basketball pope

Chapter 701 [The lineup is strengthened, new 14 people! 】

On the 14th, the Mavericks and the hero of last season's championship, the starting center Marc Gasol completed a high-paying contract extension, 4 million for 5800 years, the management is optimistic that Gasol will become an All-Star.

The Mavericks gave up Brandon Haywood, signed the lanky, ultra-mobile power forward Brandon White, and then re-signed fringe Cardinal for a minimum salary.

Although no strongman has been poached, the Mavericks have retained the core lineup from last season and are still the favorites to win the championship.

The Lakers made another big move. They signed Troy Murphy and Mike Roberts, two insiders who can shoot. Outside, they signed Jeremy Lin, a Chinese point guard, as a substitute for Nash and Fisher.

At the press conference where the new aid joined, Kobe Bryant welcomed several people, and according to the advice of the management and his agent, he took on the attitude of Corporal Lixian.

He actually welcomes Pau Gasol the most, and others don't get his approval for the time being.The media has analyzed that everyone's sister-in-law is one of the most suitable insiders for Kobe. His style is like Yao Ming.

The Nets also made a big trade, sending power forward Humphries, third overall pick Kanter, Anthony Morrow, Deron Williams and a protected 2012 first-round pick from the Bobcats.

This transaction is called a win-win situation. The Bobcats have lost patience with Deron, so they chose point guard Kemba Walker. They gave up the contract renewal of blue-collar center Chandler. The interior is empty and needs potential rookie training.

Yao Ming is happy now. Delong is one of the point guards who is best at playing pick-and-rolls. He is the right partner for Yao Ming, who is used to covering mid-lane and making jump shots.

On the 16th, the Clippers announced the renewal of veteran insider Kurt Thomas. He will continue to serve as the leader of the locker room. He did very well last season. The Clippers do not need him to play on the court, and they need him to be the team's bond in peacetime. agent, enlighten newcomers, impart experience.

On the 17th, the Clippers signed rookies Faried and Parsons, both on 4-year contracts, Faried 3+1, the contract is slightly larger, Parsons 2+2 contract, a total of only 370 million US dollars.

At this time, Parsons did not feel that he was being exploited. As a second-round rookie, the longer the contract, the more time to perform.Although he can rely on his face to eat, he wants to conquer others with his skills.

The Clippers have a 14-man lineup for the new season.

Centers: Aaron Gray, Tyson Chandler, Kurt Thomas.

Power forwards: Kenneth Faried, Blake Griffin, Chandler Parsons.

Small forwards: Rudy Gay, Sean Battier.

Shooting guards: Danny Green, Tony Allen, Kyle Korver.

Point guards: Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Gary Neal.

At this time, many Clippers fans felt pessimistic and left messages on the Clippers official website to express their dissatisfaction.

"The lineup is still not strong enough. The biggest signing is actually Tyson Chandler, or the annual salary of 29 million. Where is he worth this price? He is [-] years old and has no potential to tap. It's better to stay with Jordan."

Others take the Rockets trade as an example. "The Rockets signed Dalem Potter for $1370 million for two years, $700 million in the first year, $670 million in the second year, and the second year's contract is not fully guaranteed. The Rockets can buy him for $150 million. Second-year contract buyout. Why didn't the Clippers dig him? Last season's 8.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks felt better than Chandler."

Looking at the data, Dalem Porter is indeed better than Chandler. He only plays 26 minutes per game, and the efficiency is amazing.But in fact, the defense of the two is not at the same level at all. Chandler can take the best defensive player and get a lot of playing time on the dream team.

"Why not sign a star? Caron Butler, Jamal Crawford can all afford it."

"After hyping it for so long, the Clippers ended up with about the same salary as last season, with only two high salaries, but Dunleavy was replaced by Chandler, barely reaching the salary cap."

"I have signed a few blue-collar workers. Is it because of the rookies to compete for the championship? Shane is already dead."

Experts analyzed the signing and signing, and also felt that the Clippers were not outstanding, and only gave a B-level evaluation.

Yang Rui's omission was calm. Like Chandler, Shane's evaluation was much lower than in his previous life.He didn't make the playoffs or make the All-Defensive Team in the past few years with the Grizzlies, and many people are forgetting that he's a great 3-and-D player.

In Yang Rui's view, if the Clippers can't win the championship this season, he, the head coach, should commit suicide.

In the main attack, Griffin, Paul, Guy, and Curry have their own strengths, and Korver and Neil are three-pointed.

For the main defense, Tyson Chandler, Tony Allen and Shane Battier are enough for the opponent to stand.If the Clippers always focus on defense, plus Gay, Paul, and Danny Green, they can prevent the opponent from crying.

The Clippers' current lineup depth can only dig defensive players. Those who attract fans and are good at attacking stars will definitely be useless as long as they join the Clippers.Last season, the ball was not easy to divide. Four people attacked, and the others shot three-pointers and defended the most suitable.

In the team training, the person who chatted with Yang Rui the most was Farid. Yang Rui personally guided him and assigned him tasks, which made him flattered.Among the rookies, he is an immediate force, and Yang Rui is looking forward to his rebounding.

Yang Rui arranged the task, which surprised Farid.

"Kenneth, your draft template is Rodman, but I think you're more like Marion, I need you to play like him, run and play, cut from the floor, use your speed advantage, I need you on offense Helping the team is not just about rebounding and being a blue-collar player. I will reuse you, and you also need to practice mid-range shooting, just practice a point in the middle."

In the previous life, the Farids were nicknamed "Orcs", and Marion was also a famous "birds and beasts" at his peak, with all kinds of air-cut dunks and a flat head.Both are short forwards who can average double figures in rebounding as long as they keep playing time.Marion's efficiency at the 4th position is obviously stronger than that of the [-]rd position.

Coincidentally, Griffin is also very similar to Stoudamire. His mid-range shot is not as accurate as Stoudemire, and he is better at coordinating passes.

Originally, Yang Rui wanted Faried to practice grabbing a rebound and launching a counterattack to grab more rebounds.After a few days of practice, it was found that Faried's passing was unqualified, making him prone to errors with long passes instead of forming assists.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Faried's coping ability has not been developed, and he averaged 1.2 assists per game at his peak. If he is forced to develop in that direction, there will be no good results.

Yang Rui changed his plan and asked Griffin to protect the backcourt rebounds and launch a counterattack with a pass. It was accurate and the effect was much better.

Griffin's style is indeed very similar to James. He also likes to pass the ball. As long as Griffin is good at long passing, he will have more assists next season.

In this way, Paul can also play the fast break. Both of them are organizational points and cooperate very well.

Not only Yang Rui, but assistant coaches Steve Kerr and Tyron Lu also felt that it was the right decision to send Jordan away, and they launched a counterattack faster than last season.

Chandler's passing ability is average, but he will dribble the ball and assign backcourt rebounds to his teammates. Paul and Griffin can quickly counterattack with a pass.

They all believe that the Clippers can win the championship this season.

There are only two preseason games this season. The opponent the Clippers are looking for is the Lakers. They don’t even need to sit on the bus and warm up at the door.

Many Lakers fans and Comey on the Internet were in a wave before the game. They satirized that the Clippers wanted to become the hegemon of Los Angeles as a wishful thinking. This season, the Lakers will let them go.

Kobe is even more determined to win. ESPN ranks players. He is only 9th this year. He intends to go all out to play these two preseason games and let people see what is the return of the king!
(End of this chapter)