God of NBA point guards

Chapter 595 Visit
"Iron Fist King, what do you think is the chance of us winning three consecutive championships again?" The first person to ask the question was a reporter from the Seattle Times.

"In the new season, we will still be unstoppable." Zhou Quan said firmly without any hesitation.

"Oh hoo!"

Dozens of local reporters cheered excitedly.

……

"Crack clap..."

Los Angeles, the Lakers headquarters, today is also a media day, and a press conference is also held. After the media took photos, they entered the question period.

The first person to be flipped was a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. He asked very seriously: "Coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers have been swept in the series for four consecutive seasons, and you have been in charge of the Lakers for three seasons. Having been swept for three consecutive seasons, are you confident that you will avoid being swept this season?"

Jenny Buss, who was standing by the wall, looked a little ugly when she heard this question. As her girlfriend, she looked at Phil Jackson with concern.

Phil Jackson pushed up his glasses frame and said gently: "We have made all preparations. Shaq has successfully lost 45 pounds. Kobe has been training every day during the offseason. We believe that in the new season, In the season, we can achieve a good result.”

Phil Jackson was so naughty that the reporter from the Los Angeles Times immediately turned his gun on West and asked: "Mr. West, we have not received strong reinforcements in the lineup, do you have anything to say? "

Jerry West looked gloomy. Jim Buss had already intervened in his scope of authority. Part of the authority related to team transactions was no longer in his hands. Under internal disputes and power was dispersed, how could he build a lineup?
Over the past two seasons, his feelings for the Lakers have been almost exhausted, and he has decided in his heart that it may be time to leave the Lakers.

"I have nothing to say. Everyone wants good players, but we can't find them or trade them if we want them. It depends on the opportunity. At present, we don't have better opportunities, but we will continue to work hard to find them. Chance." He said calmly.

"Shaq, is your current tonnage 150 kilograms?" The next question was from a New York Times reporter.

"Yes, I reduced from 375 pounds to 330 pounds. My physical strength has become better and my mobility is better." O'Neal said proudly.

"You are the superstar who has been swept the most. Do you think the current Lakers can avoid being swept for the fifth time?" the reporter asked.

"..."

O'Neal was startled, instantly angry, and said unhappily: "Really? Am I the superstar who has been swept the most? Do you think I like being swept? Is that my fault? I even averaged close to 40+ per game. You performed well, but you still got swept away, so can you blame me?"

Kobe's expression suddenly turned bad, and he wondered, was O'Neal's words directed at him?
"Shaq, are you accusing your teammates of not doing their best?" the reporter asked excitedly.

"NO, of course not."

O'Neal was not a fool and immediately denied it.

"Kobe, do you think O'Neal thinks your performance is dragging down the Lakers?" The reporter turned his gun and pointed it at Kobe.

Kobe's face was ashen and he said: "I don't know, ask him yourself. If the management thinks that I am not a match for the King of Iron Fist, they can choose to trade me."

O'Neal was stunned and glanced at Kobe angrily.

The Lakers' media day of the new season has been a mess from here on out, and there are obvious rifts between the OK group.

The Washington Wizards headquarters is also holding a media day for the new season.

When taking pictures, Jordan called Kwame Brown, who he selected, to his side. On the other side was Richard Hamilton. Both of them looked a little uneasy. To put it bluntly, they were both a little afraid of him.

"Michael, you personally selected No. [-] pick Kwame Brown, so what are your expectations for his performance in his rookie season?" a reporter from the Washington Post asked.

Hearing this question, the look on Jordan's face was not as confident as before, but rather hesitant.

The reason is that he participated in the preseason and official training camp after his comeback, and Kwame Brown's performance did not satisfy him.

He now doubts whether he has picked a parallel No. [-] pick, but he is still looking forward to Kwame Brown's progress. After all, the regular season has not started yet.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Well, yes, I am looking forward to Kwame's performance and I hope he will not disappoint me.

As for how good the specific performance is, it's hard to say. You know, these rookies always need time to grow.

In particular, the growth rate of centers is generally slower than that of outside rookies. Not every rookie is like the four super centers who reach their peak when they debut. Kwame Brown may need more time to grow. "

"Michael, how high do you think the Iron Fist King's chances are of completing his second three-consecutive championship dynasty?" The next question was from a reporter from the New York Times.

This question stung Jordan because he had not won three consecutive championships. In the year when he was most likely to complete three consecutive championships, his Bulls were overthrown by the Pistons led by the Iron Fist King in the second round.

"Oh, this, I don't know about this. I think it all depends on God's will." He said hesitantly.

"Michael, I heard that you have been investing in stocks over the years, so did you have any losses this time? Can you disclose the specific number of losses?" a reporter from the Seattle Times asked.

Jordan's face twitched again and again, and he began to curse Zhou Quan in his heart, because after 911/[-], he really lost a lot of money again, and his book losses were huge.

He didn't like investing in stocks because he didn't understand it, but when he saw that Zhou Quan had made a lot of money investing in stocks and that many people had also made a lot of money following King of Iron Fist, he didn't hold back and invested 2000 million US dollars over the years.

His stockbroker also helped him make some profits at first, but soon began to make losses as the bull market turned bearish. Then as the U.S. stock market entered a real bear market, he was trapped and left on the top of the mountain to enjoy the infinite scenery.

The stockbroker suggested that he cover his position. He did so several times, and then got deeper and deeper into the position, but he did not have the courage to cut off his position. This time, he was completely trapped.

……

On the afternoon of the 28th, Zhang Lili arrived in Seattle with his photography team.

Xu Jicheng took over from Sun Zhenping and had been commentating on NBA games in the United States for so many years. Finally, his wife at home couldn't bear it anymore. In order to avoid marriage changes, she did not come over.

In fact, he is not on the staff of CCTV. He is a basketball reporter for Xinhua News Agency. He has been employed by CCTV as a basketball commentary consultant for so many years.

During the regular season last season, he agreed not to renew his contract with CCTV, so in March, CCTV and Coca-Cola jointly held a national NBA commentator competition to select new NBA commentators.

Yu Jia, who came with Zhang Lili this time, is the commentator who stood out from more than 2 contestants. He is only 21 years old and a native of the capital.

The photography team is also new, and they basically change every year. If they stay here for a long time, basically no one can stand it except the bachelors and those without girlfriends.

It is not easy to travel in the United States all year round, and we will have to deal with them frequently in the future. Zhou Quan took the five people home, greeted them, and gave each of the four newcomers a meeting gift.

Each person has an Amazon online shopping card worth $1 and a $[-] fine coffee spending card, as well as a pair of newly released Tekken [-] sneakers and a home No. [-] jersey, all of which are signed. his name.

The four people were very happy and grateful to receive this gift.

Yu Jia knows very well that the average income in Beijing last year was only 1000 yuan, a monthly salary of more than 4000 yuan. His parents' combined monthly income was almost [-] yuan. The combined value of these two cards can equal his mother's annual salary. salary.

But the most valuable thing is not the two cards, but the pair of signed sneakers and jersey. They don't need to be taken back to the country, and they will definitely be sold for a high price in the United States.

"Where's mine? Brother, isn't our relationship worthy of this meeting gift?" Zhang Lili saw that he had no share in it and quickly started playing the emotional card.

"Brother Zhang, you have been a bachelor for so many years and you still don't plan to find someone?" Zhou Quan asked with a smile.Zhang Lili sighed and shook his head and said: "It's hard to find here, and you can't stay in China for a few months, so it's hard to find. I'm old now, and I have nothing to think about. By the way, don't change the subject. ,where is my present?"

Zhou Quan laughed and took out Zhang Lili's share.

"thanks, thanks!"

After Zhang Lili took it, he said: "By the way, Zhou Quan, they want to visit your honor room."

"Okay, come on."

Zhou Quan got up and took several people to a room on the second floor. It was seventy or eighty square meters in size. The four walls were covered with wallpaper and decorated with irregular wooden shelves. They were covered with various trophies. When the lights were turned on, the whole room immediately shone. Become radiant.

"Wow!"

A few people don't have enough eyes. They look at this and that, but they don't dare to touch it with their hands.

Zhang Lili made the introduction on behalf of Zhou Quan, pointing to these trophies and saying: "Look, there are MVP trophies on this wall. There are three All-Star trophies, four regular season trophies, and six finals trophies, a total of thirteen MVP trophies."

"Wow!"

"This is the trophy for the individual data king. Count how many there are, eighteen."

"Wow!"

"These are six championship trophies, but they are really in the Pistons and SuperSonics honor rooms. This is a replica."

"Wow!"

"This is the Rookie of the Year trophy. These are the three DPOY trophies. On this wall are the All-NBA Team and the Defensive Team..."

"Wow!"

"Look, this is a championship ring, isn't it beautiful?"

"Isn't that beautiful?"

"Wow, six!"

"Take it, take it all."

"Crack clap..."

"Come on, come on! There is also a room of honor here..."

Zhang Lili happily pushed open the inner room and brought the four people in, while Zhou Quan also followed behind with a smile.

There is a long table in the middle with four stainless steel hanging racks.

"Snapped!"

Zhang Lili turned on the switch at the door, and the chandelier above the table lit up, instantly illuminating the four gold belts on the racks.

"This is……"

Yu Jia and the others looked at the four star-studded golden belts and immediately became excited.

"Crack clap..."

After several people changed the film, they took another fierce photo of the golden belt.

Zhang Lili pointed to several trophies on the wooden shelf on the north wall and said, "By the way, there is also Zhou Quan's golf trophy here.

This is the championship of the Masters, the most valuable championship in the world.This is the championship trophy of the Los Angeles Charity Tournament, this is the championship trophy of the PGA Tour Seattle Station, this is..."

"Crack clap..."

An hour has passed since I came out of the honor room.

Zhang Lili said: "We will broadcast some Bulls games this season. The Bulls also attracted a lot of attention in China during the Jordan era. Now that Yao Min has joined the Bulls, the games should be very popular."

Zhou Quan said: "I hope Yao Min's performance is better than that of Da Zhi. He is the fourth pick. If he cannot perform, he will be scolded by the media."

……

In the past few days, the media has also made various analyzes and predictions about the new NBA season.

Taking NBC as an example, they believe that the SuperSonics, Lakers, and Spurs in the Western Conference are all championship-level teams. Among them, the SuperSonics are half a step ahead of the Lakers and Spurs, and are listed as the only team. The Spurs and Lakers are Listed as sub-level.

Under these three teams, the Kings and Mavericks are also very strong and even have the strength to compete in the Western Conference Finals. They belong to the second tier.

NBC TV believes that the overall strength of the Eastern Conference is still weaker than that of the Western Conference. Not only does it not have a unique team, it does not even have a second-tier championship-level team like the Lakers and Spurs. The first-tier team in the Eastern Conference is from the Western Conference. The second level is on the same level as the Kings and Mavericks.

The Philadelphia Digital Team, which ranked first in the Eastern Conference last season, has left Ratliff and Derek Coleman has joined the team. Their strength has not changed much and they will still be the leader in the Eastern Conference.

The lineup of the Bucks, who were second in the Eastern Conference last season, has not changed much. Like the Philadelphia Digital Team, they will still be in the first tier of the Eastern Conference.

In addition, the Nets, which traded the cancerous Marbury and introduced Kidd, should have improved their strength and are also in the first gear.

NBC TV believes that the Eastern Conference teams lack the competitiveness with the Western Conference in terms of championship competition, which means that there are no championship-level teams in the Eastern Conference.

There are many media outlets with this view like NBC. This situation makes David Stern very uneasy just like last season.

The East is weak and the West is strong, and the finals is one-sided. The ratings of the last Finals were lower than those of the Western Conference Finals. There were 500 million viewers in the Western Conference Finals, but only 3000 million in the Finals. If it weren't for the influence of King of Iron Fist, the ratings of the Finals would definitely be lower. What a mess.

But he has no chance to change this situation in a short time, because the entire league is now dominated by the Sonics, and powerful teams like the Lakers have also been swept, so even if a star from the West is moved to the East, it will not change the overall situation.

He is very happy about Jordan's comeback, but with the existence of the Iron Fist King, the Flying Man's comeback will not affect the overall situation of the East and West.

At noon on the 29th, the SuperSonics flew to California to start the new season.

On the 30th, the NBA regular season opener for the 2001-2002 season begins.

The SuperSonics' opening game is an away game against the Kings. They swept the Kings in the second round a few months ago and can be considered enemies.

(End of this chapter)