Thanos

Chapter 224 Ye Heping Generation · Tough Guy Series Best Defensive Second Team

After successfully advancing, Coach Frank gave the team half a day off.

The Lakers played two consecutive tiebreakers in the playoffs and played 14 games. The players are really tired.

But even so, there is only half a day off.

Because the schedule is too tight, the first game of the Western Conference Finals will start on the 24th.

On the 23rd, the Eastern Conference finals took the lead.

Heat vs Pistons.

In the end, the defending champion Pistons defeated the Heat 90:81.

The Pistons have 6 players in double figures, and everyone can fight.

On the other hand, for the Heat, Wade, who was like a god descending from heaven, was directly strangled to death. He made 25 of 7 shots, 28% shooting rate, and scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

With Wade in such a sluggish state, it is reasonable for the Heat to lose.

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Ye Heping watched the game with Jim Butler at home.

Tao Jia didn't watch the game, he was very busy.

She and Fagan have already begun to contact Nike, planning the offseason of Ye Heping's trip to China.

This is Ye Heping's first trip to China, which is very important for Nike to develop the Chinese market, so Nike attaches great importance to it.

In addition, it is said that NBA officials will also send people to China with Ye Heping's team at that time.

And this person's beginning is not small, but he didn't specify who it was.

Then, Nike is preparing to launch Ye Heping's first-generation sneakers.

It is absolutely unimaginable for a player of Ye Heping's level to have his own exclusive sneakers.

But thinking about the Chinese market behind Ye Heping, everything is normal. After all, profit is Nike's first goal.

A pair of exclusive sneakers is very complicated, from design, production, finished product, promotion... the whole process takes about 9 months.

However, in order to increase the effect of the China tour, Nike intends to complete the pair of sneakers before departure and make a debut in China.

In order to accomplish this goal, Nike stopped other sneakers on hand and gathered the strength of the entire company to produce them.

This is rare in the history of Nike. Except that Nike did this for Jordan when it was a small company, there is no precedent. It shows how much Nike attaches importance to the Chinese market.

For the definition of this pair of sneakers, Nike's goal is the Ye Heping Generation Tough Guy series.

Ye Heping didn't need to worry about these, the only thing Ye Heping wanted to think about was his personal logo.

Ye Heping didn't bother to think too much, and directly proposed to use the lightning tattoo on his arm as a logo. This is what he got the night he got the basketball talent tree, and it is of great significance to Ye Heping.

Nike also respected Ye Heping's opinion.

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It was also on this day that the NBA officially announced the winners of the remaining honors of the season.

(Before, Ye Heping won the best rookie, Nash won the regular season MVP, D'Antoni won the best coach, and Crozier won the best general manager.)
The first is the All-Rookie Team.

A round: Okafor, Howard, Ye Heping, Iguodala, Ben Gordon.

Second Team: Luol Deng, Josh Smith, Al Jefferson, Jameer Nelson, Josh Childress.

It is a pity that J. R. Smith, Devin Harris, Tony Allen and others lost the election one after another.

Followed by the best lineup.

A round: O'Neal, Duncan, Nowitzki, Kobe, Nash.

Second team: Stoudemire, Garnett, James, Iverson, Wade.

Three teams: Big Ben, Marion, McGrady, Arenas, Ray Allen.

In fact, Kobe was originally only three teams.

After all, there is no personal data, and the team didn't even make the playoffs.

But now the Lakers have not only entered the playoffs, but also achieved a beautiful record of nearly 60 wins, and even reached the Western Conference Finals.

The personal data is good, and the performance of leading the team is also good. It is only natural for Kobe to enter for a while.

And Iverson was squeezed out for a while, probably because of the team's record.

Look at the 5 people in the first round, O'Neal, Duncan, and Kobe all led the team to the conference finals.

Nash went to the second round, Nowitzki only went to the first round, but he also fought the Lakers in seven games.

So it can be seen that if you want to enter a team, personal data and team record are indispensable.

Looking at the second team, Garnett's personal strength is definitely enough for a team, but the team did not make the playoffs, dragging its feet.

Wade's performance is also worth a while, but the competition for guards is too fierce, it is impossible for Wade to overwhelm Kobe and Nash.

As for the third team, there is nothing to say, which generally meets the expectations of the fans.

Followed by the All-Defensive Team.

First defense: Big Ben, Duncan, Garnett, Bowen, Kobe.

Second defense: Kirilenko, Prince, Billups, Larry Hughes, Ye Heping, Wade.

Kobe was originally not selected for the defensive lineup this year, but now he is selected for the first team without any suspense, squeezing out steals king Larry Hughes.

And Ye Heping and Wade tied for fifth, making the second team of the best defensive team have 6 people, which is also within the allowed range of the rules.

At the same time, Kidd and Marcus Camby were squeezed out, which caused a lot of controversy.

Of course, the selection of the best defensive team was originally voted by sports reporters and the media, which is very maneuverable, and it is normal to have unreasonable places.

The first defense is okay, and the fans are convinced.

As for the second defense, it caused great controversy.

Especially Wade and Ye Heping.

"Wade's performance is very good, but how can he surpass Kidd in his prime?"

"Ye Heping is just a rookie, can he really perform better than Camby?"

"A sophomore and a first-year, how can two young people compare to two players who are at their peak."

"Defense is a matter of course, the longer you play, the better you do it. How can the experience and skills of young players compare with those of veterans?"

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But in any case, the matter is a foregone conclusion, and it is impossible for the league to slap itself in the face and change the list.

Then, another big honor.

The best defensive player, Ben Wallace, this is also the third time that Big Ben has won this heavy honor in his career.

Daben averaged 9.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.4 blocks per game this season. Although the data has declined, there is not much problem getting the best defensive player, which can almost be said to be well deserved.

It's just that fans of Duncan and Garnett expressed dissatisfaction, thinking that their idols are not inferior to Big Ben.

To be honest, the defense of these three people is worthy of being the best defensive player. It is right for anyone to win the honor, but it is a pity that only one person can win the award in the end.

Ye Heping's guess is that Garnett and Duncan are both excellent offensive and defensive, and their strong offense conceals some of their defensive effects.

And Daben is a pure blue-collar player, who is useless on the offensive end and relies entirely on defense for his livelihood.

In addition, Daben's height and undrafted status are very inspirational, and it is easier to be recognized by the judges.

That's why Big Ben can beat Garnett and Duncan to the top.

(End of this chapter)