The Pope of Basketball Community

Chapter 312 [Eastern Conference Finals against the Nets, it’s not difficult to win the best]

As expected by experts, the Bulls did not make any waves and lost four consecutive games and were swept out by the Raptors. ENovelWwんW. 』1XIAOSHUO. COM

Bulls head coach Floyd should be dismissed after this season. The team's poor performance is directly related to him. Many people see that he is not good at arranging a defensive system and can only mark man.

In the deciding game, the Raptors scored 43 points in the third quarter and overwhelmed the Bulls from the outside. Billups hit four three-pointers in a row. Floyd will only change players to defend and insist on man-to-man marking.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Floyd was really called "miraculous". He coached the Bulls for four seasons, with a highest single-season winning rate of 26%. He was at the bottom every year. The team's defense was a mess, but he could still do it.

If there had been a different coach in those years, as long as he was in his right mind and had Brand, Artest, Curry, Crawford and others around, the record wouldn't have been that bad.

In the two rounds of the Western Conference, the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 4-1, and the Kings eliminated the Spurs 4-1 and reached the conference finals.

In another series in the Eastern Conference, the Nets played wonderful team basketball under the leadership of Kidd and eliminated the Pistons 4-1 to advance.

Stephen Jackson doesn't dunk as well as Richard Jefferson, but is better in other aspects. He was trained when he was in the Knicks, and his basic skills were very good. After arriving with the Nets, he took on more tasks. Not only can he break through, catch the ball and shoot, he can also catch the ball from the outside for secondary organization after Kidd breaks in and has no good chance.

In terms of statistics, although Jackson is not as good as Pistons core Stackhouse, Stackhouse's field goal percentage when defended is only 38%, which is lower than the regular season.

Stackhouse's average of 26 points per game in the series is nothing special. He was rewarded with a high shot. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the team's undercover.

Nets shooting guard Corey "Mosquito" Kittles doesn't suffer when he plays against Alan Houston. He is an excellent off-ball player and is good at chasing and defending. The two can defeat each other.

Power forward Kenyon Martin has undergone a season of training and has improved offensively and defensively. The four members of the Nets, except for center Eddie Curry, are not weak defensively.

Pistons coach Jeff Van Gundy has an old habit. When it comes to key games, he no longer adapts to the situation. He plays the same style in every game, and it is easy for opponents to come up with ways to crack it. The two sides tied 1-1 in the first two games. The Pistons were once optimistic, but they lost two consecutive home games.

The Nets have an excellent record, but the unlucky one is "lone wolf" Marbury. After he and Kidd were exchanged, the team immediately rose. People ignored the injuries that the Nets suffered last season and directly regarded Marbury as the nba's biggest cancer.

The one who benefited the most was head coach Byron Scott.

He won the coach of the season award.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the honor this season belonged to Jim Carrey...oh no, it belonged to Rick Carlisle. In this life, Carlisle did not get the opportunity to coach the Pistons. He left for Music. Although his record was good, he still could not win this award.

Grizzlies Spanish midfielder Pau Gasol won the Rookie of the Year, averaging 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 blocks per game.

The Sixth Man of the Year went to Corliss Williams of the Pistons, who averaged 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Although the Raptors' substitutes are powerful, they win because of their many offensive points, and their individual statistics are not particularly outstanding.

The Most Improved Player Award was won by Grizzlies point guard Baron Davis. This season he averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, playing star statistics.

What surprised Yang Rui the most was that Tim Duncan of the Spurs won the Defensive Player of the Season.

Originally, this award should have gone to Ben Wallace, but Ben Wallace was in the Knicks and had the worst record. Apart from statistics, there was really nothing to prove that he was a good defender. The Spurs have an outstanding record, and fake fans can tell at a glance that Duncan is the core of the defense.

In Yang Rui's previous life, many people said that the league owed Duncan a best defensive player, and his defense was excellent until the season he retired. There is no way, this award is selected by reporters, and usually the person who has the deepest impression is chosen. Without big money, Garnett's record and team's defensive data are not as good as Duncan's, so I can only give it to him.

The All-Defensive lineup hasn't changed much, they're all familiar. Bruce Bowen was selected to the second team again after joining the Spurs, and Christie was also selected consecutively.

The best player in the regular season was won by "Shark" O'Neal. His data dropped compared with the previous two seasons, but he was still a monster. He averaged 27.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3 assists, 0.6 steals and 2 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 57.9%. , 55.5% free throws were slightly inferior.

O'Neal finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was no longer an outlier among the four major centers.

In Yang Rui's previous life, O'Neal habitually stayed in the regular season after 2000 years. Kobe thought he was lazy, which was also a reason for the conflict. As a result, O'Neal has been very diligent in the past two years. Now that he has an injured toe, he insists on playing through the injury in order to get personal honors.

If Carter hadn't only played 6o games in the regular season, it would still be difficult for O'Neal to win the award this season. Carter is particularly sorry for this. He certainly hopes to win the best player honor a few more times.

Although he played less games, Carter was still selected for the best team, which is a kind of affirmation.

All-NBA First Team: Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Carter, Duncan, O'Neal.

Second team: Iverson, McGrady, Garnett, Webber, O'Neal Jr.

Third team: Nash, Payton, Pierce, Nowitzki, Mutombo.

During the break, Yang Rui and all the members watched the fifth game between the Nets and the Pistons, studying the opponent's play style and weaknesses, and finally decided on tactics, abandoning zone defense, man-to-man on the defensive end, and pick-and-roll on the offensive end.

The Nets won the game not because of core Kidd's personal ability and his ability to turn decay into magic, but because of the strength of each position.

To deal with such a team with a balanced offense and defense, you must be patient. In addition to watching the stars' performance, you also need to watch the coach adapt to the situation and see who makes the first mistake. Yang Rui's plan is for the players to grind against the Nets. As long as they don't fall behind, they can defeat the Nets with the depth of their bench.

The media promoted the game and believed that the battle of wits between Byron Scott, who had just been elected as the best coach, and Yang Rui would be a highlight.

Yang Rui read the news and was quite disdainful, not thinking that Scott could be compared with him.

In his previous life, countless examples proved that Scott's coaching level was actually very average. It was only because he was lucky enough to encounter coaching-level point guards twice and the team had good lineup depth that he achieved a good record.

Both Jason Kidd and Chris Paul are particularly good at controlling the situation and driving the team's offense. They are like coaches on the court. In the days without a top point guard, Scott couldn't even lead the team to the playoffs. His ability to adapt on the spot is very poor, often staying on the sidelines or making inexplicable substitutions.

To say that Scott is an average coach may be overestimating him. After 2010, he led the team for 5 years, including the Cavaliers and Lakers. His highest winning rate in a single season was 31.8%, and he was at the bottom of the league in four seasons. After 2016, no one dared to use him again. He did.

What Scott is best at is leading the team to select the No. 1 pick. When he coached the Cavaliers, they were so bad that other teams were garbage.

Yang Rui also thought about the future. Will Scott have another chance to coach the Hornets and Paul in the future? If this guy can win the Best Coach Award twice... he has to win at least five to convince the public.

As long as you coach a team with a deep enough lineup and significantly improve its record compared to last season, it is really not difficult to win the best coach.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like