Zhou Quan smiled and said: "I am a point guard, offense is not my main task, organizing offense is my main responsibility.
So for point guards, you can't just talk about offensive efficiency. You have to combine his organizational performance to correctly evaluate his overall performance.
My offensive efficiency is indeed not as good as Larry Johnson's, but I'm not bragging. I organized the team's offense very well, and my defense is worse than his, so our Pistons are now third in the Eastern Conference, and the Hornets are third in the Eastern Conference. 12. This is the difference between me and him. I help the team far more than he does. "
"That's just because the Pistons have a stronger lineup than the Hornets. Rookie, you are so shameless. You take all the credit for yourself."
Jordan said angrily.
"Don't stir up trouble here. My teammates won't be fooled. They are smarter than you." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
Joe Dumas and the others nodded quickly.
"Humph!" Jordan snorted coldly.
Ignoring Jordan, Zhou Quan said familiarly: "A total of seven players on the Hornets team have scored in double figures this season, and one person has scored 20+ points. Larry Johnson has also scored close to 20 points, averaging 10.9.5 points per game, ranking third in the Eastern Conference. , their scoring ability is better than the Pistons, how can you have the nerve to say that our lineup is better than theirs?"
"this……"
Jordan was speechless. He didn't expect Zhou Quan to know so much about the situation of a team that couldn't make the playoffs.
Zhou Quan added: "The Pistons conceded the fewest points per game in the league this season, while the Hornets averaged 113.4 points per game, ranking first in the Eastern Conference and second in the league, only slightly better than the Warriors.
Mr. Jordan, we are better than them because their defense is too poor and the contrast is too obvious. Don’t you know how to look at the data? "
"You worked really hard for a Rookie of the Year award." Jordan couldn't compete with Zhou Quan, so Jordan immediately said with disdain.
Zhou Quan laughed and said: "This is called arguing with reason. If you don't argue, you won't understand. In this place, I don't even argue myself, how can you help me fight?"
"So you don't hesitate to beat him yourself?" Jordan said sarcastically.
Zhou Quan glanced at John Salley beside him and suddenly smiled: "If you want to say that, then I can also use the method you said to deal with the bull."
"What did you say?" Jordan's expression changed.
"How about giving it a try in the playoffs?" Zhou Quan said with a smile.
"If you dare to do this, the league will not let you go." Jordan snapped.
"Then take back what you said."
At this time, the smile on Zhou Quan's face disappeared, it was full of chills, and he said with a stern expression: "Otherwise, I will definitely try to determine where the bottom line of the alliance is."
"you?"
Jordan held it in his heart for a long time, and his heart ached, but he really didn't dare to continue with Zhou Quan, so he could only say: "OK, I didn't say what I said just now."
Pippen, Grant and others looked at Zhou Quan with admiration, feeling that only this guy could force Michael to bow his head and make concessions again and again.
"let's go."
At this time, the host's voice sounded outside. Jordan, who was ashamed and angry, didn't want to stay here for a second and hurriedly walked out.
"Michael, the away team goes first." Pippen shouted quickly.
"Mr. Jordan, you'd better wait a moment. This is your home court." Zhou Quan pushed Jordan away and left first.
Jordan froze in place, his face turned red, and blood rushed to his face.
Of course, no one could tell that his face was red, and the light was a bit dim.
Ten minutes later, the game started.
Jordan decisively kept an eye on Zhou Quan with all his strength, without letting go of a step, making Zhou Quan very passive. At present, his strength is not a match for the opponent.
In order to solve the defensive problem, he could only frequently call pick-and-rolls, look for BJ, and regain the mismatch advantage of using the big one to defeat the small one.
The two sides fought to the final quarter with no outcome in sight. In the end, Jordan broke out in the final quarter, scoring 21 points in a single quarter and scoring 42 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals in the game. In the Pistons' double-team, his shooting rate was as high as 51%. , led the team to defeat the Pistons and achieved their third victory against the Pistons in the regular season.
Zhou Quan also lost his temper. If the Assassin was still at his peak, the Pistons would also have their own key players. It's a pity that the Assassin can't stand up now.
His own offense is still very immature, and he does not have the ability to stand up at critical moments. He needs to work harder to improve his offensive finishing ability.
Although his pull-up jump shot has reached level 87, it is only second-rate. Under Jordan's defense, his shooting rate is very low.
He played 41 minutes in this game, only scored 18 points and 8 assists, made 4 turnovers, and shot only 33% from the field.
Fortunately, in this one game, it should have little impact on the average data.
"Iron Fist, these are your season statistics."
Back in the locker room, assistant coach Rick Maske, who was responsible for organizing the information, handed him a data sheet.
"Thanks!"
He quickly took it and looked at it.
He has played a total of 75 games this season, with 5 injuries and two suspensions.
He averaged 35.1 minutes per game, 7-of-16.2 shooting, 43.2% shooting, 5.6 free-throw shooting, 91% shooting, 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 0.6 blocks, 3.1 turnovers and 2.6 fouls.
During the regular season, he scored a total of 1,433 points, 382 rebounds, 675 assists, 150 steals, and 233 turnovers.
True shooting percentage of 51.1%, assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.9, second on the team in shots, third on the team in scoring, third on the team in rebounds, second on the team in defensive efficiency, tenth in field goal percentage, personal plus-minus on the team second……
After holding his breath and looking at it, he breathed a sigh of relief. The shooting percentage, true shooting percentage, and assist-to-turnover ratio all met the requirements of the rookie task. Now it depends on whether he can get the best rookie.
The next morning, the Pistons returned to Detroit.
On the plane, Chuck Daly asked assistant coach Rick Marks to tell the players about the regular season.
Max stood at the front with some information and said loudly with a smile on his face: "Gentlemen, this season we have 54 wins and 28 losses, with a winning rate of 65.85%, ranking third in the Eastern Conference and sixth in the league. Last season we were 50 wins, four more wins this season, congratulations on a beautiful and exciting season."
"Pa bang bang..."
Zhou Quan took the lead in applauding, and others followed suit.
Assassin Thomas is very happy. Although his health is not good now, there is hope for the Pistons. Although they may not have a decent record in the past two seasons, the future is promising. He sees Iron Fist's efforts and progress.
Joe Dumars was equally happy. He was happy that the team lost all its energy after two consecutive championships, leading to being swept by Jordan's Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals and falling into the abyss. However, the emergence of Iron Fist, although the team experienced After some twists and turns, the team was full of fighting spirit again, which he was very happy to see.
He doesn't want to compete with Iron Fist. He has two championships, one FMVP, three All-Stars, two first-team defense, one second-team, and two best third-teams. He has long been satisfied with honors. His career has been quite successful. Now he just wants to leave the Pistons in the hands of Iron Fist and watch this team rise again. If there is such a day, his career will be perfect.
He is still the team's leading scorer this season, but he has already considered taking the initiative to give up some of his shots if Tekken's offensive efficiency improves next season.
As far as the current situation of Iron Fist is concerned, his shooting has been getting better and better in the past two months, his efficiency is improving, and progress is continuous. Moreover, Iron Fist has also said that he will conduct additional training in the offseason. He believes that Iron Fist's offense will be better next season. will be better.
He very much hopes that Iron Fist will become the next assassin, the kind of guy who can not only help his teammates become better, but also have strong personal offensive capabilities and can stand up at critical moments.
He himself does not have such ability, and his explosive scoring ability is not enough, so he hopes that Iron Fist can become that kind of existence.
To this day, he still misses the great assassin who scored 25 points in a single quarter in the Finals with an injured leg, the great assassin who stunned even Magic Johnson.
The era of the black and white duo is over, the era of Magic is over, and the era of the Bad Boys is over, but he believes that the Pistons are more successful than the Lakers.
There is only one reason. The Los Angeles Lakers are still looking for the next Magician, but the Pistons have already found their successor.
Thinking of this, he looked at Thomas beside him.
Thomas happened to look over as well, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
Rodman shook his head. He enjoyed the current atmosphere of the team. He hoped that the team would be like a big family and everyone would be brothers.
In the past, Laimbeer beat him and scolded him in anger, and he couldn't feel any dignity. If it weren't for Coach Daley, he wouldn't be able to stay on that team.
But now Iron Fist neither hits him nor scolds him, and respects him very much. He likes the current Pistons better than the previous Pistons.
Musk's voice continued: "At the beginning of the season, this was something no one expected, but now, with everyone's efforts, our Pistons have united together and become a tough, tough, iron-blooded team again. Fearless team, thank you for your hard work!”
"Pa bang bang..."
Warm applause erupted in the cabin again.
"I want to give credit to some people, they deserve recognition."
Musk continued: "Assassin, who is willing to give up his core identity and main position for the team, deserves our warmest applause."
"Pa bang bang..."
Zhou Quan took the lead in applauding very enthusiastically.
"Then there is Joe Dumars, who averages 21 points per game. He is our scoring leader and the team's best defender. His efforts on both offense and defense are the biggest guarantee of our record."
"Dennis Rodman averaged 18.7 rebounds per game. I want to say something here, Dennis, I hope you can grab so many rebounds in the playoffs."
"Haha..." The cabin laughed.
"OK."
Rodman laughed and nodded a little awkwardly. He knew well that this data was indeed a bit watery.
Musk continued: "Ulrich averaged 19.2 points per game this season. His alley-oop performance with Iron Fist is a strong guarantee for our box office."
"Zhou Quan, oh, it's better to call him Iron Fist. He averaged 19.1 points, 9 assists and 2 steals per game. His offensive, defensive and organizational performance, as well as his incredible passing skills, are the key to our 54 wins."
Round after round of applause erupted in the cabin.
When Zhou Quan heard Ulrich's statistics, he recalled this guy's statistics last season. Ulrich averaged 25.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game with the Nuggets last season. His role player played All-Star statistics. , it's a pity that he was seriously injured midway. Although he played well this season, he was actually much worse.
Of course, this is also related to the right to take shots. In the Pistons, Ulrich did not take as many shots as the Nuggets, and it is normal for the data to decline seriously.
Thinking about others, the Pistons' current lineup is actually quite aging, and the injury problem is also serious.
The management also wants to trade some young people in, but unfortunately few capable young players are willing to come here.
He opened the system and looked at his current information.
In more than a month, my weight dropped from 92.8 kilograms to 92 kilograms. My strength remained unchanged, but my ability to resist injuries increased from level 87 to level 88. This should be the result of the improvement in lower limb strength.
After long-term strength training, the physical fitness has been improved from 91 to 92, and the speed and jumping have been improved again, and are now both 91.
These are the improvements in quality. Being able to improve during the season is the result of hard training.
He has already made plans to return to China after the season to visit relatives and rest and adjust, and then return to the United States for systematic training.
In terms of technology, the prediction ability from level 74 has been increased to level 75. This is due to the increase in experience, both in terms of tactics and understanding of teammates and opponents, which will help improve the ability to predict.
In addition, the ball sense and ball control skills have been improved from level 90 to 91, breakthrough has been improved from 83 to 85, offense has been improved from 78 to 80, defense has been improved from 91 to 92, and steals have been improved from 83 to 85. , the technical and tactical ability of level 91 has been increased to level 94, and the competition experience has been increased from level 75 to level 85.
In terms of breakthroughs, the main improvement is the one-handed feint breakthrough, which has been raised from level 72 to level 79. The crushing breakthrough, accelerated step pass, and feint turn pass have not been improved.
Among the shooting methods, there are also some techniques that have been improved. For example, the throw has been improved from level 86 to level 89, which is close to the first-class level. In addition to the emergency stop jump shot, the throw is also a key skill for him to improve.
Also, the most critical organizational ability has been upgraded to another level. After a season of training, it has been upgraded from 85 to 88. In addition, with the 10-level improvement in full-level panoramic vision, the total has been improved to 13 levels.
However, his passing is still at level 91, and it has not improved since the panoramic vision was improved. This technology should not be a passing technology, but is limited by the predictive vision and cannot be improved for the time being.
After Musk finished speaking, Zhou Quan asked Rodman next to him: "Dennis, when is the Rookie of the Year usually announced?"
Rodman smiled and said: "Iron Fist, are you anxious?"
Zhou Quan nodded and said, "It's indeed a bit urgent."
Can he not be in a hurry? He is waiting to complete the task of being the best rookie. If he gets the award, his strength should be greatly improved. In addition, Skechers' additional conditions must be completed, and he will earn six million US dollars!
Rodman advised: "Iron Fist, these honors are all vanity. In the NBA, money and women are the best things."
"Dennis, shut up! Who taught you this?"
Chuck Daly, who was sitting in the front, immediately stood up and shouted.
Rodman immediately shrank his neck and slid down on his seat, avoiding Daley's stern gaze.
Seeing Rodman's scared look, Zhou Quan laughed.
Joe Dumas in the front row stood up and leaned back on his chair and said to Zhou Quan: "Iron Fist, the best rookie is selected by 117 reporters in the United States and Canada. There are three candidates, and each reporter has three votes, namely Five points, three points, and one point, and whoever scores the most points becomes the Rookie of the Year.”
The assassin's voice sounded: "The alliance should announce the start of the selection today. It may have already been announced. We will know the news as soon as we arrive in Detroit."
Joe Dumars smiled: "Iron Fist, the league should want you to be the best rookie, otherwise it won't put you first in the last two weeks.
However, you have to be mentally prepared for the final outcome. You know that the attitude of most media will be somewhat unfavorable to you. "
"I see."
Zhou Quan nodded.
Chuck Daly said at this time: "The first round will start on the 23rd and 24th. Now Lei Luo, tell them about the playoffs."
"Okay, Chuck."
Assistant coach Lelo Wilt stood up with a few pieces of paper and said to everyone: "Now that the Eastern and Western Conference playoff lineups are out, let me tell you."
"In the Eastern Conference, the top eight teams in the regular season are the Bulls, Cavaliers, Pistons, Celtics, Pacers, Knicks, Nets, and Heat."
"The first round games in the Eastern Conference are: Bulls vs. Heat, Celtics vs. Pacers, Cavaliers vs. Nets, Pistons vs. Knicks."
"In the West, the top eight are the Trail Blazers, Jazz, Warriors, Suns, Spurs, SuperSonics, Clippers and Lakers."
"The first round matches in the Western Conference are: Trail Blazers vs. Lakers, Suns vs. Spurs, Jazz vs. Clippers, Warriors vs. SuperSonics."
"In the second round, the winners of the 18th place will play against the winners of the 4th and 5th places, and the winners of the 27th place will play against the winners of the 36th place. That is to say, the winners of the first two groups will face the second round, and the same will be true for the last two groups. .”
"Our Pistons will face the Knicks in the first round. If we advance to the second round, we will face the winner of the Cavaliers and Blue Nets. If we advance to the Eastern Conference Finals again, we will face the Bulls again, unless the Bulls are eliminated."
At this point, Wilt's expression suddenly became serious and he stopped.
"Ouch!"
Smiling Assassin Isiah Thomas couldn't help but take a deep breath when he heard the word Eastern Conference Finals. In his mind, he instantly remembered the tragedy of being swept in the Eastern Conference Finals last time.
Like him, old men such as Joe Dumars, Rodman, Mark Aguirre, and John Salley all thought of last year's miserable Eastern Conference Finals series.
In that series, the Pistons, who had won two consecutive championships, were directly knocked into the dust, and their image as the league's public enemy and villain was overturned.
"If, if Isiah hadn't been injured in 1988, we might have won three consecutive championships." General Manager McCloskey, who had been silent, suddenly said softly.
Everyone was stunned, three consecutive championships? dynasty? The league’s greatest achievement and honor?
Yes, as long as we win the championship in 1988, plus the next two championships, isn't it a dynasty? It turns out that the distance between the Pistons and the Dynasty was just an accidental injury to the Assassin?
"I always recall the past, always immersed in the glory of the past, and can't forget those missed opportunities. I am really old!"
McCloskey suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned this at this time."
He couldn't help but look at his assistant Troy Weaver across the corridor. It was time to hand over the position to this young man.
He feels that he can no longer cope with the current Pistons. This team has a new core, a future, and energy. It needs a general manager who is full of energy and motivation, not an old guy like him.
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(End of chapter)
