The next day, Zhou Quan received good news. The Suns did not appeal and the league did not impose additional suspensions.
On the 27th, the Pistons faced the challenge of the Green Team at home.
Although Big Bird Larry Bird has retired and the Green Team's lineup is seriously aging, this season's record has not collapsed, but it is difficult to reach the top half.
The Pistons defeated the Green Team and won two consecutive games. They defeated the Timberwolves at home on the 29th, with 28 wins and 13 losses, and continued to maintain the third position in the Eastern Conference.
But on the 30th, the team challenged the Pacers back-to-back away from home. Due to lack of physical fitness, the team's three-game winning streak was interrupted.
On the 31st, the league announced the All-Star voting results.
Zhou Quan got 400,000 votes in the first two weeks, but his votes did not decrease much in the next two weeks. His staying power was very strong, and he got 370,000 votes, for a total of 770,000 votes, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference, followed by Jordan with 1.03 million votes and Pippen with 930,000 votes. votes, and O'Neal's 820,000 votes.
Behind him in the Eastern Conference is Larry Johnson with 690,000. He is very happy to beat his aunt.
Among the Eastern Conference defenders, he ranked second, second only to Jordan, which means that he became the Eastern All-Star starting defender.
He only felt sorry for Joe Dumars, who was still in his prime, but only got 180,000 votes. Pippen got nearly a million votes thanks to Jordan's influence. In terms of statistics, Joe Dumars was no worse than Pippen. , in terms of hard honors, he is now better than Pippen.
Fortunately, Joe Dumars was loved by the coaches and was selected as an All-Star by them.
It is a pity that Rodman did not make the All-Star, which made him a little disappointed.
At the same time, the league also announced the Eastern and Western All-Star members.
Eastern Conference starters: O'Neal, Larry Johnson, Pippen, Jordan, Zhou Quan
Eastern Substitutes: Ewing, Schrempf, Brad Doherty, Larry Nance, Wilkins, Joe Dumars, Mark Price
West starting lineup: David Robinson, Karl Malone, Barkley, Drexler, John Stockton
Western Conference Substitutes: Olajuwon, Shawn Kemp, Danny Manning, Sean Elliott, Dan Marley, Terry Burt, Tim Hardaway
"Iron Fist, you became an All-Star starter in your second season, congratulations!"
"Iron Fist, I wish you fortune."
"Iron Fist, now the contract is secure."
In the restaurant of the Indianapolis hotel, Joe Dumars and others sent their own congratulations.
Zhou Quan smiled and said, "I'll treat you to a big dinner when I get back to Detroit."
His sneaker sales task this season has been completed. Now he has been selected as an All-Star and is a starter. The three additional conditions of Skechers have been completed, which means that the contract for the next three years must be implemented.
Although his strength has risen now, and his fame and influence have become greater, in fact, with his current status in the league, it is difficult to get a signed sneaker contract. There are many stars in the league who are at the same level as him, and most of them are Those who don't, such as Pippen, attach great importance to Skechers' contract.
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The next road game is against the Cavaliers, but it's on the 5th and there are still several days left, so the team returns to Detroit first and then goes to Cleveland on the 4th.
After returning to Detroit in the afternoon, Zhou Quan treated everyone to a meal at a high-end restaurant in Detroit as invited.
But Rodman wasn't there. He flew directly from Indiana to Los Angeles to meet his sweetheart.
He planned the next few days. If the teams on the 1st and 2nd had no training scheduled, he would practice shooting in the morning and go to the golf course in the afternoon. If the team on the 3rd had training in the afternoon, he would go golfing in the morning and participate in the afternoon. In-squad training.
His turnaround and step-back jump shot has completed four more rounds, and now it has reached level 88, which is above the second-rate level.
If it is a mid-range shot and the opponent's defense is average, it can be used. If the opponent's defense is good, the technique is a little worse.
If it is a long-distance shot, it is best to use it sparingly. Under intense confrontation, second-rate skills will not be very accurate.
"Hey, I'm going to play golf after lunch tomorrow. Do any of you want to join me?" he asked before leaving after dinner.
"I go."
"Count me in."
The assassin and Joe Dumas said immediately.
"I'll go too, Tekken, and you teach me how to play golf." Darnell Walker shouted.
There are several other people who are also going, but a few others have expressed no interest. In fact, they are only receiving basic salaries. It is difficult to maintain daily life and train, and they have no money to play.
"Okay, let's meet at Mellens Stadium at noon tomorrow. I will wait for you there in advance." He said.
The heavy schedule continues, and it will soon be mid-February, and the All-Star weekend is approaching.
On the 11th, the Suns played away against the Warriors. In the 45th regular season game, Lightning Kevin Johnson only played 11 minutes before he was seriously injured and left the field, dealing a heavy blow to everyone in the Suns team.
The next day, the Suns announced that the Lightning would be out for the season.
When interviewed by the media, Barkley said firmly: "Kevin is no longer here, but I am still here. I will carry this team with me and wait for his return."
In the following schedule, Barkley did what he said. In the absence of the main point guard Lightning, he carried the team. The record was not affected much, and he still ranked first in the league.
Of course, he must also play harder and perform better to prevent the team's record from slipping.
From this point of view, Zhou Quan feels inferior. Now, his ability at critical moments is not as good as that of a superstar like Barkley. He needs more games to accumulate experience and strength.
On the 13th, in Xiangcheng, ATV TV station, which is the ATV headquarters, the sports channel is holding a meeting.
Since the 1990s, ATV has begun to purchase NBA video resources, and it has become a routine to broadcast a game every Sunday.
But basically all Bulls games are broadcast, because Michael Jordan is the most popular star in the NBA in recent years, and his games are the most entertaining to watch.
However, ATV has only purchased videos 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 or knew much about it. However, this season Zhou Quan's reputation and strength have increased, and he was even selected as an All-Star starter. Some people have suggested I wonder whether we should send reporters to the United States for interviews and whether we should buy some Zhou Quan games in the future, so we had this meeting.
"According to my information, he seems to be from the mainland. Last time the media reported that he not only played basketball, but also played golf."
"It seems like boxing, right?"
"Being an All-Star starter this time, you should still have some strength, right? I think I can give it a try."
"Regardless of whether he has the ability or not, I'd rather buy Jordan's game. Who in our city would watch a mainlander play?"
Discrimination existed, and the final result of the meeting was to purchase Jordan's game videos, but ultimately decided to send a reporter to the United States for interviews.
That was the next day, in the capital, CCTV Horsepower made some decisions.
Just a few days ago, the NBA League issued an invitation to CCTV, inviting CCTV to go to the United States to broadcast the NBA All-Stars and Finals in 1993 without spending a dime, and all expenses will be paid by the NBA League.
The reason why Stern decided this way was because of his original plan. In the past, he gave away video tapes and highlights for free, but now he paid for CCTV to broadcast it live. However, because of Zhou Quan, the plan was accelerated.
And CCTV has also taken action.
It doesn’t cost any money anyway, and after the NBA program was broadcast in the past two years, the response has been good.
In particular, this time Zhou Quan was selected for the national team, and was selected as an All-Star, and even started, which further inspired CCTV's enthusiasm for going to the United States.
Ma Li decided to send Sun Zhenping, and then Zhang Lili, whom Liu Yumin introduced last time, let the two of them be responsible for the NBA frontline interviews, and then sent a three-person camera team over.
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On the evening of the 16th, the league announced the latest MVP ranking list before the All-Star Game through ESPN TV's sports news program.
The top five are Barkley, Olajuwon, Jordan, Ewing, and Zhou Quan. The sixth to eighth are David Robinson, Wilkins, and O'Neal. There are more people in the ninth and eighth places. There were multiple ties, and Joe Dumars was also tied for tenth.
Host Los John commented: "Looking at the current trend of the regular season, it is difficult for Michael Jordan to defend the MVP honor, and Sir Charles is likely to win this honor for the first time."
"Ho ho ho..."
Phoenix and Barkley were extremely happy. They were jumping and jumping around the house, screaming strangely, and were so excited that it felt like three tubes of chicken blood.
As for Jordan, I'm a little disappointed, because in terms of personal data, Barkley's fat pig can't compare with him. But firstly, the team's record is indeed not as good as the Suns. Secondly, he has been targeted too much by the media this season. Now he is in In the eyes of the media, he is the biggest bad guy in the league, and the MVP is voted by the media. It is indeed difficult to compete with Barkley this year.
Houston, Olajuwon sighed, Barkley doesn't have an MVP yet, and neither does he. Although his team is second in the Western Conference, its record is a bit behind the Suns. If they can't catch up in the second half, the MVP means nothing. Hope.
"This guy is so lucky to be traded to the Suns and join forces with the Lightning!" He was a little envious of Barkley.
At this time, Los John said again: "Of all the teams in the league, only the Pistons have two people selected into the top ten MVPs at the same time. What does this mean?
It shows that the Pistons do not have an absolute core, they are a true outside dual-core. Judging from this ranking, the Pistons should be very strong and should be very strong.
Currently they are third in the Eastern Conference and sixth in the league. I even think that based on their strength, this ranking is a bit low. They have not fully utilized their paper strength. They should have the strength to achieve a higher record.
They have reached the Eastern Conference Finals for six consecutive seasons, so can they reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the seventh consecutive time this season?
Whether Iron Fist can carry the team on his shoulders and reach the Eastern Conference Finals like his former core Isiah Thomas is unknown, but he must do it. "
Zhou Quan was too lazy to watch anymore and stepped forward to turn off the TV. He could tell that the host was belittling him and digging a hole for him.
The previous sentence also said that the Pistons have a dual core and there is no absolute core. This is to belittle his status.
The last sentence requires him to lead the team into the Eastern Conference Finals. If he fails to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals this year, it will be his responsibility. There will be no dual-core at this time.
One sentence also praised the Pistons very high. The sixth place in the Eastern Conference's third league is not worthy of the current team's strength. If you praise it high, it will be heavy if you fall.
Whether the Pistons are currently playing with a single-core or dual-core style, he knows it very well, the team management knows it very well, the players also know it very well, and Joe Dumars also knows it very well.
In terms of lineup, of course it is a dual-core outside line.
But this is just the lineup. In terms of tactical play, it is a single-core play.
In terms of tactical play, he controlled 60% of the team's ball rights in an average of 40 minutes per game, which means that during the time he played, he controlled 75% of the ball rights during this period. The remaining ball rights belong to Joe Dumars. He has far more ball rights than Pippen, and more than Jordan now.
Joe Dumars currently averages 40 minutes per game, 23.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1 steal, 0.1 block, 1.5 turnovers, 1.8 fouls, and a shooting percentage of 46.6%. The data is indeed good, and he is still the team's scoring leader.
But his statistics are even more luxurious, averaging 41 minutes per game, 22 points, 4.6 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 3.3 steals, 0.5 blocks, 3.5 turnovers, 3.2 fouls, and a shooting percentage of 47.5%. He is the team's assists and steals leader.
Although Joe Dumars is still the scoring leader, his importance in the tactical system has been much reduced compared to last season. He basically plays without the ball. His role in the tactical system is more about scoring and defense than Outside core.
Joe Dumars is similar to Jordan's current off-ball style of play and does not control the ball, but he is far less important than Jordan in terms of importance to the team.
Even when Jordan does not control the ball, he is still the absolute core of the ball, because the most important thing about all the Bulls' tactics is to make the ball for him and play around him, he is the absolute core.
As for the Pistons, although Joe Dumars plays a style similar to Jordan's, the team's tactics are not centered around him, but around Quan.
When Zhou Quan controls the ball, he is just like the original Assassin. Attacking and passing are up to him. He is the absolute core.
But since he is the absolute core, he has to bear the greatest responsibility, and he is naturally under great pressure.
Los John was right when he said something just now. He must reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the seventh consecutive season. This is his responsibility.
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On the 17th, in back-to-back games, the Pistons lost to the Heat on the road, ending all games before the All-Star Weekend.
In the 8 games this month, except for the last game where they lost to the Heat, they also lost to the SuperSonics at home and the Nets on the road, with 5 wins and 3 losses, for a total of 33 wins and 17 losses, with a winning rate of 66%, third in the Eastern Conference, and the best in the league. Sixth in the league.
The night after the game, Zhou Quan separated from the team and, under Philip's arrangement, flew to San Francisco to participate in the National Golf Tour.
Sitting on the plane, he turned on the system and took a look. After half a season of training, his game experience had increased to level 91.
In one and a half seasons, he was able to reach the first-class level. The first is his own talent, the second is the training of the team, from playing time to the ball rights, there are almost no restrictions on him, and the third is the training of the playoffs.
The experience of the playoffs is very important. In the first season, we reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and all our opponents were strong teams. Many stars who have played for many years may not have this kind of training, because they have no chance to reach the playoffs. , even fewer can reach the Eastern and Western Finals.
With the accumulation of game experience, the prediction has been upgraded to level 84, and the ball control has also been upgraded to level 93.
Passing is still at level 92, and the prediction has only been upgraded by one level, which has not led to its upgrade. This is already certain, because the prediction ability is too poor, so the passing cannot be improved.
In addition, his turnaround step-back jump shot has been completed for two more rounds, and now it has reached level 90, only two rounds away from completing this task.
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(End of chapter)
