Chapter 403: Trail Blazers 4 player All-Star

Richards, they held a post-match press conference and then returned to their residence to rest.
Tonight the game won heartily, and the Blazers were very excited...
In fact, at the beginning of this season, the Blazers knew very well that the Spurs will still not be their opponents, only the Lakers.
Kobe joined the Lakers, so that the upper limit of the Lakers team has been raised a lot, no one can say whether the Blazers can play an advantage when facing the Lakers.
But now that a game is over, both sides are well-informed, and the Blazers have a lot of peace of mind.
If the Lakers want to win the Trail Blazers, the premise is that their inner core O'Neal can shoot free throws, based on which they have the ability to break the wrist with the Blazers!
However, if O'Neal misses the free throw or normal 50% of the play, they still can not beat the Blazers!
This gives the Blazers peace of mind both up and down. It looks like they will be the top seed again this year.
Everyone sleeps peacefully, including Richard...
Early the next morning, Richard read the morning newspaper that day, mainly to see what the Lakers said after the game.
It doesn't matter at this point, it makes him nervous.
As Richard predicted, the Lakers' Jackson and O'Neill, after attending the post-match press conference, directly started the shameless shark-cutting tactics.
Zen’s original words were
Shark hacking tactics, which made basketball lose its original meaning and became a free throw game. I think this is something fans don’t want to see...

"I think the league must introduce rules restricting shark-cutting tactics as soon as possible, otherwise, the game will become quite ugly!"
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Richard knew that the Lakers made this request, and the alliance must be carefully considered.
It is mainly because this thing affects the smoothness and viewing of the game. For the benefit of the league, it is quite possible to introduce rules to restrict the shark-cutting tactics in advance.
Even Richard is sure that the alliance will inevitably have rules restricting shark-cutting tactics. The only thing that is uncertain is whether the alliance is going to be one-step or gradual.
For the first time in history, the rules restricting shark cuts are the fourth quarter and the last two minutes of overtime. Shark cuts are not allowed...
Later, it may be that the league feels that this restriction is not thorough enough, and it has expanded the scope. Every quarter and the last two minutes of overtime are not allowed to cut sharks.
Of course, this tactic is absolutely impossible to completely eliminate the use of shark-cutting tactics, can only be said to reduce the use of shark-cutting tactics.
For example, O'Neill, he can appear in the first few minutes of the beginning of each quarter, because at that time the team fouls are not enough, rash cut shark tactics are not cost-effective.
Then after the opponent has committed enough fouls, O'Neal can take a break and wait for the final two minutes before he can play the shark.
In this case, it is possible to play a game for 30 minutes.
Of course, if the opponent is ruthless, such as not worrying about the number of fouls, the team directly uses cannon fodder to consume the team's fouls, and the shark-cutting tactics can be used.
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For example, after the introduction of the latest rules restricting shark-cutting tactics in 2016, there will still be situations in the league where players with poor free throws are cut.
Even Xiao Hua also said that this kind of thing cannot be avoided completely, only reduced as much as possible.
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If these rules are really introduced, it is definitely good news for the Lakers!
At that time, the Lakers might really be able to break the wrist with the Blazers!
But Richard didn't worry much about it. At least this season, don't worry about it. The introduction of a rule, especially such a wide-ranging rule, is definitely not possible during the course of the season.
I have to finish this season at the earliest...
So, for this season, the Lakers don’t want to enjoy this good rule.
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As expected, the Blazers had just landed in Houston, and the Union immediately held a press conference.
Xiao Hua is responsible for hosting this press conference. The management committee first gave the league teams a preventive shot. They really have plans to introduce rules to restrict shark cutting tactics!
As soon as the press conference was over, the Lakers were naturally happy...
O'Neill is even more happy to talk!
But this rule has indeed caused dissatisfaction among many teams in the league!
What surprised many fans was that the first coach who expressed dissatisfaction was not Richard, but Spurs coach Popovich!
"I also hate shark-cutting tactics. This is a rather ugly tactic, but I will still use him. The introduction of rules restricting shark-cutting tactics is definitely harmful to competitive sports!"
"The stadium is full of competition. You have to find a way to improve your competitiveness. With this rule, we can't use our opponents' weaknesses!"
Popovich said this, not without reason.
He is a fanatical supporter of shark-cutting tactics, basically at the same level as Richard!
In the Western Conference semifinals last season, the Spurs won the Lakers by cutting sharks, and then decided against the Blazers.
If the shark-cutting tactics are greatly restricted, the Spurs may not be able to pass the Lakers, let alone the Lakers' strength has greatly improved compared to last season!
This puts Popovich under great pressure, but not the Blazers, and the Lakers. Then at least they will have no hope of reaching the Western Conference in the next few years!
You can't even touch the floor of Xi Jue. How to win the championship?!
So as soon as the league said there were plans to introduce a plan to restrict shark-cutting tactics, Popovich was the first to express his dissatisfaction!
In his opinion, why should such a pit father rule be introduced, free throws are not easy to be cut? ! Then why don't you think about how to improve free throws?
The introduction of such an obvious rule is partial to O'Neill, he is naturally quite dissatisfied.
Richard heard Popovich jumped out against the league's plan to cut sharks, and he immediately became happy...
In fact, under normal circumstances, when the Alliance introduced rules to restrict shark abduction, Popovich was quite dissatisfied.
Now because Richard is so troubled by the Lakers, the league can't stand it anymore, and plans to introduce rules in advance to restrict shark cuts, Popovich still holds an opposing attitude.
Not only Popovich, but Larry Bird jumped out to express his dissatisfaction!
He did not say that because of his good relationship with Richard, he jumped out to help Richard speak. The main reason is that if the league really introduces such rules, their walkers are also victims!
The Pacers are currently ranked first in the East, and there is still a chance to reach the finals this season!
What if the Blazers lose to the Lakers? What if the Lakers and Pacers meet in the finals? !
That Larry Bird will be able to use the shark-cutting tactics, maybe the shark-cutting tactics will win the championship!
Now the league has suddenly stood up to introduce the rules of and stove, Larry Bird is naturally unwilling, this damages his potential interests!
Philadelphia 65 coach Rick Carlisle also expressed dissatisfaction, the reason he jumped out is similar to Larry Bird, of course, there is also the meaning of solidarity with Richard.
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Driven by these people, nearly half of the league's head coaches and management have expressed their dissatisfaction.
On the contrary, Richard, the biggest mistress of this matter, did not move much.
Richard knew that he could not act rashly at such moments...
If he jumped out against the league against Stern, then Stern might be able to do the "dog jumps the wall".
For example, during the All-Star weekend this season, the rules for restricting shark-cutting tactics were directly used!
No doubt, Stern in rage can really do such a thing...
So Richard always pretends he doesn't know anything at all. At any rate, he knows very well that there is no use of any objections in opposition. This thing will come out sooner or later.
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The second game of the Trail Blazers' three consecutive away games was against the Houston Rockets.
The Rockets have fallen completely!
Under normal circumstances, the Rockets actually made a deal with the Blazers, they sold Pippen to the Blazers...
It can also be seen from this that it is true that the Blazers are stupid and have more money!
Under normal circumstances, this season the Blazers accepted two cancer tumor contracts, one is the fat Camp can not touch the basket, the other is Pippen's contract.
But now Richard is in charge of the Trail Blazers, and these two contracts must not be able to enter either!
The Blazers don’t want to. The chips given by other teams are not satisfied. In the end, they can only keep Pippen in their hands...
With the current Rockets, the team has become a mess, and the three parties are infighted!
This year's top three shows, Francis, Pippen and Barkley, are no match!
Francis feels that he should be the cornerstone of the Rockets' team. Shouldn't you old folks give yourself a little respect for this future boss? !
But Olajuwon, Barkley, and Pippen are all super-famous Halls of Fame. Who cares about a little boy with no hair, and he doesn't take Francis seriously.
Barkley and Pippen were still last season, from last season to this season.
It was a mess of porridge.
Simply this season, the Rockets just started to ruin...
In this game against the Rockets, the Blazers easily won, and the Rockets didn't want to win at all.
They are now well aware of the reality, and now the ghost looks like the West, these three old guys want to win the championship? !
It's totally impossible...
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After winning the Rockets game, the NBA announced that the first round of All-Star voting for the new season began.
After a year of silence, the All-Star Game finally returned to normal!
Although Richard was unable to lead the Western Conference All-Star this year, he still cares about the selection of his players.
For a team to have top cohesion, it must be that the more honors on hand the better!
At present, there is only one O'Brien selected for the All-Star team in the Trail Blazers. If only O'Brien is selected for the All-Star this season, Richard will definitely not be satisfied.
What makes Richard's egg hurt is that China has not yet access to the voting entrance of fans. Originally, Richard also planned to take a high call and pull votes for his players in China.
Now it seems that I have to wait for two years...
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McGrady signed up for this year's All-Star dunk contest.
Ginobili and Nowitzki both qualified for this year's three-point contest.
In the skill competition, Mobley signed up for...
As for the rookie game, the Blazers currently have three first-year freshmen, Kirilenko, Ginobili and Artest...
These three are definitely eligible to participate in the Rookie Challenge.
The Trail Blazers' participation in this All-Star weekend is still good. Now Richard depends on how many players are selected for the All-Star game!
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It was January in the blink of an eye, and the results of the first round of elections were hot.
What Richard did not expect was that the first round of tickets in the eastern side turned out to be Vince Carter!
He got 50,000 more votes than Iverson in the first round!
But it is normal to think about it, but behind Carter there is an entire Maple Leaf country, and it is easy to come up with such a strong newcomer, front guard swingman, the popularity can be imagined.
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The top ten votes in the first round of the Eastern Conference are Carter, Iverson, Mourning, Grant Hill, Wang Zhizhi, Madman, Eddie Jones, Alan Hughesdu, Marbury and Ray Allen according to the number of votes...
Judging from the voting situation of the All-Star in the East, the East is really down.
Half of the players with the top ten votes are newcomers, and the veterans selected are far inferior to Western veterans in terms of league status.
As for the west side, it seems that the luxury is much more than the east.
Kobe Bryant, O'Neal, O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Gloves Payton, Big Ben, Kidd, Chris Webber, Pippen!
The competition inside the West is too fierce...
Among the top ten players, there are six inside players, which is terrifying!
Both Xiaoao and Daben entered the top ten of the ballot, which made Richard feel a little relieved and acceptable...
And this is only the result of the first round of voting, and the final All-Star list is still quite different.
Generally speaking, there are twelve All-Stars in the East and West, including two centers, five forwards, and then five guards!
Xiao Ou was selected as a center this season, while Da Ben was a forward.
What is even more shocking is that Nowitzki and Robinson are both persuaded by Richard to run for the identity of the players in the future...
The two men are a seven-foot big man and a height of 208 cm. When the fans saw these two items appearing on the back player voting list, they couldn't help crying and laughing.
These two are also considered backcourt players...
But thinking about it is really impossible to pick out the fault. The two of them are really in the backcourt in the Blazers' position. It seems that they can't pick out the fault in the backcourt!
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Soon the results of the second round of voting came out.
A total of ten starting All-Stars from the East and West were released!
What makes Richard feel a little wrong is that this time the Blazers did not have a player selected for the All-Star starter, mainly because Xiao Ou participated in the election as a center. He needs to compete directly with O'Neal, naturally it is competition but……
Eastern Conference All-Star starting, Carter, Iverson, Mourning, Eddie Jones and Grant Hill.
The starting list on the west side is O'Neill, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe and Kidd!
Look at the Western Conference All-Star starting lineup, it can be said to be the most luxurious All-Star starting lineup in the entire NBA history...
The first center in history, the second point in history, the two top three forwards in history, even if it is the lowest position of Kidd, the top ten point guards in history can certainly be ranked.
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Even Richard is secretly staggering, he is now witnessing the best years of the NBA!
Although the Blazers have no players in the starting lineup, Richard is not in a hurry...
Xiao Ao can be said to be the top three center in the league right now. If he can't enter the All-Star game, it will be funny!
In this league, O'Neill is naturally the first center!
As for admirals, big dreams and gorillas, these three have all withdrawn from the stage of the times.
The only one who can break the wrist with Xiao Ao, that is, the hot heading center Mourning!
So Xiao Ao is well-deserved top three center in this league!
As for Big Ben, his chances of being selected as an All-Star in the Western Frontcourt are still quite high.
So Richard doesn't worry much about the selection of O'Brien and Big Ben. What he cares about is whether Nowitzki and Robinson can be selected!
The votes of these two people are actually good, ranking fourth and sixth in the Western All-Star backcourt.
In addition to the five starters voted by fans, the remaining seven players were voted by the coaching staff of the league's teams, including the head coach and assistants.
Of course, you can't vote for your own players...
Coaches can vote for their favorite players, but they are generally not too ridiculous. They will choose one of the first few players.
Richard didn't think about it, just picked up the phone and started shaking people.
Larry Bird, Doug Rivers, Wilkens, Carlisle, Pitino, Butch Carter, Lambier, George Karl, Adelman, Sanders...
Richard was not polite at all, and directly contacted all the coaches who had a good relationship with him, and asked them to help vote for Nowitzki and Robinson.
For his own players, Richard this time can be said to have completely lowered his face.
Regarding Richard's request, all parties agreed without saying anything.
It's not a big deal in itself, and it can't choose its own player. Since Richard wants this vote, it will be over for him...
When the official list of All-Stars was released, fans from all walks of life suddenly discovered that this year the Blazers were a big gain!
Although they didn't have an All-Star starter, they had up to four players selected to the All-Star lineup!
This directly broke the Blazers' team history record...
At most once in the history of the Trail Blazers, two people were selected for the All-Star, but this year it was directly selected by four people, directly doubling!
Richard was relieved, he did not want the Blazers players to reproduce the tragedy of the later pioneers Lillard...
Paul's Westbound floor, Lillard's All-Star floor.
Although the two of them also touched their dream floor in the future...
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Both O'Brien and Big Ben were selected as All-Stars, and fans from all sides are fairly acceptable.
Even Robinson was selected as an All-Star, in fact, it can be accepted. After all, Robinson entered the All-Star season in 93-94 before Richard did not come to the Blazers.
The selection of Nowitzki alone is a bit surprising...
You must know that Nowitzki is only ranked sixth in the western backcourt. Generally speaking, unless someone is injured and cannot play, it is difficult for Nowitzki to get the chance to be an All-Star.
But now that something magical happened, Nowitzki was so unclearly selected.
Robinson is the fourth most voted backcourt in the Western Conference. The top three are Kobe, Kidd and Payton!
Stockton ranks fifth...
In this way, Nowitzki directly squeezed Stockton and was selected to the All-Star list.
"absurd!"
"It's ridiculous! I don't know why the NBA can tolerate it. Let a seven-footer be a player in the backcourt as an All-Star!"
"Moreover, the seven-footer is not as good as Stockton in terms of data or popularity. What qualifications does he have for the All-Star?!"
Jazz coach Sloan fry pan directly!
Stockton didn't make the All-Star last season. He didn't play the All-Star last season. This season, he has actually contacted the coaches of several teams and asked them to vote for Stockton.
The winning thing is a good way to kill Cheng Chengjin, Stockton was directly squeezed by Nowitzki!
Look at it like this~EbookFREE.me~ Stockton has not been an All-Star for some years!
This is not the most frying pan for Sloan, and Malone also failed to be an All-Star this year!
The five frontcourts in the West are Duncan, Garnett, Big Ben, Pippen and Chris Webber!
This drives Sloan completely crazy!
In the post-match press conference, the reporters expressed their dissatisfaction...
Richard almost didn't laugh, and it was quite cool to see the jazz ate.
If Sloan did not name his name, Richard would be too lazy to take care of the dying struggling team.
But now that Sloan actually points out Nowitzki, Richard can't just watch the excitement.
He had to come down to tear himself...