Chapter 96 Media Targeting

Author: Feng Yuanhua

Chapter 96 Media Targeting

Given O'Neal's character, if reporters don't offend him when asking questions, he is still very willing to cooperate.

Even if he lost this game, he was not too unhappy and mostly praised Wang Hao.

Not just him, in this case, no one in the city of Seattle would throw cold water on it.

Even Phil Jackson is willing to say good things at this time, praising Wang Hao and the Sonics.

However, Wang Hao was very sober.

Just like O'Neal said, this is just a regular season game and does not prove the strength gap between the two teams.

Moreover, Wang Hao cannot perform like this in every game.

Throwing 10 three-pointers in every game, let alone him, not even the greatest shooter in NBA history can do it.

This cannot be regarded as a conventional means of winning.

"Let's welcome the new single-game three-point field record holder."

The reporters at the scene applauded unstintingly. In any case, breaking the record is considered big news.

More importantly, the holder of this record is now just a rookie, and a rookie has set a new record.

Moreover, based on his current performance, Wang Hao would still be a strong contender for the Rookie of the Year Award if his data did not drop off a cliff.

The first foreign Rookie of the Year?

Many reporters felt that they should go back and look through various NBA records.

Wang Hao and Paul Westphal were both very happy. It was rare for a reporter to show such respect to them.

"Wang, you defeated the powerful Lakers and broke the single-game three-point record. What do you want to say?"

The first reporter’s question was okay, it was a normal question and not very pointed.

"Of course I'm very happy, beating the Lakers and maintaining the ranking, which is good for us.

Similarly, this game also proved that we deserve to be number one in the league.

As for breaking the record, to be honest, it's very exciting and I have to thank my teammates and the head coach.

However, I won’t pay too much attention to this issue. For us, winning is more important.”

Then a second reporter asked: "Wang, many people are discussing now, will you be the best rookie this season?

The new season has only passed a month ago, and we are already discussing this issue. Do you think it is too early?"

No, what does it mean to be too early?

Wang Hao was speechless. What does this have to do with him? He didn't say it. What did it mean?

"Really? I don't know much about this situation. For me, playing every game well is the most important thing."

"So, actually, you don't have any confidence in winning the Rookie of the Year award?"

"Confidence? I never lack confidence, just like my performance in today's game.

But, for me, just enjoy basketball on the court. If I think too much, it will be too utilitarian!"

The reporter was obviously dissatisfied with this answer and wanted to ask more pointed questions.

However, Seattle's public relations staff had long realized something was wrong, so how could they give him such an opportunity?

The publicist changed the topic directly to Paul Westphal and quickly ended the interview.

Although I was very excited, there was still a game the day after tomorrow, so the head coach stopped the players from celebrating.

"Everyone, although we are number one in the league now, our position is not strong, and many people are eyeing our position.

We finally defeated the powerful Lakers team, but then capsized in the gutter, that would be a joke!"

After hearing this, Gary Payton immediately stood up to persuade everyone, and promised that when he had time, he would hold a party and invite everyone to attend.

The next day's training session started as normal, and they will not go to San Francisco until tomorrow to challenge the Warriors.

It's just that today's Warriors are not the Warriors of later generations, but real bastards, born to give points.

When he first arrived in the locker room, Wang Hao was not in a hurry to train. After all, he came relatively early.

According to custom, read the newspaper first before talking.

He really doesn't like newspapers. It's too troublesome, and future mobile phones will be easier to use.

"King, let's go, let's go train first!"

As soon as he picked up the newspaper, Jelani suddenly spoke, making Wang Hao dumbfounded.

If you were really that proactive, you wouldn't just play for a few minutes in every game.

"Training? No rush!"

Wang Hao took the newspaper and read it, and only then did he understand why Jelani had changed his temper.

"Wang Hao: I have already booked the best rookie!"

"The rookie bully entered the NCAA arena by beating people. We were all deceived by his appearance."

"Good Luck Sonics, Good Luck King!"

"NBA rookie review!"

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That's right, except for the large amount of news discussing the Sonics' victory over the Lakers and the new record set by Wang Hao.

There is also a lot of news, with various ways of misinterpreting Wang Hao's interview, and there is even a lot of negative news.

It seems that the title of the last article is quite fair, counting all the NBA rookies.

Then, when you take a closer look at the content, you will find that this is definitely a black fan, and all the comments are based on facts.

In the article, we took stock of the rookies who performed best this season, including Elton Brand, Francis...

Of course, Wang Hao is also included in it, but the content in it is saying that Wang Hao is just good luck.

"The SuperSonics' lineup is perfectly suitable for Wang Hao's performance."

"Gary Payton and Vin Baker attracted a lot of double-teams, giving Wang Hao more opportunities to make easy shots."

"Three-point shooters are too soft, and they must not play passionately. We must despise this way of playing."

…

After reading this article, Wang Hao's face turned dark. He really put aside the facts and talked about some inexplicable things.

There is a lot to talk about, but why not talk about how much the Sonics have improved because of Wang Hao's arrival?

Why not talk about how Wang Hao saved the team at critical moments many times and even completed a game-winner?

He said that a shooter who could only shoot three-pointers was too soft. Wang Hao was confident that he could let her feel what hardness was.

What’s even more damning is that the whole text doesn’t mention Wang Hao’s statistics this season.

21.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.4 blocks, 2.3 turnovers and 3.6 fouls.

That's right. With such data listed and coupled with the rookie Wang Hao, how can they put aside the facts?

Not to mention, behind this set of data is Wang Hao's super high scoring efficiency.

Moreover, there were quite a few media outlets targeting him, which really made Wang Hao panic for a while.

Could it be that someone has been offended?

But the problem is, he has been playing ball, who can he offend, and who has the ability to control the media?
Chapter completed!