On November 23, the Nets came to Boston, the city where their opponent for the third game of their four-game road trip was located.
1 p.m., visiting team training ground at North Shore Garden Arena.
Jason Williams asked with an unhappy look on his face: "What are you doing here? I can't shoot, and you're not a guard when practicing pick-and-roll."
While helping Edwards and the trainer prepare the basket, Zhang Hao responded, "There's nothing fun to do outside of this place anyway, let's practice rebounding together."
Jason Williams usually has too much free time except for team training, and his pretentiousness comes from his idleness - whether it is true or not, Zhang Hao thinks so.
Throw yourself into the game, even if you lose, you will always learn something, maybe useful, maybe not, but it is always a good idea to watch, listen and think more.
When Zhang Hao was substituted out for a break against the Knicks, he heard Randy Whitman praising Ewing's excellent rebounding to Alvan Adams. At first Zhang Hao didn't understand, because Ewing's rebounding was the worst among the four centers. It's not that it was so bad, but when evaluating a star, he is always evaluated according to his position. Ewing should be evaluated among the top centers in rebounding.
After noticing the conversation between the coaches, Zhang Hao focused on this point. He saw that although Ewing was not the best at rebounding, he did a very good job of positioning himself, creating very good rebounding opportunities for Anthony Mason Jr. and Oakley. Combined with Ewing's own first-class rebounding ability, the three of them stole the ball from Jason Williams, who was ranked among the top rebounding experts in the league.
Zhang Hao ran into the pretentious Jason Williams last night. He never expected that this teammate with a rather eccentric personality had this side of him.
Regardless of whether Jason Williams was idle or not, Zhang Hao thought he was idle.
Before the start of the season, Jason Williams had strength training to build muscle, but after the start of the season, in order to ensure his health and fitness, this training has ended. Except for team training, Zhang Hao rarely saw Jason Williams come to the gym for training.
When reviewing the game last night, Zhang Hao decided to improve his ability to grab rebounds. This will be used in every game, and as an inside player, he must practice it well.
Now that Jason Williams has enough free time to be pretentious, he naturally has to find something for this teammate to do.
But faced with Zhang Hao's training invitation, Jason Williams directly rejected it: "I'm such a good rebounder, what's the point of training?"
Zhang Hao was more direct: "You lost to Ewing in the rebounding game yesterday."
When it comes to this, Jason Williams got angry: "I didn't lose! It was them against me! It's all your fault for being bad at rebounding. You only grabbed those rebounds when I was blocked by two people."
“Yeah, I’m a terrible rebounder.
So I came to practice with you, and you taught me how to rebound. I became better at rebounding, and it became easier for you, didn’t it? "
Zhang Hao answered very confidently.
Jason Williams thought about it and it seemed to be like this, that was the truth... No, why should he help this guy train?
"Come on, Kevin, practice three-pointers, and let's grab the rebound!"
"Wait, when did I ever agree to train with you?"
"do not mind the details……"
Although he said no, Jason Williams' body was still very honest.
Edwards missed a three-pointer. Jason Williams roughly turned around and followed Zhang Hao, accurately judging the landing point of the rebound. Although he was not at an advantage in the confrontation, he first used the seemingly rough confrontation to lure Zhang Hao into a confrontation, and then came to the landing point of the rebound and grabbed the ball.
With no other interference factors, Zhang Hao was completely defeated by Jason Williams in rebounding!
Chris Irving picked up the ball and passed it to Edwards who was running along the three-point line, and Edwards continued to shoot...
Edwards finished a set of 100 three-pointers and made 78 of them. This was the first set after warm-up, and it was shooting in moving positions, not fixed-point training, so it was pretty good.
Of the 22 rebounds, two bounced out of bounds, 20 were grabbed, 16 of which were grabbed by Jason Williams. Zhang Hao only grabbed three rebounds where he was in the best landing position, and one rebound that he grabbed because the ball bounced farther and had the speed advantage.
After a set of training, Jason Williams was very proud: "What's the use of being big... No, what's the use of being fast, what's the use of jumping high, what's the use of being strong, rebounding depends on brains!"
Hit hard!
Zhang Hao felt like his heart was stabbed when he saw the trainer's 4 to 16 rebounding score...
"Taught me!"
"ah?"
"I said teach me!"
Seeing Zhang Hao's serious look, Jason Williams, who had just abused Zhang Hao, wanted to agree, but...
"Aix, I can teach you, but this is not something you can learn in one go. I know you have a strong learning ability, but this is more about the accumulation of experience...Okay, I'll teach you."
Seeing Zhang Hao’s expression of wanting to learn, Jason Williams decided to teach him.
Without saying much, Jason Williams started to explain: "To grab a rebound, you don't have to wait until you see the ball hit the basket before you prepare to grab it. Instead, you have to pay attention to observation. When I'm resting, I'll watch the opponent's game video and observe the opponent's shooting. I also observe my teammates' shooting, including you. I'll analyze the direction of the ball when you miss a shot in a certain area and calculate the probability.
The shooting action and habits will determine the direction the ball will bounce out when you miss a shot in each area. Although it may not always be in the same direction, it is likely to be that way. This gives me the opportunity to seize the landing point of the rebound.
During the game, when you shoot, I will also observe whether your shooting movements are different from usual. If your hand shape is crooked, I will be ready to grab the rebound immediately. This is the accumulation of experience..."
Every profession has its specialties. When it comes to rebounding, Jason Williams, who has mediocre physical fitness and average height and wingspan, is quite professional, otherwise he would not have such top-notch rebounding skills.
“So, I can teach you, but if you want to improve so quickly, even if you have a strong learning ability, it won’t happen in a short period of time. You have to be mentally prepared for this.
I wasn’t that good at rebounding at the beginning, and neither was my idol Rodman. We weren’t very good at rebounding in the early stages of our careers. I don’t know how he learned it, but I asked him for advice, and he taught me these skills. It took me three or four years to develop my current rebounding skills.”
Jason Williams spoke very professionally, but Zhang Hao was concerned about... "Is Rodman your idol?"
"Yeah! He's the best in the world at rebounding! What's wrong with him being my idol?"
"No, I also think he has a lot of personality and is great at rebounding, but..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that you don't look very much like your idol. I heard he's very big, almost as big as me."
"Very big? What do you mean very big... Bastard! Stop right there! I can't help but beat you to death!"
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Can't catch up!
After running tired, Jason Williams sat on the sidelines and watched Zhang Hao and Edwards practice three-pointers.
Edwards is a jack-of-all-trades player who knows everything. Although he is not proficient in any of them, he can do the job of teaching young players skills.
Another set of three-point training is over... Seeing Edwards stably making more than 85 three-pointers out of 100 in each set, Zhang Hao is so envious!
He also envied Jason Williams who was sitting on the sidelines.
During the break, Zhang Hao took a sip of water and sat next to Jason Williams: "Three-point shooting requires time to practice, rebounding requires time to accumulate experience, how can I make more contributions?"
Although he really wanted to beat Zhang Hao, Jason Williams had to admit that from a basketball perspective, this guy was very likable.
This is even more annoying!
But Jason Williams liked the feeling of being a teacher. After thinking for a while, he said, "You have done enough. You are now the leading scorer of our team, and you are also good at protecting the rim... I don't understand what you geniuses are thinking. For example, I don't have much talent. I can only do pick-and-roll and rebounding, so I just need to focus on these two points. I think you have done well enough. "
Zhang Hao played 10 games, averaging 19.3 points per game, much higher than Almon Gilliam who averaged 17.8 points per game, and currently topped the Nets' scoring list.
There are three rookies this season who rank first in the scoring list of their respective teams. Zhang Hao is one of them. The other two are Damon Stoudemire and Jerry Stackhouse.
After the opening game, Jason Williams knew that Zhang Hao would definitely not be a player of the same level as him in the future.
Zhang Hao smiled and replied, "I just want to get better."
"Eh."
"Um?"
"Your posture when you were practicing three-point shooting just now was quite ugly."
"???"
Shit! Zhang Hao looked at Jason Williams with a smug smile, and this time it was his turn to hit someone!
"Is it possible that I don't know that this shooting posture is ugly? There is no way!"
If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.
The leader of the stabbing cult was also stabbed by his teammates!
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Nothing happened that night, so Zhang Hao simulated passing and turnaround jump shots in the learning mode.
When I woke up the next morning, I looked at the reminder that I had 439 days left to live, then I lay down and sighed.
"I thought learning rebounding from Williams would trigger the learning mode, but it didn't..."
Zhang Hao was not that happy about saving 90 days of life. He would have a chance to increase his lives during the season. He could use the 90 days of life to learn a more complete way of rebounding and perform better, which might help him increase his lifespan more in future games.
As an inside player, rebounding is very important.
But it's just a pity, life is still there...
"Forget it. Anyway, I've already got the method to learn rebounding. It's just about accumulation, getting stronger, having better predictive ability, and doing more analytical work..."
I got up early as usual, went to the gym to stretch my body, and went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast at 7:30, where I happened to meet head coach Butch Baird.
After chatting about recent training for a while, Zhang Hao summarized what he had learned during this period and told the head coach.
When it comes to hard work, you can’t hide it, you have to take the initiative to speak it out.
However, after talking about what he was going to develop and what he wanted to learn, Zhang Hao asked uncertainly: "Coach, do you think I am too greedy?"
"why would you say so?"
“There’s so much I want to learn.”
Butch Baird smiled and said, "This is normal. You are a rookie, so you must learn more and more things before you can slowly find the goal that best suits your growth.
Moreover, compared with what those outstanding inside players know, what you want to learn is actually not much, so you can try anything that interests you.
You just have to remember to develop your technique around your shot first.
Remember, you are a scorer."
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Since Larry Bird and Kevin McHale retired one after another, the Celtics have completely declined.
Last season, the Celtics unexpectedly got Dominique Wilkins to join the team. Under the leadership of Dominique Wilkins, the Celtics won 35 games last season and made the playoffs as the eighth in the Eastern Conference.
But this season, because he was unwilling to give Dominique Wilkins a pension contract, the former superstar chose to retire.
As a result, the Celtics' strength became neither good nor bad, and they were definitely not going to make the playoffs, but last season Dominique Wilkins brought out Rick Fox, an organizing forward. Croatian center Dino Radja also proved his worth under the guidance of Dominique Wilkins. After the lockout, he signed a big contract with a starting salary of US$5.36 million and a total of US$16.12 million over three years, which will take effect in the 96-97 season.
In the eyes of the media , with these two players, plus point guard David Wesley who got more playing time after Dominique Wilkins retired, and the signing of Dana Barros, the former 76ers player who was the top stat brush in the NBA last season, the Celtics are not a weak team and still have a chance to hit 30 wins...
However, the Celtics have played 11 games at the start and currently have 2 wins and 9 losses, ranking second from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, only slightly better than the 76ers.
Looking at the players on the opposite side, Zhang Hao recalled the information about the Celtics that he and Jason Williams had learned before the game.
Zhang Hao had never realized that Jason Williams actually had this ability. Jason Williams was very good at investigating opponent information and analyzing opponent players.
But because Jason Williams is a blue-collar player and looks silly, he gives people the impression of a standard stupid black blue-collar player. After learning more about him, Zhang Hao discovered that any player who can stay in the NBA for a long time will have his own characteristics.
This teammate's specialty is analyzing the opponent's shots and his ability to investigate the opponent's information.
"Our team really has some hidden talents..."
Zhang Hao looked at Dana Barros, the player on the opposite side who averaged 20 points and 7.5 assists per game last season and led the 76ers to win the third pick. His ability rating of 80... is really impressive!
Think about how the 76ers allowed Stackhouse to throw the ball 19 times per game at the start of this season, with a hit rate of less than 40%, and an average of 19.5 points per game with 19 shots... I'm so envious!
It was obvious that the Celtics were playing for the worse. They fired head coach Chris Ford, who had led the team to the playoffs four times in the past five seasons, and promoted M.L. Carr from the team's logistics department to the position of head coach. It was clear that they wanted to find someone to take the blame.
Although Zhang Hao remembered that the Celtics' record this season did not seem to be that bad, it now seems that the Celtics are just playing badly to get the No. 1 pick and sign Duncan.
The Cardinals have admitted that their plan is to compete for Duncan.
At 7 pm on November 24, the Nets' away game against the Celtics began.
The game entered the offensive mode from the beginning. The targeting of Zhang Hao recently became more serious. Fortunately, the Celtics' defense was poor, unlike the Jazz who did a good job in defending passes and cuts, which gave him the opportunity to pass the ball. He was able to pass the ball when Rick Fox was chasing him and other Celtics players double-teamed him after he received the ball.
The biggest beneficiaries were Kenny Anderson who received the pass from him, PJ Brown who cut into the basket, and Edwards and Vaughn Fleming who came off the bench.
When a non-ball-holding power forward plays for 25 minutes in three quarters and gets 7 assists, it means that the team's offense has taken off!
After the first three quarters, the Nets led the Celtics 97-91 with Kenny Anderson's season-high 31 points, Edwards' 18 points, PJ Brown's 16 points, and Almon Gilliam's 14 points.
In such a game, the big player Dana Barros who impressed Zhang Hao deeply played for 22 minutes in three quarters, made 8 of 15 shots and scored 20 points... He really got some good data.
However, in the fourth quarter, Zhang Hao, who only scored 4 points in the first three quarters, had his chance!
The Celtics' outside shooting was declining. Jason Williams and Almon Gilliam protected the rebound. Zhang Hao counterattacked and Charles made a long pass...
When the Celtics started to drill into the inside, Zhang Hao seized the opportunity to block two shots in half a quarter. The Celtics did not have a strong breakthrough player, and Zhang Hao did a good job in protecting the rim.
In half a quarter, Zhang Hao scored 14 points, plus 7 points in positional warfare, the Nets scored 21 to 8 in the half quarter, and expanded their lead to 19 points!
In the end, with Zhang Hao's excellent assist-to-turnover ratio of 21 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks and 2 turnovers, Kenny Anderson's 35 points and 6 assists, and Charles' 5 points and 10 assists, the Nets defeated the Celtics 135-121.
With 6 wins and 5 losses, the Nets have maintained at least a 50% winning rate!
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The morning after the game against the Celtics, Zhang Hao headed west with the team. On the 26th, they will play the last of a four-game road trip against the Los Angeles Lakers.
After last night's game with the Celtics, Zhang Hao did not choose to review the game. It was too useless for reference. The opposing coach might not have emphasized defense at all and played as if they were just casually playing. It could be seen from the fact that the Celtics players played randomly after their missed outside shots in the fourth quarter. Such a game is not worth reviewing.
Arriving at the hotel in Inglewood, this was Zhang Hao's second time staying in this hotel. The last time was when he participated in the McDonald's High School All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.
After putting down his luggage at the hotel, Zhang Hao came to the apartment where he had lived for three years, bringing with him the gifts he had brought with him from La Village.
Looking at this familiar apartment, Zhang Hao felt deeply moved. If he had to say where his dream began, it should be here.
This six-story building carries most of Zhang Hao's memories of coming to the United States.
"Aix!"
An excited shout entered Zhang Hao's ears. Zhang Hao lowered his tilted neck and saw a girl with a good figure rushing towards him.
He quickly put the things in his hands on the ground, then walked over and hugged each other tightly.
After the hug, the two looked into each other's eyes...
Zhang Hao could feel the other person's thoughts, but he chose not to understand them.
She picked up several bags on the ground, took out a beautifully packaged bag and handed it to April Clark: "April, this is the dress I bought for you when I went to New York last time. I remember you said you wanted a dress like this before."
April Clark shrugged her nose imperceptibly, took the gift happily, and walked upstairs, opening it impatiently.
It's natural to be happy to see each other again after a long separation, but everything after the meeting was very normal, and everyone was too familiar with this environment.
Pierce's mother prepared a table of food to welcome Zhang Hao.
At the dinner table, April Clark and Pierce's mother talked nonstop, and Zhang Hao, as always, just listened.
April Clark was talking about how different college life was and how someone pursued her but she rejected him.
Pierce's mother boasted that Pierce had become one of the two most watched freshmen in the Big 12 Conference, the other being Chauncey Billups of the University of Colorado.
In the afternoon, Zhang Hao and April Clark strolled on the familiar streets. Zhang Hao bought some desserts and some small accessories for April Clark, which cost less than $100 in total. April Clark didn't even go into the expensive stores. She just looked outside the window and then took Zhang Hao away.
In the evening, after the two had dinner, Zhang Hao sent April Clark back to the apartment.
"Aix, go up and rest for a while before leaving."
"No, I have to go back and discuss tomorrow's game with my teammates."
April Clark could only say goodbye to Zhang Hao helplessly.
Watching Zhang Hao take a taxi and leave, April Clark stamped her feet after the tail of the car disappeared: "Competition, competition, every day is about competition."
As she read, April Clark couldn't help laughing again.
Looking at my right hand... Sister, I've made you suffer...
On the other side, in the taxi, Zhang Hao leaned back in his chair with mixed feelings. Just now, he almost agreed to get in and rest for a while... He could see that if he got in, it might not be a matter of a while.
Not returning to the team tonight is not a big deal. He can see that the rule of having to return to the team the night before an away game does not apply to him.
But... the remaining life span is 443 days...
"April is a good girl. I don't know if I'm going to die one day, so I'd better not waste her time..."
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First they play the Celtics, then the Lakers, both away games. If it were 10 years ago, this would have been a nightmare for all teams.
But in the past decade or so, almost every team has had such an away trip.
This was a popular road combination in the mid-80s.
The Nets' final two consecutive away games will be such an away combination.
On the evening of November 26, Zhang Hao and his teammates entered the Great Western Forum Arena after completing their preparations.
The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the two largest teams in the NBA.
In Zhang Hao's memory of this era, he had dreamed countless times of joining the Lakers after college.
But the trajectory of life is always very different from what we expected.
As for the Nets, whenever they play against playoff-level teams, they put themselves in a lower position to prepare and fight hard.
They knew that it would be difficult to play against the Lakers, but after the game started at 8 o'clock in the evening, the difficulty of the game was far beyond their imagination!
The Lakers felt like they were facing the Celtics when playing against them, each and every one of them was fighting for their life!
There was a big gap in strength to begin with. The Lakers were third in the Western Conference with 10 wins and 3 losses, while the Nets were eighth in the Eastern Conference with 6 wins and 5 losses. The game was quickly ruined.
Divac played at the All-Star level, Ceballos drove towards the basket like crazy, Zhang Hao has good rim protection ability, but facing a powerful All-Star striker like Ceballos...
Before the game, Lakers coach Del Harris excitedly mobilized his players: "They just beat the Celtics, we can't lose to them, don't underestimate this team, we have to do our best to beat them and prove that we are stronger than the Celtics!"
This reason is inexplicable, but it can really arouse the fighting spirit of the Lakers players. Before Jordan, the main theme of the NBA was the battle between yellow and green. In the past 49 seasons, the Lakers and Celtics won 27 championships, which is more than half of the total number of NBA championships.
Even though both teams have declined in the past few years, the Lakers players still get excited when talking about competing with the Celtics.
The Lakers players have strong feelings about identity and belief, just like the Lakers fans are always extremely confident.
During the timeouts and intermissions in the game, Del Harris continued to mobilize Ceballos, who played well tonight.
"Cedric, you are our strongest star, just like those superstars, teach those talented rookies a lesson. The high school student on the opposite side is the best rookie of the year..."
With a record of 10 wins and 3 losses at the start and an average of 24 points and 7 rebounds per game, Ceballos already had stronger confidence than ever before. When he heard the words "play like a superstar", he became even more excited.
The Nets tried hard, but they couldn't withstand the obvious gap in strength, the opponent's players were particularly excited, and the opponent had the powerful forward line they feared the most.
With Ceballos' 34 points and 10 rebounds, Divac's 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Eddie Jones' 17 points, and Van Exel's 13 points and 6 assists, the Nets were still at a disadvantage throughout the game even though Jason Williams scored 8 points and 16 rebounds, Kenny Anderson scored 23 points and 7 assists, and Zhang Hao scored 15 points on the offensive end.
95 to 108, the Nets lost on the road, and their record became 6 wins and 6 losses, with a 50% winning rate again.
After the game with the Lakers, the Nets will have three days of rest. The 13th game of this month and the last game of November will be played at home on the 30th against the Bulls...
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After the game with the Lakers, the Nets did not stay on the road. Early the next morning, all the Nets members took a chartered plane back to Jersey City.
If it was last season, the coaching staff was determined to play badly and had three days of rest after the game in Los Angeles, they would definitely stay for two more days and go back the day before the game.
But now, they have to go back early to prepare.
The next opponent is the Bulls, who have been at the top of the league for nearly a month and currently have 13 wins and 1 loss, so naturally they have to prepare well.
What if the other team is not in good condition? What if they explode?
This kind of thing, under the premise of winning, is always something to look forward to.
After losing, there will always be a depressed mood. Fortunately, the Nets players have a good mentality. If they win, everyone is happy together. If they lose... anyway, they face the reality. There is hope for the Eastern Conference playoffs, although it is not certain. Currently, they have 6 wins and 6 losses and have dropped to ninth. The competition in the East this year is more intense than expected, but there is always hope, which is better than last season.
That's it.
The feeling of winning and losing, with neither record nor results, makes people feel itchy, but they can always find other fun things to do.
On the plane, Zhang Hao was reviewing the analysis of last night's game. Since his current defensive role is to protect the rim, he must strengthen this aspect. Ceballos is indeed one of .
In last night's game, Almon Guillem only scored 12 points and 4 rebounds against the inside combination of Ceballos, Elden Campbell and Divac.
There is no harm without comparison. Compared with an All-Star level small forward like Ceballos, Almon Guillem is indeed a level lower.
But I spent two days of my life, and now I have 440 days left... It’s a headache.
Just as Zhang Hao was looking back and thinking about how to defend against this type of player next time, Kenny Anderson suddenly exclaimed: "Axel, look, the newspaper said that you may win the Player of the Month in your first month!"
Zhang Hao immediately went over and saw Kenny Anderson reading a newspaper. He took a look and saw that it was true!
Player of the Month is a very valuable award in the NBA regular season. In terms of importance, Player of the Month is equivalent to a mini MVP.
The winner of this award is definitely the best player of the month, because these days, the best players of the month are not divided into the East and the West, and there will not be a situation where the best player of the month in the East or the West is not as good as the second best player in the other side...
The player of the month that Kenny Anderson mentioned was definitely not this, but the rookie of the month.
Similar to the Player of the Month, the Rookie of the Month is regarded by the media as a mini version of the Rookie of the Month award. Since the Rookie of the Month award was added in the 1981-1982 season, the Rookie of the Month each year has been selected from among the Rookies of the Month. Basically, only those who win the Rookie of the Month award can be considered on the Rookie of the Month candidate list.
Derrick Coleman, the first best rookie in the history of the Nets, won the Rookie of the Month three times in his rookie season and finally won the best rookie with a crushing advantage in the vote.
Kenny Anderson felt that Zhang Hao should be very happy. Winning Player of the Month was equivalent to getting a ticket to be a candidate for Rookie of the Year. Zhang Hao also looked very excited.
Zhang Hao asked: "Boss, is there a trophy for the Rookie of the Month?"
“……” Kenny Anderson really wanted to cut open this little brother’s head to see what was going on inside!
As for Zhang Hao, it is not surprising that he is the favorite for Rookie of the Month.
6 wins and 6 losses. Even if they lose the last game against the Bulls this month, they still have a record of 6 wins and 7 losses. Compared with the 76ers who currently have 2 wins and 12 losses and the Raptors who currently have 3 wins and 11 losses, they are much better.
In terms of statistics, he is also among the top rookies in this class.
He thinks it's reasonable to be the favorite for Rookie of the Month.
But he has some obsession with the trophy.
He didn't know how long he could live in this life. Of course, no matter how long it was, he would feel great in terms of future memories, but he had to leave something behind.
Since I am engaged in the industry of basketball player, then I want to win some awards, leave my name in NBA history, and leave some trophies... It’s a very good goal.
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After returning to Rutherford, Zhang Hao felt even more fond of this quiet town.
There are three days of rest, and there are no training arrangements for the first two days. Training will only start the day before the game on the 29th. You need to rest well after playing consecutive away games. The day when you fly back does not count. The 28th is the real rest.
Zhang Hao lives a regular life as usual. Everything is ordinary as usual, but because he has a goal, his life is very positive.
At 5:22 p.m. on the 28th, Zhang Hao once again benefited from the game played by Wang Zhizhi.
Wang Zhizhi has finished the 7 games in November. His strength is there and he was the main player in all 7 games.
However, in the system notification received by Zhang Hao, Wang Zhizhi's data fluctuated obviously, mainly reflected in the hit rate.
Through occasional phone calls, Zhang Hao also knew that Wang Zhizhi's weight and body shape had changed significantly over the past month, and it was obvious that his strength had been greatly affected during this period.
However, because he did not have the same performance as before the fat loss at the beginning, and because he had solid basic skills such as shooting and footwork for a freshman, and because this was a transformation of him by the Georgetown University head coach, his playing time was always above 20 minutes, and he was still a starter even if he did not play well.
Georgetown University has Iverson, who is quite strong, so they won 5 out of 7 games. Zhang Hao has received a lot of life rewards.
The remaining life span is 442 days. The life span lost during these two days of rest is suddenly recovered, with two more days left.
"So beautiful, so beautiful..."
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Who is the most popular player in the current NCAA?
Without a doubt, it's Tim Duncan.
Since the start of the NBA, it can be seen that there are as many as 10 teams that are tanking! There are 6 teams in the East that are tanking, namely the 76ers, Raptors, Celtics, Bucks, and Bullets, and in the West they are the Grizzlies, Mavericks, Timberwolves, Clippers, and Nuggets.
This has resulted in the top eight teams in the East and West having better records than in previous years. For example, the Nets currently have 6 wins and 6 losses. Last season, they were firmly in the top seven in the Eastern Conference, but this season they are currently only ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference.
On November 28, Wake Forest University played 7 games. Duncan ranked first in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and shooting percentage among all players in the NCAA Division I league who had played more than 5 times. Although the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons only had a record of 4 wins and 3 losses, the last player who could match Duncan's personal performance was named Larry Bird.
Before him, there was a player whose junior performance was comparable to Duncan's, named Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.
Despite his teammates' lagging behind, Duncan still showed his extraordinary talent.
Sources revealed that the new general manager of the Miami Heat, Pat Riley, is ready. If the playoff hopes are slim by mid-season, the Heat will join the ranks of the worst teams.
The goal is obvious.
In the game between the Demon Deacons and the Pittsburgh Panthers from 3:00 to 4:10 p.m. on November 28, Duncan scored a near quadruple-double of 22 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists and 8 blocks, helping the Demon Deacons to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers 81-77 and keeping the Demon Deacons' winning rate above 50%.
This kind of performance has become Duncan's routine.
After the game, major sports media across the United States were touting his performance.
At this time, a legendary center also praised Duncan.
Wilt Chamberlain, a star of the 76ers, Warriors, and Lakers, commented on Duncan in an interview: "There are no more than five players in the league who are as good as this kid."
As soon as this evaluation came out, Duncan's popularity skyrocketed!
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The Bulls came to the town of Rutherford.
Unlike some strong teams that choose to stay in Jersey City, an hour's drive away, when playing against the Nets away, the Bulls chose to stay in a small hotel in the town of Rutherford.
If it were in previous years, the Bulls certainly would not have made this choice, but this season their mentality is completely different from the past. Everyone is trying their best to defeat all opponents, even the Nets, a team with 6 wins and 6 losses, they will focus on preparing.
Not many people pay attention to this now. Such details are indeed difficult to be noticed, but it is definitely one of the reasons for success.
The Bulls defeated the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday, and since losing to the Magic, they have achieved a crazy 10-game winning streak, with a record of 14 wins and 1 loss, and are in the limelight. Jordan has also become the favorite for the Player of the Month.
However, Jordan is not the only favorite. As for the Magic, with O'Neal still not back, they finished their 15 games in November yesterday, the 28th. Anfernee Hardaway led the team to a record of 13 wins and 2 losses, averaging 27 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.2 steals and 1 block, which is not inferior to Jordan's averages of 30 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.2 steals.
If Jordan wants to win the Player of the Month award for the first month of the new season, he must lead his team to a better record than the Magic.
Unlike the Bulls, there was some negative news about the Nets today.
It came very suddenly and unexpectedly, but they inexplicably became the subject of heated discussion in several media outlets.
Due to the large number of teams playing badly this season, the records of teams competing for the playoffs in the East and West are relatively good. It is highly likely that we will not see a situation like last season where a team with a 50% win rate will definitely make the playoffs in the East this season.
The Nets, who have no basketball market and are located in a remote area, cannot attract superstars to join. Their record is on the edge of the playoffs, neither going up nor down. They have been used as a negative example by several media outlets in Pennsylvania, New York, and Illinois - the most brainless management.