Zhou Quan shot 12 of 17, facing the weak Lakers, the shooting rate was as high as a terrifying 70.6%, 0 of 1 three-point shots, 6 of 7 fast break successes, 3 of 6 outside jump shots, 3 of 4 shots with the ball, plus 5 of 5 free throws, 29 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 5 turnovers and 2 fouls.

Bill Wharton exclaimed: "Super high efficiency, the performance of Iron Fist in the new season is exciting. What is particularly eye-catching is that he made a total of eight passes and two mistakes tonight, which is forgivable, after all, they just played together. ”

"It's safe to say that passing without looking at people is going to be one of Tekken's regular passing methods," Williams said. ”

"Yes."

Bill Wharton nodded, and added: "Although Iron Fist had a whopping 5 turnovers tonight, he delivered 12 assists in 31 minutes, and his passing allowed a total of seven players to score in double figures, all five starters scored in double figures, and even Rodman scored 13 points, showing strong organization and assist ability, and he activated the offense of all his teammates." ”

Williams said: "Last season, the SuperSonics were the 4th in the West in scoring per game and the 5th in the league in the regular season, with a whopping 108.3 points, and the firepower is very strong, and it seems that the offensive firepower of the Supersonic with Iron Fist is also very ferocious now. ”

Bill Walton said: "Last season, the SuperSonics conceded an average of 101.3 points per game, which was second in the West and fifth in the league.

But I believe the SuperSonics will be better this season, with Iron Fist and Rodman being the defensive line-up among the five new starters, and Kendall Gill, Perkins and Schramf defending, and their five starters should be only better than last season's starting lineup.

On the offensive end, with Iron Fist, a superstar who can stand up in key moments, I think this supersonic team will definitely go further in the crucial playoffs. ”

Williams added: "Tonight's supersonic is still a team with extremely sharp fast offense and fierce defense, and it is still a team full of blood and passion.

But at the same time, we also have to see the changes in this team, Iron Fist is still a big core style of play with the ball, he is in charge of the ball when he is on the field, and eighty percent of the offense is initiated by him, which is completely different from last season, last season the gloves did not possess the ball, the ball was transferred a lot, but now the iron fist controls everything. ”

Bill Wharton laughed: "So the performance of Iron Fist will determine the ceiling of this team, how high he can fly, how high this ball can fly." At the same time, his presence, I think, also determines the lower limit of this team. ”

Williams laughed: "It seems that George Carr has made a compromise because of the arrival of Iron Fist, and this tactic is not his style at all." ”

"Iron Fist is not a small role, Mr. George Carr either changes or leaves, he has only one or the other." Bill Wharton laughed.

"No manager is willing to give up the opportunity to coach Iron Fist easily unless he's a fool." Williams laughed.

led the team to defeat the Lakers to get off to a good start, and it was a big victory, Zhou Quan's performance was very good, and he had 8 violent dunks in the whole game, which was good to watch, so that he won the cheers of the fans at the end of the game.

After the game, he was interviewed live on ABC TV.

"Tekken, congratulations, you still played top offensive and defensive performances tonight, and your debut with the SuperSonics was very successful." The reporter said with a smile.

"Thank you."

Zhou Quan asked curiously, "How are our ratings tonight?" I hope it's good. ”

When the reporter heard this, he was very happy and said, "Great, more than 7.8 million people tuned in tonight, which is higher than the average playoffs."

Considering that there are 13 openers tonight, as well as other league and NCAA games, it's fantastic, even surpassing the SuperSonics' average playoff ratings last season. ”

"Oh, how many were they last season?" Zhou Quan asked.

"Last season's league-wide regular season ratings were 1.08 million, and the supersonics were 950,000, which was lower than the league average," the reporter said. The average viewership for the SuperSonics playoffs three-round series is 4.26 million. ”

Last season, the SuperSonics only had 17 national broadcasts, and the nationwide ratings weren't high enough, even in the Seattle metro area, which has a population of millions of people, because there are other professional teams here. ”

Zhou Quan nodded happily, of course he knew that it was impossible for every game to have such high ratings, tonight is the opening game, and it is a national live broadcast, so high, if there is no national live broadcast, a game can have 1.5 million ratings, even if it is very successful, it will far exceed last season.

"7.8 million? Oh, Tekken is amazing! ”

At this time, Ballmer also got the ratings data, and he was very happy, which was the first regular season rating in the history of the SuperSonics.

He invests in the SuperSonics, unlike his previous boss Ackley, and like Paul Allen, he is interested in winning a championship, and making money is not in his mind.

But if you can make money while competing for the championship, then why not?

"How much is a bull?"

He asked his personal assistant, Chelsrock.

"990, Michael Jordan is indeed the most popular, higher than the average viewership of last season's Western Conference finals. But we had the second-highest ratings in the league tonight. Locke said.

Ballmer shrugged his shoulders and smiled with satisfaction: "Basketball plus the influence of boxing and golf, Iron Fist's popularity is already very good, after all, he is not an American, and this is only his third season." ”

At this time, Chelsrock suddenly pointed to it and whispered: "Sir, I just heard the news, Iron Fist complained that this stadium is too dilapidated and should be renovated." ”

Ballmer couldn't help but look at the top of his head, smacked his lips, nodded and said: "Not only does he think it's broken, but I also think it's very broken, this stadium is not worthy of 7.8 million ratings." ”

Locke laughed: "If there can accommodate 20,000 people here, as long as the attendance is guaranteed, the team's operating income should increase significantly." ”

……

The post-game press conference of the supersonic speed was crowded.

Zhou Quan, Rodman, Schramf, the three all-stars attended the press conference.

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

Zhou Quan changed into a stylish casual suit, no tie, and accepted the baptism of media cameras with a smile on his face.

"Iron Fist, have you developed the ability to pass the ball without looking at people?" The first journalist to be flopped by the host was a New York Times reporter.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Yes, I am developing this technology. But there are a lot of mistakes, and we need more tacit cooperation. ”

"Will you compete for the scoring title and MVP this season?" The reporter asked again.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Who doesn't want MVP? But the scoring title doesn't appeal to me too much, and I want to defend the assist and steal titles. ”

The second question was asked by a reporter from the Washington Post, and the moderator gave the first two questions to these influential world-class media outlets.

The reporter asked George Karl: "Coach Karl, I saw that this game is a big core style of playing with the ball, which is completely opposite to your style, did you make a compromise?" ”

"It's not a compromise, it's not about compromise, it's a tactical adjustment based on the technical characteristics of the players and the squad of the team," said calmly. It's a manager's job, and if I don't even have that ability, how do I do it? ”

Then it was the turn of the local media, and the third was a reporter from the Seattle Post, who asked, "Iron Fist, we got the news that this game had a whopping 7.8 million viewers, far exceeding the SuperSonics' highest rating of 2.9 million in a single game in the regular season last season."

At the same time, we have increased the number of live broadcasts in the United States from 17 to 36 this season, which is also the highest number of games in the history of the SuperSonics.

So we analyze based on this data, your arrival, because of your influence, we think that the supersonic ball market is going to rise significantly this season, do you agree with our predictions? ”

Zhou Quan pondered for a moment and said: "I hope your prediction is correct, last season's supersonic ball market was considered fourth-class, right?" ”

"Yes, when the record was very bad in the past, it was the worst fifth class, and last season it was the fourth class, but fortunately it reached the Western Finals, and the team made a small profit." The journalist laughed.

Zhou Quan smiled: "Then I hope that this season we can also reach the Western Finals, so that the team can earn a little more." Make some more money and pay for the renovation of the arena. ”

"Haha......"

Hearing Zhou Quan's ridicule, the local reporters below all laughed.

The reporter reminded: "Iron Fist, this stadium belongs to the city government, and the team has no right to renovate. ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "Then we will make the city government change its mind through performance, so that they can support us more." ”

……

Late at night, driving a Ferrari, Zhou Quan drove along the canal towards Lake Washington.

The canal that runs through downtown connects Seattle to Lake Washington to the east and Puget Sound to the west, and you'll see sailboats and yachts parked along the river, as well as camping tents.

His villa is on the west bank of the lake, there is no need to cross the bridge, from the central gymnasium to the villa, the speed is fifty kilometers per hour, and it takes more than forty minutes to arrive.

There are three pontoon bridges on Lake Washington, and if you drive along the lake, you will see one of them, and across the bridge is Mercer Island.

That's where the top rich live, Bill Gates and Ballmer's villas are there, he doesn't have the financial strength to live in it now, any villa on the island is tens of millions of dollars, and the annual property tax is a lot of money.

At present, the average property tax in the United States is as high as 1.3%, which is 1.3% of the value of the property, not the transaction price, Seattle is not bad, only 0.65%, which varies from state to state.

His current villa has to pay more than $20,000 a year in property taxes, plus insurance premiums and ordinary maintenance fees, and the hidden cost is about $100,000 to $150,000 a year, which is between three and five percent of the value of the property.

The next morning, Zhou ran along the lake, something he couldn't do in Detroit, where he had to stay at home or get around the community.

There is a villa far from the lake, which is scattered and most of them have private marinas for yachts and sailboats.

However, there are no fish in this lake because the water is so clear.

"Thank you!"

When I came back from my run, I brought in the newspaper that had been delivered, and after taking a shower, the chef had already prepared breakfast.

"38 minutes, 28 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers, shooting 51% from the field......"

I found the news about the Bulls and took a look, the Bulls won against the Hornets on the road, Jordan has a good stat but is certainly not at full play.

He flipped through the news of the Detroit Pistons again, and won the Timberwolves at home, 101-135, which can be called a wild victory.

Camp exploded, scoring 34 points and shooting 60 percent, Ricky Pierce 26 points, Joe Dumas 21 points, Gary Payton 20 points, Secali 15 points, Pistons five double-doubles, four points 20+.

"The Timberwolves are so unlucky!" He sighed.

After a stack of newspapers, the media's evaluation of the new supersonic speed and the new piston is okay.

For example, the NBA editor-in-chief of the Miami Daily and the famous NBA commentator McKaith Roger said in an opinion piece:

"Judging by the first fight, the deal for Iron Fist should be a win-win. The Pistons avoided Tekken's super-contract and effectively reduced operating costs, which is in line with Detroit's declining ball market.

And SuperSonics has Iron Fist, the FMVP, equipped with a good lineup, and with Iron Fist's ability to lead the team, the new season should make a difference.

But both teams are almost rebuilding and they need a lot of time to get used up, so I don't think they should be given more pressure, they should be given time to grow, and if they can make it to the second round in the playoffs, I think it's a success. ”

ESPN's newly signed new commentators, Isaiah Thomas and Bill Lambir, commented on the Pistons' opener, and they both gave interviews to the media and gave their own comments on the new Pistons and the new SuperSonics.

Isaiah Thomas said: "This Pistons are very good, full of energy, and in terms of offense, defense, organization, and so on, I think it's not even worse than when Iron Fist is there.

The new supersonic speed is also very good, Tekken is still so good, and I heard that he has also developed the technique of passing the ball without looking at people, which shows that he is still improving.

These two teams, I think both belong to Pot 1, and I think they both have a chance to reach the finals and challenge for the championship. ”

Bill Ranbier said: "The Pistons trade was undoubtedly a success and have the strength to defend the championship this season. And supersonic, Iron Fist that bastard will definitely lose, I bet a dollar. ”

"That guy Ranbir, he shouldn't be in the ring with me, it seems that he shouldn't be able to apply for a boxing license, what a pity! There's no way to beat him openly. ”

Zhou Quan put down the newspaper and muttered.

……

At noon on the 7th, Zhou Quan rushed to the headquarters with his luggage and rushed to the away team with the team.

This time there was only one away game, against the Jazz, and then five home games.

This season's Jazz were ranked as a Pot 3 team by most of the media, but there were also media outlets that ranked them as a Pot 2 team.

The second-tier team, that is, the team that reached the second round, has a big offense, and even has a chance to hit the finals of the Eastern and Western Leagues.

Pot 3 teams, ordinary playoff teams, basically only have the strength of a playoff round.

There are also media that list the SuperSonics as a second-tier team, such as ESPN, so in this game, some media believe that the Jazz have a good chance of winning.

ESPN's NBA channel predicted the game in its program: "The SuperSonics don't have a big advantage over the Jazz, and although Iron Fist has an advantage on the outside, the Postman can blow up its inside, so the game is won or lost." ”

Zhou Quan scoffed at this statement, as long as he locked Stockton, it would be difficult for the postman to connect the ball, and win or lose five or five open? Four regular season games with the Jazz this season, let the Jazz win one, even if they are good.

That night, the Lakers lost two in a row, and then management announced a change of head coach, and Magic Johnson stepped up as the new head coach.

(End of chapter)