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Chapter 361 All-Star Start

The original lineup of the Timberwolves was already good. Although Sessions and Brewer were replaced, Barea and Wesley who replaced them are almost the same type of players, and there is no need to change too much.When the backcourt combination of Xu Hao and Rubio gradually became better, the Timberwolves burst out with extremely terrifying combat power, and winning streak was just a piece of cake for them.

The strong performance of the Timberwolves has caused many experts to start writing articles and analysis, and fans also want to know why such a young guard team will shine so dazzlingly this season.Obviously they were only eighth in the Western Conference in the first two seasons and were almost blocked from the playoffs. How come they have become a strong team in the Western Conference this year?This is unscientific!

In fact, the Timberwolves also felt strange inside. They just meticulously implemented the usual training tactics during the game, and the opponents who seemed to be very strong would be crushed by them.Of course, they will occasionally lose the game, but after the loss, there will be a summary immediately, and there will be more crazy training, so naturally the team will not lose the second consecutive game.

Of course, Xu Hao knows why the Timberwolves are so powerful. Shamelessly, it mainly comes from his sincere cooperation with Rubio, as well as the improvement of other teammates' own strength.The NBA is not a place with clear distinctions between strong and weak. Even if they were as strong as the Bulls and lost 72 games in the 10-win season, are the teams that defeated them necessarily stronger than them?Not necessarily?So to a certain extent, the distance between the strong teams and the weak teams in the NBA is not insurmountable. Therefore, when the Timberwolves continue to improve on the original basis, it is logical to continue to win.

At the beginning, there were indeed many people waiting to see the Timberwolves' jokes. Every season, there would be a few teams that were so fierce at the beginning of the season that they seemed to be going to win the championship, but they withered before half of the season. Still reduced to the end of missing the playoffs and even competing for the No. [-] pick.Although the Timberwolves look awesome, they are not without such risks!

However, the reality quickly gave them a slap in the face. It is almost 2012, and the Timberwolves are still tenaciously maintaining the top three ranks in the Western Conference, and they have not fallen behind against the strong teams in the league.

Some people say that it is because the Timberwolves' schedule is less difficult than other teams, and it will be revealed in the second half of the season.As a result, some data parties soon stood up and slapped them in the face. They combined various indicators, including the opponent's strength rating and the intensity of the game, and finally came up with the result: the Timberwolves' schedule was the fifth most difficult in the league during the same period, and those records were better than his. The vast majority of worse teams are easier than them, and this conclusion is embarrassing.

However, the local fans in Minnesota are rejoicing at this. Although occasionally a few people start to worry about the contract renewal of several core players of the team after the end of their rookie contracts, most of them feel that it is good to enjoy now.

The outstanding record coupled with excellent personal data made the Timberwolves players favored by many fans in the 2012 All-Star voting, especially the troika of Xu Hao, Rubio and Love, who are even more popular in everyone's eyes. cake.The only regret is that Xu Hao and Rubio are both defenders and can split votes between each other, making it difficult to be shortlisted at the same time.

The major media also expressed concern about this situation. They secretly wanted to see the internal strife in the backcourt of the Timberwolves. However, Rubio quickly poured cold water on them in an interview: "Chris is a very good player." I am proud to be a partner with him. In fact, it is normal for any of us to be selected as an All-Star, but I hope he can. After all, this is only my first season in the NBA. It is good to play the rookie game. I won't be able to rest if I play more games."

Xu Hao naturally reciprocated and said: "Ricky's passing is very spiritual, and his shooting is also improving. To be honest, it is normal for him to be selected for the main game. In fact, no matter who is selected, we will be happy instead of envy."

The current All-Star starting lineup is determined entirely through fan votes. Although there are many problems in it, the league has not shown any willingness to change for the time being.The controversy about this system began in the 2002-03 season, when the NBA first introduced online voting that year, resulting in Yao Ming, who was still a rookie at the time, ranking fifth in the league in voting and pushing O'Neal to the bench. He was not selected for the starting lineup, and Carter finally gave up the starting lineup for him.

But now since the alliance hasn't changed the rules, let's follow the original rules!In contrast, Xu Hao's advantage is indeed greater than that of Rubio. Who makes Huaxia have more people?Although the basketball atmosphere is not as good as in Spain, it is still possible to swipe tickets.

There will be a total of three rounds of fan voting before the final result can be drawn.According to the rules, players will be divided into three positions: guard, strong and center. Anyone who votes can choose two guards, two forwards and a center among the players in the east and west. No.1 forms the All-Star starting lineup.

Although there are thousands of Chinese fans behind him, Xu Hao has to admit that Kobe's appeal is simply world-class. After three rounds of voting, he directly won 155 million votes. If it weren't for Howard in the East with 160 million votes , he is already this year's All-Star ticket king.Even so, Bryant has the most votes among guards in the league.

As for Xu Hao himself, unexpectedly ranked No.2 in the Western Conference guards, although the lead over No.3 Paul is not big, only 10,000+ votes, but a lead is a lead, even if he only has an advantage of 1 vote, he Also the first one.It's a pity that Rubio is ranked No. 4 among Western guards, but as a rookie, it's not bad to be ranked here.

Although this year is only Xu Hao's third season in the NBA, and he missed most of the regular season in the second year, no one has any objection to his All-Star starting position, and no one blames him for relying on Huaxia fans cast in.

In fact, as the outside core of the Timberwolves, Xu Hao averaged 24.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game this season. Star starters.What's more, his style of play is very chic, which also conquered a large number of fans, and he deserves to be selected as the starter.

When the voting results were settled, Timberwolves immediately produced a promotional poster of Xu Hao to celebrate his first All-Star starter in his career. Xu Hao was also very excited about this, as his first All-Star Tour is coming soon Got it!

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