Chapter 857: Chapter 279: The Road to "GOAT" and the Big Deal
And in this haze, he seemed to see himself reaching the Finals again in the new season, facing Su Wan for revenge, and then soaking in the bath with Scarlett.
This is it, this is it...
This is the picture!
Beautiful, truly beautiful!
The moment Kevin Durant woke up, he picked up another marijuana stick.
He wanted to dream a little longer.
Just indulge for one more day, starting from tomorrow, I will throw myself into training.
About Kevin Durant’s remarks, it probably made up 5% of the total reporting that morning, with the remaining 95% reporting on Su Wan!
This championship is Su Wan’s 7th in his career!
As Bill Walton said, Su Wan has now completed the chase for Michael Jordan.
Next is to surpass Michael Jordan!
He has already achieved the first step:
After winning his career’s 7th championship, anyone, any media, if ranking the all-time status of NBA players with respect, then Michael Jordan’s name cannot be placed ahead of Su Wan.
Because 7 plus 7 is greater than 6 plus 6!
Currently, Su Wan has surpassed Jordan in terms of numbers.
But to completely surpass, he needs to engage in some detailed comparisons:
For example, Michael Jordan led the Bulls to two "three consecutive championships" with the same lineup in the 90s.
The difficulty of this achievement is even higher than an "8 consecutive championships"!
This was a very crucial step for Michael Jordan to become the "GOAT".
If Su Wan wants to surpass Michael Jordan, he must, like him, achieve two "three consecutive championships" with the same team...
The reason this is a hard requirement is because:
What he needs is not to sit on equal footing with Jordan, but to surpass him.
So for those media people who pursue minutiae, the only way to convince them is to replicate Michael Jordan’s "miracle"!
Of course...
If Su Wan can win the next season’s championship, helping New York achieve a "three consecutive championships", then he can wear the title of "GOAT".
At least in New York, with 8 championships in hand, Su Wan is definitely the "GOAT".
But reaching the "GOAT" position and completely pushing Michael Jordan to the "historical second" position still requires a new round of consolidation from Su Wan.
This is also why Su Wan’s initial goal was to become the first in the Championship Trophy, MVP, and FMVP rankings!
Speaking of which, it’s quite coincidental.
Waiting for Su Wan to win next year’s championship and bring New York its first "dynasty" in the team’s history, he will still be 3 titles short of 11 championship trophies, and will only be one "three consecutive championships" away from replicating Michael Jordan’s miracle of achieving two "three consecutive championships" with the same team!
Just right!
However, these are Su Wan’s own thoughts.
"Sports Illustrated" laid it bare, they directly previewed the cover of the new issue that morning:
Su Wan holding a basketball with both hands, with four letters above his head:
GOAT!
Commentator Hubie Brown’s remarks from last night also made it to the League’s "top search" list: "In the coming years, it will be the entire league against Su Wan, I have already seen that picture!"
Team-ups have been popular in this league since 2007.
Su Wan’s first 3 championships, in the eyes of some media, were also achieved by forming a team.
However, from the fourth season onwards, stopping at the Eastern Conference Finals, the team’s encounter with "dynasty aftereffect" began, the latter two Championships with the Pacers, and the two Championship trophies in New York Knicks helped him dispel those doubts.
Strictly speaking, Su Wan’s 7 championship trophies were won with three different core lineups.
Especially the first championship won with the New York Knicks, where he led a group of rookies all the way to the ultimate championship by himself!
Of course, some media believe it’s Su Wan’s good fate.
Including this year’s New York Knicks championship, there were many voices that thought this way.
Because...
At the end of the season, among the league teams, the Lakers were considered the Western team most likely to win the championship.
The result was Yao’s injury, turning the Lakers’ championship dreams this season into a "pipe dream".
Then it was the Spurs with the best Western record...
They also fell in the Western semi-finals due to Tim Duncan’s injury problems.
Both Western giants encountered injuries, which gave the Clippers their "Western Conference Finals dream", and the Thunder Team their first Finals journey in team history.
This was reminiscent of last year when the Pacers and the Heat Team fought hard, ultimately escorting the New York Knicks to the Finals.
No wonder these media would bring up the "fate theory" once again.
The New York media did not pay attention to these sour remarks from the outside.
Well, for these fate theories, the New York media listened with delight.
After all, fate in New York is certainly a good thing for the Knicks.
They look forward to the "championship fate" remaining in New York, helping the Knicks win another championship!
So the New York Knicks can establish a "three consecutive championships dynasty"!
When that day finally comes, who will care if it was achieved by fate; everyone will merely say that New York has become the 5th city in NBA history to have a "three consecutive championships dynasty".
Moreover, if truth be told, the New York media think this is quite fair...
They exchanged ten years of fate just to bring in Su Wan!