Key Arena

Tonight's guests are special for Key Arena, not only the Lakers from Los Angeles, but also the head of NBA Entertainment.

With NBA Entertainment's camera crew on and off the court, supersonic players are like actors in life, and everyone wants to create some highlight shots for themselves.

However, after a long time, everyone got used to the existence of the lens.

Now, basically no one cares about the crew.

As the head of NBA Entertainment and the league's executive vice president who is also known as Stern's successor, this is Adam Shaw's first trip to Seattle this season.

When Yu Fei announced his move to Seattle, Stern's reaction lingers in Xiao Hua's mind to this day.

It was a complex expression that was angry but not entirely angry.

Stern did not like Yu Fei's decision, because the supersonic relocation program had already been launched.

Cause? Hypersound only nominally has a large market, but has never shown the ability to digest it. Since Sean Kemp was traded, the SuperSonics have not had a literal "player of the people." On the other hand, the city's biggest rivals, the Mariners, have gone from Ken Griffey Jr., the "child prodigy" in the late '80s, to Ichiro Suzuki now. They have always had no shortage of traffic superstars.

The SuperSonics didn't have a superstar to attract attention, coupled with a long period of poor management, the growth of local fans was lackluster, and as the times progressed, the Key Arena seemed too small - the average size of each home arena in the NBA was 500.000 square feet (the size of 6 and a half football fields), while the Key Arena only occupied 365.000 square feet (the size of 4 football fields).

This is the straw that broke the camel's back, if the big market is not profitable, then it has no value to the NBA, and Stern needs to use this to warn all cities with NBA teams, if you don't value the existence of NBA teams like Seattle, then the team has to choose cities that know how to cherish them more.

Oklahoma has nothing and they will give everything for the upcoming franchise.

Plans are already on the way, Clay Bennett just needs to go step by step, and the SuperSonics have a good chance of leaving next summer.

But what did Xiao Hua see in Seattle tonight?

The small key arena is full of shops, the fan market is hot, and Yu Fei's related products are always in short supply on match days, which is not like a team ready to leave.

Xiao Hua asked the store to inquire about the news, and learned that they almost all extended the lease of the store until June next year at the highest price in the market.

It looks alive, but there is still a danger lurking.

"They still need a bigger arena." Xiao Hua said, "However, I think there is no time. ”

Clay Bennett will submit a financing plan early next year, but it is an unlikely plan to pass because it is an unreasonable plan that has been designed in advance.

"Adam, here they are."

Xiao Hua's assistant pointed to the field.

SuperSonics and Lakers players are on the court.

The Key Arena was full of seats, and the audience was enthusiastic.

Avid fans of Save Our HyperSonics actively drove the atmosphere.

This is the atmosphere that Xiao Hua has never felt in the supersonic team before in the flying era.

In a sense, these fanatical crowds are here to fly. This is another level of proof of the impact of superstars on the ball market.

A camp could take the supersonic into the first bull market in franchise history.

But Yu Fei's market appeal is far better than that of Camp back then.

Could it be that Seattle's market potential won't be fully realized until the final season of SuperSonics in the country?

That's ironic.

People close to Xiao Hua said: "If I were Clay Bennett, I probably wouldn't have moved the team out of here. ”

This sentence points out the facts, as long as Yu Fei is given a few years, even if there is a home drag, he can let the supersonic eat the benefits of the big market, once the supersonic proves its economic effect and commercial value, the financing plan for the new stadium is very likely to be passed.

Time, time, that's the most critical thing.

Supersonic speed takes time.

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Yu Fei and Roy come to Kobe and Kidd.

Kobe Bryant said with emotion: "The little ghosts in ABCD training camp have grown up. ”

Roy asked, "Will you sign for me this time?" ”

"I'm not going to sign my competitors." Kobe Bryant is still the same, "I don't think you want my autograph either." ”

Yu Fei smiled and said: "That's right, Brandon has always hated you for not signing his autograph back then, his biggest wish is to get your autograph, and then use your signature to wipe his ass." ”

"Da Fei, I'm not that kind of person."

Kidd didn't say a word, listened to their chatter, and then went their separate ways.

"It's nice that everyone hasn't changed at all." Roy turned around and said, "Kobe Bryant is still a jerk." ”

"There are still changes."

Fifteen-day-old Komi was very dissatisfied with Kobe: "The big fat pig in 2001 couldn't satisfy Kobe, and now a 34-year-old Jason Kidd has made him willingly stay and help the Bass family sell tickets." ”

Roy thought to himself, is it possible that Kidd's ability to keep the lower limit is too strong, so the Lakers are now ranked first in the West, so Kobe Bryant is confused.

Does he think the Lakers are a championship contender?

In all fairness, aren't the Lakers a championship contender? They are also rotten pus on the inside, and there is no athletic elite on the wing except for Kobe, although they are ranked first in the West, but like the SuperSonics, they play the easiest early schedule in the West, and it is difficult to say how many places they will be in the end.

After the warm-up, both sides made their debuts.

The Lakers' starting lineup is Kidd, Kobe, Odom, Walton and Bynum.

By the standards of a playoff team, the Lakers' roster is adequate.

But if it's the standard of a championship contender, Walton's level is better suited as a substitute, and Bynum is still too young to play O'Neal's role in the triangle attack.

At the beginning, the Lakers got the ball first, and Kidd pushed the fast attack, which seemed to be not fast-paced, but that was just a matter of Kidd's speed, and running slowly did not affect the fast pass.

Bryant had just landed in the frontcourt, and Kidd's ball was already on his way.

Without waiting for Kobe Bryant to ask for the ball, the ball flew into his hands.

This kind of crisp decision-making can lead to a sharp increase in offensive efficiency.

Bryant faced Durant's misplaced defense and hit a straight up and backward jumper.

0 to 2

Not to be outdone, Roy picked up the ball and threw a long pass from the back to the front.

It's as fast as the last seconds of the game and the superSonics need to attack from the back.

Yu Fei caught the ball and broke through Wharton's defense, rushed into the basket and passed to Brown, who ate the cake and couldn't help but exercise the hegemony of the league's No. 1 center and squeezed Bynum out of the way.

"No one can stop me!"

Brown shouted angrily.

However, Brown's bold rhetoric did not make his opponent feel intimidated.

The Lakers' fluid passing allowed Walton to get a shot and miss.

Bynum, who has the advantage of both height and weight, jumped to his feet, picked up an offensive rebound and scored again.

Yu Fei held the ball to attract the bag and passed back to Durant, who scored on a jumper.

The supersonic game rhythm inherited from the Bucks, although Yu Fei only brought Brown and Karl from Milwaukee, but as long as they use a similar offensive system, coupled with Yu Fei's continued influence and Karl's daily training, the SuperSonics will slowly become a team with a standard small-ball offensive rhythm.

The biggest difference between the small ball and the big ball is the fluency of the attack, the quick decision-making and decisive shot, which is the reason why their offense seems to be fluent.

And the Lakers aren't playing small ball.

At this time last year, they were still a team that Kobe Bryant couldn't win without scoring 40 points.

But now, Kobe Bryant is only averaging 26 points per game, but the Lakers are all in an upward offensive state.

All of these changes can be attributed to Kidd, who averaged a near-triple-double of 11 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists per game, with a tenacious defense and a well-organized offense. This ability to quietly change a team is not reflected in the Spurs, which are too reasonable to do, but in the ghostly Lakers, his influence on the overall offense is directly reflected.

When Kidd was on the Nets, Yu Fei didn't feel this because he had never seen Kidd without the Nets. Now he did, but Kidd didn't show his special ability early because he had been in a trailer for three years with the Spurs.

After four minutes, the Lakers battled the SuperSonics on the offensive end, and the two sides went 12-12.

The attack was swift and efficient, which was the hallmark of the opening.

Then, Karl called a timeout.

Karl chose to replace Durant and put Posey on the court, while putting Yu Fei in the No. 1 position and Roy at the No. 2 position.

"If we're going to disrupt the Lakers' offensive rhythm, we can't let Jason Kidd move the team so easily." Carl said to Fly, "Frye, I remember how you dealt with the Nets when you were in Milwaukee, and now, let your hometown people see the same." ”

Yu Fei shrugged, it seemed that such a pleasant rhythm of the race was coming to an end.

Every time he played against Phil Jackson's team, Carl was extremely cautious and didn't want to show any flaws.

Over the past few years, Carl has had a near-unmatched win against Zen Master's team in Milwaukee.

If Carl remembers correctly, he has an 11-1 record against Zen masters since the 2002-03 season, and while it can't compare to Da Fei's 25-game winning streak against LeBron, for his hairline's sake, he definitely wants to win again tonight.

The timeout ends, and the supersonic offensive round.

The Lakers continued to let Wharton defend against Yu Fei, but Yu Fei took the initiative to call Roy to block and force Kidd to change defenses. But Kidd thought to himself, if you want me to change my defense, I'll change my defense? I don't change my guard, not only do I not change my defense, but I have to wrap up with my teammates.

As long as there are no outrageous mistakes in on-the-spot decision-making, there is no right or wrong, Kidd wanted to use the bag clip to force out Fei's mistakes, and Yu Fei happened to take advantage of Wharton's defensive flaws to kill Kidd, take the right side to break in, and hit the board against Bynum's assistant defense with a hand-changing hand.

"Why is it easier to deal with your bag than one-on-one?" Yu Fei teased, "Or you can call more people to wrap it up and see if it's a problem of people or numbers." ”

Kidd's face was so ugly that Wharton barely dared to look him in the eye.

"Let's just change the guard next time."

Kidd said calmly, unaware that the execution of the Chosen One was imminent.

(End of chapter)