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Chapter 109 Guide the pass, the stadium monster! (First update, please subscribe)
At 2:9 p.m. on February 2th, at the Wakovia Center in Philadelphia.

The Rookie Challenge of the All-Star Weekend will start at 3 p.m., and He Li and other first-year rookies are warming up and performing before the game.

Still, the Rookie Challenge was pretty much the lowest-rated event of All-Star Weekend.

Originally, today was the All-Star Weekend. It stands to reason that the 2-seat Vakovia Center is always a crowded and lively scene.

But the fact is that the Vakovia Center is not only not full, it is not even half full.

If you look carefully, you will find that most of the audience present are elementary school students and junior high school students.

Why is this?This is because the rookie's reputation is indeed not high, and the level and viewing value of the Rookie Challenge are far inferior to the regular season games, let alone the Pengci All-Star Game.

Therefore, the audience who actually bought and sold tickets to enter the Vakovia Center on the spot was only a mere two to 3000 people.

The remaining five to six thousand elementary school and junior high school students all came in with free welfare tickets to "get together".

Of course, in addition to this, there are relatives and friends of the rookies, as well as staff from hundreds of media around the world.

In this kind of obscurity, as the time for the start of the Rookie Challenge game approached, a crowd of people suddenly poured into the Wakovia Center.

The point is that all the media reporters who got along with them were immediately attracted by the group of people who just came in.

He Li couldn't help but look up when he heard the noise and noise in the distance.

"It turns out that Chief Qiao is here!"

Although there is no BGM here, Jordan's appearance is quite domineering.

Behind Jordan is Iverson and dozens of media reporters.

It turned out that just now, Jordan and Iverson held a media meeting together.

It is said that yesterday the NBA officially held this year's All-Star weekend reception. At the meeting, most of the All-Star players and some NBA celebrities attended in costumes. Only Jordan and Iverson were absent.

Yesterday He Li also went to make up the number, but it was only the one who was eighteen years old and stood like a minion.

At that time, He Li wondered why Iverson, the host, and Jordan, the goat, didn't show up.

Now I understand that a big boss is a big boss, and he has enough confidence not to take an unusual path.

Soon, He Li understood again that it seemed that Jordan was creating momentum for him, or that Stern was using Jordan to create momentum for this Rookie Challenge.

The lack of popularity in the Rookie Challenge isn't just this year. To describe it in one word, it's been weak for a long time.

During the All-Star Weekend, the audience only loves to watch the stars, not the rookies. Although there is nothing wrong with it from the audience's point of view, it is very detrimental to the entire league.

Jordan is getting old, and if the NBA wants a hundred flowers to flourish and a hundred schools of thought to contend, more and more rookies need to emerge.

The Rookie Challenge represents the future of the league!
Stern wanted to change this situation, so he guided Jordan, instead of attending the official reception, he could hold a meeting alone before the start of the Rookie Challenge today to attract the attention of the media and audience.

Stern knew that Jordan admired and liked He Li, so he could naturally imagine that Jordan would definitely come to this Rookie Challenge.

As long as Jordan does this, most of the things will be successful. The rest depends on whether He Li, a rookie in this class, can successfully attract fans and connect the past and the future.

"He Li, perform well, I like you!" Jordan sat down on the sidelines, and said something to He Li from a distance before sitting down.

He Li was about to go up to say hello to Jordan, but at this moment someone came in from outside.

Walking in the front was the legendary 75ers star Moses Malone, followed by the famous Lakers star James Worthy. Behind Worthy, He Li saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who taught him the skyhook and had a mentor-student relationship.

Seeing that He Li saw him, Kareem raised his hand and waved to He Li.

Abdul-Jabbar sat down quietly and chatted with Worthy next to him.

He Li felt that visiting seniors was a very troublesome thing.

If you go to chat with Jordan now, then you will definitely have to meet with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and others next time, say a few words, then bow your head and be petty, and do some things that are superficially well-behaved but actually uncomfortable.

Why do you have to suffer that?

Anyway, these big guys just come to see him, to watch this rookie play, and it will be fine if he performs better then.

Of course, they may not come to watch the game, but take the opportunity to catch up with a group of old friends who are over [-] years old, sit together to recall the past, and brag about the glory of the past to the surrounding audience.

The time quickly approached 3 pm, and the number of spectators in the Vakovia Center became a little larger, almost two-thirds of the seats were filled.

Next, the first-year and second-year starters will debut.

However, because it is daytime, even if the surrounding windows are closed, some light will still come in, and the indoor visibility is still acceptable.

After the lighting equipment at the Vakovia Center was turned off, the appearance of the starting players did not attract much attention. Instead, the substitute players "blatantly" stood on both sides, attracting the attention of some fans.

On the first grade side, Jason Richardson was the first to appear, and He Li was the last to appear.

As early as yesterday, He Li was already the leader of the first-year rookie referral, but it's a pity that the Rookie Challenge was held during the day, otherwise He Li would have been very popular.

Fortunately, Jordan and other top [-] superstars and NBA legends took the lead in applauding after He Li appeared on the stage. He Li received a warmer welcome than other players.

After the debut of the first grade, the next is the second grade.

The second-year starters are: point guard Lee Nairon, shooting guard Mike Miller, small forward Quentin Richardson, power forward Kenyon Martin, and center Chris Mihm.

It is worth mentioning that the second-year lineup is more than 2 meters tall, that is, the top five of death.

The fundamental reason is that there were no good point guards last season, but instead a group of swingers who looked okay appeared.

From Lee Neilon to Quentin Richardson, this is the type.In addition, there are Hedo Turkoglu, Desmond Mason, and Darius Miles on the bench.

The remaining substitute, Marcus Fizer, is not a swingman, but he is a striker.

There is one thing to say, O'Neal and Duncan have just reached their peak, and the future trend of basketball has already appeared in the league.

James, Anthony, Wade, follow this trend.

So, the phrase "the future is yours" that Duncan said to James is really correct.

The size of the forward and the skill of the guard will be the necessary conditions for dominating the league in the next few decades.

In his early years, James had a body but no skills. He wanted to rule the league, but he was always ruled by others.

The technology is as strong as Curry, but because of his limited body, he can only play team basketball and cannot dominate the league by himself.

Having said that, He Li now has the stature of a forward, and if he wants to dominate the league, he only needs the skills of a guard.

"Paul, are you coming or am I?"

"You... just rest on the sidelines! Let me do the simple job of jumping the ball! You can't steal the limelight!" Gasol joked with He Li.

Next is the jump ball. Both He Li and Gasol in the first grade can jump the ball, and both of them are sure to win.

In the second grade, Martin and Chris Mim were able to jump the ball. The latter is a white center. Although he is tall, he does not bounce.

Both He Li and Gasol have faced Martin in the jump ball, and both won.Therefore, regarding the jump ball, on the contrary, he became "modest".

He Li wanted Gasol to dance and let Gasol show off. After all, the All-Star Weekend was broadcast by hundreds of media around the world!

Gasol also wanted He Li at the beginning, but he didn't refuse anymore when he thought that He Li still had a three-point contest and a slam dunk contest today.

Sure enough, Gasol and Martin jumped the ball to win, and the first grade won the ball.

Jamal Tinsley advanced with the ball, but the game had just begun, and the second grade was pressing all over the court.

Although Lee Nairon is not a guard, but this time he was playing point guard, mainly defending against Jamal Tinsley.

This is also understandable. The second-year rookie finally came to participate in the Rookie Challenge, so he couldn't just come to play, right?

Some stars can participate in several All-Star games, but no matter how strong they are, they can only participate in two rookie challenges at most!

For some players who are not strong enough to enter the All-Star Game, the Rookie Challenge is one of the few opportunities for them to show their strength in front of the world.

However, it is self-defeating for a small forward with a height of more than two meters to actively defend the streetball-born point guard Jamal Tinsley.

Jamal Tinsley felt that Lee Nairon's defense was not worth mentioning and was full of loopholes, so he showed off a wave of dribbling behind the back to attract the opponent's attention, and then completed a pass through the crotch.

Jamal Tinsley didn't dribble the Mamba. After showing off his ball-handling skills, he passed the ball immediately after dribbling for half the court.

After all, the second grade has a high advantage. According to the previous plan, the first attack of the first grade is to hand over the ball to a trustworthy person and score two points steadily.

Jamal Tinsley passes the ball to Battier, who in turn passes the ball to He Li.

Although He Li received the ball, his opponent was last year's No. [-] pick, Kenyon Martin, and the ball was actually not that easy to shoot.

However, Martin is the No. [-] pick, but not the second-year boss!The second-year boss is Mike Miller.

In fact, before Martin met Kidd, he was the number one parallel importer among the vast majority of the population.

Last season was a small year in the draft, but Mike Miller, the No. [-] pick in the first round, was the first to play.

Therefore, Mike Miller became the best rookie of last season.

From this point of view, Mike Miller is indeed more qualified to be the second-year leader than Martin.

The situation of He Li and Kwame Brown is similar to that of Mike Miller and Martin.

It's just that the relationship between Mike Miller and Martin is not as good as He Li and Kwame Brown.

At this time, Mike Miller saw He Li receiving the ball and seeing He Li playing a back attack, so he immediately gave up the defending player and chose to double-team him.

Obviously, Mike Miller did not trust Martin to defend He Li alone.And Mike Miller is not the only one who has this idea and action. Quentin Richardson also chose to let the defensive players go, double-teaming He Li.

"Prevent him! Don't even try!"

"He Li, you vote for a try!"

People are more dead than people, and goods are lost compared to goods!
They played for almost two years before they were just rookies, and He Li played for only half a year, and he was already an All-Star!

What's even more exasperating is that He Li, an all-star, is not only popular, but also powerful.

As an NBA player, no one knows how difficult it is to master a special offensive skill, let alone a magical skill like the Skyhook.

However, He Li not only knows skyhooks, but also pull-ups, iron-blooded jump shots, straight-arm hooks, Ewing's jumping steps and Cassel's half-block skills.

Facing such an All-Star with extremely strong offensive ability, three-on-one, double-teaming such an All-Star, shouldn't it be considered a lack of morality?

It has to be said that He Li was a little surprised when he saw this scene.

However, after being surprised, He Li chose to pass the ball in.

"If Jordan didn't teach me to lean back, otherwise I would show a wave of Mamba spirit!"

Without the ability of Jordan and Kobe, He Li still didn't choose to use the skyhook to force a shot when he was double-teamed by a man of the same height.

He Li passed the ball to the basket, but the ball was not passed to Gasol to let Gasol play singles.

He Li had a wide field of vision, seeing that Jason Richardson immediately chose to cut to the basket after losing his defensive player, and immediately passed the ball out.

Jason Richardson's athletic ability is very good. As soon as He Li passed the ball, Jason Richardson had already reached the sky in one step, flew into the air, and then completed a slam dunk.

"As expected of the slam dunk king!"

Although there will be competitors in the slam dunk contest next, it has to be said that He Liyou was picked up by Jason Richardson.

"Great job, He Li! Your pass is really good! This is the best pass I have received this season! We have a tacit understanding!"

Jason Richardson got down from the basket, excitedly ran to He Li and "roared" for a while.

Fortunately, He Li usually eats a lot of goji berries, his kidneys are good, and his ears are not yelled at.

"He Li, you passed the ball really well. It turns out that your passing ability is also so good!" Gasol stepped forward and clapped He Li.

Gasol knows that He Li can pass and organize, but being able to pass and passing well are two different things.

Gasol didn't think He Li's pass was so good before, it was just quite satisfactory.

But the ball just now was actually a lead pass.

"Could it be possible that He Li can still learn the pass of a magician?" Gasol said that the longer he gets along with He Li and the more he understands, the more surprised he will be!

However, He Li really wants to say, you have misunderstood!
I was double-teamed just now, and I made a shot out of desperation. I wanted to bounce back and let Jason Richardson catch it.

Who would have thought that this beast could fly and jump so high... In short, this monster is really scary!
He Li didn't expect that most of the players on the field looked at him like a monster, their eyes were dim and a little frightened.

(End of this chapter)