one-handed ball

Chapter 254 The end of the preseason

The Timberwolves applied for the preseason game in the China Division last season. After the research and decision of the NBA's top management, the Timberwolves successfully obtained the preseason qualifications for the China Division.

On October 10, the NBA officially announced all the schedules for the 8 NBA preseason.

The Timberwolves need to participate in a total of 7 preseason games, of which there are 3 overseas preseason games, respectively in Chinese Taipei, China Shanghai and China BJ, and the Indiana Pacers led by Granger participated in the sparring with the Timberwolves.

During the offseason, the Pacers signed Dengtai Jones, the Nuggets' starting outside line last season, reached a contract extension with free agent Mike Roberts, signed Earl Watson, who was waived by the Thunder, and signed the Rockets Pitcher Luther Hyde signed power forward Solomon Jones.

In addition, the Pacers also signed the white power forward Tyler Hansbrough who was selected in the draft.In the summer operation evaluation, the Pacers rated it as A-level, while the Timberwolves' evaluation was only B-level. The head coaches of both teams have no idea about their lineups for the new season. depth.

Among the Timberwolves team, many players have never been to China. As the motherland of the team boss, they have long heard the name of China. Everyone is very excited to be able to go to China to participate in the preseason this time.Players like Ty Lawson and Thornton, while enjoying the "rookie treatment", gathered together and imagined everything about the trip to China.

This preseason, the players in the team will adopt a rotation system, and everyone will have a chance to play.

The starting players were told by Whitman that none of them would play more than 20 minutes. The preseason was mainly about inspecting newcomers and adapting new tactics.In the first game, Whitman chose to rest veterans Brad Miller and Mike Miller.

This is the first time that Zheng Ke led the Timberwolves to compete on the homeland. In the Wukesong Stadium, amidst the loud cheers from his fellow villagers, Zheng Ke played extraordinarily hard in the first quarter.

He even intercepted a pass from Granger and dribbled the ball upfield.

Without any defense, Zheng Ke completed a powerful straight-armed tomahawk smash, which directly detonated Wukesong Stadium, turning the stadium into a sea of ​​joy.

It's a pity that after the first quarter, Zheng Ke sat on the bench and had no intention of playing.

Zheng Ke didn't play until halftime, and the audience and fans immediately stopped buying it. At the beginning of the second half, seeing Zheng Ke still sitting on the bench, they became restless. No one took the lead, and the audience spontaneously yelled Zheng Ke's name.

"Zheng Ke, Zheng Ke"

The enthusiasm of the audience made Zheng Ke very moved. He looked at the head coach Whitman and found that Whitman was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, with a calm expression.

Zheng Ke shook his head, and he could only apologize in his heart, after all, he couldn't ruin the team's entire preseason inspection and running-in plan because of himself.

In the fourth quarter, Zheng Ke finally made his debut again.

Amid the cheers of the audience, Zheng Ke hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up. It was a direct pull-up at the top of the arc. Brandon Rush had nothing to do.

In the next few minutes, Zheng Ke demonstrated his [-] martial arts. In a competition similar to an exhibition match like the preseason, Zheng Ke also gave up his usual one-stroke method, but switched to various gorgeous methods, Let the audience watching the game be mesmerized.

Thornton and Lawson are very comfortable under the Timberwolves' tactical system, especially since they are both masters who are good at chaotic combat. Although the rhythm is very chaotic, they have scored high scores.

The Timberwolves finally defeated the Pacers by 112 to 107 points, which opened a good sign for the new season.

All the expert media can see the progress of the Timberwolves. Although Zheng Ke and other main players are not in the game, the rookies selected in the draft are really very energetic. The box was even selected as the top ten goals of the day, which attracted the attention of many Timberwolves fans.

The preseason lasts less than a month. Although it is an appetizer before the regular season, it still makes the fans who have been holding back for a summer get hooked.

Although the 09-10 regular season hasn't started yet, the league has already begun to vigorously publicize, and all kinds of promotional videos have bombarded the world.

Zheng Ke, James, and Kobe are the players who appear the most in the official promotional video of the new season. In this regard, the league revealed a piece of information. Obviously, "nuclear weapons" should also be promoted. This is an operational strategy and something that everyone has long foreseen.

The Timberwolves vigorously scouted newcomers in the preseason.

Judging from the competition process and results, the four selected rookies have their own strengths and weaknesses.

Ty Lawson is fast, changes direction quickly, and shoots accurately, but he is prone to overheating. Once he falls into the enemy's encirclement due to his short stature, he is prone to mistakes; Marcus Thornton is also sharp in breakthrough and accurate in shooting, but his defense There are a lot of problems in passing, ball control, etc., and his physical talent is a bit mediocre; Gibson is the most aggressive player among the four, and he often completes passionate dunks on the court. He has a good sense of offensive rebounds Okay, but his offensive skills so far seem to be only dunks; Pekovic has an excellent shooting touch at the basket and always likes to move around the three-second zone, so he does a good job of protecting rebounds. The problem is his poor coordination. Defense and almost zero high support.

Even if these rookies cannot become qualified starters, they are still very good choices as supplements to the team.

After the preseason, under the call of Love, the Timberwolves held a carnival party, which can be regarded as a welcome party for new players.The party was held at Love's home, and a herd of animals left howling until midnight.

The players brought their girlfriends out, and surprisingly, Love finally found a girlfriend.Sure enough, it was his NCAA school girl, and the two looked sweet and loving, which really envied others.

The next two days are the team's holidays, and all the players are recharging their batteries at home, preparing for the opening game.

Maybe it’s because the performance of the Timberwolves last season was really appalling. The NBA’s official schedule for the Timberwolves in the new season is the schedule of previous strong teams. In the opening game, the Timberwolves will wait for the challenge from the Wizards at home. Looking at it, there are more strong teams at both ends and more weak teams in the middle.

In addition to the second game between the Timberwolves and the Wizards in the opening game, there was the first game between the Cavaliers and the Celtics, the third game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers, and the fourth game between the Clippers and the Lakers.

The Timberwolves' official promotional video has not been broadcast hotly, but many fans have already bought all the package tickets for this season, and the ticket sales for the opening game are even comparable to those of the playoffs.

Zheng Ke directly learned from Iverson in his usual training.

From a physical point of view, Zheng Ke is now at the top level. When he attacks, he mostly uses the lightning step of the first step, supplemented by abnormal strength, which is somewhat similar to James' breakthrough.And when Zheng Ke couldn't break through his opponent, he would choose to turn his back and use back singles to advance and attack.

Iverson's extraordinary skills are absolutely among the top three in NBA history. He has truly achieved the integration of man and ball, simplifying complexity, and even ordinary fake moves will become a big killer in his hands.

Zheng Ke wants to learn Iverson's swaying skills, and it can't be done overnight, but what Zheng Ke needs most now is time. What he hopes is to expand his arsenal and make himself more powerful. powerful.

Therefore, in the Timberwolves' team training camp, Zheng Ke and Iverson can often be seen hiding in the half court of the basketball court, practicing extraordinary decomposition moves, and from time to time, the two even play heads-up for a while.

As one of the strongest forwards and guards in the NBA today, Zheng Ke's single-handed ability is unparalleled in the world.The most indispensable thing in the Timberwolves is young and energetic rookie players. They all hope to compete with Zheng Ke in their spare time during training, and want to feel the strength of the boss.Therefore, in addition to single-handedly with Iverson, Zheng Ke will also single-handedly with Ty Lawson, Lowry, Marcus Thornton and others.

乐福这个时候通常第一个跳出来，开启了盘口：“来来来，5球单挑大赛盘口！走过路过不要错过！比分5比0的话1赔2，比分5比1的话1赔3，比分5比2的话1赔2 ”

Three black lines suddenly appeared on Whitman's head, and he coughed: "Ahem, Kevin"

Le Fu suddenly drooped his head, looking like a bitter gourd, his brows and face were all tangled together.

"I'll bet 5-3." Whitman pulled ten dollars out of his pocket.

"Boom" Le Fu looked up and fell down.

(End of this chapter)