God of NBA point guards

Chapter 186 The Pistons' Future Worry

The timeout ends and Mosaic attacks.

Horry received the ball from Smith and was about to pass it to Dameng in the low post. Ulrich suddenly pressed close to him. The rookie's attributes exploded. He raised the ball above his head with both hands, but he hesitated when passing the ball, and the ball was knocked out. .

"Oh, Mosaic made another mistake!" Williams exclaimed.

"Iron Fist got the ball and he's countering!" Bill Walton yelled.

Zhou Quan rushed up from Smith's side, picked up the ball and immediately counterattacked.

Smith chased desperately, and when he got to Zhou Quan's left side, Zhou Quan immediately turned to the left and squeezed lightly with his strong body. Smith hit the floor with his head on the ground, ouch, nosebleed on the spot He came out, screaming in pain.

"boom!"

Zhou Quan rushed into the paint and took off, dunked the ball with his right hand, and made a powerful windmill dunk, detonating the Palace of Auburn Hills.

"Good job, Orlando."

He turned to Ulrich and encouraged.

Ulrich laughed so hard that his molars were exposed. As a small forward, he averaged only 0.6 steals per game, which was already overfulfilled.

So Iron Fist is right, he will focus on that rookie Horry today, and try to make as many steals as possible to make his defensive statistics better.

Kenny Smith, with a broken nose, was sidelined and replaced with a backup point guard, veteran Slip Floyd.

Floyd used the wall to get rid of Zhou Quan and entered the left wing, but Zhou Quan quickly passed the wall and blocked the front again. He immediately dropped the ball behind Zhou Quan, who was in the low post on the left wing.

As soon as Dameng received the ball, Zhou Quan turned around and stepped in front of him, stretched out his hand and hit the ball just right with his first-class precision strike.

"Damn!"

Dameng hurriedly snatched the ball, but Zhou Quan's movement was fast. Zhou Quan's snatching movement was fast and accurate. Dream pulled the ball over before.

"Consecutive mistakes, Mosaic's state is too bad today, and it is even more impossible to win the Pistons if this continues." Bill Walton analyzed.

Williams said: "In terms of strength on paper, the two teams are actually about the same. Now the Mosaic is 13 wins and 7 losses, the Pistons are 16 wins and 5 losses, and the Pistons have 2.5 more wins. In terms of record, there is no absolute advantage."

Zhou Quan advanced to the frontcourt and singled Floyd.

Floyd used to be an All-Star substitute. He was 32 years old. He was the same height and weight as Smith. He had a lot of injuries and his state fell sharply. Once his state fell, he couldn't defend first. This is the reason why Zhou Quan continued to play singles.

As soon as he got to the frontcourt, he didn't slow down, but suddenly activated the 92-level acceleration to stride over others. He overtook the opponent in one step, and rushed to the top of the arc, which was extremely ferocious.

Now his breakthrough skills have no shortcomings. The worst ones are all at level 86. Four of the six basic breakthrough skills have reached the top level. .

With a tonnage of 90 kilograms, once the first line of defense is broken through, the speed will rush up after three steps, becoming a small heavy tank, including the center forward, anyone who wants to block his breakthrough must have firm determination willpower.

Horry, who was in charge of assisting the defense, gritted his teeth and moved quickly from the left wing to the free throw line, hoping to block Zhou Quan. After Zhou Quan crossed the center line, he began to break through. The long distance gave him a chance to make up the defense.

As soon as Ulrich saw Horry gone, he immediately cut to the basket from the left wing.

Thorpe, who was standing on the left waist, ignored it and let Ulrich rush into the paint from his side. He absolutely believed in Dameng's ability to protect the basket under the basket.

"squeak!"

Zhou Quan made an emergency stop at the top of the arc. At this time, Horry jumped to the free throw line, two steps away from him. Floyd behind him hadn't followed up. He took off calmly and shot a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

The shot was very decisive, because Rodman was under the basket, and Ulrich also rushed in. The two faced a big dream. He believed that even if he missed the shot, his side would have a greater chance to grab the offensive rebound.

"brush!"

The more decisive and resolute the shot, the higher the hit rate, the more muddy the shot, the more hesitant the shot, it will be inaccurate. With the splash, he accurately hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

Bill Walton praised: "As Tekken's shooting skills get better and better, and his shooting percentage becomes more stable and higher, his shots will become more and more bold, and his threat on the outside will become greater and greater.

Now his height is not clear, but I think he is a little taller than when he first entered the league last season, plus his wingspan, so he has a little height advantage in the first position in most cases.

But now I'm a little thinner than before, and I should have lost weight, which is right, too much weight will put a greater load on the lower limbs.

However, the weight should not be lower than 90 kg. This is still a heavy tank in the first position. With the advantage of height, he will still have a dislocation advantage in the first position. Few people in this league can guard against him. The average point guard They will all be crushed. "

Williams said with a smile: "So in the Eastern Conference finals, the Bulls switched to Iron Fist by Michael Jordan. This is the risk of BJ being blown up by Joe Dumars."

Bill Walton nodded and said, "Even if Joe Dumars blows up BJ, his scoring is still limited. It can't offset Jordan's scoring advantage. Unless he can average 30+ per game, then the Pistons will have a chance to win the Bulls."

The game continued on the field. Under the strong defense of the Pistons, the rookie Horry made mistakes one after another, and the audience sent 7 turnovers.

And because of Dameng's main attack, the Pistons also strengthened their defense against him. He was also out tonight, making as many as 6 turnovers.

The two contributed 13 turnovers, and the Mosaic team sent a total of 21 turnovers. In the end, the Pistons successfully defeated Mosaic at home and won five consecutive victories.

Five consecutive victories, four consecutive losses, seven consecutive victories, five consecutive victories after one loss, 17 wins and 5 losses.

After playing the mosaic, another back-to-back home and away game ushered in. The Pistons set off overnight and flew to Charlotte, preparing to play against the Hornets tomorrow night.

In this game, Larry Johnson got his revenge. Taking advantage of the back-to-back opportunities of the Pistons, he and Mourning teamed up to score 51 points and 19 rebounds to win the game.

With 17 wins and 6 losses, the Pistons are still number one in the Eastern Conference.

The schedule continued. After finishing the remaining three games this year, the Pistons won two and lost one, and lost one to the Cavaliers. They were 19 wins and seven losses, with a winning percentage of 7%. They were overtaken by the Knicks, but still above the Bulls.

But the Bulls' winning percentage is also close to [-]%, only one win away from the Pistons. If the Pistons lose one game and the Bulls win one game, they will be tied.

In the West, the Suns' record is soaring, with a winning rate of 75%, ranking first in the league.

"We only have the championship in our sights this season." Stimulated by the record, Barkley let go of his rhetoric in the face of the media.

Time entered the year of 93. On New Year's Day, the league announced the MVP rankings. Zhou Quan's ranking surpassed Olajuwon and rose to fourth. The top three were Barkley, Jordan, and Ewing.

On this day, the league also announced the start of the All-Star voting, which will last for a month.

The management of the Pistons contacted all the local media that could be contacted to canvass for Zhou Quan and mobilize Detroiters to vote for Zhou Quan.

In addition, Skechers is the same, contacting some media in the Greater Bay Area to solicit votes for Zhou Quan.

On January 1, the Pistons beat the Magic away again, and arrived in Miami at noon on the 2rd.

The game against the Heat is on the 5th. The Pistons don't plan to go back to Detroit. They just stay in Miami for an extra day to avoid flying back and forth.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Rodman suddenly found Chuck Daly and asked for leave to leave the team.

"Father, I promise to come back tomorrow and not delay the game."

"Where are you going?" Chuck Daly asked sternly.

"Uh, Madonna picked me up to New York with a private jet, I..." Rodman said awkwardly, not daring to hide it in front of Chuck Daly.

"what?"

Chuck Daly looked at Rodman with hatred, and almost roared: "You are crazy! That woman broke your family and bankrupted the economy, and now she is going to harm the team again?"

"Yes, but I won't delay the game." Seeing that Chuck's father was so angry, Rodman was immediately afraid, and hesitated.

"Don't go!" Daly said angrily.

Rodman left unhappy.

He's going to find Zhou Quan to talk about his concerns.

The hotels where the NBA stays are all looking for a basketball room, and Zhou Quan is currently training to turn around and step back to make a jump shot.

The team did not arrange training today, and he was the only one in the basketball room.

Throughout December, he has been doing this training, 83 times a day, completed three rounds, and has been promoted to level [-]. He can complete the fourth round today, only two hundred times away.

This training task can be completed 12 times. After completing the fourth round, you can complete 8 times and upgrade to level 92.

He intends to finish the task at the end of February, and then practice the turnaround jumper.

"Dennis, how are you?"

At this moment, Rodman pushed the door open and came in, sat down on the wall, looking in a bad mood, he stopped training and asked.

"The coach won't let me ask for leave." Da Chong said dejectedly.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"Uh, Madonna sent a private plane to pick me up to New York." Rodman was still a little embarrassed when he said this.

"You guys are having a great time!"

Zhou Quan laughed a few times and sat beside him.

Rodman was puzzled and said: "There is no training arrangement today. I can come back tomorrow. I don't understand why Dad is so angry?"

Zhou Quan persuaded: "Dennis, as the head coach, he must make strict demands on you, and you need to understand this.

Don't you feel that your personality is very loose, if there is no coach Daly to control you, you will not be where you are today. "

"Of course I know, I am grateful to him, he is my second father."

After returning from injury, Rodman is still in very good condition, averaging 18 rebounds per game. If it continues, defending the rebounding champion this season will not be a problem.

Although he spent a lot of energy on Madonna, as long as he is in good condition, he can't say anything.

Moreover, a guy as energetic as Rodman can't be eunuched, can he?It's normal to have a woman, and he himself plans to find a temporary girlfriend recently to solve his physical problems.

The two chatted for a while, and Rodman became less depressed, and then he was pulled up by Zhou Quan to accompany him for training.

After five o'clock, Zhou Quan completed the fourth round of training and raised his turn and step back jumper to level 84.

The back-up technique is still very useful. After turning around, the distance from the opponent is opened, so that the opponent cannot block the shot.

On the evening of the 5th, the Pistons defeated the Heat and rushed back to Detroit overnight. Another back-to-back game was waiting for them.

However, the Pistons did not disappoint the fans. Since it was back-to-back, they also defeated the bad team Clippers at home, and won the 22nd win, 22 wins and 7 losses, with a winning percentage of 75.8%, surpassing the Knicks, and boarded the Eastern Conference. The throne of No. [-] is even only half a game away from the Suns.

This is the second time for the Pistons to be No.1 in the Eastern Conference. Whether the Pistons are a real championship-level team has not sparked media debate this time. The mainstream media unanimously believes that the Pistons are a championship-level team.

But after two months of the schedule, in addition to the original four championship-level teams, in addition to the Pistons, the Mosaic team is also considered by the media to have championship-level strength.

The Trail Blazers are currently second in the Western Conference, one more win than the third Mosaic, and the fourth is the Supersonics. Some media even believe that the Supersonics should also belong to the first-tier team.

On January 1th, Zhou Quan got up from the bed, went out to pick up the newspaper after washing, made some breakfast, and flipped through the newspaper while eating.

So far this season, his statistics are 23 points, 4.8 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 3.3 steals, 0.5 blocks, 3.2 turnovers, and 3 fouls. It has also risen, so my expectations for myself have also increased a lot. I hope to get more support from fans and be selected as the All-Star starter.

"Ha ha……"

Surprisingly, the All-Star voting for the first week came out, and he actually won 21 votes.

Seeing this data, I couldn't believe it, because Jordan only got 27 votes in the first week.

Look again, Isiah Thomas only has 4 votes, which is far worse than last season. It seems that his influence in Detroit has dropped sharply, and the Pistons have officially entered his era.

And Joe Dumars, slightly more than the assassins, but only more than 5 votes, limited influence in Detroit.

He ranks second among Eastern Conference guards behind Jordan, and if he keeps it, the All-Star starter is his.

What he didn't know was that many votes were cast for him by Chinese in the United States, and a large number of votes came from cities with a large number of Chinese in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York.

Now that his popularity and influence are rising, his status in the hearts of Chinese people is also rising. In the past, Chinese Americans were rarely willing to invest energy in this area.

"Ding ding ding..."

At this time, the phone rang, and it was a congratulatory call from manager Philip.

"Zhou, there is one more thing. The All-Stars are on the 20th and 21st. The timing is just right. The Golf National Tournament is held on the 18th in San Francisco. There are four days in total, one round per day. You just catch up. I got you a celebrity Wild card."

"Time is running out!"

"It doesn't matter, you will withdraw after two days of fighting, I have made arrangements."

"That's good. By the way, Rogge, how much is the sales of sneakers in the second year, I can calculate it quickly?"

"Haha, yes, it's almost finished. It's just a few days. The first year is still a bit difficult. Now that your popularity and influence have increased a lot, the second year will be much easier. The next three-year contract will definitely be available."

In the afternoon, Zhou Quan came to the headquarters to participate in the training. The assassin said with some resentment: "Iron Fist, 21 votes in the first week, you sucked up all the votes in Detroit."

Zhou Quan chuckled and said, "Isaiah, at least half of my votes come from outside Detroit. Don't worry, your votes will increase."

Joe Dumars came over and said, "This year's Iron Fist should be your All-Star starter."

Rodman jumped and ran over and shouted: "Congratulate me, I also got 7 votes in the first week."

"roll!"

The big bug had [-] more votes than himself in the first week, and the assassin felt a toothache, so he gave Rodman an annoyed look, and walked away depressed.

"If I make it to the All-Star again this year, it will be my third time. After finishing this contract, my contract should go up." Rodman said with a smile.

"Dennis, will your contract end in 94?" Zhou Quan asked.

"Yeah, next season will be over, and then I will sign a big contract, at least five years." Rodman said expectantly.

Zhou Quan has some hidden worries. After the 93/94 season, he can also opt out of the player option for the final year, which happens to collide with Rodman. With the financial resources of the Pistons, can he and Rodman be satisfied at the same time?
As far as he knows, Joe Dumars' contract will end in 95, one year later than the big bug, and the team must leave room for him.

If he chooses to implement the final year of his contract, he will also bump into Joe Dumars' new contract.

Shaking his head, he felt that now is not the time to think about these things, and those issues will be discussed later.

(End of this chapter)