Chapter 870 [The champion who doesn't matter, the bottom that doesn't rot]
With the championship ring and the character player who has lost his fighting spirit, the Suns have risen strongly and have been beating their opponents all season long.
As long as the Suns' core is not changed, they will play tacit tactical cooperation, and at the worst they can create opportunities for each other to fight one-on-one. The skills and awareness of big-name stars have reached a certain level. As long as they are not seriously injured, their strength will not decline much before the age of 35.
The biggest advantage of the Suns is that Guo Xu beats all point guards; with four championships, Sir is also working hard. He can't afford to lose this season, and he has to be responsible for his losses if he loses; Roy is often relaxed in defense and maintains efficiency, with a final shooting percentage of 48.3%, three-pointers and 38.4%, scoring 20.6 points and 4.1 assists.
The Suns' overall good condition is also related to Guo Xu's care for his teammates' emotions. His emotional intelligence has always been very high, he never shows off his character, and he also gives some small gifts every year. On the court, he concentrates on assists, reduces the number of shots and doesn't care about rebounds. His teammates will play good data with his help, so naturally they won't feel dissatisfied.
Even if there is no data and no playing time, Dragic is not dissatisfied. He is just a rookie in the second round. Guo Xu is willing to pay attention to him and it is very interesting to teach him some skills.
The 2-8th place in the West are the Rockets, Spurs, Timberwolves, Lakers, Grizzlies, Mavericks, and Nuggets.
9-15 are the Hornets, Jazz, Warriors, Thunder, Trail Blazers, Clippers, and Kings.
There were many injuries in the second half. The Hornets sent Chandler away in the mid-term to train Oden, but Oden was immediately seriously injured and reimbursed. Former All-Star Stoyakovic was in a sluggish state, and the Hornets' overall strength dropped sharply, and they fell out of the playoffs.
How bad is Stoyakovic? He averaged 34.2 minutes per game, only scored 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists, shooting percentage of 39.9%, three-point shooting percentage was only 37.8%, and his real shooting percentage was 53.1%.
A forward who is famous for shooting is useless except for a fixed three-pointer. He averages only 1.7 free throws per game, but his annual salary is the highest in the team of 12.53 million.
Lewis is slightly better, averaging 38 minutes per game, scoring 20.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists, shooting percentage of 46.1% and three-point shooting percentage of 40.8%. However, his efficiency is not high, and he cannot be called a super scorer. The rebound efficiency of guest-playing power forward is even more pitiful.
The two of them got together, and their height was not helpful to the inside defense, and their offensive positions overlapped. The worst thing was that their contracts were very large, and the Hornets could not trade them at all, and they could only exchange them for other garbage contracts if they forced them away.
The Jazz's poor record is also due to injuries. Oku played 72 games, Delon played 65 games, Kirilenko played 63 games, West played 61 games, and they also lacked the important substitute Millsap because of the butterfly effect caused by Guo Xu.
9.10 teams have the hope of making it to the playoffs, and the Warriors are also suffering from injuries and are at the bottom of the game from beginning to end.
They only won 27 wins, and "Big Z" Ilgoskas was missing 20 games due to injury. When he was away, the Warriors' defense in the penalty area was a mess, which was a fatal weakness. When he was on the court, he also had the weakness of moving slowly and not being able to prevent pick-and-roll.
Jamison's data after joining the Warriors was good, and his average of 20+10 per game was the team's second scoring point, but Jamison's small forward was a cameo appearance at the No. 4 position, and his defensive effect was not as good as Harrington who was sent away. The team was beaten into a sieve in the penalty area, and no matter how strong the offense was, he could not win.
The Warriors' outside defense also has loopholes. Roll Deng only played 53 games. He chose to perform surgery due to stress fracture of his right foot. The team originally needed him to face the opponent's scorer, but after he was seriously injured, he had to play Kobe.
In addition to Elton Brand, who was reimbursed in the early stage, the Warriors injured three players, and substitute Belinelli was also absent from 28 games. It was impossible to enter the playoffs with Kobe, Jamison and the designated pitcher Barbosa.
The only good news for the Warriors is that they ranked 11th in the Western Conference, and only the Wizards and the Knicks in the Eastern Conference have worse records than them. Even if they don’t draw the top three, the Warriors can still get the seventh draft pick at the lowest and can choose a high-ranking rookie in 2009.
The team has a bad record for two consecutive years, and Kobe has not been able to score the scoring champion. He has too much garbage time for the game. He often clocked in and got off work in the second half of the season, ranking second in the average of 28.5 points per game.
The Warriors averaged 112 points per game. Mike Woodson was dismissed after playing the regular season. The Warriors' new coach is to be decided. The gif Kobe's death glare for Woodson during the season has been widely circulated online.
The Lakers who lost Kobe ranked fifth but have a high chance of reaching the second round of the playoffs. Their regular season record was better than the Timberwolves, who became fourth because of their status as the Northwest champion and only won 49 wins.
The 1-8 players in the East are the Cavaliers, Celtics, Magic, Hawks, Raptors, 76ers, Pacers, and Nets.
The Cavaliers won 66 wins, making them the only team to win 60+ games besides the Suns. The Raptors performed well in fifth place, but entering the playoffs this year means that they will miss the future "King of the North" DeRozan in the summer draft.
The 9-15th place is the Heat, Pistons, Bulls, Bobcats, Bucks, Knicks, and Wizards.
There have been many changes in the East. The Bulls' lineup is completely different from Guo Xu's previous life, without Noah, Rollden, Seifrosha, and Salmons. The Bulls' inside defense is very poor, and Yi Jianlian still cannot find the rhythm of the game in the second season. Rose's data is beautiful and he is the best rookie but he can't lead the team.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Wade led the Heat to rank fifth in the Eastern Conference this season. Although he was eliminated in the first round, he performed well.
Now the Heat lineup No. 4 lacks Haslem, O'Neal Jr. plays as a center, and also lacks a strong inside substitute. In the 2008 draft, they chose OJ Mayo, and the overlap with Wade's position is another wrong choice.
Before entering the NBA, Mayo was already boasted by major media as the next "Jordan successor".
Mayo became famous as a teenager and had a reputation. As early as the eighth grade, Mayo won the title of "Mr. Basketball" and won the high school basketball championship for three consecutive years. In high school, Mayo averaged 29 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. When he was in college, he was snatched by major teams across the United States and eventually entered Southern California University. Although his college performance was average, he was selected as a Tanhua at the 2008 draft with his fame.
However, how can a team have two successors for Jordan? Wade's long-term control of the ball resulted in Mayo being the main player without the ball. In his rookie season, he averaged only 11.3 points and 2.4 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was 41.7%.
Wade scored the scoring champion for the first time in his career, averaging 30.2 points per game.
The assist king is Guo Xu, who averages 15 times per game, and the others are just here to compete for second place.
This is Guo Xu's sixth time in his career, tied the "Big O" Robertson to third place in history, ahead of him are Bob Cousey's 8 times and Stockton's 9 times.
Guo Xu completed the second feat of averaging 15+ assists per game in a single season, but no one else has done it. Stockton, third in a single season, only 14.5 times, and his scoring ability cannot be compared with Guo Xu.
The Magic's Dwight Howard won both rebounding and blocking champions, averaging 20.6 points, 13.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1 steal and 2.8 blocks per game.
The steal king is Chris Paul, who averaged 2.8 times per game.
He averaged 22.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 11 assists per game this season, and shot 50.3% from the field. He is the most beautiful star after Guo Xu, but he did not even make the playoffs that were cheated by his teammates, and he received a low evaluation.
The Suns' call for winning the championship is the highest in the league. Experts predict that there is no suspense in the first round of the playoffs, and the Nuggets were swept by the Suns in the regular season.
Chapter completed!