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Chapter 252 The end of the season, the best rookie
There was silence in the locker room of the visiting team at the Staples Center, and a few playful guys also sat silently in their seats and packed their protective gear, not in the mood to joke with their teammates.If before the start of the playoffs, this group of lads still fantasized about being able to create a black eight miracle, then now they have truly realized the gap between themselves and the top teams in the league.

Xu Hao was also lost in thought. He was not surprised by this result. The system had already given a comparison of the strengths of the two sides. Maybe the Timberwolves had more potential than the Lakers in some positions, but the current strength was still far behind.At this moment, Xu Hao's mind is on which aspect of training he will strengthen during the offseason, and by the way, he is looking forward to the management's operation.Today, with the gradual rise of the Big Three, it seems difficult for the Timberwolves to step onto the highest stage with just a few of them.

However, Xu Hao must admit that it is already very good to be able to play like this. At least they defeated the Trail Blazers in the final game and entered the playoffs. They also stole a game from the league's number one Lakers in the first round. Contest.The Timberwolves have a good foundation, as long as they continue to spend money to strengthen the lineup, and they also have a super point guard who is free in Europe!

Just as Xu Hao was thinking wildly, the door of the locker room was pushed open, and McHale came in with several assistants.Seeing everyone's mournful look, he clapped his hands vigorously and said loudly: "Children, raise your heads. I must praise you, because you have done a good job. To be honest, this is far beyond My expectations. I promise you, next season we will win more games and go further in the playoffs!"

After finishing speaking, he waved at Xu Hao: "Chris, come out with me, I have something to tell you."

Xu Hao put down what he was doing with a blank face, and walked out under the surprised eyes of his teammates.He couldn't guess what the head coach was going to tell him at all. Could it be that he wanted to criticize himself severely because he didn't play well in the game just now?
At this time, the fans in Los Angeles have already left the stadium one after another, and the noise outside the locker room is far less loud than before.McHale directly took Xu Hao to a remote corner, and whispered: "A friend of mine told me that this year's best rookie is very likely to be yours, about [-]% to [-]%. Be mentally prepared."

Rookie of the Year?Xu Hao was taken aback for a moment, damn it, the competition was so intensive that he actually forgot about it!
The NBA Rookie of the Year Award has a long history. This award is to recognize the rookie player with the best performance in the regular season each year. Don Meinecke of the Fort Wayne Pistons in the 1952-53 season was the first best player in NBA history. Rookie.

The award is voted on by sportswriters across the United States and Canada.Each judge voted for No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 players respectively.A player will receive 1 points for each No. 5 vote, 2 points for a No. 3 vote, and 3 point for a No. 1 vote.The player with the highest final score wins the award, regardless of whether that player received the most first-place votes.Moreover, the Rookie of the Year only considers whether the player's statistics are good-looking, and has nothing to do with the record. As long as you smash the statistics, it doesn't matter if the team is at the bottom. This is still very different from the MVP.

In the history of the NBA, many celebrities have won this award, such as Chamberlain, "Big O" Robertson, Unseld, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bird, Jordan and so on.Of course, the best rookie may disappear from everyone in his future career, but in the final analysis there are still more masters than waste wood, which is also a very important award in the NBA every year.

Xu Hao is very aware of the status of his head coach in the arena. Leaving aside his coaching career, McHale also had a lot of contacts in the player era. He must have many connections in the sports media. Maybe his friend directly participated in the final Best rookie vote.Since McHale chose to show his cards, it means that the credibility of this matter is very high.

Thinking of this, Xu Hao nodded and said gratefully: "Coach, thank you, and also help me thank your friend. I am also looking forward to getting the best rookie, so that the team looks like it is still rewarding." Yes!"

McHale laughed, reached out and patted Xu Hao on the shoulder, and said: "Boy, do your best. My greatest teammate also won the Rookie of the Year trophy. I hope you can be as great as him in the future. ..."

The post-match press conference didn't take much time. McHale just went up to dismiss the Los Angeles reporters. Anyway, their focus was on the Lakers.Of course, some people took out what Xu Hao said at the airport a few days ago with bad intentions to slap his face, but they were all confused by the cunning McHale. He had to protect his beloved general.

As soon as Xu Hao and others returned to Minneapolis, the league officially announced the best rookie award for this season. Xu Hao was elected as the best rookie of the 2009-10 season without any surprise.In fact, the competition for the best rookie this year is very fierce. It is far from as easy as McHale revealed. The data of Griffin and Evans are both very good. On the other hand, he has an all-round performance of 18.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 20.1 assists. After becoming James, he is another player who played 5.3+5.8+20 in his rookie season. The data is not picky at all.

In fact, if it was another season, this performance would have been enough for them to be selected as the best rookie, but it is a pity that they met an even more perverted Xu Hao.As the Timberwolves' commander and the most reliable outside firepower, Xu Hao averaged 19.3 points and 8.7 assists per game, among which the number of assists ranked among the top five in the league, and he also sent 2.1 steals.

Of course, the record of the Timberwolves is also a hidden bonus.Although the selection of the best rookie is basically based on personal data, but when the personal data is almost the same, the team's record will more or less affect the voters' senses.Besides, Xu Hao didn't go to the Timberwolves to hug his thigh. He is a thigh of the team. Under such circumstances, the number of votes surpassed Griffin and Evans, two top rookies. It is not surprising that he was selected as the NBA Rookie of the Year matter.

For Xu Hao, winning the best rookie is worth celebrating, after all, this is the first important award he has won since he became a professional player.But what made him even more ecstatic was that the system had notified him that he would score the overall performance of this season in the near future, and then settle the rewards. Thinking of the dazzling array of skills and props in the store, his heart became hot. Even if he can't become the best player in the league, he just hit his head to death.

(End of this chapter)