First of all, I would like to thank the talents of the Tang Dynasty for the reward.
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The next day, all sports news reported on the Eastern Conference Finals between the Magic and the Pistons. Every media outlet passed by the Magic as the loser, or wrote a little bit about it.
The focus is all on the Pistons, who have entered the finals again, telling how wonderful their performance is and how powerful they are, and then looking forward to the upcoming finals between them and the Spurs.
This is the cruelty of competitive sports. The focus always belongs to the winner.
But not everyone is unanimous in praising the Pistons. The local media in Orlando still strongly supports their hometown team. In addition, ESPN also supports the Magic as always.
Erin Andrews, a Magic reporter, published her article the next day.
"This season is over, and the Orlando Magic's playoffs have come to an end that is not satisfactory, but that makes everyone feel gratified."
"A year ago, we were at the bottom of the league, but a year later our regular season record was first in the league. At the beginning of the playoffs, we all thought that we had gained something if we could get past the first round, but then we got there
Eastern Conference Finals. Although they lost miserably to the Pistons in the end, I think this team is full of hope. They are still young and the future belongs to them. As long as they can continue this state and play for one or two years, Howard, Josh and others
Our body has reached its peak and our skills have been honed to perfection. By then we will definitely be able to make further progress."
"But our team is not perfect, and we also have two fatal problems. First: the team does not have a super scoring point. Originally there was Hill, but with Hill being reimbursed next season, this problem
It was highlighted again. In the game against the Pistons, the importance of this point was vividly reflected. Second: Our low-post offensive ability is too poor. Now the team's low-post offense, except for Josh's unstable rabbit jumping, is the same as Nash.
When cutting in after the pick-and-roll, no one is serious about post-up play. It was also proved in the game against the Pistons that if there is no low-post attack, the team will lack a stable scoring point. And these two points, I think, will be the key points in next season.
The team needs to solve it well. If the internal players cannot be developed, then we must find a way through trade and signings."
"But anyway, the team renewed Paul Edison's contract, and we look forward to him surprising me again this summer and next season."
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Compared with the sports page's contempt for the Magic, the entertainment page is completely different. The song sung by the fans after the Magic game attracted their great attention. After some inquiries, it turned out to be the latest song of the music wizard Edison.
work.
This made Hollywood's great minds itch with hatred. How could such a talented young man cling to basketball and the small city of Orlando and not let go?
David Stern was very happy about this, "This guy is enough to save himself face. I was worried that the Eastern and Western Conference finals were all one-sided and there was nothing to attract media attention, so this kid came to help me in the snow. I want to do my best."
To reward him, it looks like he has a top-4 protected pick from the Bobcats..."
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There was a lot of noise outside, but Edison turned a deaf ear. Without the pressure of the game, he just wanted to have a good sleep. He thought he could sleep for 24 hours. In fact, he did so. After the last gathering with the players in the morning
, he announced the order to disband the team. Except for the players who plan to participate in the summer league, everyone else will gather in October.
After disbanding the team, Edison returned home at noon, ate something and fell asleep. When he got up, it was already the morning of the next day. Rachel took good care of him during this period. She also
I know that Edison was too tired during this period. Not only was he physically tired, he was also mentally exhausted...
After Edison got up, he took advantage of his rare break to go to Facebook's headquarters to see how his two investment plans were going.
With Edison's heavy investment, Facebook has expanded its staff significantly. It has expanded from more than 10 people at the beginning to more than 40 people now, which is a four-fold increase.
And driven by Edison's prediction, Zuckerberg and others successfully launched Facebook High School Edition. Most high school networks in the United States can join it, and they can add friends to each other with people in college. Originally, this seemed
It is a natural service content that will not be realized until half a year later. In addition to extending its tentacles to high schools across the United States, Facebook has expanded to most smaller universities and colleges in the United States and Canada, 21 universities in the United Kingdom, and IT* in Mexico.
*, the University of Puerto Rico, the University of the Virgin Islands, universities in India, Australia and New Zealand have also joined Facebook. There are now more than 2,000 universities and high schools in Facebook. Basically, it can be said that all higher education institutions in English-speaking countries have been included in Facebook.
In the bag.
At this time, Facebook has achieved the original goal of Zuckerberg and others, an all-inclusive alumni directory. But as Edison said at the time, an alumni directory cannot make money. The next step of the website's focus will be on the development of hardware.
Manufacturing is transferred to business expansion.
After watching Facebook, Edison went to YouTube's studio without stopping.
It has also grown from 3 or 5 people at the beginning to more than 30 people now.
If Facebook is on the right track now, then YouTube is ready and all it needs is the east wind.
During the initial production process of YouTube, Edison put forward many good suggestions that only appeared later, such as "dislike" and "like". Now for this website to develop, the difference is only 2 points.
First: the improvement of hardware. The emergence of any Internet product has a key factor, that is, the Internet speed. For websites that want to do this kind of video, the speed of the Internet is the life and death of this kind of video website. I won’t say more about this.
, everyone knows it. So Edison and others were able to upgrade hardware across the United States.
Second: the recognition of the masses. It can be said that Edison spared no effort in this regard. Almost whenever he had free time, he would take pictures of snippets of his own life or various funny things about the team. Anyway, with material like Howard, it would not be a problem.
will be missing, and then uploaded to YouTube. Thanks to Edison's efforts, YouTube is now somewhat famous, and hundreds of thousands of people click on the web page every day.
Now Edison can be sure that if the hardware upgrade is completed, YouTube will definitely usher in a blowout.
After inspecting the two companies, Edison was very satisfied, but he also saw some problems. The most critical one was that there was not enough space. Two independent commercial villas were no longer enough, which meant that Edison had to give them
Found a new place.
Edison is very generous about spending money in this area, and he himself plans to change places. Now the place where he lives is a bit unsafe. There are paparazzi wandering around him every day. He is really worried that one day someone will
If you rush in, you will be in trouble. So from the perspective of security, Edison plans to leave his current place and go to a community with stricter management.
After resolving some business issues, Edison and Thibodeau appeared in the audience of the Finals.
When reporters spotted Edison, they quickly gathered around him and asked him for his predictions for the finals.
"I can only say that whoever wins the seventh game will be the final champion." In order to dismiss the reporter, Edison said a very reasonable nonsense.
However, the reporter was not easy to deal with and continued to ask, "Then which team do you think will win the seventh game?"
Edison didn't want to answer at first, but the reporter had already circled him. He was forced to do nothing. Edison could only say hesitantly, "You know, the strength of the two teams is similar. At this time, the importance of other aspects becomes highlighted.
, and the Spurs have home field advantage.”….
As soon as Edison gave a clear answer, the grandsons dispersed instantly, leaving only chicken feathers on the ground.
Just like in the original history, the Spurs and Pistons really played a full 7 games. After a bloody battle, the Spurs finally won with difficulty, while the Pistons failed to defend their title again after finishing off the Lakers in five games in 2004.
This finals can be said to be the closest and most competitive finals in the NBA in the past 10 years. Seven suffocating duels, iron-like defense, tacit teamwork... Musicians accompanied by heavy metal music
Screaming, the fans' enthusiasm, both sides have no hesitation, both sides are united... Both teams are truly "team basketball". It can be said that there was no loser in the 2005 finals, and both the Spurs and Pistons won respect.
The playing style of the two teams was very in line with the taste of Edison and Thibodeau. Although many people felt lethargic, Edison and Thibodeau were intoxicated by it.
Especially when Duncan and Rasheed Wallace, two power forwards who had a close relationship in college, met together, the sparks that flew out blinded Edison's eyes.
A variety of basic movements and skills such as blocking, protecting the ball, sliding, jumping, hooking, swinging arms, leaning out, shaking shoulders, turning, probing, dribbling, leaning, retreating and changing the direction of attack are combined and performed.
Various low post offensive techniques were developed.
While watching, Edison muttered, "It's so beautiful. I must get someone like them next season. Low post singles, this is the crux of all our problems now."
But there is still a loser in this finals-David Stern.
Although Stern loudly cheered for the Spurs and Pistons before the game, "Both teams rely on tacit cooperation and collective wisdom to compete for the championship. This is the real showtime." He said that he was disappointed with the box office and the finals.
There are no worries about ratings.
Moreover, the collision between two iron-blooded teams seems to be very interesting. The simplest and most direct muscle collision should be able to inspire the primitive wildness deep in the hearts of fans. In Stern's eyes, this game can be regarded as the Super Bowl.
Watch football.
But the reality is cruel. When these two "reason first, defense first" and both slow teams meet, the NBA's scoring will drop to the NCAA's level, which is really crazy in the 21st century.
When everything was settled, ABC's ratings were an astonishing 8.5. You must know that the ratings of the Lakers versus the Pistons last year were 11.5. Except for the most disparate finals between the Spurs and the Nets, the ratings in other years were all
10 or more.
Without ratings, it means there is no money, so David Stern couldn't bear it anymore. Since this season, he has begun to control NBA games, including the subsequent restoration of the Lakers and Celtics.
The result of a single-handed operation.
Think about it, it was Lakers legend Jerry West who sent Gasol to the Lakers, and it was Celtics veteran McHale who sent Garnett to the Timberwolves. I don't believe this is all a coincidence.
But no matter what, when the Spurs won the O'Brien Cup and Duncan won the Finals MVP again, the NBA 04-05 season was finally over.
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From February 1st to 3rd, the unit organizes study, so the update can only be one chapter per day. I will take a look at how to release it regularly.
It just so happens that I am also thinking about arrangements for next season.
