This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 263 Let Zhou Lin Play Point Guard!
Raymond Felton has been extremely frustrated this season. While the team's performance has improved year after year, not only has it gradually lost its core position in the team, but this year's contract renewal negotiations have also been hindered by the strength of the Bobcats' management. Failed to fully renew the contract in advance, and after Larry Brown took over the Charlotte Bobcats, Raymond Felton's tactical status was further weakened. For the first time in his career, his scoring fell below double digits, averaging 24.2 points per game. Minutes of playing time also made him a false starter. Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that Raymond Felton is not in a depressed mood, so there is a scene of bar entertainment after the game, and the scene of drunk driving crashing into a billboard .

The left hand was broken and needs to recuperate for at least two months.

Although the Charlotte Bobcats failed to renew Raymond Felton in advance this summer, to be honest, Felton is really indispensable to the Charlotte Bobcats. Now Felton Once injured, only Ramon Sessions is left as the team's real No. [-] position.

Although Ramon Sessions worked hard, a rookie who was selected at the end of the second round has a low upper limit, especially when he is the core No. [-] position of the team, his shortcomings gradually began to be revealed Come out, the confrontation is insufficient, and the shooting ability is weak. Although it can send assists, it also has a high turnover rate.

在赢下印第安纳步行者和输给波士顿凯尔特人的比赛当中，分别砍下11+6和7+5，但却都有5次以上的失误。

The management of the Bobcats can only find guard Eric Snow, who was abandoned by the Cleveland Cavaliers, from the free market. This 35-year-old guard has been unemployed and stayed at home since the end of last season. If it weren't for the shortage of guards on the Bobcats side, it would be impossible to find such a nearly retired guard.

But after the end of the first ten-day short contract, the Charlotte Bobcats did not sign him a second ten-day contract.

Finding Eric Snow was just a matter of trying.

Ending November with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses is not a bad situation for the Charlotte Bobcats, but after entering December, they won the weak Minnesota Timberwolves and the still developing talents. After the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Charlotte Bobcats started losing consecutive games.

On December 12, lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 5-96.

On December 12, they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 6-74.

On December 12, lost to the Miami Heat 8-96.

On December 12, lost 10-89 to the New Orleans Hornets.

On December 12, lost 11-90 to the Dallas Mavericks.

On December 12, lost 13-86 to the Detroit Pistons.

A wave of six-game losing streak dropped the record of the Charlotte Bobcats to 9 wins and 15 losses, and in the latest strength ranking given by ESPN, the Charlotte Bobcats have plummeted to the 25th place. , Only slightly better than the Sacramento Kings and Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards, Memphis Grizzlies, and Los Angeles Clippers.

The Charlotte Bobcats also let Vaughan Weaver, who plays the second position, play the starting first position, but the effect is not satisfactory.

There are really not many useful ones in the free market now, unless the Charlotte Bobcats are willing to bleed to trade for other team's point guards.

ESPN also listed five major trade directions for the Charlotte Bobcats.

1. Chauncey Billups, the champion point guard of the Detroit Pistons, after being defeated by the Charlotte Bobcats last year, everyone knows that the Detroit Pistons have begun to decline. It is no longer realistic to become a championship team again. Today's Charlotte Bobcats have Zhou Lin, Roy, Okafor, Hibbert... a bunch of young potential players, the Charlotte Bobcats are not Lack of talent, the 32-year-old Chauncey Billups can bring enough experience and on-the-spot command ability. If Chauncey Billups can be obtained, the Charlotte Bobcats can jump into the Eastern Conference championship candidate , and for Zhou Lin, Billups also expressed great praise after the end of last season's playoffs. Perhaps Chauncey Billups is willing to come to the Charlotte Bobcats to assist Zhou Lin , but Billups' annual salary of 1100 million is definitely very cost-effective as a point guard of this level, so the asking price of the Detroit Pistons will not be very low. It may be a potential new star plus some immediate combat power. .

2. Kirk Hinrich of the Chicago Bulls, as the star guard of the Dream Seven team, Hinrich has lost his starting position in the Chicago Bulls, because of the arrival of the No. 03 pick of Derrick Rose, as the absolute starting point guard The capable Hinrich can only be forced to be put on the bench, and his tactical status is gradually reduced. As a high-quality point guard of the [-] generation, if the Charlotte Bobcats get Hinrich, the current Charlotte Bobcats The team can also take off, but if Chicago is willing to part with a point guard with both offense and defense, if Chicago is willing to part with it, it will be snapped up long ago. Unless the Charlotte Bobcats are willing to spend a lot of money, Chicago The chances of release are not very high.

3. Shannon Brown, as the third point guard of the Chicago Bulls, was just traded to the Chicago Bulls last season. This season, as the third point guard of the Chicago Bulls, there are Derrick Rose and Hinrich Two high-quality point guards are pressing. Shannon Brown spends most of his time on the bench and in the development league. Shannon Brown has good physical fitness and certain potential, and if the bid is reasonable, the Chicago Bulls may not Will be reluctant to Shannon. Brown, of course, Shannon. Brown can be a firefighter, but definitely not the answer to the Charlotte Bobcats point guard.

4. Marcus Williams of the Warriors, after being selected by the New Jersey Nets in 2006, was traded to the Golden State Warriors this summer, but there are too many similar players in this team. Crowded, Monta Ellis, CJ Watson, Anthony Morrow, Jamal Crawford...Marcus Williams barely played, like Shannon Brown, got Marcus Cus Williams doesn't need to be expensive, but again, this should only be a transitional one.

5. Stephen Marbury, although Stephen Marbury had a lot of conflicts when Larry Brown was still in New York, it has to be said that Stephen Marbury of the 96 golden generation is still in the tank. Well, the talented point guard who used to be known as a genius with Allen Iverson has become more and more unsatisfactory in New York, and his statistics have reached the lowest in his career. It can be said that the breakup with New York is visible to the naked eye, but now it is 2000 million The annual salary contract has long been reduced to a garbage contract, and whether his thorny personality can be restrained is also an unpredictable thing, so if the Charlotte Bobcats are willing to wait, Stephen Marbury may After being bought out, start at a low price.

The five potential trading partners all have the possibility of trading. Of course, the first two suggestions are the situation that the Charlotte Bobcats are most willing to see. In fact, the Charlotte Bobcats have actually made an inquiry. It’s a pity Yes, these two transactions include a player. No matter which way the Charlotte Bobcats acquire players, they must pay the team and the injured shooting guard-Brandon Roy.

Hehe, if we are willing to make a deal with Brandon Roy, I am afraid there will be at least double-digit teams in the league willing to negotiate, and Brandon Roy and the team's other absolute top card The friendship between them does not allow the Charlotte Bobcats to trade Brandon Roy casually. Even if they want to change, Brandon Roy needs to at least exchange for something better.

ESPN put forward a lot of ideas about the current shortage of the Charlotte Bobcats' No. [-] position. Some are feasible and some are wild and unconstrained, but none of them can completely solve the current short board of the No. [-] position.

Until, Magic Johnson came to ESPN to record the program and uttered a shocking statement.

"One? Charlotte has one of the best ones on the team?"

Barkley had a big brain. After taking a look at the magician, he gave a laughing look, and then said, "Wait, let me guess, you mean Zhou Lin from China, right?"

"Bingo, why not? Zhou Lin, who was 20+5+5 last season, had 5.7 assists and was also the team's assist leader. If I remember correctly, the only other player at the same position who can achieve this achievement is LeBron... Or add the swingman Tracy, he is fully capable of being the answer to the team's No. 12 position. He is tall and stable, and his wide vision allows him to easily break through the opponent's double-team defense and find the most suitable teammates. Moreover, he can break through and tear up the defense, can displace the ball in the low post, and can open the space by firing from the outside. , this season Larry Brown made him reduce his shots, averaging only 12 shots per game, my God, the absolute star of a team, only [-] shots.”

Earl Johnson retorted: "But he's 206cm, no, he might be 208cm."

"He's as tall as I am."

Magic Johnson said: "Yes, I will call Michael and tell him that Zhou Lin is my type of player. You must know that the teammates around me at the time were much better than the teammates around him now, so if he Becoming me back then, I can guarantee that he can also win the championship with the Lakers."

Magic Johnson, who is 206cm tall, can play point guard, and he is also the undisputed number one point guard in history. Why can’t Zhou Lin play point guard, and now the Charlotte Bobcats have no shortage of players at the third position, Mike Dunleavy, James Posey, and Boris Diaw are all qualified to play the starting three.

"I said okay, you can try it."

Larry Brown also saw this column on ESPN, and at least 60% of the netizens agreed with Magic Johnson's remarks. The feasibility of Zhou Lin playing the No. [-] position was also listed by many netizens with a lot of data. Than NBA data analysts.

The losing streak has changed. Although Larry Brown is a very stubborn coach, the 6-game losing streak forced Larry Brown to reply to the management, to many managements, to find a possibility that can be changed.

Of course, Larry Brown didn't make a decision immediately, but let Zhou Lin play the first position in a five-on-five training match.

The lineups for both sides are:

White Team: Zhou Lin, Vaughan Weaver, Luke Mbah a Moute, Andre Brown, Roy Hibbert

Black Team: Ramon Sessions, James Posey, Mike Dunleavy, Radmanovic, Emeka Okafor

The combination of rookie players + drinking fountain players in Zhou Lin's lineup, in the eyes of others, must not be able to beat the opponent.

But what I never expected was that the white team finally beat the black team 95-78 with 17 points.

Zhou Lin scored 14 points, 15 assists and 4 blocked shots. Roy Hibbert benefited the most from Zhou Lin playing point guard. Hibbert scored 32+19 rebounds in this team training game Emeka Okafor had only 15 points and 8 rebounds against him.

"Okay, you can try."

Larry Brown compromised. In this internal training, the black team did not show any signs of letting go, and Zhou Lin only scored 14 points, and even had more assists than points, so Zhou Lin did not fully Unleash attack power.

Therefore, what Larry Brown had to admit was that Zhou Lin did have the potential to play point guard.

On December 12, the Chicago Bulls visited the Time Warner Arena, the home of the Charlotte Bobcats. This is a team that had rumors with the Charlotte Bobcats before. The team's second and third point guards , have the possibility of being traded.

Before the game, NBA No. [-] pick Derrick Rose got strange news that the Charlotte Bobcats would make a surprise move, and Zhou Lin would soon be the No. [-] player on the team.

"This is crazy. I think it's a rumor. Zhou Lin is indeed a player who can do side-on-the-spot and transfer, but as a traditional organizer, Zhou Lin is really unbelievable. What I said is, Zhou Lin How tall is Lin? Six-foot-nine, six-foot-ten, he should be taller than Drew, I think he used to play a swingman at the [-]/[-] position?"

What Derrick Rose thought was unbelievable actually came true in this game.

"I'm not mistaken, the PG position shows Zhou, and Sessions, the last orthodox No. [-] player of the Charlotte Bobcats, is not on the starting list." In the live broadcast room in China, Yang Yi revealed shocked expression.

Zhou Lin, Vaughan Weaver, Mike Dunleavy, Ramanovich, Emeka Okafor, this is the Charlotte Bobcats starting list today, and Mike Dunleavy is shown at the third position .

Go crazy!The Chicago Bulls players looked at each other.

The Charlotte Bobcats think Zhou Lin is Michael Johnson?
And when Zhou Lin was introduced as No. [-], all the fans in Charlotte's home court also showed incredible expressions covering their mouths. Apart from surprise, there was also anticipation...

(End of this chapter)