Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 463 - 154: Sign First, Trade Later, When the Team Owner Is Forced to Sell the Team... (10,000 Words Updated Daily!)

Chapter 463: Chapter 154: Sign First, Trade Later, When the Team Owner Is Forced to Sell the Team... (10,000 Words Updated Daily!)
Finished the entire journey of the 07/08 season.
Before Grover approved him for high-intensity training, Qin Yue could only spend his dull and boring holiday while keeping an eye on the rest of this year’s NBA games.
In another Western Conference Semifinals, the Lakers also went through a seven-game series before defeating the Mavericks, who had a coaching change.
After watching this game, Qin Yue felt...
This Mavericks, led by Mike Woodson, were just one stronger sweeping center away from becoming complete.
Under Woodson’s careful guidance, Nowitzki produced an insanely impressive stat line against the Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals — averaging 34.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 4.6 assists.
And this...
Made Qin Yue feel that his previous assessment of Kevin Garnett was somewhat hasty.
Because King Nowitzki’s playoff performance this year absolutely qualifies him to compete for the league’s second-best power forward this season.
Unfortunately, the Mavericks ultimately fell at the Staples Center.
Nowitzki’s 36 points and 8 rebounds in Game 7 ended up in vain.
After the game, "Crybaby Dirk" said with red eyes: "Mike (Woodson) is a good coach; it was I who let him down."
As we all know, Larry Brown is notorious for passing the buck in the NBA.
So the question is...
As Larry’s protégé, on the premise that the team’s star player Nowitzki is willing to take the blame, will Woodson let Nowitzki take the fall for the team’s elimination?
Just like Larry Brown doesn’t like threes, while Woodson is obsessed with them.
On the night of the Mavericks’ elimination, Woodson, going repeatedly against his mentor’s past teachings, said: "Dirk has never let me down; he is one hell of a man!
It was my poor in-game adjustments that led to us losing Game 7, and I’m willing to accept any criticism, but if anyone dares to blame Dirk, I won’t hesitate to shoot!"
Qin Yue didn’t know how to evaluate Larry Brown’s rebellious disciple.
But he was certain...
With Woodson’s unwavering support, Nowitzki was just a matter of time from shaking off the label of "German gummy."
The Lakers will face the Supersonic in the Western Conference Finals.
And the Eastern Conference Finals will take place between the Celtics and the Magic.
The Celtics narrowly and thrillingly eliminated the Bobcats 4-3 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, who Barkley once deemed as worthless before the start of the regular season.
This year, the Celtics’ biggest weakness is in their point guard position.
Plus, Horford still needs time to grow, so during the games, when facing the Bobcats, who often utilized the "1-2" and "4-5" pick-and-rolls initiated by Roy and Randolph, the Celtics were at a loss.
However, the more experienced Celtics ultimately overcame the Bobcats in Game 7, who were looking to achieve a better result to comfort Jordan’s three ribs broken by Ah Tai.
A few days later, the Eastern and Western Conference Finals officially kicked off.
The facts proved that Qin Yue’s prediction about this year’s Western Conference Finals was accurate.
Ray Allen shot an impressive 50% from three-point range in this series.
In the games, the offensively and defensively active Kobe clearly hadn’t mastered the essence of evading sharp edges.
"Why don’t the Lakers use other players to guard ’Ray-ray’? That way, Kobe’s stamina would be much better, wouldn’t it?"
While watching the Western Conference Finals with Qin Yue, Evans asked curiously.
Hearing this, Qin Yue laughed and said: "Because Kobe Bryant is the stupidest basketball player in the world."
Would foolish Kobe choose to avoid a confrontation with Ray Allen?
The answer is obviously no.
Thus, the 21st-century version of "Miller chasing Jordan" appeared on this year’s Western Conference Finals stage.
Ray Allen just runs, Kobe just chases.
Ray Allen seems trapped, yet he takes the shot and makes the three.
Even though in this Western Conference Finals, Kobe’s average of 34 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists far surpassed Ray Allen’s average of 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists...
But just as Qin Yue previously predicted, as long as Ray Allen is accurate enough, the Supersonic can indirectly offset most of what Kobe exchanges for Lakers with his difficult scoring.
Before the Western Conference Finals started, Supersonic head coach Rick Carlisle had already strategized the series.
And with Ray Allen meeting Carlisle’s strategic expectations...
Now, it’s "Total Effort’s" turn to step up.
On the court, Kevin Garnett, who had been battered by Qin Yue for seven games, vented all his grievances on Big Gasol.
Spanish legendary center, right?
Pau Gasol, right?
"How humiliated must Kevin be by you?"
In front of the TV, watching Garnett upping the intensity against Big Gasol on the screen, Evans asked in surprise.
Seeing this, Qin Yue pondered for a while and said: "I have always had great respect for Kevin Garnett."
In this Western Conference Finals, Garnett, with an outstanding performance of averaging 21 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals, perfectly eclipsed Big Gasol, who could only manage 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block per game for the Lakers.
Then...
In Carlisle’s strategy, the biggest advantage the Supersonic had over the Lakers, namely Yao Ming, with an awkward grin, marched towards this opponent who was lacking in both experience and skill...