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Chapter 132 Rookie Challenge MVP Anthony, he was the only one who didn’t make it

Chapter 132 Rookie Challenge MVP Anthony, he is the only one who did not make the All-Star Game

Judging from the dozen or so games in which Wang Chong led the single-core team, Wang Chong is not inferior to Kobe in terms of scoring ability. He is even better in terms of scoring stability. He can still achieve extremely high results even when leading the team alone. winning percentage.

Not only that, Wang Chong, who is only 21 years old, is also better than Kobe in terms of future development prospects. In this case, why must Kobe be the main core of the team?

Everyone knows Kobe's problem. Although his offensive ability is strong, his offensive choices are poor. Many times he still has to make hard shots despite having a poor feel. This has caused the team to lose games that should not have been lost countless times. .

This idea may not occur to most ordinary fans, but some professional basketball media and commentators will definitely make assumptions.

If the Lakers change their tactical style and use Wang Chong as the core of the team's offense, and Kobe, who is good at offense and defense, as the offensive second choice, assuming a role similar to Pippen, will the Lakers become stronger?

An idea that has not been tested in actual combat can only be an idea in the final analysis.

However, if we think in this direction, Wang Chong on the offensive end will use his height and wingspan advantage and precise mid-range shots to score goals. Kobe's offensive scoring will try to avoid the opponent's strongest defense point and perform some relatively simple shots. It is not impossible for the team to become stronger by attacking the basket and focusing more on limiting the opponent's offensive core.

Kobe didn't take this matter seriously at first.

However, an assistant coach who had a good relationship with him secretly revealed to him that head coach Phil Jackson actually suggested to team owner Buss to change the Lakers' tactics and make Wang Chong the core of the tactics. The idea of ​​Kobe Bryant assisting was only rejected by Buss.

This news had a huge impact on Kobe, who was recovering from his injury.

From that moment on, the way he looked at Wang Chong began to change.

Will what happened to him and O'Neal happen again to him and Wang Chong?

But the problem is that Kobe, the boss of the Lakers, doesn't even have the heat! How could he sit back and watch Wang Chong take away his position as the team leader?

But now judging from the data performance of the two, it is really difficult to tell who is the team boss.

Wang Chong has been able to steadily contribute close to 30+ points in the dozen or so games that Kobe has been absent, which has significantly increased his scoring average and has now reached 28.9 points and 8.4 rebounds.

On the other hand, before Kobe's injury, he only averaged 27.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

Kobe, who is famous for his scoring, is not as good as Wang Chong in terms of scoring. Why does this make Kobe feel embarrassed?

Therefore, while recovering from injury, Kobe gradually began to regard Wang Chong as a competitor, and he went crazy in the first two games after returning from injury. He scored 40 points in the first game and 36 points in the second game.

Obviously, Kobe will definitely plan to take crazy shots in the subsequent games, at least to regain the position of the team's scoring leader, and then consider other things.

Of course Wang Chong noticed the change in Kobe's attitude and was not surprised.

The opponent is Kobe, what's so surprising?

Besides, his worries were entirely justified.

A man born between heaven and earth, how can he live in a state of depression for a long time?

Kobe is not willing to be O'Neal's younger brother, and Wang Chong is also unwilling to be Kobe's younger brother. If given the chance, he will definitely take away Kobe's position as the team leader without hesitation. He has even made plans to do it himself if he can't take away Kobe. Be prepared to move away.

The Lakers are indeed a very good team, with a huge fan market and high exposure. As a wealthy team, it is easy to attract stars.

Since the disintegration of the OK group, how many stars have the Lakers gathered in more than ten years? First, Gasol was traded to the Lakers for almost nothing, and was evaluated by Popovich as a robbery. Later, the Paul trade was urgently stopped by the league. After failing to obtain Paul, the Lakers made another operation. , forming a new F4 combination of Kobe + Howard + Gasol + Nash.

Later, as Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon, the F4 combination fell apart. After a few years of wasted time, the Lakers welcomed James and Davis, the thick-eyebrow brother, once again becoming a powerful player in the league and winning the championship.

In the past two decades, looking at the entire league, there has never been another team that can continuously build super aircraft carriers like the Lakers. This is also the foundation of a wealthy team.

But wealthy teams also have the disadvantages of wealthy teams. The team management competes for power. Except for players like Kobe, it is difficult for other players to gain a say in the team. They only bring one or two general titles to the team. It is also difficult for a championship to rank high in team history. These are all shortcomings of wealthy teams.

As a time traveler, Wang Chong knows the future development of the league in the past two decades, knows which players can achieve their value, and which players hovering outside the lottery picks can achieve their value.

Therefore, what is most suitable for him is a team that respects him enough to allow him to be a ball dominant player and completely speak his mind.

Yes, dragon slayers eventually become evil dragons.

When he was a fan, Wang Chong hated James' businessmanlike attitude very much. He believed that his behavior in the league was too utilitarian. When he was with the Cavaliers, he intervened in the team's transactions and signings at will. He even had the final say on whether the head coach should stay or leave. , it is too overbearing.

But now that he has become an NBA player, Wang Chong has deeply realized how great it is to be a team's ball tyrant like James.

Of course, before that, Wang Chong must show more value and let other teams in the league clearly realize how profitable it is to acquire him.

And this time the All-Stars are a good stage.

Perform outstanding performances in the All-Star Game and win the All-Star AMVP. Not only can you complete system tasks and receive generous rewards, but you can also further build your reputation.

All in all, this All-Star Weekend is very important to Wang Chongzhen.

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On February 2th, the three-day All-Star Weekend ushered in the first day of competition, which is the appetizer of the All-Star Weekend, the Rookie Challenge.

As a second-year rookie, Wang Chong participated in the Rookie Challenge. The second-year rookies who participated like him included James, Wade, Anthony, Bosh and many other outstanding rookies in the 03 class.

Based on the performance of the second-year rookies, the five starting players in the final Rookie Challenge are Wade, James, Wang Chong, Anthony and Bosh.

These five are indeed the five best performers among the second-year players. Needless to say, Wang Chong, James, Wade and Anthony, all four of them have averaged more than 20 points per game this season.

Although Bosh is slightly inferior to these four, he has also performed extremely well this season. His current average of 17.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2 assists per game is definitely an All-Star level.

This shows the high quality of the rookies in the 03 class.

The rookies from the 03 class are facing off against the 04 rookie class, which is mainly composed of players such as Howard, Emeka Okafor, Andre Iguodala, Luol Deng, and Ben Gordon. them.

<divclass="contentadv">There was no suspense in the battle between the two rookies. The second-year rookie easily defeated the first-year rookie 133:106, teaching the rookies from the 04 class a good lesson.

Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 31 points and led the second-year rookies to win the Rookie Challenge. He also successfully won the Rookie Challenge MVP and made a good appearance.

However, Anthony himself, who won the Rookie Challenge MVP, was not very interested.

Indeed, there is nothing to be happy about.

The reason why he shines in the Rookie Challenge is not really because of his superior skills, but because Wang Chong, James and Wade did not play well in the Rookie Challenge at all, and each played only a little over ten minutes.

The reason why the three did not perform well in the Rookie Challenge is also very simple, because they all have to play in the All-Star Game two days later.

Wang Chong and James are the All-Star starters in the East and West respectively. Although Wade lost to James and Iverson in the Eastern backcourt voting and was ranked third and missed the starting position, he was still selected due to his outstanding performance on the court. Eastern Conference All-Star backup.

Among the four outstanding young men in the 03 class, the only one who was not selected for the All-Star Game was Anthony.

After all, this is also an All-Star event hosted in Denver. As the host, Anthony can't play in the All-Star game, so the next best thing is to get him the MVP of the Rookie Challenge.

Wang Chong, James Wade and the other three have reached a consensus on this point.

But the more this happened, the more aggrieved Anthony felt, as if he, the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, was someone who took pity on him and gave him charity.

This feels even more uncomfortable than him not being able to win the Rookie Challenge MVP.

But what can be done? Who makes him the bottom one among the four now, no matter in terms of team record or personal performance? The other three can participate in the All-Star Game, but he can only play in the Rookie Challenge. What can we do?

The first day of the All-Star event is over, and then comes the second day of individual event events, namely the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest.

The league is well aware that this kind of non-confrontation game is less enjoyable to watch, so it must have enough ball rights to support the field.

For example, in the Skills Challenge, the league invited Nash, who was gaining momentum, and General Arenas to participate.

The three-point contest also includes three-pointers such as Ray Allen, Wang Chong and others.

As for the dunk contest, they invited Stoudemire.

Compared with the previous Rookie Challenge, which was full of soy sauce, Wang Chong was obviously not as relaxed as the previous day on the second day of the competition, and was even a little nervous.

After all, today's game will be directly related to his mission reward.

When he learned about the players participating in this three-point contest, he felt that the difficulty of the system's task suddenly increased.

There are six players in total. Except for Wang Chong, the remaining five players are Ray Allen of the SuperSonics, Joe Johnson of the Suns, Kyle Korver of the 76ers, and Radman of the Seattle SuperSonics. Norwich City and Denver Nuggets' Wash Leonard.

It's okay for others, but Ray Allen, as the league's recognized historical three-point king before Curry was born, is definitely not something Wang Chong can easily fight against.

However, because Wang Chong participated in the three-point contest, he eliminated a contestant who was originally a participant in the three-point contest.

Wang Chong has no special memory about this, but in fact, he squeezed out Quentin Richardson, who was also a Suns player with Joe Johnson, and it was this guy who eventually won the three-point contest.

It is reasonable for Wang Chong to replace Quentin Richardson. In order to diversify the team, the league will definitely let players from different teams participate as much as possible. Since the Suns already have Joe Johnson, Quentin Richardson will be replaced. It is normal for Richardson to be replaced.

After all, Quentin Richardson is just an ordinary role player in the Suns, and his statistics are not as good as Joe Johnson's. Even his season average of 36% three-point shooting percentage is huge compared to Joe Johnson's astonishing 47.8% three-point shooting percentage. gap.

Who would have thought that this player, who basically had the lowest three-point shooting percentage in the regular season among all the contestants in the 05 Three-Point Contest, would perform exceptionally well in the game and win the three-point contest?

However, Quentin Richardson's score in the final was only 19 points. This score was definitely not a high score under the three-point contest rule of 30 points.

Although Wang Chong didn't know this, he had been practicing three extra points during this period, in order to at least enter the finals, complete the basic conditions for task one, and get at least a silver-level badge as a reward.

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Let’s not mention the Skills Challenge. As an MVP-level player this season, Nash is significantly better than other participating players, including Arenas, in terms of skills. He easily won the Skills Challenge championship. .

Immediately afterwards, there is the three-point contest.

The first player to appear was Kyle Korver of the 76ers.

Korver, who is 2 meters tall and plays as a small forward, will also be a well-known three-point shooter in the league in the future. He has made 01 three-pointers in his career, ranking fifth in the history of three-pointers.

It is worth mentioning that he was also a player in the 03 golden class, but was only selected at the end of the second round.

This is his second time participating in the three-point contest, but obviously he is still not used to the stage of the three-point contest. He only scored 14 points in one round, a very low score.

The second player to appear is Joe Johnson of the Suns. This season, his three-point shooting percentage ranks first in the league. His 47.8% three-point shooting percentage far surpasses Ray Allen, Cardinals Cardinals. Mobley, Mike Miller and other three-point shooters are behind him, and the output of three-pointers is not low.

With his efficient performance in the regular season, Joe Johnson has become one of the favorites to win this three-point contest.

But after the game started, Joe Johnson's performance was shocking.

A series of shots were thrown, but what was heard was a series of clanging sounds. By the time the audience reacted, the shooting was over. Joe Johnson only scored 8 points in the end, and was basically eliminated in advance.

I thought Joe Johnson's performance was embarrassing enough, but I never expected that Radmanovic, who came on for the third time, stretched his hips even more, making a clanging sound, and finally only scored 6 points.

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