The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 16: The Opening of the Preseason

While the stars of other teams are still on vacation, the Cavaliers without James have been sweating in the arena under the leadership of new coach Byron Scott.

In addition to the usual training and tactical learning, assistant coach Larry Drew gave Yuan Man a small lesson alone.Although Yuan Man's dunk is a big killer, Yuan Man's mid-range shot is not stable enough, so every day at the end of the team's training, you can see Yuan Man staying alone for an extra hour to practice mid-range shooting .

The mid-range shot is the key to measure whether a player has a shooting level. Some players are good at breakthroughs, and some are good at three-pointers, but these players just cannot hit mid-range shots.

Through Drew's words, Yuan Man knew that although his CIC was not bad when he was in college, but under the high-intensity physical confrontation in the NBA, his confidence in CIC was not enough, and his shooting rate was not stable enough.

Unknowingly, the time has come to the end of September, which is very close to the NBA preseason.One day, when Yuan Man finished his mid-range shooting training, suddenly there was a "beep" in his mind. Yuan Man entered the "Basket God Talent" system and saw that his mid-range shooting value actually showed +9. The value was changed from 1 becomes 60!

This is the system's recognition of his CIC technology, but this addition also made Yuan Man understand that only through hard training can his various attributes improve.

Although the value has only increased by 1 point, Yuan Man really feels that his CIC level has improved.

After signing a formal contract with the team's public relations manager Susan, Yuan Man got his first bucket of gold in the NBA: a salary of more than 20 US dollars.And at the suggestion of Susan, I rented a detached house in the same community street as Susan's residence, about 280 square meters. For a 19-year-old male youth, it is tantamount to a kind of freedom and liberation!

One thing I have to mention is that when Yuan Man, a junior, saw the plump Susan with gold-rimmed glasses and a pair of Royal Sister Fan for the first time, Yuan Man almost burst into tears.

In addition to hard training, Yuan Man also passed the American driver's license by the way. Compared with the Chinese driver's license test, the American driver's license test is simply a piece of cake and not worth mentioning.

After passing the U.S. driver's license test, Yuan Man couldn't wait to buy his first car with his salary: a hatchback Ford Focus for only $1.Yuan Man is not a person who likes extravagance and waste. The purpose of buying a car is not to show off, but to save himself the time spent on the bus on the way from home to the arena every day, so as to save more energy for training .

As the preseason approached, the atmosphere in the Cavaliers team began to become a little tense, and everyone was holding back their energy to prove their worth after James left!In their hearts, they are actually abandoned by the "chosen one"!
Summer goes to autumn, and as the leaves can turn from green to yellow, October comes.

2010年10月6日，筹备已久的骑士队在无人关注的情况下开始了球队在2010-11赛季的首场季前赛比赛，对手是“篮球之神”迈克尔-乔丹刚刚掌舵的夏洛特山猫队。

The current team is filled with as many as 21 players, and the team's roster for the new season can only have 15 people. Therefore, at least 6 people in the current team will definitely leave the team.However, Yuan Man wasn't too worried about himself. With his training performance during this period of time, he had almost secured his position in the team's rotation for the new season, and there were not many players competing with Yuan Man at the small forward position.

In addition to Leon Powe and Jamario Moon who were also in the Cavaliers last season, there are marginal players such as Joey Graham at the small forward position, and among Powe and Moon, the offensive and defensive The balanced Moon poses the greatest threat to Yuan Man's starting position, especially Moon's three-pointer stability is much higher than Yuan Man's. However, Moon, who was born in 1980, is 30 years old after all. The Cavaliers, which have entered a state of reconstruction, are more inclined to train young players, so Yuan Man's chances are much greater.

Speaking of the Bobcats team, although it has been a representative of the NBA's big teams in recent years, the Bobcats have been reborn in the last two seasons, especially the last season of 09-10.

In the last regular season game of the 2009-10 season, with a key three-pointer made by DJ Augustin, the Bobcats defeated the New Orleans Hornets 104-103 and entered the playoffs for the first time in team history.Last season, the Bobcats had a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, ranking seventh in the Eastern Conference, increasing the single-season winning record in team history by as much as 9 games, and the Bobcats averaged only 93.8 defensive points per game this season. Ranked first in the league!Although the Bobcats, which made it to the playoffs for the first time, were swept 4-0 by the Orlando Magic led by popular champion Dwight Howard, but this did not prevent Bobcats fans from looking forward to the 10-11 season.

Before the start of this season, Michael Jordan bought the Bobcats at a price of 2.75 million U.S. dollars, and he was successfully upgraded from a small shareholder of the team to the helm of the team.This makes Bobcats fans excited.

One side is full of mud and sand, and the other side is thriving. Therefore, although the opponent is the Bobcats, the entire Cavaliers team dare not be careless.For this preseason game, the Cavaliers have been preparing for a whole summer.

In this game, Yuan Man did not get the chance to start. Out of tactical familiarity, Scott arranged Jamalio Moon, who played the whole season last season, as the starting small forward.Facing the Bobcats, the pressure on the small forward position is particularly severe.Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace, and Dante Cunningham are all capable fighters. Therefore, after James leaves, the position of the Cavaliers small forward can truly qualify to represent the Cavaliers. Only Mu En and Yuan Man were left.This also gave Scott a headache before the game.

Yuan Man received instructions from assistant coach Larry Drew, sat on the sidelines and concentrated on observing Moon's running positions and learning the execution of tactics on the field.There is nothing faster than actual combat experience to improve yourself.

Before the start of the game, the starting rosters of both sides were announced as follows:

Cleveland Cavaliers:

Center: Anderson Varejao, 2.11 meters, No. 17;
Power Forward: Antawn Jamison, 2.03 meters, No. 4;
Small Forward: Jamario Moon, 2.03 meters, No. 15;
Shooting guard: Anthony Parker, 1.98 meters, No. 18;
Point guard: Daniel Gibson, 1.88 meters, No. 1.

Charlotte Bobcats:
Center: Nazr Mohammed, 2.08 meters, No. 8;
Power forward: Kwame Brown, 2.11 meters, No. 54;
Small Forward: Gerald Wallace, 2.01 meters, No. 3;
Shooting guard: Stephen Jackson, 2.03 meters, No. 1;
Point guard: DJ-Augustin, 1.83 meters, No. 14.

(End of this chapter)