Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 613 - 207: Farewell My Concubine, Best Condition! (Second update across days, pleading for monthly votes!)

By mid-December, Qin Yue, whose performance had gradually improved, had already elevated his personal stats to an average of 28.8 points, 13.2 rebounds, 8.4 assists, 3.2 blocks, and 1.4 steals per game.

However, for Warriors fans who experienced last season firsthand, Qin Yue's recent performances still failed to satisfy them.

It's like Kobe in the 05/06 season, scoring 40 points would seem like his normal performance, and scoring below 40 would be considered an off-day for him.

In the eyes of Warriors fans, whether on offense or defense, Qin Yue was far from realizing his true potential.

This led Elizabeth Olsen, the newly minted "Miss Qin," to avoid watching any Warriors games live until the Christmas showdown this year.

Although Olsen's two sisters thought that just being able to date Qin Yue, even black popularity is still popularity.

But the young Ao Mei couldn't accept being booed by the entire arena of fans the whole night.

Olsen was unsure what she had done wrong.

"I was just dating you." Olsen said with grievance, "But in their eyes, I'm the enemy that must be defeated, because they believe I'm the reason your performance has slipped this season."

Qin Yue hadn't expected that his devotees had become so fanatical following his ascent to the throne.

Now, except for a small number of Qin Hei, the vast majority of his fans wouldn't tolerate any fan uttering a word damaging his image.

Even if what the other party says is true, the numerous Qin fans would argue back from various angles on his behalf.

And during those nights when he didn't perform well, Qin fans from around the world would actively shout, "The Warriors lost, Qin Yue didn't lose."

This fanaticism is undoubtedly extreme and irrational.

Furthermore, not only the fans but even the American media, who always enjoy a good spectacle, joined in the uproar.

"After being photographed once again dating Elizabeth Olsen, indeed, the Messiah only scored 25 points in the next day's game."

"Does Elizabeth Olsen have the potential to become the best defensive player in NBA history? In the last five games, the Messiah completed only 8 blocks, and his defensive vigor on the court has noticeably declined!"

"In a recent ESPN survey about who is the most disliked Hollywood star among Warriors fans, Elizabeth Olsen unsurprisingly topped the list!"

When Qin Yue's supporters needed an excuse to prove...

As the God, it was impossible for Qin Yue to perform poorly, as they pinned all the blame on Olsen, they clearly forgot the objective rules of basketball.

Indeed, the long break after the World Championship was the main reason Qin Yue needed more time to regain form this season.

Because in the world of basketball, no player can immediately find their game form on the court after a prolonged period of lacking high-intensity training.

Moreover, Qin Yue's defensive impact decline this season had nothing to do with his physical condition being influenced by Olsen.

But under the new ball and walking rules, when NBA players enjoying the James advantage found that they could unabashedly carry out previously non-permissible travel layup moves, the difficulty for defenders to complete blocks or steals on the court had significantly increased.

Additionally, under the new rules, the "carrying the ball" behavior, which referees often selectively ignore, made these NBA players appear to have transformed into dribbling masters overnight during games.

When in the process of using suspended dribble, a player can blatantly lift the ball and run, in this era without the Hand-Check rule, Qin Yue feels like he's playing against a bunch of football running backs every night.

In Qin Yue's view, the behavior of the NBA in modifying the rules to protect players with poor basic skills does reduce the difficulty for the offense to complete plays on the court.

But in the long run, this shortcut tacitly approved by officials will inevitably lead to the new generation of players losing the motivation to day in and day out hone basic skills like their predecessors.

On the eve of the Christmas showdown, watching Olsen, who was even nervous about dating him for fear of being photographed as evidence by reporters, Qin Yue smiled and said, "I hope you can come to the game tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Olsen initially wanted to refuse.

But under Qin Yue's sweet talk, Olsen ultimately couldn't resist Qin Yue's damn charm.

"Remember to dress up a little." Qin Yue reminded Olsen.

"But I'm afraid if I do, they will..."

"You're not dressing up for them." Qin Yue said, "You're dressing up for the person you like."

The next day.

The Warriors faced the visiting challenge of the Knicks in the annual Christmas showdown.

As a title contender this season, the Knicks were currently in a good situation.

By placing beloved James Harden on the bench and staggering his playing time with the main players, Knicks coach DAntoni temporarily resolved the team's ball distribution issue.

Although on the court, James and Westbrook proved within a few games that they were challenging to blend, when James initially joined, he willingly chose to play off-ball and was unusually diligent leading the defense, allowing this incompatible Knicks team to temporarily top the Eastern standings with a 24-6 record before the Christmas showdown.

What, James can play off-ball and lead the defense?

Of course, he can.

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