The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 217 [Win the preseason game]

In the new season, the competition within the Clippers will be very fierce.Mutombo will definitely not play, and the remaining 14 will share playing time.

Ye Feng will definitely occupy a starting spot.Last season, Thibodeau already revealed a signal. In order to enhance the offensive power of the bench lineup, Josh Smith is likely to serve as a substitute. Morrow practiced three-pointers during the holidays and represented the Clippers in the summer league, showing a good performance. Competitive state, likely to be reused.Tony Allen and Barnes defend well and will surely get some playing time.Dorell Wright has the height advantage and Marcus Thornton is the least likely to get a chance.

Thornton also practiced for a summer break.He thought he would be traded, but ended up staying with the Clippers.He knows that staying is not necessarily a good thing, and it is difficult to get playing time.The only good news is that the 2+2 contract was obtained.In order not to lose his job after two years, he must practice harder than others.

The insider McGee has learned a lot under the guidance of Mutombo, and his single-defense ability has improved.But Love shoots better, has a certain degree of confidence in three-point shots from three positions, and is better than McGee in rebounding. Playing small ball tactics, he will definitely occupy a starting position in the new season. McGee mainly plays with Hayes. and Gortat compete for playing time.

The starting point guard is of course Kidd, and the others rotate.

The Clippers did not invite players for trial training in the preseason training camp. The number of signings is full, and there is no need for trial training. In this case, it is meaningless to call people.

On the media meeting day on the 28th, Ye Feng was interviewed by reporters and said that he was very optimistic about the prospects of the team. "We have only one goal this season, and that is to win the championship! There are many strong teams in the Western Conference, but the Clippers are outstanding and have a way to deal with all teams."

The reporter asked: "Who do you think the Clippers' main competitor is?"

"Lakers in the West, Celtics in the East."

The reporter asked: "Which players in the team helped you the most?"

"We're helping each other, and everyone's trying to play at their level."

Thibodeau agreed with Ye Feng's statement in an interview, saying that players will be rotated according to the quality of the players and will give opportunities to newcomers.

In the team's first public training session, the arena stands were packed.With the success of last season, Los Angeles has more and more fans supporting the Clippers.As soon as Ye Feng appeared on the stage, everyone started to applaud. Originally, only Kobe could enjoy the treatment, but now he also got it.

Ye Feng found Kidd first, and asked with a smile: "Jason, how is the house? Has the family come?"

Kidd shook hands with him vigorously, and said with a smile, "Everyone is here, thank you."

Donald Sterling knows many real estate developers in Los Angeles, and Kidd can get a discount when buying a house.This is also an additional benefit for the players, but the league will not check, as long as it is not the Sterling family who directly gave the house.

Kidd does now have the idea of ​​dying in Los Angeles.He didn't know that Ye Feng had already done him another big favor.If he stayed in Dallas, his daughter Shane would hang out with a group of cronies, become addicted to drug abuse, and be forced to enter a drug rehabilitation center for detoxification of drugs and alcohol.Now in Los Angeles, maybe this trouble can be avoided.

For the first group confrontation, Stephen Curry was eye-catching. His handsome face was very attractive and he was very capable. Thibodeau specially arranged him in the starting lineup to partner with Ye Feng during the group training.

As long as he gets an open shot, Curry will almost certainly make a shot, and even Anthony Morrow feels inferior to him.His body is very thin, and he suffers defensively as a shooting guard, but his shooting touch is undoubtedly the best in the Clippers. His breakthrough is also good, and he can create scoring opportunities by himself. The man of the NCAA, the number one scoring champion in the United States, has extraordinary attack power.If he can be stronger and taller, he will be in the top three of the draft.After the Knicks chose Flynn, many fans expressed dissatisfaction. It is normal for them to like Curry.

Teammates praised Curry's shooting.Thibodeau said bluntly in an interview with reporters: "I used to think that there would be no better pitcher than Ray Allen. Looking at it now, if Curry can maintain his current state, he may surpass Ray Allen in the future."

Curry is not comprehensive, but only with one-handed shooting skills, Thibodeau will also reuse him because he can score.

Marcus Thornton also pleased the coaching staff. If given the ball to him, he is more powerful offensively than Barea.At this time, Thibodeau was glad that Ye Feng insisted on keeping Thornton, he was more suitable for the Clippers than Blair.He can not only shoot three-pointers from the outside, but also can hold the ball to the inside to fight big men or fall to the low area to single-handedly play opponents, with comprehensive skills.These characteristics are very similar to Ben Gordon.The difference is that Ben Gordon was the No. [-] pick, but Thornton fell to the second round.

Unlike last year's slam dunk performance, this year's open training game is more about shooting three-pointers from the outside, and several shooters performed very well.Both players and fans are full of confidence in the new season.With Ye Feng attacking in the low post, pitchers on the outside, and someone organizing, if this lineup was the same last season, the Jazz must not be an opponent.

Of course, there will be people who are more depressed, such as Barea, who almost became the savior of the Clippers in the playoffs last season, dealing with the Lakers.Now with Curry and Kidd, he will become a marginal man again.

Ye Feng fought Smith for real in the training match.Both are very hardworking, not at all polite.The audience wondered if there was something wrong with their relationship.In fact, during the training last season, they often played the real game, which made it easier to improve.

A few days of closed training followed.Thibodeau also let the players try the tactics that Ye Feng came up with, and went through a series of adjustments, and the results were good.A week later, Curry and Thornton began to integrate into the team.They began to learn the crotch dribble from Hardaway.Hardaway taught Lowry and Chalmers failed last season, and this time he is confident in turning Curry into a backcourt master.

The atmosphere of the Clippers is good, and there are some differences from other teams. For example, the Clippers do not play big names. Ye Feng, who is the core, does not need others to help carry the bag. The rookies only need to help the veterans Mutombo and Kidd. .In addition to Barnes, the Clippers team is also full of good-tempered players who will help each other during training.Furthermore, the owner is a beautiful woman who watches the game every day. This is the unique landscape of the NBA, which makes a group of men play harder.

On October 10, the preseason kicked off.The Clippers played with a full lineup, but Thibodeau did not allow Ye Feng, Love, Kidd and other hard-core main players to play at their full potential. They replaced after only 5 minutes of play. The focus was to inspect new players and practice tactics.McGee's performance is much better than last season. The defense has sent big caps many times, the offensive end can also hit mid-range shots, and he can also participate in fast breaks.Thornton, Curry, Morrow, Barea and others also played well. The veteran who played the longest time was Josh Smith. He was very leadership in the preseason, averaging 10 points, 18 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals cap.

The Clippers defeated the Warriors twice, defeated the Nuggets, Spurs, Suns, Trail Blazers, and the Lakers, and ended the preseason with a record of 7 wins and 0 losses.

In the game against the Lakers, Artest took the initiative to challenge Ye Feng, but Ye Feng didn't play hard. He just supported the offense at a high position and created opportunities for his teammates.After playing for two seasons, Ye Feng gradually understood the benefits of supporting the offense. He knew where to pass the ball in the low post and high post.

Pau Gasol missed the game with a strained right hamstring in his first preseason game.Kobe was not very excited about playing, and the Clippers won the game smoothly.

In the preseason, Ye Feng averaged only 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block per game. He only made a symbolic appearance, and he attracted a lot of spectators. Every time he scored a goal, the fans applauded, as if he had scored a key goal.

All media experts can see that the Clippers stay strong, even so, they still beat many teams, and their strength has indeed improved.

Thibodeau already has a plan in mind. In the new season, he plans to closely combine the defensive formation with the running and bombing offense. Love and Kidd are responsible for rebounding, and the other three are responsible for fast breaks.Such a style of play would be too much for a team composed of many veterans. Ye Feng's strength in singles is in the position, and Kidd's organization can also be upgraded to a higher level.

After the preseason, the players partyed and had a two-day holiday. What awaited them was a long 82 regular season games.

Perhaps it was a deliberate arrangement by the league. The Clippers' first two opponents were away games against the Lakers and Jazz.Both games can be said to be battles of revenge.

Meeting two playoff teams in a row, Ye Feng didn't feel that the schedule was unlucky.He is confident of winning both games.In the past, the strength was not good, and the playoff team felt that it was a devil's schedule. Now it should be the opponent who feels the "devil".

The Lakers lineup has not changed much this season. They found several players to participate in the trial training, Thomas Kelati, Tony Gaffney, Tenamuru Elonu, etc... In the end, only one insider was left. Sh. Powell.Powell is an abandoned general of the Grizzlies and also played against the Clippers, one of Ye Feng's trading chips.

In the opening game, the Clippers received good news that Paul Gasol will miss the game against the Clippers.He is recovering slowly and will have to rest for at least a week.

The Clippers are strong and strong, and Dorell Wright, Hayes, and Mutombo did not enter the 12-man entry list.Which two people should take turns off is a headache for Thibodeau.The most fringe players are Thornton and Hayes, and when these two can play a role, it depends on the opponent's lineup.

The reason why Wright didn't make the squad was not because of injuries, but because he caused trouble off the court!Some of his indecent photos were circulated on the Internet through twitter, and "***" broke out!Mr. Chen is taking pictures of others, so the photos are eye-catching, but Wright is taking pictures of himself, which disgusts a group of people... These photos are all intercepted from a private video taken last year, and recently some people uploaded these photos to some websites and were quickly spread .Wright has been in trouble more than once, and in August he had his driver's license suspended for DUI.

Wright issued an apology statement for the *** incident, but the Clippers uniform team decided to impose an internal punishment on him and suspend him for five games to let him sober up.

With Wright here, McGee almost got rid of the title of "brainless".
On October 10th, the Staples Center, the Los Angeles opener will be staged!
(End of this chapter)