Chapter 584: Coaching gap, is it true?
From a competitive perspective, this is a playoff with less suspense.
Although this is the first playoff game in the Adam Silver era, the disparity in competitiveness makes it impossible for the new president to do anything.
Xiao Hua tried to control the referee's standards to increase the suspense of the playoffs, but the defending champion Heat and the Spurs, the No. 1 player in the Western Conference, all showed overwhelming strength.
It can be said that this is the power structure that gathered under various turbulences after the shutdown ended.
To end this situation, we can only wait for them to flow to the end.
The Clippers met the Houston Rockets in the first round.
In the Rockets formation, Harden's one-man effort ensures the team's lower limit, but their upper limit is not high.
For two consecutive Clippers home games, the Rockets did not put any pressure on the Clippers.
Harden's style of play is very interesting, and his crotch dribbling rhythm is the strongest among the players Yu Fei has ever seen.
Relying on that wonderful sense of rhythm, Harden's step-back jump shot has begun to take shape.
However, his current step back is not the double step back three-point jumper of the Mahayana period, but a more orthodox mid-range step back jumper.
There are many current players who know this trick, but to really do it as skillfully as Harden requires talent.
However, Harden's talent is not enough for them to defeat the Clippers.
They are not even qualified to defend their honor in the first round series.
After four games, the Clippers swept the Rockets out of the series like a skilled cleaner.
"A lot of people are saying we're the weakest 60-win team in history, and now I want to hear what they have to say."
After sweeping the Rockets, Rivers breathed a sigh of relief.
He blatantly looked for pictures for himself, hoping to get those media people who were not optimistic about the Clippers to give an explanation.
This is the rhythm before the game.
Some media people believe that due to the aging of the Pan-96 golden generation, most of the talents of the Mesozoic generation have died. The league is actually in a stage of lag, and the overall competitiveness is seriously insufficient. That is why GOAT can bring the Clippers that won 34 games last season to where they are now. 62 wins.
This is of course a reflection of GOAT's influence, but it is also due to the lack of volume in the general environment.
The Clippers are the 60-win team most likely to overturn in the playoffs, because their "hard power" is not enough, and the coaching staff has a criminal record. Even if they have the GOAT to hold the team, there is still a great risk.
These remarks seem to belittle Yu Fei's leadership, but they actually imply that there is a problem with the Clippers' coaching staff.
As a well-received head coach, Rivers was very angry about this, but he could only accept it for now and wait until the first round of games was over before settling the score with them.
Yu Fei "understands" these things.
Moreover, he basically agrees that the current league is not competitive enough.
You must know that it is not accidental that the Spurs and the Warriors, who were supposed to win 73 games in a few years, can play that kind of dominance in the regular season.
A record-breaking environment always requires an overall environment with weak competitiveness, whether it is the 1996 Bulls or the 16 Warriors.
However, due to the appearance of Yu Fei in this life, the timeline was disrupted. Within a dozen years, many dominant super teams emerged, and records were repeatedly broken.
In most of those record-breaking years, competitiveness was average.
It was only from this year to the following years that the league's overall competitiveness was indeed at a historic low.
Yu Fei certainly knows that the Clippers' 62 wins are related to the general environment, and he also knows whether the media's concerns about Rivers are justified.
Therefore, he did not give Rivers a chance to get sick at all.
The game that takes the lead basically hits the opponent to death, and the suspense continues from the beginning to the last game, and also reminds the pig head coach what to pay attention to during the timeout.
Therefore, the Rockets did not inspire Rivers' "Buff of the Reversed King".
As soon as the first round ended, another major traffic topic was ended.
Regarding the ownership of major awards in the regular season.
Yu Fei has been selected to the All-NBA First Team for eleven consecutive seasons.
Moreover, he also ranked first in the MVP voting.
Although he has the DEBUFF of "aesthetic fatigue" that has a great impact, the media is also difficult. If this MVP does not give GOAT, there will be too much pressure, and there is no candidate who can compete with GOAT.
Wade won it last year, but this year the Heat only won 65 games in the regular season, which was not as good as last year. This is an absolute deduction for consecutive MVPs.
Although the Spurs ranked first in the league with 66 wins, the data distribution within the team was too even and there were no particularly outstanding players.
If the MVP does not emerge from these two favorite teams, we will have to look for candidates among the teams in the next echelon.
The Nets collapsed themselves this season. There was constant internal strife at the beginning of the season. In the end, they barely entered the playoffs with 50 wins. Naturally, the core of the team missed the MVP.
The Bucks, who had risen again in the past few years, encountered a wave of injuries and were eliminated in the first round. No one had a chance to compete for MVP.
Looking at it this way, GOAT's main competitor is only the second-place Cavaliers star in the Eastern Conference - LeBron James, who declared that he will "never leave Cleveland again."
James is indeed qualified to compete for MVP.
The Cavaliers achieved a record of 56 wins and 28 losses this year, with James averaging 28 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists per game. It can be said that this is the season he has been closest to the MVP in the ten years since he entered the league.
If Yu Fei's Clippers had won 50 wins instead of 62, the media might have voted for James.
Unfortunately, the Clippers won 62 games.
This team, which had only 34 wins last season, has seen a surge of 28 wins after Yu Fei joined.
The last player who brought such a big improvement to the team but failed to win the MVP was Larry Bird in his rookie season.
It is an unspoken rule of the league that newcomers give way to veterans.
James is not a rookie, but his performance this season is not enough to surpass Yu Fei and cannot reach the height that makes the media abandon GOAT.
Yu Fei not only improved the Clippers' 28 wins, but also turned the Clippers from a "cursed team" into the most popular team. Coupled with the media relations he has accumulated over the years, James' best performance in ten years has been reduced to the "best companion".
Yu Fei won the sixth MVP trophy of his career, tying Kareem Jabbar and becoming the player with the most MVPs in NBA history.
"I don't like to be tied with others. For me, five small awards like MVP are enough." Yu Fei proudly showed off on Twitter, "You know, I have won too many such niche honors. It will depreciate every time.”
In contrast, James' mentality suffered in Cleveland.
"I don't think I'll ever put the same energy into these @!# again!" James said, "I'm among the best in every area of contribution, but look what I got in the end? Nothing!"
James definitely has the right to complain.
It's understandable that he lost the MVP to Yu Fei, but losing the Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) was too disappointing.
This season, James has invested a lot of energy on the defensive end. It can be said that this is his most focused year on defense. The media also recognized his defensive performance and selected him to the first team of the All-Defensive Team.
But the media made a big splash on the DPOY vote.
They acknowledged James' defense, but they just acknowledged it. Best of the Year? Not enough.
Therefore, they voted James as the second defensive player of the year. The first place was Marc Gasol, who was ranked second team on the All-Defensive Team.
James on the first defense lost to Gasol on the second defense in the DPOY vote. This is a sad story.
Jamie went into a frenzy and wanted to find out those media people who were playing tricks on the voting.
Kwame Brown, who has always taken advantage of the traffic, saw this. Not only did he not have any sympathy, he also rubbed salt in the wounds of the James camp: "If Frye had Chris Bosh and Kevin Garner beside him, If it’s special, he can definitely get DPOY.”
A big James fan was furious and asked directly on Twitter: "Are you trying to say that Frye can only compete for DPOY by relying on strong defenders?"
"Basketball is a sport for five people, do you understand?" Brown quickly replied, "You may not believe it, but I was once the No. 1 big man in the league. During those years, I helped Frye be selected to the All-Defensive Team several times. .”
However, the awards controversy doesn't stop there.
Another controversy comes from Blake Griffin. Judging from the team's record and personal data, Griffin is the league's No. 1 power forward.
But he didn't make the first team.
Because of the ridiculous classification of the best lineup, there are only guards, forwards and centers.
By allocating positions in this way, two shooting guards will occupy the guard spot in the first team, two small forwards will occupy the forward spot, and then one forward will sign up for the center position to compete for the first team position.
This year, Yu Fei signed up as a forward.
Therefore, Yu Fei must occupy a forward position.
As someone who has been selected to the first team for eleven consecutive seasons, he is already a staple of the best lineup. Which position he signs up for will have a great impact on the final lineup.
Yu Fei signed up as a small forward to complicate the situation.
This means that one of Durant and James will fall to the second team.
In the end, James, who has more comprehensive data and a better team record, squeezed out Durant.
The two guard spots fell to Wade and Kobe, and the center spot was once again occupied by Yao Huang.
The second-team roster is gorgeous: Curry, Harden, Durant, Griffin, and Howard are all outstanding players in the league.
But Griffin may be the wrong one, because his forward spot is occupied by two people who cannot challenge. This incident caused media people to reflect on the division of positions in the best lineup.
However, although it is reflective, they only reflected on it.
After all, signing up for the best lineup is a task that requires brainpower.
Of course, those whose strength, statistics, and record are so strong that they are unsolvable can sign up at will, but for someone like Griffin, if he shamelessly applies for the center position, he might make it.
Award controversies often reach their climax on the day they are launched, and then become the talk of the fans.
Because most of this is the result of media manipulation, one of the most illusory things about the Fourth Estate is that they think they can defend all justice in the world, but when the same problems arise, don’t expect them to stand up and defeat themselves.
Moreover, the playoffs will continue. Although the fourth power does not have the power to purify itself, it does have the power to divert public attention through the false reputation of the playoffs.
Yu Fei’s goal before the start of the season was to lead the team in the Western Conference Finals.
To accomplish this goal, their biggest obstacle is the third-place Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference.
They have strong soldiers and horses, and they are quite youthful and energetic.
In the first game of the semi-finals, this youth army showed the world their upper limit with the passion of young people.
The Clippers learned a lesson tonight - you can't let them run.
They couldn't afford the cost of allowing the Young Guards to run.
Relying on a thunderous chaos, the Warriors defeated the Clippers 121-102 on the road and won their first victory in the series.
The Clippers' home court advantage is gone.
In the second game of the semifinals, Yu Fei took the lead and took the initiative to confront Leonard, and then helped to defend and interfere with Lillard. Through zone defense, he forced the Warriors to use three-pointers and star singles in the semi-open space to solve the problem.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was as good as a Spider-Man can be on the defensive end tonight.
He can guard pick-and-rolls on the perimeter and then return to the basket to protect the rim in less than a second.
The combination of terrible static talents and outstanding dynamic talents is a comprehensive sweeper that can see the future.
Klay Thompson shrank under his shadow.
The Warriors' singles efficiency plummeted, and Yu Fei, as the on-site ESPN commentator Chris Webber said: "Frye plays like a GOAT!"
Yu Fei scored 46 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists against the Warriors, and gave the opponent a 24-point defeat at home.
"For us, the series doesn't really begin until we win in Golden State."
After the game, Yu Fei said with neither joy nor sorrow.
But tonight, Yu Fei did find that the Warriors had a big problem inside.
Although Leonard has no problem as the small-ball fourth position, David Lee, as the small-ball fifth position, can only attack.
Draymond Green only played ten minutes per game under Mark Jackson.
Jackson didn't believe Green.
This is the Clippers' opportunity.
The next day, Yu Fei approached Rivers and offered to serve as center in the third game.
Coach Zhutou looked puzzled: "Are you sure?"
Yu Fei said indifferently: "Not only am I sure, I will also tear David Lee apart."
Since Yu Fei took the initiative to propose this matter, Rivers couldn't refuse, and he didn't think David Lee could compete with GOAT at the fifth position.
The Warriors are a very young team.
Young people will rely heavily on their own talents unless there is someone behind them to point the way.
That man could be Jerry West, but their head coach, Mark Jackson, has ruled out that possibility.
Jackson is a man who loves his achievements and is overly arrogant. This is not obvious when he is partnering with Van Gundy to commentate. But once his identity changes to a coach, his character of only seeing his own achievements and ignoring his own faults will be torn apart. team.
This phenomenon was fully exposed in the third game of the semifinals.
The Clippers' change of formation was unexpected by the Warriors. When Yu Fei and Griffin grabbed the Warriors' rebounds and continued to destroy their penalty area with secondary attacks, Jackson's chief assistant Mike Malone said: "We The existing configuration is not enough to compete with their strength! ”
"This was our unanimous decision before the game!" Mark Jackson defined the starting lineup that he decided on his own at this moment as "the coaching staff's unanimous decision before the game", and he wanted to go all the way to the dark side. "Since we have decided to do this, we must believe them!"
Malone can understand Jackson's approach and maintain the current approach. Even if he fails in the end, it is the fault of the entire coaching staff to pursue the mistake. He can even blame the players. If a bigger mistake occurs due to temporary adjustments, it cannot be explained. .
However, Malone knew that if he didn't do something now, he wouldn't be able to do anything tonight.
The Warrior is like a well-prepared young boxer who is knocked out by his opponent as soon as he takes the stage.
Doc Rivers' adjustment to the flying center was called a "wonderful stroke."
In the end, this crucial away game for the Clippers ended with a big victory for the Clippers.
2 to 1
They regained the home field advantage and used a formula that often appears in island country dramas-because you are incompetent to a certain extent, you don't know how much knowledge your wife can learn-Yu Fei and Griffin Almost bullying the Warriors inside.
In this game, Yu Fei scored 32 points and 15 rebounds, and Griffin scored 25 points and 14 rebounds. Moreover, their 29 rebounds included 13 offensive rebounds.
"We have no hardness, no energy, and no courage!" Mark Jackson transferred the responsibility very skillfully, "You can't win the game while giving up so many offensive rebounds!"
What followed was a chain reaction of a series of internal problems for the Warriors.
The next day, WOJ broke the news: "Mark Jackson got angry at the team meeting and asked the management why they didn't push forward the Blake Griffin trade in the first place."
Rumors spread: "Klay Thompson left the game angrily, and he became the scapegoat for losing."
In the age of social media, the all-pervasive spying of gossip means that the team at the center of public opinion no longer has any secrets.
The Warriors entered their fourth game amid internal and external troubles, and they still haven't gotten over the shadow of their third loss.
Rivers continues to let Yu Fei play center, but what about the Warriors' adjustments? Not at all.
Mark Jackson insists the problem is people rather than tactics.
So when Yu Fei and Griffin once again had an overwhelming advantage on the boards, the commentator joked: "Are we watching the replay of the third game?"
Yu Fei didn't want to say clearly that Rivers completely suppressed Jackson in the semifinals, but that's the fact.
The tactical arrangement of letting Yu Fei play the fifth position completely disrupted the Warriors' position.
Two consecutive defeats are enough to destroy the confidence of a young team.
What's more, Yu Fei's data is as amazing as that of an ancient superstar.
In the fourth game, Yu Fei scored 34 points, 22 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks. He used a performance worthy of being recorded in the history of great centers to push the Golden State Warriors into desperation.
3 to 1.
At this point in the series, the Warriors' chances of winning are already slim.
"Some media broke the news that the Warriors' top management regretted not promoting Blake Griffin's trade." This kind of unsourced gossip further undermined the Warriors' morale.
Game 5 of the semifinals moves to Los Angeles.
At the same time, the Lakers, who are eighth in the Western Conference, have been eliminated by the Spurs, who are first in the Western Conference. The Clippers have become Los Angeles' last hope.
Seeing that they are expected to advance to the Western Conference Finals to challenge the Spurs, Los Angeles' support for the Clippers has increased significantly.
In the ensuing G5, Yu Fei returned to the third position and faced off against the already demoralized Warriors. They no longer needed surprise moves, they just needed to play steadily and they could easily win the victory.
The Warriors, who were at a low ebb, had lost their ability to resist. Except for Lillard, almost no one showed the fighting spirit to win. The Clippers turned the game into an exhibition match, as if they were playing against a weak team in the regular season, taking turns to perform wonderful dunks in the opponent's penalty area.
Yu Fei targeted Leonard throughout the game. This young man who was selected to the first team of the All-Defensive Team for two consecutive years is the cornerstone of the Warriors, but in this series, his influence is limited. However, this cannot be entirely blamed on him. The chaos within the team cannot be solved by a cornerstone that has not yet fully matured.
His only problem is that he was singled out by Yu Fei 9 times tonight, with a defensive success rate of 0.
The last singles play occurred in the fourth quarter. Yu Fei passed through Leonard's defense like a beast, rushed into the penalty area, jumped up with a force that David Lee could not resist, and completed a handicap over the opponent's head. Puss center boiling dunk.
"!#@￥!#￥"
"GOAT!!!!"
"GOAT!!!!"
"GOAT!!!!"
After Yu Fei landed, he looked back at Leonard and said calmly: "Come back next year."
Score: 132 to 98
Total series score: The Clippers defeated the Warriors 4-1.
The reporter handed the microphone to Yu Fei and asked him how he felt about breaking the best record in history in his first season with the Clippers.
But Yu Fei felt that the reporter should interview Mark Jackson more. They really need to ask how Jackson managed to coach a series that Yu Fei expected to take at least six games to end in only five games, and almost all of the four games he lost were disastrous defeats.
How is this done?
In this world, there are really not many people who can be outdone by Rivers in coaching. He hopes to see him coaching the Warriors next year.
(End of chapter)