basketball pope

Chapter 577 [The top five in history, chickens stand up and cranes]

After Pat Riley and Yang Rui shook hands on the court, they returned to the locker room with a bitter face.

Riley's most glorious days were with the Lakers. Now, watching the Lakers win the championship, he can only be used as a background board, and he is full of emotion.

O'Neal and Yao Ming hugged, congratulated him, and sympathized with each other.

Kobe Bryant also said a few polite words to Wade, and both saw some embarrassment in each other's eyes.Wade's data is very good, he can't win the ball, Kobe won, but this time he is not the protagonist on the field.

Zhang Lili sighed: "The Lakers swept the finals for two consecutive years and won the championship. If it wasn't for the Mavericks' perimeter breakout, they would have won the playoffs. The Lakers have an amazing record this season, winning 39 games in a row, and losing only 8 games in a single season. "

Yu Jia said: "Mo Williams' performance is surprising. This summer, it may be difficult for the Lakers to renew his contract with him."

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Kobe's performance in the last game was better than Yao Ming's, but Yao Ming's overall stats were better than Yao Ming's. He ranked first in the team in terms of shooting percentage, rebounds, points and blocks. He has a high chance of being elected as the finals MVP. , it's time to witness history."

Yu Jia also said excitedly: "O'Neal is at a disadvantage in the matchup with Yao Ming, and the comparison shows his strength. I think the MVP has stabilized."

Unsurprisingly, Yao Ming was elected as the MVP of the finals and gave a happy speech.

Kobe's smile was a bit bitter. He always wanted to be the protagonist of the team and didn't want his teammates to steal his limelight.

He is a little disgusted with Yao Ming now, because many people say that Yao Ming is the No. [-] center in the NBA, replacing O'Neal, and is the true thigh of the Lakers.

In Yang Rui's previous life, many Yao Hei said that Yao Ming is not good, not because of Yao Ming's poor ability, but because of his lack of personal honor, he has not even been selected for the best team, how can he prove that he is the first center?

If you look at the data, you will find that since 2005, the league has not been able to find a center who dares to say that he must be better than Yao Ming.

Dwight Howard is just a senior blue-collar man who is better defensively than offensively. In the 07 selection, the league put Stoudamire, a power forward, in the center position and was elected a center.Anyone who has watched Stoudemire play knows that this guy has nothing to do with the center, and that year the Suns had Kurt Thomas as the center.

It was not until the 08-09 season that Yao Ming was completely overtaken by Howard in terms of statistics and records, and in direct dialogue, Yao Ming could still completely explode Warcraft.After all, the Magic entered the finals that year, so it is true that Howard is the first center. In the days before, no one could stabilize Yao Ming.

Now Yao Ming is healthy and has two MVPs. Considering that O'Neal has only one championship and two MVPs, as long as the Lakers can win the championship next year, Yao Ming's historical status will definitely surpass O'Neal.

What all Chinese fans can't imagine has happened.

Peak O'Neal is of course stronger than Yao Ming, but his teammates are much worse than Yao Ming. When both of them retire in the future, historically they will be ranked according to their records.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Yao Ming suffered losses from his record, teammates, and coaches. With a failed career, he will find a big advantage in this aspect in this life.

At the post-match press conference, O'Neal admitted that Yao Ming was the first center in the league.

"I said to him on the court: 'You know what? Dude, you're a monster, how the hell do you practice your shots?' It's so frustrating that Yao can pull out of the [-]-point line to shoot. I played against him, and I actually had to switch guards most of the time, and it wasn't fair."

O'Neal spoke out the hearts of many people.Some power forwards have this feeling when facing Nowitzki. The German is 213cm tall, and at least some others are about the same height as him. Yao Ming is now the highest in the NBA.

Although Yao Ming, who mainly plays in the low post, is powerful, his opponents can still defend. Yao Ming, who shoots three points, makes all opponents uncomfortable.

Yang Rui praised the players and made assurances. "Next year, it's time to build a new Lakers dynasty, and we'll definitely do it."

After the game, the media coverage was stronger than last year. After the Bulls, no team has been able to complete a consecutive championship for many years.People are optimistic that the Lakers can win three consecutive championships. This summer, the Lakers have no core players who are free agents and can maintain the integrity of the lineup.

The Chinese media praised Yao Ming to the sky, believing that he is now locked in the Hall of Fame, the top five centers in NBA history.Abdul-Jabbar, Russell, Chamberlain, and Olajuwon are incomparable, and none of the other centers have more honors than the current Yao Ming.

Chinese fans completely regard the Lakers as China's home team, and the Lakers' peripheral products are the best selling in China.

Many retired celebrities were interviewed last season, saying that Yao Ming is a soft egg, and he is incomparable to O'Neal.This season, the faces of this group of people were swollen, and they all stopped talking.

In many middle school basketball games, coaches have begun to let big men practice shooting.Anyone who says Yao Ming, Okur, and O'Neal Jr. is a softie now is insane.

In fact, the inside stars almost have range, O'Neal is the real outlier.

After a three-day break, the Lakers held a championship parade in Los Angeles, attracting a large number of fans.Yang Rui was in the limelight again. Nina and Stana went to filming. He called Scarlett Johansson to participate in the parade together, which was too eye-catching.

After a year of hard work, Scarlett lost 3.8 pounds, and she was still 160cm tall. She stood next to many basketball players. She was the shortest and the roundest. She really stood out from the crowd...

Scarlett didn't want to participate, but Yang Rui was worried that if this continued, the confident "widow sister" would be completely helpless. She can ignore the eyes of others and will live stronger.

In fact, she is not only strong, but also tough, and she has practiced the iron head skill in a year...

In the evening, the two went to the championship party together again. The players brought their families, and many entertainment stars living in Los Angeles were invited to participate, which was very lively.

Yang Rui sang and danced until the middle of the night, when Jeff Hornacek, who likes quietness, came to chat with him.

"Jerry, there is something I want to ask your opinion."

"what's up?"

"The Warriors invited me. Oakland is not far from Los Angeles. I want to try it, but it's a bad team, and I'm afraid it won't get results. Do you think there's a future there?" Hornacek smiled. .

He is a family man and does not want to leave California for development. He has similar ideas to Yang Rui, so there are not many teams to choose from.

Before you know it, Hornacek already has three championship rings, and many rebuilding teams are interested in him.Because of the butterfly effect, the Warriors are different from Yang Rui in his previous life. Old Nelson, who was supposed to be the coach, has no interest in joining the Warriors because Baron Davis is not around. Hornacek is already the No. 1 pick.

Yang Rui said with a smile: "The Warriors' strength is almost, but there is still room for improvement. If you go, you must replace Francis and Murphy as soon as possible, while they still have some value. It will be difficult to produce results next season. It's easy to pick a high-draft rookie, and it's up to you."

"Then I'll join. I'm sorry you have to call a new coach again in the summer." Being a head coach has always been Hornacek's goal. Although the Warriors have a poor lineup, the salary space is not bad.He had an opportunity in front of him for two consecutive years, and he didn't want to miss it again.

Yang Rui said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about me. Now players like the Lakers, even if I don't arrange tactics, it's hard to lose."

(End of this chapter)