Chapter 564 [Second round of sleepwalking, three consecutive MVPs]
Against the Trail Blazers in the second round, it was not easy for the Sonics to win.
"Little Flying Squirrel" Damon Stoudemire is the type that Payton hates to defend. He is fast and agile. Payton did not take advantage of him in the first game.
Coach George Karl arranged for Yang Jian to defend Stoudemire. Payton also had a hard time facing the head-spurring Isiah Leder. Leder, who is 196cm tall and weighs 98 kilograms, is in good shape in this playoffs. He can
When catching the ball and shooting, he can also cut the ball and hit the basket, which reduces the offense of holding the ball.
Trail Blazers head coach Mike Dunleavy finally cruelly reduced center Sabonis's playing time. Yang Jian scored 85 points against the Trail Blazers, setting a career single-game scoring record. Dunleavy knew better than anyone that Yang Jian restrained Sabonis.
Dunleavy reused Brian Grant and Rasheed Wallace as an interior partner, with Sabonis on the bench. When Yang Jian came off the court to rest, Sabonis came on again and had enough energy to lead the bench.
The Blazers' weaknesses are also obvious. They have accumulated many big men but it is useless. Jermaine O'Neal and Kevin Cato have no chance to perform and only play a few minutes per game.
O'Neal Jr. has been driven crazy by the head coach. He is very mobile and can play as a small forward, but he just can't get on the court. I don't know why Dunleavy dislikes him. The management is still unwilling to trade him and keeps letting him go.
He sits on the bench.
The four years of the Trail Blazers were a hellish existence for a high school rookie like O'Neal. It could destroy a person's confidence to the freezing point. The water dispenser keeper was O'Neal's job, and the coach didn't care how talented he was.
good.
In the second game, the Trail Blazers played a beautiful combination of inside and outside. Five players on the team scored in double figures, and they were upset 97-94 and won the game at the SuperSonics' home court.
Only Yang Jian, Payton, and Schremf scored in double figures for the SuperSonics, while the others collectively sleepwalked on the offensive end.
Yang Jian was flanked throughout the game and still scored a near-triple-double of 32 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, but it was not enough to lead the team to win. Brad Miller, Mobley, Rashard Lewis and others were wasted.
He has many wonderful stories.
The rookies started to make mistakes due to lack of experience in the playoffs, and they couldn't use their hands on both offense and defense. They hesitated when they had an easy shot. As long as there was someone defending in front of them, they didn't dare to play hard, and they would pass the ball to find the star.
On the defensive end, rookies will be targeted by referees, and they will be called for fouls if their movements are slightly larger.
The SuperSonics' main rotation only has nine players, and the physical requirements for the players are also very high.
As a backup point guard, Damon Jones had trouble dribbling the ball through half the game and could only guard the water cooler. Stephen Jackson didn't play much either. He shot too hard and committed too many fouls and was abandoned.
George Karl prefers to let Schrempf play as a guest at the 4th position to defend Rasheed Wallace, giving Dell Curry some playing time to play small forward to strengthen the offense. Curry shoots accurately, but playing small forward will be difficult on the defensive end.
become a loophole.
After losing, Yang Jian did not blame his teammates, saying that he would try his best to help them support themselves and was confident of advancing.
Yang Jian had long expected that the newcomers would not perform well in the playoffs. Having potential does not mean having strength, and talent cannot be realized immediately.
In the parallel world, the biggest advantage of the "Nomad Dynasty" is that it must find immediate combat forces to form a team, and it can immediately compete for the championship without training new people. Yang Jian plans to have one man, one city in the SuperSonics, so he must consider the future, so he is satisfied with the management's suggestions.
Team style.
As this round progresses, the regular season awards are being released one after another.
Vince Carter was elected as the Rookie of the Season. However, because of Yang Jian, Carter did not receive much attention, and his popularity was only average.
With Yang Jianzhuyu in front, Carter's dunks will not shock the audience. When the media evaluates Carter's dunks, they often mention that he looks like Yang Jian. However, Yang Jian is not a dunker, and his statistics are explosive. This is something Carter cannot compare with.
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Carter averaged 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks per game, which was the second-worst performance among the best rookies in the past decade, only better than Jason Kidd and Grant, who averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
-Winning the award together with Hill is purely a nod. "Big Dog" Glenn Robinson is more qualified than him.
All-Rookie First Team: Mike Bibby, Jason Williams, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter, Reeve LaFrentz.
Although Pierce did not help the Celtics reach the playoffs, he has been competing with Carter for the Rookie of the Year award, averaging 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1 block per game.
Pierce was stabbed and didn't happen in this world because Tony Barty was with the Grizzlies. In a parallel world, it was Barty who suggested going to the bar. Pierce escaped as long as he didn't go to the bar that day. He would have survived without getting hurt.
Spend more time practicing and be in excellent condition.
LaFrentz's fate has also changed. In the parallel world, he only played 12 games before being injured for the season. Now he has played 46 games and is the best-performing post player.
Best Rookie Second Team: Michael Dixon, Cuttino Mobley, Antoine Jamison, Matt Halprin, Michael Olavokandi.
Mobley is the best performer among the SuperSonics rookies, and because he was the last pick in the first round, he signed a four-year contract. Everyone in the SuperSonics management feels that this wave has made money, and they have excellent substitutes.
The Most Improved Player Award was won by Eric Snow. After joining the Raptors, he became an outstanding starter and his statistics improved significantly compared to last season.
The Sixth Man of the Year is Magic point guard Darrell Armstrong. In a parallel world, he also won the Most Improved Player Award, but now he has one less award.
George Karl won the Best Coach Award for the second time in his career, and he smiled broadly when accepting the award. He won the award based on his best record and the public opinion created by the media. At the beginning of the season, the media generally believed that the SuperSonics lineup had changed.
If you are weak, your performance will drop significantly and you will be slapped in the face.
The Defensive Player of the Year award went to Heat center Alonzo Mourning.
All-Defensive First Team: Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone, Alonzo Mourning, Tim Duncan.
Six players were selected in the defensive first team. The judges did not want to kick out one of Malone or Duncan. They both performed very well.
Defensive second team: Yang Jian, Eddie Jones, PJ Brown, Ben Wallace, Dikembe Mutombo.
Hawks guard Mookie Blaylock was squeezed out of the best defensive second team by Yang Jian and contributed an attribute point. Yang Jian often defended the point guard and played counterattacks, which left a deep impression on people.
Theo Ratliff also contributed an attribute point. He was squeezed out of the second team by Ben Wallace, but if Yang Jian hadn't asked the management to keep Ben Wallace, Ben would not have become famous so early.
Yang Jian once again won the regular season MVP without any controversy, and his statistics surpassed everyone else's.
All-NBA First Team: Payton, Yang Jian, Malone, Duncan, Mourning.
Best Second Team: Kidd, Allen Iverson, Grant Hill, Chris Webber, Shaquille O'Neal.
Best third team: Tim Hardaway, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Sharif Abdul-Rahim, Hakeem Olajuwon.
This year's All-NBA team is a bit controversial. Two people were selected to the All-NBA team without even making it to the playoffs.
Kidd and Iverson contributed one attribute point. Originally, they would have been selected for the first team, but they were squeezed out by Yang Jian and Payton. Kidd, in particular, has been affected more than once, and his status continues to decline.
Payton also contributed an attribute point. Without Yang Jian, the SuperSonics would not even make the playoffs this season, and Payton would not be selected for the All-NBA Team.
Rahim's entry into the third team is a butterfly effect, and the Bucks are playing well this season. Rahim's lineup in the Bucks is more reasonable, and he can play a combination of inside and outside offense with Sam Cassell and Glenn Robinson.
Stockton and McDyess were selected to the third team in the parallel world, but now they are gone. They will not provide attribute points and have nothing to do with Yang Jian.
The worst thing is Cassel. He was not selected for the third team simply because he was too ugly...