Yang Jian didn't care about losing in the regular season. In April, he took fewer shots and passed more passes to drive his teammates to attack.
The Sonics' offense was running smoothly, scoring over 100 points in every game, and it felt good for the teammates to benefit from it.
Yang Jian has assisted in double figures in 10 consecutive games, and scored a huge double-double with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 21 assists against the Suns at home. Kidd of the Suns is recognized as an excellent point guard, but compared to Yang Jian in terms of organization, he failed completely.
Kidd is not good at mid- and long-range shooting and cannot attract double teams. When the opponent is defending, he can prevent breakthroughs but not shots. Yang Jian can both break through and shoot, and has been called the perfect template for a guard by ESPN.
Suns starting shooting guard Rex Chapman and substitute George McLeod were both passed by Yang Jian countless times, and Rex fouled the last 6 games and left the game.
Kidd has led the Suns to an outstanding record this season, and his leadership ability is better than that of Barkley. However, Kidd's popularity has not improved much. With Yang Jian as an example, fans look down on Kidd, who is only good at breakthroughs and breakthroughs.
A traditional point guard passing the ball.
On April 19, the SuperSonics defeated the Trail Blazers 104-82 in an away game, ending the regular season with a record of 77 wins and 5 losses.
The SuperSonics broke the regular season record again and improved by two games.
President David Stern issued a statement congratulating the Sonics and Yang Jian, but he felt very helpless.
If the league can intervene directly, Stern will let Yang Jian and Payton break up, otherwise it will be difficult for opponents to defeat them.
Together with Anthony Mason Jr., the SuperSonics have three defensive experts inside and outside. In Stern's mind, Yang Jian is also a defensive expert. He only shows off in games that he cannot lose. When he is playing very anxiously, he defends very well.
Seriously, we won't let the team lose because of letting go.
Now, Stern can't think of any way to promote the playoffs. Everyone is optimistic about the SuperSonics winning the championship this time, and they have no opponent.
There is no suspense in the regular season mvp selection. Yang Jian won all Player of the Month awards. This time in April, other players could not compete with him. He will definitely win again because the data is so beautiful and he only lost one game.
ball.
The Sonics cannot be suppressed this season, and Stern is too lazy to take care of it. After the end of this season, a big issue affects everyone in the league, and the most important thing is to get the labor agreement settled.
At the end of the regular season, Yang Jian gained a total of 8 attribute points, another great harvest.
The attribute points are mainly contributed by the three stars of the Bulls and Jazz. Yang Jian is grabbing the wool of these two teams.
In a parallel world, the Bulls and Jazz tied for 62 wins and achieved the best record in the league. The Jazz are now second in the Western Conference and the Bulls are third in the Eastern Conference.
For the Jazz, getting the best record in the regular season is considered important in history. They have never won it before. In a parallel world, even if Karl Malone won the regular season MVP in the 1996-97 season, his record was only ranked first in the Western Conference, with more losses.
Beat the Bulls in 5 games.
The Bulls should have had the best record in the league for three consecutive seasons, but when Pippen was absent for a long time, Jordan won the MVP.
The Bulls' record is now not only behind the 59-win Pacers, but also behind the 56-win Heat, ranking third in the Eastern Conference with 54 wins.
The Bulls' lineup is almost the same as the lineup in the parallel world, and they lost 8 more games. The reason for this is purely because the players' mentality has changed, and they are not willing to fight because they are not motivated enough.
Jordan was willing to fight for face, and Pippen was willing to fight for a big contract. Both of them needed data and were constantly fighting for the right to take shots.
Others are aimless, and the reason for fighting may be just because they don't want to be scolded by Jordan in the team. Their mentality is wrong, and their performance will certainly not be good.
The person who suffers the most is Toni Kukoc. At his peak age, he sacrificed the ball for the team and switched to playing sixth man. He regrets it very much. He should have asked for a trade and left the Bulls directly.
Yang Jian averaged 34.6 minutes per game, scoring 31.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 11 assists, 2.8 steals and 0.8 blocks. His field goal percentage was as high as 53.9%, the three-point shooting percentage was 45.3%, and the free throw percentage was 90%.
He also won the scoring, assists, and steals titles at the same time. All-star players Jordan and Mookie Blaylock changed history, each contributing one attribute point.
Jordan only has 8 scoring titles left in his career. Although he can beat Chamberlain, his historical status has declined again. This is inevitable. The scoring title is an important honor to measure a player's status. Even if a player does not win a championship, how many points he scores
The king will be wildly praised by the fans.
Blaylock lost two steals titles because of Yang Jian, and his historical status...he seems to have no such thing.
The consequence at most is that not many people will remember Blaylock 10 years from now, and he doesn't have much popularity now.
In a parallel world, this season's assist leader is Rod Strickland, the godfather of Ou Shenxian. Because this guy is also a god, his brain is obviously abnormal, his statistics and strength are not bad, but he has never been selected for the All-Star Game.
Can provide attribute points.
2-8 Jazz, Lakers, Suns, Spurs, Trail Blazers, Timberwolves, Rockets in the West.
Western Conference 9-14 Kings, Mavericks, Warriors, Grizzlies, Clippers, Nuggets.
The Nuggets' final record was 10 wins and 72 losses, which is considered rare in history, but this kind of record cannot provide Yang Jian with attribute points.
4-8 in the Eastern Conference: Hawks, Hornets, Cavaliers, Nets, Knicks.
The Knicks' performance is also surprising. They ranked first in the league in terms of total salary and only finished eighth in the Eastern Conference. They lost one more game to the SuperSonics, and their record of 42 wins and 38 losses was one game behind the Nets.
The SuperSonics' opponent in the first round of the playoffs is the Rockets. Even if the Rockets win one game in the regular season, people don't think there is any suspense in the game. Everyone is optimistic that the SuperSonics will sweep the promotion, and the strength gap between the two teams is huge.
The focus of the first round is the Knicks vs. Pacers in the Eastern Conference.
Many people think that the Knicks' poor record is because Ewing only played 26 games throughout the season. Ewing will definitely be able to play in the playoffs, and the team against them will definitely be unlucky.
People have ignored how bad head coach Jeff Van Gundy is. Many people think that missing Ewing is the key and the Knicks can't live without him. In fact, under another coach, the Knicks might be able to be among the top four in the Eastern Conference.
There is no suspense in other series in the Eastern Conference, and the gap in strength is obvious.
It is amazing that the Cavaliers can achieve the sixth record in the Eastern Conference. Kemp joining the Eastern Conference seems like poverty alleviation, but they will definitely not be able to pass the Bulls' level.
All teams have at least three days of rest, during which time they submit their playoff rosters.
SuperSonics 13-man roster confirmed.
Center: Sam Perkins, Anthony Mason Jr., Ben Wallace.
Power forward: Charles Barkley, Osela Harrington.
Small forward: Detrev Schrempf, Beau Outlaw, Bruce Bowen.
Shooting guard: Yang Jian, Fred Hoiberg.
Point guard: Gary Payton, Eric Snow, Mookie Norris.
Veteran Terry Cummings missed the playoffs due to injury. He is currently terrible in confrontations and is the most vulnerable person on the team to injury.
Nate McMillan only played 8 games throughout the season and was excluded from the playoff roster. This is the last year of his contract and he will retire after this season.
The management has already agreed to let McMillan join the coaching staff and become George Karl's new assistant coach.
Former first assistant coach Bob Weis will leave the SuperSonics. His contract has expired, and two teams have contacted him, hoping that he will become the team's head coach.
The SuperSonics are about to establish a dynasty, and the chickens and dogs will rise to heaven, and the members of the coaching staff will also collectively benefit. If Bob Weiss can lead the new team to achieve a decent record and reach the playoffs, he will be able to gain a firm foothold.
Bob Weiss doesn't have much confidence in leading the team. Other teams want him to bring the SuperSonics' tactics. But he knows very well that the SuperSonics are strong not because of tactics, but because the stars are too strong. Go to other teams.
Where can I find a core like Yang Jian?
Not to mention Yang Jian, it is difficult to find a point guard like Payton. Payton is excellent defensively, and he is not a vegetarian on the offensive end. Just his rapid advancement and the ability to play a guest role at the 2 position are not good in the league.
try to find.
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