The recent CBA is still in the window period, but the Australian NBL League on the other side of the ocean is in full swing, and Zhou Qi, who we Chinese fans are most concerned about, has not performed very well in recent Phoenix games, in yesterday's Phoenix and Bullets' "Chinese Derby", Zhou Qi only got 12 minutes of playing time, during which he shot 2 of 4 with only 7 points and 2 rebounds, while another Chinese player in the Bullets, Liu Chuanxing, only had 3 minutes to play (not a point), It is true that the Phoenix team finally won 98-94, but Zhou Qi's participation was not high.
It is worth mentioning that in the first "China Derby" of the season, Zhou Qi still did not have too harsh a play in the showdown with the Bullets, and even played the worst performance in the NBL in the whole season, that game he played 17 minutes, 1 of 3 only 2 points and 5 rebounds, the overall data is even worse than Liu Chuanxing (6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block). If Zhou Qi's performance in the previous few games is not too good and the failure of head coach Mitchell to trigger the safety agreement, but in the last two games, after coach Mitchell returned to the team, Zhou Qi's influence is still not as great as at the beginning of the season.
This season Zhou Qi has played 13 games for the Phoenix, from the early season of the amazing, to the current bland, if he really wants to use the NBL as a springboard for his return to the NBA, this hope is indeed very slim, as of now, Zhou Qi in 20.8 minutes of playing time, averaging only 10.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, it is true that the shooting rate has reached 61%, but in the Phoenix team he did not show his dominance in the restricted area, in the Game with Melbourne United on February 17 Although he did cut 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks on his books, it was still a good stat, but Aguir, who was in position with him, scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in the whole game, and directly deducted Zhou Qi in an offensive round, which was really regrettable.
And Zhou Qi's current status in the team is not high, in addition to being thoroughly studied by the opponent, but also has a certain relationship with another big foreign aid newly recruited by the team, not long ago the Phoenix team just signed Brandon Ashley, a big man, since he joined the Phoenix team, In the 17.5 minutes of playing time, the average can be 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, unlike Zhou Qi's height of nearly 2 meters 2, Ashley is only 2 meters 01, although the height size has a certain disadvantage, but in the NBL such a league that emphasizes speed and counterattack, such a big man is very popular, because they do not suffer in terms of speed, and can follow the small defenders in the team to attack quickly. It's not that Zhou Qi can't, but compared to these swing forwards in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, Zhou Qi does have a certain disadvantage in agility.
Fortunately, the season is still very long, and Zhou Qi also has enough time to prove itself, but if he continues to be so desireless and "broken cans and broken" in the subsequent games, then the NBA door may really be completely closed to him, and if he still returns to the CBA, it must be the end that Zhou Qi does not want to see.