basketball never sleeps

Chapter 201 In the next big chess game
On February 2th, the results of the All-Star voting were announced.

Mo Wen once again broke the record he set last year.

330 sheets.

But this year, there were fewer doubts about him. Even many unconvinced American media just felt that Mo Wen had too many votes, and did not stand up to question Mo Wen's status as the vote king.

Last season's FMVP gave Mo Wen his first hard honor base.

Phenomenal data - averaged 23 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game, ranking first in assists and steals at the same time. If there is no accident, it will not be too difficult for Mo Wen to lead the assists and steals this season .

Fluid and beautiful style of play, needless to say, if you add 2023 years of golf experience to the muscular clubs like Lao Zhantou and Guigui in 20, they can also play picturesque irons.

In addition, the Heat's near-invincible record this season, only lost 3 games in the middle of the game. This kind of feat was only achieved by the Bulls with 72 wins before, and Mo Wen was also the most stable player in the Heat's team when they lost the game.

If last year was the year when Mowen’s fans in China skyrocketed, then the region with the largest increase in Mowen’s fans this year has become the United States.

Mo Wen is not as gorgeous as Kobe and Iverson who casually reach 30+, or 40+ after a little burst, nor is he as wild as Nash who leads the team to test the quality of the court floor. The stopped oil extraction machine continuously provided fuel for the burning of the heat day and night.

Facts have proved that to attract fans does not necessarily require a particularly exaggerated performance, and singing and dancing can also make people crazy.

Union (Stern) & Nike: Ah yes yes yes!
Dayao got the second most votes, with 280 million votes. He also opened up a grade gap compared to other NBA players.

Ao Pang's statistics have dropped a lot this year. No one regards him as the leader of the Heat anymore. His number of votes is even worse than Dayao's by Howard + Bosh.

It's a pity for Wade, he is 3 votes behind Iverson, and many Chinese fans also voted for him as the "three masters", but there is a scoring leader with an average of 33 points per game in front of him. I still support Iverson who dances with ribbons.

The All-Star substitute was voted by the coaches of each team two days later, and the All-Star lineup was also determined——

Eastern starters: Mo Wen, Iverson, James, Carter, O'Neal;

Substitutes: Billups, Hamilton, Rasheed, Ben, Bosh, Arenas, Wade;
Western starters: Nash, Kobe, McGrady, Duncan, Yao Ming;
Substitutes: Marion, Nowitzki, Garnett, Parker, Sister-in-Law, Brand, Ray Allen;

Milicic's data is good, but the team's record has dropped too much from last season, and it is not valued by the coaches.

"Captain" Brand played his most representative season this year, averaging 24 points and 10 rebounds per game. The most important thing is that he also led the Clippers to the top six in the Western Conference. In the case of a guard partner, the Grizzlies are firmly ranked seventh in the Western Conference. Whether it is record, qualifications or statistics, Brand and his wife are more qualified than Milicic.

Needless to say, Big Zhi, Stern helped him "restore" the vote data to a little bit normal. China's enthusiasm for the NBA is still on the rise, and he doesn't want to pour cold water on him. Interrupted by cold treatment.

There is basically nothing unconvincing about this year's pick in the West. "Melon" has good statistics, but after wearing the crown of [58], his performance without explosion can't wash his reputation at all.

In the East, there are more unlucky ones. Two top ten scorers were not selected-Pierce and Reid.

When the two of them led the team alone, their results were very average, and the coaches didn't think they were anything special, but judging from the results of leading the team alone, Melon actually overwhelmed Pierce.

If Arenas hadn't averaged 30 points per game, he wouldn't be able to move third in the league's scoring list, and there's a high possibility that he wouldn't be able to get in either.

Sanders, who was determined to be the head coach of the Eastern Conference team before, mobilized his contacts and stuffed the four starters of the Pistons into the All-Stars.

The main reason is that the Pistons are also doing well this year. After switching to offensive basketball, the Pistons did not lose their defense and their record has improved. The coaches of other teams are also happy to see the Heat being overwhelmed in the All-Stars.

Both Pierce and Reid felt that they had been treated unfairly, but it was not them who shouted the loudest, but Artest in New York.

"It's not because some shit is harming the team, labor and management should also be in the All-Star!"

"Defense! Defense! Defense! I don't know why people are still talking about these old-fashioned things when everyone is talking about offense. I did all the defense I should do, but I didn't see him take out any offense. In the end, who did he guard against? He guarded us!"

"Being able to play this kind of performance under his hands, I think I already deserve an All-Star!"

In just half a season, Artest had had enough of Larry Brown's "right basketball."

He thought that he, the "son of Brooklyn," came back to New York to be the hero of the city, the savior of the city.

But who would have thought that Larry Brown only valued his ability on the defensive end, but was not interested in his offensive talent at all. He was more blue-collar under Larry Brown than under Carlisle.

In the original time and space, Marbury had a quarrel with Larry Brown, and this time it was Artest's turn to take the lead.

There is one thing to say, Artest is not an unreasonable person, but to be reasonable, you must first be reasonable. The reason on the court is to win. Larry Brown did not lead them to win, so Larry Brown in New York Many unreasonable things I did became unreasonable things.

Understand the applause!

After Larry Brown played blue-collar basketball successfully with the Pistons, he brought his successful experience to New York.

His idea is very good. This group of people with gold-collar and white-collar salaries don't want them to be worthy of their salaries, as long as they can play the role of blue-collar workers.

But he forgot a principle in the workplace: after being a leader for a long time, he will not be able to do the following work.

Whether it is execution or tactical literacy, the Knicks in front of them are simply not comparable to the Pistons trained by Carlisle.

Larry Brown didn't copy it mechanically, but he tried 30 sets of starters and couldn't find one that suits him.

On the contrary, the team lost all star power because of him.Artest's head-to-head is okay, the data has only shrunk slightly.

The original core Marbury, his data has shrunk directly from last year's All-Star level to the normal starting level, and this year he didn't even get an All-Star nomination.

What is worrying is that the Heat and Pistons occupy the top two in the Eastern Conference this year. From players to coaches, the combined salary of everyone in the two teams is not as high as that of the Knicks.

The Heat have 3 All-Stars and the Pistons have 4 All-Stars.

If Artest doesn't join, Stern will have to worry. Think about Dolan's most expensive lineup, pay the most taxes, and suffer the most vicious beatings. Looking back, the only connection between the entire team and the All-Stars is the ball. The team has a bunch of former All-Star players, and New York fans seem to have no local stars to vote for.

So far, the Heat and the Pistons have lost more than the Knicks lost in a month. The Knicks are now in the same echelon as the Raptors, and they are all on the way to the No. [-] pick.

For the Knicks, losing is not a terrible thing.

The terrible thing is that they have to watch Larry Brown stubbornly lead the team to lose.

It's not that Dolan and Thomas were lowered by Larry Brown. The main reason is that Larry Brown signed them a big contract with an annual salary of tens of millions-his 3 million in three years.

This is already less than the original time and space, because Isiah Thomas had the idea of ​​​​soliciting Mo Wen, so he shortened the contract period of Larry Brown, and the guarantee contract of tens of millions of annual salary in history was fully signed. 5 years……

Oh, by the way, there is another ghost story. Don't look at the Knicks playing so badly. Their first round picks for next season were still Eddie Curry (300 pounds) and Sweetney (308 pounds) at the beginning of the season. ) This pair of "Jianjin brothers" was given to the bull in the transaction~
And this draft pick is still not guaranteed!

……

"Tsk tsk tsk, what do you think you guys are doing? How can that old guy lead you to win the championship? He was so ruthless, 30 points, an ordinary regular season, 30 points difference, you guys It’s because you don’t give him any sympathy, he’s already in such a difficult situation, and you’ve made it so ruthless, let us mess with him no matter how hard we let him hold his head up in New York in the future?”

Holding the phone, Mo Wen "rebuked" heartbroken.

"No way, the schedule is arranged like this, you can't envy you."

On the other end of the phone, Billups said proudly.

In the game between the Pistons and the Knicks last night, the Pistons easily slaughtered the Knicks by 121 points 91:30. Li's defense scored 30 points.

"You've only 'enjoyed' the beaches of Miami for a year. Do you know how the brothers came here last year? If the Eastern Conference Finals were replaced by coach Sanders last year, you think you can pass it so easily. Go Let's ride a horse!"

Seeing the offensive power of the Pistons this year, even Big Ben, who respects Larry Brown the most and hates Sanders the most, will not think that their loss last year was purely a matter of the strength of their players.

Billups, who had always had conflicts with Larry Brown, even took over Mo Wen's big stick, and fired at Larry Brown whenever he had nothing to do.

Larry Brown fired back at first, but with the Knicks' record collapsing like his prostate, he played dumb too.

"If it were Sanders, the Heat would still be the champion. Don't think too much, just lie to the brothers, and don't lie to yourself." Mo Wen joked with a smile.

"Tch, you boy, don't think that you are invincible after you complete the super team. Don't forget how you got your first ring!" Billups tapped the phone screen, as if he was tapping Mo Wen's Same head.

"Emm, two FMVPs, five All-Stars, tell me, how did I get my first ring?" Mo Wen said secretly.

Looking back, the 04 Pistons were also an All-Star team.

The Pistons players who won the championship that year were basically mature players. There was only one recruit in the core lineup, and he quickly "growth" to become an FMVP in the second year.

Billups choked for a moment.

Although the four Pistons entered the All-Stars this year, although there is an element of Sanders' network operation, they have to ask themselves that they are absolutely worthy of this honor.

Therefore, although Mo Wen was sophistrying, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the logic.

After all, there are no grassroots fairy tales. A truly poor person will never be known to others about his poverty.

"Let's not talk about us. I checked the schedule. You are going to New York the day after tomorrow. You played so hard against us before. Are you going to make big news this time?"

"Huh? Don't spread rumors. It's the same as how much I hold grudges. Am I the one who holds grudges?" Mo Wen curled his lips.

"Is not it?"

"If you say that, we can talk about the two punches you owe me..."

beep-

Listening to the electronic tone on the phone, Mo Wen raised his eyebrows.

He didn't take Larry Brown seriously for a long time. After the Eastern Conference Finals ended last year, Larry Brown had no chance to stand up in front of Mo Wen.

Of course, Mo Wen didn't mind continuing to step on it.

After all, that was Madison Gardens.

By the way, it's time to remind Shaq to practice free throws... Wait, no, it's time to remind Shaq to take a rest!

Under another night sky.

In a nightclub in New York, Artest opened his military backpack in high spirits, showing Marbury one by one his preparations for the upcoming battle.

clang clang-

"See, this one. The steel-toed shoes my uncle wore when he was logging. The two-ton weight of wood hits the shoes and the shoes are embedded in the ground without deforming."

bang bang-

"This, professional cross-country motorcycle knee pads, has been verified by someone. After flying out at 120 miles, the skull is worn out, and the knees are still intact."

beep-

"And this one is even more exciting. I found precious props from Hollywood through my relationship. It is a 1:1 restored medieval plate armor. Wearing it, Sand Eagle would have to shoot three times to break it. There are no other shortcomings except heavy weight."

Marbury next to him looked numbly at Artest showing off his equipment like a child showing off his toys.

Just tell me the truth, are you going to attack the White House, or are you going to bomb the Polygon?
Isn't it just Mo Wen?

He couldn't believe it——

With his height, Mo Wen could hit him in the face while he was kneeling?
Why do you have to fight and kill, just for your salary of more than 600 million yuan, just for winning or losing a game?

The few people who clashed with Mo Wen last season had either been traded or bought out by force, and he was the only one left in the team.

He forgot all the grievances and grievances in the past through drinking again and again. Now facing the media interview, he can already say that his relationship with Mo Wen is very good without blushing.

The alliance is just a business, so why take it too seriously?

Seeing Artest who was obsessed with fighting with Mo Wenkong, he sighed.

Signal the bartender on the other side to continue serving.

……

In the last game before the All-Star weekend, the Heat flew to New York.

There were not many reporters accompanying them, because few people would care about a game whose outcome was already doomed.

Even if Ao Pang announced before the last game that his leg and toe injuries had recurred and he needed to rest until the All-Star, no one thought that the Knicks, who had the lowest offensive efficiency and the lowest defensive efficiency, could bring much trouble to the Heat.

The New York media, which has always been ambitious, did not take the initiative to stand up and express optimism that the Knicks can win this game.

The same is true of the media run by boss Dolan.

The strength gap between the two sides may not be a question of letting one or two starters, but a question of letting go of the starters.

Of course, there are also people who have the idea of ​​winning the game.

In addition to Artest, it is Larry Brown who has been fighting with Artest recently.

Larry Brown, who has successfully realized his reputation for half his life, shouldn't have any extravagant hopes for his own reputation.

But Larry Brown always felt that he could save it again.

The Heat rested O'Neal very confidently, which is great news for him.

Although the Knicks also has a "little shark" with a full tonnage, but this fat fish is more than 01:30 points worse than the genuine fat shark, O Pang.

The dominance of a super center goes beyond size and athleticism.

Technology cannot be ignored either.

For example, Yue Banhu, who later relied on his talents to make a living, also had a delicate low-position finishing technique.

In the eyes of Larry Brown, the most difficult thing is to arrange defensive tactics for O'Pang.

The rest, although not simple, will not take half a day to solve the problem, and the result is only one no solution.

In order to motivate the players to work harder, he also deliberately negotiated to arrange Houston's retirement ceremony on the day of the game.

He intends to burn off the last of Houston's reputation in the Knicks, and then inspire another player.

For this game, Larry can be said to have given up everything, and it was treated like a tie-break in the finals, although he had never played a tie-break in this time and space.

But what everyone didn't expect was that after Houston gave a heartfelt regretful retirement speech, his last jersey was "inexplicably" sent to Mo Wen.

Larry Brown, who understood what happened, almost fainted on the spot.

He was put together by Isiah Thomas.

Obviously, Isiah Thomas also wants to learn to use the previous Pacers tricks to get involved with Mo Wen.

He was still thinking about boosting morale, but all the emotions and momentum that were brewing now completely fulfilled Mo Wen.

Larry Brown really can't figure it out. The Pacers play this way because they have salary space, but what about the Knicks?Half of the people who have been laid off can't see the top of the salary cap, so what's the fuss? !

Thomas: Don't ask, asking is a big game of chess (participation is the key)!

Artest was 1 unhappy watching Mo Wen take Houston's jersey.

The second time, the "inheritance" that should have belonged to him was taken away by Mo Wen again.

There is one more reason to win the game!

　I'm still getting used to my new home. After watching the game for a while, I still have no inspiration. It's uncomfortable. I've been stuck since last night. It's uncomfortable...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)