic and lick it like crazy.

There are only two results for the topic.

One is that Xue Liancheng is stronger when he leads the team alone.

The argument is that Xue Liancheng's data of 31+13+7 is really unique in the league!

This is a score achieved even with the presence of the Big Three. Without the Big Three, it is simply unimaginable how explosive Xue Liancheng's personal data would be.

In addition, Xue Liancheng won two regular season MVPs, led his team to championships twice, won two assists titles, one scoring title, and two FMVPs.

Let me ask, why is it that even though they are all three giants, only Xue Liancheng has the top statistics of a superstar, and Xue Liancheng alone wins the FMVP?

There is only one reason.

That is, Xue Liancheng is the strongest, so strong that there is no limit.

It is precisely because of Xue Liancheng that the Heat and Knicks became champions.

This is the answer.

Therefore, Xue Liancheng's personal ability to lead the team is absolutely no problem. Entering the playoffs will be an easy matter.

As for George, his highest achievement was the Eastern Conference Finals, and he was led by James to cross over.

Xue Liancheng defeated James exactly twice.

This forms a new closed loop.

Xue Liancheng is better than James, and James is better than George.

So……

Xue Liancheng's team leadership ability is naturally stronger than George's.

This argument is supported by O'Neal, Barkley, Ewing, Mourning and others.

The opposing argument is:

Xue Liancheng has never led a team alone. Everything is hypothesis, everything is conjecture from the data level, and there is no actual action to support it.

On the other hand, George really single-handedly led the Pacers to the playoffs last season. His strength is absolutely extraordinary.

Walton calls him a superstar, which can also be understood.

After all, he single-handedly led the team into the playoffs and is a top player on both offense and defense. He should be praised no matter what.

So the comparison between the two is simply unfair.

Because George actually did.

Xue Liancheng has no factual basis.