NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 16
"Amare, you feel the importance of shooting." Russell smiled and said to Stoudemire.

Stoudemire played a little unhappy on the court, and now he is also taking the initiative to carry out extra training.

As long as there are energetic players, many things can be solved.

During the training, most of the Suns players practiced shooting. This is an activity organized by Russell.

He said to everyone: "If we made a three-pointer in the last game, the game would be as simple as the first game, so we must further improve our three-pointer ability."

With Russell's strength, he can't bear the position of team leader for the time being.

However, he is still the boss, so it is easier for teammates to accept any opinions raised during training.

And there is no need to fight for the boss with the status of the boss, and Stoudemire didn't think there was anything wrong.

With two consecutive victories in the preseason, the outside world's impression of the Suns has changed slightly, but it is still not good enough.

This is only a preseason game, and opponents generally believe that the Clippers and the Supersonics are relatively weak, and they can't see the level.

Now the media and fans have two opinions. One thinks that beating the underdogs in the preseason is nothing to count, and the other thinks that the Suns’ young players are really good. If they bring in big names in the summer, they will definitely be able to thrive. It’s a pity that the Russell family is not a man. stingy.

Joe Lewis still insisted on blackmailing Russell, thinking that he would destroy the Suns by using the power of the boss to occupy the ball.

As for winning the preseason, it's just that the opponent doesn't care about Russell, and he will be hanged in the regular season.

Russell didn't bother to talk about this one, but many reporters hoped to make an interview, hoping to make a big report.

There are also TV programs that feel that he has the potential to become a traffic leader, and hope that he can participate in variety shows.

What the hell is going to participate in a variety show, the season has already started, okay, I really thought he didn't want to train.

Russell is considering whether he wants to find an assistant or an agent. In fact, he has considered using Zhang Burke as an assistant before, and finally decided to give him the opportunity to develop in the coaching world.

Now it feels like he will still be a little busy when it comes to the regular season.

But he didn't want anyone to take care of him, so he wasn't in such a hurry.

Anyway, there are professional people in professional positions, so Russell should not handle too many official duties.

Warren and Chamberlain have done a good job as his tools in the Suns.

On October 10, the Suns came to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs.

The outside world always said that they defeated the underdogs, and this time they played against the Spurs to see their true level.

Of course, the Spurs don't pay much attention to the preseason, and those who don't agree with them after they win will still disagree.

It can only be said that the preseason is really nothing. When it comes to the regular season, Russell will make those who question them now apologize.

There was not much playing time in the two games, but Russell fully played out his confidence.

The Spurs' operation in the summer is relatively stable, which can be regarded as their long-standing feature.

They have a clear goal. First, they reluctantly renewed Ginobili's contract for 6 years and 5200 million.

In the summer of 2004, the price really hurt the Spurs, but Russell knew it was worth it for the Spurs to win Ginobili.

The Argentine was very happy, and immediately punched the team boss Duncan and kicked the US team assistant Popovich in the Olympics.

Yes, the head coach of the Spurs, who is called Bobo Zhugeweiqi by Chinese fans, is also a member of the US team that lost the Olympic Games. He is actually Larry Brown’s disciple, but he is more flexible than Larry Brown, which is practical. As an advocate, use defense if defense is easy to use, and use three-pointers if offense is easy to use.

Two big NBA coaches led the team, but they couldn't win in the Olympics. The conclusion is that everyone should not deify the Americans.

Popovich was also lucky enough to pick Duncan. Without good players, even a thousand tactics are useless.

This international basketball defeat, Popovich naturally refused to accept it, thinking that Larry Brown could not keep up with the times and dragged his feet. In a certain future World Championships, he would personally lead the team, and then... the loss was even worse.

The Spurs mainly brought in defenders in the summer. Their first-round signing was to European defender Benno Udri.

They also signed Brent Barry, who can also fly for whites. Barry scored in double figures with the Sonics last season, and he was also very good at three-pointers.

This is also a good role player, Russell is too lazy to sign a long-term contract with the veteran so he didn't make trouble.

At the power forward position, they added veteran Tony Masenberg to replace Horry. They still don't know how Horry's being poached by the sun will affect them, poor Spurs.

Ginobili is not yet a substitute in the Spurs. As the team's second highest salary this season and at the peak, it is too exaggerated to be a substitute.

Ginobili's long and sixth year career with the Spurs was also slowly tested later.

GDP with a blue-collar inside and outside line is the current starting standard for the Spurs.

Of course, the Spurs also have requirements for blue-collar players. All they need to do is to relieve Duncan's pressure on the inside.

Everyone has the impression that the Spurs are a defensive team. In fact, their offense has always followed the trend of the league.

It's just that a few of their core players don't care that much about three-pointers, which are all on the side of the role players.

Their tactics are also various screen pick-and-rolls. When they land on the ground, they are really a bit like the sun. The difference in perception is because they seldom stay on the ground.

After all, their strongest tactic is the pick-and-roll initiated by the guard and Duncan. It can also be said that Parker and Duncan are a duo, and other players can play around this tactic.

It can be said that the pick-and-roll tactic is the most used tactic by NBA teams, and it is also the best tactic.

That is, you clearly know what the other party will do, but you can't always prevent it.

Coach Jazz Sloan has used a pick-and-roll from the last century to this century. The Suns and Spurs also made a fuss about the pick-and-roll after the opening.

However, the effects of the two teams are completely different. The Spurs' pick-and-roll relies heavily on Duncan.

Duncan's screens are solid, and he's a big offensive threat when he unpacks the catch.

Without Duncan, their tactic that can drive the whole team cannot exist.

Russell is also very important to the Suns, but Russell's tactics are still the same when he goes to the Suns, but the efficiency is not so high.

If the Spurs Duncan goes down, their tactics will often turn into chaotic battles on the outside, which is completely different.

At the beginning of the game, Duncan was killing indiscriminately inside. Neither Stoudemire nor Marion could play against Duncan.

From such a comparison, it can be seen that Brand, who was also selected as an All-Star, is a younger brother.

Duncan was too threatening on both ends of the offense and defense, and the Suns suffered a disadvantage when they fell, so they had to run.

Popovich stood on the sidelines with a serious expression, and he had already seen the way of the Suns tactics.

Both Parker and Ginobili tried to press suddenly, trying to make Russell make a mistake, but Russell's pass seemed not far from a mistake, but it was actually as stable as an old dog.

Such a player hadn't noticed it before, and Popovich was in a bad mood.

It would have been wonderful if Russell had been drafted to back up Parker.

Then he suddenly thought of Russell's identity, the son of the owner of the Suns, he probably wouldn't play for other teams, and Popovich felt dull when he thought of it.

(End of this chapter)