roccoschili Chapter 109 Crisis of Public Opinion
Chapter 109 Crisis of Public Opinion
After the two semi-finals in March Madness ended, when many people on the Internet were still immersed in the emotion and discussion of the semi-finals, an article titled Revealing Secrets was quietly posted on the "Washington Post" and published in Under the impetus of some caring people, it began to show a good influence.
It's a bit strange that this revealing article titled "The dark horse University of Memphis broke into the semifinals, but their locker room is facing serious infighting" is hanging on the "Washington Post".
Generally speaking, media like The Washington Post seldom pay attention to news in the sports field. In the sports circle, ESPN, CBS and TNT are all very famous and professional media.
Serious fans also pay attention to these sports media, instead of holding a microscope in the "Washington Post" to find news about their favorite stars.
It is really difficult to find a basketball news in a huge amount of social news!
But it was such a slightly weird article that immediately caused an uproar all over America after it was posted in the Washington Post!
Because the object described in this article is the University of Memphis who just entered the finals last night, or more precisely, Li Kaiming.
The signed author of this article is a person named Lawrence. He stated in the article that he had carefully watched the matchup between Memphis and Butler in the semifinals, and then clearly pointed out in the article that although Memphis won, Memphis faced Serious locker room crisis.
More specifically, it is the crisis of confidence in Li Kaiming and other players.
Lawrence’s analysis seems to be straightforward. He started with Li Kaiming’s background as a water dispenser player, interspersed with a few paragraphs describing the fierce competition among college players, although he didn’t directly point out that there was a gap between Li Kaiming and his Memphis Tigers teammates. But it also secretly guides readers to start thinking in that direction.
Everyone likes to associate and eat melons. The current Memphis Tigers can be said to be very popular throughout America. It is very normal for people who eat melons to want to know the specific situation in the locker room.
After that, Lawrence also used the most professional data analysis in basketball analysis. He collected the number of shots and playing time of the Tigers players in each game since Li Kaiming started, and finally came to a conclusion:
Since Li Kaiming changed from a water dispenser to a starter, his playing time and number of shots have leapt to the top of the team!
Lawrence directly stated in the article that such an arrangement is very inappropriate and a serious dereliction of duty by the coach!
NCAA is a league that emphasizes that the team is greater than the individual. However, at the University of Memphis, this truth is completely reversed. There is a guy who came out of the water cooler and directly over the head of the team!
At the end of the article, Lawrence also said that at this time, Pastner had become Li Kaiming's puppet, and the playing time of everyone in the Tigers was firmly controlled by Li Kaiming.
As for the hottest part of the article, it is the few photos Lawrence posted in the article.
It was the last 5 minutes of the last game, after Li Kaiming made several unexpected shots, the expressions of the rest of the Tigers.
The expressions of Kemp and others were intercepted, and after zooming in, it was obvious that surprise and dissatisfaction could be seen in the expressions.
As soon as such a so-called revealing article with rich pictures and texts was published out of context, it immediately caused an uproar in America's public opinion circle!
Before this article was published, the Memphis Tigers were a dark horse team that fought against the sky, fought hard and united, but after the article went viral, most people felt strong sympathy for the rest of the Tigers!
"Why give the ball to a yellow-skinned monkey? Isn't it good to train our own players?"
"I don't know what medicine Pastner took wrongly. I would rather trust such a ball master than other better players!"
"Shouldn't Elliott Williams be the most unlucky? He was originally the absolute core of the Tigers. Since Li Kaiming started, he has lost his core status. I can assure you that if Pastner puts Give the ball to Williams, he can also become the favorite of the No. [-] pick!"
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If it is said that the public opinion on the Internet is mainly sympathy and pity for the other members of the Tigers, then the overwhelming majority is abuse and attacks on Li Kaiming.
Last night, Li Kaiming was still an inspirational player with a counterattack label on his body, but everything changed after one night.
"You yellow-skinned monkey, can you go back to your own country?"
"The genes of your skin are selfish. In a competition that emphasizes teamwork, there are athletes like you. This is an insult to this sport!"
"Every kind person is welcome in America, but not a selfish one like you!"
"The road has turned dark. I liked you a lot. I thought you were very inspirational. I didn't expect you to be such a person. I misjudged you!"
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Comments like these occupied Li Kaiming's Twitter comment area in just a few hours after the article went viral.
What's ridiculous is that although Li Kaiming seems to have become a public enemy at this time, his number of Twitter fans has actually increased a bit!
Public opinion is still fermenting, such a huge public relations crisis is in front of the Memphis Tigers, even if they don't pay attention to public opinion, they have to stand up at this time!
The official account of the University of Memphis immediately stood up to support the Tigers and Li Kaiming: We will always support you!We are a family!
The official attitude of the University of Memphis obviously could not extinguish the anger. The audience who did not know the truth saw the attitude of the University of Memphis and began to attack the University of Memphis in groups.
"Why does an American university stand with a Chinese American? Where is your ass?"
"I suspect that Li Kaiming bought off the board of directors of the University of Memphis, and suggested that the school's sports department be strictly investigated. Is there anyone in it who has any relationship with Li Kaiming!"
"God, Li Kaiming controls the University of Memphis! America is over!"
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The tweet from the University of Memphis did not reverse the public opinion, but it tended to intensify.
So, in such a tense atmosphere, all eyes were on the pre-match press conference on April 4.
It is impossible for Pastner and the Tigers not to notice such a big commotion on the Internet.
Even if they shut down their social media and don't know what's going on outside, some reporters will ask questions at the press conference.
With such a great enthusiasm, if you give up digging easily, can you still be a reporter?
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Neck Headquarters, Oregon.
The red-haired woman Gina walked into the supervisor's office with a thud, stepping on the high sky, twisting her plump buttocks.
Carl, the man in the suit, saw Gina coming in, with a smile on his face.
"Gina, why are you here?"
Gina walked straight to Karl's side, and then sat directly in Karl's arms!
Carl only felt something soft pressed against a certain part, and his mouth felt dry immediately.
Gina smiled charmingly, "I had dinner with the editor-in-chief of The Washington Post yesterday..."
Carl thought for a moment, a smile flashed across his face, and then quickly disappeared.
"You asked them to post that article?"
Gina got up and said, "I can't bear the arrogance of that Chinese boy, this is just a show of authority..."
Carl raised his eyebrows, then raised his legs, "If it's just this article, it shouldn't cause such a big commotion, right?"
A hint of cunning flashed in Gina's eyes, "I just activated the power of netizens a little bit..."
Carl suddenly realized, no wonder there was such a huge popularity in a short period of time, it turned out that Gina invited the Internet sailors!
A woman's heart, a needle at the bottom of the sea...
Thinking of this, even Carl's spine felt a little chilled!
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