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Chapter 206 Best Rookie Announcement

In the next few days, Li Shengli's old den was occupied by five brats, making it a headache to make noise all day long, but Li Shengli also likes this atmosphere, at least a family must have talented people to be popular, so that it feels like a home.

Until June 5th.

After the first round of the playoffs, the Suns, Spurs, Rockets and Jazz advanced to the West.

The Rockets beat the Clippers 3:2, which shows how fierce the Clippers' resistance is. In fact...except for the Jazz and Supersonics, the other teams in the Western Conference have played 5 games, which is enough to see that the playoffs How intense it is.

According to the schedule, the next day, that is, on the 10th, the game between the Rockets and the Jazz is about to start.

Because of the ranking in the regular season, the Rockets are at the top, so they have to play two Rockets home games first, and then it will be the two Jazz home games. The Jazz set off for Houston on the 9th to prepare for the game.

It is worth mentioning that with the end of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, the major awards of the regular season will be announced in the next few days, such as the best head coach, the best sixth man, the best rookie, etc... As for the awarding of the regular season MVP, it will be a little later, and it is usually announced during the east and west finals.

Not to mention other things, the best rookie, Li Shengli naturally wants to be under his command.

Who can compete for this award?

Mourning is not good enough, not even O'Neal. After all, Li Shengli had a quadruple-double this season, and his overall score was slightly lower than O'Neal's. This is not counting the 32 rebounds that broke the single-game rebound record in the playoffs.

Although the best rookie is selected based on regular season data, the performance in the playoffs will also become a reference standard to a certain extent, so... everyone has no doubt about the best rookie.

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When they arrived in Houston, it was already past noon, and the Jazz Corps did not arrange training, and the entire afternoon was spent resting and having free time.

Unsurprisingly, the major awards of the regular season have been announced one after another under the official arrangement of the league.

You must know that there is no award ceremony in this era, that is, the official press conference is held separately for the award-winning players, and then the awards are presented.

Pat Riley, the best head coach in the 92-93 season.

Coaching the New York Knicks, with 60 wins and 22 losses, they ranked first in the Eastern Conference in one fell swoop. In the past few seasons, even with the gorilla Ewing, the Knicks were not so eye-catching.

If there is no suspense about the best head coach, then there is even less suspense about the announcement of the best rookie. Everyone thought it would be Li Shengli, but... the fact surprised everyone.

Shaquille O'Neal, Rookie of the Year 92-93? !

O'Neill was probably confused, even he thought it would be Li Shengli, but no one thought that the best rookie award would fall to him, and Li Shengli, the sufferer, was stern in the hotel room at this time, with Stoke next to him. Dayton, Malone, and Crotty.

"There is a problem with this selection!" Ma Long seemed more angry than Li Shengli, and complained straight away, "I admit that O'Neill is a good kid, but Li can't hold him down. Shit, are these people all pigs? Quadruple-double data What is the concept, don't they know?"

"There is indeed a problem!" Stockton also frowned, "You say... Could this be a deliberate arrangement by the league officials? It always feels like Stern's handwriting."

Stockton and Malone looked at each other and nodded.

Stern took over the post of NBA president in 84 and carried out drastic reforms to the entire league. From the rules of the game, to the team salary cap, to the god-making movement, Stern's commercial packaging and means of making gimmicks have reached their peak.

The grievances and grievances between the giants between Lake and Kay; the collision of black and white, Magic Johnson and Bird Bird, although both of them have retired one after another, but now the focus of the god-making movement has been on the flying man Jordan.

And the forced announcement of the best rookie this time may also be a signal of the succession of the new god?

You know... Li Shengli and O'Neal's regular season data are not much different, and Li Shengli even has a slight advantage. Just saying that a quadruple-double data is not comparable to any average per game, but choosing O'Neal instead of Li Shengli, Stockton and Ma Long can probably understand the intention.

The new god succeeds? !

How could it be good-looking without a fight under the throne of God?

It is estimated that what Stern wants is the gimmick of contradiction and opposition, just like the original black and white double evil, and the best rookie is to make up for O'Neill's disadvantages, create a gimmick for the confrontation between the two, and control the balance between the two confrontations.

Of course, this is all speculation by Stockton and Malone, and only ghosts will know what the truth is.

"Damn it, Stern?!" Li Shengli felt uncomfortable. At the draft meeting, he saw the president smiling and looking bad, but now it doesn't matter whether he is part of his plan or not, he has to take the blame. .

As for O'Neal...

Thinking about this teasing, Li Shengli felt even more uncomfortable.

The draft was overwhelmed, O'Neal was the No. [-] pick, and he was the second pick; the All-Star Game was overwhelmed again, O'Neal was the starter, and he was the substitute; and now... the best rookie that was originally planned to be won was once again sent to O'Neal In my hands, it felt really bad.

"Don't be angry, Li, there are still many opportunities in the future!" Stockton comforted, "We have already reached the playoffs, but that boy O'Neal has not. You should use your performance to prove these things."

"That's right, maybe... you can still win the finals MVP with higher gold content?" Malone joked, and Stockton rolled his eyes.

Fuck you!

Finals MVP?

Are you a little bit accurate in farting?

Stockton knows the difficulty of this all too well. If he wants to be the MVP of the finals, he must first reach the finals and win the championship. After all, there is only one special case in history where the MVP is awarded to a losing team.

So what Malone said was fart in Stockton's view.

"Okay, Li, play well in the next game! If the league wants to make a god at the center position, it can only be you. As long as you are in the Jazz, Carl and I... can send you to the position!"

"That's right, it's this season, we're going to have a big fight!" Malone looked serious. He and Stockton had a stronger desire for a championship ring than anyone else, and the addition of Li Shengli turned this desire into hope. .

"Of course, do it, definitely do it!" Li Shengli said sternly.

It is good to have a good relationship with O'Neal, but what should be fought is still to be fought, especially when he has been overwhelmed by O'Neal, which makes Li Shengli panic, and this step ahead of O'Neal in the playoffs is his opportunity. It is unmatched by any award.

Not talking about honors, not talking about any other factors, Li Shengli just wanted to 'step on' O'Neill once.

"OK, for tomorrow's game, let's take the rocket first!"

"Of course, the Rockets can't stop us, and neither can the Western Conference Finals!"

"Then let's see how we play tomorrow!"

Several people looked at each other and smiled, Li Shengli was also gathering energy, waiting for a chance to overwhelm O'Neal, while Stockton and Malone, this was their most exciting season, launched a strong charge towards the playoffs.

Only Crotty on the side remained silent, like a transparent person, but he knew in his heart that he would not be absent if he was sent to the throne, and this playoff... was Li Shengli's battle to become a god.

(End of this chapter)