Chapter 124: The Great Striker
If the point guard is the soul of a team, he often plays the role of leader on the court, controlling the tempo of the game and passing the ball to the hottest scorer. We can even call a point guard a coach on the court.
So the position of the power forward is the opposite, he is the most overlooked position on the court, and at the same time the most tired position. In terms of height, it is not as good as the center, and in terms of flexibility and scoring ability, it is far inferior to the small forward, so the big forward is the position of the center from the beginning, and it is also called the second center in China.
Power Forward sounds bluffing and powerful, but in fact, the traditional power forward's tasks on the team are almost all hard work, grabbing rebounds, defense, and card positions are indispensable, but when it comes to shooting and scoring, he is often the last.
The status of traditional power forwards is low, but the current NBA league is a power forward boom. Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks, Tim Duncan of the Spurs, Chris Webber of the Kings, Kevin Garnett of the Timberwolves, Carl Malone of the Jazz, and the rest of Jamison, O'Neal Jr., Gasol, Brand, Lewis, Peja, and Roar Tianzun are all capable of averaging 20 points per game.
Although it can be said that it is the prosperous age of power forwards, Hu Qingniu does not have many options. The big forwards who can grow up in the future are none other than Xiaosi, Boozer and Randolph.
So there aren't many big forwards on Hu Qingniu's list, and the first one is Reggie Evans of the SuperSonics. During Evans' relatively long NBA career, he ranked among the top three in the league in rebounding percentages for a long time.
Reggie Evans, nicknamed the "rebounding maniac," graduated from the University of Iowa, and while he made some name for himself in college, his technical style and physical gifts meant that he couldn't attract expert scouts who studied young people's stats all day.
So when he confidently announced his participation in the 2002 draft, he was unfortunately undrafted. It joined the SuperSonics as an undrafted pick because it was good for nothing but rebounding, and new coach Nate McMillan didn't feel that the 2.03m power forward had much potential left, so Hu Qingniu was confident of taking him.
The tough blue-collar interior line, although I don't know what role he has on the court other than rebounding, but the Magic still passed the spot.
But the next name is a big surprise.
Hu Qingniu took a deep breath, because the name below was actually the most important name in his entire list, and he didn't put it at the end, nor at the front, because he was afraid that he would be too abrupt.
This name is more important than Sabonis, the "roof of the world"?
Of course, his name is the Wind Chaser.
"The following name is the player I value the most, he is called Wang! Govern! Send! β
Hu Qingniu said word by word, because this name carries too many things.
Dazhi can be said to be an eternal pain in the hearts of Chinese fans, in terms of external talent, height and size, Dazhi is not as good as Yao Ming, but in terms of internal talent in basketball, Dazhi is the most outstanding player in the history of Chinese basketball.
A veteran of Chinese basketball commented on Dazhi when he was young, he was born to play basketball, and such height, coordination and ball sense are only seen.
During the men's Asian Basketball Championships, the famous basketball commentator Su Dacang once said a very real joke, if it is possible, I think the UAE will spend 5 million or even 50 million to buy a Dazhi's left hand is perfect, the UAE has everything, but it is the lack of Dazhi's left-handed basketball sense.
It is true that Dazhi's career eventually drifted away from the one we expected, but there are many reasons for this.
Hu Qingniu always believed that if Dazhi was allowed to come to the NBA earlier, the Mavericks might pick it up with a very high pick, and the Mavericks' cultivation of Nowitzki was likely to be placed on Dazhi.
If it weren't for the 96 Atlanta Olympics, the 19-year-old Dazhi would not have been so sorry and regretful now. Dazhi has proven his talent, and Hu Qingniu just wants to help him realize his talent.
"King~, King~,Z~Z......"
The magician learns it many times and still doesn't say the name, because the pronunciation is too awkward for Europe and the United States.
"I haven't heard of this player and it's so weird. But Doctor, you must have something outstanding about it. The magician continued.
"He's a Clippers player at the moment, he's Chinese, you know, I'm Chinese, so I know him well. Mr. Erwin, you've played with him, but maybe you don't remember his name. Hu Qingniu said.
βWhatοΌ You've played against me, so I'm supposed to be an old player. The magician was surprised.
Hu Qingniu smiled.
"No, it was before the opening of the Atlanta Olympics in '96, and the Chinese team played a friendly match against the team you organized. At that time, Wang Zhizhi was only 19 years old, and it was the first time he played for his country, and later he also beat Robinson in the game against the United States, and you must remember this. β
The magician suddenly realized.
βOhοΌ It turned out to be him, I remember he was a talented little player, is he in the Clippers now, why is there no news. β
Hu Qingniu said regretfully.
"He only landed with the Mavericks in the 2001 season for a number of reasons, but his physicality wasn't good enough for the NBA and hasn't improved, so at the moment he's not making a statement, and I think we need to draft him. No body can be trained, but innate basketball talent cannot be trained. β
Magic and Jordan fell into deep thought, a skinny NBA fringe player, although he still has some talent, but now that he is 26 years old, does he really have much potential to dig into.
Hu Qingniu saw the two of them with embarrassed faces and said.
"I can get him over for a tryout first, and as far as I know, he's playing some bonus leagues in Los Angeles right now to keep fit, and I'm in charge of contacting him and bringing him over to have a look."
Hu Qingniu's concession made the two of them look a little embarrassed, it was just a quota.
"I recognize Wang, he made a deep impression on me in that fight, and I think he can."
The Magic took the lead in expressing his position, and Jordan also agreed, Hu Qingniu is going to Los Angeles, who is going to train with Wade, delaying the cultivation of the team's core for a team spot, Jordan is not stupid, and he will not make this loss-making deal.
Power forward Hu Qingniu also has a candidate, Michael Dunleavy, Dunleavy is a scout of the 02 draft, but his first season in the NBA was smashed, averaging only 5 points and 2 rebounds per game, with a 40% shooting rate. And the Warriors already have an elite power forward Jamison produced by North Carolina, and Dunleavy and his characteristics completely coincide, so Hu Qingniu thinks the Warriors may shoot Dunleavy.
Dunleavy will have a big explosion next season, so Hu Qingniu can only bet that the Warriors have not discovered Dunleavy this offseason.