Many old fans of Su Feng's previous life would automatically associate the word "invincible" with Shaquille O'Neal of this era.

So, how strong was this "fathead fish" in Su Feng's original timeline during the 99/00 season?

The answer is:

This time, the old fans' "impression flow" is correct.

Because without exaggeration, O'Neal's dominance on the court this season...

Even Michael Jordan back then wouldn't have been afraid.

As everyone knows, if it hadn't been for that "Xie Binren" reporter causing trouble, O'Neal would have very likely become the first unanimous regular season MVP in NBA history in the original 99/00 season.

But those who supported Su Feng believed that these people who hyped O'Neal were either looking down on the second-in-command of Lower Merion High School or the Los Angeles Lakers.

What a joke! How could the Lakers with Kobe be considered to have a bad lineup?

Why not just add Karl Malone and Gary Payton to your Lakers?

It's worth mentioning that this topic would have passed by on its own...

After all, both Su Feng and O'Neal's performances this season were widely recognized.

However, how could David Stern, noticing the rising popularity of the NBA, miss such a great opportunity for promotion?

So, with the encouragement of a certain little Jewish man, in January, you could see comparisons of Su Feng and O'Neal's strengths from different angles in the news almost every day.

For example, not many people were optimistic about the Raptors before they won the championship.

For example, although O'Neal hasn't beaten Su Feng, most industry coaches believe O'Neal is more difficult to deal with than Su Feng.

And, for another example...

Whether Su Feng's three-point shooting percentage can compete with O'Neal's free throw percentage...

In short, in January 2000, almost all the topics in the NBA revolved around Su Feng and O'Neal.

Affected by this wave of hype...

Su Feng, who originally felt that his chances of defending the regular season MVP were at least ninety percent, wasn't happy.

Because although being compared to O'Neal was a form of recognition...

But...

Just like how you get tired of Scottie Pippen after playing with Michael Jordan too much.

For Su Feng, who had already stood at the top of the NBA, no matter how strong this "fathead fish" was, it was still just a fish.

Therefore, Su Feng, feeling that the difficulty of defending his NBA regular season MVP had suddenly increased, was very clear...

The All-Star Game in Oakland in February would, in a sense, become the "tianshan showdown" (crucial battle) in his MVP competition with O'Neal this season.

Because with the Lakers and Raptors' records currently very close, Su Feng must rely on overwhelming public opinion to defeat O'Neal.

And for Su Feng, who knew history well, no one knew better than him how terrifying a wave of traffic was waiting for him to harvest at the 2000 Oakland All-Star Game.

Therefore, while O'Neal was focused on how to crush his opponents, in January, Su Feng slowed down his progress on his great "sewer" career.

Toronto, according to a certain extremely indignant younger brother...

Recently, he has often been taken by two "men in black" to practice together...

Dunking.

You might not believe it.

In novels, other reborn protagonists wish their opponents were as weak as possible.

But in reality...

Su Feng was giving Vince Carter his final boost.

This day, Tracy McGrady, feeling very depressed and not wanting to participate in the dunk contest, revealed his true feelings to Su Feng, "Su, I really don't understand why you value this year's dunk contest so much?"

In McGrady's view, the dunk contest is ultimately an entertainment competition and has no real value other than attracting fans.

After all, if Michael Jordan didn't have five championship rings, even if he had fought fiercely with Dominique Wilkins, no one would remember his name.

Moreover, what McGrady couldn't understand was...

Since Su Feng wanted to show himself so much in this year's All-Star dunk contest, why would he provide so many ideas to his goofy cousin?

Whether from a personal or logical perspective, this just didn't make sense!

Hey, doesn't make sense?

That's right!

Because even if others can stand on the fifth level, Su Feng has already reached the atmosphere.

There was no way, because the perspectives were different, so Su Feng couldn't explain too much to McGrady in detail.

So, patting McGrady on the shoulder, Su Feng smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this for now.

"By the way, Tracy, I feel that some of your moves can be re-prepared. I have a few ideas for you to consider."

McGrady: "..."

Honestly, if it weren't because he knew Su Feng so well, McGrady felt that he might really be touched by Su Feng.

"Su, don't forget that although we are teammates on the Raptors, we are opponents in the dunk contest." McGrady said to Su Feng with a depressed look.

"Of course, that's why I hope you can take the dunk contest seriously.

Because I don't want my process of winning the championship to be too easy." Su Feng replied with an innocent look.

McGrady: "..."

Stunned by Su Feng's inexplicable confidence, McGrady calmed down for a while and said, "Su...

As your best friend, I must remind you that once you are on the court, Vince and I will not hold back."

Looking at McGrady, Su Feng nodded and smiled, "Hold back?

To be honest, Tracy, do you know what? I can't wait for you to show two hundred percent of your abilities."

McGrady: "..."

Well, McGrady couldn't continue chatting this day.

The next day, after noticing that Su Feng had been pulling Vince Carter and McGrady to practice dunking together after training recently, Alvin Gentry also found Su Feng alone.

As the person who considers himself to know Su Feng best in this league...

In John Davis's mind, Su Feng must have felt the pressure from Los Angeles recently, so he wanted to show himself through various methods.

"Su, I have already discussed it with Mike and Doug.

After entering February, we will continue to increase your ball possession during the game." Looking at the hardworking Su Feng, Davis said to Su Feng, feeling that he needed to help him think of some ways.

But upon hearing this, Su Feng shook his head, "No, no, coach, we have already produced the best chemical reaction. I don't think we need to change the team's current style of play at all."

Davis: "..."

Wait a minute...

Is this still the Su Feng in Davis's memory?

A Su Feng who is so team-oriented, apart from in the playoffs, honestly, Davis has never seen before.

"Su, you don't need to have psychological pressure.

I know you're worried that someone will say you're padding stats.

But I don't think you need to have such thoughts, because look, Shaq is padding stats in every game, isn't he?" Davis said, patting Su Feng on the shoulder.

After smiling at Davis, Su Feng said, "It's different. The Lakers' triangle offense is originally a one-on-one tactic.

Therefore, whether Kobe plays or Shaq plays, they will always have someone to complete one-on-one plays in the game.

But now, my average number of shots and the entire team are in a perfect golden ratio.

Coach, you don't need to worry about me.

Because I don't care much about the ownership of the regular season MVP. In my opinion, as long as the Raptors can continue to move forward, I will be satisfied."

Davis: "..."

Honestly, in Davis's opinion, Su Feng is good at everything...

But he's just not "toxic" enough.

As a coach who has gradually figured out the essence of the NBA, Davis knows very well that in reality, so-called superstars all have a little bit of "tumor".

Because on the basketball court, there is only one basketball, so if the superstar isn't "tumor", then can the so-called superstar still be considered a superstar?

However, after noticing Su Feng's firm attitude, Davis didn't persuade him much.

Because Su Feng was able to focus on the overall situation so much, in his opinion, it was a great blessing for the Raptors.

But...

How would Davis know that whether it was the conversation with McGrady or the conversation with him, Su Feng's words were all true, but the meaning Su Feng wanted to express was not what they thought at all.

First of all, right now, it's not that Su Feng doesn't want to increase the intensity of padding stats...

One is because his current organizational ability is limited. Occasionally, when the opportunity arises, padding one or two games is fine, but if he plays like this every game, then the Raptors will collapse sooner or later.

Furthermore, in the regular season, Su Feng can't keep holding the ball and playing like he does in the Finals, right?

If that happens, not to mention that the performance of other Raptors players will definitely be affected...

With such a strong Raptors lineup, but learning to play like the future Thunder, isn't that just wasting the lineup?

To put it bluntly, as the "Father of the Sewer" in this life, Su Feng's "sewer tactics" are vastly different from those of a certain turtle in the future.

You can even simply understand it as a set of sewer tactics that Su Feng has researched based on the Raptors' situation, with Raptors' characteristics.

In Su Feng's opinion, he doesn't need to continue to compete with O'Neal on his personal stats at all.

Because right now the league president is Stern and not a joke, and right now in the NBA, as long as Stern doesn't want to give you the MVP, then even if Su Feng's stats are padded to look good, Stern will have a thousand reasons to blackball Su Feng.

So, from the very beginning, Su Feng's thinking has never changed.

It's just that because of O'Neal's sudden rampage in January, Su Feng increased his investment in the Oakland All-Star Game.

As for what's the fancy operation of helping Carter and McGrady complete their upgrades?

That's naturally like what Su Feng said, he is extremely looking forward to a battle of the century.

First of all, Su Feng giving Carter and McGrady a few more suggestions on dunking moves has no impact on his difficulty in winning the championship.

Because the dunk contest is different from other competitions, it's like a diving competition, which depends on the player's personal completion of the moves and performance to determine the final victory.

Therefore, as long as Su Feng can perfectly complete the set of moves with a difficulty of 9.9 that he designed, then even if Carter dunks like a god, he has absolute confidence to defeat Carter.

Secondly, precisely because he knows that the influence of this dunk contest is very far-reaching, Su Feng wants to join forces with McGrady and Carter to dunk out a dunk contest that amazes the predecessors and makes the descendants despair.

Because Su Feng knows very well that no matter how the NBA develops, the foundation that maintains it is the fans.

Therefore, where does he need to surpass O'Neal in personal stats?

He, who already has a fairly solid mass base, only needs to integrate with the people.

In simple terms...

As long as he can gain enough prestige at the Oakland All-Star Game, coupled with his and the Raptors' excellent performance this season, then unless O'Neal can score 100 points in a single game like Wilt Chamberlain did back then, otherwise, this "fathead fish" will be useless no matter how much it cries and screams this season.

What is taking advantage of one's position to bully others?

In the current league, in Su Feng's opinion, no one can understand how to use public opinion better than him.

Moreover, Su Feng knows that everything he is planning behind the scenes is exactly what Stern wants to see.

Because with the All-Star Game restarted and the dunk contest returning to the All-Star stage, what Stern wants to see most now is that the All-Star Game can quickly restore its influence, and the dunk contest can generate widespread discussion like it did back then.

"So... You still need to be strong to forge iron, Daddy Cheng doesn't deceive me."

This day, after practicing dunking with Vince Carter, Su Feng thought to himself with emotion.

Obviously, whether he wants to defend the regular season MVP or become the number one player of this era...

Su Feng needs to rely on his own strength to walk out step by step.

As the saying goes, there is no luck in success.

Lucky people cannot succeed continuously.

Therefore, just like when he jumped onto the technical table to declare war on the Bulls, the steady Su Feng, behind him, hides an extremely second-grade passionate heart.

And just when Su Feng arranged everything, and O'Neal was still rampaging in this January...

The other teams in the league: Big brothers, you two immortals are fighting, can you consider the feelings of us mortals?

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