Chapter 203 The starting competition for the All-Star Game
The voting results of the first stage of the 2007 All-Star Weekend were announced. Unexpectedly or not, Lin Yu ranked second in the league and first in the Eastern Conference. This means that Lin Yu will become an All-Star.
The starter for the Eastern Conference team in the main game.
The accurate number of votes was 1.07 million votes. Dayao, who ranked first, received 1.18 million votes, 110,000 votes ahead of Lin Yu, ranking third in the league. LeBron James, second in the Eastern Conference, received 1.02 million votes. Lin Yu was right
His lead was only 50,000 votes.
What is certain is that Lin Yu shared some of James' votes, just like he stole some of James' fans after the Christmas game.
In the Eastern Conference, Lin Yu ran as a defender, and he was the first vote-getter for the defender position.
The second vote-getter was Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat. In the first stage, Wade got 960,000 votes, 110,000 votes behind Lin Yu, and the gap was not big.
Of course, even if Wade can come from behind and surpass Lin Yu, Lin Yu's starting position will not be unexpected.
What he needs to watch out for is Gilbert Arenas, who ranks third in the East guard position, and Vince Carter, who ranks fourth, with 780,000 votes and 760,000 votes.
There is also Jason Kidd, who received 650,000 votes in the first stage, ranking fifth among guards.
Whether it is Arenas, Carter, or Jason Kidd, there is a big gap between their votes and Lin Yu, but because the second stage of voting will be more intense, Lin Yu still has the possibility of being overtaken.
Jeff Schwartz believes that Lin Yu's spot in the All-Star Game is no problem, but his starting position is still in doubt.
"Your lead is already very large, almost 300,000 votes, but North America has expressed great dissatisfaction with you and China's Yao getting the top two in the first stage of voting, so the second stage of voting is very likely
Something unexpected happened.”
"Accident?"
Lin Yu thought that the league officials had reduced the proportion of votes counted in the All-Star China region, and even did not count the votes in the China region. Later, they even used IP address detection to remove the votes of some domestic fans who had circumvented the wall.
Lin Yu frowned. He couldn't say whether the league's voting restrictions on domestic fans were right or wrong. He only knew that if the league really changed the way of counting votes, he would probably lose his starting position in the All-Star Game.
On his day off, he browsed online forums in China and the United States.
The first thing he paid attention to was domestic forums, and he knew very well that most of his votes came from China.
"The results of the first stage of voting are out, Dayao and Dayu are ranked first and second respectively!"
“You can finally watch the Chinese Derby in this year’s All-Star Game!”
"Don't be too optimistic. There is still a second phase. Generally speaking, the increase in votes in the second phase will be greater and the competition will be more intense."
"So, everyone, continue to work hard, continue to vote, and strive to put Dayao and Dayu into the starting lineup."
"..."
Lin Yu looked through the posts on domestic forums and found that indeed, some fans had spontaneously organized voting actions to circumvent the wall. There were special pinned posts in the forum to guide fans on how to circumvent the wall and how to vote.
Although China also has All-Star voting activities, most domestic fans know that since Dayao became an All-Star starter in his rookie season, the official NBA's counting ratio of All-Star voting in China has dropped sharply, and even
The votes may not be counted.
And because many domestic fans worked tirelessly to vote over the wall, Lin Yu and Dayao were able to reach the top of the list.
The current situation is that as the Sharks age, Dayao, who has gradually played a dominant role, is already the league's top center. He deserves to be a starter in the All-Star Game, but Lin Yu is still a bit far behind.
Especially compared with Dwyane Wade, Gilbert Arenas, and even Vince Carter and Jason Kidd, Lin Yu seems to be unqualified in terms of personal ability and data performance.
The only thing ahead of the above three is his record.
In North American reddit forums, wherever Lin Yu comes into view, almost everyone questions Lin Yu's second place vote.
"Why can a No. 2 star who averages 21.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.5 blocks per game become the top vote-getter in the Eastern Conference All-Star Game? And the No. 1 star can only be ranked second?"
"China with 1.3 billion people is too scary. We really can't bring them into activities like fan voting."
"I hope the league can give Dwayne, Gilbert, Vince and Jason a little respect. The All-Stars should not just look at popularity, but also the personal strength of the players."
"..."
Lin Yu could understand the fans' comments. He opened the official website of ESPN and soon saw that many North American expert reporters had similar comments.
Jerry Bembry, a well-known reporter from ESPN, published a column with the title: "The average of 21.1 points per game is higher than the average of 28.4 points per game. Should the All-Star voting system be improved?"
There is a rather conspicuous paragraph in the content, which Lin Yu particularly noticed: "Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have achieved the best record in the league so far, we must note that the Cavaliers' star player is LeBron James, not China.
Forest."
"In contrast, Gilbert Arenas used his super personal ability to lead the Washington Wizards into the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. If Gilbert Arenas were replaced by China Lin, the Wizards' ranking would be
Will definitely fall into the lottery."
"So, why China's Lin was able to overpower Gilbert Arenas and become the Eastern Conference starter in the first round of All-Star voting is because he has a Chinese market of 1.3 billion people behind him!"
"Just like Yao Ming defeated Shaquille O'Neal at his peak to become the All-Star starter a few years ago, this is obviously not a situation the league wants to see. I think the league officials should take some measures and carry out some reforms."
Lin Yu closed the webpage, and Jeff Schwartz was standing next to him.
He spread his hands and expressed his helplessness: "If public opinion in North America continues to develop, even if the league does not change the rules of the All-Star voting, you will lose your starting position."
"why?"
Lin Yu is worried about the league temporarily changing the rules for All-Star voting. If the rules do not change, he feels that his starting position is still very stable.
"Because you will become the enemy of the entire North America in the propaganda of public opinion, and the fans will spontaneously vote for Gilbert Arenas, Vince Carter, and Jason Kidd, and you will soon be voted down.
Going down."
Lin Yu shook his head: "I took a look at the Chinese forum, and there was a large group of fans who spontaneously jumped over the wall to vote for me."
"How much can they vote? Fans in North America can vote without climbing over the wall. The gap is too big."
"No, Jeff, you underestimate their fighting ability. Look at Yao, why is he always the starting center center of the Western Conference All-Star team? It's because of the Chinese fans behind him."
Jeff Schwartz still shook his head: "Yao? You can't compare with Yao. He is a center and the competition he faces is not big. Look at his opponents after Shaq traveled east. There is only one Amare- Stoudemire's popularity is so far behind that I even suspect that if we only compare the votes in North America, Amare may not be able to beat Yao."
"Look at you again, who is your opponent? The new generation of super shooting guard Dwyane Wade, the once popular king Vince Carter, and Gilbert Arenas who is attracting more and more fans. , and the increasingly demonic Jason Kidd.”
Lin Yu was silent for a while: "So, Jeff, what do you think I should do?"
"Canvassing votes, do your best to canvass votes. It can be through your performance on the field, or through some publicity methods off the field..."
Lin Yu nodded: "I understand."
Performance on the court refers to Lin Yu's better personal performance in the following games. The most direct comparison is the direct confrontation between the Cavaliers and Wizards, Nets and Heat. Lin Yu can win in the matchup. Suppress your opponent.
As for off-site, Lin Yu can find his connections in Hollywood and ask Hollywood stars to help him canvass votes, or he can find Amanda Gray and start a public opinion war.
Lin Yu decided to walk in parallel and walk on two legs. He will decide on the starting position of the All-Star Game!
