What made Zhou Xuan even more devastated was that he had just come off the court, rookie Dongte. Green exploded like he had eaten Viagra, and before that Green had received several passes from him, banging the iron.

Green also wants to prove himself in summer league and shoot when he gets the chance, he's a scorer, and it's the coach's plan to shoot more.

At 7:34, Green hit a jumper from the right side.

At 6 minutes and 22 seconds, Green broke through and scored.

At 4 minutes and 44 seconds, Green followed up with a layup in the middle.

At 3 minutes and 35 seconds, Green hit a one-step pullup jump shot......

Green scored 19 points in the first quarter, and the Rockets led by four points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Rockets replaced the bench and missed consecutive shots, while the Suns Hubarek scored 6 points in a row, and soon helped the team catch up with the score, the Rockets saw that the situation was unfavorable, so they had to gradually send the starters, Green was prevented from death in the quarter, only Harris was active, and the Rockets finally ended the first half with 56-64 trailing by 8 points.

Zhou Xuan was firmly pressed on the bench this time. Seeing that the team's tactics couldn't be played, it was a simple block, and the five people were fighting on their own, he almost couldn't bear to take the initiative to ask for help. However, if you rashly talk to the head coach and ask to play the No. 1 position and reduce Brooks' playing time, it will not only offend the "seniors" of the Rockets, but also leave a prickly impression on people, and the gains outweigh the losses. After calculating the gains and losses, he could only endure and wait for the coaching staff to replace Brooks and put him in the No. 1 position.

Zhou Xuan was disappointed, the coaching staff didn't care about his feelings as a second-round rookie, and wanted to cultivate someone else, that is, Dongte. Green. Elston's halftime play-or-play strategy emphasised Green's unlimited shots and allowed him to play to his heart's content.

Zhou Xuan and the small defender Abdul-Jabbar played together, but they still couldn't get the ball, and Elston seemed to believe that the small guard with a height of 180CM must be better than Zhou Xuan, a 188CM "big man". Zhou Xuan originally felt that his height had a bit of an advantage in the No. 1 position, but he didn't expect the advantage to be too big, and the coach forced him to be a "double guard"!

A two-way guard is a player who can act as a point guard or scoring guard according to the team's game situation or tactics, or even take on both scoring and ball control tasks. Generally speaking, the division of labor between a point guard and a shooting guard is clear: the point guard is responsible for organizing the team's offense, and the scoring guard is aiming for points. The nature of the work of the two types of defenders is different, so the conditions required of the players are also different. Point guards generally have the desire to pass the ball, pass first, score second, have a broad field of vision and a variety of passing methods; Scoring guards must have a strong desire to score and a variety of offensive methods, especially mid-range and long-range shooting. Due to different conditions, usually players can only play one of the positions. If a basketball player can dribble and shoot and score, and can be at home at both playmaking guard and shooting guard, he can be called a two-way guard. For example, the Mavericks' "jet" Jason. John Terry, unlike a traditional playmaker, is only responsible for passing the ball, but his size limitations don't make him a classic No.2.

Zhou Xuan can't reach the "double energy" for the time being, if he doesn't control the ball, he will become a soy sauce player on the court.

In the second half, Green broke out again, and the Rockets set off a fierce **** tide. After the third quarter, 79-83 was only 4 points behind, and Green scored another 12 points in the quarter, and Zhou Xuan finally performed and handed out three assists.

Not long after the start of the fourth quarter, the Suns Lopez scored consecutive strong baskets to widen the score, and only Harris could score on the inside of the Rockets, and Brooks and Green began to score again at critical moments, and finally the Rockets defeated the Suns 99-96, 3 points.

In this game, Green scored 40 points, including 5 three-pointers, Harris had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Brooks had 14 points and 4 assists, and Gary. Forbes had 12 points and six rebounds.

Suns Stroberg had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists, Lopez had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Tucker had 24 points and seven rebounds.

Zhou Xuan played 19 minutes and was exhausted on the defensive end. He didn't score a point, picked up a defensive rebound, dished out five assists and had four fouls, and Tucker made him suffer.

Zhou Xuan is the most selfless person in the team, passing is always the first choice, and the number of assists in the team is the most, but this does not make him praised by the coaching staff, and his defensive weaknesses are infinitely magnified.

As soon as he returned to the hotel, Zhou Xuan immediately gave it to Mitchell. Butler called. Now that Mitchell is still in Los Angeles, he is afraid to go to Las Vegas, for fear that he will not be tempted to try his skills in the casino, and the result is often a loss.

"The game is over? How's it going today? Mitchell asked.

"It sucks."

"What?"

Zhou Xuan sighed and said depressedly: "This coach has to let me play the No. 2 position, and let the Rockets' rookie Brooks last year control the ball, I can't receive the ball, and no one can block it." ”

"What did he do for him? Haven't read your profile? Mitchell was also depressed, and was originally happy that Zhou Xuan had joined a strong team.

"Maybe he's jealous that I'm too handsome, or maybe he has a leg with Brooks and has to use his own man, anyway, it's hard for me to get a chance. Help me figure out what the right team is, I have to play elsewhere in the preseason, and if I play in the preseason for the Rockets, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to sign a base salary. Zhou Xuan said solemnly.

"I'll help you figure it out, let's play the next games first. You try to make the data pretty, what data do you have today? ”

"0 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists."

"Hell ......"

It's easy to get luxury data in the summer league, Dunleavy Jr. was able to score 20+10 in the summer league that year, and his style of play is still inclined to small forward. If Zhou Xuan's data is too bad, it will become a big obstacle for him to sign the NBA. I thought the most difficult period was over, but I didn't expect that the trouble had just begun.

First there is Bole, and then there is Maxima, Maxima often has, and Bole does not often have.

Maxima will be buried without Bole, Zhou Xuan now feels that the basketball world is a big ranch, he is a sad horse, and Rocket coach Elston is a father-in-law who refers to deer as horses. Zhou Xuan's confidence is stronger than Brooks. Xiaobu's thin body contains the soul of a scoring guard, his passing awareness is very poor, many opportunities are not visible at all, and the only place that is stronger than him is shooting, once he feels bad on the court, it is a blacksmith and a burden. But with this little advantage, Brooks has become the core of the iron fight. And Brooks is likely to play all the games, so he'll have to play at the No. 2 spot every game.

Zhou Xuan's worries soon became a reality. On July 17, the Rockets played Game 2 against the Cavaliers, and Zhou Xuan was pushed to the position of scoring guard again. If he doesn't play, his playing time will be greatly reduced, and the time in the No. 1 position is given to those two small men who are 180cm tall, and the coach is this hobby.

The Rockets finally lost 98-103, Zhou Xuan only played 16 minutes, got 3 points, 5 assists and 1 steal, and the unknown man on the opposite side scored 18 points and ravaged it with his muscles again.

On July 19, the Rockets lost 103-106 to the Nuggets. Zhou Xuan played 21 minutes and only relied on free throws to get 1 point, 7 assists and 2 steals. He played against an unknown muscle stick, who had never played in the NBA, mixed with the Development League, and was characterized by being strong, like a footballer. So he was abused on the defensive end again, and the opponent performed all kinds of back shots, squeezing to the basket in one go. Zhou Xuan was completely depressed, how did this happen? It's just summer league, and the people who are playing against him are all possessed by Barkley's soul? They are not alone in the fight again! Not alone!

On July 20, the Rockets defeated the Wizards 99-87; On July 21, he defeated the Kings 98-91. In these two games, Zhou Xuan did not play more than 20 minutes, scoring 2 points, 7 assists and 2 steals and 4 points, 6 assists and 1 steal respectively.

In an unsuitable position and unaccustomed rhythm, Zhou Xuan still got a lot of assists, but defense is scum, every game is a loophole, and he really can't prevent the opponent's scoring guard. There weren't many chances on the offensive end, and he chose to pass the ball and show his playmaking skills. Brooks usually passes the ball to Green, and when Zhou Xuan receives the ball, there is often little offensive time left and no one has to block it, and the ball must be played immediately, otherwise it will be a mistake. It's always Brooks, Green and Dorsey who catch the eye, and he's the supporting characters.

After five games, the online evaluation of him has become lower, and Chinese fans are disappointed, saying that he has been blown too badly by the media, and the offense is even worse and the defense is even worse. The American media said that he would only put on a show and that it would be difficult to get a contract.

After the game, Zhou Xuan returned to Los Angeles and stayed in Mitchell's apartment that day.

Mitchell turned on the computer, called up his data, and said helplessly: "Stephen, your data is too bad, aren't you practicing to shoot three-pointers?" Why don't you shoot, and you only shoot three times? You're not doing your best at all, and if you shoot more, the stats will be a lot better, didn't I mean to let you brush the stats? ”

Zhou Xuan said lightly: "I think I performed well, and I didn't shoot on purpose." ”

"Huh? For what? ”

Zhou Xuan leaned on the sofa and slowly explained: "If I am placed in the No. 2 position, and I play the way of a point guard, doesn't that prove that I can play the No. 2 position?" Elston's tactics didn't seem to be a problem, and he gave me a chance to start every game. At that time, it was said that my defense was poor and that I couldn't meet the requirements of the rockets, which was my own problem, and it had nothing to do with his arrangement. ”

"yes, so what?" Mitchell didn't understand what Zhou Xuan meant.

"I was averaging just 19 minutes per game and six assists, one less than Brooks who played 34 minutes, again with him in possession. If I play 34 minutes, I can easily deliver double-digit assists, which is enough to show that I'm more of an orthodox guard than Brooks, and I'm not throwing in unfamiliar positions, scoring less but shooting 70 percent from the field. Zhou Xuan smiled slightly, and said: "You just need to contact the team that needs a pure point guard, and tell them that I have always been placed in the No. 2 position in the summer league, or a pure point guard style of play." Bad data is a tactical mistake on the part of the rocket. Brooks kept possession of the ball and everyone knew it. Since the Rockets don't need me, then I'll go, and if I play well in the future, I will tell reporters what a stupid ass the Rockets' assistant coach Elston is, he wanted to kick Brooks' rival from the beginning, and he will regret it! ”

Mitchell was dumbfounded, and after thinking for a while, he found that Zhou Xuan seemed to have chosen the best path. And once it is played, Elston will have a hard time.