I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 216 All-Star Canvass

"Dear fans, I love you and your favorite Joey Dorsey!

Miss you all!
The purpose of posting this video is to solicit votes for the All-Stars!

Of course it’s not for myself, it’s not that I’m humble, hehe, the main reason is that I’m not on the shortlist for this year’s All-Star voting,

Obviously, this is the loss of the league and the loss of fans and friends!Haha, just kidding!
First of all, please vote for my Rockets teammates. I don’t need to say more about this. They are all All-Stars who have been in the league for many years, and their strength is obvious to all.

I'm mostly trying to get votes for my buddy Derrick Rose, not just because he's my friend, but because he's the best basketball movie ever.

If you have watched the Bulls' games this season, you will definitely be impressed by their No. 1. He has a tough style of play, fast breakthroughs, outstanding jumping, and handsome layups. He is like a bullet. One second is still outside the three-point line, and the next second has already appeared under the basket. The speed is so fast that people are caught off guard!

In addition, he has a stable shot, and he can accurately send the ball into the basket from any angle inside and outside the three-point line. This is a skill developed with me in college!

How good he is, I won't say more, if you find any match with him, you will definitely fall in love with this Windy City rose!
Although he is just a first-year rookie like me, he has firmly locked the team's starting position, and has tied Jordan's rookie season record in scoring consecutive double figures.And there are more historical records waiting for him to create!
Since Bob Cousy, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, and Yao Ming could all be All-Stars in their rookie season, why couldn't Derrick Rose?

It is already a pity for everyone to not have me in Phoenix on February 2th, haha, it would be an even greater pity if Rose was not there.

So, please vote for Ross, vote for the purest basketball, thank you! "

On January 1th, more than a week before the end of the All-Star voting, Dorsey posted this canvassing video on social media. After the video, he also specially edited some of Rose's exciting game shots.

For him, who was a sports website editor in his previous life, he is familiar with this.

He purposely posted two versions in Chinese and English, and also sent them to popular domestic websites such as NBA China official website, Penguin.com, Tudou.com, and Xiaonei.com.

The video quickly became a hit.Especially in China, many fans who only watch the Rockets were attracted by this interesting video and began to pay attention to "Wind City Rose" Derek Rose.

And as if to match Dorsey's video, Rose suddenly turned on the unparalleled mode. In the next few games, he played superbly and led the team to defeat several strong teams such as the Cavaliers, Spurs, and Hornets.

In these few games, he averaged 28.6 points and 7.8 assists per game, especially in the contest with the Cavaliers, Rose scored 32 points and 15 assists, covering up James' light.

Rose was also named Eastern Conference Player of the Week.It is worth mentioning that this week's Western Week is the best, it is Joey Dorsey!

For a while, Dorsey and Ross, the good friends, became brighter for a while, for the focus of attention and discussion objects in the league.

In the sprint stage of the All-Star voting, Rose's number of votes suddenly rose, and he overtook all the superstars in front of him in a corner.

This is also the first time Dorsey has won Player of the Week.

Once the milestone event is reached, one will naturally get another chance to draw a lottery.

Now that his ability value has reached 81, players with an ability value between 80 and 90 can be selected.

When the player card spins and stops.

Dorsey saw a big white guy appear on the player card, Vlade Divac!
And the card is golden and is S rank.

This represents the peak of the player!
The value of the card is 89.

Tsk tsk, this wave is not bad!
Vlade Divac, born in the former Yugoslavia in 1968, is a center forward.

He was selected by the Lakers with the 1989th pick in 26 and retired in 2005. He has played for the Lakers, Hornets and Kings in his career.

He was selected as an All-Star in 2001 and was later selected into the Hall of Fame.In Europe, he is also well-known, named as one of the top 50 contributors in the Champions League.

Divac is best known for his basketball IQ and superb handling of the ball.

He was the confidant of Rockets coach Rick Adelman when he was coaching the Kings.Known by Adelman as the best inside passer.

This card will perfectly fit the Princeton system, but unfortunately it can only be used once, so save it for the critical moment.

There are now three cards in Dorsey's system, namely Turkoglu A card, Philip Chapoan (Hot Sauce) S card and this Vlad Divac S card.

Dorsey's current ability value is growing rapidly, and his ability may soon surpass these players on his system card.But everyone has their own unique skills. Under certain conditions, the characteristics of these people may be more useful than pure ability data.

Dorsey has been enjoying a lot of glory recently, but some families are happy and some are sad, accompanied by Maddie's loneliness.

Now the whole world knows about the conflict between Tracy McGrady and the Rockets, and also knows that Rockets manager Mosaic is actively seeking a deal. Everyone is waiting to see how much value the two-time scoring champion who has fallen into peace still has. , What level of players can be exchanged for.

But the "Houston Chronicle", which had been advocating the early trade of Tracy McGrady for a long time, changed its tone. They suddenly became less optimistic about Tracy McGrady's trade prospects.

Veteran columnist Fran Bilimberley wrote an article titled "McGrady May Not Be Going."

The content is as follows:
"McGrady is the hottest issue for the Rockets right now.

Some people say that he is a cancer of the Rockets, some say that a deal is imminent, and some of his fans are still looking forward to McGrady's recovery and reappearing the talent of the year.

The source of the news about McGrady comes from two directions.One is red lips and white teeth, official sources, when faced with the recording pens and cameras of the media, whether it is Mosaic, Adelman or Yao Ming, the central figures in these events will not criticize McGrady, and they all think that McGrady is still the team The most important cornerstone did not admit any conflicts in the locker room, and the Rockets were still amicable in their public words.

But in almost all media reports, whether it is from China in the United States or anywhere in the world, whether it is local in Houston or other media in the United States, you can read that the rocket is in dire straits.

You can read that McGrady has pissed off Adelman (of course Adelman didn't admit it), and you can read that McGrady said Yao Ming was too soft and Yao Ming wanted McGrady to leave (neither admitted).

You can always read such words: "One player" said before the game: I want to be like McGrady, toss a coin to decide whether I can play; Or, "a person close to the Rockets' top management" said: Alexander has been very angry and decided to trade Tracy McGrady.

Because things have not happened yet, and the introductions (news nouns, words used in the article) are still at the level of "one" and "another", these news can only be classified as rumors (rumours) in the news industry. ).

But if you think that these are groundless rumors and nothing to do, it can only show that you neither understand the news industry and the NBA, nor do you have enough common sense in life.The use of anonymous sources or quotations is not only a channel for journalists to obtain information, but also a way to protect informants, especially in the press circles of our country, which has formed a practice.

The most famous example is the Watergate incident. The reporter and editor-in-chief of the "Washington Post" never revealed the identity of the informant "Deep Throat" and kept this secret for decades. Authenticity, the reporting ultimately led to the resignation of President Nixon.

In the NBA, most of the front office will also keep the secrecy strictly before the action until the moment the action actually happens.There are too many such examples. Four years ago, Dawson and Van Gundy told Francis and the media one day ago: Steve will not go, the Rockets need him; the next day, Francis is the magician.

Therefore, no one publicly talked about the contradiction, and no high-level executives publicly stated that they would trade, which does not prove that the Rockets do not intend to take action.Life tells us that there are no waves without wind, and the wind is full of mountains and rains.

Maybe not every rumor is true and reliable, but it is impossible for all rumors to be false.From these clusters of rumors, we can judge clear signals:
First, McGrady is injured, but the injury is not the main conflict between him and the team, but his attitude towards the team;

Second, the conflicts in the locker room are being known to more people outside. Many players make fun of McGrady, and he has lost the respect of his teammates;

Third, the Rockets want to trade Tracy McGrady, but the top management doesn't want to make all the conflicts public.Once the contradiction is fully disclosed, it will push the Rockets to the situation of the Knicks, which will not only increase the difficulty of the transaction, but also make the team have no way out, just like Marbury and the Knicks have already torn their faces. Stop playing, which means that the salary paid by the Knicks to him is completely in vain.

Therefore, if you think that McGrady's deal must have counted down, then you don't understand the NBA. In the final analysis, the NBA is business. McGrady is the resource of the boss Alexander, which symbolizes the value of more than 2000 million US dollars per year. No matter how big his problem is in the team, he is still the value in the hands of the boss.

To form a transaction, there must be a relatively suitable bargaining chip, and it is impossible to simply throw it away.Since McGrady's attitude is well known in the league, his personal value has shrunk severely, and it is quite difficult to find a trading partner.If there is no suitable bargaining chip before the trade deadline at the end of February, the Rockets are obviously inclined to let McGrady play until the summer, and wait until the end of the season before making plans.

From this point of view, McGrady may be traded, and it is likely that no deal will be formed.In two weeks, Tracy McGrady will return to the Rockets. When he plays, he will still dominate the ball; he may still shine in some games, scoring 30 points or getting a triple-double.When McGrady plays well, those contradictions will temporarily submerge.

Standing on the management side, this is the scenario that Alexander and Morey want to see most-only when McGrady can fly again, he can help the Rockets win; and only when he flies again, can he create value. The Rockets can get better bargaining chips when they start planning.

McGrady may not have the countdown - we wait. "

(End of this chapter)