The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!-Chapter 720 - 264: Restore Order, a Bright and Orderly Universe

Chapter 720: Chapter 264: Restore Order, a Bright and Orderly Universe

The New York Knicks just swept the Magic Team, easily moving on to the next round.

The New York media immediately delivered custom data, "Since the League changed the first round to a best-of-seven series, Su Wan is the first player to lead the New York Knicks to a sweep in the first round!"

Sounds pretty cool.

But in fact...

Since the 2002 playoffs began, when the League switched to a best-of-seven series, the New York Knicks have only made it to the first round of the playoffs once, and they lost at that time.

So sometimes, data can’t withstand scrutiny.

Just like how LeBron later voiced his outrage on Twitter for a Black man who was shot by police, making it seem as if the police had committed some heinous crime.

But in reality, the black man who was shot had committed burglary and stolen a car and was brandishing a controlled knife in front of the cops. It was completely justifiable for the police to have shot him.

In summary, LeBron, as a person, like his stats, can’t withstand scrutiny.

But such questionable stats can often have a bigger impact.

Just like now, when the New York media says Su Wan led his team to sweep the Magic Team, and that Su Wan is the first player in New York history to lead a team to a sweep under the best-of-seven first-round playoff system.

Which expression sounds more impressive?

And for the passerby who doesn’t click on the news article and only sees the headline, which title leaves a more lasting impression?

This is the charm of custom data.

People always remember the "first" more profoundly.

But Barkley uncovered a set of more convincing data, "In his 7-year career playoffs first round, Su Wan has yet to lose even a single game."

This has a lot to do with his teams largely being the stronger "top-tier horses."

To date, Su Wan’s teams have only been "bottom-tier" once, and in that year they managed an upset over the Cavaliers...

It was a sweep too!

"Su Wan never slips up against weaker teams, and often creates miracles when facing teams that seem stronger on paper!"

On the contrary...

"Some people’s teams are always touted by the media as the most likely championship contenders at the start of the season, but as the season progresses, they often fail to live up to those lofty expectations."

"This, too, is a reflection of dominance!"

The next day, the Heat Team also broke through from the first round, they too swept their opponents 4-0, and now they’re waiting for the Celtics and the Pacers to decide the ultimate winner to become their second-round opponent.

While they waited, Su Wan and the Knicks’ second-round opponent was confirmed:

Derek Rose and the Chicago Bulls.

Under intense hype from the Chicago media, the debate over whether Su Wan or Rose deserved this year’s regular season MVP had reached a fever pitch.

The two men, one a "Super Nova" who has made significant strides compared to his second professional season and whose team at one point led the entire League in terms of record; and the other, a "League Face" who arrived in the "Big Apple City" as a "Savior," pulling the city out of a morass.

It can be said unequivocally...

If the League had to pick a few "Challengers" for Su Wan right now.

One of them would certainly be Derek Rose!

That’s the level he’s reached this season.

And now, with two powerhouses meeting in the semi-finals, the season-long argument has escalated to the atmosphere of a "great showdown."

In truth, the media voting has already ended, and no matter the outcome of this series, the final regular season MVP pick won’t change. But to build up the atmosphere, the media is happy to keep stirring the pot on this topic.

Before the series officially began, the New York media asked Derek an interesting question, "As one of the rookies Su Wan personally predicted could win the regular season MVP, does this serve as extra motivation, and have any factors driven you to your current heights because of Su Wan’s comments?"

Derek Rose said, "There are many things that drive me forward, I can’t deny that, but more so, it’s for this city, for my family, for myself. These are the more important factors!"

For the New York media, this was enough!

That afternoon, they started calling Derek Rose "Su Wan’s disciple."

The Chicago media wasn’t happy, but since Derek had made the comments himself, they could only sarcastically remark, "New Yorkers can start praying now because if Su Wan loses to his own disciple, that wouldn’t be something to be proud of!"

The New York media didn’t care about the nonsense the Chicago media spouted. To drive the point home, they asked Su Wan, "Do you have any good advice for your disciple, Derek?"

Su Wan thought for a moment and said, somewhat moved, "He should take care of his knees!"

There are a lot of "what-ifs" in the NBA, and one of those "what-ifs" is... what Derek Rose’s peak would have been like if his knees hadn’t been injured.

Of course, Su Wan is well aware that, without "Black Technology," Derek Rose’s injury was inevitable. His style of play was inherently high-risk, with things like "No Deceleration Change" of direction and "Slam Dunking without hanging on the rim."

Sure, it looks cool, but the impact on the knees is no joke.

But then again...

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