Chapter 287 The increasingly fierce competition for MVP
After the six consecutive championships, the biggest news, in addition to the three popular rookies Duncan, Billups and Keith Van Horn announced their participation in the draft, Rick Pitino, the head coach who has been in Kentucky for eight years, announced that he would leave Kentucky and enter the NBA to test the waters.
The biggest difference from the historical space is that Rick Pitino is empty-handed and has no champion, so his idea of entering the Celtics was completely shattered. The Celtics still want to use their own family. As for Rick Pitino, a guy who was hit by Wang Lin and beaten by Lsu, it is not within their consideration.
Of course, in addition to this, there is another reason, that is, the Celtics' record is likely to win the No. 1 pick this year. In order not to make Duncan unhappy, head coaches like Rick Pitino must not be invited.
Wang Lin doesn't know which team will be selected by Duncan, but Wang Lin can be sure of one thing that the Spurs will definitely be insulated from this super instant combat power.
On April 1, the Warriors welcomed another regular season opponent, Trail Blazers. This was a away game. In this game, all the Warriors were not in shape, and they eventually lost the game away.
After losing this game, the idea of Mosaic's desire to surpass the Trail Blazers was completely shattered. Many mosaic fans wanted to tear Wang Lin away because they felt that Wang Lin and the Warriors were playing counterfeit games. Whether the current mosaic could enter the playoffs is really different. Although they have Olajuwon and Drexler, the two of them are getting worse every year. In addition, Barkley went to the Lakers and did not come to Houston, which further exacerbated the decline of the mosaic.
The arguments of mosaic fans did not cause any fluctuations. Although Houston is a big city in the United States, so what? If their market is not promoted by super traffic superstars, it will still be very common in the NBA. Traffic generally means no popularity, and no popularity means no one pays attention. So even if mosaic fans shouted hoarsely in front of the media, they could not even make a wave.
After playing the mosaic, the next two opponents were the Mavericks and the Spurs. One only realized that they were bad in the middle of the journey, and the other had bad in the beginning of the season, but the result was good for the Warriors. The Warriors won two consecutive victories in these two Southwest teams.
After playing these two weak teams, the match between Salt Lake City and Lakers is immediately. These two teams are currently ranked second in the West and third in the West. It is very likely that the Warriors will be the biggest stumbling block for entering the finals.
At the same time, the core of these two teams competes with Weber for MVP, because Rodman was suspended for 21 games, which directly led to the old rogue who completely lost the opportunity to compete for MVP. Of course, for the old rogue, he does not value a regular season MVP. What he values is the championship. If the Bulls win this season, the haze of the previous two consecutive losses will completely disappear. But in turn, everything he created during the three consecutive championships will collapse, because Jordan knew very well that the NBA was a place where new people only laughed and old people did not cry.
Currently, after the Warriors played this game against the Jazz, the second-to-last game of the regular season was still against the Jazz, so for Malone, both games are very important. Weber this season is comparable to himself in terms of data, so if he wants to get this MVP, he must start with his record.
Although it was away, the Salt Lake City people entered the state very quickly. When the Beetles faced Stockton, one of them had been deteriorating and the other was growing against the counterattack. This duel did not form one-sided suppression, because the Beetles' speed attribute, even if the ability value dropped to 0, still existed. Tim Hardaway also knew his positioning. He kept hit Stockton with speed, which made Stockton very unhappy.
When Stockton reacted and wanted to take revenge, the Beetles went down. His apprentice Nash came up. Stockton's face turned green. The last thing he wanted to encounter in the league were the point guards produced by LSU, Little Flying Squirrels, Kidd, and Nash. Little Flying Squirrels were easier to deal with, but the other two were really hard to deal with, especially the Canadian in front of him. His positional combat pass ability is much stronger than himself. Many times, he doesn't need pick-and-roll or something. A very simple pass can tear the Jazz's iron barrel formation apart. This overall view really makes Stockton envious.
He is not a genius, he has become the king of historical assists by diligence and sweat. Nash is purely a person who is God's food. Although his physical fitness is not as perverted as the Magician, if he is the Lakers point guard, he will definitely be less criticized than Van Eksel.
Stockton is actually underestimating himself. If he does not have a certain talent and can become the king of historical assists by hard work alone, it is not realistic. His overall view and passing ability are also good, at least stronger than 90% of the point guards.
When Nash and Stockton face each other, it was the most peaceful time on the court. He would not use all kinds of tricks with Stockton. He would pass the ball anyway when he had the chance, and hand the ball to his teammates if he didn't have the chance, and then assist in defense by himself. Anyway, he would definitely not stick to the ball.
Sloan had a headache because Wang Lin stole too many Jazz people, Ostertag, Sandton Anderson, and Brian Russell, which led to Sloan having to use some defective products to fight.
However, the contract between these three people seemed to have expired, and the Warriors did not plan to renew the contract. They wanted to train Sandon Anderson, so the Jazz was not without a chance.
Ma Jian fought like Hu Weidong on the court in the Trail Blazers. Hu Weidong was selected as the All-Star this season, which deeply stimulated the No. 3 forward of the universe. In this game, he faced Brian Russell, Shanton Anderson and other Warriors, and this gave Horacek and Xuanming a lot of breathing time, and also made Sloan extremely relieved. If Ma Jian had not renewed his contract, then there would be no Jazz forward line.
Chapter completed!