Chapter 135: [Suhi's Choice]
The fans who stayed at the AT&T arena were depressed, many of them were unable to get up because of the huge frustration and loss, some did not want to join the traffic jam at this time, and of course, there were also a small number of fans who came specifically to witness Suhi the Sheep win the championship for the second time.
Regardless, on this night, Sushi once again stood at the top of the league.
In the long history of the NBA, there have been many amazing superstars, and there are many super talents who shine on their debut. However, none of them have achieved Suhi's status in the first two seasons of their careers.
This can't help but make Charles Barkley compare Suhey to the three super outside rulers of the eighties and nineties: Jordan, Magic, and Bird.
This remark irritated Kenny Smith, who asked Charles Barkley: "You touch your chest and say, do you really think Sohee the second-year sheep is better than Jordan, Magic, and Bird?" He couldn't match these three in any of the techniques. ”
Barkley smiled and said, "Does it matter now?" Jack won the championship and the MVP of the finals. Ending the NBA's center dominance and defeating two rulers of the post-Jordan era in quick succession. I think he's an epoch-making superstar. ”
"Nope. He's just another Isaiah Thomas. Isaiah Thomas also finished the Lakers and Celtics, he also beat Bird and Magic, he even suppressed Jordan, and he also won two championships. But does anyone consider him a top-10 player of all time? Relax the criteria a little, the top 20 in history, the top 30 in history, is there him? ”
Kenny Smith still said this when closing the coffin: "I refuse to recognize his place in history until he dominated the league with individual skills, before he led the team to a championship alone." ”
"What ...... are you?"
Barkley swallowed the expletives as David Stern began to walk to the center of the court.
Although a series of vicious fouls, brawls, and injuries tonight made his brow tighten, the result was what he wanted to see now.
The league needs a new topic of conversation and a new generation of superstars with super influence.
Suhi fits perfectly.
Duncan and the Spurs are good, they are an indispensable and important force in the league. But they are less topical and have a weaker commercial impact.
As president of the league, Stern certainly wants his stars to be in the news every day, with their ads on major TV channels and thousands of people on new forums on the Internet popping up his mouth every day.
David Stern enthusiastically announced the 2005 World Champion... It sounds ridiculous, but an NBA champion is defined as a world champion in the United States... This is the quintessential me as the world.
In fact, the overall champions of other leagues in the United States are mostly the same.
This shows the arrogance and self-confidence of the United States.
But, on the other hand, isn't the NBA championship team a world champion?
Carlisle received the trophy and he celebrated with all the team members.
Then, David Stern announced the attribution of the second trophy, the Finals MVP.
This is an award without suspense.
When the master of ceremonies presented the Finals MVP trophy, David Stern had not yet spoken, and his teammates had already arched Suhi out.
Sushi became the ninth player in NBA history to win both the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP in a single season.
Of the top eight, at least six are firmly in the top 10 in NBA history.
This shows the gold content of this double MVP.
The first eight people are: Willis Reid, the first person in Knicks history, the first Knicks championship winner, he won the regular season MVP and Finals MVP in the 69-70 season.
The second is Abdul-Jabbar, the third is Moses Malone, the fourth is Larry Bird, the fifth is Magic Johnson, and the sixth is Michael Jordan, the reason why Michael Jordan is called the god of basketball, he is completely different from others, he won four single-season double MVPs alone. The seventh is Shaq O'Neal, and the eighth is Tim Duncan from the 2002-2003 season.
Suhi joined the two-time MVP club in the second season of her career, and the honor was extremely tough.
If the league rates the top 75 superstars or the top 100 superstars, even if Sushi retires, he can lie down and enter the Hall of Fame.
David Stern handed the trophy to Suhey after reading a formulaic award speech, and when Suxi hugged him, he whispered to Suhey: "Congratulations, Jack, you are the brightest star tonight." ”
"Thank you."
Suhi smiled.
Simple communication.
Suhi then lifted the trophy as his teammates gathered around him in loud celebration.
Countless magnesium lights flickered at this moment, and the dense exposure set off Su Xi's figure sparkling.
"Became famous at a young age!"
Michael Jordan couldn't help but sigh in the stands, he thought to himself: What am I doing at 20? Still in college, I just happened to be a starter.
It's better to be famous sooner rather than later.
Jordan thought to himself.
However, he has no regrets, he has always been grateful for his four years of college, he is a middle-class American family, and learning is very important. And, at the University of North Carolina, he honed his offensive skills and combined them with his physical gifts. Moreover, the head coach has been 'suppressing' his desire to score, and only released it when he arrives in the NBA.
Jordan's college career was an invaluable asset to him.
At this time, Isaiah Thomas shouted from the side, disrupting Jordan's memories.
"Wow Ka Ka Ka! I've said it a long time ago! Brothers! I've said a long time ago that Suhee the Sheep is the strongest defender ever, no, he shouldn't be called Suhi the Sheep right now, he should be called Suhi the Goat, Goat, goat! ”
Isaiah Thomas was smug and his voice was harsh.
As if he were the one who won.
As before it annoyed Jordan.
"Keep it low, Isaiah." James Dolan next to him reminded Isaiah Thomas even louder, and then he said something that made many bigwigs in the stands very unhappy: "We're going to get Goat Suhi soon, you're so high-profile, everyone will be unhappy, ahahahahaha." ”
James Dolan had a stubble on his face and looked scruffy. If it weren't for the fact that he, a dead rich second-generation loser, was worth nearly 10 billion, no one would want to go over and spray him.
Now I can only watch these two guys triumphant.
complained in my heart: The second generation of dead rich, it's great to be rich.
"Jack doesn't necessarily choose you, Los Angeles is far more attractive to him than you. Don't forget that his girlfriends all work in Los Angeles, and his friendship with Kobe Bryant is not something you can guess. ”
"The most important thing is that we Lakers can provide him with a strong lineup, why should you?"
Magic Johnson has a high status and is directly open.
This made the executives next to him very happy, and finally someone came out to administer justice.
However, what people didn't expect was that Isaiah Thomas and James Dolan laughed, and James Dolan was very proud to say something that everyone thought was ridiculous, and he was right: "Because we suck enough." ”
This scoundrel remark made everyone feel ridiculous.
However, Michael Jordan was not in the mood.
He had a terrible conjecture in his heart: Could it be that Suhi the Sheep really had to choose this most difficult path? He can go to a strong team and choose to complete his three-consecutive championship dynasty. In this way, his status will rise.
Even if there is a suspicion of taking shortcuts, who can say anything?
A three-peat, and a two-team three-peat, isn't it more difficult than a three-peat, three-peat, three-peat?
And it will be put in the name of an individual.
In Jordan's view, if Sushi joins the Lakers, the Lakers can really become a championship powerhouse.
Because, Suhi and Kobe Bryant are very complementary, they can both play positional offense and play quick counterattacks. Although both of them are not as strong as Jordan, they add up to a chance to surpass the combination of Jordan and Pippen.
First of all, both of them defended fiercely.
And what he is good at is different, Suxi also has the ability to play singles on the strong side, at least Jordan feels that Suxi's strong side singles are not weaker than Pippen, and he is stronger than Pippen and has breakthroughs. Coupled with Kobe Bryant on the side, defenders will simply ignore one or the other.
Therefore, deep down, Jordan desperately doesn't want Sushi to go to the Lakers.
Once Suhi goes to the Lakers, he really has the potential to become the strongest outside duo in history with Kobe.
If Suhey's ambitions are big enough, how good it would be for him to go to the Knicks.
Jordan thought to himself.
At this time, TNT's interview with Sushi began to appear on TV.
Miller's sister, Cheryl Miller, walked over to the Pacers player with the microphone, and she hugged her "weak brother" first. When she was very young, Cheryl often beat up Reggie, but now, her eyes are full of tears.
"Congratulations, Reggie, you got what you wanted. Your last shot was so cool, I'm so proud of you, and our whole family is so proud of your performance. ”
Miller choked up a little, but his chin lifted in stink. In front of his sister, he didn't want to show a vulnerable look.
"Right now, I'm the one with the most championships in the Miller family."
Miller said proudly.
Cheryl hugged her brother and walked over to Suhi.
Now the world wants to know what the youngest MVP winner in history to win the Finals and the youngest two-time MVP in history has to say.
Moreover, now the whole world is watching Sushi's whereabouts.
Where will Susie go?
"Jack, congratulations on winning another championship trophy and being the MVP of the Finals for the second consecutive season. How are you feeling right now? What are your thoughts on becoming the league's greatest single-season two-time MVP clubmate? Do you know who the MVP club is in a single season and two titles? ”
Cheryl asked a barrage of questions.
It can be seen that she is 'lifting' Suhi, and she is saying these titles so that the audience can understand how great Suhey is in accomplishing this achievement, and which rulers he will stand with.
Suhi smiled and said: "I'm in a very happy mood and at the same time very relaxed, we have finally achieved what we have done this season, it has been a difficult process, we have been together and we have been going through very difficult things. Good thing we got through and we got what we wanted. ”
"I didn't pay attention to the number of MVPs I had, and I didn't know who was in the double MVP club. I think I thank my teammates, thank you Ron, thank you Jermaine, thank you Reggie, thank you Stephen, thank you Jeff, thank you Tony ......"
Suhi pronounced out everyone's name, as well as each member of the coaching staff. "Without them, I wouldn't have what I've got now, I love Indiana, I love the Pacers," he said. Thank you to them for bringing me to the Conceco Arena at a high cost at the most difficult time of my career, when I was about to be abandoned. ”
"Now, we've done it. The Pacers are the overall champions! The Pacers are back-to-back champions! ”
Sushi said loudly, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
The last sentence was shouted out.
This passage brought tears to the eyes of many Pacers fans in front of the TV, and it meant a lot to them.
Their encounter with Sushi fulfilled their historical aspirations, and it was exceeded. Although everyone knows that Sushi will choose to leave, but he brought the only two championships in history, what else is there to demand from him.
It's a win-win situation.
Everyone sincerely wished him well.
Moreover, Suhi only took a two-year rookie contract, and the money he took from the Pacers was far less than the contribution he brought in.
Larry Bird was also so impressed that he made a phone call to the boss and he talked to the boss and they made a decision and decided to make a great proposal to the league.
Cheryl Miller smiled, she didn't expect Sushi to thank everyone in the Pacers for not actually catching her ball.
If it was someone else, Cheryl might have just passed it by.
However, Suhi is the little brother who helped his brother achieve the biggest dream of his career, and she must help Suhee make a name for himself.
"Let me tell you who are the players in history who have made it to the double MVP of a single season, Tim Duncan, Shaq O'Neal, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, ......"
"These guys are all in the top 10 of all time, and it's a great achievement to have you with them in your second season of your career. I've never seen a 20-year-old player as good as you, like no other in history. ”
Cheryl Miller gave a tirade.
This made the fans in front of the TV and the fans who remained in the stadium all exclaimed.
Only then do you know how amazing Suhi's achievements this season are, and how brilliant Suhi is as a 20-year-old young man.
Barkley and Kenny Smith at TNT Studios were a little surprised, on the one hand, they were amazed at Suhey's achievement, and on the other hand, they thought that Cheryl would say a lot of this stuff in such a precious interview time.
The executives in the stands were also amazed by what Suhi had accomplished at this time.
Even Jordan, he was thinking: How can this guy be compared to us so quickly? We're all people who have ruled the NBA.
James Dolan touched his beard, and he asked Isaiah Thomas, "Is this reporter ignoring someone?" ”
"Huh? Have it? ”
"I think so." James Dolan touched his chin and said, "Didn't Ewing take it?" ”
"He hasn't even touched the championship trophy." Isaiah Thomas said disdainfully.
"Then there won't be." James Dolan nodded.
At this time, Cheryl Miller asked a question that everyone was very concerned about: "Jack, before you arrived in San Antonio, there was media exposure that you were selling your Indiana house. Excuse me, do you want to move to a bigger house, or do you want to leave Indiana? You're a free agent this summer......"
As soon as this question came out, the audience instantly fell silent.
Even the teammates standing next to Suhi were looking forward to Suhi's answer.
The executives in the stands pricked up their ears to listen.
Suhi smiled, and he took the microphone.
(End of chapter)