Chapter 657: The Reorganization Begins
Ji Guoqiu came up and slapped him with a palm, and said with a smile: "It's not bad, I believe now that you won't be eliminated in the first round, but if you want to see me in the finals, it's still not enough." ”
Ji Guoyan didn't care, and said with a smile: "I don't refute, who called the eastern team a waste, if you want to reach the finals in the east, it will naturally be much easier than me in the west, but once the Clippers break out of the encirclement in the west and enter the finals, the final champion must be mine." ”
In the end, the Clippers easily won Game 3 of the Finals, and now they are just one win away from sweeping the Cavaliers to win the championship and set another NBA record.
Ji Guoqiu got 16 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals, and Ji Guoqiu got 44 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals.
In the post-game press conference, the Clippers were still not excited to win the championship, and the Clippers players were not as casual in the face of the media as they were in the game.
No team in the history of the NBA has been able to achieve a comeback to win the championship after falling behind 0:3, and the Clippers have the championship within reach. However, the old and spicy Clippers did not show this excitement at all, and they still appeared relatively calm in the post-game press conference.
Speaking after the game about the Clippers' attitude towards the next game, Ji said: "It's not going to change anything, we're one game away from the championship, and that's it. We know they're going to fight back anyway in the next game and they don't want to be swept by us. ”
Ji Guoyi was naturally repeatedly asked about that dunk after the game, and Dead Fox said in a flat tone: "There is no doubt that it was a great dunk, but I don't think it will help me win the MVP." Because in the eyes of those professional judges. It's just a normal dunk. ”
Dead Fox in order to win MVP. Now I really don't want any discipline at all, not only do I use the measurement of wanting to get away with it, but I also shamelessly slap the judges' sycophants, in order to win the MVP of this year's finals.
In terms of knights, judging from the official announcement of James's injury, the little emperor's injury is not severe. Brown revealed after the game that the little emperor could be back in the next game.
"Yes. His injuries aren't particularly serious, we can only fight for honour now, and if the situation allows, I think he'll play. ”
James wore a suit to the post-game press conference after the game, and he expressed his opinion on the current bad situation: "Everyone is still hopeful, but you have to know that the current Cavaliers are not hoping for a big comeback, which is not realistic enough, but at least we have to win one game to avoid being swept by the Clippers." ”
Cleveland fans could only sigh helplessly, James was right. Now it is a fool's dream to say that there is a comeback, and fighting for the next victory is the most realistic goal.
After a 3:0 lead in the finals. Now that the Clippers are infinitely close to winning this year's championship, a dynasty belonging to the Clippers is about to emerge. So which team is the Clippers, Spurs or Lakers the most memorable in the last decade?
Billups, who has the most championship rings on the Clippers, faced this reporter's question, he felt that if the Clippers won this year's championship, the Clippers dynasty would surpass the Spurs dynasty.
"It's really hard for me to judge, but honestly, the Clippers have surprised people so much, and I think if the Clippers win three in a row, then this team will surpass the Spurs and be on an equal footing with the Lakers," Billups said. We've had three years of dominance now, and we're going to continue to do, and our goal is not just to dominate the NBA for three years. ”
Ji Guoyi also said after the game: "That's right, there are many dynasty teams, to put it far, there are also the Bulls dynasty, the Celtics dynasty, they have dominated the league for almost ten years, if a team can dominate for such a long time, they are the best textbook, the real dynasty, this is beyond doubt." ”
Billups already won a championship when he was with the Pistons, but his time with the Clippers is the most memorable, and he only needs one more championship ring to become one of the very few players in NBA history to win five championship rings, surpassing O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and Duncan.
Billups concluded: "Everything in the playoffs is deeply etched in my mind, and winning three games in a row is a great thing, but the Clippers have won one in the league in the last three years, which is extraordinary. In my eyes, a dynasty team has been dominant for at least 10 years and has to win at least 5 or 6 championships in that decade, so the Clippers haven't done that yet. ”
If you calculate it this way, after 1980, the Lakers broke into the finals 12 times in 30 years, won the championship 8 times, and won the championship; The Bulls entered the Finals 6 times and won the championship 6 times, second only to the Lakers; The Spurs have entered the finals 4 times in 8 years, won the championship four times, and can rank third; The Clippers have reached the Finals twice, won the championship twice, and can only go to fourth place for the time being. The only teams that have won three consecutive championships are the Lakers and the Bulls, the Lakers once and the Bulls twice. The Nets, Trail Blazers and Jazz were saddened, reaching the Finals twice and losing them all.
If the Clippers win the third championship, they will at least not be inferior to the Spurs, but they are still one level behind the other two giants of modern basketball, the Lakers and the Bulls, which is why the Magic always talks about "the Clippers win at least 6 championships to be eligible to be equal to the Lakers".
If they want to fight the Lakers for glory, the Clippers still have a long way to go, and the three consecutive championships are just the beginning.
Looking at the moment, after the third game of the finals, ESPN listed the crazy sweep record of eight finals in history, which are:
2007 - San Antonio Spurs 4-0 Cleveland Cavaliers.
2002 - Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 New Jersey Nets.
1995 – Houston Rockets 4-0 Orlando Magic.
1989 - Detroit Pistons 4-0 Los Angeles Lakers.
1983 - Philadelphia 76ers 4-0 Los Angeles Lakers.
1975 - Golden State Warriors 4-0 Washington Bullets.
1971 - Milwaukee Bucks 4-0 Baltimo Bullets.
1959 - Celtics 4-0 Minneapolis Lakers.
Looking at it this way, there are still a lot of unlucky people who have been swept in the Finals, and the Cavaliers are honored to be the team that has been swept in the Finals twice in a row. On top of them are the Lakers and the Wizards. Especially the Lakers. They were swept three times in the finals. It may not be possible for the knights to surpass this record.
The 2009-2010 Finals season is long over in the eyes of all teams, and it is difficult for the Cavaliers to avoid a sweep, and it is all a joke to turn the tables around.
Now the managers of each team have already shown their talents, especially the dozen or so teams with big fish are the most lively, of course, they don't want their fat fish to be fished by others, and at the same time they all want to catch other people's big fish to their own homes, so they can only rely on their own skills.
The Nuggets were the first to lose, and Cameron. Anthony has already announced it through various channels. He will never continue to wear the Nuggets jersey next year, and when summer comes, he will jump out of the final year of his contract and choose a new team to start over.
Anthony's big fish is the best one to catch this summer, and it doesn't have to pay any price, just to make Melon feel that the team he joins has the strength to win the championship and trust himself enough, of course, it is better to go to the big city, Cleveland or something.
Nowadays, New York, Chicago, Miami, Nets, Houston, Philadelphia and other big city teams are interested in grabbing melons to grow in their homes, but the treatment is still different. For example, New York and Philadelphia are all tempted by high salaries, but the team itself is not strong; Chicago, Miami, Nets, and Houston all already have their own cores. The salary is not as high as that of New York and Philadelphia, and their status in the team is much worse, but the chances of winning the championship are greater, and their hole cards are the temptation of honor.
But after careful analysis, there are still subtle differences between the latter four teams, such as the Nets' Panda is definitely the core of the team, as the behind-the-scenes boss, Anthony will definitely not have less pressure after he comes, and as we all know, Brother Panda has high requirements for his teammates, and Anthony's consistent lazy defensive attitude may make the Panda dissatisfied, resulting in estrangement.
The problem with Houston is that their boss is the boss, Alexander will never pay the luxury tax, even if Anthony goes to the Rockets, it is similar to the Yao Mai combination back then, Alexander will definitely not renew David's contract in order not to exceed the league's luxury tax. Lee and Guy, with the strength of the rockets, still can't win the championship.
Chicago and Miami have similar problems to the Nets, but the core of these two teams is relatively easy to get along with, and Melon's defense will not be a big problem, but the team's chances of winning the championship are undoubtedly a little smaller.
The choices and problems that Anthony is facing now can basically be summed up like this - if you ask for money, you don't have a champion; If you want to be a champion, not only do you have no money, but you also have to be the second child.
Ji Guoqiu doesn't particularly value Anthony, the top attacker in the No. 3 position, it would be best if he could come, the Nets offered him an annual salary of only 16 million-17 million, just like the Big Three in another time and space. If you want to win the championship, of course you have to sacrifice something, otherwise you will go to New York, where you will have a lot of money.
On June 6, just one day before the Clippers were ready to play the fourth game with the Cavaliers, news came from Los Angeles that the Lakers' internal rights had been changed, and the old Buss, who had not been in good health recently, had decided to hand over the team to his son, who everyone knew that he had little ability to manage Bass Jr., and put his capable daughter in the air.
This choice is not unexpected, the media has long expected that this will be the result, because most people will choose this way, and the one who has no ability is also their own son, but the daughter is already someone else's, how to choose is still worth considering?
Jenny. Bass submitted his resignation letter on June 5, and now it is no longer interesting to stay with the Lakers, including Zen Master also chose to leave on the same day, officially announcing that he will no longer serve as the head coach of the Lakers.
After Ji Guoqiu got the news, he quickly contacted the Zen master.
The first time the two met, they didn't communicate much, but Ji Guoqiu could also see that the Zen master didn't want to just serve as the head coach, he also wanted to serve as the team's general manager, just like the old Dunleavy of the Clippers.
Ji Guoyi didn't care about this, but after hanging up the phone, he thought about it carefully, if he let the Zen master take over the power lightly, it would not be a good thing. Sometimes, if the boss is too easy to speak, he will be regarded as a wronged leader by his subordinates, and it is easy to be taken by others, of course he knows this truth.
On the same day, news came from Chicago that Ji Guoqiu's other candidate for coaching, Rockets' assistant coach Tom . Thibodeau may choose to coach the Chicago Bulls for the new season.
Ji's behind-the-scenes team began to contact Thibodeau after the Rockets were eliminated, but the coach is also very ambitious and has a lot of power to ask, such as Nash, he resolutely does not want players, and his players must have excellent defensive ability.
Although Thibodeau's concept is in line with Ji Guoqiu's idea, Nash has already agreed to come to the Nets, and only then did he say to others, "You don't defend well, it's better to stay in the Suns", it is estimated that Nash wants to die, and his reputation will stink.
However, Thibodeau is still possible, as long as Ji Guoqiu agrees to hand over the new season's reinforcements to Thibodeau, it doesn't matter if one can't defend Nash. But the key thing is that Ji Guoqiu attaches more importance to the name of the Zen master, after all, this KFC has 3 consecutive championships in his hands, and he can be called the coach who is the best at handling interpersonal relationships in the NBA, and the two of them will definitely get along well.
On June 7th, news came from Boston. Allen could leave the Celtics next season, and the fourth season of the Big Three will face a dissolution crisis.
After the Eastern Conference semifinals were eliminated, rumors flowed that the Celtics' roster would change next season.
Thunder. Aaron said for the first time yesterday: "It's a fact that there is a lot of change in professional sports, that's a fact that everybody knows. I want to spend my entire career with the Celtics, but who knows what the future holds. There are times when the future is decided by me, the general manager and the coaching staff, and I don't know what the future holds. ”
At the end of the season, Ray Allen will be a free agent, and the Celtics general manager wants him to renew his contract, but the salary will drop.
Pierce was quick to Ray. Aaron's remarks offered an opinion, but the content exceeded many people's expectations.
"I didn't know he would say that, but there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary."
Pierce didn't know that his remarks were not normal in the eyes of reporters, but he listened to Captain Truth continue: "We have a weird relationship, we're good friends on the field, but Ray always does his own thing off the field, that's his character," Pierce said, "We've been together for three years, and the rest of the team will eat together from time to time, but Ray just won't show up, we'll all go to support his charity, but he won't be part of the rest of us." I once criticized him, 'Ray, we all support your activities, but when we invite you, you don't come!' I remember after Rondo's contract was renewed, we arranged a dinner, but Ray didn't show up. ”
Pierce also revealed that Aaron and Rondo just don't deal with each other.
"I know Ray probably doesn't like Rondo very much, but it doesn't matter who likes it or not, you don't have to like everybody on the team when you play, but you have to support each other. Rondo may not like Ray very much, but he'll go to Ray's charity and he'll say, 'Let's do this together!' ’”
In Pierce's eyes, the Green Army's Big Three is not him, KG and Aaron, but someone else.
"I'm not saying that Ray is bad, we all have a great relationship on the court, but even in the year we first got together and we met after the game to have something to eat or a party with the old players, it was always just me, Kevin and Sam, there must have been no Ray. Back then, in a lot of ways, the big three on our team were me, Sam and Kevin. Later on, it was clear that 'Ray is like that!' Don't think about it, I've said this in private, but we don't really have a lot of trouble. ”
Pierce also has regrets about himself, and he wishes he had paid more attention to his health when he was younger, hoping to become teammates with Garnett sooner. "I always say I want to be in the prime of my game against Fox so we know how many championships he can win!"
After Ji Guosha found out, he said in his heart that if you want to break the news, why do you have to bring Lao Tzu with you?
The dead fox was upset, so the Clippers immediately contacted Ray, who was definitely going to leave in the summer. Aaron, Ji Guozhi is such a cautious eye, and he will definitely fight back when he is trash-talked, and he is very powerful. (To be continued......)