basketball pope

Chapter 859 [Unforgettable]

The Clippers players waited for their opponents without a long rest. The Mavericks' lineup was much stronger than Yang Rui's previous life. It was not difficult to clean up the Rockets, and they eliminated their opponents 4-1.

The three major players are very stable, the Mavericks are the weakest small forward, and there are two outstanding players in Jack Crowder and Aminu, as well as the experienced veteran Marion.The curse of Paul's previous life has long been broken, and he can still reach the conference finals without the Clippers.

"Warcraft" Dwight Howard did not perform as well as Marc Gasol in the series. In the playoffs, he averaged 16.4 points, 14 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, but he only made 41.2% of his free throws and averaged 9.7 free throws per game. He could only hit four, and he was a little suspicious of his life when he got to the free throw line.

The regular season free throw rate was 52.8%, and the playoffs dropped to an unqualified level, which shows Howard's bad mentality.

At the press conference, Howard was black-faced the whole time, and the happy center couldn't laugh anymore. He was only happy with the Rockets for one year.

In 2008, Howard had more advertising endorsement contracts than LeBron James. In 2009, Howard led the Magic to the NBA Finals. He ranked first in the league in blocks and rebounds, and was recognized as the best defense in the league. Players, while scoring efficiency is not low.

In mid-2009, the league's general manager accepted a league questionnaire with the question: "Which player would you choose to build a team?" The final result was: James first, Howard second.

Sadly, since Howard's departure from the Magic, his career has been on the decline and character issues have been exposed.With the Lakers, he had a conflict with Kobe.Now, he and Harden are locked in a Cold War again.He has gone from an NBA darling to a black sheep.

In the Eastern Conference matchup, the Nets were eliminated by the Wizards 2-4.

The Nets' internal strength dropped significantly. Yao Ming averaged only 10.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in the playoffs. Andre Blatche left the team, and Favors' attack power was average.

Outside point guard Deron - Williams was injured in the regular season, not in the best state to play, and the shooting rate was low.

Although Joe Johnson scored 16.5 points, 4 rebounds and 4.8 assists, his shooting percentage in the playoffs was only 36.2% and 29.3% three-point shooting, and he has been in a sleepwalking state.

Yao Ming's contract has expired, and even if he doesn't retire, the next contract won't be too big.The Nets, after several consecutive championship failures, are preparing for a rebuild in the summer.

The Wizards are stronger than last season, there are excellent players in all positions, and the problem of fewer three-pointers has been resolved.

John Wall's performance disappointed the fans again, with 17.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 11 assists, shooting 39.1% from the field and 17.6% from three-point range. He didn't practice long shots.

The Wizards’ highest rated Klay Thompson is Klay Thompson, who averaged 22.3 points per game, shot 43.2% from three-point range in the playoffs, made 3.1 shots per game, and can shoot from one meter beyond the three-point line. A three-point fight for the length of the game.

The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons 4-2 in the first round and were eliminated by the Eagles 2-4 in the second round.

In the playoffs, James turned into Iverson, averaging 27.2 shots per game, shooting 41.7%, three-point shooting 22.7%, and free throws only 73.1%, scoring 30.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks.

Because the long shot is not stable, James' ultimate move is still a forcible breakthrough.The Eagles' coping strategy is to confront one person closely, and another person interferes at the moment when James plays the ball.Because he was withstood, it was difficult for James to jump to the highest point due to the limited force, and it was easy to be interfered with by assistance.If his teammates are strong, James will score the ball, and now there is no second giant around him.

The Eagles have DeMar Carroll, a strong man who is good at confrontation, and pushed Wiggins to the bench as the sixth man.

Carroll, who was 203CM, made his debut in the Lakers and could only be a marginal person. After tossing around for a few teams, he practiced the three-point shot, and his weight increased from 98 kg when he first entered the league to 104 kg, becoming a 3D player.

Carroll's one-on-one defense did a good job, allowing James to expose the shortcomings of slow turns and slow changes brought about by his strong body.The defender dribbles with a low center of gravity and can change directions and change speed at will during the dribbling process, but James can't, because he is tall and has a lot of inertia, and he is good at breaking through with strength.

If he enters the finals full of injuries, even if he strikes iron, James will get a high evaluation. In the second round, James will be eliminated as a lone hero, which is unreasonable.

After the game, the emperor's new clothes were unveiled. A well-known ESPN reporter with 25 years of interview experience and Mark Stein, who has the right to vote for the finals MVP, said that James could not lead the team to win. He also said that James had great disrespect for coach David. - Blatter.

The commonly used term in the media is "informed sources", but this time Stein directly tore his face and sprayed James shirtless. "I saw him refute Blatter in the loudest volume you can imagine, and he really thought he was the emperor."

Stein listed a series of bad behaviors of James, from pushing Blatt away in the regular season, "Let me talk to the referee", to showing his horses in the playoffs, erasing Blatt's tactics, and constantly. Rebut Blatter and say "give me the ball" to teammates.All of this stems from James' confidence. For him, Blatter, who has made a name for himself in Europe, is just a rookie and cannot be trusted at all.

James has been with the Cavaliers for too long and has his interests and needs, and he wants to have more say.He is dissatisfied with the operation of the Cavaliers management, whether it is a trade or a free agent, he wants to step in.He is dissatisfied with the coaching staff and will also refute it nakedly.

It's not news in the NBA that big names shoo away coaches and get into trouble with general managers.Michael Jordan would rage Bulls general manager Jerry Krause for being a fool and ask boss Reinsdorf to let Krause go; "Magic" Johnson, together with his teammates, drove away head coach Pat Lay Leigh; Jason Kidd also drove past Byron Scott.

However, there has never been a star like James, who often dismantles the coaching platform and is unwilling to ask the management to change the coach.This is the most incomprehensible thing for the media. Since James is complaining about Blatter, why not force the palace to let Blatter go?He is fully capable of this and can also make this request.

Now Stein has clarified this question. He believes that this is the most real James. Since entering the NBA, he has completely different two sides. He is a person who is extremely hypocritical.

As early as high school, James has been packaged too tightly by business, causing him to live in a beautiful metal shell without any real temperament.

On the one hand, James has never really admired any Cavaliers coach and constantly showed his strength; on the other hand, he tried to be a perfect player and was unwilling to leave any excuses to the outside world, so he never publicly asked for a coaching change.

Of course there is no such thing as a perfect player. Everything James shows is the role he plays. Even if Stein doesn't break the news today, someone will point out the problem one day in the future.

Just like in Yang Rui's previous life, James claimed to go to the Heat to play brother basketball for 10 years. Don't everyone say that he is in a group?
James returned to the Cavaliers in 14, saying it was for his hometown.If it wasn't for the decline of the Heat brothers, they would not be able to win the championship. If it weren't for the Cavaliers to exchange for Love, Irving and other young potential stars, and the team's salary expenditure of more than 1 million yuan, would he be willing to go back?
When the Big Three first formed a team, James promised to "hold hands in one step, two steps, three steps, four steps, and look at the sky, and watch the trophies form one, two, three, and four lines." He may have forgotten, but some fans may remember it.

Especially Zhan Hei, you will never forget it.

(End of this chapter)