Chapter Eighty-Six: San Diego
(Yesterday on Children's Day, a lot of second-child parents suddenly appeared in the WeChat circle of friends!) 55555555555, this is a naked show of wealth!!!! )
The 2006 McDonald's All-Star Game will be held on March 29 in the beautiful coastal city of San Diego, California. San Diego State University's 14,000-seat Coske Arena will be the venue for this basketball extravaganza.
Selected by 2,500 high school basketball experts from among countless elites, 24 players were finally selected to participate in the four-day basketball extravaganza.
Similar to the NBA's All-Star Game, the 27th morning skills challenge, the afternoon three-point contest, the 28th night slam dunk contest, and the 29th main game begins.
As the coach of Timothy High School, which ranked No. 1 in the nation for two consecutive years, Mr. Boeley became the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. And Fairfast High School from Los Angeles won the Most Improved National Award. Coach Kittani will lead the Western Conference All-Star team.
ESPN, which was awarded the broadcast, broadcast a specially produced promotional video 24 hours a day on the most visible LED advertising screen in downtown San Diego.
The tournament has been held since 1978 for 28 years. This year's competition gathered the best high school graduates in the United States. It was recognized by the authority of high school basketball as the highest level in the past ten years.
Ranked No. 1 in the U.S. high school, Greg. Auden is believed to have been since Patrick. The best big guy high school student after Ewing. He just won the Naismith National High School Player of the Year Award, which symbolizes the highest honor for high school basketball players. Kidd, Kobe, James, and Howard have all won this heavy individual honor.
Kevin. Durant's once-in-a-decade super scorer, many pundits regard this tall all-around offensive player who can do the job of a point guard as a 'black version' of Larry. Bird.
Timotai High School player Sun Yi, who has been undefeated for two and a half consecutive years, this young man from China, if his nationality column is filled in with the U.S.A, Oden's No. 1 ranking in the United States and the high school player of the year award may not be easy to say.
The list of all the players selected for this All-Star was announced to the whole United States through the Internet, television, newspapers and other means half a month ago.
The roster of the Western Conference All-Stars is as follows: Guard: Tate. Lawson, Mike. Conley, Javaris. Clitterton, Scott. Reynolds, Wayne. Ellington, as well as Sun Yi's old friend Gerald. Henderson.
Striker: Earl. Karak, Lance. Thomas, Thaddeus. Yang, Vermont. Mark Lyn, Brandon. White
Center: Greg. Gordon
Eastern Conference All-Star Roster, Guard: Diamond. Carter, Daquinn. Cook, Joe. Shayer, D.J. Augustine, Sun Yi
Forward: Zeiss. Badinger, Kevin. Durant, Darrell. Arthur, James. Keefe
Center: Spencer. Hoysbrook. López Robin. Lopez
Seeing these names, book lovers will not be very familiar. That's right, that's the best high school graduate in American basketball in 2006. Competing with these talented basketball prodigies is an invaluable experience for everyone.
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As my parents are about to return to China, there are many big and small things to deal with, and there is really no way to spare time. This time, Sun Yi, who turned 18 years old in 4 months, went to San Diego, the pearl of the West Coast, alone.
A Chinese guy dressed casually, under some messy broken hair, he buttoned a toad mirror commonly used by celebrities when going out, and carried a bucket-shaped sports bag cross-body, in which were two changes of clothes, a pair of Jordan 6th generation basketball shoes, as well as some documents and change.
Sun Yi, who had just walked out of the airport hall, squinted his eyes and enjoyed the ground and sky. Comfortable! Or the California sunshine that I like the most. With a slight sigh, he reached out to stop a taxi.
"Where are you going?" A thick Latin accent of American English sounded from the driver's seat. Since San Diego shares a border with Mexico, there are quite a few Mexicans who live here all year round.
Sun Yi hurriedly took off the big exaggerated sunglasses and rummaged through his bag for the invitation to the competition, which had the name of the hotel booked by the organizing committee of the event. Oh, found it. The taxi driver, who was in a hurry, glanced at the passengers in the front mirror with some impatience.
"You're going to the Hilton, aren't you?" Sun Yi, who had just opened the invitation, was a little surprised to find that the other party's answer was correct. Could it be that my fans have developed to the West Coast of the United States?
Many of the huge billboards on both sides of the airport road were occupied by advertisements for the High School All-Star Game. "You like basketball?" Some boring Chinese guy accosted.
"No, no, no, we Mexicans love football the most, with our feet." The chubby taxi driver, afraid that Sun Yi would not understand what kind of sport he was talking about, deliberately emphasized.
"And how do you know I'm going to the Hilton?"
"You're here for the McDonald's High School All-Star Game, right?"
"Well, that's right. However, you're not a basketball fan, so how do you know I'm coming? ”
"Hey, hey! You'll find out later. ”
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The Hilton Hotel is located in the western suburbs of San Diego, a short distance from San Diego State University. As Sun Yi's taxi passed through the bustling city center, the zealous Mexican uncle stretched out his arm and pointed at a giant LED screen. "Look, there. It's got your collection on it. ”
In order to promote the high school All-Star Game, ESPN spent a lot of money to rent this eye-catching advertising space in the downtown area. They specially made the highlights of the key players of this competition into a promotional video similar to a Hollywood blockbuster.
Sun Yi's wonderful shots are very representative, three-point dry pulling, turning over and leaning back, serpentine breakthrough, and a one-stop fast break after winning a defensive rebound, almost all of which are his signature scoring methods. With such a professional and attentive ESPN, it is no wonder that it occupies the top spot in the live broadcast of sports events in another time and space.
"Your basketball is unbelievable," said the Mexican driver, who was visibly surprised that Sun Yi had a place in the black-dominated basketball world.
"Thank you. Actually, I can talk to you about football. "Sun Yi doesn't want to talk about basketball with football fans.
"Oh, really? Aren't you Chinese the best at playing table tennis and badminton? The other party's words made Sun Yi a little embarrassed. The Chinese table tennis team and badminton team, which are unique in the world, are indeed much ahead of other countries in terms of level because of their huge mass base. Another important reason is that there are not many people in other countries who play these two sports. In the United States, it is some older people who exercise through such activities. Like younger students, no one is interested in such a sport at all.
They prefer team games that are full of confrontation and full of charm.
Our motherland still has a long way to go to become a sports power!