Legend of Tomorrow

On the 18th, the NBA regular season ended and the rankings of each team were determined.

The 2-8 playoff teams in the Western Conference are the Spurs, Kings, Mavericks, Jazz, Suns, Trail Blazers, and Timberwolves. Ranked 9-14 are the Rockets, SuperSonics, Nuggets, Clippers, Grizzlies, and Warriors.

The Eastern Conference champions are the 76ers, with only 56 wins, a full 18 games behind the Lakers and one game behind the Spurs.

2-8 in the Eastern Conference are the Bucks, Heat, Knicks, Raptors, Hornets, Magic, and Pacers. Ranked 9-15 are the Celtics, Pistons, Cavaliers, Nets, Hawks, Wizards, and Bulls.

The players' regular season data kings are revealed, and the 76ers players are the winners.

Guard Iverson became the scoring leader with 31.1 points and won the steals title for the first time with 2.5 steals; center Mutombo averaged 13.5 rebounds per game and continued to lead the rebounding list.

The assists king is won by Suns guard Jason Kidd, averaging only 9.8 per game.

The leader in blocks is former 76ers player Ratliff, averaging 3.7 per game.

After the Lakers broke the regular season record, the media cheered, and the comments on the Internet were mixed.

Some people belittle the Lakers on the Internet, thinking that the Lakers' 74 wins are not very valuable, saying that the current NBA team is far inferior to the strength of the past, especially the defense is too poor, incomparable with the 1970s and 1980s.

Then these people began to list how brave and good the NBA players in the Golden Age were. Each team had several extremely tough thugs, and how they performed wonderful boxing and free wrestling fights on the court. The most powerful one was when he punched a person's brains out.

Wait, aren't they playing basketball?

You also hit people while playing basketball. Do you understand that this is called toughness? Look at how soft these people who abide by the rules of basketball are now...

Who can defend this kind of offensive post?

When Guo Xu saw this kind of comment, he felt that this kind of person was hopeless. It was like there were many live broadcasts in the NBA at that time.

Old fans who have really gone to watch many games will never say this, because the physical conditions of the players at that time could not be compared with modern ones. In the videos left behind, all of them are as thin as monkeys, Tian Gou Jia Barr's body looks a bit deformed. Can those unknown skinny insiders hold up O'Neal?

This kind of people are called Gu Chui. In their eyes, everything from ancient times is good.

Although they may still be liquid at that time.

Of course, in the 21st century, everyone should also give enough respect to the players who have gradually improved the NBA. It would not be possible without them. They have all made outstanding contributions to the development of basketball.

Without Chamberlain's introduction of professional training to the NBA, would we still be able to see these players whose physical fitness is getting better and better from generation to generation? Without those dominant players who made the NBA expand the three-second zone, would today's basketball games still be so exciting? If there is no Lord Baylor, the 8th Asia King, how can the future 6th Asia King Emperor clear his name?

Many ancient legends have blown things in the wrong direction. They have never thought about the training environment of the ancient celebrities, nor have they considered their food and accommodation. They played in shabby arenas, wore canvas shoes, ate junk food, and earned salaries similar to those of office workers. But what about today's players?

It is the hard work of the older generation of players that created a good environment for today's players. Modern people should be grateful, instead of bragging about how incredible their strength is and favoring the past over the present.

Only by telling the truth and understanding the truth can we feel the greatness of our predecessors better.

Fans who support the Lakers feel that it is normal for them to break the record, and it is easy to break it, because this Lakers team has the strongest lineup in history.

The OK combination has already proved its strength by leading the team to win the championship last season. O'Neal is the league's double MVP, and Kobe is the best second team and the best defensive first team. Now that the Lakers have a basic salary of adding a super rookie who averages 20+ per game and dares to challenge Iverson, how can they not break the record?

To put it bluntly, NBA is a business league. Making money is the first priority. Promoting NBA development is the big goal. The Lakers breaking the Bulls' 72-win record shows that NBA is making progress. Jordan is not an insurmountable star. David Stern must be happy. of.

The news media praised Guo Xu. In addition to discussing the best rookie, online fans also discussed the possibility of Guo Xu winning the best sixth man. This matter is taken seriously by league officials.

David Stern specially called a meeting with officials to change the selection mechanism of NBA regular season awards.

Stern said: I believe everyone is aware of the discussion among online fans. Everyone wants to know whether a player can win the Best Sixth Man Award while winning the Best Rookie Award. There was no such precedent before, but now there is. Everyone. Can we discuss this and set a precedent for Jason Guo?”

A man with a slender face, bold ears, and a bald head wearing a suit and glasses was the first to raise his hand to speak. He was Stern's assistant named Adam Silva.

I think it must be done this year. According to the rules, the Rookie of the Year is a competition for rookies, while the Sixth Man can be participated by anyone. Jason's data is the best in both selections. If he is not selected, I think it will cause a lot of controversy.

After Silva finished speaking, everyone felt that there was nothing to discuss about this issue. From the perspective of interests, the result was obvious.

Giving Guo Xu only one award would be controversial, but giving him two awards would be beneficial. This is a good gimmick and can bring out a new star to attract attention in the playoffs.

Everyone agreed. Guo Xu finally came into the CEO's eyes and was about to be praised. Otherwise, given the intensity with which the referees called fouls against him during the regular season, he would be really difficult to play in the playoffs.

Then Stern discussed the issue of regular season MVP. He really wanted to award this award to Iverson. O'Neal had already won it once last season, and his popularity would not increase if he won the award again. Everyone knows that he is great, so there is no need. Then go out of your way to praise it.

How much does Stern like O'Neal? In 1996, O'Neal only had one Rookie of the Year, one scoring title and one Finals experience on his list of honors. Then he was selected into the NBA's 50 greatest stars. Stern didn't worry about him suffering major injuries like Bill Walton. Min Ran everyone.

In the NBA, Stern is the boss, and he can really praise whoever he wants. Because the league needs new superstars to sell tickets and make money, McAdoo, the three-time scoring champion, MVP winner, and championship winner in 1996, was excluded from the top 50 superstars.

Now Iverson already has a large number of fans, and an MVP can elevate him to the rank of superstar, making fans like him more and pursue him. With only two scoring champions, many people will not believe that Iverson is a superstar. Always promoting his invincible spirit is not a long-term solution. This advantage is too elusive.

Everyone discussed for more than half an hour, but no one came up with a good idea to prove to the fans that Iverson is better than O'Neal.

It’s really hard to praise. Iverson’s shooting percentage is too low. He is the scoring leader. He averages 14.8 irons per game and ranks first in the league. However, he only ranks eighth in the league in efficiency, behind Guo Xu and Kobe. Not to mention that he is fatter than Ao, who ranks first in efficiency, in this data, the two younger brothers can't compare.

In the end, there was no other way. Stern decided to give the MVP to O'Neal. It would be difficult for anyone else to win the award. Iverson will be awarded the award as long as he leads the team to first place in the Eastern Conference one more time.

What Stern didn't expect at this time was that he couldn't wait for that day. After this year, Iverson never led the team to the top three in the Eastern Conference, and he retired earlier than Stern...

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