Standing pretty old

Chapter 610 The Competitive West
The eastern strata are distinct, and the contrast between strength and weakness is clear at a glance.

The melee in the West continued from the 07-08 season to the 08-09 season.

The Los Angeles Lakers are an exception.

After Kobe lost to the Hawks in the Finals last year, he did not feel depressed. He led the Lakers to make a comeback this season, and even once threatened the dominance of the Atlanta Hawks.

Paul Gasol, who has been called a soft guy for N seasons, has become tougher, coupled with Bynum who dared to show his black elbow, and Odom who completed his task well in the sixth man position, the Lakers Being able to dominate the West is no fluke.

The Nuggets, Spurs, and Trail Blazers simultaneously occupy the 54-28 rankings with a record of 2 wins and 4 losses. Such a fierce competition will not appear in the Eastern Conference where the strengths and weaknesses are distinct.

Let's talk about picking up the Denver Nuggets first.

The arrival of Billups instantly made the Nuggets a competitive team for the playoffs. The biggest deal in the 08-09 season was the swap of Iverson and Billups.

In this season, Billups' historical status has risen significantly, but Iverson has gradually become a cancer in the mouths of various teams.

In fact, AI's style of play has never changed, but Billups used his way to deduce what is a better point guard.

After the social melon sent away AI, the big brother of the gang, with the help of Billups, the winner of the Kennedy Citizenship Award, he got the key to victory.

A championship is a kind of temperament, and what Billups brought to the Nuggets is far more than a simple offensive hub.

Let's talk about the San Antonio Spurs.

Well, any regular-season record this team achieves cannot be used as a basis for inferring the playoffs.

Old foxes like Popovich are used to letting players pretend to be dead and paddle in the regular season.

GDP is one year older, so what, these people don't retire for a day, they just can't be ignored, who knows what they will do in the playoffs.

As long as the Spurs' system is still there, they are an existence that no team can ignore.

By the way, it needs to be pointed out that 2009 is an odd-numbered year, and the old fans of the odd-numbered Spurs know it!

Finally, let's talk about the Portland Trail Blazers.

This youth team is also one of the surprises of this season. Even if Oden is reimbursed for the season again, the performance of Roy and Aldridge is still enough to make people look forward to.

Young did not fail, not to mention they achieved such great success!

This season, in addition to the further growth of Roy and Alder, the addition of Rudy Fernandez and Nicolas Batum as a new force also allowed the Blazers to grow faster.

Kevin Pritchard missed Ruan Erniu, but the overall rise of the Blazers is an indisputable fact.

If the veterinarians of the Blazers can work harder, work hard to improve their professional level, and respect humans like animals, maybe the Blazers can achieve higher achievements than they are now.

The fifth place in the Western Conference is the Houston Rockets, who are deeply loved by the Chinese people and who are responsible for it.

Yao Ming, who averaged 17.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, has successfully transformed. After losing weight, reducing playing time and changing the style of playing in the low post, he can still contribute star-level data.

However, the current Rockets are still not playing Princeton.

To be precise, the current Dayao is more like a large T-MAC. At least half of his shots are held at a high position for shooting.

Of course, he can occasionally send through passes, but this does not mean that he can become Divac.

But can't it be Divac, can't it be an enhanced version of Ilgauskas?
Some things are not impossible, but whether you want to do them or not.

Dayao sacrificed some data, but gained better rest and health.

McGrady was injured again, and without communicating with the team, he underwent surgery directly and announced that he would be reimbursed for the season. This behavior can be regarded as a complete break with the Rockets management.

He still has a one-year contract, and the Rockets will do everything possible to trade the two-time scoring champion next year.

If McGrady hadn't suffered from injuries, the Rockets with Dayao, Artest and Tracy McGrady could definitely become a strong contender for the championship.

Dezhou Xiaoqiang suffered many disasters, but they still survived tenaciously.

The Dallas Mavericks with 50 wins and 32 losses rank sixth in the West. This record can be ranked in the top four in the East, but in the highly competitive West, they can't even get a better playoff pick.

Nowitzki is still struggling with his reputation as a softie, and he still hasn't found a chance to prove himself.

Kidd, with an annual salary of 2137 million this season, is the second highest salary in the league after Kevin Garnett, and also the first highest salary in the Mavericks surpassing Nowitzki, but he can only contribute 9+8.7+ per game The stats of 6 always make people feel that this guy has a high salary and low ability. However, Kidd's contribution on the defensive end is often overlooked.

Rick * I'm not Jim Carlisle * Carlisle's tactical command is no problem. The Mavericks want to go further and need further reinforcement. This is a team that is difficult to win for the time being, but it must not be ignored.

The New Orleans Hornets have a record of 49 wins and 33 losses this season, ranking seventh in the Western Conference.

Paul's data is still the No. [-] position in the league, but the long-term absence of starting center Tyson Chandler due to injury and the decline of Stojakovic's state have prevented them from repeating last year's excellent record.

The Utah Jazz squeezed into the top eight in the Western Conference with 48 wins and 34 losses.

The team's top scorer Carlos Boozer's long-term absence due to injury once made Jazz fans pessimistic about advancing to the playoffs, but Deron and Okur stood up in time.

Relying on Sloan's iron fist management, the Jazz finally squeezed out the Suns by virtue of two wins and advanced to the playoffs.

The Phoenix people with 46 wins and 36 losses are naturally the tragic character. This record can be ranked in the top five in the East, but in the West, they can only say goodbye early and go home to fish.

The Suns' gamble on O'Neal completely failed. A team that failed to make it to the playoffs is not qualified to talk about the ownership of the championship.

Steve Kerr has not been successful in the general manager's position, at least the sun team has lost its high-speed maneuverability after falling into the position.

Nash is one year older, Stoudemire still has a one-year contract, and the sun is facing a difficult road-continue to stick to it, or simply rebuild.

Thinking of this, Cole really wanted to smoke a D marijuana to relieve the old injury on his back.

Damn Billy Knight, Dragic, Cole's favorite, is now Bibby's best substitute. This is the player the Suns wanted to get.

They even contacted the Spurs for a trade at one point, but now, it's too late.

What's interesting is that since the Suns, the remaining teams in the Western Conference have all changed their head coaches this season.

Of course, this does not include the old Nelson who single-handedly brought out the Golden State gang.

Don Nelson is also a smart woman who can't cook without rice. Since the big deal between Baron Davis and Maggette and others, both sides have fallen into a strange spell of injuries.

Nobody wins when they're full of injuries.

In the 08-09 season, none of the Warriors played 80 games. The highest attendance record was Turiaf's 79 games, and only Azubuike, CJ*Watson, Three Turiafs.

Compared with the iron men of the Eagles, the Warriors' plight can be imagined.

The Timberwolves, Grizzlies, Thunder, Clippers, and Kings are ranked 11-15. These people are all looking forward to the 09 draft. In addition, they have changed their head coaches. Well, so they are all there ( Wanton eyes are not bad.

Individual awards for the regular season will be awarded in turn, and the cruel playoffs are imminent.

(End of this chapter)