I'm the boss in the NBA

Chapter 124 All-Star Start

Ever since Su Yi entered the NBA, Houston fans have changed their perception of him greatly. From the original rich second generation and playboy to the Rockets' most stable three-point shooter and the team's default leader, he only It took most of the season.

During this period, he had a big explosion of 50-60 points in a single game, broke the three-pointer record, and also had mediocre or even sluggish performances, but in general he still won the love of Houston fans. It is said that this flamboyant Chinese rookie fulfilled his original promise, and he did not let the team's No. [-] pick go to waste.

The record of the Rockets can also be said to live up to expectations. In the state of injury suspension at the beginning, the Rockets came from behind, and now they have caught up to the fifth position in the West, only two wins away from the fourth Dallas Mavericks.

Now no one dares to say that Su Yi is the champion of parallel imports. He will be sprayed to death. You have seen the champion of parallel imports who can score more than 60 points and break the record of three-pointers per game. The eyes of the fans are sharp. It is clear at a glance who can help the team and who is the cancer of the team.

Fans like the current Rockets, whether they are old guys like Michael Jordan, Olajuwon, Ewing, Barkley, Oakley, Kerr, old Curry, or Su Yi, McGrady, Randolph, Artest, Posey, Miller, and Troy are young and new, and they are all talking after dinner.

The atmosphere of the whole team is prosperous, united and friendly. Relying on the prestige of Tang Shuai and the suppression of Jordan and other old guys, no one in the team dares to attack, even Oakley and Artest, who are famous for their bad temper. They were all convinced, and honestly showed their value in the team.

The time has come to February 2002, 2, and now it is very close to the All-Star Weekend. After this game, fans across the United States will usher in the All-Star Weekend. The stars of the Rockets this year are shining, but they are worried about voting. It's bad for a bunch of bosses in the alliance.

The main reason is that the old stars headed by Jordan have not retreated, and the new stars have risen. It is really a difficult problem to choose who to give up. You can’t make the former superstars sad for the sake of newcomers. Those former superstars are also very popular in the United States. .

Among the many candidates for this year, Jordan naturally has the most All-Star votes. All-Star ticket king.

At this time, the god of basketball Jordan, his popularity is in full swing, at least before Jordan became the owner of the Bobcats, he was the most popular basketball player in the world, and he was the most popular basketball player in the world, and he was unsurpassed by everyone. , even O'Neal and Kobe, who have won two consecutive championships, cannot compare.

The appearance of Jordan also made Kobe Bryant, who performed equally brilliantly, retreat to the bench. There is no way to do it. There are only two guard positions. Can only go to the bench.

It's not that Kobe doesn't want to compete for the main small forward, but that shameless guy Garnett insists on letting the league place him at the small forward position. Isn't he afraid that his popularity will not be enough to suppress Tim Duncan?His face looks tough, but he is a slippery guy.

Kobe didn't want to compete with Garnett, so he returned to his most familiar position. Anyway, the playing time of the main substitutes is almost the same, and the coach usually arranges the time reasonably.

In addition to Jordan becoming the top voter for the Rockets, Su Yi also gained a lot. As the most outstanding Asian in the NBA, Su Yi won a lot of votes from outside the United States. Of course, the votes from China were the most.

His election also squeezed Gary Payton of the Seattle Supersonics out of the All-Star Game. Originally, according to media predictions, Payton could at least enter the Western Conference All-Star bench, but with Su Yi's triumphant votes, he was helpless. After being squeezed out, after failing to compete with Steve Nash for the All-Star backup point guard, Gary Payton was furious: "Su is able to enter the All-Star with the help of more than a billion Chinese behind him. It's not fair. We should ban Foreign fans vote."

In fact, what he doesn't know is that Su Yi is higher than him, even if it is better than the local votes in the United States. After all, Su Yi is now the dream lover of many girls in the United States. If he opens his hand, there will be countless beautiful girls recommending themselves. This made many women who usually don't care about basketball began to spontaneously vote for Su Yi.

That is to say, the alliance used some technical means to eliminate repeated swiping of votes, otherwise Jordan would have to be overtaken by Su Yi.

However, Su Yi doesn't care if he is the top voter or not, he just likes the days when he and his teammates perform for fans all over the world.

This year's All-Star does have Su Yi's teammate. Apart from Jordan, McGrady got the backup small forward for the Western All-Star. As for the main position, he still didn't get it. Although he is a bit popular, he is really not as good as Garnett. A guy with a big face, so tall he has the nerve to call himself a small forward.

The final Western Conference All-Star starters were:

Center Shaquille O'Neal, power forward Tim Duncan, small forward Kevin Garnett, shooting guard Michael Jordan, and point guard Su Yi.

Substitutes: Karl Malone, Dirk Nowitzki, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Peja Stojakovic, Wally Szer Biak.

The three Rockets were selected to the Western Conference All-Star team, namely Michael Jordan, Su Yi, and Tracy McGrady.

In fact, as the strongest point of the Rockets' defense, Artest also has a chance to be an All-Star. After all, he averaged 18 points per game and is the defensive pillar of the Rockets.

In terms of helping the team, Artest is definitely better than Wally Szczerbiak, but who makes Szczerbiak a handsome guy? This guy is said to be the most handsome guy in the United States besides Su Yi. A player popular with female fans.

This handsome guy also has strong chest and abdomen muscles, even the eight-pack tortoiseshell abdominal muscles are exactly the same as Su Yi's. Except that he is not as rich as Su Yi, he has no other shortcomings, a proper template for pig's feet.

However, Olajuwon and Ewing, who are expected to enter the All-Star Game, gave up participating in this year's All-Star Game. They have to reserve their physical strength to cope with the next game. Getting to the finals is the real deal.

Eastern Conference All-Star starters are: Allen Iverson, Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce, Anthony Walker, Dikembe Mutombo;
Subs: Baron Davis, Steve Francis, Jermaine O'Neal, Ray Allen, Alonzo Mourning, Shareef Abdul-Rahim.

Not only did Su Yi enter the All-Star starting lineup, he was also selected into the starting lineup for the Rookie Challenge.

Originally, the three-point contest also invited him, because his three-point shooting percentage reached 45.2% this year. Not only did he shoot more, but he also shot accurately. who.

But Su Yi still refused, his usual three-pointers rely on open three-pointers, and his shooting speed is a little slow, if he uses Curry's time or precious lottery cards to change to the three-pointer champion, Su Yi feels that he will cry to death at a loss and give up. Did not say.

As for the slam dunk contest and skill competition, they were not considered at all. If it wasn't for the sake of not leaving any regrets, Su Yi wouldn't even plan to participate in the All-Star and Rookie competitions.

(End of this chapter)