Chapter 560: All-Stars Approaching
"Oh, he's flying again, is this what Kraft is preparing for the slam dunk contest?" said Ruan Erniu, who had once again completed a difficult dunk in the air. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The lunar eclipse on the side also felt incredible, and he said, "I never knew that he could jump higher?
Behind him, Van Exel, took the team's latest body stats and said: "6'9" (206CM), of course, in terms of official registered height, he is still 6'7". (201CM)”
After a hard-fought battle with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Hawks had three consecutive offseasons.
The crowd who fully recovered their physical strength even had time to comment on Ruan Erniu, who was preparing for the slam dunk contest.
Speaking of which, the opponents that Ruan Erniu will face this year are not weak at all, Nate Robinson and Dwight Howard are both players with the experience of winning the slam dunk contest, and it is not easy for Ruan Erniu, a newcomer, to stand out.
However, that was already 10 minutes ago, the Hawks players had in mind.
When they saw Erniu's slam dunk drill with their own eyes, they felt that they were infinitely close to welcoming the league's first yellow slam dunk champion.
The Eclipse is the only player to have won the slam dunk contest of all of them, so his words should be the most convincing: "If you meet last year's Dwight, I really don't know who won and who lost, but I don't think anyone in this year's slam dunk contest will be able to cause problems for Kraft." ”
Bibby also nodded: "Aside from Superman's plus, I don't think Howard's dunk posture is more graceful than Kraft's, let alone Nate Robinson, he is completely using his height to score sympathy points." ”
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Everyone praised it for a while, which made Erniu a little embarrassed, but he still reminded: "Guys, please, be strict-mouthed, don't leak my dunk idea." By the way, J-Smoove, you're Howard's buddy, don't leak it!"
Lunar Eclipse waved his hand indifferently: "Don't worry, I will help you keep it secret." Kraft, you Celestial Empire are still a little too conservative, and I'm sure that even if some of us talk about your ideas, none of us will be able to win this tournament because you have strong enough hard power......"
It's not for nothing that the Hawks are in a good mood, as they had four players named to the All-Star Game in Phoenix in 2009.
At the end of January, the league announced the East and West All-Star benches for this season:
West Side: Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol, David West, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Chauncey Billups, Brandon Roy selected.
And the Eastern side: Josh Smith, Chris Bosh, Paul Pearce, Danny Granger, Joe Johnson, Jamil Nelson, Mike Bibby were successfully selected.
With the addition of Nguyen Er Niu, who has already been elected the vote king, four of the five Hawks starters have been elected All-Stars.
In particular, Mike Bibby, the excellent point guard who repeatedly missed out on All-Star qualification in his career, finally got his wish this year and became an All-Star bench, which is a belated compensation.
After learning that he was successfully selected, the White Devil was even speechless with excitement for a while.
All-Star qualification and championship, Mike Bibby once thought he would never touch these honors in his life, but he didn't expect that in just over a season, just after he was traded to Atlanta, it all came true.
Bibi even said to Ruan Erniu: "I think now that it's good to be a basketball player!"
To tell the truth, when Erniu saw Bibi, who had always been calm, say this, it was like seeing Uncle Daoming in "Kangxi Dynasty" on TV saying: "Dongting, I think it's really good to be an emperor now!"
Although the situation and grammar are different, the core of the expression is similar.
Having said that, Mike Bibby should be grateful to his teammates, but his own tireless efforts do deserve credit.
The reason why the Hawks were able to have four All-Star players after the Pistons, in addition to last season's championship bonus, their crazy record this season is the most important weight.
This is inseparable from the concerted efforts of the whole team, and every Hawks player is working towards a higher goal, which is why they can compete with the 72-win Bulls.
Ruan Erniu is certainly a superstar in the team and has supreme leadership power, but without the help of a group of teammates, he would not have been able to reach his current heights.
It's like Devin Harris of the Nets, who averaged a career-high 21.3+6.9+3.3 per game this season, but in the end he failed to qualify for the All-Star because of the team's average record.
There are quite a few people who complain about Harris, arguing that the league owes him an All-Star status, but all of this has become useless with the release and final confirmation of the bench list.
Interestingly, Zaza Pachulia actually had the second most votes than the five starters in the East, but when it came to the bench selection, his votes were of little use.
The league must have deliberately suppressed it, but it is certainly a cause for celebration for the Georgian people to let a substitute player whose average data of 8+8 per game is not guaranteed to be an All-Star, but it is certainly not beneficial for the development of the league.
All-Star Weekend is still a few days away in Phoenix, and the Hawks have two games to complete before that.
In the first game, they will take on the Washington Wizards on February 11 at their home stadium at the Philips Center, while in the second game, they will travel back-to-back to Detroit to play the Pistons on the road for the first time this season.
The Wizards are currently the bottom team in the league, and no team has been able to beat them this season.
Arenas didn't have any hope of giving anyway, and they shocked everyone's attention when Jamison and Caron Butler were able to play normally.
The Wizards had an 11-40 record this season before the game against the Hawks on the 11th, and if they continue to play like this, they may create their worst record in nearly 10 years.
No, in '97, they were still called the Washington Bullets, and they were only nearly 10 years old.
What the?
A poor record is not necessarily a bad performance, maybe it is a lack of strength?
Hehe, if you say the starting lineup of the Washington Wizards that night, even the most cheeky Wizards fans can't say something like this:
C Dominic McGuire
PF Antoine Jamison
SF Darius Sangueira
SG Caron Butler
PG Mike James
When a team would rather put promising and talented rookies like Javier McGee and Nick Young off the court than put the 6-foot-9" unnamed center and the aging Sangeira on the court, it only proves that they can't even put it on the pitch.
There was no suspense in the slaughter, 90:131, the Eagles defeated their opponents at home, Ruan Erniu and Yu Sen clocked out in the third quarter respectively, and ended the battle early.
The Hawks players preparing for the All-Star Game packed their bags and embarked on back-to-back trips to Detroit.
Instead of returning to Atlanta after the game, they will fly directly to Phoenix for All-Star Weekend.