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Time flies, and it's October.

More than a month of training made the Nets players look energetic.

"We are ready to work hard in the new season." Before the season began, Deron Williams was also confident in front of the media.

Deron's words did not attract much attention. Last season he shouted that he was ready to win the championship, but it turned out to be an empty talk.

However, the reaction of the outside world did not affect the morale of the Nets. They played a distinctive spirit in the preseason.

7 wins, 5 wins and 2 losses, played quite well.

Deron averaged only 18 minutes per game in these 7 games, but he handed over 12.3 points and 3.2 assists. His 52% shooting percentage was very eye-catching. After getting rid of his left ankle injury, his strength, At least 70% of the jazz period has been restored.

Delong's stability is of course even more gratifying to these newcomers of the team.

After Plalim was traded and left the team, Jokic became the team's first inside substitute. He played 25 minutes per game, handed over a data sheet of 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists. His shooting rate reached 51%, of course. What's amazing is his creative passing skills, the sharpness even covered the starting Brook Lopez.

Jonathan Simmons stood out from the competition with Darius Miller. He scored 3.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 23 minutes. The statistics are not outstanding, but his passion for basketball games can be seen with the naked eye. .

It can be said that the entire preseason game, these two newcomers became the new darlings of Brooklyn fans, one played enough, one played hard enough, one ignited the fans' emotions on the offensive end, and one brought the defensive end Come passion.

Of course, other newcomers such as Will Button (9.2 points, 2.6 rebounds), Moore (average of two three points, 7.2 points), Yi Jianlian (20 minutes, 12 points and 5 rebounds) and other newcomers performed very well.

This team that has undergone a major change during the offseason is really eye-catching. The fans have enough reasons to believe that they will make a great difference in the new season.

At the end of the preseason, the Nets also laid off Jordan Crawford and Darius Miller, and officially confirmed the team's 15-man roster.

Point guards: Deron Williams, Livingston, Taylor Johnson

Guards: Joe Johnson, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Moore

Small forward: Bojan Bogdanovic, Will Barton, Jonathan Simmons

Power forward: Yi Jianlian, Lavoie Allen, Mike Scott

Centers: Lopez, Jokic, Oden

Just after this, the 2014 ~ 2015 season finally came.

After a long period of long grass, the media and fans of the league have also been unable to hold back.

Before the season, ESPN, as in previous years, made a wave of strength predictions for the strength of each team in the new season.

The No. 1 team is the Thunder. After losing the defending team, they lost Tang Tian. How this team will play in the new season is worrying, but their lineup is still unprecedentedly strong, and teams still need to go. Challenging Alliance Public Enemy.

Ranked second is the Cavaliers. After trading Carrefour, signing James, and following a 15-year first-round signing deal with Tristan Thompson, the Big Three's team is unprecedentedly strong. The new season will be Will be the Thunder's most powerful opponent.

The third place is the defending champion Spurs. Although the GDP is one year older, as the team has strengthened year after year, people have believed that these three old guys will not really grow old, and Lenner Germany experienced a stronger baptism in the finals last season, and they have the hope of defending successfully.

The Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers ranked 4-8.

The ninth place is the Golden State Warriors. Although they were eliminated by the Clippers in the first round last season, they got Steve Cole, the former assistant coach of the former Tang Tian.

Looking at the performance of the first assistant coaches of Thibodeau and Casey, Cole, who has a higher basketball IQ, obviously makes people look forward to more, and the Warriors have a lot of offensive talent. After Mark Jackson laid the foundation, Cole It is bound to make them play their due strength on the offensive end.

The Warriors are followed by the Heat. The Heat lost James in the offseason, but they signed the former Cavaliers center Whiteside. The new Big Three is still strong in the East.

The Lakers, Bulls, Raptors, Mavericks, Wizards, and Eagles ranked 11-16.

These are the teams that are predicted to make the playoffs.

The Nets ranked 22nd among all teams.

The Sixers, Magic, Pistons, Hornets, Timberwolves, Kings, Jazz, Suns, all 8 are reconstruction teams.

In other words, in the ESPN prediction, the Nets are the team with the worst strength among the teams that are not clearly rebuilt.

The comments given by ESPN are: after losing Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce in succession, and one year old by Joe Johnson and Deron Williams, the biggest signing in the offseason is shooting choice Critic Yi Jianlian, when a team of 15 people has 5 people with a base salary, 3 people are rookies, and only 6 people can be considered NBA players, it is not realistic for you to expect such a team to play. .

Although they did well in the preseason, the preseason can never say anything.

ESPN's evaluation is not too much of a problem. This Nets team, after Billy King's continuous operation, is really rotten to the bone. If he wants to recover, luck is four or five years. If it is good, it will probably rot forever.

Tang Tian didn't pay much attention to this report from ESPN.

After experiencing past and present life, he knows that this kind of strength ranking of the media is used for shame.

As far as he can foresee, let's not talk about how the Nets will perform.

In previous lives, the Warriors and the Eagles were the first in their respective divisions-www.readwn.com-and they were enough to swell ESPN's face.

This prediction of ESPN is more like a paper strength competition. It rarely takes into account the chemical reaction and the construction of the team system. It is not too strange to be beaten.

The season is about to start, Tang Tian also went to the team to cheer for the players.

The league's opening game was full of gimmicks, and the Thunder hit the Cavaliers, which attracted almost all eyes.

The Nets played on the same day, but after the Battle of Focus, their opponent was the defending champion Spurs.

"It's definitely not an easy game, but I hope the team can play momentum and bring a victory to the home fans."

This is what Tang Tian said to Kidd and the players in the locker room. Although it is a bit difficult to know that winning, the NBA has always been a miracle place. No matter what the strength, you must try it.

Of course, more importantly, this is the opener. Even if you lose, you can't lose your temper. Otherwise, the momentum of the team's offseason will probably be lost. 8)