am i proud?

Chapter 209 Jordan, I Let You Start!
At the press conference after the game, a reporter first congratulated Duncan on his first 40+ large triple-double when he asked questions.

Duncan immediately interrupted the reporter with a wry smile: "What is there to congratulate on a 40+ triple-double? Darling-Wang scored a 60+ large triple-double tonight. Should I think you are deliberately mocking me?"

It's hard to imagine that the "Stone Buddha", who has always been known for his calmness, would say such words?

Obviously, Duncan is really a little angry... In fact, he is not really angry because of the reporter's words, but he already feels that the Spurs' current strength is obviously insufficient. Even if they can break through the siege of the western powers and reach the finals, if they are against the Pistons, he also thinks that the Spurs have almost no hope of winning!

If the original historical script is followed, the Spurs will win the second championship in team history this season, but the current situation is... just defeating the western powerhouse is completely meaningless, because the Eastern Pistons are the most desperate super powerhouse in the league!
The sudden appearance of Wang Dalin put all the head coaches in the league into an extremely embarrassing situation, even for an experienced tactician like Popovich.

In fact, it is very easy to beat the Pistons, as long as someone in your team can restrain Wang Dalin!

However, who can restrain Wang Dalin?
Before that, there was an invincible Michael Jordan in the league. Finally, this guy finally got old, and the "big shark" grew up again!
Although O'Neal has absolute dominance, he still has the weakness of making free throws... Where is Wang Dalin?What is his weakness?
After the third season of his professional career, Wang Dalin's personal offense has become perfect. He can attack from outside the three-point line, and it can even be said that he has entered his shooting range after halftime. The most terrifying thing is that he still has a height of 6 feet 11 inches!

It must be explained here. Since the Pistons won the championship last season, many head coaches have jointly complained to the league, forcing the league to re-measure the height, weight, and wingspan of all players. David Stern arranged for people to do this in September last year.

So... from the 2002-2003 season, there will be no such thing as false reporting of height in the league!
For a while, many players who lied about their height showed their original shape. For example, Ben Wallace, the main center of the Pistons, found out that his barefoot height was only 199cm after measurement, and he couldn't help but feel very embarrassed.

Can you be embarrassed?
As a center, his height is actually a little shorter than that of Hamilton, who plays shooting guard, and the entire league is also "the only one (poison) for scorpions"!

Another embarrassing person is Kevin Garnett, whose barefoot height is 213cm... In fact, people are not so surprised, this is already well known in the league.

Wang Dalin's barefoot height of 211cm can't be hidden at last, he didn't care too much, anyway, people know that he is definitely more than 206cm.

But in this way, the head coaches of each team will be even more depressed... I dare you to have the height of a center forward, the speed and skills of a swingman, and a batch of accurate shots. How can you let us play?
This is the most BUG side of players like Kevin Durant... He can be so incomprehensible in the small ball era of later generations. Isn't it even more terrifying in the early 21st century?
After all... This is an era when the entire league has not paid special attention to three-pointers!
Just after the Pistons won the championship last season, Wang Dalin heard that Kobe hadn't been anywhere throughout the offseason, and had been hiding in Los Angeles to practice hard behind closed doors... He didn't practice anything else, and almost devoted all his energy to three-pointers. He even forgot about mid-range fadeaway jumpers!

Some people say this is wrong?

Not to mention this era, even in the small ball era of later generations, didn't Leonard prove to the world that mid-range is the big killer in the playoffs?

If the power of three-pointers is so powerful, why couldn't Curry lead the Warriors to the playoffs after Durant left?

Some friends may have overlooked one point...Is Leonard's three-point shooting poor?
If he's not a deterrent from beyond the arc, how can he have so many opportunities to shoot mid-range jumpers?

A lot of things have to be viewed dialectically... It is estimated that no one can give a standard answer about the importance of three-pointers and mid-range shots. However, in the era of small balls in later generations, if a player does not have the ability to shoot three-pointers, no matter how accurate the mid-range shot is, it is impossible to lead the team to win the championship!

(Old Wang can boldly predict that this year's NBA championship will be the Suns... Chris Paul is indeed the league's shooting leader, but his three-point shooting percentage is over 39%!)
The fact that Wang Dalin scored an astonishing 60+ large triple-double was spread all over the United States the next day, and major media were scrambling to report on it, and many retired basketball stars also appeared to speak out.

Let's put it this way... What kind of sensation was caused by Kobe's 81 points in a single game in later generations, the sensational effect of Wang Dalin's 60+ triple-double is probably as big!
That guy...in Teacher Dandan’s words——“The sound of gongs and drums, the sound of firecrackers, the waving of red flags, and the sea of ​​people!”

Uh... It seems that the movement is a little too small, right?
In fact, the sensational effect caused by Wang Dalin this time is completely unprecedented. By January 1, the impact of this incident has become more and more serious, and almost all the major media in the world are rushing to report it... It can be said that the domestic fans have already climaxed in place!

Once upon a time, Chinese fans didn't even dare to think about it-when...we can also have our own Jordan?
Of course, a "Chinese Jordan" like Lao Hu doesn't count!
Wang Dalin scored unprecedented statistics this time. He not only conquered the entire NBA league, but also conquered all basketball fans in the world!
In this era when the Internet is not yet well-developed, the so-called cyberspots have not yet emerged, so when a player hits such a sky-shattering stat, all he will receive is praise.

It will be different if it is changed to later generations... I haven’t seen Harden hit 60+ triple-doubles. Isn’t there still someone hacking him on the Internet?
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After cutting this record-setting statistic, Wang Dalin completed another "single game milestone" and got a reward for drawing 2 pieces of special equipment for free.

After some draws, he got two special pieces of equipment, the "Blocking Elbow Pad" and "Rebound Wrist Pad".

Of course, these two pieces of equipment are not the real thing, but the equipment effect added to his original protective equipment.

The effect of "Blocking Elbow Pads" is - "Increase the ability of blocking shots by 5 points";
The effect of "Rebound Wristguard" is - "Increase offensive rebound and defensive rebound ability by 5 points each"!
In fact, this is equivalent to a small increase in points. After "adding points", Wang Dalin's offensive rebounding ability reached 87, and his defensive rebounding ability reached 82!

As an inside player, this kind of rebounding ability can only be regarded as not bad, but it should be considered the top among small forwards, right?

In Wang Dalin's vague impression, LeBron James' two rebounding abilities are not so high... Uh, it's not so high in the 2K game!
As we all know, James averaged about 7.4 rebounds per game in his career, and that still counted his rookie season and the end of his peak with the Lakers. In fact, he averaged more than 8 rebounds per game in four seasons, and even exceeded 8.5 in three seasons.

So it is normal for Wang Dalin to average 9.6 rebounds per game this season. With his current rebounding ability plus height, wingspan and strength, it is not uncommon to average more than 10 rebounds per game.

If it wasn't for the rebounding maniac Daben in the team, Wang Dalin felt that his average rebounds per game should have been in double figures... Sigh, if Daben was as "sensible" as the later Adams?

Don't look at Daben who never fights or grabs on the offensive end, but when it comes to the defensive end, he goes all out!

Blocks, steals, rebounds... Big Ben won't give in to anything!
This is also human nature... After all, this is what other people do, so how can they give in?

As a defensive blue-collar center, Big Ben will be able to sign a contract worth tens of millions of dollars with the Bulls.
In fact, Daben is a Rodman with slightly weaker rebounding ability. They are even about the same height. With such abilities and attributes, they get tens of millions of annual salary... It is indeed worthy of his pride for a lifetime!
接下来的两场比赛先主场后客场，活塞队分别以102：83和116:66双杀了凯尔特人队，结束了1月份的所有比赛。

紧接着他们又在2月1日晚背靠背击败了篮网队，2月2日上午联盟公布了1月份东西部最佳球员和本赛季全明星票选的最终结果。

西部最佳球员被科比夺得，他在1月份场均可以轰出30.5分7.1篮板6.3助攻2.4抢断1盖帽，投篮命中率46.8%，三分命中率40.3%……这厮本赛季的三分球确实准了不少！

东部最佳球员自然还是王大林，首先活塞队1月份13胜2负的战绩就已冠绝联盟，而且王大林场均33.2分10.8篮板10助攻1.8抢断1.3盖帽的数据也是无人能及。

截止到现在活塞队的战绩是43胜2负，比1995-1996赛季公牛队同时期的战绩还猛，所以即便王大林得到了创纪录的3012146张全明星投票……也好像是理所当然了。

Halfway through the season, Wang Dalin averaged 30.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, shooting 55.9% from the field, 47.8% from the three-point range, and 83.6% from the free throw line... Isn't it reasonable for such a personal performance to get more than 300 million votes?
If it weren't for the free throws that slowed him down, Wang Dalin would have joined the "180 club" now!

But don’t worry about it, after all, you have to eat every bite, and you have to practice free throws little by little. Wang Dalin’s free throws this season have become more and more accurate... This month, his free throw ability value has increased by 2 points, and now it has reached 82!
And this is not the only surprise that Wang Dalin brought to the fans in January?
He recorded 15 triple-doubles in 10 games last month, which brings him to 16 this season.

Before Russell Westbrook was born, Wang Dalin's performance was enough to make everyone dumbfounded. Even the "Big O" Oscar Robertson, who had averaged a triple-double in the season, couldn't help but speak out.

"He's crazy...yes...it's hard for me to describe his performance in words!" Robertson couldn't suppress his excitement when facing the reporter. "This kind of performance is simply unbelievable...phenomenal...yes, that's the word—phenomenal!"

After defeating the Nets, the Pistons have only one game left before the All-Star break, which is at home against the Los Angeles Clippers on February 2.

在这场比赛中王大林20投11中砍下35分9篮板9助攻2抢断2盖帽，率队以101:80轻取快船队的同时，也结束了自己连续6场比赛砍下三双的记录。

People originally thought that Wang Dalin would break the record of 9 consecutive triple-doubles set by the "Ancient Beast" Chamberlain in one fell swoop, but Wang Dalin disappointed them.

At this time, many celebrities will definitely come out to make irresponsible remarks, but Wang Dalin's good brother Barkley stood up and said something fair-"This just shows that Darling is a player who values ​​the outcome of the game more than his personal data. This is a very noble quality!"

As soon as these words came out, the celebrities immediately chose to shut up... Barkley's statement is very good and powerful, and it is indeed not easy to refute it!
This season's All-Star Weekend, Wang Dalin only participated in the All-Star Game. He did not accept the three-pointer contest invitation sent by the league. It's not that he thinks he can't win the championship, but he doesn't like the milestone reward of this kind of game.

So what if he can win the three-point shooting contest again and again?

It's just a reward for an A-level star skill. How can he value an A-level star skill now?
The S-level ones are almost the same!

In contrast, AMVP is more attractive to him. After all, if he wins this award three times in total, he will be able to get the "Star of Stars Badge"... That thing is a good thing!
But forget it this year?

After all, this is Jordan's last All-Star Game. It is estimated that no one wants to see Jordan end his All-Star journey with an AMVP.

As a veteran fan, Wang Dalin is very aware of how much impact it had on him after Kobe destroyed Jordan's curtain call performance in the original time and space!
Don't say it's a criticism, at least it's disgusting!

As an outstanding young man who grew up in New China, Wang Dalin said that he could not do such a dishonorable thing.

At this time, the virtue of "adult beauty" should be carried forward, and the virtue of "adult beauty" should not be "taken away"... "Take" the "good things" of all fans is not a joke!
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Hamilton and Daben were also selected for the Eastern Conference starting lineup of this year's All-Star Game. Both of them were honored by Wang Dalin and won votes from many Chinese fans.

Among them, Hamilton even squeezed out Iverson's starting spot. His 1162689 votes were only 1155897 more than Iverson's 6792 votes!
The Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup is——

Defenders: Tracy McGrady (1316297 votes), Richard Hamilton (1162689 votes);

Forwards: Wang Dalin (3012146 votes), Vince Carter (1300895 votes);

Center: Ben Wallace (1323090 votes).

The bench lineup includes Allen Iverson (76ers), "Big Z" Ilgauskas (Cavaliers), Michael Jordan (Wizards), Jason Kidd (Nets), Jamal Mashburn (Hornets), Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker (Celtics).

The Western Conference All-Star starting lineup is --

Guards: Kobe Bryant (1474386 votes), Steve Francis (966669 votes);

Forwards: Tim Duncan (1179955 votes), Kevin Garnett (1086780 votes);

Center: Yao Ming (1751257 votes).

The bench lineup includes Shaq O'Neal (Lakers), Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki (Suns), Stephen Marbury, Sean Marion (Suns), Gary Payton (Sonics), and Peja Stojakovic (Kings).

除了王大林这个票王，新秀姚铭也同样上演了原本历史中的名场面……他以场均14.5分8.2篮板2.1助攻1.9盖帽的数据把场均26.2分10.9篮板3.3助攻2.2盖帽的奥尼尔挤到了全明星替补阵容。

This is very embarrassing for the current No. 1996 center in the league... Since entering the NBA, except for being compared to Olajuwon once in the 1997-[-] season, O'Neal has never lost the throne of the Western All-Star starting center.

If he was replaced by someone with better statistics, he might still be convinced to lose, but Yao Ming's personal performance and team record are not as good as him, and O'Neal is of course furious.

"This is simply outrageous!" O'Neal looked extremely indignant in front of the reporters. "Everyone knows that I am the most powerful center in this league. I have been, I am, and I will be in the future... Yao Ming obviously got too many votes that he shouldn't have. I am so disappointed by this. This bullshit voting rule is worthless in my opinion!"

Although O'Neill was full of complaints, he didn't do such a shameful thing as refusing to play. After all, everyone knew that this guy liked to play tricks at the All-Star Weekend. Even if he couldn't play due to injury, he would go to the scene to show his presence.

The biggest news of this All-Star Weekend is not that O'Neal failed to be selected for the starting lineup, but that the "old rascal" Michael Jordan was actually dropped for the starting lineup!

When the news was announced, McGrady immediately publicly expressed his willingness to give up his starting position to Jordan, but the league officials immediately responded-Jordan's position this season is small forward, so McGrady, the starting guard, cannot give up the position to Jordan!

Wang Dalin was the second to step forward, and his position happened to be a forward... It doesn't matter whether he is a power forward or a small forward in this lineup, anyway, the All-Star Game does not have such a detailed division of positions.

Regarding Wang Dalin's initiative to give up the starting position to Jordan, the league officials remained silent... As the most "popular" "fried chicken" in the league at present wants to give up his position, even if the object of his abdication is the "God of Basketball", David Stern is also in a dilemma.

In his opinion, if the top voters can't appear in the starting lineup, wouldn't it be a joke for the league to vote for this All-Star?

But... what about Jordan?
In his last All-Star game really going to be on the bench?

This is too indecent, right?

Facing Wang Dalin's overtures, Jordan responded immediately after a few hours.

The Wizards held a press conference at noon on February 2. Reporters from major media across the United States flocked to the press conference, and many media reporters from overseas also attended the press conference.

"Obviously the Darling kid wants me to have a decent farewell gig and I'm very grateful for that!"

"But I think he should be in the starting XI because the fans voted him in and he deserved it!"

"If I enter the starting lineup and let him play as a substitute, it is obviously very unfair. I don't want to do such a thing!"

"Well, what I actually want to express is—I don't need anyone's sympathy!"

What Jordan said made sense, and he also showed his usual stubbornness. However, two hours later, Wang Dalin also held a small press conference in Detroit. At the meeting, he directly helped David Stern make a decision.

"I have just heard about Michael's decision, but I can now make it clear to everyone: If Michael does not appear in the starting lineup, I will withdraw from this All-Star Game!"

Yes... that's what Wang Dalin said!

Just a little while ago, Vince Carter had just told reporters that he was unwilling to give up the starting position to Jordan, and Wang Dalin's remarks suddenly seemed full of force.

Even David Stern hurriedly called Mark Tatum and Adam Joke to his office and asked them for advice.

"Darling-Wang has made it clear that he must give up the starting position to Michael. What should we do now?" After Tatum and Joker walked into the office, Stern asked them straight to the point before they had a sip of coffee as soon as they sat down.

Tatum and Joker looked at each other, and said almost in unison: "Let Michael start!"

Stern nodded with a smile on his face: "Well, let's do this, and immediately announce the decision!"

Just when the two got up and wanted to leave, Stern called Tatum to stop.

Joke took a deep look at Tatum, and left the office with some unwillingness.

"Mark, I left you here to tell you another matter!"

"Sir, if you have anything to say, please speak directly."

"Okay, according to my opinion, we should be more fair in the selection of MVP this season..."

"Sir, I understand what you mean! Don't worry, I will take care of this matter!"

"Well, I have always been very relieved when you handle things. Go ahead... Do it boldly. Any resources in the alliance will be deployed by you. I hope this result will be good!"

"Yes, sir!"

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At 2:7 on the evening of February 20th, the league's official website suddenly announced a news-Eastern All-Star starting forward Wang Dalin entered the bench lineup, and Jordan entered the starting lineup!

Wang Dalin couldn't help smiling when he heard the news... It seems that the trick of forcing the palace is still effective, and Stern is worthy of being the far-sighted old Jewish man in his memory!

In fact, he didn't know that just after David Stern arranged for Jordan to replace him as the All-Star starting position, he also made an arrangement that was extremely beneficial to him.

Sometimes... by throwing away a sesame seed, it is really possible to pick up a big watermelon!
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