God of NBA point guards

Chapter 572 Big Ben is selected as an All-Star
After a 25-game winning streak, the SuperSonics took a break and their next game will be against the Kings at home on the 20th.

Since buying out the contract with Reuben Patterson, swingman Corey Maggette has firmly established himself as the main force at the second position, averaging 35 minutes per game.

The main substitute at the second position is Shamond Williams, and the main substitute at the third position is rookie Desmond Mason. Both of these role players are still available and belong to the main rotation lineup.

Whitsitt is still looking for someone in the free market, hoping to find a swingman, but currently there are enough people, so he is not in a hurry.

On the 20th and 22nd, the SuperSonics defeated the Kings and Wizards at home and away, winning 27 consecutive games. Then on the 23rd, they challenged the Kings in back-to-back away games and were defeated, and the winning streak was suspended.

The SuperSonics were in poor shape. Zhou Quan scored 32 points in the three quarters, but only received 6 assists. The team fell behind by 20 points in the third quarter and was benched in the final quarter.

The Kings played a gorgeous and explosive Princeton offense. Six players scored in double figures and three scored 20+ points. The team scored 125 points, including 30 of 14 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 46.7%. Completely shattered the Sonics' defense and won by 27 points.

The winning streak was interrupted, and the Sonics' nerves that had been tense since the start finally relaxed.

After staying in Sacramento for one more day, on the 25th, the team continued their away game and arrived in Dallas. Next, they had to play a back-to-back away game.

As big as a dinner treat, the two chatted for a long time.

After strengthening his rebounding and defense, Nelson also increased his playing time. Now he has a chance to play in basically every game. He has entered the rotation and can play about 17 minutes, averaging 8.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.4 per game. 0.9 steals, 0.4 turnovers, 1.5 fouls, and a shooting percentage of 42.3%.

Zhou Quan asked about Da Zhi's statistics and said, "Da Zhi, with your performance, you can't beat Bradley.

His rebounding and defense are better than yours, averaging 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7.4 blocks in 2.8 minutes per game. This is what the Mavericks now want you to provide.

Although you are a little better than him offensively, your shooting is still not efficient enough, and the Mavericks are not inferior to your offense. My suggestion is that you continue to work on rebounding and defense. "

DaZhi nodded silently. It had been almost two months since he came to the NBA, and he finally realized the difficulty of playing here.

In the past, when I saw Zhou Quan killing everyone in the NBA, he also dreamed of making a career in the NBA, but now he no longer has this dream.

Zhou Quan couldn't help Da Zhi much, and he had to rely on himself for the rest.

If he can't make any more contributions on the defensive end, he can only improve his efficiency on the offensive end, increasing his 42% shooting rate by at least five percentage points, which should make Da Zhi's position in the Mavericks more stable.

He finally said: "Dazhi, although Nelson did not require you to play low-post offense, as a center, you should still increase the offensive proportion of the paint area.

Your current offense at the basket is only 15%, the last two points are 21%, and the offense in the paint area only accounts for 36%. This is too little. You are a center, and at least the offense in the paint area must reach more than 40%. This is the minimum requirement. This way your hit rate will be higher.

I looked at your data, and the shooting percentage at the basket reached 66.7%, which is not bad. The shooting percentage in the past two points also reached 50%. This is not good, but very good, higher than David Robinson and Ewing.

You know, among the four super centers, O'Neal's shooting percentage in the past two points has reached 42%. He is the highest. You have a shooting percentage of 50% in the past two points. Why don't you attack more in the paint area? "

"Did they have such a low shooting percentage in the past two points?" Da Zhi was a little surprised. His English was not good and his reading and writing skills were even worse. He didn't know much about this aspect.

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "You have a good pace under the basket. This is your advantage. If you go outside to shoot, your pace advantage will not be used."

Don't be afraid of confrontation, just dare to enter the paint area to attack. If you do this, even if you don't have a chance with the Mavericks, there will definitely be other teams that want you.

Nelson's coaching style is different from other head coaches. He likes Nowitzki's style, and you probably also like his style, which allows you to escape confrontation in the paint.

But you have to remember that if you are outside as a high-powered turret, unless your shooting percentage improves by a few percentage points, you will be abandoned by the Mavericks sooner or later and have little future. "

Da Zhi gritted his teeth, nodded and said, "Brother, I listen to you."

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "After entering the paint area, don't be afraid of being elbowed. If others elbow you, you will elbow others as well. Don't cause trouble for food and accommodation, but don't be afraid of trouble either.

Remember, as long as you increase the number of offenses in the paint two or three times a game, the statistics will be much better than they are now. "

The two talked about the national team from the NBA, and one of them said, "Brother, will you participate in next year's National Games?"

Zhou Quan was startled, National Games?
During the 93 National Games, Nanhu Province did not contact him because the provincial basketball team had been cancelled.

However, in 97, the province re-established the basketball team and contacted his father, hoping that he could participate in the National Games in October of that year.

But he didn't agree. That year he completed three consecutive championships, had retired from the NBA, and was preparing for the boxing championship, so he had no time at all.

"The province has not contacted me, and even if it did, I would not participate. Da Zhi, do you want to participate in the National Games?" he asked.

Da Zhi shook his head and said: "My military status is gone. I represented Jiefangjun in the National Games before, but now I am no longer eligible. They have not contacted me."

At this point, he said with some confusion: "The city has not contacted me. In fact, I can still represent the capital in the National Games."

"What, you want to play in the National Games?" Zhou Quan asked.

"No, brother, I'm just a little confused." Da Zhi said with a smile.

In fact, he was not confused, but a little disappointed, because he had offended the Beijing team badly when he went to Bayi from Beijing. Now that Bart represents Beijing in the National Games, naturally he will not come to him.

Thinking of Bart, he added: "By the way, brother, has Bart contacted you? Some NBA teams have contacted him in the past two years."

"No."

Zhou Quan smiled and shook his head.

Because last time he supported Dayao as the main starter, the relationship between him and Bart deteriorated, and Bart would definitely not contact him.

26号晚，周权轰下45分8篮板15助攻8抢断3盖帽，超音速击败小牛，没有出现连败。

On the 27th, the SuperSonics lost again, losing to Mosaic in back-to-back away games.

On the 30th, they defeated the Hornets at home, ending all schedules in 2000.

29 wins and 2 losses, ranking first in the league.

Time entered 2001. On January 1, the league announced the best of the month and MVP rankings for last month. Zhou Quan won the best of the month for the 1th time and continued to sit at the top of the MVP rankings.

On this day, the league also announced that voting for the 01 All-Stars has begun.

New York, NBA headquarters, after Stern handled some matters, he began to consider the pros and cons of one thing.Last year, the NBA opened Internet voting, which was very efficient and doubled the votes. Now he has an idea to open Internet voting in China. In this way, Zhou Quan will definitely get more votes and further enhance the influence of the NBA.

However, there are advantages and disadvantages. Zhou Quan's votes are far higher than those of other All-Stars. If the China region is opened, the gap will be too big, which may cause dissatisfaction among other players, so he has been hesitating about this matter.

Looking at the current record of the SuperSonics, the possibility of defending the title this season is not small. If they win again, it will be five championships. Will it cause aesthetic fatigue?

However, the Sonics are very lucky. They picked up Ben Wallace, an undrafted player whose performance is very stable and has become the core of the Sonics' interior defense. He has the ability to compete for DPOY. Zhou Quan has his help to defend his title. Then the second dynasty is not without a chance.

Thinking of this, he felt very complicated.

The greater the King of Iron Fist's achievements and influence, the better for the alliance of course.

If there are two three consecutive championship dynasties, the Iron Fist King may even become the No. 1 Goat in history and everyone looks up to him.

But unfortunately, Iron Fist is not American.

……

On the evening of the 1st, Zhou Quan and his family went to Chinatown for dinner.

With continuous development over the years, Chinatown has expanded several streets, the community has become several times larger, and the number of Chinese has exceeded 15. The Koreans who previously made up the majority of the population have moved away a lot, and there are not many left. Chinatown has become A real Chinese community.

Walking into Chinatown feels like returning to China. There are square signboards everywhere, both in simplified and traditional Chinese.

Yuelai Restaurant is a Shandong cuisine restaurant opened by third-generation Chinese. Zhou Quan and the others are having dinner here tonight and have already reserved a table.

After they arrived, the boss personally greeted them with a warm attitude.

Entering the private room facing the street on the second floor, I was served good tea, ordered dishes, and the boss served some snacks before leaving.

Zhou Quan looked at the street and said, "This place is much more lively than when I was just now. Chinese Americans who have immigrated to Seattle account for the vast majority, and the proportion of domestic immigrants is relatively small. There are probably some people who smuggled here, but there should not be many."

"There are probably not many real immigrants coming to the country. Most of those with very high immigration conditions are smuggled in," Zeng Li said.

Zhou Ye said: "I heard from my second brother that many people have sold their houses in China. Immigrants here can only wash dishes. They can't find any good jobs and their lives are not as good as in China. I don't know if there are such people here. "

Zhou Quan said with a smile: “The middle-class immigrants to the United States are taking American job opportunities. Unless you have skills that Americans lack, you cannot compete with Americans.

Many immigrants have a misunderstanding that they are elites at home and will be elites in the United States, but they are really wrong.

You are an elite in China, but you are not necessarily an elite in the United States, so if you come to the United States, you may end up with a university professor washing dishes and living in a basement. "

……

Entering January, the schedule continues to deepen.

Ben Wallace has become an indispensable inside gate for the Sonics, especially after Rashard Lewis became the starting power forward, his presence became even more important.

Lewis's defense is still a problem. Once the opponent breaks through him, Ben becomes the defensive barrier inside. His importance is more important than before Lewis became the main starter.

However, Lewis' performance on the offensive end has become more and more stable, averaging 35 minutes per game, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals, shooting 50.5% from the field, 45.4% from three-pointers, and a high shooting rate from open shots.

His shots are mainly open shots, and he is also the person with the strongest ability to use Zhou Quan to create open shots. Zhou Quan averages about 3 assists per game from him.

After Corey Maggette became the main starter, he averaged 26 minutes per game, 13 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, and shot 47% from the field. Like Lewis, he mainly focused on open shots.

Among the SuperSonics team, three people including Zhou Quan, Lewis, and Corey Maggette scored in double figures, and there were six others who scored 5+ or more.

The team's overall field goal percentage is 48.1%, ranking first in the league.Second is the Jazz with 47.1%.The third is the Spurs, 46.1%.

The Sonics also rank first in the league in assists, with 26.8.Second is the Jazz with 25.7 times.

In terms of points per game, the Sonics ranked first in the league with 102.5 points.The second place is the Kings with 101.7 points.

In terms of points lost, the SuperSonics scored 89.5 points, third in the league. Only the Knicks, Heat, and Spurs lost points lower than the Sonics.

From these data, we can see the importance of Zhou Quan, providing the team with efficient scoring and defense, as well as assists.

After playing the January schedule, the SuperSonics' record is 44 wins and 4 losses, and they are 15 wins and 2 losses in January. They are still the best team in the league.

On January 1, the four-week All-Star voting ended.

Zhou Quan once again won the top vote. Last year he got 661 million votes, and this year he got 687 million votes. Although the increase is not big, it means that his popularity has not dropped.

The second vote-getter was Vince Carter again, with 180 million votes.The third was O'Neal with 154 million votes, the fourth was Iverson with 150 million votes, and the fifth was Kobe with 143 million votes.

"The top five All-Stars with the most votes received a total of 1312 million votes, and Iron Fist's one vote exceeded the four votes combined." The New York Times.

“Iron Fist’s all-star voting makes American professional sports history again.” The Seattle Times.

On the same day, the league announced the 01 All-Star starters and substitutes.

Eastern All-Star starters: Anthony Davis, Anthony Mason Jr., Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Iverson

Eastern All-Star Substitutes: Ray Allen, Marbury, Glenn Robinson, Sprewell, Mutombo, Alan Houston, Payton

Western Conference All-Star starters: Duncan, Garnett, Chris Webber, Kobe Bryant, Zhou Quan
Western Conference All-Star Substitutes: Kidd, Finley, David Robinson, Divac, Rasheed Wallace, Ben Wallace, Karl Malone, Antonio McDyess.

Among them, the starting center in the Eastern Conference was originally Mourning, and the starting center in the Western Conference was O'Neal. They both took time off due to injuries.

Zhou Quan also wants to take a leave of absence. He has no interest in the All-Stars right now, but I guess Stern won't allow it. Being a mascot is better than taking a leave of absence.

The All-Star Game is from February 2th to 9th, the main game is on February 12th, and the venue is Washington.

The Sonics lost to the Trail Blazers on the road before the All-Star break, with a record of 47 wins and 5 losses.

(End of this chapter)