Question 2: Now that he retired, he received a lot of attention at the peak of his career. After Magic retired and before Nash appeared, he undoubtedly became the best point guard in the league. The most commendable thing is his one-handed (touchdown) pass. Even in the case of high-speed propulsion, he can still accurately pass the ball to his teammates with one hand, and the assist/error ratio is quite low. Up to now, he is still the king of assists in NBA history. Perhaps because of his flashy style, there are not many reports about him in China now, but there are still many fans who are his fans. He was still very concerned at that time.
Question 3: Now the overall level of international basketball is rising, and the requirements for point guards are getting higher and higher. An excellent point guard should not only be able to control the rhythm of the game, but also be able to throw the ball well. At present, the biggest defect of point guards in China is their long-range shooting ability. When the opponent takes joint defense, if the outside line can't give a stable fire attack, the pressure on the inside line will be considerable. Of course, there are also some point guards who have quite strong long-range shooting ability, such as Hu Xuefeng in Jiangsu, but their height and speed are difficult to gain an advantage in international basketball.
These are objective reasons. Personally, I think that the current training intensity in China is far from that in foreign countries, and the truth that stupid birds fly first has not been understood by many athletes. Even superstar Kobe Bryant can only maintain his superb level under the training of throwing 500 three-pointers and 1000 two-pointers every day. I have never heard of people who work so hard in China, and those who work so hard are often seriously injured because of the unreasonable training mechanism (Hu Weidong and Liu Yudong are typical examples). So at present, the first thing to do in China is to learn to improve the training system to improve the training efficiency and quantity of players, so as to cultivate truly excellent point guards.