NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 154 Low-key
Without Stoudemire's Sun, except for their fans who still have fantasy, everyone else feels that the defending champion is dead.

But what is wrong, everyone is still very concerned. After all, it is still the defending champion, even if it is not a strong contender for the championship, it will affect the situation in the West.

In the preseason, the Suns also received a lot of attention, and Russell attracted a lot of attention.

However, Russell did not play this time, and Barbosa got the chance to start.

The playoffs mainly test the rookies, and Russell sits with the coaching staff to observe.

It will be worth seeing what the team will look like after a summer off and new additions.

Of course, the main reason is to keep a low profile. His strength will not be exposed in the preseason.

Just to see if Barbosa has improved and how Ellis can play against NBA-level players.

The other main players of the Suns did not surprise everyone.

Joe - Johnson, Iguodala and Marion have played, and Varejao replaced the injured Stoudemire starting.

The Supersonics, as the big dark horse of last season, are also getting more attention now.

They are also representatives of other teams' poaching, which is the pain that teams with good results have to go through.

Their starting insider and the sixth man have all been poached, but on the surface they still haven't moved their bones.

After all, the two All-Star players Ray Allen and Lewis are still there, but Russell knows that the Sonics will completely transform into a weak chicken team this season.

They rise suddenly, and they fall suddenly.

Ray Allen and Lewis are not the kind of All-Stars who can determine the lower limit of the team.

Of course, Supersonic Xia Tian is really a mysterious operation.

Last season's performance was good, they should take the opportunity to replenish personnel and strive for a further step in the playoffs.

Who knew that not only did they fail to replenish their combat power, but they also gave their combat power to other teams.

Their boss is really stingy and thinks that the record depends on the sky.

Moreover, they have not retained the coach, and the management can go directly to the sentence.

In this case, it's a ghost that they can still maintain their results. As for directly becoming a weak chicken team, it can only be said that they really have no future.

Now the outside world doesn't know that the Supersonics will be so depraved. It is also very surprising to see that the Suns have given up two All-Stars and played back and forth with the Supersonics.

"It is worthy of being the defending champion. I feel that the Suns are playing very well now. The players have been sublimated after winning the championship. Is Barbosa okay?"

"Joe Johnson seems to have become stronger, and the Sonics can't prevent him at all."

"Actually, the preseason doesn't explain much. The Suns must have been affected by Stoudemire's surgery. Hey, the best chance to defend the title. Why did Stoudemire have to have surgery?"

The better everyone performs, the more regretful the outside world is now. Now the league does not have the super teams like the Bulls Dynasty and the Lakers Dynasty.

Russell is still Russell without Stoudemire, but the Sun is certainly not the Sun of last season.

However, Russell is in a good mood right now on the bench.

The teammates performed well, but without his passing, some players could not perform.

In this case, the attacking defender still has an advantage. Both Martin and Ellis can score when they go up, and they are not stage frightened at all.

Generally, this kind of inside player will not work, he must be led by Russell.

However, he generally adapted well. The Suns did not ask Wang Zhizhi to gain weight, but instead asked him to lose weight and increase his flexibility. He still prefers this style of play.

In the second half of the preseason game, neither team was too serious, but the Suns' bench players were indeed stronger, so they still killed the Sonics without the two strongest players.

This is a bit embarrassing for the supersonic speed, but more people still feel sorry for the sun, which is obviously so strong.

Russell also only expressed his blessings to Stoudemire this season, "He is already recovering, but I told him, don't rush to come back, his health and future are the first, we are still very young."

Having said that, Russell immediately received a good evaluation of his character.

Some people also said that the simple mode of the Suns is wonderful, and the players know the players best.

Other bosses would definitely express their dissatisfaction, but Russell only had blessings.

Some media clamored for other bosses to learn from Sun, but they really couldn't do it.

Even if those bosses have offspring of the right age who are willing to play basketball, they can't play Russell as well.

The second game of the Suns preseason is also coming soon, and their opponent is the Clippers.

The Clippers brought in Cassell and Mobley this season, and the backcourt has finally been upgraded. This will also be a season for them to achieve results, but it is still difficult to train young players.

Russell also officially played, but the Suns' starting lineup is a bit confusing.

They didn't even go inside, and Gerald Wallace started.

Does the third position directly change to the fifth position?What kind of operation is this? Stoudemire's five-five last season was relatively novel, but everyone can accept it. What happened to Gerald Wallace's five-five, is it a smoke bomb?
When everyone thought it was a smoke bomb, the Suns were the real test lineup.

Gerald Wallace is also good defensively. If this lineup meets a team without low-post weapons, it may be better defensively than when Stoudemire is on the court, and all members can make three-pointers.

Of course, Russell will not reveal his strength this time, just pass the ball to see the suitability of the lineup.

The Clippers felt a little at a loss, did the Sun look down on them?

Then they got into a fight and found out, shit, they couldn't beat the Sun who didn't have an inside guy.

The Clippers have Brand and Kaman. Well, Brand is actually about the same height as Gerald Wallace, but the growing Kaman still has height.

The Clippers just suffered from not liking to shoot three-pointers, and the Suns just shrunk their defense, and their inside line was useless.

You must know that the Suns' strikers are all fast players. When they pass the ball to the inside, they will flank and get intercepted accidentally. It is really uncomfortable.

The outside world can't understand it. They can only conclude that the Clippers are good. The Suns don't need insiders to beat them. But looking at it this way, the Suns are still very strong.

Not to mention rookies, Gerald Wallace, the only strong recruit in the summer of the Suns, is pretty good.

With Russell's assist, he hit the basket several times and dunked very well.

With a strong body and rough technique, is it possible for this guy to be three centimeters shorter than Stoudemire?

And the rough technique is as a striker, how can this buddy shoot three-pointers, the pick-and-roll tactics of the Suns lineup are really playable.

Russell played halftime and took the lead, and then the Suns used defense to kill the Clippers.

(End of this chapter)