I am Really an Insider

Once this game was over, Okafor was suddenly at a disadvantage in the race for Rookie of the Year.

Although he produced almost the same data as Wayne, Okafor is now labeled as a garbage time king.

Wayne, on the other hand, is considered a positive, serious and good young man.

To put it bluntly, your data is nothing compared to Wayne's.

Let's talk about it. For the Rookie of the Year award, most of the time the competition is indeed about data.

After all, they are all rookie players and basically cannot lead the team to achieve any results, so I just use the data to compare them simply and crudely.

But there are no exceptions.

For example, in the 2000-01 season, 1997 second-round pick Mark Jackson (not that coach) made his first NBA appearance three years later and was able to score 13.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks.

But the Rookie of the Year went to Mike Miller, who averaged 11.9 points and 4 rebounds per game.

This is mainly because Miller played in 82 games, while Jackson only played 48 games before being reimbursed for the season.

For example, in the 1994-95 season, Grant Hill and Kidd shared the Rookie of the Year award, and in the 99-00 season, Francis and Brand shared the Rookie of the Year award, etc.

There are some special situations, but generally speaking, the best rookie cannot escape the framework of comparing statistics.

But now, when the gold content of Okafor's data is questioned, what will happen again when the data is incomplete?

In this era where player statistics have not yet exploded, it is still very good for a rookie to average a double-double per game.

But Wayne is indeed strong, and he can be said to have completely won this head-on confrontation.

The selection of the best rookie has become confusing again.

Okafor felt uncomfortable. His record of 14 consecutive double-doubles was broken, and he was still questioned after the game.

Everything will be calm until Wayne comes back, but everything will happen when Wayne comes back!

What a disaster.

Okafor now gets a headache whenever he mentions Wayne.

I have lost my beautiful youth to you, and you are going to mess with my beautiful future?

You are a real dog.

But it doesn't matter. Next, Okafor can continue to have two double-doubles. He wants to see what Wayne can do to compete with me for the Rookie of the Year award under his own offensive of double-doubles!

Well, Okafor quickly regained his confidence.

The fight between him and Wayne has just begun, and it's not certain who will have the last laugh.

And with Wayne's temper, he might get another 15-game suspension.

If Wayne is suspended again, Okafor feels that his Rookie of the Year award is guaranteed.

Okafor's logic is correct. If Wayne is suspended for another dozen games, it will be really difficult for him to win the Rookie of the Year award.

But Honey is confident in Okafor and doesn't even know his opponent well.

Although Wayne established his status as the god of war in the first battle at Auburn Hills, he was not a bad-tempered player. He just fought too hard, which created the illusion of a bad temper.

The one who really has a bad temper is Artest. Because of the mental illness caused in childhood, he can't control his emotions.

Of course, the problems that have plagued the Pacers for so long have now been resolved.

For some reason, Artest's illness was cured as soon as he saw Ben and Wayne, and his emotions were under control.

Therefore, it is basically impossible for Okafor to expect Wayne to fight again without thinking.

Wayne can still control his emotions. He won't hit anyone easily, but if he hits someone, he will definitely hit him violently.

But now, it is estimated that few people in the league dare to use force with Wayne. Therefore, it is not easy to start a fight again.

In addition, the referee is now very sensitive to Wayne, which reduces the probability of conflicts.

Didn't you know that a few days ago, when Stoudemire was about to have a seizure, the referee just dismissed him with a sixth offender.

Okafor just said a curse word, but the referee brought the situation under control with a T.

Don't give them a chance to be beaten at all.

Okafor's road to the Rookie of the Year award is more difficult than he expected.

Okafor is doing very well here, but Wayne has already received real benefits-the essence of badge upgrade.

The last time he got this thing, Wayne upgraded his "Zone Deterrence" to Silver.

This time, Wayne used it on "tough defense."

Obviously this badge still has almost half of the progress bar to be filled before it can be upgraded, but as soon as the essence is applied, it immediately flashes white.

Badge: Hard Defense (Silver). Effect: Slightly improves the effect of close defense, and slightly improves the impact of close defense on the ball holder.

Now it's better, I'm afraid my strength can be rounded off again.

Comfortable, broke Okafor's consecutive double-double record, and upgraded the badge.

Next, just wait to get all the bonus clauses of the sneaker contract and 55 wins!

In the last game of 2004, the Pacers defeated the New Jersey Nets 96-83 on the road.

Kidd scored 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the game, but only scored 4 points. If he said he didn't attack, he wouldn't attack.

Payton, who is nearly 40 years old, scored 13 points today.

Although Carter and Jefferson played well, they could not withstand O'Neal's 31 points in the paint and Foster's explosive 16+16.

Wayne returned to the sixth man position today. Because O'Neill and Foster both played well, he made a small contribution and finished the game with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

But don't worry, Foster's outbursts are only occasional. Most of the time, the inside has to look at Wayne and O'Brien.

The Pacers won a big victory, and the Nets' record became 10 wins and 18 losses.

Well, as a team with high expectations, the Nets are indeed surprising.

There are three star players in Kidd, Carter and Jefferson, but they can't achieve results.

Of course, the reason for this is not something Wayne needs to analyze.

Basketball is not a game where 1+1 always equals 2.

After 2004, Wayne changed from an NCAA player to an NBA player, and the Pacers became very different from their original history.

Since the return of Wayne and Artest, the Pacers have won four consecutive games.

The current record of 17 wins and 11 losses does not look so eye-catching.

After the game, O'Neal, the best player in the game, smiled very happily: "We are driving at a high speed on the right track. I feel great. I think we can do better!"

O'Neal Jr.'s smiles have become more and more frequent recently.

After the conflict between him and Artest was gradually faded, his competitive status also improved significantly.

At this time, some unscrupulous media felt that it was time for the Pacers to suffer.

Now that we have won 4 games in a row, have we forgotten the pain of losing 7 games in a row?

Then, in the first game of 2005, the Pacers silenced everyone.

On January 4, the Pacers faced the Milwaukee Elks, who currently have 9 wins and 18 losses, at home.

The head guard of the Little Elks, Michael Reed, was shut down by the best defensive player Artest today, and O'Neal directly shocked the inside combination of Pachulia and true yin and yang leader Joe Smith.

O'Neal Jr., who showed his confidence and condition, was like a magic weapon descending from heaven today. He made 18 of 28 shots from the field, made 25 crazy free throws, and scored a game-high 55 points!

It's been just over a month since he last set a new career-high scoring record, and he has raised his career-high scoring record to another level.

Wayne was beside Xiao Ao at the time, and he was completely frightened.

What is an MVP candidate? You are an MVP candidate!

At first, O'Brien didn't take that many free throws, but the Bucks couldn't defend him at all.

Then in the third and fourth quarters, Pachulia and Joe Smith went crazy to pick on O, hoping to interrupt his offensive rhythm with fouls.

Facts have proven that these two guys are completely making a fool of themselves.

The result was that O'Brien severely punished them with 19 of 25 free throws.

At 55 minutes, Pachulia and Joe Smith were forced to make the headlines.

It was the first time that Wayne saw a player score 50+ points live, which was quite shocking to Wayne.

This is not just a matter of level. If you are not in good physical condition, you will not be able to withstand so many shots.

It seems that next time I upgrade, I need to increase my physical fitness.

116 to 99. The Pacers, who started out on defense, scored almost 120 points, which is ridiculous.

Due to Ou's outstanding performance, Wayne only scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks today.

But to be honest, it is already very good, but Xiao Ao's light is too dazzling.

So far, the Pacers have won five consecutive games. Ou's big breakout gave the Pacers a good start in the new year.

It wasn't until the Pacers lost to the Spurs in San Antonio on January 6 that this five-game winning streak was ended.

I have to say that the Spurs' record of 26 wins and 7 losses so far this season is really strong, and their strength is more balanced than the Suns.

Duncan, who is not yet 30 years old, has taken care of Xiao Ao.

But losing to a strong team like the Spurs is not shabby. This wave of 5 wins and 1 loss for the Pacers can be regarded as allowing them to return to the first line of the Eastern Conference.

After this game, NBA All-Star voting officially opened.

This time of year, voting sites are extremely popular.

According to the current voting rules of the NBA All-Star Game, a total of 120 players will become All-Star candidates and have the right to be voted by fans.

This is very different from the direct open voting for all players in the league after 2016.

To put it bluntly, no matter how popular you are, you have no chance of becoming an All-Star if you don't make the candidate list.

The day before the voting opened, Emeka Okafor was delighted to find that he was actually on the list of candidates!

You know, even Howard, the No. 1 pick in the 2004 draft, did not enter this candidate list.

"This" Okafor is so happy today. With his popularity in college and his ability to record two consecutive double-doubles, wouldn't it be appropriate to become an All-Star in the Eastern Conference?

You have to say that in the West, there are Duncan, Hard Special, Dirk, Marion, and Stoudemire. The forward line is really full of talents, and it is impossible to squeeze in.

But in the East, hey, maybe it's really possible to make the All-Stars in his rookie season!

Who is the most popular forward in the Eastern Conference?

James.

But this year, James participated in the All-Star voting as a defender just like last year.

So let me ask, besides Carter, how many popular forwards are there in the Eastern Conference now?

Aged Hill? Jamison with a low presence? The Pacers' O'Neill? Pierce with a terrible record?

You can't even fight me!

So why can’t I, who is ranked second in the Eastern Conference All-Star position, get involved?

Okafor had a good sleep, preparing to see the results of the first round of voting in a few days.

If he can make the All-Stars, even if he is a substitute, this Rookie of the Year should be guaranteed.

"Wait!" Okafor suddenly woke up from the bed, reopened the computer and looked at the voting website for the All-Star Game.

Then, his mood suddenly deteriorated.

Because he discovered that Wayne also appeared on this candidate list.

Judging from Yao Ming's experience in defeating the Sharks to become the starting center for the Western Conference All-Stars in his first year

Okafor silently shed tears of sadness, "You are everywhere!"

The third update is here. Today there are 11,000 words, and the number of additional words is -1,000. Come here first, I will take some time to sort out the outline and so on.