warrior godfather

Chapter 569 The alliance is suppressing James!

After the Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, they got two days off. Zhang Yu gave the whole team a day off, allowing them to rest well, recharge their batteries, and prepare for the tough battle against the Clippers.

It was also on this day that the NBA officially announced the major awards of the regular season (Note).

The heaviest MVP trophy was won by Durant. This season, the Thunder ranked first in the league with a record of 65 wins and 17 losses. Durant averaged 32.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocks per game. The field goal percentages were 50.3%, 39.1%, and 87.3%, which were close to 180 clubs. They were super-high-yield and super-efficient.

But Curry is not much better than Durant. He averaged 32.3 points, 8.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. The three shooting percentages were 49.4%, 43.2%, and 91.2%. Higher, just behind Durant by two decimal places.

The only suspense of the original MVP was whether Curry could snipe Durant in the last game and grab the scoring champion from him. This is also Curry's only chance for three consecutive MVPs.

But unfortunately, Curry's accidental injury made this suspense disappear.

In the MVP voting, Durant only got 100 first votes and got 1145 points; Curry got the remaining 25 first votes and almost all the second votes, got 1004 and ranked No. 2, followed by Rose with 658 points and Griffin with 345 points.

This is the first time that James has fallen out of the top four in the MVP list in four years. The new generation of the league has risen in an all-round way. Among them, Curry, who entered the league at the latest, is the oldest. But the achievement is the highest.

The next day, at the awarding ceremony of the MVP trophy, Durant's speech was touching, especially the phrase "Mom, you are the real MVP", which moved countless fans. The relationship between him and Wanda Durant The love between mother and child touched the whole world on this day.

At the end of the awards ceremony, Durant said in high spirits:

"MVP is not what I want most. I will attack the championship. We can definitely do something special. I will bring glory to Oklahoma!"

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Later in the announcement of the MVP, the best team of the season is also freshly released.

Curry, Rose, Durant, Griffin, and Howard were selected for the best team.

Paul, Harden, James, Paul George, and Al Jefferson were selected for the best second team.

Lillard, Clay, Butler, Love, and Noah were selected for the best three teams.

This is the third consecutive year that Curry and Rose monopolize the two backcourt spots of the best team. Paul has been selected to the best team six times. He is under pressure with Rose, even though he is the league's steals + assists king this year.

Together with Durant, Curry and Rose also received all 125 first-place votes, ranking first with a total score of 625 points.

Griffin averaged 24.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks per game. His shooting percentage was as high as 52.8%. He was highly productive and efficient. The Clippers ranked third in the West and fourth in the league, allowing him to beat James and be selected The best team.

Howard was selected to the best team because the center was withered. His performance was not very good, averaging only 18.3 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.8 blocks per game, and the defensive end declined severely.

It should have been that Noah was selected to the best team as a blue-collar center with his excellent defensive performance, but Rose did not suffer a devastating injury. Butler joined the Bulls. Noah had no chance to express himself, and the Bulls did not need him to carry For the team, his brilliance was overshadowed by Rose and Butler, and he was only selected to the best third team.

If Howard's selection to the best team just makes people lament the withering of the center, then James' loss to the best team is shocking.

Prior to this, James had been selected to the best team for six consecutive years. No matter how the league changes, he will remain unchanged.

Even though the Heat have a poor record this year, James' statistics are still excellent, and people think that James will still be selected for the best team as before.

It wasn't until the announcement of the best team that the fans realized that James had lost the selection!

Immediately, James fans expressed their dissatisfaction:
"Why didn't James play for a while? He has an all-around stat of 27+7+7, much better than Griffin!"

"Yes, what else can Griffin do besides dunking? Without Paul, he is nothing! If the Heat don't have James, they won't even make the playoffs!"

"There is definitely a shady scene here, the league is suppressing James!"

They were aggrieved and caused a lot of momentum, but the Clippers fans were not to be outdone:

"Shut up, Griffin is ranked fourth in MVP, where is James ranked?"

"The Clippers are fourth in the league. The Heat are the Big Three, but they are only ninth in the league. They are not even as good as the Blazers. Why should James play for a while? Aldridge is more qualified than him!"

Only then did people suddenly realize, yes, the Thunder and Clippers have such excellent records, Durant and Griffin's statistics are also exactly the same, and the Heat are still led by the Big Three. How could James be selected for the best team?
At this time, they suddenly realized that they seemed to ignore that the Heat were a Big Three team, and focused all their attention on James. The presence of Wade and Bosh became less and less, and no one even regarded them as stars.

This is the Big Three!Among them, James and the Heat are both superstars. Even if they get the first record in the league, isn't it a matter of course? Why is it only ranked ninth? James fans are ashamed to say that James is a team?After all, the teammates around him are not cats or dogs.

Therefore, even if James hits a career-high shooting percentage of 56.7% this season, which is his ninth season with 2000+ points, and is the fourth player after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, and Karl Malone, he can only be selected for the second team .

The one named James was selected to the second team, and the other named James was also selected to the second team.

With 25+6+5 outstanding performance this year, Harden led the Rockets to rank fourth in the West. Originally, he had a spot for a while, but Rose and Curry pressed him firmly, and Howard took the center. Cheap, scored lower than Harden in the selection, but was selected for a while.

Harden scored a total of 576 free throws this season, ranking second in the league. Durant ranked first. He scored a total of 805 free throws.

And Curry, who is competing with Durant for the scoring title, has only 412 free throws, and he doesn't even rank in the top ten in the league.

The rest of the players were selected based on their records and data, and they got the corresponding number of votes. There is no controversy. The only one who did not lead the team to the playoffs was Love, whose data exploded at 26+12. It is no surprise that he was selected for the third team middle.

Compared with Zhang Yu's previous life, Parker, Aldridge, and Dragic were all selected to the best team. This is the butterfly effect caused by Zhang Yu.

He cut off Leonard and Danny Green. The Spurs lacked the core of the striker and the iron guard in the backcourt, but there were no qualified substitutes. Duncan had a heavy defensive burden and frequent injuries. He missed more than 20 games in total. , The Spurs' record has plummeted, ranking only eighth in the Western Conference this season, and Parker has therefore missed the best team.

Aldridge's spot was taken away by Butler. He was selected to the best third team for the third consecutive year. He averaged 22.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, combining offense and defense.

Dragic's spot was occupied by Clay. Although Clay was injured for a month, the Warriors ranked third in the West. As a scorer averaging 20+ per game, he won a final score just like Butler before him. Best three-team spot.

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In the selection of the best defensive team, the Warriors also had a good harvest. Green was selected to the best defensive team, and Leonard was selected to the best defensive second team.

Paul, Iguodala, Ibaka, and Noah were selected for the best defensive team; Paul George, Butler, Beverly, and Roy Hibbert were selected for the second team.

This is not much different from the original selection results. Only James lost the best defensive second team due to a sharp decline in defense, and his spot was replaced by Green.

In the selection of the best defensive player, Green only ranked second with a slight disadvantage, only after Noah.

This season, because Chandler suffered injuries and his state fluctuated, Green took on more defensive tasks. He is the core of the defense in the death five. He can protect the frame, switch defenses, and assist in defense. No, it is the cornerstone of the existence of the Death Five, whose abilities and contributions have been recognized by the entire league.

If it wasn't for Noah's terrifying performance on the defensive end, he is likely to be elected as the best defensive player.

This season, Noah is the only player in the league who can get 10 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals. When he played, the Bulls only lost 100 points per 96 rounds, ranking first in the league. Noah's dws (defensive efficiency Value) is 6.6, also ranking first in the league, ranked second is Green, his dws is 6.3.

After being elected as the best defensive player this time, Noah became the second player in the history of the Bulls to receive this award. The last one was Jordan in the 1987-88 season.

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最佳新秀奖杯由76人队的迈卡威获得，他本赛季场均可以砍下16.7分6.2篮板6.3助攻1.9抢断0.6封盖。

Among them, in terms of points, rebounds, and assists, McAway ranks No.1 among all rookies. He is the third rookie to do this after Oscar Robertson and Alwan Adams. After Johnson and Oscar Robertson, he is the third rookie averaging 16+6+6 per game.

At the press conference for the best rookie trophy, McAway was very humble. He said that his next goal is to bring the 76ers back to the playoffs.

But everyone regards McAway as a rising future superstar and believes that he will lead the 76ers to a revival.

The best rookie team was also led by McAway, who received all 125 first-place votes and was selected with full marks. The rest of the first team included Oladipo, Trey Burke, Plumlee, Ollie Nick, Antetokounmpo, Hardaway Jr., Adams, Cody Zeller, and Gobert were selected for the second team of the best rookie.

The All-Rookie team is not selected according to strict positions, so there are many centers selected.

Among them, Olynyk is the best performer. He is a duck to water in the Warriors' bench lineup. He has performances in defense, scoring, shooting, and support. He averaged 21.3 minutes per game, 8.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.5 steals, and 0.4 blocks. , The three hit rates were 46.6%, 35.1%, and 81.1%. As a center forward, he has a very soft touch and is a rare space-type fifth position.

Moreover, he has a high ball quotient, and he has contributed to screens, defensive positioning, rebounding and even offensive fouls. He is a jack-of-all-trades center that any team needs.

As Olynyk performed better and better, after the regular season, those who questioned why Zhang Yu wanted to make a deal with the Celtics shut up.

The Celtics may have made a profit from this deal, but the Warriors will definitely not lose. It is a win-win deal, and everyone has a bright future.

Antetokounmpo is well-deserved to be selected to the All-Rookie Second Team. He averaged 16.5 minutes per game, scoring 5.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks. He didn't score much, but he performed very well on the defensive end.

And after one season, he has grown another 3 centimeters, and his height has reached 2 meters, but his speed and agility are not affected, and he has more potential than when he participated in the draft.

Antetokounmpo's outstanding performance has reduced the doubts of Warriors fans that Zhang Yu traded him with Butler a lot.

In fact, they also know that Butler wants to leave, but there is always a place to vent the grievances of losing the core of the striker. Antetokounmpo unfortunately assumed such a role.

But as long as his performance gets better and better, the fans will gradually forget about Butler. If one day he really surpasses Butler, these fans who once questioned Zhang Yu will immediately praise Zhang Yu.

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In other awards, the Warriors have little to gain.

Crawford was elected the best sixth man, becoming No.1 in NBA history representing different teams to win this award.

Dragic was elected as the most improved player. This season, he averaged 20.3 points, 5.9 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 40.8%. He led the Suns to a record of 48 wins and 34 losses. He won 23 more games and missed the playoffs at the last moment. He is only 1 game behind the eighth Spurs in the Western Conference. line-up.

Thunder general manager Presti was elected as the best manager of the year. He retained the core lineup of the Thunder, selected Gobert, and signed Tony Allen. The contribution of the two on the defensive end is important for the Thunder to achieve the first record in the league. reason.

As a rookie coach, Stevens coached the Bulls with a record of 63 wins and 19 losses, ranking first in the East and second in the league, surpassing Thibodeau's 62 wins and 20 losses in his first coaching season, and won all With 125 first votes, he was successfully elected as the best coach.

At the award ceremony, Stevens thanked Zhang Yu:

"I have learned a lot from Ronan. What he has achieved has inspired me to come to the NBA and meet new challenges. I hope to compete with him in the finals. This is one of my goals when I come to the NBA. .”

Zhang Yu then congratulated Stevens on Twitter:

"I look forward to meeting you in the finals. I have a feeling that this day is not far away..."

　Note: The announcement time of the NBA regular season awards is different. For the convenience of writing, it is specially changed to be announced on the same day for everyone to know.

　　
　
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