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Chapter 168: The champion thief cannot get the recognition of GOAT (5K chapters, begging for monthly tickets)
LeBron James became the guest of the eighth episode of "Qin Says Sports".

Originally, when James received Qin Yue's invitation, he wanted to refuse on the grounds that he was busy leading the team in the playoffs.

But the exaggerated popularity of "Qin Says Sports" and the latest NBA award selection results made James realize that he could take the opportunity to complain on this show hosted by his apparent brother.

"Bryan, what do you think about Kobe winning the regular season MVP award by a narrow margin?"

"Oh," James said after pretending to be silent for a few seconds, "maybe the judges think the Lakers have a better record, but you know, the competition in the East has been more intense than ever in recent years. The East is probably in its most competitive era right now."

In recent years, the competition in the East has indeed been fierce.

However, Qin Yue disagreed with what James said, that the Eastern Conference is in its most competitive era.

But since "Qin Says Sports" is a program where opinions can be expressed freely, even if James expressed this opinion just to prove that he is more qualified to win the MVP than Kobe, Qin Yue will just laugh it off.

After all, who made Kobe refuse to be a guest on "Qin Says Sports"?

"Brown, Mike Brown was once again elected the best coach this year. How do you think working with such a great coach has helped your career?"

"He's the kind of coach who won't let you play if you don't defend. He makes us one of the best defensive teams in the league." James replied, "This gives us a chance to win every night. Sometimes our offense may not be that good, but defense always allows us to keep the score close."

As expected of James - at this moment, Qin Yue said so in his heart.

Although on the surface, James seemed to be praising Mike Brown.

But Qin Yue knew better than anyone that James was telling people that he was definitely worthy of being nominated for the All-Defensive First Team this year.

"Brown, in the next round you will face the Orlando Magic, who have the best defensive player. What do you think about this?"

"Dwight Howard is undoubtedly at the peak of his career," James said. "The Magic are an extremely mature team. In comparison, I think we still have a lot of room for improvement."

James's high emotional intelligence answer shocked Qin Yue during the recording of this episode.

Qin Yue knew very well that James not only showed the world his humble side in this answer, but he also indirectly sent a signal to the fans.

What if the Cavaliers lose to the Magic in the Eastern Conference semifinals?
It was definitely not that he didn't play well enough, but that the peak Howard led the complete Magic to shamelessly attack him, the young King who still needed to level up, and the Cavaliers who still needed time to grow.

After the show was broadcast, the eighth episode of "Qin Says Sports" still has an astonishing number of views on YouTube.

This
It also allowed James, who chose to participate in the recording of the program, to once again feel Qin Yue's omnipresent energy and the importance of the Internet to their generation of stars.

Moreover, when Qin Yue was talking about the results of the NBA's major awards.
James discovered that Qin Yue even broke the limitations of traditional sports news interviews, where players needed to express their opinions through major media.

In James' view, this will undoubtedly be a "privilege" belonging to their generation of players.

"New York fans think that the explosive Russell Westbrook deserves the Rookie of the Year trophy more than Derrick Rose?"

Qin Yue answered a fan's question in the second half of the show: "You know, New York is one of my favorite cities, but I still have to say something fair for Derek. Since he and the Bulls made it to the playoffs, the best rookie trophy should be awarded to Derek."

After a pause, Qin Yue turned to look at James and said, "Brown, you think so too, right?"

James: "."

At this moment, it was really difficult for James to answer Qin Yue’s question.

Because if he answered yes, then he wouldn't be able to explain his rivalry with Anthony.

Fortunately, Qin Yue did not embarrass James.

Instead, he continued to answer the next question about how he felt about Mo Williams being selected as the Most Improved Player: "Brown, what do you think of your little brother?"

"He's great and always plays hard on the court," James said. "He's one of the best guards I've ever worked with."

Hearing this, Qin Yue said, "Did you all hear it? Brown said that Mo Williams is a super guard who can stand on equal footing with Allen Iverson."

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"Celtics fans think Jason Terry stole the Sixth Man of the Year award that should have belonged to Manu Ginobili. Brown, as the player whose MVP trophy was snatched away by Kobe, how do you view this?"

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"You all saw it, right? Silence is the best answer to the alliance's selection results."

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There is no doubt that through participating in "Qin Says Sports", James has deeply felt the charm of the Internet.
But this will definitely be his last time on the show.

In addition to the award selection results that Qin Yue talked about in the program, the results of the 08/09 season's best team and best defensive team are as follows:
First team of the best lineup: Howard, Nowitzki, James, Kobe, Paul.

Second team of the best lineup: Yao Ming, Duncan, Anthony, Wade, and Deron.

The third team of the best lineup: Gasol, Garnett, Pierce, Roy, Parker.

First Team All-Defensive: Howard, Garnett, James, Kobe, Paul.

Second team of the best defensive team: Chandler, Duncan, Battier, Wade, Rondo.

In fact, if there weren't so many topics about James, Qin Yue really wanted to make a separate program to complain about his good brother Chris Paul.

Because in Qin Yue's opinion, if Paul is a double first-team guard.
Billups, who led the Nuggets to a 4-2 tie with the Jazz in the first round of this year's playoffs, is a cosmic-level guard.

……

End of a pleasant program recording.

Qin Yue, whose recovery is going very smoothly, will continue his journey back to the top with Grover's assistance.

As time goes by into May.
The playoffs of the 08/09 season also entered the semi-final stage.

In the Western Conference, the SuperSonics, who eliminated their respective first-round playoff opponents, will face the Mavericks in a strong showdown.

The Lakers, led by the new regular season MVP Kobe, will face the relatively soft Nuggets in the Western Conference.

As for the other side of the east
In addition to the Magic competing with the Cavaliers for a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals, another Eastern Conference semifinal matchup will be between the Celtics and the Hawks.

This year, the old GOAT, who went to the scene to cheer for the Bobcats, encountered misfortune again.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Bobcats lost the decisive battle with the Hawks after the score was tied 2-2.

Therefore, the old GOAT immediately decided that he must go to the training ground in person to give some guidance to the Bobcats players.

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"I know very well that Ron didn't mean it. It was just a normal defensive action." Jordan, who had three ribs broken by Artest in the training ground, said afterwards, "Ron is a good player. I always admire his performance in defense."

If Qin Yue remembered correctly, this should be the third time that Artest broke Jordan's ribs in his career.

Although it is difficult for Qin Yue to describe the indissoluble bond between Artest and Jordan's ribs in concrete words.

But Artest must be stated that he did not intend to break Jordan's ribs.

In Qin Yue's eyes, all this can only be explained by metaphysics.

And the interesting thing is
Even though Jordan's ribs were broken by Artest for two consecutive years, the old GOAT was willing to offer Artest, whose contract is about to expire this summer, a high-paying long-term contract with an annual salary of nearly 10 million US dollars.

And what about Artest?

Because Artest already has two championship rings in his life, he would rather renew his contract with the Bobcats than with other teams at this moment.

"Michael is my idol, and I want to dedicate the rest of my life to this basketball god." In an interview, Artest said sincerely, "I hope that with my help, the Bobcats can become a true championship team."

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The competition in this year's Eastern and Western Conference semifinals was fierce, even brutal.

But for Qin Yue, who was restricted by Grover even when playing basketball during his recovery training,
Rather than caring about those old rivals, he obviously wanted to know when he could devote himself fully to the training ground.

Grover always suppressed Qin Yue's desire to play basketball.

"It's not time yet." Grover said to Qin Yue, "When your body is ready, I will definitely let you have a good fight."

Qin Yue doesn’t like this feeling of being restrained.

But in order to recover 100%, he could only suppress his impatience and obey Grover's orders.

But in fact, what Qin Yue didn't know was that every time he dissuaded him, Grover would feel a chill down his spine and break out in a cold sweat.

"The injury was a cage for him, and I was like the warden, always deliberately delaying his release." Grover recalled later, "I knew very well that every day he was locked up in the cage, the entire basketball world would be facing a demon who wanted to completely destroy the entire basketball world." Late May.

As Qin Yue's recovery gradually met Grover's requirements, Grover also increased the intensity of Qin Yue's daily training.

And at the same time.
Stephen Curry, who has been praying at home since the end of the tryout, has felt God's love for him in his heart.

The draft lottery results are out.

Elgin Baylor personally drew the No. 1 pick for the Clippers.

The Grizzlies unexpectedly got the second pick.

The New York Knicks, which Curry had always dreamed of, got the third pick.

As for the Warriors?

They only have one first-round pick, the ninth overall pick.

After the lottery results were announced, Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni said that although Curry was only willing to try out for the Warriors, he was still very optimistic about the young guard who was known for his shooting ability.

"I believe he and Russell can coexist." D'Antoni said at an internal meeting with the Knicks. "Stephen Curry will be a better fit for us than James Harden."

As Qin Yue remembered, the top three predicted draft picks this year are:
No matter who gets the pick, it will definitely be No. 1 pick Blake Griffin.

Hasheem Thabeet, who has achieved a certain level of accomplishment in Connecticut and is hailed as the next Mutombo.

and James Harden, a star shooting guard from the University of Arizona.

In this life, Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh, who has tanked more thoroughly and more successfully, originally hoped that the Knicks would make normal selections based on draft predictions.

After all, the Knicks' bad experiences in the past have taught Walsh that whenever the Knicks uniform group suddenly has a whim, they always want some inspiration.
The Knicks could have become a better team by following his tanking plan.

But the advice from the running and gunning master D'Antoni inevitably put Walsh and his colleagues into a dilemma.

Will the Knicks use this third pick to select Stephen Curry, whose actual predicted draft pick this year is between fifth and tenth in the first round?
Curry doesn't know, but he's looking forward to that moment.

Because that would mean that he would be able to escape from Qin Yue’s clutches and play for the great D’Antoni.

Curry, who has always been devout, has already felt God's love for him.

But he didn't know that
As soon as the draft lottery results came out, the Warriors, Grizzlies and Suns had already reached a three-party deal in private.

In order to ensure that the Knicks would not make a fool of themselves and use their precious third pick to select Curry, Warriors President Larry Riley did not hesitate to send a trade request to the Grizzlies who held the second pick.

However, the Grizzlies' new general manager Chris Wallace is not interested in Richardson, whom the Warriors intend to trade.

However.
After Riley learned from inside information that the Grizzlies were very optimistic about Serge Ibaka, who was selected by them in 2008 and will officially enter the NBA next season.
Riley, knowing that the Grizzlies' interest in Thabeet had greatly decreased, proposed a deal that the Grizzlies would find hard to ignore by bringing in the Suns, the big sucker.

In this three-way deal, the Warriors, Grizzlies, and Suns sent out the following chips:
Suns: Corey Maggette, Raja Bell, Robin Lopez.

Warriors: Jason Richardson, a 2009 first-round pick, a 2010 second-round pick.

Grizzlies: 2009 No. pick, Randy Foye.

After the transaction is completed, Jason Richardson, who is the favorite of Suns general manager Steve Kerr, and Foye, who is no longer valued by the Grizzlies' uniform staff in order to train Mayo this season, will report to Phoenix.

The Suns will also receive the 2010 second-round draft pick from the Warriors.

Maggette, Lopez, and the Warriors' 2009 first-round draft pick will belong to the Grizzlies, who asked for a huge sum in this deal.

As for the Warriors?

They will receive the Grizzlies' 2009 No. pick and Raja Bell from the Suns.

How to evaluate this transaction?

If Qin Yue were asked to give scores, he would give both the Grizzlies and the Warriors an S score, and describe Kerr's performance as "intelligent".

This Grizzlies team already has Conley and Mayo on the back line.

There is also Rudy Gay on the front line who has been carefully trained for many years.

Now, after the Suns sent Maggette, a long-underrated foul-drawing expert, and Lopez, who has the potential to become an excellent defensive center, to Memphis.
Count Ibaka who will enter the NBA next season.

In Qin Yue's eyes, this Grizzlies team, which perfectly avoided Thabeet's wrong answer, can only be described as having great potential.

And what about the Warriors?

Except for the Warriors' second-round draft pick which was not worth much.
The Warriors traded Richardson for a No. 2 pick, and used their first-round pick to trade for veteran Bell, who clearly still has some gas in the tank and can perfectly replace Richardson.

Only the sun.

Steve Kerr's operations as general manager are still so "incompetent".

Although on the surface, the Suns only used an underused young player and a veteran who was about to decline, plus the always low-key Maggette, in exchange for Richardson, who has the potential to become a star, and Foye, who still has potential to be tapped.
But Kerr, who never tires of breaking up teams, has completely dismantled the Suns, a team that still had hopes of making the playoffs.

Richardson's ability to attack with the ball is destined to be incomparable to Maggette, who was famous for his fouls during the peak of his career.

Foye was unable to provide the Suns with the perimeter defense they needed.

If the Suns fail to renew their contract with Stoudemire next season, they will completely fall into the abyss under Kerr's leadership.

Of course, no matter how "stupid" Kerr's operations are, Qin Yue just wants to say that Steve Kerr is definitely the greatest general manager in the NBA he has ever seen.

The Warriors, Grizzlies, and Suns will officially make this deal at the draft.

Although some people within the Warriors management team still think that Stephen Curry is not worthy of a second pick.

But considering that the Knicks are very likely to make a fool of themselves, Riley rejected all objections and said, "As long as you can guarantee that the Knicks will not choose Stephen with the third pick in the first round, I can find another way to get this young player that the Messiah specifically asked for."

Upon hearing this, no one in the Warriors uniform team dared to make such a guarantee to Riley.

Because the Knicks' glorious past has fully proved that
You can never count on the Knicks to be a team that won't make stupid mistakes.

The Warriors are ready to do whatever it takes to bring Curry to Oakland.

In late May, as the divisional semifinals and divisional finals came to an end, this year's finals also ushered in the breathtaking Lakers-Celtics battle.

The Lakers eliminated the Denver Nuggets 4-1 in the divisional semifinals.

And met the Mavericks who eliminated the Supersonics in the Western Conference Finals.

The Supersonics were unfortunately eliminated this year, which was related to Yao Ming's accidental injury in the divisional semifinals.

Due to the recurrence of an old shoulder injury, in order to prevent Yao Ming's injury from worsening, Carlisle made a prompt decision to let Yao Ming recover from his injury.

Carlisle's decision was supported by team owner Schultz.

"None of us can afford to have Big-Yao play with an injury," Schultz said in an interview. "We can't let ourselves be infamous for taking a risk."

So, after eliminating the Mavericks with a score of 4 to 3, Kobe led the Lakers back to the finals for the first time since the breakup of "OK".

"This is our season." Kobe said emotionally, "We have been working hard to return to the finals. Now we have done it. I believe we are ready to win the championship again."

On the other hand, the Celtics' road to promotion was not easy either.

During the playoffs, Duncan, who had frequent conflicts with Rivers, did not criticize the pig-headed coach to his face, but under Rivers' command, which was comparable to the "Hawk Hand" of the Warhawk,
The Celtics first fought the Hawks for seven games.

Then they fought a bloody seven games with the Magic, who eliminated the Cavaliers with a score of 4-2. After paying a heavy price of Ginobili and Perkins missing all the remaining games of the season due to injuries, they finally advanced to this year's finals with difficulty.

Qin Yue didn't know who would win the championship this year.

However, as the Lakers-Celtics battle will be staged again in the finals, Qin Yue, who has always been critical of people rather than things, still hopes that his senior can lead the team to crush Kobe's dream of reviving the Lakers.

"After leaving O'Neal, Kobe, who didn't win a championship, has become so arrogant." Qin Yue thought indignantly, "If he leads the Lakers to win the championship, won't he jump up in front of me next season?"

Of course, even if Kobe can lead the Lakers to revival, Qin Yue has already prepared what he will say when he meets Kobe again.

"Isn't it just stealing a championship while I was out for the season? What's so great about this kind of championship?"

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