He asked Mike Miller, who was also watching, "Juwan’s mid-range shot is pretty strong, can you manage it?"
Mike Miller: "I can also hit them all, but I need to practice a few sets to get the feel. I’ve never hit them all in the first training set."
Hill: "I can’t hit them all even if I train for a day. Juwan was the best with mid-range shots in my batch; I can’t compare to him. Pearson (Wesley), Marshall (Donelle), and Rose (Jaylen) also can’t match up to him."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "I can’t do it either. It seems Rick agreed to sign Juwan not just to fill playti and reduce injury risk, but he can actually help us in certain attacking monts."
Hill: "Of course, Juwan is an excellent player. Other players, at his stage, see their abilities decline, get waived by teams, and can’t play like they used to. They may have already lost their passion for the ga, trying hard in trials just to earn more money. But Juwan is different. As long as he can play, you can always see his love for basketball. Last season with the Mavericks, he only had a few minutes of playti each ga, but I could still see him running hard in every play. He’s my role model."
Zhang Yang thought about it and seed to agree.
The dia and fans kept attacking Juwan Howard, mostly because his salary always seed higher than his capabilities. He made the All-Star team in his second year, but after securing a seven-year, hundred-million-dollar contract in the sumr of ’96, his performance declined each year. He was labeled as overpaid and a waste of contract, but his attitude towards playing has always been good.
Like the 06-07 season, when Yao Ming was still with the Rockets, Juwan Howard could be considered Yao Ming’s best inside helper... Of course, you can’t asure that against a six-hundred-thousand-dollar salary—a figure that could sign players like Marvin Williams and Gooden nowadays.
When other inside players pinned all hope and pressure on Yao Ming, Juwan Howard was always trying to do better. Although he didn’t quite achieve it, his attitude was completely different from other inside players.
However...
Zhang Yang told Hill: "More than any of this, Grant, you’re greater than Juwan. You had six consecutive seasons of setbacks, and no one else could return to the court after six consecutive setbacks, fighting like a young man for their dreams. I certainly couldn’t do it; you are the true role model."
"Hey, Jack, that’s the word I was waiting for!" Hill reverted to his usual playful deanor.
...
In the evening, Zhang Yang scored 32 points, leading the Bobcats to a 111-95 victory over the visiting Bucks, contributing to the Bucks’ efforts to tank the season.
After 4 matches, Zhang Yang scored over 30 points again. During the Southwest Division tour, he scored below 30 in all 4 matches, dropping his average to 31.3 points, overtaken by Wade’s 31.5-point average in two explosive performances, putting him second on the scoring list. The shadow of those three Texas teams is daunting!
Millsap made a good coback, scoring 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal.
This ga saw the Bobcats retrace their great recent form, unaffected by the hassle faced in Texas against those three teams.
Newcor Juwan Howard ca on as a substitute during garbage ti, playing for a few minutes, scoring 2 points, and grabbing 2 rebounds. It’s hard to say if he played well or not, but he obviously enjoys the ga.
The ti ca to January 10th. At noon, the NBA officially announced the first phase of All-Star starter voting, with data recorded up to midday on the 9th.
After 14 days of voting over two weeks, Zhang Yang secured over 1.75 million votes, ranking first in the entire league, breaking the first phase voting record of 1.14 million he set last year. He leads second-place Jas’ 980,000 votes by a wide margin!
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