Chapter 208: Fermentation
In fact, if you put aside the Lakers' "robbery" of Gasol, we don't mention it. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In February '08, there was another event destined to leave a deep mark in the history of the league, that is, the NBA's Eastern and Western Player of the Month of the Month was won by the Celestial Empire at the same time.
Needless to say, Ruan Erniu finally averaged 32.5 points, 20.6 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game in the whole month with 2 40+ times in a single month and a shocking performance of 59 points, and Ruan Erniu also led the Hawks to an excellent record of 11 wins and 4 losses throughout January.
Winning the Player of the Month award for two consecutive months, Nguyen Erniu has unlimited scenery, since the Player of the Month award was established in the 79-80 season, no player has been able to win the trophy in the rookie season, but Ruan Erniu has done it.
Even Deng Dudu, who was ridiculed by fans as "the peak of his debut" and "forever No. 21 rookie", even if he won the first team of the season in his rookie season, he failed to get the POM in his rookie season, let alone win the re-election.
The POM in the west was won by Yao Ming, a compatriot of Erniu and the top center of the league. In fact, remove Ruan Erniu, a center with a vague position, and then remove Deng Dudu, who always claims to be a big forward (in fact, he is closer to a traditional center), Yao Ming is a well-deserved No. 1 center in the league.
Well, provided he stays healthy.
Da Yao averaged 25.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game in January, averaging 37.9 points per game and shooting 54.3 percent from the field, and the Rockets had a 10-3 record in January. You know, this January, T-MAC was lying on the injury list and never came back, and Da Yao, who led the team with a single core, was able to achieve such results, I have to say that this is a manifestation of his super strength.
The Rockets are accelerating, and the Hawks have climbed to second place in the East and second in the league.
At the top of the list, of course, is the Celtics, who have a 36-8 record, and with this situation, it will be easy for them to win 60 wins.
The Hawks followed with a 33-10 record, while the Pistons, who were knocked out of second place, trailed the young Hawks with a 33-13 record.
With one regular season game left between the Hawks and Pistons this season, it is predictable that it will be another playoff-caliber game.
Then again, these news would definitely be the best choice for the front page headlines in normal times, but the big news in early February must be that Gasol was traded to the Lakers.
Not long after Ruan Erniu got off the plane, he was interviewed by Wang Meng, a reporter from the "Sports Weekly" stationed in Atlanta.
The relationship between the two is good, so they directly dispensed with the guest and cut to the chase.
"First of all, congratulations to you and Da Yao for winning last month's POM together, this is also the biggest surprise for Celestial Empire fans, can you briefly summarize your own feelings and last month's game?" Wang Meng asked.
Ruan Erniu thought about it and said: "Of course I am very happy to get this honor, Brother Yao has been in the NBA for seven years, and he only got the second POM in his career, I did it in my rookie season, which must be a proud thing for me."
But that doesn't mean that my personal accolades are higher than the team's results. Last month, we won games that weren't tough and we lost some games that we didn't deserve.
Especially against the Phoenix Suns, we had very little room to fight back, which reminded us that we are still far from the top teams in the league. ”
Wang Meng smiled: "What about the 59-point night? You broke Chamberlain's rookie season scoring record of 58 points in a single game, why don't you talk more about this game?"
Ruan Erniu also smiled: "Didn't you say it all? So I came to the conclusion that I am now the holder of the record for the highest score in a single game in the new season, and that's it." ”
"That's all, Erniu, you call pretending, you know?"
"Brother Wang, would you put that sentence of yours into the interview?" Ruan Erniu asked with a grin.
Wang Meng shook his head and said, "No, because I don't want to lose this job yet."
So, let's talk about the topic that everyone is talking about right now, what do you think will happen to the Lakers after they get Gasol?
Nguyen Erniu came to the spirit, and before there was no trade from Mike Bibby, the Hawks were naturally aiming for the second round of the playoffs. But with Bibby, that goal must change.
And this change means that the Celtics in the East, the Lakers in the West and other teams have become the objects that the Hawks need to study carefully.
"Judging from the latest interview reports, Popovich called this deal a standard 'robbery'. Personally, I partially agree with this statement.
Because Gasol is a player who fits seamlessly into the Lakers' 'triangle offense' system, what I don't approve of is that the Grizzlies' losses may not be as big as everyone thinks. ”
Wang Meng suddenly became interested, this is the first time he heard a different voice about this big deal that shocked the league, "What do you say? Did the Grizzlies also profit? You know, they lost All-Star level Paul Gasol." ”
Ruan Erniu stretched out two fingers and said: "First, Kwame Brown is also an instant combat force, and second, no one knows what the strength of that Paul Gasol's younger brother Mark Gasol is, from the perspective of two points alone, the Grizzly Bear's loss is far from as big as everyone imagined." ”
Speaking of this, Wang Meng suddenly covered his mouth and said: "The trade deadline is coming in a few days, take the liberty of asking, is there any inside information on the Hawks' side?"
Of course, Ruan Erniu couldn't reveal his tone at will, and spread his hands and said, "I have nothing to say about this!"
In fact, there is much more to the discussion about this seismic transaction.
In addition to the extreme anger of the Spurs, the Lakers' direct rival in the West, the attitude of the Celtics, who are in full swing in the East, is also the focus of attention from various media outlets.
This time, the Big Three's answer was quite unanimous, and they said in an interview: no matter who the opponent is, the Celtics' goals will not change, and only the championship is their only pursuit.
Ruan Erniu's attitude towards this interview is: "At the beginning of the season, BIG3 was gathered, which is more than half a season more run-in time than the Lakers, and the Celtics have a cheap person, of course, they won't talk nonsense." ”
The league has made up its mind to push the yellow-green battle, but no one would have thought that the dark horse of the Hawks is gradually becoming a powerful spoiler.
As the leader of the spoilers, Ruan Erniu must meet greater challenges.
In a world where the winner is king, no one cares if he's a rookie or not.
Ruan Erniu on the field is as dazzling as a god, but Ruan Erniu off the field is still an ordinary person.
He was now a little uneasy about going back to his apartment in Midtown, and he promised Dr. Han to end the matter, but he didn't do it, and on the contrary, it was a bit complicated.
Men are selfish and possessive, which Ruan Erniu himself has to admit.
When he returned home and looked at Han Meimei, who had made dinner for himself in the house, Ruan Erniu's inner uneasiness intensified. (To be continued.) )