The rest is just noise

The hardest thing on the night of the championship was to select FMVP from the Lakers.

Because Wilson, Duncan and Bodiloga are all eligible to be elected FMVP.

Wilson scored the most points, averaging 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the finals.

Duncan's statistics seem to be the most solid, averaging 21 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal per game.

Bodiloga has the most comprehensive statistics, averaging 17 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists per game.

It is worth mentioning that Bodilloga not only averaged a triple-double in the finals, he also maintained a triple-double throughout the playoffs.

During the regular season, his legendary triple-double average earned him the MVP award.

In the finals, he also averaged a triple-double per game, which made those who were tired of voting for Wilson decide to find some freshness and invite Bodilloga to the throne, making him the fourth player since the 1980s to do so in the same season.

There are players who have won both mvp and fmvp.

Even if this timeline is expanded to 1969 (the first year of FMVP), only four players have won this honor.

They are Wilson, Ewing, Bird, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Among these four, three are consensus candidates in the top five in history.

Even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is recognized as one of the top ten in history.

It can be seen from this that every player who can win double MVPs in a single season has gained a stepping stone to the top ten in history.

After the awards were given, it was the Lakers' carnival.

They sprayed champagne and vented the pressure they had endured for the past year. The four consecutive championships represented the Lakers' new dynasty.

At a time when all super teams are about to perish, there will never be another team that wins four consecutive championships in the next few decades. In other words, unless the definition and standards of a dynasty are changed, the Lakers may be

The last dynasty team.

The Lakers return home like an arrow.

They want to return to Los Angeles for one last hurray—a championship celebration—and then go their separate ways.

At present, the only core players who are sure to stay on the team are Kobe Bryant and Garnett. They both completed contract extensions a few years ago. Wilson has not made a decision yet, but even if he wants to stay, it will be difficult because

With one more maximum salary, the luxury tax in the next few years will put heavy financial pressure on the Lakers.

This year, he has paid 100 million US dollars for four consecutive championships. The team has made more money than it has paid in taxes throughout the year. If it happens a few more times, he will either sell the team or dismantle it like the Knicks did.

Both Bodilloga and Duncan have their own ideas, and the same idea is to leave the Lakers.

Originally Louis was not sure what to do next, but in the fourth game of the finals, when the team built the temple as he wished, he knew that his mission had been completed and there was no point in staying anymore. So, although

He didn't make any changes on the surface, but he had already made a decision in his heart, and he deliberately sent out some signals to let the Lakers management know his thoughts.

The signal sent by Louis is to delegate power.

He will no longer participate in this year's draft, leaving the draft work to Buss Jr. and Zhao Yuanzheng. When the time comes, they will finalize the draft candidates and show them to him, and that's it.

It is impossible for an ambitious godfather to give up on the draft unless he no longer wants to do it.

Louis has had a lot of leisure after becoming the boss. The only thing left for this year is to wait for the draft to end, participate in the championship celebration, and then officially leave the team to focus on coaching the national team and this summer's Sydney Olympics. Moreover, this year is also his term in the national team.

In the last year of his career, if he could fulfill his wish, he would not renew his contract with the national team.

There is no other reason than that I am too tired.

From the summer of 1997 to the present, he has been running around endlessly for three consecutive years. He really needs to take a good rest.

It was rare for his son to cook at home, so Li Xuanbing volunteered to cook. Although Louis' family had two chefs, Li Xuanbing occasionally cooked.

Although the chef he invited was good at cooking, he ate too many delicacies, and Louis also missed his mother's cooking skills. But today, he found that some things are better left in memory, and his mother didn't know that it was because her cooking skills had declined.

He had melted it, but he had been pampered for too long and forgot the steps. The dishes he cooked were either too heavy or too light, but he had to pretend to enjoy it to avoid making the old man unhappy.

In addition to resting at home, Louis also takes time to check in on his son's current situation.

Three months ago, Lu Wuxia went to Ohio to participate in the Urban Challenge and had a head-to-head confrontation with James. The two basically tied.

James was born in the same year as Wu Xia, but entered high school a year later. As a newly emerging star, he scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists against the top high school students in the country, which attracted a lot of attention.

Louis never imagined that James would break the circle in this way.

Wu Xia did not fall behind. On the contrary, it was rare to encounter such a strong opponent. He played extremely excitedly and highlighted his personal offense. He led the team to victory with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

For Wuxia, this kind of performance is just his basic operation, and scouts have long been accustomed to it.

got used to.

James' performance makes it difficult for scouts to let go. He is the same age, has the same early development physique, and is also a tall ball handler. The biggest difference between him and Wu Xia is that one is stronger in technical maturity and comprehensive skills, and the other is stronger.

A rare physical quality among ninth graders.

Louis knew that James would soon be as famous as Flawless across the United States.

Therefore, he wanted to know what Wu Xia thought of James.

Lu Wuxia spoke highly of the person of the same age who was born in almost the same year and month as himself: "Maybe he is the most difficult opponent I have ever encountered."

Louis smiled and asked: "Where is Carmelo Anthony?"

Wu Xia said prophetically: "At this stage, Cameron is more difficult to deal with, but Bron will far surpass him in a few years."

Louis didn't expect his son to call James "Bron". When Louis was on Twitter in his previous life, he did see foreign fans call James this way. This kind of affectionate nickname is like Michael's Mike.

"Why?"

Wu Xia gave a very appropriate metaphor: "Bron is Dejan Bodiloga, and Cameron is Tracy McGrady."

What a great answer, it hits the nail on the head!

"What about you? What are you?" Louis asked with a smile.

Mr. Lu has a clear understanding of himself: "Me, I am a rich second generation who has got shit luck. If I were not legendlu, I would be nothing."

Louis comforted: "Don't underestimate yourself so much."

Wu Xia said calmly: "There are indeed many people talking rubbish to me on the field."

"Then how did you respond?"

"Dad, I have a kind heart and will only repay evil with kindness." Wu Xia said, Shi Ji Pei Qi believed in it.

"If it's with me

If he's in a different position than me, I'll frequently call pick-and-rolls to attack him out of position."

Louis nodded with satisfaction: "Er, you are most like your father and me in this way, you are so kind-hearted!"

Before the start of the 2000 draft, Zhao Yuanzheng informed Louis of the team's draft goals for this year.

Louis only has one different opinion, which is to choose the No. 17 pick from the physical man Desmond Mason (desndma-sonsf).

Replaced by Hedo Turkoglu.

He didn't say the reason, and Zhao Yuanzheng didn't ask. He just did as he was told. The 2000 draft was widely considered to be the worst draft since the merger era. Even if the goods had not been inspected, major clubs were not optimistic about it.

The success rate of the term.

In fact, Louis feels that this is a good draft year that reflects what will happen if the NBA does not promote globalization.

The talent pool in the United States alone cannot meet the talent needs of the 29 NBA teams. Without globalization, the talent pool expands from the United States to the world, and draft years like 2000 will abound.

In the first ten years of the new century, the globalization of the NBA was still in progress, so the trend of attracting talents from around the world was not obvious. During these ten years, the NBA was really praised before the draft.

The only big years are 2003 and 2007 (1), but starting from the 10s, the impact of foreign players on the draft has been very intuitive.

Take the 2013 draft as an example. If you take the German

Take away Schroeder, the Greek letter, and the French Gobert. Wouldn't this draft be worse than 2000?

This is the situation of the 2000 draft. When this group of Americans is not talented enough, a draft class of extremely poor quality will emerge.

Then came the 2000 draft.

The process was unremarkable. The Lakers selected Hedo Turkoglu with the 17th pick in the first round, and then selected Marko Jaric (markojarpg/sg) with the 29th pick in the first round.

The next day, the championship celebration was held in downtown Los Angeles.

This year's celebration ceremony is very solemn, comparable to the championship in 1997, because this is the first championship of the Dingding Dynasty, and it is also the last championship of this fantastic Lakers team. Starting from next year, the difficulty of winning the championship will rise sharply.

Everyone made a speech.

@The starting five even played a prank on Louis under Duncan's instigation.

Everyone added a paragraph using Louis' famous coaching joke in their speeches.

For example, Duncan said this: "Coach, my coach, thank you for refusing me to touch your head every day for three years. You slandered my hands as containing poison that is invisible to the naked eye. This fills me with energy. I must thank you."

you!"

By comparison, Louis's speech felt like a farewell.

"In the summer of 1994, Dr. Buss brought 10,000 people to New York to convince me to join the Lakers. He proved to me with practical actions that he wanted to win more championships, so I came. Things went better than I imagined.

To be successful, we decided to bet on Molly. We were right! Then we decided to bet on Bean, and we were right again! After that, we didn't need to bet, thanks to Jim's divine hand.

, we were lucky enough to get the No. 1 pick in 1997. In that year's draft, we only had to do one thing, and that was to take TI home, because any general manager who didn't choose TI with the No. 1 pick would be sent to a lunatic asylum.

Coupled with the arrival of our ice cream boy, winning the championship changed from hard mode to easy mode, and you got the most enjoyable watching experience ever. To this day, I can proudly tell Dr. Bass that my mission was successfully completed.

.This team has grown into a towering tree, and they will definitely take home a brand new trophy for Los Angeles next year!”

Many fans felt bitter.

Because in the past, legendlu would always say at the championship celebration: "We will win again next year!"

This time, he said "they".

Everyone knew what Louis was thinking, and they used the warmest cheers to thank this legendary godfather who had brought glory to the city.

That night, Old Bass held a grand party, and the players who usually did not drink alcohol broke the habit one after another and got drunk.

Dejan Bodiloga toasted everyone at the end, "Next time we meet, we will be opponents.

Duncan said: "That must have been fun. Everyone drank the drink.

Only Louis and Wilson were leaning on the balcony overlooking the city that never sleeps. "Coach, what are your next plans?"

Louis was already drunk. He blushed and said, "I don't have any plans. I just want to lead the Chinese team...in Sydney...to win a gold medal." Benj couldn't help laughing: "Coach, you are so drunk!"

(1) The 2009 draft can be called a monster generation. Before the draft, it was thought that it was expected to be even worse than in 2000. Various arguments that "it will be successful if it produces an All-Star" are common. Unexpectedly...

ps: There is only one chapter today because I am stuck. The next two chapters are very difficult to write. As for how difficult it is to write, you will know when you see it tomorrow.

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