On November 13th, the SuperSonics welcomed the Suns at home.
The Suns traded Kidd for Marbury in the offseason. Their previous record was 3 wins and 4 losses, but their record was somewhat inferior to last season. They made the playoffs last season, and their current record this season has fallen out of the top of the Western Conference. Eight, it’s hard to say later.
The SuperSonics have won all eight games and their record far exceeds that of the Suns.
"How's it going, Stephen? Are you comfortable with the Suns?" Marbury invited guests to dinner, and Zhou Quan asked after getting in the car.
Marbury looked troubled and immediately complained: "Iron Fist King, they asked me to learn to share the ball. I passed the ball, but they were not satisfied. What do you think they want me to do to be satisfied? This is not excessive demand. ?"
Zhou Quan pondered for a moment and then said: "Stephen, as a point guard, what is your first responsibility?"
Marbury tentatively replied: "Organize an attack?"
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "You are an offensive point guard. What they want is an organization-oriented point guard. If you want to meet the team's requirements, you can try to change."
"But I have a lot of assists, eight per game." Marbury complained again.
Zhou Quan said: “As a point guard, you must be good at seeing the openings of your teammates. If you have the ability, you can even create openings for your teammates, or organize their offense to let your teammates run out of the openings.
Therefore, the number of assists does not represent the level of organizational ability. It is just one of the indicators. Only by making the team's offensive efficiency higher and increasing the number of assists of the team can represent the level of the point guard's organizational ability. "
Speaking of which, he asked: "What is your average field goal percentage this season? How many assists per game are you averaging? Where do you rank in the Western Conference?"
"Uh, I don't know about this." Marbury asked and didn't know anything.
"Go and take a look. I don't think it will be that high because you are now outside the top eight in the Western Conference." Zhou Quan said.
Marbury nodded and asked again: "Iron Fist King, do you think my current style of play is not good? But isn't this what you said about sticking to your individual style of play?"
"..."
Zhou Quan has a headache, why does this involve him?
Marbury asked again: "What do you think I should do? Like you just said, how should I change?"
Judging from Marbury's words, Zhou Quan feels that he is not one-minded, but wants to change, but doesn't know how to change.
He thought for a while and said: “You have to understand the characteristics of each teammate, organize the offense according to their characteristics, and let them bring out their own characteristics.
For example, doesn’t your team have Marion? His air cutting is very good. You and he can play pass-and-cut tactics or pick-and-roll tactics. He can cut inside to attack the basket or outside to shoot three-pointers. You can use your ball-handling breakthrough to create opportunities for him.
But this is the first realm. In the second realm, you can try to combine their characteristics to form a whole to achieve the effect of 1+1 greater than 2.
Of course, it is not easy to reach the second level. Once you succeed, you will become the true soul and commander of a team. "
Marbury was confused. He could understand the first part, but the second part was too profound, right?
Seeing Marbury's confused expression, Zhou Quan felt that he might not have the talent to be a coach, so he didn't bother to say more.
The next night, Zhou Quan defended Marbury to the point of death. Marbury made as many as 8 turnovers and only scored 11 points on 18 shots. The Sonics easily defeated the Suns.
On November 20, the SuperSonics defeated the Mavericks on the road and rushed to San Antonio overnight to start their fourth back-to-back game of the season.
On the 21st, the SuperSonics lost to the Spurs in an away game, losing by 8 points. The two teams fought to a score of 1 to 1.
Although Zhou Quan locked up rookie Tony Parker, Spurs backup point guard Terry Burt stepped up and defeated Shammond Williams and Arenas. He sent out 9 assists and scored 21 points in 24 minutes. point.
Duncan and David Robinson teamed up to score 49 points, 26 rebounds, 7 blocks and 2 steals, beating Big Ben and others on both offense and defense.
The SuperSonics were out of form. Zhou Quan only played 32 minutes and scored 31 points, but only sent 8 assists, resulting in a loss.
Rookie Arenas did not perform well due to the impact of back-to-back games. In 18 minutes, he made 1 of 7 shots and 0 of 4 three-pointers. He did dare to take shots, but his shooting rate was not high.
However, the SuperSonics still have the best record in the league with 12 wins and 1 loss.
Also on the night of the 21st, the Bulls faced the Bucks at home, and Dayao started the game, replacing Brad Miller's starting position.
He previously played 10 games as a substitute, averaging 21 minutes per game, 10.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and a shooting percentage of 50.8%. His performance gave the Bulls management hope, so they decisively pushed him into the starting lineup.
In this game, he played a total of 29 minutes, made 7 of 13 shots, a shooting percentage of 53.8%, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers, and 4 fouls. .
It was his first time playing in the starting lineup and his first time scoring 20 points. He called Zhou Quan after the game to tell him the good news, and Zhou Quan was naturally encouraging.
At the end of the month, on November 28, the SuperSonics challenged the Jazz away from home.
The Sonics had previously had 15 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the league, while the Jazz had 5 wins and 9 losses, falling out of the top eight in the Western Conference.
Postman Karl Malone is over 38 years old and is still in good shape. He previously averaged 22.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.7 blocks per game. His shooting percentage is not as good as last season, only 45.4%. His efficiency has dropped a lot, but he is still top-notch. Star performance.
John Stockton is also okay, averaging 13 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1.9 steals per game. His shooting percentage is higher than Karl Malone, reaching 51.7%.
This shooting rate is a little lower than that of Zhou Quan among the main point guards at the first position. Zhou Quan this season is 54.1%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than last season.
But Zhou Quantianke Stockton's words are true. In this game, he completely locked down his opponent. He stole the opponent 7 times and allowed Stockton to make 0 of 8 shots. He led the team to a victory over the Jazz and won by a full 32 points. .
On the 29th, the SuperSonics returned to Seattle and prepared to face the Lakers at home.
This afternoon, the Lakers also arrived in Seattle.
The Lakers have a very good record this season. Previously, they were 13 wins and 1 loss, and only lost one game to the Suns. However, the SuperSonics are 16 wins and 1 loss, so with the same loss of only one game, they ranked second in the Western Conference and ranked first in the league. two.
At the request of the media, the Lakers held a press conference in the hotel.
"Kobe, there are rumors in the media that there is a conflict between you and O'Neal, is that true?" a reporter from the Seattle Times asked.
"NO, that's just a rumor."
Kobe is not stupid either. Although he does have some conflicts with O'Neal, the conflicts have not intensified and he will not admit it publicly.
"The Lakers were swept by the SuperSonics in the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons. Kobe, the Lakers have been runner-up in the Western Conference for two consecutive years. Are you willing to accept this fact?" the reporter continued to ask.
Kobe said with an ugly face: "The runner-up in the Western Conference is the top loser in the Western Conference. It is definitely not an honor, but a humiliation. Of course I will not accept it. This season we will make a comeback and challenge the Iron Fist King."
After the press conference, O'Neal said to Kobe: "Kobe, I'm going to Iron Fist's house for dinner. Do you want to come with me?"
"Of course, I called him yesterday," Kobe said.
The two came to Zhou Quan's house with small gifts prepared for Zhou Yuan. After dinner, O'Neill couldn't wait to ask about stock investment.
The stock market plummeted after the last 9/11 incident. In order to reduce losses, he basically sold almost all the stocks in his hands on the advice of his stockbroker, which also included Exquisite Coffee and Amazon stocks, as well as a small amount of Apple stocks.
Although there are still huge profits compared to the purchase price, especially Exquisite Coffee and Amazon, these three stocks have now risen back to their original highs, especially Apple's stock, which has doubled in less than three months. Five times, but he couldn't get it back, he missed it.
"You idiot!"
Zhou Quan couldn't help but cursed when he heard that O'Neill had polished off all the stocks.
"I originally wanted to pick it up at a low price, but you happened to come and buy it back, and Amazon and Microsoft also bought it back. I thought it was too late to pick it up. It's all your fault. You started buying it back without even saying hello. "O'Neill complained.
"Is it my fault?"
Zhou Quan said dissatisfiedly: "I have always asked you to make medium and long-term investments. As a medium- and long-term investor, it is okay for you to throw away part of it to reduce risks, but what are you doing by polishing it all? Do you call this investment? You call this speculation.
You still have the nerve to come here and complain that I didn’t notify you. Are you funny? If you polish my company's stock, you are shorting it and accelerating the decline of the company's stock price. You are an accomplice of the Air Force. I haven't settled the accounts with you yet, and you are still here to complain about me? Shark, do you want face?
The company spent a billion dollars in cash to buy back what happened, and then notified you to take it back first and asked you to take the money out of my pocket and make a huge profit? How about I write you a check? "
"I……"
O'Neill was speechless, his face was red, but he couldn't tell clearly.
"What about you? You're not like him, are you?" Zhou Quan glared at Kobe.
Kobe shook his head hurriedly and said: "No, no, I didn't sell any of the exquisite stocks, just Microsoft and Amazon, and I didn't buy Apple."
"You are a little stronger than him, and you didn't help the Air Force to kill me." Zhou Quan nodded.
O'Neill felt his face was burning and he couldn't sit down.
Kobe asked: "King of Iron Fist, I just want to ask, Apple is going crazy right now, Amazon is also going up very well, and Microsoft's stock price has also gone back up. Can I still buy it now?"
"The big market is not good now." O'Neill said shamelessly.
Zhou Quan glared at O'Neill again and retorted: "The market has been in trouble for two or three years. It's not just this time that it won't work."
"I know." O'Neill said very awkwardly.
Zhou Quan said: "Including Jingjing, these three stocks, Microsoft and Amazon, have been rising against the trend in the bear market. I have always told you that good stocks must be held fast. If you can't catch them and sell them, and want to buy them back at a low price, then I'm afraid it's impossible.
My company doesn't matter. It's not a high-tech company, it's just a coffee shop. Even if it develops well in the future, it will only reach its peak after rising a few times. The future potential is limited. "
"How many times?"
Kobe O'Neal feels a toothache. Does that mean that the King of Iron Fist is sure that exquisite coffee can achieve a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars?
Zhou Quan continued: "But, regret it, Microsoft and Amazon. Their current development prospects are very good. One has a very high market share, and has even completely occupied the right to speak and dominate the home field. The other is the leader of Internet companies." sheep."
O'Neal and Kobe looked regretful, their teeth hurt even more, and they were so painful that they couldn't even say anything.
"As for apples?"
Zhou Quan laughed and said, "If you throw it away, you may never get it back."
The two looked at each other, and Kobe asked: "Tekken King, are you so optimistic about Apple?"
Zhou Quan shook his head and said: "I am not optimistic about Apple, but I am optimistic about Steve Jobs. Look at what he has come up with this time, a trend-setting and epoch-making product. How much wealth can this thing create? In today's world, only technology can create wealth."
At this point, he asked: "Did you buy the IPOD?"
The two nodded hurriedly, and O'Neill said: "I bought it. I have three of them myself. They are very good things."
Kobe sighed: "In less than three months, Apple has increased five times, from a market value of 6 billion US dollars to 30 billion US dollars. It's a pity that I didn't listen to your advice and buy some."
However, he listened to Zhou Quan's words and decided to invest more in high-tech companies in the future.
O'Neill's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He actually bought apples, but he threw them away after not making much money. Now he regrets it to death.
"Iron Fist, this time the stock market plummeted, you didn't sell your stocks?" Kobe asked.
"Throw it away, throw away some of the ones with poor performance," Zhou Quan said.
"Your family has a big business, how much has it lost?" O'Neill asked.
Zhou Quan rolled his eyes at O'Neal and said, "My main investments are Amazon and my own company, plus Microsoft. My other investments are not many, so I haven't lost much.
During this period, Amazon, Jingjing, and Microsoft all rose back. Coupled with Apple's rise, they also made a little profit. "
"When Apple went up, you didn't cover your position?" Kobe asked.
Zhou Quan shook his head and said: "I have covered a little, but there is no chance to cover a large amount of positions. Some selling orders were wiped out immediately.
Now Apple's shares have risen to 11 US dollars, and my purchase price was 1.1 US dollars. I made a little profit, but not much. "
"Isn't it ten times more?" The two of them looked full of envy and jealousy.
Zhou Quan added: "Looking at Apple's current market price, there should be room for growth. The trading volume is not much, institutions have locked up their positions, and only some retail investors are arbitraging. Let's look at opportunities to make up for it in the future."
"Then I'll buy some too." Kobe said hurriedly.
O'Neill opened his mouth. He was unwilling to accept it. He sold it for 2.3 US dollars, and now he was asked to pay several times the price to buy it back.
If Zhou Quan knew what O'Neal was thinking now, he would just slap him in the face and give him less than three yuan. Do you want it for free?
After sending away Kobe and O'Neal, he and Zeng Li, Zhou Ye and Zhou Ling continued to talk about stock investment.
(End of chapter)
