God of NBA point guards

Chapter 171 Faster and Higher
Heat center Ronnie Seikali is his favorite. He is 211 cm tall. Whether it is rebounding or offense, he is better than Seikali. He is good at rebounding and defense is not too bad. Last season, he scored 16.4 points and 11.8 rebounds. 1.5 blocks, is the Heat's double-double king, and one of the best centers besides the three super centers today.

27 years old this year, Lebanese, has a nickname, dancer, which means that he has good low-post turning skills and is also good at mid-range shots.

The weakness is that the weight is only 104 kg, the confrontation ability is insufficient, the defense is not tough enough, and it is far less tough than John Sely.

Although there is a bit of shot-blocking ability, it is only for viewing. Because of the lack of confrontation ability, the ability to protect the basket is actually not strong.

At the same time, there is no dunk, and the offensive efficiency is not high enough as an insider. His current career shooting percentage is only 48%, and his true shooting percentage is only 53%.

Comprehensive evaluation, the basket is a bit soft, and the outside mid-range shot is a bit unstable. It can only be regarded as a high-quality civilian back-up blue-collar center, not a star, with a limited ceiling.

After carefully studying Sekali's information, he felt that this player is very suitable for the Pistons' lineup. He has a mid-range shot and can be pulled out to create space for outside breakthroughs.

There are also rebounds. Rodman's state in this year's playoffs has affected the team's performance. He needs to strengthen the construction of rebounds.

The ability to attack with the ball in the low post is also something that Sekali can provide, and it is also what the Pistons lack now, and have even been lacking.

Although the ability to protect the basket is not enough, isn't there Rodman who can fill the gap?Besides, there is no way to find a first-class star center who combines offense and defense.

The Pistons have played against the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals consecutively, so his main opponent now is the Bulls, and the Bulls are not strong inside, so when the Pistons can't get that kind of top-notch star center, a high-quality blue-collar center like Sekali can't. Enough is enough, and it is enough for his rebounding ability and stretching.

As for the possibility of trading, the Heat were swept by the Bulls in the first round this year, and the management is likely to consider adjusting the lineup, so he thinks that the Heat may not necessarily refuse the deal directly, let's talk about the chips first.

He took out a blank piece of paper and wrote his chips on it, John Sely, after thinking about it, he added Mark Aguirre's name.

"Send it out."

He ordered his assistant.

Soon, the Heat received a trade application from the Pistons.

Sure enough, although the Pistons wanted the team's main center, the Heat did not directly refuse, because the team was swept by the Bulls in the first round and had no resistance at all, and was already facing the need for lineup adjustments.

Sekali's data looks good, but his weakness is obvious. As a center, the basket is too soft, the closest to the basket but the offense is not efficient, the defense is not confrontational, the ability to protect the basket is poor, that is, the rebounding ability is good, so the management I am not very satisfied with him, I already have the idea of ​​​​trading, and I want a tougher insider.

In fact, not to mention Sekali, even Glenn Rice, the core of the team, is not for sale, and he can be traded if he has a good bargaining chip.

"Mark Aguirre is useless, and John Sally is useless. If we want to trade, we need at least two of their first-round picks, plus John Sally."

"Two first-round picks? It's absolutely impossible for them to agree. Sekali is not worth that much."

"I also think that Seikali is not worth that much. On the contrary, John Seally's defense can increase the hardness of the basket for us. Seikali is too soft at the basket."

"That's right. In the first round this time, Jordan can get in as he wants. Although Seikat's statistics are good, his win-loss value on the court is not high."

The Heat's management discussed and discussed internally, and finally decided to trade, but changed the bargaining chips. They want the first and second round picks of the Pistons next year, and the first round picks are not protected, plus John Sely.

Troy Weaver received a reply and laughed when he saw the chips the Heat wanted.

With the current lineup of the Pistons and Iron Fist's ability to lead the team, it should be said that they can steadily enter the playoffs in the Eastern Conference unless there are large-scale and long-term injuries, but this possibility is still very small, so the Pistons' pick is not good. would be great.

In this way, the Pistons and the Heat completed the deal.

Now Weaver's focus has shifted to Zhou Quan.

He was very annoyed at Zhou Quan's insistence on having a boxing match with the postman and the others.

But he couldn't forcefully stop it, and now he can only hope that Zhou Quan will not be injured, or not seriously injured.

On August 8, Ma Jian came to UCLA.

The head coach of the basketball team of this university is optimistic about him and is willing to give him a full scholarship, so he came here.

Head coach Jim Harrick received Ma Jian in his office, and his attitude was very good, which made Ma Jian relax a little.

He encouraged: "Ma, you are a compatriot of Tekken, I very much hope that you can work as hard as he does and learn from him.

You must know him, he is already a star now, and he can score 20+10 against Michael Jordan, so he must be a big star in our country.It's a pity that I don't know why, but your national team didn't choose him. This is really a pity. He must be eligible for the selection. "

Ma Jian is a little confused, sir, can you speak slowly, I don't understand!

Harrick stopped. Judging from the expression on Ma Jian's face, he knew that he might have said something in vain. This horse is not Zhou. Zhou was admitted to UCLA by himself. Communicating with horses is likely to be a big trouble.

Next, he asked Ma Jian to hand over some information to him for inspection, such as academic certificates.

This thing is very important, without this thing, he cannot provide scholarship for Ma Jian.

But soon, he was also confused, sports school, what kind of education is this?
He quickly called a Chinese student from Malaysia to act as a temporary interpreter for him and Ma Jian. Only then did he understand what the sports school meant, and then he called for consultation, and finally figured out that the sports school is not recognized in the United States. In other words, UCLA cannot provide scholarships for Ma Jian.

Ma Jian panicked, without a scholarship, how could he live on?
He has already had a stalemate with the country, quit the national team and the provincial team, and there are no professional games in the country. He may have no ball to play when he returns to the country. What should he do?
Harrick couldn't help Ma Jian either, he could only express his regret.

Ma Jian was terrified. He had no money. Didn't this make him live on the street?
Harrick thought for a while and said, "Well, for Zhou's sake, I can let you stay in UCLA temporarily and provide you with board and lodging for a period of time, but the time can't be too long."

"thanks, thanks!"

Ma Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

In addition, through the foreign student, he knew some information about Zhou Quan, and also understood Zhou Quan's status in UCLA.

In terms of basketball, it is the star of UCLA history, second only to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton.

In ice hockey, he is the first executioner of the NCAA.

In addition to these two sports, he is also good at boxing, golf and other sports.

He didn't know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton, he didn't even know who they were, and he didn't know what a hockey executioner was, but the Chinese student let him quickly know the status of these two guys in the American basketball world. His status also allowed him to understand the power of the NCAA's first executioner, which also allowed him to understand Zhou Quan's influence in UCLA.

After learning about Zhou Quan, he immediately asked Halic for Zhou Quan's contact information. Now he is a bit desperate and needs to find a thigh to hug him.

……

That night, Zhou Quan received a call from Ma Jian.

"Hello, Zhou Quan, hello, I'm Ma Jian, sorry to bother you."

"Ma Jian? Are you?"

He thought about it, whether in China or in the United States, he was sure that he did not know this person.

Ma Jian was a little sad, he was selected for the national team in 89, Zhou Quan didn't know himself?
He quickly introduced himself: "I'm from China. I'm a former member of the national team and a power forward. I just participated in the Olympics this time. I came to the United States to study..."

"Oh, I see. Are you in the United States now? How did you get my number?" Zhou Quan asked.

Ma Jiandao: "I'm at UCLA now, your alma mater. I got my number from coach Jim Harrick. That me..."

"Oh, you entered UCLA, right? That's good, junior, work hard, strive for a good performance in the NCAA, and join the NBA as soon as possible." Zhou Quan encouraged.

Ma Jian's face is a little dark, brother, can you let me finish, it's embarrassing for you to say that, okay?

He quickly explained: "No, I can't join UCLA."

"Why? Don't worry, I'll call Coach Harik, you will definitely be in the school team." Zhou Quan assured.

"no no……"

Ma Jian said anxiously: "It's my academic qualifications. The United States doesn't recognize sports school qualifications. I can't get a scholarship at UCLA."

Only then did Zhou Quan understand, and said, "Then what are you going to do now?"

"I don't know, no, I..." Ma Jian hesitated.

Zhou Quan said: "Let me think about it... How about this, I will communicate with UCLA first."

"Okay, sorry to trouble you." Ma Jian said very politely.

Zhou Quan then contacted UCLA and went directly to the provost.

The provost is the second in command of the school besides the board of directors, and has great power.

From the dean, he learned something about it.

For example, in the case of Ma Jian, it is very difficult to get into UCLA.

From the provost, he got a message that he can go to a community college to get through first. After Ma Jian's English and college grades meet the requirements of UCLA, the school can see his face and let Ma Jian transfer to UCLA. Scholarships are also available.

He contacted Ma Jian again and said, "Ma Jian, this is the situation, after all, UCLA is also a famous school with high requirements.

If you come to Detroit, I will go out of my way and let you join a local community college. You will study for two years first, and then join UCLA after passing the test in English and university grades.

Don't underestimate American community colleges. Tom Hanks and Schwarzenegger know that big Hollywood stars, as well as George Lucas, the big director, the director of Star Wars, all came from community colleges.

There are thousands of universities in the United States, a quarter of which are community colleges, but only two years, but community colleges provide a transfer system, that is, as long as you complete the credits of freshmen and sophomores in community colleges, you can transfer to them for four years. Continuing to study in junior and senior years at a comprehensive university. "

"Well, Zhou Quan, can community colleges play in the NCAA?" Ma Jian asked.

Zhou Quan replied: "No, because community colleges do not belong to NCAA. There are three college sports systems in the United States, namely NCAA, NJCAA, and NAIA. NJCAA is the sports league system of community colleges. Community colleges can participate in sports competitions under the NJCAA system. .

Because of resource reasons, high school students with good basketball talents have joined the NCAA, and the level of the NJCAA will of course be lower. "

Ma Jian asked embarrassingly, "Do community colleges provide scholarships?"

Zhou Quandao: "Community colleges can provide sports scholarships, but not as many as comprehensive universities, but your academic qualifications are still not recognized."

"Well, Zhou Quan, I have no money!" Ma Jian said in embarrassment.

Zhou Quan thought for a while and said, "Although the tuition fee of a community college is cheap, it still costs [-] to [-] US dollars a year, and with board and lodging fees, it may reach [-] to [-] US dollars.

How about this, let me make some contacts to see if I can waive your fee, and you can also find a job in the school team, get a certain salary, and earn some pocket money. "

"Really? That's great, Zhou Quan, thank you!" Ma Jian said happily.

"You can stay at UCLA for the time being and wait for my news." Zhou Quan said.

After finishing the phone call with Ma Jian, he started to contact Detroit, and instead of looking for others, he went directly to the boss, Mr. Davis.

This is no problem for Davis. As a well-known philanthropist in the United States, he raises a sum of money and some items for the Detroit Community College every year. He has a great influence on the community college and has a very good relationship with the school board. One phone call easily solved Zhou Quan's problem.

Zhou Quan then informed Ma Jian that the community college had started and told him to go to Detroit immediately.

Ma Jian thanked Zhou Quan repeatedly on the phone, and came to meet Zhou Quan the next day, thanked him in person, and then flew to Detroit.

At the end of August, it has been over a month since Zhou Quan arrived in Los Angeles, and he has completed another round of relevant training.

The toss completed its final round and is now level 92.

The step-back jumper also completed a round and is now at an 88.

The system requires the completion of three shooting drills, and then there will be a little reward. Now the layup and float shot are completed, and the layup has been upgraded to 95. This is his first skill to reach the top level, leaving only the step-back jumper Three rounds left.

Three rounds are 20 shots, and then focus on training this shooting technique. If you take [-] shots a day, you can complete it in about [-] days.

In addition, he did half of his strength training and his weight dropped from 92 to 91 kg.

The main change is actually not the tonnage, but the quality of the upper limb muscles has been changed.

There are many types of muscle quality, such as absolute strength type, speed type, endurance type, and bodybuilding type. He used to increase the defense of the upper body for ice hockey, and trained the upper body muscles too thickly, losing speed. In strength training, the upper body muscles are changed from the original strength type to the speed type.

In other words, the explosive power of his upper limbs, including punch speed and striking power, has not decreased due to the reduction in weight, but has become stronger.

Similarly, it also increased his upper limb sensitivity and coordination a lot, and his ability to perform some technical movements became stronger.

Of course, this has a great effect on boxing, and it also has a great effect on basketball. It can make his shots faster, feel softer, and his upper body movements more sensitive.

Even, because of the changes in the muscles of the upper limbs, especially the changes in the shoulder muscles, the extension of his shoulder joints has improved, which has increased his standing height.

In addition to the changes in the upper body, there are also changes in the core and lower body. Now his core strength has been further enhanced, and the strength of the lower body has also increased a lot.

In other words, his overall strength has not decreased, and it is still at level 86. The reduced upper body strength has increased to the core and lower body.

There is not so much hanging meat on his upper limbs, and now his door panel figure is not so obvious, and his whole body looks more coordinated.

In addition, due to the increase in core and lower body strength, his injury resistance has increased from 89 to 90.

After training during the offseason, the level of physical fitness from level 92 has been raised to level 93.

With the reduction in weight and the improvement of lower body strength, his speed has increased from level 92 to level 93, his jumping at level 91 has skyrocketed by two levels and has also increased to level 93, and his agility at level 92 has also increased to level 93.

Therefore, the biggest benefit of strength training to him is the improvement of these three qualities.

Now he can be sure that his speed is no slower than Jordan, and he was only a little slower than Jordan in the last Eastern Conference Finals.

Next, there is still one kilogram tonnage to be reduced. He believes that in the new season, he will be faster and more agile than Jordan.

(End of this chapter)