Controversial remarks about dream pursuit: claiming to be the best defensive player in history, and would rather be eliminated in the first round than be ranked second in the overall runner-up

On June 5, Warriors Crazy Dream Green recently made a series of controversial remarks on the show, claiming to be the best defensive player in history (GOAT in the defensive world), and also said that he would rather be eliminated in the first round than make it to the finals but he was second in the overall runner-up.

In his own podcast program, Zhu Meng selected the top five best defensive players in his mind, and said bluntly: You should know me, I think I am the number one on the list. Who would I consider the top five defensive players of all time? I definitely put myself on the list, Ben Wallace, Tony Allen and Tim Duncan are on the list, with the last one being Olajuwon.

Then Zhumeng said that although he thinks he is the strongest defensive player in history, this list is not strictly ranked because defense cannot be fully measured by data.

When talking about why Chamberlain and Bill Russell was not chosen, the reason for chasing dreams was simple: I haven't seen them play, I respect them, but if I add them, it's lying because I can only rely on data, and defense requires 'nail', so my top five are in no particular order, myself, Tim Duncan, Ben Wallace, Olajuwon and Tony Allen.

Ben Wallace won the Best Defensive Player 4 times, the soul of the Pistons' defensive system that year; Duncan was selected for the Best Defensive Team 15 times, Tony Allen was selected for the Best Defensive Team 6 times, Olajuwon was the historical blocker king, and won DPOY twice.

Chasing Dreams has been playing for the Warriors so far, 9 times selected for the Best Defensive Team, 4 All-Stars, 1 steal, 1 Best Defensive Player and 4 times won the championship.

Zhongmeng also said frankly that he would rather be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs than to reach the finals but failed to win the championship.

Zhongmeng said: "Personally, I think it's one of the worst seasons you can have to reach the Finals but not win the championship. You can reach the NBA Finals, but that doesn't mean you're close to winning the championship. I know people may think it sounds hard to believe, but those who have won the championship can understand what I mean, and those who have reached the Finals but not win the championship can understand what I mean.

continues: It seems like you're close to winning the championship, but you actually lost. In 2016, the Warriors vs. Cavaliers, Irving made crazy three-pointers, and LeBron contributed crazy blocks. Sometimes, you Seeing some teams lost 2-4 in the Finals, they won two games in the Finals, but that really doesn't mean they're close to winning the championship. It's very, very difficult to win four games in the Finals. If you just reach the Finals but don't win, you may be able to get some more bonuses, your vacation may be shortened by three weeks, and you won't get anything. It's great to reach the Finals, but if you don't win the championship, it's the worst, and it's better to get out in the first round.

This season, the Warriors broke through the playoffs, eliminated the Rockets in the first round, but were eliminated by the Timberwolves 4-1 in the Western Conference semi-finals; this season, Zhu Meng played in 12 playoffs, averaged 9.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.4 steals, shooting percentage 38.9% and 26.7% from three-pointers.