Chapter 389: What a Good Show (Third Update)
"I don't want to say more about this game, I just want to pay tribute to Xiao Take, who single-handedly defeated the entire Orlando Magic team and easily destroyed all the tactical set-ups of our two brothers." The Van Gundy brothers were caught by NBC reporters as they left the arena, and Jeff Van Gundy was so full of praise when he talked about the game.
And when asked why he sprayed the referee's saliva, he didn't hide it at all.
"There is no doubt that I have done something very ungraceful and that it will be a stain that I will never erase for the rest of my life. At the time, his mentality had been completely ruined, and he was trash-talking to me for several rounds in a row, and not only did I lose the trash talk, but all of my defenses were torn apart by him at the same time. It was one of the few breakdowns in my coaching career, and the two referees angered me at this unfortunate time, and I could no longer suppress the negativity in my heart, so a conflict broke out that shouldn't have erupted. I am willing to apologize to the referee for this incident, and I am willing to accept any punishment from the league. Jeff Van Gundy was very sincere: "If you do something wrong, you should pay the price." ”
"So, do you think the game would have been different if you hadn't been sent off at the beginning of the first quarter?" An NBC reporter asked.
His question actually gave the Magic team a step down, after all, who can say exactly what 'if'? Because time has passed, it is impossible to go back and start all over again.
"If I hadn't been punished...... Well. Jeff Van Gundy frowned and thought about it seriously, then replied cautiously: "If I hadn't been penalized, the Knicks wouldn't have scored more than 130 points." My defense doesn't allow my opponent to score so recklessly. Moreover... The Magic team will not lose by more than forty points either. But... There's nothing I can do to change Orlando's failure. Chic is too powerful. He's not so good at scoring. It's not about how precise and magical his assists are, either. The best thing about him is that he is a man who is not at all like a teenager under twenty years old, he has a lot of scheming and intelligence in his head, and he has the most sober understanding of basketball, when he is on the court, he can always do the right thing at the right time, and he can also make his teammates do the right thing. That's what makes him terrible, and that's what makes him great. ”
"You have such a high opinion of Chic??" The reporter was visibly stunned. He didn't expect that Jeff Van Gundy, who was still-for-tat before the game, actually admitted defeat calmly after the game, and when he was given a 'what if', he still firmly believed that the Knicks would win, and also gave Xiao the highest evaluation.
"He deserves any praise. Orlando has been emphasizing that they are far superior to the Knicks overall, but that's wrong. It would be correct to say that the combined value of their players' abilities exceeds the combined value of the Knicks' players. But they didn't put all their talents into a whole, and the Knicks formed a whole under the leadership of the Dash, and you could say that the Knicks' players were completely nothing but the Dash, but... They were strung together to exert their abilities beyond their strength! So. The Magic team being swept is actually very normal and there is no suspense. ”
Jeff Van Gundy surprised the reporters, and then they asked Stan Van Gundy, "Coach Stan." Excuse me, do you agree with Coach Jeff? ”
"I agree." Stan Van Gundy nodded earnestly: "We've always looked down on the Knicks, but in fact we don't have the right to look down on them at all, because they have slumps, and we don't." ”
"So you both think the team is losing at the hands of Xiao Dash alone?" The reporter asked suspiciously.
"Or else? Was it still at the hands of D'Antoni? Jeff Van Gundy replied angrily, and then ended the interview: "Okay, we're going to have a drink." Don't waste too much time on the loser, go interview the winner, I think, Xiao Xiao should have more to say to the camera. ”
After the Van Gundy brothers left together, the NBC reporter remembered that there was one more question left unasked, which was 'Why did Stan Van Gundy leave early?' As is customary, he should have appeared at the post-game press conference, and he left the court tonight before the game was over, or even before the fourth quarter, so wasn't there a hint of something inside?
The NBC reporter walked all the way with questions and went straight to the parking lot, where they stopped in front of the Magic team bus.
At this time, there were already many Magic players on the team's bus, but without permission, reporters were not allowed to enter the bus for interviews.
After a long wait, they finally waited for a tall figure, so they hurried forward and surrounded Dwight Howard, who was not in high spirits.
The reporter was a smart man, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he flattered Dwight Howard: "Mr. Dwight, you scored 21 points and 16 rebounds again in this game, and it only took three quarters. And your personal tally for the entire series is an astonishing 22.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, which is really worthy of the title of the league's No. 1 center. ”
The reporter came up with a bunch of flattery.
Although Dwight Howard, who was in a low mood, was still a little happier when he heard the praise, although the team failed, his personal results were still very eye-catching.
He looked up at the sky, and said in a gloomy tone and in a long tone: "Alas, but what is the use of this? The team lost, and it was swept. No matter how good my personal performance is, it won't help! ”
"Logically speaking, you shouldn't have lost, at least not four games in a row. What do you think is the real reason for this? The NBC reporter asked deliberately, his keen sense of smell had sensed that something was wrong within the Magic, so instead of going to the press conference to interview the winners, he stopped here and waited for the losers, waiting for more exciting scoops.
"What else could there be? We didn't form a whole at all, and the basketball was always shooting and shooting from the outside, when the Magic didn't have an advantage inside. There should be more passes of the ball into the box. Isn't it? And on the defensive end, how can you watch your opponent rush into the box again and again without hindrance? Isn't it too irresponsible to hand over all the defense to the center? Dwight Howard was full of grievances. At this moment, he didn't care what to say or what he shouldn't say, he just poured bitter water out.
"That's true. As the ace player of the team, it is unreasonable to only rank fourth in the number of shots. And, defensively, your strategy has gone awry. He should be strangled outside the penalty area regardless of a single qiē, rather than letting him enter and exit the penalty area at will. The reporter deliberately chimed in because he wanted to dig up more material from Dwight Howard.
And Dwight Howard didn't realize that the reporter was making a fool of him. At the moment, he only felt that this reporter was his real bosom friend, so he completely forgot about the camera's storage, and said unabashedly: "The Magic team has to make a change, and I am not a center without scoring ability." If they continue to follow the strategy of relying on three-pointers on offense and center-forward on defense, then such sweeps will continue to happen, and even if we pay more in terms of salaries, the situation will not look better. ”
"So, do you think the Magic team has a problem with Yan zhòng at the tactical level?" The reporter deliberately sowed discord and said: "Just now, Coach Stan Van Gundy said that you lost more because the players did not form a whole. And chic is too powerful. ”
"Humph!" Dwight Howard snorted coldly: "I don't want to contradict him, but the management has to make a decision." If the Magic team wants to move on. You have to endure the pain and cut off something that is out of place. ”
"Before the start of the fourth quarter of this game, there were key players who left the court directly, and Stan Van Gundy was the head coach ......"
Before the reporter could finish his sentence, Dwight Howard interrupted him: "Okay, I don't want to talk about bad people and bad things anymore. For me, the playoffs are over and it's time for me to go and enjoy my vacation. One qiē, one qiē, let's talk about it next season. Goodbye, buddy! ”
Dwight Howard waved at the reporter and quickly ran onto the team bus.
When he got on the bus, Petrus Lewis and Turkoglou, who had already gotten on the bus, did not greet him, and in the past, everyone always talked and laughed.
Dwight Howard walked to the back of the pack and lay down, and an eerie depression formed in the compartment, automatically dividing the players into two distinct camps.
When the players and staff arrived, the team leader directly announced the drive, and did not wait for the head coach any longer because he received a text message from Stan Van Gundy...... So that he didn't have to wait any longer.
The Magic team said goodbye to their 2008-2009 season in such a nonchalant form, they entered the playoffs with great ambitions, and their minimum goal before the playoffs began was the Eastern Conference Finals, and they were also very confident at the time, because they felt that the team had put so much effort and was invincible in the regular season, and it was possible to reach the Finals.
But, alas, they didn't even go past the first round.
And also left the playoffs in the most humiliating way.
There haven't been many times in the history of the playoffs.
And it is even rarer for the lower to sweep the upper one, but the Magic team has collided.
Actually, failure is not very important. What matters is whether you can summarize the failures.
And the Magic team apparently had a serious disagreement on the issue of summing up the failure. Dwight Howard believes that the team's defeat was due to man-made disasters, and the defeat was due to his own lack of attention in terms of tactics. And the head coach thinks that the opponent is too strong!
Disagreements are bound to have results.
The results of the Magic team will also be known soon.
It's just that before this, countless onlookers will mercilessly ridicule and sarcasm them, who made them so arrogant and confident before?
And Dwight Howard's interview with NBC reporters will also become another joke, a swept team actually had a serious disagreement on the issue of accountability after the defeat, and even made a fuss with you and me!
Hehe, what a show!!
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Yesterday's third more arrived, and I ask for a recommendation ticket!!
…… (To be continued......)