888: Changing the rules because Link was too strong?

In 1968, Wilt. Oxlade-Chamberlain recorded a triple-double in each of his matches from March 8 to March 20, making him a total of nine games.

Chamberlain went on a killing spree, setting a record of consecutive triple-doubles.

And this record has been sealed since 1968, just like his 100 points and 20,000 points per game, no one can match.

But on December 19, in the game between the Grizzlies and the Bulls, Wilt. Chamberlain's record, which had been sealed for 46 years, was finally flattened.

"For the first time in 46 years! Link hits a triple-double in nine consecutive games and creates a miracle! ”

"Mirotic is still difficult to save the Lord on 6-of-6 three-point shooting, and Link has another triple-double to establish a god position!"

"It's only a matter of time before it overtakes Jordan? Link is writing NBA history! ”

The frenzied coverage of the media made Link's triple-double in nine consecutive games a big name.

Mirotic was 6-of-6 from three-point range, but he was only occasionally mentioned.

The Spaniard could only consider himself unlucky, which was supposed to be his chance to make a name for himself, but in the end, he became the presence that foiled Link's greatness.

With the first round of voting in the All-Star Game, Link has become one of the people with the most consecutive triple-doubles in NBA history.

After this wave of operations, Link's All-Star votes are expected to continue to soar.

Arenas joked when he was a guest on a show, "When I was still playing, the first thing I did when I woke up every day was to vote for myself." But when I saw Yao Ming's votes, I gave up. Now, the rest of the league is probably in the same mood as me. However, Link and Yao are both worthy of the position of the king of votes, and if you haven't played against Link, you won't know how amazing he is. ”

Arenas is still very friendly to Link, and last year's three-point contest between him and Link made Link completely earn the respect of the "Great General".

The world is in a frenzy to vote for Link, and it is believed that Link will even break Howard's record for the highest votes in NBA history set in 2009 this year.

However, as Link thought, some media outlets have once again taken the trouble to bring out the Chinese market.

Yao squeezed out O'Neal's All-Star starting center position in his first year in the league, but Yao's strength at the time was not comparable to Shaq's. It is clear that the Chinese players are suspected of 'cheating' in this regard. ”

"Does anyone remember the farce when Yi almost squeezed out Garnett to become an All-Star starter? Something like this is happening to Link again. ”

"Does Link have the strength? There is no doubt that he is strong. But he's so strong that he can surpass LeBron in the votes. Is James double? This is very doubtful. I know Link's nationality is different from Yao's, but that still can't stop the enthusiasm of the Chinese fans. ”

These contrarian reports reappeared, and almost every time a Chinese player got too many All-Star votes, they would come out and shout once.

In the past, Yi Jianlian almost surpassed Garnett, which was indeed a farce. After all, at that time, Yi Jianlian only averaged 9.7 points and 6 rebounds per game in the NBA, and it was obviously not suitable for him to play an All-Star starter.

But Link thinks that at least he and Yao Ming deserve it.

Why is it that he broke the record for first-round votes and is questioned? If it was James who broke the record, do these media outlets still have so many questions?

Could it be that just because he and Yao Ming are both yellow-skinned and black-haired?

The league doesn't want Chinese fans to interfere with the "fairness" of the All-Star vote, but Chinese fans are also part of the fans, so why don't Chinese fans' votes count.

Link knows the league wants to break its monopoly on the All-Star Game. Of course, they also desperately need a "homegrown hero".

Aside from the color of his skin, Link is well aware that his personality may not actually be quite in line with the league's appetites.

Link is now the face of the league, but not an officially liked one.

His mouth is dirty, he is full of swords, his personality is flamboyant, and he sprays reporters from time to time, which has a very bad impact. Last season, Link was fined by the league for this.

What the league needs is "Mr. Yes" like James, Durant, and Curry, and it needs this group of people to maintain a positive image of the league.

Link, on the other hand, is an out-and-out "anti-hero". In the eyes of the Alliance, such people are not conducive to propaganda.

In the history of the NBA, Link is not the only superstar who has been treated differently by the league because he is too "naughty".

Iverson sparked a street hip-hop craze in the league that led to a dress code that required players to wear formal attire to all team events.

Anthony was also the darling of the league back then, and was popular with the league. But because of the serious brawl in 2006, Anthony's personality changed abruptly, and "melon" became "social melon". The league then abandoned Anthony as a façade figure and went all out to praise James.

With these lessons from the past, it is not difficult for Link to anticipate the current situation.

But Link didn't care about these objections, anyway, when the results of the second round of voting came out in a few days, all doubts would be self-defeating.

But Link didn't expect that on the afternoon of the second day after the game with the Bulls, the league actually intervened in the All-Star voting!

It seems that they really need a new façade.

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"Reform of the All-Star Voting System?" Link looked at the document in front of him, then looked up at Jogger.

"I'm afraid yes, it seems that your super high vote count this time is starting to attract the attention of the alliance." Georger spread his hands.

He just received Chris. Wallace sent a fax, so he immediately informed Link to take a look at it too.

The league has officially issued a document to change the rules, which requires a vote from the general managers and owners of all 30 teams across the league.

Once more than half of the people agree, the rule change will be considered valid and will be officially implemented next season.

The revised All-Star voting rules clearly stipulate that All-Star starters will no longer be selected exclusively by fans, and that both media and players will have voting rights, and a large proportion of them will be awarded.

The document also writes in detail the conversion formula for future All-Star voting: All-Star vote score = (number of fan voting division positions * 2 + media voting division position ranking + player voting division position)/4, the lower the total score, the higher the final ranking.

In other words, the players and the media each have 25% of the decision.

To put it mildly, this is to ensure that the voting is fairer and to prevent fans from voting blindly.

But fools know that this is actually to curb the huge base of Chinese fans, and to curb Link's continued dominance in the future.

In order to allow the alliance to create a new façade, provide convenience!

"It's disgusting, he still keeps saying that All-Stars are a feast for fans, and now it's ...... to do this kind of thing" Link shook his head, it wasn't that he was reluctant to take his position as the king of votes, but he was very uncomfortable being maliciously targeted.

"But then again, I'm too powerful to force the league to change the rules, right? Hahahaha. ”

"Uh...... Sort of. Qiao Georg was speechless, he thought Link would be very angry, but he didn't expect Link to take this as an honor.

"It doesn't matter, they can do whatever they like. Maybe after changing the rules, I'm still number one? When the time comes, they are even more embarrassed. Link shrugged and handed the file back to Jogle.

"Hmm...... The new rules will not necessarily pass. Chris and Pera have decided to go no, and they're firmly on your side. ”

"Okay, that's okay, no matter what, they're going to have to watch me become the ticket king this year. I'll go back first, and I'll have a game tomorrow. Link got up and said goodbye to Jogger.

Mr. Joke wants to restrict Link through some special means, but he doesn't know that some superstars can't be restrained no matter what.

The joint defense and the three-second rule failed to limit O'Neal, and the 5-second back still couldn't stop Duncan and Dirk and other back-body gods from killing all sides.

Link put the All-Star voting reform behind him.

With that in mind, it is better to think about how to break Chamberlain's record.

After all, the joke can't refuse to write Link's name into history again and again.