Chapter 221 The arms race begins!
The 2009-10 season came to an end. The Knicks became the biggest dark horse of the season from the bottom at the beginning of the season to winning the final championship.
The Knicks have won two championships in history, and the most recent ones are in 1973. By 2010 this year, 37 years later, Knicks fans have been waiting for this championship for too long.
The championship gave Knicks fans an instant climax. When NBA president Stern handed the trophy to D'Antoni, the whole of New York was in full swing. The mayor of New York immediately promised in an interview with real-time radio that the city government would assist the Knicks in the history of the most grand championship parade.
Zhou Mubai became a hero in the whole of New York.
The New Yorkers will not forget how desperate New York fell into when Zhou Mubai was absent from the game. It was Zhou Mubai who brought the team back with the team one by one when he was behind three to one.
Zhou Mubai has become the biggest topic. In fact, Zhou Mubai is the hottest topic in sports media this season. People have never seen such a strong rookie. His excellence has overshadowed all superstars in NBA history.
Espn launched a special topic of Zhou Mubai at the right time. When people reviewed Zhou Mubai's performance this season, they were shocked to find that no superstar in NBA history can match Zhou Mubai's performance this season.
First of all, he performed in the regular season. Not to mention the average triple-double per game, he was still a large triple-double. Compared with the Oscar average triple-double per game, Zhou Mubai's data is even better.
Just counting the number of victories, his performance is more than 60 wins. Although this number of victories is not as good as the Bulls' 72 wins, this number of victories is still very impressive.
Zhou Mubai won the MVP of the regular season and finals and reached a Grand Slam.
Zhou Mubai was initially detested in the playoffs, but as a rookie, he not only maintained a triple-double average per game in the playoffs, but the key is that his data has increased a lot compared to the regular season.
In fact, just these performances are the strongest personal performances in NBA history. When adding a rookie identity to these performances, it makes people feel like Dugu Qiubai.
Now there are only two issues that people discuss.
First, is Zhou Mubai a superstar now?
The second is whether Zhou Mubai can surpass Michael Jordan in the future.
The first question already has a relatively clear answer, and Zhou Mubai must be a superstar.
Before the finals, Zhou Mubai was at the super level in terms of personal strength and personal honor, but his popularity was not as good as other veteran super giants. However, this playoff journey helped him make up for this weakness, especially in the finals, Zhou Mubai's fans rose sharply. Of course, I don't know how many of them are now. This number will be reflected in next year's All-Star voting.
But what is certain is that Zhou Mubai's fans are no less than old-fashioned super giants like James Kobe. The question people are concerned about now is when Zhou Mubai will surpass Kobe and James and become the number one NBA player.
But Van Gundy was not satisfied with this premise.
"Why should we compare Zhou Mubai and Zhou Mubai? James is a great player, but at present, he can no longer compare with Zhou Mubai. Why... Because Zhou Mubai not only surpasses James in terms of strength and data, the key is that Zhou Mubai already has a championship ring."
Van Gundy's opinion made the hornet's nest for James' fans. They believed that Van Gundy was belittling James and stood up to scold Van Gundy. They listed a lot of data to prove that James is not worse than Zhou Mubai, but they avoided talking about the topic of championship.
Another issue is that many experts believe that it is too early to discuss whether Zhou Mubai can surpass Michael Jordan, but they also admit that Zhou Mubai has the opportunity to do this, at least he has a greater chance than Kobe and James, because Zhou Mubai is younger.
Now that the Knicks are on the right path, the Knicks are not only able to strengthen themselves, but even if they can maintain this lineup, it is enough for the Knicks to maintain their defending title.
Amid the sky of discussion, New York has fallen into a sea of joy and the championship parade begins.
In the grand atmosphere of New York, scouts and general managers of other teams have begun to prepare for next season. There are too many big fish in the free market this year, which has caused a sensation. Whether it is a team that is interested in the championship, a team that only wants to dominate one side, or even a team that only wants to make money, they all want to share the pie.
The addition of stars not only means that the salary expenditure will increase, but on the other hand, it will also make the team more attractive. With a superstar joining, the team's season tickets will be much easier to buy.
Various gossips are constantly circulating in the market, and even some bizarre statements make people smile.
One of the most outrageous news is that James, Wade and Bosh are planning a strong team to form a Big Three.
People will smile - this is impossible. These three are all peak superstars. If the three of them join forces, they will be together. No one with some ideas will do such things that both damage historical status and destroy character.
People think this news is just a whimsical news, and most of it is considered a joke.
There are many rumors, such as Howard of the Magic is making a trade, the Lakers are trying to keep Phil Jackson on the team, and there are rumors in Boston that Pierce, Garnett and others will be put on the shelves, saying that they are preparing to start reconstruction.
This may be the most noisy summer in NBA history. Firstly, there are many big-name players, and secondly, many teams are seeking trades, either to strengthen or prepare for reconstruction. It seems that there is a very big natural disaster that forces them to make such a decision.
It was still the straightforward person, Van Gundy, who solved the answer.
"...When the Magic lost to the Knicks in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Celtics lost in the Eastern Conference finals, and the Lakers failed in the Finals, people began to look at the Knicks team.
They may find that such a Knicks can defeat so many strong teams, so after summer strengthening, the Knicks became even more terrifying at that time.
If they don't seek to become stronger, or simply rebuild and avoid the increasingly powerful Knicks, then they will consume the team's foundation and achieve nothing in the end, so they must change.
Now, whether in the East or the West, they have ambitions, so they must strengthen their strength to fight the powerful Knicks.
Chapter completed!