Heat center Ronny Seikaly is the one he likes. He is 211 centimeters tall. He is a level better than Seikaly in terms of rebounding and offense. He is good at rebounding and his defense is not too bad. He scored 16.4 points and 11.8 rebounds last season. 1.5 blocks, the Heat's double-double king, and one of the best centers today besides the three super centers.
He is 27 years old this year and is a Lebanese. He has a nickname, Dancer. This means that he has good low-post turning skills and is also good at mid-range shots.
The weakness is that he only weighs 104 kilograms, has insufficient confrontation ability, and is not strong enough in defense. He is far not as tough as John Salley.
Although he has some shot-blocking ability, it is only for viewing. Because of his lack of confrontation ability, he is not actually very strong in protecting the basket.
At the same time, there is no dunk, and the offensive efficiency as an inside line is not high enough. His current career shooting percentage is only 48%, and his true shooting percentage is only 53%.
Comprehensive evaluation, the basket is a bit soft, and the outside mid-range shot is a bit unstable. He can only be regarded as a high-quality civilian back-up blue-collar center, not a star, and his ceiling is limited.
After carefully studying Sekali's information, he felt that this player is very suitable for the Pistons' lineup. He has a mid-range shot and can be pulled out to create space for outside breakthroughs.
There is also rebounding. Rodman's state in this year's playoffs has affected the team's performance. He needs to strengthen his rebounding.
The offensive ability with the ball in the low post is also what Seikali can provide, which is what the Pistons lack now, or even have always lacked.
Although the ability to protect the rim is not enough, isn't there Rodman who can fill the gap? Besides, there is no first-class star center who can combine offense and defense.
The Pistons have faced the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals consecutively, so his main opponent now is the Bulls, and the Bulls are not strong inside, so when the Pistons can't get that kind of first-class star center, a high-quality blue-collar center like Seikali can't It's enough, even for his rebounding ability and spacing.
As for the possibility of a trade, the Heat were swept by the Bulls in the first round this year, and the management may also be considering adjusting the lineup, so he believes that the Heat may not necessarily reject the trade directly and will discuss the chips first.
He took out a piece of white paper and wrote his chips on it, John Salley. After thinking about it, he added Mark Aguirre's name.
"Send it out."
he ordered his assistant.
Soon, the Heat received a trade request from the Pistons.
Sure enough, although the Pistons wanted the team's main center, the Heat did not refuse directly because the team was swept by the Bulls in the first round and had no resistance at all, and was already facing the need for lineup adjustments.
Seikali's data looks good, but his weaknesses are obvious. As a center, the basket is too soft, he is closest to the basket but his offense is inefficient, his defense is not confrontational, and his ability to protect the basket is poor, that is, his rebounding ability is good, so the management I'm not very satisfied with him. I already have the idea of trading him and want a tougher inside man.
In fact, let alone Seikali, even the core of the team, Glenn Rice, is not for sale to them and can be traded if the chips are good.
"Mark Aguirre is of no use, and John Salley is of no use either. If we want to trade, we will need at least two of their first-round picks, plus John Salley."
"Two first-round picks? There is absolutely no way they would agree to it. Seikali is not worth that much."
"I also think that Seikali is not worth that much. On the contrary, John Salley's defense can increase our hardness at the basket. Seikali is too soft at the basket."
"Yes, in this first round, Jordan can rush in as much as he wants. Although Sekat's statistics are good, his win-loss value on the court is not high."
The Heat management had internal discussions and finally decided to trade, but the bargaining chips were changed and they wanted the Pistons' first-round and second-round picks next year, and the first-round pick was not protected, plus John Salley.
Troy Weaver received the reply and laughed when he saw the chips the Heat wanted.
With the current lineup of the Pistons and the leadership ability of Iron Fist, it should be said that they can definitely enter the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, unless there is a large-scale and long-term injury, but this possibility is still unlikely, so the Pistons' picks are not It would be great.
Just like that, the Pistons and Heat completed the deal.
Now Weaver's focus has shifted to Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan insisted on having a boxing match with the postman and the others, which made him very angry.
But he couldn't stop it forcibly, and now he could only hope that Zhou Quan would not be injured or seriously injured.
On August 21st, Ma Jian came to UCLA.
The head coach of the basketball team of this university liked him and was willing to give him a full scholarship, so he came here.
Head coach Jim Harrick met Ma Jian in his office. His attitude was very good and made Ma Jian relax a little.
He encouraged: "Ma, you are a compatriot of Iron Fist, and I very much hope that you can work as hard as him and learn from him.
You must know him. He is already a star now. He can also score 20+10 against Michael Jordan. He must be a big star in our country. It's a pity that your national team didn't select him for some reason. This is really a pity. He is definitely qualified to be selected. "
Ma Jian was a little confused. Sir, could you please speak slower? I don’t understand!
Harik stopped. Judging from the expression on Ma Jian's face, he knew that he might have talked in vain. This Ma was not Zhou. Zhou was admitted to UCLA by himself. His English was good when he came in, and there was no problem with communication. Communicating with horses can be a big hassle.
Next, he asked Ma Jian to give him some information for inspection, such as academic certificates.
This thing is very crucial. Without this thing, he cannot provide a scholarship for Ma Jian.
But soon, he was confused. Sports school, what degree is this?
He quickly called a Malaysian Chinese student to act as a temporary translator for him and Ma Jian. Only then did he understand what the sports school meant. Then he called for consultation and finally found out that the sports school was not recognized in the United States. Among the Chinese academic qualifications, that is to say, UCLA cannot provide scholarships to Ma Jian.
Ma Jian panicked. Without a scholarship, how would he make a living?
He has already had a quarrel with the country, quitting the national team and the provincial team, and there are no professional competitions in the country. He will probably have no ball to play in when he returns to the country. What should he do?
Harik couldn't help Ma Jian and could only express regret.
Ma Jian was very scared. He didn't have much money. Wouldn't this make him live on the street?
Harik thought for a while and said, "Well, for Zhou's sake, I can let you stay at UCLA temporarily and provide you with room and board for a period of time, but the time cannot be too long."
"thanks, thanks!"
Ma Jian breathed a sigh of relief.
In addition, through the international student, he learned some information about Zhou Quan and understood Zhou Quan's status at UCLA.
In basketball, he is the only star in UCLA history, second only to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton.
In ice hockey, he is the first executioner in the NCAA.
In addition to these two sports, he is also good at boxing, golf and other sports.
He didn’t know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton, or even who they were, or what the Hockey Executioner was, but the Chinese international student quickly made him aware of the importance of these two guys in the American basketball world. His status also allowed him to understand the power of the NCAA's number one executioner, which also allowed him to understand Zhou Quan's influence at UCLA.
After finding out about Zhou Quan, he immediately asked Harik for Zhou Quan's contact information. Now he was a little desperate and had to find someone to hug him.
…
That night, Zhou Quan received a call from Ma Jian.
"Hello, Zhou Quan, hello. I'm Ma Jian. I'm sorry to bother you."
"Ma Jian? Are you?"
He thought for a while and was sure that he did not know this person, whether at home or in the United States.
Ma Jian is a little sad. He was selected for the national team in 1989, but Zhou Quan didn't know about him?
He quickly introduced himself: "I am from China. I am a former member of the national team and a power forward. I have just participated in the Olympics this time and I came to the United States to study..."
"Oh, I see, are you in the United States now? How did you get my number?" Zhou Quan asked.
Ma Jiandao: "I am at UCLA now, which is your alma mater. I got my number from coach Jim Harrick. That me..."
"Oh, you entered UCLA, right? That's good, junior, work hard and strive to perform well in the NCAA and join the NBA as soon as possible." Zhou Quan encouraged.
Ma Jian's face was a bit dark. Brother, can you let me finish? I'm embarrassed by what you said.
He quickly explained: "No, I can't join UCLA."
"Why? Don't worry, I'll call Coach Harik and you will definitely join the school team." Zhou Quan promised.
"no no……"
Ma Jian said anxiously: "There is something wrong with my academic qualifications. The United States does not recognize sports school qualifications. I can't get a scholarship at UCLA."
Only then did Zhou Quan understand and said, "Then what are you going to do now?"
"I don't know either. No, I..." Ma Jian hesitated.
Zhou Quan said: "Let me think about it... let me talk to UCLA first."
"Okay, sorry to trouble you." Ma Jian said very politely.
Then Zhou Quan contacted UCLA and went directly to the provost.
The Provost is the second-in-command of the school after the Board of Directors and has great power.
At the Provost's place, he learned something.
For example, in Ma Jian's case, it would be very difficult to get into UCLA.
From the provost, he got a message that he could first go to a community college to transition. When Ma Jian's English and college grades met UCLA's requirements, the school could look at his face and let Ma Jian transfer to UCLA. Scholarships are also available.
He contacted Ma Jian again and said: "Ma Jian, this is the situation. After all, UCLA is also a famous school and has very high requirements.
How about you come to Detroit, and I'll make some connections and let you join a local community college. You'll study for two years first, and then you'll join UCLA after you pass the test in English and college grades.
Don’t underestimate community colleges in the United States. Tom Hanks and Schwarzenegger know that the big stars in Hollywood, as well as George Lucas, the great director, and the director of Star Wars, all came from community colleges.
A quarter of the thousands of universities in the United States are community colleges, but they only have a two-year system. However, community colleges provide a transfer system, that is, as long as you complete the credits of your freshman and sophomore years at a community college, you can transfer to a four-year program. Continue to study in your junior and senior years at a comprehensive comprehensive university. "
"Well, Zhou Quan, can community colleges compete in the NCAA?" Ma Jian asked.
Zhou Quan replied: "No, because community colleges do not belong to the NCAA. There are three college sports systems in the United States, namely NCAA, NJCAA, and NAIA. NJCAA is the sports league system of community colleges. Community colleges can participate in sports competitions under the NJCAA system. .
Due to resource constraints, high school students with good basketball talents all join the NCAA. Of course, the level of the NJCAA will be lower. "
Ma Jian asked awkwardly: "Does community college provide scholarships?"
Zhou Quan said: "Community colleges can provide sports scholarships, but there are not as many as comprehensive universities, but your academic qualifications are still not recognized."
"Um, Zhou Quan, I have no money!" Ma Jian said awkwardly.
Zhou Quan thought for a while and said: "Although community college tuition is cheap, it costs between ten thousand and twenty thousand dollars a year. With room and board fees, it may reach twenty to thirty thousand dollars.
Well, let me make some connections and see if I can waive your fees. You can also find a job on the school team, get a certain amount of remuneration, and earn some pocket money. "
"Really? That's great, Zhou Quan, thank you!" Ma Jian said happily.
"Just stay at UCLA for the time being and wait for my news." Zhou Quan said.
After ending the phone call with Ma Jian, he began to contact Detroit. He ignored other people and went directly to his boss, Mr. Davis.
This is no problem for Davis. As a famous philanthropist in the United States, he raises money and some items for Detroit Community College every year. He has great influence on community colleges and has a good relationship with the school board. Zhou Quan's problem was easily solved with one phone call.
Zhou Quan notified Ma Jian again that the community college had started and asked him to rush to Detroit immediately.
Ma Jian thanked Zhou Quan repeatedly on the phone, and met with Zhou Quan the next day, thanked him in person, and then flew to Detroit.
At the end of August, it had been more than a month since Zhou Quan came to Los Angeles, and he had completed another round of relevant training.
Toss completed the final round and is now level 92.
The step-back jumper has also completed a round and is now level 88.
The system requires completing three shooting trainings, and then there will be a little reward. Now that the layup and floater are completed, the layup has been upgraded to level 95. This is his first skill to reach the top level, and only the step-back jumper is left. Three rounds left.
Three rounds are 9,000 shots. Next, focus on training this shooting technique. If you do 500 shots a day, you can complete it in about 20 days.
In addition, he was halfway through his strength training and his weight dropped from 92 to 91 kilograms.
The main change is actually not the tonnage, but the quality of the upper limb muscles.
Muscle quality types are divided into many categories such as absolute strength type, speed type, endurance type, bodybuilding type, etc. In order to increase the defense of the upper body for ice hockey, he trained the upper limb muscles too thickly and lost speed. Now through long-term training Strength training changes the upper limb muscles from the original strength type to the speed type.
In other words, the explosive power of his upper body, including punch speed and striking power, has not been reduced due to the reduction in weight, but has become stronger.
Likewise, the sensitivity and coordination of his upper limbs have increased a lot, and his ability to perform some technical movements has become stronger.
This is of course very useful for boxing, but it is also very useful for basketball, allowing him to shoot faster, feel softer, and move his upper limbs more sensitively.
In fact, changes in the muscles of his upper limbs, especially those in his shoulder muscles, have made his shoulder joints more extensible, thus increasing his standing reach.
In addition to the changes in the upper limbs, there are also changes in the core and lower limbs. Now his core strength has been further enhanced, and the strength of his lower limbs has also increased a lot.
In other words, his overall strength has not decreased and is still at level 86. The reduced upper body strength has increased to the core and lower body.
There isn't that much meat hanging on his upper body, and now his door panel figure is not so obvious, and his whole body looks more coordinated.
In addition, due to the increase in core and lower body strength, his injury resistance has been improved from level 89 to level 90.
After offseason training, his physical fitness level of 92 has been improved to level 93.
As his weight decreased and his lower limb strength increased, his speed increased from level 92 to level 93, his level 91 jumping jumped two levels to level 93, and his level 92 agility also increased to level 93.
Therefore, the biggest benefit of strength training to him is the improvement of these three qualities.
Now he can be sure that his speed is no slower than Jordan. In the last Eastern Conference Finals, he was only a little slower than Jordan.
There is still one kilogram to lose next. He believes that in the new season, he will be faster and more agile than Jordan.
(End of chapter)
