Chapter Seventy-Nine: Regular Season Honors

With the Bullets playing a 3-0 scoreline, the outside world's perception of the Bullets has changed.

There has never been a 3-0 reversal series in NBA history, which means that the Bullets are almost certain to eliminate the Knicks to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Eliminating the Knicks is not unusual, but what really shocked the outside world was the combat effectiveness displayed by the Bullets.

Even in the absence of the important core of the Flying Car, they were able to win all against the Knicks.

You must know that last season's Bulls, against the Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, did not say that they could sweep the Knicks, and they only played a 4:1 score.

If the Bullets can sweep the Knicks to advance this year, doesn't it mean that the Bullets really have the strength to compete with the Bulls?

The more I think about this, the more mysterious it becomes, what was the level of the bullet team three months ago? Ranked tenth in the East, he can't even say if he can make the playoffs, but now he has passed all the way, and he is really about to rush to the stage of the East Finals.

What kind of magic does Lin Yu have? How the hell did he do it?

No coach in the league today is in Lin Yu's position, and it is impossible to do better than Lin Yu.

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The first three games of the Eastern Conference semifinals are played just in time for the NBA's annual regular season awards day.

Unseld organized all the coaches and players to go to the big conference room to see what kind of harvest they could have after a year of struggle.

First, some rookie-related honors were awarded.

Rookie of the Year is undoubtedly in Iverson's bag, averaging 23.5 points per game in his rookie rank, the most of any point guard in NBA history.

Then there is the rookie first and the rookie second.

One burst was Camby, Raheem, Fatman Towok, Commissar Ma plus Iverson.

The second team is Big Ben, Tyrese Knight, Kobe, Kidders and Ray Allen.

"What kind of bullshit judges are these? Big Ben wasn't even for a while? What kind of thing is that campby, why does he weigh on the big head! ”

"These judges are all eye-catching, they know basketball?"

When Unseld heard that Big Ben was only selected for the second team, he scolded directly, he didn't think about it at all, the regular season MVP of his rookie season was also selected by the judges.

The reason why he was angry was that Big Ben was obviously much stronger than Camby, so why was Camby for a while?

Of course, the judges didn't choose randomly, and the results of this selection are also well-founded, Camby averaged 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in his rookie season, while Big Ben averaged 3.5 points, 7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and the data is not half a star.

Big Ben has been playing soy sauce in the early part of the season, even if Lin Yu's data skyrocketed later, the average data per game is very embarrassing.

He was selected for the second team, which is actually an extrajudicial favor for the judges, and Marlon Mattney, who averaged 9.4 points per game, was eliminated from the rookie second team.

Big Ben was very happy, scratching his head and smiling shyly, he was already satisfied with winning the award.

After the rookie awards, it was time for Manager of the Year and Head Coach of the Year.

"I declare the 1996-1997 Coach of the Year season as Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley!" Stern read out the COY candidates on TV.

Unselde was angry again, slapping the table and scolding the judges for being blind, obviously Lin Yu should have won the award, but he gave it to Pat Riley's old horseman.

Lin Yu is not surprised at all, after all, this is a regular season honor, and it depends on the regular season record.

Last season, the Heat was only eighth in the East, and this season they have improved to second in the East, which is a huge improvement.

The Bullets were tenth in the East last season, and even if they were about to rush to third in the East this season, they finally retired due to a ban, and they only had the seventh record in the East.

Even if Lin Yu swept Pat Riley in the playoffs, this is a playoff game after all, and it has nothing to do with regular season awards.

"I declare Manager of the Year Wes Unseld, general manager of the Washington Bullets!" Stern then read Unseld's name again.

Everyone applauded and applauded, this honor is amazing, it is already the highest honor among the top leaders of the alliance.

"Well, it seems that these judges are not too blind."

Unselde was so happy that the corners of his mouth were almost grinning to the back of his head, he was the coach of the Bullets team a few years ago, and he never led the team to play decent results, and then retreated into the background, and finally had a harvest.

This was followed by the awarding of regular season defense-related honors.

The best defensive player DPOY was undoubtedly taken away by Uncle Yamamu, and his performance with the Eagles this year really deserves this award.

Then there is the defensive first and the defensive second.

This time, the bullets team did not receive any grains, and no one was selected.

Big Ben's defensive strength is certainly enough to guarantee that he will be selected for the second defensive team, but unfortunately his games are too few, and the statistics are inconspicuous, even if he recorded a shocking quadruple-double, he was not selected for the second defensive team.

The Bullets' guard group doesn't have this honor, their defense is not very good, and the key point is that the competition for the best defensive team is still fierce.

The defensive guards are Jordan and Glove Payton, one of them is the best defensive point guard in NBA history, and the other is the best defensive point guard in NBA history.

Even the defenders of the second team are amazing, one is this year's steal king, the man who almost made a steal quadruple-double this season, the Hawks control Blaylock, and the other is Stockton.

The generals didn't care much, they really cared about the best team, not the best defensive lineup.

Soon the results of the best team were also in.

Naturally, there was no part of the Bullets, with Olajuwon, Malone, Hill, Jordan and Tim Hardaway.

There is no problem with the first four, and it is indeed the strongest in all positions in the league, except that Olajuwon may not be O'Fat's opponent right now, but the Rockets have a better record than the Lakers.

The problem is Tim Hardaway, the first one who doesn't agree, if Tim Hardaway can be for a while, then he can't be the regular season MVP who can abuse him every game?

After the injury, the flying car spent two days in New York with no major Achilles tendon problems, but he still had to recuperate for at least a month, and now he has returned to Washington.

Childes, who caused him to be injured, was banned for one game, and such a light punishment also made the speeding car very dissatisfied.

"He's worth it? I can find ten point guards in this league who can blow him up, believe it or not? ”

Speeder shouted loudly, he actually knew that Tim Hardaway was selected for the first team because of the team's good record, but he was just not convinced.

When the results of the second team were released, there was applause in the conference room, and Webb was selected as a striker in the second team.

O'Fat, Webb, Pippen, Gloves Peyton, and Rocky Richmond.

This second-line selection looks much more reasonable, and even Unseld and the Speeder can't find fault with it.

Webb's face was ecstatic, two formations! That's the second team of the best team, which is almost equivalent to saying that he was selected as the second best power forward in the league, second only to postman Malone!

Even if the Bullets' record is not so good, Webb's data is indeed explosive, especially after the All-Star Game, Lin Yu gave Webber a lot of balls, and his average data this season has increased to 23.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.9 blocks, and the high-end defensive data is also very dazzling, that is, the defensive lineup does not have three teams, otherwise he is qualified to be selected for the three defensive teams.

Webb's best second team is well deserved.

"Thank you, coach, I really never dreamed of being selected for the second team!"

Webber was ecstatic and hugged Lin Yu and cheered, such a high-value honor, even Webber, who has always been an idol with a heavy burden, lost his temper.

Unselde was heartbroken on the sidelines, obviously you were traded to the Bullets team, what did Xie Linyu do?

When the list of three formations was released, there was even more laughter in the conference room.

Mourning, Wenbeck, Mashburn, Flying Car and Stockton.

The Speeders aren't annoyed with Tim Hardaway now, having been in the league for eight years and finally getting a gold medal.

Before that, the most valuable honor in the flying car was the rookie second formation, which is the thing that Big Ben just got, and it is also the only honor among the flying racers.

Not even the best of the week and the best of the month, and the All-Star was also selected......

Now the speed car belongs to the sky, and the three guards can increase his new contract salary by at least two million!

Even more surprising is Marshburn.

You must know that before Marsh was originally on the Bullets, he only averaged 10.6 points per game, which was almost scrapped, not to mention the best team, if he was a rookie, he wouldn't even be able to enter the rookie lineup.

However, after Marshburn arrived at the Bullets, it didn't take long for his stats to skyrocket, playing more than 30 games with the Mavericks and 30 games with the Bullets, and his average points per game have come to 15.2 points.

Although an average of 15 points per game is not enough to make him selected for the best three teams, it can't stand up to Mashburn's inspiration, he is a real nirvana rebirth, which is a huge plus, and his miraculous midfield three-pointers and the season's highest single-game score of 61 points can help Mashburn get votes from the judges.

Mashburn's eyes were red, words could not describe the excitement in his heart at the moment, and after taking a deep breath, he forced himself to act calmly, if he did cry tears, it would be a shame.

If he hasn't lost it, he can't understand Mashburn's mood at the moment, and he thought that he was completely abolished, but after he arrived under Lin Yu, he was selected for the third formation, which was something he had never done in his previous health period.

"Coach, it's the greatest honor of my life to play for you."

Mashburn was already trying to restrain himself, but tears still flashed in the corners of his eyes.

Unselde muttered on the side, Du Xie Linyu went, and he, the general manager, turned out to be an air man.

Naturally, the MVP of the regular season did not have a share of the bullets team, and was taken by Karl Malone.

Everyone will not have extravagant expectations for this honor, the gold content of the regular season MVP is completely comparable to that of the finals MVP, and even the gold content of the regular season MVP in the eyes of some fans is even higher.

Immediately after Stern read the name of Mashburn again, and more than once.

One is the Most Improved Player of the Year award, which is actually a bit weird for Mashburn, after all, Mashburn averaged 24 points per game in his sophomore year, what else has he improved?

However, Marsh was reimbursed last season and was selected to the best three this season, so if you look at it, it is indeed a big improvement.

The second time was an award called the Best Fighting Award, Lin Yu couldn't laugh or cry, he hadn't even heard of such an award in the regular season.

After the abolition of Mashburn, Nirvana was reborn, so this hard work award really belongs to him.

It's just that this award doesn't have the slightest gold content, even if it is compared with the rookie lineup, it doesn't count a hair.

When the award was over, Lin Yu clapped his hands and called everyone to his side.

"Brothers, we've had a decent harvest this season."

"But I'm not happy with this kind of gain, if it weren't for the ban, we would even have the hope of producing an MVP and a variety of squads!"

"This season is coming to an end, and I can guarantee that the most prestigious accolades of next season will definitely be won by us!"

"The future is ours, after smashing the Knicks, we'll go to the bulls!"

"Long live the bullets!"

Lin Yu shouted, and the generals shouted long live the bullets.

They know very well that Lin Yu is right, if it weren't for the ban, the Bullets have every hope of hitting the second place in the East, and once they get to the second place in the East, Webb may really win the regular season MVP.

MVP is judged on three separate grounds: stats, on-court impact, and the team's improvement.

The Bullets went from 10th in the East to 2nd in the East, which is definitely a standout.

Webb's contribution to the victory on the field is extremely high, which is enough to see how amazing his impact on the field is, and he has performed well both offensively and defensively.

Although the data is not as good as Malone, it is not much worse, especially Webb has an average of 5+ assists per game, which is a big plus.

Unfortunately, because of a tough battle with the Knicks, the Bullets failed to hit the second place in the East, and Webb missed the opportunity to win the MVP.

When Lin Yu said this, the generals hated the Knicks even more, and they shouted that they would take away the Knicks directly in the fourth game, shave their heads, and humiliate them fiercely.