Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 206 Who is not a "double team"?
Woody got a ticket for his words.

As a player, publicly discussing the referee's call was a taboo in the David Stern era. No matter which player you are, you are not allowed to do this.

David Stern maintained the dignity of the referee very well.

When Woody said these words, he didn't intend to let go easily. The money was already prepared.

But neither he nor David Stern would have imagined that more than ten to twenty years later, the league would show its hands at the referee if it was not fouled. It would be seven or eight times in a game, and it would shake when it was fouled. There are many players on his shoulders, and there are even those who have clearly ranked higher in the league in free throws, but just because they took two or three fewer free throws than the opponent in a certain game, they immediately wrote to ask for a whistle. Team……

Everyone left the outcome to the referee.

Also handed over are their self-esteem as stars!
If at the last moment of every game, you count on winning the game by attacking the frame and making free throws.

So what is the meaning of basketball?
It's just to see who can call the referee "Dad" frequently.

After all, at the last moment, everyone’s movements will be a little bigger.

This is why there are so many classic "kill scenes" left in the 90s and 00s...

Of course, when the so-called league facades are there to play "formula basketball" with you: make sure that one or two of your teammates are at the All-Star level or above at any time and are in their prime. If you can't get them, use various methods to The reason for changing teams is to ensure that the referee takes care of him, and the data speaks for itself...

No one is still there to discuss the meaning of winning.

Because the losing side will only feel that they are not as good at teaming up as the other side, and they do not get as many whistles as the other side.

That's why Nuggets fans go crazy and say "who is your daddy" to someone.

However, this was also laundered by some fans into shouting not at someone, but at the Lakers.

Well...at this time, he has nothing to do with the Lakers!

Of course, this was more than ten years later. In today's league, if you talk about whistles casually, you will still get a ticket. It's not like someone retweeting the results of the referee's report on Twitter and then saying "You know, the winner of the game" "It has something to do with the previous 10 minutes," but nothing happened.

Woody got the ticket he knew he would get.

Then to the reporter who wanted to ask something else, he said directly: "You don't want me to pay again, do you?"

This can be regarded as spending money to eliminate disasters.

Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals then continued.

In this battle, Tinsley and Reggie Miller return.

But these two people are not the absolute core of the team. Without Artest back, the Pacers' perimeter defense will not have a system. At the same time, without Stephen Jackson back, there will not be enough threats from the wings.

Reggie Miller might have been able to do that when he was young.

But he certainly can't do these things now. He is more like a "spiritual leader" and then "travels at staggered times" on the bench to make some contributions, that's all.

However, it must be said that his "staggered travel" was to stand up from the bench in a dignified manner, unlike some people who clearly played in the substitute rotation stage but had to play for a few minutes first.They also work hard but dig a hole for the team.

In this era, if some stars still dare to do such things when they are old, they would have been scolded "stop showing off".

In short, although this Pacers team has returned two people, from the perspective of the main force, it actually returns one Tinsley.

He is just an ordinary main player.

Also on this day, Artest once again won the "Defensive Player of the Season Award" and became another outside player to win this award.This is something that even Michael Jordan failed to do.

But the league's report made Pacers fans feel even more sad.

Artest, who was at his absolute peak, was unable to play because of two radical fans...

This is really uncomfortable.

Artest also said in an interview: "I really regret doing such a thing. If possible, I would trade this trophy for my playing time. God proves how much I want to do this." matter!"

The result was no surprise. The return of the two main players did not make it difficult for the Heat. The game was decided in the first half. The Heat led by more than 20 points for the second consecutive game at their home court.

In the end, 118 to 85, a 33-point advantage, the Heat won their two home games, and then they will go to Indiana. At this time, it will take three games before Stephen Jackson comes back, which means they cannot Just to win one game, they need to win two!
It is extremely difficult to win one game, two games...

It's even more impossible!
热火队分别以113比90，以及115比93连续大胜，干脆利落地拿下了两个客场，大比分来到了4-0！

The media were right, this was indeed one of the easiest Eastern Conference finals in NBA history.

After the game, Shaquille O'Neal happily accepted an interview. Of course, when he said the first sentence, he still said with as serious an expression as possible: "I feel unfortunate for what happened to the Pacers. Believe in God, everything will be fine."

Then he returned to his joking nature: "Just like me, I spent a disastrous year with the Lakers, and now I'm back, everything is back, believe me, even during the 'three consecutive championships' period, I I never felt that winning was such an easy thing. The biggest cheers go to my little brother Woody. We reached the finals together. I believe this will be a great year!"

He's full of confidence because he's only played in 12 playoff games so far.

Moreover, in the game against the Wizards, he only averaged 25 minutes per game. This was the time that Stan Van Gundy just added to maintain his condition. Otherwise, his average playing time would be even less.

He has plenty of physical fitness, and physical fitness is his greatest confidence!

"No matter who in the Western Conference finally enters the Finals, we will make history. I am not disrespecting my dearest Tim Duncan, and I also give the Suns the greatest respect. They have done a great job this year, but I have such confidence! "

A reporter from Miami took a photo and handed it to Woody before the interview. He said, "Man, this is Miami now!"

Over the city, bright fireworks exploded.

Miamians are excitedly celebrating their first trip to the Finals in franchise history.

From 1988 to 2005, in 17 years, they finally achieved a "zero" breakthrough in the finals!

Woody said: "This is just the beginning!"

His words were sonorous and powerful, and the reporter nodded excitedly: "I believe this is just the beginning!"

Then the presentation of the Eastern Trophy began.

This fireworks photo of Miami left a deep impression on Woody's mind, so much so that Wade excitedly held the Eastern Conference championship trophy, kissed and chewed it, and when he handed it to him, he just waved gently.

No need, I’ll hold the bigger trophy when the time comes!

Wade was stunned by his pretense.

No... If you want to show off, just tell me earlier!

You make it look like I was stupid just now, and I have no experience of the world!

Wade had to admit that although his skills had improved a bit, there was still a big gap between him and Woody in the field of pretense.

From now on, we still have to look after his "Brother Wu"!

Returning to Miami with the Eastern Conference championship trophy, Woody received a very sorry news:
This year's regular season MVP ultimately belongs to Steve Nash!

His vote rate was as high as 32.4%...

In fact, it is not as high as expected!

Because halfway through the season, many media were saying that he had booked the regular season MVP award, but now it is less than 33.3%.

Woody's number of votes is higher than what the outside world thinks. He has a vote rate of 29.85. The gap between him and Steve Nash may only be a few third votes, or one or two first votes.

However, Woody's dominance this season is indeed evident here. He has scored 50 points in a single game. The Heat still have the first record in the league this season, breaking many records in team history.

He is also the league's "rebounding leader" and "blocked shot leader".

In terms of personal ability and team leadership ability, there is not much difference with Steve Nash's "Assist King" and "180 Club".

But a loss is a loss. Years from now, no one will remember that he was only a little behind this year. Everyone will only remember that the regular season MVP this year was Steve Nash.

Just like a few decades later, everyone will only say that LeBron James scored 4 points.

Of course, there may only be so much.

Because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is only mentioned by more people now for his "sky hook" and his "the first total score in history."

In other respects, the discussion was not very loud.

But this is definitely a wash for LeBron.

Because no one will talk about the trend of "hugging together" anymore, and no one will say that his behavior was so serious that the league had to change the rules for him.

This is the power of time.

But when the media asked if he would regret missing out on this year's regular season MVP, Woody shook his head: "I am only 19 years old. At this age, I am already in the discussion for regular season MVP. I am really satisfied with the current situation." Everything, for me, if this season ends like this, what really makes me feel like a failure is not that I didn’t win the regular season MVP, but that I didn’t win the championship!”

This sentence directly caused the entire Miami defense to break.

Woody's imprint on their hearts suddenly became deeper.

The so-called "deep love" for the team is nothing more than that...

Woody is only 19 years old and has such an awareness. This is really an amazing thing!

Steve Nash won the regular season MVP in Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals, but he didn't have a satisfying night.

The Suns ultimately lost 92-102 at home to the Spurs.

After losing this game, they fell behind the Spurs with a big score of 0-3.

This series clearly shows Popovich's sophistication.

In the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs changed their usual offensive and defensive style and instead started a "scoring battle" with the Suns. I don't know if they got inspiration from the last game between the Mavericks and the Suns.

The difference is that the Mavericks lost and the Spurs won.

121 to 114, a blow to the Suns!
Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Ginobili all scored 20 points.
In addition, the "white people can fly" old Paris shot a high score of 20 points, and four people scored 20 points, blowing up the Suns.

Although Stoudemire scored 41 points, there was nothing he could do.

In the second game, the Spurs' tactics became clearer. They continued to allow Stoudemire to score 37 points while forcing Steve Nash to play more singles.

The result of this is that players such as Shawn Marion and Jim Jackson took much fewer shots than usual. They couldn't find the feeling and could only watch Steve Nash go it alone on the offensive end at critical moments.

In this game at the Spurs' home court, the Suns still couldn't find a way to break the Spurs' defensive focus, and ultimately suffered a "three-game losing streak."

This game exposed their immaturity even more. They had no choice but to pay some tuition fees!

Even if they blow up a "big storm", they can't wash away the veteran Spurs just with this momentum.

After losing this game, the Suns' fate has basically been answered.

In the history of the NBA, no team has been able to complete a comeback when falling behind 0-3. The Suns have brought about a miracle this season, but no one except Phoenix fans believes that they Still can accomplish such a thing.

In the fourth game of the series, the Suns managed to win 111-106 by 5 points, taking the series back to their home court.

But when they came to Phoenix, they couldn't prevent the Spurs from winning the fourth game of the series.

In this game, we can see the power of Popovich's tactics. Stoudemire scored 42 points and 16 rebounds, but he ignored this guy and let him continue to score, putting defensive pressure on other Suns players. people.

The Suns relied on Nash and Stoudemire, but when they were the only two left, they couldn't lead the team past the Spurs.

4-1!

At the home court of the Suns, the Spurs successfully won the Western Conference Finals trophy and met the Heat in the Finals.

After this series, many voices supported the Spurs.

Because the strength of the Suns is obvious to all, but they were able to easily eliminate them 4-1. The Spurs' strength this year needs to be re-evaluated... There were many similar voices after this game.

In fact, the Spurs' 4-1 elimination of the Suns was a bit beyond the expectations of the Miami media. In their view, this was originally a series that would go to at least 6 games, and it was very likely to go to 7 games. Unexpectedly The Spurs actually broke through the Suns' encirclement so easily.

This……

The strength of Tim Duncan's "double team" is really awesome!
They were worried about whether Woody could withstand such Tim Duncan.

But then they realized in hindsight that no one was already a "double team"!

(End of this chapter)