God of NBA point guards

Chapter 436 The most difficult person to defend in the NBA

On the afternoon of the 8th, the Sonics came to Philadelphia.

Kobe didn't have much chance to play in the Lakers. His first show was a duck egg, but Iverson became the main force of the digital team from the beginning. He scored 30 points in his first show and averaged 23 points per game so far. He has amazed the entire league from the beginning. Now Known by the media as the next super guard whose debut is the pinnacle.

Just after five o'clock, Zhou Quan settled down in the hotel and received a call from Iverson, saying that he wanted to invite him to dinner and ask him some questions, and he readily agreed.

"Iron Fist, I want to ask you some questions about tackling. Can you tell me?" Iverson asked after sitting down in the restaurant.

"Of course, I'm happy to help the rookie, you tell me." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Iverson said: "Iron Fist, what I want most is your stealing ability. I can average 2.4 steals per game now, but I often lose my position because of failed steals. How can I reduce this situation?"

"Allen, it's good that you're aware of this problem. Being out of position due to a failed steal is a serious defensive failure."

Zhou Quan nodded and said, "You must first realize what is the ultimate goal of your defense?"

"Isn't it a steal?" Iverson asked in surprise.

"of course not."

Zhou Quan immediately denied Iverson's words and said: "Of course the purpose of defense is not to steal the ball, but to destroy the opponent's offense and reduce the success rate of the opponent's offense. Stealing the ball is only one of the results.

The purpose of stealing also has other results, such as disrupting the opponent's rhythm and creating opportunities for teammates to double-team.

For example, delaying the opponent's attack forces the opponent to speed up the attack rhythm, thus affecting the implementation of offensive tactics and ultimately causing their attack to fail.

When you realize that the ultimate goal of a steal is not to steal the ball, then you must leave room for your steals and do not take risks, as this will reduce your loss of position.

If you don't recognize this, then you will only become a defensive hole, and no matter how much steal data you have, it will be useless.Stealing for the sake of stealing is not a good defensive option. "

Iverson nodded thoughtfully, and Zhou Quan taught him some defensive issues, such as defensive positioning, etc., and gave his own suggestions, saying:

"Allen, you are small, not tall enough, light in weight, weak in confrontation, I think you should try my defense.

Although I have tonnage and confrontation, usually I don't rely on these for defense. Instead, I use a very proactive and aggressive approach. This way the defense is not passive and I can control the opponent's rhythm and lead the opponent's lead. "

After chatting about defense for a while, Iverson suddenly asked: "Iron Fist, why are there so many media targeting you this season? They even want you to quit the NBA."

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "There are various reasons, such as racial discrimination, such as media hype. There is another reason that is also very important. If I quit the NBA, the sales of my sneaker brand will definitely collapse. At that time, you will own the share." who?"

"other brands."

Iverson blurted out, and as soon as the words came out, he understood, "It turned out to be like this, because of interests."

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "I have dozens of brand endorsements on me, and they all have their own competitors, this is competition.

At my level, there are many stakeholders involved, and competition is no longer just in the arena, but also in other aspects.In a situation like mine, there are a lot of things to do to make people famous. "

"Is there a lot of people and things going on?"

Iverson muttered something, and suddenly became a little envious. If only he could reach the level of being famous and not a lot of things one day, it would mean that he has already become famous.

On the evening of the 9th, Wachovia Center Arena.

This is a new arena that has just been put into use this year. It is in a brand new state and can accommodate 2 people.

At 07:30, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

SuperSonics: Laettner, Rodman, Schrempf, Jose Hawkins, Zhou Quan

Philadelphia: Derek Coleman, Scott Williams, Clarence Witherspoon, Jerry Stackhouse, Allen Iverson

Zhang Lili said: "This season, the digital team has 7 wins and 11 losses, the second-to-last in the Eastern Conference. It has not made the playoffs in the previous 5 seasons.

It was the season when Zhou Quan entered the league. Barkley led the team and failed to make the playoffs. Then he was traded to the Suns by Philadelphia. After that, the Philadelphia team never made the playoffs again. "

Xu Jicheng said: "It seems that there is no hope for this season. However, Iverson, the No. [-] pick they selected, is quite strong. The American media said that his debut is the pinnacle, and he is the next super guard after Jordan and Zhou Quan."

Zhang Liji said cheerfully: "Iverson's template is the Smiling Assassin, and his steal ability is very strong. Now he averages two per game.

But from a defensive point of view, there are more missed positions and more points lost.And his turnovers also reached 4.4 times, which is a bit too much.

Yesterday the media photographed him having dinner with Zhou Quan in a restaurant. He could learn defense from Zhou Quan, which would be even better. "

At this time, the starter starts and the visiting team goes first.

When Zhou Quan played, he still received a lot of cheers and applause in the away game, with many people chanting the nickname "Iron Fist King".

At eight o'clock, the game officially begins.

Jump ball, Philadelphia offense.

Zhou Quan defended Iverson, Iverson changed direction and shifted, using teammate Witherspoon's body to get rid of Zhou Quan and cross the center line.

Zhou Quan bypassed Witherspoon and tried to intercept Iverson in advance, but Iverson was too fast. He thrust diagonally toward the right wing from the center circle and accelerated his advance. When he reached the right wing, he failed to get the defense in front of him. Position, can only follow on the left side.

"It's so fast!" Zhang Lili said in surprise.

Iverson didn't stop, and changed direction downwards, trying to force his way in.

But his breakthrough was predicted by Zhou Quan. Zhou Quan completed an early interception and blocked it two steps from the three-point line.

"Emergency jump shot!" Xu Jicheng shouted.

"Snapped!"

Zhou Quan also predicted Iverson's shot. When Iverson took the ball, he waved his hand instantly and knocked the ball away.

"Cut the ball!" Zhang Lili shouted.

"what?"

Iverson jumped up, but the ball was gone.

Zhou Quan grabbed the ball and immediately took the ball down.

Iverson chased from behind, and when he chased to the three-point line in the frontcourt, he caught up to an even position, but had no chance to pass.

"boom!"

Zhou Quan ended the counterattack with a tomahawk-style slash.

"Clap clap clap..."

There was a lot of applause in the stadium. "The only player in the league who can get applause on the road, even Jordan, can get some applause on the road, but not as much as Zhou Quan." Zhang Lili laughed.

"Even in the United States, in terms of the status of the entire sports circle, Zhou Quan is now much higher than Jordan. No matter how black the media is, as long as the fans like it, they can't go black." Xu Jicheng said.

"Yes. Boxing fans are also fans, and they are more fanatical than basketball fans. Now American boxing fans are looking forward to Zhou Quan's second title defense against Tyson. The American media's hype is that they are lively and can't incite it. A supporter of Zhou Quan." Zhang Lili nodded.

"Rookie, welcome to the NBA."

On the field, Zhou Quan said a word of welcome to Iverson.

"But I don't want to say thank you to you." Iverson said helplessly.

He was surprised by Zhou Quan's early interception just now. His breakthrough was sent to the goal by himself, forcing himself to make a forced shot, and then the ball was intercepted.

"Iron Fist, did you predict my breakthrough just now?" he asked.

"Of course, breaking through and scoring is your first option. Especially facing my defense, your success rate will not be very high if you shoot from the three-point line, so the probability of breaking through is higher. It is not so much a prediction, it is better to say It's experience." Zhou Quan said.

Serving from the baseline at this time, Iverson ran quickly, got rid of Zhou Quan and received the ball, and then advanced.

Zhou Quan did not bother too much in the backcourt, but retreated to the frontcourt and waited for Iverson's arrival on the right three-point line.

When Iverson came two meters before Zhou Quan, he suddenly crossed his body and changed direction. After shaking Zhou Quan, he broke through from the left.

Zhou Quan was suddenly attacked, and immediately turned around and chased after him, sticking to Iverson's right side.

He didn't use his confrontation ability to squeeze the opponent, but followed Iverson from the right elbow and rushed into the penalty area.

With Laettner under the basket, Rodman also returned to the penalty area from the left wing. Iverson did not force a shot, but passed the ball to Derrick Coleman who was vacated on the left wing.

When Rodman saw it, he immediately turned back to guard Coleman.

Although Coleman is a forward, he is also a talented dunker. He is the No.1 dunker who dunks O'Neal from the front, but his offensive method is mainly shooting, and his efficiency is not high, not as good as Laettner.

Laettner shot 48.7 percent from the field last season and 50.2 percent so far this season, even better with Joo Kwon.

Coleman was traded to Philadelphia last season and only played 11 games due to serious injuries, shooting only 40.7% from the field, and only 43.5% this season.

"boom!"

Facing Rodman's return defense, Coleman hastily made a mid-range shot and missed it.

Laettner grabbed the rebound, and Zhou Quan quickly advanced after receiving it.

Zhou Quan rushed to the frontcourt, broke through to the basket, attracted the double-teaming of the two insiders Coleman and Williams, and passed the ball to Leitner in the low post on the left wing. Leitner made a small open jumper and hit a goal.

Iverson chased and defended Zhou Quan, but it didn't play a defensive role. He thought about pressing close to him, but his confrontation ability was too far away. When Zhou Quan touched him, he bounced off, and then completely lost his defensive position. Quan suddenly passed.

"Iverson is completely unable to defend Zhou Quan." Zhang Lili laughed.

"Jordan can't defend, let alone him who is not good at defense?" Xu Jicheng laughed.

As the game progressed, Iverson was a little bit shocked because he couldn't guard Zhou Quan at all, but Zhou Quan could play whatever he wanted under his defense.

"Rookie, your defense is really not very good. But don't be discouraged, because Jordan can't guard me, and your defense is almost the same, and you can't guard my level."

"Rookie, your chasing defense is a bit inactive."

"Rookie, why are your predictions always wrong?"

At the end of the game, Iverson was so disturbed by Zhou Quan's trash talk.

周权只打了三节三10分钟就下去了，三节之后超音速已经领先24分，他个人拿到了21分4篮板12助攻5抢断3盖帽2失误1犯规的数据。

The shooting percentage is as high as 75%. It is either a fast break dunk after a defensive counterattack or a dunk after a breakthrough. 60% of the offense is at the basket.

When he came off the court, he stole Iverson 4 times, blocked Iverson twice, and prevented Iverson from making only 14 of 2 shots. He also made 2 of 1 free throws. He only scored 5 points and 4 assists, but made 8 turnovers. .

In the end, Philadelphia lost by 18 points. Iverson did not end in the final quarter and scored 6 points. The audience had 11 points and 5 assists.

"Allen, who do you think is the most difficult defender in the NBA?" When he was off the court, a reporter came to interview Iverson.

"Of course Iron Fist." Iverson gasped.

"You have also faced off against Michael Jordan. Who do you think is more difficult to deal with between the Iron Fist King and Jordan?" the reporter asked.

"Iron Fist, he is omnipotent, offensive and defensive organization, breakthrough passing and shooting, all at the top level, I played with him for the first time, to be honest, today's game made me a little discouraged." Iverson said.

"You had dinner with the King of Iron Fist last night. Obviously, you have a good relationship. During the match just now, the King of Iron Fist kept talking to you. Was it to encourage you?" The reporter asked again.

Iverson smiled bitterly: "He is indeed encouraging me..."

At this point, he couldn't help but complain: "He said that Jordan's defense was not very good, and he was at the same level as me that he couldn't guard him, so he told me not to be discouraged because of poor defense."

"Puchi!" The reporter burst out laughing.

"Iron Fist, what do you think of Iverson?" On the other side, Zhou Quan was being interviewed on the spot.

Zhou Quan said: "There is no doubt about his talent, he is faster than me, and his breakthrough is extremely sharp, just like lightning.

But he still needs to work on it, if he wants to be 'The Answer', is that the nickname he gave himself?He just needs to get stronger.

At the same time, we must strengthen defensive training, and we must not let ourselves become defensive loopholes.

In addition, the offensive end needs to strengthen shooting training. His shooting stability is not enough, which will affect his offensive efficiency.

Especially the pull-up jump shot training, I suggest he learn Michael Jordan's pull-up jump shot, um, or mine. "

The next day, on the [-]th, Spurs general manager Popovich suddenly announced the resignation of head coach Bob Hill, with himself as the head coach, and announced the return of David Robinson, who had been injured all the time.

That night, the Spurs played the Suns away. David Robinson returned as the main player, making 13 of 3 shots and scoring only 9 points.

On the same day, the Magic challenged the Trail Blazers away.

Penny Hardaway has been injured for 25 days. The Magic has 9 wins and 7 losses during this period. The record is not ideal, and the management requires Hardaway to return.

Accepting this game, Hardaway scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, but his left knee, which had not fully recovered, was injured again.

This injury caused the media to fire at the Magic's management. The management had to let Penny truce for another three weeks to recover from the left knee injury.

(End of this chapter)