On February 10, Beijing time, in a regular season game in the NBL League, Zhou Qi's Southeast Melbourne Phoenix lost to the Sydney Kings 87-92, suffering a loss in the fourth game of the new season. In this game, Zhou Qi continued to start the game, but his presence was not very strong, and he did not have stable ball rights, and his performance in the game was average. In the whole game, Zhou Qi started with 21 minutes and 2 seconds, and only got 5 points and 10 rebounds on 1 of 2 shots. Zhou Qi has a strong desire to attack in this game, and has repeatedly wanted to get to the position under the basket, but there is no ball, and other players choose more to complete the score by themselves, which also leads to Zhou Qi only getting 5 points and 10 rebounds in a single game, and the performance is average.
In the past three games, Zhou Qi's performance has dropped sharply, and in the previous game against the Wildcats, Zhou Qi only played 12 minutes and 25 seconds, and got 4 points and 4 rebounds on 2-of-2 shooting. In the last game, Zhou Qi played against the Illawarra Eagles, he started with 19 minutes and 10 seconds, and had 11 points and 7 rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting. In this campaign, Zhou Qi had 5 points and 10 rebounds on 1-of-2 shooting.
In the past 3 games, Zhou Qi has only scored 20 points in total, of course, he has only shot 10 times in total, shooting 8 of them, and the efficiency is still very high. It's just that in this team, Zhou Qi really doesn't have much ball power, and after blocking the opponent at a high position, his teammates have no sense of passing, and they will choose to complete the attack by themselves. In the position war, even if Zhou Qi can play misplaced, his teammates will not try to hand over the ball to him to handle, and they will choose to complete the shooting in the middle and long distance positions. In the past 3 games, Zhou Qi has very little ball power and low tactical status, and at key moments in the game, the team will often replace Zhou Qi and let other players end the game.
It can be said that in these three games, Zhou Qi has not been reused by the team, even if his state is very good, but he can rarely participate in the team's attack. Most of his shots are still based on his own scramble for the second offensive rebound under the basket to have the opportunity to complete the end, other times, teammates will not give Zhou Qi a pass, his tactical status in the team is still relatively low.
Compared with the highlight performance when he first joined this team, Zhou Qi is now in trouble, because it is difficult for him to get more ball rights in the game, and he cannot play the advantage of his height on the field, the tactical status is not high and the lack of ball rights is the most true portrayal of Zhou Qi in the Phoenix team, which also leads to his average data in the past three games, not as bright as the beginning of the season.
In the author's opinion, the Phoenix team needs to make a change, because Zhou Qi is an absolute strong point in the game, he scores very easily, and the finishing efficiency under the basket is also very high. It is irrational to put such a stable offensive strong point on the court and choose a more difficult three-point shot, this team wants to go further this season, they need to give Zhou Qi more ball rights and tactical status, so that they can play the value of Zhou Qi and help the team become better.