Bryant ran, leaned over and retreated.

Zhou Quan smiled and pointed to the right side and said, "Look at it, Kobe, I'm going to start to break out." ”

"Previewed?"

Kobe Bryant was not angry.

"Bang!"

The next moment, in the sound of powerful explosions, Zhou Quan began to burst from the right side.

Kobe Bryant turned around with all his might, although he didn't keep up with the rhythm of Zhou Quan, and was forced over.

He fell half a step from the beginning, and when Zhou Quan reached the top of the right arc, he was already one step behind, a distance of more than one meter, and he couldn't catch up.

Zhou Quan hit the right elbow area, and the big forward AC Green came out to make up for the defense, he shook it, and then killed it on the left side of the center of gravity that was shaken by Green.

Seeing that Green was abrupt, O'Neal under the basket hurriedly adjusted his position to the front left side of the basket, but he was half a beat late, and when he was still adjusting his position, Zhou Quan had already held the ball and flew up.

"This bastard wants to shackle me?"

Seeing Zhou Quan flying up towards him, O'Neill's eyes widened.

He wanted to hug Zhou Quan and pull him down, but it was too late, and the next moment Zhou Quan hit him, but the sound of the basket he imagined did not sound.

"Brush!"

With the sound of the basket, Zhou Quan completed a layup on O'Neal's head.

"Tick!"

The referee's whistle blew, and he pointed at O'Neal and made a gesture to block the foul and added a free throw.

"Oh roar!"

Their own super center was beaten by the opponent two plus one, but the Los Angeles fans gave the warmest cheers.

"Haha, O'Neill was so angry with his own fans that he was beaten with a two-plus-one, and the fans cheered for the opponent instead." Kenny Smith laughed.

On the field, O'Neal breathed a sigh of relief, it's good that I didn't dunk, what is the cheers of the fans for Tekken, Los Angeles has always been half of Tekken's home stadium, which city doesn't have his fans?

"Shark, I'll detain you next time." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Buckle me, I'll pull you down, I don't care if you fall and hurt me." O'Neill said fiercely.

"Iron Fist King, why didn't you block the big shark just now? You have a chance. At this time, a reporter in the media gallery asked loudly.

"Because I want to save the opportunity to detain him until the West, it's more enjoyable." Zhou Quan replied.

"Don't think! Don't listen to him, he's bragging. O'Neill exclaimed.

In this preseason game, in order to thank the fans, Zhou Quan played 32 minutes, shooting 10 of 19 from Kobe's head, with a shooting rate of 52.6%, 2 of 5 three-point shots, plus 9 of 10 free throws, and scored 31 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls, completing his debut after his comeback.

Under Kobe Bryant's counterpoint, Zhou Quan made 5 of 17 shots, with a shooting rate of 29.4%, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 13 points.

However, at 101:106, the SuperSonics still lost the game, losing by 5 points.

O'Neal scored 41 points in 35 minutes, shooting 71 percent from the field, blasting Campbell and the four who came off the bench as Brad Miller, Otis Thorpe and Ben Wallace.

Paul Westphale arranged a double bag and a three-man bag, but none of them could stop the big shark who got the ball under the basket.

In the next few preseason games, Zhou Quan reduced his playing time, but each game would play two quarters and about 25 minutes.

Ben Wallace and Ruben Patterson, Bruce Bowen, Rashad Lewis, Corry Magetti and Brad Miller – all six youngsters were given the chance to play.

Corima got the most chances, he was a lottery pick and even got a chance to start.

Then there are Patterson and Lewis, who are the No. 2 and No. 3 picks in the second round, each with a duration of about twelve minutes.

Ben Wallace and Bruce Bowen had relatively minimal chances of losing draft, but they also had six or seven minutes per game.

Also as an undrafted pick, Brad Miller got almost as much playing time as Margeti and performed okay.

Zhou Quan paid special attention to the performance of these six young people, and after a few preseason games, he also learned more about them.

Corimageti is very strong, especially the upper body is very muscular, good at rushing in to score, bulldozer play, strong ability to make fouls when he is strong, and free throws are okay.

But the bouncing ability is average, and you need a run-up to dunk. Some mid-range shots, but no three-pointers. The outside defense relies on strong strength to limit the opponent, and the effect is okay.

In short, Corymagetti, the No. 13 pick in the first round, has the potential to become a star.

Rashad Lewis is a little soft, has a good shot, can't defend rebounding, has average athleticism, can't pass the ball, relies on teammates to create shooting opportunities for him, and has poor independent offensive ability.

But around him, Lewis's style has a position, he can wait for the opportunity to shoot in the open position, but the defensive end is a burden, which he doesn't like very much, if you practice defense, it's better to be a 3-D player, now there is no three-point shooting, and there is no defense.

In these games, Rashad Lewis was a substitute for Corimageti, playing the number three position and performing averagely.

Of the two youngsters, he prefers Margety because of his better defensive performance, but Lewis is also a good substitute in the No. 3 position, and his improved outside shooting ability is a good addition to the bench.

Ruben Patterson, a swingman at the front, is 196 cm tall and mainly plays as a substitute in the second position, and is the first substitute for Barry Jr.

Mainly based on breakthrough scores, when Zhou Quan is not abrupt, he will break through, and his performance is okay, worthy of the second pick in the second round, and his performance is better than Lewis.

Ben Wallace didn't let him play center, he was too short, and Paul Westphale let him play the number four position, or even the number three, with little playing time and little performance.

Bowen did not have much playing time, and he showed some performance on outside defense and open shooting, which was much better than Ben Wallace's, especially the defense was very hard, but there were a lot of small movements.

Brad Miller, a white center, has a similar style to Campbell, mainly projection, poor offensive ability in the low post, good tactical ability in high blocking, two percentage points higher than the main center Campbell, lack of explosiveness, blocking ability is not as good as Campbell, good defensive attitude, but as a center the body is not strong enough, the defensive effect is not good.

Regarding the performance of several other teammates, Zhou Quan also has his own opinions.

The old guy Rodman, although he is almost 39 years old, still has gas, after a few preseason games, he averaged 18 minutes per game, he can grab 6.6 rebounds, and his performance is quite good, and his contract this season is over, so it should be no problem for him to sign for another two years.

It's just that you have to control the playing time, take the regular season off, and play a role in the playoffs.

The main center Campbell, he is not very satisfied, as a center, the shooting rate is only 46%, the offense is not as good as Miller, this is still a preseason, if it enters the regular season, this efficiency will definitely decline.

His view of Campbell is that he is a blue-collar center who doesn't attack, but who defends well and is more physical than Miller.

In terms of rebounding ability, Miller seems to be a little better, but this point requires more time to observe and requires data accumulation.

Campbell and Miller, for now, he still prefers Campbell to play the main center, because the defense is a little better.

Barry Jr., the main scoring guard, is not very outstanding, far less talented than Barry Sr., but a little stronger than Joan Barry.

But by his side, Barry Jr.'s ability is enough, he has outside defense, three points are good enough, and he is enough to play the main point guard.

After the preseason game, the SuperSonics went three wins and four losses, and he got to know his team better.

Among all of them, there is no one who stands out very much, that is, there is no second master.

The three veterans don't have that ability, and the rest of the young people, even if they have potential, need time to grow, and now they can only rely on him to provoke this team.

……

During the preseason, the major media also analyzed the situation of each team and the league, and the media was much more popular than before the start of last season, and before the start of the regular season last year, the media paid very little attention to the NBA, and the amount of coverage did not increase.

As the NBA's television broadcaster, NBC's NBA channel conducts various analyses of twenty-nine teams and then ranks several championship-level teams.

In the West, the first place is last season's championship Spurs, the second place is the Trail Blazers, and the third place is the SuperSonics, and neither the Lakers nor the Jazz are in the NBC championship ranks.

The reason given by NBC is that both the Lakers and Jazz fell in the second round in the playoffs last season, the Lakers were swept by the Spurs, and the Jazz were defeated 4-2 by the Trail Blazers, so they don't have championship strength.

And for the supersonic to enter the championship series, NBC gave only one reason.

"The Iron Fist team, as a matter of course, has championship strength.

This reason is very outrageous, and even if some people are not convinced, no one stands up to oppose it.

In the East, NBC believes there are only two championship-caliber teams.

The Knicks, who finished eighth in the East in the regular season last season, are in first place, while the Heat, who finished first in the East in the regular season last season, did not enter the championship ranks.

The reason is very simple, because in the first round of the Eastern Conference last season, the Knicks completed the black eight, the first Heat was eliminated in the first round, and then the Knicks went all the way to the Finals.

The second is the Pacers, coached by Larry Bird, who was second in the East last season and also made it to the Eastern Conference finals.

Reggie Miller was thrilled that this was the first time the Pacers had reached the championship level as assessed by the mainstream media, and he felt like he was finally in contention for a championship.

Ewing was both happy and a little sad to see NBC rank the Knicks as the No. 1 team in the East and the only two championship-level teams in the East.

Because now the strength of the team has come up, but his body is not good, so he is actually very pessimistic about the hope of winning the championship and has no confidence.

O'Neal was a little depressed when he saw that NBC did not rank the Lakers in the championship, but he was swept last season, which really made him unable to refute it, so he could only hold his breath in his heart to get it back this season.

The postman chose money, his heart was basically gone, and he didn't have much opinion about the Jazz not making it to the NBC championship.

Trail Blazers, a team with a team style of play, the first scoring point Rasheed Wallace is not even an All-Star, and he is not the boss in the team, although the Trail Blazers have entered the championship series, but there are not many media that pay attention to the Trail Blazers, and there are more media that pay attention to the owners of the Trail Blazers.

Zhou Quan doesn't care, the SuperSonics' regular season record should not be good, and being able to enter the top half is the best result, so he said very cautiously in an interview:

"I'm excited to have the SuperSonics in the NBC championship category, but we're a brand new team, very young, and our youngsters need time to grow."

……

On October 23, the league officially announced the national live broadcast of each team.

SuperSonics 41 times, first in the league, all home games are broadcast live in the United States, counting the national live broadcast of the away opponent team, there may be eight or nine percent of the games that are broadcast live in the United States.

In second place is the Lakers with 35 games and the Knicks with 32 games.

After the announcement of the national live broadcast, SuperSonics ushered in another wave of sponsors, which can be regarded as a compensation for SuperSonics by the league.

……

On October 24, the last meeting of the management of HyperSonics was held.

There is only one topic for the meeting, the season ticket sales will start tomorrow, the price has not yet been set, there have been several meetings for this, today is the last day, and it must be decided.

The SuperSonics were the first teams to start selling season tickets, with the Knicks and Lakers also in this batch, and after Jordan retired, the former Bulls were left out.

The market of these three teams is the most optimistic in the league, and if the season ticket sales of these three teams are satisfactory, it will form a shot in the arm for the season ticket sales of other teams in the league and help save the sluggish ball market.

Last season's season ticket price for the SuperSonics was $1,025, an average of $25 per game, but sales only reached 45 percent, with only 2,570 units sold.

The season ticket for the 96/97 season is as high as 4,715, and the price per game is as high as $115, which is higher than the Knicks, Lakers, and Bulls, and is the first in the league, selling 8,560 sets, accounting for half of the seats in the Old Center Stadium.

It was $85 for the '95/96 season, $45 for the '94/'95 season, and $21 for the '93/94 season, which was Zhou's first season with the SuperSonics.

"I think you can be bold, $80 is no problem."

"What do you call audacity? I don't think $120 is a problem, and Tekken is worth it. ”

"A little too aggressive, isn't it? In case the sales are not satisfactory, the face of the Iron Fist King will be folded by us. I think it's at $90, which should be more appropriate. ”

"It's too low, if the sales explode, how much money do we have to lose?"

"Think again, don't be impulsive."

After repeated research by management, the superSonics' season ticket price for this season was set at 4,100, with an average of $100 per game, four times that of last season, and a set of season tickets skyrocketed by nearly $3,000.

A set of 41 season tickets, of course, is cheaper than buying tickets for a single game, after this price is set, the average price of regular season tickets is also set, on the basis of season tickets, up 20%, 120 US dollars, on the other hand, season tickets are about 16~17% cheaper.

Of course, the ticket price is not fixed, first, it is necessary to fluctuate to a certain extent according to the different opponents; The second is to make timely adjustments according to the changes in the regular season record and attendance.

For example, in the opening game, because of Zhou Quan's comeback, the ticket price will definitely be very high, and it is even several times higher than the average regular season.

Once the decision was made, management informed the league of the season ticket price.

(End of chapter)