Basketball UFO

Chapter 49 The Playoffs Begin

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The success rate in the 1996 draft was very high, and there were many outstanding players.The No. 23.5 pick Iverson averaged 5 points per game, and he couldn't even become the best rookie. In the last month, he proved his strength with 40 consecutive [-]+ games.

But the best rookie, Carter deserved it.

Carter led the team to the playoffs and ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference. It is the best record of the Nets in recent years. Carter has made great contributions to carrying the team.Looking at personal performance, he averaged 28.2 points per game, ranking No. 2 in the scoring list of the season, second only to Jordan, terrible scoring data.

It is worth mentioning that Carter's scoring in the rookie game tied Michael Jordan in his rookie season in the 1984-85 season. Jordan also scored the same scoring average, but Carter led the team with a better record.

The highest scoring rookie season in NBA history is Chamberlain, 37.6 points, which is outrageous.

Carter has another record-tying record this season.

The highest points scored in a single game of the season were jointly created by Jordan and Carter, both 51 points. Explosive high scores also reflected the strength of the players.In fact, in parallel time and space, Carter's career-high score was only 51 points. His desire to win is really not strong.

The Carter of today is very different from the Carter of parallel time and space, with strong desires in all aspects.

Carter's super performance has conquered everyone.

No one questioned his best rookie, of course, the Philadelphia media hope Carter and Iverson were elected best rookie at the same time, and Iverson performed very well.

The best rookie is accompanied by the best rookie team.

The selected reporters directly presented the data, and it really looked good, and they were all top players.

"Migade, are these people really rookies? The statistics are so beautiful."

"The players who entered the league in 1996 will have a concentrated explosion period, and their talents are all great."

In the final best rookie lineup, 6 players appeared.

Vince Carter deservedly led the lineup, and Iverson appeared on the shooting guard, and there was no controversy.Several other players are Marcus Camby, Abdul Rahim, Stephen Marbury and Antoine Walker.

Marbury scored the worst in scoring per game, with 15.8 points and 7.8 assists, which is also the first among this group of rookies.

Ray Allen and Kobe Bryant were selected to the All-Rookie Second Team at the same time.

Ray Allen didn't react at all. He was never a core player of the team and will be better in the future.Kobe didn't have such a good mentality, "I must beat everyone. Among the players in this class, I must be the strongest one."

"I want to become stronger!" Kobe walked into the training hall again, training crazily.

Even preparing for the playoffs, he still hopes to continue to improve, he wants to start, he wants to be an All-Star player in the Western Conference, and he wants to win a championship for the team.

Fisher trembled, his mouth was bitter, and he couldn't speak, "You train hard, train as you train, why pull me?"

The confrontation between the rookies has just begun, and the rookies of the same class have been fighting openly and secretly.

"Vince, congratulations, you were selected to the second team of the best team." Calipari was very excited, and hurriedly congratulated Carter.

Carter was taken aback, he was obviously the best rookie in the first team, how did he become the second team?

"It's the best team in the league. You're on the second team. It's a pity that the team's record is a bit worse. Otherwise, according to your data, it would be possible to enter the first team." Calipari couldn't hide his smile and wanted to ask Carter for a drink. , "This is a record we have created, and we should all be happy."

Carter looked at the best team, "Maybe it depends on the number of All-Star votes? This choice..."

He didn't want to comment. The league obviously doesn't want young people to rise too fast.Otherwise, Carter has a great chance to enter the first team of the best team anyway.

A group of five players, freshly released, the core of the Rockets, Olajuwon, the second in the Western Conference, the forward positions are Karl Malone and Grant Hill, Malone's Jazz has the first record in the Western Conference, and Grant Hill's personal data Good-looking, 21.4 points, 9 rebounds and 7.1 assists, almost a triple-double, and popular with fans, I guess this is the reason.

In terms of team record, Carter's Nets are better than Grant Hill's Pistons, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference and seventh in the Eastern Conference.Looking at individual statistics alone, he is not much better than Carter.Carter had 28.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.5 steals, which are more comprehensive statistics.

It's a pity that Carter only entered the second team, and he didn't have a share for a while.Grant Hill has a fan base, and the league is also praising him vigorously.His image is really good.

Needless to say, the shooting guard must be Michael Jordan.Jordan was the MVP last season, and this season he has the best record in the league, but I don't know if it's because of fatigue. After 72 wins, 69 wins still won't allow Jordan to win the regular season MVP.

The league intentionally created a competitive atmosphere, and Karl Malone became the regular season MVP.

The media has gone crazy over this incident.Karl Malone is 34 years old, and he can still win the regular season MVP and beat Jordan. Such news has exposure.

Jordan is very depressed. He has not been able to win three consecutive MVPs. He thought he could continue to win MVP this season, but he did not expect that the league's intentional or unintentional control made him lose the opportunity.

In NBA history, only Chamberlain and "Big Bird" Larry Bird have won the MVP three consecutive players.

The best lineup, the point guard position is the Heat player Tim Hardaway.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that only Grant Hill is not good enough, and the team's record is too bad...it might as well let Carter be selected.

David Stern flipped through the newspaper, and the media was also discussing it. He glanced over, "Isn't it a good thing to be controversial? The media is willing to focus on this, which shows that Carter's topic is very good."

"The league needs attraction." Stern slowly put down his coffee. "Vince Carter entering the second team in his rookie season is the best result."

Back then, David Stern also let Michael Jordan enter the second team of the best team.There are many talented newcomers, but if they have not experienced polishing, it is easy to "break", lacking the courage to persevere and the confidence to defeat everything.

The second team players are equally strong, Patrick Ewing of the Knicks, Scottie Pippen of the Bulls, Vince Carter of the Nets, Glenn Rice of the Hornets, and Gary Payton of the Supersonics.

"I don't pay attention to the best lineup. Taking a few days to rest and preparing for the playoffs is the right way." Carter didn't seem to care much about the ranking.

Instead, he called Mucci to meet the new team.

His personal team has been formed for a while, recruiting elite soldiers and strong generals, and finally taking shape.It has been put into operation since this year's playoffs, and it has followed Carter in the north and south.

A team of 7 people and 3 professional trainers, in addition to polishing offense, defense and basic skills, also carry out physical training and physical training, each performing its duties.

One video editor and analyst, responsible for connecting with the team, providing Carter with video materials, and even editing by himself if there is no information.

1 masseur to relax muscles after competition training.

There is also a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, Wang Xiaolong, a physical therapist hired from Florida. I don’t know if he really studied under Ni Haixia. At least he is very accomplished in acupuncture and physical therapy, and he also does body maintenance part-time.

In addition, there is a doctor who, in addition to protecting the body, also works part-time as a nutritionist.Help control Carter's diet, and formulate the best diet plan according to Carter's physical fitness.

Mu Qi originally wanted to invite the best nutritionist, but he couldn't find a suitable one, so he gave up and talked about it later.

"Guys, I'll take care of you from now on." Carter met with the team members, got to know them one by one, and called them by name.

"Vince paid a lot of money, we will definitely do well." Wang Xiaolong smiled and responded softly, wishing to help Carter get a few more needles.

The team has spent millions of dollars, and the annual investment is around 150 million dollars. They have to take care of Carter every day and help Carter relax every game. Money is really not that easy to earn.

Money is hard to earn, and there seems to be less and less money in the market.Everyone feels poorer.

"Jamie, the Nets will play against the Hawks in the playoffs. Help me find the video of the Hawks. Each player's technical characteristics must be analyzed." Carter gave the first order.

"I'm ready. Each player has an analysis video, and I also pointed out their movement habits." Jamie stroked his beard, "If possible, I can also give a live explanation. Then Dick and Ace I can still practice."

The name is quite interesting, Dick and Ace, one studies offense and the other studies defense, which is a bit interesting.

"Okay, these two days will be used for training." Carter immediately became happy. The professionalism of the team is professional, which saves him a lot of time.

Apart from being expensive, there are no other drawbacks.

In the 1996-97 season, the NBA playoffs entered the hot stage, and the teams entering the playoffs continued to promote and sell tickets well.

The Nets entered the playoffs again after many years, and the fans' enthusiasm for buying tickets was fully aroused. All the tickets for the playoffs were purchased. In fact, the Nets can only sell tickets for one game.

Currently, according to the rules of the playoffs, the first round of the playoffs will play a maximum of 5 games, with a three-win system, and the first team to win three games will advance.

The Eagles will play two home games first, and then return to the Nets' home court. If the Nets can win one of the first three games, they will be able to play two home games and have a chance to comeback at home.

In five games, the probability of victory is much higher than in a best-of-seven game.Four out of seven games must be won to advance. It is actually difficult for teams in the lower half to find dark horse opportunities.

Basically, it is the embodiment of hard power, or the tactics are incompatible, and the players are injured, so that there is a greater probability of promotion.

Starting from the second round of this season, it is only seven games and four wins.

"The Nets are a young team. They are full of energy and are not easy to deal with. But we have African mountains and Laettner inside. They will guard the penalty area." Eagles head coach Lenny Wilkens is full of confidence , "Vince Carter is very difficult to deal with. He has unparalleled jumping ability, as if he can fly in the air, but our restricted area is the no-fly zone."

No-fly zone, keep Carter from taking off.

Eagles are ready.

(End of this chapter)