NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 114 Regular Season Honors Announced

Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, the Raptors won the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The score was not too disparate. With the final score of 106:93, the Raptors won by [-] points.

Judging from the situation on the court, this game can be called a sling game. The reason why they only won by [-] points was because Kumbu was worried that the Heat would jump the wall in a hurry, and did not continue to widen the point difference in the last half of the quarter.

Bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes. Compared with the Heat, the Raptors wear shoes. There is no need to be dragged into the water by the Heat.

Of course, Comb felt that Riley wasn't crazy to that point, mainly because they also had the chance of winning the championship in their hearts.

They don't want to bury their way to the promotion until the last moment when there is no hope at all.

In the evening of the second day, Combe summoned the Raptors generals, Thomas Sr. and general manager Glenn.

There is no other reason, today is a special day.

NBA regular season honors will be announced today.

Even if you think about it with your big toe, the Raptors must be a year of honors this year, and their performance this year is too dazzling.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the honors of the regular season have begun to be awarded one after another.

The first to be released is the best general manager of the league in the 1997-1998 season.

This honor was easily won by Glenn.

Even if everyone knows that the rise of the Raptors has nothing to do with Glenn, this honor still belongs to him, because the Raptors' improvement this season is too terrifying.

From a poor team at the bottom of the league to the top of the regular season record list, no one in the league is more qualified to take this honor than Glenn.

With a contented smile on his face, Glenn glared at old Thomas provocatively.

He is the general manager of the team. Although the old Thomas is at the helm, his position is the vice president after all. This award will definitely not be won by the old Thomas.

After the best general manager is announced, the next step is the best head coach of the year.

This should be the least suspenseful award this year. Even if it is re-elected [-] times, it will definitely be in Kongbu's pocket.

The generals of the Raptors and Thomas Sr. did not have the slightest surprise on their faces. When the season was halfway through, they knew that this award had been branded by Combe.

Kumbu pinched Old Thomas' thigh, and he was convinced that he was not dreaming when he heard the howl of the other party.

In my previous life, I was just a small person, and it took me less than a year to get the highest personal honor of being a basketball coach.

And he is convinced that this COY is just the beginning.

After the honors of the two managements are released, the next step is the players' regular season awards.

Everyone held their breath and pricked up their ears.

The first to come out is the rookie lineup.

For a while: Duncan, Big Zhi, McGrady, Wu Sheng and Billups.

Second Team: Big Z Ilgauskas, Keith Van Horn, Ron Mercer, Bobby Jackson and Brian Wright.

The crowd immediately cheered loudly.

Four first-round rookies!

The Raptors actually only had four first-year rookies in this year's lineup, and all four were selected to the rookie first team.

It is not a great honor to be a rookie for a while, but for a rookie, it is not bad, it is the rookie honor second only to ROY.

Kong Bu breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that his time travel still has some effect.

McGrady and Flounder, under normal circumstances, not only were not selected for the first team, they were not even selected for the second team.

Not to mention Wu Sheng and Da Zhi, it's a coincidence that Wu Sheng was a rookie in 97, and he didn't enter the NBA until 2000.

Da Zhi was a rookie in 99, and he also entered the NBA in 2000, so the two are considered destined.

"I declare that the 1997-1998 NBA Rookie of the Year winner is Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs!"

Stern announced the candidate for ROY on TV.

Kong Bu's expression relaxed. He was really worried that Stern would mess up and gave Dazhi the best rookie.

If he really won the ROY, then this honor is not an honor for Da Zhi, but a stain, which will accompany him for a lifetime.

Because no matter in terms of statistics or status in the team, Duncan is better than Dazhi.

If Dazhi snatches this ROY, he may be sprayed for many years in the future.

Immediately after the best rookie, it was the best sixth man. Combe had greeted Stern before, and Da Zhi successfully won the best sixth man honor.

Even if you don't say hello, in fact, more than 17.8% of Da Zhi has become SMOY. After all, the statistics are there, averaging 8.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and [-] blocks per game, and there is no opponent at all.

Under normal circumstances, this year's SMOY is Danny Manning. Leaving aside the team's record, he averaged 13 points and 6 rebounds per game.

Kobe ranked second in the voting. He averaged 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game, which was also useless.

Since then, Dazhi's cultivation task has been able to be completed, but whether it can exceed the quota depends on whether he can get other honors in the future.

"I declare that the winner of the NBA's Most Improved Player Award for the 1997-1998 season is Ben Wallace of the Toronto Raptors!"

The generals cheered again, and Big Brother Big Ben started to win prizes.

The competition for the Most Improved Player award is fierce. Besides Daben, Snow, who was just traded to the Green Cay by the Raptors, is also eligible for this award.

There are also Alan Henderson of the Hawks and Michael Finley of the Mavericks.

It's just that Big Ben was selected as an All-Star after all, and his starting point last season was too low, averaging only 1.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.3 blocks per game.

Immediately afterwards, Stern began to announce the winner of this season's ethics award.

The selection method of the Moral Fashion Award is quite special. There are currently 29 teams in the NBA, and each team will nominate a player as a candidate.

Players across the league then vote, and the candidate with the highest score is the winner of the award.

After knowing the selection method, Kumbu didn't have much expectations. The Raptors currently have at least four or five rival teams in the league.

Then Da Zhi is not a player of Lao Mi's nationality.

Combining various factors, it is very difficult for Da Zhi to get his hands on this award.

After a while, Combe heard Da Zhi's name from Stern.

"It's dark enough!"

"It's simply lawless."

Kumbu was speechless, obviously Stern made an effort.

No one pays attention to this award, so Stern has a lot of room to maneuver.

"Okay, guys, the real golden awards are coming, cheer up."

"See how much we can get."

Kong Bu clapped his hands and shouted at the generals.

Among all the previous awards, the Raptors definitely had a bumper harvest. They won all the two management honor awards, and they occupied four of the five seats in the rookie team.

Three miscellaneous awards, the Raptors occupied two more.

However, in Kongbu's view, these honors do not have much gold content, and the real gold content awards will be released next.

Stern began to announce the Defensive Team of the Year.

As a coach who attaches great importance to defense, this is an honor that Combe cares about very much.

The best defensive lineup: Uncle Mu, Da Ben, Wu Sheng, Jordan and Payton.

All-Defensive Second Team: Camby, Jermaine, Duncan, Tracy McGrady and Snow.

After hearing about the annual defensive lineup, everyone in the audience gasped.

There are a total of ten places, and the Raptors actually selected five, truly occupying half of the country.

If Snow hadn't been traded out in the middle of the season, the Raptors would even have six players selected to the All-Defensive Team this year.

Old Thomas was completely speechless in shock.

The Pistons made their fortunes on defense back then, but they have never had such a luxurious achievement.

Kumbu was shocked, he never dreamed that he would be selected so many.

He is not surprised that Daben can be selected for the first team. With Daben's defensive data, advanced defensive data and even field defensive performance this year, he is fully qualified to compete for DPOY.

Wu Sheng can be selected for a team, which is very surprising.

However, considering that Pippen has played too few games this season, it is normal to be squeezed out by Wu Sheng.

Here we have to mention the increase in the team's overall defense to the advanced data of the player's personal defense.

The better the team's overall defense, the higher the player's defensive victory contribution value or defensive efficiency value. These two advanced data of Wu Sheng are a bit against the sky.

He already defended very well, and with the growth of the team, his advanced statistics are even better than Pippen.

Coupled with the fact that Pippen has too few games, it is only natural that Wu Sheng can be selected for a round.

This increase is most obvious in Billups under normal circumstances.

In those years with the Pistons, Billups' defensive efficiency even reached 99, and his defensive win contribution reached an astonishing 4.2, which is already better than Kobe's many seasons.

And once he left the Pistons, such as joining the Nuggets later, his defensive efficiency dropped directly to 110, allowing the opposing player to score 11 more points per [-] rounds.

Before joining the Pistons, he played two seasons in the Timberwolves, 108 and 107 respectively.

Billups is still the same Billups, but the defensive advanced data is not at the same level at all.

In the defensive second team, Camby's defensive performance is definitely eligible to be selected for the second team, but Jermaine O and McGrady are a bit in doubt.

Jermaine O's defensive performance may not be as good as Oakley's. As for McGrady's defense, he may not be as good as the Lakers' Eddie House.

But the two of them were still selected. On the one hand, the age factor took advantage of it, and on the other hand, the advanced data really stood out.

(End of this chapter)