God of NBA point guards

Chapter 432 The lowest evaluation

Barkley said: "That was Clyde's own choice, but I believe it is actually the best choice for him to stay."

"I believe we will win the championship first. When that day comes, I hope to see Clyde come back. This is his hometown. I hope we can all win the championship." Dameng said.

"Do you think he is a traitor?" the reporter asked.

The two looked at each other and shook their heads.

……

San Antonio, David Robinson was so depressed, so depressed that he was close to himself.

The Spurs have become the most common playoff team in the West, and they are not competitive at all in the playoffs. Over the years, he has not even touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals.

But this time it was even worse. He suffered a back injury because he didn't have a good rest in the Olympics, and he was going to miss the regular season in November, which made him even more unable to see the future.

……

That afternoon, Zhou Quan picked him up at the airport.

"husband."

The temperature was very low, only six degrees. Zeng Li walked out wearing a black fur, followed by three company subordinates and a female assistant. When she saw him, she smiled and quickened her pace.

From a jerky little girl who just walked out of school, she showed the temperament of a strong woman in only one year. Zhou Quan was also surprised, how did Zeng Li, who was not very ambitious, complete this transformation.

Now Zeng Li is very concerned about the development of the coffee shop. In a few days, Seattle will open two more directly-operated stores, and then he will return to China. The coffee shop in the capital is about to open.

Her changes, of course, are due to the great pressure brought by Zhou Quan's excellence, forcing her to work hard, otherwise she actually prefers to drink coffee every day, taste tea, sing operas, play yachts, and study. Beauty treatment, practicing sleeping alchemy, and then double cultivation with Zhou Quan, such a leisurely life of cultivating immortals is her favorite.

……

On November 11st, the new NBA season began, and the opening game of the 1/96 season kicked off.

On the 30th, the Sonics flew to Salt Lake City to challenge their old rival Jazz away in the opening game.

That night, when it was almost ten o'clock, before going to bed, the system issued a season task.

"Please ask the host to complete the three consecutive championships and win the FMVP of the finals; as a reward, the host's physical aging speed will be slowed down by 30%."

"awesome!"

With Zhou Quan's willpower, he also cheered for this reward.

Then a second prompt appeared: "If the host completes three consecutive championships, it means that the host has become the strongest basketball player on the planet. The system will no longer issue tasks and will only update the host's information."

"That's it, that's fine too." Zhou Quan thought to himself.

On the evening of the 1th, the Delta Center Arena.

The opening match was broadcast live on CCTV, NBC broadcasted live broadcast across the United States, and more than 100 TV stations of all sizes around the world purchased satellite signals.

In addition, nearly 200 media reporters applied to enter the scene for interviews.

At eight o'clock, the two teams announced their starting rosters.

SuperSonics: Laettner, Rodman, Schrempf, Jose Hawkins, Zhou Quan

Jazz: Ostertag, Karl Malone, Brian Russell, Jeff Hornacek, John Stockton

Zhang Lili said: "The Jazz's starting lineup has changed a bit, but there is no reinforcement, but the original substitute has been put on the starting lineup."

Xu Jicheng nodded and said: "Starting center Ostertag was a substitute last season. He was the No. 28 pick in the first round last year. He has a height of 218 centimeters and a tonnage of 130 kilograms. He can rebound and block shots, but his offense is not good. It is about the same strength as Matt Geiger of the supersonic speed, but the mobility is not as good as Geiger, and it is more similar to Luke Langley's meat shield."

Zhang Lili went on to say: "Small forward Russell was also a substitute last year, and he was the No. 93 pick in the second round in 18, and he didn't have much strength.

On the whole, the Jazz still rely on the three musketeers of Black and White and Jeff Hornacek.This lineup has been around for several years, and the tactical system should be more mature.But this lineup can beat other teams, but it can't beat the SuperSonics. "

Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "Basically, as long as the opponent team has a point guard who controls the ball and is responsible for organizing the offense, it will have to be restrained by the SuperSonics. Only those who play small forwards like the Bulls can avoid being restrained by Zhou Quan. .”

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Stockton's physical fitness is not good, he can't run fast, he can't shake off Zhou Quan, and he has no strength, so he can't stand up to Zhou Quan, so he can play other point guards, but he can't eat Zhou Quan .

This is Tianke. He was born to be restrained by Zhou Quan, and he was restrained more than other point guards. In front of Zhou Quan, he was completely unable to show the demeanor of a top point guard, and he was very embarrassed every time. "

Xu Jicheng said: "In today's opening game, Leitner will be the starter, and Glider will be the substitute. Coach Zhang, what does this mean?"

Zhang Lili analyzed: "The postman should have followed Leitner when he was pulled out. Ostertag was too tall and heavy to follow.

Without the postman under the basket, the Jazz's defense in the penalty area will be greatly weakened. This should be the reason why Laettner is arranged to start.

As for Glider, his offensive efficiency was not good in the first two seasons. I think he is more suitable as a substitute. When he is on the bench, he faces less defensive pressure and his offensive efficiency should improve. "

Xu Jicheng said: "Then the Supersonics' bench lineup in the new season is very strong. There are Glider and McMillan on the outside, Sam Perkins and Matt Geiger on the inside. By the way, veteran Cummings can also play. beat."

"That's right. The Sonics have as many as ten players in their important rotation lineup this season, which is stronger than last season's bench lineup. Last season, there were usually only nine players in the rotation, and there were three marginal players. With one more important rotation, the playing time and pressure of the main players will increase. It will be smaller, and the burden will be smaller." Zhang Lili laughed.

In the player channel, the two teams started to meet.

"Postman, why didn't I see you, Jordan, and Barkley in my title defense last time?" Zhou Quan asked curiously.

The postman said angrily, "What are you going to do?"

"Look at me winning!" Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Ha ha……"

Rodman laughed hard.

The postman glared at Zhou Quan, and then asked, "Look at the media in Seattle saying that you bought a farm of tens of thousands of acres in Brazil?"

When he said this, he looked envious, because his farm is only 230 acres, which is completely incomparable.

Zhou Quan shook his head and smiled: "I didn't buy it. That place is prone to flooding, and I don't have the energy to take care of it."

"Iron Fist..."

At this time, the visiting team came out, and when Zhou Quan finally went out, there was quite warm applause and cheers in the Delta Center.

"Tell me, are you my basketball fans or my boxing fans?"

"I'm a basketball fan."

"I'm your boxing fan."

"Tekken, I am both."

"Iron Fist, let's fight Iron Michael next year, I'm really looking forward to it!"

There were many fans on both sides of the exit passage holding his jersey and sneakers for him to autograph, and he signed his autograph for two of the young fans.

At 08:30, the game officially started.

Laettner and Ostertag jumped the ball, and the Sonics attacked.

Laettner looked at the postman who was following him, without even looking at the penalty area, and ran directly to the left-wing three-point line, and the postman followed.

Schrempf also went to the left wing, also stopping at the three-point line.He was on top, and Laettner ran to the left corner.

Rodman goes to the basket and confronts Ostertag.

Right wing, only Jose Hawkins.

Zhou Quan held the ball across the center line, and Stockton tried to press close to him. He swung his left elbow in front of him and pushed forward directly against Stockton, which was quite easy.

After half a month of weight-gaining training, his weight has increased from 92.5 kilograms to 93 kilograms. The data on the system shows that his strength has increased from 87 to 88. Everything else has remained unchanged. His ability to resist injuries is what he is most concerned about. There is no change either.

Stockton suddenly stepped forward to grab the ball, but Zhou Quan reacted quickly, turned around and broke through.

"It's that simple to play Stockton." Zhang Li praised.

Zhou Quan hit the free throw line, forcing Ostertag to take a step from the basket. He took off with the ball and shot, Ostertag took off to block the block, and the next moment, he turned his shot into a throw.

"Rodman..."

Xu Jicheng shouted loudly, and the next moment, he shouted excitedly: "Go in, Rodman caught the ball and made a layup, and made a goal."

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "Zhou Quan's attack on Stockton was too fast and easy, and there was no chance for the Jazz to shrink their defense at all.

But if they shrink their defense too early, Zhou Quan's passing will also cause them a lot of trouble. This is also the reason why the Jazz cannot defend Zhou Quan. "

Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "This ball allows us to boldly guess that the Jazz still cannot beat the SuperSonics this season."

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "It should be said that with Stockton around, his team can't play Zhouquan, unless the other four positions are all superstars."

"Ha ha……"

When the two said this, they both laughed.

The game was indeed as the two expected. The Jazz really couldn't beat the SuperSonics, and the SuperSonics secured the victory in just three quarters.

Zhou Quan clocked in three quarters, blasted Stockton on the offensive end, and locked him on the defensive end. The Jazz couldn't defend, lost their offensive engine, and lost their temper.

全场30分钟，15投11中，三分球2投1中，3罚3中，拿到26分4篮板10助攻5抢断3盖帽2失误2犯规的数据，投篮命中率73.3%。

After only playing 30 minutes, Zhou Quan felt that his condition was average and he mainly focused on breakthrough points, so his efficiency seemed very high. In fact, his shooting touch was average. He had only resumed training for half a month, and he still needed some time to recover.

In addition, the condition of his teammates is also average, that is, he restrained Stockton too much, otherwise he would not have won so easily.

After the game, Karl Malone returned to the locker room, in a very bad mood, very silent, without saying a word.

The Jazz are a team that aspires to win the championship, but they performed like this when they met the Sonics. How could he be in a good mood?

Jerry Sloan wanted to force him to stay in the Jazz for three years, but how could he be willing in such a situation?

After taking a shower, and on the way to the press conference with Stockton, he said, "John, I know you're not happy that I'm applying for a trade, but man, we've got no hope here, can you understand me? "

"I didn't stop you."

Stockton was silent for a while and then said: "I know it's my problem. I can't help him on both ends of the offense and defense."

"Hey! I don't understand, the Bulls can bring in Mutombo, why can't we bring in stars?" After the postman finished speaking, he didn't speak anymore, and there were only two footsteps in the corridor.

No, there were three footsteps, and Jerry Sloan's.

He knew very well that what the postman said was not to Stockton. If the postman wanted to say these words, he must have said to Stockton a long time ago, it was to him.

But the Jazz are different from the Bulls. The Bulls have a first-level ball market, 40 national live broadcasts, substantial playoff revenue, a large number of sponsors, top three attendance in the league and expensive ticket revenue. What does the Jazz have?
Even if Jordan's salary of 2400 million is excluded from the Bulls' salary this season, there is still 3100 million. The team's salary is as high as 5500 million, making it the team with the highest salary in the league.

The Supersonics count Tekken's salary of 1350 million US dollars this season, and the team's total is almost 4000 million, ranking second in the league.

The Jazz's total salary this season is only 2520 million US dollars, and even the space is still 130 million short of filling. They are not qualified to compete with teams like the Bulls and Supersonics.

The Bulls have formed a true Big Three lineup of Jordan, Pippen, and Mutombo. Although the SuperSonics does not have so many giants, it is also an All-Star lineup. There are several All-Stars in the team with an annual salary of 500 million US dollars. The Jazz's salary is only How can they compare to half of them?
The postman was not reconciled to dying in Jazz, and neither was he.

But he knew that the postman really wanted to leave, and if he forced him to stay, he would only become alienated.

But if he doesn't force it to stay, this team that he has worked hard for many years, which already has a championship-level team, will disintegrate in an instant.

After the SuperSonics finished the game and attended the press conference, they rushed back to Seattle overnight because they will play back-to-back games against the Trail Blazers tomorrow night.

On the evening of the 2nd, the team defeated the Blazers with some difficulty and won the first two consecutive victories.

On the 3rd, the league announced the best of the week for the first week and gave Zhou the right to play.

Next, No. 5 defeated the Eagles at home and won three consecutive victories.

But on the 7th, the SuperSonics lost to the Suns on the road, and then lost to the Spurs in back-to-back away games on the 8th.

On the 8th, the official MVP ranking list was announced for the first time.

Jordan is first, Olajuwon is second, and Zhou Quan is third.

On the 11th, the team defeated the Kings away from home, completing a wave of three away games with two losses and one win, and returned to Seattle.

At this time, the Sonics had 4 wins and 2 losses, tied for third in the Western Conference with the Lakers who also had 4 wins and 2 losses.

The first in the West is Mosaic with six consecutive victories, and the second is the Jazz with five wins and one loss.

The Eastern Bulls also won six games in a row, followed by the Heat and the Knicks.

In the first six games, Zhou Quan averaged 31 minutes per game, and his playing time was somewhat controlled. He averaged 28.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 4.4 steals, 2.5 blocks, 2.4 turnovers and 2.2 fouls per game. His shooting percentage was 50.5%. His condition was not as good as last season.

Of course, this data still ranks first in the league's personal data. Only Jordan's 29.6 points and rebounds are slightly higher than him, and the other four data are slightly behind him.

On the 12th, the league announced the best of the week for the second week, which was given to the Nuggets' Dale Ellis.

这一周艾利斯打出27.6分4.6篮板2.4助攻0.6抢断的表现，命中率高达52.4%。

The media evaluated the performance of each team in the first two weeks. Among the six first-tier teams, the SuperSonics had the lowest evaluation.

(End of this chapter)