You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 971 Will I Be Kicked Out Like Shaq

Chapter 982 Am I going to be kicked away like Shaq?

This year's All-Star Weekend is a bumper season for the 76ers.

Wecha, Kobe and Cousins ​​are in the All-Star Game.

Moreover, Wei Xia and Kobe both signed up for the three-point contest.

Siakam was named to the international team for the Rookie Challenge.

But before the All-Star weekend, they still have some games to play.

In early February, before the game against the Timberwolves, the arrogant rookie Josh Jackson thought he could single-handedly defend Weixia.

reason?He thinks he and Wei Xia are closer in size.

Then Wei Xia met and said provocatively: "Please forgive me, I am very optimistic about your future, and I don't mean to be disrespectful to you. I really think you may not even be able to guard against Kobe."

His words annoyed both of them at the same time.

One is Jackson, who thinks so highly of himself, who can't even guard against Kobe?joke!

One is Kobe himself, Wei Xia's tone sounds as if it is so easy to guard against him!
There was no direct conflict between the two, and Jackson began to find ways to use his young body and talent that many people envied against Kobe in the game.

His youthful vigor reminded Kobe of his younger self.

Other than that, nothing impressive.

In Kobe's eyes, Jackson is just a mediocre rookie, even if the Timberwolves selected him with the third overall pick in the first round.

Wei Xia found that Kobe started to teach rookies, and he started really hard.

Back hitting, the speed of the feet is not as good as when he was young, and he does not have the explosive power to forcibly pull up.But Kobe, like all old technical players, has long learned to use rhythm to penetrate the opponent's defense.

When Jackson was in the NCAA, he was known for his defense.

His athletic talent, defensive sense, and mature skills are known as "Wiggins with a full mental state."

Looking at this review now, it is undoubtedly overrated.

He is known to Chinese fans because he gave two hot pots to Zhou Qi, who played for the 76ers, in last year's summer league as the pitiful background of the exaggerated title of "The Big Devil Blocks the Timberwolves Rising Star".

When Kobe beat him, there were hints of "you have a low IQ" everywhere.

He will leave enough space for Jackson. As long as Jackson makes a mistake, he will immediately attack the opponent's defensive position and score.

Jackson obviously surpassed Kobe in every aspect, but he fell behind Kobe's rhythm every second.

He just didn't know how to defend shots, and he didn't know how to predict offenses. During the game, he was like a headless chicken, allowing Kobe to play tricks on him.

When Kobe has had enough of playing with him, he will make a fallback jump shot that lacks explosive power.

Later, Wei Xia accidentally misplaced and used a beautiful ball attack to knock Josh to the ground.

"Wish is full of demeanor, he gave up the opportunity to attack like a gentleman, and waited for Josh to get up before completing the attack."

The specific situation is not as good as Odom said.

When Wei Xia shook Jackson down, Wei Xia said: "A young man like you, Kobe Bryant ten years ago can hit five."

So Jackson went crazy and got up and rushed towards Wei Xia.

Wei Xia's random unlucky shot was taken away again.

Jackson is not without strengths, his strengths are his technical reserves and explosive physical talent, but Wei Xia is skeptical whether his size is enough.

Jackson's registration height is 203 cm. In fact, he has an afro, how much invalid height does this bring?The current players are not as real as before. Those who can report the height of wearing shoes are considered conscientious. Many heights have to be reduced by 2-4 cm to get close to the real data.

For Jackson, the problem is not that serious. Back then, Big Ben reported 208 centimeters with an exploding head, which did not affect his DPOY.

His problem is that the technical details are not enough in the NBA, and there seems to be a problem with his temperament.

Being blown up by Kobe and ridiculed by Wei Xia seemed to kill him.

Suddenly, he gets an opportunity to cut to the rim.

Cousins ​​was sloppy defensively and didn't block him, which annoyed Kobe.Especially after Jackson ended his offense with a tomahawk dunk that Kobe couldn't finish now, Kobe's anger burned on Cousins: "If you don't know how to defend well, you will never be the number one center in the league!"

Cousins ​​felt aggrieved, he was only intermittently negligent, why did Kobe make it seem like he let his opponent make a key goal that would kill the entire season?

Moreover, Cousins' professional attitude and defense have greatly improved after the 2016 Finals.

He has gone from being a star center who can't defend very well, to a superstar center who can attack and defend as long as he wants to.

After all, in the finals that year, he alone withstood the pressure of the three stars of Gasol, Drummond and Green.

Of course he was dissatisfied with being scolded by Kobe, but he didn't explode on the spot, but made up his mind that Kobe would never point fingers at him again.

Wei Xia saw these things in his eyes, and Kobe inherited Rondo's role.Rondo's leadership and uncompromising domineering style, as well as several factors such as Kentucky's seniors, made Cousins ​​​​like a mouse and a cat to him.Even if his strength and team status are far above Rondo, he dare not disobey Rondo's leadership.

Kobe is completely overwhelmed by qualifications.

Cousins ​​has nothing to say yet.

He has played for 21 years, with 5 championships and countless honors.
Seeing that Cousins ​​was angry and didn't dare to attack was too decompressing, Wei Xia couldn't help calling a few more tactics for Kobe, which made him even more arrogant.

Jackson's patience has its limits.

His fiery temper does not allow him to be dominated by a 40-year-old man.

His self-esteem forced him to break through Kobe in one step-absolute surprise!He misjudged Bryant's attack style - the shame of being stepped by a 40-year-old man finally swallowed his sanity, and he roughly knocked Bryant to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Cousins ​​rushed forward instinctively, and pushed Jackson away fiercely: "If you fucking want to play, hit me hard! If you want to fight, I'll fucking kill you right away!"

He was ferocious as a bear, as if the referee did not exist.

The referee stopped Cousins' bullying behavior, and at the same time did not manipulate Jackson's small moves of not talking about martial arts.

Cousins ​​was called for a technical foul, while Jackson was called for a second-degree flagrant foul.

He was evicted on the spot.

In an instant, the target center became the scene of the performance of the boos trio.

Fortunately, Kobe was not injured. He played for 21 years and knew how to protect himself when he fell.

Cousins ​​wanted to help him, but Kobe refused indifferently: "Why do you think I need you to help me out?"

Cousins ​​has never seen such a "vicious dog", so why can't he tell the good from the bad?

Kobe added: "If you are suspended for this, our inside will become extremely empty, and you have no self-respect. Do you think I will appreciate you? You were still breastfeeding when I was fighting on the court!"

"Okay, okay, okay!!!"

Cousins ​​was furious: "I'm a pig if I don't care about your business any more!"

The referee did not expect the 76ers to quarrel among themselves. The fierce verbal conflict between Cousins ​​and Kobe was also photographed by reporters.

This will undoubtedly trigger a round of heated discussions.

"The 76ers are a hidden danger!"

"The conflict between Kobe and Cousins ​​broke out!"

"Cousins ​​disobeyed the leadership and pissed off Kobe!"

"Kobe was furious that Cousins ​​didn't protect him!"

All kinds of news, all kinds of rumors, all kinds of conspiracy theories, emerge in endlessly.

Even if the 76ers beat the Timberwolves by 30 points in the end, the first thing the reporter asked in the interview room was: "Why didn't Kobe and Cousins ​​attend the press conference?"

Wei Xia knew they were going to ask this question.

Fortunately, he was ready to speak: "As far as I know, they were having a boxing match in the locker room. According to the gossip, DeMarcus had the upper hand. He knocked out two of Kobe's front teeth."

Wei Xia not only humored the reporter, but also performed a set of Tai Chi, without being tricked out of any information.

The reason why the 76ers didn't let Cousins ​​and Kobe come to the interview room was mainly because they were worried that Cousins ​​would be asked nonsense by reporters.

This incident did not lead to anything special in the 76ers, but the fans and the media were keen to dig deeper into the story behind the conflict.

The biggest difference between the social media era and the past is that popular players often encounter unexpected troubles under the surveillance of the cameras.

The media and fans will use the standards of the saints to demand players.

When something they do is flawed, they take to the moral high ground to attack.

The 76ers are avoiding the influence of the media on the chemistry of the team.

After a day, Cousins ​​​​forgot about it, and only when Kobe scolded him did he remember it all.

Sometimes, Wei Xia will remind Kobe to be more tolerant of Cousins.

"I just want him to maintain a sense of urgency." Bryant has his reasons.

"You can't ask everyone to be as focused as you are," Versia said. "It's like Boge didn't ask you to play defense."

On basketball issues, Kobe has never been unreasonable: "I am 40 years old this year. It is normal for young people to break through easily, but he is only 28 years old. He protects all of us. If he can't stay focused, I'm afraid I won't be able to trust him with my back."

Wei Xia tried his best, but he couldn't save Cousins ​​from fire and water.

Kobe is still the same Kobe, paranoid, and very demanding Kobe.

But Wei Xia knows that Kobe will only pay extra attention to those who he values. He is not a tyrant like Jordan who even whips the tail of the crane in the team to drive them forward.

Since Kobe could not be prevented from continuing his "violence", Wei Xia could only comfort Cousins.

"You can look at it from another angle," Wei Xia said with a smile, "Kobe is looking at you with Shaquille O'Neal's standards, and you should be happy for yourself."

Panic flashed across Cousins' face: "Will I be kicked away like Shaq?"

"Uh this."

(End of this chapter)