There was no suspense in the men's basketball World Cup, and a group of stars of the American team won easily.

In recent years, the international basketball world has returned to the pattern of the United States team dominating, which is obviously very detrimental to the basketball project to catch up with football in terms of influence. Judging from the situation of this World Cup alone, basketball has further lagged behind in terms of international influence compared with football.

"Is basketball still a global sport?" ESPN expert Strauss raised such doubts at the beginning of his article.

In the NBA, it is also the Knicks team where Zhou Xuan is located. Strauss thinks it's not good, it's more attractive when there's competition. It's like football's European Champions Cup, which attracts countless eyeballs every year. Just a superstar can't create a zào classic, you have to have someone of equal strength to fight against him.

Strauss is frustrated by Zhou Xuan's continuous monopoly of individual honors and the fact that local players are missing out on MVP, and he hopes that someone will beat the Knicks next season.

In September, Zhou Xuan continued to rest, and after three consecutive championships, he felt a reason to relax.

Players whose Knicks contracts are expiring are more aggressive. Leonard began shooting in August. Parsons, who didn't make it to the summer, is also working on three-point shooting, and the coaching staff has promised to start him this season, hoping to play better numbers in a contract year.

Also practicing is Michael Beasley, who has a non-guaranteed base salary contract. He went to the Knicks for a tryout during the holidays and then found a place to practice shooting. He didn't want to leave the NBA prematurely, and this could be his last chance.

2008 is known as the golden generation of the draft, and many people even say that they are the strongest generation in history, not only Zhou Xuan, but also rich in 2 masters, 3 masters and high-quality role players.

Not to mention a group of big men who signed big contracts in the lotto area, McGee, Hibbert, Anderson, Batum, Ibaka and others all received tens of millions of annual salaries. Even in the second round, there were Zhou Xuan, Jordan Jr., Asik, Pekovic, Dragic and other fierce people. The worst one is Beasley. Rose has at least signed a big contract for several seasons, and Mayo has changed a few teams, at least not being called a cancer.

Compared with this group of players of the same level, Beasley, who was almost locked in the top spot in 2008, is not interested in their high salary, and Beasley is the object of hatred by advertisers, and no one asks him to be an endorsement, unless marijuana can be advertised.

He's a genius to love and hate. Love his talent and hate him for not working hard. When everyone criticized him for not working hard, he also knew the importance of hard work.

On September 16, Zhou Xuan received a strange phone call.

"Hello, who?"

"Hello, Stephen Chow? I'm Michael Beasley. ”

Zhou Xuan smiled: "You finally remembered to call me." ”

"I don't know if you changed your number, but luckily you didn't."

In the 2008 rookie game, the two left a phone call, and they worked together and communicated with a team at that time. Zhou Xuan helped Beasley win the MVP of the rookie game, which was the only honor Beasley has won so far.

The two chatted on the phone and made an appointment to meet at a café near Times Square.

The two ordered tea and coffee to make drinks, but did not drink, Beasley probably wanted to make a good impression on Zhou Xuan, at least not to show his bad habits in front of him.

Zhou Xuan spoke straight to the point, and was not polite to Beasley, and asked a few questions. "What really happened in the Heat locker room last season? Do you know why you were traded by the Timberwolves and cut by the Suns? Are you going to go on like this, or do you want to rise like Zach Randolph and Jefferson? ”

Beasley said: "He laughed and sang in the locker room after the Heat lost. I was traded, I was laid off because I was too independent. ”

The last question he answered: "I want to win a championship, I want to be an All-Star." ”

Before he entered the league, Beasley dreamed of becoming an All-Star, and he even wanted to win the scoring title, but unfortunately it became a joke. Zhou Xuan smiled: "Michael, if you want to be reused in the new season and not happen like before, I want to change your mentality first." Since you're looking for me, you must want me to help you, right? ”

Beasley nodded. This guy has a weird personality, is he so humble today. Zhou Xuan has been the MVP for several consecutive years, and in his opinion, he is qualified to preach to himself, and Zhou Xuan has what he needs to learn.

Everyone said Maddie was a waste of talent. But in an interview, Maddie said: "There are some players in the league now, some stupid people. The mistakes they make are really incomprehensible, those are stupid things in the legal sense, like drunk driving, smoking marijuana, these things are really crazy, they set a bad example for young people, I really can't understand that. ”

Judging from these two things, Maddy is definitely qualified to criticize the current young players, because in his more than ten years of NBA career, there has never been any negative news related to marijuana and drunk driving. And the example he gave was Beasley.

Zhou Xuan believes that in order for Beasley to play a role in the team and become a good role player, he must first correct his attitude.

"I build yì first you have to forget 'I have talent, I can be an all-star'. What you want to think about is 'I'm going to do what the coach is going to do, I'm going to play a role in the system.' 'Thinking too highly of yourself will only make you lose your position, and if you want to play with your talent, you can ruin the whole strategy and fall into singles. You used to make this mistake. ”

Beasley asked, "Anything else?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "Defense." You're fast, you're physical, you should be like Serge Ibaka and not defend the black hole, you need to be 10 percent focused. ”

Beasley nodded. "I'm going to give 100 percent of my effort."

"I think you said it when you joined the Suns, actions are more important than words. You have to be clear about where you fit into the game, it's a good prediction. If you come off the bench, you'll be paired with Anderson or Jefferson in the second quarter. I ask you, what do you do when Anderson pulls out the inside line? ”

Beasley said: "Also go out and block and then catch the rim and attack? ”

"Count it out as a method."

"If you play against the opponent's strong interior blue-collar in the low post, you need to rely on technical singles to play the ball."

"That's fine. What about Jefferson in the low post? ”

"Help your teammates cover and then wait on the perimeter for your opportunity to shoot."

"Good."

Zhou Xuan smiled: "Brother, since you know this, I don't understand it a little." Why did you say that way before? Get all of this right, ensure efficiency, and you could be an All-Star, or at least a full mid-class. ”

Beasley was embarrassed, he had a big problem and his brain was constantly short-circuited. In that state, no technology can be used.

Zhou Xuan assured: "Michael, as long as you are willing to do what the coach says, I will remind you at any time." I think you're good at running and shooting, and you can do it. Promise me no more drunk driving or touching marijuana, that's stupid. Drugs even have a drug word in their names, and if you want to touch them, how can you have a ball quotient when your IQ is gone? ”

Beasley's eyelids jumped. "I'm quitting ...... now"

"That's for the best."

Zhou Xuan believes that drug addicts are the most idiotic, and marijuana can still be saved, mainly based on psychological dependence, physical dependence is light, and it is not easy to tolerate. Withdrawal symptoms are usually absent when inhaled in small amounts or intermittently used in large doses, and withdrawal reactions are more common in people who use larger doses in widely endemic areas.

Beasley sighed, "Do you think I don't have anything good about?" ”

"Of course there is, let's enter the alliance a year, how envious I am of your body, do you know? If you add my ball quotient to your body, what do you say you have to hit? Super Jordan is the same as playing, right? ”

"Why do I think you're scolding me with a flower? Your ball quotient with my body surpasses Jordan, and my ball quotient with my body gets the base salary? The gap is too big, right? Beasley glanced at him.

"I'm not scolding you, I'm almost overtaking Jordan without your body, don't you think this should be the motivation for you to be angry? And it also proves the importance of team basketball. ”

Zhou Xuan paused for a moment, and then said: "You signed a one-year final salary, and I think you will also have the idea of winning a one-year championship and then pursuing a big contract." Personally, I suggest that you should stay at the Knicks for two years and then think about money after reversing people's impressions. Believe me, the more people don't take their money seriously, the easier it is to make money. You're selfless, you've changed, and advertisers may think of you too. Randolph was approached by someone to endorse him. I've had several examples of prodigal sons turning back, and I hope you're next. ”

"I know, otherwise I wouldn't have wanted to join the Knicks with a base salary." Beasley laughed.

"Come on, we'll practice when the camp starts, and I'll pass the ball to you. Actually, I have a lot of confidence in you, because you have the ability, you will play as a number three or four as a substitute and play at least a little more than last season. ”

"I'm relieved to have your words." Beasley let out a long sigh of relief.

Zhou Xuan doesn't just talk about it, he will build yì coaching staff to play Beasley as a power forward, he has an advantage in this position, and small forward lacks mobility.

In his two seasons with the Timberwolves, Beasley ranked 30th among all small forwards in terms of efficiency. During his time with the Suns, he ranked only 48th among all 67 small forwards.

Last season, the data showed that Beasley's biggest improvement was the 10-15 foot distance shooting, in the previous five seasons, Beasley's shooting percentage at this distance hovered between 32% and 38% in each season, and last season this shooting rate increased to nearly 48%, which means that he is suitable for blocking and waiting for a shot from medium to long distance.

Playing on a better team and being more transferable on the offensive end are all reasons why Beasley played so well with the Heat, and the Knicks ball worked better.

In the final analysis, Beasley's advantage is on the offensive end, and the Knicks already have offensive players like Zhou Xuan and Bosh in the starting lineup, and Beasley's offensive opportunities cannot be too many. Therefore, Beasley has more room to play in the bench.

The base salary is signed to Beasley, and Zhou Xuan is welcome.