I’m Really Playing Basketball

The Warriors' season opener made many NBA teams look like they were crying wolf.

They were all surprised by the tacit understanding between the big-name players in the Warriors team.

I originally thought that Chen Xiao, Wade, Ron Howard and Carter would have some areas to get along with each other, but I didn’t expect that these stars who had never played together in the NBA would cooperate so well with each other in their first official game. tacit understanding.

Now the only thing holding back the super battleship of the Warriors may be the physical strength of the Warriors veterans.

And just when the whole world is paying attention to these stars of the Warriors.

The Warriors' two rookie players actually made their debuts in a low-key manner.

VanVleet, the second-round pick of the Warriors this year, got 5 minutes of playing time in his debut. He did not score, had one assist, and one turnover. He shot 0-for-2 from the field. His performance can only be said to be nothing. generally.

After all, he is a rookie, and it is indeed not easy for him to perform well. Historically, even rookies like Yao Ming have found it difficult to perform well in their first games.

On the contrary, it was Jaylen Brown, the Warriors' first-round pick this year. His performance quite surprised the Warriors.

He played 11 minutes in his first show, making 2 of 3 shots and 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

In fact, scoring doesn't matter, his defensive performance is surprising.

Although his skills are not that good and his shooting is not that good, his athletic ability and body are indeed very good, and he is also very smart in playing. In addition, in his first game as a rookie, he dared to make moves on the defensive end and did the right moves. , which shows that he is not only smart and has a high IQ, but also has a very good psychological quality.

Therefore, after this game, the Warriors are ready to put Jaylen Brown into the team's rotation to focus on training.

The Warriors' roster this season so far has a total of 13 players.

Chen Xiao, Big Eyebrow, Ron Howard, Wade, Carter, Clay, Jokic, these seven are star players.

Devin Booker, Matt Barnes, and Curry Jr., these three are important rotations.

Norman Powell, Jaylen Brown, and VanVleet are substitutes.

Generally speaking, NBA teams basically rotate around 10 people in normal games during the regular season (no garbage time).

For the Warriors, if ten people rotate, it is basically the first ten people rotating.

But the Warriors are the Warriors after all. The Warriors' head coach is Cole, and Cole likes to use role players very much, so generally speaking, the Warriors rotate 12 players in the regular season.

In addition, the Warriors have many veterans this season. Carter, Wade and Luo Ge must take turns. The three of them can play 70 games in a season.

Therefore, for the Warriors, even if they are substitutes, there will definitely be opportunities this season. In addition, Matt Barnes, an important rotation player, is expected to take a lot of rest in the regular season. Therefore, even if he is a substitute player, at least this season All have the opportunity to perform in more than 60 games.

But obviously, there is a big difference in status and opportunities between substitutes and rotations.

Jaylen Brown's entry into the important rotation means that he will get the opportunity to replace Barnes in the regular season.

If he performs well in the regular season, he will also replace Barnes in the playoffs. This is a very important opportunity for Jaylen Brown.

Because of his outstanding debut performance in the opening game, Jaylen Brown, a player who was considered by scouts to be a gambler during the draft, is poised to soar into the sky.

On the other side, Dejounte Murray, who was considered to have obvious advantages and disadvantages like Jaylen Brown, was a rookie in the Green Room, but ended up being selected by the Spurs with the 28th overall pick this year. Like Jaylen Brown, he also ushered in his own Opportunity.

Due to the departure of Parker and Ginobili from the Spurs, the Spurs are short of point guards. In the first game, Mills' performance proved that although he has strong offensive power, he is indeed not suitable for starting. Therefore, Dejounte Murray also Got Popovich's permission.

It can only be said that these two rookies with the same characteristics and different draft fates ushered in a turning point in their lives because of their first show.

On the other side, Zhou Qi, who was selected with the third overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets, also made his NBA debut.

Historically, the Hornets are focusing on cultivating thick eyebrows at this time, and they have already cultivated thick eyebrows into superstars.

Zhou Qi is a type of player with thick eyebrows, and the Hornets are relatively good at cultivating this type of player.

In Zhou Qi's debut, although the Hornets made him the team's starting small forward, he did not play that much. He only had 29 minutes, 6 of 12 shots, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

He didn't have much playing time, his statistics were pretty good, and his performance was pretty good.

As Chen Xiao's apprentice, he has been trained by Chen Xiao for so many years, and his talent is not bad. Coupled with the tempering of the World Cup and the Olympic Games, he still has very good strength.

During the draft, Zhou Qi's ability, which had been boosted by Chen Xiao over the years, reached B+. Regardless of whether his potential was enough to break through B level and reach A level, Chen Xiao couldn't tell, but in terms of ability, He is actually one of the most capable rookies in this draft.

After all, even Wade's ability value was only A- when he was drafted.

Otherwise, the Hornets would not use the No. 3 pick to select Zhou Qi. Unless you can reach the level of the UAE, Chinese players will not have much commercial value in the NBA.

In the NBA, strength is king now.

It can only be said that the Hornets are really optimistic about Zhou Qi's strength.

Just because Zhou Qi is not familiar with NBA games and has not yet developed his confrontation ability, so for the sake of Zhou Qi's health, the Hornets did not let Zhou Qi play the fourth or fifth position, but started at the third position.

Just like in history, the Thunder trained Durant and started Durant from the 2nd position.

Because the confrontation at the 2nd position is relatively small, if Durant is asked to play the 3rd position, it is estimated that Durant will have some injury problems.

Even when playing from the No. 2 position, Durant was criticized as Tiedu due to lack of confrontation in the first half of the rookie season, and was named by Tencent as one of the ten players who need to be thrown into the trash can.

Therefore, although his debut performance was good, Zhou Qi still has a long way to go. After Durant adapted to confrontation, he was able to counterattack in the second half, but Zhou Qi will not know when other teams will take him seriously in the future. , can he adapt to NBA competition in his rookie season and then counterattack.

By the way, among this year’s popular rookies, Houston’s No. 1 pick, Ben Simmons, is out for the season due to injury...

It can only be said that Houston has been really unlucky these past few years. It was difficult to get the No. 1 pick, but the No. 1 pick was reimbursed for the season.

Then, the 2017 draft pick still belongs to the Bobcats, which embarrasses Houston. It doesn't matter whether they advance or retreat.

Ingram, the second overall pick, also had an average debut performance. In the Nets and next to Irving, Ingram's debut performance was not as good as Zhou Qi behind him. Even Marr, the 29th pick in the first round of the Bucks this year, Not even Colm Brogdon.

The rookie of the Bucks came off the bench and scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in his debut. His performance was very amazing.

Therefore, after each popular rookie made his debut, the amazing thing is that Zhou Qi, the rookie from China, actually became the biggest favorite for the Rookie of the Year...

It can only be said that Zhou Qi is indeed lucky and became the focus as soon as he entered the league.

The Warriors' second opponent this season is Zhou Qi's Hornets.

As a small and transparent team for thousands of years, the Hornets have little traffic whether in China or the United States.

But because of Zhou Qi, the Hornets now have good popularity in both China and the United States.

After all, in the United States, the team with the favorite for the best rookie will always get more attention. What's more, the best rookie is Chinese. China's best rookie may be the next Yao Ming or Chen Xiao. ?

In the United States, if Zhou Qi does not perform well in his debut, the country will definitely treat him coldly.

There are so many capable Chinese players in the NBA now. Why should we pursue a rookie who is not playing very well?

Isn’t it cool to chase stars like Chen Xiao and Alian?

Even worse, the eldest nephew, Hua Zai and Ding Yanyuhang have already made their mark.

But after Zhou Qi's pretty good debut, everything changed.

This makes the China Derby between the Warriors and the Hornets on October 28 very attractive.

Both China and the United States have attracted much attention.

The league's No. 1 player battled with the No. 1 favorite for Rookie of the Year. The game was temporarily adjusted to be broadcast live across the United States.

In China, it must be live broadcast.

This has only been a game, and it has received so much attention from both China and the United States.

For Zhou Qi, he was lucky, but the pressure was also huge.

As Zhou Qi's master, Chen Xiao knows very well that Zhou Qi is not Gao Bo. Gao Bo is really not arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat.

But Zhou Qi...

Chen Xiao has to put a question mark.

In the national team, although he has been honing his skills in two competitions, but with the big brother UAE Lian in both competitions, plus Chen Xiao and Yao Ming, the two Optimus Primes off the court, Zhou Qi actually does not need to pay attention to his performance on the court. other than pressure.

Therefore, this game is definitely the first game in Zhou Qi's career where he has faced pressure alone.

Facing such a game, what level will Zhou Qi perform?

Zhou Qi is 2.16 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.33 meters. This static talent ranks eighth even in the history of the NBA. The eighth in history, not the eighth in the current NBA.

Such excellent static talent is coupled with a soft shooting touch and good athletic ability.

Coupled with the fact that he is Chen Xiao's apprentice, these conditions add up to a talent that is visible to the naked eye.

If it weren't for the presence of two equally visible talents in Simmons and Ingram in the 2016 draft, Zhou Qi would have had a chance to be the No. 1 pick.

With good talent, good teachers, and a good team (he was selected for the Chinese team early), it can be said that Zhou Qi's basketball career has always been smooth sailing.

So Yao Ming said more than once that Zhou Qi caught up with the good times and lived a good life.

How could they have had an opportunity like Zhou Qi back then, and how could someone like Zhou Qi have a master like Chen Xiao constantly urging him to grow and leading him to grow.

Therefore, Yao Ming has always been uneasy about Zhou Qi. He is not sure whether Zhou Qi can carry the banner of the Chinese team in the future.

But this time, Chen Xiao needs to inspect the goods of his apprentice. If he really can't do it, Chen Xiao will force him to do it no matter what!

New Orleans, New Orleans Arena.

In the players' exit tunnel, Zhou Qi, who was the first to appear, was already standing there very nervously.

The teammates next to him looked at him with great envy and expectation.

Before he came to the NBA, he never thought that his teacher Chen Xiao would have such great prestige in the NBA.

The God of Basketball!

Throughout the NBA, everyone recognizes him as the god of basketball!

As a disciple of the God of Basketball, he did not encounter any difficulties in the Hornets.

After all, his teacher is a god who can run a team by himself!

And now, in this game, he will fight against such a god!

Moreover, in this game, head coach Gentry told him that he would serve as the team's power forward.

Judging from reports in major media before the game, his teacher Chen Xiao will also play power forward in this game.

The showdown between the league's No. 1 player and the most popular player for the Rookie of the Year is a master-disciple showdown.

Both China and the United States are full of enthusiasm.

And in the past two days, in such heat, his legs were trembling.

Whether it was the frenzy of public opinion or the mountain of Chen Xiao, they all made him tremble.

However, the coaches and teammates around him are all looking forward to it.

Zhou Qi took a deep breath, forced a smile on his face, and walked out to the cheers of the DJ and the applause of the fans.

Seeing Zhou Qi's appearance, the on-site TNT commentator, venomous Maizi, had already started his own venomous remarks: "Zhou looked a little nervous. He turned around before the game started. I hope he can wait until the game starts." Straighten your steps, otherwise, he will be blown away!"

"I know Chen. He will never show mercy just because Zhou is his student. The more fragile Zhou is, the harsher Chen will be!"

Weber next to him nodded in agreement.

He also understood Chen Xiao. If Zhou Qi was brave enough, Chen Xiao might be gentle to him.

if……

To appear on stage amidst the cheers of all the fans was definitely enough to make people die for Zhou Qi.

His head was already buzzing, and now he even felt like his breathing had stopped.

Even after playing, Zhou Qi didn't know how he walked onto the court, or how he stood next to his teacher Chen Xiao, preparing for the game.

Looking at Zhou Qi who was helpless at this time, Chen Xiao's brows were furrowed all night.

He really didn't expect Dayao to be so accurate in judging people, and one of his disciples was actually a coward!

"Tonight, I will turn my coward into steel!"

On the court, Chen Xiao's eyes were so aggressive that Zhou Qi's heart stopped in fright.

Hornets head coach Gentry, who was on the sidelines, secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled on his face.

God, come on!