After a big late season, Nico looks forward to welcome the confrontation that night.
Hello to everyone. The playoffs begin, so I will go back to our end of season playoffs and those beginnings, but first I wanted to tell you a bit of Hoop Summit which I attended. It was not bad at all, even if both teams have had trouble letting go at first. Of course, I followed especially Evan. Beyond the numbers, stats, he made a good game. It took only 6 points, but with Biyombo was the only one who dared to mess with Americans. He took a 3-pt shooting, outside shooting and a 2-pts. All of his other shots, is when he goes into contact with players, and there are plenty of bullets that came out, there were both fouls whistled not too. But he rubbed them seriously, and many people and observers liked it because other players were afraid of the Americans. He is the driver, he was in contact, it was fake, he rose, he had a hangtime and everything. He showed real things, actually. There are days like that where it does not fit, but he showed he was not afraid of them. I talked to some observers, I was told "tell your friend that even if he did not put in, it continues to work environment, and he will be. "People know what it is capable, they could see attitude.
I really think he has a future in the NBA if he continues to Taff, and I'm not saying this to many people. Now I see how it works, I see who can play, can not play. He has a chance to do so. But you have to work, because there are plenty of guys who can do something but eventually can not. He has a chance for him to work.
I really think that Evan has a future in the NBA if he continues to Taff.
Good, otherwise Biyombo is an egg! Already, the first drive, they take measurements, and whoever takes them, in fact it is our trainer. He comes to me and I am "There is a player of the Congo, there, come see, come see her arms." I go there: the guy, he is 2.06 m, 2.30 m and it is major! I did "Whaaaouuu. They tell me "is the new Serge IBAK, but he still has the biggest arm than him." Well, as he speaks French, I spoke a little, and I said "cons by a trick, not put yourself as IBAK Spanish. Because he plays in Spain. But he was strong anyway. He put these counters, a trick phew! At one point, there are some who tomar rises and he turns his head and gave the ball, just because it's scary. Except that Biyombo was out actually, but the guy was not good and he looked around, and he gave his ball ...
Gerald Wallace was next to me he is "this guy is a madman." There was Rudy, Gerald Wallace, Andre Miller and me. Well like everyone else, we said something: Biyombo is very strong, but is it 18? It was the big question that all media arose the next day. How old is he? But hey, 18 or 20 years he still 2.30 m wingspan, he made a triple-double with 10 blocks, me personally I'll take it.
Among Americans, there are a few that stood out. The son of Doc Rivers was not hurt, the brother of Jeff Teague too. There is a station 3 I forget the name, it made me think Luol Deng: full, strong, athletic. For me it was the best prospect of the Americans. There's the one they call the new Garnett, we saw the potential of guy anyway. In the end, it was really interesting to watch.
I had a little personal goal to fulfill, to 1000 points this year. And I'm at 990! I am disgusted.
If not, then we just finished the regular season, finally! Here, we finished against Golden State. I have not played and I'm a little disgusted): I had a little personal goal to fulfill, to 1000 points this year. And I'm at 990! I am disgusted. No, just kidding, that's okay. The coach has a lot of people at rest: Wallace, Camby, Roy. By cons, Andre (Miller), he played 10 minutes, but just to keep his streak as a result. He asked to be able to continue his series. I did not ask, it's not as important. You see me go see the coach and say "Should I put 1000 points, Nate? No, it's still hot. In addition, I took a small stand at the game against Memphis, he said, "Rest is not worth it. It was not a match at stake because if we lost, we were still sixth. So he made those who did not play much game time Wesley has played almost a half-time.
There, a collective point of view, we had a big late season. During the last 15-20 games, we played the Spurs twice, twice in Dallas, the Lakers twice, twice Oklahoma, Memphis, Utah ... We had a great end of season. And we had some good results. We lost by 4 pts in LA, they beat Dallas twice, they beat San Antonio twice, you lose 6 points in Oklahoma and you win with us by 15. It's nice to have a streak like this before the playoffs, it really puts you inside.
Having been out of five, I took a different way than last time. The last time it made me nervous. I had made for me. I had not responded well, it was not good for me, for the team either, it had served everyone. But hey, it was the last time and we always learn from mistakes. At 22, I'm still learning. I made the most of that experience. And there it went well. All games that I started on the bench, I have not done a below 14 pts.
McMillan actually wanted to put Camby in the 5, to play bigger. He said at first he wanted me to 2 but it was a second 5 too small. I think he was afraid of my reaction because he said "I do not want it done as before. "I told him" Do not worry, I understood, I learned from last time. He said, "We'll see you tonight. And in this match, I put 19 points and 8 rebounds, and I stand on Kevin Durant makes 9 / 24 shooting.
It would be a lack of respect from others to do my head because I'm not in 5.
I know I have the chance to play. I have my 28, 30 minutes. There are some who do not have the chance to play, who do everything to and who sometimes do not play. So it is a lack of respect from others to do my head because I'm not in 5. Especially as the largest in the NBA, it's not started, but finished the match, finally when the score is +20. Between end and start the game, I prefer the finish.
So I really changed state of mind in relation to this, since the first time that McMillan had asked me to start on the bench. There, I remembered and I told myself 'this is not the time to think about your face, it is 15 days before the playoffs, gets the most from this experience. And it worked well. And more every time I finished the games when the games were hot. Against the Spurs, Dallas or the Lakers, it was hot, I was on the ground is what counts.
Overall I am satisfied with the end of the season because we have chained a lot of victories. We had a defeat in April, not counting this last game. On a personal level, aside from New Orleans when I make a crap game, I finished well over the last 15 days. I'm pretty happy with second half of the season, let alone the last 20 games. There I really tried to speak up before the playoffs. This is the big difference is what I learned from the two previous years when I started in fashion when they began the playoffs. Here I am trying to increase my level of play before to be ready and be in playoff mode 15 days before the start. That way I get ready, I have not put myself in the mindset PO when it starts, because after you put one or two games to really get into it, to put you on the road.
And there we must pass the first round! We really want to spend. I hope to Rodrigue on vacation, so he may be able to come to France team
. Seriously, we really want to spend the 1st round, it's been two years that crashes. Here, we are quoted in good health. There is no testicle on the horizon, no transaction last minute, sprained ankle, shoulder injury, tips chelous. There is nothing, everyone is well. I touch wood!
Dallas, it will be hard, we know, but not impossible. We know we can play them and can create an exploit. And I can tell you that we will do everything to. We're sick of losing in the first round each time. We want to do, and I hope we will. This year it is 2-2 against them, we win 2 at home and we lose two at home. And the two we lose there, they are super tight games that are played at the last minute. So you never know.
I am anxious to be Saturday, you have no idea! I'm tired, I count the matches.
They have a big team, they have deeper bench than we do. Everyone says they have more players on the bench than we do. They have an MVP candidate (though not going to be is a candidate), they have a Hall of Fame to the lead, they of course Jason Terry, they have some guys around, with two major Chandler and Haywood, they have Shawn Marion, Stojakovic, Rodrigue, Ian ... It is a big team, but it's clearly not impossible, the player can be eye to eye and do something. I am anxious that the playoffs start, you have no idea! I'm tired, I count the matches. Last 15 matches, was the longest since I'm here. The whole team is tired of waiting, we really want to play the playoffs.
Otherwise, at the end of our game, we watched the Lakers game in the locker room. I was very surprised to see Kobe, Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol play over 35 minutes tonight, when nobody in the league has played the last game. They really wanted to play the second place, but I also say we have won respect around the league because maybe they also wanted to avoid us a bit in the 1st round. After all, we heard what was said, what was said Magic Johnson. Well, I think mainly it was for 2nd place, but second place means home field advantage in the 2nd round, that is to say may be against us.
In any case, they were right to play at background, because it will be great to open the West. I talk about my prognosis and my awards for the year in the second game.
