On the 25th, it was also the first day of the Olympic Games, and the men's basketball game also started on this day, and then Zhou Quan's mood began to deteriorate.

With the progress of the men's basketball game, under the crazy performances of Jordan and other animals, the schedule has not yet ended, and it has won the name of the dream team, and the NBA has taken a big step forward in the promotion of the world, and David Stern is so happy that he can't keep his mouth shut.

The fame of superstars such as Jordan and Barkley has directly driven the sales of their branded shoes, and Zhou Quan's sneaker sales have been seriously affected, which is why he is in a bad mood.

For the dream team that beat the opponent by 10 points every game, the Chinese men's basketball team fell into a nightmare of consecutive defeats in the group stage, and it was a big losing streak, no matter who they met, they had no power to fight back.

In the first game against the Litao Bowl, he lost 75:112, losing by 37 points, and fell behind by 20 points after the first quarter, which was completely uncomfortable.

The second game was against Puerto Rico, which was the team that the men's basketball team thought could win before the game, but the result was 68:100, with a 32-point gap, which made the men's basketball team fall into the abyss.

In the third game, he played the CIS, performed well, but still lost 84-100.

In the fourth game, they lost to Australia 66-88 and finally lost to Venezuela 88-96.

The group stage was defeated in all five games, the men's basketball team failed to cross the line, and morale fell to the bottom.

Head coach Jiang Shuai was very sad, and all the players were also very confused, all of them were quite hit, why is it so strong outside?

"I would like to suggest to the Basketball Department that the construction of local basketball be strengthened."

Jiang Xinquan is really sad, because of the grand strategy of the Olympic Games, the basketball teams of many major basketball provinces have been cut, the domestic basketball strength has declined a lot in the past two years, many competitions have been suspended because of the lack of local teams, the lack of experience in the competition, the lack of young talents, so if it continues, there is no hope for the next Olympic Games.

After the group stage, it was a crossover, and no one watched the game of the Chinese men's basketball team, and the empty stadium not only had no fans, but also no media, not only no foreign media, but also not a single Chinese reporter.

Seeing the unmanned stadium, Tiger King Sun Jun said to Shan Di very gloomily: "List, if there is a crack in this ground, I will get into it." Losing like this, how can we have the face to return to China? ”

"It's really shameless to see Jiangdong's father." Shan sighed with his head down.

Ma Jian, who was next to him, didn't have much chance to play, had a lot of opinions about the coaching staff, and didn't have that much feeling about losing, but sighed:

"The Dream Team is too strong, winning 40 points per game. This group of guys are all from the NBA, and they are all said to be from the NCAA. The NCAA is the collegiate league in the United States, and I plan to study in the United States after the Olympics and play in the NCAA. ”

"Old Ma, do you have a way?" Sun Jun said in surprise.

"The day before yesterday, a coach at an American university took a fancy to me, and he said he would give me a scholarship." Ma Jian said with a happy face.

At this time, Shan said: "Speaking of the NBA and this NCAA, I heard that there is a person in our country who is now playing in the NBA, and he is also from the NCAA, and he is on the Pistons team, playing point guard. ”

"Really?" Sun Jun said.

"Impossible, right?" Ma Jiandao.

"It's true, Zhang Li Zhang should know that he is now in the United States, he used to be the head coach of our capital youth team, he contacted our team's deputy leader Zhang Ming, and wanted to recommend that person to join the national team, that person is from Nanhu Province." Shan said with a single dig.

"Can that be done?"

Sun Jun immediately shook his head.

Isn't it funny to recommend people from Nam Ho Province through the channels of the Capital Team? This is the Olympic Games, each with its own local interests, who will recommend people from other provinces to the above?

"Do you know what it's called?" Ma Jian didn't look like he was telling a lie and asked.

"I don't know, I didn't ask." Shan Tuo shook his head.

Ma Jian fell silent, his eyes fluctuating.

He became more and more determined in his heart, since there are people in China who can play in the NBA, if he goes to the United States, with his talent, he should also have a chance, at least the NCAA should be fine.

In the end, the Chinese men's basketball team lost two crossover games, lost all seven games, and finished at the bottom of the Olympics, finishing twelfth.

The captain of the men's basketball team, the core of the backcourt, and the starting point guard Wu Qinglong, performed second on the team, scoring three points in the first game, playing 169 minutes in seven games, averaging 24 minutes per game, scoring a total of 90 points, averaging 12.8 points per game.

Chinese Magic, backup point guard Adijiang did not play much, averaging 14.6 minutes per game, with a total of 11 points, 11 assists and 13 steals in seven games.

The best performance in the men's basketball team is Tiger King Sun Jun, the scoring champion of the Chinese national team, averaging 16.1 points per game.

Ma Jian, as an old man of the national team, was once a son of heaven and a courtier, and was not trusted by the newly appointed Jiang Shuai, and had no chance to play, which made his idea of going to the United States more firm.

On August 9th, the Dream Team won all eight games, breaking 100 points in each game, winning by an average of 43.8 points per game, turning all opponents into fans, not afraid of losing, just wanting to take pictures with them, and finally won the gold medal in the men's basketball of the Barcelona Olympics with an unparalleled momentum.

Barkley became the dream team's leading scorer, and this was his peak moment, and his fame exploded, and sneaker sales exploded.

The performance of Michael Jordan, who is highly praised by the NBA league, is also brilliant, and his gorgeous performance has conquered countless fans.

"The Chinese team lost? Didn't win a game? Really? Brother Zhang, don't lie to me, I'm not so easy to deceive. ”

On the 10th, after the end of the Olympic Games, Zhou Quan contacted Zhang Reasonable to inquire about the situation of the Olympic Games, only to know that the men's basketball team had lost all seven games, and he couldn't believe it.

Zhang Reasonable sighed: "Alas, fortunately, they are not in the same group as the dream team, and they have no chance to fight, otherwise the blow will not be thought of, and the psychology will be broken." ”

"Haha......"

didn't hold back, Zhou Quan laughed.

Zhang Li scolded with a smile: "Xiao Zhou, don't gloat, the terrifying lineup of the dream team, even if you enter the national team, you will definitely not be able to bear it." ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "No, I'm not laughing at the men's basketball team, indeed, I must be the same, what can a person do?" ”

"Alas!"

Zhang Li didn't say this again, he knew that if Zhou Quan was really thrown into this men's basketball team, he would definitely not lose all seven games.

Zhou Quan and Jordan in the East Finals, both of them can average 20+10 per game, and when it comes to the Olympic Games, the performance will definitely not be bad.

It's a pity that he has been away from the national team for too long, and he is in the United States, so he has stayed away from the domestic basketball circle, and there is no effective channel to recommend Zhou Quan.

He heard that Jiang Xinquan has the final say in the men's basketball team now, and he only trusts the people he brought out of the Liaoning team, and he is not familiar with Jiang Xinquan, so he has not met or dealt with each other.

He was born in 50 years, Jiang Xinquan should be about a round older than him, he once joined the national second team in the sixties, and when he joined the national team in 73, Jiang Xinquan had retired from the provincial team and became a coach in the Liao Ning team.

"Xiao Zhou, are you in Detroit now?" He asked.

"No, I'm training in Los Angeles and I'll be back in Detroit before the season starts." Zhou Quan said.

"Los Angeles? Well, I'm going to Los Angeles in two days, and that's a coincidence. Zhang Li said with a smile.

"Come play?"

"What are you playing? My sister-in-law introduced me to a job where Qingdao Beer had a sales outlet in Los Angeles and a salesman's position, and I was going to try it. ”

"Aren't you staying in Chicago?"

"No, my wife is leaving Chicago too." Zhang Li said.

"Oh, then you're here for me to have dinner, and you must contact me then." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Done."

……

On the 11th, the Dream Team returned to the United States and landed in New York, where they were warmly welcomed.

Eleven of the twelve are superstar-level stars, and there are three superstars, and their crazy performances at the Olympics have not only made them famous internationally, but also in the United States, and each of them has a higher reputation.

That evening, Philip suddenly called Zhou Quan and asked, "Zhou, I know you play golf, and now there is a golf charity tournament, do you want to play?"

Right in Los Angeles, the day after tomorrow, on the 13th, there were a lot of celebrities attending, including Michael Jordan, who had just finished the Olympics, and all of their dream team members.

Week, it's a show, and if you want to be a star, you need to participate in events like this to increase your exposure. ”

"Rogge, this isn't something I can go if I want to, right?" Zhou Quan asked.

"No problem, I still have some contacts in Los Angeles and can get an invitation card. Besides, the Iron Fist Slaughterer is also well-known in Los Angeles. Philip laughed.

"Okay, you can arrange it." He laughed.

"You can prepare a donation, there will be an auction before the game, and a meaningful item will do." Philip reminded.

……

At this time, at a five-star hotel in New York, the postman was discussing a boxing match with his agent, Manley.

"Carl, I really don't recommend that you fight Iron Fist, your upper body muscles are too strong to hit explosively, and your pace is far inferior to Iron Fist, and you can only ...... when you go up," Manley said.

The postman was a little annoyed, and Manley kept saying that he couldn't beat the iron fist, but he couldn't swallow that breath and was determined to fight.

He said in a muffled voice: "Don't persuade me anymore, even if you lose, I will fight." ”

"Why?" Manly didn't understand.

The postman said coldly: "If you lose, you have to bite him down with a piece of meat." ”

Manley's cheeks twitched, and he didn't persuade anymore, but said: "Then when you train, let the trainer train more defensive skills." ”

He thought of the NBA league again and sighed: "Once you apply for a boxing license, your boxing game will be exposed, and the league and the team will not know what the reaction will be." ”

The postman said coldly: "At most, I will be banned for a few games and lose a little money, what else can I do?" ”

"Okay then."

Manley said helplessly.

He thought about the golf charity tournament the day after tomorrow and said, "We're going to Los Angeles tomorrow, and we're going to have to wait a few days, Oakley and Larry Johnson have been boxing training, and you haven't been boxing because of the Olympics, Carl, you'd better train your neck to be a little thicker and be able to carry the beating." ”

The postman's eyes widened, and he wanted to knock down his agent with a punch, why did he keep saying something frustrating?

"Snatch!"

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and it turned out to be Jordan and a large group of guys from the Dream Team who came to the door.

"Let's go, postman, let's go drink."

Jordan, dressed in a straight suit, wearing sunglasses and a cigar in his hand, waved and shouted at the postman.

Two consecutive championships, plus the Olympic championship, at this time Michael Jordan, the momentum has been completed, self-confidence is extremely inflated, there is no room for eyes, every move, domineering side leakage, Wang Ba's spirit is very heavy, invincible in his eyes, and he has the momentum of a king.

"It's coming, it's coming."

Like a little brother, Karl Malone hurriedly responded.

"Postman, I heard you're going to have a regular boxing fight with that bastard of Iron Fist, and we'll support you then." Jordan said.

The postman said in surprise: "Michael, who did you listen to, this news has not been exposed yet?" ”

Jordan said: "Charles Oakley told me that he also made an appointment with Iron Fist. ”

The postman nodded, and said hatefully, "Michael, or you can make an appointment with him, and we will him together." ”

Jordan twitched, shook his head and said, "We each do our own thing, you are responsible for him off the field, and I am responsible for him on the field."

As long as he's in the east, I'll play him to death. He's probably going to be an All-Star next year, and then you'll see how I play him. ”

Magic Johnson advised: "Michael, don't go too far, although Iron Fist's character is good, but if you touch his bottom line, he will be very difficult to mess with." ”

Jordan said: "Don't worry, Erwin, I have an appointment with that bastard first, on the court, we speak on strength." ”

"That's good." Magic Johnson nodded.

Jordan suddenly stared at Big Dream and asked, "Hakim, why don't you make an appointment with that bastard?" Don't tell me you're scared of him? ”

Da Meng's face is immediately difficult to look at, last year's All-Star Game was because of Jordan, he said that he wanted to be angry for Jordan, and then he was beaten up by Zhou Quan, with a lot of stitches on his face, and now Jordan wants to instruct him again?

It's not that he doesn't want to get back face from Zhou Quan, but he is not stupid, in terms of fighting skills, he is really not an opponent, he doesn't want to be beaten again, he has lost enough face last time.

Barkley saw the appearance of the big dream, and hurriedly interrupted: "Let's go, let's go, don't talk nonsense, let's have a good drink tonight." ”

At this time, the elevator arrived, the door slid open, and Barkley and they were about to enter, almost colliding with Oakley and Larry Johnson who came out.

"Hey, Charles, you're here." Jordan greeted.

"You dated them?" Barkley asked.

"Yes, they're all friends. I called them over to cheer them up and have a good fight with Iron Fist. ”

Jordan smiled, Oakley is an old friend, and although Larry Johnson is a rookie, as long as he is an opponent of the iron fist, that is, his friend.

The relationship between Barkley and Oakley is average, even very bad, the two have fought, but not as serious as Zhou Quan and Oakley, for Jordan's sake, he didn't say anything.

That night, they got drunk and gambled.

The next day, the group flew to Los Angeles to prepare for a charity golf tournament.

After lunch in Los Angeles at noon, a group of people went to practice at the National Golf Course, where the charity tournament was held.

The owner of the stadium personally came to receive the Dream Team members, took photos with them, and then played together.

Zhou Quan also got an invitation card for the charity game, he did strength training in the morning, invited Zhang Lili, who had just arrived in Los Angeles, to dinner at noon, and did not practice basketball in the afternoon, but went to a golf course to practice accompanied by Philip.

This so-called aristocratic sport costs a lot and ordinary people can't afford to play it, but the NCAA has this game, and the UCLA also has a golf team, although he is not a golf team, but as a pastime, he has played many times.

During his time in Detroit, he also had nowhere to go, and often went to the golf course, once hitting a good three-under par score, and it was a black table.

Golf is divided into stroke play and match play, generally stroke play is common, tomorrow's charity game is also stroke play, 18 holes.

Eighteen holes, divided into 4 long holes, 10 middle holes, and 4 short holes, each hole has a par of 5, 4, and 3 respectively, so the international par is a total of 72 holes, and you can also increase or decrease the number of long holes, and the par may be 71 and 73.

A set of fourteen clubs, four woods, nine irons and one push.

The wooden club is a long one, which is suitable for long-distance hitting, and is used at the tee-off.

Irons come in long, medium and short rods, and like woods, there are different models to adapt to a variety of striking angles and distances, and if you pick the wrong one, you will have problems hitting.

Putting, on the other hand, is to hit the ball to the green and then push the hole with a putt.

The golf course is divided into tables, fairways, greens, and holes.

Serve on the table, try to send the ball to the flat fairway, if you hit the obstacle area, it will be troublesome, there is no obstacle on the fairway, it is convenient to hit, and then hit the green where the hole is located, the green is the lawn where the hole is located, one hole at a time.

Golf is also a percussion sport, and his striking accuracy has been improved to a first-class level because of the full-level panoramic vision, and the reason why it is not a top level is because he has not undergone sufficient training, and if he trains professionally, he can also improve to the top.

In fact, while playing golf in Detroit, he felt some of his talent in the sport now.

The golf course is very large, covering an area of more than 100 acres, with a length of five or six kilometers, generally in hilly areas, with a height difference of one to twenty meters.

In such an area, his full-level panoramic vision is not as effective as on the basketball court, but as long as his vision is far away, it is still clear.

The men's long hole is generally more than 470 yards, the longest in the world is more than 800 meters, and the short hole is less than 250 yards.

According to his experience, the distance within 1,000 yards, his full-level panoramic vision, and full-level spatial imagination still have a very accurate effect.

In other words, he can use his full-level spatial imagination very accurately to accurately measure the distance that needs to be hit, even down to centimeters.

Of course, he knows how far to hit, it doesn't mean that he can really hit it, and if he doesn't have good skills or work, he can't do it.

And this kind of technique, you need to constantly train, how far away, what club to use, what angle to play, how hard to use, what kind of stroke, very complex and professional.

(End of chapter)