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Rookie wall!

It is a phenomenon that all rookies in the entire league like to hear (wu) and enjoy (tong) and see (jue). Almost most rookies will encounter this kind of thing in the first season of their careers.

There has always been a legend circulating in the league. No matter how well this rookie performed in the first two months, don't brag about it. Don't worry, he will definitely hit a wall!

This term describes that after a rookie enters the NBA, he or she usually loses all form for a certain period of time, as if there is an invisible wall blocking the way forward.

Once, Mike Bibby described his feeling of hitting the rookie wall in an interview:

"I'm exhausted," Bibby said. "Sometimes it's like I'm walking on quicksand. To be honest, I feel like I'm not going anywhere. Coach tells me to pick myself up and get over the hump. But I think I've

I have been walking in the mud for a long time."

How to say.

It's quite artistic.

As expected of someone who went to college.

Let's look at what Bynum, a high school underachiever, said: "I feel terrible. Every time I stand on the court, I feel like I haven't eaten lunch, but I obviously ate a double portion just to play ball."

All I can say is that you are worthy of being the hair artist. I can’t get enough of it no matter what.

This understanding is so profound.

But if I remember correctly, your average playing time in your rookie season was an embarrassing 7 and a half minutes. I didn't expect that you could hit a wall.

However, we don't rule out the possibility of Bynum taking advantage of the popularity. After all, Bynum was too weak in the first two seasons of his career. If he doesn't make excuses, he really won't be able to survive.

But this time, the protagonist of the rookie wall is not him, although he hopes it is, but it is not, but Zuo Li, the guy who performed phenomenally before and is considered to be qualified to compete for the best rookie in history!

After the Knicks reversed the Rockets and won in the first game of the New Year, they lost to the Celtics and Mavericks one after another, and handed over the first and second positions in the league to the Cavaliers and Lakers.

Although the Knicks are still ranked third in the Eastern Conference with 26 wins and 7 losses, the Celtics behind them have caught up. Last year, they were 3 games behind the Knicks, but now they are catching up again.

There is currently only one win left.

It is said that the competition in the Eastern Conference after 2008 has not been fierce for a long time. Although it cannot change the situation of the West being strong and the East being weak, the top four in the East are still capable, especially the Cavaliers, the Celtics and the Magic.

At the end of the first decade of the 21st century.

Now with the intrusive Knicks, the gap between the top four in the Eastern Conference is very small.

However, the Knicks' current situation is not good.

The team has lost consecutive games, and the performance of Zuo Li, the core of the Knicks, has also attracted much attention. In these two losses, he only scored 15 points and 17 points respectively, and his performance was far inferior to that of the previous two months, so Zuo Li'

News about hitting the wall spread like wildfire.

Some leftist hackers finally felt that an opportunity had come, and quickly took the opportunity to hack Zuo Li. They also satirized on the Internet, saying that Zuo Li was overestimated and that he was not as powerful as people thought.

There is also Brother Laodong who said eloquently on the forum: "Look, I know, don't judge a rookie easily, he is still far away!"

There are also former professional players here to gain popularity. Luke Longley, the Australian star who was once the main center during the Bulls dynasty, posted on social networking sites: "Don't worry, this is just the beginning. Even if you are a yellow man,

In today's league where competition is not fierce, his physical strength cannot last for so long. The season is very long. 82 regular season games is enough for him to drink a cup. If you don't believe it, just wait and see."

The words of this famous Australian star brought the news of Zuo Li's "hitting the wall" to the top again. For a while, related topics and posts could be seen on the forum.

But before Zuo Li could stand up to refute, Langley was already criticized. Ewing said in an interview: "Who said this? Langley? The guy who was beaten up by me? What qualifications does he have to comment?

Others, like Grandma O'Neal and Jordan, can win championships, so he doesn't think he is a star anymore."

ESPN commentator Smith also said: "Irrespective of whether Zuo Li performed well or not, his two-month data has almost surpassed Longley's seven-year data. The two are destined to not be on the same level."

Regarding this, Zuo Li just wanted to say...who is he?

Ah, Australians, that’s okay!

As an Australian, he doesn't mind. Just look at Bogut. If these guys are popular, they will take advantage of them. Otherwise, no one will remember that he was in the Bulls dynasty.

And Zuo Li himself doesn't mind the outside world's comments about him "hitting the wall", because Zuo Li himself knows the actual situation very well.

It's not because of anything else, I'm just a little tired.

Beating the Celtics took a lot of energy from him. Even though he only had 15 points in that game, that was 15 out of 74 points. He was second only to Ray Allen in the game, so I won’t say much about his quality.

And in that game, Zuo Li fought hand-to-hand with Garnett and Perkins for the whole game, and even pulled out from time to time to help defend Pierce. He spent a lot of energy and energy on the defensive end, and it was normal for Zuo Li to be unable to keep up on the offensive end. After all, Zuo Li's current physical condition

It hasn't quite reached the level of 'Superman' either.

It's normal to lose two games in a row. The Knicks were exhausted physically and mentally after playing against the Greens. The Mavericks are no pushovers either. Dirk and Terry were feeling great. Kidd also had a near-triple-double performance of 1088, losing only 4 points.

It's really not easy.

Moreover, the loss was also related to Adelman's tactics. Ever since the Rockets successfully restricted Zuo Li in the first half, the subsequent teams have been like crazy. Basically, they just greeted Zuo Li with three axes. This is also

One of the reasons why Zuo Li couldn't score more than 20 points in a row.

But if you look carefully, you can still find that Zuo Li deliberately reduced the number of shots he took, and his hit rate is still very good.

Indeed, compared with the excellent performance in November and December, which often reached 30 or even 50 points, Zuoli's score in these two games was indeed much lower.

But if this is Zuo Li's failure, it can only be said that their requirements for rookies are too high and they are too unfriendly to other rookies.

Currently, the left winger averages 26.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.1 blocks, 2.5 assists and 0.8 steals. His two-point shooting percentage is 67.6%, his three-point shooting percentage is 38.8%, and his free throw percentage is 69.5%. He averages only 1.5 turnovers and 2 fouls per game.

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Currently, Zuo Li ranks fourth in the league's scoring list, second only to Wade, Kobe, and James, and is only 0.3 points behind Kobe.

Except for Zuo Li, no rookie averaged more than 20 points per game, and Mayo, the highest scorer, only had 17.5 points.

Zuo Li topped the list of rebounds and blocks, beating out defensive masters such as Howard and Camby.

This kind of performance is not good, so what is good?

So although he unfortunately lost in the last two games, his personal score was not high, and the team also lost the first place in the league, Zuo Li himself didn't care very much.

This season, the Knicks do not have the strength to continue to dominate the top spot. It is not advisable to forcefully shoulder the burden. On the contrary, it is better to stay in the top four in the Eastern Conference. It is better to hide behind the Cavaliers and Green Army.

As for outside opinions...

Zuo Li didn't have the time to talk, he was more accustomed to using practical actions to slap those fussy businessmen in the face.