am i proud?

Chapter 18 The regular season is here

The Celtics played away again, and the Heat lost again.

The loss this time was not because of how much pressure the home fans of the Celtics' "North Shore Garden" arena gave them, nor was it because of Pierce and Walker, the "Celtics double star", played against the sky again, mainly because the Heat did not go all out.

It's just a preseason game. The Heat's record in the regular season last season was the second highest in the Eastern Conference. How could it be necessary to fight their opponents in the preseason?

The two veterans, Hardaway and Mason, played more than 35 minutes in the first game, and they must be allowed to rest more in this game.

The Heat have quite a few veterans this season. Hardaway is 34 years old, Mason is 34 years old, Marley is 35 years old, Green is 37 years old, Coswell is 32 years old, and there is a Mourning who is about to turn 31 years old...

Dissuaded by Spoelstra, Riley decided to play as many young players as possible in the next few preseason games.

One team's main force is trying its best to win, while the other team is running in the lineup and training new players, and the result is self-evident.

Although the team lost, Wang Dalin got 30 minutes of playing time in this game and performed well.He scored 19 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and also sent 2 blocks, but his shooting percentage was a little low. He only made 21 of 8 shots and 4 of 1 shots from outside the three-point line.

After the game, Wang Dalin completed another task and got 2000 points reward.This time he added 2 points to the ball control and 1 point to the mid-range shot. In this way, the ball control finally reached 60, and the mid-range shot finally reached 80.

Due to his excellent performance in two consecutive games, Wang Dalin played more than 30 minutes in each of the next four games.

这几场他的表现都不错，整个季前赛他场均拿到18.5分8.5篮板6助攻1.5盖帽，投篮命中率53.3%，三分命中率40%。

The reason why the data and efficiency are good is mainly because the purpose of everyone's preseason is the same as that of the Heat, mainly to run the lineup and train new players.

Who the hell looks like the Celtics?Playing in the preseason is like playing in the playoffs...the irony is that they still can't make the playoffs this year!
With such an excellent performance in the preseason, Wang Dalin's weight in the minds of Riley, Spoelstra and Askins and other coaching staff members has greatly increased.

On October 2000, 10, after the heat team's uniform team negotiated with Wang Dalin, he finally converted his non-guaranteed contract into a fully guaranteed contract in advance.

This result is actually a matter of course, but it is not entirely because of his performance in the preseason.This season, the Heat's lineup, whether it is the starting lineup or the depth of the bench, has declined slightly compared to last season. Riley hopes that Wang Dalin, a potential rookie, can strengthen the team's bench depth to a certain extent.

And Eddie House also performed well in the preseason. When he didn't play in the first game, he played no less than 16 minutes in the next five games. He averaged 10.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Among them, he made more than one three-pointer on the court, and his shooting percentage reached about 1%. The second-round pick also won the trust of the coaching staff with his performance.

As for Ernest Brown, this gentleman was laid off as expected.

季前赛上他每场都有上场，而且场均上场时间高达15分钟左右，结果他6场比赛总共也只拿到6分8篮板3助攻……简直是废物到了极点！

With the end of the preseason, the NBA regular season of the 2000-2001 season is finally about to kick off...

On Wednesday, November 2000, 11, 1 games were played on the first day of the regular season opener, and there were many intense game scenes and wonderful performances by the stars...

In the Lakers' 96:86 victory over the Trail Blazers, "Shark" O'Neal scored 36 points and 11 rebounds, which can only be regarded as a normal performance.

太阳虽然94:96惜败给了勇士，可贾森.基德砍下24分10篮板11助攻的三双，差一点就率队获得了胜利。

The Sonics also lost to the Grizzlies. Gary Payton also scored a triple-double with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and joined Kidd in the empty cut group.

The Pistons' 104:95 victory over the Raptors was particularly exciting, because the Pistons' Jerry Stackhouse scored 44 points and became the scoring leader on the first day of the regular season.

In addition, Tracy McGrady, who has entered the peak of his career, also led the Magic to defeat the Wizards. The score was 97:86. T-MAC scored 32 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

I said before that Pierce is the number one small forward in the league, so I have to say more here... Kobe, McGrady and Carter are all shooting guards this season, and they have been shooting guards for most of their careers.

On November 11, the Miami Heat finally ushered in their first opponent in the regular season. They will face the Orlando Magic at home!
This season, the Magic just signed Tracy McGrady with a seven-year $7 million maximum salary contract, and then traded Changkey Atkins and Ben Wallace to the Pistons boss Grant Hill. The combination of these two top swingmen, I am afraid that any opponent will tremble when they see it.

Fortunately, the Heat traded Eddie Jones this season, and Anthony Mason can also swing to the small forward position at any time, so that he will not be completely disadvantaged in the wing position.And the Magic just played a game yesterday, and today's game is back-to-back, so their physical fitness will be somewhat affected.

The day before the game, Spoelstra told Wang Dalin a piece of good news - he has been included in the big list for the game against the Magic.

It needs to be explained here that the team's squad can have a maximum of 1 people after January 10 each year, but the squad for each game can only have 15 people.

Generally speaking, first-year rookies like Wang Dalin are rarely included in the roster, unless you are a first-round pick or even a lottery pick.

For example, in the Heat's opening game, Eddie House did not enter the roster for the game. It's not that he is not strong enough, but the main reason is that the coaching staff trusts experienced veterans more.

At present, the team's starting point guard is Tim Hardaway, and the backup point guard is Anthony Carter. It is meaningless to add another point guard. Even if the coaching staff lets Eddie House enter the roster, so what?Could he still get playing time?

Due to Mourning's absence, the Heat's current inside strength has been greatly reduced. Grant often has to go to the center position. In this way, there must be a strong substitute at the power forward or even the small forward position. Riley believes that Wang Dalin is the most suitable candidate for the team.

On the afternoon of November 11, at the end of the team's last training session before the game, Riley announced the 1-man roster for the game, and also decided on the starting lineup.

Starting lineup: center Brian Grant, power forward Anthony Mason, small forward Eddie Jones, shooting guard Bruce Bowen, point guard Tim Hardaway.

Substitute lineup: centers AC. Green and Duane Coswell, power forwards Wang Dalin and Don McClenn, small forward Dan Marley, shooting guard Ricky Davis, point guard Anthony Carter.

Considering that Dan Marley, a veteran player, is 35 years old, and AC. Green is 37 years old, Wang Dalin sometimes has to play center or small forward, and his estimated playing time is about 12-15 minutes.

After returning home at night, Wang Dalin quickly clicked on the system interface. As he entered the competition squad, he finally completed all the tasks of the fourth stage, and he also received the reward of "increasing any ability value by 5 points."

Originally, Wang Dalin's plan was to improve his defensive ability first, so that he could win a bench position in the Heat with the concept of "defense first".But when he got this opportunity as he wished, his thoughts changed a little.

Of course, Riley prefers players with good defense. For example, Bruce Bowen, an outside defender who averaged only 5.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists last season, has entered the starting lineup this season.But Wang Dalin knew that if the team's offense was blocked, it would be difficult to win by defense alone.

Look at these people on the bench, which one can average more than 10 points per game?Not to mention 10 points, not even 7 points per game!
So Wang Dalin made a decision. He put 5 points of the reward on the CIC, so that his CIC ability has reached 85!

(End of this chapter)