Chapter 328 [MVP is not important, championship is more important](1/2)
After social media was restored, voices complaining about James continued one after another.
And these voices gradually became unified, and began to point their spearheads uniformly at... Lin Ying.
This seemingly nonsensical result seems to be an inevitable outcome.
The normal logic would have been to say that Kobe is not worthy of MVP, but the number of Kobe fans is too huge, and "6 billion" Komi can't afford to offend him.
And Nowitzki probably felt uncomfortable not winning the MVP in 69 wins, so there is nothing much to say.
The first two people are not easy to mess with, so what should I do? The third one!
And why did Lin Ying get more votes than James!
The Knicks' record is better, and James' statistics are even better!
As for the record improvement, last year when James arrived in the Knicks, the Knicks' record also changed qualitatively, and they even won the championship!
This sound is getting louder and louder.
This is because Lin Ying didn't get the MVP. If he did get it, he would probably be flooded with saliva in minutes.
However, what happened next was completely unexpected.
Originally, these fans were very vocal on social media, but suddenly, some fans couldn't stand the noise and began to refute.
James fans didn't pay attention at first. They thought it was just some sporadic resistance and some unimportant voices.
Until finally they discovered that those voices formed a force strong enough to confront them.
They also discovered that Lin Ying had more than 100 million fans!
Chinese fans, Nets fans, Suns fans, Nuggets fans, Iverson fans, Duncan fans, Kobe fans...
This feels like the Battle of Nomenkan between Japan and the Soviet Union. The Kwantung Army tried its best to destroy the enemy's tank troops. They were cheering and celebrating when they suddenly discovered that Soviet tanks appeared all over the mountains and plains on the hillside in front.gif!
Because of his outstanding playing temperament, although Lin Ying was traded twice, fans of every team he went to loved him, not to mention his good popularity.
Soon, the situation on social media reversed, especially after Comey joined, and the James and others began to fall into a disadvantage, losing ground.
However, they did not remain silent, but changed their direction and made another statement.
[MVP is not important, championship is more important]
It feels like you have finished speaking.
However, this view is also well-founded, and the biggest basis comes from James' own experience.
Although James didn't win the MVP last year, he finally won the championship and FMVP!
The remarks of some James fans are even more exciting.
"Let us once again win the championship trophy to respond to this greatest injustice and tell the world, whether you are willing or not, the era of LeBron James is coming!"
Time passed, and the Eastern and Western division semifinals ended one after another.
In the East, although the Pacers' strength was greatly reduced after Granger was kicked off, their resistance was more intense than imagined.
This is actually completely understandable.
Although the cause of the incident was Hansbrough, it would be too damaging to destroy the core, and the Pacers themselves play more tough games.
So this game is not only intense, but also has the flavor of a UFC arena.
Moreover, James was suspended for one game after the game, and the Pacers also seized the opportunity to win.
Young player Paul George has shown full potential and talent.
The two sides once fought on Tianwang Mountain.
The Pacers didn't even fight at Tianwang Mountain. James was dragged directly from the air to the ground by Hansbrough, which almost caused another big brawl.
However, James' body is indeed strong and he was not injured after a hard landing.
This boosted the morale of the Knicks, and the whole team was motivated to win Tianwang Mountain.
By G6, the league whistle was very tight, and the Knicks relied on their strength advantage to defeat the Pacers 4-2 and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Despite the bumps and bruises, the Knicks still made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, and they will have the final showdown with the Bulls in the Eastern Conference.
The fight in the east was full of topics, but the fight in the west was really intense.
The Mavericks were tied by the Spurs in G2, but then the Twin Towers came out strong and took away the Spurs 4-2.
At the end of G6, the Spurs' home commentator couldn't help but sigh.
"This team is one of the best teams in NBA history."
The Mavericks won relatively easily, but the Lakers and Thunder fought fiercely.
The Lakers have been slowing down the tempo throughout the series, trying to use the triangle offense to suppress the Thunder's speed.
The Thunder continued to use the impact of Westbrook and Harden to speed up the tempo, hoping to use the impact to wear down the Lakers' old arms and legs.
Like G1, the Thunder won, but in G2, after the Lakers suppressed the rhythm, the Lakers won.
Slow, fast, slow, fast...
This alternating scene also continues throughout the series.
The Thunder defeated the Lakers by 20 points at home in G6. Harden's ease in and out of the Lakers' restricted area once made fans think that the Lakers had been overwhelmed by the Thunder.
However, in the tiebreaker, Paul's control of the court and Kobe's white-hot space allowed the Thunder to experience what it means to be "younger than old."
The two sides played a wonderful battle, and in the end the Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
In this way, the matchup of the Western Conference Finals has been announced, and fans have been looking forward to the long-awaited Lakers-Culture battle!
The divisional battle of this super season has finally reached its climax.
It's a pity that Lin Ying is just a bystander this time.
Of course, he wasn't actually watching. A few days after the conference finals started, he went with Deron to... Utah.
Previously, Delong asked Lin Ying to help him go to Sloan to apologize, and Lin Ying agreed.
After the efforts of Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey, Sloan finally agreed to meet Deron at his estate.
After knowing the news, Delong was so excited that he didn't sleep for a page, and then the next day he took Lin Ying with him and got on the plane to Utah.
On the plane, Delong kept communicating with Lin Ying about what to say when he saw Sloan, and asked him to say a few words for him sometimes.
Lin Ying nodded while listening, but in his mind he recalled the scene when Dean Walken communicated with him not long ago.
Just as outsiders speculated, after firing Avery Johnson, the Nets quickly started the coaching process.
According to the team management's thinking, they need to determine a new head coach candidate before the draft.
The reason is very simple. Who you select in the draft and who you sign in the free market all depend on what system the new coach plays.
When there is a choice, it is natural to let the chef choose the ingredients.
After knowing that Lin Ying would go to Utah with Deron, Walken Dean approached him and asked him what he thought of Sloan coaching the Nets.
Lin Ying did not express his opinion, but said that if the management appointed Sloan, he would have no objection.
This is a polite statement.
The reason why he said this is also very simple. He doesn't know enough about Sloan's real situation, so he can't talk about support or opposition.
In the end, Walken Dean did not express his position, but asked him to take this opportunity to contact Sloan first, and then give him an attitude.
Walken Dean represents the management and seeks his advice on coaching matters, which shows that the Nets management attaches unprecedented importance to him.
This is understandable. After all, Lin Ying reached the top three MVPs in his first season with the Nets. This is not appropriate as a treasure.
After the plane arrived in Utah, Lin Ying and Delong took a car to Sloan's home.
It was an ordinary three-story building in the suburbs of Utah, and the location was a bit remote.
If I hadn't known that Sloan lived here in advance, it would have been hard to imagine that this was Sloan's home.
Especially when I entered the house under the guidance of Lindsey at the door and saw that the house was clean but there was basically nothing valuable to see.
This should be the kind of place that thieves would not want to visit!
Although the salary of NBA head coaches is far lower than that of players, they are still among the elite in the United States.
This quality of life is indeed a bit inappropriate and even arousing suspicion.
After all, the money can't be taken into the coffin.
They waited in the living room for a while, and Lindsey went in first to greet Sloan.
After a while, Lindsey came out and said with a slightly embarrassed look: "He went to the field, let's go to the backyard and wait?"
Go to the ground?
They followed Lindsey to the backyard and realized what it meant to go to the ground.
Sloan is planting corn in the field far away...
And it's not the mechanical work as expected, it's just a matter of digging with a hoe.
It's like an old farmer left over from the last century.
To be continued...