Hayes is crazy when he practices shooting, and Gao Tongxuan, who helps pick up the ball, feels tired, but Hayes will continue to shoot. Throwing continuously, his shoulders will be a little sore, and then he will switch to his left hand to shoot.

It's not easy to be a caddy, Hayes didn't want Gao Tongxuan to be tired, so he specially invited a person to pick up the ball and continue to shoot the ball.

Bobcat Felton is back and Sessions, who is back on the bench and has increased playing time. The Bobcats played two straight away games to win over the Clippers and lose to the Kings.

On February 1, during dinner, the All-Star Game participants were shown on television. This season's All-Star Game will be held in New Orleans on February 17-19.

In the Las Vegas All-Star Game last season, the coaches of two offensive teams became the head coaches of the East and West, making Van Gundy, who had the first record, miss the All-Star coach, and this season the league stipulates that the head coach of the team with the best results in the East and West Conference on February 3, local time, will automatically become the All-Star head coach of the year; There is also a rule that a coach cannot coach an All-Star for two consecutive years.

Hawks coach Mike Woodson became an Eastern Conference All-Star coach. The best record in the West is also a dark horse, with the Hornets surpassing the Timberwolves in the final moments, and coach Byron Scott officially took the position. He also became the first head coach in 13 years to lead an All-Star on his home turf. In 1995, then-Suns coach Paul Westphale was the head coach of the West at the Phoenix All-Star Game.

The Eastern Conference starting lineup for the 2008 All-Star Game was as follows: center Yao Ming (Hawks), power forward Chuck Hayes (Bobcats), small forward LeBron James (Cavaliers), shooting guard Joe Johnson (Hawks), point guard Jason Kidd (Nets). If it weren't for the Hawks becoming the home team of Chinese fans, Joe Johnson would have had a hard chance of making the All-Star starting list.

Eastern Conference Bench Lineup: Dwyane Wade (Heat), Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton (Pistons), Chris Bosh (Raptors), Dwight Howard (Magic), Ray Allen, Paul Pierce (Celtics). Among them, Ray Allen was selected to replace the injured Vince Carter.

Western Conference All-Star starters: Center Amar Stoudemire (Suns), power forward Kevin Garnett (Timberwolves), forward small forward Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets), shooting guard Kobe Bryant (Lakers), point guard Allen Iverson (Timberwolves).

Western Conference Bench Lineup: Carlos Boozer (Jazz), Tim Duncan (Spurs), Steve Nash (Suns), Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks), Chris Paul, David West (Hornets), Brandon Roy (Trail Blazers).

In this list, the Hornets are the big winners, with Paul and West making the cut. This season, Paul averaged 22.4 points, 10.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game, playing an MVP-level performance. If it weren't for the fact that the All-Star starters were voted by fans, he would be more qualified to be the starting point guard. West also had a career-high 21.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

The East is full of old faces, and the West has three high-spirited All-Star "recruits" this year, Chris Paul, David West, and Blanton Roy. There are also many people who have the strength but unfortunately failed to be selected for the All-Star Game.

First up is O'Neill. He was named to the All-Star team for 14 seasons, and O'Neal holds the record along with two other superstars, Jerry West and Karl Malone. He is a symbol of the times, some people say that the shark is old, but objectively speaking, even now when he is fit, he is still extremely sharp. And don't forget that he's also one of the most talented stars in NBA history. Without O'Neal, the NBA All-Star Game lost a lot of color.

And the hapless Nuggets center Camby. He was last season's Defensive Player of the Year and his performances haven't slipped in the first half of the season. There isn't a formal center in the West, but Camby still didn't make the cut because the defenders weren't in the All-Star Game.

Marion's defeat was entirely Hayes' fault. His stats this season are still beautiful, but every time he is blown up by Hayes, fans begin to doubt his quality. And the Mavericks' Josh Howard was defeated entirely because he was not famous enough, and in terms of performance, he was already very good. And it doesn't have to be much inferior to Nowitzki.

The most surprising thing was not to see Maddie's name. Maddie's stats are better than last season's, but he has not won the favor of fans and the recognition of coaches, Maddie not only missed the All-Star start for the first time since 2002, but also ended the record of being selected as an All-Star for 7 consecutive years, and lost the opportunity to perform on the same stage with various masters. This year, fans voted for Iverson, and even the coach didn't give Maddy face, and didn't pull Maddie on the last train of the All-Star, Maddie's appeal and popularity in the league are indeed not as good as before, which is really a big blow to him. The All-Star starter is a very big honor for any player on the team, and it is a recognition of the superstar by fans and coaches. Maddie didn't even get a bench this time, which is related to the poor record of the Rockets, who are currently 18-27 and struggling outside the playoffs. It's reminiscent of Maddy's season when he won the scoring title for the second time with the Magic...... The rookie roster for the first day of the All-Star Weekend has also been released, and the rookie team: Mike Conley (Celtics), Kevin Durant (Trail Blazers), Aaron Brooks (Raptors), Al Horford, Navarro (Grizzlies), Luis Scola (Rockets), Sean Williams (Nets), Yi Jianlian (Warriors), Karl Landry (Bobcats).

Sophomore team: Aldridge (Trail Blazers), Azubuike (Bobcats), Ronnie Brewer (Jazz), Jordan Farmar (Lakers), Rudy Gay (Grizzlies), Daniel Gibson (Cavaliers), Paul Millsap (Rockets), Brandon Roy (Trail Blazers), Josh Boone (Nets).

This is Hayes' second All-Star selection. When he was selected for the first time, he was very excited, participated in the three-day event, did not feel tired at all, and was very excited.

This season, Hayes's mood has calmed down a lot. He didn't have to play the rookie game, it was a record-setting game, and it's incredible when you think about it now. He knew he would never do it again. All-Star Game, I'm afraid he won't go as smoothly as last season. The last time someone fed him the ball, there was Kobe Bryant sharing the MVP in the last moments. This time, he was the only one selected by the Bobcats, Yao Ming must be in the same league as Joe Johnson, who can pass the ball for him? It's also hard to get an MVP.

"What are you thinking? Will you still be able to win the MVP this time? Gao Tongxuan asked with a smile.

"It's not easy to win MVP. I'm not a good performer in the first place, and last season was a fluke. Fans love to watch dunks, and James will definitely get more shots than me. What I want to know now is what it's like to play with the likes of James and Wade. Hayes said. Kobe Bryant and others have already cooperated, and this time he has changed to the East, and there will be a new experience.

"I don't think you and James are necessarily a good fit, he and you need to go inside." Gao Tongxuan smiled: "He looks much fiercer than you." ”

"Am I not fierce?"

"You're the fiercest, and you have a lot of tricks. It's on and off the field. Gao Tongxuan's smile trembled, and Hayes was itching to hear it.

In addition to the All-Star Game, Hayes will also be participating in the second day's event.

Given that Hayes' offense has been mostly on the inside this season, he has reduced his three-point shooting, and despite his 44.2 percent three-point shooting rate, the league did not invite him to participate in the three-point contest again, but invited him to participate in the technical challenge, where he will compete against three guard players, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, and Devin Wade. This is one of the highlights of the All-Star Game.

"They want you to compete in the All-Star Tech Challenge, and if you win, it's going to be fun." Gao Tongxuan imagined the scene of Hayes and the defender comparing skills, and thought it would be very interesting.

"I think maybe the league heard something. I trained in the Skills Challenge in Los Angeles, and although there was no timing, I played it with very few mistakes and should not be slow. They may not be able to win against me. Hayes is also interested in the Skills Challenge. The three of them are characterized by being fast, and his advantage is that he practices a lot.

"By the way, Jordan called today to inform you that you should rest for at least three weeks and that you should not be strenuous activities. For the sake of insurance, it's better to rest more, and you can't come back early for a good ranking in the playoffs, in case you get injured again, it will be troublesome. You usually move less, and you have to move when you shoot, I'm really afraid you won't recover well. Gao Tongxuan said with concern.

"Then Hughes for three weeks. The team doctor later said that he should take a month off. Now that the Bobcats are playing so badly, if I come back late, the Bobcats may lose home-court advantage in the playoffs and be vulnerable to early encounters with strong teams. Hayes recovered quickly from his injury and could be back next week, but to be on the safe side, the Bobcat medical team advised him to come back later. It is best to recuperate for a month. This made him a little worried about the future of the bobcats.

Gao Tongxuan knew what Hayes was worried about, and smiled: "Is home advantage really that important?" If you're still strong when the players are healthy, it's just that Bagnani is missing. ”

Hayes sighed and said, "Bagnani is the most important thing. At least that's what I think. Without him, the lynx would not be able to do well. Whether it's against the Hawks or the Magic, Yao Ming and Howard are on the inside, it's hard for us to play, there are no pitchers on the outside, and we can't pull the empty on the inside, so we can only rely on me and Gerrard (Wallace) to attack. It's going to be a lot tougher. I'm not afraid of the Cavaliers and Pistons. James and I restrained each other and had an overall advantage over the bench. The Pistons are terrible inside, and we can win just by rebounding. ”

Hayes didn't predict casually, the best way to deal with Yao Ming and Howard is to pull out the outside shot, Yao Ming, who was tortured by Boozer with a mid-range shot in his previous life, is not light, and Bagnani's offensive distance is even farther than Boozer, and he can become Yao Ming's nemesis. If you deal with the Eagles' run-and-bomb tactics and withdraw the inside line, Yao Ming will not only not be able to play at a high level, but will also become a burden to the defense.

To get a better result, the Bobcats will have to play the Hawks and Magic at least one round late.

The trade deadline is the third day after the All-Star break. In the remaining period, the Bobcats could also look to trade for reinforcements with other teams. However, will there be a team that will give away the "championship puzzle" at this time to fulfill others?

(To be continued)