Richard and the others held a post-match press conference, and then returned to their lodgings to rest.

Tonight's game was a hearty win, and the Trail Blazers were very excited......

In fact, at the beginning of this season, the Trail Blazers knew very well that the Spurs would still not be their Trail Blazers' opponents, except for the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant joined the Lakers, which raised the ceiling of the Lakers team a lot, and no one can say whether the Trail Blazers can play an advantage in the face of the Lakers.

But now that a game is over, both sides know the roots, and the Trailblazers are a lot more relieved.

If the Lakers want to win the Trail Blazers, the premise is that their interior core O'Neal can burst out at a free throw level, and on this basis, they have the ability to wrestle with the Trail Blazers!

But if O'Neal's free throws are abnormal or the normal fifty percent play, their Lakers still can't get the Trail Blazers!

This reassures the Trail Blazers, and it looks like they will be the top seeds to win the championship again this year.

Everyone slept peacefully, including Richard......

Early the next morning, Richard read the morning report of the day, mainly to see what the Lakers' post-game press conference said.

It didn't matter what he saw, it made his heart tighten.

As Richard expected, the Lakers' Zen masters Jackson and O'Neal, after attending the post-game press conference, directly sprayed shameless shark slashing tactics.

The original words of the Zen master are "The shark slashing tactic has made basketball lose its original meaning and become a game of free throws, which I think fans never want to see......"

"I think the league has to put in place rules to limit shark slashing tactics as soon as possible, otherwise the game will be pretty ugly!"

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Richard knew that the Lakers made this request, and the league must consider it carefully.

The main thing is that this thing affects the fluency and viewing of the game, and the league is still quite likely to introduce rules to restrict shark cutting tactics in advance for the sake of interests.

Even Richard is sure that the league will inevitably introduce rules to limit shark slashing tactics, but the only thing that is uncertain is whether the league is prepared to do it all at once or gradually.

For the first time in history, shark hacking was restricted in the fourth quarter of the game, as well as in the last two minutes of overtime, and shark hacking tactics were not allowed......

Later, it may be that the league felt that this restriction was not thorough enough, and expanded the scope, and every quarter of the game and the last two minutes of overtime were not allowed to cut sharks.

Of course, this tactic is absolutely impossible to completely eliminate the use of shark cutting tactics, and it can only be said that the use of shark cutting tactics has been reduced.

O'Neal, for example, can come on in the first few minutes of each quarter, when the team doesn't have enough fouls to make it worthwhile to use a shark-slashing tactic.

Then, after the opponent has committed enough fouls on the team, O'Neal can come off the court and wait for the final two minutes to come back on the pitch when he can't cut the shark.

In this way, you can play a makeshift game for about 30 minutes.

Of course, if the opponent is ruthless, such as not caring about the number of fouls committed by the team, and directly using cannon fodder to consume the number of fouls of the team, the shark cutting tactic can be used.

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For example, after the introduction of the latest rules restricting shark slashing tactics in 2016, there will still be a situation in the league where players with poor free throws will be cut.

Even Xiao Hua said that this kind of thing cannot be completely avoided, but can only be reduced as much as possible.

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If these rules are really introduced, it will definitely be good news for the Lakers!

At that time, the Lakers might really be able to wrestle with the Trail Blazers!

But Richard is not too worried about this, at least this season does not have to worry, the introduction of a rule, especially such a wide-ranging rule, is definitely not possible in the course of the season.

I have to finish this season at the earliest......

So, this season, the Lakers don't want to enjoy this kind of favorable rules.

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Sure enough, the Trail Blazers had just landed in Houston, and the league immediately held a press conference.

Xiao Hua was responsible for hosting this press conference, and the management committee first gave a shot to the teams in the league, and they did plan to introduce rules to limit shark cutting tactics!

As soon as this press conference ended, the Lakers were naturally happy......

O'Neill couldn't keep his mouth shut!

But this rule has really aroused the dissatisfaction of many teams in the league!

What many fans didn't expect was that the head coach who first expressed dissatisfaction was not Richard, but Spurs head coach Popovich!

"I also hate shark slashing tactics, it's a pretty ugly tactic, but I'm still going to use him and introduce rules that limit shark slashing tactics, it's definitely detrimental to competitive sports!"

"There's a lot of competition on the pitch, you have to find a way to improve your competitiveness, and now that the rules have been introduced, we can't take advantage of the opponent's weaknesses!"

Popovich said this not without reason.

He is an avid proponent of shark-slashing tactics, and is basically on the same level as Richard!

In the Western Conference semifinals last season, the Spurs won the Lakers by slashing the sharks, and then met the Trail Blazers.

If the shark slashing tactics are greatly restricted, the Spurs may not be able to pass the Lakers, not to mention that the Lakers' strength has been greatly improved compared to last season!

This puts a lot of pressure on Popovich, if they can't beat the Trail Blazers and the Lakers, then they have no hope of reaching the Western Conference finals in the next few years!

I can't even touch the floor of the Western Finals, how can I win the championship?!

So as soon as the alliance said that there was a plan to introduce a plan to limit shark slashing tactics, Popovich was the first to express his dissatisfaction!

In his opinion, why is there such a cheating rule, and the free throw is not easy to be cut?! So why don't you think about how you can improve your free throws?

The introduction of such a rule, which is obviously biased in favor of O'Neill, is naturally quite dissatisfied.

Richard was amused when he heard that Popovich had jumped out against the League's plan to cut sharks......

In fact, under normal circumstances, when the league introduced rules to restrict shark cutting, Popovich was quite dissatisfied.

Now because Richard has annoyed the Lakers, the league can't stand it, and plans in advance to introduce rules to restrict shark cutting, but Popovich is still opposed.

Not only Popovich, but also Larry Bird in the East also jumped out to express his dissatisfaction!

It's not that he jumped out to help Richard speak because he had a good relationship with Richard, the main reason is that if the league really introduces such a rule, they Pacers will also be victims!

The Pacers currently have the best record in the East, and they still have a chance to reach the Finals this season!

What if the Trail Blazers lose to the Lakers in the West? What if the Lakers and Pacers meet in the Finals?!

Then Larry Bird will be able to use shark slashing tactics, and maybe he can win the championship with shark slashing tactics!

Now that the league has suddenly stood up and wants to introduce bullshit rules, Larry Bird is naturally unwilling, which damages his possible potential interests!

Philadelphia 65ers head coach Rick Carlisle also expressed his dissatisfaction, and he jumped out for similar reasons to Larry Bird, and of course, there was also a sense of solidarity with Richard.

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Driven by these few people, the head coaches and management of nearly half of the teams in the league have expressed their dissatisfaction.

On the contrary, Richard, the biggest sufferer in this matter, did not move.

Richard knew that he really couldn't act rashly at such a moment......

If he jumped out against the alliance and against Stern, then Stern might be able to do something like a "dog jumping over the wall".

For example, during this season's All-Star Weekend, the rules that limit shark slashing tactics were directly used!

There is no doubt that Stern, who is furious, can really do such a thing......

So Richard simply pretended not to know anything at this moment, anyway, he knew very well, in fact, there was no use in opposing it, and this thing would come out sooner or later.

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The second game of the Trail Blazers' three-game road game on the road was against the Houston Rockets.

The rocket is already completely degenerate!

Under normal circumstances, the Rockets actually made a deal with the Trail Blazers, and they sold Pippen to the Trail Blazers......

It can also be seen from this that the Pioneers are stupid and have a lot of money, which is true!

Under normal circumstances, this season the Trail Blazers accepted two cancer contracts, one is the fat Camp who can't touch the basket, and the other is Pippen's contract.

But now that Richard is at the helm of the Trail Blazers, neither of these two contracts will be able to enter!

The Trail Blazers didn't want it, and they weren't satisfied with the chips given by other teams, so they could only keep Pippen in their hands in the end......

The current rocket, the team is simply a mess, and the three parties are infighting!

This year's list show Francis, Pippen and Barkley are all in trouble!

Francis feels like he should be the cornerstone of the Rockets, you old guys shouldn't give yourself a little respect as the future boss?!

But Olajuwon, Barkley and Pippen are all super celebrities in the Hall of Fame, who cares about a cub who doesn't have any hair, and he doesn't take Francis seriously at all.

Barkley and Pippen are still the same shit as last season, from last season to this season.

It's really a mess.

It's just that this season, the Rockets directly began to rot......

In this game against the Rockets, the Trail Blazers won easily, and the Rockets were not focused on winning at all.

They can now be regarded as recognizing the reality, and now that the west is like this, these three old guys want to win the championship?!

It's not possible at all......

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After winning the Rockets' game, the NBA announced the start of the All-Star first-round voting for the new season.

The All-Star Game, which has been silent for a year, is finally back to normal!

Although Richard can't lead the Western Conference All-Star team this year, he still cares a lot about the selection of his players.

If a team wants to have top-notch cohesion, it must be that the more honors at hand, the better!

At present, there is only one Xiao Ao who has been selected as an All-Star in the Trail Blazers, and if only Xiao Ao is selected as an All-Star this season, then Richard will definitely not be satisfied.

What makes Richard hurt is that at present, China has not yet accessed the fan voting entrance, and Richard originally planned to climb high and cheer for his players in China.

Now it looks like we'll have to wait two years......

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Maddie signed up for this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.

Ginobili and Nowitzki qualified for this year's three-point contest.

In the skills competition, Mobley signed up for the competition......

As for the rookie game, the Trail Blazers currently have three first-year freshmen, namely Kirilenko, Ginobili and Artest......

All three of them are sure to be eligible for the Rookie Challenge.

The Trail Blazers participated well in this year's All-Star Weekend, and now Richard will see how many players will be selected for the All-Star Game!

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In the blink of an eye, January is here, and the results of the first round of voting are hot.

What Richard never expected was that the first-round ticket king on the eastern side turned out to be Vince Carter!

He received 50,000 more votes in the first round than Iverson!

But it's normal to think about it, behind Carter is a whole Maple Leaf Country, and it is not easy to come up with such a powerful newcomer Frontguard Swingman, and the popularity can be imagined.

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The top 10 in the first round of voting in the East were Carter, Iverson, Mourning, Grant Hill, Wang Zhizhi, Mad Maniac, Eddie Jones, Alan Hughes, Marbury and Ray Allen......

Judging from the all-star voting situation in the East, the East is really in decline.

Half of the top 10 players with the most votes are newcomers, and these veterans who have been selected are far inferior to Western veterans in terms of league status.

As for the western side, it seems that the luxury is much higher than that of the east.

Kobe Bryant, O'Neal, O'Neal Jr., Duncan, Garnett, Glove Payton, Big Ben, Kidd, Chris Webb, Pippen!

The competition on the inside line on the western side is simply too fierce......

Among the top 10 players, there are six interior players, which is terrifying!

Xiao Ao and Big Ben both made it into the top 10 on the ballot, which made Richard somewhat relieved and acceptable......

And this is only the result of the first round of voting, and the final All-Star list is quite different.

Generally speaking, there are twelve All-Stars in the East and West, with 2 centers, 5 forwards, and then 5 guards!

Xiao Ao ran as a center this season, and Big Ben is a striker.

What is more stunned is that Nowitzki and Robinson were both persuaded by Richard to run as backcourt players......

These two people are seven feet tall and the other is 208 cm tall, and when the fans saw these two goods popping up in the voting list of the backcourt players, they couldn't help crying and laughing.

These two are also considered backcourt players......

But I really can't find fault with it, these two people are really in the backfield in the position of the pioneers, and it seems that people can't find fault with the backfield at all!

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Soon the results of the second round of voting came out.

A total of ten starting all-stars in the east and west are out!

What makes Richard feel a little wrong is that none of the Trail Blazers have been selected as an All-Star starter this time, mainly because Xiao Ao is running as a center this time, and he needs to compete directly with Big O'Neal, so naturally he can't compete ......

Eastern Conference All-Star starters, Carter, Iverson, Mourning, Eddie Jones and Grant Hill.

The starting lineup here in the West is O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Kidd!

Look at the All-Star starting lineup in the West, which can be said to be the most luxurious All-Star starting lineup in the entire NBA history......

The No. 1 center in history, the second quarterback in history, and the top three forwards in history, even if it is Kidd, who has the lowest status, the top ten point guards in history must be on the top.

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Even Richard was secretly speechless, he is now witnessing the best years of the NBA!

Although the Trail Blazers did not have any players in the starting lineup, Richard was not in a hurry......

Xiao Ao can be said to be the top three centers in the league at the moment, and if he can't make it to the All-Star, it will be funny!

In this league, O'Neill is naturally the first center!

As for the Admiral, Big Dream and Gorilla, all three have retired from the stage of the era.

The only one who can wrestle with Xiao Ao is the Heat's center Mo Ning!

So Xiao Ao is a well-deserved top three center in this league!

As for Big Ben, the chances of him being selected as an All-Star are still quite good on the Western frontcourt.

So Richard is not so worried about the selection of Xiao Ao and Big Ben, he is more concerned about whether Nowitzki and Robinson can be selected!

Both of these men actually had good votes, ranking fourth and sixth in the Western Conference All-Star backcourt.

With the exception of five starters who were voted for by fans, the remaining seven players were voted on by the coaching staff of each team in the league, including head coaches and assistant coaches.

Of course, you can't vote for your own player......

Coaches can vote for their favorite player, but it's usually not too outrageous and will choose one of the top players on the ballot.

Richard didn't even think about it, he just picked up the phone and started shaking people.

Larry Bird, Doug Rivers, Wilkens, Carlisle, Pitino, Butch Carter, Ranbir, George Carr, Adelman, Saunders......

Richard was not polite at all, and went directly to all the coaches with whom he had a good relationship, asking them to help cast votes for Nowitzki and Robinson.

For the sake of his own players, Richard can be said to have completely pulled down his face this time.

Regarding Richard's request, all parties agreed without saying a word.

It's not a big deal in itself, and besides, this thing can't choose its own player, since Richard wants this vote, then it's over for him......

When the official All-Star list was released, fans from all sides found that this year's Trail Blazers were a super harvest!

Although they didn't have an All-Star starter, they did have a whopping four players named to the All-Star team!

This directly broke the Trail Blazers' all-time record......

The most time in the history of the Trail Blazers is that two people have been selected as All-Stars, but this year, four people have been selected, which has directly doubled!

Richard breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't want the Trail Blazers players to repeat the tragedy of Lillard, the great leader of the Trail Blazers......

Paul's West Floor, Lillard's All-Star Floor.

Although these two people also touched the floor of their dreams in the future......

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Xiao Ao and Big Ben were selected as All-Stars, and fans from all sides were quite acceptable.

Even Robinson's selection as an All-Star is actually acceptable, after all, Robinson was an All-Star in the 93-94 season before Richard came to the Trail Blazers.

But Nowitzki's selection was a bit surprising......

You must know that Nowitzki is only sixth in the Western backcourt draft, and generally speaking, unless someone is injured and cannot play, it is difficult for Nowitzki to get the chance to be selected as an All-Star.

But now something magical has happened, and Nowitzki has been selected for no apparent reason.

Robinson is the fourth in the backcourt of the West, and the top three are Kobe, Kidd and Payton!

Stockton is fifth......

In this way, Nowitzki directly squeezed out Stockton and was selected for the All-Star list.

"Ridiculous!"

"It's ridiculous! I don't know why the NBA would tolerate a seven-foot man running for an All-Star as a backcourt player! ”

"Moreover, this seven-foot big man is not as good as Stockton in terms of stats and popularity, what qualifies him to be an All-Star?!"

Jazz head coach Sloan directly fried the pot!

Stockton didn't make the All-Star last season, he didn't play the All-Star last season, and this season he has actually contacted the coaches of several teams to ask them to help vote for Stockton.

The thing that won was in hand, but it was a good way to bite the gold, and Stockton was directly squeezed out by Nowitzki!

Looking at it this way, Stockton hasn't been an All-Star in some years!

This is not what makes Sloan the most fried, and Malone also failed to be selected as an All-Star this year!

The five frontcourts in the West are Duncan, Garnett, Big Ben, Pippen and Chris Webber!

This drove Sloan completely mad!

Directly at the post-match press conference, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the reporters......

Richard almost didn't die laughing, and it was quite refreshing to see Jazz deflated.

If Sloan hadn't named him, Richard would probably have been too lazy to take care of the Jazz's dying team.

But now that Sloan has pointed out Nowitzki, Richard can't just watch the excitement.

He's going to have to tear it up himself......