Chapter 133 132. Got the Award!
It's a nice, sunny night.

Looking at the bright waning moon in the sky, Zhang Yang took a sip of soda water. Neither his favorite drink nor the beautiful moonlight could soothe the sadness in his heart.

Three hours earlier, they beat the Pacers to take fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

After the game, Jordan took the entire team to a nightclub to have fun, and even called a modeling agency... but he didn't take Zhang Yang with him.

In fact, Jordan did not neglect Zhang Yang. He asked the driver to take Zhang Yang to his estate in Charlotte, implying that he could do anything there and there was no need to worry about age restrictions... but Zhang Yang refused.

He doesn't want to be in the same boat with Jordan.

After taking another sip of soda water, Zhang Yang reviewed the game three hours ago. Old coach Bickerstaff had a lot of ideas.

Peja's three-pointer is like a sword hanging over their heads. Instead of being afraid of it all the time, it is better to just go for it... This strategy is easy to think of from the perspective of defense priority.

But there was a risk of the score gap being widened to the point where it could not be caught up, leaving only two stable scoring points on the court... Bickerstaff was worthy of being the coach who could lead the team to an unexpected victory, his approach was very wild.

Bickerstaff did a good job of responding to the situation on the spot, and the players also played an important role!

Okafor's stability and calmness, Felton's ability to withstand pressure and leadership in the eyes of teammates, and Gerald Wallace's passion and impact. Without these three, the team might not have been able to hold on in the second quarter, and there would have been no comeback later.

Peja scored 10 points in the second quarter, and the three of them led the team to defend the other Pacers players so that they only scored 14 points in the quarter.

Zhang Yang took another sip of soda water. Before he knew it, the regular season was over. If it had developed as originally expected, the season would be over by now.

He opened the door to experience.

“Name: Zhang Yang.

Height: 195 cm, wingspan: 208 cm, weight: 90 kg.

Ability assessment: three-pointer 67, mid-range shot 81, layup 85, ball control 86, passing 73, speed 93, strength 80, jumping 84, physical strength 84..."

Zhang Yang took the initiative to recall his ability assessment when he first trained with the Suns in the 10-year timeline. Only his layup, strength, weight, and stamina were better than his current 18-year-old self. His technique and basic skills had already surpassed his 'self 4 years later'.

make persistent efforts!

...

Thanks to the Pistons winning the regular season title, the Bobcats, who are on the same qualifying track, will play their first playoff game on the 23rd, giving them four days to rest and prepare.

The unreliable boss took his players to a nightclub for a night of partying, and also found a group of Cuban, Mexican, Brazilian and African models to play with them. The day after the final game, most of the Bobcats players and part of the coaching staff were lying in the hotel.

Bickerstaff first scolded his son, Bickerstaff Jr., whose legs were shaking when he returned home at noon, and then asked his son, who was an assistant coach, to inform the players that today and tomorrow would be off, and they would start preparing for training at 21 a.m. on the 9st and go to Cleveland on the 22nd.

Seeing his father's unusually bad temper, little Bickerstaff seriously suspected that his father also wanted to go last night, but was afraid of being embarrassed if he went because he had no bullets. However, he didn't dare to say it, or he would get beaten.

Zhang Yang spent the morning leisurely, recalling the memorable games in the regular season, thinking about which skills to focus on in the future, and checking online for newly released games. During the offseason, he would have time to revisit the games he played in his childhood...

After receiving a notice from the assistant coach at noon, Zhang Yang called his parents and discussed it. His parents decided not to go to Cleveland to watch the debut. It was okay for the couple to go to Cleveland alone, but it was not safe to bring the children with them. They would watch the home game later.

DeRozan and Harden have also been busy recently.

After the league ended last month, DeRozan, Harden, Tatum and others formed a team with some players from Compton High School and Lionwood High School. They received special training from Coach Thomas and Coach Johnson and went to Texas to play the SWAC game last week.

SWAC stands for Southwest High School League. It has a team registration system. Participating teams are mainly middle school and high school teams from California, Texas, Arizona and other states. They are divided into three grades. DeRozan and others participated in the highest level 3-11 grade competition.

Although the scale of this competition is not as large as AUU, it has a great influence on universities in the southwestern states and counties of the United States. Tyson Chandler made a name for himself here. In the 11th grade, he played 16 games, averaging 26 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocks per game, which attracted the attention of many universities in California and Texas. When he graduated from high school, he was snapped up by universities in these areas and was finally snatched away by the Clippers.

My friends are busy now...

Zhang Yang did not have too many regrets. As a man, he had to learn to enjoy solitude. After lunch, he went to the gym for extra practice. It is better to sharpen your sword before the battle. To his surprise, after he had practiced for a while, a teammate came - Okafor.

After chatting for a while, I found out that Okafor went to the nightclub for a while last night to give Jordan face. After Jordan praised every player and had a few drinks, he went home and his girlfriend was waiting for him at home.

Zhang Yang could only praise him as a good man.

On the morning of the second rest day, the fat boss and the crown prince also brought their brothers to training. Except for a few who might have played too much, most of the teammates were in good spirits. Zhang Yang was very happy because his teammates knew that there were still playoffs to play and they enjoyed themselves in moderation.

到了中午，山猫队收到通知，费尔顿4月份10场比赛场均17.1分3.2板7助攻1.1抢断，击败张杨拿下东部月最佳新秀奖。

In the 4 games in April, Zhang Yang scored 10 points and 6 points against the Hawks, 8 points against the Bulls, 15 points against the Timberwolves, 18 points against the Raptors, 21 points against the Grizzlies, 26 points against the Cavaliers, 22 points against the 76ers, 35 points against the Knicks, and 43 points in the first half and 2 points in the second half against the Pacers, totaling 16 points, averaging 18 points per game, plus 21.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.5 steals.

The average points per game set a new record, mainly thanks to the two high-scoring games against the 76ers and the Knicks. Of course, the scoring performance in the other eight games was not bad either, averaging 8 or points per game, which is very good.

In the voting for the Rookie of the Month, Zhang Yang lost to the Fatty Dota 30 by two votes. He received 14 of the 16 votes, while Felton received .

Felton also raised his scoring average by scoring 40+ in a single game, and averaged 9+ in the other 14 games.

Felton and Zhang Yang tied for second place in the number of Rookie of the Month awards this season. Paul ranked first, winning the Western Conference Rookie of the Month award for six consecutive years, becoming the second player after James and Anthony to win all the awards.

But this time Zhang Yang doesn't need to be jealous of the fat boss, Felton is still the one who is jealous of the little brother.

In the last week, the Bobcats won four games in a row against the Cavaliers, 1ers, Knicks and Pacers. Zhang Yang averaged 4 points per game and won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award!

This is the first time in Bobcats history that a player has won Player of the Week!
Although Gerald Wallace won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month in February, he did not win the Player of the Week. Of the three Eastern Conference Player of the Week that month, Iverson, James and Arenas each won one. From January to March, there were a total of 2 Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards. Except for Wade who won one, the other 3 were monopolized by the three brothers.

It is not uncommon for rookies to win the Player of the Week award. In recent years, players who entered the NBA include Anthony who won it in February 04 and Paul who won it in November 2.

Active players who entered the NBA in the 90s, such as Kidd, Iverson, Duncan, and Carter, have won league weekly honors.

Zhang Yang only won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award, while the Western Conference winner was Kobe, who averaged 1 points in 4 games in the last week... If the Eastern and Western Conferences were not divided, Zhang San would not have won this award.

But it was still a surprise for Zhang Yang.

He didn't expect to win Player of the Week.

昨天早上闲闲度过的时候，他看到的最后一周奖项预测。詹姆斯最后一周2胜1负，场均36+8+7；韦德最后一周3胜1负，场均30+6+6；本-戈登最后一周3胜0负，场均29+6+3。

These three are considered the favorites for Eastern Conference Player of the Week in the final week.

Zhang Yang also saw his name, but it was listed as "etc." among the 'other candidates who also have a chance to win the award'.

I didn’t expect to win a prize!

...

In the past two days since the end of the regular season, the media has been summarizing the regular season and evaluating the players' performances.

Among them, the season summary, performance analysis and future predictions for rookies are one of the key reporting items.

Paul played 78 games, averaging 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 43%, a three-point shooting percentage of 28% and a free throw percentage of 84%. All major media ranked him at the top of the rookie list.

For the second and third places, all major media outlets made the same choice: Zhang Yang and Felton, but some put Zhang Yang in front and some put Felton in front.

费尔顿前俩月表现一般，11月场均10+2+3，12月场均7+2+4，但到了1月成为山猫队真正的核心控卫后，拿到13.5分2.8板7助攻1.2抢断，拿下月最佳新秀，2月场均14+7，3月场均13+8，收官的4月份场均17+7表现亮眼。

费尔顿本赛季82场全勤，场均13.1分2.9板6.8助攻1.2抢断，43%的投篮命中率和38%的三分命中率对于小控卫来说算很出色了。

Media and experts' evaluation of Felton: solid basic skills, steady passing, excellent shooting selection, no sticking to the ball, strong leadership ability...

Zhang Yang's debut was amazing, he completed the buzzer beater, and his performance has been very good since then. In November, he averaged 11 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.8 steal per game. In December, he improved significantly, averaging 1 points, 12 rebounds and 15.2 assists per game. In the next two months, he averaged 4.2 points in January and 2.2 points in February. There were some fluctuations in the data, but it was very stable overall. He was regarded as having reached the bottleneck period of improvement. In March, he broke out, averaging 1 points per game in a single month. He continued to make great strides in April, averaging 14.2 points per game.

Thanks to his performance in the last week, Zhang Yang, who played in all 82 games, increased his total score for the season to 1333 points. He surpassed Paul at the last moment and became the top scorer of the 16.2 rookie class with an average of 05 points per game.

Apart from scoring, Zhang Yang's statistics are mediocre. He plays 28 minutes per game, gets 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks. His shooting percentage is 42%, including 28% from three-point range, and 82% from free throws... His shooting percentage within the three-point line is actually not bad, mainly because he has to throw 3.2 three-pointers per game, but his average three-point shooting is 0.9, which lowers his overall shooting percentage.

Media and experts' evaluation of Zhang Yang - a rare scoring genius, who has the talent to become a scorer like Iverson and McGrady, is surprisingly mature, has a big heart, high basketball IQ, and is in good health.

Compared with his talent and psychological quality, what surprised the media the most was Zhang Yang's tolerance. His attendance rate was higher than that of Garnett, Kobe, McGrady and James.

The media analyzed this in the middle of the season. On the one hand, Zhang Yang has a good ability to withstand grass. He used to be a baseball player and Jeet Kune Do athlete. He has much better physical strength than his peers. In addition, his playing style is good. Except for fast break dunks, his other playing styles are floor flow, including attacking the basket.

Even the Eurostep that seems to put the most pressure on the knees and ankles is not the physical flow of Wade, but the orthodox Eurostep of Ginobili.

Wade's Euro step is often used against opponents, while Zhang Yang uses change of direction and stepping to find an opening.

Moreover, Zhang Yang does not use the European step very often, only three to five times in a game. Once Wade cannot start the regular offense or misses a close-range shot, he will rush in and walk around first.

Of course there are negative reviews, which are mainly directed at the number of his shots. He plays 28 minutes per game and takes 15.1 shots. Shooting rather than passing has become his image label.

Some media joked that with a 28% three-point shooting percentage and one three-pointer every 10 minutes, if Jack could practice the three-pointer, he would shoot it eight or ten times in every game.

There was no media attack on the three-point shooting percentage itself.

In the media's assessment of future prospects, Zhang Yang ranked first in the 05 class. It is worth mentioning that Bynum ranked fourth and Monta Ellis, the former No. high school student in the United States, ranked sixth.

The second and third places were Paul and Deron, and Felton was ranked fifth, the same as him.

Zhang Yang's talent is considered to be the best in the 05 class, but in terms of performance, a large part of the media believes that Felton performed better in his rookie year.

When Zhang Yang saw this evaluation, he also felt that there was nothing wrong with it. The fat boss was the one who supported the back line most of the time. He just played to score points, and a lot of the hard work was done by the boss.

However, after the league announced that Zhang Yang won the Player of the Week award, some media outlets that originally ranked Zhang Yang third moved him to second on the rookie list.

When the media evaluates rookies, awards won during the regular season are also important evaluation indicators.

Both Felton and Zhang Yang have won the Rookie of the Month award, it's just a matter of times. Before the awards were announced today, Felton won it once and Zhang Yang won it twice, there is no qualitative difference.

But it’s different because Zhang Yang won the Player of the Week award. An important evaluation indicator that sets Paul apart from others is that he won the Player of the Week award in January.

Zhang Yang won the Player of the Week award. Some media outlets that originally thought that his performance was inferior to Felton suddenly thought that he performed better than Felton...

On the 21st, the Bobcats conducted a day of preparatory training.

In the past three months, the Bobcats coaches and players have played against the Cavaliers three times. They have a very good understanding of this opponent and are preparing very specifically.

On the 22nd, the first game day of the playoffs arrived.

Four series between the Heat and Wizards, the Nets and Pacers, the Mavericks and Grizzlies, and the Spurs and Kings will start today.

The Bobcats arrived at Charlotte International Airport and set off for Cleveland.

When he met up with his teammates at the airport, Zhang Yang saw a boy about 180 cm tall following Okafor?
When the boy saw Zhang Yang coming, he excitedly pulled Okafor and said, "Emeka, Jack! Jack is here!"

Okafor was speechless. Your uncle was the second pick in the draft! He was the star player in people's eyes!

Zhang Yang stepped forward and asked, “Emeka, is this your son?”

Okafor couldn't hold back this time and yelled, "You've seen my son before, how could he grow up so fast? This is my brother's son!"

The boy was worried that his uncle had a bad relationship with Zhang Yang. In his opinion, his uncle didn't have many friends.

Seeing that Zhang Yang was actually joking with his uncle, he knew they must have a good relationship. He came up to Zhang Yang and said, "Jack! I'm your fan! My name is Jaleel, and Emeka is my dunker!"

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I was a little busy this morning and had no time to slack off and write, so the update was a little late. I will update one more chapter in the evening to ensure that the minimum 1 words are completed. I will not go out during the May Day holiday, and I will try to add 2000 more chapters in the next few days to match the 4 monthly votes cast by my friends!
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