Roy, who has returned to normal, has been in a state of flux, leading the Bobcats to a four-game winning streak since Jackson lifted the time limit, once again closing the gap on the Celtics. Of course, for them, if they can still finish fourth in the East at the end of the season, even if they are eliminated by the first place in the East in the second round.

Roy's performance has also attracted the attention of many pundits and fans, and he was even voted Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December, the first in Bobcats history. Although this is partly taking advantage of the team's early formation, the first is the first, and when talking about the first Player of the Month in the history of the Bobcats, everyone will remember him as Brandon Roy.

However, after only briefly expressing his excitement about the accolade, Roy returned to the intense training schedule, and there was nothing more important to him than improving his personal abilities. As long as you get stronger, you can lead the team better to win the game, you can play better and fight for a better position until you win the championship.

Roy is also destined to succeed with Aldridge, Rondo, Lowry and Millsap, but in Chang Wei's view, Roy is the only one who is really suitable to become the core of the team. In addition to the lineup matching, Roy's old mentality is also an important factor for Chang Wei to be optimistic about him, this guy is rarely disturbed by outside praise, which is his biggest advantage.

But soon Roy couldn't hold his hand, and the 2008 All-Star voting officially opened, and in the first phase he ranked third among Eastern defenders, behind Wade and Kidd, which was undoubtedly a compliment to his previous outstanding performances. And judging from the official votes released by the league, the gap between Roy and these two guards is not large, and it is entirely possible to complete the counterattack in the second round of voting, so that he is the first player in Bobcats history to be selected as an All-Star, and he is still a starter.

The influx of media forced the Bobcats to hold a special press conference for the incident, and the only person they interviewed was Roy, who sat behind a desk with a nonchalant face. In fact, Roy could guess what questions these guys would ask, anything like "how do you feel about the possibility of being an All-Star" or "Do you think you'll end up being an All-Star?"

Roy is not the arrogant madman, and he appears humble in the face of these questions, telling reporters: "I just found out about it, and I'm surprised by that." It's not something I can achieve alone, the coach and my team-mates are behind me and give me a lot of support. It's exciting to be selected, but if I can't, I'm going to use that as an incentive to be an All-Star next season or the next season, and that's what I really think. ”

"As for whether or not you can be selected as an All-Star, I don't say it, it depends on the opinions of the fans. Of course, I think I'm eligible for the selection based on my stats and the team's record, but I don't think I can guess if I will make it to the roster in the end. ”

The press conference was just a small episode of the season for Roy, and he had to stay on the pitch after dealing with the reporters. Too much attention can be stressful for others, but for Roy it is just motivation. During this time, the Bobcats' schedule is very crumbling, not to mention anything else, a six-game trip makes people want to kill the guy who is on the official schedule.

However, Roy has been in the thick of these six road games, averaging 31.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game, shooting 52.1% from the field and 44.3% from three-point range. While winning Player of the Week, he also gave the Bobcats a win over the Celtics.

In the second round of the All-Star vote, Roy successfully surpassed Kidd to become the second guard in the East, and many fans hope that he can maintain this advantage so that he does not have to wait for the coach to throw him on the All-Star bench list. In his previous life, Roy did not play for an Eastern Conference team, but Chang Wei felt that he had a high chance of becoming an All-Star starter.

There are many outstanding guards in the East, such as Wade, Kidd, Arenas, Carter, Reed, Ray Allen, etc., who are all famous figures in the league's guard line. Although their names are also on the voting list, there is still a clear gap with Roy. Roy didn't act like a sophomore rookie at all, and he didn't feel out of place when he was selected for the main event.

Roy wasn't excited about this, but Jackson was like a chicken blood, chattering all day long, and Chang Wei thought he was going to coach the Eastern All-Stars. However, this guy's excitement is understandable, this is only his second season in charge of an NBA team, and the appearance of an All-Star among the players he coaches so quickly will undoubtedly increase his reputation.

When the final All-Star roster was announced, Chang Wei unsurprisingly saw Roy's name in the Eastern starting lineup, and this guy deserved to be selected as an All-Star starter. So far, the Bobcats are still in third place in the East, and Roy's stats are 24.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists, so if he can't be selected as an All-Star, then fans who support him will definitely express the opinion of the league on the Internet, and Roy deserves a seat in both the record and the data.

This time there were many more media outlets in Charlotte to interview Roy than the last time, including quite a few local North Carolina outlets, which was incredible. While the Bobcats' playoff run last season gave them a lot of media exposure, the local media was more willing to cover college basketball, but Roy made them change their mindset.

Of course, this is not to say that the Bobcats are above the three top NCAA colleges in North Carolina, Villanova and Wake Forest, but Roy's selection as an All-Star has brought the Bobcats more attention, which is a good thing.

Chang Wei didn't care what kind of stats Roy could play in the All-Star Game, his qualifications were still relatively shallow compared to the players who were selected together, in fact, if he hadn't played such personal data, he should have participated in the Rookie Challenge. This year's Eastern Conference All-Star coach is still Brown Sr., and he is not a coach who likes to use new people, even if Chang Wei greatly changed his philosophy at the beginning. But what does that matter? Roy had already won when he was on the All-Star court.