The yellow storm in the NBA

The Rockets maintained a complete victory throughout January, which is naturally something worth celebrating. And for Quan Xiao, there is another thing worth celebrating, that is, he was selected as an All-Star starter.

On January 24, the league announced the starting lineup for the 2008 New Orleans All-Star Game. Relying on his outstanding performance in January, Quan Xiao achieved a counterattack. His votes eventually surpassed Iverson and Nash, and together with Kobe Bryant, he became the first player in the Western Conference.

Starting guard.

However, Quan Xiao only received more than 30,000 votes more than Iverson, and was still hundreds of thousands behind Kobe. But this is his first season, and his popularity can be seen by being selected into the starting lineup.

The vote leader was won by Garnett, who ultimately received nearly 2.4 million votes, far ahead of other players.

The starting lineup of the Eastern Conference is: center Warcraft Howard (Magic), forward Garnett (Celtics), forward James (Cavaliers), guard Wade (Heat), guard Kidd (Nets)

The starting lineup of the Western Conference is: center Yao Ming (Rockets), forward Duncan (Spurs), forward Anthony (Nuggets), guard Kobe Bryant (Lakers), guard Quan Xiao (Rockets)

After the list was announced, Yao Ming and Quan Xiao were immediately surrounded by congratulations from their teammates and were encouraged to ask for a treat. Yao Ming was used to this kind of thing and agreed with a smile.

Quan Xiao was still very excited when he learned that he was selected as the starter. Even if he is a reborn person, he can't help but be excited when facing this moment. This is not only the recognition of the fans, but also increases his commercial value.

Promotion means that his future and money path will be better.

The head coaches of the All-Star Game are held by Celtics head coach Rivers and Rockets head coach Adelman. They are currently the head coaches of the teams with the best record in the East and West, and there is a gap between them and the second place.

The gap is huge, and it will be difficult for another accident to occur in the remaining half a month.

On the last day of January, the league announced the All-Star bench lineup. Here are the following seven players from the Western Conference:

Iverson (Nuggets), Nash (Suns), Paul (Hornets), West (Hornets), Boozer (Jazz), Stoudemire (Suns) and Nowitz

Key(Mavericks)

The bench lineup for the Eastern Region is:

Tracy McGrady (Hawks), Joe Johnson (Hawks), Billups (Pistons), Han

Milton (Pistons), Bosh (Raptors), Pierce (Celtics) and Jamison (Wizards)

In addition to participating in the All-Star Game, Quan Xiao also has the Rookie Game and the Three-Point Contest. Coupled with charity activities and commercial activities, the entire All-Star Weekend will be extremely busy.

In the decades of NBA history, there have been many famous players, but only five of them were elected as All-Star starters in the first year of their careers.

They are the God of Basketball Jordan, the most dominant player O'Neal, the best point guard Magic Johnson, the ancient god Rick Barry who held the urine pot for free throws, and Quan Xiao's teammates and senior Yao Ming.

Quan Xiao has now become the sixth player to be selected as an All-Star starter in the first year of his career, and has accomplished what many superstars have failed to do.

Regarding Quan Xiao’s election, there are also different opinions from the outside world. They are roughly as follows:

I agree, and believe that Quan Xiao's election is undisputed and deserved. His performance is outstanding enough, and he deserves to be selected as the All-Star starter.

Those who objected felt that Quan Xiao was just a rookie. If he hadn't relied on the Chinese market, he would never have been elected. You must know that Yao Ming relied on Chinese fans to push O'Neal to the bench. As long as they are Chinese players, they will

It can get a lot of votes because there are so many Chinese people.

Neutral, it doesn't matter who is starting, as long as the player I like is also starting.

Indifferent, who is Quan Xiao? Oh, he plays basketball! Sorry, I don’t watch basketball. I only like football games. That’s the game that a tough guy should watch.

But generally speaking, the criticism Quan Xiao faced was not that big, far less than the criticism caused by Yao Ming back then. Yao Ming's election did benefit from his status as a Chinese player, after all, his performance at the time was far inferior to O'Neal.

Quan Xiao's performance is completely sufficient to support his status as an All-Star starter. This is a fact that even the opponents cannot deny. Their opposition is more based on qualifications. Of course, it is more about their idol.

Those who were replaced were just struggling and resisting, and only a handful of people were there with their eyes open and pretending to be blind.

"What do you think about Quan Xiao being selected as the All-Star starter?" A reporter asked Iverson.

"That little

Can't he be a starter even though his performance is so good? I know what you mean, but I'm not blind!" Iverson said coolly.

"Steve, what do you think about being squeezed out of the All-Star starting lineup by Quan Xiao?" the reporter asked provocatively.

"I have played two games with Quan Xiao, and I know his strength. And based on his performance, this is undisputed. Since the fans have chosen Quan Xiao, it means they like his style of play. All-Star

The purpose of the game is to select players that the fans like for exhibition games."

"Kobe, do you think Quan Xiao is more qualified to start with you than Allen and Steve?"

"Shouldn't you ask this question to the fans who voted? But if I had the right to vote, I would also choose him. That kid is fully qualified to start."

Players who have played against Quan Xiao have no objections to his starting appearance, and those who have never played against him don't think Quan Xiao is unworthy. As players, they certainly know how difficult it is to perform like this.

Most of the opposition comes from die-hard fans of other stars, which is also a normal phenomenon. In the eyes of die-hard fans, only their idols are the best, and everyone else is a loser.

As for professional commentators, most of them support Quan Xiao, and only a few experts deliberately make different voices in order to attract attention.

"Quan's starting performance is entirely based on his own performance, game by game, and has nothing to do with his Chinese identity. If the best player on the team with the best record in the league is not worthy of starting in the All-Star Game, then who

Are you still qualified?" Barkley, a big-mouthed man, said bluntly.

"When did the standard for All-Star starters become so high? The core of the league's first team and the guy who leads the scoring list are not qualified to start? I don't feel like I'm being selected as an All-Star starter in the first year of my career.

The juxtaposition is offensive to me." Michael Jordan, the god of basketball, the old hooligan and the master of Versailles and the old pretender, told reporters.

As more and more players and celebrities spoke in support, the controversy over Quan Xiao's All-Star start gradually subsided, and everyone turned their attention to the game.

As the person involved, Quan Xiao didn't pay much attention to this matter. He focused more on the competition. After all, the competition was the foundation.