Jeff Van Gundy on All-Star Game: Eliminate it
AP Published 3:10 a.m. ET Feb. 21, 2019
MIAMI (AP) — Jeff Van Gundy has an idea on how to fix the NBA All-Star Game.
His plan: Eliminate it.
Jeff Van Gundy有个关于如何整治全明星赛的方法，就是取消明星赛。
Van Gundy, the former NBA coach and now longtime television commentator for
ABC and ESPN, said what he's seeing now from the game is embarrassing and "a
bastardization of the game that is beautiful to watch." The teams picked by
captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo combined to attempt a record
167 3-pointers in Sunday night's game — and 96 of the 134 field goals in the
game came off either 3s or dunks.
前NBA主帅Jeff Van Gundy，早已转任ABC & ESPN评论员多年，
他觉得现在他看明星赛有一点尴尬。
两边队伍加起来共出手了167次三分，
出手总命中数134球里面，有96球不是三分就是灌篮。
"You can be a Division III player like myself and be All-Star MVP," Van Gundy
said. "All you have to do is drive in and shoot a layup."
Jeff Van Gundy表示：
“既然这样我也有机会入选明星赛阿，因为全都是篮下投篮或投三分，我也会！”
Van Gundy coached in the 2000 All-Star game, his Eastern Conference team
falling to Phil Jackson and the Western Conference 137-126. There was no
shortage of alley-oops tried in that game, though Tim Duncan, Alonzo Mourning
and Shaquille O'Neal spent plenty of time defending the rim against those
lobs as well.
Jeff Van Gundy在2000年时曾执教东区全明星赛，
当时和Phil Jackson执教的西区队伍对抗，最终比数137:126，东区输给西区。
比赛中可以看到当时Duncan、Mourning、Shaq非常积极防守篮下，
可过程中也不乏精彩的空中接力。
"I would name All-Stars, I would have All-Star weekend, they have all these
things, introduce them ... the players are great, they should be applauded,"
Van Gundy said this week, while preparing to coach USA Basketball's team
picked for the final two games of qualifying for this summer's FIBA World Cup
in China. "But to take this game and shoot 160 3s, it's an embarrassment.
It's an embarrassment."
Van Gundy说：“我也可以进入全明星赛，我也可以享受全明星周，
他们做的不过就是这样：开场介绍...这些球员很棒，他们值得掌声。
但全场出手160多次三分，太让人尴尬了。”
Van Gundy said he doesn't need to see a game with Game 7, playoff-level
intensity.
He just wants to see some effort.
Van Gundy解释他并不是想看到抢七大战级别的厮杀，他只是想看到球员身上的努力。
"The equivalent would be like Major League Baseball, a guy hits the ball, you
throw it to him at 70 mph because you're not trying," Van Gundy said. "And
then you hit it and no one chases it and you just let a guy circle and score
and you have unlimited runs. You've got to try."
Van Gundy：“拿MLB来举例，你以时速70英里投球让对手打击出去，因为你根本不认真。
接着跑垒的时候也没有阻碍，让那人跑一圈回来得分这样，
你们得认真一点。”
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