On the fourth day of Las Vegas, Zhou Xuan had just sat down to play for a long time, and the person he was waiting for finally came.

Peyton didn't go out to gamble in the past two days, just partyed with his friends. When he watched the news, he found that the NBA's hot point guard arrived in Las Vegas and went on a killing spree, and it was still the store he liked to go to, and he immediately became interested and wanted to meet each other at the poker table.

Zhou Xuan was not surprised, stood up and said with a smile: "Gary (Peyton), it's nice to meet you, you also come here to play?" ”

"What, can't you?" Peyton opened his mouth like a ruffian, this is his habit, and it is not easy to change.

"How could it not be? Put out the welcome mat. NBA guard, you are the one I admire the most, you can attack, defend and organize, although many people said I was 'Chinese Stockton' at first, but I would prefer them to say that I am 'Chinese Payton'. As soon as Zhou Xuan spoke, several big tall hats were put on Peyton's head.

Peyton immediately frowned, thinking that this kid was actually my fan, and with his popularity, if this matter came out, I would have too much face.

The other two gamblers weren't happy. "If you want to chat, you can find a place to eat and drink tea, and do you want to gamble?"

"Bet? I'd love to treat you to a meal and have a good chat. Zhou Xuan looked at Peyton and asked for his opinion.

Peyton said, "Let's play a few games first, how can there be any reason to continue when you come?" ”

"Okay."

This table attracted a lot of onlookers, not only to watch the stars, but also a few gamblers who felt that watching Zhou Xuan gamble could gain experience. There are also people who have lost to Zhou Xuan to come and watch, wanting to see him lose miserably.

Zhou Xuan's luck today is average, he didn't have a good hand in a few consecutive hands, let alone a pair, he didn't even get an A, he chose to give up without hesitation.

Peyton won three games in a row, won $10,000, and said with a smile: "You just play like this, and you don't follow a handful?" ”

"Well, I'm very cautious, and the rules don't say you have to follow. It's not a man-to-man defense, you have to get entangled with the opponent. And if I follow, I'm afraid I'll be eaten hard by your back, so it's better to hand it over to the insider. ”

Among the gamblers, this will be replaced by a Japanese with curly hair and dead fish eyes, and complained to his companion in Japanese: "What kind of trouble is he talking about, playing cards can be associated with basketball, who is the insider, he is in the late stage of secondary disease, right?" ”

For eleven games in a row, Zhou Xuan lost a lot, and then finally no one followed the good cards. He wondered if the dealer had deliberately not dealt him good cards. By the 16th inning, he got a pair of fours and followed again.

The third card is four, everyone guessed that he had a good chance of being three, and Zhou Xuan only pressed 200, he knew that Peyton was a small gambler, and he didn't want to scare people away, even if he won, he would win a small victory. Winning money is no longer his goal, the main thing is to play with him.

Even if you are a person who is very good at gambling, if you win him all, he will feel very shameless. So Zhou Xuanming had a good deck of cards, and he didn't ask for much, even so, the three opponents were all PASS.

A few more handfuls, Zhou Xuan still followed along, no big moves, no risks, small losses should be won. Peyton's approach is similar to his, equally unrisky. The Japanese took a few good cards and didn't let people take the bait, and he didn't think it was interesting to win too little, so he got up and went directly to another table.

At this time, Peyton and Zhou Xuan both had a feeling that they were the same kind of people, and they could control themselves very well, and they could also control the rhythm when playing cards.

In the past few days, Zhou Xuan realized some truths after witnessing the faces of different people in the gambling game. Gambling can be based on character.

Some people, who focus on entertainment, don't care if they win or lose. Such a person has a frank mentality, faces it positively, does not regard money as the only purpose of communication, and cares more about friendship and human affection.

Some people are the first to win or lose, and they are afraid of losing if they want to win. When you win, you are proud, and if you have a dollar, you will not count a point, and you will receive it all; When you lose, you are full of ugliness, and you don't want to give money if you have it. Such a person is narrow-minded, snobbish, mercenary, and not worthy of deep friendship.

Michael? Jordan is a very bad gambler, when he was with the Wizards, Jordan always liked to pull Hamilton to bet on shooting, according to Hamilton afterwards, every time he played this, Jordan had to bet until he won.

And Peyton and Zhou Xuan both belong to the first type, and being able to control themselves is really a small gamble. Gambling is a kind of learning, but also a kind of culture, different people in front of gambling have to win their own, there are also self-loss, money is a scale, can hold a person high, can also let a person fall heavily.

In an hour, Zhou Xuan lost about 20,000 US dollars, and Payton had more than 30,000 yuan, and the time was close to noon. Zhou Xuan proposed, "Are you going to eat?" Want to play again in the afternoon. ”

"Okay." Peyton agreed, and they naturally talked.

People who have watched Zhou Xuan play for two days have a question, today Zhou Xuan has few words, rarely follows the cards, and the gambling is also small, and his style is different from his first two times, I don't know how to do it. They couldn't have imagined that Zhou Xuan came to Las Vegas to find Peyton, of course, he stayed and didn't want to win at all. Otherwise, if you catch Peyton, you might lose it all, which would be too emotional.

Zhou Xuan also checked Peyton's hobbies, pulled him to eat seafood, and a few big crabs were served on the table, and the two of them were very happy to gnaw on the sauce.

"I've seen your game." Peyton opened a shell and tasted the crab roe with a look of intoxication. "You're like a cross between me and Stockton."

"It's the highest rating I've ever received, and it's my favorite." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

"Most young people want to be Jordan's successor, or be compared to Kobe, what do you think?"

"I think Paul is harder to guard against than Kobe. It's easy to play against Kobe, I can provoke him in the game, and he will choose to fight back, and if he doesn't feel good, he will defend it, and he will not be able to play the team's tactics, and we will win easily. But Paul won't go head-to-head with me, he will just keep blocking and dismantling West, misplaced and broken through to send assists, and scored 20+10, although the Hornets did not enter the playoffs this season, but it was a lineup problem, and Paul was the old enemy in my eyes. ”

Zhou Xuan's remarks were similar to Peyton's evaluation of Stockton and Jordan back then, and after a long time, Zhou Xuan now gave a similar example, which made him feel good.

Peyton began to wonder if it was providential to meet this guy in Las Vegas. This guy is really like me when I was young, no one is convinced, I provoke Jordan, he provokes Kobe. The only difference was that he had better luck, his teammates were stronger, and I couldn't beat Jordan, and he cleaned up Kobe Bryant in his first season.

"What do you think of me compared to Jordan?" Peyton asked.

Zhou Xuan smiled: "Swap you and Jordan, the Bulls may be 8 consecutive championships, because you won't play baseball." Before Jordan had Pippen, he was also known as the data brush. ”

"Hahaha, that's a good point." Peyton forcefully opened a crab shell, as if the crab was Jordan's incarnation. "You've already won the Finals MVP, are you confident that you'll dominate the league in the future?"

"It's hard to say, but I didn't win the championship this season. Marion may be gone, and we'll have a harder time defending pick-and-rolls next season. And I've also encountered a bottleneck, and although I've asked Kidd for advice, I still don't know how to go further. I want to start shooting for the first half of the month, and I hope to shoot more accurately next season. I'm also going to play some games, and I'm going to practice breaking, defending, passing. ”

The topic naturally unfolded, and among the players, it was still basketball that was the most talked. Zhou Xuan thought to himself that it would be best if Peyton wanted to be a master himself, and it was natural for him to bring it up now.

"You're off to a good start, you're good at passing, and if you improve your scoring ability and play a little more domineering, it's entirely possible to surpass Paul, and he's only averaged points per game in his early twenties."

In their early 20s, it's easy to say, how many point guards in the league have scored 20+? Payton did have multiple seasons of 20+ and 24 at his peak. 2 points, 8 left that season. 9 assists, such a ruthless statistic, Kidd and Nash can't do it. Players have to take a lot of shots when scoring high scores, and there are fewer passes. Payton's efficiency at the time was absolutely MVP-calib, and he was able to prevent opponents from going crazy.

Zhou Xuan smiled: "Can you pass on some experience?" How did you manage to score more than 20 points, 10 assists, and kill the opponent's core when you were at your peak? ”

"Have you studied star guard play?"

"Of course."

"Do you know their shortcomings?"

Zhou Xuan said: "Magic is more like a striker, the lateral movement is too slow, Stockton is thin and weak, and can only rely on small movements, Hardaway can score, but not defensively." Active players Kidd has poor shooting, Nash has poor defense, Paul has no height, and Delon is slow to move sideways, all of these people have obvious shortcomings. But what I see in you is a kind of 'equilibrium'. ”

"You and I were on the same path, and even if I didn't give me, I believe you would sooner or later become the top defender of this era. You're right, it's balance. A point guard is not just about practicing a few skills, but about mastering them all. Breakthroughs, passes, shots, backs, and followers can't be left behind, so that you can become the strongest. I said in advance, I don't have time to train with you, I'm retired, and I don't plan to be a coach. Peyton laughed.

Tim the "Beetle" back then? Hardaway is known in the NBA for his crotch cross-dribbling, and Payton had many shortcomings in the offense in his first four seasons in the league, so he humbly asked for advice, saying that as long as Hardaway was willing to teach him this trick, he was willing to pay to learn. But Hardaway ignored Payton.

This made Payton very depressed, and he respected Hardaway very much, except that he once provoked him on the court and said, "You don't even deserve to come to our house to mow the lawn." He was stimulated, so he never liked to be a teacher.

"You don't have to train with me, isn't Las Vegas just a place to play? All you have to do is give me some advice and say it. ”

Zhou Xuan's words are very appetizing to Peyton, and he now thinks that the most important thing to improve his skills is not to let anyone teach, but to "self-realize", which is hard practice! Olajuwon opens training camps every year, and I don't see anyone who can practice another "big dream".