Chapter 1918 How Boring Is All-Stars without Ji Feng (Part 1)

After playing the last official game in February on the 24th, the Lakers disbanded on the spot. Those who wanted to return to Los Angeles flew back with the team. Those who wanted to go on vacation, such as Lao Yu, had already flown directly to Hawaii after the game. For a veteran like him, Guy, the All-Stars are not as attractive as the big bed at home, and Jackson simply decided to rest in Oklahoma City for a day or two before going back. Now, Jackson should be taking a bath in the hot springs.

And people like Artest and Farmar who want to follow the big guys to Orlando, the All-Star venue, to join in the fun, go with Ji Feng.

"To be honest, I finally saw what it means to be inhumane." On the plane, Farmar, who was lying flat on his back, said feebly, letting out a disgusting groan as he spoke. He seemed to be completely relaxed.

"Yeah, yeah, that's right!" Artest on the other side echoed heavily, making the sound of eating potato chips while speaking.

Zoom out, and you can still vaguely hear Kobe's snoring while sleeping, while Ji Feng is soaking in an ice bucket aside. In terms of recovery after the game, Ji Feng can be called a model in the league.

The reason why he was able to fly to the venue so comfortably was naturally because Ji Feng had his private jet waiting at the Oklahoma City airport in advance. Flying for his boss was really inhumane. No wonder Farmar sighed. .

Ji Feng pouted, isn't this a normal thing? Although it costs a lot to go back and forth, it is worth it if it can give the body a better rest. As a professional player, nothing is more important than the body.

Thanks to the power of a private plane, Ji Feng and his party arrived in Orlando at 1 a.m. on the 25th and checked directly into the hotel officially prepared by the Magic. Of course, Farmar and Artest needed to solve the accommodation problem on their own.

The arrival of the Lakers' four treasures in Orlando also caused a sensation that night. They were also the last batch of big-name stars to arrive in Orlando, and Ji Feng's airport fashion once again became a hot topic among people.

Many fans are looking forward to what kind of performance Ji Feng will perform in this All-Star Game.

"Unconsciously, Ji Feng replaced O'Neal and became the star player that fans are most looking forward to in the All-Star Game." ESPN commented.

Indeed, before Ji Feng, O'Pang was undoubtedly the pistachio in the All-Stars, and he was definitely the most playful star in the All-Stars.

O'Neal has left countless classic scenes in his 15-year All-Star career, including his passionate dance with James and Howard before the 2007 game, kissing Tracy McGrady after a layup in 2006, and various high-level performances in the All-Stars for three consecutive years. Tech sneakers.

The most outrageous thing was when facing Okur's defense, O'Neal first held the ball through half court, then made several decent changes of direction, and finally made a pull-up jumper, but unfortunately he did not make it in the end. After that incident, many people liked to nickname O'Neal the "Ankle Terminator."

In addition to these, O'Neal also performed one-handed free throws, self-penalties, self-deductions and other cool operations. Regardless of whether he scored or not, he was really cool, and it was fun and really fun.

I don’t know how many people follow the All-Stars just to see what fun ideas and cool moves O’Neal will come up with.

It's a pity that O'Neal retired after his success, and there is no more "Big Diesel" in the game. We can only see him on the commentary stage.

After his retirement, who can fill the void left by O'Neal in the All-Star Game has become a hot topic, and this question seems to have no suspense, because Ji Feng's name is mentioned the most.

Although Ji Feng has only appeared on the All-Star stage 4 times before, he has left countless classic scenes, including the opening mask dance, the wonderful rap performance before the game, and the classic duet singing and dancing with Avril Lavigne and Hot Bar, which are still talked about by people today. road.

On the court, Ji Feng raised the Rookie Game to an incredible level, with the highest ratings in history, and countless classic shots were left in the individual games, including various free throw line dunks, not conceding a single goal in three three-point contests, and skills. Three records were broken in the competition. In the main game, there were countless coquettish passes and dunks of various difficulties. Various moves that can only be seen on the street were also perfectly integrated into the game by Ji Feng.

All-Stars has been breaking ratings records for four consecutive years, and the amount of discussion is also rising, especially in Asia, where it is basically unrivaled in popularity.

Ji Feng certainly contributed a lot here.

In terms of funnyness, Ji Feng may not be as good as O'Neal, but in terms of excitement, Ji Feng is unique and can be said to have no rivals.

This is why Ji Feng made All-Star headlines as soon as he appeared.

Of course many people would be jealous, but on the first day of the All-Star Game, fans all over the world knew how boring the All-Star Game without Ji Feng was.

The 25th is the Rookie Game. As early as the early morning of February 8, 2012, the NBA officially announced that the All-Star Rookie Challenge in Orlando will be held in a completely different format from the past.

The restructuring of the NBA is inevitable. Ji Feng's two rookie games were really exciting, which also increased the pressure of subsequent games. After all, players like Ji Feng are really hard to come by and cannot be found every time. The rookie game has maintained this level of excitement all year long, which also caused the attention of last year's rookie game to plummet, and the venue was almost not full.

Therefore, restructuring is imperative.

Starting from this year, the specific competition format is that first-year and second-year rookies will compete against each other in a mixed home team.

According to arrangements, the candidate list for the 2012 Rookie Challenge will be announced on February 8, local time. The players on the list are selected by the assistant coaches of each NBA team. Charles Barkley and "Shark" O'Neal, who are TNT TV commentators, will serve as the general managers of the two teams respectively. They will each select 9 players from the candidate list through the draft on February 16, local time. .

In addition, the head coaches of the two teams will be the head assistant coaches of the Eastern and Western All-Star Game coaching staff, as well as Barkley and O'Neal's TNT colleagues Mike Fratello and Steve Kerr. Will also join the coaching staff of the two teams respectively; the specific situation is that Fratero will help Barkley's team, while Cole will help O'Neal's team.

Also, on the night of the draft on February 16, local time, "Magic" Johnson will serve as the host, and Kenny Smith will serve as the honorary chairman.

After the alternative draft on the night of the 16th, the two teams formed are:

The ten-man roster for "Shaq" O'Neal's team is as follows: Blake Griffin, Jeremy Lin, Ricky Rubio, Markieff Morris, Greg Monroe, Landry Fields, Norris- Kerr, Kemba Walker, Brandon Wright and Tristan Thompson.

Head Coach: Ron Adams, Steve Kerr.

General Manager: Shaquille O'Neal.

The ten-man roster for "Chuck" Barkley's team is as follows: Kyrie Irving, DeMarcus Cousins, Gordon Hayward, Paul George, Derrick Williams, Marshon Brooks, John Wall, Thiago Splitter, Kawhi Leonard, Evan Turner.

Head Coach: Maurice Cheeks, Mike Fratello.

General Manager: Charles Barkley.