Arenas is justified!
2 days ago, former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy talked about this year's All-Star vote on his personal social media, complaining about the number of votes by Klay Thompson, Melon Anthony, and Irving! Big Van Gundy said: "The All-Star Game is for fans, and I'm delighted that fans have the opportunity to vote for the players they love. But please, my dear family, Clay has more tickets than Booker? More votes for Anthony than Towns and Gobert? Owen, Rose more vote than Van Vliet and Garland? NBA fans, you have to do better. ”
"Fat Ding Basketball" personally feels that the big Van Gundy's words are a bit contradictory. Da Fan also admitted that All-Stars are a show for fans. Since it is a program for fans, it should be a principle to let fans play all-stars whoever they like. Whoever the fans like, they will vote for whom, and there is nothing wrong with this! If Da Fan feels that Booker, Towns, Gobert and others have few tickets, and he hopes to see them at the All-Star Game, he can go and give them crazy tickets!
In response, former NBA player General Arenas angrily attacked Van Gundy on social media. Arenas wrote: "What are you talking about? At least the fan vote is open and transparent, and the coach vote is the part that needs to be questioned. ...... You'll pick the second and third choice of the team with the best record, averaging 17 points and 15 points per game to get him into the All-Star. And then ignore the guys who averaged 30 points per game and 27 points per game... You wonder why you're always fired? Because your decisions are just nonsense! ......”
I think The Great General Arenas was absolutely right. The votes of the fans are open and transparent, and whoever has the most votes will be on it! Everything is decided by the votes, which is the fundamental meaning of this All-Star Game that embodies "preparing for the fans". The current All-Star reform, with half of the fan votes and half of the media and coaches, is effectively depriving fans of their rights. How many people in the media and coaches, and are they equal to thousands of fans?
It cannot be denied that some professional media, NBA head coaches, they do know the ball better than the fans, and the All-Star players they choose may be very powerful. But the All-Stars fans want to see are not to see who has the strength, but to see who is popular! If coaches want to see strong players get together to play exhibition games, they suggest that the NBA league get another All-Star selected by coaches.
The fans want to see Curry, they want to see James, they want to see Clay, they want to see Irving... After all, the NBA is just a business league, but also a service industry, and the fans are the customers of the NBA. The NBA should take care of what the fans think, not what the coach thinks! The NBA should consider what fans like to watch, not what professional strength is strong!
I think the All-Star squad should cancel the head coach and media votes, everything according to the results of the fans' votes! What do you think?