He compared this lineup with the Bulls and Mosaic, and found that it can still be played.
In addition to him and Drexler, Rodman, Schrempf, and Hawkins have all been selected as All-Star substitutes, five All-Stars, and there is also an All-Star veteran Terry Cummings, two of the six All-Stars. On defense, this is a true all-star lineup.
But when he thought about the Bulls' lineup, he was not sure at all. The Bulls' lineup was really strong, and it completely made up for the Bulls' shortcomings in the inside. That is, Mutombo was weak in offense and strong in defense, and was barely able to attack inside.
However, this lineup is already good. He has nothing to complain about. He basically maintains the original lineup for consecutive championships.
There are eight old players, only four of whom were not the winning players last season, including the original Sam Perkins. The stability is very high, and there is no need to adjust the skills and tactics for the new season.
The four added people, Glider, Cummings, Laettner, and Sam Perkins, are all people who have not won a championship. They can just strengthen the team's morale and fighting spirit, and can also strengthen the competition within the team. , to prevent the original players from slacking off because they already have a championship.
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In early October, Zhou Quan received the results of Philip's survey of the land in Brazil.
The current owner of the land is a family asset of a nobleman in Portugal. The old owner died and the new owner chose to sell the land.
According to Philip's investigation, there were no other problems with the land, but there was one very serious problem, which was the reason why the new owner chose to sell the land.
Floods, the area is close to the Amazon River, and the three rivers are tributaries of the Amazon River. During the rainy season, at least half of the area will be flooded.
Phillip's suggestion was to give up, but Zhou Quan also thought it was useless.
On October 14, during the NBA preseason, the two ended their trip to South America and arrived in Los Angeles.
Big Mouth Roberts has invested money to open a fine coffee branch below Beverly Hills in Los Angeles and is about to open.
Jingji currently has two directly-operated stores in Seattle, which is considered the first chain store.
Exquisite Coffee received a franchise fee of US$1 million from Roberts to provide stores, products and management for franchise stores. It is a semi-direct franchise method, and Roberts has no management rights.
This is the result of discussions between Zhou Quan and Zeng Li. The main chain mode of fine coffee is direct operation, but it does not refuse the joining of celebrities like Roberts and adopts a semi-direct operation method for management.
Roberts saves trouble. She has no time management or management ability at all, and the investment cost is relatively small. She does not have to pay for the rent and decoration of the store, and she enjoys 40% dividend rights.
After the coffee shop opened on the 15th, business was very good, and Roberts decided to open two more chain stores in Los Angeles.
Zeng Li has plans to open directly-operated stores in the Greater Bay Area. Seattle is still smaller and has better development conditions here.
The two stayed in Los Angeles for the time being, and Philip arranged a training room for Zhou Quan. He officially began to resume training, including several shooting skills training that had not been completed last season, as well as weight gain training.
After more than forty days of rest, coupled with the effects of the Sleeping Pill Technique, his body's fatigue has recovered and he is full of energy again.
During this time, he had some thoughts. The system's reward was that gaining five kilograms of weight would not affect his athletic quality. Does this mean that the five kilograms of added weight would not put additional pressure on his body?
If yes, then he can rest assured, but this is something that cannot be confirmed now, so it is just a guess.
It depends on whether his ability to resist injuries declines after gaining weight. The system data should reflect this.
The new season starts on November 1st. On the 20th, the preseason ends and the team returns to Seattle.
Zhou Quan also returned to Seattle that day, and Zeng Li stayed in Los Angeles, leading a group of people from the company to open a branch for Roberts, which was almost done.
On the 21st, the league's official training camp began, and Zhou Quan reported to the headquarters.
At half past eight, he drove to the headquarters and happened to meet Leitner who had just parked his car in the parking lot.
He parked the car in his own parking space, and when he got out of the car, Leitner had already walked over, smiling and politely greeting:
"Hey, great Iron Fist King, long time no see. By the way, congratulations first, you successfully defended your title and killed Holyfield's old fox."
"Thanks!"
He stretched out his right hand, and after the two high-fived, he said, "Christine, how are you getting along with your teammates?"
Leitner is very handsome and has the temperament of a young man, so he is considered by the outside world to come from a wealthy family. When he heard Zhou Quan's words, the smile on his face became brighter and he said with a smile: "It's very good, I get along with them like a family. "
"Really?" Zhou Quan was noncommittal.
"You don't believe it?" Leitner laughed.
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. Christine, in my territory, you have to learn to respect every teammate, okay?"
"Is this a warning?"
A flash of annoyance flashed in Leitner's eyes.
"Take it."
Zhou Quan glanced at Leitner, took out his backpack from the trunk, and threw it directly to Leitner.
Leitner still had his own bag in his hand, and he hurriedly caught the bag thrown by Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan locked the car door and said as he walked forward: "Yes, it is a warning. You can and should understand it this way.
You know, the reason why the SuperSonics are strong, the reason why they can defeat the Mosaic Big Three, the Jazz and Jordan's Bulls, is because we are united and there is no contradiction in our locker room.
So I will never allow any instability within the team. When you come here, you can only make the contribution you should make.
I won’t tell you what you will face if you do something wrong. Of course you can ask Bill Laimbeer. He is a hundred times more cruel than you and his father is ten thousand times richer than your father. "
"I know, I'm not a fool, you are the boss here, you are the boss in the entire alliance, you are the great Iron Fist King, whatever you say is what you say, look, I am carrying your bag, do you want me to wear your stinky shoes? Give you a brush?"
Leitner's face was twitching. When he saw Zhou Quan walking in front, he quickly put on his own bag and Zhou Quan's bag and chased after them, chattering incessantly.
"That's not necessary. I only wear each pair of shoes once." Zhou Quan said with a smile.
"You are so luxurious!" Leitner said with envy.
Amid Laettner's chatter, the two came to the locker room. Most of the players had arrived, but Rodman and Hawkins had not yet arrived.
"Boss."
"King of Iron Fist."
Seeing Zhou Quan come in, everyone inside immediately put down their work and stood up, no matter what they were doing, and greeted him respectfully.
"Hey, Iron Fist."
Even the former superstar Drexler, one of the three great flyers, and the veteran All-Star Terry Cummings stood up and greeted Zhou Quan.
"Hey Terry, Clyde."
Zhou Quan smiled and nodded, went over to hug Karis and Glider, and chatted for a few words each. Under his control, the atmosphere was good.
"Hey Sam, welcome back."
Then he hugged Sam Perkins and chatted a little more.
Finally, I shook hands with Schrempf, Hawkins and other teammates. Everyone, including those on the edge, chatted a few words without ignoring anyone.
Laettner put Zhou Quan's bag into the closet, and then watched Zhou Quan chatting with everyone. The atmosphere in the locker room was very good. He knew that this place was different from Duke University where he had been, and it was also different from the Timberwolves. He now believed , if he does anything bad here, Iron Fist King will not show mercy to him.
As soon as Zhou Quan changed his equipment, general manager Whitsitt, head coach George Karl and several assistant coaches came in. After getting up to say hello and chatting with them for a few words, Rodman and Hawkins also arrived.
"Pop!"
George Karl clapped his hands and shouted: "Gentlemen, meet at the training ground at nine o'clock." After that, he took the people out.
"Dennis, where have you been playing during this time?" Zhou Quan asked casually.
Rodman chuckled and said: "I hooked up with a low-profile starlet in Los Angeles. She asked me to take her to watch your second title defense next year, but I told her, hey, beauty, I don't know who will be next year." You are still not your friend, so I can only reject you, and then she broke up with me."
"Ha ha……"
The locker room burst into laughter.
Glider, Cummings, and Laettner, who were not very familiar with the Sonics, also laughed in agreement.
After laughing, Schrempf said: "Iron Fist, Mosaic have strengthened Tim Hardaway, and the Bulls have also strengthened Mutombo. It will be very difficult for us to defend our title in the new season!"
Hearing these words, Glider and Cummings, who came for the championship, immediately looked over and increased their concentration.
Only Rodman didn't care and said: "What are you afraid of? That guy Barkley is injured and old. He might be worse than last season.
Dameng is also one year older and his condition should decline. What's the threat of one more bug? Can he beat the Iron Fist? As for the Bulls, the Bulls..."
At this point, he couldn't go on.
"Haha..." Zhou Quan laughed.
"Iron Fist, tell them that the Bulls have nothing to fear." Rodman immediately dumped the blame.
Everyone looked over, and Zhou Quan said with a smile: "The Bulls' lineup is indeed strong, very strong, much better than the previous two seasons."
Hearing what Zhou Quan said, Glider and Cummings were not in a good mood.
Zhou Quan continued: "But if we face the Bulls again in the finals, I think our lineup is one that can restrain them."
"Pull the inside out and fight?"
Glider immediately understood and said excitedly.
Zhou Quan smiled and said: "Of course, why else would we bring in Laettner and Perkins? Although Mutombo is strong defensively, his offensive end is average. If our own basket offense and low post offense cannot be played, we have to defend In addition to their not-so-good basket offense and low post offense, everyone shot well from the outside."
After hearing this sentence, the two people's faces improved.
"Look, I'm right, the Bulls are like that. Unless they can trade Big Dream, our three-peat dynasty will be safe." Rodman smiled triumphantly.
"Haha..." Everyone laughed.
Glider said: "Mr. Dawson is definitely not willing to trade Big Dream. He asked Pippen to be a bargaining chip, which is pinching the Bulls' Achilles' heel.
Without Pippen, the Bulls simply cannot find a point guard who can hold the ball in front of the Iron Fist. This is why the Bulls cannot get the big dream.
But I think that even if the Bulls agree to trade Pippen, I'm afraid Mr. Dawson will put forward new conditions. In short, he will not let Dream leave. "
Zhou Quan said thoughtfully: "There are three good teams in the Eastern Conference this season. In addition to the Bulls, the Heat have also grown up, and the Knicks are not weak either. The Bulls have the highest possibility of reaching the finals.
In the West, in addition to Mosaic's ability to compete with us, the Jazz and Lakers should also be stronger than last season. "
Glider said: "The media once reported that the postman applied for a transaction, but there was no follow-up."
"postman?"
Zhou Quan was startled and said: "His contract has not been completed and the transaction value is high. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to trade."
Schrempf laughed: "He definitely wants to go to a championship-level team, but in order to trade him, that team has to tear down the lineup as a bargaining chip. It is really not that easy to trade."
Next, Zhou Quan began to practice tactics with his teammates, most of whom were veteran players. The tactical training went very smoothly.
Glider and Hawkins rotate the main position of the second position. The competition is fierce, and the young Hawkins has some advantages.
Hawkins didn't want to give up his main position, so he played very hard.
This season is his contract year, and the SuperSonics do not plan to renew his contract in advance. This means that after this season, he will most likely leave, so he very much hopes to perform well in the contract year to prepare for the next contract. prepare for.
In fact, there are several reasons why the SuperSonics do not want to renew Hawkins' contract in advance. First, there is no space and cannot meet his contract requirements. Second, they are worried that after renewing the contract in advance, he will lose his aggressiveness. Third, after finishing this season, he He is 31 years old, and signing another long-term contract does not meet the needs of the Sonics.
Laettner and Matt Geiger rotated the starting center position, with Sam Perkins as the primary backup.
Which of the two plays the main role depends on the opponent. Matt Geiger's main position is at the basket and in the low post. Laettner shoots more from the outside. In order to practice different tactics, Matt Geiger plays the main role less frequently. few.
Although the tactical joint training went smoothly, Zhou Quan discovered one thing. Some old players were in average condition. It was obvious that they did not practice any more during the offseason.
In the past few days, the media has also been making some assessments and speculations for the new season, including some professionals.
The major mainstream media ranked the Eastern and Western teams, which was similar to Zhou Quan's approval.
There are three teams in the first tier of the Eastern Conference, namely the Bulls, Knicks, and Heat.
There are also three first-tier teams in the Western Conference, the SuperSonics, Mosaic, and Jazz.
And this time, almost all mainstream media have another topic, and that is the probability of the SuperSonics defending their three consecutive championship dynasty.
(End of chapter)
