New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 346 Fighting the Spurs Again
Simpkins is a training freak has always been a not-so-secret secret inside the Spurs.Few people in the outside world know about it, and even their opponents basically don't spread it outside.

Of course, it's not that Simpkins doesn't want people to know his personal habits, it's just that he doesn't want to affect his performance on the court because of such preconceived judgments.

Such a man is definitely rare in the world.I have put in far more efforts than others outside the court, but I don't want everyone to praise him for it.

Zhang Yi's training volume may not be as much as Simpkins', but he has become the benchmark for the new generation of players, and people will talk about this player when they mention hardworking players.

It's certainly unfair to a player like Simpkins, who hasn't been rewarded enough, or noticed, for his comeback.

The reason why he is so entangled in the title of No.1 in the league is also the effect of this unbalanced mentality.The mentality is easy to go wrong in a team that advocates team supremacy.

No matter how good the atmosphere in this team is, if it has been unable to help players realize their self-worth, then even the Spurs cannot be called a good team.

The current Los Angeles Lakers have given Zhang Yi the soil to grow up, and his performance is indeed dazzling enough.But is it really as good as advertised?Obviously not.

At least putting him in front of superstars who have already made a name for themselves is unfair to a player who came back after years of sweat to become famous.

But the Lakers and Zhang Yi are indeed mutual achievements.When Simpkins was traded here two years ago, why didn't he think so, but the team never made it to the final stage of the NBA.

If the Spurs were the easiest team to win the championship with veterans many years ago, then because of the rise of the Warriors, not only the Spurs are hopeless to break out of the West, but even the entire league is in a powerless struggle.

For Simpkins, it must have been the best of times and the worst of times.Because he followed the Spurs to the Western Conference Finals again and again, and got the opportunity to challenge like an invincible warrior again and again.

Even after experiencing failures again and again, he has now grown from a rookie who was sold off by the team to a top three superstar in the league.

It doesn't matter whether Simpkins can win a Western Conference Finals championship before Curry retires, or even a Finals championship.Because in this way he will feel relieved, and feel that the sweat of so many years has not been shed in vain.

The practice of these two in the same room made the whole situation awkward.This situation did not change until other people came in one after another.

"Um, what kind of oppressive feeling is this!" Later, Robert and others even wanted to turn their heads and leave, because people really couldn't stay here.

"How about we change to another place for training?" "Okay." When the others turned their heads and wanted to leave, Zhang Yi of course stopped them immediately, "Wait, don't leave me alone."

"Haha, there are people you can't handle?" Robert teased with a smile.But when he saw Simpkins's terrifyingly muscular back, his smile froze immediately.

"Okay, what's the matter with that guy? I haven't heard of it before, and I'm also a training freak."

Wally also nodded, because he thought he had met Simpkins once when he came to San Antonio to play with his father. At that time, he felt that the player had a sense of coldness, and everything else was fine.

Looking at it now, it turned out that no matter what happened in the past or now, I felt that I underestimated Simpkins a little bit.This guy deserves to be one of the top three superstars in the league.

Playing against so many teams and meeting countless opponents, Wally always thought that a training madman like Zhang Yi was rare in the world.

Unexpectedly, he still knows too little. This Simpkins is not the kind of genius who relies on talent to play, but a basketball superstar who relies on training.

In fact, if Simpkins defends his experience and let everyone know, his personal popularity will definitely show an explosive growth.

After all, he let more ordinary people see the possibility of becoming a superstar, not to become famous, but to become a superstar on the highest stage in the world basketball circle.

In the eyes of Wally and others, maybe Simpkins is waiting, waiting for the day when he becomes recognized as the best basketball player on the planet, and then proudly announces that I was actually just an ordinary person.

After the intense training, the Lakers players left first. After all, this is not their own training hall.Time is still limited.

But four hours have passed since Zhang Yi came here, and seeing Simpkins still training alone, it means that this guy has been here for more than four hours.

Although he didn't want to admit it, but despite the side effects that such high-intensity training might bring to his body, Zhang Yi really saw the shadow of himself who had been secretly training more in the past.

"Let me remind you one last thing, even if you want to increase your training volume, you can't mess around. Be careful to damage your body before playing."

"You don't need to tell me these!" Simpkins finished and walked into the toilet of the training hall alone.Seeing such a misfit, Zhang Yi didn't dislike him. On the contrary, he became more and more appreciative of this opponent known as the 'mechanical killer'.

Compared to Curry, who is like a Uranus superstar hanging in the sky, even Zhang Yi feels that person cannot be touched.

This kind of thinking is still like this even after he succeeded in revenge.Maybe knowing that the day will come when the Lakers can beat the Golden State Warriors out of the West and win the championship, he can break this mood.

But now facing Simpkins, Zhang Yi felt a real desire to fight.Because this player has strengths and weaknesses, he is more like a living person.

Whether it's Simpkins or New York Knicks' "crazy" Thomas, such a tangible and visible opponent is Zhang Yi's priority challenge now.

The highlight of this game is also the direct dialogue between Zhang Yi and Simpkins.Although it is said that these two men have had a one-on-one duel in the preseason, after all, the two teams did not show their best form at that time.

Now that it has entered the regular season, both the Lakers and the Spurs have been strengthened again, and these two teams are also pointing to the championship.So compared to the Golden State Warriors, for Wacker, this game may be more critical.

Because at any time, the Warriors in the Western Conference are like the standard equipment for the Western Conference Finals, and if you want to get a chance for the Western Conference Finals, you first need to defeat the gatekeeper San Antonio Spurs...

(End of this chapter)