I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 190 190. Sweep to advance!Step into the Eastern Conference Finals!Never underestimate the heart of a champion!
The league awarded Suter the best rookie trophy that day, and the Eagles also held a press conference for him on May 5.

At the scene of the press conference, various cameras and microphones filled the press seats, and this press conference is enough to reflect Suter's current super popularity.

It is not an exaggeration to say that all the lottery picks this year combined are not as popular as him. Even LeBron James had the title of the favorite of heaven before entering the league, but after entering the league, Suter has already led James by a large margin .

Although the gap between the two has not reached the level of the sky and the ground, but if other teams in the league choose between the two, Souter will definitely be looted by the other 28 teams.

After taking some photos with the trophy, Suter placed the trophy on the table in front of him and began to be interviewed.

The reporter said: "As the first player in NBA history to win the best rookie as a second-round pick, do you have anything to say?"

Under the instruction of the Eagles management, Suter made a draft in advance and said: "I am very happy to be able to get the best rookie. I completed the goal I set for myself last summer and became the best rookie of the season." Rookie. But to be selected to both the All-NBA team and the All-Defensive Team is indeed an unexpected gain for me."

"Here I still want to thank my coaches and teammates. Without them, I would not be sitting here to speak to you. There is also the city of Atlanta. I like it here very much. I am very grateful to the fans for their support."

To become a star to be highly praised by the league, the right time, place and people are indispensable.

Atlanta's ball market is not that big in the NBA, and the exposure rate is also not much.However, the local fans are very enthusiastic about him. Suter can have today's personal influence, which is absolutely inseparable from the support of Atlanta fans.

In addition, the relationship between him and his teammates is very harmonious, and the cooperation is also very tacit. The head coach Mike Woodson is also very conniving to him on the offensive end. The combination of various reasons allows him to play luxurious statistics and terrifying offensive and defensive efficiency.Even if there is a difference in this, it will be a completely different result.

If Suter was to play under a head coach like Larry Brown in his rookie season, it would be impossible for Suter to receive the same honor as he is today.

A reporter asked: "Did you think about competing for the best rookie last summer? You were selected by the Hawks in the second round at that time."

"I don't think the draft has anything to do with dreams. Who doesn't have any ambitions? All players who can enter the NBA have their own goals. This award is of great significance to rookies. It can only be obtained once in a lifetime. Newcomers who enter the league should I've had this dream."

The reporter asked: "At present, you have led the team to the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the team is leading by 2:0. I don't know what your next goal is?"

"Helping the Eagles win the championship this season and becoming the best power forward player in NBA history in the future is my next goal."

Big news came out, and all reporters felt that today's trip was worthwhile.

Although Suter's personal strength is terrifying, his answer can still cause an uproar in the outside world.

After all, the biggest favorite to win the championship this year is not the Eagles. Suter's answer somewhat ignores teams such as the Lakers and Timberwolves.

The reporter asked: "Do you think the Eagles have the strength to compete for the championship this season? In ESPN's championship prediction list, the Eagles can only rank fifth. And the overall strength of the Western Conference is higher than that of the Eastern Conference. In the finals, you will definitely encounter many difficulties, so can the goals you set really be achieved?"

"I don't know why the outside world is not optimistic about us. I think the Eagles are fully capable of competing for the championship. I will feel uncomfortable if I don't tell the media." Suter paused and smiled: "As for the second goal Let time tell in the future, I have always maintained confidence in myself, but before all this is done, any gorgeous words seem so pale."

The strongest power forward player in the current league must be Tim Duncan.Even if Garnett wins the regular season MVP this season, he can't compete with Duncan in terms of historical status.

Suter and Duncan have completely different playing styles. Judging from his current personal strength, Suter does have the hope of becoming the number one power forward in history in the future.

But as Suter himself said, let time tell everything, after all, no one knows what will happen in the future.

The reporter asked: "This season, you won honors that even Michael Jordan didn't get. You became the first player in NBA history to be selected to the best team, best defensive team and best rookie at the same time. Will these honors inspire you? Your ambitions for next season?"

Souter said with a smile: "Of course, I am still young, and I have a lot of potential that has not been tapped. I will definitely become stronger in the future, and I will not stop making progress. No one will question this. .”

That night, Suter flew to New York with the team to prepare for the third game of the series.

The Knicks uniformly distributed orange T-shirts at home, and the fans cheered with all their strength, but they still couldn't bridge the gap in strength between the two teams.

After two games, the Eagles easily swept the Knicks 4:0 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals first.

The Eagles' starting five can solve the problem by playing an average of about 30 minutes. Almost every game can be clocked out in three quarters, which makes the Knicks surrender early and lose their determination to continue to resist.

The performance of the Knicks star was very bad. Among the starters in the entire series, except for "African Mountain" Mutombo, no player shot more than 45% from the field.

Alan Houston's 42.8% is the highest. The data of 21 points and 4 rebounds per game is useless. The media didn't even bother to use the word "empty cut" when reporting the news the next day.

The head star Stephen Marbury's offensive efficiency is even worse. His shooting percentage in the entire round of the series is only 37.8%. Can finish the offense with a jump shot from the perimeter.

Shandon Anderson's shooting percentage is also less than 40%, and he can only get 39 points and 8 rebounds in 4 minutes per game. It is a typical high salary and low ability. I am sorry for his annual salary of 800 million this season.

The pre-match bragging-forced Kurt Thomas disappointed the fans the most. His shooting percentage was only 33%. It is shameful to be restricted by Suter. .

Diaw is an insider with special skills, and he is best at dealing with big players like Kurt Thomas. He will entangle himself close to him, not seeking to block shots, but only disrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm. He is a guy who plays with his brain.It was difficult for the big man to get rid of him, so he could only face him and force his shot.

Since the second half of the season, Diaw has gained a stable playing time in the Eagles. He is very smart in playing, capable of both inside and guard work, and has the movement speed of a striker.

Although this kind of player who is neither three, nor four, nor five is the least popular in the league, it will be difficult to become a real star in the future, but as a backup rookie who only receives the minimum salary, Diaw's performance still won Mike - Woodson Trust.

Although Dior did not have a dazzling performance in this year's playoffs, he has met the expectations of the coaching staff on the whole and did not lose the chain at critical moments.

After the game, some media questioned Knicks coach Wilkens' coaching ability, thinking that he made many mistakes in this round of the series.

First of all, Wilkens' improper arrangement of tactics caused the players to frequently fall into individual singles on the court, and the offensive efficiency was not efficient enough. The sound of banging iron gave the Eagles a lot of counterattack opportunities.

The entire league knows that in order to defeat the Hawks, he must limit his defensive counterattacks, but the Knicks allowed the Hawks to play more counterattacks than the regular season average in this round of the series. This is undoubtedly a suicide performance.

However, Wilkens, who is the coach of Qiansheng, does not seem to be aware of this problem. On the offensive end, he still relies on the stars in his own way. He does not have too many running tactics. Unlike a top Qiansheng coach in history.

Secondly, Wilkens' use of players and lineup is not reasonable enough.

It's okay for him to arrange Marbury and Alan Houston's individual singles without any brains. If Tim Thomas and Marbury's pick-and-roll combination is not used, Alan Houston will forcefully pull people in the middle distance again and again.

Even if Alan Houston's shooting percentage can reach 50% in the entire series, he can't shoot the Eagles at all.

On the opposite side, Suter's shooting rate is higher than 60% per game. Tim Thomas often sleepwalks on the offensive end and can only play the role of a high-level turret.

And once Tim Thomas can't play a role on the offensive end, his defense will be a disaster for the team.Playing against Souter is like an amateur player defending a professional player. If he can seriously defend each round, it all depends on Souter's poor shooting touch.

There is also the use of Kurt Thomas. Wilkens has been using him as a starter so that many fans can't understand his operations. Kurt Thomas is obviously rubbish.Kong has a height advantage, can't attack well, and is not tough on the defensive end except for his mouth. Suter doesn't need a pick-and-roll to beat him at all.

For other teams, Kurt Thomas has long been put on the bench for his performance in this round of the series, but Wilkens treats him like a treasure, letting him play for about 40 minutes every game , using him as a secret weapon to defend Suter.

Seeing the end, the Knicks fans couldn't help but start swearing at their mothers. It's just that he-damn dare to say that he is a defensive champion. mouth?

Maybe when he's cremated, he'll come out of the furnace with only his mouth intact, because Kurt-Thomas has been his-mother's mouth all his life!
In Suter's previous life, Wilkens was often questioned by the outside world, and many people said he was overrated.He is the coach with the third most regular season wins in NBA history, with a staggering 1332 coaching wins. He is also the only coach of the year who has won both the Olympic and NBA championships in NBA history. But he actually had 11 seasons with a coaching winning percentage of less than 50%.

The Nichols team during the Wilkens period left people with the impression of individual singles. Marbury played after Houston, and Houston played after Marbury, making people unable to see what tactics are at all.

In an interview, Wilkens expressed his dissatisfaction. He felt that the Knicks did not lose to the Eagles in tactics at all, but in talent.

Wilkens commented: "The vulture who just won the best rookie is a monster. Not only is he top-notch in physical fitness, but his skills and golf quotient are far superior to most players in the league."

"Besides, he is assisted by many excellent players such as Nash, Wallace and Jackson. I think the Hawks lineup is very reasonable this season. They have the strength to compete for the championship. The loss is not because we are incompetent, but because the Eagles The strength shown in the playoffs was really strong."

Another series in the Eastern Conference is the Pistons against the Pacers. It is a bit different from what the fans imagined before. Not only did the Pistons and the Pacers not play very anxiously in this round of the series, but it also turned out to be a one-sided situation.

The Pacers currently hold the match point 3:1 and are only one step away from eliminating the Pistons. It is as difficult for the Pistons to win three games in a row to complete the reversal as the Eagles sweep to win the championship.

Although the Detroiters have not given up on this round of the series, the balance of victory has been tilted to the Pacers in advance.As long as the Pacers don't make principled mistakes next, another spot in the Eastern Conference Finals is already waving to them in advance.

It is also a team that wins games by defense, the Pacers are much more efficient on the offensive end than the Pistons.

The key to the outcome of the two sides is that while the Pacers' defensive efficiency is not much worse than that of the Pistons, they obviously have more options on the offensive end than the Pistons.

Veteran Reggie Miller performed very well in this round of the series, averaging 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 44.3%.

Especially at the critical moment when the scores of the two sides were stalemate, the old Miller could always give the opponent a fatal blow from beyond the three-point line, and the efforts of the Pistons throughout the game were in vain.

In the three games in which the Pacers won, the biggest difference was only 8 points, and the smallest difference was only two points, so Reggie Miller's performance at the critical moment can be said to be outstanding. The performance that decides the fate of the match.

If the combination of O'Neal, Artest and Al Harrington propped up the first three quarters, then Reggie Miller almost supported the last quarter's offense with his own strength.

Because the Pistons in the parallel world have Rasheed Wallace joining, the big instinct has become more calm on the defensive end, which has improved the Pistons' offensive and defensive strength to a higher level.However, due to the butterfly effect instigated by Suter, Rasheed Wallace joined the Eagles. The current overall strength of the Pistons is much worse than normal.

This is also the reason why the Pistons are at a disadvantage in the match against the Pacers. They are not capable of attacking at critical moments, and they can only rely on Billups to make shots outside.

The offensive firepower is not scattered enough in the regular stage. As long as the Pacers focus on Billups and Hamilton, the Pistons have no other way to open the score.

The single offensive method caused the Pistons to hit the wall everywhere in the Eastern Conference semifinals. They have the best defensive efficiency in the league, but they cannot convert it into offensive points. They can only be beaten passively. Watching the Pacers lead by Reggie Miller There was a wave of three-point frenzy.

Reggie Miller is not a man who lives in the collection. He is definitely a good player in tough battles. He is indeed a younger brother in the face of Michael Jordan, but in the face of Hamilton's defense, Reggie Miller is simply a big brother.

Being able to play for the same team for 17 years, the 38-year-old Miller is using his actual actions to prove to the outside world that never underestimate the heart of a championship.

(End of this chapter)