togophonebook Chapter 201 Qin Chong: For the championship, rush
Chapter 201 Qin Chong: For the championship, rush
The New Jersey Nets were able to take the top spot in the regular season with the best record in team history of 65 wins and 17 losses.
Before the start of this season, absolutely no one would have thought of it.
After all, the Nets got the worst record in the league last season, and at the same time broke the worst record in team history, directly picking the No. [-] pick!
From the worst in team history to the best in team history, from 15 wins last season to 65 wins this season.
The emergence of new No. 50 pick Qin Chong allowed the New Jersey Nets to achieve the craziest turnaround in NBA history, directly winning [-] more games.
Such outstanding team leadership results, coupled with Qin Chong's magnificent statistics of scoring, rebounding and blocked shots this season,
The regular season MVP of the 2010-2011 season, it can be said that there is basically no suspense.
Whether it's Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls or LeBron James of the Miami Heat,
They only have to run with them.
And the Nets can achieve such a brilliant regular season record, the happiest person,
Nothing is better than Prokhorov, the fourth richest man in Russia who just acquired the Nets.
On the night of the finale of the regular season, in the most luxurious seafood western restaurant in New York,
Prokhorov personally served as the host, contracted the entire top floor of the restaurant, and hosted the New Jersey Nets players, coaching staff, medical staff, and all employees of the management team.
Even the gatekeeper of the Continental Airlines Arena came, with a total of more than 260 people.
This can definitely be said to be the most lively and largest team building event in NBA history.
A total of more than 30 tables of luxurious food and drink, with a total consumption of more than 600 million US dollars.
Other than that,
Prokhorov also gave the players on the team's 15-man roster, including members of the coaching staff, a red envelope of $10 each, which can be described as quite generous.
But for Prokhorov, no matter how much money is spent, it is worth it.
Because when he bought the Nets, it was originally only out of his love for basketball.
Even though Qin Chong was amazingly talented, he never expected that the team would play so well in the first season, and Qin Chong directly won the scoring title and almost booked the regular season MVP.
Coupled with the full attendance of the team at home, the sales of related products are booming, and the price of live broadcast contracts has soared,
All of this surprised Prokhorov. Not only did he see the team's hope of winning the championship, but it also fully proved that buying the Nets was a wise investment with a high rate of return.
"It all looks so wonderful, and I'm here to thank every player and employee who is doing it. It's you who make the New Jersey Nets better and more united!"
"And Qin is the first protagonist of this banquet tonight."
"Without him, there wouldn't be our banquet tonight!"
Prokhorov embraced warmly with Qin Chong who got up beside him, and then handed the microphone to him.
Qin Chong held the microphone, and after the cheers of the whole hall dropped a little, he said excitedly:
"I am honored to be able to play for the New Jersey Nets, because there is a wise owner and a forward-looking general manager!"
"There is also an experienced head coach, and a group of passionate young people who get together for basketball!"
"Let's move forward together for the glory of the Nets, and win the damn O'Brien Cup in the finals in June!"
Qin Chong finished speaking,
The cheers all over the sky seemed to overturn the roof of the pavilion.
Everyone chanted "Nets championship, Nets championship..."
As the playoffs approach, ESPN also specially planned a discussion topic to analyze the situation of each team in the playoffs this season and the final championship.
At the show site,
Not only invited well-known commentators Mike Breen, Reggie Miller and TNT's Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith,
Also invited retired NBA legend "Magic" Johnson, "Big Bird" Larry Bird, and Bulls legend "Batman" Scottie Pippen.
In the show,
Mike Breen took the lead in raising the first discussion question, which team has the highest probability of winning.
The big-mouthed Charles Barkley spoke first:
"There is no doubt that the New Jersey Nets are the biggest surprise of the regular season this season, and Qin is not only the biggest surprise of this season, but the entire NBA history!"
"He completely changed a team by himself, and also changed the perception of basketball by two-thirds of basketball fans around the world!"
"Qin's success cannot be copied, and his upper limit is immeasurable!"
"There is no suspense about the MVP of this season's regular season, none other than Qin, and this season's championship, the biggest favorite, is undoubtedly the New Jersey Nets!"
"As long as Qin stays healthy, he will be like a Thanos in the arena!"
"If the Nets really won the championship this season, I feel that NBA President David Stern should start thinking about changing the court rules for Qin!"
"Otherwise, the entire NBA will fall into a serious imbalance!"
Charles Barkley has always been quick to speak. Although his remarks are exaggerated, they also have a certain truth.
Qin Chong's horror is beyond reproach.
Now he is like the ancient behemoth Zhang Bolun 40 years ago. He has completely reduced the dimensionality of other teams and players on the field.
Reggie Miller, as the three-pointer and key man of the former league, has a different view from Barkley:
"Qin's dominance on the field is obvious to all. His talent is inhuman, so no one can defend him at all, and no one can score easily under his single defense!"
"This is a special phenomenon that has never happened in the entire history of the NBA!"
"The Nets are very strong because they not only have Qin, but also Nash, James Harden and Iguodala, but I still think that the Nets are not the best team to win this season!"
"The playoffs are the stage for the truly strong. Compared with the regular season, he has more uncertain factors in it!"
"The traditional NBA strong teams will return to their full efforts in this season's playoffs, and come to the Nets where Qin Chong is, and the Heat where the Big Three are, and make a final fight!"
"So I think the three western teams, the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, and San Antonio Spurs!"
"One of them will inevitably appear in the finals. They may directly meet Qin's New Jersey Nets, and who will be the final winner?"
"Only time and God will know!"
"Magic" Johnson made a compromise judgment between Barkley and Reggie Miller:
"I think overall, the New Jersey Nets still have the highest probability of winning in the league!"
"Although this is a newly formed team, it is also the first time they have won the first record in the league!"
"But after a whole season of running-in, this team has become perfect!"
"They not only have the rookie Qin who is against the sky, but also have a legendary veteran like Nash, and they also have Mesozoic players like Iguodala, UAE and James Harden!"
"So now the New Jersey Nets are a very healthy and united team. Since they can get No.1 in the regular season, the same will be true in the playoffs!"
"But we can't ignore the desire of the league's traditional strong teams for the championship. After all, if the two teams stand on the field, they both have the possibility of winning!"
"As Reggie said, the Los Angeles Lakers, Spurs and Mavericks are still their best chances to win the championship this season!"
"The Lakers are working hard to achieve another three consecutive championships. The Spurs' big three in GDP don't have much time!"
"As for the Dallas Mavericks, I must praise Dirk Nowitzki's performance this season. He is already a 33-year-old veteran, but this season he is better than the original MVP season!"
"Because Dirk knows that this may be the last year he has a chance to win the championship!"