"Aix, they all said that my selection as an All-Star has lowered the value of the All-Star..."

"The other guards in the Western Conference are not as strong as you, and their popularity is not as high as you. No, the votes are not as high as you. If you are selected as an All-Star, why are you lowered the value of others?"

"It seems to be...oh, no, Aix, I've actually not played well in the past month."

“…”

"Many people say that I won three consecutive championships with you, and your fans voted for me."

"..." Zhang Hao held it in for a long time and said, "Isn't that good?"

"..." Kassel also held it in for a while and replied: "It seems like he is..."

The topic ends here and it ends.

Whenever Kassel reaches this point, he will get used to inferiority.

This was the case when he became the spokesperson for sneakers and when he launched signature shoes, he was invited by Zhang Hao to make a movie... It was the case when Kassel's name appeared, and he was either unworthy of it.

But Kassel was having fun behind him.

But Kassel mentioned the issue of the value of All-Stars.

Zhang Hao looked at the All-Star List, and the gap between the East and the East was quite big.

In the east, McGrady, O'Neal, and Nash couldn't even enter.

Here in the west...

‘Are Penny and Hill not selected for the All-Star anymore?… Yes, Penny has dropped quite a lot, averaging 17.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Although Hill has recovered from health, he is unlucky to be at the strongest position in the West. This year, Hill... averaging 17.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He performs well. For this forward with a particularly awesome physical fitness, NO-handheak is completely tailor-made for them, but Boss Hu has also played a big role.

Boss Hu has 1.07 million votes! Third place! More than Francis!’

Arenas ranked first in the Western Conference defender with 1.31 million votes, Cassel had second in second in 1.19 million votes, Hu Weidong had third in 1.07 million votes, Frances had fourth in 990,000 votes, and Anthony Hardaway had fifth in 820,000 votes...

‘This is Boss Hu’s best opportunity, right?’

Zhang Hao opened the system's signing player section and watched Hu Weidong's performance this season.

"Hu Weidong, 34 years old, 198 cm, 93 kg, ability evaluation 84, offense 86, defense 70, pass 91... Wearing medal: quarterback (silver).

Playing 45 games, averaging 14.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 7.8 assists, and 0.8 steals per game... shooting percentage is 44.9%, and three-point shooting percentage is 37.1%..."

‘That’s true, if Boss Hu was born 10 years later, like Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhizhi... It’s a pity that when he entered this era, he could wear this medal and tell him how to fight under the new rules. At the age of 34, he took off and almost became an All-Star...

But it may also be Kassel's best chance... it's all about Arenas!'

Zhang Hao opened the section of the team where the special signing players were located, opened the game review file of the learning mode, and opened Kassel's season statistics report.

Kassel started the season and once averaged about 20 points and 8 assists per game.

But in the middle of the season, it fluctuated a lot. So far, I have played 48 games, averaging 17.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game. Compared with this, I know how ordinary Kassel's performance in these 20 games in the middle of the season.

If it weren't for the All-Star selection, it would be difficult to be selected as the All-Star substitute if it wasn't for the coaches' eyes.

The good news is that Kassel is healthy and will not lose any game this season.

It is related to Kassel's extraordinary talent and also to the team's team doctor team cooperation relationship with the Suns.

The latter should have a bigger relationship. Kassel had some injuries in the past few years, but this season has happened.

Zhang Hao knew that he would find a way to adjust for a veteran like Kassel. If it really didn't adjust well, it would prove that the past few years had been consumed too much. It was not the same thing that Zhang Hao could not compare Kassel's performance at this age in his memory with the present. Originally, Kassel played very few playoff games in most years in time and space, and the probability of passing the first round was less than half.

Here, Kassel has won the championship for three consecutive years, and his physical consumption and physical reserves are completely different.

At the beginning of the season, Zhang Hao really thought that Kassel had a career high at this age. Later, he realized that after he could not get the defense, Kassel, who was in the best state at the beginning, could only play his best performance in his career.

As he approached the middle of the season, Kassel's performance began to decline, and then Kassel was in a sluggish state throughout the mid-season.

When comparing Artest at this time, Zhang Hao really sighed that "youth is the greatest capital."

Artest averaged 15 points per game to 20 points per game. Even though he was injured for a long time in the middle of the season, he could still stabilize his data after his comeback.

By the way, Zhang Hao watched Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming's performance after nearly 50 games.

"Wang Zhizhi, 26 years old, 214 cm, 116 kg, 89 ability evaluation... played 40 games, averaging 15.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.8 blocks per game..."

Wang Zhizhi is absent from 9 games this year, setting a career high.

The faster-paced play has had an impact on his health. Zhang Hao has already planned to communicate about this during the All-Star weekend, find professionals to consult and give advice.

Health is the most important thing for an athlete, no one.

"Yao Ming, 23 years old, 226 cm, 135 kg, 90 ability evaluation... played 48 games, averaging 20.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2 blocks..."

‘The difference in talent is still a bit big. Originally, Xiao Ming’s second-grade student was selected into the best team in time and space. Here, Xiao Ming seems to have made progress faster. The earlier the potential development, the better, and it will be just a few years of growth.

In terms of health, Xiao Zhizhi also has a gap compared with Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming was not injured in the first three years of his career... Now we work together, we do not need Asian games, but can also lock in the opportunity to play in the World Championships, and have the right to speak, so that domestic players can receive more training. We don’t have to participate in the Asian Championships and Asian Games. The situation we face... The Kings play faster, and the Wizards are generally slow-paced and offensive and defense. Xiao Ming has more advantages...'

Half of the season is about to pass, and Zhang Hao is also considering how to adjust to do better for three national teammates and friends who are playing in the NBA.

'They must have their own personal experience. I can't think about it alone. It's more important to communicate with them at that time...'

...

...

The All-Star List is announced, which means that the All-Star Weekend is coming soon.

It also means that another hot game is coming.

For many teams, the schedule after the All-Star roster is announced is when they will pass the middle of the season and compete for the sports fan market after the NFL season.

For the Supersonics, there is no such statement.

In the North American sports industry, during the NFL playoffs in January, Zhang Hao was still able to frequently make headlines on major media sports pages, not just the headlines in basketball news sections.

As of now, the game where Zhang Hao appeared is a popular game.

If there is live broadcast, the ratings will definitely be good. If there is no live broadcast, the discussion after the game will not be low.

At 7 p.m. on February 3, the game between the Supersonics' away challenge to the Suns started.

Although Anfini Hardaway is old, his strength is actually quite good. He averages 17+5+5 per game. When his health can be maintained, it is simply because he has declined as he grows older, and it is an inevitable situation where the technology is steadily declining online.

31-year-old Grant Hill has rejuvenated this season.

The Suns are all players this year, with no player averaging 20+ points per game, but six players average double-digit points per game. The highest, Anthony Hardaway and Grant Hill, both average 17+ points per game, and Hu Weidong, who averaged 14 points per game, Joe Johnson, who averaged 15 points per game, Clifford Robinson, who averaged 12 points per game, and Leonard Barbosa, who averaged 10.6 points per game.

The Suns team played well in offense, but they were defense... Since Kidd left, they have been getting worse every year.

As the game was played, the personal abilities of the supersonic team's talented young talents were fighting against the Suns' team's team offense.

If the game is very good, you can't defend against the opponent.

"The Phoenix Suns have played 49 games in the 2003-2004 season, with 27 wins and 22 losses, seventh in the West, averaging 108.3 points per game (second in the league), and limiting opponents to average 106.9 points per game (27th in the league)....”

The Suns are the second highest in the league in scoring per game, the third highest in the league in scoring per game, and the second fastest in the offensive rhythm... The Suns are basically playing very fiercely, but they can't control the winning or losing of the Suns. Sometimes they run and their opponents play better than them.

Tonight is...

In the first half, the Suns led the Supersonics 9 points 57-48 and entered the midfield break. In the second half, the Supersonics, which relied on the singles to play, directly released the Supersonics, which relied on the star's singles, and scored a 70-50 score in the first half.

In the end, the Supersonics reversed the Suns 118-107!

Zhang Hao scored 24 points, Odom scored 22 points, Artest scored 26 points, Ginobili scored 18 points, and 4 players scored 90 points together, plus Kassel's 8 points and 9 assists, winning the game.

...

The Supersonics and Suns have a great level of excitement. The game is very good, so it is not technical.

Zhang Hao discovered that the running and bombing that Hu Weidong led the Suns was the running and bombing version of the running and bombing more than ten years ago, not the Pistons.

The Suns' version of running and shooting is not just Hu Weidong, but Anthony Hardaway, Grant Hill, and Clifford Robinson also undertake many pass-and-control tasks.

Overall, the Suns played relatively simple, with two strong stages. One was that Hu Weidong pushed back the counterattack, Grant Hill was the arrow, and Joe Johnson followed up on the wing to catch the ball, similar to the Heat's fast-track tactics in the past two years.

Another thing is that the Suns used to play, but they didn't consider defense and quickly moved the pace. Anthony Hardaway and Clifford Robinson's Suns used a pair of six or seven years.

On February 5, the Supersonics returned to home court to face the challenge of the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers only had Zach Randolph's strength point, Zhang Hao and Randolph played against each other, with Zhang Hao scored 41 points and Randolph's 35 points.

But except Zhang Hao, the Supersonics can score 70 points, while the Trail Blazers, except Randolph, were defended so that they only scored 46 points in the whole game.

Without any suspense, the Supersonics slaughtered the Trail Blazers 101-83, improving their record to 34 wins and 16 losses!

After defeating the Heat, Grizzlies, Suns, Trail Blazers, and Supersonics in a row, they exceeded the winning rate of three games and two games. As long as one consecutive win is over until the end of the middle of the season, the winning rate will be almost 70%.

but……

On February 7, the Supersonics had the second consecutive home game, facing the challenge of the 76ers, with a 95-110 home defeat... For no other reason, Zhang Hao, Ginobili, Arroyo and Odom made a total of 11 three-pointers, and then they were defeated by Rahim and Duncan in a row... It is worth mentioning that Iverson did not participate in the game tonight.

Iverson's absence this season is quite serious. In previous years, Larry Brown and Huby Brown would accept some games of Iverson with injuries, but the Zen Master is not the same. As a coach who won two championships in his time and four championships in his coaching era, he has a stronger control over the team... The Zen Master's control is very interesting. He is not the kind of "What do you have to do" like Larry Brown, nor is he the kind of "I'm for your own good" like Pat Riley, but delegating power in many unimportant places, making him seem to be not in charge of things, and is a coach who is easy to cooperate.

But at the core, the Zen master has a particularly strong control.

The Zen master's control and ambition were so strong that the two teams he coached in time and space did not dare to continue to renew his contract with him until the end.

I have never played these top teams and have been slaughtered in one game. This is not used to fans. But in fact, the Supersonics have also had such games in the past three years, but at that time, they won a lot. Now... they have won a lot, but not that much.
To be continued...