As soon as Pastner's words came out, the discussion at the scene immediately became much quieter.
The reporters present, not to mention veterans who have been deeply involved in the media field for many years, naturally understood what Pastner meant.
Even if you don't understand the operating logic of the media, as long as you have a basic understanding of basketball games and use your brain to think about it, you will understand that there is nothing wrong with what Pastner said.
The ultimate goal of a basketball game is to score higher than others.
In this case, whoever can score more points with fewer attempts will naturally gain more rights to take action!
As long as the ultimate goal of a team is to win, the ball will naturally be directed to the most efficient person!
Lawrence's article, so far, clearly focuses on Li Kaiming's shots on purpose, completely ignoring the fact that his efficiency is also the highest on the team.
After Pastner explained this kind of private analysis, the reporters all understood that Lawrence was deliberately trying to make a big news out of the hot spots at the University of Memphis!
Seeing that the reporters at the scene no longer raised any objections to this topic, Pastner couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief!
This public opinion crisis is the biggest public relations crisis he has encountered since taking office. Leonard, the director of the school's sports department, also called as soon as he got the news to inquire about relevant matters.
After receiving Pastner's explanation, Leonard also said that the school will do its best to help the Tigers get rid of this public opinion crisis!
This is also the reason why University of Memphis officials can still firmly support the Tigers when public opinion is at its fiercest.
While I was thinking about this, in the middle of the venue, a white female reporter raised her hand again!
Pastner gathered his thoughts and then motioned for reporters to ask questions.
“Excuse me, Coach Josh Pastner, is there really infighting in the Tigers’ locker room?”
Pastner smiled, shook his head and said relaxedly, "Mr. Lawrence seems to be looking forward to this coming true, but I can be sure that our team is very united!"
The reporters at the scene laughed.
As colleagues, they can naturally see that Lawrence has already preset a position for himself before writing the article, which is why the views of the entire article seem so extreme!
Of course, this is why this article can arouse widespread discussion!
While headline-grabbers and crooked butts are detestable, in the media field, this technique is tried and true.
Pastner's humorous reply made the atmosphere a little more relaxed.
But the face of the female reporter who asked the question did not change at all. She first recorded something in her notebook, then raised her head and asked a question that once again silenced the scene.
"Then I would like to ask Coach Pastner, how do you explain the negativity shown by Willie Kemp and Elliott Williams during the game? Especially when Li Kaiming made consecutive shots in the final quarter, their expressions were obviously dissatisfied! "
At the press conference, dozens of pairs of eyes were fixed on Pastner who was sitting in front of the table, and some people also pointed their cameras at Li Kaiming and Williams next to them.
This is a big hotspot!
The reason why Lawrence's article can be believed by so many people is that in addition to his excellent spring and autumn writing skills, he also added both true and false descriptions in the article.
For example, in those enlarged photos, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that Kemp and Williams are very dissatisfied with Li Kaiming's lone wolf attack!
Being stared at by dozens of pairs of eyes, cold sweat broke out on Pastner's forehead!
If this question is not answered well, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the Tigers!
Even if they are clear in their hearts and there is nothing wrong with their locker room, when others in the world think you have a problem, you have to have a problem even if you don't have a problem!
This is the horror of public opinion!
What's more, tonight is still the most important championship game. If the Tigers lose the championship because this issue is not explained clearly, Pastner will have no place to cry!
Pastner thought for a long time before slowly speaking, "Willie Kemp and Elliott Williams did have some negative emotions during the game..."
As soon as these words came out, the reporters at the scene subconsciously moved their microphones slightly forward.
Really big news for the Tigers!
Pastner looked at the reporters' expectant eyes, and then suddenly changed his tone, "But this was my mistake. I already explained it clearly to them in the locker room after the game!"
The reporters were confused!
Why Pastner's mistake?
Seeing that the reporters were confused, Pastner continued to explain, "When the game entered the fourth quarter, I found that Li Kaiming had a very good touch that night. Normally I would not let him shoot from the mid-range, but Not only did he hit a lot of hook shots in that game, he also caused a devastating blow to Butler University from outside the penalty area!"
He paused, and then continued, "So with a few minutes left in the fourth quarter, when a timeout was about to end, I suddenly had the idea to let Li Kaiming take as many shots as possible in the following time! This way we could potentially win the game. The final result showed that I made the right choice and Lee did not let me down."
The female reporter continued to ask, "Then why do Willie Kemp and Elliott Williams seem to be unaware of this matter?"
Pastner smiled bitterly, "That's why I said it was my mistake, because it was an impromptu idea on my part. The timeout had already passed, and Willie and Elliott had already played, so I had no choice but to pull it off." Ask Li Kaiming to tell him! If you don’t believe it, you can watch the video of the game!"
The female reporter quickly recorded something in her notebook, then nodded and said, "Thank you, I will ask someone to verify it!"
Pastner's explanation sounds very sincere, because few coaches in the NCAA take the problem on themselves.
The next interview with Pastner was relatively relaxed. The reporters asked some questions about tonight's championship game.
Pastner also followed tradition and gave Duke University and Coach K the go-ahead.
Afterwards, the reporters turned their attention to Li Kaiming and asked him for his views on this incident.
Li Kaiming broke off the microphone with his hand, placed it at a suitable angle, and then said: "I don't know who Mr. Lawrence is, but I can tell you responsibly that this time the news of internal strife was caused by someone. Behind the scenes!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked!
All reporters once again focused their attention on Li Kaiming.
Li Kaiming looked around, and then said categorically, "I won't go into details about Mr. Lawrence's writing techniques. Everyone has their own judgment on this, but what I want to say is another thing!"
The reporters were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths. They originally thought that the press conference would pass with a lot of thunder and little rain, but they didn't expect that Li Kaiming actually dropped a bombshell!
“After this article was published, a large number of people came to my Twitter comment area and began to maliciously attack me. However, after careful inspection, I found that almost all of these accounts were newly created accounts, and most of them did not have avatars or pictures. I posted my own tweets and did not add them to favorites. The comments under the accounts were the first comments since the accounts were created..."
After the reporters were still thinking about what Li Kaiming meant, the latter continued, "The most important thing is that none of the accounts that were very active in this internal strife incident are my old fans. They have all followed me recently. , because I set up my account so you can only comment if you follow me..."
The reporters at the scene suddenly realized. No wonder Li Kaiming said this was premeditated. It was too obvious!
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