On October 21st, the pre-season ended, and on the 23rd, the official training camp began.

This morning, Zhou Quan came to the headquarters to participate in the training camp, which means that the new season has officially begun.

He arrived at half past eight and was stopped by many reporters outside the big iron gate of the headquarters.

"Iron Fist King, is your goal to defend your title in the new season?"

"Of course, sir, you asked a nonsense, haha!"

"Iron Fist, what do you think are the chances of the supersonic defending the title in the new season?"

"Our strongest opponent in the West is the Lakers. But if Duncan can get fit, I think the Spurs will be one of our strongest opponents as well.

I have always thought that the probability is impossible to quantify, and I don't know how those media calculate it.

But I think the hopes of defending our title this season are still very high, and I don't think the Lakers or the Spurs will have the advantage against us in the series. ”

"Iron Fist King, Ewing has just been in, but he didn't give an interview, what do you think is the purpose of his base salary joining the SuperSonics?"

"I don't think there's any purpose other than the championship."

"Do you welcome him?"

"Why not?"

"Iron Fist King, do you think the strength of the supersonic has improved compared to last season, or has it regressed, or is it almost the same?"

'I think in terms of squad depth, we're even a little bit better than last season. Of course, we lost Brad Miller and we shouldn't have as much strength at our disposal in the number five as we did last season. Overall, we should be a bit better than last season because the young players are stronger and they're all growing. ”

At this time, the security guards came over, cleared the road, and Zhou Quan drove into the headquarters.

I parked my car and went to the training ground, and ten minutes before the 9 o'clock of the assembly, my teammates arrived, including super center Ewing.

"Boss."

"Iron Fist."

Seeing him appear at the gate, everyone shouted.

"Good morning, guys."

Zhou Quan smiled and raised his hand, walked towards Ewing and Mullin, stretched out his hand and said, "Patrick, Chris, welcome to Supersonic." ”

Mu Lin took the initiative, stepped up to hold Zhou Quan's hand, and said with a smile: "Iron Fist King, I'm very happy to join the SuperSonics, I'm here for the championship." ”

"Hopefully everything goes well for the new season."

Zhou Quan shook hands with Ewing again, Ewing's mood is still good, although he was abandoned by the Knicks, but joining the SuperSonics, he can also complete the biggest dream of his career, that is, the championship.

……

On the 22nd, supersonic season ticket sales began, and the price was another 25% higher than last year, but the sales were very hot.

And this season, the SuperSonics are the biggest favorites in the league, followed by the Spurs and then the Lakers.

These are three championship-caliber teams identified by the media, all of which are Western teams, and there is no championship-caliber team in the East.

The American media now generally believes that the NBA league is weak in the East and strong in the West, and even Stern admitted this in an interview.

Mourning was going to recuperate, the season was basically reimbursed, and the Heat directly withdrew from the championship contender.

The Pacers, who entered the Eastern Conference finals last season, changed their head coach, and the smiling assassin Isaiah Thomas became the new head coach, but the main center Rick Schmitz retired, and the main power forward Dale Davis went to the Trail Blazers.

In addition, the media believes that Philadelphia will be competitive in the East in the new season, but it does not have the strength to compete for the championship.

The Bulls rebuilt, the number team brought in Mutombo, the addition of top defensive centers, plus defensive power forward Theolatrif, and the former best sixth man Tony Kukoc, the strength has improved a lot, the most important thing is to strengthen the defense and rebounding, and strengthen the bench lineup.

October 28th, the new season media day of the supersonics.

The media from all over the world flocked to take pictures for two hours, and everyone felt more tired than playing a game.

"Iron Fist, there are no FIBA tournaments next summer, will you compete in professional boxing and golf?"

"Possibly."

"How confident are you in defending your title this season?"

"I think it's going to be a little bit difficult to sweep the Lakers again."

"Haha......"

"Iron Fist King, Kobe Bryant has been training all the offseason, I heard that he starts training at four o'clock in the morning every day, how much do you think his strength will improve in the new season?"

"Four o'clock in the morning every day? Are you sure he didn't get up to put the water out? ”

"Puff ......"

"Haha......"

……

Today is also media day for the Lakers.

"Big shark, do you think it will be swept by supersonic speed this year?" A reporter asked.

"How is that possible?" O'Neill was a little angry.

"Shaq, what's your tonnage now?"

"I don't know, who cares how much that thing is?"

"Kobe, you've been working on it all offseason, how much will that improve you against the Iron Fist King?"

"I'm definitely improving, I want to be more competitive, and I'm going to do whatever it takes."

"Kobe, you look stronger, have you gained weight?"

"Yes, I'm 100kg now, and I'm going to increase my fighting power, which will help me be more competitive against the Iron Fist King."

"Coach Phil Jackson, do you think the Lakers have any hope of getting past the SuperSonics and Spurs this season?"

"I believe we are stronger, the OK portfolio is more mature and competitive, our chances are greater, and we are not afraid of the superSonics and the Spurs."

"Mr. Jerry West, have you been ostracized by the Bass family, as the media has claimed?"

"No, that's speculation in the media, and I have a very good relationship with Mr. Bass and the whole Bass family."

……

Spurs, which is also today's media day, but the media present are only two or three big cats and kittens, which are basically local media.

"Tim, how are you recovering from your injury?"

"It's okay, I can play again." Duncan said with a straight face.

"Tim, why do you look so serious and don't smile? Aren't you welcome to be interviewed by the media? ”

"No, it's what the Iron Fist King thinks of my smile, well, there are some problems, and I can't meet his requirements for a smile, so, you know, I can only stop laughing." Duncan said with some embarrassment.

"Tim, what's wrong with your smile?"

"Tim, did the Iron Fist King say anything to you?"

When it came to Iron Fist, the following media immediately came to their senses, and they shouted one after another, regardless of the order of the questions.

Duncan said even more embarrassedly, "Sorry, it's a secret. ”

……

On the 29th, the NBA officially announced the national live broadcasts of several major TV broadcasters.

The SuperSonics are still 41 games, and all home games are broadcast live in the United States, and most of the away games are actually broadcast live in the United States, and those are counted as home teams.

Several major TV broadcasters are thieves and thieves, and all supersonic games, whether home or away, are broadcast live to the whole United States.

On October 31, the NBA league 00/01 season officially kicked off.

The SuperSonics' opener was an away game against the Vancouver Grizzlies and then a back-to-back home game against the Nuggets.

The Grizzlies are a Canadian team that joined the NBA in '95 and have not made the playoffs in their first four seasons, resulting in a dwindling fan base and a poor ball market.

Owner Michael Hasley is already thinking about the team's prospects, and he wants to relocate to the United States, such as Memphis, where there is no NBA team yet.

Today, it was the team's opener, and he came to the arena and sat next to the Grizzlies bench.

Looking around the stadium, it was already full, which was hard to see in the past, and he knew why, because today's opponent is SuperSonic, and Supersonic has Iron Fist, and these people are here to watch Iron Fist play, not to watch the Grizzlies play.

In the visiting dressing room, Paul Westphaal announced his starting line-up.

Hearing that he was a starter, Ruben Patterson was pleasantly surprised.

Corimagetti is very disappointed, he started in his rookie season, but was removed by the time of the Western Conference finals, and now that Patterson is in the starting lineup, he is still a substitute.

You must know that he is a lottery pick, and Patterson is only the second pick in the second round, and Bowen, who stole his main position, is only a draft pick.

So for him, this psychological blow is still very great, and he has been traumatized. He felt that he was not trusted and began to doubt his talent and potential.

Zhou Quan didn't care about this, he was looking at the tasks released by the system.

After winning the Olympic championship, he completed the system task, his immunity was 100% stronger, and now the task for the new season has been issued.

"Ask the host to complete the title defense and get the MVP and FMVP, rewarding 100% improvement in lung function."

The content of the task was very simple, and after reading it at a glance, he immediately turned off the system.

"First the heart function, now the lungs, will next season be to strengthen the kidney function? A little bit looking forward to it.,The system won't be towards the five-qi dynasty yuan.,Three flowers gather at the top of the model, right? ”

There is a little cranky thinking in his head, in general, the rewards given by the system are now more precious than before, ten times more precious, it is estimated that if he wins a few more championships, he may be able to live to be two hundred years old without illness and disaster.

……

At eight o'clock, the two sides announced the starting list.

Grizzlies: Bryant Reeves, O'Sella Harrington, Sherif Rahim, Michael Dixon, Mike Bibby

SuperSonic: Ben Wallace, Campbell, Bowen, Ruben Patterson, Zhou Quan

When he started the game, when Zhou Quan ran out of the players' tunnel, the stadium burst into warm applause.

Grizzlies owner Michael Haesley stood up from his seat and applauded, looking at the imposing Zhou Quan, he thought that if the Grizzlies had such a superstar, the ball market would definitely be dozens of times the current one.

Zhou Quan played against Mike Bibby, a third-year point guard, a 98-year-old star on the list, nicknamed the White Devil, and a rising star at the No. 1 position.

But standing in front of Zhou Quan, Bibby's heart is empty, he is worried about his performance tonight, how much ugliness he will make in front of the home fans, how many times he will be robbed by the Iron Fist King, how many points will the Iron Fist King score on his head tonight, will he be a clean sheet? With such a mentality, you can imagine what kind of performance he will play in front of Zhou Quan.

Big Ben and Levi's, who was 213 centimeters, jumped the ball and actually won, attacking at supersonic speed.

Zhou Quan advanced to the front court with the ball, and when he was close to the top of the arc, he saw that Ruben Patterson had thrown off his opponent and cut quickly inside the paint area.

At this time, the Grizzlies' two interior lines are on the left and right sides of the basket, and there are gaps under the basket.

His gaze immediately swept to the left wing, and after attracting Mike Bibie's attention, the moment he pulled the ball up with his right hand, he pushed it forward, and the ball flew past Mike Bibi with the sound of the wind.

When his gaze swept to the left wing, the full-level preview vision triggered, and although he couldn't see the field of vision that was not in his line of sight, the vision still simulated all the movements of the players on both sides in that area.

In the low post on the right wing, Grizzlies power forward Harrington is turning and moving to the basket, Ben Wallace is moving to Grizzlies quarterback Michael Dixon, who is chasing Patterson, to do a pick-and-roll, and Patterson is running to the right waist position, and the next moment he will cross the right waist position into the paint area.

Everything was very clear, as if his gaze was not on the left wing, but at the area on the right side.

"What?"

Mike Bibby hurriedly turned around and looked.

"Brush!"

Patterson rushed past the right midfield, the ball arrived, he received it with both hands, and two steps later made a layup to score an easy goal.

The two Grizzlies returned to the basket inside, and it was too late.

Mike Bibby was a little helpless, this kind of suddenness of not looking at the pass was too high, and he didn't react at all just now.

If he can have this kind of technology, he can definitely jump from the current second-rate point guard to a first-class or even point guard.

On the CCTV commentary seat, Zhang Li said with a smile: "Teacher Xu, have you noticed that in the national team, Zhou Quan rarely passes the ball like this." ”

Xu Jicheng thought about it for a while, and it was true that Zhou Quan rarely passed the ball without looking at people in the Olympic Games, and it was all a decent pass.

Zhang Li immediately explained: "I guess it's because he has too little training time in the national team and doesn't have enough tacit cooperation with his teammates, so he doesn't pass this kind of ball." ”

Xu Jicheng immediately nodded and said: "It should be like this, there is too little time to practice together, and I must be afraid of mistakes." ”

Grizzlies offense.

Zhou Quan defended and retreated in front of Mike Bibby.

Bibby's nerves were on the verge of breaking, and any sudden movement of the Iron Fist King would provoke a reaction from him.

For example, just now Zhou Quan raised his left hand, he immediately hit his feet, pushed forward with his left hand, and pulled back with his right hand to control the ball, making a move to protect the ball and retreat.

Zhou Quan couldn't help but move when he saw Bibi's action.

His tackling ability is too strong, his threat is too high, and now everyone is guarding against his breaks, even the opposing person is not holding the ball, which makes him unable to play this ability.

For example, in the Olympic finals, the Dream Four team has Payton, Kidd, and Tim Hardaway, three first-class point guards, and there are no point guards in the back.

Now, as long as there is a stir, the opponent will immediately take measures, such as Bibby's stop and retreat to protect the ball.

But now that he has a full-level foresight, is it possible to use this ability on the defensive end in addition to passing?

(End of chapter)