Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 144 The Unprecedented Rookie Challenge MVP
On February 2, the 21 NBA All-Star Weekend officially arrived.

The streets of Los Angeles are full of hot girls in baggy jerseys performing genital disappearance techniques, and there are huge posters warming up for the All-Star Game everywhere.

The City of Angels and the City of Basketball have reached a perfect fusion at this moment.

On the way to the Staples Center, Wu Di looked all the way over, and there was a feeling that the flowers were becoming more and more charming, and he didn't see Tanhualang last year.

What the hell, why isn't there a single poster for him?
Everyone in the All-Star starters has a huge single poster, Kobe, Durant, Paul, Anthony, Duncan in the West, James, Wade, Rose, Howard in the East, Kobe in the middle, four on each side, but without him! ?

He only appeared in the Star Wars posters, but the single-player posters didn't...

Isn't it just winning two Lakers and two Clippers in the regular season, isn't it just maintaining a record against the Los Angeles team, why are the Los Angeles people so narrow-minded?

Wu Di suddenly became excited. Originally, he only wanted to win the slam dunk contest, but now he suddenly became interested in the All-Star MVP.

Without his participation, these two heavyweight awards, one belonging to Griffin and the other to Kobe, would both belong to the Los Angeles people, but this time he is interested.

"The All-Star MVP also has 0.05% of Under Armour's share reward, worth $700 million..."

On the first day of the All-Star Weekend, there were no games, but various business activities and press conferences.

In addition, Under Armor also organized a grand release event for Wu Di, Wu Di was busy until 8:[-] pm before returning to the officially arranged hotel.

Then he was stopped by Turner at the door, and he was dragged directly to a nightclub full of feasting and feasting.

He needs to let off steam. They were both drafted in the same year. His pick was still one place higher than Wu Di's. However, he worked so hard and only won a qualification to play as a substitute in the Rookie Challenge, but Wu Di directly won the All-Star Game. !

There is more than one Pacific Ocean missing in the middle, this is a solar system missing!
Wu Di said that he understood, and when he arrived at the nightclub, he directly called a dozen princesses to dance and started throwing money.

In the United States, no matter how high-end nightclubs, the money sprinkled is in the face value of 1 dollar, so the two of them sprinkled it for a long time, and the huge private room was full, making such a big commotion, and exchanged a box of [-] bundles The US knife was only half sprinkled.

Sometimes I have to admire the pragmatism spirit of the American people. For $[-], some nightclubs in China can’t even order a magic trick, but the nightclubs in the United States can really make people feel the rush of money.

But this scene failed to lull the preoccupied Turner. During the play, he turned into a carbonated drink and said to Wu Di sourly:

"I said Di Zai, why don't you have a rookie wall?"

He thinks he is not the kind of person who "would not only fear that his brother will suffer, but also be afraid that his brother will lead the way".

When Wu Di was showing off the luxury house of several hundred acres, he said hahaha just prepare a room for him.

When Wu Di showed off the super sports car, he said hehe he happened to be mentioning one too.

When Wu Di was surrounded by Hollywood female stars, he said hey hey hey, it's the same when the lights are turned off anyway.

But when Wu Di attended the league's official promotional event side by side with all the superstars today, he couldn't stand it anymore!
All-star, that's his dream!

Turner's jealousy instantly turned hot!
The old Homan, the college coach he shared with Wu Di, dreamed of training an All-Star player. Wu Di directly helped the old Homan accomplish his lifelong goal in his rookie season!
And he became the All-Star starter with the third most votes!
If it develops like this, won't Wu Di become the vote king next year?

Turner thought that Wu Di had also won the best player of the week, and had even basically secured this year's scoring champion, so he couldn't help asking his soul again:

"Your rookie wall won't be transferred to me, will it?"

Wu Di felt the milky snow covering his face:
"Haha, the rookie wall, if you think it has it, it does, but if you think it doesn't, it doesn't!"

Turner nodded half-understood, and then waited expectantly for Wu Di to continue sharing the cheats, but Wu Di did not speak.

"This is the end?"

Turner was stunned. Is this the secret?
Good guy, listening to what you say is like listening to what you say!
Wu Di looked at his expression that you would be finished without any substantive suggestions, and knew that today he could no longer hide his secrets, so he made a point:

"Hehe, brother, truth is easy to understand but difficult to practice. There are three layers of cognition. The first layer knows this truth, the second layer consciously practices this truth, and the third layer integrates the truth into one's subconscious mind to achieve The realm of unity of knowledge and action."

"You are only on the first floor now, and you just know that the rookie wall is illusory, but you haven't taken any action!"

"So you are still on the first floor, and I have reached the third floor!"

Turner looked stunned:
"So that's the case, how can I reach the third floor like you?"

Wu Di smiled. As a reborn person, he knows very well what Turner's rookie wall is, that is, lack of self-confidence.

And the reason for Turner's lack of self-confidence is the same as that of Ariza. It all comes from the outside world, and it's all because he encountered a coach who was not suitable for him when he entered the NBA.

Ariza ran into a Larry Brown who forbade him to shoot [-]s.

Turner was up against a Doug Collins who didn't give him a starter and didn't give him the ball because he didn't do a good job defensively.

Collins' starting point is not wrong. He just wanted to force Turner to improve his defensive ability. Michael Jordan was once forced out by him in this way, but he ignored the most basic principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.

If Collins coached the defenseless Melo Anthony, wouldn't Anthony be the starter?
Not everyone has the talent to be Michael Jordan. In fact, if Turner plays his own style well, it would be great to be close to Anthony.

After all, Anthony is already the top super giant in the NBA.

The most precious first few years of his career clashed with the coach's style. As the second place in the list, he was not even given the qualification to start, which caused a crack in Turner's self-confidence. It is inevitable that the performance will be unstable and fall into the trough, and it will be difficult to get back up after falling into an underestimation.

Thinking of this, Wu Di continued:

"Actually, you just stick to your own style and you're done!"

"Anyway, what Collins does is not even making the playoffs. Why do you listen to him! If you let you play, you stick to your own style. If you play well, it's useless for him to threaten to trade you, because at that time Other teams are absolutely vying for you..."

Turner's eyes widened. What did Wu Di mean... want him to confront head coach Collins?
How can this work! ?
But he deeply agrees with Wu Di's words from the bottom of his heart...

The style he can play is definitely in conflict with Collins. It is already good for him to do a good job in offense, but he can't take care of defense at all...

"In short, lose humility, lose a lot, lose self-confidence, lose everything!"

Turner finally nodded solemnly. Wu Di had said similar things to him before, but at that time, the weight of Wu Di's words was not as heavy as it is now. After listening to it, he still forced himself to integrate into Collins' system.

But it's different now, Wu Di is the rookie All-Star starter!
This is an achievement that the son of the league, LeBron James, has never achieved!
Real successful people!
So even if it is the same words, the effect is indeed completely different. It is like enlightening Turner, and all his previous doubts are solved!
Wu Di looked at the renewed confidence on his face, and nodded in relief. After all, he is a good brother who has been hanging out with him since college. He still has the Mazda that Turner gave him, so it is natural to be able to pull it. Otherwise, the gap in the back is too big, and there is no topic to talk about.

With the krypton gold system, he understands very well that some things cannot be forced, and he doesn't have that talent!

The same principle applies to Collins. Even Jordan and Pippen can't win the championship if he is entrusted to him. For such a parallel coach, it is better to count on O'Neal's grandma than to count on him.

The conversation was almost over, and they still had a rookie game to play tomorrow, so the two ended the money-spending activity early, but when it was time to check out, Turner was the first to pay:

"Tonight's consumption must be paid by me!"

Wu Di is a little confused. This season, his endorsement and salary income have exceeded 3000 million US dollars. Turner is rushing to pay the bill?

Thinking of this, Wu Di joked:
"I made you confident, but I didn't make you conceited!"

Turner touched his head and said with a smile:
"What you said today is very enlightening to me, I will feel sorry if I don't ask you!"

Seeing Turner's insistence, Wu Di could only laugh and said:

"Damn it, if you hadn't said it earlier, you would have known that I had a dozen more princesses!"

……

On the second day, the All-Star Weekend finally ushered in the appetizer, the Rookie Challenge.

The starlight of this All-Star Game, which was hailed by later generations as the most beautiful in the 10s, is so bright. You don't need to watch the All-Star Game, you can know the reason by watching the Rookie Challenge.

The first-year team has Wu Di, Griffin, Wall, Cousins, and Turner, and the second-year team has Curry, Harden, DeRozan, Holiday, and Ibaka.

Well, both are animals as talented as Ibaka, no, rising stars.

Wu Di's current level is playing in the Rookie Challenge. It's really an old hooligan looking for protection fees from elementary school students, an expert among experts.

尤其是在对面还真有个小学生的情况下，吴迪首节便7投6中高效拿下14分，带领一年级队以43-32建立了大比分领先。

Turner is not the only one who is jealous that Wu Di can play such beautiful statistics, there are many people who suffer from pink eye disease.

He was quickly replaced by the coaching staff in the second quarter.

"Today's rookie challenge can no longer reflect your level, you should save more energy for tomorrow's and the day after tomorrow's competition!"

The all-star player "Stoudemire" Amare Stoudemire, who served as an assistant coach, seemed to be flattering, but he was actually flattering, ignoring the eager voices of the fans at the game.

He was able to qualify as an All-Star starter in Phoenix last year. This year, he was traded to the big city of New York. The number of All-Star votes has increased from more than 170 million to more than 180 million.

But thanks to Wu Di's 210 million votes, he can only play as a substitute in the All-Star this time.

Wu Di couldn't wish for an end. Anyway, there is no reward for MVP in the Rookie Challenge, and the reward for one goal is only 5000 dollars. It doesn't make much sense for him to play, and it's good to rest.

"Heh, isn't it because of the large number of people in Huaxia? What's the big deal!"

Seeing that Wu Di agreed to leave, Stoudemire muttered in a low voice, is Wu Di very attractive, and he will be replaced by him no matter how attractive he is?

"You still have a brilliant idea!"

Head coach Mike Budenholzer said with a smile. He is the assistant coach of the Spurs. He was worried that Gary Neal of the Spurs would not have the opportunity to play and exercise. Stoudemire just made this request, and the two hit it off.

However, the reality is always unexpected. In the second half of the second quarter, the second-year team actually overtook it!
This is outrageous.

Budenholzer and Stoudemire stared at each other. They originally thought that Wu Di's role on the field was not that great, only 14 points. Now the first-year team is leading by 11 points, and they can't replace the person who came up with 3 points in a row. Not worth it?

But now it is very embarrassing, the second quarter is not over, the second grade team overtook!
"It's all because of that guy who looks like a primary school student!"

Stoudemire said angrily, after replacing Gary Neal of the Spurs, although the point difference between the two teams has also narrowed, it once stabilized at around 8 points.

But just now, Curry suddenly made a wave of three-pointers and three consecutive hits, successfully leading the second-year team to complete the overtake.

In fact, although Wu Di scored 14 points, he basically took the pot. The first-year team was used to being backed up. When Wu Di left the field, no one was willing to take the pot, and his efficiency suddenly collapsed.

It's not just about 14 points.

"Why don't you let that Huaxia kid continue playing?"

Budenholzer suggested that the fans at the scene have already started booing. If they really lose the game, they will not be able to withstand the pressure of the media after the game.

Stoudemire looked at Wu Di, who was closing his eyes on the seat, and gritted his teeth:

"Wait! Wait! Gary Neal has scored 5 points, we still have a chance..."

After he called a timeout and emphasized discipline, the atmosphere of the first-year team's mutual blame has improved, but the firepower of the second-year team couldn't stop once it started.

Especially the combination of Curry and Harden, quickly expanded the score to 73-83 at the end of the second quarter!

"Ahem, I'm afraid you will need to play more time later."

In the third quarter, seeing the point difference getting bigger and bigger, Stoudemire had the cheek to find Wu Di to discuss.

Wu Di raised his eyelids, pretended not to hear, and continued to close his eyes to rest.

A joke, come and go when called, who does Stoudemire think he is?
The corner of Stoudemire's mouth twitched, he wanted to threaten Wu Di with media opinion after the game, but he really couldn't open his mouth.

"It's fine to put me on the field, but Turner has to be on the field too."

Stoudemire looked at Budenholzer, who nodded helplessly. Stoudemire sighed and had to accept Wu Di's conditions.

Turner on the side was so moved that he almost cried, what is a brother?

This is called brother!
He was ready to sit on the bench for at least 40 minutes, and Wu Di brought him directly to the court with a word!

And by the way, together with Wu Di, I enjoyed the treatment that only superstars can have——

The cheers that shattered the eardrums!

Everyone on the field looked at Wu Di eagerly. This is the Staples Center. Although there are no Lakers players participating in the Rookie Challenge, don't treat Griffin of the Clippers as an outsider!
But even Griffin has never enjoyed such a loud cheer!

It can only be said that the All-Stars are not only the All-Stars of the Los Angeles people, but also the All-Stars of the world...

"A superstar should be like this!"

Curry thought to himself.

"I take a step back, and I will surely carry forward!"

Harden was encouraged.

"Talent has no limit, life wish is like Wu Di!"

Ibaka proudly said...

The second-year players already know that it is not easy to become a superstar, so they are full of admiration and admiration for Wu Di. The first-year players are still newborns and are not afraid of tigers:

"Hmph! I have to humiliate this guy in the slam dunk contest tomorrow!"

Griffin gritted his teeth and said, his slam dunk contest action, looking at history, is definitely recorded in the annals of history!
"Isn't the coach a little stronger! I'll replace him sooner or later!"

Wall said angrily, with Wu Di pressing on him this season, he is full of motivation, and his average per game has stabilized to more than 18 points.

"Nothing!"

Cousins ​​was the most domineering, and just pouted to finish the job.

But it was Cousins ​​who changed his attitude first.

When Wu Di came on the field, he didn't fight for the ball. He just stopped in the penalty area. Whether it was backcourt rebounds or frontcourt rebounds, they all gathered in his hands like magnets attracted by Magneto.

With perfect rebounding awareness, super giant bounce and strength, 2 meters tall and 01 meters wingspan, he is equal to Wu Di in the Rookie Challenge, infinitely close to invincible.

Cousins ​​saw it in his eyes and was shocked in his heart. He has 123 kilograms and a height of 2 meters. He just proved in the Kings that he has the strength to be the starting center!

But Wu Di told him that he was not even as good as a small forward in grabbing rebounds!
With the blessing of Wu Di, the first-year team quickly gained a firm foothold and narrowed the gap.

Turner also lived up to Wu Di's endorsement, frequently creating damage through mid-range shots and breakthroughs. His scoring efficiency was comparable to Wall's, and because of Wu Di's position, he also picked up a lot of rebounds.

At the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams became 113-119, only 6 points away!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Wu Di took over the game with an ultra-long three-pointer. Curry wanted to fight, but he missed the shot. His three-pointers this season are far from being as wicked as the ones behind.

But Wu Di seized the opportunity and evened the score with a step-back three-pointer amidst the cheers from the audience that were about to overturn the roof!
This competition is simply better than the script of a Hollywood blockbuster!
First, the superhero led the first-year team far ahead. However, there was an insider inside the first-year team and replaced the superhero. The second-year team quickly seized the opportunity to complete the overtake and further expand the point difference.

Just at the time of the collapse, the inner ghost of the first-year team couldn't bear the pressure and blew himself up. The superhero got the chance to play again, and brought new partners to regroup the team to complete the overtaking suppression!
Stoudemire saw that the point difference was stably controlled within 5 points, and his eyelids twitched a few times. After all, he still did not replace Wu Di and Turner.

When the game ended at 159-153, a new question arose, who was the MVP awarded to?
沃尔24分15助攻4篮板1抢断1盖帽，助攻最多。

Cousins ​​scored the highest with 32 points, 4 assists, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Wu Di scored 27 points, 8 assists and 13 rebounds. He won a large double-double and had the most rebounds.

Turner scored a triple-double with 22 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and 2 steals.

It was difficult for the judges, but seeing that the MVP of the 2010 Rookie Challenge was shared by Evans and Blair, they suddenly had an idea and wrote down a list of names.

Finally, the first-year teams wearing their winning medals lined up, and host Kenny Smith held a card to announce the All-Star Rookie Game MVP winners:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I now announce that the winner of the 2011 Rookie Challenge MVP is...John Wall!"

Wall heard the words and raised his chin to look at the sky. Sure enough, assists are better than rebounds!

"And Wu Di!"

Kenny Smith raised his head again and said, Wall almost wanted to strangle him to death on the spot, didn't he, did he play the shared trophy again?
Wu Di was also a little embarrassed. He had already controlled his scoring, so he was afraid that the judges would do this, but he didn't expect that this trophy would still be inseparable from his name.

"And Evan Turner!"

Kenny Smith looked up again.

Turner was full of astonishment. As a substitute player, he won the rookie game MVP trophy?

He was so excited that he almost jumped up, and he really had meat to eat with Wu Di!

Turner was very excited, but Cousins ​​was even more excited than him. He had no objection to awarding the award to Wall. After all, Wall is also the eldest brother among the Kentucky Five Tigers.

Awarded to Wu Di, he has an idea, he has the highest score, if Wu Di can get it, why is he not worthy of a name?The judges are so stupid!
Later, he said that there was still Turner, and he suddenly came to hope again, and his heartbeat reached a high speed and reached 180 miles!
It turns out that the judges like happy endings, no problem, just say the name of Sajia!
However, Kenny Smith put away the card:
"The MVP of the 2011 Rookie Challenge was won by these three at the same time! My friends, let us applaud the judges for their unprecedented decision!"

Cousin Cousins ​​cried and fainted in the toilet:

"Shady, this is definitely Chiguoguo's shady!"

(End of this chapter)