Chapter 90: Larry Johnson Template, Western Conference Semifinals Begin! (The second update, ask for subscription)
"Brother, congratulations on being the best rookie of the year, you are indeed the best player of our class!"
Not long after the NBA officially announced the rookie of the year, Wade's call reached Dwan.
On the phone, Wade and Doon also agreed to go out on vacation together in the offseason and play training together.
However, because both of them are still preparing for the second round of the playoffs, they don't know when they will play for the time being, so there is no specific time.
If he could, Wade would naturally like to meet up with Doon in the finals, and when the finals are over, they will meet to travel together.
Of course, Wade also knows that this is very unlikely.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Heat still relied on the injuries of Hornets stars David Wesley and Byron Davis one after another, which narrowly won 4-3.
In fact, Wade did play better and better after being established as the Heat boss by Riley in the second half of the regular season.
But in the playoffs, rookies are rookies after all, and they will inevitably be confused at first, and it will take a while to adapt, so the performance is relatively struggling.
If it weren't for Eddie Jones and Caron Butler, Wade would have turned into a captain and gone fishing.
However, it remains to be seen whether the Heat will be able to continue their good luck in the first round.
In short, the second round of the Heat playoffs is about to face the Pacers, who are the first in the East......
As a good brother, Doon can only wish Wade a better playoff performance, advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, and advance to the Finals.
After wishing each other the finals, Doon quickly hung up Wade's phone.
It wasn't long before Doon received another call from someone else.
Mainly players who have been in contact with them during the All-Star Weekend before, Bosh, Maddie and the like.
The only thing that surprised Doon was that Anthony's call came a little late.
Doon ...... I'm sorry to call you at this time, and I didn't know if I should congratulate you before. ”
The failure to be selected for the best rookie made the arrogant Anthony a little depressed.
Even calling Doon to congratulate him seemed more tangled.
Doon smiled and said, "Haha, we are brothers, what's so embarrassing about losing to me?"
Whoever of us is with whom, and my honor is yours, isn't it?
We've had the experience of playing together at the Rookie Challenge before! Have you forgotten?
Be happy, we're brothers, you should be happy for me. ”
Anthony heard Doon say this, and quickly explained: "Brother, you misunderstood me, I'm not sad because you won the best rookie.
It's because LeBron won the Rookie of the Year with you, and it's incomprehensible.
If it's just you who has the best rookie to yourself, I'm okay with that.
Of course, I'm looking forward to sharing the best rookie with you.
But what I can't understand is, why is LeBron able to compare to you?
This thing seems to make your best rookie completely meaningless!
It feels like the medal belongs to you, and it has become very bad to be wiped with a rag! ”
"Oh, I see." Doon was able to understand Anthony's thoughts.
After all, this rookie of the year, James can be tied with him, and Doon also feels a little wronged, let alone Anthony.
As early as the NCAA, Doon knew that Anthony was arrogant and always felt that he would not be worse than others.
Facts have also proved that Anthony has the ability to lead the team to win the NCAA championship in the NCAA Championship, which is the best freshman in NCAA history.
As for when the media made Anthony and James a peerless duo, Anthony had an NCAA championship in his hand and thought he was much better than James.
From Anthony's point of view, if James is the son of Cleveland because the Cavaliers got the top pick, he can't be the top pick, then he will admit it.
However, the award of best rookie based on strength, why did James suddenly run in front of him?
You know, this season's New York Knicks are not the same as the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Both the Heat and the Cavaliers were halfway through the game to establish Wade and James' position as the bosses.
And the Knicks, since they got Anthony, have established Anthony as the absolute core position early!
It was also under the leadership of Anthony that the Knicks rushed to sixth place in the East!
If the Pacers, who are not the first in the East, are in the same division as the Pistons, who are second in the East, the team that is the first in the division will automatically get the top four spots in the playoffs, and the Pistons will not fall to the third place in the East because of the division.
It was also because of the schedule that the Knicks were somewhat unlucky and met an opponent who should have met in the second round of the playoffs.
As a result, Anthony, who had just entered the playoffs, was besieged by the Pistons Five Tigers, and was finally swept out of the game by the Pistons 4-1 gentlemen.
It is precisely because of this that the psychological shadow of the loss of the team in the playoffs and the ravages of the Pistons Five Tigers has not been eliminated, and the news that Doon and James won the Rookie of the Year together.
The roof leak happened to rain overnight, who can bear this?
If this were to be Doon, Doon wouldn't be able to accept it.
Whether it's personal data or team record, Anthony is above James.
Even if Anthony admits defeat to Wade, who is inferior to him in terms of personal data and has better results in leading the team, it is impossible to recognize James, who led the team not to the playoffs!
If it is said that because Doon played with the Lakers and played next to the OK group, the data and record are a bit watery, and he shares the best rookie with others, then it is indeed a bit of the past.
However, shouldn't the people who can go hand in hand with Doon be him and Wade?
didn't understand the joints, and Anthony, who had been entangled for a long time, was persuaded by his girlfriend to finally call Doon to congratulate him.
Anthony's girlfriend is four years older than Anthony, so she naturally knows who is the brother who can help Anthony.
There's nothing wrong with contacting Doon about your relationship.
Originally, she wanted to persuade Anthony to call James too, but seeing that Anthony was still angry, there was no pot that she didn't open.
Knowing that Anthony was angry, Doon began to enlighten Anthony and let him dissipate his anger.
Along the way, Doon also taught Anthony what he had just learned from O'Neal about how the team boss can properly manage the locker room.
Doon has already stepped into the superstar category this season, and by the time he reaches the finals, Doon will undoubtedly get stronger.
So, Doon can't wait to take charge of a team!
If you can't control the Lakers, then go to another big club to show your ambitions.
Thinking that what he was going to do next would be a bit worse, Doon felt that only Anthony, the Knicks boss, could help him get through it.
Considering that Anthony is strong in individual ability and lacks the ability to lead the team, he needs a helper who can connect the team to help him lead the team.
Just teamed up with Billups, whose peak has declined, and reached the Western Conference finals, and in 09, whoever rushed out of the West between the Lakers and the Nuggets was the champion.
Therefore, if Doon can join forces with Anthony, even if he sacrifices some personal data, he is still very likely to hit the championship.
What's more, as long as you go to the New York Knicks, you won't have the trouble of not having enough salary space in the small ball market and not being able to recruit big-name stars.
When the PUA finishes Anthony, it is good to say that Anthony will be appeased, and Doon will have no worries.
It was 3 p.m. and Doon attended the NBA's Rookie of the Year award ceremony and press conference.
Here, too, Doon meets James in a suit again.
Originally, Doon didn't want to stay by James's side for long, but when he was interviewed by the media, he heard James confidently say: "Time will tell, I will be a better player than Doon......"
Doon didn't have the heart to continue to be touched by James.
"Michael, David, Shaq, Tim are all Rookie of the Year!
I'm the same as them, the championship is what I'm after!
The playoffs have a tougher schedule than the regular season, but this is Los Angeles.
Here, I want to represent the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers and shout that slogan - Lakers championship! ”
It's all marketing, it's all porcelain, and Doon is naturally more advanced than James.
James is still touching Doon, who is in the same grade as Porcelain, and Doon has already begun to touch three of the top ten superstars in history.
After the wild words, Doon also quickly ended the interview, saying that he would return to the Toyota Center to practice and prepare for the second round of the game.
The next Lakers' opponent is not simple!
Playing the civilian team Jazz, the Lakers can still release water.
Playing the Kings with four All-Stars, Webb, Peja, Divac, and Brad Miller, the Lakers also need to go all out.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, Kobe Bryant also needed to leave the team and go back and forth due to off-court factors.
So, if Doon wants to turn the slogan into reality, he needs to work harder.
Of course, there's another point, and that is that when Doon was notified of the Rookie of the Year in the morning, Doon was given another raffle for the Rookie of the Year template.
[Congratulations on getting the Larry Johnson template!] 】
Doon had finished the lottery in the morning, and when he heard Johnson, he thought it was a magician.
After careful confirmation, it was found that among the many Johnsons in the NBA, second only to Larry Johnson of the Magic.
Larry Johnson, nicknamed Big Mom, LJ.
Just listening to the nickname seems to be very girly, very vegetable.
In fact, Larry Johnson, who overturned Duke in the NCAA and entered the NBA as a top pick, played very explosively!
As a boxer, Larry Johnson is less than 2 meters tall, but he is one of the NBA's shorter rebounders, and belongs to O'Neal's tough guy who has to avoid the edge for a while.
It's just that the style of play relies too much on the back, and the static talent is a little insufficient, and I have been fighting with the big man on the inside, and after the back injury, the state has seriously declined, and it will never return.
It didn't last as long as Barkley, and he ended up like most NBA players, switching from flying to floor flow and practicing a three-point shot.
Truth be told, if Doon hadn't gotten the Pippen and Eddie Jones templates before, then the Larry Johnson template could have been a big surprise for Doon.
But now, Larry Johnson's template can help Doane by enriching his low-post offensive skills.
But in the Lakers, the low post is O'Neal and Kobe's, and even Malone's, but not Doane's.
Doon himself, on the other hand, prefers to play as an organizational striker who can get more stats and play more easily.
To put it bluntly, the Larry Johnson template is just a tasteless chicken rib for Doon now.
The Larry Johnson template enriches Doon's arsenal but requires Doon to step out of his comfort zone to play.
If Doon wants to build on what he has already done, he needs to continue to challenge for championships, regular season MVPs or Finals MVPs.
Of course, something is better than nothing.
That's why Doon returned to the Toyota Center to practice after attending the official event.
If it comes to the Western Conference Finals, or the Finals, and the opponent restricts Doon's breakthrough and outside shooting, Doon can also suddenly run low and hit a few, catching the opponent off guard.
However, the time was a bit short, and before Doon could digest Larry Johnson's template, the King and his party arrived in Los Angeles.
On May 4, in the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers played against the Kings G1, which quickly started at the Staples Center......
(End of chapter)