The next day, various sports media highly praised Zhou Xuan's leadership qualities. The Warriors maintained a winning streak, and there was only one Celtics left in the Devil's schedule for four consecutive away games in the East, and two wins were due to Zhou Xuan's excellent performance.

The Celtics also have a good point guard, and Rajan, who made the All-Defensive Second Team last season? Rondo, that's one of the big things to see in the game.

However, compared to Zhou Xuan's scoring ability this season, Rondo's scoring ability has been controversial, and he can't shoot. Some people think that he is the most comprehensive of point guards and can grab rebounds, while others think that he is the most overrated, and he is completely a data.

After the start of the new season, Rondo's character was also questioned, and his trash talk completely angered Chris? Paul.

In the Nov. 3 game against the Hornets, the two leading guards clashed, and Paul and Rondo exchanged trash talk in the second quarter, each receiving a technical foul. After the game, Paul refused to let go and tried to sneak in when the Celtics players returned to the locker room, but was stopped by the Celtics assistant coach, and then Hornets head coach Scott took Paul away.

Looking at Paul's determination and momentum to kill the other party, it seems that as long as he blends into the locker room, it will be when the enemy's blood is splashed five steps. "The Green Army takes Rondo's head from it, like a bag to get something."

"Queen Bee" then said to the reporter in a semi-mocking manner: "Rondo is so lucky, with Pierce and Ray by his side? Teammates like Allen and Garnett. ”

Later, some media broke the news that Rondo mocked Paul for not making the playoffs last season. Paul thinks that if he and Rondo are swapped, the Celtics will be stronger, and the Hornets will probably have to go straight for the first pick.

ESPN commentator Jeff? Van Gundy supported Zhou Xuan in an interview and was optimistic that the Warriors would continue their winning streak.

He said: "I don't think Zhou Xuan and Rondo are players of the same grade at all. That's right, they all have a lot of assists, and Zhou Xuan is only a few points higher than Rondo, but after watching the game, you know that they are completely different. The biggest difference is that Rondo's assists are completed by the scoring of his teammates, while Zhou Xuan's teammates' scoring is dependent on Zhou Xuan's assists, which may be a bit contradictory, but fans who often watch the game between the two teams should have such a feeling, watching the Celtics game, you won't think how many assists Rondo has, the most impressive are Allen, Pierce, Garnett's shooting, watching the Warriors is different, you are full of Zhou Xuan's crotch dribbling, turning and breaking through, attracting the defensive ball, and passing to teammates. To put it simply, Zhou Xuan's assists are all created by himself, and the difficulty is much greater than that of Rondo, take the game against the Cavaliers as an example, he passed James several times in the fourth quarter and was sandwiched by two or three people, can Rondo have this treatment? He took the ball at the top of the arc, and the opponents put him a few steps away, and the referees who retreated wanted to blow the defense for three seconds. ”

Retired star guard Gary? Peyton also met with a Chinese reporter who asked him to comment on Zhou Xuan.

He said: "Zhou Xuan's defense is the best among active point guards, his prediction is very accurate, and almost no one can break through him. And he also knows how to use his body to get a good position, which can prevent small people and dislocation to prevent swing people. I'm optimistic that he will be the best defender in the future. ”

The reporter asked again: "What do you think of Rondo?" His defense was also affirmed last season. ”

"Rondo? Hey, hey, hey. That's Peyton's answer, and he didn't say anything more when the reporter asked him, with a weird smile on his face.

The reporter was sweating wildly, this expression was familiar to him, and he didn't care about it at all.

I remember many years ago, when he was still working as an entertainment reporter, he asked Chinese fans: "How is Huang Rihua's acting skills in the 83 version of Condor Shooting?" ”

9 out of 10 people will say yes.

He asked again: "What about Li Yapeng's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"? ”

One of the answers I got was "Li Yapeng...... Hey, hey, hey......" The face of the interviewee was clearly "It's more appropriate to play the live-action version of the gourd baby, and one person plays seven babies". (You can see such a complicated expression?) ）

All in all, in this season, few people think that Rondo is better than Zhou Xuan, except for Carmex, because Rondo does free lip balm advertisements for them every game.

On the morning of the game, in the hotel, Stephen? Jackson looking for Coach Ski? Smart had a secret meeting.

Without too much politeness, Jackson made his intentions clear. "I want to get back into the starting line-up and play more, I'm the captain and I've won 20+4+4, I believe in my quality, you can't make me play only 20 minutes a game."

Smart frowned and said: "Stephen, I know that you have the strength, but your three-point shot is not sure, and your offensive ability with the ball is not too strong. Don't you want to defend your title this season? ”

"Of course I want to win the championship again, but the team doesn't seem to need me anymore, so why don't you let me have the ball? I'm not just a blue-collar worker, and I can attest to that. Jackson said depressedly.

Smart sighed: "The numbers don't lie, in the same system, your shooting percentage is not as good as Ellis, Margeti, Azubuke, and Zhou Xuan." Green also shoots better than you, can you be efficient if you shoot more? All I need is you to defend well, not offense, at a certain point, and didn't you do well last season, didn't you? ”

Jackson had nothing to say. Last season, he was too hungry for a championship, and Nelson Sr. could hold him down, as long as he played randomly, he would be scolded in the end, and if he didn't accept Nelson Sr., he would let Mullin trade him. Now that he has won a championship, he is beginning to crave more, such as winning championships as a leader and winning the MVP of the Finals, and he is not willing to be an outside blue-collar worker.

People's mentality will change with the environment, and Jackson has changed from a big brother to a little brother on the field, and it is impossible to be comfortable in his heart.

Smart said: "In order to win, I can only arrange it like this, we have reversed both games, do you think you can do better than this when you go on the court and catch the ball?" You can score, you can assist, but that's all with a lot of the ball, what we need is efficiency, and I want you to be calm. ”

Jackson was silent for a moment and said, "If I want to trade for a team that can make me a core, is that okay?" Wouldn't it be more appropriate for the Warriors to replace me with a blue-collar who can defend and shoot the basketball? ”

Smart was stunned for a moment, and said lightly: "If this is your idea, I will talk to Mullin and inform your agent to negotiate at that time." Don't announce it, it's not good for the team, it's not good for you personally. ”

The team needs defensive experts and an outside core, and Zhou Xuan can do it. If Jackson always feels unhappy in his heart, the captain's identity is more likely to affect the unity of the locker room. As the defending champions, it's also important to be united. There is no contradiction between Jackson and Zhou Xuan, he just wants to increase his playing time, but he is 31 years old, and it is not good for the team to have him as the core.

In the summer, there were a lot of rumors about Jackson's transfer. Experts believe that he has the strength, and staying in the current Warriors is a waste of talent, and he can be the core of a weak team.

Before the start of the regular season, Jackson said in an interview that he will continue to be the captain in the new season, go all out to help the Warriors continue to win.

Even so, Jackson is still associated with various trade messages. In a recent trade message, people familiar with the matter revealed that there is a potential trade between the Warriors and the Nuggets, and that the Warriors want to trade Jackson for a trade exception for the Nuggets. However, because Jackson and the salary and Nuggets trade exceptions don't match, the trade rumors are self-defeating.

Even if the salary matches, it will not be possible, unless the Warriors want to make trouble for themselves, they will help the Western team improve, and if they want to trade, they will also look for the Eastern team.

Jackson previously signed a three-year contract extension with the Warriors, and he now has four years and $34 million left on his contract with the Warriors. Smart knows Jackson's character, he has complained about being undervalued, asked for a contract extension with a high salary, and now has a contract to play for the Warriors at least until the end of the 2012-2013 season. To put it bluntly, he has his own dignity and doesn't want to be a role player for Zhou Xuan, the former little brother.

Jackson's future contract is not small, and if he is sent out, it can clear the Warriors' salary, but without him, it may be more difficult to defend the title, and the team still needs his defense. If you want to trade, you also need to find someone who can defend.

At this time, Zhou Xuan was chatting with Randolph over lunch.

"Zach, we were abused by the Celtics twice last season, this time we have to win anything, on the offensive end you have to find a way to clean up Rondo after blocking and dismantling, I will try to pass you the wrong ball, take the ball and shoot, don't give Garnett a chance to make up for it."

"I'll do my best, I think I'm going to win because we're better on the bench." Randolph laughed.

The Celtics have a big three in the starting lineup, and the bench firepower is certainly not as good as the Golden State gangs. Two consecutive reversals have boosted the confidence of the players, not only Zhou Xuan and Randolph, everyone feels that the time has come for revenge.

Randolph looked to the side and asked, "Do you think Stephen [Jackson] has been in a bad mood lately, he has been playing for a short time and talking less in the locker room." ”

Zhou Xuan thought to himself, even you can see it, how could I not find out? He smiled and said: "We can't control this matter, let's wait and see, the key is to win." ”

He also wondered if he should communicate with Jackson. Now that he often defends the opponent's outside core, Jackson's defensive role has also been weakened. Add to that the lack of possession on the offensive end, and Jackson will definitely have an idea.

Thinking of the help this big brother gave him when he first joined the alliance, Zhou Xuan sighed. But this is the NBA, it's both a sports competition and a business, and everyone has their own choices. If it is really traded, he can only bless Jackson.

As long as Jackson leaves, Ellis will be left with only Ellis in the 2007 Warriors' lineup for creating the Black Eight Miracle. In just over two years, the team has changed so much. Zhou Xuan couldn't help but think to himself, he is playing very well now, when he is old and can't play, will the team send him away without hesitation? What about young people, or clearing salaries?