Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 84 Preseason Arrival

With the approach of the new season, major media began to predict the ranking of NBA teams this season.

No. [-] is not last season's champion San Antonio Spurs.

It was the Los Angeles Lakers who made a huge noise in the free market in the summer.

The "F4" group is too scary just because of its "name"!

There is no way for people not to rank them first.

Even if the relationship between the "OK" combination of the Lakers is becoming more and more tense.

Kobe Bryant was accused. He was exhausted physically and mentally after running around the court and the training ground. Tired of dealing with the media, he said angrily, "Shaq did it too", pushing Shaq O'Neal to the forefront.

He was angry with his teammates for not speaking for him, and chose an extremely irrational way of counterattacking.

Shaq O'Neal also publicly counterattacked because of this, accusing Kobe of making such a mess, so he should have the consciousness to bear it alone!

According to news from within the Lakers, these two people have stopped talking to each other on the training ground now!

The "OK" duo is the foundation of the Lakers, and the rift between them has also made Lakers fans worried about the upcoming new season.

The Heat's record last season ranked third from the bottom in the East and fourth from the bottom in the league, failing to make the playoffs.

In the summer of this season, only three rookies were signed in a row.

The only signing is a "pdd".

Although they all have potential, especially Woody and Wade, it will take time to realize their potential. They don't think the Heat can make a big breakthrough in the new season, so the media led by ESPN ranked them tenth in the Eastern Conference.

This position has also been lowered by one in the latest team strength rankings.

Because of the sudden change in the management of the Heat, Pat Riley retired from the background and no longer served as the head coach of the Heat.

Stan Van Gundy is the head coach.

The Van Gundy brothers served as assistant coaches to Pat Riley when they were with the New York Knicks.Therefore, the outside world is not surprised that he came to inherit this position.But the whole thing happened suddenly, so it caused a lot of discussion.

Pat Riley said in an interview: "All this is for the future of this team. My energy is no longer enough to allow me to focus on the two positions of head coach and general manager at the same time. For this team, I also There must be a trade-off!"

but……

After all, this is Stan Van Gundy's first head coaching role.

For the "rookie" team led by this "rookie" coach, the media are even less optimistic about their prospects, and ESPN even ranked them No. 13 in the Eastern Conference.

This should be the lowest-ranked team among the rookie-centered teams this year.

Among other teams centered on rookies in the 03 class, the Cleveland Cavaliers are ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference. The ESPN reporter believes that "as long as LeBron James adapts as fast as he did in the summer league, this team may even have a rookie team." The possibility of reaching the playoffs in just one season!"

The Cavaliers have Ricky Davis, who averaged 20 points per game last season, and Big Z, who was just selected as an Eastern All-Star last season. They are all players in their prime, and they use Magic Johnson as a template LeBron James...

Everyone knows that ESPN is blowing LeBron James, but let alone, in terms of lineup strength, in the Eastern Conference where the West is strong and the East is weak, this is really the configuration for reaching the playoffs!
The Raptors with Chris Bosh are also hovering between eighth and ninth in the East, but it has nothing to do with Bosh. The main reason is that Vince Carter is back from injury, and Vince Carter is there. The Raptors have entered the playoffs for three consecutive years. If Vince Carter hadn't been injured last season, they would have entered the playoffs with a high probability.

In addition, the Nuggets with Carmelo Anthony are predicted to rank tenth in the Western Conference, but the overall record is predicted to be higher than the Cavaliers, but who made them in the highly competitive Western Conference?
The Pistons with Milicic are the highest-ranked team, ranking first in the Eastern Conference, which has nothing to do with Milicic.

The Pistons were originally the No. [-] team in the Eastern Conference!
Milicic wrangled with the team for almost 2 months in the summer, and finally paid more than 4 million. Finally, he came to the "gold rush land" America and successfully caught up with the Pistons' training camp.

It's just that the days after coming here are very unsatisfactory.

Larry Brown's positioning of him is actually an "inside tank and meat shield", which makes him a little at a loss on the training ground who cannot adapt to inside confrontation.

What he is more used to playing in Europe is "playing with the ball".

What broke him down even more was that it’s okay for Larry Brown to have problems with his team positioning. He also likes all kinds of "mental attacks" on him, and he always uses words like "fxxk you mother". He once had the urge to run away.

But these days when he came to the Pistons, he is very clear that Larry Brown has the right to speak. Even the general manager Joe Dumars turned a blind eye to him. The general manager is like this, let alone the players. up.

If this is a punch, I am afraid that his "American Dream" will end before it begins.

So he can only choose to endure.

He suddenly missed that when he was in Europe, he could fight unscrupulously in nightclubs, open a bottle of whiskey without restraint, and even get angry for no reason.

"Of course he is the most correct choice for this team. Needless to say? He is getting better and better. Of course, there is still a long time before I look forward to it, but I can guarantee that he It's getting better and better, let's wait and see what happens next!"

Larry Brown accepted the interview with a smile on his face. The moment he walked into the player tunnel, his face suddenly became gloomy. He turned his head and said to the assistant coach next to him:

"Bring me the training record of that little boy today, who can tell me, what's the use of this f*ck other than height? Is this guy a pig? What about others? Call me back, and add another two groups Training, I can't even do a top man, what else can I expect this pig to do? fxxk!"

Damn guy, I knew I would pick Carmelo Anthony!

After Larry Brown finished cursing, he muttered in his heart.

In fact, he didn't want to choose Milicic, but because Joe Dumars wanted to choose Woody, he chose Milicic...

The reason!
The rights are all fought for, and the Pistons finally selected Milicic with the second pick in the first round, which represented his victory.

Originally, he thought that this guy was in good physical condition, and he would be able to play a role on the defensive end no matter what. If the defensive end stood firm, and there were so many people on the offensive end, it shouldn't be a problem to average eight or nine points per game.

But he really didn't expect that such a big and thick guy would be a "soft guy"!
Even the most basic "top person card position" is difficult to guarantee the quality.

What a piece of trash!

But he let out all his words, and Milicic had to live as he wanted.

There is a kind of "doing", called Larry Brown thinks he can do it!

Stan Van Gundy also met the newcomers of the Heat during this period. He has no problem integrating into this team. After all, he used to be Pat Riley's assistant coach. He knows everything related to basketball. I learned it from Pat Riley's ass, and it belongs to the same strain.

Moreover, when Pat Riley formulated the offensive and defensive tactics for the new season, he also discussed with him, including the finalization of the starting list, and he even participated in the whole process.

"We hope that we can work together very happily. I am very optimistic about our team. We have too many talented players, so I don't think we are only No. 12 or even lower in the East. Give this league a little from Miami. Shock it!"

As the head coach stood in front of the Heat players' first speech, Stan Van Gundy successfully conquered all the Heat players with his hoarse voice.

Including Woody.

Passionate blood is the main theme of youth!
However, in Woody's eyes, the most eye-catching thing is the chin that has three or four floors, which makes people want to reach out and say "Duang Duang Duang"!
On October 10th, the preseason came, and a new poster was posted on the advertising wall of the American Airlines Arena:
The Heat's No. 95 Woody and No. 3 Dwyane Wade stood side by side, with the confidence on their faces that countless Heat fans were looking forward to.

In the "post-Mourning era", the Heat seem to have found a new owner!

On the day before the preseason, Pat Riley announced the arrival of the first deal since he stepped down as the head coach. He sent Russell Butler to the Kings in exchange for Gerald Hua of the Kings. Lace!
The second-round pick in 02, Rasoul Butler, averaged 6.8 points per game last season, averaged 2.4 three-pointers per game, hit 1.1 three-pointers per game, and made 46.3% of his three-pointers!

For the Kings of the Princeton system, it is a very good supplement.

相比于他，国王队送出的是他们上赛季场均出场只有12.1分钟，场均只有4.2分2.2篮板的球队No.12人01年首轮25号顺位杰拉德-华莱士。

Rough technique, he is not liked by coach Rick Adelman.

In the training camp of the new season, Gerald Wallace almost fell out of the rotation and couldn't even play a few training games.

Because it was a small deal, there were not many people discussing it, but in the view of Artz, the Heat team reporter, the Heat made a profit from this deal.

He has a certain understanding of Gerald Wallace, let alone his ability, but this is definitely a motivated player, full of enthusiasm and energy in the game.

In terms of style of play, it's definitely the kind of player Pat Riley likes.

Exactly, this is also the most important reason why Pat Riley chose to trade him.

He likes that the team is full of energy "crazy".

The Heat played their first preseason game at home against the Chicago Bulls.

Compared with the regular season, the exposure of the preseason is still much lower, especially here is Miami.Fiery Miami fans aren't as crazy about basketball as they are surfing on the beach.

However, I don't know if the choice of Woody and Wade is really in line with their wishes, and it also brought them fantasy.

Thousands of Miami fans came to American Airlines Arena tonight.

This is pretty good. After all, this is not a giant like the Lakers, with tens of thousands of "die-hard fans." Their interest really does not attract so many fans.

Eddie Jones and Grant didn't play for long in this game. They were put off after more than 6 minutes in the first quarter, and never played again.Stan Van Gundy gave Woody, Wade and Haslem enough playing time as well as the newly added Gerald Wallace.

The opposite is the same, they are basically rookies, they played almost 36 minutes in Hinrich, the seventh overall pick in the first round this year.

There are also basically "training camp contract workers". The fate of these players will be decided in these preseason games, whether they will be eliminated or converted into guaranteed contracts.

So very hard.

But even if these players stay, they are just "water dispenser players", so positive is positive, and the intensity of this game is not much different from the summer league.

At most, the "level [-] typhoon" has become a "level [-] typhoon".

Woody played 32 minutes and 15 seconds, made 11 of 6 shots, 5 of 3 free throws, and scored 15 points. In addition, he had 12 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.

"I'm still adjusting my form, I think my performance will get better and better!"

In an interview after the game, Woody confidently stated that he could still be stronger.

The confidence in this statement comes from the changes in his attribute panel.

With the help of Mourning, the two aspects of defensive rebounds and offensive rebounds have both increased to 80 points and reached 81 points, which allowed him to successfully unlock another badge "rebound sense".

He now has a rebound prediction far beyond the average "rebound king".

But he still needs to get used to it.

In addition, under the guidance of Mourning, the two-time "block king", Woody, who has a potential value of 94 points in blocking shots, has also increased his ability in blocking shots, breaking through 80 points.

In addition, in general, he has reached the general All-Star level of physical fitness-although in terms of physical fitness, except for injury resistance, none of his statistics have reached more than 90 points, but he has basically reached 80 points. There are quite a few players with points above 85 points. Even in the NBA, there are very few players who can be like him. His physical fitness is so comprehensive that there are almost no shortcomings!
Like his old teammate LeBron James, his strength has indeed improved in the summer league, but the flexibility of his body has obviously declined.

Therefore, LeBron James' physical fitness has reached the "All-Star level", and Woody's physical fitness has also reached the "All-Star level".

It's just a "partial subject" and a "comprehensive" one!
If this is the college entrance examination...

Not sure who gets the highest score!
But what pleased Woody the most was his offensive performance in this game.

The number of shots is not many, and most of them are open runs... These are the means for his survival!

But because the Heat's main focus in the new season is defensive counterattack.

So his methods have become the mainstream instead!

Originally, he was worried that his own ball handling skills were not enough, and he would not have a sense of presence on the offensive end.

But now it seems that the NBA's tactical system has greatly improved a player!
As long as the tactics of the entire team serve this player and are in line with this player's ability characteristics, then the power he can display is greater than the ability he possesses!

This makes Woody look forward to the arrival of the new season even more.

　The second is coming.

　　Regarding Milicic's character traits, these are also the author's verification.

　　After Milicic was in the Pistons, he had the habit of drinking and fighting, he did not accept opinions, he was arbitrary, and he was arrogant. These are his own words, as evidenced by his own interviews.

　　Then his former teammates in Europe also said that he always got angry for no reason.

　　In addition, his wife confirmed that Milicic's temper is easy to lose control, especially after coming to the NBA, he reached the peak in the Grizzlies.

　　Then, Milicic ridiculed Paul Gasol for thinking he was a softie, and later mocked the native American players as crybabys, and said Love was a data brush.

　　You can say that what he said are all facts, but at the same time you have to admit that his character is indeed not completely inner.

　　It's just that he has a sad buff on him, which makes people want to speak for him.

　　These words, I will take screenshots to respond to the previous questions, but it’s too tiring to always explain, I just search the information and write the plot I want, and I don’t have time.So I generally don't explain it. If there are many doubts, I may post this chapter.above.

　　
　
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