NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 136: Famous Fishing Marshals (Daily Chapter)
The influence of a head coach on a team has always been a topic of discussion among many football commentators.

Wilkens, the coach of Qiansheng, has achieved much more achievements in the NBA than Jeff Van Gundy, but when the Hawks met the Knicks, they were suppressed by the audience.

After G1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the sports media did not discuss the players' data. Instead, they began to talk about the coach's issues.

Since the Knicks rotated with nine players and no player played more than 9 minutes, the bald young coach was once again praised to the sky:

"A champion coach who is getting better and better!"

"Coach Van Gundy has surpassed Pat Riley!"

On the morning of the 18th, many New York newspaper sports columns were full of articles praising Jeff Van Gundy's proper tactics and victory over Wilkens.

Of course, the New York media did not forget to mock the losing Lakers:
"Real MVPs don't get stuck in the playoffs!"

81:87, in the simultaneous game last night, the Lakers were restricted by the Spurs Twin Towers.

在大卫-罗宾逊顶防，蒂姆-邓肯协防的比赛策略中，奥尼尔19中6，罚球14中9，拿到21分15篮板1抢断1盖帽2失误的数据。

Facts have proved that the Sharks are also confused when faced with double-teams from defense. Most players are not good at one-on-two.
In this year's playoffs, all Eastern Conference teams chose to delay Li You. After the pick-and-roll, most of them were double-teams. Li You's response was to pass the ball.

But O'Neal was different. Facing the Spurs twin towers, the Sharks chose to go head-to-head, and the Lakers were knocked down.

Rookie coach Popovich also received unanimous praise from football critics after the game.

Van Gundy in the East and Popovich in the West have become the biggest winners among coaches in the playoffs!
After a big victory over the Eagles, Li You, who won the MVP award, hosted a player-exclusive party.

Steve Kaplan is a loyal fan of the Knicks. After airlifting a group of girls, everyone in the Knicks team was elated.
On May 5, the NBA announced the Rookie of the Year for the 18-98 season:

Vince Carter of the Raptors won the award without any suspense.

Only three players were nominated, with Jason Williams of the Kings and Paul Pierce of the Celtics both becoming soured.
Ewing and Oakley were absent from the 10 a.m. video class.

The old guys played overtime and their bodies couldn't stand it anymore. Larry Johnson hit Hatcher directly, but Li You felt refreshed.

"We also need to speed up the movement of the ball and attract double teams in local two-on-two situations. Once the opponent helps defend again, there will definitely be an opportunity on the other side."

"Always observe the position of your teammates and quickly pass the ball to the open position!"

Jeff Van Gundy didn't care about the absence of the two veterans. After watching the video, he made a gesture on the whiteboard.

Alan Houston nodded seriously. This season, he has increased the number of three-pointers from the corner.

The bottom corners on both sides can open up space and are also the best shooting positions. As a shooter, the three-pointer from the bottom corner has been his sweet spot since childhood.

The Knicks' video sessions actually don't have much new content. The coaching staff spends most of their time repeating precautions and emphasizing some tactical coordination in a brainwashing way.

Sitting in his seat, Rashad Lewis listened carefully. He is also good at three-pointers from the corner, but he is not good at protecting rebounds and defending inside.

Jeff Van Gundy inherited most of Pat Riley's tactical ideas and is still essentially a defensive coach. Therefore, the new Lewis, who focuses on offense but not defense, won't even get much playing time this season.
At the end of the morning video class, Larry Johnson noticed that the two veterans still did not show up, and immediately joked:

"I guarantee they were sucked dry last night!"

Facing a professional female seductress, most people really couldn't stand it. Everyone smiled ambiguously. The overtime match was really exciting.
The incident gradually subsided at the beginning of the month, and Li You also resumed interviews. During the lunch break, the media who came to the Talidun Training Center would also chat with them.

Players can choose to pack the meals prepared by the chef and drive home to have a meal, or they can prepare lunch on the spot and have a meal at the training center.

"If we reach the finals, our opponent will most likely still be the Lakers."

"I like the Spurs. Their perimeter players are not very good. Lee likes to play against smaller guards."

"But we couldn't contain Tim Duncan and David Robinson, and the worst part was, we didn't even play them in the regular season."

"Why is no one optimistic about the Trail Blazers? They also swept their opponents in the first round!"

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The visiting reporters were chatting away at the media dinner.

Today, Li You and Alan Houston chose to have dinner at the training center, and everyone chatted while eating:

"Allan, you will be selected for the best team this year, so you don't have to worry about the next contract!"

Since the league is about to announce the list of this season's best team, Larry Johnson knows that he will not be selected, so he can only send blessings at this time.
After the end of this season, James Dolan will officially take over the team. Charles Sr. has revealed the news not long ago.

Considering that New York is not short of money, Alan Houston is in a good mood. With the championship, the beauty of the knife is even more important!

"Lee is the unluckiest. He has the opportunity to get a maximum salary like Garnett. This time the labor agreement suffered a big loss."

Li You curled his lips helplessly after hearing Alan Houston's words:
"There really isn't much room for negotiation. We can only make up for it on other conditions."

“How about a big endorsement deal!”

"It's better to switch to a better private jet so that we can enjoy it too."

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In the Eastern Conference semifinals that night, the Pacers defeated the Bucks 88:110!
The Pacers already led by 14 points at halftime, and the Bucks were crushed by their opponents throughout the game.

Rookie coach Larry Bird easily defeated famous coach George Karl. This situation caused many media to shout: "Veteran famous coaches can no longer keep up with the development of the times!"

Considering that two famous coaches, Chuck Daly and Pat Riley, have been eliminated in the first round of this year, this view was recognized by many fans for a while.
On May 5, the NBA once again announced this season’s All-Rookie Team:

The five players in the first team are:

Mike Bibby, Vince Carter, Matt Halprin, Paul Pierce, Jason Williams;

The five members of the second team are:
Michael Dixon, Michael Doliak, Antoine Jamison, Cuttino Mobley, Michael Ogwokandi.

The No. [-] pick fell to the second team, and the Clippers were ridiculed again.
That night, the Knicks also ushered in G2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

With Ewing and Oakley in poor condition, the Eagles gave another big gift.

In the whole game, Mookie Blaylock made 20 of 7 shots and Steve Smith made 16 of 2 shots.

The sleepwalking performance of the two really made the New York fans happy.
For the Knicks, Li You, Alan Houston, and Sprewell scored 20 points and easily won the game.

72:102, the Knicks defeated their opponents at home, and the series score reached 2:0.

At the end of the game, coach Wilkens' face turned dark as he felt the joyful atmosphere in Madison Square Garden.

Naturally, he could tell that the Knicks were in average shape. On the defensive end, Ewing and Oakley were half a beat too slow to react. As a result, the team still lost so much.
Many tactics were arranged before the game, but the players struggled to get the ball into the basket, so the tactics were useless no matter how good they were.

In a simultaneous game, 76:79, the Spurs narrowly defeated the Lakers.

When O'Neal was double-teamed by assisting defense, Kobe Bryant stepped forward again.

Played 47 minutes, made 25 of 12, and scored a game-high 28 points!
However, in two games, Kobe made 12 turnovers, and his weaknesses in game experience were still exposed.

O'Neal was silent at this time and no longer shouted "I am the better one".

In terms of statistics, being suppressed by rookie Duncan, the Sharks completely shut their big mouths!
On May 5, the NBA announced this season’s best defensive lineup:
The six members of the first team are:

Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen;

The five members of the second team are:

Mookie Blaylock, P.J. Brown, Eddie Jones, Dikembe Mutombo, Theo Ratliff.

After the selection results were announced, New York fans were happy.

One person was selected from the 76ers and two were selected from the Hawks. As a result, these two teams were suppressed by the Knicks and were unable to fight back, which made everyone laugh again.
The good news is that the losing Hawks will have two days of rest after returning to Atlanta. The bad news is that after the break, the two sides will play back-to-back games.
On the morning of the 21st, the NBA announced this season’s best lineup:
The five members of the first team are:
Li You, Allen Iverson, Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, Alonzo Mourning;

The five members of the second team are:
Gary Payton, Alan Houston, Grant Hill, Chris Webber, Shaquille O'Neal;
The five members of the third team are:
Tim Hardaway, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Antonio McCleese, Patrick Ewing.

After the best lineup was announced, the New York media once again reached a fever pitch and voted for the championship without hesitation!
Reporters in Los Angeles immediately wanted to interview O'Neal, but were refused by the team on the grounds that the team was preparing for a home game.

"Chamberlain" II only got the best second team, and the shark became everyone's laughing stock for a while.

On the night of the 22nd, O'Neal, who had obtained the anger buff again, failed to respond.

At 103:91, the Spurs, playing away from home, successfully got the match point, ending the suspense of the series.

人逢喜事精神爽，蒂姆-邓肯19中9，罚球23中19，爆砍37分14篮板4助攻3抢断1盖帽4失误！

Rookie Duncan, with the help of his big brother, completely destroyed the Lakers' inside line.

O'Neal, who made 14 of 8 shots, 22 points and 15 rebounds, and a double-double, did not accept an interview after the game.
On the night of the 23rd, in back-to-back games, 118:107, the Spurs simply sent the Lakers fishing!

In the simultaneous game, 98:78, the Knicks also defeated the Hawks again.

On the second day of back-to-back games, Eagles fans were even dumbfounded!

100:66, Qiansheng coach Wilkens also went fishing with the veteran coaches.
In the Eastern Conference semifinals, Li You played no more than 30 minutes, clocking in all three quarters.

Since the Pacers also swept the Bucks at the same time, head coach George Karl also returned home. Currently, only Mike Dunleavy and Jerry Sloan are left.

On May 5, 27:80, a big score of 92:4, the Trail Blazers successfully reached the Western Conference Finals, and Jerry Sloan went home to fish!

At this point, three rookie coaches appeared in the Eastern and Western Conference finals. For a while, the football commentators started to boo:
"A new era of head coaching has arrived!"

During the training session on the morning of the 28th, Jeff Van Gundy smiled confidently throughout the entire session, hanging up the phone and watching the assistant coach greet the players to practice routines.

Li You looked at the bald young commander's confident look and was speechless for a moment.

[Karl Malone’s extraordinary physique] has turned golden, and this is the biggest gain so far in the shortened season.

Li You noticed that Ewing kept moving his left foot. After the training session, he immediately asked:
"Pat, how does your left foot feel?"

Noticing that everyone was looking at him, Ewing showed a relaxed expression and said confidently:

"It's not a big problem. It was just a minor sprain and it has recovered in the past few days."

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