Adrian was on the plane flying to Toronto when he received the news that Kobe Bryant had scored 49 points and 10 assists. The first thing he did after getting the news was to tell Stan Van Gundy about it and to
Van Gundy expressed his desire to compete for the regular season MVP.
Stan Van Gundy was surprised when he heard Adrian's idea at first. Because Adrian was so determined to compete for the MVP, as if he would not give up until he achieved his goal.
Adrian's shortcomings in competing for MVP are very obvious. His average data per game is really not impressive enough, and he has only played two months with the Magic.
But when I think about it, it was these two months that proved Adrian's ability to compete for MVP. He was originally a strong player in the Eastern Conference. The Magic team has made a qualitative leap, from one of the strong players in the Eastern Conference to a powerful player in the Finals.
One of the contenders. As long as this point is emphasized, and Adrian's performance in this round of the series is good enough to overwhelm other competitors, the possibility of Adrian winning the regular season MVP is quite high.
And he's very willing to help.[
Stan Van Gundy also has his own ambition, which is the best coach award!
He is indeed very close to the best coach this year. His biggest opponent is Hornets head coach Scott. Byron Scott became the head coach of the Hornets in the 2004-05 season and made the main selection in the summer of 2005.
Here comes Chris Paul with the fifth pick. In the three years since Chris Paul was selected, the Hornets' record has shown a triple jump, achieving a record of 38 wins and 44 losses in the first season.
Although the second season was plagued by injuries, the Hornets still rushed to the ninth position in the regular season at the end of the season, almost surpassing the Warriors and gaining the right to play in the playoffs. Then comes this season, the regular season.
The record is third in the Western Conference, with 55 wins and 27 losses, and a winning rate of over 65%.
In addition, Doc Rivers of the Celtics and Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers are also important competitors. However, they have too many superstars in the team for the same reason. In addition, they are at odds with each other.
The probability of getting the best head coach is not very high.
He and Byron Scott are the real contenders for the best head coach.
The relationship between him and Adrian is a win-win and a loss-free relationship. If he helps Adrian build momentum in competing for the regular season mvp, it will also enhance his competitiveness for the best head coach award.
Before this, Stan Van Gundy didn't think about doing anything specifically. But after discussing with Adrian, Van Gundy felt that he could do something about it, so he told Adrian his idea. Then he and Adrian
Announced to all members of the Magic team.
No matter what Stan Van Gundy and Adrian want to do, they need the support of other players on the Magic team.
"Okay, I will definitely cooperate!" Kwame Brown was the first to agree. He said with a smile: "Ed is the best player in the league. Of course he deserves the regular season MVP."
"Since you have the opportunity, try your best to fight for it." Rashard Lewis also said with a smile: "In this case, in the next two games, you don't just pass the ball to us. You have to play more uniquely and score more points.
It’s higher, as long as you win the game in the end, it’ll be fine.”
Rashard Lewis doesn't care too much about statistics. He has already received a large and generous contract. When this contract ends, his age will basically be reached. At that time, he will sign a veteran contract to fight for the championship.
.Or simply choose to retire. Adrian intends to compete for the regular season MVP, and he doesn't mind helping. Anyway, he has no hope of this award in his life.
Lewis agreed, and the next thing was much easier. Except for Adrian, Lewis was the only big-name player on the Magic team. He agreed, and others naturally would not object. So, before the plane arrived in Toronto
, the Magic team reached a unified understanding, allowing Adrian to score more points, and then build momentum for Adrian in the competition for the regular season MVP award.
Although it is already April, the air in Toronto is still a bit chilly. The Magic have been fully prepared for the cold air in Toronto. Before getting off the plane, Stan Van Gundy and a group of assistant coaches gave each player a
I bought a thick coat and asked everyone to put it on before getting off the plane.
Then we drove directly to the local hotel, took a good rest to relieve the fatigue of the long journey, and then went to the Air Canada Center Stadium early tomorrow morning to adapt to the venue.
Of course, no matter how tight the Magic's schedule is, reporters' follow-up visits are always an unavoidable part. In order to avoid players being chased by reporters and causing trouble, after discussing with the hotel manager, the Magic simply stayed in the lobby of the hotel where they were staying.
A pre-match press conference was held here, allowing reporters one hour of interview time.
Giving up one hour of interview time allows the media to interview players and coaching staff members at will. This will not only please the media and build momentum for the ongoing voting for major awards, but it will also not affect preparations for tomorrow's game with the Raptors. This way
Stan Van Gundy is still willing to open the door to convenience.
Of course, the Magic are currently leading the Raptors with a 2:0 series score, and the advantage in the promotion round is also the courage of Stan Van Gundy to give up such a press conference. If the Magic and the Raptors are now tied at 1:1
, Stan Van Gundy will never allow this to happen.
The reporter didn't care about this. After getting the official approval of the Magic team, the sports reporters swarmed over the Magic players. Adrian was the first to be surrounded, and the slower reporter cursed fiercely, and then continued
He rushed towards the second target, Rashad Lewis. After Rashad Lewis was surrounded by reporters, the remaining reporters could only rush over and surround Stan Van Gundy.
The reporters who really couldn't stand up began to interview other players of the Magic team sporadically. At the same time, they paid close attention to the actions of their colleagues around them. Their ears were raised high, always paying attention to whether the three key figures were telling the truth.
What big news.
"We will definitely win the game against the Raptors because we have the best player in the league, yes, I'm talking about Adrian." Rashard Lewis clearly remembered his promise, [
"He is definitely the best player in the league. I don't know who is the best point guard in your mind between Nash and Paul, but in my opinion Adrian is much better than these people. I think in the future
The only one who can compete with Adrian is LeBron James."
"Adrian and Dwight are two different players. If we simply talk about offense or defense, I would say that Dwight's defense is better, and Adrian's offense is much better. But Adrian can still make himself better.
The teammates around him have become more outstanding, which is something Dwight can't do." Turkoglu talked to reporters when the reporter asked how big the role of Adrian and Dwight Howard were in the Magic.
Of the differences, Turkoglu said: "Dwight needs other people to serve him, and Adrian can make everyone better."
"I'm very lucky because Adrian can play under me. He is definitely the kind of player that every coach in the league wants. With him on the court, you never have to worry about the offense or defense becoming chaotic.
’, he will sort out the order of the team very well. This is something that ordinary star players cannot do. Everyone believes in him and believes that as long as he is on the court, victory will not be far away for us.”
"Adrian and Kobe? Man, I don't know how to compare the two of them together. I would say they are two completely different people." Kwame Brown said with a smile: "If you ask me to say it, I hate to compare.
The feeling of being together with Kobe, and Adrian, everyone loved him."
Although everyone is being interviewed, the one who is at the center of the topic is still Adrian. Although this is biased by the media, it is also the result of deliberate guidance by everyone on the Magic team. Adrian can vaguely hear some of their answers,
To be honest, Adrien himself blushed secretly when he heard those compliments.
However, if you want to compete for mvp, building momentum is a must. Haven't you seen that Kobe, who is in the lower position, is constantly building momentum?
"We are very confident against the Raptors. If we can sweep them, maybe we can give it a try. If we can sweep them, we will get more rest time and be more fully prepared for the next round."
In order to increase his attention and increase his weight in the hearts of voting reporters, Adrian had to break some violent news and say some wild words. When a reporter asked him about the possibility of sweeping the Raptors, he gave
Answered in the affirmative.
"Although this is not easy, each of us will try our best to achieve this goal."
"They will regret their arrogance." The reporters were happy. When they happily sent Adrian's sweeping declaration to the Toronto players, Chris Bosh almost became angry. Although
Although he knew that these words may not be true, and there must be some embarrassment from reporters, Chris Bosh was still so angry that he couldn't help but want to grab someone and beat him up during his arrogant sweeping declaration.
"This is Toronto, our home court! Not Orlando. Whatever he wants here, he's not going to get it. We're going to turn this around and let them go back to the country in Orlando with their loss and bitterness and all his rants."
