Chapter 969: Desperate Pierce!
Danny Ainge's treatment of Garnett and Pierce caused public outrage throughout the NBA and even in circles related to the NBA.
Players, fans, and even many managers are extremely dissatisfied with Danny Ainge.
Even Celtics fans are protesting, which shows how outrageous Danny Ainge's decision is.
But the reason why an independent husband is an independent husband is that he must have the courage to show his composure despite being criticized by thousands of people.
Two years ago, he was able to keep his face straight when Celtics point guard Alan Ray pointed at him and scolded him. Moreover, these people just criticized him from a distance and could not do the kind of pointing that Alan Ray did to him. Nose scolding.
Amid such disdain and disdain from the whole world, Danny Ainge is still looking for fools throughout the league who can be tricked by him.
Speaking of which, in the current NBA, after being harvested by people like him and Pat Riley, there are really fewer and fewer fools.
Once a leek is cut, it will take time to cut it again. A fool has harvested a circle, and it will take time to reappear.
I thought that the Sonics management, who had been harvested in the past, would be harvested this time. Unexpectedly, these fools became smarter after being harvested so many times.
After turning around slightly, he couldn't find any idiots to harvest, which made Danny Ainge feel a little uncomfortable.
This made him feel more uncomfortable than scolding him.
If you want to take out Garnett and Pierce for a robbery, you can either exchange them for young All-Stars who can immediately help the Celtics complete their reconstruction, or exchange them for high-ranking draft picks that can provide the Celtics with funds for reconstruction.
Among them, young All-Star players are naturally better than high-ranking draft picks.
After all, the Celtics' first-round draft picks in 2011 and 2013 are still with the Raptors. A thief like him will certainly not want the Celtics to bring a group of rookies to win the No. 1 pick for the Raptors.
So except for the high pick in 2010, Danny Ainge has no interest in his draft picks.
In 2010, they got a high draft pick and selected a strong enough rookie, plus the Celtics' own lineup, and they wouldn't be a wedding dress for the Raptors.
The Celtics' rebuild needs to be completed quickly, not delayed.
But no one is a fool, and now those garbage teams are eyeing the twin favorites of the 2010 class, Wall and Bradley.
As for David Stern's reform of the draft lottery, as long as you don't mess up, every team has a chance to get the No. 1 pick.
It is precisely because of this that Danny Ainge is anxious to send Garnett and Pierce out.
He is learning from Pat Riley. The Celtics also imagined that Pat Riley's Heat could not win even if they wanted to, and were finally given the No. 1 pick by David Stern.
Therefore, the trade of Garnett and Pierce can bring the No. 1 pick to the Celtics, even without the No. 2 pick. At the same time, if Garnett and Pierce can be exchanged for All-Stars, then Wall or Bradley can lead With another All-Star, coupled with the Celtics' own strength, they are still capable of fighting in the Eastern Conference, and the reconstruction can be considered complete.
Even if Pierce and Garnett can't exchange for young All-Stars, exchange for high-ranking 2010 draft picks will give the Celtics a foolproof guarantee of getting Wall and Bradley.
The abacus was so loud that if no fool fell for it, Danny Ainge himself would also feel very uncomfortable.
After all, the team's head coach has left dissatisfied.
The two bosses of the team have already made it clear that they want to leave, and the entire team can now be described as a mess.
The current atmosphere of the Celtics is simply darker than the dark period when Pierce led the team.
No one knows how long the Celtics' current chaos will last.
Garnett and Pierce are still very attractive, but now Danny Ainge's taste is too big. When he no longer has such a big taste, he will naturally give away these two.
And just when the entire league and the entire NBA were shocked by Danny Ainge's behavior that broke the moral lower limit, the record battle between Leafs' SuperSonics and the Grizzlies Heat continued.
On December 2, 2009, the Seattle SuperSonics faced the Philadelphia 76ers led by Andre Iguodala at home. Before the start of the game against the 76ers, the Seattle SuperSonics, which had won 16 consecutive games, was already ranked second in the league.
Because the day before, the Heat led by LeBron James and Wade defeated the Portland Trail Blazers led by Aldridge 127-100 on the road, taking the lead in winning 17 consecutive games.
The Heat, who have won 17 consecutive games, are also ahead of the Seattle SuperSonics and Grizzlies, ranking first in the league.
The winning streak between the Heat, Grizzlies and SuperSonics has entered a very scary rhythm.
It seems like three teams can beat any team except each other.
Among these three teams, whoever plays first will be the first to reach the top position in the league.
Whoever plays first will have a better record, and then when the other two teams finish playing, the three teams will advance together.
For example, in the first away game between the Grizzlies and the Western Conference powerhouse Timberwolves on December 2, although it was difficult for the Grizzlies to win, they still defeated the Timberwolves led by Guy Yi Jianlian 122-115 in the away game.
With the Grizzlies' victory, the Seattle SuperSonics also lost the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference to the Grizzlies.
So when the Grizzlies took away the first place in the Western Conference from the Seattle SuperSonics, Reggie Miller, the commentator of this game, said it directly.
"The competition between the Heat, SuperSonics and Grizzlies is even crazier than the competition between the Suns and Rockets two seasons ago!"
"It's hard to imagine that in the face of competition and pressure from two super teams, the Heat and Grizzlies, the Seattle SuperSonics could hold on to their sixteenth consecutive victory!"
Reggie Miller was shocked.
In fact, many people were shocked, not only by the pressure from the Grizzlies and Heat, but also by the burden of Rondo.
Logically speaking, the SuperSonics should not have such stable status and strength.
These people can't even understand why the Sonics are more stable than the Heat and Grizzlies.
Logically speaking, this really shouldn't happen. These expert media fans have never thought about the civilian players in the SuperSonics team who seem to have all kinds of weird temperaments. Such strong dominance!
Before this, many people felt that the Pistons were the pinnacle of civilian team dominance in the regular season.
Although the SuperSonics have won championships in the past two seasons, this team has never been dominant in the regular season.
And this season, this incomprehensible situation is really dumbfounding.
In the end, these expert media fans can only come down to it.
"Yes, who is the best at controlling the ball, is terrifying!"
"Magic said that his ball control and organization are not as good as ball control. This is not modesty, it is a fact!"
On December 2, the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers led by Andre Iguodala 136-110 at home. After the Heat and Grizzlies also achieved a 17-game winning streak, facing Barkley's wild commentary, next to Kenny Smith did not refute or even make a sound.
The 76ers are not as strong as the Heat's rivals, the Trail Blazers, and the Grizzlies' rivals, the Timberwolves.
However, strength is strength, how can a civilian team have such stability?
The stability is comparable to that of a super team!
This really makes no sense.
According to ESPN statistics, this season, Yeos, Rondo and Durant are shooting over 50% in almost every game. The stability of these three people is terrifying and unbelievable.
Three people, Ye Si averaged 20 points per game, scored 20 points in 17 consecutive games, yes, no more, no less, that is 20 points.
And what about Durant and Rondo?
Durant is averaging 28 points per game this season, while Rondo is averaging 40 points per game. These three can average 88 points per game, and each of them shoots almost 50 points per game. «ove.
In other words, the SuperSonics really can score 88 points efficiently in every game.
Coupled with the explosion of Milicic, Millsap and James Harden, the dominance of this game is really terrifying.
The Grizzlies and Heat, who originally wanted to compete with the SuperSonics for more points than their opponents, only competed with the SuperSonics for one game, and the two teams wisely gave up.
He killed everyone at every turn, no, he killed fifty-eight people at every turn. It was simply lawless.
There's really no way to compare this.
The stability of Yes's scoring champion has always been the first in history, but many people did not expect that Durant and Rondo could be so stable in scoring.
Isn't this because Yes' organizational skills are too strong and his passing ability is too strong? Is there any other explanation?
After the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the 76ers on December 2 to win their 17th consecutive victory, Yee and Rondo also won the Player of the Month in November.
Yess and Rondo not only won the best of the month in the first month of the Western Conference this season, but so far, all the best of the week in the Western Conference are Yez and Rondo together.
Rondo is the scoring leader in every game and wins every game. It is difficult for the league to give the Best of the Month to others.
No matter what, the statistic of scoring champion is so special in the NBA. Durant was so controversial in his rookie season and the whole world knew that he won the scoring title. But after he won the scoring title, he added 60+ wins. On the field, he was still allowed to enter the second team.
Of course, on the other side, Ye Si has a 20+ triple-double in every game, which has been 17 consecutive games. There is also no reason not to give him the best.
Compared with the two weirdos Ye Slondo, McGrady and Anthony also performed very well, but in comparison, the data of McGrady and Anthony are not so distinctive and outstanding.
Compared to some weird Best of the Week and Best of the Month here in the West.
It's much simpler in the East. Except for the first week's Best of the Week, which went to Howard, the subsequent Best of the Week all went to James, and the Best of the Month also went to James.
Averaged 32 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists per game. This data may not be as amazing as Yee and Rondo in the West.
But in the East, that's really a dimensionality-reducing blow.
If it weren't for the fact that the Heat had a lot of three-quarter punches this season, James would have no problem averaging a 30+ triple-double in the first month.
The Heat have completely become James' team this season.
Even Ben Gordon, the former Bulls boss, All-Star, and one of the most promising young players in the NBA, can only be a shooter like his senior brother Ray Allen because he does not have the ball.
Senior brother Ray Allen can be a shooter with peace of mind. He is only 26 years old this year. How can he bear to be just a shooter for another one or two seasons? This is the rhythm that will be abolished!
Therefore, it has been reported in the news more than once that Ben Gordon and people close to him said that coming to the Heat was the decision he regretted most in his career.
The Heat now dominate James. In addition to Ben Gordon, the most injured are Chris Bosh.
But compared with Ben Gordon, Chris Bosh, the former Raptors boss, seems to be very willing to be a shooter...
The once all-around hot Raptors leader now has a very embarrassing nickname.
Wave a board.
It seems quite satisfying to throw a few three-pointers and grab a few rebounds every game.
In any case, it is a fact that the Heat have become stronger without the two masters.
At the same time, it is precisely because of the Seattle SuperSonics' Leafs and Rondo that the Heat's James has been collecting data and honors crazily in the regular season.
As a result, not only the three teams were competing openly and covertly, but also the three people.
In the current offensive and defensive MVP rankings, Yes is firmly ranked first, Rondo is firmly ranked second, and James is firmly ranked third.
Now the whole world knows that these three are the only three candidates for MVP this season. It depends on which team breaks the Rockets' regular season record of 73 wins and 9 losses.
In other words, it depends on which of the two teams can create a more magical regular season record.
Of course, the Heat and James are the more favored parties.
After all, the SuperSonics' 17-game winning streak has made Seattle crazy.
Last season, James led the Heat to a 26-game winning streak at the end of the season.
Compared with the Grizzlies and SuperSonics, two teams that do not have such a long winning streak, it is obvious that James and the Heat are the more experienced team.
Having an advantage is an advantage, but not having a substantial advantage can still be very uncomfortable.
On December 4, 2009, James led the Heat to a 128-116 victory over the Nuggets led by his friend Anthony in an away game.
Soon the games between the Grizzlies and the Mavericks, and the SuperSonics and the Celtics were over.
The Grizzlies defeated the Mavericks 123-122 at home.
The SuperSonics scored another 58 at home against the Celtics, who rested Garnett and Pierce.
160 to 102.
The Celtics without Garnett and Pierce were really abused by the SuperSonics.
It's not that the Sonics can't score higher than the Celtics.
The audience in front of the TV and the audience at Key Arena could see it.
"Yes and Sonics did it on purpose!"
Not only these people saw it, but even Garnett and Pierce saw it.
The two men in suits and ties stood on the sidelines with mixed emotions when they saw such a score.
Their relationship with Ye Si was not that good, and they did not expect that their old rival would use this method to avenge their misfortune.
and……
Pierce held the SuperSonics No. 9 jersey in his hands with some trembling, and for a moment he couldn't say a word.
"This is the jersey I owe you, made up."
"I don't want your Celtics jersey, give it to me next time."
"Paul, you are a good opponent."
Those words echoed in Paul Pierce's ears.
His slightly trembling hands had already tightly clenched the jersey into folds.
As expected, I still don’t want to withdraw from the competition!
I still want to win the jersey from Yes with victory!
But.
He can't control his own destiny now.
How hopeless this is.
Paul Pierce's clenched hands slowly loosened, and his eyes slowly closed in despair...