Chapter 259 258. Brother Yao, you have lost weight!

科比第1、邓肯第2、詹姆斯第3、诺维斯基第4、纳什第5、加内特第6、姚明第7、艾弗森第8、韦德第9、基德第10、麦迪第11、斯塔德迈尔第12、张杨第13……

Zhang Yang looked at the rankings in silence for a while, then said, "I'm ranked 13th... Are they so nice? They actually ranked me so high?"

Felton interrupted before Zhang Yang finished speaking: "Yeah, they are so shameless. James is already No. 3, and you are only No. 13... Huh? Are they nice? Jack, are you angry and confused?"

Zhang Yang: “I thought they would rank me in the top 20 or 30, so as to create controversy and generate buzz, but I didn’t expect that they didn’t intend to use me to create buzz… Uh, boss, look at the comments section!
Felton used his mouse to scroll through the comments, looked at them for a long time, and then turned his gaze back to Zhang Yang...

Zhang Yang saw Felton's clear and innocent eyes and pinched his thigh. When it came to basketball, the fat little boss was becoming more and more sensitive and independent, but when it came to these trivial matters, his eyes were still clear.

Zhang Yang said: "I won the FMVP, it is not appropriate to be ranked outside the top 20, and I will definitely be criticized by fans for the unfair ranking. It is not appropriate to be ranked in the top 10, and some people will say that they are flattering me. Between 11 and 20 is a perfect ranking.

I was sure they wouldn't put me in the top 10. I thought they would put me outside the top 20 or even 30 to create controversy and heat. It seems that I think too highly of myself. Once this list came out, they deliberately ranked me low and they didn't care about the heat at all."

Felton understood a little and turned his attention back to the comment section.

A row of comments, basically all related to James and Nowitzki.

Some comments say that James is ranked too high, some say there is something fishy about James' ranking and he does not deserve it; some say that if James can be in the top 3, Wade and Zhang Yang should also be in; there are also those who say that James does not deserve to be in the top 10, but there are relatively few, and the controversy mainly concerns the ranking, and of course there are some extreme remarks.

The comments related to Nowitzki were terrible, full of mockery and abuse. Some called him a wimp, and some even said he was not as good as Bosh, Tianzun, Jamison... Nowitzki, who was eliminated in the first round, felt that he had been expelled from the All-Star team by the fans.

There are very few individual comments about Zhang Yang. Occasionally, there is one, which expresses amazement that ESPN did not rank him too low.

The number of comments about Zhang Yang's ranking is less than that of Ray Allen not making the top 20 and O'Neal only being ranked 18th.

Felton looked at it for a while, and finally understood it. He said, "They put James at No. 3 on purpose to create controversy and topics? The same for Nowitzki?"

Zhang Yang: "Also, you see, some people are criticizing the Lakers for banding together with the top 3 teams in the league."

Felton didn't care. He was concerned about something else. He said, "Aren't they the most supportive of James? I can understand using Nowitzki and the Lakers to create controversy and topics, but did they fall out with James?"

Zhang Yang: “No, they don’t support James, they support newspaper sales, ratings, and network traffic.

And this is not a bad thing for James. If they put him in 6-10th place, no one will talk about him.

Only by ranking James in the top 5 or even the top 3, or outside the top 10, can they prevent him from missing out on the network traffic of the first player rankings.

They are still full of expectations for James. If James really performs among the top three in the league in the new season, they will make a lot of money. Even if he fails, they will have already gained this wave of traffic.

From the perspective of traffic, I am the one who suffers the most... Damn, I thought they were good people!"

Felton felt his scalp itching after listening to his younger brother's words. The world of interests was too complicated. He decided not to think about this anymore. He just wanted to be a good boss and lead the team forward!

Zhang Yang took another look at the rankings. If he said he didn't care, that would definitely be a lie, but being ranked 13th at the moment is already pretty good, higher than Anthony, Bosh, Arenas and Billups.

He looked at the rankings at the back. Okafor was 21st and Felton was 49th. The three core players of the Bobcats were all in the top 50.

If the departed Gerald Wallace is also counted, there are 3 in the top 30, with Gerald Wallace ranked 24th. After all, it was the championship lineup last season, and the four core players were all in the top 50.

Gerald Wallace's two new teammates, Parker No. 19 and Gasol No. 22. From a certain perspective, the Grizzlies have become a highly anticipated new league team in the eyes of the media.

Ray Allen is only ranked 25th, he is really not liked by the media!
...

The next day, a day off, Zhang Yang got up early and prepared to practice more. Practice more mid-range shots to see if he can get to 89 before the regular season starts. Also, he needs to save up shooting points as soon as possible to learn the quick learning method of "Butterfly Step Breakthrough". It just so happens that he is Hill's teammate, and with Hill's guidance, he will try to see if he can incorporate "Butterfly Step" into the rhythm flow breakthrough. If he can get it right before the regular season starts, it will help his breakthrough to some extent. If not, it doesn't matter. Strengthening the technique definitely requires trial and error.

The preseason is coming soon, and Zhang Yang is still focusing on his mid-range shooting basics and breakthrough techniques, mainly because there are not many areas in his playing style that need adjustment.

The offensive system, after all, serves the core scorer. Carlisle overturned and rebuilt Bickerstaff's offensive system, which is still centered around him, Little Duncan, and Little Fatty.

As a pure scorer, Zhang Yang still has a lot of high-post singles in Carlisle's system, and his teammates cooperate with him.

The off-ball offense is also mainly based on containment and fast breaks, but in some specific tactics, there are some new running positions, which require him to take on tactical roles that most teammates cannot complete, such as catching the ball and shooting long shots after long-distance running.

There are only two people in the team who can play this tactical role, one is him and the other is Mike Miller.

Many of Carlisle's offensive tactics require such a tactical role to mobilize the opponent's defense, and he must have shooting stability and play an effective pulling role.

Originally, Carlisle wanted to bring in Korver, so there would be no need for Zhang Yang to execute this kind of tactical move that consumes a lot of energy. However, because their boss is Jordan, the Jazz snatched Korver away with an annual salary of 600 million... Anyway, it was not Zhang San's problem, absolutely not.

Zhang Yang could only take on this tactical role and help his boss clean up the mess. He felt that he was truly selfless and great.

While waiting for breakfast to be delivered, Zhang Yang turned on his computer to check the news as usual.

Just as he expected, seeing ESPN launch two lists of player rankings and team rankings, the traffic was huge, and other media also launched their lists overnight.

Zhang Yang curled his lips when he saw that Sports Illustrated ranked him 11th and TNT ranked him 17th. These two media outlets, like ESPN, focused their hype on James, Nowitzki and the Lakers.

TNT was the most ruthless, ranking James 11th, drawing abuse from James' fans.

Zhang Yang visited various forums, and all the topics were about James, Nowitzki, and the Lakers... He felt very depressed, as he, Zhang San, would never have the chance to enjoy such enormous wealth.

He could only comfort himself that both he and the team needed to develop in a low-key manner.

As for team rankings, the popularity is much lower. The league has been in turmoil this summer, with the Lakers' Big Three reunited, the Bulls "got Yao Ming for free", the defending champions lost a core player, the runner-up exchanged their starting point guard for a sophomore player and a No. 4 pick, and last season's regular season leader was eliminated in the eighth round... Any ranking is reasonable, but the main reason is that the player rankings are too popular and have taken away all the traffic. The popularity of the team rankings will definitely be difficult to compete with the popularity of the player rankings.

After one more day of training on the rest day, on October 10, Zhang Yang left Charlotte with the team and went to Chicago. Tomorrow, they will face the first preseason opponent - the Bulls.

When Zhang Yang arrived at the hotel in Chicago and just put down his luggage, the team's press officer Kyle called and asked him to go to the United Center for an interview. Jordan would go with him.

In the eyes of American fans, the game between the Bobcats and the Bulls is just an ordinary preseason game.

But in China, this game has attracted quite a lot of attention!
Although Chaoting Sports Channel did not broadcast the game live, both BJ Sports and Shanghai Sports satellite channels would broadcast the game live. This was why Jordan came with the team to the away game for a preseason game.

When they arrived at the United Center, Jordan took Zhang Yang and the press officer to the interview location with ease and without any obstruction. He was very familiar with the arena, and the press officer did not need to call for directions.

Zhang Yang was just about to tease Jordan when he saw Yao Ming waiting in the interview room, and his eyes widened instantly!
When Yao Ming saw the two men coming, he first stepped forward to greet Jordan. The camera had already been filming, and reporters were already interviewing him while Yao Ming was waiting.

After greeting Jordan, Yao Ming was about to greet Zhang Yang when he saw Zhang Yang staring at him with his eyes wide open.

Yao Ming: "Why are you looking at me like that, Yang Yang? I'm wearing my clothes backwards?"

Zhang Yang came back to his senses: "Brother Yao, have you lost weight?"

Yao Ming: "Haha, you noticed it! I lost 8 kg this summer and I feel so relaxed. You noticed my weight loss after not seeing me for a few months. It seems I have lost a lot of weight."

(End of this chapter)