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Chapter 296 297. Piccolo's Journey to the West (7000 words ask for a monthly pass!)
"Rui, who do you think will win the game between the two teams in the end?"

At this time, Liu Rui, Ivan Ka, and the little girl Limia had arrived at the American Airlines Arena in Miami to watch the game.

And the area where the three of them are currently sitting is also in the relatively front seats of this game, which can be regarded as one of the best viewing areas.

Of course the ticket money was paid by Liu Rui...

Of course, Liu Rui didn't have much interest in this game.

The two teams can be said to be in a defensive battle, and neither is good at shooting three-pointers. The whole is a hand-to-hand battle.

The reason why I came to watch this game is that besides Ivan Ka's interest in this game, it means that these two teams will be a stumbling block for the Bobcats in the next two years.

Although Liu Rui knew the play style of the two teams from his memory, after all, the things in his memory were not as real as what he saw with his own eyes.

What's more, watching this game as a spectator, it can be said that you are in another angle, and you may have different discoveries.

Well, let's tell the truth, because Liu Rui found out that he had a vacation during the offseason, and he had time, but he really had no friends! !

no friends...

"Well... I think the Pistons may have a better chance of winning this game."

Although Liu Rui remembers that at the end of this round of the series, the Pistons defeated the Heat in seven games and advanced to the finals.

But how could Liu Rui remember which game the Pistons won and which game the Heat won.

It's just that for the Sharks, Ben still has some experience in defending O'Neal.

And now O'Neal is also one year older. Although in single defense, he can still often crush Big Ben for dunks.

But at least he can no longer do whatever he wants at the basket like he did in his peak season.

In addition, the Heat's shortcomings this season are too obvious. Except for Wade and O'Neal, the rotation of the entire lineup is really poor.

And once O'Neal and Wade play abnormally, it will be very difficult to beat the Pistons, who are played by everyone.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals in the previous life, the Pistons fought the Pacers in six games before finally advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.

So compared to the Bobcats who only played five games with the Pistons, in terms of physical strength, the Pistons will definitely not have any problems.

After all, after a whole season, they are also used to playing a long game under Larry Brown.

"Uncle Liu Rui, why is that man so fat!"

Limia, who was sitting between Liu Rui and Ivan, pointed to O'Neill on the big screen and asked in a milky voice.

"He, he grew so fat because he didn't eat well since he was a child, so you must eat well in the future, or you will be as fat as him when you grow up."

"Pfft!"

Hearing Liu Rui's words, Ivan, who was drinking Coke next to him, was obviously choked up enough.

This guy doesn't lie to children without blinking...

Sure enough, the match finally turned into a hand-to-hand battle as Liu Rui expected.

Sitting on the sidelines watching, Liu Rui almost fell asleep.

While defending Shaquille O'Neal, Larry Brown continued his previous strategy against the Lakers.

It is to resolutely let Daben play a single defense and cut off the connection between O'Neal and his teammates. With O'Neal's current state and physical strength, it is already difficult to maintain the deterrence at the basket throughout the game.

Moreover, although Wade's breakthrough caused a lot of trouble for the Pistons, because the entire Heat team did not have a particularly stable shooting point from the outside.

So it also made the Pistons tighten up on the defensive end.

In addition to O'Neal and Wade, the Heat do not have a third stable scoring point that can stand out, so this makes the Pistons' defensive focus very obvious.

After the game, the Pistons successfully played away with:

96:81
Beat the Heat.

After winning the Eastern Conference finals, they have temporarily tied the total score to 1:0.

And because Liu Rui came to watch the game live, the big screen at the scene also showed the camera to Liu Rui on the sidelines many times.

Some fans joked that since Liu Rui lost to the Pistons in the series, he must be here to cheer for the Heat at this time.

Hope to give the Pistons a lesson and help the Bobcats get revenge.

But obviously, the Pistons are still better on the road in this game.

After the game, Liu Rui took Ivan and Limia to eat a lot of food at the local snack street in Miami.

After they were full, the two took Limia to the Children's Paradise. After all, this was what Liu Rui had promised her before.

Now that I have time, of course I should try my best to accompany her.

Because as time goes by, after a while, I will start to be busy with the team's affairs again.

It's not just about the draft, but in the free market, you also have to pursue your goals for this season...

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The rest time is always very short.

Fast forward to May 5th.

In the past few days, apart from Joy Wanka taking the little guy out to play, Liu Rui is sleeping at home or playing games with his game console.

The whole life has become an otaku's life, even Liu Rui himself admires him.

After being reborn, people invest in this and that again, either becoming a business tycoon or entering Hollywood.

I'm fine, I've become a typical nerd at home, playing game consoles and drinking Coke every day.

But don't tell me, this day is indeed quite comfortable...

And today is May 5, which is the time for the Pistons and Heat to compete in the tiebreaker.

Liu Rui didn't come to watch the match, because Miami was too far away, Liu Rui simply didn't want to move.

I watched the live broadcast of the game directly on TV at home. In the tiebreaker, with the stable performance of the five Pistons, they finally successfully defeated the Heat led by Shaquille O'Neal and Wade, and successfully advanced to the finals.

On the western side, the Spurs defeated the Suns with a big score of 4:1, entered the finals early, and had a long rest to prepare for the game.

As for the finals, the two sides will officially start fighting on June 6.

Seeing the Pistons' promotion again, Liu Rui also turned off the TV, got up and went to the refrigerator in the kitchen to get a glass of milk.

Because Liu Rui knew very well that even though the Pistons were very strong, facing the Spurs, they might face defeat this season.

Both teams are defensive-oriented teams, but relatively speaking, the Spurs are obviously stronger than the Pistons overall.

If nothing else happens, this year's championship may still be in the arms of the Spurs...

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April 6

Before the start of the finals, the league finally announced the best lineup of the season, as well as the announcement of various awards such as regular season Mvp.

Liu Rui is still very interested in this point.

With the Bobcats on the rise this season, there are sure to be some changes in those awards.

Although it is impossible for the Bobcats to have anyone in the best team, at least Liu Rui has 200% confidence that Gerald Wallace will win the most improved award.

The best rookie lineup Liu Rui is looking forward to it, and wants to see how many spots the Bobcats can occupy.

First of all, in the NBA's best team first announced by the league, they are divided by:

Nash, Iverson, Duncan, Nowitzki, O'Neal.

Five people were selected, and these five people have one thing in common, that is, they not only have excellent personal abilities, but also successfully brought the team into the playoffs this season.

So for this selection, even if some individual fans have some meaning, overall, it is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The second team is:
Wade, Ray Allen, James, Stoudemire, Garnett.

These five people were selected. When the second lineup was announced, the fans were obviously not calm.

Because Kobe and McGrady were not selected for the best second team in the regular season, this made many people feel dissatisfied.

But obviously, for Wade and Ray Allen to be selected, it is also because of their excellent team leadership record this season.

The Lakers even failed to enter the playoffs this season. Although McGrady has outstanding personal abilities, his team record is much inferior to the Sonics and Heat.

So no matter how dissatisfied the fans feel, there will definitely not be any changes to this list.

In the final announcement of the third lineup, they are:

Arenas, Kobe, McGrady, Marion, Ben Wallace.

Five people were selected. Fortunately, this time, I finally saw the names of Kobe and Tracy McGrady.

Otherwise, these fans may riot.

In this list, Marion is naturally the most controversial.

Some people think that Marion is not worthy of entering the NBA's best team at all. The reason why he can enter the third team is entirely due to the fact that the Suns' record this season is too good.

It can be said that it took the team's light, but in any case, it is undeniable that Marion is absolutely indispensable for the Suns to achieve such a record this season.

And down will announce the best defensive lineup of the NBA this year.

Liu Rui is also looking forward to this announcement.

Because Liu Rui wanted to know whether his disciple Wallace could be selected for the best defensive team.

Because in terms of statistics and performance on the court, Wallace is definitely worthy of this honor.

But Liu Rui's only worry is that Wallace was just an unknown character before.

Even if he entered the All-Star this year, in terms of overall popularity, he is not as good as those old seniors before, so this is the only thing Liu Rui is currently worried about.

In the best defensive team announced later, they are:

Bowen, Larry Hughes, Garnett, Duncan and Ben Wallace.

The announcement of the best defensive team is obviously not too unexpected.

Although Bowen's reputation seems out of place in this list, but in terms of defensive ability alone, he is indeed worthy of this list.

With the announcement of the best defensive first team, Liu Rui also became a little nervous in front of the TV.

I don't know if I can have my own disciple's name in the second defensive team.

In the announcement of the best defensive second team, they are:
Kidd, Billups, Kirilenko, Gerald Wallace and Camby.

Seeing the announcement of the result, Liu Rui, who had been waiting for the result in front of the TV, also showed a long-lost smile, let go of his tightly clenched palm, and found that his palm was already full of sweat.

For this honor, Liu Rui felt that his disciple deserved it.

This season, the reason why the Bobcats can play to this point is absolutely inseparable from Wallace's defensive ability.

Liu Rui has always believed that Wallace's defense ability in this alliance is very strong.

Coupled with the fact that the Bobcats' record this season is so eye-catching, it obviously also added a lot of points to Gerald Wallace in this selection.

And in this life, it was Pistons small forward Prince who was squeezed out of the list by Wallace.

And Prince was able to be selected in the last life, it can be said that he was finally selected with the help of the excellent record of the Pistons.

If Prince hadn't been in the Pistons and was added a lot of points by the entire Pistons' defensive system, it would definitely be difficult for him to be included in this list.

Because in the previous life, among the defensive data of the entire best defensive second team, Prince was the lowest among them.

His PER this season is only 16.4, nearly two points less than his teammate Billups.

And Gerald Wallace is as high as 20.8, there is absolutely no reason not to be selected.

Even in Liu Rui's opinion, Garnett and Duncan on the front line of the best defensive team would be too good.

Then Wallace has definitely reached the standard of the best defensive team!

And in the following announcement of the best rookie lineup, as Liu Rui expected, the Bobcats can be said to have completed a bumper harvest in this award presentation.

The best rookie team are:

Ben Gordon, Kevin Martin, Iguodala, Okafor and Howard.

Seeing the announcement of the best rookie team, Liu Rui was relieved.

It is absolutely no surprise that Okafor can be selected. After all, Okafor has already set the award for the best rookie of the season since the beginning of the season.

With the help of his later efforts, Kevin Martin successfully overtook the original Luol Deng and was selected.

After all, Martin has crushed Luol Deng in terms of personal data and team record, and it can be called a well-deserved name.

As for the best rookie second team, Liu Rui has no tension at all.

After all, in the previous life, this year's best rookie second team can be said to be very poor.

Therefore, with the performance of the Bobcats rookie players, the rest can definitely be selected without any accidents.

In the next list of the best rookie second team announcement, they are:
Nelson, Childress, Ariza, Josh Smith and Jefferson.

Bobcats in this year's Rookie of the Year [-] list, one team occupies four of them.

These people have attracted the attention of many people. After all, the Bobcats' rookie success rate is really high and terrifying.

It's just a pity that Mo Williams is already a rookie last year. If he can get to Liu Rui in advance, he may also be selected for this list and win career honors.

In the selection of the best rookie in the NBA, Okafor, who was selected by the Bobcats at the second position in the first round, won without any suspense.

Okafor's performance this season can be said to crush all rookies of the same age.

This season, Okafor averaged 27.6 minutes per game in the regular season and was able to contribute 13.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists.

And on the defensive end, there are 1.1 steals and 1.6 blocks.

Although the points, rebounds, and blocks in this data are all inferior to those in the previous life.

But in terms of assists and steals, as well as the efficiency value on the court, Okafor is already much better than his previous life.

With such an excellent performance, Okafor won the best rookie of the year without any suspense.

The regular season Mvp of this season was awarded to Steve Nash without any suspense.

After all, Nash led the Suns this season and set off a small ball storm in the league.

And led the team to a record of 62 wins and 20 losses. Whether it is in terms of personal data or team record, Nash is worthy of this honor.

The NBA's best coach of the year was also accepted by the Suns coach D'Antoni as a matter of course.

After all, he led the team to lead the league with the best record of 62 wins and 20 losses. If this award is not won again, it will be a ghost.

As for the best defensive player of the season, it was successfully elected by Ben Wallace of the Pistons with 30.1% of the votes.

本赛季大本场均出场36.1分钟，能够得到9.7分12.2篮板1.7助攻1.4次抢断以及2.4次封盖。

Combined with the importance of Ben Wallace to the Pistons' defense, this award can also be said to be worthy of the name.

The best player progress award this season was also won by Gerald Wallace without any suspense.

After all, being selected to the All-Defensive Second Team and All-Star at the same time, it would be a real international joke if he could not win this kind of award under such circumstances.

杰拉德华莱士本赛季出场29.6分钟，能够贡献出15.3分8.6篮板4.6助攻1.6抢断以及1.7次的封盖。

Among them, Wallace's defensive role on the field cannot be reflected in the data.

Compared with last season, Wallace has undergone a huge transformation. It is completely expected by people to win this award.

The best sixth man was won by Ben Gordon of the Bulls.

It is also because at the end of the season, Okafor was put on the starting lineup by Liu Rui, otherwise for this award, I am afraid that Okafor will still be in his arms.

It is worth mentioning that what is interesting is that this season's best manager award was indeed won by Bobcats general manager Smith.

Smith, who won this award, also made a very touching speech, which mentioned Liu Rui, which made Liu Rui a lot of glory sitting at home.

For this awards ceremony, the alliance also invited Liu Rui to go.

But Liu Rui did not choose to go. First, he was too lazy to move. Second, he knew that this award had nothing to do with him.

No one reimbursed me for the air ticket when I went there, so it’s more enjoyable to watch the live broadcast at home...

With the release of various awards, the Bobcats have once again been criticized by people.

After all, this year, the Bobcats can be called a bumper harvest, except that there is no shadow of the Bobcats in the best team.

From the best defensive team, to the best rookie team, to the management, it can be said that they were all forced by the Bobcats to show their presence!

In this regard, Liu Rui also began to learn to get used to it, after all, it may be more exaggerated in the future...

...............

April 6

Liu Rui, who was idling at home drinking coke and playing games, received a call from Bickerstaff.

Liu Rui was still a little confused about this phone call.

After all, with the arrival of the offseason, the head coach may still be busy with some things, but the assistant coaches, except for those who want to make themselves better and self-motivated, have already started to rest.

After all, after this season, the work of the coaching staff is also very tiring.

"Hey Piccolo, what's up?"

At this moment, Liu Rui who answered the phone was sitting in the living room?Limia and Limia are playing games with a controller.

With the fried chicken drumstick in his mouth, Liu Rui couldn't speak clearly.

"Uh, Rui, you were kidnapped? Why does your voice sound weird..."

"I eat chicken legs, what's the matter, tell me."

"Uh, I received an invitation from the Warriors management. The Warriors management wants to fire the team's head coach Montgomery during the offseason, and asked me if there is any intention to be the head coach."

After receiving the call from the Warriors management, Bickerstaff was obviously very happy. After all, this means that he has been recognized by other teams in the league.

But then Bickerstaff felt a little nervous again. After all, lack of self-confidence has always been accompanied by Bickerstaff's problems.

Bickerstaff is not sure if he can currently serve as the head coach of a team.

Even Montgomery, the godfather of NCAA basketball, can only face getting out of class, which makes Bickerstaff feel a little out of proportion.

So I also want to call Liu Rui for advice. After all, it has become a habit for Piccolo to seek Liu Rui for things this year.

It seemed that there was no problem that Liu Rui could not solve.

"Huh? It's so fast. In my plan, it may have to wait until next year. I didn't expect someone to find you this year."

"This is a good thing. Then what are you calling me for? Of course you agreed to him. Do you want me to say hello to Smith and ask him to let you go?"

Hearing Bickerstaff's words, Liu Rui subconsciously wanted Bickerstaff to agree.

After all, Liu Rui's dream was to turn all the head coaches in this league into his former assistants.

"Um, no, there is no problem with the team. After all, I was able to agree to be an assistant coach at that time. The contract has already stated that if I have the intention to serve as the team's head coach, the team will let me go unconditionally."

"I just think that even Montgomery, the godfather of NCAA basketball, can only face dismissal in despair. I don't know if I can do it after I go."

Bickerstaff also told Liu Rui what he was worried about.

After all, although Montgomery's coaching experience in the NBA was not successful.

But in Ncaa, he can be said to be powerful and powerful, but he is still powerless when he comes to the Warriors.

This kept Bickerstaff hesitating.

"Bick, if you believe me, go ahead. The Warriors are still very developed. I speculate that this year, the Warriors will definitely strengthen. I dare not say anything else. At least your team record will definitely be much better than this year."

"As for what you can bring, I'm afraid it depends on you, but I can only say that the Warriors will indeed become stronger and stronger in the past few years."

"As long as you can guarantee a better record than what Montgomery led before, you don't have to worry about the risk of being dismissed."

Liu Rui thought for a while. If I remember correctly, during this offseason, the Hornets gave up the injury-ridden head star, the bearded Baron Davis.

So in the offseason, Davis also joined the Warriors, which gradually formed the Warriors with the black eight in the future.

Next year, the Warriors will have a strong combination of bearded Davis and dunk king Richardson in the backcourt.

It can be said to be relatively strong in this league, not to mention that the Warriors also selected rookie Monta Ellis in the second round next year.

As for Monta Ellis, Liu Rui wanted to select him to the Bobcats in the first draft.

After all, Monta Ellis' personal strength is too outstanding.

But one is that Monta Ellis's pick in the second round is not low, and it is more difficult for the Bobcats to trade up.

In one, Monta Ellis was a problem player in his own right.

Although if he came to the Bobcats in his rookie season, Liu Rui is confident that Wallace will teach him how to behave.

However, Liu Rui still felt that it would be better to choose a rookie with a better personality.

After all, Liu Rui really can't like people who don't know how to be grateful.

But in any case, none of these things can conceal the fact that Monta Ellis has a strong personal strength.

Monta Ellis also contributed a lot to the Black Eight Warriors in the future.

So in Liu Rui's view, it is a good thing for Bickerstaff to take over the Warriors.

At least with the operation of the Warriors' management, it is difficult for the Warriors to be worse than last season's record.

If it is really worse than last season's record, it really proves that Bickerstaff is really not suitable to be a head coach...

"Huh? How do you know that the Warriors will strengthen during the offseason."

Obviously, Bickerstaff was also a little confused by Liu Rui's words, can this thing be calculated? !
"Pick, you have been with me for so long, and you still question my vision, and sooner or later you will be the head coach yourself. I think this is an opportunity."

"Anyway, I've said everything I need to say, and you can think about the rest for yourself."

Although he really doesn't want Bickerstaff to leave him, Liu Rui also knows that everyone will definitely develop to a higher position.

And as the record of the Bobcats is getting better and better, it is impossible for Bickerstaff to be a small assistant coach by his side all the time.

It's just that this day may come sooner.

"Of course I believe in you, then I will seriously consider this suggestion, but what if I leave the coaching staff of the Bobcats?"

Obviously, after hearing Liu Rui's words, Bickerstaff was already a little tempted. After all, Liu Rui's vision is well known in the Bobcats.

"You don't have to worry about this. If you leave Montgomery, class will be dismissed. I'll just drag the old man over. Anyway, he'll just stay and have nothing to do."

"What?!!"

Bickerstaff was also excited when he heard this.

"Why do I feel like I've been traded?! Am I being tricked again?!"

"........."

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