NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 562 Anticlimactic New Four Great Battles
To be honest, forget about Wang Zelin and Howard. If neither of them is selected, it will be a real big event.But Marc Gasol and Cousins ​​were able to be selected, which really caused a lot of controversy at the beginning.However, because the real-name system was adopted in this voting, it was relatively fair and open, and they were indeed second only to Wang Zelin and Howard in terms of votes.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not too surprising that the two of them can be selected.

Marc Gasol was able to get so many votes, on the one hand, because of his personal data, and on the other hand, the Grizzlies have indeed been known as the tough bones in the West in recent years, and no one wants to meet them in the playoffs.

This belongs to the two grasps of the individual team.

As for Cousins, first of all, it must have nothing to do with the team's record. After all, the King was notorious for his belly a few years ago. The reason why he was selected is entirely due to his strong personal strength.

According to statistics, among the active players who play center forward, except for Wang Zelin, only Cousins ​​averaged 20+10 per game.

Although the team is indeed a bit bad, but where is the individual's immediate combat power, and the active center position, no one can hold Cousins ​​except Wang Zelin.

From the perspective of immediate combat power, Cousins ​​is even catching up with Wang Zelin.

Of course, it does not rule out that after Cousins ​​joined the Cavaliers to assist James, his exposure among the fan base has been greatly improved.

In terms of traffic, James is one of the few among the fan base and major media.

After taking the ride of the Cavaliers and James, more and more people gradually recognized Cousins' strength.This is actually the same energy as Kevin Love in the original history after joining the Cavaliers.

From the cancer of the bad team and the data brush in the past, it has become the current championship puzzle, a bit capable...data brush.

Of course, judging from the current reaction of the majority of fans, the so-called selection of the new four major centers is more about having fun, and not many people take it seriously.

Don't forget, where there is new, there will be old.

Compared with the old version of the four major centers, the new version of the four major centers selected now seems to be of insufficient grade, and the 13 grids are not enough.

It's like the remake of Jin Yong's martial arts drama in the future, one version is better than the other, and one version is more eye-catching.

Sometimes he even suspects that the so-called classic film and television dramas are not the new version of Taila. With such a comparison and contrast, the old version is abruptly sent to the altar.

Among the four, only Wang Zelin can compete with any of the four major centers in the 90s, and even in terms of honor, except for Olajuwon and O'Neal who can overwhelm him, the rest David Robinson and Ewing...

Against David Robinson, it can be said that the two are neck and neck, but against Ewing, Yuyin is really not enough.

Whether in terms of personal honor or team honor, Wang Zelin has surpassed Ewing.Among the new 2014 superstars selected by the authoritative American basketball magazine "SLAM" in 50, No.1 Michael Jordan is the least controversial.

Among the active players, LeBron James, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant are ranked 7th, 8th and 10th respectively.

In this list, the most heated discussion is naturally Wang Zelin, who ranks 31st, second only to Kevin Garnett, who is 30th, and behind him is the "gorilla" Patrick Ewing, one of the four major centers.

There were controversies, but at the time there were more heated discussions, which also represented the outside world's recognition of Wang Zelin's historical status.

Ben Osborne, editor-in-chief of "SLAM" magazine, said in an interview: Ewing has strength and skills. In this era, he will undoubtedly become one of the best big men. However, including the championship + championship MVP + regular season MVP, it is enough for us to rank Wang ahead of him.

As soon as these words came out, many fans who were thick and thin did not know how to refute.

Indeed, among the four major centers, Ewing is the most embarrassing. The other three have whatever they want, but he has nothing to do.

Especially after retiring, when people think back to the style of the four major centers competing on the same stage, Ewing is often singled out and criticized because he has no championship and no MVP in the regular season.

Not long after Ben Osborne was interviewed, when the reporter found Garnett and asked him that his historical status was higher than that of Wang Zelin, Garnett only said:

"Wang's historical status is lower than mine? Dude, don't be kidding, he's the best big man I've ever seen in my career, how could he... what, you said his rookie contract hasn't finished yet, that's fine!"

In the end, Garnett patted his chest and said that after this season at most, Wang Zelin's historical status will definitely surpass his own, and he will rush to the top [-]...

Of course, there must be exaggeration in Garnett's interview, saying "the best big man I have ever seen in my life", O'Neal and Duncan were the first to express dissatisfaction.

But when people think of Garnett's last sentence "the rookie contract has not yet been completed", everyone has to admit that the future belongs to young people.

Therefore, Wang Zelin was promoted as one of the four major centers, and the outside world expressed unanimous approval.It's just that the last three are really hip-pulls.

If Howard was at his peak, of course there is nothing wrong with being selected, but now he is half-disabled, and he is considered a 0.5 in front of him.

The last Marc Gasol and Cousins, to put it bluntly, are only at the All-Star level now. Which of the four major centers back then was not a league superstar?As long as you compare those historical masters, no one will take them seriously.

Looking at it this way, the so-called new four major centers, to put it bluntly, are 1.5!
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Under the eyes of everyone, at the home court of the Detroit Pistons, Wang Zelin and Drummond, who are competing for the new four major centers, started a...not intense, but even one-sided dialogue.

This is also impossible.

The Portland Trail Blazers currently dominate the pack with a record of 20 wins and 0 losses. In terms of record, they are the number one in the sky.

On the opposite side, the Detroit Pistons had a previous record of 3 wins and 18 losses. Even in the eastern part of the recognized pattern of strong west and weak east, they belong to the group that is difficult to mix.

With such a disparity in the records of the two sides, it is completely impossible for the Pistons to upset the Blazers.

The powerful dialogue between the so-called "new four major centers" that was played loudly before the game can be said to be anticlimactic after one night.

If it weren't for Drummond's double-double of 10 points and 14 rebounds in terms of personal data, the audience and media reporters on the sidelines would have shouted "Geneva, refund the money"!

At 106:92, the Trail Blazers had an easy away game, took down the Pistons, and improved their record to 21 wins and 0 losses, and the winning streak continued.

(End of this chapter)