On the 14th, the SuperSonics defeated the visiting Knicks and won 9 consecutive victories.

"Dazhi, I'll come to the house for dinner tomorrow, I'll pick you up at the hotel, and give me a call when I arrive." At noon on the 15th, Zhou Quan made a phone call to Dazhi.

"Okay brother."

At three o'clock in the afternoon of the 16th, the Mavericks arrived in Seattle.

Zhou Quan picked up Dazhi from the hotel by car and took him home.

So big that he specially prepared a gift for Xiao Zhouyuan's toys.

"Brother, your villa is so beautiful!"

After getting out of the car, he looked at Zhou Quan's villa and sighed.

"When I came here just now, you saw that many villas by the lake are better, my villa is a bit average, and I didn't have much money when I bought it. The best and most luxurious villas are there, look, that island in the middle of the lake. Zhou Quan pointed to Mercer Island and said.

When he arrived at home, Zhou Quan introduced his family, and then had dinner, and after dinner, he called Da Zhi to the study, asked the worker to bring a pot of tea, and the two chatted.

"The Mavericks are not bad, with a 5-4 record. Nowitzki, Mike Finley, Juwan Howard, Nash, are all very good players. ”

Zhou Quan made an opening remark, and then said to Da Zhi seriously: "You played 6 games in these nine games, averaging 8 minutes per game, 5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.2 turnovers and 1.6 fouls, with a shooting rate of 42.1%, playing 6 games in the first seven games, and no chances in the last two games, I'm right." ”

From Zhou Quan's attitude, he immediately felt a huge pressure, felt that the air conditioner was a little hot, and the sweat on his forehead immediately came out, and he said, "Well, brother, that's the case." ”

Zhou Quan did not hide the dissatisfaction and disappointment in his heart, and said: "I won't talk about scoring, there are only 1.5 rebounds, your position is too far outside, remember that you are an insider, a center, not a guard, you have to rush in to grab rebounds."

On the defensive end, you didn't have any performance, you didn't have a block in 6 games combined, you didn't have a steal, aren't you the block king of the CBA?

You like to attack, but your shooting percentage is about the same as that of a second-rate guard, and you are a center, even if you play power forward, this offensive efficiency is too low, right?

You're pulling out to shoot, high battery, why is it so inefficient? This shows that your confrontation is too poor, your shooting ability in the confrontation is too poor, and then your tactical ability is not enough to use your teammates' blocking and pick-and-roll cover to play misalignment. ”

In the face of Zhou Quan's explosive momentum, he was so sweaty that he couldn't speak.

"If you continue to play like this, it's better not to come and stay in the CBA, because in this way, you won't get any chance to play in the NBA, and if you don't have a chance to play, your level will continue to decline, and you can't maintain your level by training alone. After playing this contract, your most likely outcome is to be eliminated from the NBA. Zhou Quan said very unceremoniously.

"Brother, then, what do you say?" It's so big that it smacks up.

"What should I do? I told you how to fight a long time ago, have you forgotten? Zhou Quan said coldly.

It was so big that he couldn't speak, and his head was lowered.

Zhou Quan shook his head and said: "You are in Bayi, in the national team, you are the core, but you have to remember that this is the NBA, what are you in the Mavericks?" Do you think you're still the core?

You're not, you're just a second-round pick, and if you can't perform, the Mavericks can buy out your $1 million contract at any time. ”

The "......" was so big that it swooped twice, and then closed again.

Zhou Quan continued: "What is the status of a second-round pick in the team? Look at the rest of the Mavericks' second-round picks, how do those marginal guys, role players play? How did you fight for your chances?

You haven't put down the shelf of the core of the home team of Bayi, you haven't put down the shelf of the main center of the national team, you remember that in the Mavericks, you are just a dispensable person.

Don't look at old Nelson praising your talent, you can't play, he just presses you to the bench and makes you unable to get out.

Don't think how rare your talent is, in the United States, a talent like yours is a big deal to go to any university, and there are countless talented people among the millions of registered players.

And you haven't had a chance to play in two games, can't you see it? He's starting to lose faith in you, and he doesn't need you anymore. ”

Da Zhi swallowed his throat dryly, wanting to take a sip of tea, but did not dare to reach out.

"Now you tell me, how do those Mavericks role players and fringe guys play?" Zhou Quan asked coldly.

"Yes...... It's ......" was so big that he said it a few times, but he didn't continue.

Zhou Quan shook his head and said, "I'll tell you how they play, what the team needs, they can only provide."

To put it simply, if a team needs to defend, they can only and even have to provide defense, and if a team needs rebounds, they must provide rebounds. ”

"Look at this."

With that, he picked up a piece of paper on the desk and handed it to Dazhi.

As big as taking a look, it shows some data from the Mavericks in these 9 games.

Zhou Quan didn't need to look at the data on the paper, it was the data he specially prepared, and he said clearly: "The Mavericks only average 41.5 rebounds per game, fourth from the bottom in the West."

With points conceded per game, 8 of the 14 teams in the West concede less points than the Mavericks. He averaged fourth in points per game in the West, only behind the SuperSonics, Lakers, and Kings.

Big enough, do the Mavericks need your offense? No. 4 in the West, averaging over 100 points per game, do you need that little bit of inefficient offense?

With 42.1% of the shots, your personal win-loss is negative, and when you're on the court, the Mavericks are conceding more points than they score, which means that not only are you not contributing positively to the team, but you are contributing negatively.

Now you tell me, what do the Mavericks need from this data? ”

So big that he wiped his sweat and said with some embarrassment: "Rebounding and defense." ”

Zhou Quan stared at Dazhi and said, "So as a center, an interior lineman, rebounding and defense are not you supposed to provide?" ”

“…… Be. So big that he nodded helplessly.

"Did you provide that?" Zhou Quan asked.

“…… No. "It's hard to get through.

"You're too inefficient offensively, you don't have defense, you can't rebound, do you know why Nelson Sr. didn't give you a chance in the first two games?"

"Got it."

"Maybe he's waiting for you to communicate with him, have you communicated with him?"

“…… No. ”

"Are you going to communicate with him?"

“……”

"How are you going to play in the future?"

"Brother, I listen to you."

"I want you to just say listen to me and then ignore it."

"No, brother, I'll keep defending hard and grab rebounds."

"Roger Philip will come over later, and he will accompany you to find old Nelson and have a good talk with him."

"Hmm."

At this time, Philip arrived, Zhou Quan talked to him for a few words, and asked Da Zhi to go back to the hotel with him.

"Husband, is the temperature of the air conditioner in your study turned on, so much that you sweat?" Zeng Li, who was holding Xiao Zhouyuan, asked.

"It's not high, I scolded him." Zhou Quan said.

"He is a guest, what are you scolding him for?" Zeng Li's surprise said.

"It's nothing, you don't care about this, this kid looks honest, but it's a little unclear, and he doesn't put it in the right position." Zhou Quan shook his head and said.

Zeng Li was not very happy to see Zhou Quan, so he didn't ask again.

Philip took Dazhi to the hotel where Maverick was staying, first called a translator, and then asked Dazhi to make an appointment with Old Nelson, who was very happy when he heard that Dazhi wanted to communicate with him, and immediately agreed.

When he opened the door and saw Philip, old Nelson also seemed very happy, invited the three of them in, and said, "Mr. Philip, are you from the Iron Fist King?" ”

"Yes, Don, the king's dinner at the Iron Fist King's. Don, Iron Fist wants King to communicate with you. Philip laughed.

Old Nelson poured a cup of coffee for the two of them, sat down and said: "I have been waiting for Wang to communicate with me for the past few days, you know, Mr. Philip, I have always admired him, I have been waiting for him for two years, and I even went to China for him."

But I was a little disappointed with his performances in these games, there was no confrontation, there was no determination to get into the paint area to defend the opposing center.

My expectation for him is to work harder on the defensive end, I need him to guard the opposing center and then pull out and shoot on the offensive end, and I don't worry about his offense, his three-point range is just as good as our perimeter. ”

"Coach, I promise to strengthen the defense." After waiting for the translation, Dazhi said seriously.

Old Nelson nodded happily and said, "This is very good news, but Wang, I still have a little request, do you know the difference between you and Dirk?" You know, I also said, you're very similar to him. ”

"Dazhi, he said you were similar to Dirk, but he asked you, do you know the difference between yourself and Dirk?" Translator Xiao Xu said.

He looked dazed, as if he didn't understand the difference between himself and Nowitzki.

Nelson Sr. continued: "Dirk is better at rebounding than you, he's better at rebounding than you are, he can run to the basket and grab offensive rebounds after shooting from the three-point line whenever he has the chance, but you haven't done that once.

Wang, you have to remember that rebounding is our lifeline, every rebounding is very crucial, maybe a rebound can determine the outcome of a game.

As a big man, his first job is to rebound, understand? Every manager loves rebounding, and so do I. ”

In terms of rebounding, he really didn't put in as much as Nowitzki, and the offensive rebounds he grabbed were even few, accounting for only 15%

"Rebounding, defense, that's what I want you to do, no rebounding, no defense, Wang, I can't give you more playing time, I'm serious, you have to understand that," Nelson Sr. said. ”

"Coach, I'm definitely going to step up my defense and rebound." Big to serious authenticity.

"As long as you do it, you'll be the next Dirk." Old Nelson encouraged.

After Xiao Xu translated, Da Zhi nodded hurriedly, looking a little happy.

He believed that his talent would not be worse than Nowitzki's, but his chances were not good, and he came two years later than Nowitzki.

But if Zhou Quan is here, he will tell him, don't think too much, this is just a simple word of encouragement.

Old Nelson finally said: "Wang, I will give you a chance to fight against the SuperSonics tomorrow night, I hope you can compete with the Iron Fist King and have a good performance."

Also, Wang, I hope that if you have anything in the future, come to me directly, and I am very welcome for you to come and say something to me, even if it is a complaint, OK? ”

"Also, Tekken is a very great superstar, you're his compatriot, your teammate on the national team, and you can learn a lot of valuable experience from him, you know?"

"Also, get familiar with the team's tactics as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be able to cooperate with your teammates and you'll just wander outside the tactics."

……

On November 17, 2000, the SuperSonics faced the Mavericks at home.

At six o'clock, Zhang Li and Xu Jicheng came to the away team's locker room, and after getting the approval of the old Nelson, they entered the locker room to interview Dazhi.

"Dazhi, do you have a chance to play tonight?" After greeting each other, Xu Jicheng asked.

"There should be." Dazhi said.

"Da Zhi, what does old Nelson want of you?" Zhang asked reasonably.

Da Zhi revealed some of the content of his conversation with Nelson Sr. last night, and finally said: "The main thing is to emphasize rebounding and defense, which is the same as what Brother Zhou said." Zhou Quan asked me to go to the basket to attack before, but Nelson Sr. didn't emphasize it. ”

Zhang Li suddenly said: "Dazhi, no one in the team is targeting you, right?" ”

Da was stunned, and quickly shook his head and said, "No, they are all very good." ”

"That's good."

Zhang Reasonable said: "When Zhou Quan entered the pistons, he fought with them for the first time when he entered the locker room. ”

"Really?" So big that his eyes widened.

Zhang Li said: "This matter has not been reported in China, and no one in the NBA paid attention to it in China at that time, and no one knew who Zhou Quan was. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at the Mavericks players around him, and said: "Dazhi, I mean, it's not that the Mavericks players are all good, but because of Zhou Quan, they didn't target you, they were good to you, you have to understand this." ”

Dazhi nodded, of course he understood this.

Zhang Li said: "For example, No. 32, he is a former supersonic player, Zhou Quan's teammate, and he is known for beating and scolding teammates in the NCAA. His relationship with Zhou Quan was not very good, and after Zhou Quan retired, he also left the supersonics. ”

"What?"

Da looked at Christine Leitner in surprise, Leitner was okay with him, and often took the initiative to talk to him.

Zhang Li said again: "That No. 3, how did he treat you?" ”

He glanced at Vernon Maxwell and said, "He's the worst guy on the team to treat me, he never talks to me, but he doesn't target me." ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "He turned out to be a player of the Mosaic team, and he had a conflict with Zhou Quan on the field, and his intestines were broken by Zhou Quan, and the one-foot-long scar on his stomach was the incision of that operation." ”

"What?"

Dazhi's mouth couldn't close.

Zhang Li finally said: "Dazhi, I say these things just to remind you that don't be too weak when you encounter things in the team, or when you are playing on the court, you should be tougher, because in the NBA, in the United States, the strong are king, you are weak, and others will only bully you and look down on you." ”

……

(End of chapter)