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The game against the Jazz allowed Xu Hao to rediscover himself. The so-called rookie wall can no longer stop him from moving forward.Of course, due to the limited overall strength of the team, they still have fewer wins and more losses against top teams, but against opponents of average strength, the Timberwolves can always securely win the victory, which also keeps them in the forefront. Among the ranks of eight.

This performance surprised a group of experts, which subverted their usual cognition.The Timberwolves are a solid young team. There are no veterans in the starting lineup. The inside core is a second-year rookie, and the outside core is a rookie who has just entered the league. The stability, this is not a normal Young Guards.For most teams of the same type, this is obviously an incredible thing.

And when they analyzed it in depth, they put most of the credit on Xu Hao.This energetic Chinese kid doesn't look like a rookie at all. His calmness when directing the offense on the field looks more like an old ball ruffian who has been in the league for many seasons. Only when he breaks through It's only when he dunks that people will be surprised: this is still a young man!
At the same time, Xu Hao continues to occupy the top position on the league's official rookie list.During the time when he hit the rookie wall, he once fell to third place, but now as long as the staff responsible for formulating the list are not blind, they will definitely put his name first. After all, regardless of personal data As for the team's record, Xu Hao's performance was very convincing.

In fact, the quality of this year's rookies is still good, whether it is Griffin and Evans at the top or Jennings and Collison at the bottom, or even Jerebko and Blair in the second round. The performances were very good, and they quickly became an important force in their respective teams.It's a pity that with Xu Haozhuyu in front, no matter how good their performance is, it's useless.

Time quietly came to January 2010, and the NBA's annual All-Star Weekend is coming soon.Of course Xu Hao also wants to participate in such a grand event, but there are so many top guards in the Western Conference, it is almost impossible to be selected for the main game, but the quota for the Rookie Challenge is definitely at hand, and it is impossible for the coaches to ignore him. Hottest rookie.

The Rookie Challenge began in 1994. It was divided into the Outstanding Team and the Sensational Team, all composed of rookie players. In 1995, it was changed to the white team and the green team, still composed entirely of rookies. In 1996, the rookies were divided according to the division of the team, that is, they were divided into the Eastern team and the Western team just like the main game.Beginning in 2000, it was just like now, a first-year rookie played against a second-year rookie. The winner of the first year after the restructuring was the first-year team, and the MVP was awarded to Brand, the No. 1999 pick in [-].

On January 1, US time, the NBA officially announced the complete list of the 29 NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge. Xu Hao was selected into the first-year team without any dispute, and his good brother Harden was selected at the same time.In addition, Griffin, Evans, Jennings, Casspi, Curry, Gibson, and Blair were also selected one after another, basically sweeping all the outstanding rookies.

In contrast, the second-year team is not far behind. This team is led by Rose and Beasley, the top two talented stars in the draft, and also includes Gordon, Lopez, Gallinari, Wesley Brook, Gasol Jr. and Mayo.Of course, Timberwolves' inside core Love also got a spot, and Xu Hao and him will meet each other in the Rookie Challenge.

Xu Hao is still very satisfied with the roster of the first-year team.According to the distribution of each position, it is almost a certainty that he will start. In this way, the stronger his teammates, the better his performance, and the higher the probability of the team winning the final victory.

Although the second-year rookies have played one more season than them, Xu Hao doesn't think they have no strength to fight back.Among the nine first-year players, it can be said that assaulters and pitchers have everything that one expects to find, and the mode of holding the ball and without the ball can be switched at will.Although there is no real center inside, Griffin and Gibson complement each other with one offense and one defense.

For most players, the All-Star Weekend is a good time to relax. Even in the All-Star Game, the stars will show off their skills on the court most of the time, and there is almost no defense until the final decisive moment.Relatively speaking, the Rookie Challenge is more intense. Everyone is young, and no one is convinced. Do you want to stand out?Okay, let's see the real chapter on the field!

Xu Hao really wanted to help the first-year team win this game, because since the game was changed to first-year vs. second-year players in 2000, the rookies had only won twice in that season, and the second-year team had won all the games in the previous seven seasons. Got the last laugh.In the past ten years, the record of the two sides is a disparity of 2 to 8. Xu Hao hopes to help the first-year team improve the winning rate slightly.Of course, if he wants to play for the second-grade team next year, he will definitely go all out to help the team win the game.

But now Xu Hao must focus on the regular season first. The Rookie Challenge is on February 2th. Before that, the Timberwolves still have several games to play. Their opponents are the Knicks, Mavericks, Grizzlies, and 12ers. People and bobcats.Fortunately, only the Mavericks and Bobcats need attention. The Knicks, Grizzlies and 76ers are all ranked outside the top eight in the East and West. They are not particularly difficult opponents for the Timberwolves to deal with.After these few games, maybe the team's ranking can continue to improve by one or two.

Even so, Xu Hao was very excited to be selected for the Rookie Challenge. Then he showed his prowess in the game against the Knicks, scoring 32 points and 11 assists, helping the Timberwolves win 112-91 at home.The Knicks' starting point guard Duhon was completely blown away by him, scoring only 11 points and 4 assists. The performance of the two sides was simply worlds apart.

In the next away game against the Mavericks, under the leadership of Xu Hao, the Timberwolves players all broke out. The seven members of the team scored in double figures, and their shooting percentages and three-point shooting percentages exceeded 50%. 117 defeated the Mavericks who ranked second in the West.Xu Hao only scored 108 points in this campaign, but sent 17 assists, which completely revitalized the entire team.

After defeating the Mavericks, the Timberwolves continued their previous good form. They defeated the Grizzlies and the 76ers in a row and achieved a wave of four consecutive victories, which ended only when they played against the Bobcats.Of course, the Timberwolves were also gloriously defeated. They dragged the game into the second overtime before losing, and they were defeated by Diao with an unbelievable three-pointer at the last moment. It can only be said that God did not let them win.Even so, the Timberwolves have also been promoted to the sixth place in the Western Conference. This performance is already amazing enough, and the following is the much-anticipated All-Star Weekend, which is obviously a new experience for Xu Hao.

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