"Lao Zhang, you have been away from basketball for many years, and your current job has no future, haven't you thought about returning to the basketball world?"

On the plane, she chatted with Zhang Lili.

Zhang Li smiled bitterly: "Liu, we are also old friends, I won't hide it from you, I want to, but I have been away for too long, and I have no chance!" ”

Liu Yumin thought for a while and said: "I have thought about it, and I hope that I will have the opportunity to bring the national team to the United States to play some games in the future, and familiarize myself with foreign basketball styles, such as the World Championships in Canada in '94 and the Atlanta Olympics in '96, I plan to come to the United States in advance to warm up."

You know, I've also talked to the NBA league and the Pistons management to play in their preseason games.

Lao Zhang, you have a good relationship with Xiao Zhou, you also know English, and you are familiar with the NBA, why don't you do something in the middle here? ”

"No problem, Liu, you can leave this matter to me." Zhang Lili was in good spirits.

It has been too long since he left the domestic basketball world, and he has always wanted to return to the basketball world, which is something he has been looking forward to.

Liu Yumin said: "I'll contact CCTV again when I return to China to see if they need to interview NBA reporters, maybe they will broadcast NBA games in the future, and you can also go back to your old job." ”

"Okay, Liu, thank you!"

Zhang Lili laughed, when he was the head coach of the capital youth team before, he often played a guest role as a basketball commentator on CCTV, partnered with Sun Zhenping, and explained that he handled this matter.

Zhou Quan, on his side, had already set off with the team at this time and flew to Philadelphia.

Sitting on the plane, turned on the system.

There has been no competition these days, and he has not been lazy, the training of the step-back jumper has been going on, specializing in this training, and he has completed two rounds in a month, and now he has reached level 92, which should be at the same level as the emergency stop jumper.

His arsenal has been slowly expanded with a 94-level layup, a 93-level pull-up jumper, a 92-level throw, and a step-back jumper.

In addition, with the completion of the training tasks of layup, step-back jumper, and throwing, he also met one of the reward requirements of the system, completed three shooting training tasks, rewarded shooting basic skills +1, offense +1, and now his shooting has reached level 95 and offense has reached level 90.

The basic shooting skills of 95 should reach the top level, including 90 for three points, 96 for two points, and 99 for free throws.

It is precisely because of the improvement of the basic shooting skills that his shooting finishing skills can be improved one after another, which is the result of complementing each other.

In addition, the offense has reached level 90, which means that his offensive ability has entered the first-class level.

However, if the offensive strength needs to continue to improve, at least three shooting training tasks must be completed, and the offense will be rewarded with +2 to enrich his finishing skills.

If the offense is to reach the top level, you have to complete all the shooting training tasks, like Jordan, you have to be proficient in all shooting techniques, and all kinds of finishing techniques are at your fingertips, and you have to complete all the shooting training, which is simply impossible in a few years.

And even if he completes all the shooting training tasks, there is a good chance that he will not be able to have Jordan's inexplicable offensive strength, because he is not tall enough, his physical fitness is not as good as Jordan's, and he is a point guard, not a point guard.

Now he realizes that in terms of technology, this system generally does not increase his strength in vain, and he has to do it through continuous training, but in fact, his strength has been improved through training, and the so-called reward of the system is simply the result of his own efforts.

The only difference is that as long as 3,000 qualified trainings can be steadily improved by one level.

Of course, in terms of physical fitness, which is more difficult to improve, occasionally rewards bounce +1, speed +1, and what full-level panoramic vision is full-level spatial imagination, that is the real reward, the real anti-heaven means, which can raise his ceiling.

"When will it be nice to give me another full-level reward."

In the midst of this delusion, he fell asleep and began to daydream.

The Philadelphia Digital team chose to rebuild, trading superstar core Charles Barkley to the Suns, from which they packed their three main players, namely main point guard Jeff Hornacek, center Andrew Lang, and power forward Tim Perry.

Now these three have become the main force of the team, but the previous 12 games, 3 wins and 9 losses, their arrival did not bring the expected improvement for Philadelphia, and it can basically be concluded that this rebuild, this transaction, for Philadelphia, is a failed operation.

The Pistons beat Philadelphia on the road, then rushed back home overnight to beat Philadelphia again back-to-back, and after five straight wins and four straight losses, the main team is intact, and the record is once again five consecutive wins.

Previously, the No. 28 Bulls lost to the Knicks on the road, and then lost to the Green team on the road, and the Bulls lost two consecutive games on the road, which caused the Bulls' record to decline.

The Pistons are 10-4 and have a winning rate of 71.4%, which is already half a win over the Bulls and ranks second in the East in the regular season.

Two waves of five wins in a row have given the Pistons a lot of attention, and many media outlets have put it back in the first pot.

But there are also many teams who believe that in the recent five-game winning streak, except for the Knicks, they have not encountered strong teams, so this wave of five-game winning streak is not enough gold, and they do not agree that the Pistons have the strength of the first gear.

……

In the next few days, the Pistons did not play, and on the 8th, Detroit welcomed the Magic.

In the afternoon, Zhou Quan asked for the phone number of the general manager of Magic from the management, and then got O'Neill's mobile phone number from him and contacted him.

"Hey, Shaq O'Neal the big shark is talking to you."

The phone was connected, and O'Neill's energetic voice sounded on the other side, especially the word big shark deliberately accentuated the tone.

"Hello, shark, I'm Zhou Quan." He smiled.

"Oh?"

Oakley exclaimed, exclaiming, exaggeratedly, "Who's calling me?" Is Detroit the Killer King? It's over, are you going to kill me? Oh, haha, Mr. Killer Wang, I prefer to call you this nickname, can you give it to me? ”

"Well, you can call whichever you want."

He was also helpless, and the nickname that Oakley gave him was attached to his body.

O'Neill grinned and said, "Killer King, please call me Big Shark in the future, I like this nickname, not Shark." ”

"Big sharks?"

He has a black red line, is there a difference? People like what they don't have, aren't you small?

"Yes, big shark, okay? If you refuse, I'll hang up right away, I'm not threatening you, but it's an ultimatum. ”

O'Neill asked seriously.

"OK, big shark, this is mighty." He could only say yes.

O'Neal immediately looked very happy and shouted: "Killer King, tomorrow I will play against you, I will play point guard, I will compete with you." ”

"What?"

His mind is confused, are you sick?

"Have you forgotten, I'm a point guard." O'Neill said triumphantly.

"Of course I haven't forgotten, well, I wish you had come out and fight me." He laughed.

"Come on, I'm not going to fall for you, I'll stay under the basket and wait for you to come in, and then I'll cap you. Murder King, I now officially warn you, don't try to detain me, I'm not King Kong. O'Neill immediately repented, and said very seriously.

"Alright, Shaq, don't worry about that, I'm not going to humiliate my friend. Then I'll invite you to dinner in the evening, and I'll pick you up at the hotel at five o'clock, and you can get ready. ”

He got to the point, and O'Neill's public statement after last year's locker room violence helped him.

"Great! Murder King, I accept your invitation to dinner. ”

Onnick praised and suddenly asked, "But Iron Fist, you haven't answered me the question I just asked, can you transfer the nickname of the Killer King to me?" I love the nickname Orlando Killer King, it's so tough! ”

He was speechless, and said angrily: "It's better for you to change your name to a big felon, it's the kind of dangerous person who pulls out a gun and shoots when the police see you." ”

"Wow, that's a piece of advice that excites me, and from today onwards, I'm going to call me a big felon." O'Neill said excitedly.

“……”

Zhou Quan was completely speechless, I'm afraid you don't want to eat guns, right?

At about 5:05 p.m., at the appointed time, he drove a pickup truck to the hotel and met O'Neill, who was waiting in the lobby.

"Shaq, how much do you weigh now?"

The two have known each other in the NCAA, and after greeting him, he asked, looking at the slender and nimble O'Neal.

"Now it's 280 pounds, I've eaten a few more burgers in this time, I like burgers with Coke, I'm 3 pounds heavier." O'Neill grinned.

"127 kg. Come, let's go. ”

Zhou Quan immediately converted it, motioned for O'Neill to get in the car, and said, "Shaq, are you still planning to gain weight?" ”

The space in the pickup truck was not bad, and O'Neill was quite agile enough to squeeze into the passenger seat of the pickup truck, adjust the seat first, and then said while wearing a seat belt: "There are no plans to gain weight at the moment." ”

"Like the burger with Coke, you'll gain weight, I promise." Zhou Quan reminded in a mocking tone.

"Without hamburgers and cokes, I don't feel happy, they are the source of my happiness." O'Neill shrugged his shoulders and said with a sad expression.

Zhou Quan laughed, stepped on the accelerator and left the hotel.

Evening of the 9th, Auburn Hills Palace.

At half past seven, the two sides announced their starting lists.

Magic: O'Neal, Jeff Turner, Denis Scott, Nick Anderson, Scott Skels

Pistons: Ronnie Secali, Dennis Rodman, Orlando Ulrich, Joe Dumas, Zhou Quan

The game was not broadcast live in the United States, only the Detroit Television region, and in the commentary booth, the bearded John Lowes said:

"Tonight's champion show Shaq O'Neal came to Auburn Hills Palace for the first time, this big man's current data is very beautiful, it can be described as the peak of his debut, although the current low-level technology is a bit rough, but the talent is bursting, I hope our inside line can carry him."

"Pay attention to the Magic's small forward Dennis Scott, who averaged 19.9 points per game last season, and that was his second season, and his scoring ability is good, but his shooting rate is only 40%, but this season his shooting is more consistent," said Glasses Dragon Gerance. ”

John Lowes nodded: "Ulrich's defense has always been a headache for the team, and it is true to pay attention to this point. ”

A few minutes later, the starters played.

"Good luck, big shark."

O'Neill was the first to appear, and when he appeared, Zhou Quan said to him with a smile on his face.

"What do you mean?"

After a second, O'Neal immediately understood, and as soon as he walked out of the aisle, he was greeted with earth-shattering boos, and it was only then that he realized that this was one of the most terrifying home stadiums in the league.

At eight o'clock, the game began.

O'Neal jumped the ball and easily won over Sekari, and the Magic attacked.

Zhou Quan's opponent is Scott Skels, a point guard who is close to 29 years old, still in his playing years, the No. 22 pick in the first round in 86, 3 cm shorter than him, weighing 82 kilograms, and his strength is okay, with 14 points, 7 assists and 1 steal last season, which belongs to the blue-collar point guard.

As soon as he crossed the halfway line, he blocked the angle of his pass in front of him, and at the same time pressed head-on, and immediately went to the front when he had the chance.

Skels, who is experienced, saw teammate Nick Anderson coming from the left flank, immediately turned and broke through, and took advantage of his teammate's block to get rid of Zhou Quan in time and head to the left flank.

Zhou Quan quickly followed Skels, who deflected the ball in time to Nick Anderson at the top of the arc.

Anderson received the ball, ignored rookie O'Neal's request under the basket, faked a real shot, and pulled a three-point shot on the head of Joe Dumas.

The Bulls have completed two consecutive championships with super scoring guard Michael Jordan as the core, which is the league's all-time championship with a point guard as the core.

Previously, the Pistons completed two consecutive championships with the point guard as the core, plus the Bulls' two championships, that is to say, in the current era with the traditional center as the core, in the past four years, two teams with the guard as the core have won the championship, and none of the teams with the center as the core have won the championship.

The team with the three super centers is even worse, and it can't even reach the Eastern and Western finals, and there is no chance to get to the finals.

If the Pistons' two consecutive championships are caused by the bonus of the bad boy army, and the gold content is not enough, then the current Bulls' two consecutive championships really show that with the quarterback as the core, there is a chance to win the championship.

Therefore, in this case, the teams obviously pay more attention to the position of scoring guard, and the status of strong scoring guard in the team has increased significantly.

And Nick Anderson, who is a powerful quarterback, is the No. 11 lottery pick in the first round of 89, although he is not an All-Star, but he has averaged 19.9 points per game this season, and the shooting rate has reached 45%, which has great potential and is valued by the Magic executives, which is also an important reason why he ignored the top pick O'Neal to ask for the ball under the basket and dared to shoot.

"Bang dang!"

It's short, and the basketball smashes the basket and rebounds.

"Bang!"

O'Neal, who was one step in front of the basket, rose into the air, held down the rebound ball with one hand, and smashed it downward, instantly blasting the Pistons' basket.

"Damn it!"

Rodman lost the backcourt rebound and muttered in frustration.

On the sidelines, Chuck Daley was very dissatisfied with Secali's weakness, because it was him who played against O'Neal, but O'Neal easily entered the basket and barely encountered any resistance, but as long as he could top it, with Rodman's rebounding skills, this backcourt rebound would not necessarily be lost.

But he also didn't arrange for Rodman to defend O'Neal, it was only the regular season, and the Magic didn't have the strength of a playoff team and weren't a competitor to the Pistons.

Zhou Quan came to the front court with the ball, and while observing the situation, he advanced to the top of the arc.

When there were still two steps left, when the opponent was not close, he suddenly exerted force at his feet, and the 90-level one-handed duffle broke through the person, directly broke through to Skyles, and hit the left elbow area in a few steps, and then faced O'Neal who made up from the basket, calmly stopped the jump shot.

"Brush!"

With the crisp sound of brushing the basket, he opened the scoring for the Pistons.

"Beautiful! With a faster breakaway, Tekken's mid-range pullup jump shot has become more and more stable. The bearded John Lowes praised.

"It stands to reason that the faster the speed, the greater the impact, and the lower the hit rate of the pull-up jump shot, so in this case of Iron Fist, it can only be said that the technology has improved a lot, and the timing of the shot is better." ”

"Yes, for the outside, the choice of timing is the key factor in improving the shooting rate." The bearded John Lowes agreed.

(End of chapter)