Chapter 665 [Double Standards, Star Ticket King]
Recently, celebrities have stopped evaluating and questioning Guo Xu, and the young ancient blowers have also stopped a lot.
But as soon as ESPN mentioned the super-Jordan thing, some fans couldn't bear it, and someone immediately posted on the Internet that Jordan's teammates were worse, especially when he won the championship for the first time in 1991, his teammates were the worst in the history of the championship team, and he won the championship single-core.
This message directly stunned the pot secrets, and people who have never watched a basketball game dare not say so, because Jordan has a teammate who is too famous and has been selected as one of the top 50 superstars in the league, that is, Pippen.
Someone replied: "Jordan's teammates in '91 were Pippen, Hores Grant, BJ Armstrong...... Even center Bill Carter White was a '79 show and was an All-Star once. ”
Qiao Mi replied: "At that time, Pippen and Grant had not yet been selected as All-Stars, and the Bulls all relied on Jordan." ”
Someone below replied: "Can you check the data before you speak?" If you haven't been selected as an All-Star, it's all up to Jordan? Do you think Pippen, who averaged 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game in '91, is incapable? Who is more like an All-Star between him and Kobe, who averaged 16 points per game in '98 and was selected as a starter? ”
"In the 93-94 season when Jordan retired, Pippen led the team to play 7 games with the Knicks in the second round, and Grant and Armstrong were also selected as All-Stars, which is called the worst in the history of Jordan's teammates?"
Qiao Mi replied: "They were selected as an All-Star because Jordan has a strong ability to lead the team, and they can play without Jordan?" ”
Someone else replied: "Are you kidding?" Jordan retired to play baseball at that time, and his teammates were selected as All-Stars because Jordan led the team strongly? Did you really think about it before you spoke? ”
This kind of debate is pointless, because some fans speak with double standards.
For example, Peak Jomi often said that Steve Kerr was a waste during the Bulls, but when Kerr joined the Spurs and helped the team win the championship in 03, they could praise Kerr as a very good 3D player, which was seriously underrated, in fact, Kerr couldn't run at that time, and the defense was a black hole.
The reason why they say this is because many people said at the time that the Spurs won the championship in '03 The team was the worst in history, Duncan was a single-core team, and Jordan never did such a thing.
Don't make a fuss, how can anyone have a teammate worse than Jordan? Aren't first-year Ginobili, second-year Parker, and Robinson all All-Stars in retirement? Only the Bulls never huddle, all the credit goes to Jordan!
It's a pity that these extreme fans will never get Jordan's praise, let alone Jordan's autograph and group photo.
Jordan rarely cares about ordinary fans, and he even looks down on some stars in other circles, which is why there is that famous story.
Rapper Chamillionaire gets a chance to meet his idol and wants to take a picture with Jordan. Jordan not only ignored him, but also told him to be rough and said to him disrespectfully: "Listen, let me tell you, if you buy this jersey from me for $15,000 now, I will only consider taking a picture with you." ”
Needless to say, Jordan lost a celebrity fan who had treated him as a hero since childhood.
This time, there are not many people who say that Guo Xu is overrated or arrogant, and the fans support him to surpass Jordan, and unconsciously, people's expectations for the Suns have reached an unprecedented height.
At first, people were talking about whether the Suns could make the playoffs, and now they are discussing whether Guo Xu can become the first four-time MVP in NBA history and lead the Suns to three consecutive championships to build a dynasty.
The Suns lost just one game before the star weekend in February, losing by five points to the Jazz on the road.
The Jazz's lineup is not bad, with Oku, David West, Humphries, Ostertag on the inside; Forwards Kirilenko, Matt Harplin; Swingman Kirisek, Quentin Richardson, Devin Brown; Outside Fisher, Pelacio, Deron Williams.
This lineup is a powerhouse in the west, just waiting for Delong to grow. Coach Jerry Sloan maintains the team's iron-blooded habits, and the regular season against the Suns also makes the players play as ferocious confrontations and fouls as in the playoffs.
Guo Xu scored 42 points, 7 assists and 3 steals this time, but his teammates were in a slump, and Howard and Bell were prevented as blacksmiths.
In the final game before the All-Star break, the Suns defeated the Grizzlies 113-102 at home to avoid a three-game losing streak against the same team.
Guo Xu had a poor hand, and in the second half he reduced his shots to ensure offensive efficiency, scoring only 26 points, but he delivered 15 assists by breaking through the ball.
The Suns' win was played by James Jones and Steve Blake.
Jones shot 5-of-10, 4-of-8 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, three rebounds and three blocks in just 23 minutes.
Blake was even more aggressive, playing 34 minutes and finishing with 23 points and four assists on 7-of-11 shooting, 5-of-7 three-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws.
Blake is half of Guo Xu's apprentice, the speed is not fast, the breakthrough is not strong, but he is familiar with Guo Xu's style of play, and can switch between having and not having the ball like Guo Xu, and the two cooperate very tacitly.
The bad news is that these two second-round rookie seasons are free agents, and they are both doing too much better, and they will definitely be targeted by a lot of teams, and someone will come to dig into the wall of the sun in the summer.
Guo Xu won the All-Star vote king with a total of 3 million votes, 700,000 more votes than Yao Mingdu, who ranked second. The other three starters in the West are Kobe, Maddy, and Duncan.
Maddy participated in the forward selection, and he played small forward in the Rockets, and as a result, Garnett was squeezed out of the starting lineup.
West bench seven: Tony Parker, Ray Allen, Elton Brand, Garnett, Gasol, Nowitzki, Carmelo Anthony.
It wasn't the Nuggets who held the Star Game, but Anthony was successfully selected, a year late. After Marion's injury, a spot was vacated at the forward position, Randolph, who had a better record, became a star jewel, and there were too many big men in the West to need an inside line.
The Jazz's David West, Kirilenko, the Warriors' Byron Davis, Joe Johnson and others are not bad, and unfortunately they were not selected.
Eastern Conference starting five: Allen Iverson, Nash, LeBron James, Jermaine O'Neal, Shackel O'Neal.
Wade lost to Nash in popularity and could only be used as a substitute, and when he looked at the Eastern starters selected by the fans, many people felt that there was no suspense about the outcome of the star game. Of the three people who started on the outside of the West, which one of Nash and Iverson could prevent?
Eastern Conference Bench Seven: Wade, Carlos Boozer, Billups, Hamilton, Chris Bosh, Vince Carter, Arenas.
Carter became the fastest-declining star in popularity, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference Guard Poll with 1 million votes. He was brought on as a substitute in large part because fans enjoyed watching him perform.
The sharp decline in popularity is directly related to Guo Xu's slaughter of the Nets. The team lost miserably, Carter seemed to have no desire to win, sleepy-eyed, and the data could not be compared with Guo Xu, and the tactical role could not be compared.
Before the star weekend, league officials found an embarrassing situation, the fans' focus was a little strange, and they were not looking forward to the star game, and they were all discussing the musical "Phantom of the Opera" starring Guo Xu on Friday.
The on-site tickets have long been sold out, and most of the people who bought tickets are Houston locals, because people from the Houston Grand Opera House have been interviewed and said that Guo Xu sings very well, and they have heard it and think that he can play "Phantom" well.
Houston has been hyping this musical and recommending people to listen to it that day, coupled with the reports and hype arranged by the league, people are curious about what Guo Xu can perform.
Although Guo Xu did not release a trailer like a movie, the sense of expectation is also scary.