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Chapter 170 All-Star Opening, Rookie Challenge (1720)

On February 2011, 2, the second day after the official voting for the NBA All-Star Game, the 11-year-old head coach Jerry Sloan, who has coached the Jazz for 23 years, suddenly announced his resignation. Phil Johnson also resigned after 68 seasons with the Jazz.

Since Sloan just renewed his contract with the Jazz three days ago, but only two days later, he changed his mind. Many media speculated that Deron Williams forced the meritorious coach away. For a while, Deron was on the cusp. But that night Deron issued a statement on Twitter, claiming that Sloan's resignation had nothing to do with him, and wishing Sloan all the best in the future.However, many people think that Deron Williams' words lack sincerity and lack any emotion.

Some media claimed that the days of Deron Williams in the Utah Jazz are also counting down.
On February 2011, 2, with a record of 18 wins and 27 losses in the Eastern Conference, Yuan Su and Gibson embarked on a trip to the 25 NBA All-Star Game. Players participating in the All-Star Game, Yuan Su will participate in the All-Star Game and the Rookie Challenge, and Gibson will participate in the three-point contest.

Although Yao Ming was selected as the starter for the Western All-Star Game, he was unable to participate due to injury, so David Stern designated Kevin Love to replace Yao Ming.At this time, the San Antonio Spurs in the west and the Boston Celtics in the east are at the top of the two divisions. Therefore, Gregg Popovich is the coach of the Western All-Star team. He chose Tim Duncan as the Western All-Star team. Starting center.

The first start of the All-Star Game is the Rookie Challenge held at 2:19 am on February 10th. This event is called the three-day warm-up event of the All-Star Weekend.

This rookie competition is still divided into two lineups, the first grade and the second grade. As a rookie in 2010, Yuan Su will naturally represent the first grade.

The first-year rookie lineup is:
Starting lineup: Center: DeMarcus Cousins; Forward: Yuan Su, Blake Griffin; Guard: John Wall, Gary Neal;

Subs: C: Greg Monroe; F: Derrick Favors, Landry Fields; G: Eric Bledsoe;

Assistant Coach: Kevin McHale.

The sophomore rookie lineup is:
Starters: Center: DeJuan Blair; Forwards: Taj Gibson, Wesley Matthews; Guards: DeMar DeRozan, Stephen Curry;

Subs: Forward: Serge Ibaka; Guard: James Harden, Brandon Jennings, Jrue Holiday;
Assistant Coach: Steve Kerr.

This time, ESPN commentators Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were on the spot to explain. Before the start of the game, the two commentators first talked about Yao Ming's problem.

Jackson said: "This time the All-Star, Yao was unable to participate in the game due to injury. I heard that Yao's injury has had a great impact and may affect his future career. Have you heard?"

Van Gundy nodded and said: "After Yao was injured, I talked to him on the phone. His surgery in Germany went very well, but he had suffered a stress fracture before, so the recovery period this time It may be very long, and it is not ruled out that Yao will choose to retire."

After Van Gundy finished speaking, Jackson went on to say: "If Yao is not affected by injuries, I think his achievements will be even higher."

"There is no doubt that Yao is the most dominant big man I have ever coached, and Yao's humble attitude is loved by many fans, which can be seen from the All-Star voting." A compliment from a former lover.

"Do you think Yao's votes were not made by Chinese fans? You know, China has a population of 13 billion, and there are hundreds of millions of people who love basketball." Jackson asked Van Gundy.

Van Gundy shook his head and said, "Some media or commentators have always questioned Yao's vote, but in fact, according to the official statistics of the NBA, most of the votes for Yao Ming came from the United States, so Yao is in the United States. Popularity is a real thing."

After the two talked about Yao Ming, Jackson brought the topic to Yuan Su, who is also a Chinese player.

"After talking about Yao Ming, we may want to talk about another Chinese player who created miracles. His name is Yuan Su? It's quite difficult to pronounce this name. Jeff, are you familiar with this Chinese player?" Jackson asked.

Van Gundy said with a smile: "Seriously, Yuan is a player that surprised me. I only discovered this Chinese player when the Cavaliers had been ranked among the top three in the Eastern Conference since the start of the season. Never heard his name."

Van Gundy flipped through the information in his hand and continued: "Yuan is different from Yao, Yi and the Chinese players who joined the NBA before. He went to high school and college in the United States. He studied at the University of Miami before the draft. He didn’t play much playing time in the NCAA games he participated in, and his statistics weren’t very useful for reference, but I didn’t expect to achieve such results in the NBA. It’s very rare, and he has something very valuable.”

Seeing that Van Gundy had made a fool of himself, Jackson couldn't help asking, "What's so precious?"

"Leadership." Van Gundy said, "He's the kind of guy who can rely on his performance to bring the team victory. After James left the Cavaliers and took a lot of players, this guy led the Cavaliers before the start of the season. It is not easy to be ranked in the top two positions in the East for 20 games, and this is something that even Yao Ming, who won the league championship in the CBA, did not have when he first entered the league."

After the two had some discussions about Yuan's situation, they brought the topic to the Rookie Challenge itself.

Jackson said: "The Rookie Challenge actually has no suspense about the result. In the last 8 years of the Rookie Challenge, the second-year players have severely educated the first-year rookies. I think this year should be no exception. Two Year-round players are likely to have a nine-game winning streak against first-year players."

Van Gundy waved the materials he had compiled in his hand, expressing his disagreement with Jackson.

"I think this year's freshman will have a chance, because they have three players who may become league superstars in the future, Blake Griffin, John Wall, and Yuan Su. As a rookie this year, if Griffin is a second-year player, he may not have much chance in the first year. But today I am optimistic about the combination of these three people."

In Jackson and Van Gundy's pre-match commentary, the game was about to start, and the players on the field seemed very relaxed, waiting for the moment when the whistle sounded.

Before the whistle blew, Van Gundy seemed to remember something, turned to Jackson and asked, "I heard you are a loyal fan of Scarlett?"

Jackson smiled and replied: "Damn, you found out, yes, so I hope the second grade team can kick Yuan's ass hard for me today."

(End of this chapter)