I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 86 Ways to Win (4000 in this chapter)

"Hey, Jeff, what can I do for you?"

He Li came to Memphis with the team, and not long after getting off the plane, he received a call from his agent Jeff Austin.

I only heard Jeff Austin on the other end of the phone saying: "The voting channel for the All-Star Game has been opened, you should have received the news, right?

Regarding this, as an agent, I am obliged to communicate with you and say some precautions.

In the next game in the Western Conference, I hope you try to be as friendly as possible.

It is best to reduce the number of iron-blooded mid-range shots, and not to stimulate opponents and fans of Western teams with battle cries after successful shots.

However, if you have a chance, please try to seize any opportunity to dunk, use your speed, strength, bounce, and conquer every fan!
And if you are playing at home, I hope you can take as many shots as possible to win the trust of every home fan!

In addition, when you are interviewed after the game, I hope you can cooperate with the reporter's work as much as possible. Even if you can't establish a friendly relationship with them, try not to make trouble. "

"Shouting votes? Okay, I understand!" He Li got through immediately, and understood the purpose of Jeff Austin's call.

The current NBA All-Star Game voting is mainly paper voting, that is, fans who enter the arena to watch the game will get All-Star ballots presented by the team.

After watching the game, fans can choose to fill in the All-Star players they have chosen, 5 in the east and [-] in the west, and the ballots will be handed over to the on-site ticket inspector appointed by the league for summarization.

Of course, fans can also give up the right to vote for the All-Star, making the votes invalid.

During the four rounds of All-Star voting, there will basically be 200 games in the league, and this year it will be 204 games.

Based on an average of 1.8 fans in each arena, the maximum number of votes for a single All-Star is about 360 million.

Therefore, in 97, with the gimmick and identity of the defending champion who won the championship with 72 wins after his comeback, when Jordan was selected for the All-Star Game again, he won 245 million All-Star votes, which is really terrifying!

You must know that before this, no one could exceed 200 million All-Star votes, not even Jordan himself.

The data of 245 million basically shows that Jordan has conquered nearly [-]% of the fans in the league, and the actual situation may be more.

And after this time, even if it was Jordan, even if he won the fifth championship, the All-Star votes fell to just over 100 million.

It wasn't until the half-human, half-god Carter was born that he won 191 million All-Star votes, but even so, he failed to break through the 200 million mark.

As for why Carter failed to break through the 200 million mark?

That's because the home fans have been very loyal to their own team these years, and they love their home and black, so they are also very loyal to their own stars.

In other words, when the Eastern Conference fans choose the Eastern Conference All-Stars, they will fill in their own stars, or even the starting five players, but in the Western Conference, they will really choose their favorite Western Conference All-Star players.

vice versa.

Carter can have 191 million All-Star votes, which is basically close to all Western Conference fans, plus the final voting results of Raptors fans.

Having said that, the Bucks are the Eastern Conference team.In theory, if He Li wants to be selected as the starting All-Star in the East, he must pull enough votes in the West.

It is definitely not enough to rely on the Bucks home fans alone.

The Bucks have less than [-] seats at home, so they will suffer a bit in terms of votes. Even the rich fans of the Chicago Bulls will go to the Bucks to buy votes to add some All-Star quality to the Bulls.

Besides, during the voting period of the All-Star Game, the Bucks played a total of six or seven home games, which means 10,000+ votes.

Basically, all-star starting players will get more than 100 million votes. If a player only gets 10,000+ votes, it is definitely not enough to become a starting All-Star.

Therefore, it is very important for the Bucks to be a guest in the Western Conference.

And if Eastern players like the Bucks want to canvass votes, they need to perform extremely well in away games in the West, but they can't hurt the glass hearts of the home fans.

However, in today's Eastern Conference teams, there are very few stars who can do this.

Carter, who is good at flying, and Iverson, who is good at escaping from the ground, are such rare existences.

O'Neal once said that his grandma... Bah, there are only two people in the league worth his money to buy a ticket, one is Carter and the other is Iverson.

This is indeed true, and it is not an exaggeration at all.

Carter dunked the title of half-man and half-god just by dunking. After Jordan retired, Carter won the All-Star vote for four consecutive times. This is the most true portrayal.

People always yearn for the strong, and people always want to explore unknown areas.Carter is capable of what no one can, and dunks to another level. This is the key to Carter's convincing fans.

As for Iverson, not only his unparalleled breakthroughs dazzled fans, but also yearned for him.

Iverson's approachable height, rebellious personality, fighting spirit of not surrendering, and his ability to lead the team with more courage in counterattacks are all the reasons why fans love him.

Returning to the phenomenon to see the essence, there are only two necessary factors to get the All-Star votes.

The first is that the team has an excellent record, and the player statistics are good enough to make fans think that the players are strong enough. The second is that the players have a gorgeous style of play, which makes fans feel bright.

The Bucks have a good record this year, and it is easier to win the votes of Western fans.

However, happiness belongs to others, and it may be difficult for He Li to be shared.Because He Li is a rookie, his famous time is too short, and He Li's recent style of play is not so good-looking.

The Jagged pitching style is actually okay, but the battle cry that motivates teammates is likely to arouse the disgust of the home fans. This is the main reason why Jeff Austin advised He Li to restrain himself in the near future.

On the other hand, hooks, mid-range shots, and three-pointers, such floor-flow scoring methods, really don't attract fans very much.

Speaking of which, when He Li first entered the league, he was still very active in dunking.

In recent times, toughness and iron blood have all been supported by big and medium shots.

Fortunately, He Li's data is not bad, otherwise Jeff Austin would have wanted to call He Li a long time ago.

"What about the jump shot? Can you dunk? Can you dunk?"

He Li: A little bit!

After being reminded by the agent, He Li knew what to do next!

"Isn't it just to increase the number of dunks? According to my physical fitness, isn't that easy to catch?"

"Wait, I don't seem to need the votes of the West fans."

He Li quickly realized that it seemed that he didn't need to worry about the feelings of other fans at all.

With his back to the motherland, He Li can do whatever he wants!

Why do you want to show your toughness with a dunk, isn't the iron-blooded big jumper good?Wouldn't it be nice to let the Jagged jumper become He Li's signature and make Garnett stare blankly?
After a while, He Li corrected his mentality and continued to implement the training plan step by step as before.

On December 12, the Bucks visited FedEx Arena.

As usual, He Li still came off the bench.

Because of the official entry into the All-Star voting period, the three Musketeers of the Bucks are showing themselves as much as possible, hoping to win the recognition of Western fans and vote for them.

In the past, the Bucks had a poor record, and the big dog shot ugly, and Cassel was ugly. No matter how hard the two worked, it seemed that they had no chance to enter the All-Star Game as starters.

But this season, the Bucks have a pretty good record. Among the Eastern forwards and guards, Hill and Iverson are both injured. This is a good opportunity.

Of course, the same is true for Ray Allen.

In the first quarter of the game, Ray Allen made 7 of 6 shots, including 4 of 3 three-pointers. The remaining 3 hits were not mid-range shots. They were 2 dunks and 1 layup.

That's right, Ray Allen suddenly showed his breakthrough ability that he hadn't used for a long time. Ray Allen, who flew into the sky and escaped from the ground, is back!

"This……"

"Ray Allen is flying again?"

"Hey, what should I say..."

He Li, who was sitting on the bench, watched the game a little eagerly, wishing he could go up and dunk one too.

Previously, He Li thought that the Bucks were the only one watching the live broadcast of the game in the United States, and they were desperate and full of firepower.

Only now did He Li realize that Ray Allen was also a role of watching people order dishes!
The difference between Ray Allen and He Li is that the former has already passed the age of rookies who love to show off.

Ray Allen only demonstrated the combination of sudden shots to the fullest at critical moments, such as during the start of the competition for the All-Star Game.

"Come on, this master was also taking care of his health before."

It's not that the family doesn't enter the house. He Li can tell that the Milwaukee Athletics team is actually the Milwaukee Goji team.

Closer to home, if the main players play too well, there is no room for substitutes to play.

He Li only played for 4 minutes in the first quarter. He was basically stuck in position, grabbed rebounds, and then ran back and forth.

The Grizzlies have too many rookies, and they don't know how to limit the Bucks' stars.

Since the stars in the team can handle the offense and have a lot of room to shoot, it is really difficult for a substitute like He Li to have too many shots.

It wasn't until the second quarter, when the Big Dog and Ray Allen were off the court, that He Li took possession of the ball.

However, when it was He Li's turn to lead the team, the situation was different!He Li was actually double-teamed, including Gasol who took the initiative to double-team.

Gasol played center and did not match up with He Li.

But after all, there is a competitive relationship with He Li. Both of them are inside players, and they are both competing for the best rookie of the year.

If Gasol finds an opportunity, he also wants to limit He Li.

Gasol is 2 meters tall, which is much taller than He Li. He Li may be blocked by Gasol when he pulls and hooks in the paint.

Therefore, He Li can only choose to make a foul when double-teaming, or distribute the ball. As for running outside to break the double-team, He Li has no time to spare.

Being double-teamed, it is good to distribute the ball, pass it to Reed, and get an assist.

Recently, Reed's scoring ability has also gradually emerged. In several games, he scored more than 10 points, and one game even approached 20 points. His scoring ability gradually caught up with Tim Thomas.

Of course, I have to emphasize here the help He Li brought to Reid.

Under the catalysis of He Li, Reid became more mature and stronger.

The Bucks have been winning, and the atmosphere in the locker room is also very good.

The bosses don't care much about things, He Lihu pretends to be a tiger, uses a chicken feather as an arrow, and becomes the leader of the substitutes.

Because He Li is really strong, and the three musketeers "accepted" He Li's misconduct, so when Big Dog was drinking with Cassel, He Li took the substitutes to practice in the training hall.

Although Reid and the others did not hone their skills like He Li, ascetic monks, most of them were training and improving.

As for He Li himself, looking at the system panel, some attributes have improved a bit, and the boring training has become delicious and sweet.

He Li practiced very hard by himself, and never tired of training.

But He Li can't understand Ray Allen. He doesn't have a system to see the changes in his body and skills. Why can he "poverty and live in peace" and endure loneliness?
Closer to home, the Bucks scored 31 points in the second quarter under the leadership of He Li, but He Li himself only made 5 of 3 shots and scored 6 points.

It wasn't until the 8th minute of the third quarter that He Li scored in double figures, but there was still a long way to go before a triple-double.

In this game, He Li had few rebounds, only 4 in three quarters, but still had 7 assists. It should not be too difficult to get in double figures.

Sure enough, when the fourth quarter was over, He Li made 10 of 6 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring a double-double of 14 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

The three musketeers of the Bucks occupied a lot of the team's ball possession, and He Li himself was targeted by the Grizzlies. He didn't shoot much and scored averagely.

In the case of stable scoring points to digest the ball, He Li relied on his passing ability to pass the ball and convert it into assist data.

This also makes He Li's overall data perfect.

After all, looking at the assist data, but not the quality of the pass, Kassel is not very good.

"You have a group of outstanding teammates, I lost this game!

Of course, I also have a group of excellent teammates, but we are too young!
We don't know how to win the game, can you tell me? "

The Bucks defeated the Grizzlies 116 to 102. Just after the game ended, Gasol took the initiative to chat with He Li.

"It seems that you also have expert advice behind you!"

Gasol came to have an awkward chat with He Li, and he definitely wouldn't talk about such a nutritious thing. Considering the current point of time, besides the All-Star voting canvassing, what else can it be?
Gasol is a European player and knows that the All-Star voting channel is not just a paper vote in the United States.

Therefore, now that Gasol came here to get close to He Litao, showing a very close relationship, it is natural that Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong.

"The way to win is very simple! You said it yourself just now, I have a group of outstanding teammates!

When we have stars and leaders like Big Dog, Sam, and Ray, it is very difficult for us to lose games.

Maybe you don't want to accept such an answer, but I am only the No. 16 rookie. Sorry, there is only so much I can tell you. "

Before He Lifa Dagou and others returned to the locker room, they opened their mouths and spoke loudly, saying something that made them happy.

After hearing He Li's reply, Gasol smiled and said: "Haha, you are right! By the way, you are the No. 16 rookie, and I wear the No. 16 jersey. Are you interested in exchanging jerseys?"

"Yes." He Li took the initiative to take off his jersey, but just after taking Gasol's jersey, He Li changed his face and said, "I suddenly regretted it, your clothes stink!"

"Haha, you're going to be smoked to death! Hey, your clothes don't smell very bad. What kind of perfume do you use? If you don't mind, please exchange contact information. If you have a chance, tell me your perfume, is that okay?"

After a while, He Li exchanged phone numbers with Gasol on the initiative of Gasol.

"Sure enough, he is an international player who has played in other leagues and can gain a foothold in the NBA. His EQ is high!"

He Li had a brief contact with Gasol and felt good.

During the period, although Gasol took the initiative to lead the rhythm, He Li said that Gasol was only on the second floor, and He Li was already on the fifth floor.

He Li is not sure whether he can win the championship with the Bucks in the rookie contract, but in the future, He Li will definitely win the championship.

The championship and contract salary are directly related to He Li's future strength changes.

In the future of the decline of centers, Gasol will be one of the strongest centers in the league, and even from a comprehensive perspective, Gasol is the best.

Has speed, has thickness, can pick and roll, can protect the frame, can play from the back, and can make three-pointers. Gasol is a versatile insider. In theory, he should be very compatible with He Li.

Of course, if He Li didn't practice holding the ball, then maybe the championship lineup still lacks an excellent point guard.

In short, whether it is to attract Gasol to join the Bucks to win the championship, or to defect to Gasol, it is definitely beneficial and harmless for He Li to win over Gasol right now.

To play brother basketball, you have to be brothers first.

(End of this chapter)