Chapter 219 Player Score Records in the Rookie Challenge
The Philadelphia Union Center is already packed with fans, and Chinese fans supporting Lu Yu can be seen everywhere in the arena. It is a pity that Wang Zhizhi was not selected to participate in this year's Rookie Challenge.
I don’t know what the algorithm of the alliance is.
For example, Kirilenko is not a player in this year's draft, but because he only entered the NBA this year, he is naturally a first-year rookie.
Wang Zhizhi... seemed to have played the last five regular season games last season. I don't know if he is considered a second-year rookie.
Most likely it doesn't count,
Otherwise, the alliance would not have given up such a good opportunity to stimulate the Chinese market.
When Lu Yu was warming up, the camera flashed over him from time to time, causing the fans at the scene to scream, which was in sharp contrast to other rookies.
Gasol had to sigh: "Lu Yu seems to have become a star-level player."
Although many fans doubt that Lu Yu won the All-Star vote king because of the support of the Chinese market, more and more people admit that even if Lu Yu is not the All-Star vote king, there is absolutely no problem for him to get an All-Star spot.
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This is already great.
You must know that Lu Yu is just a first-year rookie.
Scarlett Johansson was sitting in the front row as an audience member, and Lu Yu smiled and greeted her.
Sitting not far away from Scarlett was Kobe. The big screen locked onto Kobe and the host came over with a microphone.
"Hey Kobe, are you ready to enjoy this All-Star weekend?"
"Yes, I mean I am preparing to enjoy this game first. I like the atmosphere of the game. There is competition and confrontation, so it is interesting."
"Which team do you prefer to win?"
"First grade team, of course."
"Why?"
"Because the first grade team has my brother, Lu Yu, and he will be the best player in this game. Don't worry, just watch how he dominates the game."
"Oh, I'll wait and see."
The host quickly ended the interview because he saw another recently popular star, a beautiful woman, Scarlett Johansson in the audience.
Scarlett Johansson said that she wanted to watch Lu Yu's rookie game, so she naturally had to choose a good seat, so she asked Lu Yu for a first-row ticket.
"Bartier, you are the best!"
"Parker, I want to see you dunk!"
"Come on Lu Yu!"
"Lu Yu is the most handsome!"
Scarlett Johansson's ears were filled with the cheers of the fans. When she found herself on the big screen, she found that the fans were screaming even crazier.
Fans were already looking for her to sign autographs. After signing a few, the host of Kobe Bryant's interview came over with a microphone.
"Hi Scarlett, I'm glad you came to watch the Rookie Challenge. Do you like basketball too?"
"Of course, I have loved playing basketball since I was a child." Scarlett Johansson winked playfully.
Lu Yu rolled his eyes, I don't know if you have liked playing basketball since you were a child, but I know you like to watch me play basketball.
"So among the rookies playing this year, are there any players you like? I remember you got All-Star votes for Lu Yu of the Bulls."
"Oh, yes, one of my friends is a fan of Lu Yu." Scarlett Johansson glanced at Lu Yu who was beside the court and changed the subject: "But my favorite player among the rookies is Gilbert Ali.
Nas, I hope he can perform well in this game."
Hearing Scarlett Johansson's words on the big screen, Arenas couldn't smile from ear to ear. He didn't expect such a beautiful and sexy female star to be his fan. Suddenly, even when he was sitting, his back
Straightened up a bit.
And Garnett, who was sitting not far away next to Kobe, always felt that these words sounded somewhat familiar.
The interview with celebrities was an interactive activity spontaneously initiated by the host, followed by a series of celebrity performances. After the performances, NBA President David Stern announced the official start of the Rookie Challenge.
The lights in the arena dimmed, and the entrance ceremony for players from both sides began immediately.
Countless fireworks suddenly erupted around the stadium, which were dazzling and truly beautiful. The large ceiling screen above the stadium began to flash shots of every player on the court. The shots of each player lasted for two seconds, until finally they were frozen on the figure wearing a Bulls uniform.
Lu Yu wearing the team uniform.
After discussion in this game, the NBA finally focused the camera on Lu Yu, not only because Lu Yu is the strongest and most famous player among these players, but also because it represents the league's emphasis on the Chinese market.
The on-site MC also loudly announced the name of every player on the field, with a long tail sound after each name.
The sophomore starting lineup is:
Defenders: Quentin Richardson, Mike Miller
Forwards: Kenyon Martin, Darius Miles
Center: Chris Mihm
The first-year starting lineup is:
Defenders: Lu Yu, Jamal Tinsley
Forwards: Jason Richardson, Shane Battier
Center: Pau Gasol
Players from both teams ran onto the court, greeted by spotlights and applause, and after the referee threw the ball into the air, the game officially began.
Every player on the court is wearing the uniform of their respective team, and it is so colorful at first glance that fans who don’t often watch football have no idea which is the first-year team and which is the second-year team.
But fans who often watch football can still tell the difference. The second-year players wear the uniforms of their respective home teams, while the first-year players wear the uniforms of their respective visiting teams.
Chris Mihm's jump ball missed Pau Gasol, which blinded him to his 213cm height. However, it seems that Gasol is also 213cm tall. Anyway, Lu Yu was very envious when he looked at this height.
Although he is now two meters tall and has not been specifically measured, he still wants to grow a little longer.
The basketball was passed to Lu Yu's hands. Lu Yu dribbled the ball from his crotch to his left hand. With a slight shake of his left shoulder, he passed his teammate Quentin Richardson.
He took one step inside the three-point line and hit a pull-up jump shot.
2 to 0
Quentin Richardson didn't work hard on defense. After being passed over, he just extended his hand and didn't take off to block the shot.
Lu Yu felt that Richardson's defense seemed to have dropped a lot compared to when he met him with the Clippers. It was not because of today's Rookie Challenge. Even in the last game against the Spurs, he felt that Quentin's defense was not as good as that of him.
Excellent as expected.
Could it be that I made a mistake?
When the second-year team attacked, Quentin Richardson dribbled the ball across half court and met Lu Yu in the middle with a pull-up three-pointer. He wanted to return one, but with such a shot selection, Lu Yu didn't even have to jump, he just stretched out his hand to interfere.
arrive.
The basketball missed the basket and Gasol grabbed the rebound.
Lu Yu dribbled the ball across half court and played a pick-and-roll with Gasol. He got rid of Quentin Richardson and cut directly to the basket. He chose to pull the lever when surrounded by three people under the basket, and his body was twisting in the air.
After twisting and unwinding, the basketball slid into the basket against the backboard.
4 to 0
The fans at the scene gave him warm applause. He was the most popular player on the field. Almost half of the fans came to him and wanted to see him scoring crazy goals.
The commentator commented: "The defense of the second-year team is too loose. If this continues, Lu Yu may be able to break the scoring record in the rookie game after the first- and second-year system in the past two years."
After the NBA Rookie Challenge was divided into first-year and second-year games, it was held for a total of two years. In 2000, the first-year team defeated the second-year team, and in 2001, the second-year team defeated the first-year team.
In other words, in the past two years, the players who won the game were all players selected in 1999.
Looking at the list of players in the 1999 draft, although at the time, these players were not outstanding and were far less outstanding than the 1996 generation, but looking back now, you can find from the first pick that there may not be any in this draft.
Superstars exist, but they are definitely the backbone of the league.
Brand, Francis, Baron Davis, Odom, Szczerbiak, Hamilton, Miller, Marion, Terry, Maggette, Artest... there are almost no players who have lost their reputation.
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Even Ginobili, the second-to-last draft pick, will still be a Hall of Fame player in the future.
Players of this generation can win the Rookie Challenge for two consecutive years, and some clues can be seen from this. As for before this, the Rookie Challenge was not divided into two teams, first and second grade.
The Rookie Game was held for the first time in 1994 and was divided into the "Genius Team" and the "Passion Team". The names of these two teams are difficult to describe.
The Geniuses sound like a team made up of middle school boys.
Led by Anfernee Hardaway and Crazy Fan, the entire team has a hint of genius except for Pence, but the rest of the team has nothing to do with genius.
As for the passion team, there is no element of passion.
The team is led by Kukoc and Chris Webber. Every time I think that these two are players of the same era, it is surprising. I always feel that Kukoc belongs to the last century, because Kukoc of the Bulls dynasty has
plays an important role.
But Kukoc is still playing now, this year with the Milwaukee Bucks.
It was hard to accept the name, and the game was extremely ugly. The final score was 74 to 68. The fans were drowsy watching because both sides were first-year players. They played really hard and their shooting percentage was really low.
There is no tactical literacy at all. Both sides are like a group of blacksmiths who are crazy about blacksmithing on the field.
David Stern saw that there would be no ratings if this continued, so the next year he changed the names to White Team and Green Team.
It turns out it's not about the name at all.
In the third year, Stern also imitated the All-Star game and created the Eastern Rookie Team and the Western Rookie Team, in an attempt to use the gimmick of confrontation between the East and the West to attract the attention of fans.
However, compared with the East-West confrontation in the All-Star Game, there were no flaws in the Rookie Game.
There are no stars to attract attention, and there are no wonderful coordination and tactics.
At this time, David Stern realized, could it be that no one was watching the rookie because he was too good?
In 2000, NBA Commissioner David Stern gritted his teeth and changed the game to a first-year team versus a second-year team. As a result, the first-year team won 92-83. Originally, Stern wanted to have a show where the second-year team violently beat the first-year team.
, as a result, there was a contrast in the situation on the field, and the ratings also increased a lot.
The league has since found the right game model. Whether it's the second-year players ravaging the first-year players, or the first-year players attacking the second-year players, fans love to watch them, so this Rookie Challenge has continued.
However, the scores of players in the Rookie Challenge in the past two years have not been high.
In the first year, Elton Brand scored 16 points and 21 rebounds. He is an inside player and has more rebounds.
The next year Szczerbiak scored a little more points, scoring 27 points.
If this trend continues, it will not be difficult for Lu Yu to break this record!
