Chapter 093: The Big Apple Eventually Becomes a "Human"
On the first Tuesday of April, the league announced the best player in the East and West for March, and Paul was voted the best player in the West, averaging 23.4 points, 10.3 assists and 2.9 steals per game, overshadowing other players, including Kobe.
The reason why Paul became the best of the month, in addition to the excellent personal data, the main reason for the Hornets' outstanding record in March, a total of 13 games, Queen Bee and his younger brothers won 10 of them, and the total number of wins successfully jumped to fourth in the West, in front of him is the Nuggets where Li Chen's idol Anthony is located.
Although Kobe Bryant has the advantage in the team's record, his personal data is slightly inferior to Paul, with 24.7 points, 4.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds.
The best in the East went to James, and although he lost against the Lakers, the little emperor still led his Cavaliers to the top of the league, winning 11 of 13 games, and in addition to the Purple and Gold, the Cavaliers also lost to Pierce's Celtics while losing two key games, which is not much good news for the Cavaliers.
However, although he lost two games, the personal data of the little emperor is still impeccable, with 28.7 points, 7.3 assists and 7.9 rebounds, and the quasi-triple-double data really can't ask for more.
As for the best rookie, Li Chen was once again named the best rookie in the West, and the game in March was divided into two phases for the Big Apple, before the game against the Warriors, he was surrounded by the coaches of each team with wishful thinking, and after the game against the Warriors, the old Nelson used his tragic experience to completely prove the destruction of the Apple-cutting tactics, and the foul tactics that lasted for half a season will never be seen again in the subsequent game.
Before the Warriors, the Lakers played 4 games, plus the Warriors' game, Li Chen cut an average of 16.9 points, 8.3 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game in 5 games, and then, as Reggie Miller expected, the Big Apple, which lost the foul shackles, scored sharply, and then averaged 21.6 points, 8.2 assists and 6.8 rebounds per game in the next 6 games.
In the last few games in March, Li Chen grabbed the position of Kobe Bryant's MVP more than once, indeed, just looking at the data, the big Apple is really stronger than the data of the great god.
However, many professionals still have objections to this data, Li Chen's high score is largely based on Kobe Bryant's impact on the opponent's defense, if there is no god to attract defense for him, Big Apple's score is definitely not as easy as it is now. Just like the characteristics of the Chicagoans who settled on him at the beginning of the season, the Big Apple is indeed a beneficiary of the Lakers' tactical system.
The Purple and Gold's rich attackers provided him with great convenience for his assists, and at the same time, the existence of Gasol and Kobe Bryant's two strong points also pulled away part of his defensive strength, and finally, the opponent completely abandoned the foul tactics and opened the last gate, and the big Apple's data was unprecedentedly dazzling. As for his true strength, everything will not be known until he leads the team alone.
All in all, Li Chen averaged 19.4 points, 8.2 assists and 6.8 rebounds per game in 11 games, just like evaluating James, for a rookie, you can't ask for more from this data. Compared with the beginning of the season, Li Chen's data in all aspects have improved a lot.
If you don't look closely, some people may think that his scoring has dropped from the 20+ in the first few games of the season, but in fact, people at the beginning of the season do not understand the technical characteristics of this rookie, which leads to him getting more opportunities.
Later, when people gradually became familiar with the technology of the Big Apple, all kinds of targeted defense also came out, foul tactics are only one aspect, and tactics such as anti-shooting and non-protrusion, tight defense, etc., all limited Li Chen's play to a certain extent.
Now, while facing a variety of targeted defenses, Li Chen can still get the same level of scoring as he did at the beginning of the season, and the comparison before and after can clearly see the growth of his strength.
Up to now, the Big Apple's average performance has risen to 17.9 points, 8.2 assists and 6.7 rebounds per game, and no one has ever talked about the topic of the best rookie again, and everyone knows that as long as Li Chen can continue this state, then the best rookie will have no suspense.
In comparison, Rose, the best rookie in the East, is more than a step behind the Big Apple, although the performance of the champion Lang is also steadily improving compared to the beginning of the season, but compared to the amazing speed of the Big Apple, Rose is much more normal, so far averaging 17.1 points and 6.4 assists per game.
The Celestial Empire media coverage is very local, "Basketball Herald": The latest news from the league, the Big Apple Cruz Lee was undoubtedly elected as the best rookie in the West in March, with 19.4 points, 8.2 assists and 6.8 rebounds, which is not inferior to Chris Paul, the best player in the West.
Compared with the best rookie in the East, the Big Apple is even more crushing. At the beginning of the season, the situation of the four Little Swans has now clearly changed into the scene of the three English battles against Lu Bu. As for the Rookie of the Year, we've already established that it's the Big Apple's bag.
The U.S. media also reports on this kind of hype, but the more professional ones focus on topics that are far from as simple as they seem. Li Chen's sworn enemy, the Chicago Sun, published such an article.
"Maybe a lot of people are paying attention to how high Lee's score is, how comprehensive he is, and how fast he improves, but we want to say that his stats can show more than that, and as professionals, we should find something more valuable in it.
Just a closer look at Big Apple's performance before and after foul play shows that his shooting percentage has dropped, and yes, that god-like shooting percentage has dropped. From 77.8 before to 65.3 after that, although the score after getting rid of the foul shackles has risen, but at the same time, people have seen the value of defense.
In the face of high-intensity and highly targeted defense, the Big Apple's unrivaled shooting will also be troubled. Whereas before he was thinking about how to get the ball in, now he should be thinking about how to throw it in the face of defence.
At the same time, we must also be aware of the premise that a very important factor in Lee's high shooting percentage is that the likes of Kobe Bryant and Gasol have attracted him to defense, and once this help is not available, his shooting percentage will definitely continue to decline. We don't know exactly how far it will go, but one thing is certain: the Big Apple has become a "human" after all.
While our relationship with Lee isn't very friendly, that doesn't stop us from missing his god-like hits, and it's bound to leave an important mark in the history of the Alliance. ”
The Chicago Sun-Times article was generally fair, and many well-known basketball commentators agreed with it. It has become a consensus that the hit rate of the Big Apple will decline, and whether the fans accept it or not, this trend cannot be changed.
Li Chen also understands his situation, indeed, scoring now is not so easy compared to the beginning of the season, and the defensive strategy used by the defenders in the face of him will always make him very uncomfortable, as if what he wants to do is always in their expectations.
The shooting is okay, because Li Chen's shooting speed has almost reached the limit that human beings can reach, as long as the opportunity is good, it is difficult for the general defenders to interfere with his shooting, and other technical characteristics are different, such as back singles or breakthroughs, the skills themselves are not very proficient, and it is even more difficult to do in the face of targeted defense.
As a commercial league, the NBA is most commendable for their work efficiency, the shooting percentage is only the most basic, the shooting percentage is further down and the shooting percentage of each point, and the shooting selection probability of each point is continued to be scored. In short, as long as they are useful and can be counted, they will be handed over to the head coaches of the teams in the league as soon as possible.
Whoever breaks through with the left foot or the right foot, who shoots with what characteristics they have, who has a higher shooting percentage than other places, in short, the league's professional statisticians will not miss any place, as long as they can have an impact on the game, they will show it in the form of data seriously and responsibly.
The reason why the NBA is so popular is also because of his stats team, data makes people crazy, and people always have an unnatural sense of excitement when faced with all kinds of complicated data.
The league has grown to the point where it is today, and data has become one of the most important components of the NBA game. Suffice it to say, if the NBA had only more than 2,000 games a year and no data, basketball would have been withdrawn from the big four leagues long ago.
The Los Angeles Times has struggled a bit lately, and they're now thinking about the fact that it's a well-known fact that Big Apple is leaving the Lakers next season, and his stats have proven that he has what it takes to be the core of a team. But for Los Angeles, is it possible to keep the Big Apple?
As the official newspaper of the Lakers, their opinions largely represent the opinions of the fans, and the fans have now been divided into two camps in the face of the question of the Big Apple, some of them want to mobilize all the fans to force the Big Apple to keep the Big Apple with human pressure, his career began in Los Angeles, and similarly, his future belongs to Los Angeles.
The opinion of the other part of the people is just the opposite, although they also don't want the Big Apple to leave the Lakers, but if he really chooses to leave, then they will also give blessings, after all, now the matter is very clear, if Li Chen is forcibly left in the Lakers in the second-in-command, then it will be a little too unfair to him.
Indeed, Kobe Bryant is a very good player, but it is precisely because he is so good that it is destined for Li Chen to stay in the Lakers for a long time, and the technical characteristics of the Big Apple, which has always been learning from Kobe, have too many similarities with the gods, and same-sex rejection is obviously a clear reason.
The division within the fans has led to the media being very difficult to handle, they don't know whether to use public opinion pressure to tie the Big Apple to the battleship Los Angeles, or whether to generously send people to New York to let him find his future, if they don't give it away, they look petty, and they are unwilling to send people away, they are very entangled now, and even praise Li Chen is not as positive as Li Chen.
Compared to the awkward situation of their Los Angeles counterparts, New Yorkers are far better, and the New York Times has always stood by their position that the future of the Big Apple is still that of the Big Apple after all! Even if their Chicago counterparts use data to prove that Big Apple is a "human", this still can't hinder their love for Li Chen.
And they can't blame them, the appeal of the 20+5+5 stats in the rookie season is unstoppable for any team, especially since the Knicks are still a team that has been in the lottery for many years, and they are eagerly looking forward to the day when the salted fish will turn over, and the big apple is the best chance in the eyes of New Yorkers.
For Dolan, from the beginning of buying out Marbury's contract and exchanging Tyson Chandler, the Knicks' footsteps can no longer stop, they have pressed all their belongings on Li Chen, a rookie, and they can only believe in the big Apple to the greatest extent, just like when the Cavaliers pinned their future on James.
And it turns out that the Cavaliers won the bet, and the future of the Knicks, no one knows!
(This chapter can be a bit messy, mainly because the plot progresses too slowly, and I want to take it over in one stroke!) )
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