Chapter 443: All-Star Fun Story

Jersey number clashes happen every year at All-Stars, and the biggest victim is Carl. Malone, after the sneaker tragedy, the jersey number always seems to be difficult with him, who can say exactly how many kinds of all-star jerseys the postman has worn in his life?

In the All-Star Game, jersey numbers are a scarce resource, as there are always several players who usually wear the same number. At this time, the status of the stars often determines the ownership of the number, and the unknown can only find another good name.

Cal. Malone is certainly not unknown, but unfortunately, his number is No. 32, and at that time, the Western All-Star team, every year there would be a guy named Magic Johnson who wore No. 32. So poor Malone can only search everywhere for numbers that others don't want, from high school team numbers, college team numbers, Olympic numbers to the number of All-Star participations, wife busts, children's birthdays, pet weights, etc. Over time, Ma Long's math skills have improved several levels, which is very beneficial for buying two-color balls, Mark Six Powerballs, etc. Someone asked Malone if he should thank the magician, and Malone laughed and said nothing.

Before the All-Star Game began, ESPN wrote: "All-Star Game, Forgotten Center. ”

The giants have always been the most lame actors on the All-Star stage, and in the 32 years since the merger of the NBA and the ABA, counting last year's Panda brother, only three centers have won the All-Star Game MVP.

The center is the most important position in basketball, and this is a constant truth except for amateur basketball. However, in the All-Star Game, the center is definitely the least popular role. First, the center's play relies on the passing of teammates, and in the All-Star Game, it is rare for a kind and patient guard to hand the ball to the interior and slowly settle into position, and then the whole team pulls away. Second, traditional centers are mostly poisoned by teamwork and lack a strong desire for individual performance, and their style of play is very different from this kind of game full of dunks.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why in the 32-year All-Star history since the merger of the NBA and the ABA, only three centers have won the All-Star MVP: one is Shaq. O'Neill, one is Ralph. Sampson, in the end, is Ji Guoqiu. Others, even if they are as strong as Abdul-Jabbar, Olajuwon, and Ewing, can only be used as a background for Dr. J and the magicians, not to mention Mutombo and Rick. Smitz or something. Analyzing these three exceptions, it is not surprising that the Shark was elected, and he is certainly the funniest and most popular 7-footer player of all time. As for Ralph. Sampson? Is he the football star who kills his wife without going to jail? Well, even if he plays basketball, but in any case, a bamboo pole center with a height of 7 feet 4 inches, who has no desire and ability to show, can be elected as the 1985 All-Star MVP, which is really an abnormal event, which can only be understood as the judges who do not know the truth are being used by a small group of bad people with ulterior motives. Finally, there is the giant panda, and everyone knows the precious Cheng dΓΉ of this creature, so we have reason to think that his election is normal.

However, this kind of small probability event will never fall on Yao Ming's head, in his own words, "I really don't know if participating in the All-Star is enjoyable or sinful." This man has been an All-Star player for many years, and the only thing that impressed him was the breaking dance that opened in 2006 and the two three-pointers he made in 2008. If it weren't for Dwight. Howard's sudden rise in recent years, playing treasure after treasure, coupled with the precious animal combination to disrupt the situation, it is difficult to ensure that the league is angry, and the center is revoked from participating in the All-Star team, and Yao Ming will inevitably become a historical sinner.

The All-Star Game can say more than just the MVP issue, the Chicago Tribune recalls the old events of 2003, and there is no blame for Kobe Bryant here, Jordan's die-hard fans are rarely the real reason for Kobe Bryant's fans, just at the 2003 All-Star Game, this will be mentioned later.

Let's start with this year, this season's Western stars are more competitive, and the loss of Nowitzki, Roy, Parker and others is really regrettable for this year's All-Star, but the regret in All-Star history is far more than that.

There are countless regrets every year during the All-Star Weekend, there are always some really powerful players on the Spiral All-Star stage, and there are always some cancer stars who are popular with the people who are selected as All-Stars for one reason or another, and even become starters. For example, this year, Dirk. Nowitzki, Blanton. Roy and Kevin. Durant and others failed to be selected as an All-Star, which is unbelievable, and Crawford's selection undoubtedly made him and his coach accused by countless fans, and they belong to the most shameless one.

However, these are far from the biggest regrets in All-Star history, because this title can only belong to the greatest scoring guard in the past. Jordan. There are two sad things about the Flyers, one is the 1997 All-Star Game, Jordan scored 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and played the only All-Star triple-double in history. Rice, citing the latter's 26 points, including a mad 20 in the third quarter. Of course, this incident is not enough to make the flyer deplore, after all, Wilt. Chamberlain had 42 points and 24 rebounds in 1962, and Magic Johnson had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 22 assists in 1984, and neither of them could win the MVP.

The second is the 2003 All-Star Game, where the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Brown. In the last All-Star Game of Jordan's career, all his teammates desperately passed him the ball, made him score, and helped him win the MVP to end his career. The alliance was also very knowledgeable this time, and deliberately made an AMVP trophy with an exaggerated shape that was as huge as the celadon vase in Qianlong's imperial study, and engraved the name of the flying man Majesty early on.

What happened later amply shows that the league underestimated Kobe. Bryant's competitiveness while overestimating both the referee and Jermaine. O'Neal's IQ, the three men teamed up to turn Jordan's perfect final shot into. Post-match awards, David. Stern didn't have time to erase the engraved Michael Jordan on the base of the trophy, so he tore off the logo of the seven wolves on his clothes, pasted it on the trophy, and handed it to Kevin with a smile. Garnett's hands.

Speaking of All-Star Game MVP, this may be one of the most utilitarian awards on the planet, and there were occasional grassroots touches in the early years, and the MVP of the past decade has become an exclusive product for the aristocracy, Kobe, Iverson, James, Shaq, maybe the only one who is not a superstar when he wins the award is Ji Guoqiu, but he is also a rookie promoted by the league and Adidas, and the future superstar makes sense.

In principle, the AMVP of the All-Star Game can be summed up in 5 words: the selfish live in it. Seeing this, Kobe Bryant and James fans may be in a more impulsive mood, but don't rush to scold, calm down, think about it, and you will find that this is really the case.

History has shown that in the All-Star Game, as long as you meet the following two conditions: 1, you are the winning player. 2. You are the player with the highest score or the best number of points on the winning side - you will definitely win the MVP. The entertainment significance of the All-Star MVP is far greater than the competitive significance, and no one who is a real giant will play with the mentality of "fighting with you" (except for the 24th). Under normal circumstances, the players who will drool over the All-Star MVP are either depressed men (No. 24) who have been famous for a long time but have never been involved in the regular season MVP and Finals MVP, or a hungry man (fox) who eats all the old and young beauties and ugly calves. Therefore, as long as you can be cheeky, shoot desperately, and grab rebounds like crazy, unless your popularity is as bad as Bowen, how can the old fritters not understand the meaning of the mountain people, and how can they not be a favor (No. 24)?

However, an obvious paradox is that, according to this theory, the less famous All-Stars should have a better chance of winning the MVP, because their hunger for honor is clearly not comparable to that of the big names. But the fact is that from 1951 to the present, there have been very few non-Hall of Fame-level All-Star MVPs. Among them, 1997 Glenn. Rice is probably the closest "little man" laureate to us, and after him, Michael Rice. Jordan, Tim. Duncan, Shaquille. O'Neill, Allen. Iverson, Kobe. Bryant, Kevin. Garnett, LeBron. James and Ji Guoqiu have been All-Star MVPs for more than a decade - obviously, these names can all be ranked in the top 50 in NBA history.

Relative to Kobe, O'Neal and Garnett, Jamal . Crawford, Sean. Marion, Mo. The Williams are pretty much beggars who have made it to the All-Stars. The alliance does not want to see these beggars cheat and eat and drink and finally go home with bouquets of flowers, and NIKE, ADIDAS, ESPN, ABC, and CCTV are not willing to spend a lot of sponsorship and broadcast fees but can only point the camera at a face they don't recognize. And those superstars who really dominate the NBA regard the All-Star as a good opportunity for the nobles to connect with each other, one moment you pass me an empty pick, the next moment I will send you a blow to the ground, just hate to give each other cigarettes, where is the willingness to give the precious ball to the beggars to squander?

Of course, in the long course of history, there are occasionally a few overlords of beggars, although they are still beggars, but they refuse to bow to cruel fate. The most outstanding of these is probably Adrian. Smith. The 1.85-meter-tall man, who averaged 11.8 points and 2.4 assists per game in his career, has never been named to any of the league's All-NBA teams -- yes, he looks like he's on the same level as Drake. Fisher is on par. In 1966, All-Star Weekend was held in Cincinnati, and Smith, who played for the Cincinnati Royals, was selected as an All-Star by virtue of the same unspoken rules as Crawford. Unsurprisingly, his first shot almost became a bread ball due to nervousness, but then he went from strength to strength, and finally scored 24 points to help the East beat the West 137-94, win the MVP trophy and a Ford Galaxy 500.

This extreme example may be what Crawford will strive for tomorrow. However, considering that a fox has long been eyeing the AMVP trophy with red eyes, Crawford, as the younger brother, still doesn't want too much. R1152