On October 24, 2012, a few days before the 12-13 season began, the league officially announced that the NBA All-Star Game will cancel the center position and change it to three forward places.

The reason for such changes is that more and more teams are playing small ball tactics, and centers are hard to define, and there are not many high-quality big men now. Can you say whether Garnett and Duncan, who often play the fifth position, are forwards or centers? Bosh, who often play the fifth position, is considered forwards or centers? If they are considered forwards, where will the league find a center as excellent as them?

This rule not only cancels the center position when fans vote, but also cancels the center position when 30 team coaches vote.

As we all know, the All-Star starter is voted by fans. The All-Star substitute is voted by coaches from 30 teams. The coach can vote for 7 people on the shortlist. According to previous rules, the seven people must include 2 guards, 2 forwards and 1 center.

Now, coaches don’t have to think about centers anymore. Among the 7 people they choose, they only need to include 2 guards and 3 forwards.

In other words, after a coach chooses two defenders, the other five places are given to forward players. There is no doubt that this greatly increases the possibility of frontcourt players, especially No. 4 players, entering the All-Star Game.

And Zach Randolph happens to be on the All-Star substitute shortlist.

The last time Randolph was selected for the All-Star Game was the 10-11 season. Randolph, who was troubled by injuries last season, declined severely, and he was no longer young, so many people thought that Randolph's career was about to begin to decline.

To the point that most people have overlooked Randolph's excellence this season.

However, as long as you pay a little attention, it is not difficult to find the excellence of this fat man.

In the last game, the Grizzlies beat the Magic with 23 points and Link scored 34 points and 15 rebounds. But under Link, Randolph's 18 points and 8 rebounds were also good.

In the last game, the Grizzlies beat the Lakers with 13 points and Link beat Kobe with 32 points and 7 assists and 5 rebounds. However, Randolph's performance of 17 points and 12 rebounds was better than Howard and Gasol combined.

Last season, Randolph's average average of all games was a career low. But this season, like Duncan, he did not rise but fell instead of rising. He averaged 16.8 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, Randolph's data is not bad. He is definitely the most threatening second person to the Grizzlies besides Link.

In this era when frontcourt players are full of opportunities, Randolph believes that he can also be selected into the All-Star lineup.

Originally, what Anthony Qianen said on the talk show was not very popular, but after Randolph commented, the Heat and the team reporter became popular.

Some people say that Qian En is talking nonsense. In the NBA, whether a team can win the championship has always had nothing to do with the number of superstars.

Some people also support Qian En's statement, saying that "the single-core model has long been outdated, and Nowitzki's Mavericks are the masterpiece of that era."

But, some people criticized Randolph, "Who gave that fat man confidence?"

Even Gasol, who has proven himself to be invincible on the defensive end this year, did not speak out and say that he would definitely be the All-Star. Why is Randolph selected?

On the training ground the next day, Randolph answered reporters, "I don't have to participate in the All-Star Game, I just don't want anyone to belittle us. We have beaten the Heat this season, so we may beat them again in the playoffs! But since he wants to discuss this topic based on the number of All-Star players, I can only reply to him like that."

Randolph was very serious. He didn't go to criticize others on a whim. Others couldn't understand this guy's love for Memphis and the Grizzlies at all.

After all, this is a place that makes people feel rejuvenated and regained respect.

So, Randolph does not allow others and does not respect Memphis and the Grizzlies.

Do you think the Grizzlies' All-Star players are small? Let's take a look!

"Zach, why don't we feed you the ball in the next two games." During the afternoon training, Link walked to Randolph and started chatting with the Big Black Bear.

The list of substitutes for the NBA All-Star Game was announced in February. The last two days of January are also the last days of the voting deadline. In other words, Randolph still has two chances to win votes for himself.

However, Randolph shook his head, "You are our core, Link, I should be the one who assists you. We can play whatever we should do. I don't have to deliberately brush up the data. If those coaches have eyes, I will naturally be selected."

Randolph is indeed not serious most of the time, but this fat man also has his mature aspects.

Link nodded, the second-ranked team with the best record in the league. As Randolph said, if those coaches were not blind, they should vote for Randolph.

Under this farce, Zach Randolph has received unprecedented attention this season. In the past, when it comes to the Grizzlies, what people want to see most was Link's performance. Randolph? Isn't he that?

But today, Randolph attracted much attention like Link. On January 28, before the Grizzlies and Nets' game began, the live photographer even gave Randolph a close-up.

"Zach said he can be selected for the All-Star lineup, so let's see if he can perform better than the All-Star inside Brooke Lopez." The commentator of the Nets' home court Barclays Center has a bit of teasing. Lopez may not be selected for the All-Star lineup this year, so what is Randolph involved?

As a result, the Grizzlies took the lead in away games and won the game in three quarters. In the end, the score was 101 to 77, and the Nets' score did not exceed 80!

Deron and Joe Johnson are not in shape today, and Gerald Wallace scored only 1 point in the game. Lopez scored 16 points and 4 rebounds in the game, making him the best player in the Nets.

However, Randolph easily scored 18 points and 13 rebounds in three quarters. In addition, Randolph also allowed the famous "rebound maniac" Reggie Evans to score only 6 rebounds in the game.

As a player who often scores 0 points and 20 rebounds, Reggie Evans' greatest value in the Nets is rebounding, known as the bankrupt version of Rodman. But today, Randolph has made him lose even his only value.

After the game, a reporter asked Randolph what he thought about today's victory. Randolph, who performed well, did not take the opportunity to show off, did not talk loudly, and did not attack Qian En. Instead, he grinned and pointed at Link, "Go and ask him, that guy got another 30 points today."

The reporter was stunned. Why did Randolph, who was unreasonable in the past, suddenly feel so arrogant?

Randolph just has confidence that he doesn't have to over-package himself. Those professional coaches can naturally tell who is the better player.

On January 31, the Grizzlies welcomed their last game in January. They will play against the Philadelphia 76ers at home.

The 76ers traded last summer and Iguodala, who was unwilling to be the core player, originally hoping to rise again with Bynum, who is more like a core player. However, the 76ers management cannot be killed, and Bynum completely lets himself go as soon as he leaves the Lakers.

First, after Bynum left the Lakers, he developed an unacceptable haircut and blowjob style. Subsequently, Bynum's knee injury has been unoptimistic. The 76ers have postponed Bynum's comeback three times. But even so, the 76ers still have hope. As long as Bynum returns, he will surely be able to kill all sides.

However, Bynum will not be honest in recuperating after he lets himself go. Because he injured himself during a bowling activity, Bynum's injury further worsened. In the end, the 76ers announced that Bynum had to undergo surgery and was reimbursed for the season.

This indicates that the super center that the 76ers exchanged for all their belongings has not played a single game this season. And next season, it is very likely that the contract will not be renewed...

Therefore, the 76ers have struggled this season. They were originally ambitious, but now they can only play a big way.

So, there is actually no suspense in this game. But unexpectedly, the 76ers brought big trouble to the Grizzlies today.

Evan Turner, who has always been named "parallel" and seemed to have returned to college today, scoring 27 points and 7 assists from 12 of 18 shots.

All-round forward Sedis Young also had 20 points and 7 rebounds today, and the 76ers played against the Grizzlies on the court, which was amazing.

However, in the end, the Grizzlies still narrowly won 105-100. Link's 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists were important, but if Link alone, it would be difficult to reach the sudden outbreak of the 76ers.

It was Randolph who stood up to help Link, fought against Sadies Yang, and scored 26 points and 12 rebounds, which did not make the 76ers unpopular.

At this point, the Grizzlies' all stadiums in January have ended. The voting for the All-Star substitute this year has officially ended.

After the game, Randolph crossed his waist with sweat. In fact, this is not the first time Randolph scored 20+10 data this season, but when people paid attention to him, they were surprised to find that this veteran who had begun to "go downhill" could still play this data.

When Link was interviewed after the game, he had an uncontrollable smile on his face. Today, he worked hard, but still felt difficult. But when he needed it most, his teammates stood up and helped him resist the enemy's pounce.

This made him feel good and made him love his teammates more. Link felt proud of being in such a team.

So, when facing the question of "do you think Randolph can be an All-Star", Link pondered for a few seconds.

"Chanen said we only have one All-Star player? I don't think so. Because all of us are the creators of victory. All of us are the All-Stars."

Link suddenly felt that it was no longer that important whether Randolph could be selected as the All-Star. The most important thing was that Link knew that when he needed it the most.

Whether it is Randolph, Gasol, Conley, Iguodala or Tony Allen, they will stand up and help themselves.
Chapter completed!