Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 464 - 154: Sign First, Trade Later, When the Team Owner Is Forced to Sell the Team... (10,000 Words Updated Daily!) _2
Chapter 464: Chapter 154: Sign First, Trade Later, When the Team Owner Is Forced to Sell the Team... (10,000 Words Updated Daily!) _2
Little Gasol.
In terms of weight, Little Gasol can indeed withstand Yao Ming.
But with Big Gasol’s sponsorship, allowing him to join the NBA a year early by buying out his contract with his European team, Little Gasol clearly lacks the experience to contend with a super center like Yao Ming.
This was a series with no suspense; as long as Yao Ming was in the low post, the Lakers had no choice but to watch Little Gasol get beaten one-sidedly.
With Ray Allen and Bi Bi providing strong firepower from the outside, combined with Garnett’s propensity to space the floor and Posey smoking in the corner, it was destined to be difficult for the Lakers to limit Yao Ming through double-teaming.
"No wonder in the previous games against the Supersonic, it was always you defending ’Big Yao’."
Watching Little Gasol being overpowered by Yao Ming on the court, Evans couldn’t help but comment.
Unlike the Lakers.
Because Qin Yue possesses extensive experience defending against Yao, the Warriors aren’t worried about failing to extract a sufficient "toll" from the increasingly unstoppable Yao Ming.
Indeed, the best way to handle Yao Ming at his career peak is to weaken his stamina, thus keeping his contributions to the Supersonics within a manageable range.
Before Little Gasol absorbs enough of a beating experience...
This young Spanish center must adhere to the objective rules of basketball and pay some tuition first.
In the end, the Supersonics, unsurprisingly, smoothly overcame the Lakers with a 4-2 scoreline, successfully securing their ticket to the finals.
Kobe’s explosions in the third and fifth games, although they successfully delayed the Supersonics’ progress, clearly showed that Kobe must wait patiently for the arrival of the Lakers’ championship window before the Gasol Brothers evolve again.
...
The Supersonics smoothly advanced to the finals.
Meanwhile, the Celtics went through another seven-game series, barely eliminating the Magic.
Stan Van Gundy’s One Star Four Shots tactic shone brightly in this year’s playoffs.
Additionally, the presence of Stephen Jackson gave this Magic team a certain level of hard solution capability in set plays.
Of course, the reason why the Celtics had such difficulty advancing to the finals...
Mainly lies in Doug Rivers, referred to by later generations as "Piggy," who is currently the biggest shortcoming of the Celtics.
Both Green Army teams smoothly met in the finals.
Compared to last year, this year’s star-studded finals far exceed last year in both appeal and suspense.
The Supersonics and the Celtics are both skilled at set play offense.
The only difference is that...
Currently, this Celtics team is more like last year’s Supersonics.
The turning point of this finals came in the fourth game.
"White Devil" Bi Bi’s explosion allowed the Supersonics to take a 3-1 lead over the Celtics after four games.
In an era where no one in the finals has ever come back from a 1-3 deficit...
The Supersonics leading 3-1 in this series is almost equivalent to locking in the championship in advance.
Bi Bi, who has long lost the bravery of his youth, always thought he was the team’s shortcoming besides Posey.
But what to do...
Hadn’t yet ascended to "Supreme Emperor" Delonte West tasked with chasing Ray Allen during the game?
If in the previous Western Conference finals, Ray Allen’s unforgettable hatred towards Kobe opened up a world for the Supersonics’ inside twin towers,
Then in the finals, the Celtics were forced to mimic the Warriors by assigning a point guard to stick to Ray Allen because Vince Carter never excelled at defense, especially chasing.
It’s known that this Celtics team just isn’t good at in-game adjustments.
But with a massive think tank backing him, Piggy Rivers still knows how to plan his lineups.
No doubt.
The reason Bi Bi could consistently explode in the playoffs this season is due to the unprecedentedly conducive offensive environment he enjoyed on the court.
In the fifth game, the Celtics clawed back a victory with tenacious defense.
Then in the sixth game...
Back at the KeyArena with soaring momentum, the Supersonics ended any suspense over the championship’s ownership.
The Supersonics, whose last championship was twenty-nine years ago, had the team owner Howard Schultz personally lift the trophy that would change the team’s history.
Schultz knows full well...
This championship trophy will mean the state government is bound to give the green light for his ambitious new stadium plans.
To Schultz, simply renovating the KeyArena is no longer sufficient to satisfy this team’s ambitions.
He plans to use five years to bring a brand new arena to this team that has thrown the entire city of Seattle into a frenzy.
And the debate over who would be named Finals MVP among Yao Ming, Garnett, and Ray Allen became the most interesting topic for fans during the award ceremony.
If we only look at the stats, Yao Ming undoubtedly has the upper hand.
In the finals, Yao Ming averaged 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks for the Supersonics against the relatively easier opponent Horford.
But in terms of contribution on the court, the Supersonics’ journey to the end was equally dependent on Garnett, who averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal during the finals.
Indeed, compared to the Western Conference finals, Ray Allen’s stats inevitably dropped to 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists per game in the finals under West’s tight defense.
However, considering that Ray Allen had gained his "roots" in the Supersonics through long-term service and this championship...
If the league chose to award the Finals MVP to Ray Allen, it would also be a fan-favored decision.
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