In November, the Wizards became the biggest winner in the NBA in the new season.
On the court, there was no defeat, and off the court, the topic continued and the traffic was full.
And just after returning from Miami, on December 1, Michael Jordan and Pau Gasol of the Wizards were selected by the league as the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month and Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for November.
So far in the new season, Jordan, who has averaged 31.5 minutes per game for the Wizards, has contributed 24.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 9.4 assists to the team per game.
His field goal percentage was 48.5% and his free throw percentage was 85%. In addition to his negligible three-point shooting percentage, many people even believed that Jordan's scoring efficiency on the court was more efficient after his second comeback. Horrible.
Wang Shuo was not surprised by this.
Because, if this Jordan, under the "four guarantees and one" strategy he carefully designed for him, still handed over the same report card as he remembered, wouldn't his work have been in vain?
However, as the season progresses, Wang Shuo knows that Jordan may not be able to maintain his current scoring efficiency in the future.
But after Jordan gradually understood and mastered the essence of this "four guarantees and one" tactic, Wang Shuo believed that "averaging a triple-double per game" was not just a fantasy for the current Jordan.
In the future, a certain deputy GOAT may have to strive to play until he is 45 or even 50 years old.
Because after the 38-year-old Jordan refreshed people's understanding of veterans, if you want to surpass Jordan by playing for a long time, you will lack so much persuasion.
But then again.
Professional basketball is not about climbing to the top of the game. The longer you wait, the more worthy of praise you are.
In Washington, Jordan, who won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in November, gave a "tearful" speech at the press conference held on the 1st.
The only pity is that because Boss Qiao's entire speech was too long, many reporters had already forgotten the content of his speech after his speech.
ha?
You said all professional journalists are equipped with voice recorders?
Laughing to death!
It’s the 21st century. Is there anyone who doesn’t know that the biggest purpose of reporters carrying a voice recorder is to make it easier for them to tell laypeople that they are not making things up in the future, right?
At this press conference, Gasol, who attended with boss Joe and was not asked many questions, left a deep impression on the reporters.
As of November, Gasol averaged 30.4 minutes per game for the Wizards, averaging 14.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.4 blocks per game for the team.
His field goal percentage was 50.1%, his finishing rate at the basket was 74.5%, and his free throw percentage was 78%.
Since the current Wizards are far better than the Grizzlies in Wang Shuo's memory, Gasol's data panel is definitely not as beautiful as Wang Shuo's memory.
Especially the rebounding data.
But compared with Wang Shuo's memory, Gasol's current evaluation is actually higher.
On the one hand, this is because playing next to Boss Joe, Gasol received more attention and exposure than Wang Shuo remembered.
On the other hand, it's because, in the NBA, the data produced by playing on a strong team is not the same as the data produced by playing on a weak team.
Now, no one can doubt that the Wizards made the right choice in the 2001 draft.
Especially in the context of the Bulls' "parallel import number one" Tyson Chandler.
On the 1st, Jordan and Gasol happily received the Eastern Conference’s November player awards.
In the Western Conference, Kobe Bryant and Richardson won the Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month awards in November.
Although Kobe once led the Lakers to a three-game losing streak after O'Neal was absent due to injury, but by leading the Lakers to a four-game winning streak at the end of November, Kobe severely defeated those who doubted his ability to lead the team. Face!
Throughout November, Kobe, who averaged 30.5 points, 6.5 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game for the Lakers, was extremely emotional when he learned that he and Jordan had won the Eastern and Western Player of the Month in the first month of the new season. He said in an interview: "This is really incredible...
When I was little, I longed to one day play on the same court as Michael Jordan.
Next, I will definitely live up to Michael’s expectations of me. "
If Kobe Bryant's acceptance speech could end here during the interview, then his interview would definitely become a good story between him and Jordan.
However, I don’t know if he was too excited. After getting more and more excited, he actually clapped his chest and told the media that the Lakers will definitely play better and better under his leadership.
O'Neal: "???"
no!
Brother, I only rested for a few games. Why did you lead the Lakers?
It is true that during O'Neal's absence due to injury, the media also used similar headlines about Kobe leading the Lakers.
But many times, many words spoken by different people have different meanings and impacts.
At least for now, the Lakers' official team spokesperson is O'Neal.
Therefore, in O'Neal's view, Kobe's "transgression" is undoubtedly an open challenge to his status as the team's talker.
Then here comes the problem.
How will O'Neal choose to respond to Kobe?
The answer is of course...
If you want to fight, I will fight.
In an interview with the Los Angeles media on the 1st, O'Neal used an American proverb similar to "There is no tiger in the mountain and the monkey is king" to joke about the current situation of the Lakers.
As a result, naturally he and Kobe once again fell into a cold war, fueled by the media.
In this regard, Phil Jackson, who has long been accustomed to it, chose to deal with it coldly without helping anyone.
Make a fuss! Make a fuss!
You two can have a good time!
After the trouble, the Lakers lost to the Warriors and the Clippers, suffered a defeat, caused a chaos in the locker room, and destroyed the Lakers dynasty. I just want to accompany you to the end!
Tsk!
It has to be said that before "OK" completely collapsed, "Zen Master" did have his own uniqueness in mediating the conflicts between "OK".
On the 2nd, just one day later, O'Neal found that Phil Jackson did not come to talk to him, so he took the initiative to find the "Zen Master" to admit his "mistake."
Unlike Kobe, who is more stubborn and stubborn, O'Neal is very clear about how winning three consecutive championships will add to his historical status.
Therefore, considering that the Lakers really need Kobe to lead the team alone for a period of time, even if O'Neal is still unhappy with Kobe, he will take the initiative to find Jackson to reconcile.
And the "Zen Master" who once again figured out "OK", after taking the lead in dealing with O'Neal, was not in a hurry to deal with Kobe.
Because he knew that Kobe, who was holding back his breath, would be able to perform better on the court.
The love-hate relationship between Kobe and O'Neal will not be discussed for the time being. (Richardson: Did you forget something?)
On the 4th, after three days of rest, the Wizards, sitting at the MCI Center at home, faced the challenge of the Western Conference powerhouse Spurs.
This focus battle between the top spots in the East and West attracted much attention before the game.
But the game process was surprisingly dull.
On the sidelines, Wang Shuo, who had done a lot of homework for this game, never expected that this Spurs would be so incompetent.
In the first quarter of the game, after the Wizards perimeter players made 8 of 13 three-pointers and quickly opened up the score, in the following game, if you said that Bobo was not doing scientific research, Wang Shuo would not believe it to death.
On the court, Popovich has been mobilizing troops and trying various lineups since the second quarter.
In the third quarter, Popovich even sent Mark Bryant, the water cooler keeper, to partner with Duncan in the paint.
result......
If the Wizards can't even beat the Spurs, who are engaged in scientific research, then why are they talking about breaking out of the Eastern Conference?
In the end, 88 to 106, the Wizards defeated the Spurs at home without any blood, and successfully created a new record for the best start in NBA history that night.
However, after the game, Wang Shuo, who successfully obtained his first NBA historical record in his coaching career, could not be happy anyway.
Because his gut tells him...
Popovich, a bad old man, must have other plans.
After the game, looking at the "Three Mikes" who were celebrating the Wizards' historical record, Wang Shuo said seriously: "Forget about this game. This game has no reference value in either the result or the process."
At the same time, after taking out the schedule and playing around with the game on December 6, Wang Shuo went on to say: "I don't know what the Spurs' coaching staff is thinking, but I believe that we will play with their team on the 6th. The second game will definitely not be easy.”
According to the schedule, after the home game against the Spurs on the 4th, the Wizards will fly to San Antonio on the 6th to usher in their second regular season game with the Spurs this season.
Therefore, Wang Shuo firmly believes that if Popovich really has other intentions, his fox tail will definitely be exposed in San Antonio.
"interesting."
Looking at the schedule, Wang Shuo discovered that indeed, the West was still more fun during this period...
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