Zeng Fanri interacts with Du Feng
Jeho Lin
2020 Guangzhou CBA All-Star Game set its sight on the 12th, and the South District Star Team finally defeated the North District Star Team 167-166. Although the quality of All-Star is adversely affected by the absence of injuries and absences among some players, overall the creativity of this year's All-Star is commendable. In order to create more highlights and attract more intense attention, this year's All-Stars have many links that are encouraging, the most typical one-on-one link, among which the master-apprentice showdown between Du Feng and Zeng Fanri has aroused people's extremely strong interest and attention. These make this year's All-Star more in line with the positioning and feeling of All-Stars.
At the same time, this year's All-Stars allowed college players to join and participate more deeply, which allowed more campus stars to feel the feeling of professional competitions in advance, and they also showed their potential and plasticity on a higher stage. This makes the All-Star more meaningful. But if the players can perform stronger on the All-Star stage, this may make the All-Star effect better this year.
All-star one-on-one creativity is commendable
Compared with the past All-stars, the most creative project of All-stars this year is the one-on-one link. Before the All-Star, the two groups of front and back court voted by fans were confronted by the fans. The final confirmed were Han Dejun and Yi Jianlian , Jeremy Lin and Zhao Rui . It is undeniable that the participating players have not yet fully let go of the new gameplay of All-Stars, but at least this one-on-one creativity is worthy of recognition. All-Stars are originally an entertainment-first event, presenting the content that fans want to see most on the All-Star stage, which is a breakthrough for All-Stars this year.
Of course, the most gimmick is not the confrontation between players, but the master-apprentice dialogue between Guangdong team head coach Du Feng and player Zeng Fanri. "Ari, can you be harder?" Du Feng made such a request to Zeng Fanri on the sidelines many times last season. And this sentence has also become a buzzword in the league. Du Feng has high expectations for Zeng Fanri, and he also hopes that Ari can grow into a qualified inside player faster. Therefore, in daily training and competitions, Du Feng criticized Zeng Fanri the most.
This time, the CBA company solicited opinions from Du Feng and Zeng Fanri at the suggestion of fans, and they are also willing to have a one-on-one session on the All-Star Weekend. Can Ari be tougher in front of Du Feng this time? It has become the most anticipated link of the All-Stars this time.
Before the one-on-one session of All-Star Du Feng and Zeng Fanri, Du Feng said: "I have retired for 9 years and now I am very excited to play one-on-one in front of so many spectators. Today I can give him a chance to practice. There is no need to play this game, I have already won." In response, Zeng Fanri's response was, "I will play on the court today as the fans expect."
The two men had two rounds in total. Du Feng attacked first. He did not choose to hit the inside, but instead made a three-point shooting attempt, but failed. When Zeng Fanri attacked, he did not attack the inside with his back and singles as usual, but instead dribbled under his crotch several times in a row, then suddenly started and entered the inside to complete a dunk.
Previously, Zeng Fanri and Du Feng's one-on-one punishment was that whoever lost was to do push-ups or learn to dance with the cheerleader. But although Zeng Fanri won the competition, he still followed Du Feng's guidance and requirements and followed the cheerleaders for a dance study. This showdown that was most anticipated by the outside world before the game ended with joy and applause.
College players have joined the All-Stars more deeply
In the past two years, middle-aged and college players have gradually come to the CBA All-Star stage to show their talents. Among this year's All-Stars, whether it is the mixed combination of Stars and the special invitation of college students to join the individual event, these have made college players more extensive and in-depth participation in the CBA All-Stars. It has a lot of significance, which allows college players to realize their professional dreams on a higher stage, and also helps to allow more college players to enter the CBA's choice horizon.This will further promote the effective connection between campus basketball and CBA, and will further enrich and expand the talent delivery channels for Chinese basketball.
The Stars and Sharp Tournament in the past two years have been played by college students teaming up with young CBA players. But an important change this year is that college players who have entered the CBA, such as Wang Shaojie , Jia Mingru , etc., can "return" to the college student team. Their joining further improves the overall strength and combat effectiveness of the college student team, and also increases the intensity of the Star Rising Tournament. The quality and competitiveness of this year's Star Rich Tournament are the highest in the past few years.
Not only that, college players also participate in the All-Star individual events. For example, Wang Lan's from Tsinghua University and Tang Haobo from Jilin University have entered the finals of the Skills Challenge and the Slam Dunk Competition. Their performance in individual events is not inferior to professional players at all.
Jeremy Lin enjoys her first All-Star experience
Beijing Shougang Team Player guard foreign aid Jeremy Lin is the vote king of the All-Star North District this year, and he is also a star among the stars. Jeremy Lin is also very excited about his first CBA All-Star. Before the game, he shouted to his teammates on social media, joking that his teammates should not pitch, but handed the ball to him. Jeremy Lin scored 41 points in the All-Star Game, but unfortunately, the North District Star Team he represented lost to the Southern Star Team by one point, so Jeremy Lin failed to win the award for the All-Star Most Valuable Player .
In fact, Jeremy Lin had a great chance to win the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award. With about 30 seconds left in the game, the North District Stars had an advantage in leading the game, and Jeremy Lin made a tough move to the basket and completed a difficult layup. But unfortunately, he was not able to score this key goal. Afterwards, the opponent completed a counterattack, achieving a score overtake, and thus secured the victory.
Although Jeremy Lin failed to win the Most Valuable Player Award in his first CBA All-Star in his career, which seems a bit regretful to the outside world, for Jeremy Lin, enjoying the process in this All-Star Game is the most important thing. This All-Star Weekend, Jeremy Lin staged a three-point contest with Zhao Rui in one-on-one session, and then he also played very well in the main game. In addition, Jeremy Lin also participated in the dunk contest and was addicted to judges. Such a colorful All-Star experience can make Jeremy Lin happily recall the unforgettable experiences of the past two days.
text/Reporter Song Xiang of this newspaper Coordinator/Wang Haozhou of
