Chapter 127 [Commitment]
Major U.S. media outlets reported on the Warriors' four-game losing streak and began to question the Warriors' trade.
The news seems to be because of Zach? Randolph is such a "super tumor" that has buried the team's good situation. In addition, some people questioned the tactics and employment of old Nelson, the offensive end of the Warriors can score, the defense is all messed up, and the opponent scores more than 100 points per game. Randolph's defense is bad, but Turiaf, who defends well, rarely plays, since he is not needed, why did he spend a lot of money to poach him from the Lakers? Anthony? Randolph was very high in the draft and has been sitting on the bench.
Fat Randolph was very unlucky, the whole team's defense went wrong, but he was to blame alone. In fact, if he was to go to the Celtics to replace Perkins, the defense would not look so bad, and the offense would blow up the league.
The Chinese media have always supported Zhou Xuan, even though he has not played well lately.
And those "Xuan Hei" who hated Zhou Xuan on the Internet came to their senses, and while watching the excitement, they also said that he was a cancer.
"Scrap wood just plays a few good games", "The real level has been played", "I can't score points at all, and I still want to be an All-Star." β
In the eyes of these fans, it was Zhou Xuan's fault that the Warriors didn't win. Zhou Xuan turned a blind eye to these evaluations, there was nothing to say, he couldn't satisfy everyone. LeBron? James, Kobe? Bryant has a group of people who are looking forward to their end every day. It's just that Zhou Xuan has received more attention because of his Chinese identity, allowing the opposition to appear earlier.
The Warriors fell to fourth in the West with an 11-5 record, and although they are still in the playoffs, Stephen? As soon as the news of Jackson's injury came out, many people thought they were finished, and the experts who had previously dived jumped out one after another, saying that the Warriors were sure that they would not make the playoffs.
The situation was indeed very serious, and at noon in the hotel, Old Nelson summoned Randolph, Jackson, and Zhou Xuan to his room for a small meeting.
Closing the door, drawing the curtains, and in the early morning, the light was dim as if it was about to open a sΓ©ance, and the old Nelson said in a deep voice: "You all know the situation of the team now, Stephen, your wrist needs to rest for at least two weeks, and bone spurs are also a problem, and they will only get worse." The best solution for you is to take a break, have surgery, heal the injury completely and then help the team. But if you don't play, it's about whether we can make the playoffs. The team relies on the three of you to attack, and I want to hear from you. β
This kind of thing is not discussed with Bidelins, which is enough to show Zhou Xuan's status in the heart of old Nelson, and blue-collar workers will never become the core.
Jackson sighed: "If there is surgery, it will take a month and a half to recover at the earliest, and with this one, I will probably miss 25 games, and Corey has not yet returned." If you want to make the playoffs, you have to have at least 48 to 50 wins, and I don't rest, and bone spur surgery will not be done until the end of the season, and no one will die. β
Randolph didn't speak, he had only been in the team for a few days, and he always felt that he had no right to speak. Zhou Xuan didn't speak, as a rookie, it was better to keep a low profile.
Old Nelson was bent on getting them to speak. "If Stephen isn't there, the two of you are the key to winning, tell me if you have the confidence to help the team, and we have to make sure that we have at least half the winning rate during his absence, otherwise the playoffs will definitely be useless."
Randolph didn't say anything, he couldn't promise that he would make the playoffs, the last time he made the playoffs was a long time ago.
Zhou Xuan looked at old Nelson and guessed that he hoped that Jackson would have surgery, and now that the surgery is underway, the playoffs can have a better performance, and the Warriors may be able to go further. If Jackson continues to play with an injury, he will not be able to play to his full strength. What's the point of playing with an injury for so long, but you can't get a good result at the end? "Delivering food" to other teams?
Nelson Sr. wanted someone to take over the responsibility of leadership. Randolph didn't speak, because he didn't have the confidence to lead the team to victory, and he didn't believe that he was a qualified leader anymore.
Zhou Xuan took a deep breath, finally made up his mind, and said lightly: "Coach, Stephen, Zach, I have an idea." If you say something wrong, I hope you can correct it. β
Old Nelson's expression suddenly relaxed. "Say it."
"I would advise Stephen to have immediate surgery and be physically fit to reach his full energy. And a wrist injury is the same as a recuperation, why not simply return to the best condition to help the team? Now even if he wants to fight, if he only has 7 or 8 percent, is it really a good thing for the team? Zhou Xuan looked at Jackson and said, "For the sake of the team's playoff results and for yourself, let's have surgery." 25 games, we should be able to withstand it. β
Jackson laughed: "You just entered the alliance, and you think too simply. We didn't make the playoffs last season, and now I'm injured and Corey isn't there, how do you guys? β
"That's what I'm going to say next." Zhou Xuan looked at Old Nelson and said solemnly: "Coach, you like to play fast-paced games, and often emphasize our fast attack. But while fast breaking, it will also reduce defense, if it is a team like the Knicks, there is no problem with fast breaking, it is better than who is offensive. But against the Celtics, they defended very well and were good at defending and counterattacking, so we fell behind. If Stephen is out of action, in order to solidify the defense, I recommend reducing the speed, playing positional battles, and combining inside and outside. In this way, even if you can't throw in, several people can return to the joint defense in time, so that people will not do whatever they want. And Zach has the ability to score from a positional offense, and if he can draw the ball to the corner or the wing in the low post, we can play a beautiful offense, and all we need is a consistent three-point shooter. Anthony (Moreau) can shoot three points in the bottom corner, Cologna (Azubuuk) three points are also okay, they can form a triangle with each other, if they are blocked, I am blocking and attacking with Andris (Biedrins) in the middle and at the top of the arc, Andris pays attention to the air cut, I will play the opponent's interior line in the wrong position, strive for a breakthrough or attack by myself, then Zach can pull to the top of the arc, because Andris cut inside is likely to attract the opponent's interior defense, even if Zach is not empty, the top of the arc can also be misplaced to attack. β
This kid will retire in the future and prepare to become a coach? is only 19 years old, and he actually sees tactics so thoroughly, and even counts the opponent's joint defense, how does his brain grow? Old Nelson was surprised: "Combination of inside and outside and triangular offense, do you usually study tactics?" β
Zhou Xuan smiled: "My agent Mitchell? Butler is a retired player, and when we were in Los Angeles, we watched the game together and discussed tactics every day. And on the Defenders I've played triangle offense, a combination of inside and out. Just one premise, interior players do the axis must be the offense, like the Lakers' Paul? Gasol, both low and high, attracted unselfish passes from the defence. Zach is a bit more of a threat in the low post, and if he can attract the opposition's defense to shrink and pass, the perimeter players will have a chance to shoot, and Zach will grab the rebound in the frontcourt, and Andris and I will drag it out and return to the defense immediately. β
Randolph looked at Zhou Xuan and felt amazing. It's great that a Chinese guard can play in the NBA with an ordinary stature, and he also became a starter in the rookie season, and now the boss is injured and needs someone to come out and pat his chest to take responsibility, he actually dares to discuss tactics with the coach, and what he said is true.
Randolph is a veteran and doesn't have this kind of courage. What's even more rare is that Zhou Xuan didn't want to take advantage of Jackson's injury to take the position, and what he proposed was not his own tactic of unlimited fire.
Jackson looked at Zhou Xuan, and suddenly felt that this young man could do it, he was out of battle, and as long as he played like this, he could win the game. When I first entered the alliance, I was completely stunned, only knowing that I was working hard, but I rarely thought about it. Zhou Xuan is much stronger than he was at the same age, and he is a person who plays with his brain.
Nelson Sr. thought for a moment and asked, "Your idea is good, but what if he rests and loses in a row?" β
Zhou Xuan said: "These two games are against the Knicks and the Heat, if we win them all, Stephen will recuperate from his injuries and have surgery." If he loses a game, he will think about whether to play with an injury, coach, do you think it's okay? And Corey will definitely come back sooner and he can help the team as well. β
Old Nelson pondered, this kid will definitely have a bright future in the future, he didn't play well in these few games, and thought he was tired, it seems that he was just trying to give his teammates a chance, and he was too selfless. What would he be able to do if he dared to take on more responsibility? After a while, he smiled and said, "Let's talk about it here today." Both games were won, and Stephen immediately recuperated from surgery. If you lose a game, you'll talk about it later. β
The Heat game was not easy to play, and the old Nelson could accept the loss, and he was ready to arrange tactics to let Zhou Xuan play more.
Out of the room, Jackson patted Zhou Xuan on the back and said seriously: "It's up to you this time, the Knicks must be fighting to attack, the defense is not good, they must win!" β
Against their old clubs, players tend to work very hard. Al? People like Harrington, who have a conflict with Nelson Sr., should work especially hard. Zhou Xuan looked at Randolph and said with a smile: "Zach, Al shouldn't be able to resist you, his rebounding is not very good, you can't lose to him tonight, you have to score with all your strength and fight for the frontcourt rebound." β
Randolph was silent for a while, and finally spoke. "The Knicks have a very poor interior defense, you can break through and play a dozen more, and you can definitely misplace them."
"I will."
Zhou Xuan actively discussed tactics, all because of Mitchell? Butler's call. He doesn't want to be a role player who only passes. Like Kidd, his stats have dropped now, less than 10+10, but he doesn't only have assists, but he also has a tenacious defense. Zhou Xuan wants to continue to improve, and he has to work hard to improve both offense and defense.
It's no accident that they once had an 11-1 record, how could they not even beat the Knicks? It should be no problem to win the Heat, although the Heat have become stronger this year, their weaknesses are also obvious, without a high school forward, can they withstand Randolph? Zhou Xuan believes that the four consecutive defeats just happened to meet the team that restrained them, and he is still confident that he can guarantee the winning rate.
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The two main players will take a break, and Zhou can get more balls.
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