Chatting with Grant Hill, Zhang Hao felt that in the world of basketball players, no one could interpret the word gentle as jade better than the man in front of him.
Having played in the NBA for a long time, Zhang Hao has a better understanding of Grant Hill, one of the three most popular young players today.
Grant Hill¡¯s father, Calvin Hill, is a famous football player who won the NFL Rookie of the Year award in 1969.
His mother was a college roommate of the current First Lady of the United States, Hillary Clinton. She has a charitable foundation in New York and was one of the main sponsors when the current president ran for office.
When he was drafted by the Pistons with the third overall pick, the President of the United States gave him a mobile phone. When he won the Rookie of the Year award, the President of the United States, who had seen the news earlier than his agent, called him and told him he.
The key player is really good at playing. This season is just the beginning of Grant Hill's junior season. He has tied Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird, becoming the only three players in NBA history who can do this. One of the players who completed 3,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 1,000 assists in 200 games. Even Jordan and Magic couldn't accomplish this.
"Grant Hill, 24 years old, 203 cm, 102 kg, ability evaluation 94, offense 91, defense 90, rebounds 89, passing 90, speed 91, strength 88, jumping 92, physical strength 96
So far this season, he has averaged 22 points, 9.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.6 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 50.3%"
What a big headache!
Before the game, Zhang Hao chatted with Grant Hill and the opposite Twins coaching staff.
It was a pleasure to chat with my mentor, Grant Hill, a gentle senior.
??????????????? But looking at Grant Hill¡¯s evaluation of his ability, and seeing how Grant Hill and the Pistons who lost Alan Houston can still start like this, basically guaranteeing 50 wins, it¡¯s really a big problem!
It shouldn¡¯t be like this, they have Barkley and O¡¯Neal!
However, at first, he was forced to accept Barkley's paddling, and now, he actively lets O'Neal paddle. The key is that O'Neal accepted it. In the previous two games against the 76ers and Celtics, O'Neal became lazier each time.
It¡¯s not because I¡¯m lazy because I¡¯m playing against a weak team. It¡¯s the same today, I¡¯m a full hour late for the warm-up!
In order to reduce the risk of injury, Barkley warms up diligently, okay?
Thinking about it makes me feel hopeless, but it was Zhang who took the initiative to let O'Neal paddle. This is very disappointing.
Life is like this, there is always a big difference between expectations and actual conditions.
What else can be done? Hit it!
Playing against Grant Hill, Zhang Hao was quite motivated.
In addition to Grant Hill, the players that the Pistons paid attention to Zhang Hao include Joe Dumars, the only good guy in the former Bad Boys, and Theo Ratliff, who was in the same class as him.
After Joe Dumars turned one year older, his performance has improved a lot. He has averaged 15.2 points and 4.4 assists per game since the start of the season. Compared to last season, when he averaged 10.8 points and 4 assists per game as a point guard, his performance is much better. His ability evaluation is 83. , an offensive rating of 80 and a defensive rating of 87, both much better than last season.
When Zhang Hao saw the difference in performance between the 32-year-old Joe Dumars last season and the 33-year-old this season, he understood why Pistons fans hated Alan Houston so much. The reason was surprisingly simple - Joe Dumars returned to scoring. At the guard position, speed will not be compromised on both offense and defense.
In the previous season of 1994-95, Joe Dumars averaged 18.1 points and 5.5 assists per game. Last season, in order to make room for Alan Houston in the starting position, Joe Dumars played point guard. Although he has comprehensive skills and can He was competent as a point guard, but he was just an ordinary starter. He returned to the shooting guard position and became a star player again.
However, Zhang Hao supported Alan-Houston's team change. The salary difference was 4.6 million per year. The final contract given by the Pistons was only 27 million US dollars for 5 years, while the Knicks were 50 million US dollars for 5 years.
To make players loyal, they must at least give them the same price as others. Even if they are not as wealthy as the Knicks, they should at least give them a contract that initially costs 6 million to 8 million, instead of Henry Thomas telling the Pistons not to renew his contract. The contract was thrown out, and in the end he was only given $5.4 million a year.
In terms of shooting guard, the Lakers have no advantage, and there is also a center.
Ratliff has made great progress on the defensive end since he was in his second year!
"Theo Ratliff, 23 years old, 208 cm, 110 kg, ability evaluation 72, offense 61, defense 86 physical strength 79"
Although the playing time is still not much, the physical strength of 79 is really too poor!
Athletic ability, height and wingspan are quite good, but the physical strength is really bad. I can only hit 20 or so in a game.?Very deep, Addis Thorpe got the rebound and immediately pushed forward, passing to Lynch Hunter on the way.
Lynch - After halftime, he separated from the right sideline. Grant Hill, who was struggling to get down quickly, reached the front three-point line earlier than Lynch Hunter, received the ball and went straight to the basket!
O'Neal had already taken it back. Grant Hill made an emergency stop in the mid-range. After attracting Zhang Hao and Barkley's defense, he passed the ball to Joe Dumas who followed to the free throw line. Joe Dumas made a free throw. Line jumper hit!
Very beautiful counterattack coordination!
The Pistons have proven very well that they do have the potential to win 50 or even 55 wins!
Although Alan Houston is missing, their coordination proficiency and tacit understanding are stronger than the Lakers, who are still in the exploratory stage.
Fortunately, the Lakers players have strong self-confidence, and the game has just begun and is not affected.
After Kenny Anderson advanced to the frontcourt, he originally thought about letting Zhang Hao play again. He had the opportunity just now, but he didn't make the shot.
Although the next shot may not go in, Grant Hill defended the turnaround jumper very well, and Zhang Hao was not yet proficient in turning around, but he still had to make more attempts.
Who knew that O'Neal would take the initiative to ask for the ball in the low post this time!
Zhang Hao naturally pulled away immediately and agreed that if O'Neal wants the ball, he will definitely give it to him.
Fatty, you have to coax well, anyway, the singles are so strong.
O'Neal received the ball, and before the double attack was in place, he took a sudden step into the ball and stepped directly into the three-second zone.
O¡¯Neal grasped the details of singles very well! It may seem like a no-brainer, but the work is actually very detailed!
After Addis Thorpe's double attack was in place, O'Neal did not directly force himself up, but turned right, walked to the baseline, stuck Ratliff, and pushed the ball to the backboard with his right hand
Hit with the board!
Although Ratliff is already a top-notch defensive center, averaging 1.8 blocks in 17 minutes per game. Once his physical strength is improved, he can compete for the block leader, but in O'Neal, even if he doesn't play hard, He can bully the future shot-blocking king who is still young even if he plays small tricks.
???????????????????????? This detailed work makes Zhang Hao¡¯s eyes watery just looking at it!
The attack he didn't do well just now was done by O'Neal casually!
O'Neal retreated immediately after scoring the goal. The rest of the Lakers were also wary of the Pistons' fast break, which seemed to be only faster than Grant Hill but had good teamwork, and quickly retreated.
The Pistons did not have good fast break opportunities and could not afford fast breaks to avoid being counterattacked by the Lakers. Lynch Hunter advanced steadily. After reaching the frontcourt, he used Grant Hill's breakthrough as the starting point to give Addis- Thorpe created a baseline jump shot opportunity, and Barkley came to help Zhang Hao block Grant Hill.
The Lakers were lucky this time. Edith Thorpe missed a mid-range shot. Ratliff used his wingspan to poke the ball out of bounds without a rebound opportunity, preventing O'Neal from getting the rebound. Kenny Anderson fights back!
It can be seen from the details that the Pistons are well prepared and their strength is really improved compared to last season.
Continuing to fall into a positional battle, Zhang Hao originally wanted to watch O'Neal play in singles, but O'Neal left the low post on the left again.
Zhang Hao was stunned for a moment
"Is this a demonstration for me? Are you asking me to fight?"
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