NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 123 [123] Who is the leader of the Heat in the first round, Wade or Lin Fei?

Among the Eastern Conference Player of the Month nominees for December are:
Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets, Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Lin Fei of the Miami Heat.

Throughout December, the Miami Heat won 12 of 15 games and lost only the last game at the end of the month.

林飞的12月场均数据是30.2分1.2篮板1.5助攻2.8抢断1.1封盖，

He averaged 8 three-pointers per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 83%.

Compared with the Heat's Big Three competition in November, due to Wade's late injury truce and O'Neal's healthy basketball in December,
Lin Fei's personal performance has also become the most prominent among the Heat.

Compared with players like Jason Kidd, Chauncey Billups, and LeBron James, Lin Fei has the highest scoring, stealing and shooting percentages per game.

It's just that the two data of rebounds and assists are still very embarrassing, which seriously reduces the overall and comprehensiveness of the players.

However, Lin Fei's efficient performance on the offensive end in December and his rapid improvement on the defensive end are enough to make up for his shortcomings in rebounding and assist statistics.

In the end, there was no suspense for the best of the month, and the unanimous vote was given to Lin Fei.

This is also the first time in Lin Fei's entire NBA career that he won the honor of the best of the month.

With Wade in November and Lin Fei in December, the Heat are undoubtedly the biggest winners so far in the new season.

The gold content of the best player of the month is much higher than that of the best player of the week. Being able to win the best player of the month basically enters the regular season MVP discussion.

For Lin Fei to be selected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Month, the entire Heat team is also very happy, including the coaching staff and management, and they all sent Lin Fei blessings and encouragement.

According to the reward rules of the signing contract, Lin Fei will also receive a bonus of 10 US dollars.

Dayao, who was far away in Houston, and Szczerbiak, Wolf King, and others from the Timberwolves also sent text messages to Lin Fei, congratulating him on being selected as the best player of the month.

The December Player of the Month award in the West was won by Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks.

In the latest regular season MVP rankings, Lin Fei also surpassed his teammate Dwyane Wade and came to No. 5 on the list.

The top four are: Steve Nash of the Suns, Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks, Tim Duncan of the Spurs, and LeBron James of the Cavaliers.

Because of the Heat's excellent record, the Big Three of the Heat have all entered the top ten of the MVP list. Lin Fei is 5th, Wade is 7th, and O'Neal is 10th.

But it is also because the current Heat team has three cores, so everyone's advantage in competing for the final MVP will be weakened by teammates, and there are obvious disadvantages compared with single-core stars.

The new season has been played for two months. Driven by O'Neal, Lin Fei and Wade, the Miami Heat have quickly become the hottest team in the league.

Whether it is the combat power list or the championship odds list, the Miami Heat have soared to the first place.

With Jason Williams and Shane Battier quickly integrated into the team's system, it also made the Heat play more cohesively as a whole.

However, the loss to the Dallas Mavericks at the end of the month still exposed too many problems. Without Wade, once Lin Fei's three-point catch was restricted, it would be difficult for the Heat to use breakthroughs to open up the situation.

Under the leadership of Pat Riley, the Heat's management has already determined the tactical thinking of strengthening Dwyane Wade this season.

But seeing that in the few games Wade was injured, Lin Fei played better and better, and his popularity was much higher than that of Wade, and he cooperated with "White Chocolate" more tacitly.

Stan Van Gundy's coaching staff began to hesitate in choosing Lin Fei and Wade.

Because normally speaking, Jason Williams' starting point guard is playing very well. If Dwyane Wade comes back, Lin Fei must be put back on the bench.

As for who should let Lin Fei or Wade be the team's starting shooting guard, there are obvious differences among the coaching staff and management of the Heat.

Most of the assistants and front office, including Stan Van Gundy, and even Pat Riley, prefer to keep the preseason arrangement, continue to let Dwyane Wade lead the team, and Lin Fei returns to the bench Go up and hit the sixth man.

Because Lin Fei's technical feature is off the ball, and it is very difficult for an off-ball player to become the first core of a team, and the tactical matching is also very complicated.

However, a few people, mainly the first assistant coach Spoelstra, advocated putting off-ball tactics first, and letting Lin Fei, who is obviously more efficient, replace Wade and become the team's first core .

Although the Big Three perform their duties and seem to be close to each other, the Heat's coaching staff and management are very clear that they must determine a boss among the three, otherwise troubles will inevitably follow.

The Heat's players have also begun to realize this problem, and they are virtually divided into two camps.

Among them, roughly, Tony Allen, newcomers Jason Williams and Sean Battier all supported Lin Fei more,
And Udonis Haslem, Kristen Laettner, Damon Jones and Shandon Anderson and others support Dwyane Wade even more.

As the big brother, O'Neill was caught in the middle, neither side could offend, and he became the mediator between Lin Fei and Wade.

As for Lin Fei and Wade, the friendship between them is still very good, and they have not been affected by outside voices. They also admire and cherish each other.

After all, they were both second-year rookies in 03. Compared with the team leader, what is more important is the impact of unity on the championship.

During the truce due to injury, Wade also publicly stated in front of media reporters that the interests of the team are above all else. If the team needs it, he is even willing to substitute Lin Feilai.

October 1, American Airlines Arena, Miami.

The Heat sit at home and ushered in a challenge from the San Antonio Spurs.

As two teams in the East and West, the Heat and the Spurs only played two games in a regular season. The Heat lost to the Spurs in San Antonio in November.

So facing the Spurs again at home tonight, the entire Heat team will naturally strive to win and revenge.

Wade's knee injury has basically healed, but in consideration of safety, Stan Van Gundy decided to let him truce for tonight's game,

At the same time, it also further examines the potential of Lin Fei and O'Neill's dual-core leadership.

Before the start of the game, the NBA officially released the results of the fan voting for the first round of the 2005 Denver All-Star Game.

The Heat fans who came to the scene tonight were packed, and tens of thousands of enthusiastic local fans also gathered in the square outside the arena.

At this time, the fans also chatted excitedly about the results of the first round of voting for the All-Stars.

"OMG, Lin is actually the top voter in the first round, with a total of 102 million votes, more than 2 more than No.20 Shaquille!"

"Lin's popularity is rising so fast now, and every fan around me who likes to watch the NBA seems to have voted for Lin!"

"Don't forget that there is a Chinese dynasty with a population of more than one billion behind Lin. Is it strange that these 102 million tickets are there? The No.3 Dayao also has more than 70!"

"Lin has played really well in the few games Wade has been out, averaging 40 points per game. It seems that this year's All-Star vote king will probably be Lin!"

"There are three rounds of All-Star voting, and Lin has 102 million votes in this round. After three rounds, he is definitely the historical vote king!"

The top ten players in the first round of voting for the All-Stars are:

No.1: Lin Fei, 102 million copies,

No.2: Shaquille O'Neal, 81 copies,

No.3: Dayao, 79 copies,

No.4: Kevin Garnett, 72 copies,

No.5: Tracy McGrady, 68 copies,

No.6: Dwayne Wade, 66 copies,

No.7: Vince Carter, 65 copies,

No.8: Kobe Bryant, 65 copies,

No.9: Tim Duncan, 62 copies,

No.10: Allen Iverson, 59 copies.

The Big Three of the Heat are all on the list, and they also occupy the top three votes in the Eastern Conference. They are expected to join hands to enter the Eastern Conference All-Star starters.

Three people from the same team were selected to start the Eastern Conference at the same time, which is also an unprecedented miracle in the history of NBA All-Stars.

This shows the popularity of the Miami Heat.

Moreover, the newly joined Jason Williams has quickly accumulated a lot of popularity thanks to his gorgeous cooperation with Lin Fei in recent games. He also won 23 votes in the first round of All-Star voting, ranking in the Eastern Conference. No. 4 among point guards.

At the same time, Lin Fei and Dayao ranked No.1 and No.3 in the overall list respectively, which also reflects the huge influence of the Chinese fan market on the NBA.

In the warm-up session before the start of the game, Erin Andrews, a well-known reporter from ESPN, also stepped onto the court and personally interviewed Lin Fei, an old acquaintance.

"Lin, congratulations on winning both the Eastern Conference Player of the Month and the All-Star first-round vote winner last month. It's really a double blessing. How do you feel about this and share it with the fans?"

With his hands on his hips, Lin Fei calmly spoke into the microphone:

"First of all, I would like to thank the coaching staff of the Heat, and every one of my teammates, whether it is Shaquille or Dwayne, as well as Jason and Wang, they are the best helpers around me!"

"At the same time, I also thank every fan who voted for me, thank them for their support, I will work hard to become better!"

"Lin, after Dwayne comes back, are you willing to return to the bench? Or do you think you and Dwayne, who is worthy of the first leader of the Heat?"

Regarding Andrews' question about digging holes, Lin Fei answered calmly:
"This Heat team is a complete and united whole. Dwayne and I will obey the arrangements of the coaching staff. Whether it is a starter or a substitute, it will not affect me leading the team to victory!"

"If there is really a boss to be elected in this Heat team, it is naturally Shaquille who deserves it!"

Tonight's Wade sat in the front row in a suit, accompanied by his wife to watch the game.

What Lin Fei said was appropriate and decent, and he completely denied that there was any conflict between himself and Dwayne.

"Lin, one last question, without Dwayne, do you think you and Shaquille have the confidence to lead the team to win the GDP Spurs tonight?"

"The Spurs are a very strong team. Tim, Tony and Manu are all players I respect very much. We lost the game on the road last time. We must go all out tonight and refuse to be swept away in the regular season. !"

The game started quickly. At the referee's whistle, the starting players of the two teams all walked onto the court.

The Heat's starting five are:
Point Guard (PG): Jason Williams,

Shooting guard (SG): Lin Fei,

Small Forward (SF): Shane Battier,

Power Forward (PF): Roughly,

Center (C): Shaquille O'Neal.

Udonis Haslem was suspended for six games and fined $6 by NBA headquarters for hitting a referee in the Christmas game.

After a joint investigation by the headquarters and the FBI, sufficient evidence was obtained to prove that John Osman did participate in gambling through secret channels on the night of the Christmas game, with an amount as high as more than 30 US dollars.

In this regard, David Stern showed no mercy, announcing that John Osman was permanently fired as a basketball referee and banned from calling games in the NBA for life.

At the same time, John Osman also faces prosecution and at least one year in prison.

The starting five for the Spurs are:
Point Guard (PG): Tony Parker,

Shooting Guard (SG): Manu Ginobili,

Small Forward (SF): Bruce Bowen,

Power Forward (PF): Tim Duncan,

Center (C): Rasu Nesterovic.

Zhuge Bobo, who was standing on the sidelines of the Spurs team, had his arms around his chest, his eyes were deep, and he seemed confident.

Regarding Lin Fei's defense, Bobo has conducted in-depth research and discussions with the Spurs coaching staff, and has a systematic plan on the tactics of defending against players without the ball.

A 3D player who can't dribble, no matter how accurate the three-pointer is and how good the defense is, he still has his obvious flaws, and Mr. Popo caught Lin Fei's flaws tonight and used them to amplify them infinitely .

Many players in the NBA, including coaches, were unconvinced that Lin Fei was able to win the best player of the month in the Eastern Conference and the top vote in the first round of All-Star voting.

And Mr. Bobo is one of the representatives.

In the opening game, O'Neal took the lead in jumping the ball and succeeded, and Jason Williams advanced with the ball.

Bruce Bowen was misplaced to be responsible for chasing Lin Fei, while Ginobili was instead marking Shane Battier.

In the five live broadcast rooms of Tianchao.

Director Zhang and Yu Jia were very excited. Although the competition had already started, they couldn't help admiring Lin Fei's miracles one after another.

"The number of votes in the first round is 102 million. According to Lin Fei's current popularity and the addition of our Chinese fans, it is not a big problem to win this year's NBA vote leader, and it is likely to be the historical vote leader!"

"If this is the case, Lin Fei will become the youngest vote leader in NBA All-Star history when he is less than 21 years old, surpassing Grant Hill in 1995!"

(End of this chapter)