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Chapter 313 [Eastern finals against the Nets, it is not difficult to win the best]

Chapter 313 [Eastern finals against the Nets, it is not difficult to win the best]

As expected by experts, the Bulls did not make any waves, losing four straight games and being swept out by the Raptors.

Bulls coach Floyd should also be dismissed after the end of this season. The team's poor performance has a direct relationship with him. Many people see that he is not good at arranging defensive systems, and only man-to-man.

In the deciding game, the Raptors scored 43 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, blowing up the Bulls' perimeter, and Billups made four three-pointers in a row.Floyd will only switch players to defend and insist on man-to-man.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Floyd was really called "magic". He coached the Bulls for four seasons, with the highest single-season winning rate of 26%, bottoming out every year, and the team's defense was a mess, but he could still do it.

If you change coaches in those years, as long as your brain is normal, and there are Brand, Artest, Curry, Crawford, etc., the record will not be so bad.

In the two-round matchup in the Western Conference, the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 4-1, the Kings eliminated the Spurs 4-1, and joined the division finals.

In another series in the East, the Nets played wonderful team basketball under the leadership of Kidd, and eliminated the Pistons 4-1 to advance.

Stephen Jackson's dunk is not as good as Richard Jefferson's, but he's better in other ways.He was trained in the Knicks, played a good foundation, and took on more tasks when he arrived at the Nets.Not only can he break through, catch the ball and shoot, but he can also receive the ball from the outside for secondary organization after Kidd has no chance to break in.

In terms of data, although Jackson is not as good as the Pistons core Stackhouse, the defensive Stackhouse shooting rate is only 38%, which is lower than the regular season.

Stackhouse averaged 26 points per game in the series is nothing special, high shot in exchange, it is not too much to say that he is the team undercover.

Nets shooting guard "Mosquito" Corey Kittles did not suffer against Alan Houston. He was an excellent off-ball player and was good at chasing and defending. The two fought each other.

After a season of training, power forward Kenyon Martin has also improved offense and defense.The Nets started four players, except for center Eddie Curry, the defense is not weak.

Pistons coach Jeff Van Gundy has made an old problem. When it comes to key games, he will be gone on the spot. Every game is the same, and it is easy for opponents to come up with a solution.The first two games were tied 1-1, and the Pistons were once optimistic, but they lost two home games in a row.

The Nets have an excellent record, but the unfortunate one is "Lone Wolf" Marbury. After he and Kidd exchanged, the team immediately rose.People ignored the injuries suffered by the Nets last season and directly regarded Marbury as the number one cancer in the NBA.

The most benefited is head coach Byron Scott, who won the coach of the season award.

In Yang Rui's previous life, this season's honor belonged to Jim Carrey... oh no, it was Rick Carlisle.In this life, Carlisle failed to get the opportunity to coach the Pistons and went to the Supersonics. Although the record was not bad, he still couldn't get this award.

The Grizzlies Spain insider Paul Gasol won the Rookie of the Year, averaging 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 blocks per game.

The best sixth man was won by Collis Williams of the Pistons, averaging 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.Although the Raptors are powerful off the bench, the advantage is that they have more offensive points, and their single-player statistics are not particularly outstanding.

The Most Improved Player Award was won by Grizzlies point guard Byron Davis, who averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game this season, showing star data.

What surprised Yang Rui the most was that the Spurs' Tim Duncan won the Defensive Player of the Year award this season.

Originally, this award should have gone to Ben Wallace, but he was at the bottom of the Knicks, and apart from the data, there was really nothing to prove that he was good defensively.The Spurs have an outstanding record, and pseudo-fans can see at a glance that Duncan is the core of the defense.

In Yang Rui's previous life, many people said that the league owed Duncan a Defensive Player of the Year, and his defense was excellent until the season he retired.No way, this award is chosen by reporters, usually the person with the deepest impression.Without Big Ben, Garnett's record and team's defensive data are not as good as Duncan, so he can only give it to him.

The All-Defensive Team hasn't changed much, it's all acquaintances.Bruce Bowen was selected to the second team again after joining the Spurs, and Christie was also selected consecutively.

The best player in the regular season was won by "Shark" O'Neal. His data was lower than the previous two seasons, but he was still a monster, averaging 27.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3 assists, 0.6 steals and 2 blocks per game, shooting 57.9% from the field and free throws 55.5% is slightly inferior.

O'Neal finally breathed a sigh of relief that he was no longer an alternative among the big four centers.

In Yang Rui's previous life, O'Neal habitually stayed in the regular season after 2000. Kobe thought he was lazy, which was also a reason for the conflict.As a result, O'Neal has been very diligent in the past two years. Now he has a toe injury and insists on playing with the injury in order to get personal honor.

If Carter hadn't only played 60 games in the regular season, O'Neal would still be hard-pressed to win this season.Carter is particularly sorry for this, and he certainly hopes to win the honor of the best player a few more times.

Despite the small number of appearances, Carter was still selected for the best team, which is a kind of affirmation.

All-NBA First Team: Jason Kidd, Kobe, Carter, Duncan, O'Neal.

Second team: Iverson, McGrady, Garnett, Webber, O'Neal Jr.

Third team: Nash, Payton, Pierce, Nowitzki, Mutombo.

During the break, Yang Rui and all the members watched the fifth game between the Nets and the Pistons, studied the opponent's play style and weaknesses, and finally decided on tactics, giving up the zone defense, man-to-man on the defensive end, and pick-and-roll on the offensive end.

The Nets won, not because of the core Kidd's unresolved personal ability and the ability to turn corruption into magic, but because of the strength of each position.

To deal with such a balanced offensive and defensive team, you must be patient. In addition to watching the performance of the stars, you also need to watch the coach respond on the spot and see who makes mistakes first.Yang Rui's plan is for the starters and the Nets to grind their positions. As long as they don't fall behind, they can complete the rolling by relying on the depth of the bench.

The media publicized the game, thinking that Byron Scott and Yang Rui, who had just been elected as the best coach, would be a big attraction.

Yang Rui looked at the news and was quite disdainful. He didn't think Scott could be compared to himself.

In his previous life, countless cases have proved that Scott's coaching level is actually very average. It was only two lucky opportunities to coach a super point guard, and the team had a good lineup depth before playing a good record.

Both Jason Kidd and Chris Paul are particularly good at controlling situations, driving the team's offense, and acting like coaches on the court.In the days without a super point guard, Scott couldn't even lead the team to the playoffs.His on-the-spot adaptability is terrible, often on the sidelines in a daze, or inexplicable substitutions.

To say that Scott is an ordinary coach may be an overestimate of him. After 2010, he led the team for 5 years, between the Cavaliers and the Lakers, with a single-season highest winning rate of 31.8%, the bottom of the league in four seasons, and no one dared to use it after 2016. he is.

Scott is best at leading the team to pick the No. [-] pick. When he coached the Cavaliers, he was a lousy player, and other teams were garbage.

Yang Rui also thought about the future.Will Scott have the opportunity to coach the Hornets and Paul in the future?If this dude can be the best coach twice...he needs at least five or more to convince the crowd.

As long as you coach a team with enough depth in the lineup, and the record is greatly improved from last season, it is really not difficult to win the best coach.

(End of this chapter)