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Chapter 271 Selected as the All-Star starter!

Boss Joe is definitely a shrewd businessman. He won the Charlotte Bobcats for $3 million, which is definitely not a loss. The NBA's broadcast contract will become much larger in the next few years. While the players benefit, the value of the team will also rise.

For the team, it may not be a good thing to change the boss in the middle of the season. In history, there are many situations where the management is chaotic due to the change of boss, and finally the team record plummets. However, Jordan is different, because as early as a few years ago When I became the small owner of the Charlotte Bobcats years ago, I was already in charge of specific basketball affairs, so the management of specific basketball affairs will not have any major changes.

Therefore, the rapid momentum of the Charlotte Bobcats in the recent period has not changed significantly because of Jordan's official entry.

In the next 8 games, he once again achieved a record of 6 wins and 2 losses, and his total winning percentage increased to 23 wins and 18 losses. The Magic, and the Atlanta Hawks, who have performed well this season.

And on January 1, good news fell from the sky, the All-Star voting ended, and Zhou Lin was finally selected as the NBA All-Star starter.

On the morning of January 01, BJ time, the NBA officially announced the final voting results for the 23 All-Star Game.

Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic received the most votes of any player with 3150181, becoming the first player in history to receive more than 300 million votes.

This time is also the third time Howard has been selected to the All-Star Game and the second time he has become the starting center of the Eastern Stars.

第58届NBA全明星赛将于美国东部时间2月15日周日晚8点准时在菲尼克斯举行，届时全世界将会有超过200个国家和地区对本场比赛进行实况转播。

Phoenix has hosted the All-Star Game twice in history, in 1975 and 1995.

Four starters in this All-Star selection surpassed the record of 4 votes set by Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets in the 2004-05 season.

These 4 players are LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) 2940823.

Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) 2805397 sheets.

Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) 2741413 sheets

And Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) 2578168.

and Howard's 3150181.

James (2006 and 2008 All-Star Game MVP winner, player with the most votes in the 2006-07 season)
And Wade was jointly selected to the Eastern Conference starting lineup,

There are also last year's most votes and the MVP winner of the 2003 All-Star Game, the 2001 and 2005 All-Star Game MVP winner Allen Iverson of the Detroit Pistons, and Zhou Lin (Kevin Plus) who got 2258603 votes. Nate has 19 fewer votes than Zhou Lin, but now that he is the second most expensive team in the Eastern Conference, the possibility of him and Pierce being selected as substitutes is almost certain, and there is not much suspense).

Zhou Lin was selected to the All-Star team for the first time, James and Wade were both selected to the All-Star team for the fifth time, and Iverson was selected for the ninth time.

On the west side, the starting lineup is:

Kobe Bryant (became the youngest All-Star player in NBA history in 1998, two-time All-Star Game MVP winner in 2002 and 2007)

Duncan (11th All-Star selection, co-elected 2000 All-Star Game MVP with Shaquille O'Neal)

And the players selected for the Western Conference starting lineup are New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (2134798 photos)
Phoenix Suns forward Amar Stoudemire (1460429 photos)
And Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (2532958).

Among them, Paul was selected to the All-Star team for the second time, Stoudemire was selected for the fourth time, and Yao Ming was selected for the sixth time.

The All-Star substitute lineup will be selected by the head coaches of the East and West respectively. The specific process is as follows: the head coaches of the 30 teams will select 7 players from their leagues, including 2 guards, 2 forwards, and 1 center. 2, [-] players at any position (the head coach cannot choose players from his own team).After the head coach selects the All-Star Game bench, if a player is unable to play due to injury, NBA Commissioner David Stern will select a corresponding replacement.

In the west, the Lakers are the best. There should be no suspense for the top coach in the west, Phil Jackson, to be the head coach of the All-Star. In the east, the record of the Green Kai, which has suffered a losing streak, has declined, and the Cleveland Cavaliers With the strong rise of the little emperor James, the Cleveland Cavaliers have also come to the best first half of their journey. The current record of 33 wins and 8 losses is also the best in the league, just better than the 34 wins and 9 losses. Slightly better, if undefeated, Mike Brown should be the coach of the East in the All-Star Game.

Of course, if Rivers becomes the Green Kai, there may be four players selected for the All-Star, although they are all substitutes, similar to the original Pistons. In addition to the Big Three, Rajon Rondo may also be selected.

Zhou Lin's selection, even the American netizens have nothing to complain about. The vast number of Chinese fans are much more sensible than when Yao Ming just entered the All-Star a few years ago. At the beginning, Yao Ming was abruptly carried into the All-Star starting lineup. Inside, it is a bit reluctant, and even feels a little bit counterproductive. Throwing O'Neal, who was at the end of his peak, as a substitute also attracted a lot of criticism. Fortunately, Yao Ming has a strong adaptability and survived the public opinion environment in the United States. But this kind of thing can't happen to other players again.

In the rookie's first and second seasons, Zhou Lin was actually very close to being an All-Star, but considering that his personal data and record did not soar at the same time, the Chinese fans did not fully erupt. But this season, Zhou Lin is currently Scored 15.7 points, 7.8 assists, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, but only averaged 2.1 turnovers per game, and the three-point shooting rate further increased to 39%. All other statistics have improved considerably compared to last season.

In addition, the Bobcats have quietly entered the top five in the East.

Isn't this kind of data worthy of an All-Star?
Therefore, with the attention and support of Chinese fans, Zhou Lin was successfully selected as an All-Star, and is expected to compete with Yao Ming on the All-Star stage in the Chinese Derby.

I also need to mention Yi Jianlian. During this period of time, Yi Jianlian did not live as he wished, because at the end of December, Yi Jianlian suffered a shoulder injury and had a truce for two weeks. Before that, Yi Jianlian basically stabilized the Atlanta Hawks. In the starting lineup, under the feeding of Mike Bibby, Yi Jianlian's data increased slightly compared with the previous season, reaching 12 points and 12.1 rebounds. It is not impressive, but it is quite satisfactory. However, after being injured, Yi Jianlian lost his starting position , Robin Lopez (who came to the Hawks after the Atlanta Hawks traded with the Phoenix Suns) defense is more in line with head coach Mike Woodson's system, so Yi Jianlian's time has dropped sharply, from 7.7 minutes per game before It was reduced to 28.7 minutes, and the data also dropped sharply, with only a poor 19.2 points and 6.7 rebounds.

But in this All-Star voting, Yi Jianlian's votes are still as high as 160 million votes, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference forward position, second only to LeBron James, Zhou Lin, and Kevin Garnett.

Of course, if he can't make the starting lineup, Zhou Lin is still very likely to make the All-Stars, but Yi Jianlian is too far behind, but as a second-year representative, Yi Jianlian will also go to Phoenix to participate in the Rookie Challenge. The players were able to meet again.

The organizer of the All-Star Weekend has already consulted Zhou Lin about other All-Star events. Zhou Lin has participated in the dunk contest and the three-point shooting contest before. Zhou Lin participated in these two events in his first year as a rookie. Lin Du attracted a lot of attention. Zhou Lin was the only one who appeared in the slam dunk contest, and big men shot three-pointers. Zhou Lin’s attention could no longer be drawn, but Anta Capital, behind Zhou Lin, hoped that Zhou Lin could make more appearances in various NBA events. In the end, Zhou Lin chose the Skills Challenge, after all, his current position was already Turned into a point guard.

Over the years since 03, the protagonists of the Skills Challenge are basically point guards with a height of about 1.9 meters. Like last year, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, and Jason Kidd were the best point guards in the league. Wei Zhisan, plus Dwyane Wade who is 1.93 meters tall, counting it carefully, LeBron James in 07 as a contestant is more than 2 meters tall, and Zhou Lin is the second, And it will also maintain the highest record of contestants in the Skills Challenge for a long time.

In addition to last year's champion Wade, Zhou Lin participated in the Skills Challenge, and the rest were the 05 point guard duo, Chris Paul and Deron Williams.

For the Charlotte Bobcats, in addition to Zhou Lin going to participate in the All-Star event, Brandon Roy was also invited to participate in the three-point shooting contest.

Of course, for most players, the All-Star Weekend is a time of rest, and many players will choose to rest at home to accompany their wives and children.

In addition, before and after the All-Star Game every year, there will be big moves to complete, because the record before the All-Star Game can basically see the team's goals clearly, and the bad ones can be put up, and it's time to compete for the postseason. The competition for the playoffs and the teams that want to fight for the championship need to make good adjustments before the reinforcement window closes.

The record of the Charlotte Bobcats this season has exceeded Michael Jordan's imagination. Michael Jordan was always competitive when he was a player. Won the championship.

The Charlotte Bobcats are also very competitive. They won 8 more games before the All-Star break. Before the All-Star break, they reached 31 wins and 21 losses. However, it is a bit behind the top three teams. The third-ranked Orlando Magic have 38 wins and 13 losses, while the first-ranked Boston Celtics even got 44 wins and 11 losses early. In the second place, Cleveland also has a record of 41 wins and 11 losses.

The three teams have become the first echelon. It is not easy for the Charlotte Bobcats to squeeze in, so the idea of ​​​​the Charlotte Bobcats is to keep the top four in the Eastern Conference. Playing in the playoffs, and Zhou Lin almost won the best player of the month in January because of his outstanding performance last season. Unfortunately, he was finally awarded the best record, and he was nominated. Of course, being nominated has proved that Zhou Lin’s performance in January is enough Excellent, as a point guard, Zhou Lin contributed 1 points, 1 assists and 16 rebounds in the 16.2 games he participated in in January. This data, and the positive and negative value, in the same position, I am afraid that only Chris Paul Together with Deron Williams and Steve Nash, the three point guards can overwhelm Zhou Lin, and in terms of assists, Zhou Lin also climbed to the seventh place on the assist list with 9.8 assists per game In front of Zhou Lin, they can be regarded as orthodox point guards in the NBA, including Chris Paul 6.6 ​​times, Deron Williams 8.1 times, Steve Nash 11 times, Jose Calderon 10.7 times , Jason Kidd 9.7 times, and Jane Rondo 8.9 times.

Zhou Lin's performance allowed the management of the Charlotte Bobcats to stop worrying about point guards for the time being. Anyway, Raymond Felton will be back after the All-Star Game, and Zhou Lin played very well , even after Raymond Felton came back, Larry Brown would try to let Zhou Linduo play the role of point guard.

In view of the strength of the Charlotte Bobcats in the first half, this year's playoffs are almost certain. Based on the existing foundation, Joe's goal will naturally not stop at the goal of the playoffs, but thinking about Could there be any movement in the tossing?

"Zhou, if we want to strengthen, do you have any hope of partners or signings?"

The management of the Charlotte Bobcats still respects Zhou Lin very much. Of course, it is normal for a player of Zhou Lin's level to enjoy certain privileges in the team. Let the top management of the team including Larry Brown respect Zhou Lin. Although the "breakfast club" is a spontaneous behavior of the players, Zhou Lin has played a very good role as the leader. It can be said that there is no "breakfast club" The club's presence, including the stellar performances played by Roy Hibbert and Vaughn Weaver, may not be there.

"Then do you have any alternatives? Or reinforcement targets?"

"Yi, how is it? He is your compatriot, he should like to play with you!"

Zhou Lin did not expect that the management of the Charlotte Bobcats would pay attention to Yi Jianlian.

Rod Higgins raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I like the player Yi very much. Of course he can attract my attention. It's more because he is your compatriot. He was not happy in Atlanta. He can rebound, shoot from a long distance, and has a certain ability to protect the frame. These are what we need. Although I can't provide a stable starting spot, I can guarantee his playing time of about 25 minutes, as 4/5 Candidate for number position, so I also hope you can communicate with Yi."

(End of this chapter)