() After two full days of rendering and preparation, the biggest and most sumptuous feast of the 2007 Las Vegas All-Star Weekend has finally arrived.
Adrian tidied everything up, then leaned back on the chair and fell asleep. He was a substitute, so there was no need to be too nervous, especially since it was conceivable that his playing time would not be too much. After all, the Western team had no shortage of defenders.
People. Although the lineup of the Western Conference team is not very neat, Yao Ming in the main lineup is troubled by a foot injury and has been confirmed to be absent early. Before the All-Star Game, Jazz general Carlos Boozer, Nuggets' Arthur
Len Iverson and Steve Nash both announced that they would miss the All-Star Game due to injuries.
The league officially named four substitutes, namely Mermit Okur, also of the Jazz, who replaced Carlos Boozer's backup forward position. Ray Allen of the SuperSonics replaced Iverson.
As the backup shooting guard, Steve Nash was replaced by Tony Parker of the Spurs. Although he was squeezed out of the All-Star list by Adrian, Tony Parker was still selected as an All-Star as a substitute.
The Suns' Stoudemire was urgently promoted from the bench to the starter to replace Yao Ming's vacancy. In fact, Stoudemire reported to the league as a forward rather than a center, but the league was quite helpless. Mainly because of the current situation.
At this stage, excellent centers in the league are so scarce that they can defend, and a center with a mid-range shot can easily command tens of millions of dollars in annual salary. For example, Eddie Curry of the Knicks is this type.
But it is really not enough for such a center to meet the requirements of the All-Stars. Looking at the position of center in this year's All-Stars, the Eastern Conference is not bad. There are O'Neal and Howard, but O'Neal is very old. And Howard, although the league is
He was praised very highly, saying that he was the savior and hope of American centers. However, Howard's offensive power has always been insufficient, and his performance on the court was more like a super blue-collar than a super center. In the 1990s, the four major
When the center is running rampant, he can only be compared with Mutombo, the worst among the four major centers. Moreover, he cannot match Mutombo's natural ferocity and arrogance, and the inside he guards is not as good as Mutombo.
What it guards is so impregnable.
Compared with Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and other super centers who can attack and defend well, the gap is not too big. Not to mention that they have inherited the mantle of the four major centers and once became the most popular center on the court.
Think of it as "Shark" O'Neal calculated by two people!
In the West, Yao Ming, a center with very distinct advantages but equally distinct weaknesses, is also among the super centers, but if his popularity is considered only in terms of strength, he is only at the level of a first-class center, because his weaknesses are really
It's too obvious, and it's easy to carry out targeted defense. Excellent centers in the league are increasingly scarce, which makes him a super center in the eyes of some people.
There is no doubt about Tim Duncan, but Duncan, like O'Neal, is approaching the end of his career, and it is possible to retire at any time.
As for Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks, he is not so much an inside player as he is an outside player with inside height. With his height that dwarfs outside players and his excellent and soft shooting touch, he can both
He can hit accurate shots from the outside. He can also stretch the inside defense and create abundant breakthrough space for the team's breakthrough players. The effect is quite good, but it always lacks the domineering and unyielding dominance of a super insider.
Crazy.
The starting lineups for the East and West were determined long after the voting. In the West, Stoudemire replaced Yao Ming as the All-Star starting center. Tim Duncan got the starting position at power forward, although no one wanted to
In the All-Star Game, we see Duncan's eternal poker face and boring rebound shots. But when fans select the All-Star lineup, they will always involuntarily vote for this guy.
Helpless, his performance is too stable and too efficient. Even though they know that the only role of this guy on the court is to reduce the entertainment atmosphere of the All-Stars, when it comes time to vote, the fans still can't control their hands.
The starting small forward is Kevin Garnett, the "Wolf King" of the Timberwolves. Although the Timberwolves' performance this season is a mess, the Wolf King still continues his efficiency and won the All-Star vote with no suspense.
Starting position. In terms of defense, the two leading scorers, Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant, serve as shooting guard and point guard respectively. To be precise, Tracy McGrady is a swingman and can play four positions on the court. He even played five in high school.
Position, and Kobe can be considered a combo guard. Although he mainly scores, his organizational skills are not bad.
In the Eastern Conference's lineup, O'Neal is the well-deserved starting center. At the forward position, Chris Bosh and All-Star voting champion LeBron James, two elite figures from the 20031 class, occupy the starting positions of power forward and small forward respectively.
Position. In the guard position, the leading roles are Wade and Arenas. In the Eastern lineup, three high-ranking rookies from the 2003-1 class appeared on the same stage. This shows that the quality of the 2003-1 class is really good.
It’s no secret. Known as the draft class with the highest quality since the golden generation of 1996, the 2003 generation now has the feeling of gradually taking over the dominance of the league.
The game started amidst the cheers of Las Vegas fans. Stoudemire beat the aging O'Neal with a jump ball. Kobe took the lead in grabbing the basketball and immediately rushed to the Eastern team's basket one by one and dunked.
It opened the prelude to the star confrontation between the East and the West.
In the main game of the All-Star Game, at least in the first three quarters of the game, no one will play seriously. It is mainly about performances, dunks and entertainment. It will not be until the fourth quarter that the two teams put away their entertainment thoughts and get serious.
Gun duel. All-star MVP is also a quite attractive honor.
However, Adrian knew what Kobe was planning to do today. When the game came, he had the opportunity to go all out. This year, Kobe was determined to win the All-Star MVP. Before the game, he told Adrian his thoughts and wanted to win.
Adrian helped cooperate.
Now Kobe is most lacking in personal honors to prove himself. In addition to the championship, regular season MVP and scoring champion are the best honors that can prove himself. Kobe, the scoring champion this season, is very competitive. He is currently in
In terms of players' average points per game, Kobe ranks first with an average of 32.5 points per game. If he can keep it up without getting injured, it is very possible to even be the scoring champion. Although the All-Star MVP is not very formal, he is still an MVP.
, and unlike the Rookie Game mvp, which is a soy-based parallel import, the All-Star Game is after all the finale of the All-Star Weekend, and its mvp also has a certain influence.
Adrian doesn't care. He doesn't have much pursuit of the All-Star MVP. Besides, even if he wants to grab it, he may not be able to get it. Since Kobe wants to get it, Adrian doesn't mind taking it.
Cooperate a lot. (To be continued. You are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
ps: As of today, it is finally on the shelves.
There are a lot of things I want to say in my heart, but I don’t know where to start.
Writing this book was just an impulse at first. As many book friends have guessed, I am also a senior fan of King of Hollywood. When the updates of King of Hollywood were getting slower and slower and the book was almost completed, I acted on impulse.
Just opened this one.
At that time, I just wanted to write it for fun and satisfy my sexual fantasy, but I didn't expect that it would be appreciated by the editors of Qidian, sign a contract, and finally be put on the shelves.
During this process, Basket has to thank many people, especially all the book fans. It is all thanks to you that it can be put on the shelves. Basket has nothing else to do but write an article with all its strength to repay everyone.
