Author: Can play the harmonica

Chapter 217

In order to end the dispute between Meng Xia and Linda, Lu Yusheng had to find a way to divert their attention.

Focus on the ongoing program on TV.

"It's not too much for you to say that these two people have gone through? It's been this time, and they're still shaking me." Lu Yusheng said, pointing to Barkley and Cuban on TV.

"What did they say?" Linda asked.

"Listen."

On the TV, Big Mouth Buckley was debating A Smith.

"Oh no, Smith, your view is very ridiculous to me, a professional athlete," Barkley said. "I admit that Lu Yusheng played well in his rookie season, but that doesn't mean he can be compared with Michael Jordan in the rookie period. I have to say that this is definitely a funny thing. Of course, I fully understand. After all, you are not a professional athlete. You basketball commentators have always been good at talking about it on paper. You have never played any game on the court, so I think it's completely understandable to say such a ridiculous thing. But please don't mislead our young people who play basketball, so that they can mistakenly think that Lu Yusheng's level can be compared with Michael Jordan at the beginning."

A Smith smiled slightly after hearing this, "It sounds like our Mr. Barkley is not only refuting my point of view, but also carrying some professional discriminatory colors in it. I'm not wrong, right?"

"I don't think this is discrimination, but I think I'm right. In these aspects, obviously our athletes are more professional. Please, we have been dealing with all kinds of athletes from the beginning. Only by feeling it on the court, playing with them during the game, competing with them, can you truly feel the talent difference between each athlete, instead of seeing those from TV or from the sidelines, you think it's all. When you see a player who only scored two good goals, you think he is Jordan's successor, which is outrageous."

"So, Mr. Barkley has finished speaking, can I speak?" A Smith asked politely.

"Of course, I don't let you speak," Barkley said. "I'm just explaining something to you. OK, let's listen to your theory, too."

A Smith smiled and then said, "Okay, since I can speak, I will first explain some of the correct things in Mr. Barkley's words, and some inappropriate things.

First of all, I have to admit his point of view, that NBA athletes are more professional than most of our commentators in some aspects, I can admit this, but I must say, it is limited to recent years. Why? Because in recent years, with the promotion of the NBA league around the world and the increase in teams in the league, the demand for basketball commentators and journalists has expanded rapidly. These vacant positions should have been to find some professional people to do, but the market has expanded too quickly and there are not so many professional people. However, because of the high salary, many laymen have been squeezed in for a while, and in addition to the Internet over the years

In the development of online media, their requirements for timeliness are far greater than that of print media, but other requirements are far lower than those of print media. So as long as the article is published quickly, and it is gimmicks and eye-catching, it does not care about the quality of the article. This greatly reduces the professionalism of our industry. Some journalists who write articles cannot even distinguish between ordinary fouls and technical fouls, so they start to close up the manuscript. So I must admit that the problems Mr. Barkley just mentioned do exist, because the professionalism of our industry has indeed declined, but I only admit that it is now, and I do not admit that we were before. We were still very professional."

"No, no, Mr. A. Smith, I'm not talking about this problem. I think you may have misunderstood. I'm not saying that because your professionalism in the entire industry has declined, you are not as professional as our athletes. I mean, you have never been professional." Barkley said.

The others laughed. Barkley really has a low EQ. A Smith said it was very subtle, but this guy just now became hard-working.

But A Smith is obviously very knowledgeable about this kind of scene. He has no intention of being angry at all. He just smiled calmly, "I don't know what Mr. Barkley said is that you athletes are more professional than us. Where is this reflected? If it is only reflected in how we can play basketball, then I think it is nothing like it, because I think everyone has something they are good at. Just like I asked you to write a 10,000-word editorial, it may be difficult for you to complete it. Moreover, even if you end up, it will only make us feel that we don't turn into evil karma. What's the comparison?"

Barkley smiled, "What I meant was unprofessional, of course, refers to places where we have common areas. It is impossible to say some areas where we have no intersection at all, so we have no comparison at all."

"Okay, then tell me, what do you mean by the common domain?" A Smith said.

"The common field, of course, refers to our predictions of the game. To put it bluntly, it is the judgment of how much Lu Yusheng will achieve, or whether he can achieve Michael Jordan's rookie year this season. In this regard, I think we are more professional than you commentators who talk about the military, and I am more professional than you. At least I will not say that Lu Yusheng's rookie year performance is better than Jordan, which is very naive." Barkley said.

"Oh, if you say that, I'll understand." A Smith said, "But I may not be able to agree with you, because I think you're just talking nonsense. Do you say you're more professional than me?"

"Is this more important? The obvious fact." Barkley said, "I wouldn't say that Lu Yusheng's rookie year will be greater than Michael Jordan. Please, that's the God of basketball, Michael Jordan!"

"Who is our recognized basketball god before Michael Jordan?" A Smith asked directly.

"Maybe... Russell, maybe... Chamberlain, maybe there's the Magician and Jabbar. They can all." Barkley said.

"Yes, so before Michael Jordan came out, who could imagine that one day there would be an athlete who could surpass the magician and Jabbar and others. After all, they were such excellent athletes and such legendary superstars. It is hard for us to imagine that someone could surpass Michael Jordan now. We have all witnessed the greatness of Michael Jordan, so it is hard for us to believe that someone could surpass him, and emotionally, it is hard for us to accept that someone could surpass him.

But, man, history is developing, and human beings are developing, and similarly, the sport of basketball is developing and evolving. Development means that one day, there will always be people who will break the records of their predecessors. This is the law of human development."

Barkley shook his head directly, "Oh, you really can tell it. This can be related to the laws of human development. It's so irrelevant."

"This is not a tact, I just state some of the laws of the world. If you think it's a tact, I hope you can read a little more," A Smith said without hesitation.

"Is this a life attack?" Barkley said with his hands spread out.

The host laughed and said to A Smith, "Old guy, we're a debate, so please both of you control your emotions."

"OK," said A Smith, "Then let's put aside this topic for now. After all, this argument has been concluded by comparing Lu Yusheng's season to the end. Let's talk about it first. I will never admit that Barkley said just now that he is more professional than me in predicting a player's development."

"There is nothing you can do if you don't admit it, man," Barkley said. "It's true."

"Is it a fact? If I say it, I have a fact. I don't know if I can tell you."

"You have already talked about this, so you must be talking. Don't hide it, hurry up and say it."

"If I remember correctly, in 2002, when Yao Ming logged into the NBA, before playing a few games, our Mr. Barkley made the so-called professional prediction, believing that Yao Ming would never get more than 20 points in his career, and later..."

"OKOK," Barkley interrupted A Smith, "I guessed that you must have talked about Yao Ming."

"Isn't this a fact?"

"It's a fact. I recognize Yao Ming's misjudgment. It's indeed my mistake. Mr. Smith, everyone will make mistakes. I think this is understandable, right? Besides, even if I make a mistake, this matter cannot mean that you are more professional than me, right? After all, I made a prediction, but you..."

Before he could finish his words, A Smith took out his cell phone and pointed it at him.

On the phone, it was a 2002 news, and it was A Smith's statement in an interview with Barkley's remarks. He said that Barkley's remarks were somewhat absurd, and Yao Ming would definitely become the core of the Rockets' tactical.

It's Barkley's turn to be embarrassed.

The others couldn't help laughing.

"Hey, guys, why do I feel like I'm in the trap he designed?" Barkley said. "He's been looking for these long ago and just waiting for me to get in."

"So, Mr. Barkley, sometimes he still needs to leave some room for himself when he speaks." A Smith said, "I admit that playing basketball is definitely more professional athletes, but to predict the development of an athlete, I don't think that players who have to play basketball or have played professional leagues are more professional, because this is not a qualities that can only be played. You can also watch football. When you went to kindergarten, I was already watching the New York Knicks win the championship. I had known a lot of days at that time.

Gifted players. From their talents and their subsequent career trajectory as reference, I can predict how much room for development another athlete with similar talents can have. This is a natural thing. This is a process of accumulation of experience. So when Yao Ming appeared, I could immediately think of which level of talent his talent belongs in history, where his upper limit is, and where his lower limit is, because I have seen a child as talented as him, so I don’t think you are more professional than me in this regard.”

Barkley was somewhat unable to resist these words. You should know that as an old commentator for ESPN for so many years, A Smith is simply a good idea for this kind of debate. He is the best at grasping the other party's logical problems and then using logic to refute the other party. This is what he is best at.

Barkley is good at creating topics. He travels around the world with a big mouth. When he meets a logical geek like A Smith, he is not his opponent. These words make Barkley unable to argue at all.

"OK, OK," Cuban saw that Barkley in his camp was made by A Smith and said, and quickly answered, "I think A Smith had completely changed his concept just now. Barkley is telling you the topic of today, Lu Yusheng and Michael Jordan, you directly touched Yao Ming. Everyone knows this, but it is just an old thing, and it has nothing to do with what we are going to discuss today."

"OK, let's discuss today's matter, Mr. Cuban," said A. Smith. "I really want to consult you."

"What's the matter?" asked Cuban.

"If this year's draft will be reopened and the Dallas Mavericks have the No. 1 pick, I want to know, will you use this No. 1 pick to choose Lu Yusheng or another player," A Smith asked.

"Oh, I...I might choose Aldridge," Cuban said.

"Is that?" A Smith stood up and said to the host, "If they had such an attitude, I don't think there was any need to continue debate. The personal data Lu Yusheng has produced is still the ability to lead the team. What kind of thing can Aldridge compare with? And it's not a little bit worse. He can tell such a choice. I can only say that Mr. Cuban is purely for the purpose of raising arguments today, or he simply looks down on the point guard position."

Speaking of this, A Smith suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, he must be like this. We seem to have forgotten something."

The host asked, “What have we forgotten?”

A Smith smiled, "Mr. Cuban must be very dissatisfied with the players in the position of point guard. Think about it carefully. Our Mr. Cuban just swept a MVP-level point guard out last season."

As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

It's over, and Cuban is also caught by others.

(End of this chapter)
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