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What about the situation in the east?

There have been significant changes in their roster, with many newcomers successfully entering the All-Star Game. However, what is completely different from the Western Conference is that fans' views on the Western Conference are: What a pity that he didn't make it to the All-Star Game!
The fans' view on the Eastern Conference is: He also made the All-Star Game? Is that okay?

The main reason for this problem was the fight between the Knicks.

Both Stoudemire and Anthony were suspended for 20 games, resulting in these two All-Star players not being able to make the starting lineup. For various reasons, the coaches did not select them into the bench lineup, which left two spots vacant!
But obviously, there are not so many players worthy of selection in the East, which results in a lack of star players in the East!

For example, the Celtics had four players selected for the All-Star Game.

Except for Duncan who is a regular in the All-Star Game, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Josh Howard are all selected for the first time!
The fact that the three former Pacers players, now the three Celtics heroes, were selected to the All-Star Game at the same time once again proves that the Pacers have a good eye for draft picks and a strong ability to train people!

After all, these three have earned their worth in the Pacers, and they are all decisive supporting players. As long as there is a big brother around them, they can release unparalleled energy, but if these three are asked to be the big brothers, there will be all kinds of problems.

Ginobili has poor physical strength and is fragile, Parker lacks leadership qualities and is not capable enough, and Howard is a psychotic and somewhat neurotic player who is prone to losing his temper.

In addition to the Celtics quartet, the Wizards have the most All-Stars in the Eastern Conference. All of their trident has been selected. Arenas, Butler and Jamison will play together in New Orleans.

In addition, Yao Ming and Carter of the Nets were also selected for the All-Star Game.

As for the last two players in the All-Star Game, they are Iverson of the Magic and Wade of the Cavaliers.

The starting five is Lin Tian, ​​Iverson, Carter, Duncan and Yao Ming!

The starting lineup in the Eastern Conference is just okay. These players are experienced players with innumerable fans and extremely popular stars. Even though Carter's stats and form have declined significantly and Iverson's team has a bad record, there is almost no dispute that these players will be the All-Star starters.

After all, where are you going to argue? If these guys don't make the starting lineup, who will?

Can Arenas and Wade compete with Lin Tian or Iverson?
If you don't let Carter start, would you let Johnson or Jamison play?

Not only is there no controversy with the starting lineup, but there is also no controversy with this year's substitute lineup.

Or rather, the fans are too lazy to argue!

Just these few people, that’s all!
The remaining ones...

Only Rasheed and Hamilton of the Pistons and Ben Wallace of the Bulls had the qualifications and abilities to enter the All-Star Game but failed to do so.

But these few...

There really aren't many fans who want to see them in the All-Star Game.

Do you want to watch Big Ben defend and rebound, or watch Rasheed and Hamilton line up to shoot?

Not only is it unwatchable, their teams are completely uncompetitive, ranking in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoffs, so no one feels bad that they weren't selected.

And the rest...

No more.

There are only so many people in the East, let’s look further down.

We have to look for Big Z, Joe Johnson, Hughes and Okur.

Judging from this, these are the ones.

At least they are all familiar faces, right?
No controversy means no competitiveness!
This shows that the problem of talent loss in the East is quite serious.

This problem was also the first problem Lin Tian faced after arriving in New Orleans.

The reporters, who were eager to stir up trouble and make some big news, couldn't wait to throw this question to Lin Tian.

"What do you think of the situation where so many stars are gathered in the West, while the East is lacking in talent?"

"Maybe they all want to play in the finals." Lin Tian's answer was as arrogant and simple as ever.

"what do you mean……"

"They can't beat me. They know that in the East they can only reach the divisional finals at best, but if they go to the West they can fight for the finals, so they all go to the West."

"During the years when I just debuted and rose to prominence, the Eastern Conference was strong, right? The Bulls' trident, the New York Big Four, the Heat, Magic, and Celtics all had twin stars. Oh, and the Bucks had three musketeers. Aren't they all top teams led by first-rate stars?"

"And I haven't even counted Kemp and the Cavaliers, the Washington-Michigan duo, the Hornets' Rice, the Pistons' Hill and others!"

"After that, in order to defeat me, they combined again and again, becoming the Magic Galaxy Battleship, the New York Galaxy Battleship, the Miami Galaxy Battleship, and the Pistons Galaxy Battleship."

"All kinds of battleships were born, all kinds of battleships were sunk, all kinds of star teams were beaten to the ground by me, and then they all ran away and went to the West."

"Let's talk about the stars in the West, McGrady, O'Neal, Kidd, Billups, Allen, did they all come from the East?"

"I chased them all away!"

What does Lin Tian say?

He is arrogant and domineering, yet extremely confident, and it is really hard to find fault with him.

All of these players had been beaten by him in the series, some of them didn't even have the chance to be beaten by him, and others simply left the East quickly during the offseason after losing to Lin Tian.

Judging from this result, it is indeed correct.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that this is not the case at all.

For example, O'Neal left because Los Angeles offered him a lot.

For example, Billups really doesn't want to leave and really wants to stay in Detroit.

For example, Kidd, this guy has been lying down for a long time now. How could a guy like him who loves fun, drinking and women be willing to leave the suburbs of New York?

Why choose to go to a bitterly cold place like Minnesota?
It's impossible even to think about.

But even though there were flaws in Lin Tian's words, when these flaws were hidden in the correct answers in a Spring and Autumn style, everyone would think: I, Boss Lin, am awesome!

That's exactly what happened!
Therefore, Lin Tianxia’s first remarks after leaving the plane directly became the front-page headlines the day before the All-Star Game!

"Lin Tian bluntly said that the entire Eastern Conference was broken up by him! The reason why the stars withered away is because they had no guts!"

"At least we can get a chance to play in the finals! Lin Tian made arrogant remarks before the All-Star Game!"

"Are the Galaxy Battleships all silent? A detailed list of teams that have been broken up by Lin in recent years!"

"The real king of the East! Let's see which teams have defeated Lin and his team over the years!"

"One team relies on injuries, the other relies on bullying kids! Only two teams in the East have ever defeated Lin!"

"We have won all the finals so far, but lost two rounds in the Eastern Conference. Maybe we have a better chance of defeating Lin if we stay in the Eastern Conference?"

"Won 11 series and lost only 39 in 2 years of his career! Who can be the one to end Lin's hegemony?"

"O'Neal: I wasn't beaten away by Lin! Listen to that idiot's nonsense!"

"Lin offended the entire Western Conference with one sentence! This All-Star Game may play in a completely different style!"

"A detailed account of Lin Tian's past arrogant remarks! He has always been arrogant and has never been slapped in the face. "

"May this year's All-Star Game become the most intense battle in history because of Lin's words?"

Various reports popped up like mushrooms after rain overnight, and all kinds of voices and opinions were saying exactly the same thing.

All the stars were furious with Lin Tian’s words.

Damn, you look down on people?
Normally we are not your opponent, and we cannot beat you. But this time at the All-Star Game, can we still be bullied by you?
As a result, this All-Star Game was completely different from the harmonious and joyful past. The stars from the East and the West didn't even have a big carnival in New Orleans.

This time, the two sides were clearly divided. No one would cause trouble for anyone, and no one would hang out with anyone.

You do your thing and I do mine. At least that's how it was on the first night!

The people in the West were extremely united at this moment. Everyone said: We must teach Lin Tian a lesson! We must beat up the East and let this shameless guy Lin know: There is no good end to offending us!
At this time, a smart guy in the West suddenly raised his hand and said, "We can actually contact those guys in the East! Contact them and target Lin together with them! When the game starts, we will bombard him and beat him up!"

"The Eastern Conference is fighting on their own. They didn't pass the ball to him, so he had to lose a good chance in the All-Star Game!"

"More importantly, don't forget that Lin is the only player from the Knicks to be selected as an All-Star this time!"

"This guy is alone and helpless this time! No one can help him, no one can support him! He can only fight alone!"

"Hey, hey, kill him!"

How clever! How smart!
As soon as this sentence came out, all the stars nodded in agreement to show their wit!
Then a group of people began to look around, trying to see who the smart guy was, but unfortunately the scene was too chaotic and no one could figure out who the guy who spoke was.

Well, not found.

But it doesn’t matter! What’s important is that this time, maybe I can really teach Lin Tian a lesson!
So, O'Neal, who has the most seniority and the highest status in the West, clapped his hands and began to assign tasks!
"Tracy, you were teammates with Tim Duncan, so he and his three Celtics brothers are now in your hands!"

"LeBron, you, Chris, and Dwyane Wade are all from the 03 generation. I heard you have a good relationship? Go ahead, he'll be in your hands!"

"Dirk, you and Jamison were teammates, right? I'll leave it to you to deal with the three Wizards players! Go and deal with them! Steve, you are responsible for helping."

"Where's that idiot Jason? He's not here? FUXX! You useless scum. Kevin, you are responsible for contacting Jason, and then let him deal with Yao Ming and Vince. You go and take down your old teammate Allen!"

"Okay, are there any that we missed? Never mind! Even if we missed one or two, it's not a big deal."

"Anyway, this time we'll mobilize our entire army to act as lobbyists! We'll take care of those guys in the east and make them give that bastard Lin a good beating!"

"They shot down countless galactic battleships. No one in the ruling alliance can defeat them? They beat us all away, forced us to unite, and then dispersed us?"

"This time, we, the 'Great Avengers Alliance', will let Lin know how many people he has offended and how many mistakes he has made over the years! We will also let him know how annoying he is!"

Following O'Neal's instructions, all the Western Conference stars cheered at the same time! Even Kobe and Nash, who usually don't like to get involved in such things, now find it fun and interesting!
Come on! I'll give you some tricks from Lin Tianshang! I'll let you know the chances of being isolated!

These guys in the West know clearly that this year is the best or even the only chance to use this trick!
After all, this is an extremely rare experience for Lin Tian over the years, as he is the only one on the entire team to enter the All-Star Game.

Especially in the past two days, when they thought about going to New Orleans, they would definitely be dragged by Stern, that old bastard, to do hard labor to promote the friendliness of the NBA and do community service. Anthony and Stoudemire said they would not go, not just to watch the fun, not even to go for the all-inclusive flight and hotel package or the other all-inclusive chicken and hotel package!
No matter what, I won't go! No matter how much you book New Orleans, it can't compare to New York!

No, no, absolutely not.

So this time, Mr. Lin is lonely!

The only ones traveling with him were Ariza, who participated in the dunk contest, and Okur, who participated in the three-point contest.

As for the rest, none of them came.

They all ran away.

A bunch of disloyal scum.

But this also gave the Western guys an opportunity! A good opportunity to completely isolate Lin Tian, ​​making him unable to catch the ball and have to run back and forth on the court!

If both Stoudemire and Anthony come this year, then these three people will play at the same time. It will be impossible for other players to isolate Lin Tian. There is strength in numbers!
And this kind of opportunity will definitely be missed once you miss it.

After this year, the Knicks will have to have at least Stoudemire and Anthony enter the All-Star Game next year. By that time, it will be impossible to isolate Lin Tian!
Therefore, this year is the best and only chance! We must do it!
The guys from the west went out happily, and happily dispersed among the community activities and disaster area condolences on the next day, which was Friday morning, and chatted with the guys from the east everywhere.

And each of them is filled with confidence, sunshine, happiness and a smile from the heart!
The photographers and NBA staff at the scene were all having fun!

Originally, the staff were worried that the stars were too perfunctory and difficult to explain.

The photographer was also worried that the stars were too perfunctory and he couldn't find the right angle to take the photo.

But now, there are no more doubts!

These uncles are usually very reluctant to participate in activities. They would rather donate money and materials as fines than do it themselves.

But look at today! Look! What is great love, what is dedication, and what is caring about the disaster areas and the poor people!

This is the brand of our NBA! This is the character of our NBA stars!

The staff on site were genuinely happy, and the photographers on site found that there were so many angles to shoot from, and there were so many innocent smiles from the heart, that the photographers' cameras were about to be ignited from pressing the shutter buttons!
The people at the scene were so moved that many of them even cried!
This is the league we like! These are the stars we like!
They remember us, they are with us!
Everyone was satisfied with today's event and everyone got what they wanted!
Until the event ends.

When the event ended, when the crowd dispersed, and when the stars from the East and West left separately, at least the stars from the West had uglier faces than the others!
"FUXX!" McGrady was the first to curse: "Tim is still that stupid and dumb. This guy won't listen to anything. He just smiles foolishly. He said he won't get involved in any of this crap. He's just playing basketball normally!"

"Then have you found his three little brothers?" O'Neal asked.

“We did look for them, but the three of them said: Lin is their eldest brother, and they will never betray Lin!”

"Damn Vince and Yao! FUXX!" Garnett also walked over at this time, cursing as he walked: "These two guys said Lin is their big brother, and they will never and will definitely not consider betraying him."

"Devin is basically the same." James sighed, "He said Lin is his mentor. He wants to beat Lin, but he will never do anything stupid when he is Lin's teammate!"

"FUXX, Allen told me to get out." Garnett, who had just sat on the chair, glanced at his phone and cursed, "This bastard actually told me to stop thinking like that! FUXX! Wasn't it him who got beaten from the East to the West and then back to the East?"

"You're acting so noble in front of me! FUXX!"

"Arenas also refused. He said that Lin was his mentor and he was Lin's number one disciple. He would only listen to Lin in his life. His younger brothers were the same. They didn't want to do it either!"

"Is there no good news at all?"

"Good news?" Kobe rolled his eyes suddenly and said, "There are 12 people in the East, and 11 of them have rejected you."

"Isn't there another one?" O'Neill said excitedly, "Let's deal with the last person! I think they are just embarrassed to be the first! As long as one person is convinced by us, maybe it will form a domino reaction!"

"One by one, one by one! Until we achieve our goal."

"Shaq, wake up!" Garnett couldn't help but say, "The twelfth person is Lin himself! Do you want to convince Lin to isolate himself?"

……

Silence, quiet, no one speaks.

For a moment, the only sound on the bus, which was usually extremely noisy, was the roar of the engine.

After an unknown amount of time, a voice suddenly sounded: "How about we have some fun tonight? I know a pretty good place."

This sentence was like the fuse of a bomb. After he said it, the entire Western Team’s bus became lively again!

Going crazy again!

The 12 people seemed to have forgotten the embarrassment at the same time, and started to make suggestions and plan tonight's itinerary. O'Neal even said excitedly: All the expenses tonight will be paid by me, Master Sha!
The Western team suddenly regained all their vitality!
The Avengers disbanded just after they were formed.

But the Pleasure Seekers Alliance is back!

At the same time, on the Eastern team’s bus.

"Lin, those bastards in the West want to do something big. They want us to isolate you." Arenas lazily leaned next to Lin Tian and said, "How should we respond?"

Arenas was already the... Lin Tian forgot who was the nth person to come and complain tonight, anyway, before him, the Celtics trio, the Nets duo, everyone had come once and told Lin Tian to be careful.

Everyone told him that there was trouble in the west.

At this moment, Lin Tian felt an incomparable sense of pride.

How do you describe that feeling?

Lin Tian now only needed a pair of sunglasses and a cigar, and then he said arrogantly: "The referee, referee, witness, organizer, and co-organizer are all my people, what can you use to play with me?"

But if you want to play, then play!
The night after tomorrow, I will let you bastards know what cruelty is! (End of this chapter)