I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 126 126. Oh man, stand still, I'll buy you an orange.

On February 2, local time in the United States, as the Rookie Challenge on the first day of the All-Star Weekend and the skills/three-point/slam dunk contests on the second day came to an end, fans finally ushered in the highlight of the All-Stars.

It is the last day of the All-Star Game that can be called the star-studded event.

Most fans buy tickets for the All-Star Weekend just to get a close-up view of the stars in this All-Star Game.

Even if the All-Star game is just an entertainment game, when these stars get together, they will not try their best at all, but it is rare to see so many stars play together at the same time, and it is considered a A visual treat.

As the players of the two teams lined up to enter the field under the introduction of the live broadcaster, deafening shouts erupted from all around the auditorium at the same time. No one knew whose fans the fans were. The sound is especially loud.

Even Michael Reid, who received the lowest number of All-Star votes in the East, enjoyed the treatment of a superstar player.

Looking at the enthusiastic fans around the field and the big shots standing beside him, Michael Reed, who was selected to the All-Star team for the first time in his career, seemed a little restrained, and couldn't help but tugged at the corner of Rasut's shirt.

"Hey, buddy, why don't you seem to be nervous at all, isn't this scene shocking enough?"

"Obviously everyone is selected for the All-Star Game for the first time, and your current appearance makes me look somewhat ridiculous."

As the No. 21.7 scorer of the Milwaukee Bucks, Michael Reid averaged 5.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and [-] steals per game this season.

All four statistics set new career highs, and the scoring average increased by 6.6 points compared with last season.

There is no doubt that since the Bucks star Ray Allen was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics last season, Michael Reid has officially become the boss of the Bucks.

Although today's Michael Reed is still a little young and lacks leadership qualities, this season Michael Reed has gradually grown into one of the league's best outside scorers.

The most valuable thing is that, from the status of the team's sixth man to become the head star of the Bucks, the change of status did not make Michael Reid feel flustered, but made Michael Reed work harder off the court. Until now, Reid is the player with the longest training time per day on the Bucks.

This rare and precious mentality probably has something to do with Michael Reid's counterattack as a second-round pick.

It is precisely because Reid experienced the treatment of sitting on the bench in the early stage of his career, so Michael Reed has never forgotten his original intention after becoming a star player. Ri led the charge.

After all, in the first season of his career, Michael Reed's average playing time was only 5.8 minutes per game, and his average scoring average was only 2.2 points. It took four years to get all the way to the present, Michael Reed has paid in private efforts beyond imagination.

As the only Bucks player selected to the All-Star Game this year, Michael Reid has a normal relationship with everyone else.

Frankly speaking, when others gathered to talk, Michael Reed could only sit in the corner and watch quietly, looking out of place with the circle in front of him.

It can be seen that Reed really wants to join this circle and discuss topics together, but Michael Reed's character is doomed that he will not go forward like a licking dog, and Michael Reed himself is not active enough, and others will naturally Will not take the initiative to talk to Michael Reed.

After all, Michael Reid's popularity and popularity can be said to be the worst among all the players selected for the All-Star this year. Even Magloire of the Hornets is more talkative than him, licking his face stiffly Joined the small group of Ben Wallace as a younger brother.

Back and forth, before the start of the All-Star Game, Michael Reid vaguely meant to be isolated by others unintentionally. In the end, Suter, who was sitting on the sidelines, took the initiative to talk to Michael Reed on this night. I have someone who is willing to talk to me.

In particular, Suter is also a second-round pick who counterattacked and became the star of the Eagles, which undoubtedly made Michael Reid have a better impression of Suter.

In this way, Souter, Nash, and Michael Reid formed a circle alone, and basically did not have much communication and conversation with other people, let alone O'Neill Jr. and Ben Wallace. Te's face was full of murderous looks, wishing he could blow Su Te's dog's head right now.

Suter is very clear that he has had too many grievances with people on the court. Although he has not yet reached the point of being cynic when they meet in private, Suter is still too lazy to integrate into the circle of those people.

As for taking the initiative to talk to Michael Reed, it’s not that he wants to win anyone into his camp. Suter just wants to form a good relationship. Anyway, he and Reed have never had any conflicts, and the atmosphere of sitting together and chatting will not be awkward. , the same will not be nervous.

Seeing Michael Reed's restrained face in front of him, Suter followed behind and said with a smile: "It's just an All-Star, there's nothing to be nervous about. You just need to treat today's game as a catwalk. Anyway, how many years will it be?" In the future, not many people will remember this night."

"No one will care how many points you have scored in the All-Star Game. What people care about is how many times you have been selected to the All-Star Game in your career."

Hearing Suter's answer without any emotional fluctuations, Michael Reid showed a look of surprise on his face, couldn't help shaking his head, and let out a sigh of emotion: "No wonder you can achieve success in your rookie season, with you , I always feel that I am the rookie who just entered the league, but you are the one who has been in the league for many years."

With a smile on his face, Suter raised his hand and patted Michael Reid on the shoulder: "Don't be too restrained, the protagonist tonight is destined not to be us, if you have the time to think wildly, it's better to prepare well and try to play for a while Score some goals as fast as you can."

"Don't talk about how wonderful the performance is tonight, at least don't hang up on your All-Star debut, otherwise the scene will be too embarrassing."

Nodding with a serious face, Michael Reid suddenly felt that what Suter said made sense: "It makes sense, with Tracy, Vince and Allen in the backcourt, it is estimated that my playing time tonight will not a lot of."

"Even if you play, it's hard to have too many scoring opportunities."

With a soft sigh in his mouth, Michael Reid suddenly felt that his previous worrying appearance was somewhat ironic: "Sure enough, don't think too highly of yourself at any time, even if you are lucky enough to be selected to the All-Star team, it is just a background for others It's just a board."

Ignoring Michael Reed's exclamation, Suter's mood remained relaxed.

"It's true, but it's not true. Being selected as an All-Star is a symbol of strength. Don't take the All-Star game too seriously, but sometimes, we still have to have confidence in ourselves."

With Souter, Nash, and Michael Reid sitting on the sidelines and chatting with each other, the All-Star Game finally officially started under the whistle of the referee.

The Western All-Star starting five in this game are: Francis, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, and "Little Giant" Yao Ming.

Relying on the number of fans from the East, the second-year Yao Ming once again overwhelmed "Shark" O'Neal and became the starting center of the Western All-Stars.

This result did not exceed the expectations of Chinese fans, but it caused an uproar in the United States.

Yao Ming became the All-Star starter for two consecutive years by virtue of the votes of Chinese fans, and forced the "Shark" O'Neal, who has obviously better statistics, to the bench. This behavior has aroused the dissatisfaction of many American fans.

At present, some fans have jointly filed an appeal, hoping that the league can rectify the rules of the All-Star voting.

Reduce the proportion of fans voting from 100% to 50%, and then allocate the remaining 50% to the media and players in turn, so as to avoid things like Yao Ming being forced to start the All-Star in his rookie season.

It is said that this suggestion was seriously adopted within the league, but it was rejected by the league president David Stern in the end. The reason was not that this voting method was unreasonable, but that Yao Ming's selection was just in line with David Stern's decision. mind.

It is now a critical stage for the NBA to enter the Chinese market. David Stern is eager for Yao Ming to have an explosive personal performance in the NBA. This kind of thing that may hurt the Chinese market, Stern will naturally not target it in a short time. The All-Star voting rules will be rectified.

Even if it is changed, it will have to wait until the NBA has established a firm foothold in the Chinese market. David Stern, an old fox, is much smarter than others in handling this matter.

For the Eastern Conference All-Stars, the starting five for this game are: Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, O'Neal Jr., and Ben Wallace.

Judging from the lineups on both sides alone, the lineup configuration on the Eastern side is obviously more reasonable, but if the two teams really fight on the court, it will be difficult for the Eastern side to take too much advantage, and even some Possibly at a disadvantage.

After the start of the game, players from the two teams stepped onto the court one after another. It is not difficult to see from the smiling faces of both teams that no one regarded this All-Star game as a big event.

It is good news to win the game, but if this group of guys are willing to do their best in the All-Star Game, the league is destined to undergo many reforms, and there is still a long way to go.

Before going on the field, Ben Wallace, the starting center of the Eastern All-Stars, gave Souter a hard look when he passed by Souter. Seeing that Souter didn't respond at all, Ben Wallace let out a soft snort.

"Humph!"

Ben Wallace was watched by Michael Reid on the side all the way, and he reached out and pulled the corner of Rasut's clothes. Michael Reed's face was instantly filled with gossip and worry.

"You have a grudge against him?"

"Why does it look like this guy is very angry with you!"

"Listen to my advice, brother, this person is not a good person. If possible, it's best not to provoke him."

Michael Reed's personality is not introverted, but Reed never wants to conflict with others, always wants to endure the calm, step back to the sea and the sky, and seriously lacks the kind of aura of self-importance.

Even if his teammates had physical conflicts with others on the field, Michael Reid's first thought was to rush forward to fight instead of rushing to stand up for his brother.

This is also one of the reasons why Michael Reid in his peak season has very luxurious personal data, but he still can't afford the heavy responsibility of being a star.

Hearing the kind reminder from Michael Reid, a sneer appeared on the corner of Suter's mouth: "I think you'd better pray that that idiot doesn't mess with me, otherwise the scene is bound to be very bloody!"

The personal grievances between Suter and Ben Wallace can be traced back to the first match between the two. In that game, Suter not only made a brutal dunk on Ben Wallace, but also, He also used trash talk to demoralize Ben Wallace, which almost caused a large-scale conflict between the two teams.

The anger bonus of more than 120% made Suter cut a wave of leeks after the game, but since then, the rift between the two has been completely forged.

Every time they played against each other, it seemed full of gunpowder, and the frightened referee had to increase the scale of whistleblowing, so as not to let the two of them get overwhelmed and play a bloody scene of historical level.

After the All-Star Weekend, the Eagles and the Pistons will play against each other again. It is said that this game has been expected by the outside world long before the start of the All-Star Weekend. The popularity is so high that even the league has a headache because of this matter.

Seeing that Suter in front of him didn't look like he was joking at all, Michael Reid shut his mouth wisely, and then he remembered that the person sitting in front of him was also considered a ruthless person in the league!
To be precise, he is the most ruthless person in the league with the number of suspensions this season!
Even Bruce Bowen's ankle was broken by Suter, how could such a cruel person be frightened by Ben Wallace's eyes.

Reed felt that if he continued to persuade, it would not sound like advice at all, but more like fire.

Thinking of this, Michael Reid shut his mouth wisely and stopped discussing this issue with Souter.

As for whether the personal grievances between Souter and Ben Wallace will intensify in the future, this kind of thing can only be seen by the parties themselves.

As Yao Ming defeated Ben Wallace without any pressure in the jump ball stage, the Western All-Stars won the first wave of offensive ball rights after the opening.

Throughout the first half, the players of the two teams did not play seriously. In many cases, the defensive players were too lazy to even extend their hands. When they saw the opponent holding the ball towards the penalty area, at most they followed the opponent with their eyes, as if they wanted to use those eyes. It's like staring at the opposite side alive.

The defense that the two teams relaxed so much that they could no longer relax made the score on the field bigger and bigger, until there were 6 minutes and 47 seconds left in the first quarter, and the two teams combined had scored 63 points.

Only half a quarter passed, and both scored more than 30 points, which made the fans both enjoyable and helpless. They didn't know whether they should be happy or angry at this scene.

At the same time, the head coaches of both sides also tacitly chose to make substitutions during this time period.

After all, the 24 players who can participate in the All-Star Weekend all have a certain fan base. If the players are not allowed to play for a long time, it will inevitably cause criticism after the game.

With the help of this substitution, Suter, wearing the No. 41 jersey, officially stepped onto the court. While taking a deep breath, Suter finally ushered in his career All-Star debut!

At this moment, Su Tou's mood can't be said to be very excited, nor can it be said to be very excited. He just feels that his mood is very comfortable at this moment, as transparent as if he has completed some small goal.

Of course, if there wasn't that idiot Ben Wallace standing beside him and glaring at him, Suter felt that his mood would definitely be better at this moment.

It's a pity that this idiot, Ben Wallace, was like a rat droppings, which seriously damaged Su Te's relaxed and happy mood, and made Su Te very impatient in an instant.

Turning his head, he glanced at the "Big Ben" who was staring at him angrily, and Suter shrugged his shoulders playfully: "Oh, buddy, stand still, I'll buy you an orange."

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(End of this chapter)