First of all, thank you Eva Meteor and Half-demon Yitianxiao for the reward.
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The second round of the playoffs between the Magic and the Heat finally kicked off on May 9.
Before the start of the game, the league had just announced various awards for the regular season, and the Magic once again became the biggest winner.
Steve Nash, the leading point guard of the Magic, won the regular season MVP for the 2004-05 season.
In this selection with media participation, Nash's total score was 1,066 points, 34 points more than second-placed O'Neal. This season, Nash led the Magic to improve from 21 wins last season to the best in the league this season.
With 60 wins, the Magic also became the first team in the history of the league to win 60 games the next season after losing 60 last season. The most exaggerated increase before was the Celtics in the 1979-1980 season, who improved from 29 wins to 60 wins.
61 wins.
In addition to the team's exaggerated performance increase, some of Nash's own data also broke some records in MVP selections.
First of all, Nash became the first person in NBA history to win the award without scoring a single point in the MVP selection the previous year. Secondly, this season, Nash averaged 14.5 points per game. In the history of MVP selection,
Ranking third from the bottom, only Unseld (13.8 points) in the 1968-1969 season and Russell (14.1 points) in the 1964-1965 season scored lower than Nash. Nash's election this time made him become NBA history
He is the fourth point guard to win this award after Bob Cousy, Oscar Robertson, and "Magic" Johnson.
Nash was also selected to this season's best team.
When the NBA staff awarded the trophy to him, the fans in the audience cheered deafeningly, and other Magic players were also very excited. But Nash himself seemed quite modest. He attributed the honor to
The entire team believes that the selflessness of his teammates exceeds his own personal contribution. Nash said in his speech of thanks: "The reason why I was able to win this award is entirely because of my role in the team. I simply cannot rely on myself."
He is elected based on his personal ability, whether it is shooting, strength or height." Nash also said that if he were asked to vote, he would vote for O'Neal.
But O'Neal doesn't seem to care much about this award, because he only cares about the big honor at the end of the season, which is the championship. "I have already won it three times, but I hope to have five, and I made a promise to this city."
O'Neal doesn't care, the whole Heat team is sorry for him. Coach Stan Van Gundy said with an angry look: "I respect Nash very much, but if he is more valuable than Shaq, why are there more Mavericks than last year without him?"
What about winning more games?" However, in the eyes of sensible people, this is already nonsense.
In addition to Nash's MVP, DeWalt Howard was also elected as the Rookie of the Year with 12.8 points, 13.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, beating Okafor's 15.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and Luol Deng's 18.2 points, which were the highest scores among rookies.
Howard was also selected to the All-Rookie Team, and the other four were Okafor, Josh Smith, Luol Deng and Ben Gordon.
In the Ethics Award voted for by players, Magic's Hill was also elected with an absolute advantage.
Compared with the fierce competition in other selections, the best coach of the season can be said to have no suspense. Before the regular season was over, everyone had already determined that this year's best coach was none other than Paul Edison.
ESPN columnist Mark Stein wrote an article specifically to support Edison, "I know that many head coaches have performed very well this year, such as Stan Van Gundy of the Heat, McMillan of the SuperSonics, Johnson, the Mavericks helmsman who succeeded Nelson, and their records are as good as ever.
The outstanding Popovich, in other years, they would have been qualified to be elected as the best coach. But it is a pity that they met the miracle Paul Edison this year."
"Generally when a coach is elected as the best coach, the judges only focus on a few issues. 1. Final record, 2. Improved record compared to last season, 3. Use of players, 4. Whether to return to the season.
After the game, 5. Whether the reorganization has been completed. As long as a coach meets one of the above conditions, he is qualified to become the best coach. If he meets two of the conditions and other coaches do not perform for a long time, then he is a sure shot. But we
Let's take a look at Edison's performance this year. They returned to the playoffs with the league's best record, completed the team reorganization with the most wins in NBA history, and promoted Nash from a good point guard to an MVP.
The most powerful contender. I don’t know which coach in the league can do better than him in these aspects this season. Even in the history of the NBA, I think the only one who can compare with him is to win 72 games in the season.
Phil Jackson.”….
"And Edison also has a very good relationship with the media. He is very humble and has a lot of topics off the court. I believe that any NBA media practitioner would like to interview such a coach, so there is no reason for the judges to deliberately
Not voting for him. So I can't think of any reason why Edison can't be elected as the best coach. If I have to say one, it is that Edison is too young. Getting the top honor of coach so early is not conducive to his future development.
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And there were no surprises in the final result. The best coach was undoubtedly won by Edison. At the age of 30, he also became the youngest best coach in NBA history. And this record may be difficult to surpass.
Breaking. This is also the sixth time that the league has awarded the best coach to a rookie coach for the first time. Coincidentally, the last time he won the best coach as a rookie was Doc Rivers, and the team he was coaching at the time was also Orlando.
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After the awards ceremony, the main course was officially served, and the Magic's home game against the Heat began.
Howard's easy jump ball battle against Haslem has already foreshadowed the huge gap between the two teams' insiders. Due to O'Neal's absence, the Heat's insiders have obviously dropped three levels, from the top 50 level to skipping the All-Stars.
It was ranked first in the league and fell to the second level in the league.
The Heat's inside line is weak, and Edison will add insult to injury by attacking your inside line. In the playoffs, they will never learn from Song Xianggong's pedantic benevolence.
Diaw still stood outside and pulled out Haslem, the Heat's only reliable inside man. At this time, the Heat only had a 2.11-meter-tall white center Doliak under the basket.
The white center has changed teams five times since he joined the NBA eight years ago. Although his technical ability and physical talent are average, his tough style made Heat coach Van Gundy praise him highly. In today's league,
In an era when centers are generally scarce, he has always appeared as O'Neal's first substitute.
But even though Doriac is now a little helpless when facing Howard.
"Diaw made a sudden pass from behind and hit the ball to the basket. Howard accelerated and got rid of Doliak, and he caught the ball under the basket. Doliak tried to stop him, but it had no effect. Howard's dunk
Success. This is the third time he has scored under the basket."
"Nash and Howard were in a high pick-and-roll, and both of them cut into the basket at high speed. Nash once again hit the ground and passed the ball. The ball flew past Doleac's eyes, and Howard took off with a step. Bomb, a beautiful dunk. Look at the score.
If the basket rack shakes so much, the manufacturer will shorten the warranty period to one month."
"Hill shot a three-pointer from the outside. The ball was very fast. Unfortunately for Nash, it hit the rim and bounced out. Oh my god, guess what I saw, Howard's hand for the dunk. Oh my God, he jumped.
It was too high. The hot inside player Doliak had already taken a good position in advance, but Howard pushed the ball over his head and into the basket. It was only 8 minutes into the first quarter, and Howard had already scored 10 points.
It seems that the Rookie of the Year has inspired him a lot. The Heat applied for a timeout, and the score between the two teams is now 21-17, with the Magic leading by 4 points."
Edison high-fived every player who came off the court, "Very good, we did well at first, and then we will continue to play like this, stick to the inside. Diaw, you can stand further outside and pull Haslem completely out of the paint.
Give all the space inside to Howard. Doliak's feet are much different from Howard in terms of flexibility. The more space they have under the basket, the better it will be for Howard's performance."
Edison was thinking about how to increase his inside advantage, while Stan Van Gundy was thinking about how to make up for his inside disadvantage, "Wade, you and Damon exchange defensive targets. You go to defend Nash, mainly to prevent him and Howard's pick-and-roll.
Cut off the connection between him and Howard. And Doliak, you can make bigger defensive moves. Howard's free throws are very bad, so you can foul appropriately. The same goes for the rest of you. If you see Howard in the paint, you will attack directly.
, just stop him for me.”….
Van Gundy's idea is very simple. Howard has no individual singles ability. Although he has scored more than ten points now, his scoring method is very simple. Except for the second offense after grabbing rebounds, it is a motion cut. It is difficult for you to handle the second offense. Howard's
The rebounding ability is obvious. It is difficult for the Heat's current personnel to prevent others from grabbing it, but they can find ways to defend with dynamic cuts.
Most of Howard's cuts are double-downs with Nash after the pick-and-roll, so as long as Nash passes the ball after the pick-and-roll, Howard can be restricted from the source. And Wade's pick-and-roll defense ability is definitely the best in the league.
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The key to cracking the pick-and-roll is the defender. When defending, a small player must first follow his defensive player and not leave too much space. When encountering a block, he must squeeze through or accurately judge the opponent's dribbling direction and quickly bypass the start in advance.
This is the basic common sense of defensive pick-and-roll tactics. It is impossible for any defensive pick-and-roll tactics to depart from this foundation.
Wade is very good in this aspect. First of all, he is active in defense and his concentration will not easily let offensive players get away from him. Moreover, Wade is fast and has strong body flexibility, so ordinary insiders cannot stop him.
. He twists his body and catches up with his defensive target as soon as he exerts force with his feet. It is difficult for offensive players to get rid of him.
Even if he is thrown away, Wade will not be completely defeated if he is forced to defend the big man. Wade's physical fitness is very good and his strength is very strong. If the inside line relies on the tonnage of the floor, then Wade has no choice. But.
Once the opponent's feet leave the ground, Wade's ability to fight in the air after taking off can be brought into play. He is not afraid of ordinary insiders at all, and Howard happens to be such a cutting-type inside player.
So switching to Wade to defend, he can restrict Nash when he advances, and disrupt Howard when he retreats. Stan Van Gundy's calculations are very clear.
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I struggled for a long time. The only person in the queue voted for Chapter 3, but my score for this book has not changed. What did he vote for?
I'm also sorry for all the readers. Your previous votes may be invalid. I have a new plan, but I didn't think it through well. I'm really sorry.
