Li Wei and Popovich touted each other and quickly became a hot topic of media discussion before the game.

You must know that Li Wei, the coach, usually gives people the feeling of being arrogant. What about the famous and famous? What Pat Riley, Larry Brown, Larry Bird, I'm not used to it, I can squirt if I want!

In fact, Li Wei is not used to being a famous handsome, the league has been scolded by him, the referee has been scolded by him, and even the rules have been scolded by him, almost he dares to say anything that is not pleasing to the eye, anyway, people can be capricious if they have money, and they are not afraid of fines!

But Coach Li, who has eyes above the top, actually looks at Popovich very pleasing to the eye, and even ranks Popovich with Phil Jackson and Tomjanovich!

Who are Phil Jackson and Tomjanovich?

These are two of the greatest managers of the 90s, they have won a total of 8 titles in the last 10 years, and two are Chuck Daley's, nothing else!

How can Popovich compare with these two famous coaches? Not to mention, Li Wei still thinks he can beat Pat Riley!

Most media believe that the reason why Li Wei blows Popovich is because Popovich is not a threat to him, and no matter what he says, everyone will not take it seriously. Another part of the media believes that Li Wei is indeed likely to appreciate Popovich, after all, Popovich did a good job in terms of swinging, and when Li Wei blew Popovich for the first time, the Knicks suffered 21 consecutive defeats, and the goal was to sign the champion!

As for Popovich blowing Li Wei, everyone saw it as a polite tribute.

This guy has been an assistant coach, and the only experience as a head coach before coaching the Spurs was with an NCAA Division III team. If he hadn't become the team's vice president and general manager beforehand, he wouldn't have been able to become the team's coach at all.

It can be said that Popovich did not despise Li Wei's capital, so after being praised, he could only hold the other party to the sky.

Another issue that everyone is talking about is the 97 Golden Generation.

Looking at it now, the rookie quality of the class of 97 is not as good as that of the class of 96, only Duncan and Van Horn can be called cornerstone players this time, Ron Mercer, Maurice Taylor and others Although the data is good, the team's record is quite bad, and Maddie and others are playing on the bench. But when Li Wei was interviewed, he unceremoniously gave himself the title of "Golden Generation".

"I think we're going to have at least five guys in the All-Star team this time, Tim Duncan, Antonio Daniels, Tracy McGrady, Stephen Jackson, and me. Now among these five great players, the Spurs have two, we have three, so we have the advantage, but unfortunately Maddie is injured and can't play, so the win is five-five! ”

Li Wei's speech naturally caused the reporters to laugh.

Antonio Daniels plays as a point guard, averaging 24 points and 7 assists per game in his senior year, which is very impressive and is considered to be an instant fighter. In the '97 draft, the Grizzlies drafted him with the No. 4 pick in the first round, just below Billups.

But Daniels' performance in his rookie year was not very good, and then in the 98 draft, the Grizzlies accidentally intercepted Mike Bibby, who was supposed to be the champion, so they didn't want to develop Daniels anymore, and the Spurs picked up a big bargain and switched him to the hand.

It's a pity that Popovich is now unstable and urgently needs to achieve good results to prove himself, so he can only play the main team, try to win, and have no time to develop a rookie. Daniels sat at the water cooler every day, looking at the back of the little general to pass the time.

In his previous life, Daniels finally survived until the junior general Johnson left, and the Frenchman Parker came. Popovich looked at Daniels, who was already 26 years old, and then at Tony Parker, who was only 19 years old, and finally decided - let's train young people!

Thus, Daniels continued the tragedy.

However, this player is still very strong, although he has never received the team's key development, he played in the league for 13 years before retiring, and has always been a reliable rotation.

From the current point of view, Duncan has been selected for the best team for two consecutive years, and it is still a while, Daniels and Maddie are also amazingly talented and have great potential, Li Wei, who is 1.63 meters tall, once again shamelessly ranked himself and these geniuses together, and it is strange that reporters don't laugh.

NBC was of course in charge of the national televised broadcast of the Finals, and Bob Costas and Doug Collins sat on the sidelines early.

In addition to NBC, ESPN is also a partner of the NBA, and they have acquired the rights to broadcast the radio broadcast of the Finals, which is the part that is responsible for the radio.

Many fans who can't watch the finals on TV can listen to ESPN's commentary on the radio.

The commentator on the ESPN side is Brent Musberg. This is a very famous narrator who has worked for CBS Sports for nearly 20 years, mainly on football and basketball, and occasionally on baseball, horse racing, tennis, golf, and other games. He jumped to ESPN in '90 and became one of ESPN's most important commentators.

Musberg's partner is Jack Ramsay, a generation of famous coaches who usually serve as guest commentators for the Heat.

Unfortunately, the Heat were eliminated in the first round, and Jack Ramsey could only explain the Finals for the Knicks in the Eastern Conference.

"Welcome to ESPN's live broadcast of the Grand Finals, and sitting next to me is championship coach Jack Ramsay. Jack, Coach Lee has always been angry that he didn't become the top pick in '97, what do you think about this? Musberg asked.

Jack Ramsey said: "Haha, I think Duncan is the top pick in '97, but Coach Lee really shouldn't be drafted!" ”

Brent Musberg said, "Oh? So do you think Coach Lee, who is less than five feet tall, oh, is worth a second-round pick now? ”

Jack Ramsey said: "Coach Lee's role is definitely not on the court but on the sidelines, if he had shown his coaching ability earlier, I think it would be okay to draft him with a first-round pick, a coach who can bring the eighth-place team to the finals, would it be a loss to use a first-round pick?" ”

Brent Musberg said: "That's true, but there has always been a saying that Coach Lee is actually a puppet, and the real coach of the Knicks is Chuck Daley. ”

"Chuck was hospitalized before the Eastern Conference Finals, but now the team standing in the Finals is the Knicks, not the Pacers who everyone thinks are stronger, and I think that is enough to say that Coach Lee is at a good level," said Jack Ramsay. Moreover, in the past two years, when the Knicks were black seven and black eight, I sat on the sidelines and saw very clearly that the Knicks' tactics after the pause were generally arranged by Coach Lee, unless there was a problem with the defense, Chuck Daley would not come out.

Maybe Chuck has contributed a lot to this Knicks team, but I believe that Coach Lee is by no means a puppet, and he may mean more to this Knicks than everyone thinks! ”

Brent Musberg smiled: "You actually said that Coach Li is not a puppet, and if you broadcast the Heat game live next season, Pat Riley is going to talk to you about it!" ”

Jack Ramsay said, "Haha, even if Pat was sitting next to him, I would say that!" ”