God of NBA point guards

Chapter 183 Just give me another full-level reward sometime
"Old Zhang, you have been away from basketball for many years, and your current job has no future. Have you ever thought about returning to the basketball world?"

On the plane, she chatted with Zhang Lili.

Zhang Lili smiled wryly and said: "Liu Chu, we are also old friends, I won't hide it from you, I would like to, but I have been away for too long, there is no chance!"

Liu Yumin thought for a while and said, "I've thought about it. I hope that I will have the opportunity to bring the national team to the United States to play some games in the future and get familiar with foreign basketball styles. For example, the World Championships in Canada in 94 and the Atlanta Olympics in 96. Come to America in advance to warm up.

As you know, I have also talked with the NBA and the Pistons management, and I can participate in their preseason games.

Lao Zhang, you have a good relationship with Xiao Zhou. You also know English and are familiar with the NBA. Why don't you do some mediation here? "

"No problem, Liu Chu, you can leave this matter to me." Zhang Lili said excitedly.

It has been too long since he left the domestic basketball world, and he has been dreaming of returning to the basketball world, which is something he has been looking forward to.

Liu Yumin said again: "I'll contact CCTV when I return to China to see if they need to interview NBA reporters. Maybe they will broadcast NBA games in the future. You can also go back to your old job."

"Okay, Liu Chu, thank you very much!"

Zhang Lili laughed. When he was the head coach of the capital youth team, he often played as a guest basketball commentator on CCTV, and partnered with Sun Zhenping. He took care of the explanation.

Zhou Quan's side, at this time, had already set off with the team and flew to Philadelphia.

Sitting on the plane, turned on the system.

There is no competition these few days, and he has not been lazy. The step-back jump shot training has been going on all the time. He only does this training. He has completed two rounds in a month. Now he has reached level 92. Like the emergency stop jump shot, he should belong to the first-class middle class level.

Now the shots that have reached the first-class level include 94-level layups, 93-level emergency stop jumpers, 92-level floaters and step-back jumpers. His arsenal has gradually been enriched.

In addition, with the completion of the training tasks of layup, step-back jump shot, and drop shot, he has also met a reward requirement of the system. After completing three shooting training tasks, he will be rewarded with +1 for basic shooting skills and +1 for offense. Now his shooting Reached level 95 and offense reached level 90.

The basic shooting skills of level 95 should have reached the top level, including level 90 for three-pointers, level 96 for two-pointers, and level 99 for free throws.

It is precisely because of the improvement of basic shooting skills that his shooting finishing skills can be improved one after another, which is a complementary result.

In addition, the offense has reached level 90, which shows that his offensive ability has entered the first-class level.

But if the offensive strength continues to improve, at least three shooting training tasks must be completed, and the offense will be rewarded with +2, so as to enrich one's finishing skills.

If the offense is to reach the top level, it is necessary to complete all shooting training tasks. Like Jordan, he is proficient in all shooting techniques, and various finishing techniques are readily available. impossible.

And even if he completes all the shooting training tasks, there is a high probability that he will not be able to have Jordan's unsolvable offensive strength, because he is not tall enough, his physical fitness is not as good as Jordan, and he is a point guard, not a shooting guard.

Now he realizes that in terms of technology, the system generally does not give him strength for nothing, it needs continuous training, but in fact, his strength has been improved through training, and the system's so-called rewards are simply the result of his own hard work .

The only difference is that as long as there are [-] qualified trainings, one can steadily advance to one level.

Of course, in terms of physical fitness that is more difficult to improve, occasionally rewards bounce +1, speed +1, such as full-level panoramic vision and full-level spatial imagination, that is the real reward, the real means against the sky, and can raise his ceiling. .

"It would be nice to give me another full-level reward sometime."

In this delusion, he fell asleep and daydreamed.

The Philadelphia Digital team chose to rebuild and traded the superstar core Charles Barkley to the Suns, and packaged its three main players from the Suns, namely the main shooting guard Jeff Hornacek, the center Andrew Lang, and the power forward. mperi.

Now these three people have become the main force of the team, but they have won 12 wins and 3 losses in the previous 9 games. Their arrival has not brought the expected improvement to Philadelphia. Basically, it can be concluded that this rebuilding and this transaction, for Philadelphia , is the failed operation.

The Pistons first defeated Philadelphia on the road, then rushed back to home overnight, and defeated Philadelphia again back to back. After five consecutive victories and four consecutive losses, and with a complete main lineup, the Pistons once again achieved a record of five consecutive victories.

Previously, the No. 28 Bulls lost to the Knicks in the away game, and then lost to the Green Team in the away game. The two-game losing streak in the away game caused the Bulls' record to decline.

The Pistons have 10 wins and 4 losses, with a winning percentage of 71.4%, which has already surpassed the Bulls by half a game, ranking second in the Eastern Conference in the regular season.

Two waves of five consecutive victories have attracted a lot of attention to the Pistons, and many media have put them in the first tier of teams again.

But there are also many teams who believe that in the recent five-game winning streak, except for the Knicks, they have not encountered a strong team, so this wave of five-game winning streak is not enough gold, and they do not agree that the Pistons have the strength of the first gear.

……

In the next few days, the Pistons did not have a game. On the 8th, Detroit ushered in the Magic.

In the afternoon, Zhou Quan asked for the phone number of the general manager of the Magic from the management, then got O'Neill's mobile phone number from him, and contacted him.

"Hey, Shaquille O'Neal is on your phone."

When the phone was connected, O'Neill's pompous voice sounded on the opposite side, especially the word "big shark" with a specially emphasized tone.

"Hello, Shark, I'm Zhou Quan." He smiled.

"Oh?"

Oakley exclaimed and exaggeratedly shouted: "Who is calling me? Detroit Killer King? It's over, it's over, are you going to kill me? Oh, haha, Mr. Killer King, I prefer to call you this Nickname, can you give it to me?"

"Well, you can call it whatever you want."

He was also helpless, the nickname Oakley gave him was attached to him.

O'Neill smiled and said: "Killer, please call me Shark from now on. I like this nickname, not Shark."

"big shark?"

He has black and red lines, is there a difference?People like what they don't have, are you very small?
"Yes, Shark, okay? If you say no, I'll hang up right away. I'm not threatening you, but this is an ultimatum."

O'Neill asked seriously.

"OK, big shark, this is mighty." He could only agree.

O'Neill immediately looked very happy, and shouted: "Killer, tomorrow I will face you, I will play point guard, and I will compete with you."

"What?"

His mind was stunned, are you sick?

"Have you forgotten, I was born as a point guard." O'Neill said triumphantly.

"Of course I haven't forgotten, well, I hope you will come out and challenge me one-on-one." He laughed.

"Come on, I'm not going to be fooled by you. I'll just stay under the basket and wait for you to come in, and then block you. King of Killers, I'm officially warning you now, don't try to dunk me, I'm not King Kong." O'Neill immediately Repented, and very seriously.

"Okay, Shaq, don't worry about this, I won't humiliate my friend. Then I'll treat you to dinner tonight, and I'll pick you up at the hotel at five o'clock, and you make some preparations."

He got to the point. After the violence in the locker room last year, O'Neal's public statement helped him.

"Great! King of Killers, I accept your dinner invitation."

Onik praised, and suddenly asked: "But Iron Fist, you haven't answered my question just now, can you transfer the nickname of Killer King to me? I like the nickname Orlando Killer King, it's so tough! "

He was speechless, and said angrily: "Why don't you change your name to the big criminal, the kind of dangerous person that the police will just draw their guns and shoot when they see you."

"Wow, this is a proposal that excites me. From today onwards, I will be called a big felon." O'Neill said excitedly.

"..."

Zhou Quan was completely speechless. Are you afraid that you want to be shot?

At five minutes to five in the afternoon, according to the agreed time, he drove the pickup to the hotel and met O'Neal who was waiting in the lobby.

"Shaq, how much do you weigh now?"

The two knew each other at the NCAA. After greeting him, he asked, looking at the slender and flexible O'Neal.

"Now I'm 280 pounds. During this period of time, I ate a few more burgers. I like hamburgers with Coke. I gained 3 pounds." O'Neill said with a smile.

"127 kg. Come on, let's go."

Zhou Quan immediately converted it, motioned O'Neill to get in the car, and said, "Shaq, are you still planning to gain weight?"

The space of the pickup truck is not bad. O'Neill squeezed into the co-pilot position of the pickup truck sensitively, adjusted the seat first, and then said while fastening the seat belt: "There is no plan to increase weight at present."

"I like hamburgers with coke, you will gain weight, I promise." Zhou Quan reminded in a teasing tone.

"Without hamburgers and Coke, I can't experience happiness. They are the source of my happiness." O'Neill shrugged and said sadly.

Zhou Quan laughed loudly, stepped on the accelerator and left the hotel.

On the evening of the 9th, the Palace of Auburn Hills.

At 07:30, the two sides announced the starting list.

Magic: O'Neal, Jeff Turner, Dennis Scott, Nick Anderson, Scott Skiles
Pistons: Ronnie Secali, Dennis Rodman, Orlando Ulrich, Joe Dumars, Joo Kwon

There was no national live broadcast of the game, only the regional broadcast of Detroit TV station. In the live commentary, the bearded John Rowes said:

"Tonight's No. [-] pick, Shaq O'Neal, is coming to the Palace of Auburn Hills for the first time. This big man's current statistics are very good. It can be said that he is at the peak of his debut. Although the current low-level skills are a bit rough, he is full of talent. I hope our insiders can carry him. .”

Bespectacled male dragon Gellands said: "Pay attention to the Magic's small forward Dennis Scott, who averaged 19.9 points per game last season, which was also his second season. His shot has been more consistent this season."

John Rowes nodded and said: "Ulrich's defense has always been a headache for the team, we really need to pay attention to this point."

After a few minutes, the starters came out.

"Good luck, big shark."

O'Neill was the first to play, and when he played, Zhou Quan said to him with a smile on his face.

"What do you mean?"

A second later, O'Neal immediately understood that as soon as he walked out of the passage, he was greeted with earth-shattering boos. Only then did he realize that this is one of the most terrifying home courts in the league.

At eight o'clock, the game begins.

O'Neal easily beat Sekali with a jump ball, and the Magic attacked.

Zhou Quan's opponent is Scott Skiles, a nearly 29-year-old point guard who is still in his prime. The No. 86 pick in the first round in 22 is 3 cm shorter than him, weighs 82 kg, and is still strong. Yes, the data of 14 points, 7 assists and 1 steal last season belongs to the blue-collar point guard.

After passing the center line, he immediately blocked his frontal passing angle, and at the same time made a frontal press, and immediately confronted him when he had the opportunity.

Skiles has rich experience. Seeing his teammate Nick Anderson coming from the left wing to respond, he immediately turned around and made a breakthrough. He used his teammate's pick and roll to get rid of Zhou Quan in time and went to the left wing.

Zhou Quan quickly caught up with Skiles, who transferred the ball in time to Nick Anderson at the top of the arc.

Anderson caught the ball, ignored the rookie O'Neal's request for the ball at the basket, faked a real shot, and made a three-pointer over Joe Dumars.

With super shooting guard Michael Jordan as the core, the Bulls completed two consecutive championships.

In the past, the Pistons completed two consecutive championships with the point guard as the core, plus the Bulls' two championships. That is to say, in the era where the traditional center is the core, in the past four years, two teams with the guard as the core won the championship. No team with a center as the core won the championship.

The team with the three super centers is even worse, not even making it to the Eastern and Western finals, and there is no chance to get involved in the finals.

If the Pistons' two consecutive championships were caused by the addition of the Bad Boys, and the gold content is not enough, then the Bulls' two consecutive championships now really show that with the shooting guard as the core, they have every chance to win the championship.

Therefore, in this case, the teams obviously pay more attention to the position of shooting guard, and the status of capable shooting guards in the team has increased significantly.

And Nick Anderson is a powerful shooting guard. Although he was not an All-Star in the first round of the lottery pick in 89, he averaged 11 points per game and shot 19.9% from the field. Potential is valued by the top management of the Magic, which is also an important reason why he ignores the No. 45 pick O'Neal's request for the ball at the basket and dares to make a shot.

"Bang!"

Short, the basketball hit the basket and bounced back.

"boom!"

O'Neal, who was one step in front of the basket, soared into the air, held the rebounding ball with one hand, and smashed down violently, instantly blasting the Pistons' basket.

"damn it!"

Rodman grumbled in annoyance as he missed a backcourt rebound.

On the sidelines, Chuck Daly was very dissatisfied with Sekali's weakness, because he was the one who faced O'Neal, but O'Neal easily entered the basket without encountering any resistance. Rebounding skills, this backcourt rebound may not necessarily be lost.

But he didn't arrange for Rodman to defend O'Neal. This is just the regular season. The Magic does not have the strength of a playoff team and is not a competitor of the Pistons.

Zhou Quan came to the frontcourt with the ball, while observing the situation, while advancing towards the top of the arc.

With two steps left, when the opponent was not close to him, he suddenly exerted force on his feet, and the 90-level one-handed feint broke through the opponent, directly charged Skiles, and killed the left elbow in a few steps, and then faced For O'Neal who made up from the basket, he calmly stopped and shot a jumper.

"brush!"

In the crisp sound of brushing the basket, he opened the scoring for the Pistons.

"Beautiful! In the case of a faster breakthrough, Iron Fist's mid-range pull-up jump shot has become more and more stable." The bearded John Lowes praised.

The bespectacled male dragon Gellands said: "It is reasonable to say that the faster the speed, the greater the impact, and the lower the hit rate of the emergency stop jump shot. In this case of Iron Fist, it can only be said that the technology has improved a lot, and the timing of the shot The mastery is better, too."

"That's right. For outsiders, the timing of shooting is a key factor in improving the shooting rate." Bearded John Rowes agreed.

(End of this chapter)