Chapter 527 The battle of the first person in the alliance?
With one week left until the start of the season, Zach Lowe released his player rankings.
Kobe Bryant is undoubtedly the first, Lin Yu is also ranked second, and Kevin Garnett, the leader of another finals team last season, is ranked third.
Regarding the top three rankings, Zach Lowe’s reasons are:
"As the defending champion, Finals MVP, and last season's regular season MVP, Kobe Bryant was undoubtedly the number one player in the league last season, and as of the start of the new season, he is naturally still the number one player in the league!"
Then came Lin Yu in second place.
"Although the Knicks failed to reach the finals in the playoffs last season and lost to the Celtics, but just looking at the game process, we can definitely say that the Knicks lost, but Lin Yu did not lose.
Among the four teams entering the final stage of the playoffs, Lin Yu's statistical performance is the most outstanding. Overall, he is the second player after Kobe, the double MVP."
Finally, Garnett.
"KG is of course also very strong. His Celtics ranked first in the regular season last season. He was also a Dpoy winner. In the playoffs, although there was controversy, the Celtics still successfully reached the finals.
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Ranked fourth is Tim Duncan, and the reason is simple: "Duncan's Spurs only lost one championship in the playoffs."
James didn't appear in this ranking until fifth place.
"Without Lin Yu, last season was a perfect season for LBJ, with an average of over 30 points per game, 7+ rebounds and assists, 1+ rebounds and blocks, and a per game of close to 30
Value, in terms of statistics, he is the most versatile and efficient star in the league, but unfortunately, in only half of the games in the first half of the season, his performance was not as good as that of his teammate Lin Yu. In the second half of the season, without
After Lin Yu's assistance, the Cavaliers' record dropped sharply. In the playoffs, he was defeated head-on by his opponent Lin Yu, which is why he ranked behind Kobe, Lin, KG and TD."
After James came Paul, and after that came Howard.
After Howard, there are Nash, Stoudemire, Deron, Nowitzki and Dayao. The further back, the less topical they are.
Therefore, as soon as this ranking list was released, controversy and controversy occurred around the top few.
There is no controversy over the rankings of Kobe Bryant and Lin Yu. No one would have any objections to the ranking of the two MVPs. But last season, Lin Yu, who led the bad team the Knicks into the playoffs and the Eastern Conference Finals, was ranked second.
Fans will object, and the problem lies in the third to fifth or even sixth or seventh positions.
Garnett ranked third. The first to object were the fans of the Knicks and Lin Yu. At the same time, Duncan's fans did not agree, let alone James' fans.
"I don't know why KG is ranked third. The boss of the Celtics is P34, and if he hadn't used dirty methods to kill Lin, the Celtics would never have entered the finals. Their fate was the same as that of the Cavaliers.
It’s the same, they will all be killed by the Knicks and Lin!”
"Aitzhak Lowe, you put a scumbag in third place."
"KG ranks third? Without the Big Three, he is still in the Western Conference lottery!"
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Duncan ranked fourth, and there was controversy, but not that big.
On the one hand, James fans, who are ranked fifth, have long targeted Garnett, who is third. On the other hand, Duncan is too low-key, so low-key that no one wants to talk about him.
When it comes to James in fifth place, the controversy is even greater.
James' fans believe that James should be ranked higher, but behind him, Paul's fans hold: Paul was the second MVP in the regular season last season, and he also made it to the second round of the playoffs like James, so why is the regular season worse?
, similar James ranking higher in the playoffs?
Basically, the controversy focuses on these few people.
The rest are some relatively peaceful discussions. For example, regarding Lin Yu, some fans think:
"Last season, Lin's personal performance should be the craziest among all the stars. He was the scoring champion in the regular season. In the playoffs, he scored 58+8+11 in a single game and 63 points in a single game. He is definitely the best individual player among all the stars.
The strongest one, he failed to make it to the end because of the drag from his teammates, as well as the shameless Celtics and KG."
"In the new season, the Knicks have been strengthened, and Lin's injury has been proven by the Olympics and is not a serious problem. Therefore, we can boldly predict that the new season will be a harvest season for Lin, and he will break some records, and
Get many personal honors in your hands and become the new number one in the league."
Although there have been some quarrels in similar discussions, overall they are still very peaceful. After all, they are just predictions, and no one dares to make any guarantees.
Even if someone agrees, it will be considered a joke and will not be discussed again.
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It's another training day for the Knicks, but it's not a media open day, so Lin Yu only needs to drive his other supercar and speed all the way to Queens.
Arriving at the training facility, Lin Yu saw Lowry and Wilson Chandler, who had arrived earlier than him.
"Hi, Lin."
"Good morning, Lin."
After greeting each other, Lin Yu started his training without saying a word.
After that, within half an hour, other teammates arrived one after another, Shannon Brown, Randolph, Posey, Chalmers...
There are some new and some old. Generally speaking, the Knicks have relied on this summer's signings and some internal transformations, and there are no more bastard players in the team.
Because of the strong performance in the playoffs last season, every new teammate worked hard. After all, they all came here for the championship.
As for the old teammates, needless to say, all that is left behind are their essence.
"Lin, have you seen Zach Lowe's star rankings?"
While he was shooting baskets, Ricky Davis also arrived. As soon as they met, he mentioned Zach Lowe's latest star rankings.
Lin Yu nodded. Of course he was paying attention. When he was with the Celtics, he was famous for paying attention to public opinion. Now, this habit of paying attention to public opinion is still there, even more so.
"He ranked you second, what do you think?"
Lin Yu glanced at Ricky Davis: "Are you going to be a reporter after retiring, Ricky?"
"Of course not, I just want to ask, don't you think you should be ranked first?"
"Everyone will think that they are number one, and I am no exception, but number one is achieved by playing, not by judging."
"Okay, okay, Lin, if your goal is to be No. 1, then just follow the wishes of those media people. They will watch you fight with Kobe. After all, you and the Celtics and LeBron James
The battle is no longer worth watching."
Lin Yu laughed, he finally understood what Ricky Davis meant.
What Ricky Davis means is that the ranking given by the media of "Kobe is first and he is second" is to make Lin Yu and Kobe the enemy, let Lin Ke confront each other, and become one of the themes of the new season, let the competition
The first player in the league has become the main theme of the new season.
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In the next two days, rankings from other North American media outlets were released.
Lin Yu saw more rankings that ranked him and Kobe in the top two. There were even some rankings where he was ranked first and Kobe was ranked second.
The reason given is: Lin Yu lost last season because he did not have outstanding teammates. This season, after the Knicks' strength has improved, Lin Yu will defeat Kobe and become the new number one player in the league.
