Pictured: The 2022 CBA All-Star First Week Ticket King
No one to hear its voice first, before the CBA third stage of the game is still half a month away, the All-Star voting campaign has been the first to win, half a month after the end of the second stage of the game, the CBA All-Star news undoubtedly made the fans who are looking forward to the game suddenly excited, the CBA that scolded him ten thousand times but it is difficult to give up is coming back.
The CBA All-Star campaign has been carried out for 27 seasons, and the 28th season of this year's All-Star has met with everyone as scheduled, and now after a week of voting, a total of 10 starters in the All-Star North and South Districts are all from Liaoning and Guangdong, and veteran Yi Jianlian (390259) and rising star Zhang Zhenlin (338819) are the ticket kings of the North and South Districts.
Surprisingly, Guo Allen, who has the highest MVP voice in the regular season this season, has 331815 votes, and he is only about 20,000 more than Zhao Jiwei (310602) in the team, which is not a big gap! Zhao Rui, who missed the entire second stage of the game, remained popular, surpassing Guo Allen and Zhao Jiwei by a slight advantage, winning 334477, becoming the highest number of starters in the first round of the backcourt.
Chart: 2022 CBA All-Star First Week Votes
Leaving aside the contrast between the two teams in Liaoning and Guangdong, and not talking about how Zhang Zhenlin will surpass Guo Allen, what makes me wonder is that the CBA really has no other teams and players?
Although the current result is only temporary, there are still several rounds of voting opportunities, but I estimate that the result will not change much, because in the current Chinese basketball circle, Guangdong and Liaoning can be said to occupy half of the fan base, and may even be more.
Some time ago, the Basketball Association released a report, which pointed out that the most popular teams in China are Guangdong and Liaoning, and in terms of players, among the CBA active players, there are only Yi Jianlian, Zhao Rui and Guo Allen, etc. The results of this authoritative questionnaire of the Basketball Association coincide with the current "battle situation" of this all-star voting campaign.
Figure: Report released by the Basketball Association
But such a result is precisely disappointing, at least for most non-Liaoning and Guangdong regions, as well as fans who are more concerned about the development of the league. The development status of a sports league is definitely not "thriving", but "a hundred flowers blooming"! In this way, the game is good, there are more superstars, and the Chinese men's basketball team has a future!
The portrait of the fan base is an important reflection of the level of development of the league, and I do not doubt that the CBA comparison has made great progress, but the fans have not bought it, and many non-Liaoning players who are equally excellent and have the strength of the CBA All-Star starters do not seem to get the attention they deserve.
For example, Chen Yingjun, Zhu Mingzhen and Guo Kai of the Guangzhou team, such as the two Jiang (Jiang Yuxing and Jiang Weize) of the Jilin team, and then Ge Zhaobao, Xing Zhiqiang and Yuan Shuai of the Shanxi team... And so on and so forth again.
Pictured: Chen Yingjun actually gave 22 assists in a game, if only he could enter the national team
Pictured: The original coach has also played well this season under the guidance of Yang Xuezeng
From another point of view, should the strength of the members of the national team be recognized? Should they get more votes? There is no denying xu jie, Fu Hao and Ren Junfei and other players, but shen Zijie, Wang Zhelin, Zhao Yanhao, Wu Qian and Hu Jinqiu, who are more technically capable, why did they disappear in this first round of voting?
This is a question worth pondering, shouldn't all-stars be played by players who don't have too many problems with their character and are stronger? In addition to Liaoyue, there are many teams and players that deserve our admiration and love, right?
The reason for this, I think there are two points - the erosion of the CBA by the traditional regional concept and the rice circle culture, the former is well understood, that is, more fans only support the players and teams in their hometowns, in their eyes, the love and recognition of players is not entirely because of his ability, the order of recognition is probably: local players > local mainland players> local Taiwan players > strong team foreign aid > weak team foreign aid.
Picture: Chen Yingjun broke through to play 2+1!
Pictured: Chen Yingjun had a murderous look in his eyes
For example, Chen Yingjun has improved rapidly in these two seasons under the guidance of his uncle Guo Shiqiang, and this season has reached its peak, currently averaging 19.9 points and 10.0 assists per game, and even at the end of the second stage, he has achieved three consecutive historical miracles of 17+ assists, on data and ability, he should belong to the top of the CBA guard, but on popularity, who will think that he is on par with Guo Allen and Zhao Rui? There are so many examples of this that there are simply too many to list.
As for the erosion of the CBA by the rice circle culture, I believe that many fans have long been disgusted for many days, in order to call the players they support, whether right or wrong, they are like an organized collective to attack the opponent with a clear target, beautify their own stars, the bad words or exaggeration are shocking, which seriously affects the purity and health of the Chinese basketball environment.
So, having said all this, with the CBA, I think as fans, we should maintain a more objective and rational attitude to watch the ball, we should give those who perform better should have the respect they deserve, you can support the teams and players in your hometown, but the development of Chinese basketball may require us to give a relatively objective evaluation of players from different teams. Each of us may seem unimportant, but countless "we" can determine or influence the development of a player, a team or a league.
The world needs to be fair, and in the basketball world, we are the ultimate referee behind the scenes who decides where the "market" goes!
I think it's admirable to be able to select more than two teams from more than two teams in the same South or North Division lineup in the CBA All-Star selection, don't you think? There are many more opportunities to vote in the future, and my ideal for all-stars is to have a lot of stars from many teams in the starting lineup, and they are the strongest people in the league!
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