NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 8 Incomprehensible starting lineup

"Guys, it's an honor to coach you. You five young guys are going to be big names in this league in the future."

Kong Bu faced the five people and said with a smile.

These words directly made the five of Big Ben look strange.

Camby and Tracy McGrady are not bad, after all, they are not low in the draft, and theoretically speaking, the possibility of rising is very high.

As for Big Ben, Bowen and Wu Sheng, they were either undrafted or second-round picks.

Being able to gain a firm foothold in the NBA is considered a smoke from the ancestral grave.

Just relying on them can also become a big shot?

They didn't believe it at all, and they didn't dare to believe it.

"Now you may not believe what I say at all."

"It's okay, time will tell."

"All you guys need to do now is practice, practice and practice like hell."

"Most of you will have a chance to start when the game starts."

Kong Bu's words made the three of Big Ben wonder if they had run into a lunatic head coach.

Undrafted players can also start?
If it is said that they have already achieved some results, it does not mean that there is no chance of starting in the weak Raptors.

But now Daben has only played a marginal season, averaging about five minutes per game.

Bowen was even worse. He only scored one block in 1 minute of his career.

Second-round pick Martial Saint Stephen Jackson didn't even play a single game.

It is reasonable to say that if they are unlucky, they will have to come off the bench in the secondary league.

"Let's not talk nonsense, start training now."

"The three of you do shooting drills from the outside, Big Ben and Camby, you do rebounding drills under the basket."

Kong Bu gave an order, and the training under the blessing of the training field officially started.

Even though they felt that what Kong Bu said was drawing big cakes, even if there was only a slim chance to start, they were not willing to miss it.

The training enthusiasm of the five is quite high.

Although Camby and McGrady have high picks, it does not mean that they will definitely get the starting qualification.

At least Camby played off the bench for most of the Raptors' games last season.

McGrady is just a rookie in high school. The two high school students in the last draft, Kobe and O'Neal, are also sitting on the bench now.

Kobe's situation is okay, at least it can be seen that the Lakers are ready to reuse him.

As for Xiao Ao, it was extremely miserable, and his chances of performance were not even much more than those of an undrafted pick like Da Ben.

With the opportunity to start, McGrady certainly does not want to miss it.

Although the number of people in the training camp is small, the training is extremely substantial. The strength of these players is rapidly improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Three months later, Combe checked the team ratings again.

"Toronto Raptors: The current overall team rating is A+."

"Offensive rating A, defensive rating S-, rebounding rating A."

"A-level player potential rating."

Qing Yishui's A-level, and the defensive rating even reached the S-level.

Comb knows very well that the current Raptors' combat strength is almost the same as that of the Heat who ranked second in the Eastern Conference last season.

It's not about Kumbu being blindly confident, as he can now check the ratings of other teams as well.

The Heat's rating is about the same as the current Raptors.

The key is that this Raptors still has huge potential to be tapped. By the middle of the season, the Heat are not even their opponents.

This has not considered Kumbu's reinforcement plan.

If the reinforcement plan goes well, a [-]-[-] split with the Bulls is not a dream.

Two days before the start of the game, Mashburn, Christie and other Raptors fringe players have been training for half a month.

I don't know if the old Thomas is still angry with Kumbu, he just showed up during the training camp and didn't get involved in the training camp at all.

This is not a bad thing for Combe, he has greater autonomy.

The new season is about to start, and the list of starting lineups has been released.

"Boss, should you reconsider this list?"

"You put Mashburn on the bench and start that second-round pick, Stephen?"

The chief assistant coach Newman is very puzzled by Comb's starting list.

As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. After all, Mashburn was once a super small forward who was unrivaled in the limelight.

And Wu Sheng is a second-round pick who didn't play a game.

These two are not a heavyweight at all.

Newman is really unable to understand why Mashburn is supposed to be Wu Sheng's substitute now.

What made him even more incomprehensible was Daben's starting center position.

The Raptors are not without a center. Last season's starting center was named Puobus Jones.

Jones was an insider who entered the league in 92, the same class as O'Neal.

The 92 draft should be the year that produced the most inside stars in NBA history, not one of them.

O'Neal, Mourning, Laettner, Gugliotta, Witherspoon, etc.

Jones is definitely not as good as these people, but he also scored around 95 points and 96 rebounds in the 11-11 season.

At the beginning, the Raptors spent a lot of money to get it.

After coming to the Raptors, he averaged 8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, and the data has declined.

But no matter what, it seems that he will lose dozens of streets of Daben.

Kumbu even said that if you don't use it, you don't need it.

Newman was even more sure of his opinion of Combe, this guy is definitely a lunatic.

Or maybe a fool.

Big Ben, Camby, Wu Sheng, McGrady and Christie, anyway, this starting lineup is so weird.

The day before the start of the game, Kumbu called all the players in the team and announced the starting list for the new season.

Several people were ecstatic in their hearts.

Kumbu actually came to the fore, actually put them into the starting lineup.

Especially Da Ben and Wu Sheng couldn't describe their feelings in words.

On the one hand, it is excitement. If they can perform well in the starting position, their future achievements will be limitless.

On the other hand, he is full of gratitude to Kongbu, and has the urge to die for his confidant.

The image of Kong Bu became extremely tall in their hearts.

Bowen didn't get the qualification to start, but he wasn't depressed, mainly because Daben and Wu Sheng had both started, and he could enter the rotation no matter how bad he was.

It's better than playing only 1 minute with the Heat last season.

The only player with a disappointed expression was Mashburn. He never dreamed that he, who dominated the NBA two years ago, could not even keep his starting qualification.

Frustration, anger, unwillingness, all kinds of emotions linger in Mashburn's heart.

The starting list drawn up by Kongbu does not have personal likes and dislikes, it is entirely based on strength.

At present, under the blessing of the training field, Wu Sheng has almost entered the peak period.

At least until Mashburn improves offensively, Wu Sheng is definitely stronger than Mashburn.

In fact, the martial saint at his peak was not much worse than the full-bodied monster Mashburn.

Wu Sheng is just a second-round pick that is not worth mentioning now. If he can play a brilliant performance, the degree of sensation can be imagined.

Comb also wants attention now, and he hopes to become the most eye-catching coach in the league as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)