Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 210 Advancing to the Playoffs

After arranging some domestic affairs, Lian Feng flew back to the United States.After all, the boss George Sheehan is more tolerant of his absence from the team's game, but the media reporters will not.

The agent over there has already made several phone calls, saying that the media reporters criticized him for playing big names, and it is very unreasonable to ask for leave to miss the team's game when he is in good health.

Lian Feng said to his agent: "Those reporters just have enough to eat and have nothing to do, so it's never their turn to criticize."

But Lian Feng also understands that this is the treatment of superstars.If you were an unknown person, even if you were shot on the street, no one would pay attention, and a star like him, who has been given high hopes, can make news even if he shits, not to mention missing a whole week of games.

In the week when Lianfeng was absent, the Hornets played 4 games and got a record of 2 wins and 2 losses.

So the doubts about Lian Feng on the Internet are indeed much less.

Without Lianfeng, the team's record suddenly deteriorated, which is already very telling.

However, the two defeats cannot shake the Hornets' first place in the Western Conference.

The Hornets' No. [-] record in the Western Conference continued until the end of the regular season before the strong rise of the Lakers began to affect this position.

If history does not change, the Lakers will be No. [-] in the Western Conference this season, and Kobe will also be elected MVP.

But this time and space has changed. As Lian Feng returned to the team and the game continued, he began to dominate the MVP list, and it had been seven consecutive weeks by the end of the season.

In the spring of 08, the situation of this season gradually became clear.

The Lakers will be the biggest opponent of the Hornets in the West, and if nothing happens in the East, the Celtics will advance to the finals.

Both teams made a wave of reinforcements before the deal was closed, and the most classic combination of the Lakers was announced in February of this year: Gasol came.

Kobe ushered in the most important teammate in his career, and the Lakers system was declared complete!

The Celtics over there recruited PJ Brown and Garnett's old partner Sam Cassell.The former is a 37-year-old center. Although he is old, he is brave, cunning, and 211 does not lack height.The latter can serve as a substitute for Rondo, and the joining of the two of them makes the Celtics' second team also have a fighting power.

In addition to these two teams that Lianfeng must focus on, several other teams must also pay attention.

Obviously, compared to last year, the teams that can make the playoffs this year are still the same strong teams. The Jazz, Spurs and even the Mavericks, who are always in the first round, are all strong teams.

The tyrants of an era will not have much reshuffle in a period of time.This was the case before their group of stars retired, and when the league's 10-year reform of the three-point line did not come.

And this playoffs can be said to be the most competitive year in history, especially in the West.Because the top eight teams are within two games of each other.

Therefore, until the last moment, it is really hard to say which team the Hornets will meet in the first round.

Of course, Lian Feng is also very concerned about the Rockets' recent battle.

Because Adelman is now coaching the Hornets, and the Rockets reached the second round last season, so Van Gundy of the Rockets has not been cut as in history, and he still coaches the Rockets.

In fact, compared to Adelman, Lian Feng felt that Van Gundy's tactical system was more suitable for Dayao.

Dayao's positioning has never been a supporting center like Mr. Yue. Raising him to a high position does not mean that he cannot play, but it is a waste of Dayao's low-post suppression power!
This season, O'Neal has been completely unable to run, and Warcraft is still developing. There are no two people in Yao's low post who can't restrain him. As long as Yao stays healthy this season, he is a well-deserved No. [-] center in the league.Moreover, Adelman's tactical system requires the center to run continuously, which is an unreasonable consumption for Dayao. The few serious injuries Dayao suffered were all things after Adelman came to the Rockets.

Therefore, in comparison, Van Gundy may be more suitable for Dayao.

Of course, Tang Shuai is definitely the most suitable for Dayao, and Dayao himself likes Tang Shuai the most. Unfortunately, Tang Shuai only took Dayao for more than one season before he got sick and bid farewell.

Because Van Gundy's style of play is too traditional, Dayao's running and jumping volume on the court is obviously much less than that of Adelman's period, so Yao's injuries that would have occurred this season did not occur.

Today, the favorites to win the Western Conference are the Hornets and the Lakers. The two teams rank first and second with 62 wins and 57 wins respectively. The No.3 Spurs only have 52 wins, which is 1 wins behind No.10.

But from the third to the eighth, the wins between each other are negligible.

In the past regular season time, Lian Feng was still selected to the All-Star team, and this time he is a well-deserved vote leader!

Both Chinese fans and American fans are willing to vote for Lian Feng.

And Lian Feng has also achieved the achievement of being selected as an All-Star three times since entering the NBA since his rookie season.If nothing else, this number will increase every year.

Of course, being an All-Star is also a good honor, but compared to the championship, it is not so important.

This season is a crucial year for the Hornets. The team understands that these two years may be the closest period to the championship. If they miss it, it may be difficult for such a good opportunity to appear in many years.

Why do you say that?Lian Feng knows that the Hornets are a small ball market, and the characteristic of a small ball market is that they have no money. If they want to win the championship, it is difficult to assemble a strong enough lineup.

In contrast, the salaries of the Celtics and Lakers are nearly 2000 million higher than that of the Hornets, which is equivalent to two more Kobes playing than the Hornets.

But this season, because Paul is still a rookie, he signed a rookie contract, and Lianfeng is restricted by the Arenas clause. Although his salary is better than Paul's, it is not 01:30 cheaper than the super giants of the same level.

It can be said that the Hornets' dual cores at this time are low-salary and high-energy, which allows the team to have enough salary space to sign those championship puzzles!
So by coincidence, in terms of lineup luxury and depth, the Hornets do not lose to the Lakers or Celtics at all!
But Lian Feng knows, and the team management also knows that this state can only be maintained until the end of the season.At that time, Paul will jump out of his rookie contract, and his own contract will expire next season. The Hornets are bound to disband and rebuild.

At that time, it wasn't even a salary cut that could solve the problem. Even if the Hornets could own themselves and Paul at the same time, and send away a batch of championship puzzles, they would inevitably lose their ability to compete for the championship.

Therefore, to win the championship, we must take advantage of this season!
With this belief, the last week of the game ended with 2 wins and 2 losses. The Hornets finally entered the playoffs with an astonishing 64 wins and the No. [-] score in the Western Conference!

(End of this chapter)