On February 11, 2011, the day after the official voting for the NBA All-Star Game, Jerry Sloan, the 68-year-old head coach who has coached the Jazz for 23 years, suddenly announced his resignation, and the news shook the NBA, and his assistant Phil Johnson, who also served the Jazz for 23 seasons, also resigned. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since Sloan just renewed his contract with the Jazz three days ago, but only 2 days later, he changed his mind, and many media speculated that Deron Williams forced out the meritorious coach, and Delon was on the cusp for a while, but Delon issued a statement on Twitter that night, claiming that Sloan's resignation had nothing to do with him, and wishing Sloan all the best in the future. However, many people think that Deron Williams' words lack sincerity and do not have any feelings.

Some media claim that Deron Williams' days with the Utah Jazz are also in a state of countdown......

On February 18, 2011, with a 27-25 record in the East, Yuan Shu and Gibson embarked on the 2011 NBA All-Star Game journey, and they are also one of the few players in the history of the Cavaliers who can participate in the All-Star Game.

Although Yao Ming was selected to start the Western Conference All-Star Game, he was unable to play due to injury, so David Stern designated Kevin Love to replace Yao Ming. At this time, the San Antonio Spurs in the West and the Boston Celtics in the East were at the top of the two divisions, so Greg Popovich was the head coach of the Western Conference All-Stars, and he chose Tim Duncan as the starting center for the Western Conference All-Stars.

The All-Star Game begins with the Rookie Challenge at 10:00 a.m. on Feb. 19, known as the three-day warm-up event for All-Star Weekend.

The rookie competition is still divided into two lineups, the first grade and the second grade, and Yuan Shu, who is a rookie in the class of 2010, naturally represents the first grade.

The first-year rookie lineup is:

Starter: Center: DeMarcus Cousins; Forwards: Yuan Shu, Blake Griffin; Defenders: John Wall, Gary Neil;

Subs: Centre: Greg Monroe; Forwards: Derek Favors, Landry Fields; Defenders: Eric Bledsoe;

Assistant Coach: Kevin McHale.

The second-year rookie lineup is:

Starter: Centre: Dejuan Blair; Forwards: Ty Gibson, Wesley Matthews; Guards: DeMar DeRozan, Stephen Curry;

Subs: Forward: Sergi Ibaka; Guards: James Harden, Brandon Jennings, Jrue Holiday

Assistant Coach: Steve Cole.

ESPN commentators Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were on hand this time, and the two commentators first talked about Yao Ming's question before the game began.

Jackson said: "This time All-Star, Yao was unable to participate in the game because of an injury, and I heard that Yao's injury this time has a big impact and may affect his future career. Have you heard? ”

Van Gundy nodded and said: "After Yao's injury, I had a phone call with him, his operation in Germany went very well, but due to the stress fracture injury he had encountered once before, so this time the recovery period may be very long, and it is not ruled out that Yao will choose to retire." ”

After Van Gundy, Jackson continued: "If Yao hadn't been affected by the injury, I think he would have achieved more. ”

"There's no doubt about it, Yao is the most dominant big man I've ever coached, and Yao's humble attitude is loved by a lot of fans, as evidenced by the All-Star vote." Van Gundy did not hesitate to praise this former beloved.

"Do you think Yao's vote wasn't made by Chinese fans? You must know that China's population can be as much as 1.3 billion, and the number of people who love basketball is as high as hundreds of millions. Jackson asked Van Gundy.

Van Gundy shook his head and said: "There have always been media or commentators who will question Yao's votes, but in fact, according to the NBA's official statistics, most of the votes for Yao Ming are still from the United States, so Yao's popularity in the United States is a real thing." ”

After the two men finished talking about Yao Ming, Jackson turned the conversation to Yuan Shu, who is also a Chinese player.

"After talking about Yao Ming, we may have to talk about another Chinese player who has created miracles, his name is Yuan Shu? It's hard to say by name, Jeff, are you familiar with the Chinese player? Jackson asked.

Van Gundy laughed and said, "Seriously, Yuan is a player who surprised me, I only found out about this Chinese player when the Cavaliers had been in the top three in the East since the start of the season, and I hadn't even heard of his name before the draft. ”

Van Gundy flipped through the information in his hand, and then said: "Yuan and Yao, Yi and the Chinese players who joined the NBA before are different, he studied in high school and college in the United States, studied at the University of Miami before the draft, and did not play much time in the NCAA games he participated in, and the data does not have much reference, but I didn't expect to play such a result in the NBA, which is very rare, and he has a very valuable place." ”

Seeing that Van Gundy had sold out, Jackson couldn't help but ask, "What is the precious place?" ”

"Leadership." Van Gundy said, "He's the kind of guy who can rely on his performance to bring victory to the team, and after James left the Cavaliers and took a lot of players with him, it was not easy for this guy to take the Cavaliers in the top two in the East for the first 20 games of the season, which even Yao Ming, who won the league championship in the CBA, did not have when he first entered the league." ”

After the two had some more discussions about Yuan's situation, they brought the topic to the Rookie Challenge itself.

Jackson said: "The Rookie Challenge actually has no suspense about the outcome, and in the last eight years of the Rookie Challenge, the second-year players have taught the first-year rookies fiercely, and I think this year will be no exception. Sophomores are likely to make a nine-game winning streak against first-year players. ”

Van Gundy waved the materials he had put together in his hand, expressing his disagreement with Jackson.

"I think this year's freshman will have a chance because they have three players who could be superstars in the league in the future, Blake Griffin, John Wall, Yuan Shu. However, Griffin was injured last year, so he was considered a rookie this year, and if Griffin was a sophomore player, it was possible that he would not have a chance in the first year. But today I'm bullish on the trio. ”

In Jackson and Van Gundy's pre-match commentary, the game was about to begin, and the players on the court looked very relaxed, waiting for the whistle to blow.

Before the whistle blew, Van Gundy seemed to remember something, turned to Jackson and asked, "I heard that you are a big fan of Scarlett?" ”

Jackson smiled and replied, "Damn, you found out, yes, so I hope the sophomore team can kick Yuan's ass hard for me today." ”