Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 528 - 175: I Will Personally End His Career (5K, Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)_2
Jogel didn’t want to say that Jerry West probably misjudged back then, but in his opinion, Mayo simply doesn’t have the potential to become the next Kobe.
Even setting aside mental attributes, Mayo’s height, speed, and flexibility, among other physical metrics, can’t compare to Kobe in Jogel’s eyes.
Jogel acknowledges that Mayo has a diverse offensive arsenal and excellent basketball skills.
But in actual games, once faced with intense defense from opponents, Mayo’s offensive efficiency often drops significantly.
Therefore, in Jogel’s view, Mayo is more suited to secure ball control during off-peak times and to unleash his offensive talent during the rotation phases.
Looking at Mayo’s future career, Jogel’s advice is undoubtedly correct.
It’s just...
No matter how correct the advice, it can’t withstand Mayo’s pride and high aspirations.
Just like if someone could be Jordan, no one would choose to be Pippen.
At the center of the court, after the jump ball, the game officially began. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Bynum had the upper hand over Brown during the jump ball phase.
If we only look at talent, this "Little Shark" indeed has the potential to become a super center.
Bynum, standing at 213 centimeters tall with a wingspan close to 230 centimeters, has excellent dynamic and static talents.
Moreover, his naturally big frame makes him more fit than those interior players who gain weight just for the sake of gaining weight, allowing him to dominate the paint by gaining muscle for strength advantage.
Historically, many marketing accounts in the future claim that excessive weight gain crushed this talented young interior player.
But that’s not true.
Because if Bynum were disciplined enough not to binge during the offseason, causing his weight to far exceed his body’s limits, a mere 130 kilograms couldn’t have crushed his talented body!
Qin Yue remembers that a Lakers assistant coach later revealed that due to Bynum’s extreme lack of discipline, his weight often soared to over 150 kilograms during the offseason.
So, was it the excessive weight gain that crushed Bynum?
Clearly, it was his inability to control his own mouth.
On the court, after Conley brought the ball past half-court, Bynum immediately noticed something amiss.
Because when he prepared to school Brown in the low post, what he faced head-on was the naturally powerful Qin Yue.
Faced with Bynum’s incredibly rough positioning technique, with the referee’s implicit permission, the elbow-leading, space-taking Qin Yue instantly pushed Bynum—who didn’t even know how to use his weight advantage—out of the three-second area.
Bynum was furious.
But the psychological shadow that Qin Yue left on him back then made him not dare to lose his temper at Qin Yue.
Seeing this, Conley switched to seeking Ibaka’s screen from the high post, and hit a long two-pointer.
To be honest, in Qin Yue’s opinion, Conley didn’t even need to find Ibaka for a screen.
Because considering Nash’s defensive abilities...
Why would Conley need such mechanical cooperation to break through Nash’s defense?
During the defensive retreat, looking at Brown, who didn’t even dare to face him head-on, Bynum finally found an outlet for his anger: "I knew this Chi Huahua would only hide behind teammates!"
Hearing this, Brown, who was also smoldering inside, did not respond to Bynum.
In the high post, after setting a screen for Qin Yue, Brown quickly rolled to the basket.
The young Ibaka was instructed before the match to concentrate all his attention on Qin Yue, thus he couldn’t assist Bynum in defending against Brown’s roll to the basket.
As a result, having the ailments of O’Neal but not the talents, Bynum could only watch as Brown dashed past him.
With that, Qin Yue immediately fed Brown a perfect pass to showcase his talent.
In the Grizzlies’ paint, Brown, known for his love for sky hooks, scored with a powerful alley-oop dunk!
"What’s wrong with wagging my tail and begging? What’s wrong with living off scraps?" After the dunk, Brown shouted at Bynum, "I can still dunk right over you, you useless piece of crap!"
Back on the other end, the Grizzlies attacked.
Bynum still couldn’t gain any advantage over Qin Yue.
Maggette called for the ball, trying to forcefully drive into Bell’s paint from the wing in an attempt to break the deadlock for the Grizzlies by drawing a foul.
However, when Qin Yue rotated to face Maggette, no matter how good Maggette’s acting was, the referee, adhering to "Qin Yue’s Law," dared not whistle for this flop artist.
Under Qin Yue’s reasonable pressure, the off-balance Maggette’s layup missed.
At this time, although Qin Yue could have turned to secure the rebound himself, he thoughtfully boxed out Kafeng for Brown.
With tears in his eyes, Brown grabbed this defensive rebound.
"What’s wrong with wagging my tail and licking? I damn well like being Messiah’s dog!"
In the Warriors’ paint, Brown’s shout quickly resonated with many teammates.
"What’s wrong with being a dog?" said Deng Liwei on the bench, "As long as the Messiah wants, I can be his dog for life!"
Next, the Warriors initiated a transition offense led by Nash.
Driving all the way to the free-throw line, Nash didn’t rush to attack, deliberately pausing a moment.
No doubt, with two top passing maestros taking turns at the helm tonight, the treatment Brown received would make even O’Neal weep silently.
On the court, following the central path, Brown displayed his "Human-Ball Integration" capability that once fooled Jordan in his early years.
Upon receiving the ball, he jumped in like a small forward, cutting into the paint, and finished with a reverse layup.
"Useless, can you keep up with me?" Brown shouted at Bynum again, "I’m not a slow, dumb fool like you!"
