On the 16th, the WBC announced Zhou Quan's professional boxing match with Polish bad boy Andrew Golotta.

This time it is still a mat match, the main match is a sub-heavyweight world boxing championship challenge, Zhou Quan and Golota are not high enough in the professional boxing world, if you want to have a huge influence, it is the best choice to give such a boxing champion challenge a mat match, which can rub off on the popularity of others.

Zhou Quan's appearance fee reached 2 million, and Golota's was 350,000 US dollars, which is a reflection of the difference in commercial value between the two, not a difference in boxing strength.

In addition, the revenue of PPV, excluding 50% of the TV station, 15% of the WBC, and the remaining 35%, Zhou Quan accounts for 30% of it, and the Polish bad boy accounts for 5%, which is the embodiment of the popularity and influence of the two in the United States.

The boxing match is on October 2 at the Great Western Forum Arena.

On the 20th, Zhou Quan received Zeng Huaqian at the airport, and then quickly launched a pursuit.

The next day, the photo of the two holding hands appeared in the Los Angeles media, and then a group of paparazzi from Xiangcheng heard the news, and the news of the two people dragging was also transmitted back to Xiangcheng.

The news was finally transmitted back to the mainland, and when Lin Yufen knew about it, it was already the end of August.

"Why did Xiaoquan find another female star older than him?" She couldn't laugh or cry.

Zhou Jianguo said thoughtfully: "I heard that the media in Xiangcheng said that this is the royal sister complex, but I just don't know what the royal sister complex is." Anyway, I don't think it will last long. ”

"What is the royal sister and the royal sister, but also the royal brother, do you think Xiaoquan is that Tang Sanzang?"

Lin Yufen counted down angrily, and said: "Old Zhou, then you pay attention, Xiaoquan will come back next year and introduce him to a suitable age?" ”

"Then Xiaoquan has to look at it, besides, it was all introduced by a friend, Xiaoquan is not determined yet, I can't let him harm others." Zhou Jianguo said.

"That's right."

Lin Yufen said helplessly.

"Forget it, he's still young, we don't care about him, we'll talk about it in two years." Zhou Jianguo said.

……

Zeng Huaqian stayed in Los Angeles for half a month and returned to Xiangcheng, and the relationship between Zhou Quan and her came to an end.

On September 15, Zhou Quan was invited to Seattle and attended a media conference accompanied by his agent Philip.

Out of respect for him, all of the SuperSonic's management executives attended the press conference, and even the new owner Ballmer took the time to attend the press conference.

His jersey number is still No. 1, which is not used in the supersonic speeds.

"Click, click, click......"

At the press conference, he and Ballmer held up their jerseys, and the media slapped them hard.

After the media took pictures, Ballmer left first, and before leaving, he invited Zhou Quan to visit Microsoft's headquarters and complete the endorsement contract with Microsoft.

Entering the question session, a reporter from the New York Times asked: "Iron Fist, the media said that if the SuperSonics can't reach the finals in the new season, it means that your trade is a failure, do you approve it?" ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "Could it be that I played in the finals with the SuperSonics last season, not the Suns?" ”

"What do you mean that if you don't make it to the Western Conference finals in the new season, the trade will mean failure?" The reporter immediately asked.

He smiled and said, "Why are you so eager to hope that I will fail?" ”

"No, it's not." The journalist hastened to deny it.

He smiled again, "So what do you think?" Two for three, do you think this deal is a loss for SuperSonics? ”

This reporter didn't dare to say it, because no matter how good Ricky Pierce and the other three were, but Zhou Quan is Zhou Quan, this is the latest FMVP winner, a top offensive and defensive superstar who averaged 37 points, 10 assists and 5 steals per game in the finals, such a superstar, not to mention Rodman, even if he is one for three, as far as the transaction itself is concerned, the superSonics cannot be said to be at a loss.

Zhou Quan smiled again: "It's not, that's not, I don't understand, what kind of psychology do you ask such a question?" ”

The reporter had no choice but to change the question and asked: "So Iron Fist, do you think the superSonics have any hope of reaching the finals next season?" ”

Zhou Quan shook his head and said: "I don't know, I just arrived in Seattle, and I don't even know what lineup is, you asked this question in vain."

But the team has already reached the Western Conference finals last season, so we can't aim lower than the Western Conference finals in the new season, our goal is at least the Western Conference finals, and the finals must also be our goals. ”

"Bang Bang ......"

Hearing this, local reporters applauded with joy.

The next question was asked by a Seattle Post reporter, who asked, "Iron Fist, do you want to bring in stars?" ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "Rodman is a big guy, he's the main member of the three championships, a two-time All-Star, and he's very personal." If yes, we already have. If he wasn't, then from today onwards, he is. ”

"Haha......"

The reporters below burst out laughing.

After the press conference, accompanied by the management, Zhou Quan visited the headquarters of Supersonic.

Outside the headquarters, many fans await.

SuperSonics traded Sean Kemp and Ricky Pierce, which made some fans a little dissatisfied and regretful, but they still welcomed his arrival, and no one would be stupid enough to resist an FMVP, which is the guy who killed Jordan.

"Hello."

"Iron Fist, we're here to see you."

"Iron Fist, don't worry, we will definitely support you."

Zhou Quan found that there were many Chinese fans among the fans, and went up to greet them.

He had learned about Seattle, where there were about 60,000 Chinese, not in the urban area, but in the entire Seattle metropolitan area.

Seattle's urban population is more than half a million, which is not as good as Detroit, but the metropolitan area has a population of more than 3 million

The area is a little more extensive, with a population of nearly 6 million, a good economy, a very good environment, and a very large water area, making it the most suitable place to live in the United States and the city with the highest quality of life.

There are a large number of well-known companies with headquarters here, in addition to Microsoft, Starbucks, Nintendo, Boeing and other large companies are also headquarters here, especially the aviation industry is very developed.

Arriving at the office of general manager Bob Whithitt, Zhou Quan and head coach George Carr discussed the lineup.

George Karl is known as Crazy Karl, but that refers to the tactical style, he can still be a person off the field, and he knows how to respect the players, so he has a good relationship with the players in the team.

It's just that Zhou Quan has some scruples about George Karl, because the head coach is a person who doesn't rely on superstars, and plays team basketball, even if it is a person like Rain Man who flies on the heads of the three super centers, he doesn't shoot many shots per game.

Even Gary Payton, a rising star among point guards, can't really control the ball, and the SuperSonics are very particular about passing and ball transfer.

And he played with a big core of the ball last season, which is not in line with the SuperSonics, and it is not in line with George Carr's style.

What would George Karl do if he asked him to change his style of play?

Of course, he is not without the ability to change, his off-ball style of play is also good, Jordan has a headache, but the off-ball style of play does not reflect his threat with the ball.

He's not Jordan, Jordan has the ball in his hands, it's mainly an offensive threat, he's not, his offense and passing are threatening, if Jordan can only kill opponents with individual offenses, then his offense and passes can kill opponents.

Whithitt took a roster over him and said, "Iron Fist, this is a twelve-man squad, all of them are contract players, what do you think needs to be strengthened, just tell me, I will try to strengthen it." ”

"I'll take a look first." Zhou Quan said.

Whitschi nodded: "Of the five starters last season, in addition to Pierce, the main center Derrick McKay was traded to the Pacers in exchange for Schramf, leaving only the rotation of the main center and power forward Michael Cage, and this season Cage is also an important rotation on the inside."

In addition, last season's sixth man, our third-leading scorer, Eddie Johnson, was traded to the Hornets in exchange for Kendall Gill.

Last season's top five scorers, Ricky Pierce, Sean Kemp, Eddie Johnson, Gary Payton, Derrick McKay, are gone. ”

Zhou Quan nodded, these words were telling him that there was only one of the five main forces left last season, and it was not the absolute main force, and the top five scoring points were all traded away, and now supersonic is rebuilding, and the next thing is to see his ability.

From these words of the general manager, he felt the pressure of the management.

Of course, because the trade was ordered by the new owner Ballmer, the pressure from management came more from the fans and more from the media.

Then he took a closer look at the roster.

Centres: Sam Perkins (4, 5), Elvin Johnson (5)

Forwards: Rodman (3, 4, 5), Detreve Schramf (3, 4), Michael Cage (3, 4, 5), Kriskin (3, 4), Steve Scheffler (4, 5)

Defenders: Zhou Quan (1, 2), Kendall Gill (1, 2, 3), Vincent Eschoy (2, 3), Nate McMillan (1, 2, 3), Alvon Sofurt (1)

George Karl introduced: "The main lineup of the new season, the back line is you and Kendall Gill, Gill is good in attack and defense, although not as good as the combination of you and Joe Dumas, but it should still be good.

The center forward is Sam Perkins, who was seriously injured last season and only played 30 games, and his current form should be okay.

He and Michael Cage rotated in the No. 5 position, with Rodman as power forward and Schramf as small forward. Actually, Iron Fist, Rodman should also be able to play small forward, right? ”

The last sentence he said in an inquiring tone, which was asking Zhou Quan's suggestion.

Zhou Quan nodded and said: "Dennis did play small forward before, but he is more suitable for playing big forward, because he has no range on the outside, and on the offensive end, he can grab offensive rebounds inside and strengthen our secondary offense."

But defensively, he can defend five positions, which is his strongest point defensively and is important when it comes to rotations.

So he and a couple of other interior positions, Coach Karl, can do the same as your original playstyle and not fix their positions. Anyway, these people ......."

He pointed to the names of Rodman and Michael Cage, Perkins, Schramf and others, and said, "They can all play at least two positions. ”

George Karl nodded and smiled: "Okay, we'll talk about tactics later." ”

When the three of them said this, they were actually relieved.

Zhou Quan has just arrived at the team and has some scruples, but George Carr and Whithitt actually have even more scruples.

In the eyes of the two, Zhou Quan defeated Jordan's Bulls, killed Ewing's Knicks, and finally killed Barkley's Suns to complete the championship.

At the same time, Zhou Quan is also a rather short-tempered guy, and he is full of violence, Ranbir, Oakley, Karl Malone, super center Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, these villains and superstars have suffered a lot under him.

This is their scruple about Zhou Quan.

But now that they have come into contact with each other, they feel that it is not bad, Zhou Quan is not a person who is not easy to talk to, and he is indeed quite gentlemanly, which makes them breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhou Quan looked at the lineup list again and felt good.

It turned out that the lineup could reach the Western Finals, and after trading the four main forces, the main lineup changed greatly, he and Rodman, the main center Schramf, the main quarterback Kendall Gill, and the center Parkinson, it can be said that the five main forces are all newcomers, and none of the main lineups last season are gone, but the strength of the lineup is not bad.

Whithitt said at this time: "Twelve people, the important rotation is nine, rookie Elvin Johnson is to be seen, Steve Sheffler, Kriskin, Alvon Sofort, these three are on the fringe, and they are the ones who make up the head." Iron Fist, you are the absolute core and leader of the team, what do you think of this lineup? ”

As he spoke, he handed Zhou Quan a copy of the data, explaining: "This is the last season's data for nine important rotation players, and yours is also on it. ”

Zhou Quan laughed, because the general manager's words made him happy, which shows that the management should have communicated with George Karl, and the new season will form new tactics around his style of play, rather than copying last season's tactics.

He looked at the statistics table, nodded and said: "This lineup, the offense is okay, except for Rodman's offense, everyone else has their own way of attacking."

Schramf, Kendall Gill, Perkins, are all averaging 10+ per game, Perkins can also shoot three-pointers, our main lineup has a strong ability to pull away, and there is enough space to break through. ”

Whithitt laughed, "It's because you need to break through the space. Schramf can actually shoot three-pointers, but he generally doesn't shoot much, mainly in the middle of the shot. Jill's three-pointers aren't great, but we've told him and want him to work on his three-pointers. ”

Zhou Quan smiled, this important rotation lineup was okay on the offensive end.

Sam Perkins and Michael Cage were the No. 4 and No. 14 picks in the first round in '84, respectively, and they were the same year as Jordan Barkley.

Perkins is one place higher than Barkley, but he is not famous, and from the perspective of strength, he is only a qualified starter, not a star player, and does not deserve his pick.

In addition, Perkins and Jordan have a good relationship, their roommate at the University of North Carolina, the North Carolina Gemini, and have a very close relationship.

But as an interior line, both of these people are short, plus Rodman is also short, the supersonic will suffer in the height of the interior, and the defensive end will suffer, and the interior line has no low-post offensive ability.

And the offense of these two people is only average, Perkins' offense is slightly stronger, averaging 25 minutes per game in the supersonic last season, 12 points and 4.8 rebounds, shooting 47%.

But he is only good at shooting in the open position, the shot under the confrontation is not very good, the action is too slow, and the turn is also very slow, as a center, the open three-point is very stable, and there are few shots in the paint area, and most of the shots are medium and long-range shots.

Michael Cage is a little worse, but a little bit better on rebounding, averaging 27 minutes per game, 6 points and 8 rebounds last season, with a higher offensive efficiency of 52.6%, but his scoring ability is very limited.

After playing for two years in the Pistons, he also paid a lot of attention to defense, and the defense of these two men was destined to have a big weakness and lack of height.

But because they are short, both of them can defend well on the move, so the SuperSonics can carry out ferocious pinch attacks on the ball carrier in a fast wheel defense.

This is similar to Rodman, Rodman's single defense ability is average, strong in help defense, strong in five positions, strong in fast return speed.

Others, Schramf averaged 38 minutes per game for the Pacers last season, and this year's All-Star bench, 19 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, shooting 47.6% from the field, with three-point shooting, offensive and defensive ability and good organization.

Kendall Gill was in the Hornets last season, with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.5 turnovers.

But overall, these guys are still okay, plus he has three All-Stars, and the rest are qualified starters.

took a deep breath and said: "The media is actually right, the team reached the Western Conference Final last season, and if it can't reach the Western Final in the new season, it will be a failure for the team." ”

When Whithitt and George Carr heard this, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and they both felt a tremendous pressure.

said that it was the Western Final, but Zhou Quan was a superstar who had just won the FMVP, how could he only see the Western Final? In other words, the real focus of Zhou Quan's sight is in the finals.

And the media is not just talking about the Western Finals, but saying that if you can't make it to the finals, it means that the trade fails, and it's the finals.

They understand that Zhou Quan only said the Western Final, which is because he doesn't want to put too much pressure on the team.

"Finals?"

When they think about this, they can't help but feel the pressure to the next level.

The two of them have repeatedly studied this lineup for a long time, there is no height on the inside, there is no fulcrum, there is no aggression in the low post, it is impossible to attract defense, it is impossible to compress the opponent's defense, and there will be no space on the outside.

With such a lineup, it will suffer if it encounters a team with a strong offensive center, and in the west, there are two super centers, and if they want to win the championship with this lineup, they have no hope at all.

The Pistons also had a Ronnie Se Cali last season, with height, low post offense, mid-range shots, and rebounds, but now the SuperSonics don't have such a center.

And there is no one with a strong ability to protect the basket on the inside, and Rodman does not belong to such a defensive player, which is also a weakness of the SuperSonics.

(End of chapter)