Chapter 48: Status

There are four people on the main side who can shoot, Zhou Xuan has absolute confidence to break down the defense of the substitute team, and he even feels that it is too easy to partner with four famous players to attack.

Harrington pulled to the perimeter to cover and blocked DeMarcus. Nelson. The Duke graduate was decent, but lacked spirituality, and there was an immediate misalignment on the field. Zhou Xuan broke through from the right side with the ball, Brandon. Wright switches defenses.

Wright is 208CM tall and weighs only 95 kilograms, and joined the Warriors with the 8th pick in 2007, which is a replacement for Yi Jianlian. The first time people see him, they pay attention to his terrifying long arms. ALTHOUGH THE UPPER BODY IS RELATIVELY NARROW, THE ARM SPAN STILL REACHES A TERRIFYING 224CM, AND WITH THE STRONG RUNNING AND JUMPING ABILITY, IT IS RARE EVEN AT THE NBA LEVEL. Relying on his physical fitness, he followed Zhou Xuan's first step.

By this time, Harrington had already squeezed through Nelson and cut inside. The bench defense was shrinking, and Azubuike gave up his own defense to block Harrington's rush to the basket.

Zhou Xuan's brain was running rapidly, and he had already predicted two possibilities. First, Harrington was passed and was blocked by Azubuk. Harrington can rely on his height to force jumpers or pass to the perimeter. Azubuuk may not be tall, but he is strong, and Harrington is most likely to opt for a jumper. Second, passing outside Margeti, Nelson must rush over to make up for the defense, otherwise it will be empty. One of the two is a rookie who failed in the draft, and the other is a famous veteran with an annual salary of tens of millions, and the difference in strength is too big.

Zhou Xuan turned around and handed the ball to Margeti on the left. Nelson is 196CM tall, and he didn't suffer in the face of 198CM Margeti, but he was slow to make up for the defense after he was out of position, Magetti first shook it after receiving the ball, shook Nelson over, and then dribbled the ball into the three-point line and hit a one-step pull-up jump shot! 2 to 0.

Margeti's mid-range shot is a powerful attacking weapon.

The substitute team attacked, and Zhou Xuan kept up with Nelson on the periphery. Nelson had a height advantage but didn't take advantage of it, and didn't wait for his teammates to cover it, and passed to the Warriors' "old man" Azubuuk.

Azubuike, who joined the Warriors after losing the 2006 draft, is agile and shoots well from the field, whether it's a driving layup after a pass or a three-point shot. He played for the Houston Rockets in the preseason but was cut before the start of the regular season. It seems to have become a tradition for the Warriors to pick someone who was cut by another team, and CJ is still sitting off the court. Watson and Anthony. Moreau.

The main team's bench team couldn't get into the basket and could only shoot from the perimeter, Azubuike broke through and plunged into the pile, choosing to pass to Belinelli, who missed the three-point shot under Margeti's interference, and the rebound was obtained by Biedrins.

The ball was handed to Zhou Xuan again, and as soon as he dribbled the ball past half court, Nelson chose to press. At the half, Zhou Xuan had already thought of the possibility of pressing, and the newcomer definitely wanted to show himself. So he deliberately showed a flaw, and even helped choose the angle that was forced up, as soon as Nelson stretched out his right hand, the center of gravity shifted to the right, and Zhou Xuan immediately handed over his right hand to Nelson to break through on the right side, the action was simple, the timing was very good, and he passed the opponent in one step and entered the three-point line.

During the run, he also thought about the next move, whoever made up the defense, passed the ball to the person who missed, and if no one made up the defense, he went in and made a layup.

Wright let go of Harrington's defense, Zhou Xuan separated the ball with both hands while running, Harrington was also a shot-oriented player, and his right mid-shot shot hollowed into the net. 4 to 0.

The bench attacked, and Nelson passed to Turiaf, who had a strong advantage but couldn't single Biedrins and sent the ball out of the line. Turiaf is full of hard work, is a standard restricted area beast, has good physical fitness, good defensive awareness, but the active attack power is almost zero, and the scoring ability under the empty cut basket is average, mainly relying on grabbing rebounds for the second offense and teammates passing to pick up leaks. The Warriors poached him from the Lakers for four years and $17 million in the hope that he could improve the team's defensive underbelly.

After a couple of passes, Azubuuk's pull-up jumper went wide and the rebound was picked up by Jackson. As soon as Jackson landed with the ball, he found that Zhou Xuan and Margeti were already about to fall.

Jackson made a long pass to find Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan had observed the situation when he received the ball, Nelson came up from the side, he did not pause at all, and directly slapped the ball to Margeti on the other side with both hands, who followed up with a one-handed smash to score! 6 to 0.

Belinelli returned to defend in time but couldn't stop Margeti from cutting in, and the difference between the two was too big. As a good swingman at the wing, Margeti has exceptional physicality. He wasn't tall enough to dominate the small forward position, but he had muscular muscles, a toned body, and an extraordinary bounce. Belinelli, who is only 90 kilograms, relies more on long-range shots to help the team, and the defense is completely inadequate.

The ball was so beautiful that the fans applauded, and the Chinese fans reacted especially enthusiastically. At the beginning, Zhou Xuan continued to pass good balls, and he played with ease.

Old Nelson smiled even more, he is a legendary coach with extraordinary vision, and after watching a few rounds, you can see that Zhou Xuan's passing awareness is very good, if he accumulates experience in the NBA, practices defense and shooting, he may be able to reach the height of an All-Star in the future. There is a lack of good guards in the free market, and the four players they have hired to play in the preseason are all marginal people who don't have the team wants. With Zhou Xuan, the Warriors don't have to fall into the embarrassment of not having a point guard available in the new season.

The bench team's offense is not organized, Nelson is not an orthodox playmaker, the old Nelson uses him, only for the two sitting on the bench are not good at passing, Nelson at least has a height advantage. But this soon became a disadvantage, his dribbling was not good enough, and he was entangled by Zhou Xuan just after half time, not to mention sending assists, it was difficult to even bring the ball into the three-point line.

Belinelli stepped forward to pick up and get the basketball organization. The European players had a solid basic skills, protected the ball well, and passed to Wright. The latter singled Harrington, relying on his height and arm length to turn and shoot wide, and the rebound was again obtained by Biedrins.

Nelson Sr. turned Biedlings into a person who loves to grab rebounds, it doesn't matter if he is rough, there is no problem with few offensive means, don't make useless attempts, just play boards and dunks on both sides of the basket. In the Warriors, Biedlins' main task is to grab rebounds, stand under the basket in the front court to involve defense, grab rebounds in the front court for a second offense, and launch a fast break in the backcourt on the defensive end.

Biedrins grabbed the rebound and immediately handed it to Margeti, who was closest to him. Margeti passed it to Zhou Xuan again, and the cooperation just now also gave him some trust in Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan didn't pass the ball this time, glanced at Jackson in the front court, made a fake action of passing, attracted Nelson's attention, and then suddenly turned around and broke through, wiped into the restricted area, and made an easy layup. 8 to 0.

Since he began to be good at calculation, playing ball is like a game for Zhou Xuan. He believes that there is no absolutely perfect player in this world, and there will be no perfect defensive tactics on the basketball court. Nelson's opponent seems to him to be too dead.

Three passes in a row, Nelson has begun to believe that Zhou Xuan is a pass-based point guard, looking at Jackson, the newcomers who come to the Warriors vaguely feel that Jackson is the boss, Zhou Xuan has not passed the ball to the boss, and has been letting the opponent turn back and run, at this glance, Nelson subconsciously decided that Zhou Xuan must pass to Jackson. Thinking like this, his body's reaction slowed down by half a beat, allowing Zhou Xuan to break through easily. He doesn't understand psychological warfare at all, how can he be Zhou Xuan's opponent?

Zhou Xuan's skills are all learned by reading books, and the books recommended by Mitchell Butler are really effective, and on the court, he is becoming more and more adept at grasping the opponent's psychology and playing tricks.

The bench team still missed the shot, and then, Zhou Xuan broke through on the right side under the cover of his teammates and gave it to Jackson on the outside, and the Warriors' new core outside shot a three-point shot. 11 to 0.

The bench still couldn't score, Belinelli hit the basket and Biedrins controlled the rebound. After a few passes in the half, Jackson arced the ball to Margeti, who cut to the baseline, Turiav and Biedrins were entangled, and there was no change of defense, and Magetti made an easy layup. 13 to 0. Turyaf didn't play to the defensive ability, which disappointed the coaching staff a bit.

Five players on the bench took turns to try to throw, all of which were iron. It wasn't until the eighth round that Azubuke hit the first goal with a pull-up jump shot, and the style of play was completely different from that arranged by Nelson Sr. before the game.

DeMarcus. Nelson, relying on his qualifications at Duke University, did not take Zhou Xuan seriously when he played, believing that he could only enter the starting team because the coach wanted to use Chinese. After fighting, I realized that I and Zhou Xuan were not at the same level at all. Zhou Xuan can always find a gap to pass, he wants to prevent passing, Zhou Xuan breaks through, as if he knows what he is thinking in his heart, so that his defensive action is false.

played a quarter, Zhou Xuan got 4 points and 7 assists, 3 shots and 2 hits, and the limelight actually overshadowed Stephen. Jackson. When he got off the field, Margeti and Zhou Xuan clapped their hands, and they had a good time in the first joint practice just after the transfer, which made him look forward to the regular season.

Jackson also felt the same way, and sat next to Zhou Xuan when he got off the field and said: "Well done, you are much better than I thought, you have to maintain this level." ”

"I won't let you down."

Zhou Xuan can already predict that the day of his emergence is coming. His strengths are easy to play here, and if his teammates are strong, he is strong. The Warriors don't have a top star, but they have a reasonable configuration, and all three are good at shooting and scoring, except for Bidrins.

The other two defenders were also given a chance to play. CJ。 Watson easily overpowered Dan. Deckau, however, is a completely shooting guard and his first choice is to attack the basket. Nelson Sr. is ready to put him as the main substitute in the No. 1 position, responsible for stealing points. As for Dan. Dikau, slowly rising and annoying, can leave after the preseason.

Ten minutes later, Zhou Xuan came on the court again, and instead played with a few substitutes, Azubuuk, Morrow, and Anthony. Randolph, Wright. With such a lineup, he also fought against the main force led by Jackson. They can't defend well, but they can play well offensively. If the main side does not have Zhou Xuan, it can only let Jackson organize. Nelson Sr. can be sure that Zhou Xuan's passing awareness is better than Jackson's, and he can still create scoring opportunities with the bench, and the undrafted rookie Morrow has become the main attacker with his help.

At the end of the session, scouts sent out stats, and Zhou Xuan played 35 minutes to score 10 points, handed out 17 assists and 1 steal. On the first day of training, he managed to establish himself in the team!