The Palace of Auburn Hills is located in Auburn Hills, 80 kilometers away from the city. It cost 70 million US dollars and was put into use in 1988. It can accommodate 22,000 people, with 180 luxury boxes, 1,000 club member seats, and three restaurants.
Throughout the 1980s, especially in the mid-to-late period, the Bad Boys have become a brand of the NBA's external marketing. They are bad to the core. This is the best explanation for the Bad Boys.
Now, almost all league teams are following the trend and building teams similar to the Bad Boys. Toughness, iron-bloodedness, and tenacity have become a symbol of the 1990s.
From 1983 to 1988, the Pistons were the team with the highest attendance in the entire league. Teams such as the Bulls, Green Team, Lakers, and Knicks were not as good as the Pistons. The average attendance was as high as 21,400. This is the influence of the Bad Boys.
Zhou Quan stood in the middle of the court, looking at the huge and empty arena, and felt a pressure.
He doesn't want to be a bad boy, but that doesn't mean he doesn't recognize the achievements and influence of the Bad Boys. He knows very well how powerful the Bad Boys are.
In the mid-to-late 1980s, this was a team that no other team was willing to face. Everyone was afraid of it. With two consecutive championships, if Jordan had not entered his peak period, he might have won the highest honor of three consecutive championships. Chances, no matter what, this is a great team.
Now that he is here, he has defeated the Bad Boys in one fell swoop, forced Laimbeer to retire, and forced the Smiling Assassin to keep his head down. However, if he cannot carry the history of the Pistons, his final result will not be the same. How good it would be.
History will even say that the Bad Boys had a chance to continue their glory, but they lost the chance because of him.
Therefore, he is actually under a lot of pressure.
The history of two consecutive championships is not easy to carry. Jordan has only won one championship after playing for so many years.
He needs to win at least one, or even two, championships as a core member to prove that he has not delayed the Bad Boys.
If he's going to prove he's better than the Bad Boys, there's only Dynasty.
Thinking of the Smiling Assassin, he was particularly stressed mentally.
He has never underestimated Isiah Thomas, and he has no right to underestimate him. Being powerful with his fists does not mean that he is better than others. From a basketball perspective, he is eighteen levels behind Thomas.
Isiah Thomas, the Smiling Assassin, is only 182 centimeters tall naked. He is a little man who makes Jordan feel defeated, makes Big Bird hate him, and makes Magic lose his head. He is the greatest little man player of this era.
If there had been no fight, even now, Isiah Thomas was the object of his admiration and the target of his hard work.
Simply put, he also wants to become a great small player like Isiah Thomas and leave his own mark in NBA history.
He beat such a person violently, and one can imagine the pressure in his heart.
For Thomas, he actually hates him far less than Ranbir. Ranbir forced him to admit that he was Japanese, which pierced his bottom line with one knife.
He is from Wuling. Fifty years ago, on the eve of the Battle of Wuling, four relatives of his family were killed by Japanese bayonets. His generation still has a deep-seated hatred, forcing him to admit that he is Japanese. It was the greatest humiliation to him.
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"Hey!"
At this moment, someone came out of the tunnel and it turned out to be Isiah Thomas.
It's been forty days since the fight. His trauma is almost gone. He can move freely, but he can't train yet. He came here today mainly to show his presence. He is afraid that if he delays it any longer, his influence on the team will increase. The smaller.
"Isiah, it's great to see you." Joe Dumas immediately ran over with a smile.
"Joe."
Thomas nodded, raising his chin high, with his usual angelic smile on his face, trying to maintain the same look as before.
"Isiah..."
Mark Aguirre and John Salley also ran over, as did Rodman, and three role players who were with the Pistons last season, but they came over to say hello.
As for the others, including a fringe player who had been with the Pistons last season, plus Darnell Walker and four other newcomers, they did not come over. They all came to Zhou Quan's side, and two small groups formed on the court.
There were few people around Zhou Quan, but he didn't look unhappy at all, and he still kept an angelic smile on his face.
He is very confident that in terms of communication, the Smiling Assassin, who is somewhat incompatible with others, is not as good as him. He has established a good relationship with these people these days, and even if these people do not help him, they will not go against him.
He believes that outside of John Salley and Mark Aguirre, no one else, including Rodman, will truly be on the side of the Smiling Assassin.
The reason is very simple. When they took action last time, they didn't take action at such a critical moment, and they won't do it now.
While Thomas was talking to someone, he looked at Zhou Quan. Their eyes met and they both smiled.
He breathed a sigh of relief. At least seven people were united around him, especially Joe Dumars, who still had the same attitude towards him as before, so that he would have the strength to compete with Iron Fist.
But at this moment, the three players who followed him to say hello smiled and nodded to him, and then walked towards Zhou Quan.
Eight to six suddenly became five to nine.
Even Joe Dumars and Rodman, after saying a few words, took a few steps away. Although they did not go to Zhou Quan, they kept some distance from him. There were only two people left around him. .
"Ha ha……"
It was interesting to see, and Zhou Quan laughed.
"damn it!"
Thomas cursed in anger.
At this time, Zhou Quan suddenly withdrew his smile and said with a serious face: "Okay, old bird, this is the last time. If you try to destroy the unity of the locker room again and form gangs here, I won't be polite to you."
Thomas was so angry that he was so angry that I formed a gang, so what are you doing?
Zhou Quan glanced at everyone and said with a very serious expression: "Now we have lost seven games in a row at the beginning. If we continue, there will be no good results for everyone, including you Isiah Thomas, me, Zhou Quan, and the team management. levels and bosses.
The status of the main players will plummet, it will be difficult for role players to find a home, marginal players will lose job opportunities, the football market will be completely rotten, tickets will not be sold, commercial sponsorship will be greatly reduced, operations will be difficult, the club will lay off employees, and the remaining work will be People will take pay cuts, and the Pistons will be a mess because of us. "
Following his words, everyone present, from the management, to the players, to the surrounding staff and security personnel, all looked serious. They slowly walked towards Zhou Quan, all their eyes focused on him.
They knew that if they continued, the situations mentioned by Zhou Quan would really appear one by one.
A scene seemed to flash before Isiah Thomas's eyes. He left the Pistons in embarrassment, leaving behind him a ruins and countless disappointed people.
This is his home team. He would rather retire and reconcile with Iron Fist than leave the team. He has tried his best here and he does not want this place to become a ruin.
