basketball swingman

The New York Knicks currently rank third from last in the Eastern Conference.

They were ranked among the top four in the Eastern Conference last season, but with this season's performance, it can be said that their results are really unsatisfactory!

The impact of Ewing's departure is gradually becoming apparent.

Alan Houston is a good player and has very good personal abilities, but facts have proven that he cannot support the absolute core position of a team.

Without Ewing, the team's popularity gradually dissipated.

Especially after Van Gundy was forced to dismiss get out of class, this team became even more disorganized.

If the people's hearts are lost, it will naturally be difficult to lead the team...

With the ability of the Wizards, let alone Michael Jordan, even if they give up Hamilton, they may not be able to win!

In the end, the Wizards easily ushered in their first victory after the All-Star break at their home court.

Jiang Dalin scored a "double twenty" score of 22 points and 20 rebounds in this game.

This is the first time he has scored this statistic this season.

However, I have obtained the data of "20 plus 15" several times before, and even the data of "35 plus 15"!

Before him, the only rookie who could produce "monster-level" statistics so frequently in his rookie season was none other than Shaquille O'Neal...

Just like that, after this game, the Washington media once again compared Jiang Lin with Shaquille O'Neal.

The next away game against the Lakers also became the focus of everyone's attention.

Jiang Dalin is also ready to fight "Big Shark" O'Neal for the first time in his career!

But what no one expected was that the next morning, the Lakers management suddenly issued an announcement: "Shark" O'Neal would miss tonight's game against the Wizards due to lower back discomfort.

The media were very angry. Apparently during the Lakers' team training yesterday, they were still saying, "I will show you the gap between Jiang Dalin and me in tomorrow's game!"

This made the reporters full of expectations, waiting for today's game to start.

result……

Being let go again?

The Lakers did not give a specific explanation, and O'Neal did not give any explanation before the game. He just quietly ate potato chips on the bench and watched the Lakers lose the game.

108 to 93…

Kobe scored 31 points by himself, almost throwing out sparks, but still failed to lead the team to defend the home court.

The Wizards were playing almost entirely against him. Except for a stalemate with the Wizards in the first quarter, the Lakers never surpassed the score.

Michael Jordan was also replaced halfway through the fourth quarter, because by that time, the Wizards had already secured the final victory.

This was still the suppressive power of the Wizards when Jiang Dalin had a bad touch tonight and only made 6 of 15 shots.

Kobe averaged 25.2 points per game this season, which is 2.2 points lower than Schalke O'Neal, but in terms of game impact, he is still a bit young.

Although Jiang Dalin's shooting percentage was not very good tonight, he still made 8 of 10 free throws and scored 20 points...

Speaking of which, he also got 11 free throw opportunities in the last game.

In the All-Star Game, he averaged about 10 free throws per game, which was much higher than Allen Iverson's average of 7.6 per game.

Of course, he has only played 2 games. Allen Iverson has played the whole season. If we really say that for the whole season, Jiang Dalin only averaged 5.8 free throws per game.

But since the All-Star break, he really feels that it has become much easier for him to get free throws than before.

The referees no longer turn a blind eye to his confrontations at the basket.

No matter how you look at this, it should be good news, right?

After the Wizards finished their game against the Lakers, they went for a run in San Antonio.

In this game, it was Michael Jordan and Hamilton's turn to be in bad shape. Jiang Dalin scored 33 points and 15 rebounds in the paint alone, but failed to lead the team to victory.

The San Antonio media let out a sigh of relief.

Michael Jordan also looked confident on the plane back to Washington: "Why can we help you win, but you can't help us win?"

"Tell me, do you still have a lot to learn?"

Jiang Dalin was left speechless!

He is really convinced by this "God of Basketball"!

After one season, I didn't teach him anything through words and deeds. Instead, I learned his "shameless" behavior.

He had another 10 free throw opportunities in this game.

The number of free throws reached double digits in 3 consecutive games.

This is definitely the kind of dominance at the basket that only a super inside player can have.

ESPN directly posted: "There is no doubt that Big Bang is a threat to the penalty area, but as an inside player who does not mainly play with the ball, is his threat in the inside a bit too great?"

If you really look at the shots of Jiang Dalin getting free throws, you will definitely get a foul.

But the problem is that the scale of whistleblowing has always been a mysterious thing.

They even showed Jiang Dalin's previous game videos. Under the same confrontation, he didn't get a whistle before the All-Star Weekend, but he got a whistle after the All-Star Game!

This can only explain one problem...

He has gained the attention of the alliance!

David Stern also saw these reports and nodded slightly. The praise was indeed a bit too strong and should not be too obvious. However, originally he was just testing the outside world's reaction and releasing some signals at the same time.

Anyway, at this point in the regular season, except for a few teams that still have to treat all games as life-or-death battles, the other teams have already entered into the process of making adjustments for lottery picks or playoffs.

Just like the Knicks, I am definitely happier losing a game now than winning one.

Another example is the Lakers and Spurs. As far as their rankings are concerned, losing or winning won't change much at all.

Didn’t you see that the Lakers rested Shaquille O’Neal?

Jiang Dalin subsequently encountered more challenges.

He can feel that every team is targeting him more strongly!

The main reason is also very simple.

It has a lot to do with the attention Jiang Dalin has received so far!

If you really want to say it, maybe Jiang Dalin's 10 free throws in three games will be discussed by so many media, because everyone knows that the league cannot always do this, and the scale of the penalty is also very different from that of the opponent in the game that day.

It's a big relationship, maybe it's a coincidence.

Just because this incident happened to Jiang Dalin, it caused a huge discussion!

His physical fitness is really awesome!

He is indeed playing better and better with the Wizards!

But he can play so well because Michael Jordan and Hamilton attracted a lot of defense to him?

Kwame Brown saw these comments and nodded in agreement. That's it. That's right. Let me be next to Michael Jordan. Wouldn't I be better than I am now?

Anyone can unleash their potential next to the "God of Basketball", right?

But based on his own strength, can he get such huge attention? Is he so popular?

Has he proven himself by leading a team alone?

No, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. Of course these old guys from the alliance are holding back their energy and want to give Jiang Dalin some color!

To put it bluntly...

Just jealous!

Moreover, no one in the league wants to see a rookie so arrogant!

Everyone wants to say a few more words of praise after successfully targeting restrictions: "This person is good, the future is his!"

But Jiang Dalin's own position in the Wizards, as well as his current ability to perfectly fit the team's system, make him not afraid of these attacks at all.

I can still get around 20 points and 15 rebounds in the next game.

But these voices did not disappear. Instead, they turned into "When the playoffs come, will he know what this league is like?"

When Jiang Dalin heard these questioning voices, he was not angry or speechless.

In fact, this is the path a superstar must go through.

If you play well in the regular season, they will say you can't do well in the playoffs!

After the playoffs, they say you don’t have a championship!

Winning a championship, they say you haven't established a dynasty!

When you establish a dynasty, they...

They will say you are so awesome!

Yes, doubts will eventually disappear, as long as you can continue to prove your ability.

If Jiang Dalin had to say it himself, his current strength is indeed not worthy of his fame...

But there is no other way. Who allows him to gain the popularity of a superstar with his current abilities?

When Jiang Dalin thought about this, he wanted to praise himself: I am really awesome!

The Wizards have still won more and lost less during this period, firmly holding the first place in the Eastern Conference in their hands.

However, as the season comes to an end, Scott has become more and more diligent in resting Michael Jordan.

Entering April, Michael Jordan even took two games off.

Finally, after the game against the Chicago Bulls on April 15, the Wizards ended their regular season journey in the 2001-02 season with 57 wins and 25 losses.

"Darling, the press conference is about to start, hurry up!" Hamilton urged.

Today's press conference will be the last press conference of the Wizards in the regular season. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered, and a lot of attention is paid to them. The Wizards asked Michael Jordan, Hamilton and Jiang Dalin to attend this press conference.

meeting.

As soon as he entered the venue, the flash of the camera kept flashing, and Jiang Dalin almost went blind.

After the three people sat down, the reporters below also rushed to raise their hands to ask questions.

The first question was asked by Michael Jordan: "This year the Wizards finally entered the playoffs as the first in the Eastern Conference. Is this the result you expected before the start of the new season?"

Michael Jordan smiled like a cup: "Of course!"

Isn’t it easy for the “God of Basketball” to win first place in the Eastern Conference?

What's unexpected about this?

Looking at him like this, Jiang Dalin couldn't bear to reveal that he had been practicing more and more recently.

As the playoffs approach, Michael Jordan becomes even more nervous.

The reason is also very simple. After finishing first in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, we have to enter the finals no matter what in the playoffs, right? How embarrassing would it be otherwise?

He knows very well that the playoffs are not on the same level as the regular season, and are much more intense than the regular season.

So far this season, he has become increasingly aware of his physical and functional deterioration.

He was really worried that he would pull his hips in the playoffs and cause the team to lose the game!

The reason why Scott takes more and more frequent breaks these days is because Michael Jordan practices too much.

But worries are worries, and this does not worry him at all about the media's pretentiousness at this moment.

"Then do you think you can win the championship this year?" The reporter continued to ask.

Michael Jordan said: "Of course, we will always be the most favorable contenders for the championship!"

Easily, I got rid of this reporter's questioning.

Jiang Dalin felt that this level of answering questions from media reporters was indeed enough for him to learn from.

Did he finally see something he could learn from Michael Jordan?

The reporter sat down unwillingly, and an ESPN reporter next to him said: "Darling, you have become the youngest rebounding leader in NBA history. How do you feel about it?"

Thoughts?

"I can't even think about it!"

Aren’t the rebounding titles only awarded to blue-collar inside players?

Look at Shaquille O'Neal or Tim Duncan, who wins the rebounding title?

Isn’t this what blue-collar players like Kevin Garnett get?

Look at Nowitzki and the others, whoever can score should strive for the rebounding title!

However, the words "youngest" still sound pretty cool.

"This mainly depends on everyone's help. Michael helped me a lot!"

Jiang Dalin's thanks caught Michael Jordan off guard. He never expected that Jiang Dalin would suddenly thank him at this time.

This kid finally knows that I have helped him in his career...

Eh?

That’s not right!

How can I help him with this rebound?

I didn't train with him.

He grabs the board...

The more Michael Jordan thought about it, the more something was wrong. He turned around and glanced at Jiang Dalin suspiciously.

He always felt like this little bitch was hinting at something!

Jiang Dalin didn't take this award too seriously.

Mainly because he had seen a certain "sewer turtle". After that guy, the value of "rebounding king" and "triple double" plummeted!

But when the report came out the next day, Jiang Dalin suddenly discovered that this award, which he didn't pay much attention to, seemed to cause quite a big stir!

Many media reported this incident on the headlines, and even the media in Washington reported this incident with great fanfare.

At this time, Jiang Dalin discovered that the only person who won the rebounding title in his rookie season was Chamberlain before him.

Besides him, Jiang Dalin is the first!

And he is not the rebounding leader from the sixth generation. He has been the league's rebounding leader since the middle of the season.

Averaged 14.6 rebounds per game!

An age that is not yet reached even 20 years old...

This is simply the genius of geniuses!

What's more, this is an era when interior players are extremely shining. Under Jiang Dalin, there are Mutombo, Tim Duncan, O'Neal, Garnett...

With so many superstars being suppressed by a rookie, can the media, especially the media in Washington, not make a big fuss?

Washington even posted a title like "The next "Shark", but he has already won an honor that the Sharks have not yet won!"