The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 327 [The second day of the All-Stars, let's have something new! 】

After the press conference, the first day of the 2011 Los Angeles All-Star Weekend was in full swing.In the morning schedule, Ye Feng will lead more than a dozen All-Stars to build basketball entertainment facilities for Los Angeles Frederick Douglas Elementary School. The scene is full of excitement.In addition to Ye Feng, Rose, Howard, Duncan, Ginobili, etc. participated in the event, all star-studded.

Kobe and James were going to participate in the care action in the afternoon, so Ye Feng was the only protagonist in the morning. The All-Star competition was not only about popularity, but also about ostentation.Ye Feng arrived at the school in a Bugatti Veyron, causing the fans watching from both sides of the road to scream.After getting off the car, he changed into the green T-shirt for this event and got busy.

His job was to install the basketball hoop, and Ariel handed him the screws.There was a reporter standing next to him, and as soon as he took a break, he would immediately hand over the microphone to interview a few words.

This is just for show, most stars are lazy, such as Howard. "Warcraft" has laughter everywhere.After entering the school, he grinned and joked with people, and then kept accepting interviews, leading reporters around, watching the work of other stars, and delaying other people's work everywhere.

He also acted as a radio host, walked up to Duncan who was painting the wall with a microphone, and introduced in a serious manner: "This man is Tim (Duncan), he is a hard worker, and he has been doing this for more than 20 years... "

Duncan rolled his eyes at him and smiled.The two have a good relationship. Last year, Howard spoofed Duncan in the All-Star game. He asked for a bunch of food at the hotel, which was enough for three people. In the end, he lied that he was Duncan and asked the waiter to deliver it to Duncan's room.

The whole event lasted for more than two hours. The stars painted the walls, repaired the basketball hoop, and the school looked brand new.

The night is the rookie challenge.

This year's first-year lineup is very strong, consisting of Eric Bledsoe, Blake Griffin, DeMarcus Cousins, Derek Favors, Landry Fields, Gary Neal , John Wall, Wesley Johnson, Aipai Udo.

Sophomores include: DeJuan Blair, DeMar DeRozan, James Harden, Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Brandon Jennings, Serge J. Ibaka, Wesley Matthews, Marcus Thornton.

This time the game was not intense and there was almost no defense.Led by Wall with 22 assists and Cousins ​​with 33 points, the first-year rookie finished with a 148-136 victory over the sophomore team.

During the game, Wall and Griffin staged violent alley-oops many times, which caused the fans to scream.

In an interview before the game, Wall said that he would find a tacit understanding with Griffin in the game and help his teammates. He did the same, with assists blooming everywhere.Griffin didn't have much time, dunked a lot, and was very showy.

Wall will also participate in the All-Star Skills Challenge, and Griffin will participate in the Slam Dunk Contest. Both of them have also been selected for the All-Star Game. There are three days of activities, which is the busiest of the All-Star Weekend.

In contrast, the second-year team lacks star power, and the fans also support the first-year team. It is normal to lose.

On the second day, the Star Challenge was the same as in previous years, with various challenges.

Ye Feng accepted the invitation of China's CCAV5 channel to make a guest commentary.Without Yao Ming, there would be no Chinese players at the All-Star Game, so Chinese fans especially value Ye Feng, who is "half Chinese".Ariel sat on the sidelines with a few friends and chatted, and the two acted separately temporarily.

The field was narrated by "Zhang Lizhi" Director Zhang and Yu Jia. Yu Jia's excitement was shown on his face, his face was flushed, and he bowed several times in a row. I kowtowed myself.

As soon as the two sides talked, there was a big joke.Zhang Lili first spoke to Ye Feng in English, the Beijing-style English made Ye Feng's hair stand on end, as if he could hear a strong smell of fried noodles.

Ye Feng couldn't understand English, so he said awkwardly: "Let's speak Chinese, I can understand, you can rest assured, when Jay Chou came to Los Angeles, I chatted with him, and I have no problem communicating with him in Chinese."

Zhang Lili: "..."

Ye Feng chatted about the Challenger League in the commentary booth.He doesn't like mixed shooting, skill challenges and other games, but just say a few words, his Chinese is fluent, and this alone can make many Chinese fans excited.

There was a joke in the Skills Challenge. Paul was the last one to play, and he was blocked by the rim as soon as he made a layup. The fans were laughing.Outside the three-point line, Paul also used three times to succeed.It took more than 40 seconds in the end, which was a bit embarrassing.Paul played like a microcosm of his season in some ways, beset by injuries and trade rumors, as if he was no longer the most dominant point guard in the league.In the end, the young Westbrook won the championship, and the action was done in one go.

In the three-point contest, James Jones, a young player from the Heat, scored 20 points in the final and defeated the Celtics two giants to win the championship. Love felt bad and was out of the preliminaries with only 15 points.

The challenge lacked highlights, and the slam dunk contest was not as exciting as the previous two seasons.McGee didn't participate because he couldn't think of a better move.LeBron James also missed his appointment again. He is getting older and less likely to participate in the slam dunk contest.

Griffin is the person who gets the most attention, but he's not difficult to shoot either action.McGee did not participate, and the Bucks teenager Jennings made up for it. His 360-degree dunk of self-throwing and self-dunk won the applause of the whole house and got the only perfect score.

Other people's actions are nothing new, as if it has become a "pay tribute to the old stars" competition.Changing clothes, 360-degree, cross-person dunk, these actions have already been performed by others, after Ye Feng dunked two goals in the air, and after McGee dunked two baskets unprecedentedly, these things are difficult to make the fans feel passionate.

Not even David Stern, wearing the blandish mask of his annual draft, couldn't last three hours straight watching this boring game without frowning.Only the narrators headed by "Magic" Johnson can pretend to climax and shout twice from time to time.

Ye Feng also thought it was boring, he didn't know how to praise these people when he was explaining, and finally couldn't help but yawn.

Zhang Lili felt that it was embarrassing to be photographed yawning in the live broadcast, so he hurriedly smoothed things over, "Ye Feng, are you tired from participating in the activities these two days?"

Ye Feng was not interested in making excuses, and said with a smile: "It's not tiring to participate in the event, but today's game is too boring, lacking gimmicks, lacking highlights, I believe many fans will feel this way, even though I am also a member of the stars, but I Gotta admit it was boring the next day, which is why I refused to take part in the dunk contest again."

The two commentators were taken aback for a moment, thinking that this guy is too daring to speak.Not to mention this kind of star program, I usually work in China for a small meeting a day, and a meeting every three days. A group of people sit together to shirk their responsibilities, and the leader talks like farting. They all have to smile and pretend to be happy...

Yu Jia said embarrassingly, "The All-Star Game has these events every year. It really lacks a little innovation, but isn't it interesting to watch the stars compete?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Competition is good, but I think it's time to make some changes. After this all-star game is over, I'm going to make some suggestions to the league and hope they can adopt them."

Zhang Lili was aroused and didn't care about the situation on the field anymore, so he asked, "Can you tell me what you think?"

Ye Feng immediately replied: "For example, the HORSE shooting competition can be introduced indoors. The slam dunk contest can only satisfy flying people, while HORSE shooting can allow all players to participate. Shooting from outside the baseline, bouncing the ball on the ground, and throwing goals from behind the backboard , Blindfolded three-pointers, etc... Wouldn’t it be more exciting if these moves were put on the All-Star Weekend? These tricks are closer to the charm of basketball itself than dunks, and not only satisfy the jumping desire of young superstars, but also provide Nash, People like Pierce, Durant, Redick who are good at shooting provide the stage."

The "HORSE Shooting Game" was introduced in the 2009 All-Star Weekend, and the venue was outdoors.The rules are: No.1 player chooses a point to shoot. If it is successful, the next player must shoot at the same position in the same posture, and must complete the action within 24 seconds. Dunks are not allowed during the process.If the latter is not hit, you will get a letter "H", and so on.When a player gets all the five letters "H, O, R, S, E", he is out.If the first player misses, the second player chooses where and how to make the shot.It was an interesting game, and the Thunder's Durant won its first title in the tournament, defending it in 2010.It's a pity that this year's event was cancelled, and he couldn't realize his dream of three consecutive championships.

It would be interesting to introduce it indoors. In the 8s and 90s, slam dunks were like passionate dramas, which could make the fans' blood rush, but now it is 2011, and people are already tired of watching slam dunks, and they have begun to appreciate gorgeous basketball skills as literary films.If Durant throws in a one-handed long shot on the steps of the auditorium, it will never be inferior to the slam dunk contest.Especially now dunks often only make the audience sigh—"Oh, this ball is like a tribute to XX again!"

Ye Feng went on to say: "I also hope that Star Weekend will add another competition, that is the one-on-one duel competition. As long as there is one, I will participate every year."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "This is a good proposal. Fans will definitely want to see the stars single-handedly. All the newspapers, magazines, and forums in the world often discuss you and Kobe, Wade, James, Durant...you star single-handed battles. It’s exciting to think about who is the best.”

Ye Feng also thought so. "Yes. I think fans can vote for the star matchup they want to see the most. 8 people will compete in groups, 10 balls will be played, and the elimination system will show the essence of basketball like streetball."

Ye Feng's suggestion was very attractive, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV applauded this suggestion.If the league really does this, the next All-Star Game will be very exciting!
(End of this chapter)