Chapter 933 [The Sea and the Sky, Reconstruction Success]
In the first game of the Suns, 7 people scored double-doubles, Guo Xu and Roy scored 20+.
At the press conference, D'Antoni praised the two new interior starters and praised the veteran O'Neal. Before the start of the season, many people were not optimistic about the Suns' interior lineup, and as a result, they all played well.
When asked by reporters why O'Neill didn't start, D'Antoni said: "We talked about how to get the most out of him, which is to play at the right time and he is willing to accept the substitute position. ”
The Suns let O'Neal come off the bench to make the tide a little shorter, and if the opponent's bench just didn't have a meat shield center, his scoring efficiency would be very high, and the effort saving data would not be bad. In this game, O'Neal played 12 minutes and had 12 points and 5 rebounds.
O'Neal's mentality is different from Guo Xu's previous life, he has not won another championship after leaving the Lakers, and Kobe Bryant is a triple crown like him, and he is even worse.
O'Neal, who has been stumbling for 8 years, doesn't have such a strong desire to win, and he doesn't need to compete with Cole, and whether he can start or not is a new one for him.
Not starting is actually good for himself and the team, and he started poorly in the Green Army, moving slowly and only defending the penalty area, and lacking energy.
He only played 37 penalties and rested with serious injuries, and he didn't score a double-double. He ended up having one less championship ring than Kobe, changed teams and did not retire from touring, and retired gloomily.
Taking a step back, Han Tiantian is O'Neill's current situation, he is here to play with Guo Xu, not to be the boss.
As long as he doesn't have a ** and wants to open a little, life will be very happy. On the contrary, he has obviously slipped but can't let go of the glory of the past, and will only seek trouble for himself.
Allen Iverson just can't let go of his past, and after making that declaration that he doesn't want to play off the bench, no team wants to sign him this summer, including the 76ers.
On Oct. 25, Iverson agreed to play for two years for Turkey's Beskotas basketball club for $4 million.
Reporters were also interested in Ibaka, who had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks.
One asked: "Last season Serge Ibaka was just a fringe guy, but now he's a starter, what do you think of him?" ”
D'Antoni said: "He's got a lot of physicality and a lot of potential. He's been great in training and we all think he's more than capable of starting and he's going to get better and better. ”
Guo Xu also praised Ibaka. "I think he's going to be an All-Star in the future, and he just needs to make his shooting better."
Guo Xu's words are not only encouragement, but also show his teammates the way forward. Ibaka didn't practice the offensive ability with the ball until 2018, so there is no need to waste time to practice, and increasing the range is king.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Ibaka barely shot three-pointers in the first five seasons of the Thunder, and suddenly increased his shots in the sixth season, hitting 12 goals and shooting 376 from the field. By the '16-17 season, he was able to shoot 16 three-pointers and shoot 391 from the field.
As long as Ibaka is on the right track and is on catch-and-shoot, he can help the team. He has the potential to be a 3-and-D power forward, as long as he doesn't practice so late.
When it comes to the record, Guo Xu is completely low-key, reiterating that the goal of this season is to defend the title, saying that he is sure to help the Suns build a dynasty again.
If the team does not win three consecutive championships, it is not a dynasty, and Guo Xu cannot accept the loss, and he firmly believes that the Suns have the ability to defend the title.
Guo Xu and Roy have been running in for four years, and Xing Sol, who has a high ball quotient, for two years, and their cooperation has been very tacit. The newcomers who joined are all friends who Guo Xu has cooperated, O'Neal is familiar with the triangle attack, and Guo Xu is familiar with Richardson. They settled into the team quickly, and the Suns didn't need to spend a lot of time grinding in.
Major media reported on the competition, and they all praised Guo Xu's leadership temperament, believing that he drove his new teammates to play well.
Cousins, a high-pick rookie from the Trail Blazers, was rated very poorly for 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists after playing 20 minutes, shooting 3-of-11 from the field and 2-of-4 from the field. When the score was behind, he was photographed many times with a sad expression, and his irritable emotions were written on his face, and he couldn't look at his mentality.
In the second half, the team fell behind by a large score, and Cousins was sent to punish and played blindly for a few minutes. He actually once hit a fast break without waiting for his teammates, and grabbed a three-point shot in the middle, but the result was of course iron, and the coach pressed him to the bench after that shot.
After watching the news, online fans were not surprised by the Suns' big win, they were more discussing Guo Xu's data.
"Jason's biggest enemy in the regular season is garbage time, which will prevent him from winning the scoring title, which would have been his, if he had played 35 minutes last season."
"If the Suns have the best regular season record this year, I don't know if Jason will win the regular season VP for a second consecutive year, and then it will be the second three-in-a-row."
"Sure enough, it doesn't matter if the sun doesn't leak, the number of shots is distributed to others, and the players are all catching and shooting, and the shooting rate will not be much worse. Guess when Apricot Sol and Ibaka will be selected as All-Stars? ”
"Dragic used to be a fringe man, and I feel like he's better than Lowry, and he can start in other teams."
In the game played the same day, the Rockets lost 107-114 to the Lakers. Yao Ming was in average condition after his comeback, scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
The elder Nelson retired in the summer, his physical condition no longer allowed him to continue working, and the Suns' head coach was replaced by "Refrigerator" McHale.
McHale poached a cumbersome Josh Howard on a high-paid long-term contract, and the Timberwolves' record dropped significantly last season, and he couldn't continue to work in the manager position. It was risky for the Rockets to find him as a coach, and he had only 94 years of experience coaching the Timberwolves.
After signing Bosh, the overall strength of the Lakers has improved significantly, he can block and pick up the ball and shoot in the middle, and he can also rely on technical breakthroughs in the face frame, and he looks like a big Maddie in No. 1.
Bosh will certainly be able to play better stats with the Lakers, Joe Johnson and Fisher both like to play outside the three-point line, and the main way to deliver assists after breaking through is to give pick-and-roll teammates. Bosh is an important scorer for the team, and Phil Jackson will also need him to take on some offensive duties with the ball.
Defensively, Bosh is mobile and responsible for pick-and-rolls, likes to pinch outside ball carriers, and sometimes saves from beyond the three-point line to interfere with shots, and his style complements Bogut.
The Cavaliers' opener was against the Knicks, which was the focus of the East, and the rebuilt Knicks lost to the Cavaliers 98-90.
He had a mediocre first game with the Knicks, playing 36 minutes and recording a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds while shooting just 438 from the field.
The Knicks won overall, and the offense blossomed more. Their rebuild was successful, with all six players scoring in double figures.
Wilson Chandler came off the bench to finish with 22 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks on 10-of-18 shooting, 1-of-3 three-pointers and 1-of-2 from the field.
Chandler and Gallinari combined for their contributions on the front line are not inferior to LeBron James, and Gordon Haud can only be used as a substitute to practice for 10 minutes, and the Knicks' wing strength is not Chen.
Starting point guard Raymond Felton is a ball lightning, fast, and sharp on the break.
Center Joakim Noah has excellent defense, can grab boards and blocks, and has a hand to play the ball on the offensive end, and his weaknesses are nothing but his lack of range. Playing power forward and Noah complement each other, he can open up space.
After trading Bagnani and dragging Eddie Curry to retire, the Knicks started to work.
Guo Xu found that he would become a favorable contender for the regular season VP this season, and if the Knicks beat the Cavaliers in the end, he would have a good chance of winning the award by greatly improving his record