Chapter 410: The Powerful and Arrogant Yang Mo
After listening to the three old guys' fantastic chatter, Yang Mo stood up and went to warm up. Although the opponent was a broken ship, a broken ship still has three pounds of iron. To be honest, there is really no team in the NBA that is an absolutely bad team. After all, in this league, even a player guarding the water dispenser is a genius among ordinary people.
Yang Mo got up to warm up and tried a few shots. His touch was just average. Although he had recovered a lot, he still hadn't reached his normal level. This made him a little frustrated, but Stockton on the sidelines was extremely surprised: "This guy can still shoot so easily after such abnormal training? It seems that his training potential is amazing!"
Stockton muttered this, and Isaiah Thomas next to him heard it. He couldn't help but proudly said: "His training talent is more than amazing, it's simply a god descending from heaven. Have you ever seen a guy who has no breakthrough ability at all spend only one summer to figure out his own unique breakthrough rhythm? This guy is it."
"So strong?" Karl Malone was a little scared, and his mouth half opened subconsciously.
"If you watch his videos from last season, you'll know how much he's improved. His points per game this season has nearly doubled, but his shots per game have only increased by less than six. Now you know how terrifying his offensive range is." Isaiah Thomas looked at Yang Mo shooting on the court with admiration and worship in his eyes: "Last season, every time he dribbled, I was worried that he would be stolen the ball. Now, even if he's double-teamed, I don't have that thought. Also, don't you think his ball-handling skills are becoming more and more like a master's style?"
"Then he is really a genius who is not inferior to James. Wow, I didn't expect that Chinese people could be so strong." Karl Malone clicked his tongue, he was a little shocked.
"Haha." Isaiah Thomas smiled faintly and said with great confidence: "He may only be a little bit better than James in terms of talent, but in terms of game temperament, he is definitely ten streets ahead of James. He is the most murderous and violent person I have ever seen on the court. I am not exaggerating when I say that even if the Knicks' game is deadlocked at the last moment, as long as Yang is still on the court, I will open the champagne in advance to celebrate. Because he can solve everything very brutally and bring the victory home."
After that, before the audience could comment, he said in a self-indulgent manner: "Signing Super Yang is the most glorious and proudest thing I have ever done in my career. This even surpasses my winning the Finals MVP. Because I know that Yang can bring me more championships. I have never doubted this."
Isaiah Thomas praised Yang Mo so much that Karl Malone and Stockton couldn't help but have their eyes sparkle and rub their hands together. They seemed to have seen countless halos covering their heads: If they could personally train a peerless basketball god who could suppress Jordan, then all revenge would be avenged, ahahahaha!!!
At this moment, all their resentment towards Michael Jordan turned into ardent hope for the future. They felt that the road ahead was bright, and they would not feel so regretful even if they could never wear a championship ring as a player again.
The Utah duo's eyes lit up with excitement, but McGrady next to them had other ideas. He had never considered Yang Mo as a rival player. He just couldn't accept this gap. You know, it was him who was praised by senior players as a brilliant talent. Now the situation has changed. He felt a little uncomfortable.
But there is no other way. The NBA is a battlefield. As the saying goes, heroes are like beauties, and they cannot grow old. Now that his peak has passed, if he does not retire, he will have to accept the end of his old age.
While McGrady was feeling upset, Yang Mo had already gathered his teammates to discuss the tactical system.
Time always passes very quickly, no matter whether it is ten years or half an hour, fans soon came in. The originally empty stadium was soon filled with more than 20,000 fans and followers, and then the game began.
Regardless of how New York fans view Yang Mo, his contribution to the basketball market is obvious. Since Yang Mo joined, the Knicks' home attendance has never been lower than 90%, and basically every game is full and tickets are hard to come by. At the beginning, fans accounted for the majority, but now fans have gradually surpassed the percentage of fans through skilled ticket buying skills. Before, at least 60% of the people in the stadium were Yang Mo's crazy female fans, but now this proportion has dropped to about 30%.
This does not mean that Yang Mo's status in the entertainment industry has declined. The global box office of 007 has exceeded 1.8 billion US dollars, almost approaching Titanic. This wave of film craze has undoubtedly increased Yang Mo's fans by a large margin.
Therefore, this situation can only be said to be that Yang Mo used his skills to attract them. No matter how the media criticizes Yang Mo, no matter how the fans accuse him of having a bad temper, the results are in front of us. Yang Mo is so awesome. If you have the guts, don't come to watch the game?
I don't know if it's because the opponent is the Clippers, or because the entire Knicks team gave the middle finger to those fans who defected last time, but the fans tonight were very harmonious. Every time the home team scored a goal, they would burst into deafening cheers, even a little too much.
However, for the Knicks players, they undoubtedly prefer this kind of encouragement. This is a great support for the players, at least it lets them know that they are not fighting alone, the whole city stands behind them and supports them.
In this situation, even though Yang Mo's touch was not particularly good, the Knicks still firmly controlled the situation from the beginning and maintained their lead until the end of the game.
The Knicks won a resounding victory in this not-so-strong confrontation. Although Yang Mo did not feel that he played very well and was in a tepid state from the first minute, when the post-match stats came out, he found that he had quietly scored 26 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks and an assist.
Without a doubt, Yang Mo once again became the most valuable player of the game.
After the game, ESPN sideline reporter Andrew enthusiastically pulled Yang Mo to his side and asked, "Yang, what do you think of the atmosphere at home tonight?"
"Very good, a huge improvement from the night before, this is something that deserves praise." Yang Mo replied very seriously: "Madison Square Garden is the Mecca of basketball, I hope it can also become a devil's home court that makes visiting teams tremble with fear."
"I noticed that the fans cheered the least when you scored tonight. Do you feel bad? After all, you are the one who helped the team the most tonight."
"I'm not upset. I think the fans who suppress their cheers are the most upset. I think they are very childish." Yang Mo said calmly, "I think they want to attract my attention in this way, just like when I was a kid, when I met a girl I liked, I would always pull her hair on purpose to make her angry."
"So, what you mean is that they like you deep down, but for some reason they deliberately suppress the joy in their hearts?"
"Of course, I'm so good." Yang Mo said arrogantly.
"Okay, Yang. Let's talk about the All-Stars." Andrew was obviously a little fed up with Yang Mo's strong self-confidence, and he began to change the subject: "I noticed that you didn't sign up for any competition. Don't you have any interest in the titles of Slam Dunk King and Three-Point King?"
"I am more interested in the Skills Challenge, but now is not the time to win the Skills King. I will consider participating next year." Yang Mo still maintained his arrogant attitude and said, "I am a person who pursues perfection. I think it is cooler to win the MVP, Skills King, Slam Dunk King and Three-Point King in the same All-Star Game."
"You want to win the Skill King Award?" Andrew suddenly felt that his brain was a little crazy. After a long while, he kindly reminded: "But, your pass..."
"Just wait and see what I do next year."
Yang Mo smiled slightly, waved at the camera, left a cocky back, and walked away.
