Many people should be familiar with it after that. With the participation of Sanshao, Duke University has become the focus of attention. It is no exaggeration to say that there are more discussions than half of NBA teams, and every game of them is packed. The most exaggerated is the game against North Carolina, which was broadcast live in the United States and watched by Obama. The lowest fare has been raised to $2,500. By contrast, the lowest ticket price for all-stars before this year was $2,600. Of course, compared with the game itself, Zion may be more famous for stepping on hundreds of millions from the beginning.
However, the "Three Little Duke" did not create a miracle in the end. They were eliminated in the crazy semi-final in March. At the end of the freshman season, Zion, Barrett and Xiaohong also announced their participation in the draft, but the draft market at this time was completely different from that of a year ago. When I graduated from high school, Barrett was the number one scholar, and Zion was neck and neck, but after my freshman year, Zion was undoubtedly the number one scholar. As a result, the first place in Zion was selected by the Pelican, the third place in Barrett went to the Knicks, and the tenth place in Redridge was selected by the Eagle.
Half a year has passed, what is the status quo of the Duke of Sanshao?
Let's start with Zion. As the most polarized top pick in recent years, Zion's injury is indeed a hidden danger. In a year, he experienced three injuries, so many people thought he might fall into the water. However, what needs to be said is that Zion's injury is not as serious as the fans think. He stopped for so long three times, mostly because Duke and Pelican were cautious. After all, you think about how precious his health is. He signed a five-year $75 million sneaker contract without playing a game.
While paying too much attention to the hidden dangers of injuries, it is easy to ignore Zion's talent. His talent is really great. In Anthony's words, "I've played 17 years, and I've never seen him play like this"-better physical fitness than James, stronger athletic ability than Buckley and heavier weight than Embiid, but with the speed and bounce like a defender, Zion is definitely a big killer in the era of small balls.
Statistically speaking, 10, 2 30+ games and 8 20+ games, averaging 22. 1 minute, 7.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists. The last one who did this was Michael Jordan, and the last two champions who scored 220+ in 10 were Iverson and O 'Neill respectively.
What's more, Zion's efficiency is excellent, with a shooting percentage of 57.6% and a real shooting percentage of 62.0%. Excluding the free throws, 87% of his scores were completed in the penalty area, and excluding the four three-pointers in the opening game, we can see that Zion had almost no hit distance.
On the one hand, you can say that he is good at playing. Since he knows that shooting is not good and the basket is an advantage, he should play the basket. On the other hand, missed shots are always a disadvantage. According to the expectation of a superstar player, he must have at least three points per game.
In addition, Zion's self-attack means are limited, and the main scoring methods are back-hitting, empty cutting, secondary attack, switching attack and pick-and-roll catching. Except for back-beating, everything else is blue-collar work. In order to have further growth, Zion may need to hold the ball to pick and roll or face box singles-this is also the terrible thing about Zion. With his current technology, he has averaged 22+ per game and made greater progress.
Zion is strong, but the other two are a little embarrassed.
Barrett is as young and famous as Zion, and Nash is the godfather, so his attention in high school is not worse than Zion's, and even the draft market still overwhelms Zion.
Speaking of which, this is also an interesting place. At that time, I thought that Zion had a big hidden danger of injury, could not shoot, and was in good physical fitness. Barrett has the same physical fitness, rich offensive skills and can shoot. As a result, it was found in Duke that the shooting gap between the two people was really not that big. Barrett's technology is not so good, and Zion's technology is not so bad. Moreover, Zion's physical condition is not only strong, but almost can be described by historical level. The two are separated.
Back in Barrett, the young flower show really went to new york, but in the Big Apple City, his performance was really not so good. At present, he has played 45 games, averaging 30.5 minutes, and scored 13.6 points, 5. 1 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
In terms of efficiency, Barrett's shooting percentage was 38.8% and his three-point shooting percentage was 3 1.8%. Barrett's performance is a "rookie", even worse than the average rookie. At present, his real shooting percentage is 46.6%, ranking 365,438+065,438+0 among all 325 players.
Barrett's efficiency problem lies not only in himself, but also in the team. The Knicks' tactical arrangements are very rigid. Barrett rarely has the opportunity to play simple ball, and most of them play alone. Anyway, Barrett is just a rookie. He doesn't play well enough at ordinary times and wants to let go of training. There are not so many opportunities, he can only rely on special training in summer, but no one can guarantee what will happen to the Knicks in summer.
Of course, Barrett also has an advantage. Apart from good health, he is indeed as comprehensive as the draft report says. He can shoot, throw, pass and defend. Unfortunately, these items are unstable, and his skills need to be polished. If he can practice well, he will be an all-around superstar in the future. Barrett held his breath and scored a game-high 27 points in this year's rookie competition. Too bad the team lost, really.
Then, reddish.
By the end of the All-Star Game, Reid had played 48 games, averaging 26 minutes, getting 9.3 points, 3.7 rebounds 1.5 assists, shooting 35.3% from the field, 3 1.6% from three-pointers and 46.7% from real shots. His poor performance also made Xiaohong not invited to participate in the rookie game. In addition, because of a series of embarrassing scenes, he also got nicknames such as "artificial intelligence" and "snow pea".
It is true that Xiaohong didn't play well, but in disappointment, there is still a little hope. For example, before entering 2020, red averaged only 8. 1 minute, with a true hit rate of 42.3%. But after 2020, his score has increased to 1 1.4, and his true hit rate is 54.0%, including one third.
In other words, red has gradually adapted to the NBA. Prior to this, his open three-point hit rate was less than 30%, which was a disaster level. Now he is at least more accurate. In the middle of 1 month, red had three 20+ performances and scored in double figures for six consecutive games.
For the expectation of Red Hair, one of his templates in the draft report is paul george. Red Hair can really try to find out in George's direction-at least practice no ball and three points, and then practice defense with excellent physical quality. It is possible to be reddish. During the Duke period, the draft market dropped from the top three to the tenth, which was actually influenced by two teammates. Now that he has entered the league, the eagle has given him many opportunities, and then he may have to rely on himself.
Now, Reid and Barrett need to improve.
I can't talk about parallel imports. After all, the time is short and the playing is not that bad. Compared with Zion, which is also the "Duke of Three Less", the gap has indeed been fully reflected, which is somewhat embarrassing. As Barrett said in the rookie interview: "It's hard not to vote for the best rookie, but …", Barrett shook his head-young and famous players are most afraid of this gap, and sometimes they can even beat a person.
As for Zion, remember what we expected of him before the start of the season? He averaged 20 points 10 rebounds per game, but now the rebounds are a little worse, only 7.5 (3.5 rebounds in the frontcourt), and the score reached the expectation. 19-year-old genius is showing his talent. I hope he can grow up healthily and have his name in the future 10 or even 20 years.