Chapter 473: Re-Appoint the King!
The final game of the 2012 Orlando All-Star Weekend has not yet started, and the Internet is already full of criticism.
The fans were disappointed, especially the slam dunk contest... A lot of Orlando fans complained to themselves, they walked into the court full of joy, only to find a bad movie.
Lin Yi is well aware of how miserably the NBA's slam dunk contest has been sprayed during this period of history. The league has even carried out various reforms for the slam dunk contest, but unfortunately, none of them have any good results.
It wasn't until the birth of Zach LaVine in the future that the dunk contest rekindled people's passion.
President David Stern is in pain now, because Stern knows that a considerable number of fans in the All-Star Game are going to the dunk contest, but the president is also very wronged. It's been years, it's impossible for people to participate every year, right?
Jazz teenager Evans almost cried at the moment when he lifted the slam dunk championship trophy, because the whole Amway Arena was shouting "Refund, refund!"
It was supposed to be the moment to enjoy the praise, but Evans became the poor blame man because of the horrible impression left by Lin Yi before.
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"Lin, what do you think of the fans booing Evans after he won the championship?" ESPN reporter Speed was waiting in the parking lot early, curled up in Speed's Beetle car Lin Yi started the interview.
"I think people are too harsh on him. In fact, his performance is still very good." As a senior, Lin Yi didn't want to make things worse. The quality of the slam dunk contest in 2012 was the same. No cheating, it's just that the opponents are too scumbag...
"Lin, many people think that the decline in the attention of this year's All-Star Game is related to your no longer participating in the slam dunk contest. Do you have anything to say about this point of view?" Speed asked.
"Huh? I don't have so much energy. Fans can't always come to see me, right? I think there are many reasons for the decline in the attention of the All-Star Game. Of course, if the fans want to watch me perform dunks again , I will seriously consider this issue.” Lin Yi does not mind that people blame him for the decline in the attention of the All-Star Game, because it can reduce the attention of the All-Star Game, which is what ordinary people can do. did it?
Although Lin Yi knew very well that the drop in attention and the lockout of the All-Star Game had a greater impact, Lin Yi didn't mind helping Stern take the blame!
Don't snatch this pot, the pot king, Lin Yi, will be sure!
"Are you serious?" Speed asked Lin Yi if he really wanted to participate in the dunk contest again.
"Really, it's more real than pearls." Lin Yi did have the idea of participating in the slam dunk contest again. Although he used almost all the good ideas in his memory, in fact, Lin Yi still had some black technology on the street court that was useless , and to be honest, even if the creativity is low, as long as Lin Yi doesn't make mistakes, just take the opponents in the slam dunk contest these years... there is really no one who can beat it.
The reason why Lin Yi wants to participate in the slam dunk contest again is because he knows how exaggerated the fan-attracting ability of the slam dunk contest is. In fact, Lin Yi's popularity has reached its peak in the past two years, which is no different from his wonderful performances in the Dallas and Los Angeles slam dunk contests. relation.
To put it bluntly, Vince Carter in 2000, if you only look at popularity, even if you add the other three of the four major shooting guards in the future, you can’t compare. superstar.
This year is a shrinking season, Lin Yi has the idea of saving energy, but Lin Yi is very clear that if he succeeds in defending the MVP title this year, and if he wants to complete the feat of three consecutive MVPs next year, he must add more points to himself.
You know, three consecutive MVPs, that is an achievement that even Jordan did not achieve. Throughout the history of the NBA, only Russell, Chamberlain and the king have achieved it.
If Lin Yi wants to become the number one player in NBA history, then his personal resume must be even crazier, because the three consecutive MVPs are not challenging himself, but challenging the league.
The reality is not playing games. Once your data is ready, the computer will send you an MVP. Three MVPs in a row is very difficult, even if Lin Yi and Stern have a tacit understanding.
Because in this way, the alliance is almost equivalent to sending Lin Yi to the top five or even the top three in history. At that time, Lin Yi's reputation will completely suppress everyone under the same era.
This is destined to be a road full of thorns, but Lin Yi likes this feeling of constantly challenging himself. To put it bluntly, he has to do it with tears in his eyes.
And if the NBA is regarded as a big movie, Lin Yi prefers to be a director than an actor.
Only by directing this era can Lin Yi truly be called the first person in NBA history.
Still the same sentence, the future is too far away, Lin Yi just wants to grasp the present.
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The individual competitions on the 25th ended one after another. When there was a lot of complaints on the Internet, ESPN reporter Speed suddenly released a news that Lin Yi was seriously thinking about participating in the dunk contest next year. As soon as this news came out, public opinion immediately exploded .
President Stern, who originally felt very tired, was like a shot of adrenaline: Help me up, I can work for another ten years!
Stern felt that Lin Yi was sent by heaven to save the NBA!
You must know that the All-Star Game is an important part of the NBA. The unprecedented grandeur of the Dallas All-Star Game is still talked about by people, and the Los Angeles All-Star Game has repeatedly set new highs... Stern knows better than anyone , getting fans is equivalent to getting everything.
When the Knicks won the championship last year, the market value of the Knicks once became the first in North America. In Stern's view, this is success, because the most valuable team is not football or baseball, but basketball!
Looking at the fans who were still scolding the Orlando All-Star Game, they began to look forward to the Houston All-Star Game next year, not to mention how happy Stern is, because the league has not even made a second move, and the wind direction of public opinion has completely reversed !
The fans immediately went to Lin Yi's Twitter to verify. The Twitter programmers were going crazy. The increase in Lin Yi's Twitter traffic was not a geometric number!
When messages gathered one after another, it would not be an exaggeration to say that millions of people petitioned Lin Yi to compete in the dunk contest again.
Lin Yi himself did not personally promise that he will definitely participate in the slam dunk contest again, because he only said in the interview that he would consider it, but did not say that he was sure. Is it necessary for Lin Yi, the number one Zhan Mi, to learn such things as making gimmicks? ?
If you want to participate in the slam dunk contest, you must find a TV station to announce it at that time. If there is no suspense, how can it stimulate the curiosity of these fans?
However, Lin Yi's teammate, Paul, revealed during the joint practice of the Eastern Stars on the 26th, "Lin is indeed thinking about it, but that is for next season. Now he is the same as me. We are all thinking about it." How to help the Knicks defend their title this season."
Paul’s hard work brought public opinion to a climax again. This time, people in Orlando really fainted in the toilet... Lin Shen, we didn’t offend you, why didn’t you consider participating What about the slam dunk contest in Orlando?
In fact, people are like this, only when they lose can they know how to cherish. The reason why Michael Jordan is regarded as a god by people has a lot to do with him returning to the king after retiring.
On the 26th, it was originally Howard's home stadium, but when the entire Amway Arena turned against him, "Warcraft" looked at Lin Yi with jealous eyes...
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PS: The third update!