As soon as link returned to Memphis, he found himself a hot topic again.
But it''s not his performance in the last game that people are talking about, but the historical ranking of a basketball writer.
In the afternoon, Bill Simmons had to respond to the hot discussions of fans on his social media after a huge stir and quarrel on bill Simmons'' hall of fame pyramid ranking.
"First of all, I think that link is worthy of such a ranking. For one thing, he has done things that many people have never done, and all the records he has broken can make you dazzled. His strength, his versatility, is also many great players can not match
"Of course, some people will say that he has only three championship rings. God, three rings are enough, and only two are great players like Hakim Olajuwon! And these three rings, or three consecutive seasons to get. Isn''t a player who built a dynasty deserve to be rewarded? Count with your fingers, there are several people in NBA history who can lead the team to win three consecutive titles
"Besides, link''s career is not over. I''m quite sure that the number of rings in his hands will not stay at three all the time. Do you know why I only ranked him sixth? Because he has not yet reached his final form. If link gets a few more rings in the future, let alone surpass Kobe, I might put him in front of Michael
"Also, this is my goddamn leaderboard. I can arrange whatever I want, and don''t look if I don''t like it!"
Simmons''s response is very tough, not to "kneel and lick" the fans.
In fact, link and Simmons are similar in some ways.
Link is a "villain" in the league, and Simmons is considered the most difficult writer to discipline in ESPN.
He has always been a man of his own. No matter to the fans or the stars, they never give lip service.
Because in his concept, there are few people in the world who know NBA better than him.
If what he says is not authoritative, what others say is farting.
Simmons did not accept the fans'' advice at all, stubbornly believed that link''s ranking was not high at all.
Instead of calming down the debate, this has made things worse.
As a result, it was even led to link''s opponent, Chris Paul.
"I don''t care what his ranking is. I don''t care at all. No matter where he is, we will do our best to win today Paul had a serious look, and he didn''t want to join the fray.
It''s been five years since Paul joined the Clippers. When he joined the clippers, the expectations for him and Griffin were very high.
But in the past five years, Paul''s career achievement has almost stagnated.
Don''t mention the championship. He and the Clippers haven''t even touched the edge of the western conference championship.
How many five years can a player''s career be delayed?
In the past, Paul could say he had a long way to go. But now Paul will be 32 in half a year!
It''s not a long way for a professional.
If he wants to lead the team to win the championship, he can only take advantage of these years.
If he can''t do it for a few years, he''ll probably become the next John Stockton or Steve Nash - without a crown for life!
Paul knows it''s a season when he has to go all out. If the Clippers remain stagnant this year... Paul may choose another way out!
Paul also knows that the Clippers management is starting to lose patience. They have a great team every year, they are strong teams every year, but they just can''t go any further in the playoffs.
If the Clippers continue to lose ground in the playoffs this year, the management may be able to tear down the team and rebuild it.
Jordan Jr., Griffin and Paul have all passed their golden age, and it doesn''t make sense for the team to continue to consume. So once the Clippers decide to move on to reconstruction, the three of them will definitely go their separate ways.
So Paul knows it. This year is their last chance!
If we don''t get results this year, everything will change.
And if you want to get results in the playoffs, you need to pass the warriors and Grizzlies!
Today''s game, clippers and Paul are going to win anyway!
"You mean, do you also think that link''s ranking is a bit high?" Journalists will not let Paul go easily. Every question they ask will lead Paul to link''s ranking.
"I don''t know, but after this game, you should know. If link is as good as he is in the rankings, he should be able to win After Paul said that, he turned his head and walked towards the players'' passage.
Sixth in history?
Well, if you can beat link, the sixth place, it will certainly prove that you still have the ability to win the championship!Although the Grizzlies are back-to-back and physically inferior, who cares?
The winner is the winner. No one will think about how the loser loses.
Paul clenched his fist. He thought it might be an opportunity for him.
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