God of NBA point guards

Chapter 511 Surprise
During the afternoon training, Zhou Quan came to Rodman, who was watching the excitement on the sidelines. Rodman only moved his body during training, and the amount of training was very small.

"Dennis, do you still want the main position? If you don't want it, give it to the young man and you can play less time." He was so familiar with Rodman that he asked directly.

Rodman has everything. He has one more championship ring than Zhou Quan. He also made a lot of money by investing with Zhou Quan. He also has no shortage of money and honors. If he didn't have one more year of contract, he would have retired.

Hearing this, he immediately waved his hands with a smile and said: "Iron Fist, you make the arrangements. I don't care about the starting and main positions. It would be better to play less time."

"Okay, I'll go discuss it with Paul."

Zhou Quan nodded, smiled and patted Rodman on the shoulder, then turned around and came to Paul Westphal.

"Paul, let's discuss this."

"Iron Fist King, is something wrong?"

"Well, I just told Dennis that he would give up his main position and give him a pseudo-starter," Zhou Quan said.

"what?"

Paul Westphal was stunned.

He has been dissatisfied with Rodman since he came to the SuperSonics last season, because Rodman never listened to him and had a negative impact on the team. The management did not want to intervene and let him handle it by himself. He wanted to get Rodman was given the starting lineup, but Rodman refused to let him go, which made him very angry.

"Did he really agree to give up his main position?"

Now that the Iron Fist King has returned, Big Chong has become a darling boy, and he feels quite magical.

"Of course it's true." Zhou Quan nodded.

"The King of Iron Fist, Michael Miller's talent is not bad, Campbell is 31 years old and is not our future. I plan to increase Miller's playing time. What do you think?" Westphal said in a consultative tone.

Zhou Quan smiled and said: "This is your decision. I just want to say that Ben Wallace wants to play the center position. Paul, his top defense effect is still good. You can let him try it. If he can't perform well, then change it." What do you think of other locations?”

Westphal frowned. He couldn't imagine Ben Wallace playing center, but he could only agree to the Iron Fist King's proposal, so he nodded and said: "Okay, let's wait for the training match later. , let him try the fifth position."

Half an hour later, the training match began.

Westphal arranged two groups of players, and assistant coach Neymar Rashid began to distribute training uniforms, threw a red substitute training uniform to Ben Wallace, and said: "Ben, you play the fifth position. "

"Yes."

Ben Wallace glanced at Zhou Quan excitedly and replied loudly.

Brad Miller was startled, what's going on? I'm not the first substitute center. Isn't it funny to let Ben Wallace play center?So which position should I play?

"Brad, you play the fourth position." At this time, Neymar Rasheed threw a red training jersey to Miller and shouted.

"I?"

Miller's face darkened. I'm a center, not a power forward, okay?I can't play power forward.

He started to worry. Playing in the wrong position was not a small matter, it was a big deal.

Of course Zhou Quan noticed that Miller's face was a little dark and said: "Brad, today is just an attempt, don't worry about it."

Miller breathed a sigh of relief.

The next training match begins, with Ben facing off against the main center Campbell.

Zhou Quan did not play, but stood on the sidelines with Rodman watching the game.

Campbell tried to get to the basket. Ben Wallace was too short, so he could have an absolute height advantage under the basket.

But Ben Wallace was inside. He tried twice, but he couldn't squeeze in. He couldn't even get a step in.

"Such a strong force? Damn Ben, you work hard in the equipment room every day. You are really talented for hard work." Cursing secretly, he had no choice but to leave the penalty area and drop down low on the left wing to get the ball.

"Give it in."

In the main offense, under the instructions of Westphal, Shamond Williams, who played the main point guard, passed the ball to Campbell.

Campbell caught the ball with both hands and arched inward, but Ben Wallace behind him seemed to be nailed to the floor, motionless.

He had no choice but to sway downward, make a sliding motion, and then turn upward to shoot a jumper.

However, under the extremely powerful top defense of Ben Wallace, his technical movements were not smooth enough, which allowed Ben Wallace to keep up with his rhythm and make a timely block when he made a jump shot.

"Snapped!"

With one palm, the ball Campbell just shot was blocked.

"Shit!"

Being blocked by an undrafted player who was a head shorter, Campbell's face turned dark immediately.

"Oh!"

"Ben is a head short, but he actually hit Elden?"

"Wallace is in trouble now, won't Campbell keep an eye on him?"

During this period of time, whether in games or training, Ben Wallace did not block shots in the fourth and third positions. This was the first time he blocked shots in a training match, so everyone was a little surprised.

"It looks good," Rodman said with a smile.

"continue!"

Westphal saw it and didn't think anything was wrong, because Ben Wallace's jumping ability is still good, and it is not surprising to occasionally send a big shot.

What he mainly looks at is Ben Wallace's defensive effect and ability to protect the rim at the fifth position, because height is Ben Wallace's biggest disadvantage, and a center must have the ability to protect the rim, but a short center can naturally protect the rim. Just at a disadvantage.

Zhou Quan is also observing. He has always paid attention to the team's defense, especially the center, who must have certain defensive abilities.

Back on the offensive end, Ben Wallace decisively didn't want the ball.

It's not that he doesn't want to attack. This is the opposite of Rodman. Rodman really doesn't like attacking. When he started playing basketball, he wanted to attack, but he didn't have the offensive talent, so he was later forced to become a defensive player.

“Four-on-five offensively.”

Westphal shook his head.

Next, Campbell really stared at Ben Wallace and kept asking for the ball.

But he found that it was really difficult for him to get into a position under the basket, and physical confrontation with Ben Wallace, a muscular stick, consumed too much physical energy and was easily injured.

"Eldon can't hit the basket, and his efficiency can't be high. Ben Wallace's defense is still okay." Zhou Quan said after watching for a few minutes.

Westphal nodded, and he had to admit that Ben Wallace's defense was indeed okay.

Next, he did not replace Ben Wallace or change positions.

Campbell played for more than ten minutes and made 8 of 3 shots on Ben Wallace's head, with a shooting percentage of only 37.5%. Moreover, Ben Wallace stole a ball later.

Westphal brought on Brad Miller again, and Miller was worried about his position and going all out on Ben Wallace.But the efficiency was not good either. He was blocked once by Ben Wallace and made 7 of 3 shots, which was lower than his normal level.

一共30分钟的训练对抗赛，本华莱士打满了，2投1中，得2分10篮板1助攻2盖帽1抢断1失误2犯规的数据。

Without Zhou Quan playing, the substitute team actually beat the main team.

"Iron Fist, grabbed 30 rebounds in 10 minutes, this kid is a bit similar to me." Rodman said to Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan said with some joy: "He didn't perform so well at the fourth and third positions. It seems that he is more suitable for the fifth position. He has good rebounding, rim protection, and defense.

It should be said that among our interior players, his defensive performance, I mean this matchup, his defensive performance is the best. "

"This is his fourth season, have we found a treasure?" Westphal was also a little surprised.

"It depends on future performance. But for Paul, you can let him try the fifth position in the game." Zhou Quan said.

"OK." Westphal said.

Zhou Quan said to Rodman: "He is different from you. You can defend five positions. You can even play better at the small forward position than the power forward position, but he can't. According to what he said, he can only Play the five position.”

"Of course I'm better than him." Rodman said with a proud smile.

"Dennis, take some time to teach him in the future." Zhou Quan said.

"me?"

Rodman wanted to shake his head, as this would delay his time to pick up girls, but he still nodded and said, "Okay, I'll teach you what you preach."

Zhou Quan waved to Ben Wallace, who quickly ran over and asked anxiously: "Boss, how am I doing?"

"From now on, if you follow Dennis, he will teach you how to defend and rebound." Zhou Quan said.

"Really?"

Ben Wallace felt a huge surprise.

Then Zhou Quan and Paul Westphal stepped aside to discuss the lineup.

"Iron Fist, if you let Ben Wallace play center, Brad Miller's playing time will be affected." Westphal said.

"Cut down part of Campbell's time, and we focus on training newcomers in the regular season." Zhou Quan said.

"That's all," Westphal said.

……

In the evening, Central Gymnasium.

"The championship!"

When Karl Malone saw Zhou Quan in the player tunnel, he sighed deeply.

But he didn't regret it. He hadn't saved any money over the years. He only had a small farm on hand and the expenses were huge. He had to pay a large sum of money to several illegitimate children every month. He really needed this few thousand dollars. With Wan's big contract, he can't give up the last chance to earn a pension for the sake of the championship.

Regarding the current situation in the league, although most media lists the SuperSonics as a championship-level team, they are most optimistic about the Spurs defending the title and are not very optimistic about the SuperSonics because they have too many players with minimum salaries.

There has never been a team composed of players with minimum salary that can win the championship. Such a team can't even hope for the playoffs. Even if it has the current No. 1 Iron Fist champion, the chance of winning the championship is no greater than winning the lottery jackpot.

But he doesn't think so. As a person who has been suppressed by King of Iron Fist for many years, he understands the power of King of Iron Fist better than those media.

Those media will never understand how powerful the King of Iron Fist is, especially after Jordan has retired. It will not be reflected in the regular season, because the King of Iron Fist will never explode at full strength in the regular season, but entering the playoffs, without Jordan, it will not be reflected from the beginning. From position No. [-] to No. [-], who else can compete with the King of Iron Fist?

In this game, Rodman still started, but he only played 5 minutes before going down.

But his time was not given to the fourth position, but to the fifth position. Ben Wallace went up to play center and partnered with veteran Thorpe.

Ben Wallace is excited that he can finally play center.

Of course he knows that this is a test for him. If he fails to perform, the result can be imagined. In the NBA, performance speaks for itself. If you are given a chance, if you fail to seize it, you will definitely be taken down. In the future, you will only be benched. for you.

His opponent is the Jazz's main center, 211 cm, 115 kg Alden Polynis, a 35-year-old veteran who is close to retirement.

The Jazz attacked, and the postman waved his big elbow after catching the ball on the left wing. After driving Thorpe away, he missed the mid-range shot.

"Snapped!"

Ben Wallace grabbed the rebound over Polynice's head and passed it to the nearest Thorpe. Thorpe passed the ball to Zhou Quan from the outside, and Zhou Quan quickly came down with the ball.

Stockton is already 37 years old, and Hornacek is also 36 years old. How can he keep up with Zhou Quan's fast break rhythm?
"boom!"

"Oh hoo!"

Zhou Quan used a 360-degree spin in the air and then connected with a huge looping chop, detonating the Central Gymnasium.

"It's show time for Iron Fist King Zhou Quan!" Zhang Lili laughed.

"The Jazz are still very strong now, but that's against other teams. Against Zhou Quan, they can really beat the Jazz to death on the line." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

After halftime, Zhou Quan played 20 minutes with a 2-minute rest in each quarter. He made 11 of 7 shots, 2 of 1 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He already scored 17 points.

All 4 fast breaks were completed, but he still focused on jump shots in positional battles. The purpose was to regain his form. He made 7 of 3 shots, and his shooting rate was not high.

"Good performance, Ben."

During the halftime break, on the way back to the locker room, Zhou Quan encouraged Ben Wallace.

Ben Wallace played 15 minutes in the first half and did not score a point, but he grabbed 6 rebounds, sent a steal and a block, and prevented the Jazz's two centers from plummeting. They only made 7 of 2 shots in total. In the game, including free throws, he only scored 6 points.

"Boss, I will work hard." Ben Wallace said excitedly.

This game was ultimately won by the Sonics.

Zhou Quan's form has not returned yet. He scored 32 points and shot 62.5% from the field. In positional battles, his shooting rate was only 48.5%. His fast break efficiency was very high.

However, his defensive status was very good. He stole Stockton 5 times in the game, made 8 steals in assisting defense, and made 3 steals and [-] blocks in the game, preventing the Jazz's outside perimeter.

本华莱士打了26分钟，一共得2分11篮板1助攻1抢断2盖帽1失误2犯规的数据，在五号位的表现让人眼前一亮，远超他在三号位上的表现。

It can even be said that Ben Wallace's performance at the center position is surprising.

Compared to Ben Wallace, Brad Miller's performance was worse, with 15 points and 5 rebounds in 4 minutes, shooting 46% from the field.

As for other young people, Rashard Lewis also scored 15 points and 6 rebounds in 3 minutes, shooting 50% from the field.

Corey Maggette, the starting small forward, played 20 minutes, had 9 points and 4 rebounds, and shot 48% from the field.

鲁本帕特森替补二号位和三号位，打了22分钟，10分5篮板1助攻1抢断，命中率54.5%。

Bruce Bowen served as a substitute for the small forward and played 10 minutes. His defense was okay. Although his defensive data was not very good, he did a good job of limiting the opponent's offense. However, his offensive performance was average. He made 2 of 0 shots and missed a wide open three-pointer. point.

(End of this chapter)