the great gatsby

Chapter 86 Slap in the face!

Gatsby was dragged to the post-game press conference. The reporters were interested in Rose, the No. Star-like performance is a rare thing, let alone in a rookie season!

Gatsby has become the inspirational spokesperson of the NBA. A Hollywood star, regardless of his thriving film and television career, joined the NBA for his dream, but was rejected by the NBA. Fortunately, the Knicks were willing to sign him.

But this is only the beginning of the difficulties. His weak body made him not trusted by the coach in the summer league, and he played less time, which led to his poor performance. Fortunately, he stayed in the NBA. He finally found a chance to perform in the preseason. Himself, but the intensity and pace of the NBA are unbearable for this undrafted player - he can only play less than 20 minutes per game!
But he survived all these one by one, and then gained the upper hand in the matchup with Louis Williams, and against the super rookie Jennings of the Bucks, he suppressed his opponent, and then he was the first in the league. The point guard Deron Williams, although he couldn't defend his opponent, made Deron Williams unable to defend him. He scored 45 points, 11 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. He made 16 of 11 three-pointers in the game. !

Gatsby scored 32 points, 12 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals against the Phoenix Suns against two-time regular season MVP Steve Nash!Suppress this MVP!
In the away game against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, facing the champion point guard Fisher, not only was he not suppressed, he even suppressed Fisher, an experienced veteran. Even in the short matchup with Kobe, Gatsby still glowed own brilliance.

Facing Rose, the super sophomore pick tonight, last year's No. 38 pick, Gatsby scored 8 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and [-] steals again, surpassing Rose!
Unknowingly, this undrafted pick has done so many amazing things!
An ordinary-looking reporter raised his hand to ask a question, and asked ordinary questions: "Mr. Gatsby, you got a comprehensive and gorgeous data again tonight. How do you evaluate tonight's performance?"

Gatsby smiled and said: "Well, tonight's game is very difficult. The Chicago Bulls are a very strong team, and Derrick Rose is even more of a strong opponent. As you can see, although he can't limit me, But I have no way to restrict him, he runs like the wind, he really deserves to be the "Phoenix City Rose"!"

The reporter asked with great interest: "Wind City Rose? Is this the nickname you gave Rose?"

Gatsby was stunned for a moment. Did Rose not have this nickname yet? He really didn't know this. He only knew that Chicago was called "The Windy City" because it was windy all year round, and Rose ) means rose in English, so it is called "Windy City Rose".

He smiled: "Forget it, I think such a wonderful nickname is worthy of him."

The reporters immediately wrote in their notebooks: "Gatsby nicknamed the No. [-] pick the Windy City Rose."

A female reporter's voice came to mind: "Mr. Gatsby, what do you think of Stephen Smith's unfavorable treatment of you before the game?"

The voice sounded familiar to Gatsby, and it turned out to be the beautiful reporter Christine Laidlaw. Even if no reporter had brought it up, Gatsby would have taken the initiative to bring it up.

Gatsby smiled: "Oh, it turned out to be Ms. Laidlow, emmmm... How did I tell you during the interview... Stephen, you have watched how I played tonight, I hope my performance is not bad." Makes you wish!—I hope tonight's performance doesn't disappoint Mr. Smith."

The reporters all laughed. Stephen Smith's views have always been sharp, and many comments are very controversial, so his reviews in North America are also mixed.

Fans like to hear some sharp comments, but among the reporters, they feel that Stephen Smith is always a sensationalist, and most of them don't think highly of him, so Gatsby's ridicule makes the reporters quite gloat.

And this is also a very good breaking point for reporters. If we say who is the most afraid of chaos in the world, it is probably these reporters. What they like most is to see people fighting each other:
Players against players, players against coaches, coaches against players, players against experts, experts against players, experts against general managers, general managers against experts, general managers against coaches, coaches against general managers...

Gatsby's words were reported immediately, and the reporters were not as polite as Gatsby. Although they were not headline-hunters, the headlines actually led to shocking places:
——Undrafted mad at Stephen Smith——My performance will not let you down!
——Stephen Smith was slapped in the face by losing the draft, and the cycle of heaven is good!

——Gatsby praised Derrick Rose and nicknamed Rose "Windy City Rose"!
——Gatsby scored 8+20 in 10 consecutive games, and a super rookie was born!

——The strongest undrafted pick in history is born!

At the press conference, D'Antoni came over to persuade Gatsby: "Gatsby, you are a very mature young man. You also have experience dealing with reporters in Hollywood. Why are you so impulsive today?"

Gatsby smiled and said: "Coach, there are two reasons. One is that Stephen Smith looks down on me so much, and it's what I thought in my heart that I went back. I was very upset with what he said, so I went back, and he couldn't bite me." .

Secondly, I am an undrafted pick, and I am naturally inferior to those high-ranked players. I must be better at publicity than them. If there is a hot spot, I will take the opportunity to speculate. No detriment to Steven Smith or me, and both have a reputation-enhancing effect, so, no relationship coaches. "

Coach D'Antoni was very surprised. He was surprised by the maturity and sophistication of this rookie. The rookie yelled at Stephen Smith at the press conference. D'Antoni thought it was because the rookie was young. , and it takes one step to think three steps, how could such a young man fail?
D'Antoni is not a pedantic person either. He is a new-style coach after all, and he knows that for players, just playing well is not necessarily good. The NBA is a business league after all.

It is fundamental for players to play well, but business must also be managed well, which is very important for players and teams, so he understands Gatsby's approach very well.

"OK, as long as you know it in your heart, I will communicate with the team so that the management will not think about you." D'Antoni intends to escort Gatsby, and he really likes this student.

"Thank you, coach." Gatsby thanked D'Antoni sincerely, and he could feel D'Antoni's kindness to him.

(End of this chapter)