October 24, 2012, a few days before the start of the 12-13 season. The league officially announced that after that, the NBA All-Star Game will cancel the center position and replace it with three forward spots.

The reason for this change is that more and more teams are now playing small-ball tactics, the center is difficult to define, and there are not many high-quality big men right now. Can you say whether Garnett and Duncan, who often play the No. 5 position, are forwards or centers? Is Bosh, who often plays the number five position, a striker or a center? If they're forwards, then where in the league are they looking for centers as good as they are?

This rule not only removed the center forward position when the fans voted, but also the center forward position when the coaches of the 30 teams voted on.

As we all know, All-Star starters are voted for by fans. The All-Star bench, on the other hand, is voted on by the coaches of 30 teams. Coaches can vote for seven people on the shortlist, and under the previous rules, seven people must contain 2 defenders, 2 forwards and 1 center.

Now, coaches don't have to think about the centre-forwards. Of the seven men they have chosen, they only need to include two defenders and three strikers.

In other words, it is possible for a coach to choose 2 defenders and give the other 5 places to the strikers. Undoubtedly, this greatly increases the likelihood that frontcourt players, especially the number four players, will make it to the All-Star Game.

And Zach. Randolph happens to be on the All-Star bench shortlist.

The last time Randolph was selected for the All-Star Game was in the 10-11 season. Randolph's form has declined badly after last season's injury, and he is no longer young, so many people thought that Randolph's career was about to start to decline.

So much so that most people have overlooked Randolph's excellence this season.

But as long as you pay a little attention, it is not difficult to find the brilliance of this fat man.

In the last game, the Grizzlies beat the Magic by 23 points, and Link exploded with 34 points and 15 rebounds. But below Link, Randolph's 18 points and 8 rebounds were equally impressive.

In the last game, the Grizzlies beat the Lakers by 13 points, and Link beat Kobe Bryant with 32 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. But Randolph's performance of 17 points and 12 rebounds was better than that of Howard and Gasol combined.

Last season, Randolph averaged career lows in all of his stats per game. But this season, like Duncan, he has fallen instead of rising. Averaging 16.8 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, Randolph's stats are not bad. He's definitely the Grizzlies' most threatening No. 2 other than Link.

In an era where frontcourt players are full of opportunities, Randolph believes he can also be selected for the All-Star team.

Originally Anthony. What Chan said on the talk show was not very popular, but after Randolph's comment. Yes, this reporter with the Heat team is a solid fire.

Some people say that Qian is talking nonsense, in the NBA, whether a team can win the championship has always had nothing to do with the number of superstars.

There are also those who support Chin's statement, saying that "the model of single-core leadership has long been outdated, and Nowitzki's Mavericks are the swan song of that era." ”

However, there are also people who spray Randolph, "Who gave that fat man confidence?" ”

Even Gasol Jr., who has proven himself impeccable on the defensive end this year, did not say that he would definitely be an All-Star, so why was Randolph selected?

On the training ground the next day, Randolph replied, "I don't have to play in the All-Star Game, I just don't want anyone to belittle us." We've beaten the Heat this season, so we could beat them again in the playoffs! But since he's going to talk about it in terms of the number of All-Star players, that's all I have to do to reply to him. ”

Randolph was very serious, and he didn't go out on a whim. This guy's love for Memphis and Grizzlies is something that no one else can understand.

After all, it's a place to rejuvenate and earn respect again.

So, Randolph does not allow anyone else, disrespects Memphis and the Grizzlies.

Think the Grizzlies have a low number of All-Star players? Wait and see!

"Zach, why don't we feed you the ball for the next two games." During afternoon training, Link walked up to Randolph and chatted with the big black bear.

The NBA All-Star Game bench roster was announced in February, and the last two days of January were also the final days of voting deadline. In other words, Randolph has two more games to canvass for himself.

However, Randolph shook his head, "You're the core of us, Link, and I should be assisting you." We can play however we want, and I don't have to deliberately brush the data. If those coaches had eyes, I would have been selected. ”

It's true that Randolph is not very serious most of the time, but this fat man also has his maturity.

Link nodded, the number two for the team with the best record in the league. As Randolph said, if the coaches weren't blind, they should vote for Randolph.

Under this farce, Zach. Randolph has garnered unprecedented attention this season. In the past, when it came to grizzly bears, what people wanted to see most was Link's performance. Randolph? Isn't that what he is?

But today, Randolph is in the same spotlight as Link. On January 28, before the Grizzlies vs. Nets game, the on-site photographer even gave Randolph a close-up.

"Zach said he could be named to the All-Star team, so we'll see if he can outperform All-Star-caliber interior Brook. Lopez is even better. "The commentators at the Barclays Center, the home of the Nets, have a bit of ridicule in it, and Lopez may not be an All-Star this year, and Randolph is not going to be a fool.

As a result, the Grizzlies dominated the road and won the game in the third quarter. In the end, the score was 101-77, and none of the Nets scored more than 80!

Delon and Joe. Johnson is out of form today, Gerrard. Wallace scored only one point in the game. With 16 points and 4 rebounds from the game, Lopez was already the Nets' best player.

However, Randolph easily scored 18 points and 13 rebounds in the third quarter. In addition to this, Randolph also made the famous "rebounding maniac" Reggie . Evans had just six rebounds in the game.

As a player who regularly scores 0 points and 20 boards, Reggie . Evans' greatest value with the Nets is rebounding, known as the bankrupt version of Rodman. But today, Randolph has deprived him of even his only value.

After the game, a reporter asked Randolph how he felt about today's victory. Randolph, who performed well, did not take the opportunity to pretend, nor did he boast, let alone attack Channe. Instead, he grinned and pointed at Link, "Go ask him, that guy got another 30 points today." ”

The reporter was stunned, why did the former unforgiving Randolph suddenly have such a general's style?

Randolph is just confident that he doesn't have to overpackage himself. Those professional coaches will naturally be able to tell who is the better player.

On January 31, the Grizzlies had their final game of January. Will be at home, against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The 76ers traded away Iguodala, who was reluctant to be a core player, last summer, in the hope of re-emerging with Bynum, who is more like a core player. But the 76ers management couldn't count the killing, and Bynum completely let himself go as soon as he left the Lakers.

First of all, after Bynum left the Lakers, he engaged in an unacceptable wash, cut and blow hairstyle. Subsequently, Bynum's knee injury has been not optimistic, and the 76ers have postponed Bynum's return three times. But even so, there is hope for the 76ers. As long as Bynum returns, he is bound to kill all sides.

However, Bynum will not honestly recuperate after letting himself go. Bynum's injury worsened after injuring himself during a bowling session. Eventually, the 76ers announced that Bynum had to undergo surgery and be out for the season.

This indicates that the super center that the 76ers have traded all their possessions for has not played a single game this season. And next season, it is very likely that the contract will not be renewed......

As a result, the 76ers have struggled this season. They originally had lofty goals, but now they have only one way to go.

So, there is actually no suspense in this game. But unexpectedly, the 76ers instead caused big trouble for the Grizzlies today.

Evan, who has always been known as a "parallel import". Turner felt like he was back in college today, finishing with 27 points and seven assists on 12-of-18 shooting.

And the all-round striker Saidus. Young also had 20 points and 7 rebounds today, and the 76ers played back and forth with the Grizzlies on the court, which was amazing.

In the end, though, the Grizzlies won 105-100. Link's 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists are important, but if you rely on Link alone, it is actually difficult to reach the sudden explosion of the 76ers.

It was Randolph who stepped up to help Link, and Thaddeus. Yang stumbled and scored 26 points and 12 rebounds, which did not make the 76ers cause an upset.

At this point, the Grizzlies' January game is over. And the voting for this year's All-Star bench lineup has officially closed.

After the match, Randolph was sweating profusely. In fact, this is not the first time that Randolph has cut 20+10 data this season, but when people pay attention to him, they are surprised to find that this veteran who has begun to "go downhill" can still play this kind of data.

When Link was interviewed after the game, he had an irrepressible smile on his face. Today, he works hard, but he still finds it difficult. But when he needed it most, it was his teammates who stepped up to help him defend against the enemy's onslaught.

It puts him in a good mood and it makes him love his teammates even more. To be in such a team, Link is proud.

So, when confronted with the question "Do you think Randolph can make an All-Star?" Link's ponder for a few seconds.

"Chin says we only have one All-Star? I don't see it that way. Because all of us are creators of victory. All of us, all of us, are all-stars. ”

Link suddenly felt that it was not so important whether Randolph could be selected as an All-Star or not. Most importantly, Link knows, when he needs it most.

Whether it's Randolph, Gasol, Conley, Iguodala or Tony. Aaron, all of them, will step up to their aid.

That's enough, it's enough to keep them going.