Chapter 143: Howard: Why do you praise Wang Chaojian?
Although Wang Chao's personal data is slightly lower than Kobe's, the two are completely on the same level, and they throw other players a few streets away.
In addition to Wang Chao and Kobe, the highest average points per game is Paul of the Lakers. Gasol, averaging 19.4 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in seven games.
And Howard, the double star of the Magic team who is a super magic combination with Wang Chao, performed very well in the seventh game, scoring 23 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks, but averaged 17.4 points and 15.7 rebounds per game in seven games.
Such data is definitely not weak, but everything is afraid of comparison.
There is no suspense in the selection of the finals FMVP awards.
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A few minutes later, inside the Orlando Stadium, the staff cleaned up the streamers and debris of the salutes, and the league president Stern personally presented the O'Brien Trophy to the Magic. Russell presented Wang Chao with the finals FMVP trophy.
CCTV Sports Channel broadcast this scene live, and Director Zhang is still popularizing science for the audience.
"Just this year, the league officially named the FMVP trophy Bill. The Russell Trophy was awarded by NBA legend Bill Brown. Russell personally presented the award to the best player during the Finals, Wang Chao is the first player in NBA history to win this award, and of course, he is also the first player in the history of China to win the NBA Finals FMVP trophy. ”
"Two years ago, Wang Chao chose to leave after the Sun won the championship, at that time many people thought that Wang Chao's career after that might be a long time to miss the championship, after all, compared with the Suns, the Magic is obviously more than a step worse in strength, who would have thought that after coming to the Magic team for two seasons, Wang Chao led the team to the finals twice, and successfully took revenge on the Lakers in the second year and won the championship?"
"This is Wang Chao's strength, he can lead the Chinese men's basketball team to defeat the United States Dream Team to win the Olympic gold medal, and he can also lead the magic team that is not favored by everyone to win the NBA championship.
"What is even more exciting is that Wang Chao, who has won two championships, is now just 26 years old, his career is still very long, and his future achievements will be higher and higher, and we are all witnessing the miracle rise of an era!"
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After winning the championship, it's a carnival.
In the locker room, the Magic players happily sprayed champagne and swayed the joy of winning the championship.
"Champions, we're champions!!" Howard laughed, with a cigar in his mouth, and the champagne in his hand was sprayed on his teammates around him, and then quickly locked on Wang Chao.
"Brother! We are the best partners, and we will win three consecutive championships and more championships like the OK pair, Jordan and Pippen in the future! Create our own legend! ”
Howard, who was laughing heartily at this time, never thought that after just ten minutes, his joy would be clouded.
After a locker room party, the Magic players showered and washed off their champagne, changed into decent clothes, and attended the post-game press conference.
Wang Chao and Howard, as the biggest contributors to the team's championship and the most popular players, are naturally the objects of most attention from reporters.
However, Howard soon discovered that reporters were focusing more on Wang Chao's interview questions.
Ask him how he feels about winning the Finals FMVP, ask him about his thoughts on scoring with Kobe, and ask him what he thinks about the team's prospects of winning championships in the future.
Of course, there were also reporters who asked Howard.
"Dwight, what do you think of the performance during the Super League Finals? How many points would you give him if you were asked to rate them? Do you recognize the alliance awarding the FMVP to Wang Chao? ”
The rather acute question made many reporters frown.
When everyone's eyes looked at the reporter who asked the question, their expressions suddenly became abrupt, it was a media reporter from Los Angeles.
Obviously, the purpose of the other party's question is to sow discord.
The best way to crush your enemies is to disintegrate them from within.
Even if the combination was as strong as OK back then, it was because of the infighting between Kobe and O'Neal that led to the complete collapse of the dynasty team.
The Magic team is now a duo of Wang Chao and Howard who are both young and potential, and if they continue to grow and become stronger next season, it will definitely be the biggest stumbling block on the way to the Lakers' championship.
"Of course Wang's play is perfect, I give 10 out of 10, he is my good brother, the two of us helped each other on the court to get this championship, and the FMVP award to him is also very reasonable, didn't you see who just threw the three-pointer? Without him, we wouldn't even have a chance to win the championship. ”
Howard said this almost without thinking.
His answer made Stan. Van Gundy was secretly relieved.
Although he only officially took charge of the Orlando Magic in the 07-08 season, Van Gundy is still very clear about the development of the Magic team.
Since entering the league in 04 to play for the Magic, Howard has been the core player of the Magic's team, and is regarded as the team's second O'Neal, the absolute team boss.
But in the two years since Wang Chao came to the Magic team, the situation has changed.
Wang Chao is becoming more and more important in the Magic's tactical system, even far surpassing Howard.
Now there is a faint saying from the outside world that Howard is just a super blue-collar player with great physical fitness, and what he brings to the Magic team is defense and rebounding, and it is Wang Chao who really raises the team's ceiling.
The most intuitive embodiment is that after Wang Chao came to the Magic team, the team's record immediately rose like a rocket, winning 60+ wins in the regular season for two consecutive seasons, and also passing the playoffs to reach the finals.
Without Wang Chao, only when Howard led the team alone, the Magic's best result was only the first round of the playoffs, and they were swept out of the game by the Pistons 4-0.
After coaching Howard for two seasons, Van Gundy is very clear about Howard's character, this is an optimistic big boy, if he doesn't think about those aspects, he usually doesn't think about it so much, and he doesn't care who has a higher tactical position in the team than him and Wang Chao.
But once the idea emerges, it's the worst-case scenario, because he will easily get into the horns and cause conflicts, and he won't choose to compromise with the championship for the sake of the team's victory.
After all, he is a well-known coach with many years of coaching experience, and Van Gundy sees people really accurately.
Howard, who came to the Lakers in the future, was unhappy with Kobe Bryant and pointed fingers at him with the slogan of teaching him to win the championship, and the two broke out into serious conflicts.
You must know that Kobe Bryant had already won 5 championships at that time, James was still hitting the second championship at that time, and Duncan and the Spurs would not be able to get the fifth championship until two years later.
Howard didn't give face at all when facing Kobe, and he was able to openly contradict the other party, which led to a sharp drop in his reputation in the league, which shows his short-sightedness.
At this moment, although Howard was praising Wang Chao, he really felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Obviously won the championship together, why are reporters praising Wang Chao and praising his contributions? What about yourself?
Although the average points per game are not as good as Wang Chao, the Magic's defensive system is completely based on his individual ability, and if he doesn't guard the basket to prevent any opponent who rushes to the Magic team's restricted area, wouldn't he be able to win the game?
Fortunately, at this time, Howard just felt a little uncomfortable, and didn't think it was a problem with his teammates, but felt that these reporters were too utilitarian, completely only looking at the game data, not analyzing the overall situation of the game, superficial.
As for Wang Chao himself, no matter what interview he faced, he was extremely low-key, and he didn't leave Howard in three sentences, blowing vigorously, almost holding Howard to the sky.
"Everyone knows a truth, offense can win fans, but defense can win championships, I think the reason why the Magic team can win this championship trophy, Dwight is definitely much more than me, whether it is during the regular season or in the playoffs, all the opponents the Magic team plays, basically the average points per game are lower than the usual level, this is all thanks to Dwight, he is the best defensive player worthy of the name, is the cornerstone of why the Magic team is so strong!"
As a traverser, Wang Chao naturally knows Howard's "giant baby" character better than Van Gundy.
These two years are Howard's peak period, Wang Chao must try his best to appease the other party, avoid conflicts with him because of interests, and win the championship in these seasons safely.
As for the future, if Howard is willing to continue to be a brother with him, Wang Chao will naturally not refuse, putting aside Howard's various shortcomings, he is still quite righteous. (I just ate a small melon today, Yang Yi broke the news that Howard has enlarged the belly of a Taiwanese girl, it shouldn't be fake news, it's only been four months, Warcraft is indeed NB, there is really no one.) )
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After winning the championship, it was a few days of revelry.
The whole city of Orlando was plunged into a sea of joy, knowing that this was the first NBA championship since the Magic officially joined the NBA in the 1989-1990 season, and it took 19 years! The Cleveland Cavaliers next door were crying.
The Cavaliers, who joined the league in 1970, have been in the league for 39 years compared to the league's newcomers, and they have not won a championship trophy to date, and even Cleveland has not won any of the four major cups so far.
This can't be helped, the name of Kecun is not in vain, the city is not very developed in the United States, the geographical location is remote, and the difficulty of attracting stars to join can be called hellish level.
As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome, some people are born in Rome, but some people are destined to become only mules and horses.
For a giant team like the Los Angeles Lakers, it is not too easy to bring in stars, and the attraction of the City of Angels plus the top giants is enough to make most players in the league flock to it.
And for the Cavaliers, even how to keep the players on the current roster from losing is a very tricky problem.
In the 08-09 season, the Cavaliers have tried their best to assemble the strongest lineup they can build, and with the explosive performance of James, they still failed to return to the Finals and fell early in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
They once had the opportunity to get Wang Chao, and the Cavaliers, like the Magic, were willing to give Wang Chao, who was at an impasse in his contract extension with the Suns at the time, a maximum salary.
But Wang Chao still chose Orlando and chose to partner with Howard instead of James.
This left Cavaliers fans in despair, what exactly do they have to do to stand a chance of winning a championship like the Magic?
In the midst of this air of desperation, the Cavaliers made a deal that shocked the league.
On June 25, the day of the 2009 draft, the Cavaliers sent Ben. Wallace, Sasha. Pavlovich and the No. 46 pick in the second round of the year plus some cash compensation, traded from the Phoenix Suns for the big shark Shaq. O'neill.
Although O'Neal is old, he still has a certain combat effectiveness, and he also averaged 17.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in the 08-09 regular season, and considering O'Neal's style of incompatibility with the Suns' running and bombing tactics, the Cavaliers have every reason to bet that O'Neal can still have some lethality under the basket after changing his tactical play.
The Cavaliers' thirst for a super-center has really reached its limit.
They've fallen in the playoffs for two seasons in a row in front of teams with top interior players.
In the '07-08 season, the Cavaliers were eliminated by the Magic, and they had nothing to do against Howard.
In the 08-09 season, the Cavaliers met the Celtics, and they couldn't deal with Kevin either. Garnett.
Of course, this is only one reason, the main reason is that there are really few stars who are willing to come to Cleveland, and the Cavaliers currently hold enough chips to trade outstanding stars.
It's a win-win deal, the Suns want to get rid of O'Neal, who is a serious drag on the run-and-gun tactics, and get rid of his big contract of 1 year and 20 million, even if he takes over Ben. Wallace is worse than O'Neill, but Big Ben's annual salary of 14 million is a lot cheaper. Wallace immediately reached a buyout deal with the Suns.
The Cavaliers who got O'Neal finally formed a combination of two top stars, James + O'Neal, if O'Neal is 4 years younger, the Cavaliers will definitely become the biggest favorite in the league to win the championship, and even O'Neal, who is now 37 years old, has actually been praised by a lot of media after this transaction, which is already the best reinforcement they can do under the premise of operating.
James has been flawless in the playoffs this season, but Van O'Neal can give James a little help in next season's playoffs, and the Cavaliers have a chance to go one step further in the playoffs.
At least in the eyes of Cavaliers fans, that's how it should be.
(End of chapter)