The Legend of Small Steel Cannons in the NBA

Chapter 152 Rumor Escalation
On the day the game against the Grizzlies ended, the Raptors set off for San Antonio. They were going to play back-to-back for the first time in the season, so they had to mention going, rest well, and then challenge a strong enemy.

The Spurs are definitely a strong team in the league. Since joining the NBA, in more than 40 years, they have only failed to make the playoffs four times.The last time was the 96-97 season, but in 07 they also harvested their core Tim Duncan. In the shrinking season of 98-99, under the leadership of the twin towers of Duncan and David Robinson, they won the first team in team history. a champion.

Entering the new century, they selected the 01-year-old French point guard Tony Parker with the 28th pick in the first round of 19. Another international player signed up in 02. The Argentine defender Manu Ji was selected at the end of the second round in 99. Nobili. In the 02-03 season, they achieved an impressive record of 60 wins and 22 losses, leading the league. The playoffs went all the way, and finally won the second O'Brien Cup in team history.The following year, they were ruined in the Western Conference semifinals by a small player named Derek Fisher. With a score of 0.4:2, it was a comeback. In the 0-04 season, they set sail again and ended the regular season as the second place in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they once again crushed the western powerhouses. In the finals, they joined forces with the defending champion Pistons. The two sides fought seven games and finally defeated their opponents again. Holding a cup.

This year they are ready to go, ready to hit the championship again and achieve the defending title.They have a great player, Tim Duncan, and two dominant helpers, Parker and Ginobili. This year they even recruited All-Star players Michael Finley and Nick Van Exel, and signed Veteran Glenn Robinson, strength has not diminished but increased.

Now the Spurs have a record of [-] wins and [-] loss, and they are so bullish. Only the Pistons can compare with it in the league. The Heat have old arms and legs in the nursing home, and they are a bit unable to withstand the repeated bombing of young people. They are suspected of falling out of the competition for the top spot .

In fact, the Raptors are not bad. After a sluggish start, they have won five consecutive victories, and their record has reached six wins and four losses, fifth in the East.These victories are absolutely not mixed with water. They have defeated the Suns who are currently the second in the West, defeated the Grizzlies who are sixth in the West, and the Pacers at the playoff level. The Raptors have upgraded to a very hard and difficult team Elite level teams, of course!So far.

The media focused their attention on this game. In addition to the strong Spurs, Kyle also attracted the attention of most reporters. He won the best award of the week in the first week of logging into the NBA.The results announced on the NBA official website last night surprised people, but also made people take it for granted. Kyle and "Shark" O'Neal shared the best honor in the first week of their rookies.

What is the best of the week?It is the player with the best performance of the week, one in each of the east and west, usually obtained by the core star of the team, of course there are exceptions, occasionally there are role players who are against the sky, but it will never become the mainstream.The first condition is that you must have good statistics, at least you must be outstanding among many stars, and the second requirement is that your team must have an excellent record that week.These are two hard indicators. The summary is that teams with good records pick out players with good statistics and are elected.Soft indicators refer to the difficulty of the player's team playing within a week, teammates' injuries, whether the opponent is strong or not, and whether the efficiency is high enough.

It is not easy to break out of the encirclement and get this award. There are [-] teams in each of the east and west, and there are still a lot of famous players. Only the stars with the ball can do it, and there are many strong competitors every week.What's more, for a rookie, let alone the ball once he enters the league, it would be nice to have playing time to guarantee a firm foothold!There are not many rookies who start at the beginning, and even rarer to become the core.

See who's nominated for Best of the East Week?LeBron James, the Cavaliers have won all three games. Last week, his personal data averaged 28.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game, and his shooting percentage reached 48.5%.Chauncey Billups of the Pistons, with four wins and zero losses, averaged 21 points, 8.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game.Arenas of the Washington Wizards also averaged 29.2 points, 5.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game. The team has a record of three wins and one loss in a week.Vince Carter of the New Jersey Nets, the team also had three wins and one loss last week. He averaged 25.2 points, 5.6 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game, which is also considered awesome.

The Raptors won all games last Thursday, including defeating the Suns led by Nash, and the Pacers led by Artest and O'Neal. It's just the record. There are no absolute underdogs in the NBA. This is absolutely true.Kyle averaged 25 points, 8.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 3 steals per game, and his shooting percentage reached 48.5%, which is absolutely outstanding.But the most important thing is that Kyle led the team on the right path. This is obvious to all. You must know that without Kyle, the Raptors won only one game in the first five games. Ferocious, all four victories.That's what Kyle is worth.

In the game against the Grizzlies, Kyle even scored a triple-double, plus the award of the week released, the rookie list jumped to No.1.For a while, Kyle became a popular fried chicken in the league, and was respected by everyone, claiming that he was one of the few rookies since the new century, and some even called him a miniature version of the "little emperor", with great momentum and limelight.

Far away in Toronto, the fans no longer feel the cold, but their hearts are full of fire. It is almost foreseeable that the Raptors will make the playoffs again after three years, and they will usher in another era.

Like the Raptors fans, there are also New Yorkers. They have already put up a poster of Kyle wearing the Knicks No. 7 jersey, and the words in the lower row are very eye-catching, "Kyle! New York loves you", which is very straightforward and shameless. At the same time, various modes of campaigning were launched, media reports, reporters compiled articles, and celebrities on social networks shouted and voiced, Aitkel's account.To promote Kyle as a super basketball sport that is invincible in the sky and below the ground, they also used this trick when recruiting Marbury. At that time, the New Yorkers dubbed the old horse the "son of New York". That "lone wolf" in Phoenix, now...!
In addition, Thomas frequently contacted McCloskey, and the price increased step by step. He changed from a second-round pick to a first-round pick. If there was no response, he increased the price and replaced David Lee with Channing Frye.

And the hottest person is McCloskey, who is now sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, up for grabs, of course!Most of the components are loaded with forks.This rumor was raging and spread throughout North America, but the boss Timothy didn't respond. Since he didn't make a sound to stop it, it was acquiescence to the plan of trading Kyle, so McCloskey was very calm.Thinking back to 04, McCloskey also had the experience of getting his phone off the hook. At that time, the core point of the vortex was Vince Carter, and he was almost dizzy with his busy work. to!What is rushing around!
In addition to the New York Knicks, there is also the Seattle Supersonics. They have fallen rapidly this season, going directly from the top four in the Western Conference to the bottom four. A first-round pick.Portland Trail Blazers, they are even willing to pay star Zach Randolph, and this season's draft picks, and are willing to swallow garbage contracts, everything else is no problem, based on their trend this season, the top three picks are almost It's stable, it's a lot of money, but their asking price is also outrageous, Kyle Garbosh, which makes McCloskey complain endlessly, just want to change his internal and external dual-core with a data brush, what a dream!The Los Angeles Lakers are also involved. Their chips are Odom and Bynum plus draft picks for Kyle and Antonio. They are very sincere.The above asking prices are relatively large.

There are also a bunch of soy saucers, such as the Minnesota Timberwolves, they are much more stingy, except for Garnett, you can choose!It's bold, but who else are they besides Garnett?He didn't even want to give out the draft pick.The bargaining chips that the Golden State Warriors paid were Troy Murphy and Derek Fisher plus second-round picks in exchange for Antonio and Kyle. This is a little more reliable, but compared to the above teams, it is relatively stingy.The Houston Rockets also came to participate, but they have no one except Yao Ming and McGrady, which are not for sale!Do you want to go back to Alstom?McCloskey is not stupid.The Sacramento Kings are willing to offer Bibby and draft picks, which is unspeakably moving.Orlando Magic is willing to give Steve Francis and 03 No. [-] Milicic, McCloskey is not interested in this.There are also many asking for a price or trying to rob, which have been ruled out early on.

McCloskey enjoys being pursued by others. That feeling can make people float in the clouds, making him feel that he has grown wings and can soar freely in the endless sky.But he is not stupid. More and more teams are asking for higher prices, and Kyle’s value is getting bigger and bigger. There are even many advertisers and sponsors who have come to discuss cooperation. Their only requirement is to stabilize Bosh and Kyle. Dual-core, but McCloskey has no plans to sign, because the asking price is too low. As long as the team makes the playoffs, it will be another scene. At that time, they can sign a long-term contract and earn more.Everything shows that the Raptors are thriving.

Facing the bargaining chips offered by various teams a few days ago, McCloskey was tempted, but now he has reservations about trading Kyle.Best of the week!Three pairs!Rookie King!Stable performance, the playoffs are far away.Such a performance against the sky, what reason is there to trade Kyle?He also began to believe that Kyle can't swim, and he also believed what Sam said, Kyle is the one who can change the team, and now everything is going towards Sam's expectations, and Kyle's potential has been realized into immediate combat power , Game after game, the strength shown is convincing, superstar!It's not too far off.And the better his grades, the more stable his position. As for the luxury tax, wouldn't it be enough to trade or cut Antonio?These days, who is more stupid than the other!It is obvious that McCloskey cannot be a fool to get to where he is today.certainly!If you trade Kobe or LeBron, McCloskey probably won't hesitate.In the final analysis, the price tag is not enough. All players can be sold, but not to the point where people cannot refuse.

There are countless other players involved in rumors, and all the teams mentioned above are involved, and analysis reports are one after another.There are also some city reporters who make suggestions for their teams, who will be exchanged for Kyle, and then complement each other, a perfect match!Then analyze it, the core meaning of the tactics, and finally come to the conclusion that Kyle is the champion puzzle they have been looking for.The above is purely unilateral obscenity, but the fans believed it. They sounded the horn one after another and started the war for Kyle.They warmly welcome Kyle to join them.

The front page of the sports newspaper was once again dominated by Kyle, all of which were triple-doubles, best of the week, rookie list, trade rumors and so on.Even the so-called expert group in ESPN launched a vote on Kyle's stay, and at the same time analyzed Kyle's characteristics in detail, which is most suitable for a certain team.

It's all because Kyle is really good, he's so perfect, people try to find a flaw, but unfortunately there is no, if there is a point to force, it is that Kyle's game time is too short, people dare not 100% believe that the three-pointer is unstable, which makes people feel uneasy.But five games are enough to explain a lot of problems.Data analysts, analysts, tactical masters and other experts have all spoken out, Kyle is not good at water, he will become an All-Star, and he will go to the superstar in the future.

The rumors outside spread in an orderly manner, with a lot of sensuality.Sam was a little flustered. He booked a flight back to Toronto overnight, and he wanted to stop McCloskey's stupid behavior.Yes!This guy had verbally promised Sam that he would not trade Kyle, but the old man always felt uneasy, and the other party's tone was very loose, without any seriousness at all.OCD forced him to communicate with McCloskey face to face, so Sam left.As for the competition!I can only ask assistant coach Taylor Ke.

Now that Kyle is playing his worth, the fire is hot, and the teams with the top six picks in the draft collectively vomit blood, expressing their blindness.Bogut, chosen by the Milwaukee people, is now fourth in the rookie list, averaging 8 points and 7 rebounds per game, which is completely inconsistent with the status of the No. Sorry about his No. 7 pick.The Utah Jazz are not much better, they traded the third pick before the draft, just to choose this chubby, but Deron can't find the feeling in college at all, averaging 4 points and 8 assists per game, and Expectations were totally missed.New Orleans' fourth pick, Paul, is the best rookie besides Kyle. He averaged 4.5 points, 15.6 assists, 7.5 rebounds and 4.1 steals per game, very good and strong.The Charlotte Bobcats were very close to Kyle at the beginning, but Beckstaff had a temporary brain twitch, and finally chose Felton. He is not bad, and now he can average 2 points and 10 assists per game.The unlucky Portland Trail Blazers, they are miserable!The record is bad, and Webster, the sixth overall pick, is playing soy sauce.The gap is too big to compare.

(End of this chapter)