Chapter 276: Best Rookie to Next Legend

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"Wood, we're making the cut, we're making the cut, it's a awesome!" Howard shoved Lin Sen hard with both hands.

Lin Sen was pushed directly to the floor, but fortunately, Lin Sen was prepared in advance, but his butt hurt a little.

“fuck!” Lin Sen scolded but couldn't stop Howard's crazy move.

"Oh, Dwight pushed Wood, and ...... Isn't this shot a little inappropriate for children? Would Carolina be jealous or dress Wood in a special panties. Barkley had a lewd smile on his face.

"Hey, Charles, you're not a kid, oh, it's all pressed up, aren't they afraid that Wood will be crushed down below? This bunch of guys is crazy. "Kenny. Smith couldn't bear to look at it.

Lin Sen yelled down there, but no one paid attention to it, no one could make them all too young, and it was undoubtedly a great happiness for them to successfully advance in a sweep way when they entered the playoffs for the first time.

Of course, if it weren't for Howard, the others wouldn't have followed.

"Dwight, I remember you!" Lin Sen said secretly.

Pippen, Rodman, Chris. Webb, Grant. Hill, Eddie. Jones' veterans weren't so crazy, but looked at the young guys who were crazy about the field.

Stan on the side. Van Gundy had a smile on his face, the promotion was just the beginning, just the beginning of a bright future for Orlando, and this season was already a huge success for him. As for each subsequent move is an extra win.

He's even more excited about what they'll do in the offseason with nearly $20 million in salary space. He has already seen the O'Brien Cup coming to Orlando in the near future.

As Barkley said. Carolina is really distressed, since her father is from the Czech men's national basketball team and the Czech Republic is a football country, such celebrations are more present on the football field.

At this time, Lin Sen in the center of the field had secretly crawled out in the chaos, and Howard, the initiator of Lin Sen, was pressed to the bottom.

"Dwight, it's time for you to suffer." Lin Sen jumped up unceremoniously, and Howard below let out a scream.

The night in New York was so beautiful, Lin Sen was lying on his hotel bed and replaying the past four games over and over again, and in ten days they had gone from not knowing anything to becoming the second team in the East to reach the semifinals.

Sweeping New Jersey. The strongest rookie is coming" - "Yahoo Sports".

"Natural Leader - Wood. Lin, there's nothing you can't do" – The New York Times.

"Orlando's Future Begins Now" - The Orlando Sentinel.

"20 million salary space + Wood. Lin + Dwight. Howard = Lock in the O'Brien Cup - ESPN.

"Swept, New Jersey Three Musketeers Zuihou Fight" - New York Post.

"Crushing the Future of New Jersey" - The Daily News.

Wood. Lin Best Rookie? NO, Regular Season MVP! - USA Today.

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Every media outlet with sports coverage paid attention to last night's game between the Magic and the Nets, even if the Mavericks, who faced the Black Eight last night, led by 21 points at one point, were overtaken by 9 points, and then won by 6 points, the news attention was not as important as the Magic's news status.

In the first quarter, the state was sluggish, and in the second three quarters, especially in the first quarter, Zuihou scored 16 points in a single quarter, and Lin Sen, who scored a new high of 40 points in a single game in his playoff career, undoubtedly became the most shining person.

What's more, in addition to 40 points, Lin Sen also sent 10 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks by the way, of which Zuihou's 1 block Carter is extremely crucial.

In the playoff debut series, Linson contributed 20 points, 11 assists, 5 steals, 4 rebounds and 1 block in four games, 25 points, 10 assists, 3 steals, 6 rebounds and 1 block, 36 points, 14 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, 40 points, 10 assists, 4 steals, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Lin Sen's four games are not only excellent statistics, but more importantly, he never relents at the critical moment of the game, how can Lin Sen not make fans who like him crazy.

Bill. Simmons is an ESPN columnist. Boston, a die-hard Celtics fan, is known for his ruthless words. On the morning of May 3, he wrote such an article in his column "BillSimmonsReport" - "The Next Legend? 》。

"Almost everyone in our time sees a legend come along and then time flies and everything in the past becomes history, but that doesn't stop us from finding the next one. And this one is the most famous in the world; Legends will live in every aspect of your life, you work, work, sleep, eat, go to the bathroom, study, date, whatever you do.

Once Wilt. Chamberlain, once the magician, once the big bird, to Michael. Jordan, Michael. Jordan reached another level in the mid-90s, so much so that every arena entrance was occupied by strong flash cards; The cheers of 'Michael' and the screams of the fans were historic in the same way that we saw the idol group Jonas Brothers walk in at a girls' school, and apart from that, what really struck me was the fact that even the foot of a beast slapped on his shoulder, even if the 'Myyyyy-kalllllllllll!!!!! came from 30 feet away The shouts were about to burst through his eardrums, but he could still purse his lips and smile and move on; When he came on the field, ready to play, knowing that there was always being photographed, staring at him, talking about him, and he just touched his nose and shrugged his shoulders, and I want to say that he was always so imposing and unhurried - some people were born to fit in the spotlight.

And after Michael's retirement, I was still looking for the next legend, Aaron. Iverson, Vince. Carter, Kobe. Bryant or T-MAC?

Each of them is close to legend, but not the one I have in mind.

Last year or the year before, I had seen a little yellow-skinned guy in my sights, and it dawned on me that maybe this guy could become the next legend. Of course, this is an exaggeration in a certain sense.

But you'll find that a guy with yellow skin can actually hit a ball that makes countless people scream. And he can also be the heart of a team and be born like a guy who lives in the spotlight. I don't think you'll be stingy with the word legend, but of course that premise is that he can play the corresponding game.

Of course, my good friends have been laughing at my assertions ever since, and I said to them, 'Hey, buddy, he might not be the next MJ on the court, but he's got to be a natural spotlight darling.'" ’

Slowly over time. My buddies started telling me, 'yes, that little yellow-skinned guy was born to be in the spotlight, and look he's got news today.' ’

I would say to my buddies, 'You can't watch his game, although I'm also watching him off the court.' ’

IN FACT, SOMETIMES I WONDER IF HE'S THE NEXT T-MAC, JUST LIKE DOUG. Rivers said to T-MAC one day, 'Okay, this is your team. Actually, I still don't think T-MAC is a leader and he's happy to do anything other than scoring, but zuihou has become a force to score, and if it weren't for all the damn injuries, he would have played a better game than just a scorer.

So I was worried about whether he would be the next T-MAC to be forced to be the leader of the team, but it turned out that this little guy is not afraid to be the leader of the team, and he is brave and willing to take responsibility. Isn't it worth applause for all this he has done?

Man, and he's not white, not black, but a yellow-skinned guy. Isn't that enough to surprise you?

At least he's got what it takes to be a yellow-skinned legend, okay, and then let's look at other aspects of him, like his game.

You can find a lot of flaws in him, but he's been improving, and if you look at his once-criticized mid-range shooting, he's improved for most of the season, and he's done well even though it's still a while before he matures.

I called Stan. Van Gundy wanted to ask Wood. What kind of rookie is Lin, I have consulted with his college coach, and the results are very different from the results I am getting now.

He used to practice in the NBA, he started to set an example and not just what we see in the shitty newspapers, he worked hard but unfortunately most of us kept our eyes on his messy news.

With his physical fitness, his desire to improve, his dedication to action, a big heart, his willingness to never be afraid of challenges, and his natural leadership temperament and spotlight attributes, I was convinced that he could become the next legend.

Of course, this requires not only the above factors but also opportunities, such as a haode team that makes him a strong contender for the O'Brien Cup, otherwise it can only be an imperfect legend.

You may question me, man, but time will tell! ”

Bill. Simmons's op-ed undoubtedly put Linson in a very high position, and you can imagine how much spat it was received when it came out.

"Time has proven him right? I don't deny Wood. Lin is a brilliant guy, but he is still a light year away from the legend, even if he is closer than others, because he has a different skin color. "Bill. Simmons' colleague, Los Angeles Times reporter Ander Anderson. Nate said this on his Twitter and @Bill. Simmons.

Countless people and Ender. Nate holds the same opinion, under the will of most people, even Linsen's die-hard fans can only believe in their hearts that Linsen can.

"I thank Bill for the recognition, I don't know if I'm going to be the next legend, but I know I'm going to be the first version of myself, that's enough for me, and it's time to decide if I become a legend." Lin Sen, who returned to Orlando, said in an interview with Yahoo Sports.

At three o'clock in the afternoon of this day, Lin Sen received David in advance. Falck's phone, point care for David. Falck tells him that he defeated Brandon. Roy managed to win Rookie of the Year.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the NBA's official website officially announced the best rookie candidates for the 2006-2007 season.

Linson defeated Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon by an outright margin. Roy won the championship at the start of the season at Brandon. Roy's stats are far less good than Lin Sen's, but experts still put Roy first. But as the season progressed, Lin Sen hasn't gotten out of the way since he reached the top of the rookie list.

The Best Rookie award is also slowly recognized as the suspense is getting smaller and smaller. Especially in Linsen, he led the Orlando Magic to soar. And the Portland Trail Blazers completely lost suspense when they worked hard for a good pick in the lotto area.

The final voting results also verified this, 127 of the 128 media experts who participated in the voting wrote Lin Sen's name first, and Lin Sen's total score was as high as 638 points, only 2 points less than the full score of 640.

And Brandon. Roy took the only first place and the other 127 put Roy in second place, and Roy scored 386 points.

The third and fourth picks were Bagnani, who was selected by the Rockets with the eighth pick, and Rudy, who was selected by the Rockets and sent to the Grizzlies. Guy.

"There's no way I can't vote for him, even though I don't like him. But I have to admit that he did better than Brandon in his rookie season, but I still think that Brandon will be a good player in the future, not better than Wood. Lin Cha. Zkober, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times who participated in the vote, said in his column.

Many reporters expressed the same opinion as Zkober, after all, Lin Sen averaged 22.5 points, 10.7 assists, 2.8 steals, 4.6 rebounds and 0.2 blocks per game in his rookie season, shooting 58.5% from the field, 44.4% from three-point range, and 92.7% from the free throw line.

And Brandon. Roy averaged 16.8 points, 4 assists, 1.18 steals, 4.4 rebounds, 83.8% per game, shot 37.7% from the free throw line, and 45.6% from three-point range.

Of course, there is another important reason, and there is the record of the two sides leading the team.

"Brandon is going to be a great guy in the future, he's going to be a leader in Portland, but Wood. Lin would be even better, at least Brandon would need to lead his team to the playoffs first. "Charles. Barkley said on TNT.

Lin Sen didn't really care about winning the best rookie. He was concerned about the team's next opponent, and on that night the Chicago Bulls had Game 5 against the Toronto Raptors.

The Chicago Bulls took a 3-1 lead in the first four games. The Raptors had no way out, but they couldn't beat the Bulls when they came to the United Center away, and in the end, the Bulls defeated the Raptors 101-92 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a total score of 4-1.

It also became the first pair to make the playoffs in the semifinals, and the first game between the Bulls and Magic will be played at the Mizuya Center on May 6.

However, the San Antonio Spurs then defeated the Denver Nuggets at home to send the double gold and two guns to fishing, while the Magic watched the Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers game at the same time.

Lin Sen witnessed Kobe's helplessness, and Bryant made a frantic 33 shots without any helper except Odom, but finally hit 20 times under the Suns' frantic defense.

"Bryant shooting is crazy, I seem to hear the hoop screaming again." Howard said in a funny way, but was soon overshadowed by Stan. Van Gundy glared.

Even if Odom scored 33 points and Kobe Bryant combined to score 66 points, they still couldn't stop the Suns from advancing, and in the end, the Suns and Spurs advanced to the next round with a total score of 4:1.

After the game, in the locker room, Bryant made a statement asking the team to strengthen or trade, and the league was a sensation for a while.

And this game also touched Lin Sen very much, not that he was moved by the Suns in Steve. How strong Nash's organization is, but he laments that if a team's lineup is not good, no matter how strong Haode is, it will be in vain.

"Wood, do you have any ideas?" Stan. Van Gundy looked at Lin Sen in front of him and said.

"If the team wants to be competitive, you have to strengthen the team." Lin Sen said seriously.

Stan. Van Gundy nodded: "You're right, what do you think of our team?" ”

"Actually, we're not bad, but we need to strengthen if we want to get closer, if Dwight can continue to improve then we can save a lot of things, if we can keep Darko to renew Grant's contract, in addition to that, the team's forward defense needs to be strengthened, our defense is a bit terrible, if Dwight can't make effective progress on the offensive end then we have to strengthen our interior line as well." Lin Sen said seriously.

"You're right, before you came, I thought about how we were going to build, with Dwight as the core of the interior and four shooters, and that's what I built for Orlando, like Houston did for Olajuwon."

"But the facts have changed, Dwight wants to be Olajuwon is almost impossible, even though he is very young, and the team trade you and I completely changed the original idea, that is, with you as the core of the interior configuration Dwight plus Hido, based on the three of you to build a championship-winning lineup, but like you said, Dwight's offensive ability is limited, Sido's defensive ability is limited, and you haven't reached the highest expectations, so we want to make a difference and have to strengthen.

We've got 20 million in salary space this summer, and I want to hear what you think, and you go back and think about it, and have ideas to come up with, and at the moment Otis is already looking for some possibilities. ”

"Yes, I will." Lin Sen nodded.

"Prepare well, the next round will not be easy, although we have achieved the goal of the season, is it better to go further?"

"Of course." Lin Sen said with a smile.

At this time, the Chicago media can't wait to start building momentum for the upcoming second round of the Bulls, and Oran Multimedia is not far behind, although the game has not yet started, but the war of words between the two cities is already underway. (To be continued......)

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