basketball king lunatic

Chapter 35 All-Star Voting

对于中国的篮球迷来说，2003-04赛季无疑是幸福的。如果说去年无视场均接近30+15的奥尼尔而把场均13+8的姚明选进全明星还会让部分老球迷心里有些不安的话。

那么本赛季打出19+9的姚明和22+5+4的王仕鹏都让他们可以光明正大的投出自己手中的一票。

China TV also joined in the fun. 30:[-] News even spent [-] seconds to solicit votes for Wang Shipeng and Yao Ming, which aroused the fervent desire of Chinese fans to vote.

Even when two fans meet each other, the greeting is not: "Did you eat today?" but: "Did you vote today?"

In Shenzhen, people voted very enthusiastically.Shenzhen is a young city. Although it is developing at an astonishing speed, it lacks foundation after all.And Wang Shipeng, a new basketball star who is enough to become a city's business card, deserves Shenzhen's attention.

Therefore, because of all of this, when the results of the first round of voting for the All-Stars were announced, the whole world was stunned.

The Western Conference leader is Kobe Bryant with 623478 votes, followed by Yao Ming with 600087 votes.The two of them became the only two players with more than 60 votes in the first round of the Western Conference.

And in the east. No.1 is guard Wang Shipeng from the Chicago Bulls.

782580, yes, this is Wang Shipeng's votes, an astonishing number of votes.Based on this calculation, Wang Shipeng's final total votes will easily exceed 300 million.

Even the rest of the Bulls benefited because of Wang Shipeng.Eddie Curry, the young center who averaged 17+8 per game, won the number of votes in the East after Ben Wallace.You know, Ben Wallace has played MVP-level performance on defense alone this season.

If Curry is understandable, the American people were shocked when they saw that Jaylen Rose, who averaged only 8.2 points per game for the Bulls, received no more votes than LeBron James.

The announcement of the results of the first round of voting caused an uproar in the United States.Crowds slammed the coalition's announcement of the vote.

For example, former Lakers superstar James Worthy said: "This is a disaster for the league. Last year's Yao was not worthy of an All-Star in terms of statistics or influence, but relying on the number of Chinese votes, he became an All-Star in a grandiose manner. Star starters. Well, Yao and Wang are indeed All-Stars this year, but are they really capable of overtaking Shaquille O'Neal and Tracy McGrady as starters?"

The Cleveland Honest Man complained about James: "We can't imagine that a super forward who averaged 21+7+6 per game would be overwhelmed by a Chicago bench who only averaged 8.2 points per game. Well, the reason is just The substitute was in Chicago and was a teammate of King Arthur. The Chinese love their houses and black people, so they voted for him. However, this obviously hurt the interests of the Americans, especially the interests of Cleveland."

Thomas, head coach of the New York Knicks, said: "I have no intention of commenting on Yao and Arthur, and I don't want to speak ill of Chinese fans. I just want to say that the league's voting system should be reformed. It is not a big event like the All-Star. It's up to the fans to decide who gets to participate."

Of course, Mr. David Stern doesn't care much about this kind of doubt, because he knows very well that this is just saying that grapes are sour without eating grapes.If Yao and Arthur are in their city, no one is guaranteed to say anything.

The enthusiasm of Chinese fans is the fruitful fruit of Stern's 84 years of deep cultivation in the Chinese market since 20.From then on, this large market with a population of nearly 13 billion, sustained rapid economic development, and increasing purchasing power will be completely open to the NBA.

Thinking that in the future, one out of every ten people in China will be an NBA fan and buy NBA related products.Stern felt like he would wake up laughing from his sleep while sleeping.As for the dissatisfaction of some players and the media in the league, I don't care about them. As long as they make money, the satisfaction of the boss is the most important thing.

Stern is difficult. Although basketball originated in the United States, its attention in the United States is far less than that of rugby, or even baseball.Two American basketball audiences.It's hard for the baby to be split by the college league again.

That's why Stern wanted to promote the NBA to the world. I have to say that he has worked hard for 20 years and the results are fruitful. The NBA has become a sacred place in the hearts of basketball players all over the world. Countless basketball elites from all over the world have poured into the NBA, which has also brought attention and massive profits from fans all over the world.With these, Stern has the confidence to sit firmly on the throne of president for 20 years.

Moreover, it is not that no one speaks to Stern, Yao Ming, and Wang Shipeng.

In addition to the media in Chicago and Houston, some people spoke in support of Yao Ming and Wang Shipeng.

Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers said: "The All-Star is not only a grand event for the players, but also a grand event for the fans. The fans should decide who can participate. Those who question Yao and Arthur are just jealous." No Wrong, this is our science boss, who has always been outspoken and will say at the press conference that Shaq has also done it.

Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors also said: "I am very happy that the fans are willing to see me in the All-Star. This is also the motivation for me to play in the All-Star every year. Not really an All-Star anymore."

Of course, Michael is everywhere, Jordan is everywhere.Jordan, who has just retired, is planning to buy a new team that will be established in Charlotte next year, and he also hopes to see if he can get his young disciple into his team.So it is natural to speak for him: "People watch the All-Stars because there are people they want to see there, that's all. Since the NBA wants to go global, of course it has to send fans all over the world to choose the All-Stars in their hearts, instead of It's up to us Americans to choose, let alone journalists."

Of course, the reporters will not forget to visit the two parties involved.In the game against the Golden State Warriors in Houston, Yao Ming scored 22+20, overwhelmed Golden State's inside line and exploded the entire Warriors inside line.

At the press conference after the game, Yao Ming gave the following answer to this question: "I am very glad that the fans are willing to see me appear in the All-Star, and I will do my best to deserve this honor."

Look, this is a great example of a big man with a big IQ.How good Yao Ming answered, how impeccable.In contrast, Wang Shipeng's answer was much simpler and more direct.

When the reporter caught Wang Shipeng, he had just got off the plane, and the Bulls returned to Chicago after their three consecutive away games.

"All-star, of course I am worthy of being an All-Star. A super guard who averages 22+5+4 per game and hits over [-]% from the field, why can't he be worthy of an All-Star."

After speaking, Wang Shipeng walked away.

(End of this chapter)