The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 496 [Another All-Star Weekend]

The annual All-Star Weekend is here again, and voting has been accompanied by a lot of controversy since the beginning of voting.

There are always things that people don't understand in the All-Star Game.For example, why are there no strong players like DeAndre Jordan and Jamal Crawford in the voting qualifications? Joel Anthony and Dalembert played poorly in the Heat, but they are on the All-Star voting list?Why is the eye-catching rookie only "Brother Thick Eyebrow" selected, but ignores the outside player Lillard?When the candidate list was announced, similar questions followed one after another, and these were all related to the selection mechanism.

The NBA All-Star 120-person candidate list is not a fan audition, nor is it independently recommended by each team, but is selected by several senior experts specially invited by the league.The four experts involved in this year's selection work are: NBA official website columnist Secu Smith, ESPN columnist Bill Simmons, "Sports Illustrated" columnist Ian Thompson and "Toronto Star" columnist Doug Smith.

Among the four, only Seku Smith and Ian Thompson are still active in the front line of NBA reports, usually picking some key games and running around in various venues across the United States; Bill Simmons and Doug Smith are not specialized in basketball Reporters, a large part of their energy is devoted to rugby, Simmons sometimes even reports on baseball, and in the NBA, both of them have their own home teams, the former loves the Boston Celtics so much, the latter's eyes Almost staring at the Raptors, the taste is very strong, a bit masochistic.The standards they choose are questionable.

According to the requirements of the league, this year's four judges need to select 450 players from the east and west, a total of nearly 60 players, 24 guards, 24 forwards and 12 centers each. At least 3 players from each team will be shortlisted. .So some bad teams will forcefully select three players.

There are also reasons for the fringe people to enter the big list.Many people don't know that Heat center Joel Anthony is an authentic Canadian, and it is this nationality advantage that helped him enter the 120-man roster.This year, there is an unwritten rule in the 120-man roster, that is, there must be at least 3 Canadian players in the final roster.Looking at the 60-plus-year history of the entire NBA league, Canadian players have never formed a climate, and the most famous one is the current Steve Nash. The NBA currently has no more than 10 Canadian players. In addition to Nash and Joel Anthony, there are also Dalembert, Matt Bonner, and Robert Thackeray.

Besides Nash and Dalembert, who else can be chosen?Anyway, Joel Anthony can still play.Bonner is a marginal player in the Spurs, so he can't choose Thackeray, right?
When the roster first came out, many fans questioned it with an "unreasonable" attitude.In the final analysis, there is still a problem with the selection rules.It is worth mentioning that the All-Star voting is not limited to the 120 people selected by experts. If fans especially support a star, such as "Batman" Battier, they can also go to the official NBA website to manually fill in the ballots. With enough votes, he can still be shortlisted for the final All-Star team.

Houston once again ushered in the brightest star party.The All-Star Weekend will be held from February 2th to 15th. The Rookie Challenge will be held at the George Brown Center, and the All-Star Game will be held at the Toyota Center.

President David Stern said: "Houston is a well-known sports city. This city will usher in another spectacular week. This week Houston will be the capital of basketball in the world. The NBA All-Star Game is a grand gathering of fans , I want to thank Houston and the Rockets again."

This is the third time Houston has hosted the All-Star Game, following previous ones in 1989 and 2006.TV viewers around the world can watch the games in more than 200 countries and regions, and the live broadcasts are in more than 40 languages.

But the Houston star has never won the MVP trophy at home. "The Postman" Karl Malone won the 1989 All-Star Game MVP. In 2006, LeBron James broke McGrady's good deeds and became the youngest MVP in history.

The 2013 rookie game will be held on February 2 local time. On the 15th, there will be a skill challenge, a three-point contest, a slam dunk contest and a shooting star competition. On the 16th, the Eastern and Western star competition will be held.During the All-Star Game, the NBA will continue its annual caring activities. At that time, the NBA will work with schools, governments and local charities to provide services to the Houston community, so that children from poor families can also feel the warmth of the NBA family. Come warm.

Both the East and West star starters and substitutes have been selected.

Eastern starters: Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard.

Although Bynum's statistics this season are more beautiful than Howard's, his popularity cannot be compared with that of "Warcraft". Unless he can help the 76ers achieve a better record, he can prove himself.However, Wade's state has seriously declined this season, and he still occupies a starting spot by relying on his popularity.

Eastern bench includes John Wall, James Harden (Nets), Brandon Jennings (Bucks), Andrew Bynum (76ers), Chris Bosh (Heat), Lol Deng, Joakim Noah (Bulls).

Noah and Luol Deng were jointly selected, and both the Bucks and Bulls are in the playoffs. These three also played an important role in the team.Jennings' shooting percentage and assists reached career highs. Monta Ellis went to the Bucks, and he became more like a point guard.Noah is the core of the Bulls' defense. He also scored 16 points this season. He is no longer an ordinary blue-collar. His playing time reached a career-high average of 39 minutes per game, and he supported the Bulls together with Luol Deng.

Western starters: Kobe Bryant, Ye Feng, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love.

Kobe continued to start as an All-Star. Although he has changed a few batches of teammates and failed to perform well, the Lakers still have a strong fan base outside the gate of the playoffs.Griffin also successfully became the starter because of his tough style of play.Love relies on the votes of Chinese fans. This season's entry into the 20+10 club has increased his popularity.

West bench includes Chris Paul (Nuggets), OJ Mayo (Rockets), Tim Duncan (Spurs), Deron Williams, Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks), Russell . Westbrook (Grizzlies), Anthony Davis (Hornets).

Paul led the Nuggets to a good record, currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference after the Mavericks, surpassing the Grizzlies and Thunder.His excellent record and super high efficiency made him win the favor of fans again.Mayo played as a representative of the Rockets, Zach Randolph is the core of the Rockets inside, but he has too many negative news, the coach gave up on him.

Unfortunately, there are certainly not a few people who lost the election.The Eastern Cavaliers Irving and Varejao have good statistics and high efficiency this season, but the Cavaliers have a poor record and will definitely miss the playoffs and be excluded.Josh Smith, Brook Lopez, Kyle Lowry and others also unfortunately lost the selection because of the team's record.The Bucks' Ellis has never been favored by the coach, and he has not scored in the statistics.The Celtics' two veterans, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, began to decline in data, and opportunities were given to young people who performed better.

West Tony. Parker, Paul. Gasol, Marcin. Gortat and others lost.

Anthony Davis has good statistics and a good record. The league wants to promote him this season, making him an All-Star in his rookie season, overtaking LaMarcus Aldridge of the Trail Blazers.Aldridge averaged 21.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 blocks per game. The statistics are good, but he played 38.2 minutes and his shooting percentage was only 44.6%. As an inside player, this shooting percentage is too low. Most of his The shots are all shots, and the efficiency is not very high.

In addition, Davis was also invited to participate in this year's dunk contest.However, with Ye Feng's performance of 103 points, Davis was hit. Even if he was selected as an All-Star, he would not be happy. He is just a star, and he is far from the best.His stats are incomparable to Ye Feng's.

Ye Feng averaged 40.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. He was elected as the All-Star vote leader without any suspense. Except for the rookie season, he was selected for the All-Star every year, only the 2009 All-Star Game Sidelined due to injury.

On the 14th, Ye Feng spent Valentine's Day with Ariel at home. After lunch, he caught the afternoon plane and flew with Love, Isaiah Thomas, Harrison Barnes, Perry Jones and others To Houston.

This year, the Clippers have three players participating in the rookie game. Perry Jones is invited to participate in the dunk contest. Love and Ye Feng will also participate in the three-point contest. Love is the defending champion, and Ye Feng is invited by the league. The shooting percentage also reached 41%, and he made a lot of shots. If he can win, he will be the dunk champion and the three-point champion.

Ye Feng wanted to directly refuse, he knew his level, the three-pointer with two bottom corners and 45-degree angle was not accurate at all, and he would definitely not win the championship, but the league thought that he would not participate in the Challenger League for several seasons. The event lacked gimmicks. In order to make the game interesting, he went to perform, even if he couldn't win the championship, it didn't matter.Jordan once shot a very low score in the three-point contest. It was just for entertainment, and no one would say that he couldn't do it.

Ariel's belly is getting bigger day by day, and she won't go to watch the Clippers' home games, and she won't travel long distances to Houston this All-Star Weekend.Ye Feng is alone this weekend, but he can put all his energy into the competition.On the plane, he discussed with Love, aiming for the MVP of the All-Star Game. Last time, he and Gasol helped Love get the MVP of the All-Star Game. This time, Love should pass the ball to him. Of course, Love is fine. .

The head coach of the Western Stars is Popovich of the Spurs, and he will definitely let Ye Feng play more games.

(End of this chapter)