God of NBA point guards

Chapter 187 The American Media Targets Jordan
In the afternoon, two intra-team confrontation training games were arranged. In the second half of the quarter, the excited Rodman and Sekali competed for a rebound, collided with each other, and accidentally sprained their feet. The team doctor said that they should at least rest In half a month, there will be another six to eight games of truce.

"Nima's!"

Zhou Quan muttered in disappointment.

Rodman was injured again, which reminded him that his teammate was almost 32 years old, and the previous energetic bug made him ignore his age.

This made him a little worried. If Rodman was often injured and missed, the management would let Rodman go in order to save space.

Whether the boss Mr. Davis is willing to invest is also a question.

Two years later, he is already a three-year veteran, and the Big Bird clause applies, as do Rodman and Joe Dumars. As long as one of the three of them agrees to a contract extension, the space problem can be resolved.

On the evening of the 8th, the Pistons played against the Eagles at home. The state was not good, and Rodman was absent. They lost their 8th game this season and fell to the No. [-] throne in the Eastern Conference.

On the 9th, they lost to the Warriors in back-to-back games at home, gaining a losing streak for the second time this season.

On the 11th, the Spurs visited, and the Pistons were blown inside by super center David Robinson. They lost three games in a row, 22 wins and 10 losses, with a winning percentage of 68.75%.

The Bulls also lost that night, and the Pistons still ranked second in the Eastern Conference.

On the morning of the 12th, Zhou Quan saw a large number of articles accusing him.

Although the team ended its losing streak, the media's evaluation of the Pistons still dropped a notch.

It just so happened that Philip began to promote Zhou Quan in the past few days, saying that he was going to participate in the San Francisco station of the National Golf Tournament during the All-Star Weekend, which even attracted criticism from the media.

Therefore, as the boss of the team, many media focused their firepower on Zhou Quan, thinking that his crossover was too distracting and irresponsible to the team, and at the same time his ability to lead the team was too poor. defeat.

"Obviously, Tekken suffers from a bug dependence. It is not so much that he is the boss of the Pistons, but it is better to say that he is a bug. For personal business purposes, Tekken announced that he will participate in professional golf competitions. Acts of Responsibility.” Chicago Journal.

"Iron Fist needs to prove himself, in the absence of Rodman, he can also lead the team to win the game, otherwise he is not worthy of being the boss of the Pistons." The New York Times Sports Edition.

"Tekken doesn't need to prove himself in golf or other sports. He needs to prove himself most in basketball." Miami Daily.

Zhou Quan didn't read all the newspapers, his mood was a little cold, and he didn't even have a smile on his face.

With the current record of the Pistons, which is still higher than the Bulls, he is very disappointed that there are so many media targeting him. He feels the malice from the American media.

Perhaps, the American media doesn't like to see a Chinese person show off in the NBA. If his personality can be kept low-key, he may encounter fewer troubles.

"I need to win."

The best response to media accusations is to keep winning.

On the 13th, the Pistons played against the Mavericks at home.

This morning, Zhou Quan saw the counterattack from the Detroit media at the dinner table.

The editor-in-chief of the Detroit Journal wrote on the front page: "Instead of blaming Iron Fist, blame Michael Jordan.

At least Iron Fist has the second-best record in the East when Rodman is absent for 13 games, but what about the flying man?He's still under our ass.

Doesn't Michael Jordan need to prove himself in basketball, but in gambling? "

This article immediately brought Michael Jordan to the forefront, because since the beginning of the new season, there have been many media reports about Jordan's gambling.

Jordan's gambling is not news, but the current Jordan is not the former Jordan. The current Jordan is the sign of the league preparing for three consecutive championships. It can be said that Jordan and the Bulls have now become the public enemies of the league. Who doesn't want to step on it?
And the ones who want to step on Jordan the most are the media that want sales.

As a result, the negative news about Jordan immediately occupied the headlines of the major media, and the first to attack was the New York media.

The Knicks are now No. [-] in the East and No. [-] in the league. The Bulls are undoubtedly the Knicks' strongest opponent in the East, so the New York media did not let Jordan go and fired with all their might.

New York TV station acted as a pioneer, and launched a related program at noon, criticizing Jordan's gambling behavior, and even turned over the check on the two lone criminals last time.

As soon as the New York TV station started, other New York media followed suit.

The New York media represent the mainstream of the American media. When they make a move, the media across the United States immediately follow suit.

"Shet! The damn Detroit media, the damn New York media..." After Michael Jordan saw the news, although he was angry, he was a little tired.

This season he received the most negative news since he entered the league. The media has been staring at him. From his feeling, these media even want to destroy him.

That night, at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Zhou Quan exploded against the bad Mavericks.

His opponent is Derek Harper, a 6-year-old veteran who is two centimeters taller than him but weighs 31 kilograms less than him. He has been selected to the best defensive second team twice. Although he is not an All-Star, he is very capable.

This season, he averaged 18 points, 6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. The statistics are good, but the shooting percentage is less than 42%, and the efficiency is low. He has a good three-pointer. The reason for the decrease in efficiency is caused by injuries. At the beginning of the season, he has already stepped off his peak.

Facing Derek Harper, Zhou Quan had no intention of holding back at all. In order to prove himself, he broke out with all his strength, using his weight advantage to crush his opponent, and played a dislocation advantage.

总共21投11中，投篮命中率52.3%，三分球3投1中，7罚7中，轰下了30分6篮板16助攻4抢断1盖帽2失误3犯规数据，打破了常规赛个人单场助攻纪录的同时，并率队获胜。

After winning the 23rd game, the Detroit Pistons rushed to Atlanta overnight. On the 14th, they will play back-to-back against the Hawks.

At 14 pm on the [-]th, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Pistons: Ronnie Secali, Terry Mills, Orlando Ulrich, Joe Dumars, Joo Kwon
Eagles: Korn Keke, Kevin Willis, Stacey Augmon, Wilkins, Mucci Blaylock

Zhou Quan's opponent is Mucci Blaylock, who was acquired by the Eagles this season. He is nicknamed a thief and has outstanding stealing ability. He will soon be 26 years old. He is a very defensive opponent and averages 2.5 steals per game this season.

Now Zhou Quan's average steals per game is 3.3, and Blaylock is only 0.8 times less. It can be seen that the defensive strength is very strong, and he even has the strength to be selected into the best defensive team.

However, the shooting efficiency is average, with a 43% shooting rate. There were no three-pointers before, but it was practiced during the offseason. This season, the three-pointer shooting rate is 37.5%.

本赛季场均13.4分8.4助攻3.5篮板，裸高只有180公分，体重只有82公斤。

At 08:30, the game begins.

Jump ball, Eagles attack.

Blaylock received the ball, and Zhou Quan blocked the front. The former did not hesitate, and immediately gave the ball to Wilkins who asked for the ball. After receiving the ball, the human film essence immediately bypassed Joe Dumars and went to the right wing, beyond the three-point line Shot a three-pointer.

Joe Dumars was a little caught off guard. He didn't expect Wilkins to shoot so fast.

"brush!"

There was a splash of water, and the ball was hit.

Zhou Quan also knew about Wilkins. After all, he was one of the three flying men in active service, so it was worth his understanding.

Wilkins likes to shoot three-pointers very much, but in fact his three-pointers are not accurate. Last season, he only shot 28.9%. They have to shoot 38 three-pointers and hit 4.5.

Today, if Wilkins makes a three-point shot, it will be very troublesome, because this guy is best at breaking through and scoring. If Joe Dumars does not prevent shooting, Wilkins will definitely strengthen his breakthrough , and Rodman is not there, whether it is Sekali and Mills, the defense is not very good, how can they defend the inside?
He took the ball and started to advance, and Blaylock leaned forward and defended and retreated.

Blaylock's attention is very focused. Iron Fist's reputation is getting bigger and bigger. It's only the second season, and he has become one of the best point guards in the league, and his popularity is far higher than that of other top-notch point guards. If he can take advantage of Iron Fist today, he will definitely win the attention of the media.

He thought to himself that his speed and agility were stronger than Iron Fist, so he aimed at Zhou Quan's ball and wanted to steal it. If he could break Iron Fist's ball and counterattack, he would have a chance to shine.

From the opponent's attitude and momentum, Zhou Quan knew that the dwarf in front of him didn't have any good ideas, and he also raised his vigilance.

The left elbow is horizontal in front, the right hand holds the ball, and begins to press forward with force.

"damn it!"

Blaileck was about to force him, but he lost his chance. Facing Zhou Quan's crushing advance, he had no strength to resist.

"Oh!"

Zhou Quan rammed hard, knocked away his opponent, accelerated and rushed past, crossed the center line in two steps, and continued to accelerate towards the top of the arc.

Now his pull-up jumper level has improved, and the step-back jumper can also be used, so the advancement speed is faster than last season.

If after breaking through the first line of defense, the opponent cannot immediately establish a second line of defense, he can directly enter and form a strong impact on the basket.

If the opponent can immediately establish a second line of defense, his pull-up jumper and pass can also be used.

The more obvious change is that his first goal is no longer to pass the ball, but to score through his own offense with the ball, and then to oppress the opponent's defense through the offense with the ball and create opportunities for teammates.

Now his positioning template is more of the previous assassins than himself last season. This is in line with the team's wishes. The Pistons just want him to be the next assassin.

When he hit the top of the arc, the opponent didn't establish a second line of defense at the free throw line, so he hit the free throw line in two steps and made an emergency stop jumper.

Blaylock, who was catching up from behind, stopped suddenly, but he was half a beat too slow, and due to the lack of height, he failed to complete the defense.

The defender at the basket wanted to come out to defend, but it was too late, so he could only watch him make the shot.

"brush!"

There was no defender in front of him, and he made a two-pointer.

When it was the Pistons' turn to attack, Blaylock moved forward with the ball smoothly, and Zhou Quan was not in a hurry to press in the backcourt.

But just when the opponent crossed the center line, he seized the opportunity to press close to him suddenly. With his long arms and strong confrontation force, Blaylock was a little bit untenable. He could no longer retreat, so he had to turn around to protect the ball and formed a He ball, can't dribble anymore.

Joe Dumars saw the opportunity and immediately jumped over to form a double-team, knocked out Blaylock's ball, and completed the steal.

"boom!"

Zhou Quan counterattacked, received a pass from Joe Dumars, turned 360 degrees in the air, and then smashed the ball into the basket.

The goal of stealing Zhou Quan was not achieved, and he was stolen instead. Blaylock was not reconciled. He was very confident in his defense and stealing ability, and decided to return one no matter what.

This time, he carefully pushed the ball to the center line, suddenly changed direction and accelerated, killing from the left to the left wing.

Zhou Quan pursued closely and had no intention of overtaking, so he just stuck to the right side of Blaylock, forcing him to control the ball with his left hand, and then pushed towards the left line.

In the powerful confrontation, Blaylock couldn't bear it and was forced to move to the left line. At the same time, Zhou Quan locked his right wing, and he was also locked in the direction of passing the ball to the weak side. He was very passive and finally passed The small forward Stacy Augmon who came over to meet him.

Augmon made another pass to Kevin Wesley. Wesley caught the ball in the low post on the left wing, hit Mills with his back, turned around and made a jumper and hit a ball.

The Pistons attacked, and when Zhou Quan was about to catch the ball, Blaylock immediately went forward to defend, trying to prevent him from receiving the ball.

But Zhou Quan's countermeasure was very simple. He confronted directly, stuck it up, and elbowed Blaylock away. Blaylock had no strength to resist at all and was pushed aside.

After catching the ball smoothly, Zhou Quan immediately turned around and pushed forward at full speed, and Blaylock chased after him wildly, but his speed was also limited, how could he catch up?

"boom!"

At this time, the Eagles hadn't had time to settle inside. Zhou Quan rushed in from the right elbow. Kevin Willis, who had just run to the left front of the basket, saw him coming fiercely, and it was too late to go up. He faced the basket and shot Flying and dunking, once again blasted the Eagles' basket.

"Joe, let's join forces and lock this guy up. He is the most threatening eagle."

Zhou Quan yelled at Joe Dumas, blinked, and then pointed at Braylock.

"Iron Fist, Wilkins is the biggest threat." Joe Dumas reminded honestly.

"No, Joe, Wilkins can only score. He is not a threat. As long as we lock the pass key of the Eagles, we will not be far from victory." Zhou Quan insisted.

"can."

Zhou Quan insisted, but Joe Dumas did not insist and agreed.

The two said these words in front of Wilkins, and his eyes rolled white with anger. Is this looking down on him?So next, he took over the team's possession of the ball and began to attack with all his might.

The result can be imagined, he only knows his own shots, he doesn't care whether his teammates are open or not, and his ability to organize offenses is limited. Even if he scored 36 points, his shooting percentage was only 38.5%, and the Eagles lost without any suspense. game.

Zhou Quan sent out 5 steals, Joe Dumars 3 times, the two of them had 8 steals, 5 of which were steals by Wilkins.

Wilkins dominated the ball and sent 9 turnovers. At the end of the game, coach Bob Weiss' face was dark.

At this time, Weiss, the general manager of the Eagles on the spot, had an idea, which surprised him, because he actually had the idea of ​​​​trading the team boss Wilkins.

"You two boys, did you do it on purpose?"

At the end of the court, Wilkins shouted at Zhou Quan and Joe Dumars angrily.

"What on purpose?"

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Do you mean that we deliberately provoke you, and after you have concentrated the ball, we will double-team you?

Then let me tell you, that’s right, that’s it. You control the ball, not only destroying your team’s organizational function, but we can also reduce your shooting percentage by double-teaming. The more shots you take, the more points you score. The eagle loses more and more. "

"Humph!"

Wilkington snorted and walked away.

"Ha ha……"

Zhou Quan and Joe Dumas laughed loudly.

Seeing this scene, Weiss' desire to trade Wilkins became even stronger.

Blaylock, who stood on the side, felt powerless and unwilling. He was good at defense and organization, and his offense was mediocre, but today Wilkins stripped him of the ball, leaving him no chance to organize an offense, and he did not He defended Zhou Quan, so his offensive and defensive performance was very poor, which was far from what he wanted to achieve before the game.

(End of this chapter)