The world of basketball

Chapter 163 All-Star Game

The Chicago Bulls are in the midst of a rebuild, which was confirmed when they traded Jimmy Butler.

There are two types of reconstruction, one is hopeless reconstruction and the other is hopeless reconstruction.

The difference between the two is that the former is much more than the latter.A young player with the potential to change the future.

Chicago fans are full of hope for the future of the Bulls, because their Dunn, Zach LaVine, Markkanen, and Jabari Parker are all players who have the potential to change the future.

It's a pity that the Chicago Bulls players don't seem to have anything to do with Thursday's All-Star Game.But Chicago fans remained enthusiastic.They are also eager to get an All-Star player.

The cornerstone of some teams is the system and the coach's style of play, the cornerstone of some teams is the players themselves, and the cornerstone of some teams is a combination of both.

For example, the cornerstone of the Spurs' team building is their culture, team culture system, style of play and Popovich. For example, the cornerstone of the Rockets' team building is James Harden himself.No matter his coach is McHale or D'Antoni, no matter his teammates are Howard or Paul, he can play MVP-level performance.The Warriors belong to the third category. The cornerstones of their team are Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Drummond Green.The rest is Steve Kerr and his small ball system. Durant is very strong and played a super performance in the Warriors, but.The Warriors are not dead without Durant. Without Durant, they are also a super powerful space fleet.

During the All-Star Weekend, most fans and players can take a good rest, especially when the season is in the second half of the season, every player has entered a period of fatigue, and injuries are prone to occur at this time, and the league Now the control over the rotation is very strict, and many coaches have been fined for unlawful rest.

So the current players, especially the main players of each team, are very tired. The NBA is always such a team that can play a stable time. There are only eight or nine players in total, and there are only ten more players.The remaining five or six people are eager to play, but have no playing time. Those who can reach a stable time sometimes want to take a break, but there is no way.

This seems to be an unreasonable, but very reasonable place.

This year's slam dunk contest lacked some highlights, mainly because the famous dunk generals did not participate.Participated in the three-point contest this time.There are Kuzma, James Harden, Lowry, Kemba Walker, Jeremy Lin, etc. What is surprising is that it was Kuzma who won the three-point contest this year.

As the old saying goes, if you have a goal, you will have a way forward.With the direction of progress, there is the motivation to work hard, and with the motivation to work hard, success is not far away.

This sentence is very similar to chicken soup for the soul. It really doesn't make sense, because it depends on the size of your goal.

But this sentence is very practical, and now Kuzma.He positions himself as an extended version of Klay Thomson, a 3D player.So he is developing in this direction. He is improving his speed and agility to defend the outside players in the second and third positions. He is improving his three-point shooting rate. He will practice many times outside the three-point line every day. the shot.

This season, Kuzma averaged 8.4 shots per game from the outside, and he was able to hit 3.5 shots and his shooting percentage reached 43%.

Among the people who take a lot of shots and can maintain a relatively stable, this is very important, especially for the Spurs' outside fixed-point shooting, and it is also for the Spurs' various offensive tactics.

In fact, the Spurs have Belinelli, an athlete who is very strong at catching and shooting, but Belinelli's defensive shortcomings on the outside are also obvious. He is very suitable as the team's substitute to chase points, but he is not suitable for the decisive moment. Replaced, and with the arrival of Butler, even Lonnie Walker will be replaced, let alone Belinelli.

Mu Xiaobei and Kuzma recalled the time when they got together in the All-Star Game last season. Mu Xiaobei, Kuzma, Lonnie Walker and Dong Qiqi ate hot pot at the hotel where Mu Xiaobei stayed.

They start the future together, talk about the future, talk about basketball, and talk about dreams.This is the closest moment for the youngsters who have just entered the league.

Mu Xiaobei did not participate in this year's Rookie Challenge.This year's Rookie Challenge MVP was won by Doncic, he has this strength.In the Rookie Challenge, he played Zion Williams, who is known as the next LeBron, around.

This feeling is very refreshing.as a friend.Mu Xiaobei looked very happy, let alone Dong Qiqi.

The All-Star competitions are over, and the real race has finally begun.

In fact, the All-Star Game doesn't have much meaning, it's just a show.Yes, it really doesn't mean much.

What's interesting is that the honor of being selected as an All-Star is the sense of participation when fans vote for their favorite stars, and it is a gimmick created by the media for players when voting for an All-Star.

If a fan has watched the NBA for a long time.Probably won't have great expectations for the All-Star Game.

Of course, to be honest, the game itself is still very interesting.Especially for Mu Xiaobei who was selected for the All-Star Game for the first time.

How long has it been since the players of the Chinese national team have had an All-Star player, oh, or maybe Yao Ming has never been an All-Star player.And after Yao Ming, finally another sophomore pick was elected to the All-Star.

Mu Xiaobei was not the last one to be selected, he was the eighth one to be selected into the James team, which was somewhat beyond Mu Xiaobei's expectations, because.In the James team, he should be the most junior All-Star.

So again, in the basketball world, only strength is valued, not qualifications.

There is really nothing to say about the game process. Mu Xiaobei can't play that kind of tricks. The best performance is probably the top of the arc dribbles a crossover with his crotch past Jokic's defense, and then strides towards Durant. The supplementary defense is a buckle.

But this is really not worthy of praise, because in fact, Jordan and Drummond, who seem to have rough skills, can also play this trick.

This time there is still a big point to watch, that is, Irving chose Durant consecutively, Harden and Westbrook joined his team, and the Thunder's three young men gathered again.

Needless to say the relationship between Westbrook and Harden, they are brothers who grew up together.And when Harden went to the Rockets, the brotherhood between Westbrook and Durant was well known.

After that, things were simple. Durant left the Thunder to go to the Warriors, and the relationship between Westbrook and Durant broke down.

Last season's All-Star Game, Westbrook and Durant had already started talking and laughing, and it could be seen that their relationship had broken the ice.

In the end, the All-Star Game ended, and Antetokounmpo scored 34+5+14 to win the All-Star MVP.

(End of this chapter)