Chapter 828 [Poaching Target, Bailuo Squatting]
Yang Rui failed to win the best coach award again, even though the Clippers won 70 games in the regular season. The league will deliberately pursue "balance" during selection. Yang Rui has too many honors, so a few must be separated.
In Yang Rui's previous life, if this award only depended on the team's record, then Popovich would have won the award three times.
This year's winner is Popovich. After two years of hard work, the Spurs are once again a top team that can compete for the championship this season, with the second-best record in the league.
Yang Rui has long been mentally prepared. He wants to win the Best Coach Award again, which is much more difficult than others. You can never think about winning the title again, and you have to have no competitors in a single season.
Curry's mVp award ceremony will be held at the Clippers' home game in the Western Conference Finals, which can boost the team's morale.
The Nets defeated the Wizards 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Wizards didn't suffer any disadvantages on the inside, but were beaten on the outside. Thompson, Wall, and Ariza were all defended like blacksmiths.
Wall made 5 of 16 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He only had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. As a core player, his performance throughout the playoffs was substandard. The Nets won one game thanks to Thompson's power.
Wall averaged 16.3 points, 4 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the playoffs, shooting 36.6% from the field, 21.9% from three-point range, and only 76.5% from free throws. The weakness of poor shooting is undoubtedly obvious.
After the game, Wall said he would work hard on shooting in the summer and would never hold back the team again next season.
"Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo's shooting is equally bad. If he and Wall play together, Thompson will not be able to play, and he will be double-teamed frequently on the outside. Therefore, Antetokounmpo only played 14.7 minutes per game in the playoffs, scoring 4.1 points, 3 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He shot 36.6% from the field and missed several shots from beyond the three-point line.
Antetokounmpo's regular season statistics were very poor. He served as a substitute for Ariza, averaging only 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. This is good news for the Clippers.
Rudy Gay's 15-year contract expires, and he can choose to jump out of the contract this summer and become a restricted free agent. The Clippers' small forward position will be weakened. Antetokounmpo is undoubtedly the best reinforcement candidate. The worse his data is, the more time he will be poached. The more likely it is to come.
Even if Antetokounmpo's statistics are poor, the Wizards will not let him go easily, because his potential is obvious to all, and he has the potential to become an all-around organizational forward like James and Durant. Some of his talents are even better than LeBron James.
This monster can take three steps from outside the three-point line and get to the basket for a dunk. Few people can do it since the NBA began.
In Yang Rui's previous life, in the 16-17 season, Antetokounmpo ranked in the top 20 in the league in all five statistics. He was the only one in history. He was selected for the best second team, best second defense, top ten mVp selection, All-Star, and Even when Middleton, the team's core shooting guard, was seriously injured, he led the Bucks to the sixth-best record in the Eastern Conference. The key is that he is still under 23 years old to do this.
The overall strength of the Bucks is average. If Antetokounmpo goes to a strong team as the core, it is entirely possible to become the regular season mVp.
As long as the Clippers can dig Antetokounmpo into the lineup, no matter whether he will be the core or the second leader in the future, they will not worry about attracting fans in 1o-15 years, and the forward strength is strong.
Even if he can no longer jump after the age of 35, he still has physical advantages. He entered the league at the age of 19 and is still in development. When the Wizards first drafted Giannis Antetokounmpo, his height was revealed to be 2o4.m, and his figure was similar to Durant.
The most abnormal thing is his super big hands. The length of his palms reaches an exaggerated 27cm. He can easily grab the basketball and make any moves without losing it. The ball is also very stable. He is the antonym of "butter hands".
Being able to catch the ball steadily is also a talent in basketball. Antetokounmpo can fly all over the court to cut air, rush for rebounds and perform alley-oops at will. As long as he is willing, Antetokounmpo can easily transform into a power forward in the future.
Yang Rui put a five-star on his name and listed him as a key signing target this summer. The management must do their best because they only have one chance to poach him this summer.
It will be impossible when he grows to 211cm.
The other two series all went to tiebreakers.
The Eastern Pacers eliminated the Cavaliers 4-3, bringing an imperfect end to the Big Three.
Not even reaching the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers management can make up their mind to rebuild.
The Cavaliers only have the Big Three left, which is much worse than the Heat lineup in Yang Rui's previous life. The key is that the inside strength is too poor. After Varejao was reimbursed, the Cavaliers center position was the weakest in the league. Bosh, who is suitable for playing power forward, played most of the time. The substitutes "Birdman" Anderson and Dampier were even weaker and had almost no offensive power.
Battier did not join the Cavaliers, Ray Allen left early, Mike Miller was half useless, the Cavaliers were not strong on the outside, had lost for three consecutive seasons, the Big Three lacked appeal, and no outstanding players were willing to join with a minimum salary.
Even the other two giants of the Cavaliers are in obvious decline.
Under such harsh conditions, the Cavaliers' tactics are like that carrot squatting game, James plays, James plays, James plays, James plays... (Does the Cavaliers only have white carrots?)
James struggled with leg cramps and could only lead the team until the seventh game. He really tried his best.
Although the Pacers do not have big-name stars, and Paul George, who scores the most points, only averages 22 points per game, they win because they have more scoring points, a reasonable lineup, and a clear division of labor.
Shooting guard Lance Stephenson received high praise in this series because he spent a lot of time guarding James. He deliberately touched James' face during defense, blew into James' ear, and even fell to the ground like he was hit by a sniper rifle. He almost caused all the five major embarrassments.
However, because the Pacers eliminated the Cavaliers, Stephenson's shocking behavior was regarded as interesting behavior by the fans.
The Western Spurs defeated the Mavericks 119-1o1 at home to advance. In the tiebreaker, the core of the Mavericks collectively missed the mark. Nowitzki made 8 of 21 shots, Ellis made 3 of 11 shots, and Paul made 4 of 12 shots...
Although Ray Allen scored 16 points and hit 4 three-pointers; substitute point guard Harris made 6 of 10 shots, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 17 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists with a horizontal swing. Niu still lost the suspense of the game five minutes early.
Parker made 11 of 19 shots, 10 of 13 free throws, and scored 32 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Duncan showed no mercy at critical moments, making 7 of 8 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks. His statistics were average, but he was very effective in guarding Nowitzki.
Ginobili made 5 of 7 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
The "gdp combination" collectively exploded, which has not happened several times throughout the season. Spurs fans were extremely excited, and the support rate for the Spurs to win the championship has increased a lot.
Experts predict that the Clippers have greater hope of advancing to the Western Conference finals, but the Spurs, who have more veterans than sentiment, are also popular. This time the Western Conference finals are completely hyped by the league.
In Yang Rui's previous life, the Spurs easily defeated the Heat and won the championship this season. They were very strong and he would not take it lightly, so he only gave the players one day off to start training. The intensity was not high, and he mainly let the outside players practice three-pointers.
If Griffin's range reaches beyond the three-point line, Yang Rui is confident that he can easily kill the Spurs. Unfortunately, Griffin cannot, so he will have to work hard in other areas.
The Spurs' positional defense is outstanding. If the Clippers want to win, they must play a faster pace. Yang Rui is already ready.
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