Chapter 364: The Twenty-First Century Belongs to Him
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"We lost this game, I lost convincingly, although it was a very painful thing to be swept but obviously the Timberwolves are very strong, they deserved this victory, we had a chance? Yes, we were ahead for a long time, like in the last game, when Nash broke us down, but this time it was the rookie off the bench who beat us, he's a very talented player and I admire him a lot. ”
"Coach Z? He's a great coach, maybe he's one of the greatest basketball coaches in history, and anyone in front of him would feel small, the fifth of the top 10 coaches in the history of the 20th century? I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and as you can see now, he's been so successful in the NCAA and the NBA, I have no reason to doubt anything about him, maybe he's going to rule the 21st century."
The finals are over, ending with the Timberwolves defending their title, and at the post-game press conference, 76ers head coach Larry Brown, who has a good relationship with Zhuang Fei, also gave a very high evaluation of the Timberwolves. Especially for Zhuang Fei, in the eyes of this old coach, Zhuang Fei has completely become the 'best coach', and this famous coach also responded to the ranking of the great coaches of the 21st century in the United States, which was also avoided before, which made Zhuang Fei on the side also feel a little heartbeat, Zhuang Fei is very clear about this old handsome's personality, he will not go to sycophancy, it is obvious that these words are sincere.
"Iverson's play? He's a great player and even though we lost the series, it's clear he didn't. His performance was outstanding. This is his first Finals performance, but you have seen him play one of the best Finals performances in history, and he is the eternal leader of our team" When talking about the team's boss Iverson, the coach also gave a high evaluation, Iverson can contribute more than 40 points per game in four finals, and is the second player after Jordan to do this, although the 76ers lost Iverson's performance is indeed blameless. And the 76ers guard is still really young, anything is possible in the future, and no one would think that this year will be Iverson's peak year now. As long as Iverson continues to improve, Brown also thinks that his team will reach the top podium sooner or later, so even if he is a little disappointed now, he is not too depressed.
"How different are the 76ers and the Timberwolves?" When the reporter at the scene asked the coach about the reason for the 76ers' loss and the difference between the 76ers and the Timberwolves, the coach lost the fluency he had just now. Instead, he fell into deep thought, and Zhuang Fei was also listening to the old handsome's answer with a smile on his face.
"I think the Timberwolves are better than us in execution, both offensively and defensively. Or the tactical literacy is better than us, like Nash in their team, although this defender is very poor defensively, but the attitude is very positive. This is a good signal, the chemistry of their team is shocking, they are always able to implement all the decisions of the head coach, at this point only the Timberwolves in the league can do, and we are much worse than it, our players also need to work harder" After pondering for a moment, Larry Brown also said seriously, while Zhuang Fei next to him shook his head with a wry smile, it is obvious that this old coach is using the Timberwolves to knock some of the 76ers' players whose individualism is rampant, This famous coach from the NCAA, who is also from Zhuang Fei, is extremely respectful of teamism and collectivism.
Larry Brown's performance at the press conference was very generous and honest, which also made Zhuang Fei extremely appreciative, such a head coach is a typical NCAA head coach. Unlike Larry Brown, Zhuang Fei is not as serious as him, and the winner of this game is the Timberwolves, and this year's champion is also the Timberwolves, so Zhuang Fei can't be serious. …,
"Mr. Zhuang, this is your second NBA title. It's your first back-to-back NBA title, and now you have the idea that the NBA isn't like that, or do you think you've conquered the NBA? ”
"Conquered the NBA?" Zhuang Fei pinched his chin and smiled at the reporter who asked the question, shook his head, and said: "This is obviously impossible, this is only my third year, although we have won two championships, but this is still a beginning, there is still a long way to go." I don't want this to be the end."
After Zhuang Fei finished speaking, the reporter below sat down in disappointment, he really hoped that Zhuang Fei would be crazy and say that he had conquered the NBA, and then the whole United States would be crazy again because of Coach Z's madness, and finally all the print media would not have to worry about the sales of newspapers.
"Mr. Zhuang, this is your eighth victory in the finals, and your record in the finals so far is eight wins, have you ever wondered when you will lose, or do you think you can always win?"
When a reporter below raised this question, Larry Brown also looked at Zhuang Fei, Zhuang Fei's performance in the finals in the past two years is almost impeccable, in fact, on the stage of the finals, even the strongest team can not always win, this is inevitable, even the previous Bulls, it can be seen that not losing in the finals is not only the strength of the players, but Zhuang Fei has now done it for two consecutive years, so many people now think that Zhuang Fei is a more powerful head coach in the competition, In the past three years, in the playoffs, the Timberwolves have always been able to sweep opponents, as evidenced by this.
"I'm going to lose, maybe the next opponent to beat me is Mr. Larry," Zhuang Fei turned his head and looked at Larry Brown with a smile after hearing this reporter's question, which made Brown a little surprised. And Zhuang Fei shrugged his shoulders indifferently under Brown's surprise, it doesn't matter if Zhuang Fei can maintain a winning streak in the finals, as long as he can win the final championship, 4-0 is not more noble than 4-3, so it doesn't matter who he loses to. But Zhuang Fei's indifference made the reporters on the scene very helpless.
Obviously, Zhuang Fei's style has returned to the path of modesty today, after all, it is not Phil Jackson sitting next to Coach Z now, but a somewhat cold Brown, such a coach naturally can't inspire the 'madness' in Coach Z's heart.
"Mr. Zhuang, can you tell us about Nash's performance this year, do you think his performance is worthy of the MVP trophy of the finals?"
Zhuang Fei sighed helplessly when he heard the reporter below ask this question, in fact, for the Timberwolves, Nash is indeed the team's best player in the Finals, and there is actually no problem in terms of data, although the average of 8 points and 22 assists per game is a bit strange, but it is not unacceptable, after all, this is the player with the most assists per game in the NBA Finals in history, but just like last season, Nash's performance is a bit uncomfortable compared to the Finals MVP of the previous decade.
Since the Timberwolves won the championship twice, whether it was Jordan, Olajuwon, or Duncan in the future, they are full of a kind of personal heroism, or the whole world knows that it is the individual performance of these three people who led the team to the top of the championship, but compared with these three, whether it is Garnett last year or Nash this year, it gives people a sense of team, and the color of individual heroism is not strong enough.
Zhuang Fei knows that these people are not doubting Nash's qualifications, after all, Nash is the best player on the championship team, but these people are not very suitable for the style of the Timberwolves, or their mouths are fed by Jordan and Olajuwon and others. It's just that Zhuang Fei didn't know how to answer in the face of such a malicious question, and Larry Brown on the side sighed a little, and he was extremely sympathetic to Zhuang Fei at this time. In the opinion of this coach, the best team is that there is no super player in the team who can override the team's tactics, and the team without such players naturally cannot have everyone's heroism, and the heroes are above the team, so this is also the reason why he and the team boss have been in conflict recently. Zhuang Fei and his style are also typical of the NCAA academy style, where NCAA players are always tactical. …,
"Nash is a very great player, he is one of the core of the Timberwolves, and his performance is also the best, so he is naturally the MVP of the Finals, there is no doubt about this" Zhuang Fei sighed in his heart, but his face was still smiling.
"Mr. Zhuang, last year you said that you would only consider getting married when you wore a championship ring on your girlfriend's finger, do you still think so?"
Just when Zhuang Fei was still immersed in the question about Nash just now, another reporter stood up and asked a question that made Zhuang Fei a little embarrassed. Last year's crazy talk about his girlfriend wearing a black plum championship ring was to divert the topic at that time, but now these people are talking about the old things again, so Zhuang Fei can't get off the stage, if he can't get five championship rings in his life, then Scarlett won't tear him up.
Seeing Zhuang Fei's embarrassing appearance over there, Coach Brown, who lost the game, was a little funny, obviously in the eyes of this famous coach, Zhuang Fei's performance at this time was very much like what a 'young man' could do, and it was only at this time that Brown felt that the coach, who was already one of the best head coaches in the United States, was a young man who was just thirty years old. This also made Brown's heart sigh.
"Maybe the NBA in the 21st century really belongs to him"
Brown also felt a sudden feeling of loneliness in his heart when he thought of this. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )