The extent to which a manager has an impact on a team has been a topic of discussion among many commentators.

Wilkens, the leader of the Thousand Wins coach, achieved much more in the NBA than Jeff Van Gundy, but the Hawks met the Knicks and were suppressed by the whole court.

After the G1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the sports media did not discuss the players' statistics, but began to discuss the coaching problem in a cliché.

Since the Knicks are a 9-man rotation, no player has played more than 30 minutes, and the bald young coach was blown into the sky for a while:

"The champion coach who is getting better!"

"Coach Van Gundy has overtaken Pat Riley!"

On the morning of the 18th, many sports columns in the New York print media were full of articles touting Jeff Van Gundy's proper tactics and victory over Wilkens.

Of course, the New York media did not forget to mock the losing Lakers:

"A true MVP doesn't get limited in the playoffs!"

At 81:87, in the game that was played simultaneously last night, the Lakers were limited by the Spurs' twin towers.

In the game strategy of David Robinson top defense and Tim Duncan assisted defense, O'Neal made 6 of 19 and 9 of 14 free throws, and got 21 points, 15 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and 2 turnovers.

Facts have proved that in the face of the help defense package, the sharks are also confused, and most players can't do it when they hit two

In this year's playoffs, all the Eastern teams chose to force Li You, and after blocking and dismantling, most of them were packed, and Li You's response was passing.

O'Neal is different, facing the Spurs Twin Towers, the Sharks chose to hit hard, and the Lakers fell.

Rookie coach Popovich was also praised by critics after the game.

Van Gundy in the East and Popovich in the West, the two became the biggest winners among the playoff coaches!

After the big win over the Hawks, Li You, who won the MVP, invited a player-exclusive party.

Steve Kaplan is a big fan of the Knicks, and after the airlift of a bunch of girls, the Knicks were in a big swing

On May 18th, the NBA league announced the best rookies of the 98~99 season:

The Raptors' Vince Carter won the award without any suspense.

Only three players were nominated, Jason Williams of the Kings and Paul Pierce of the Celtics

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Ewing and Oakley were absent.

The old guys played overtime and couldn't stand it physically, Larry Johnson hit Hatchey straight and Lee Yoo was refreshed.

"We also need to speed up the movement of the ball, and the local two-on-two attraction will be in the bag, and once the opponent helps again, there will definitely be opportunities on the other side."

"Always watch the position of your teammates and quickly transmit the ball to the open space!"

Jeff Van Gundy didn't care about the absence of the two veterans, and after watching the video, he made a gesture on the whiteboard.

Alan Houston nodded earnestly, and this season, he's increased his bottom corner three-point shots.

The bottom corners on both sides can open up space, and it is also the best position to shoot, as a shooter, the bottom corner three points are also the sweet spot he has practiced since he was a child.

In fact, there is not much new content in the video lessons of the Knicks, and the coaching staff most of the time repeats the precautions, in a brainwashing way, repeatedly emphasizing some tactical cooperation.

Sitting in his seat, Rashad Lewis listened attentively, and he was equally good at shooting three-pointers from the corner, but not at rebounding and defending inside.

Jeff Van Gundy has inherited most of Pat Riley's tactical philosophy and is still a defensive coach at heart, so the up-and-coming Lewis has not even made much playing time this season

At the end of the morning video session, Larry Johnson noticed that the two veterans still did not show up, and immediately joked:

"I'm vouching, they must have been sucked dry last night!"

In the face of professional female goblins, ordinary people really can't stand it, everyone smiles ambiguously, and the overtime is really exciting.

At the beginning of the month, the incident gradually subsided, and Li You also resumed the interview, taking advantage of the lunch break, the media who came to the Taridun Training Center would also chat a few words.

Players can choose to pack the chef's meal and drive home for the meal, or they can have lunch on the spot and eat it at the training centre.

"If we make it to the Finals, our opponent will most likely be the Lakers."

"I like the Spurs, they don't have a lot of perimeter players, and Lee likes to play against smaller guards."

"But we couldn't limit Tim Duncan and David Robinson, and worst of all, we didn't even play them in the regular season."

"Why is no one optimistic about the Trail Blazers? They also swept their opponents in the first round! ”

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The visiting reporters were chattering and discussing non-stop at the media meal.

Today, Li You and Alan Houston chose to have dinner at the training center, and everyone chatted while eating:

"Allan, you're going to be in the All-Star team this year, so you don't have to worry about your next contract!"

As the league is about to announce the All-NBA roster for the season, Larry Johnson knows he won't be selected, so he can only send his blessings.

At the end of this season, James Dolan will officially take over the team, and Charles Sr. has leaked the news not long ago.

Considering that New York is not bad for money, Alan Houston is in a good mood, and with a championship, the American knife is even more important!

"Lee is the most unlucky, he has the opportunity to get a maximum salary like Garnett, and this collective bargaining agreement is a big loss."

Li You pouted helplessly when he heard Alan Houston's words:

"There really isn't much room for negotiation, so we can only make up for other conditions."

"How about a big endorsement contract!"

"It's better to switch to a better private jet so we can enjoy it too."

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In the Eastern Conference semifinals that night, 88:110, the Pacers defeated the Bucks!

The Pacers already led by 14 points at halftime, and the Bucks were crushed by their opponents all the way.

Rookie coach Larry Bird easily defeated coach George Carr, and this situation made many media chant along with him:

"The old famous coach can't keep up with the development of the times!"

Considering that Chuck Daley and Pat Riley are out of the first round this year, this view has been shared by many fans for a while

On May 19th, the NBA League once again announced the Rookie of the Season of the Year:

The five members of the first formation were:

Mike Bibby, Vince Carter, Matt Harprin, Paul Pearce, Jason Williams;

The five members of the second team are:

Michael Dixon, Michael Doriak, Antoine Jamison, Catino Mobley, Michael Ogwokandi.

The top pick fell to the second lineup, and the Clippers were taunted again.

That night, the Knicks also ushered in the Eastern Conference semifinals G2.

With Ewing and Oakley out of form, the Hawks are giving another big gift.

At full time, Murch Blaylock was 7-of-20 and Steve Smith was 2-of-16.

The sleepwalking performance of the two really entertained New York fans.

On the Knicks' side, Lee Yo, Alan Houston, and Sprewell scored 20 points and easily won the game.

At 72:102, the Knicks beat their opponents at home, and the series score came to 2:0.

At the end of the game, feeling the joyous atmosphere in the Madison Square Garden arena, the head coach of Wilkens turned dark.

He can naturally see that the Knicks are in average shape, and Ewing and Oakley are slow to react on the defensive end, and the team still loses so much.

A lot of tactics were arranged before the game, but the players hit the iron and couldn't put the ball in the basket, no matter how good the tactics were, it was useless.

In the synchronous game, 76:79, the Spurs narrowly defeated the Lakers.

With O'Neal being caught in the air by the help guard, Kobe Bryant stepped up again.

Played 47 minutes, 12-of-25, and scored a game-high 28 points!

However, in two games, Bryant made 12 turnovers, and the weakness of inexperience in the game was exposed.

O'Neill was silent at this point, and he stopped shouting, "I'm the better one."

In terms of data, being suppressed by rookie Duncan, the shark completely closed its big mouth!

On May 20, the NBA league announced the best defensive team of the season:

The six members of the first squad are:

Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen;

The five members of the second squad are:

Mucci Blaylock, P.J. Brown, Eddie Jones, DiCambe Mutombo, Theo Latrive.

When the results were announced, New York fans were delighted.

The 76ers were selected by one person and the Hawks were selected by two, but these two teams were suppressed by the Knicks and were powerless, which made everyone laugh again.

The good news is that the losing Hawks will return to Atlanta with a two-day break, and the bad news is that the two sides will play back-to-back games after the break

On the morning of the 21st, the NBA league announced the best team of the season:

The five members of the first team are:

Lee You, Alan Iverson, Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, Alonzo Mourning;

The five members of the second team are:

Gary Payton, Alan Houston, Grant Hill, Chris Webb, Shaquille O'Neal;

The third team consists of five people:

Tim Hardaway, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Antonio McCleis, Patrick Ewing.

After the best team was announced, the New York media climaxed again on the spot, and simply loaned the championship!

The Los Angeles reporter wanted to interview O'Neill for the first time, but the team refused on the grounds that the team was preparing for a home game.

"Chamberlain" II, as a result, only caught the best second formation, and the shark became the laughing stock of everyone for a while.

On the night of the 22nd, O'Neal, who received the rage buff again, was also unable to respond.

At 103:91, the Spurs, who were playing away, successfully got the match point and ended the suspense of the series.

Tim Duncan was 9 of 19, 19 of 23 free throws, and scored 37 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 4 turnovers!

Rookie Duncan, with the assistance of Big Brother, completely blew up the Lakers' interior line.

O'Neal, who was 8-of-14, had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and got a double-double, and did not give an interview after the game.

On the night of the 23rd, back-to-back games, 118:107, the Spurs simply sent the Lakers to fish!

In the synchronous game, 98:78, the Knicks also beat the Hawks again.

On the second day of back-to-back games, the Eagles fans were even more dumbfounded!

At 100:66, Wilkens, the head of the Thousand Miles Coach, also went fishing with the veteran coaches.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals, Li You did not play more than 30 minutes, and he clocked in in three quarters.

With the Pacers also sweeping the Bucks and head coach George Karl coming home, only Mike Dunleavy and Jerry Sloan are currently the only two veteran coaches.

On May 27th, 80:92, the big score was 4:2, the Trail Blazers successfully reached the Western Conference Finals, and Jerry Sloan went home fishing!

So far, three rookie coaches have appeared in the East and West finals, and for a while, the ball critics have been coaxing:

"A new era of manager has arrived!"

In the training session on the morning of the 28th, Jeff Van Gundy hung up on the sidelines with a confident smile throughout the whole process, watching the assistant coach greet the players to practice the routine.

Li You looked at the confident appearance of the bald young marshal, and was a little speechless for a while.

[Karl Malone's extraordinary physique] has turned golden, and this is the biggest harvest of the shrinking season so far.

Li You noticed that Ewing kept moving his left foot, and after the training session, he immediately asked:

"Pat, how does your left foot feel?"

Noticing that everyone was looking at him, Ewing showed a relaxed expression and said confidently:

"It's not too much of a problem, it was only a slight sprain before, and it has recovered in the past few days."

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