Two Hundred and Fifty-One: Put It Under the Microscope for Comparison

Every year, only 60 lucky young people from all over the world can enter na through the draft. The 60 selected people stepped on the corpses of countless undrafted players with their dreams of hitting Na, and won a chance to win a contract. But even so, not all of these 60 people can survive in na.

Thabeet, who is currently playing with the Vipers, has now disappeared from the crowd and has become a hot potato that the Rockets can't even dump. However, it has only been two and a half years since the day he was called "the next Mutombo".

Tyler Griffin is still looking for the possibility of returning to play. As a second-round pick in 2009, he was waived after only 8 games with the Suns. Watching his younger brother, Blake Griffin, making waves in the league, I don't know how Taylor is in the mood.

From second-round picks to No. 2, only half of the 60 players drafted each year are expected to survive in the league. Being selected only means that you have the qualification to compete with the best basketball players in the world. But whether you can compete or not depends on your own attainments.

Even the players who were successfully selected are so down, let alone those who can't even get into this 60-man range.

Undrafted, usually can only work hard in the summer league. Fortunately, I can get a 10-day short contract to subsidize my family. Bad luck, can only go abroad to play, and then give up na's dream.

And can you accumulate a lot of money and make a name for yourself in na's undrafted draft? It's really rare.

Therefore, when Los Angeles fans and media found out that an undrafted pick was going to compete with their favorite No. 1 pick for the All-Star starting spot, they couldn't accept it for a while.

Indeed, before Link, Ben Wallace had already set an example for the undrafted group. Earning a max salary, playing an All-Star game, and reaping a championship has proven to the world that undrafted players can do these things too!

But at the time, Big Ben’s success had nothing to do with the Clippers after all. Big Ben has played all his career in the Eastern Conference. Even if he is selected as an All-Star starter, he will not affect the Western Conference.

But now, when Link moved to the "cake" of the Los Angeles people, they immediately quit.

Clippers reporter John Buha's remarks caused widespread discussion. There must be support for him, almost all Los Angeles fans are on his side.

But if there is support, there will be opposition. The local media in Memphis declared, "John Buha's performance is extremely disrespectful to the fans."

Former na famous coach and now famous commentator Hubi Brown said,

"The All-Star Game is a grand event for fans. Everyone should respect the choice of fans. Buha's attack on Link is ridiculous. Because it is the fans who choose Link!"

"I don't know what that buddy is sour, but even if he demotes Link to nothing, he can't stop Link's upward momentum. What's wrong with the undrafted All-Star starter? As long as you have the strength, who cares about your background ?" Charles Barkley also expressed his position in the first block of tnt TV.

It seems that, except for the local media and fans in Los Angeles, most people are on Link's side.

That's right, Link's votes were originally cast by the fans themselves, which means they wanted to see Link start.

Let this magical undrafted pick play against James and Anthony, and see how Link and Durant, the old foes, will cooperate. Just thinking about these pictures makes fans feel interesting.

John Buha's clever remarks got him into dire straits.

But since the topic has been opened, it cannot be retracted.

Link sighed, and now, before the results of the All-Star Game, every game between himself and Griffin will be observed by people with a magnifying glass. Every time they play, they will be compared by people.

In Link's eyes, the All-Star Game was just entertainment, and there was nothing to see. Competitive sports, real swords and real guns are the things to watch. And the performance has undoubtedly lost the most attractive part of the competition.

But now Link knows that the blood and blood behind the All-Star Game is quite competitive!

In this fiery atmosphere, the Grizzlies, who lost to the Thunder, went back on the road again.

Before that, the Grizzlies ushered in great news -- Randolph's knee has finally healed.

After a few games of recuperation and physical therapy, Randolph's knee pain completely disappeared, and he played in a satisfactory state in training.

So on January 12, the Grizzlies played against the Knicks at home, which became the beginning of Randolph's small test.

In this game, Anthony played only 20 minutes due to injury and scored 14 points. The most exaggerated thing is that even so, this is already the highest score for the Knicks today

Randolph scored 26 points and 10 rebounds in the audience, abruptly turning the "little bully" Stoudemire into a "little weak chicken". As for the little bully, Link only served Sun Ce next door.

Who is Sun Ce? ? ?

Link also performed well, with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. When the Big Black Bear and Link "fit together" again, the Grizzlies seemed to have become that ferocious beast again.

94 to 83, the Grizzlies easily eliminated the Knicks and avoided a losing streak.

But at the same time, the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Miami Heat at home! Griffin had 20 points and 12 rebounds in the game. Although the hit rate was only 391, the opponent was the Miami Big Three, so the Los Angeles media still blew Griffin.

"He should be a deserving All-Star starter!"

Link didn't want to talk nonsense with the Los Angeles media, but Randolph was different.

"His hit rate, even with his eyes closed, is higher than him." Randolph, who had grown a beard, helped Link to respond.

On the 14th, the Grizzlies beat the rebuilding Hornets at home. Link had 23 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, Randolph had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Grizzlies won two straight. The Clippers did not have a game today, and the quarrel was temporarily quieted for a day.

On January 16, the Grizzlies played the Chicago Bulls again. The last time he played against the Bulls, Link scored 40 points and a triple-double, so the fans were looking forward to this game. But Derrick Rose's injury made the game suddenly boring.

Without Rose, the Bulls' offense is simply misfiring. According to a reporter who did not want to be named, Thibodeau's tactical manual contains only one word on the page of offensive tactics: Derrick Rose.

Without Rose, the Bulls would hardly be able to attack.

Link scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and did not record exaggerated data like a 40-point triple-double. Mainly because the entire fourth quarter was garbage time. Link didn't play much, so he couldn't refresh the data. 102 to 86, the Grizzlies beat the Eastern Conference first!

Today, the Clippers lost to the Jazz by 29 points! Griffin was blown up by Millsap in the audience, scoring only 10 points and 11 rebounds, and the shooting percentage was still only a low 41.

Now, it's the Memphis media's turn, "A few days later, when the results of the second round of voting are announced, I won't be surprised if Griffin falls to third. , the hit rate can't even reach 45, which is ridiculous."

John Buha: ""

Griffin: "Want to leave the group chat."

In the next two games, the Grizzlies defeated the Hornets and the Pistons respectively, with a difference of more than 10 points.

In the two games, Link had 18 points, 10 assists and 3 rebounds, and finally got another double-double. A game with 24 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, and another standard 20+5+5.

So far, the Grizzlies have won their season-longest 5-game winning streak after losing to the Thunder! It can be said that it is very competitive to help Link gain fans crazy!

On the other hand, the Clippers lost one of the two games to the defending champion Mavericks and one upset to the Timberwolves! And in these two games, Griffin's hit rate was around 40. 40 hit rate is not high for a perimeter player, let alone Griffin is an insider! If it is the one that was bloodbathed by the Jazz, the Clippers are already on a three-game losing streak!

The Clippers' losing streak and Griffin's recent sluggish performance have put the popular monster into question.

"Behind the wonderful dunk, is he really qualified to be an All-Star starter?" This is an article published by an espn columnist with this title, and Griffin has been pushed to the forefront!

Just at this critical moment, two days before Na announced the results of the second round of the All-Star balloting, on January 19, the Clippers beat the Raptors 103-91 at home. Griffin had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 545!

All Los Angeles fans cheered, Griffin finally saved face!

John Buha said excitedly after the game, "Two days later, we will see Griffin become a member of the Western Conference All-Star starter!"

Link was not nervous about this. Because tomorrow, the last day before the league announces voting results, the Grizzlies will play a game at home with the Sacramento Kings.

And he believes that he will definitely be able to show better performance than Griffin. It was really bad tomorrow. Based on his previous performance, Link felt that he should also be able to surpass Griffin in the number of votes.

"What, Griffin only scored 18 points, the Los Angeles people are collective? Look, Link's score is lower than this tomorrow, I'll walk back to the locker room upside down!"

As a result, Randolph, whose beard had grown a bit sloppy, helped Link set up an fg in front of the reporters.

Link was speechless. He originally said that the king was not very strong, so he didn't need to be too serious. This is good, I can't play health basketball again.