As we all know, the All-Star Event has all come to an end.
Just like every year, the dunk contest is regarded as the most exciting link, and as a result, this year's dunk contest is really – not exaggerated, rotten to the home.
How bad is it? In the preliminary round, it took 4 players a total of 25 attempts to complete 7 dunks, plus the final, this dunk contest only completed a total of 10 dunks, the highest score is only 47 points, the specific score is as follows:
- Cole Anthony: 40, 30 (not done)
— Jaylen Green: 38, 45
- Anderson: 44 points, 43 points, 39 points, 30 points (not finished)
- Topping: 44, 46, 45, 47
After each year's dunk contest, fans always recall the 2016 lavin and Gordon's century showdown, which was compared to who scored 49 points, and this time it was who scored 49 points, and the result, let alone 49 points, did not even see 48 points.
So, embarrassment is really embarrassing, disappointment is also real disappointment, and to say that it is embarrassing and disappointing, it is probably Jaylen Green.
Before the dunk contest began, Green was considered the most likely player to win the championship this year, his odds for winning the championship ranked first among the four players, the 2K dunk score also ranked first, and the order of appearances ranked last among the four players, all signs are showing that the outside world is optimistic about Green.
After the debut, Green also confidently hung a mobile phone around his neck, and the mobile phone also played his own dunk collection on the field, and then Green gave the mobile phone to Isaiah Thomas, one of the judges;
Then, there was a 1-of-9 performance by Green - Green had been trying to complete an empty crotch dunk for the board, but after repeated failures, he could only reduce the difficulty and complete a board empty windmill dunk.
Due to the long waiting time, the audience even played with their mobile phones, the most disturbing of which was O'Neill, who directly showed an impatient expression of waiting - the scene was really embarrassing.
The second dunk, due to the lowest score of the first dunk, Green was the first to appear, this time Green only failed twice, and completed a turn crotch dunk - this dunk for him to get 45 points, not low in this dunk contest, but because the first dunk score was too low, Green did not make it to the final.
Having never reached the finals, and incidentally helping O'Neal to have a history-winning meme (the last time was in 2000 when he took a camera to shoot Carter's dunk), Green's performance was clearly disappointing — just like he did this season.
By the time of the All-Star season, Green had played in 43 games for the Rockets, averaging 14.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, as well as 2.2 turnovers, shooting 38.7%/31.3%/81.8% and shooting 51.6% from the field.
Before the start of the draft, Green was once blown as the "upper limit Jordan lower limit Kobe", and finally the Rockets also took away Green with the eye of the list, but from the perspective of the half of the season that has ended, Green has not met the expectations of fans at all, he has good athletic ability, but the offensive technique is rough, the shooting ability is insufficient, the end of the basket is still poor, and the contribution to the team is completely negative.
The data can also explain his black hole:
- When Green was on the floor, the Rockets scored 100.7 points/118.0 points per 100 rounds, netting 17.3 points against their opponents
- Green was not present, and the Rockets scored 110.9 points/113.2 points per 100 rounds, netting 2.3 points against their opponents
We can understand that rookies don't have enough on-court influence, but a high-pick rookie like Green generally doesn't pull that way, you know, his cumulative plus-minus on the field reached -490, ranking first from the bottom of all players.
Will Green become a parallel cargo? It's hard to say, but for now, he obviously didn't meet expectations, Green didn't make the top five on the rookie list, and even the top ten were very few, and worse, the Rockets' cultivation environment was not very good - in addition to Green, the Rockets also had young players such as Porter Jr., Shen Jing, Tate, Ken Young Martin Jr., Christopher Jr., and Green's performance in the rookie season did not make him stand out among so many players.
Back to the dunk contest.
After being eliminated, Green said in an interview: "Next year I definitely have to do it again, because I messed up this year, I need to do it again next season, I just didn't buckle, I have height, I have strength, jump up, but the ball doesn't score, next time it will be better." ”
It is worth mentioning that Topin is making a comeback after last year's defeat, and then won the championship this year, accumulating experience and shame is a good thing, I hope that Green can participate in the dunk contest with a better state next year, and then no matter the field or the dunk contest, don't let people down.