The Suns successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
Wang Shuo, who fully felt the difficulty of the Western Region this year, did not choose to celebrate with Barkley and others. Instead, he went home and had a good sleep with his arms around Ambrosio, a human-shaped pillow.
Early the next morning, Wang Shuo, who was full of energy, immediately started work mode in an orderly manner.
In addition to reviewing the major events that happened in the NBA during the battle of wits between him and the Spurs brain trust, he also paid attention to the battles of other opponents in the East and West this year.
In the Eastern Conference, after reversing the Wizards to advance in the first round of the playoffs, the 76ers led by D'Antoni are currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Nets, who have already eliminated Scott, in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
In the first round of the playoffs, Kidd couldn't stand Scott's various mysterious operations, so after leading a group of brothers to force the Nets management to go to court, Kidd decisively grabbed the tactical board from Scott. , and led the Nets to eliminate the Celtics with a score of 4 to 3.
In fact, in terms of the Nets' paper strength, if Scott had a little more ink in his belly besides his point guard-beating tactics, the Nets wouldn't have waited until seven games to eliminate Kay. Celtic people.
In the current round of the Eastern Conference semifinals, which leads the 76ers by a big score of 3-1, the Nets players have proved with their actions that sometimes, the coaching bench is really better than leashing a dog.
From the best coach in the NBA to the best bad coach in the NBA.
After being beaten by the Nuggets at home with Paul in the future, the most glorious thing in coach Byron Scott's coaching career is that he led the Cavaliers to win the No. 1 pick twice in three years. .
And, accompanied Kobe on the final retirement tour of his career.
Since the 76ers' overall lineup is currently limited, Wang Shuo is not optimistic that D'Antoni can lead the 76ers to complete a comeback in the conference semifinals.
If nothing else, the Nets will win a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals.
On the other side, the Pistons, who had easily eliminated the Bucks before, easily swept away Wade and his Heat, who had gone the furthest with the team among the three Gianguave brothers this year, with a score of 4-0. .
In this series, the Pistons fully demonstrated to the world the solidity of their lineup.
In the game, the Pistons' substitutes often consciously defeated the Heat before the main force could attack.
When reviewing this series, Wang Shuo often saw Pistons All-Star center Ben Wallace serving tea and water to the Pistons substitutes on the bench.
In order to avoid sitting on the bench for too long and losing match fitness, according to incomplete statistics, in this series with the Heat, Ben averaged 50 times per game waving towels for the team and 50 times handing water glasses to teammates. A super double-double.
The Pistons' smooth road to promotion also made them the favorites to win the championship in the eyes of the world.
As for the West…
Just like in Wang Shuo's memory, "Wolf King" Garnett played the highlight of his career in the conference semifinals against the Lakers.
In the first four games with the Lakers, Garnett averaged 24.5 points, 14.5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game for the team.
In the playoffs, the Timberwolves, who welcomed Szczerbiak back, tied with the Lakers at 2-2 after the first four games.
The only fly in the ointment is that as Cassell retired from injury in the G3 game and missed the rest of the Timberwolves' playoff games, the Timberwolves' promotion prospects have been cast a shadow.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, because he reached the Western Conference Finals with the Timberwolves in the 2003/04 season, Garnett, who felt that he was expected to make some achievements in this bitter cold land of Minnesota, also accepted the offer given to him by the Timberwolves in the summer of 2004. signed a five-year, $100 million contract extension.
According to relevant NBA rules, Garnett can only receive the theoretical maximum salary if he renews his contract with the Timberwolves.
Therefore, why doesn't Garnett want to make a little money while also winning a championship?
But now, things are different.
This year, Garnett, who finally led the Timberwolves past the first round of the playoffs, briefly talked with Duncan in private about the current situation of their respective teams during the Los Angeles Star Weekend.
As a result, Garnett was almost angered to death by Duncan.
no.
Can you, Duncan, compete with me, Garnett?
You have a championship, finals MVP, and regular season MVP!
But what about me?
I don’t even have an All-Star Game MVP! (Note ①)
Originally, in the historical 2003/04 season, due to the excellent record of the Timberwolves and Garnett's outstanding performance in the regular season, he would be undisputedly elected as the regular season MVP of the 03/04 season.
Can......
Just this year's Iverson.
In fact, after the All-Star Weekend, it was clear to everyone that Iverson had already locked up this NBA player's top personal honor in advance.
Unfortunately.
Even if there is a little hope, Garnett doesn't have any hope at present.
especially......
After the man arrived in his loyal Western Region.
Who knows how many years the Suns will monopolize the Western Conference under his leadership?
Just like when everyone chose to run west to avoid Jordan.
Right now, the chain reaction brought about by Wang Shuo's appearance has even affected the future alliance's eastern and western structure.
After struggling to lead the Timberwolves to a 2-2 draw with the Lakers, under Duncan's persuasion, Garnett, who increasingly felt that he could not be harmed by his damn loyalty, had already made up his mind.
If the Timberwolves cannot reach the Western Conference Finals this year, then he will leave this summer this summer, the city he has worked hard for for many years.
As a repayment for this team, in Garnett's view, the only thing he can do is that he can accept the Timberwolves to let him leave in the summer through a sign-and-trade method, leaving the city with a spark of reconstruction. ...
…
On May 14, later that day, the NBA officially announced the list of winners of this year's major awards.
There is no suspense about the regular season MVP.
It was won by Allen Iverson, who led the team to first place in the Western Conference during the regular season and also won the scoring and assist titles.
This is the second time in Iverson's career that he has been elected regular season MVP.
At the same time, he also became the second player in the history of the Suns to win the regular season MVP immediately after being traded to the Suns.
The last player to accomplish this feat was named Charles Barkley.
Later, he was generally referred to as the "Uncrowned King" or "the only player in the TNT trio without a championship ring."
On this day, when Iverson gave his acceptance speech, Barkley, who felt deeply unlucky for himself, did not even attend the press conference when Iverson was awarded the regular season MVP.
In order to avoid spreading his misfortune to the Suns, Barkley decided to wear an opponent's jersey under his suit in every game during the Suns' playoff journey.
Moreover, he would "punish" himself by dictating "Lakers championship" and "Pistons championship" a hundred times every day.
In addition to the regular season MVP won by Iverson...
A year later, Wang Shuo also achieved a breakthrough this year by leading the Suns. He was elected the NBA's best head coach for the second time in his coaching career.
The only regret is that because Carlisle's coaching record this year is also brilliant, Wang Shuo was not able to be elected as the NBA's best head coach again with full votes.
Carlisle failed to defeat Wang Shuo in the selection of this award, not because the Pistons' performance was not good enough, but because the Pistons had already reached the Eastern Conference finals last season, so in the eyes of their peers, they were not as good as Wang Shuo, who led the Suns to complete a turnaround. sparkle.
In addition, this year's Most Improved Player Award was also won by Amare Stoudemire of the Suns.
He defeated his teammate Tyson Chandler in the selection.
From a half-step star forward to a half-step super power forward...
This year, Stoudemire has achieved a qualitative leap in both personal data and team performance.
Some experts even believe that Stoudemire, who is currently only 21 years old, has the potential to challenge the throne of the best power forward in NBA history in the future.
And this has undoubtedly indirectly affected the mentality of other top power forwards in the league.
After all, Stoudemire is too young.
And being young means that he has unlimited possibilities.
In addition, this year's Sixth Man of the Year award was won by Antoine Jamison, who transferred to the Dallas Mavericks last summer.
The title of best defensive player was taken away by Ben.
Marion unfortunately lost in this selection.
The reason is that as the distinguished number one in the league this year, it is impossible for NBA officials not to give the Pistons a piece of the cake.
As for Rookie of the Year?
Although before the lottery was drawn, most people believed that Carmelo Anthony should be elected.
However, due to his complicated political background, after some weighing, Stern still faced tremendous pressure and hinted that the judges awarded the award to the "proud man of heaven" LeBron James.
In addition to the selection of major awards, the results of this year's best team and best defensive team selection are also as follows:
All-NBA first team: O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe, Iverson.
Best second team: Yao Ming, Stoudemire, Marion, Ray Allen, Kidd.
Best third team: Ben, Nowitzki, Peja, Cassell, Tracy McGrady.
All-Defensive First Team: Ben, Garnett, Marion, Kobe, Kidd.
All-Defensive Second Team: Ratliff, Kirilenko, Artest, Christie, Billups.
Brothers Yao and Stoudemire were both shortlisted for the All-NBA Second Team this year.
Because this season, Yao Ming has already performed as a super center. In addition, in two direct conversations with Yao Ming, Ben was beaten into a "little alarm clock" by Yao Ming. Therefore, it is true that Yao Ming was shortlisted for the second team this time. It makes sense.
Although Marion failed to beat Ben in the Best Defensive Player selection, as compensation, he was also shortlisted for the All-NBA Second Team and the All-Defensive First Team.
In this life, the biggest change from Wang Shuo's memory is Bowen, who was supposed to be shortlisted for the best defensive team for many years in a row. Because of the "San Antonio Incident" that year, starting from the 01/02 season, this guy has been missed for three consecutive years. Selection of awards.
On the 14th, the day he won the award, Iverson, who knows how to be grateful without having to borrow money from God, said in an interview: "I know that many people have been saying that I am a system player recently.
I think these people are right.
Because without the system that Wang has carefully built for us, it would be impossible for us to reach the Western Conference Finals this year.
Under his system, each of us is getting better, and everyone is benefiting from it. "
Even if Iverson, who will turn 29 in just over a month, is casual and careless, it does not mean that his emotional intelligence will not even compare to Danzi.
Iverson, who had been letting go for N years as early as Philadelphia, knew exactly where the limits of his abilities were.
If it weren't for Wang Shuo, in his opinion, he would never have been able to produce such beautiful data as this season in his life.
Previously, when he saw that the 40-year-old Danzi could still score the scoring title, Iverson admired Jordan more.
but now?
In Iverson's eyes, most of the credit for Jordan's scoring title last season must be attributed to Wang Shuo.
Others who have the same sentiment as Iverson include Stoudemire and Marion.
In an interview, Stoudemire said that if it weren't for Wang Shuo, he would never have been able to reach the threshold of a star power forward in his life.
It is even less likely that he will become a strong contender for the best power forward in NBA history in the eyes of the world.
“This season, many people have praised my talent.
I also know that my talent is better than most people even in the NBA.
But to be honest, if Wang hadn't guided me step by step, I wouldn't have known how to use these talents.
Yes, I usually work very hard and work very hard.
But Wang taught me how to work hard and how to work hard.
In China, there is an idiom called getting twice the result with half the effort. I think it is very suitable to describe Wang’s influence and role on me when I was growing up. "Xiao Si said in the interview.
As the "basketball succubus", God knows how many young people will be eager to play under Wang Shuo in the future after Iverson, Stoudemire and others have given their acceptance speeches?
When Wang Shuo received the Best Head Coach trophy, a reporter asked him why the players who played under him always got better.
In response to this, Wang Shuo smiled and said: "Knowing people well and assigning them well, that's all."
"This is the second time in your personal coaching career that you have won the best coach. You will only turn 30 next year. What height do you think you can reach in the future?" the reporters asked.
After a pause, Wang Shuo said: "My goal is the sea of stars!"
The reporters who were amused by Wang Shuo then asked: "Will you change coaching teams in the future?
Many team owners have recently stated in interviews that they hope that you can take your coaching talents elsewhere in the future. "
Looking at the reporter who asked the question, Wang Shuo's instinct told him that this was definitely a trap arranged by Stern.
In fact, during this year's Los Angeles Star Weekend, while participating in charity activities with the players, Stern, who was present at the time, hinted to Wang Shuo in private, intentionally or unintentionally, hoping that he would not stay in Phoenix forever in the future.
As the president of the league, Stern knows very well that once Wang Shuo stays in one place for a long time, based on his coaching ability, there is likely to be a team in the NBA in the future. No matter what Stern imposes, he will be unable to stop him. super team.
In Wang Shuo's memory, why was Stern unwilling to give the Celtics the No. 1 pick until he left office?
Nothing else.
Because Auerbach's influence is so great.
Stern doesn't want to see a second Celtics team appear in the league.
Therefore, with a talent like Wang Shuo, Stern certainly hopes that he can continue to be "nomadic".
Even if Wang Shuo leads different teams to win championships, it doesn't matter in Stern's eyes.
Because as long as his "nomadic" pace doesn't stop, the NBA will always be the NBA that is full of vitality and where everything is competing.
Therefore, Wang Shuo knew very well that the guy who asked him questions at this moment was definitely sent by Stern to deliver the message to him:
Xiao Wang...
You see, given our relationship, are you still afraid that after you change teams and coach in the future, brother, I will neglect you?
As long as you don't stay in Phoenix all the time, wouldn't it be great if your brother becomes the king and you become the little king in the NBA from now on?
At the press conference, Wang Shuo, who has always had a tacit understanding with Stern, said after pondering for two seconds: "I like challenges and I am eager for challenges.
But I focus more on the present than the future. "
On this day, after the man who was responsible for delivering the message conveyed Wang Shuo's message back to the NBA headquarters in New York, Stern's always-suspicious heart immediately relaxed completely.
Although Wang Shuo's coaching experience is only three years, Stern, who "doesn't understand football", knows better than those in the industry who "understand football" how terrible he is.
In Washington, 39-year-old Michael Jordan was elected the NBA regular season MVP for the sixth time in his career, and at the age of 40, he won the NBA regular season scoring title for the 11th time in his career.
In Washington, those little-known young players were trained by him into star players.
If you say, in Washington, you can also say that this is an accident.
What about in Phoenix?
You know, before the start of this season, even if Stoudemire was extremely talented, no one could have imagined that he would become a candidate for the best power forward in NBA history overnight.
And Allen Iverson.
This discarded kid from Philadelphia became the number one active player in the NBA in the eyes of the world in less than a year!
Just this kind of coaching ability, just this kind of marketing ability...
How could David Stern not be afraid or panic?
However, despite this day, Stern was very satisfied with Wang Shuo's reply.
But right now, Stern is troubled by another thing.
That is the issue of this year's No. 1 pick.
Looking at the Knicks, whose team's total salary is as high as 90 million US dollars, but is gloriously at the bottom this season...
While Stern is angry about his inability to fight and laments his misfortune, he is also seriously considering whether to save the Knicks.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, it's not like Stern never thought about getting the Knicks.
But no matter what, the Knicks team is either not bad enough, or there is a problem with the timing of their bad performance.
Many times, when the Knicks choose a bad season, the next year is a famous draft year.
Stern knows very well that from the perspective of the Knicks, even a big draft year may not be able to save them, let alone a small draft year?
However, this year, the Knicks chose to completely mess up the team in order to attract Wang Shuo to join them in the future.
Therefore, the current situation has also undergone a subtle change.
The first is that the Knicks chose the right time to mess up this year.
After all, the Knicks are not completely bad at the moment. In the past few years, although they have hardly been as brave as they were in the 1990s, the Knicks are still a serious team capable of making the playoffs.
Therefore, Stern feels that as long as he plays PY, the Knicks still have some hope of returning to the playoffs.
Secondly, compared with future draft years, there are two very good center prospects among the 2004 rookies.
One is Dwight Howard, a talented high school student with incredible talent.
One is Emeka Okafor, who just led the team to win the NCAA championship.
As a team with a center tradition, in Stern's view, no matter how blind the Knicks are, they will not miss one of these two players.
Therefore, this also gave Stern an inner impulse to raise his hand to the Knicks.
But at the moment, the reason why Stern is struggling is mainly because New York is the location of the NBA headquarters. Stern does not want people to think that the NBA is deliberately taking care of the Knicks because of his PY.
Fortunately, the Knicks are lucky.
Because on this day, Mark reminded Stern at the right time, "David, don't you want to hear the cheers again in Madison Square Garden?"
At this moment, looking at Mark's sincere eyes, Stern was moved.
This is not because he wants to hear cheers again in Madison Square Garden, but in his opinion, he cannot deliberately not be "fair, open, and just" for the sake of the so-called "fair, open, and just".
And on the day when the Suns swept all major awards and Stern decided to raise his hand to the Knicks...
Colangelo and his son were also debating whether or not to tell Wang Shuo that they were preparing to sell the Suns.
In fact, the reason why Colangelo and his son wanted to recruit Wang Shuo at all costs was to let Wang Shuo come and take advantage of the Sun, so that they could sell the Sun at a high price in the future.
Because the elder Colangelo had to go to the hospital every now and then to discuss life with the nurse due to his poor health, in order to save his old life, the elder Colangelo knew very well that he could no longer continue to run the Suns.
"Father, you know, the king doesn't like to be deceived. I think it's better for us to tell him the truth." On this day, little Colangelo, who knew that his father had already reached a preliminary agreement with the buyer in private, told him said the old father.
"But now, he is leading the team to prepare for the Western Conference Finals. If we go to talk to him about this matter at this time, will it affect him and the team?" Colangelo said with a worried look.
"Father, you and I both know very well what kind of person Robert Sarver is, who is about to take over the Suns.
To be honest, if he hadn't paid the highest price, then I really wouldn't like him at all.
Especially after he said that no matter what, I would never give a head coach an annual salary of $10 million. "Little Colangelo reminded his old father.
After nodding, the elder Colangelo said: "I don't like him either, but who asked him to give him more money?
I think you're right, Brian, we need to confess everything to the king, otherwise, it may affect our personal relationship with him. "
Although he is currently preparing to sell the Suns, this does not mean that the old Colangelo is willing to give up another of his titles:
President of USA Basketball.
After suffering a disastrous defeat at the World Championships held at home in 2002, the elder Colangelo, who also holds the title of Chairman of the NBA Rules Committee, has seen that American basketball is lagging behind in terms of basic player skills and team tactics.
Therefore, Colangelo, who knows that Wang Shuo's coaching talent is 10,000 times better than that of American coaches, also hopes that Wang Shuo can bring his talent to the Dream Team.
Although at present, there is still a strong voice within the American Basketball Association against hiring foreign coaches.
But Colangelo Sr. must find a way out for American basketball in the future.
After all, how can a country that cannot dominate world basketball for a long time have the nerve to say that its basketball league is the best in the world?
How can you have the nerve to attract those well-known international players?
The elder Colangelo, who holds the dual titles of Chairman of U.S. Basketball and Chairman of the NBA Rules Committee, like Stern, also hopes that the NBA can go further and further on the road of globalization.
Because only in this way will the fundamentals of basketball be expanded.
Therefore, the elder Colangelo did not want to break up with Wang Shuo unless it was absolutely necessary.
On the 15th, struggling to hold on to his body that might have to see God at any time, the elder Colangelo held a personal celebration banquet for Wang Shuo on the grounds of commending Wang Shuo for leading his team to the Western Conference Finals.
At the celebration banquet, the elder Colangelo got straight to the point, and while expressing his apology to Wang Shuo, he said: "Although we have cooperated for less than a year, I know very well that you are an honest person.
Therefore, I do not intend to hide from you, King, that my body is no longer able to support me in continuing to run this sun. "
Hearing this, Wang Shuo, who was extremely familiar with the history of the Sun, pretended to be surprised and said angrily: "Damn it, you should have told me earlier, Jerry!
If you had told me all this earlier, I never would have chosen to coach in Phoenix! "
On the side, little Colangelo hurriedly comforted Wang Shuo: "Wang, we can understand your mood. But...
Well, my dad and I did cheat on you last year.
We had clearly planned to sell the team early on, but we still tricked you into coming to Phoenix.
But...if you could, could you forgive me and my father? "
Wang Shuo sighed and said, "I don't know how I can forgive you.
You should know that changing the owner of a team is a big deal!
Because I simply don't know whether the new owner of the team can still form a good cooperative relationship with me.
I don't know what kind of ambition he has, whether he just wants to make money, or whether he wants to compete for the championship.
Moreover, if there is a problem with his character, how do you ask me to cooperate with him? "
Looking at Wang Shuo who was making sense, little Colangelo said: "Wang, I know that the problems you mentioned exist objectively.
So my father and I don't intend to hide it from you.
Robert Sarver will officially take over the Suns as soon as this summer or next summer at the latest. "
"Robert Sarver? What kind of person is he?" Wang Shuo continued to ask knowingly.
Colangelo Jr. told the truth: “First of all, he’s a guy who thinks he knows a lot about football.
Secondly, I don’t want to hide it from you. If he comes to take over the sun...
Then he will probably not provide you with the salary package we currently provide you. "
Damn it!
Putting aside Savor’s two labels of racism and extreme misogyny…
Wang Shuo knew very well that it was impossible for him to establish a good cooperative relationship with a boss like Sarvor who liked to do micromanaging and was stingy.
Historically, Sarver took much of the credit for the rise of the sun to himself.
But in fact, fans who really understand the history of the Suns know that the foundation of the Suns was laid during the Colangelo era.
Long before Sarver took over the Suns, Colangelo and his son had already established a core system for the Suns headed by Stoudemire, Marion, and Nash.
And the cap space is still very healthy.
In addition, as a "hard-core ruthless person" who wants to show off how good his wife's figure is to his employees, he even sends various private photos of his wife to his employees for appreciation...
Wang Shuo didn't want to be liquidated together with his brother after a thunderstorm in the future.
In fact, Wang Shuo was previously willing to take over the Suns precisely because he knew that Colangelo and his son would sell the team in the near future.
If the team changes its owner, then he will have a reasonable reason to leave after his contract expires.
After all, there is one emperor and one courtier.
No matter where we are in the global village, there has always been one leader and one leadership team.
However, Wang Shuo did not expect that because of his appearance, Colangelo and his son would sell the Suns earlier than expected.
But come to think of it...
As for the sun in this life, no matter from which angle you look at it, it is an investment that will never lose money.
At this moment, looking at Colangelo Jr., Wang Shuo said with surprise: "I am the best head coach in the NBA twice...
At the same time, he is deeply loved by fans and players in Phoenix. He is not even willing to give me an annual salary of 10 million US dollars, right? "
Colangelo Jr. said helplessly: "I don't know what he thinks, but when I met with my father before, he did say that if he becomes the team owner in the future, he will not allow a boss to Coaches get paid so much.
Because in his view, the NBA is a league of stars, and the head coach is just the nanny of the team. "
Hearing this, Wang Shuo immediately felt that this was indeed in line with the character of Savor in his memory.
In the NBA, the head coach is certainly important.
But in fact, since each team has different team building ideas and each team owner has different operating ideas, not all NBA teams will value a head coach as much as Colangelo and his son. effect.
Even now, as long as Wang Shuo becomes a free agent, more than half of the NBA teams will line up to grab him.
Can......
The past history of the NBA has been told to Wang Shuo countless times.
Unless he can continue to prove in the future that he can lead different teams to championships.
Otherwise, in the NBA food chain, the head coach's status is so humble.
On this day, after the celebration banquet, Wang Shuo said to Colangelo and his son with a "worried" look on his face: "Thank you for telling me this.
But for now, I still want to focus on the team’s next games. "
When saying goodbye to Wang Shuo, Old Colangelo hesitated for a moment and said to Wang Shuo: "Wang, I can't guarantee or promise you, but I still want to ask you a question.
If I invited you to coach the US men's basketball team in the future, would you be willing? "
Wang Shuo said after thinking for a while: "If that day comes, I will definitely consider it seriously."
Coaching USA Basketball?
interesting.
In Wang Shuo's view, if the time is right, he really wants to play the role of the savior of American basketball.
Because he knows very well that during this period, American basketball has completely lagged behind in tactics...
Not surprisingly, they will definitely suffer in the next two competitions in 2004 and 2006.
Especially the American Dream Team formed in 2006 with James as the core.
As the leader of James, no one knows better than Wang Shuo how "terrible" and "daunting" James' "dominance" in the international arena is.
Therefore, in Wang Shuo's eyes, the achievements of being so easily obtained and even able to step on the American basketball coaches of the same period were in vain.
After Wang Shuo left, Colangelo and his son still felt guilty for selling the team behind Wang Shuo's back.
But after coming out of the celebration banquet, how could Wang Shuo still have the anxiety that he had deliberately shown to Colangelo and his son at the banquet?
No matter how people evaluate Robert Sarver in the future, in Wang Shuo's eyes, he is a "good guy" at this moment.
Because of his appearance, not only did Colangelo, the chairman of the American Basketball Association, owe himself a huge favor.
Moreover, he also helped himself plan his future in advance!
Now, in Wang Shuo's eyes, his next goal is much simpler.
That is, during his two-year tenure in Phoenix, he will find a way to lead the Suns to a championship, and then leave Phoenix gloriously with the championship!
And continue his "nomadic" career!
"Winning a championship once in two years shouldn't be difficult, right?" On this day, Wang Shuo thought silently in his heart.
…
In order to prepare for the next Western Conference Finals.
While patiently waiting for the Timberwolves and Lakers to decide the winner, Wang Shuo and his assistants are also intensively formulating the game plan for the Western Conference Finals and arranging team practice tactics these days.
"If our opponent in the Western Conference Finals is the Lakers, I plan to increase the proportion of our pick-and-roll and off-ball screens in the game. What do you think?" Wang Shuo asked while fiddling with the tactical magnet on the tactical board.
The tactic Wang Shuo was playing at this time was the "Spanish pick-and-roll" created by Obradovic, the founder of European basketball.
This "Spanish pick-and-roll" tactic quickly became popular all over the world after it came out in the 2002 Champions League final. In the future, Chinese fans will shudder when they hear the word "Spain".
Of course, the reason why Chinese fans will shudder in the future is not because they are afraid of being beaten by this tactic, but because at the 19th Men's Basketball World Cup, when coach Li Nan called a timeout, the Chinese fans heard the three words most from his mouth. It's "Spain".
When coaching the Wizards, Wang Shuo did not let this tactic debut in advance.
Even many of the pick-and-rolls used by the Wizards at that time were very similar to this tactic.
But because at that time Wang Shuo had to hug Jordan's thigh tightly to stabilize his position as coach.
Therefore, what the Wizards played the most in the game was the improved version of the triangle offense.
After coming to Phoenix from Washington, Wang Shuo's usual training sessions also included a lot of pick-and-roll and off-the-ball coverage training, and these combinations were closely related to the Spanish pick-and-roll.
Therefore, Wang Shuo does not need to worry that in just a few days, the Suns players will not be able to understand the essence of this tactic.
Especially with the two top players in Marion and Stoudemire.
"I understand, Wang, you hope that we can increase the amount of movement of the Lakers players on the court by interspersing a large number of off-ball screens and pick-and-rolls during the offense!" Looking at Wang Shuo, Mike Brown said.
Wang Shuo nodded and said: "Shaq is no longer the same Shaq he was back then.
He is 32 years old this year, as long as we can fully mobilize him on offense.
Then we don't have to worry, he can keep wreaking havoc on our inside line. "
As long as the Lakers advance to the Western Conference Finals, Wang Shuo plans to use Spanish pick-and-rolls and 1-2-2 zone defense and mixed man-to-man defense to deal with them.
Because the Spanish pick-and-roll can fully mobilize the opponent's players, and the NBA has a three-second defense, Wang Shuo believes that the Suns will definitely be able to effectively consume O'Neal and the old Malone who is now willing to assist "OK" through this tactic.
As for the latter…
The Lakers do have the best candidate to theoretically break the 1-2-2 zone defense.
But if you don’t understand, just ask...
Even if Kobe is willing to become the killer of the Lakers, what price will the Lakers have to pay?
Attack, O'Neal is likely to be unable to touch the ball for a long time.
To defend, O'Neal had to quickly retreat and then come back to face the Suns players' crazy off-the-ball movements.
O'Neal like this...
Does the sun still need to be afraid of him?
If the Lakers' coach at the moment is not Phil Jackson, but a coach who knows how to be flexible.
Then Wang Shuo might still have a headache over this.
But Phil Jackson...
Who doesn't know that he can only play the triangle offense and various versions of the triangle offense?
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In addition, facing this Lakers, in Wang Shuo's view, the Suns have another advantage.
That is, Phil Jackson's bad habit of not calling timeouts.
In the international arena, why do our teams often backhand a timeout after the opponent suddenly switches to a zone defense?
Because for basketball players whose culture is relatively "burning books and humiliating scholars", how can their brains run so fast?
In the same way, when faced with Spanish pick-and-rolls, many times, one's own coach needs to use timeouts to remind the players how to position themselves and how to respond when defending.
But Phil Jackson...
Not to mention whether he can understand the Suns' tactics at that time.
In Wang Shuo's view, it is very likely that he will not take his timeout even if he is beaten to death by the Suns, but chooses to let the players decide the outcome of the game on their own.
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On the 18th, the Suns finally waited for their opponent in the Western Conference Finals.
As Wang Shuo expected, in the round-by-round positional battle, the Timberwolves were no match for the Lakers who had regained the feel of the triangle offense.
In this series, Garnett really tried his best.
But no matter how much he screamed to the sky, beat his chest, or did ten or twenty push-ups afterwards, he could not change the fact that this Timberwolves could not match his ambition.
The Timberwolves failed to reach the Western Conference finals this year, which was a devastating blow to Garnett's confidence.
In addition, on the night when the Timberwolves were eliminated by the Lakers in Game 6, Paul Pierce, who was invited by Garnett and went to the scene to help Garnett, also advised Garnett after the game:
Brother Kevin, don’t hesitate anymore! Come to Boston! With my brother's help, if we can just randomly recruit someone to join the team, why worry about the great cause failing?
This west is no place for humans!
Think about it, the Lakers, the Spurs, the Suns, which one can you beat?
It’s not that I look down on my brother, but if we want to win the championship, do we have to get to the conference finals together first?
Garnett feels that Pierce is indeed his own good brother, so even if he asked Pierce: Who do you think can we pull?
Pierce immediately replied: Isn't this simple, Brother Kevin! I think Orando's big brother named Cuixi is very good!
During the star weekend this year, my brother and I have talked to Cuixi. As long as you are willing to start another mountain, Cui Xili and I worship Brother Kevin, you are the elder brother. In Boston, our three brothers will not give up or give up. Eat meat with meat, drink with soup together!
Is Pierce Micadium willing to assist me?
At this moment, Garnett's heart that had already been picked up by Duncan was completely rippling.
Tim is right. We do not let the damn loyalty hurt himself!
only......
On this day, Pierce, who is willing to be the "three brothers" in this "Taoyuan Jieyi", does not know ...
Just as Garnetta is more suitable for the attributes of the second home, and that even if McGrady wants to fight for a big family, in the end, he can only be the attributes of the second family. In the future, at this moment, he only wants to assist Garnett at this moment. The two brothers gave the assistant.
Of course, before Garnett's East Plan is finally implemented.
Who can know what happened in the future in the NBA that is possible?
According to the schedule, the first battle of the Western Finals of the Sun and the Lakers will begin on May 21.
In this round of the series, the sun is the first to play, and the series will still adopt the competition system.
On May 21, when Wang Shuo, who was ready, walked out of the house ...
After looking up at the clear sky of Phoenix, he saw Wang Shuo with a smile, and immediately clenched his fist.
Come on, Lakers!
Let's take a look, who is more worthy of the ticket of the finals!
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