Soon after, Avril returned to New York, and the two agreed to practice the day before the Grammys. They recorded a MV-style video and were very happy with the chorus, so as long as they weren't nervous, there would be no problems with the coordination.

Megan stayed in the apartment for a week and cooked Guo Xu new dishes and pizzas that she learned in Port St. Lucie. She was a little overjoyed, but she returned to Los Angeles and could graduate from high school this year.

With his outstanding performance in January, Guo Xu was elected for the Western Conference Player of the Month award for the first time, and previously he could only compete for the best of the week in the Lakers, and the best of the month was always O'Neal and Kobe.

In February, when the Suns played the Bulls at home, Guo Xu invited his friend Jason Richardson to dinner alone.

Completely different from when he was drafted by the Bulls in 2000, Richardson is now depressed to the extreme, and he doesn't feel like the boss at all. The Bulls, who have selected a bunch of high-pick rookies, are currently only ranked 12th in the East, and their winning percentage is only higher than that of the injury-ridden Heat, Raptors, and the Cavaliers, who are at the bottom of the league.

"So, that's why you gave up power to Jalen Rose? Do you feel inferior to him? Guo Xu sighed.

In the time loop, he found that Richardson was too selfless and never fought for profit. Even though he played through the future in the loop and persuaded Richardson to enter the NBA a year early, this guy still didn't play.

Richardson said: "The coach arranged for Rosdo to attack with the ball, saying he was more experienced. ”

"Your coach is obviously a piece of rubbish, and since the new Ross can farm the stats, why don't you do that?"

Bulls head coach Bill Cartwright is a coach of Frank Johnson's level, obviously the team is full of young people, but he insists on playing positional battles, claiming to be solid defense, and then the Bulls can only average 95 points per game and concede 101 points.

Tyson Chandler, Eddie Curry, Marcus Fitzer three can't open the space to play a positional battle, the picture is so beautiful, everyone happily hit the basket together, blocking the restricted area, and the guard can only shoot from a long distance under the interference of the opponent, and the shooting rate is not high.

The only tactic for the Bulls is Jay Williams to play pick-and-roll in the middle, and this guard is not sharp in penetration, inaccurate in shooting, and not good at breaking through the ball. It is said that it is a 188CM "double guard", but in fact, it is a double can't.

The Bulls can't run and shoot back like the Suns, Jay has average playmaking, Chandler has to protect the backcourt rebounds, the fat Curry can't run, and Rose doesn't want to run.

So the Bulls can only take turns heads-up in various positions, 30 years old this year, Jalen Rose, who has no potential to dig up, shoots the most, averaging 22 points on 19.3 shots per game, and a shooting rate of 40.6%, which is clearly a big brush.

The Pacers thought in the middle of the 2001-02 season that Rose's presence was affecting O'Neal Jr.'s ascension, and no one wanted to send him away. In the summer of 2002, the Bulls took this man as a treasure and traded Brad Miller and Artest as chips. The Bulls manager hasn't been fired yet, and the boss is really too generous.

"Isn't that a cancer behavior?" Richardson smiled wryly.

"If someone in a strong team swipes data and affects the cooperation of the whole team, it is a cancer, and the Bulls can't enter the playoffs, what can you do without swiping data? If only you had made more than 20 shots last season. ”

"You think I should shoot more?"

Guo Xu said with a straight face: "Nonsense, you have to brush this season, and you have to brush it next season, don't you even want a big contract?" If you don't average 20+ per game in a bad team, how can you get an annual salary of tens of millions? ”

Richardson sighed: "I actually want to make a trade and play for a strong team. ”

"The core of the strong team has already been decided, and if you go and don't have the ball, and you're just a role player, you'll only have to take the middle class next year. Big brother, don't think about this kind of stupidity, the Bulls are very suitable for you to develop, all you have to do is brush up on beautiful stats, prove your potential, and squeeze out Rose next season. I don't believe management will keep him brushing data with the Bulls. ”

"Well......" Richardson was a man of little assertiveness, but he would listen to his friend's advice.

Guo Xu knows that as long as Richardson is not traded, he will soon be bitter. With no one to steal the ball with him next season, Rose will be sent to the Raptors, who famously scored 81 points when he played against Kobe Bryant in his previous life. Jay Williams couldn't grab the core either, and without the butterfly effect, he would have ridden his bike and hit a telephone pole this summer.

At night, Guo Xu encountered something that made him feel speechless.

When the players warmed up, Jay Williams took the initiative to talk to Guo Xu, held his head high, and said condescendingly: "The news says that you are powerful, I am not afraid of you, I am the one who will become the strongest point guard in the future." ”

Guo Xu was stunned for a moment, what is going on with this prince's momentum? Isn't the character of this product the NBA version of Jun Mario? After only a few episodes, he can leave the show, leaving a topic of what heights he would reach if he wasn't sick.

Guo Xu stepped forward and patted Jay on the back, and said lightly: "If you want to be the strongest point guard, just put all your energy on the court and work hard, I hope you can really do it one day." ”

This is not an encouragement, but a reminder, and it is a gesture for Guo Xu. If Jayken had listened, maybe there would have been a different future. If he doesn't listen and thinks that he can succeed in a nightclub and a motorcycle, then no one can save him.

At this time, Jay was young and vigorous, firmly believing that he would become an All-Star in the future, he and Kidd exchanged triple-doubles against the Nets, cutting 26 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists.

As a result, after the game started, Jay was too rough on the defensive end, always wanted to reach out and steal, and was soon troubled by Guo Xu's breakthrough "touching porcelain". Jay only played 24 minutes and got 8 points and 4 assists, while Guo Xu played 34 minutes and scored a double-double of 26 points and 12 assists.

After the game, Jay and Guo Xu blushed a little when they shook hands, but Guo Xu would not sarcastically mock him, everything was silent.

After playing against the Clippers and Warriors in the same district, the Suns won easily without suspense.

The forward line composed of Battier and Jamison can attack and defend, and point guard Arenas averages 18+6 per game, locking up the Most Improved Player award in advance, but the Warriors' interior defense is terrible and still can't make the playoffs.

The combination of Dampier and Troy Murphy can grab rebounds, and switching guards can easily break through. Dampier has the strength to be slightly better as a blue-collar meat shield, and Murphy is too soft for him to do anything on the defensive end.

However, Murphy relied on excellent shooting to get a lot of playing opportunities, averaging 32 minutes per game, and with this fatal flaw on the defensive end, the Warriors could not make the playoffs.

The most unlucky is Battier, when he was in the Grizzlies in his previous life, his strength was quickly recognized, and the defense he was good at when he joined the Warriors was not reflected at all, the team conceded an average of 103 points per game, and many experts regarded Battier as a high-pick parallel product.

On Feb. 5, there was a change in the Western Conference standings. The Kings lost 84-108 to the Hornets in the East, dropping their record to 34-16 and trailing the Suns by one year and finishing third in the West.

Not long after Mike Bibby "White Devil" returned, the Suns' star power forward Chris Webb was injured again. Webber has clearly become a "glass man", his knees are extremely fragile, and the king is going to lose out if he signs a long-term contract with a high salary.

The Suns ended the first half with a 35-15 record, second in the West, and ushered in an All-Star weekend.