Chapter 276: Isn't This Badge Fragrant?
Jordan said in his heart.
The cooperation of the East Force, the expectations of the fans, and the brewing atmosphere at halftime, as well as his perfect play at the last moment.
It felt like the gifts, the music, the vibes, all in place, and even the pants off.
But just then, my girlfriend went to tell you that she had come to relatives.
Kobe Bryant is really ...... Enough, yes.
Of course, Jordan was uncomfortable, but he still had a smile on his face.
shook hands with Kobe Bryant and hugged and congratulated Sun Hao.
Jordan struggled to squeeze out a smile and show his "big-hearted" side.
Sun Hao felt it 100%.
However, Jordan's reaction is completely normal people's reaction.
You must know that if Kobe didn't shoot in the end, Jordan who got the highest score would be the MVP.
Coupled with the quasi-lore at the last moment, it was the final dance of the perfect All-Star Game.
The result was ruined by Kobe.
Normal people will feel uncomfortable in their hearts.
What's more, Jordan is a person who cares about honor and likes to brag.
"Michael, you're the only guy in the NBA who's 40 years old and still scored 30 points in the All-Star Game, that's great."
Sun Hao showed [emotional intelligence] and said something that Jordan likes to hear.
Jordan's face softened a lot after hearing this.
It's a fact that he didn't get the MVP.
But just like Sun Hao said, he has another record that others can't break.
Want an All-Star Game of top stars to team up with a 40-year-old veteran to score high scores? He is the only one in history.
He looked at Sun Hao again, and suddenly felt that among the five quarterbacks, although Sun Hao was not the strongest and the youngest, he was the favorite in his heart.
After the end of the game, the MVP was presented on the spot.
Sun Hao shot 11 of 14 and 6 of 7 three-pointers, scoring 28 points with extreme efficiency and successfully winning the MVP of the All-Star Game.
Although the All-Star Game MVP is not too high, and this MVP is a bit unexpected, it is also a real hard honor.
Not to mention anything else, but during the game appearance ceremony, the DJ can shout an extra prefix that is full of force.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully winning the MVP of the All-Star Game and receiving the reward badge 'Humble Gentleman'. ”
Just as Sun Hao received the MVP trophy, a familiar voice came in his head.
Humble Gentleman: Increase the reporter's favorability towards the host when facing the reporter.
It's also a non-upgradeable badge.
Sun Hao felt very good.
Last year, he got a "man of glory".
The badge doesn't seem to have much of a role, but it's actually invisible.
Take a look at what happened to the former head coach of the Wizards and Pierce of the Celtics after the season.
A stop was sprayed to the end of class; One died before the Championships and was hacked, and if the World Championships hadn't saved him, he would probably still be hacked now.
This is one of the big laws of the NBA, someone has to take the blame for losing.
Or the manager, or the players.
But last season, the Mavericks stopped in the West, and most people thought it was okay.
Even if a small number of people are black, they are also black old Nelson and Cuban, and Sun Hao is basically unaffected.
"The Mavericks lost, but Sun Hao didn't lose."
"Sun Hao did his best, you can't ask him to do more."
……
Such remarks also appear frequently in the forum.
And extending to management, Cuban thought about trading Nash, but never thought of trading Sun Hao.
That's the role of the glorious people, reducing the impact of losing, including the fans, the media and the management.
And the badge still lasts.
Let's go back to this humble gentleman.
Increasing the favorability of journalists is also a seemingly useless but powerful badge.
In the future, do you want to hack me?
I'm sorry, but the journalist is also on my side!
Well, isn't it fragrant with such a badge?
Sun Hao then delivered an acceptance speech.
In addition to his usual thanks, he naturally mentioned Jordan, and his words were extremely respectful.
On the one hand, those things need to be said on such occasions, and on the other hand, Jordan, as the greatest NBA player to date, really deserves it.
Jordan was praised for a while, and he liked Sun Hao more and more.
After the award ceremony, reporters interviewed Jordan on the sidelines, and naturally mentioned the quasi-lore.
"yes, I thought it was going to be like in the past, hit the key ball to end the game, like I did before, but it didn't happen."
As it turns out, Jordan is really not a big-hearted person.
"I'll talk to Kobe Bryant later."
However, his emotional intelligence fluctuates between high and low, and he is in the high-frequency stage at this time.
His half-joke also made the reporter laugh.
"Do you regret such a retirement?"
The reporter then asked.
"The last time I retired, I had regrets that I didn't have a chance to win my seventh championship and that I didn't have the right person to replace me.
Jordan didn't answer directly, but what he said was already a turning point.
"But this time, I have one more chance, and there is already someone in this league who can replace me."
"Who?"
"What you see, Sun."
After Jordan finished speaking, the reporter couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
Speaking of which, how much Jordan likes Sun Hao!
And Jordan had a good reason to do that.
Sun Hao had blown him up in his MVP acceptance speech before.
And Jordan has always wanted to woo Sun Hao to AJ.
In addition, the private relationship between the two has always been good.
However, today's Jordan is a Jordan with high emotional intelligence.
In the reporter's surprised gaze, Jordan then continued to speak.
"And T-mac, Vince Carter, Allen Iverson, Kobe, they're the best outside players in the league right now."
Five Guards!
Jordan, it's directly King's name!
With his words, it seems that the topic of Jordan's successor can be ended.
Not just one, all five of you.
With Jordan's words, the high-profile 2003 All-Star Game finally came to an end.
According to the schedule, there will be a four-day competition gap after that.
But the fans are not lonely at all.
There were too many topics in the All-Star Game this time, Jordan's imperfect curtain call, Kobe's "Carter-style" emotional intelligence performance, and Jordan's five big guards.
No matter which one it is, it will be a hot topic in the era of the development of the Internet in the future.
Of course, that's not the only point of not being lonely, the annual trading deadline is just around the corner.
And before the trading day comes, there are big trades.
The Bucks, who sent Ray Allen, Ronald Murray, Kevin Ollie and a 2003 first-round pick, traded Gary Payton and Desmond Mason from the SuperSonics.
Well...... The Payton All-Star Game was still recruiting Ray Allen, and it turned out that Allen did come, but he himself was a bargaining chip......
It may seem hilarious, but it happens in the NBA.
Players are just commodities sometimes.
At the Bucks level, after Glenn Robinson was eliminated in the offseason, Ray Allen was the next target to be dealt with, and the Bucks' three musketeers no longer existed.
It's just that the content of this deal is a little incomprehensible.
Although Payton has a lot of influence in the NBA, he is 34 years old after all, and his contract expires in the summer.
But Ray Allen has more than two years left on his contract, and he is only 28 years old, and he is the team's leading scorer.
The Bucks even hitched a first-round pick.
And the remaining Kassel among the musketeers is also 33 years old.
This wave of reinforcement is not like reinforcement, and reconstruction is not like the operation of reconstruction.
There were excited Bucks fans who almost took someone to blast the general manager's residence.
However, this trade deadline is not only blowing up Bucks fans, but also ...... Well, Maddie.
Without asking Maddy, the Magic traded Miller, the team's second-leading scorer, to the Grizzlies for two rookies, Drew Gooden and Goldan Girisek.
This wave of operations directly made Maddie blow up.
Miller is a good friend of Maddie's! And the management got two rookies!
If you don't make up for it, you can still be a rookie, this is simply a waste of his peak season!
At this trade deadline, the management is competing with each other to see who is more pitiful.
Of course, there are also those who quietly engage in action.
The Houston team traded Eddie Griffin to the Nets for next year's first-round pick.
The Nets have a great record, and this is basically the end of the first round.
The No. 7 show, which took two years, was replaced by the end of the first round.
The Houston team has been like a curse in the past few years, not to mention that they can't choose the people they want, and the people who are far away are also more than one water, which is the rhythm of marching towards the 10,000-year-old bad team.
Compared with the excitement of other teams, several teams with the strength to win the championship basically did not move.
After more than half a season of running-in, just like in 2K, the tacit understanding is close to 100%.
The end of the All-Star break has passed, and the Mavericks are ready to continue the journey of the second half of the season.
But it was at this moment that bad news came from the team.
Anna's condition worsened.
Nelson Jr. took a leave of absence to go back to take care of his daughter, and Nelson Sr. took a leave of absence.
Sun Hao and Nowitzki also went to visit.
Anna's situation looks bad.
People with a single kidney have a double risk if they have kidney problems.
And the kidney replacement is not once and for all, not to mention whether there is a suitable kidney source, even if there is a high risk of surgery, and even after the kidney replacement, there is a high probability of rejection.
Anna is weak and distressing.
However, she herself was very optimistic, and said that she would go to the scene to watch the game when she was ready.
Sun Hao felt his nose sour.
In many cases, when people complain about life, think about how many people are born to work hard to live, and maybe you will find that life is actually treating you well.
And at this moment, he is even more determined to win the championship for the team this season.
The Nelson father and son took a collective leave of absence, and the Mavericks were having some trouble running.
Of course, the NBA team is like a huge machine, and if any part is missing, a new part will be added to keep the machine running.
Not to mention the management, you must know that above the general manager, there is also the president of basketball operations.
In terms of the coaching staff, Cuban directly put "Little General" Iverson Johnson directly on top.
Johnson, sleek, when he was still in the Spurs, Sun Hao had been taught.
At that time, the two teams were full of gunpowder, but Johnson was stunned and did not have a conflict with the Mavericks.
Even after the season was over, Cuban and Nelson Sr. couldn't wait to trade him to the Mavericks.
Then, in the offseason, he retired as an assistant coach.
And soon, he became the team's No. 1 assistant coach.
This kind of personal charm is quite rare.
If you don't know a little about Johnson's past, you may be able to understand.
Johnson was drafted in 1988, but he was not selected and was lost.
Even at the beginning of his rookie season, no team was willing to give him a chance, and he had to run to play in minor leagues.
In the end, he made it back to the NBA with hard work, but he changed teams three times in a row within a year, and finally settled down with the Spurs.
People often say that people are born unequal, and the end of your life may be the starting point of others.
But it has to be said that the experience of suffering can sometimes make people become stronger than ordinary people, and then achieve success that most people can't achieve.
Johnson is clearly one such success story.
The unsuccessful entry into the NBA made him unusually mature.
During his time with the Spurs, his outstanding leadership and can-do style quickly made him the locker room boss.
At his peak, his prestige even surpassed that of the Spurs' de facto boss, "Admiral" Johnson.
Including when Duncan first entered the league, he only regarded himself as a junior brother by Johnson's side.
This is also the origin of his nickname "Little General", a natural leader.
Now, he finally has the opportunity to put his talents to work in the position he is considered the most suitable manager.
The Mavericks didn't have any resistance.
Whether as a player or as an assistant coach, Johnson gets along with them too well.
Old Nelson was not there, and Johnson's ascension to the throne was taken for granted.
In the first game after the All-Star break, the Mavericks' first opponent was the Nets.
As I said in the All-Star break, the Nets have completed this season.
Historically, fans have always referred to the Warriors and Spurs as system teams.
This Nets team is also a representative of the system team.
A counter-attacking system that surrounds Kidd.
The team's defense, which has conceded an average of 99.5 points per game per 100 possessions this season, ranks first in the league.
And Martin, who entered the league with Sun Hao at the beginning, finally cashed in on his champion talent in the third year of his career.
And, the rapid growth of their sophomore physiology, Chad Jefferson, has somewhat made up for the team's lack of firepower.
To sum up, this is a quasi-first-line strong team with defense first, average offense, and insufficient talent system to make up for it.
Johnson's first game as interim head coach was a tough battle of "contradictions".
However, the good news for Sun Hao is that he finally unlocked the toss badge before the start of the match.
Throwing Master (Bronze): Slightly reduces the impact of interference when throwing.
This badge reduces the interference of the throw, and in other words, improves the stability of the throw.
and the previous badge badges, both of which increase the ceiling.
The game was played at home, the players were gearing up, and Sun Hao was also eager to try.
Before the start of the game, Johnson came to the dressing room, and in the first game he was very low and very polite.
It didn't feel like a manager, it felt like a friend to them.
But the players respect him.
"We have a starting change."
After saying that, Johnson suddenly spoke. (Recommended reading: Reading Files 2013)