The next day, Zhou Quan received good news that the Suns did not appeal, and the league did not add a suspension.

On the 27th, the Pistons welcomed the challenge of the green team at home.

Although Big Bird Larry Bird has retired and the Green team has aged badly, this season's record has not collapsed, but it is difficult to reach the top half.

The Pistons beat the Green to make it two wins in a row, and at home to the Timberwolves at No. 29, they went 28-13 and remained in third place in the East.

But on the 30th, the team challenged the Pacers back-to-back on the road, and the lack of physical fitness aborted the three-game winning streak.

On the 31st, the league announced the All-Star vote.

Zhou Quan got 400,000 votes in the first two weeks, and the votes in the second two weeks did not decrease much, and the staying power was very strong, getting 370,000 votes, a total of 770,000 votes, ranking fourth in the East, ahead of Jordan's 1.03 million votes, Pippen's 930,000 votes, and O'Neal's 820,000 votes.

In the east is behind him, Larry Johnson's 690,000, and he is happy to crush Big Mom.

Among Eastern Conference guards, he ranks second behind Jordan, which means that he became the starting guard of the Eastern Conference All-Star.

He is only sorry for Joe Dumas, he is still at his peak, but he only got 180,000 votes, and Pippen has got nearly one million votes with Jordan's influence.

Fortunately, Joe Dumas was very popular with the coaches and was selected as an All-Star by them.

Unfortunately, Rodman didn't make it to the All-Star list, which made him a little disappointed.

At the same time, the league also announced the East and West All-Star members.

Eastern starters: O'Neal, Larry Johnson, Pippen, Jordan, Zhou Quan

Eastern subs: Ewing, Schramf, Brad Doherty, Larynand, Wilkins, Joe Dumas, Mark Price

Western starters: David Robinson, Karl Malone, Barkley, Drexler, John Stockton

Western subs: Olajuwon, Sean Kemp, Danny Manning, Sean Elliott, Dan Marley, Tribet, Tim Hardaway

"Iron Fist, you became an All-Star starter in your second season, congratulations!"

"Iron Fist, I wish you a fortune."

"Iron Fist, this contract is stable."

In the restaurant of the Indianapolis Hotel, Jo Dumas and others sent their congratulations.

Zhou Quan smiled: "When I go back to Detroit, I'll treat you to a big dinner." ”

His sneaker sales mission this season has been completed, and now he is an All-Star, and he is a starter, and the three conditions of Skechers have been completed, which means that the next three years of the contract must be executed.

Although his strength has risen now, and his fame and influence are greater, in fact, with his current status in the league, it is difficult to get a signed sneaker contract, and there are many stars in the league at his level, most of whom are not available, such as Pippen, so he attaches great importance to Skechers's contract.

……

The next away game is against the Cavaliers, but it's No. 5, and there are still a few days to go, so the team will return to Detroit first, and then go to Cleveland on the 4th.

After returning to Detroit in the afternoon, Zhou Quan invited guests to a high-end restaurant in Detroit.

But Rodman wasn't there, he flew straight from Indiana to Los Angeles to meet his good friends.

In the next few days, he planned that the No. 1 and No. 2 teams did not arrange training, so he practiced shooting in the morning, went to the golf course in the afternoon, and the team had training in the afternoon on the third day, so he went to play golf in the morning and participated in team training in the afternoon.

He completed four more rounds of turnaround and step-back jumpers, and has now reached the 88 level, which is on the upper side of the second-rate level.

If it's a mid-range shot, the opponent's defense is average, but it can be used, and if the opponent's defense is good, the technique is a little worse.

If it is a long-distance shot, it is better to use it sparingly, and under strong confrontation, the second-rate technology will not be very accurate.

"Hey, I'm going to play golf tomorrow after lunch, do any of you want to be together?" After dinner, he asked before leaving.

"I'll go."

"Count me in."

The Assassin and Jo Dumas immediately said.

"I'll go too, Iron Fist, you teach me how to play golf." Darnell Walker shouted.

A few others are also going, and a few others are not interested, in fact, they are all on a basic salary, it is difficult to maintain daily life and training, and there is no money to play.

"Okay, we'll see you at Granence Stadium at noon tomorrow, I'll be waiting for you there in advance." He said.

The heavy schedule continues, and it's fast to mid-February, and All-Star Weekend is just around the corner.

On the 11th, the Suns played away against the Warriors, and in the 45th regular season, the Lightning Kevin Johnson only played 11 minutes before he was seriously injured, giving everyone in the Suns a heavy blow.

The next day, the Suns announced the reimbursement of the Lightning season.

Speaking to the media, Barkley said with a firm face: "Kevin is gone, but I'm still there, and I'll carry this team on my shoulders and wait for him to return." ”

In the next game, Barkley did what he said, and in the absence of the main point guard Lightning, he carried the team with all his might, and his record was not affected much, and he still ranked first in the league.

Of course, he also has to play harder and play better to not let the team's record slip.

From this point of view, Zhou Quan is ashamed of himself, now he is not as good as a superstar like Barkley at critical moments, and he needs more games to accumulate experience and strength.

On the 13th, Xiangcheng, ATV TV, which is the headquarters of ATV, is holding a meeting on the sports channel.

Since the 90s, ATV has been buying NBA video resources, and it has become a routine to broadcast a game every Sunday.

But it's basically a Bulls game, because Michael Jordan is the hottest star in the NBA in recent years, and his game is the most watching.

However, ATV has only purchased video footage in recent years and has not sent reporters to the United States for interviews.

Today's meeting is because of Zhou Quan.

In fact, some people on the sports channel knew about Zhou Quan's existence last season, but no one cared about it, and they didn't know much about it, and this season, Zhou Quan's fame and strength have improved, and he was selected as an All-Star starter.

"According to my information, he seems to be from the mainland. Last time it was reported in the media, he not only played basketball, but also golf. ”

"Looks like boxing, right?"

"Becoming an All-Star starter this time, there should still be some strength, right? I thought I could give it a try. ”

"Regardless of whether he has the strength or not, I think it's better to buy Jordan's game, who in our Xiangcheng will watch a mainlander play?"

There was discrimination, and the final result of the meeting was to buy footage of Jordan's game, but in the end it was decided to send a reporter to the United States to cover it.

That is, the next day, in the capital, CCTV horsepower made some decisions.

Just a few days ago, the NBA league sent an invitation to CCTV, inviting CCTV to go to the United States to broadcast the NBA 93 All-Star and Finals live, and it didn't cost a dime, and all the expenses were paid by the NBA league.

The reason why Stern decided this way was the original plan, which used to give away free videotapes and highlights, and now pays for CCTV live broadcast, but because of Zhou Quan, the plan has been accelerated.

And CCTV has also moved.

Anyway, it doesn't cost money, and after the NBA program was broadcast in the past two years, the response was also good.

In particular, this time, Zhou Quan was selected for the national team, and was selected as an all-star, and he was the first starter, which stimulated CCTV's enthusiasm for going to the United States.

Ma Ma decided to send Sun Zhenping, and then Zhang Lili, who was introduced by Liu Yumin last time, let the two of them be responsible for the NBA frontline interview, and then send a camera team of three people over.

……

On the evening of the 16th, the league announced the latest MVP rankings before the All-Star through ESPN's sports news program.

The top five are Barkley, Olajuwon, Jordan, Ewing, Zhou Quan, the sixth to eighth are David Robinson, Wilkins, O'Neal, and then the ninth and eighth are more people, all of whom are tied for many people, and Joe Dumas is also tied for tenth.

Host Los John commented: "Looking at the current trend in the regular season, it has been difficult for Michael Jordan to defend the MVP title, and Sir Charles is likely to win it for the first time. ”

"Roar, Roar, Roar, ......Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, T

Phoenix, Barkley was already overjoyed, jumping and jumping at home, screaming and screaming, excited like he had been beaten three barrels of chicken blood.

As for Jordan, he was a little disappointed, because in terms of personal data, Barkley's fat pig couldn't compare with him at all, but first, the team's record was indeed inferior to the Suns, and secondly, he was targeted too badly by the media this season, and now in the eyes of the media, he is the biggest bad breed in the league, and the MVP is voted by the media, and it is really difficult to compete with Barkley this year.

Houston, Olajuwon sighed, Barkley doesn't have an MVP yet, and he doesn't have it either, and now his team is second in the West, but it is a bit behind the Suns' record, and if he can't catch up in the second half, there is little hope for MVP.

"It's good luck that this guy can be traded to the Suns and join forces with the Lightning!" He was a little envious of Barkley.

At this time, Loejohn said: "Of all the teams in the league, only the Pistons have two people in the top 10 MVP at the same time, what does this mean?"

It shows that the Pistons team does not have an absolute core, it is a real outside dual-core, and from this ranking, the strength of the Pistons should be very strong, and it should be very strong.

At the moment they are third in the East and sixth in the league, and I even think that with their strength, this ranking is a bit low, they are not playing all the strength on paper, they should have the strength to play higher.

They've reached the Eastern Conference finals for six consecutive seasons before, so can they make it to the Eastern Conference finals for the seventh time in a row this season?

It's unknown whether Iron Fist will be able to carry the team on his shoulders to reach the Eastern Conference finals like his predecessor, Isaiah Thomas, but he has to. ”

Zhou Quan didn't bother to watch it anymore, so he stepped forward and turned off the TV, he could hear it, this host belittled him inside and out, and was digging a hole for him.

The previous sentence also said that the Pistons are dual-core and do not have an absolute core, which is to devalue his status.

And the latter sentence requires him to carry the team to the East Finals, if he can't make the East Finals this year, it is his responsibility, and there will be no double core at this time.

One sentence also praised the Pistons very high, and the sixth in the third league in the East is not worthy of the strength of the current team.

Whether the Pistons are playing single-core or dual-core at the moment, he knows very well, the team management knows very well, the players know very well, and Joe Dumas also knows very well.

In terms of lineup, of course, it is an outside dual-core.

But this is only the lineup, and in terms of tactical play, it is a single-core play.

In terms of tactical play, he controlled 60% of the team's possession in an average of 40 minutes per game, which means that during his time on the court, he controlled 75% of the ball during this time, and the rest of the ball was Joe Dumas's, who had far more balls than Pippen and more than Jordan now.

At present, Joe Dumas is averaging 40 minutes per game, 23.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1 steal, 0.1 blocks, 1.5 turnovers and 1.8 fouls, with a shooting rate of 46.6%, the data is really good, and he is still the team's scoring champion.

But his statistics are more luxurious, averaging 41 minutes per game, 22 points, 4.6 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 3.3 steals, 0.5 blocks, 3.5 turnovers and 3.2 fouls, shooting 47.5%, the team's assist king, steal king.

Although Jo Dumas is still the leading scorer, his importance in the tactical system has been much lower than last season, basically a no-ball style of play, and his role in the tactical system is more about scoring and defending, rather than the outside core.

Joe Dumas is similar to Jordan's off-ball style of play now, not controlling the ball, but in terms of importance to the team, he is far less important to Jordan.

Jordan is still the absolute core of the ball when he is not in control, because the most important thing in all the tactics of the Bulls is to make the ball for him and play around him, and he is the absolute core.

And the Pistons, although Joe Dumas is similar to Jordan's style of play, the team's tactics do not revolve around him, but Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan is in control of the ball, just like the original assassin, attacking and passing, he is the absolute core.

But since he is the absolute core, he has to bear the most important responsibility, and the pressure on him is naturally very great.

Just now, Loes John was right in saying that he had to make it to the Eastern Conference finals for the seventh season in a row, and it was his responsibility.

……

No. 17, back-to-back, the Pistons lost to the Heat on the road, ending all the games leading up to All-Star Weekend.

In the 8 games this month, except for the last loss to the Heat, the previous home loss was also to the SuperSonics, and the away loss to the Nets, 5 wins and 3 losses, a total of 33 wins and 17 losses, a winning rate of 66%, third in the East, and sixth in the league.

On the night of the game, Zhou Quan and the team separated and flew to San Francisco to participate in the National Tour of golf under Philip's arrangement.

Sitting on the plane, he turned on the system and took a look, after half a season of training, the competition experience had been improved to level 91.

In a season and a half, he has been promoted to a first-class level, one is his own talent, the second is the cultivation of the team, from playing time to ball possession, there are almost no restrictions on him, and the third is the training of the playoffs.

The experience of the playoffs is very important, and in the first season, they played in the Eastern Conference finals, and the opponents were all strong teams, this kind of training, there are many stars who have played for many years, and they may not have it, because they have no chance to make the playoffs, and even fewer can reach the East and West finals.

With the accumulation of game experience, the prediction has been upgraded by one level, now it is 84, and the possession has also been upgraded by one level, which is now 93.

The passing is still 92 levels, and the prediction is only one level higher, and it has not been able to drive its upgrade, which is already certain, which is the reason why the prediction ability is too poor, so the passing can not be improved.

In addition, he completed two more rounds of his turn-and-step jumper and is now at level 90, just two rounds away from completing the task.

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(End of chapter)