knife point guard

Chapter 246 [Regular Season MVP Ownership]

The Nets stayed in Indiana after playing their last regular season game because their opponent in the first round of the playoffs was the Pacers.

In the past few years, the Nets have been a powerhouse in the Eastern Conference. They have reached the Finals twice and have great success.But it started to decline last season, and this season's downward trend is even more out of control. Even if they trade Vince Carter, one of the four shooting guards, in the middle of the season, they still can't change the decline.

The core of the Nets is still Jason Kidd, and their tactical play has not changed much. The number of personnel has increased and decreased, but from the perspective of individual quality alone, the overall strength has not fluctuated much.

Why is there such an obvious performance gap?

chemical reaction.

An important tactical link is missing.

To form a strong team, the strength of the players is actually only one aspect. It is more critical to be able to unite and work closely to bring out everyone's combat effectiveness.Many teams have assembled a bunch of superstars but still can't win.Last season, the Lakers' super F4 combination ranked among the top 0 in history in terms of book strength. Why didn't they win the championship in the end?Not enough chemistry.None of the four superstars are in a comfortable position.

The Nets have the same problem now.Although Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, and Richard Jefferson all have good personalities, there has never been any trouble in the locker room.

However, they are not a perfect fit.

Vince Carter has a one-size-fits-all style of play, although he is still transforming.

After Richard Jefferson's rapid growth, he also needs the ball.

Jason Kidd is an old-school traditional point guard.

In addition, the Nets did not renew Kenyon Martin, allowing him to go to the Denver Nuggets.

As the Nets go from bad to worse, it becomes extremely reasonable.

Although Su Xi had issues with many basketball experts, in the first round prediction session, all commentators believed that the Pacers would win easily, and most people believed that the winner would be decided in 5 games.

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On April 4, Conseco Arena ushered in the first game of the first round of the 24-2004 season playoffs. Excited Indiana fans packed the arena to capacity.

Indiana people are becoming more and more enthusiastic about basketball. Last season's championship brought great pride to this small city, and many citizens who didn't originally care about basketball also became involved.Su Xi's name has long been a household name here, and she is already a city hero.

Regarding their expectations for this season, Pacers fans said without hesitation when interviewed by the media: championship!We will definitely win the championship.

We already won the championship last season. If we don't defend the title this season, we will fail.

This is the air that condenses over Indiana.

It puts great pressure on the Pacers club.

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beep!

The whistle sounded and the game began.

The Pacers' starting lineup is: Suhi, Artest, Stephen Jackson, O'Neal Jr., and Foster.

The Nets' starting lineup is: Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Collins, Kostic.

Foster beat Kostic with a jump ball, Suhi dribbled the ball across half court, and Jason Kidd defended Suhi.

Jason Kidd is an extremely experienced defender and his physical confrontation ability is also very strong.

At this level, each has a deep understanding of each other's offense and defense.

In the field of superstars, there is basically no "who blows up who", most of them blow up each other.Even if the state is very bad on a certain night, he will definitely make up for it elsewhere.

Because being able to become a superstar means that he must have the ability to be "undefendable" and able to surpass the defensive system in a certain area.

Jason Kidd is still a superstar and he hasn't slipped from this realm.

Su Xi used strong acceleration to squeeze past Jason Kidd, but Kidd's defense was very targeted. He gave Su Xi a collision when Su Xi connected, causing Su Xi's rhythm to be slightly disrupted and unable to win overnight. into the restricted area.

But Su Xi quickly adjusted and passed the basketball into the paint. O'Neal easily squeezed Collins and scored a layup with his left hand.

After changing sides and fighting again, the Pacers established a strong defense system.

However, Vince Carter still relied on his strong explosiveness and jumping ability to hit a pull-up jumper under Stephen Jackson's defense.

This is the personal ability of a superstar.

After all, Vince Carter is a super scorer who can compete with Iverson for 50+ points. Although among the four major shooting guards, he is famous for his super dunks, but never underestimate his explosive power in scoring.

At the peak of his career, Vince Carter had the energy to be in the top five in the league.Now, even though his physical condition and competitive status have declined, he is still a superstar player, or a superstar goalkeeper.

Stephen Jackson's defense is very strong, but it is difficult to limit the superstar's scoring.

The game continues.

The Pacer feels a little cold.

On the Nets side, Vince Carter's touch was excellent, and he drove Jefferson's shooting, and the two wing scorers scored frequently.

At the end of the first half, the Nets even led by 8 points.

This is completely contrary to the prediction before the game.

It can be seen that there are no underdogs in the NBA.

Book strength is very important, and technical and tactical polishing is very important, but every victory has a certain degree of contingency.

Starting from the second half, the Pacers adopted a defensive strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field. They started from defense and slowly attacked the Nets.

The Pacers slowly turned the situation around.

Starting from the third quarter, the blunt knife began to cut the flesh, slowly cutting away the points difference from the Nets.

After the third quarter, the Pacers were only 1 point behind.

After entering the fourth quarter, the Pacers quickly hit a small climax.

During the rotation time of the Nets' Kidd and Carter, Su Xi led the team to launch a strong attack.They had been slowly picking up the pace before.But when the rotation time came, Su Xi led them to suddenly run and bomb, and in less than 2 minutes, they hit an 8:0 shock wave.

Coach Frank of the Nets had to request a timeout and replace all the main players.

At the same time, the Pacers also replaced the main force, and the two sides continued to grind, as if the previous storm had never happened.

The Nets lost in depth.

They were helpless at the pace of the Pacers.

101: 89.

The Pacers won by 12 points in the end.

苏希在这场比赛拿到15分12助攻10篮板3抢断1封盖的三双数据。

Tonight, Su Xi's hand felt cold, and her breakthroughs were mainly based on passing the ball.This is a big drop from his regular season scoring average of 22.5 points per game.

However, the main contributor to the Pacers' victory tonight is Su Xi, and there is no doubt about the MVP.

For the Nets, Jason Kidd also had a triple-double, with 11 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds and 2 steals.Jason Kidd is the current triple-double king in the NBA. He takes an economical and practical triple-double route, scoring, assisting and rebounding all next to each other.

Su Xi is the NBA season's triple-double king. At his rate, it won't take four or five seasons to beat Kidd's number of triple-doubles.Moreover, Su Xi is different from Kidd. Su Xi's triple-doubles are often large triple-doubles, with more points and more assists.

After the game, the media also focused on the triple-double battle between the two.In the NBA, it is rare for two teams to get a triple-double at the same time when the two core players face off.

This was the 2005 playoffs, and the numbers weren't as explosive as they would be in the future.

There aren't that many players who are 'born for numbers'.

Moreover, this era is relatively simple. Even if you brush up the data, you are always proud of brushing up the score.They are not as smart as the superstars behind them. They use various statistics to show their versatility. At the same time, they make the "advanced statistics" extremely beautiful. Even if they lose, they can still be at the forefront of the game.

Commonly known as, relying on 'brains' to play basketball.

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The Pacers narrowly defeated the Nets, and the Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, and Boston Celtics also won successfully.

There is no dark horse happening, and there is no doubt about the strength of the top half.

The same goes for the west side.

The top four all won.

Then, the Pacers and Nets played the second playoff game.

It was smoother than the first game, because Vince Carter did not score 18 points on 12 of 29 shots. Stephen Jackson's performance in the second game can be described as knowing his shame and then being brave. He pestered Carter crazily and let Carter Never being in a comfortable position.

After Carter hit two irons at the beginning, he reduced the number of shots he took.

On the one hand, this is the Nets, not the Toronto Raptors where he has all the power.

On the other hand, Carter's personality is different from that of Iverson and Kobe.Even if these two start with 20 irons, they still have to catch the ball on the 21st time.

Defenders should never expect to see a flinch in their eyes.

Therefore, they will be called lone wolves and selfish by football experts.

However, if you ask defenders, they will definitely say that these two are the most difficult to guard.

Without him, it is just arrogance of will.

The Pacers won this game very easily. They used defense to cover the Nets from beginning to end. The Nets had no better way.

The most important thing is that Su Xi frequently used screens to get to the basket of the Nets in this game.

The Nets were left vulnerable in the paint after losing Kenyon Martin, the best rim protector in franchise history, and Suzy almost completely destroyed them.

It is worth mentioning that Su Xi continued to get a triple-double in this game. 22 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and 4 steals.

After the game, some commentators said sourly: "The Pacers have established a mechanism to get a triple-double for Susie. They asked Foster, O'Neal, Tony Barty and others to specially take positions for the little sheep Susie. Provide opportunities to directly pick up backcourt rebounds.”

"With this style of play, triple-doubles in the NBA will be bad in the future."

Su Xi was too lazy to respond to this.

Let’s wait until Sanshuang is really bad. Let’s talk about it now. Talking about it now is just the incompetent roar of a lame duck.

Moreover, if Su Xi gets a triple-double, what does James' tactical play that has no fixed position and is created purely for producing data count?
With the deepening of the playoffs.

The honors for the regular season will also be released soon.

The quarrel also boiled over.

There are currently two main points of contention in the media. The Cleveland media is fighting for LeBron James to be the best team, and the best team.They feel that there is no small forward in the league who is better than James, and James should appear on the All-NBA First Team list.

Another point of contention is another talent from the 2003 class.

Suzy the sheep.

“凭什么杰克不能是常规赛MVP？凭什么？论数据，场均22.5分10.5助攻8.6篮板3.6抢断1.2封盖。联盟抢断王，助攻排名第二，得分排名No.11。当今联盟还有比这更霸道的个人综合数据吗？”

"Moreover, the Pacers still firmly occupy the first place in the Eastern Conference even though the team is so disorganized. In terms of record, how many people can compare with Jack?"

"If Suzy the Sheep is not this year's regular season MVP, then this year's MVP award will be the least valuable one."

Larry Bird was the first to stand up and defend Su Xi.

Bird's status in the world is very high. His public support of Su Xi puts a lot of pressure on the league.

In fact, it's not just the Pacers like Bird, Carlisle, Artest, and O'Neal who are cheering for Susie.

Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Isiah Thomas... these respectable people are also shouting for Su Xi.

Everyone knows that selecting the regular season MVP mainly depends on two points: team record and personal data.

In terms of personal data, Su Xi is only better than the other two strong competitors. Although Stephen Nash and Shaquille O'Neal also have good personal data, they are still a little worse than Su Xi.

In terms of record, although the Pacers have won two games less than the Suns, the Suns have basically kept their lineup intact throughout the season.However, the Pacers lost three starters due to the battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and the entire defensive system collapsed.Under this circumstance, Su Xi still led the team to first place in the Eastern Conference.

Needless to say, the Heat's record is worse than that of the Pacers.

Therefore, starting from the second half of the season, the ownership of the regular season MVP has gradually become an unresolved matter, and it is no longer as clear as it was in the middle of the season.

Because Su Xi's data and record are too tough.

His data is much better than Nash, and his record is better than O'Neal.

Now there are only two reasons that prevent Su Xi from winning the regular season MVP.

The first one: The Pacers' record has declined compared to last season.The Suns and Heat improved dramatically after acquiring Nash and O'Neal.

Second: Su Xi is too young.He is only 20 years old.This is only his second season. If he wins the regular season MVP, wouldn't he be greater than those historical super players and have more honors?
But, if you don’t give it to Su Xi.

The authority and value of the regular season MVP will definitely decline.

Although there are many years of regular season MVP controversy, and even obvious favoritism.

However, those judges had to consider a very cruel question: Su Xi, the little sheep, is a person who must retaliate for his anger.

If he didn't win the regular season MVP this season, he eventually won the championship and finals MVP.

How do you think he will mock the regular season MVP?

He is not a broad-minded person.

Last year, James shared the Rookie of the Year award with him. After winning the championship, he ridiculed him and gave away the Rookie of the Year trophy casually.

Based on Susie's history, there is no clear prediction for this award until now.

Is it Nash, O'Neal, or Su Xi?

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(End of this chapter)