Guo Xu has been staying in Los Angeles during the holidays, and when he has no scenes, he hangs out with his friends and occasionally visits the crew.

Austin Nichols finished filming the movie "Time and Space Traveler", and the company has set a time for release during Thanksgiving in November. Jason Richardson got bored in Sacramento after joining the Kings and went to Los Angeles to play with them.

The entertainment activities of the three of them are not atmospheric at all, just like when they were children, eating, chatting, and playing games.

Richardson has completely lost his ambition in the basketball world, and he has distanced himself from Guo Xu by a large margin, and the Kings only want to strive for good statistics and pursue a big contract. It's hard, and there's Stephen Jackson and Kevin Martin on the team, and the three of them have to share playing time.

Guo Xu couldn't bear to hit Fa Xiao, so he could only suggest that he play healthy basketball, and not to get injured in order to brush data and cause his quality to decline.

He is actually worse than in his previous life, he entered the league a year earlier, and his contract expires in 2009. Even if he has good stats, it will be difficult to get a big contract if he can't win with the Kings. In his previous life, he had at least created the Black Eight Miracle with his teammates with the Warriors, and now he doesn't even have this achievement.

If Richardson can't get a big contract in 2009 and there is no good team to go to, Guo Xu is certainly willing to pull him. Now that his annual salary is about the same as Marion's, he has never been selected as an All-Star with a high salary and low salary, and the Suns will definitely not trade him to the team.

Guo Xu played in Los Angeles until October, when the "Chloe" movie was finally finished, he and Meghan returned to Phoenix together, and Daddario and Amber began living together in Los Angeles.

On October 3, the Suns held a media day in Phoenix, and the new season was about to begin.

Before the start of the preseason, Brian Colangelo signed another point guard, Shamond Williams.

Shamond is not a strong player, playing in a total of 55 games for the Magic and Hornets last season, and can score 4.8 points and 2.2 assists in 14.4 minutes, shooting 37.5% from the field and 30% from three-point range.

The Suns signed Shamond just in case, and if Guo Xu is injured again, the Suns won't have just Lowry as a point guard. At least Shamond has good dribbling skills, can shoot three-pointers, pass the ball through the half-court, and stand on the outside and wait for an opportunity to catch the ball.

The players were photographed and interviewed together. Guo Xu, Stadamyer, and Roy took core makeup photos.

Guo Xu commented on his new teammates. 'They can help the team and they all fit into the tactical system, especially Grant Hill, who is a great veteran and has a lot of experience. With the Suns, he doesn't have to take on too many offensive tasks with the ball, and he will definitely be able to get out of the injury and get back to the feeling of his youth. ”

Thomas Carter has already checked Hill's knee and is recovering very well, as long as he controls his playing time and doesn't change his pace as quickly as he did when he was younger. Both conditions can be met, Hill has long dared not force a breakthrough, and his playing time with the Suns will not exceed 30 minutes.

After chatting for a while, the reporter asked Guo Xu to evaluate other teams, those competitors who have improved their strength.

"Kobe Bryant has joined the Warriors, do you think the Warriors can threaten the Suns in the new season? Their lineup looks strong. ”

Guo Xu thought about it and said seriously: "Kobe Bryant is very good, and there are many stars and potential stars of the Warriors, but they need some time to run in." So I'm not optimistic about them, they should be in the playoffs in the new season, but it's hard to go far. ”

The reporter asked: "Which team are you most optimistic about?" ”

"I'm most optimistic about the Rockets in the West, they have excellent stars inside and outside, and they can balance offense and defense. The East is the Celtics, they make up the Big Three, the quality of the role players is also good, the overall strength is very strong, they are very likely to break through in the East, and they will be very competitive before the Big Three get old. ”

The Chinese reporters who were present asked Guo Xu to comment on Yao Ming, who said that Yao Ming is a super insider, one of the top three centers in the NBA, and has the strength to compete for the first center.

This is not a compliment, just look at the data to know how good Yao Ming is, his scoring ability can rank in the top five among all active interior lines, the low-post heads-up efficiency is super high, and the opponent can easily score 30 points without wrapping him.

Yao Ming's flaw is a lack of physical strength, and his efficiency will decrease after playing for a long time, and he also suffers from slow movement on the defensive end.

Guo Xu believes that the Rockets are an unexpected competitor, and the Suns can only fight with them to attack, and it is not easy to defend. This means that the Rockets have a chance to beat the Suns, and the key is to see which team's star plays better.

Guo Xu also answered some questions about the movie. "The new film is going very well, and it will probably be released in February next year."

The reporter asked: "What is the theme this time?" Are you good at romantic comedies? ”

"I can't reveal the plot, everyone will know when they go to the theater, if you say too much, it will lack a lot of fun. I can only say that this is different from "The Innocence of the Dancer" back then, and it is a new attempt by me and Meghan. ”

After the training camp opened, Guo Xu and his teammates practiced together for a few days before participating in the preseason, and their condition recovered well.

However, it was only the first game of the playoffs, and Guo Xu felt that the atmosphere of the Suns was different from last season.

In the past, in the preseason, he was lazy alone, and everyone else played very hard, but now everyone is lazy together, playing very casually like playing, and he can't lift his spirits when defending.

As a result, they lost to the Warriors 95-100 in the first game, and several Warriors stars led by Kobe Bryant played very actively, and Guo Xu, who had a season off, couldn't stop heavy guard Byron Davis.

In Game 2, the Suns' defense went wrong again, losing 101-107 to the Lakers. Joe Johnson blasted Roy, hitting six three-pointers on 70 percent shooting and finishing with 34 points and five assists.

After defeating the Kings, Clippers, and Hawks, the Suns lost to the Celtics 86-93 and the Timberwolves 91-100, and finally finished with a 3-4 record in the preseason.

Guo Xu and Xiao Si have a tacit understanding in blocking and dismantling attacks, and Roy is also more active on the offensive end, but people in other positions in the positional battle like to stand still, and they are too casual when they counterattack. Not everyone can guarantee a hit rate by grabbing shots at will like Guo Xu.

There was also a bit of a problem with the Suns' lineup, and Hill was not suitable to start with Roy. Hill's mid-range shooting is average, barely shooting three-pointers, and he excels at attacking from mid-range, with or without the ball. Roy's three-point shooting percentage is also average, with the two positions overlapping slightly.

Anthony Parker is a consistent three-point shooting point, and the No. 3 defense is a little worse. Roy starts with Ragabel as a small forward, and the defensive end will suffer, and Roy playing small forward will be under pressure when playing against him, which will also increase the likelihood of injury.

The wing defense is not as good as Marion's time, Marion is also good at grabbing rebounds, and is one of the league's strongest small forwards with rebounding ability.

Another pitfall for the Suns is that they have too many players in contract years.

Vallejo, Bale, Parker, Tim Thomas are all contract years. They want to play the stats and strive for a high salary in the coming year, and they can't help but want to increase the number of shots. They all have titles, like Bale has won four consecutive championships, even a low-key player like him is selfless. He is not short of honor, but he is really short of money.

Not to mention someone like Thomas with a negative playing record, who would have jumped out of his contract in the summer if the Suns hadn't given him a player option. Now he is very talkative on the surface, he is lazy on the defensive end when he plays, and he is only active on the offensive end.

The sun is starting to weaken......