Popovich's praise created a lot of momentum through the media.
The regular season is about to end in about a month, and the competition for many awards has become particularly fierce.
Every player hopes to use trophies to package his resume and his own honors at night, so as to obtain super salary and influence.
In the NBA regular season evaluation system, the regular season MVP is the supreme award. Winning this trophy basically means that he is the best-performing superstar this season and has found a perfect balance between personal ability and team record.
In addition, the best team is also the focus of the competition among the stars. The best team is divided into the best first team, the best team second team, and the best team third team, with a total of 15 players. Those who can be included in this list are basically influential.
Strong player.
The All-Defensive Team honors defensive players.
In addition, he is the best defensive player, best sixth man, and most improved player.
The best defensive player is also a very important indicator. If you can get this honor point, in the current league atmosphere, it is easy to get the maximum salary.
The Best Sixth Man and Most Improved Player awards have indexical significance...meaning that this player will soon become a star player.
Among all honors, Rookie of the Year has only one chance.
Blake Griffin and John Wall have been trying their best to compete for this award.
Neither the Clippers nor the Wizards have the possibility of entering the playoffs, so the two teams will give a lot of ball rights to the two super rookies to help them obtain super statistics.
Ever since Fanci dominated the All-Star Weekend and won the All-Star Game MVP over a bunch of superstars, more and more people have listed him as a strong contender for Rookie of the Year.
However, there is a problem is that Fanshi has not played as many games as the other two.
In the NBA's judging standards, the number of games also has relatively strict requirements.
However, Popovich, the league's most powerful super coach, speaking out will still bring positive results.
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The San Antonio Spurs have been very successful this season. They have a fine tradition of going wild in odd years, and this year 2011 happens to be an odd year.
If the Spurs want to win the championship this season, their biggest opponent in the Western Conference is undoubtedly the Los Angeles Lakers.
This is also the reason why the Spurs assistant coach deliberately killed Fanshie in the All-Star Rookie Game.
However, his stick kill did not have an effect, and Fanci was a blockbuster and won the rookie game MVP. Subsequently, Popovich's victory in the All-Star Game also had no effect. Fanci won the All-Star Game MVP.
Won an unprecedented mvp.
It can be said that the Spurs suffered two big losses from Fanshie.
Therefore, during this encounter, all colleagues in San Antonio had a strong desire to block Fan Xi.
This has also been implemented into the competition.
Fanci came up with the first ball and was flanked by Tony Parker and Ginobili.
Fan Xi himself was a little confused. He passed the ball to Kobe, and Kobe was also confused: for so many years, he had been playing one on two and one on three in the backcourt, and suddenly there was an absolute open space for him.
I can't stop the Black Mamba directly.
The Black Mamba simply challenged the difficulty, rushed into the paint area and fought with Duncan and Bonner, completing two plus one with a habitual one-on-two.
The Spurs are more or less confused.
Let them fuck this ball directly.
Fanci and Kobe stand on both sides of the arc, and you must arrange three people to defend.
The Spurs are a bit unbelieving.
The Spurs have always felt that they are a team with a long history, and have been strong for more than ten years with Tim Duncan as the core.
Duncan is indeed a super evergreen. When he entered the league, he immediately became a superstar. At first, the Spurs somewhat wanted to cultivate him, but unexpectedly, he directly brought one of the top four centers with him.
David Robinson took off and won the championship in 1999 in his second season. Then he went on a wild ride and was out of control. He won one in 2003, another in 2005, and another in 2007.
It was taken away by the Lakers in 2009, and in the blink of an eye it was 2011.
Tim Duncan actively lost weight last summer to adapt to the changes of the times. Now he is as light as a feather and has returned to his youth. People in the world call him the No. 21 rookie.
Fan Xi did not perform much in this game. He was more on the weak side to provide support and guidance.
The main body of the offense is Kobe Bryant. The Black Mamba is in hot form. His singles on the strong side are like raw seafood. It is impossible for the Spurs to defend him.
Because the Spurs' perimeter must pay partial attention to Fanci, who is not holding the ball on the weak side.
However, his three-point shooting ability is suffocating, and he can enter the penalty area at any time after receiving the basketball, and he can accurately transfer the ball.
These are unprecedented in the history of the Lakers in the past ten years.
Fanci, Kobe, and Gasol formed a true triangle tactic.
In this triangle tactic, Fan Xi appears as a support.
Phil Jackson was very happy to see this result, the Lakers showed unprecedented smoothness.
He originally thought there would be a period of adjustment.
However, the reality is so smooth.
The only thing that makes him feel a little sorry is that...the team is stronger than ever and the offense is running smoothly than ever.
However, Fan Xi's growth rate will be limited.
Every superstar is fed by the ball in his rookie season.
108:103.
The Lakers defeated the Spurs in a steady manner, and Kobe Bryant scored 42 points as the offensive spearhead in this game.
Fan Xi only took 7 shots in this game and scored 10 points. He also had 11 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
The high-level statistics are extremely eye-catching, the highest of the two teams: when he is on the court, the Lakers' plus-minus score is as high as 17.
In comparison, although Kobe scored 42 points, his plus-minus score was 0.
Advanced data is something created by a group of data analysis experts at ESPN. It is not very friendly to offensive players like Kobe Bryant, but is very partial to all-around players like LeBron James.
"Jack, you have to learn Kobe's offensive style during the game. We will one day transfer the strong and weak sides."
Phil Jackson deliberately pulled Fanshie to talk after the game.
He wanted to tell Fan Xi that now Kobe Bryant is the team's first starting point and the first tactical core. But one day, you will become this, and Kobe will become the second person on the wing to protect you.
Fan Xi believes that this day will come.
He never doubted this.
Kobe Bryant thought the same and did the same.
He often demonstrated his offensive methods to Fan Xi on the court.
Observing actual combat has been of great help to Fan Xi.
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"Phil Jackson never used a point guard."
Popovich fired at Phil Jackson after the game: "He has always relied on the ability of superstars. He has no patience for training rookies."
"I'm worried that a superstar will be delayed and destroyed by him."
Popovich said "seriously".
He has always been a talker.
Around 2000, he and Pat Riley ridiculed Phil Jackson, saying that Phil Jackson only relied on superstars and his actual ability was very weak.
Now 10 years have passed and he brings up the old issues again.
It's hard to guess what his thoughts were.
"A young player like Tony Parker can be groomed into a Finals MVP under my watch. If Jack were under my hand, I simply can't imagine his achievements."
Popovich went on to say this. "The atmosphere in San Antonio is much more relaxed than in Los Angeles. Everyone here is easy to get along with. Tony Parker can pick up Eva here, why can't Jack continue to date his girlfriend?"
It sounds like Popovich is very indignant about what happened to Fanci, and he also emphasized that if Fanci comes to the Spurs, he will definitely give him the best treatment.
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"This is a deliberate attempt to undermine our unity."
Kobe Bryant said to Fanshie on the bus to Dallas: "Greg Popovich is the number one conspirator in the league. He is very good at stirring up troubles with other teams."
"He clearly knows that we can't trade you to San Antonio, and he also knows that Phil can't despise you. He just wants to create a rift between you and Phil."
Kobe said confidently: "He's always been like this."
Fan Xi nodded, he believed what Kobe said.
The San Antonio Spurs didn't leave a good impression on him.
Including that Tony Parker.
Tony Parker is a French man. When he was young, he was called the French sports car. He and Chris Paul are very good friends. At the same time, he is also one of the players with the closest relationship between the NBA and Hollywood.
He was married to "Desperate Housewives" Eva Longoria, and it was very lively at the time. Fanci had just come to the United States at the time, and he watched the news on TV, and it was a sensation.
However, they divorced last year. The reason was that Tony Parker had an affair with the wife of team veteran Brent Barry.
Eva hated this incident and cut off the relationship with a knife.
During the competition, Tony Parker told Fan Xi as someone who has experienced it: Never get married to a woman in Hollywood, and never think that you can dominate those women. They will destroy you.
Fan Xi didn't talk to him about these messy things, although he was also involved in gossip news recently.
At a critical moment in the fourth quarter, Tony Parker completed a beautiful layup under Fanshie's defense.
At that time, he told Fan Xi: "I learned this breakthrough technique from Chris Paul. I am not even two-thirds of his level. If you can't guard me, how can you be on par with him?"
Fan Xi was very angry at that time.
His impression of Chris Paul was not good at all, and Tony Parker mentioned Paul in front of him, which made him very unhappy.
However, he didn't get the ball next, and Kobe dominated the game in the final moments.
Although there is nothing wrong with this, Fan Xi still feels a little bit...it would be great if I could solve it.
Kobe can understand this feeling because he has also experienced such a thing.
So, after he scored, he said to Fan Xi: "I'll let you do it next time."
Kobe was much more gentle to Fanci than O'Neal was to Kobe back then.
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The Dallas Mavericks are also a powerful team in the Western Conference. Although their history is not as glorious as San Antonio, in many cases, they are on par with the Spurs.
Nowitzki is the star of the Mavericks.
His shooting is called an undefendable weapon in the NBA.
He has been competing for the championship for so many years.
This season, the Mavericks have made many drastic reforms. Their owner Mark Cuban has introduced many players.
Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd, Stojakovic, Shawn Marion, Caron Butler, Haywood, Corey Brewer... and a large group of elite players.
If there was this lineup five years ago, it would definitely be aiming for the championship.
But now, when Mark Cuban shouted before the start of the regular season: Our goal is a championship.
People thought it was a ridiculous joke.
Nowitzki, who was at his peak back then, failed to win the championship. What if this elderly club still wants to win the championship?
There is a difference between dreams and wishful thinking.
Fanci and Nowitzki are now very good friends. They formed a deep friendship during the All-Star Game. Although they met not long ago, Nowitzki will never forget those tacit cooperations.
After returning to Dallas, Nowitzki kept saying good things about Fanci in front of Mark Cuban. He firmly believed that Fanci would become a superstar.
This made Mark Cuban have a strong interest in Fancy.
Mark Cuban is the most unique of all NBA owners. He is a true temperament and he loves basketball very much.
And, he loves Nowitzki very much.
When dealing with other players, he may be a bit "rebellious and ruthless" like a businessman. But with Nowitzki, he has truly been consistent from start to finish.
Therefore, he was very willing to accept the advice Nowitzki gave him. Especially when Nowitzki told him: If we can get rid of Jack Fan, we will have the potential to compete for the championship in the next ten years.
Mark Cuban came to the court before the game started. He said frankly to Fanshie: "Are you willing to join Dallas? Nowitzki strongly recommended you to me. He thinks you are a superstar. I believe in him.
I can give you the maximum salary."
Mark Cuban speaks too frankly.
So much so that Fan Xi was stunned.
Next to him, Nowitzki quickly said, you can consider this matter. But if you come to Dallas, you must be the core.
"I miss the tacit cooperation with you in the All-Star Game. When the two of us join forces, we will surely surprise all those who look down on us. Basketball is not just a game for black people."
Nowitzki said very seriously in Fan Xi's ear.
This is a tempting proposition.
Fan Xi raised her eyebrows.
But he still emphasized that he is a Lakers player and has no intention of leaving.
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The evening game starts soon.
Fanshie's opponent is Jason Kidd, the NBA's former triple-double king and the NBA's former No. 1 point guard.
Jason Kidd had a nickname back then called Kid Bu Gong.