I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the league announced the roster for this year's All-Star Game in Las Vegas, the NBA entered the atmosphere of All-Star Weekend.

Among them, the list of the top 10 superstars who have been selected after a year of vigorous efforts is particularly eye-catching.

The most eye-catching among them is of course Chen Xiao, who is basically determined to be selected.

And a few people are very controversial.

For example, James, Wade and Yao Ming.

All three have championships, and all three are MVP or FMVP.

If we talk about their achievements as of the 2005-2006 season, Yao Ming and Wade played for four years, the same as O'Neal back then, while James only played for three years.

However, although Xiao Zhan played one year less, he still has various records as the youngest player and also has one more assist king than them.

In fact, if calculated according to the honorary standards for selecting O'Neal into the top 50 in 1997, these three people are actually qualified.

In 1996, O'Neal's honors only had one scoring champion, four All-Star starts, two third-teamers, one second-teamer, and led the team to the Finals.

Even if Yao Ming, James and Wade have the least personal honors, he still has 1 FMVP, 4 All-Star starters, and the same three best teams, and he also led the team to the championship.

Yao Ming and O'Neal's honors at that time were basically the same. The difference was the difference between champion and runner-up, and the difference between scoring champion and FMVP.

The runner-up is definitely not as good as the champion. The scoring champion and FMVP are different...

If it is that kind of team-based FMVP, it may not be as good as the scoring champion, but Dayao's FMVP last season is very valuable, not to mention averaging close to 30 points per game, not to mention beating Howard, the nation's recognized future No. 1 player. As a center, let's just say that he completed an epic four-game comeback when the Heat lost 0-2 at home. This is the first time in NBA history.

The reason why the Heat were able to complete an epic comeback was largely due to Yao Ming.

This is why Yao Ming is so sought after by media experts in the United States this season. Last season's finals against Howard and the Spurs really made him recognized.

Therefore, there was no problem at all when O'Neal could enter the top 50 and Yao Ming could enter the newly added top ten.

And Yao Ming can make it, why can't Wade and James, who are slightly better than Yao Ming in terms of honor?

All in all, although Yao Ming and Wade Jr. congratulated Chen Xiao, to be honest, the three of them also have expectations for the addition of the top ten superstars this time.

Although their qualifications are not very strong, was O'Neal's qualifications very strong back then?

If it weren't for Chen Xiao and the young people of his generation who are so strong, to be honest, even Brother Luo could touch the threshold.

In the first four years of Luo's career, he had one first team, three All-Stars, and even led the team to the finals. Compared with O'Neal, he was only one scoring champion short of him.

Of course, this scoring champion is very important.

If Luo Ge really has a scoring champion, then maybe he can really look forward to the new top ten this time.

This time, the top ten new players are added, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe, Iverson, Ray Allen, Chen Xiao, and Kidd. These seven people can definitely enter.

Except for Kobe, the other six people have sufficient qualifications and all have MVPs. Kobe has a lot of teams, scoring champions, and championships. Although he lacks an MVP, it doesn't really matter.

So, there are only three spots left.

The opponents that Yao Ming, Wade and James need to compete with are Wilkins, Connie Hawkins and Bob McAdoo, the biggest catches in the last selection, as well as two former superstars Payton who have just retired. and Reggie Miller.

Historically, Wade won the FMVP, but in the end he was not selected for this spot.

It can be seen that qualifications are indeed very important in such selection.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Wade's honor in history is not as great as Wade's in this time and space.

At least, Wade in history did not have four consecutive All-Stars and an NCAA championship in 2006.

Especially the NCAA championship, this is not an honor of the NBA, but it is very important in various selections. It is equivalent to the "Jinshi origin" in the American basketball world, and can gain extra respect.

At the same time, Wade in this time and space also played one more year than Wade in history. Four years and three years are different. In three years, the rookie contract has not been issued, but in four years, it has been.

Therefore, Chen Xiao has always felt that if anyone among Wade, Yao and Xiao Zhan can really be selected for this list, it will definitely not be Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan is still on a rookie contract this season!

Therefore, even if Xiao Zhan is to enter, he will be on that list in the 70th year of the NBA.

In short, after the All-Star list was announced, the entire NBA and even the United States were frantically discussing this list.

The selection of the top ten superstars by David Stern and the NBA this time is much grander than in history. They invited general managers, celebrities, and owners from thirty teams in the league, a total of 100 people, and it took a year to select them. List.

In history, the top 50 selected by the selection team headed by Jerry West are full of all kinds of human feelings and sophistication, just like the fractal.

This time David Stern is obviously for the sake of fairness, so each team has a maximum of four judges and a minimum of three, and players who have played for their own team cannot be voted.

This can also ensure fairness to a greater extent.

Another important reason why this selection lasted for a year is that this time David Stern did not simply select 10 additional stars. At the same time, he also selected these ten newly selected superstars and The top 50 superstars of the past have an official ranking.

ESPN, TNT or other American media will rank a historical position every season.

There is a lot of controversy over the historical status of these media rows, so fans have been waiting for an official one.

And this time, David Stern finally responded to the fans' expectations.

Ranking the 60 greatest superstars in the past 60 years in the NBA.

This seat is difficult to arrange.

Although the first must be Jordan, this is not controversial, but no one wants to be the last!

This time, no matter whether it is the selection of 10 superstars or the ranking of seats, it will be discussed. I don’t know how many meetings have been held before the result is finally reached.

For this selection, David Stern and the NBA really took great pains.

It was even grander than the last time I turned 50.

Historically, the league officially added 10 superstars, but because there was not much movement, many fans didn't know about it, so it didn't have much authority. It was different from when it was the top 50.

But now, it's different.

It is because the NBA officials pay attention to it, and fans, media, celebrities, players, and experts pay attention to it and discuss it.

This year's All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas runs from February 17 to February 19.

Before the start of the All-Star Weekend, the Bobcats played a total of five games and achieved a good record of 4 wins and 1 loss.

The loser was against the Heat, 110 to 115 in the away game is not low for the Heat.

The Bobcats' winning streak finally ended at 16 consecutive victories.

Ending all games before the All-Star Game, the Bobcats also achieved a good record of 44 wins and 8 losses before the All-Star Game. This record is still ranked third, but it is already tied with the Nets' record.

The reason why the Nets are ahead is because the direct matchup record between the Nets and the Bobcats is even better.

This season, the Nets and Bobcats are chasing each other very hard in the regular season.

This not only involved the MVP battle between Chen Xiao and Carter, but also involved the home court advantage of the two teams in the playoffs.

Judging from the previous encounters between the two teams, although the Nets won, the games were very close and the home court advantage is very important.

This year's All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas started on February 17th. After Chen Xiao played the home game against the Bulls on February 14th, he took the Bobcats players who participated in the All-Star Weekend to Las Vegas.

There are still quite a few Bobcat players participating in the All-Star Weekend this time.

For example, Xiao Pao is going to participate in the Skills Challenge and the All-Star Game. He is here to avenge his shame by participating in the Skills Challenge.

During the All-Star Weekend last year, he was ashamed in the skills challenge.

Granger, Bynum, Aldridge and Roy are here to participate in the Rookie Challenge.

Granger and Bynum are second-year players, while Aldridge and Roy are first-year players.

In addition, Chen Xiao will also participate in the dunk contest.

Chen Xiao participated in the dunk contest this time mainly to change the inherent impression that he can't dunk. He is no longer the player who couldn't dunk before. Now his dunk attribute has reached 90, coupled with his jumping and Regarding other physical attributes, Chen Xiao feels that he can indeed participate in the dunk contest.

Many of his dunks on the training court were quite beautiful.

Chen Xiao doesn't have any expectations for a championship or anything like that. He just comes here to have fun. The main thing is to let everyone know that he, Chen Xiao, can also be a dunk player, not just a fast-break one-handed dunk player.

Because Chen Xiao participated in the dunk contest this time, the attention of this year's dunk contest has increased a lot.

In fact, if Chen Xiao does not participate in the slam dunk contest this time, the All-Stars in the casino will not lack attention.

Hosting an All-Star event in a casino is really bold.

I have to say that the feedback from the casino is pretty good.

The atmosphere in the Casino All-Stars is definitely the best in NBA history.

It can be seen that dog bettors love the NBA a lot, especially the rich dog bettors.

Casinos are full of love and desire for the NBA, but when it comes to a specific NBA player, which player is the casino's favorite?

There is no doubt that it must be Chen Xiao.

At the fan carnival on Friday, there were really a lot of Chinese elements on site.

It is a coincidence that this All-Star Weekend happens to be during the Chinese New Year, and the Fan Carnival on Friday, February 17, happens to be the first day of the Spring Festival.

Therefore, this year’s All-Star Weekend has a strong Chinese flavor.

For the NBA All-Star Weekend, the biggest highlight is of course the All-Star Game where star players compete against each other.

However, the All-Star Game is actually not that friendly to fans.

The truly fan-friendly event of All-Star Weekend is Friday’s Fan Fest.

During the fan carnival, fans not only have the opportunity to have close contact with their favorite stars, but also participate in some basketball-related game activities.

The venue for this fan carnival is the Mandela Bay Hotel located at the east end of the bustling Las Vegas Strip.

This is a very European-style hotel, and in front of the main entrance of this very European-style hotel, tonight is quite interesting.

Because in front of the main entrance, the Chinese Spring Festival couplets with red background and gold characters are particularly eye-catching.

"The sound of firecrackers brings out the old year, and the peach charms of thousands of households renew the new year."

"Spring fills the world with blessings, and the days increase and people live longer."

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In the new world of the United States, seeing such words, to be honest, Chinese reporters such as Teacher Zhang and Xiao Su felt that their moods instantly improved.

Moreover, this is not just a cosmetic project for the gate. When these reporters covering the fan carnival walked into the magnificent lobby, they also saw something that made them very friendly.

In the magnificent Western-style lobby, lanterns of different shapes have blessing words such as "Happy New Year" and "Gong Xi Fa Cai" written in Chinese.

To be fair, every Chinese reporter here was very excited when they saw these things.

Especially veteran reporters like Mr. Zhang who have covered the NBA for a long time.

“Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have dared to imagine this!”

Not to mention that Teacher Zhang couldn't imagine it, even many American fans interviewed by Teacher Zhang and CCTV reporters couldn't imagine that this All-Star Weekend would have such a strong Chinese flavor.

Chris Wu is a Chinese from Los Angeles.

Today he specially drove his girlfriend from Los Angeles to see his idols Chen Xiao and Yao Ming.

When asked this question in an interview with CCTV, he told the CCTV reporter: "I am a fan of Chen Xiao, so naturally I will not miss the All-Star game. I originally thought that coming to the game would prevent me from watching the New Year with my family." It’s the New Year, I didn’t expect it to feel so festive here!”

Immediately afterwards, when a reporter from CCTV asked if he was surprised by this incident, Chris Wu said: "Surprise is definitely a surprise. In the United States, everyone is more accustomed to celebrating Christmas, and there are very few large-scale events like this across the United States. It is themed after the Chinese New Year, but I think this is normal because NBA activities are different from other activities in the United States.

The current number one player in the NBA is Chinese Chen Xiao, and the new NBA champion and FMVP is Chinese Yao Ming. Today, Chinese players are the most influential players in the NBA.

I believe there will definitely be more Chinese elements appearing in the United States in the future.

When the NBA labels their championship as the world championship, I think it should not be the American NBA.

We fans see its ambition. "

I have to say, this is a well-organized fan.

Of course, no matter how organized, they are also fans. After Chris Wu arrived here, his girlfriend complained that he only took photos with Chen Xiao's poster.

This time during the All-Star Weekend, Chen Xiao's posters could be seen everywhere in Las Vegas. The largest one was even more than five meters high.

"For me, it's really great here. I came here from Los Angeles and it's like I'm in heaven. If Chen is here, it will be even more perfect!"

Chris Wu, who was talking excitedly to a CCTV reporter, suddenly felt someone pat him from behind and looked back...

"Hello."

Looking at that familiar sunny smiling face, Chris Wu was completely stunned.

Then, he went crazy, not just Chris Wu, but when Chen Xiao appeared, many people went crazy.