Chapter 288: The Man (1/5)
While the Spurs players were celebrating the championship, reporters interviewed team owners Holt and Popovich one after another.
"It's a great team, like Mr. Stern said, five championships in '15 years, which is really incredible, and we haven't paid the luxury tax in those 15 years, RC and Greg are the best talents, they deserve all the accolades."
Holt seemed very happy, winning the most championships with the least amount of money, and he was definitely a breath of fresh air in the league.
"Thank you Mr. Stern, thank you Pitt, thank you to all the Spurs fans and of course most of all Mike (Budenholzer) and Chip [England] next to me, all the members of the coaching staff and the kids standing behind me."
Popovich was a rare serious moment.
"Tim I just saw him smile, it's not Joey [Crawford] in charge after the game."
But the seriousness only lasted for a moment, and his next words made the audience laugh.
Tang Tian also laughed.
To be honest, although he is about the same age as Popovich, in terms of mentality, he is not as open as Popovich.
"Just kidding, Tim, your smile is the most charming."
Even Leonard, who was on the side, couldn't help but laugh at these words.
"Manu, you're the youngest guy on this team because you don't shake when it counts."
"Tony, I know you and Boris must have made an appointment to go to a nightclub in the evening to have your French romance, although now that you are single again, I still want to say that you are not young."
"Danny, you're a good guy."
Kehuai ...... Well, to be honest, I haven't spoken a word to him yet. ”
"Don, my goddamn foolish head, this guy just helped me win a championship and I almost forgot about him, I owe you a bottle of 1874 Jefferson, I'll find it."
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Popovich's words kept the audience entertained.
It turns out that he is the most sassy person in the Spurs.
The reporter then interviewed GDP and Tang Tian one after another.
"Our key sir, in the 4 games you won, you have scored key goals in 3 games, you have a super super big heart, do you think you will get FMVP?"
Because the reporter on the sidelines is in the final vote of FMVP, this reporter asked this, which can be regarded as canvassing for Tang Tian in a change of direction.
It seems that Tang Tian's outstanding performance has conquered not only the fans, but also these venue reporters.
"Well, no, I was just lucky to hit those shots."
Tang Tian said and shook the braided rope bracelet on his wrist.
This immediately caused a flash of spotlight from reporters on the sidelines.
'Thiem's play was the most crucial part of us winning the game, and he was the No. 21 rookie.
When Tang Tian said this, Duncan was the first to laugh, and the fans and teammates were also happy.
The stalk of the No. 21 rookie is just popular among fans, but I didn't expect Tang Tian to put it directly on the table.
It's really down to earth!
But what Tang Tian said was right.
Although he has repeatedly made key shots, he has averaged only 11.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 3.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game in 6 games.
Although the stats on the defensive end are beautiful, and the 55% two-point shooting and 57% three-point shooting percentage are also very eye-catching.
But this data is obviously not enough for him to take the FMVP.
And as he said, Duncan is the key man in this series.
In 6 games, Duncan played normally in 5 games, and in the abnormal game, the Spurs lost by nearly 20 points.
He averaged 21.5 points, 12.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 54% from the field.
It's hard to imagine that this is a 35-year-old Duncan just by looking at this statistic, but if you know that he is Duncan, this FMVP is even more deserved.
The interviews here are over, and the voting of journalists over there is over.
Unlike the MVP selection rules, the FMVP selection is relatively simple.
11 media outlets, including ESPN, ABC, TNT, and DAY, voted on behalf of journalists.
The one with the most votes is the final FMVP.
So compared with MVP, his chances are naturally greater.
Although Tang Tian said so, everyone also knows how important Duncan is to the Spurs.
But until the final results are announced, no one knows who FMVP will end up with.
You must know that in addition to Tang Tian, Parker's average performance of 17.9 points and 9.2 assists per game is also quite good.
The staff came over with an envelope containing the results of the vote.
Stern took the envelope.
Ginobili and Dio also went over to help Russell to the front desk, and the staff held the FMVP trophy in their hands.
Stern opened the envelope, then habitually pretended to smile mysteriously.
"The winner of the 2011~2012 NBA Bill Russell (FMVP) trophy is ......"
Habitual pauses whet the audience's appetite.
"Tim Duncan."
Duncan, won the FMVP for the fourth time in his career!
He's "that man" for the Spurs!
There was a cheer from the players behind him, and the fans whistled.
Duncan's acquisition of the FMVP is the least in question.
Russell handed the trophy to Duncan.
Duncan bent down and passed his hands over.
Russell shook Duncan's hand and gave him a hug.
As the Lord of the Rings, Russell is very respected by the players, even O'Neal is respectful in front of him.
His behavior shows that he really loves Duncan very much.
Duncan lifted the trophy with one hand, a smile on his face.
Today was probably the day he had the most laughs of the year.
The reporter also came over quickly.
Duncan held the trophy in one hand and delivered his acceptance speech in the other.
"Thank you, thank you all."
Duncan's acceptance speech couldn't have been more concise.
But these few words have already amused everyone at the scene.
It's really Duncan.
The FMVP award ceremony ended, and the scene was sprayed with streamers again.
The Spurs cheered again.
The on-site awards ceremony ended, but the Spurs' celebration didn't stop there.
Agitated players and Popovich returned to the locker room with their championship trophy in hand.
The trophy will be brought back to San Antonio and displayed in the arena.
But until then, everybody on this team.
"Don't go out too late, we have a championship parade in two days, and I don't want any of you to be absent."
The old man was very happy, but he still didn't forget to remind the team members to pay attention to safety.
He is a Chinese parent.
"Champagne!"
But as soon as he said this, the champagne that the team members had prepared a long time ago sprayed directly on the old man.
This time, it wasn't just Tang Tian and Duncan, everyone made Popovich wet together.
Popovich didn't pretend to be angry this time, and laughed while holding his head.
It was a championship moment for the Spurs.
A season of hard work, just for this moment.
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