The first to be announced are the best three teams, which are David Robinson, Derek Coleman, Pippen, Tim Hardaway, and Joe Dumas.

Seeing Jo Dumas' name appear in the third formation, he felt that his hope for a burst was a little too big, and if there was no name of his own in the next second formation, it would be sure that there would be a burst.

Then came the second team, which was Ewing, Larry Johnson, Wilkins, John Stockton, and Mark Price.

Zhou Quan became excited, he didn't have himself in the three or two teams, it was definitely a while, because with his performance in the regular season, it was impossible not to even be qualified for the third team.

Sure enough, his name appeared in the middle of the next burst, and the other four were Jordan, Karl Malone, Barkley, and Olajuwon.

In less than five seconds, his landline and mobile phone rang.

"Double one team, Zhou, congratulations on getting the double one team, this is the standard honor of a superstar, there is no double one team, you don't deserve to be called a superstar at all, haha!"

As soon as he lifted the microphone of the landline next to him, Roger Philip's voice rang out.

"Zhou, congratulations!"

Pressing the answer button on the mobile phone, the voice of his girlfriend Christina rang.

Then, the two phones rang non-stop, and he was a little too busy.

Having a double formation, he completed another task requirement, and he was one step closer to the reward he wanted to get.

……

At seven o'clock the next morning, Zhou Quan got up early, came in with a newspaper from outside, and opened it to see that there was his news on many front pages.

"Iron Fist, selected for the double team in the second season of his career, a rising superstar." Detroit Worker Daily.

"Double array, the standard configuration of superstars, congratulations to Iron Fist!" Los Angeles Daily News.

He flipped through the newspaper with a smile on his face, and as a very practical person, he still had a sense of vanity, especially in this discriminatory country, and he enjoyed praise.

At noon, Philip arrived in Detroit, where he was picked up and had lunch at a restaurant.

Philip very much wanted Zhou Quan to leave Detroit, but now is a critical time, and did not bring up the topic, but continued to talk about some business things.

Of the six endorsements signed this time, there is a first-line men's clothing brand, and a first-line men's watch brand, and the rest are second-tier brands, with a total value of 16 million US dollars, and the two first-line brands account for half, the longest endorsement period is three years, the shortest is one year, and the average annual income is about 5 million US dollars.

Of course, it can't be compared with someone like Jordan, but as a Chinese, it is very good to be able to get such a business contract in the United States.

He praised Philip, who advised: "Iron Fist, you should consider buying a sports car, a sports car will enhance your taste, don't always drive that pickup, Ford's contract doesn't limit you to drive their pickup."

You should learn this from Jordan, who drives a Ferrari sports car, and Ferrari gives it away, and he definitely has more style than you. ”

Zhou Quan was stunned and nodded with a smile.

Philip laughed: "If I had known that Cadillac was going to endorse you, I wouldn't have signed Ford's pickup contract last year."

Next time they come to you again, they will definitely not endorse pickup trucks, drop the coffee position, they should endorse their other models, in addition to the Tefal brand, they have many brands, Lincoln, Mazda, Aston Martin, Land Rover, Volvo and so on. ”

That night, the NBA league held a '93 lottery ceremony in the business conference room of the hotel in Madison Square Garden.

Eleven teams that did not make the playoffs participated in the draw.

As a result, the Magic had great luck and won the lottery for the second year in a row.

The Philadelphia Numbers drew the Eye Pick, and the Warriors drew the Warriors Draw.

"Oh, haha, I'm going to be lucky, I'm going to have a helper, I'm going to taste the playoffs." O'Neill was so happy that he almost cried when he saw that his team had won the top show again.

……

On the 27th, the piston regrouped.

In the morning, the team held a tactical meeting, chaired by Chuck Daley.

Assistant coach Rick Musk first introduced the Knicks' lineup and said: "Oakley was originally a big forward, but after Smith came this season, he changed to a small forward, his main role is defense and rebounding, seventy percent of the shots on the offensive end are two points away, and the offense under the basket is only 10%, which is basically a secondary offense, and there is no independent offensive ability in the low post."

There are almost no nearly two points, which means that in the paint area, he only plays two offenses under the basket and has little offensive threat away from the basket.

The team's arrangement, Secali to defend him, he has very few shots on the offensive end, he is not threatening, I believe Ronnie can defend him. ”

Against the big villain of Oakley, Sekari's cheek twitched, but fortunately, there was the villain of Iron Fist by his side, which made him feel at ease, and he quickly nodded: "Of course." ”

He wasn't too worried because Oakley didn't have a lot of shots and he didn't have a lot of pressure defensively.

And his mobility can also keep up with Oakley, who is 8 centimeters shorter than him, but weighs him several kilograms, he runs no slower than the opponent, and his movement advantage is also the key reason why he can catch so many rebounds.

It's just that he is playing Oakley, so who will play the center position?

Musk continued: "Charles Smith, the No. 3 pick in the first round in '88, was mainly mid-range shooting, shooting 46.9% from the field in the regular season this season, 12.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.2 blocks, and averaging 4.5 free throws per game.

As a power forward, his offensive efficiency is average, his rebounding ability is average, and his defense is average, but in fact, since last season, his form has been declining because of injuries.

However, this season, the Knicks' defense is the best in the league, and although his defense is average, it is not very bad, which should be noted. ”

Speaking of which, he said to Rodman: "Dennis, we're going to give him to you to defend, he's the Knicks' third-highest scorer in the regular season and fourth-scoring point in the playoffs, can you handle that?" ”

"No problem, it's just a small thing for me." Rodman grinned.

Musk nodded, and said: "Ewing, it's up to Polynes to deal with." ”

"What?"

Alden Pollinis's mouth opened wide at once.

Also as an inside substitute, Terry Mills immediately looked envious and wanted to steal Pollinis's starting position.

But he doesn't understand, he doesn't defend very well, but his scoring ability is much better than Pollinis, and his rebounding ability is not much worse, and he is only 3 centimeters shorter than Pollinis, so why not let him start?

Could it be that he thought about it, and that Polynes only surpassed himself in tonnage, reaching 250 pounds (113.4 kilograms), could it be that he was being used as a meat shield?

Thinking about it this way, he felt that he was right, because of all the interior lines on the team, the others were very light tonnage, and only Polynes reached 250 pounds, which is about the same as Ewing, and only he qualified to be a meat shield.

Polynes was very worried in his heart, because he knew his own affairs, and how could he defend against Ewing with his own defense? The rhythm of the scene is about to be blown up!

Musk didn't talk about the problem of the No. 5 position, because in the face of Ewing, a super center, the Pistons have no one to defend, and there is no point in saying more, and when it comes to actual combat, they can only rely on co-defense to solve the problem of defending Ewing.

He went on to talk about the guard line, saying: "The guard line is our advantage, and on our offensive end, the Knicks will definitely gather Ewing, Smith, and Oakley to defend the restricted area, so there will definitely not be much space for outside breakouts, so the outside jumper is very important." ”

At this point, he said to the Assassins, "Isaiah, you go back to the bench for the time being, and we'll see how effective this starting lineup works." ”

“OK。”

The assassin has no opinion, he is playing the main force now, the load on his body is really too great, and he finally killed the bull, the breath in his heart has gone down, let him fight the main force, I'm afraid he can't stand it.

Chuck Daley picked up the conversation and said, "The Knicks are the strongest defensive team in the league, so offensive tactics are very important. Iron Fist, this time without Jordan to defend you, I'm sure you can solve John Starks......"

……

On the morning of the 28th, the Knicks held a tactical meeting.

Pat Riley emphasized Zhou Quan and said very seriously: "Gentlemen, the most important reason why the Bulls lost, in addition to rebounding, was that they didn't control their iron fist.

In the crucial tie-break, they allowed Iron Fist to shoot 61.5% from the field and put down super statistics of 44 points, 11 assists and 10 steals.

So I'm going to tell you now, and I'm going to warn you, if you want to make it to the finals, then you have to limit Iron Fist, there's no second way. ”

His words immediately focused the attention of Ewing and the others.

At this time, the Pistons set off from Detroit, arrived in the Big Apple at 1 p.m., checked into the hotel at 2:30, and then held a press conference at the hotel at 3:30 at the request of the media.

"Iron Fist, the current predictions of the media and professionals for the East Final tend to have a fifty percent chance each, do you accept this statement?" The first to ask a question was a reporter from the New York Times.

"It's either a win or a loss, of course I accept it." Zhou Quan smiled and nodded.

"Does that mean you and the Pistons don't have the confidence to win?" The reporter asked.

Zhou Quan said very sincerely: "Sir, Michael Jordan also has confidence in us to win, he said that he will control our destiny, but who is the winner?" We are playing basketball in a game, not a game of words, and whoever says I will win, will win. ”

The reporter shrugged, and then the microphone in his hand was taken away.

The next question was asked by a reporter from the Wall Street Journal, who asked, "Iron Fist, will you be playing golf or other professional sports this offseason?" ”

Zhou Quan asked curiously: "Is your Wall Street Journal a financial media and a sports section?" ”

The reporter smiled: "We are a comprehensive media, we are very concerned about current affairs, your professional crossover is very attractive to us, and there are very few active professional athletes engaged in several professional sports at the same time." ”

Zhou Quan nodded and smiled: "I have already decided last year that I will engage in some other professional sports in the offseason, golf and boxing, these two should be certain." ”

"What do you hope to achieve in these two professional events?" The reporter asked.

Zhou Quan pondered for a while and said: "My main profession is basketball, and I don't have much training time in other sports, so I don't have too high requirements for performance at present, but I hope to achieve excellent results in other sports." ”

"How much faith do you have?" The reporter continued to ask.

"Golf, I hope to win a tournament on the tour one day. And in boxing, I hope to stand in front of a world-class heavyweight champion one day. Zhou Quan said cautiously.

"Oh!"

The reporters below erupted in exclamation.

It's not a small hope, it's a big goal.

The championship of a single round of golf tours, without the strength of first-class players, it is impossible to get it, a stop is generally four rounds, a round can have an unexpected performance by luck, but the entire four rounds, this is not just luck can be obtained.

And professional boxing, and world-class heavyweight boxing champions, then at least to become a first-class heavyweight boxer to have this qualification, the world ranking must at least enter the top ten or even top five of the four major boxing organizations, to be eligible to challenge the world boxing champion, is this possible?

This is ten times more difficult than golf, after all, the golf tour, as a celebrity, Zhou Quan has the opportunity to participate, but in the boxing tournament with the world boxing champion, there are not many fighters in the world combined.

……

That night, Zhou Quan's remarks had spread to the whole world through the developed television and radio media in the United States.

"His intentions are good, but I don't underestimate him, he's really hard to do, and the chance of success is close to zero."

On the morning of the 29th, John Hanweis, a well-known sports commentator on British Sky TV, said this in his program.

Hans Frank, a well-known German sports commentator, said in an interview: "If he can achieve first-class standards in all three professional sports at the same time, he doesn't actually have to achieve anything, he is qualified to be one of the best professional athletes in the world."

However, I think it's very unlikely, and I think it's just a gimmick for him to expand his influence, and once he does get into other professional sports, he'll be taught a lesson.

Here, I would like to advise him, don't use your hobby to challenge other people's professions, you should play your basketball. ”

Based on the cross-border gimmick, many media around the world have expressed similar views, and there are almost no people who are optimistic about Zhou Quan.

By this time, the Pistons were already in training.

New York is no better than Chicago, Knicks fans are not as loyal as Bulls fans, in fact, Knicks fans are the league's favorite group to cheer, so the Pistons chose to practice at Madison Square Garden, and sure enough, no Knicks fans came to harass them.

(End of chapter)