NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 17 Looking forward to the regular season

"The Suns played really well. They have been back and forth with the Spurs. They seem to have really transformed this season."

"The key is that the tactics are very clear, and the Suns are not playing randomly."

"Isn't it a random fight? No matter how you look at it, you just made a few blind shots, but you only scored a lot of goals by playing fast."

"Yeah, the Suns won't press the rhythm. They played Tai Chi, that is, the defense was not strong in the preseason."

"You say, is Russell's passing good or... what? It's the third game. With the Suns' posture, he will start the regular season."

"As long as you play well, you're afraid of pulling your hips."

"Could it be better than last season's hip stretching? I support Russell. He feels very handsome when he is used to passing the ball."

There are already fans interacting in the chat room on the Internet. The number is not particularly large, but it is very lively.

These fans are basically young people with strong receptivity.

After several preseason games, many people are already looking forward to the regular season.

In any case, the Suns give them the feeling that at least they are not dead, and they can look forward to a wave.

D'Antoni kept shouting to speed up from the sidelines, and the young Suns ran desperately on the court.

It is difficult for the Spurs to defend such a Suns team.

No matter how strong Duncan is, it will be difficult to keep up with the speed of the Suns' forward and defensive lines. This is also Stoudemire's advantage.

As long as he can rush, Stoudemire is the most terrifying guy in the league inside.

In the first quarter, the two sides were tied. D'Antoni had the idea of ​​playing this kind of game as a regular season. He hoped to beat the Western powerhouse Spurs and give himself and the team more confidence.

"Russell, is your physical strength okay?" D'Antoni asked with concern.

"Of course it's okay, my summer training is not for nothing." Russell replied with a smile.

His physical strength is not particularly outstanding, and he will definitely have an adaptation period in his first season in the NBA.

However, the regular season games are not intensive, and he didn't play much in the first two games, so he doesn't need to worry about physical strength at all now.

Besides, his style of play doesn't consume stamina.

The Suns are all high-spirited. They were swept by the Spurs last season, and now they feel that they have a chance to win their opponents.

However, Popovich lost interest on his side and gradually entered the full bench lineup.

After the Suns took the lead, they also replaced the main players. The two substitutes fought chaotically, and the Suns won again.

When the rookies were pecking each other, the Suns played well in these few games.

It has to be said that D'Antoni's offensive tactics can be very simple, very suitable for role players.

He will also actively encourage players and tell role players to take bold shots. Under his hands, players will have more confidence in shooting.

This is the basketball philosophy he learned in Europe, and it is also the true feeling of his salvation.

"Mike is such a good coach." Russell was chatting with Zhang Burke, who was taking notes, on the sidelines.

"But you can't indulge the players too much. Some players can't get back, and key games are prone to problems."

"Both offensive and defensive, bold shots also need to be disciplined. I remember that you often express similar views. Maybe you will be a good choice as a coach." Zhang Burke said sincerely.

If he only admired Russell's decisiveness before, now Russell's skills and judgment of players' ability are admirable.

"Coaching...maybe, but being a player is more appealing to me now."

Being a coach shouldn't be that simple, Russell thought to himself, there were too many tactical details to consider.

If the players don't obey the command, he probably wants to take a rifle and chug.

It's still relatively simple to be a player, especially a player with the ball, which is cool.

"The preseason is still not intense enough, are you looking forward to the regular season?" Russell asked the players around him.

Now everyone on the Suns bench is very relaxed. If it is not too difficult to play against the Spurs, they will not be afraid of meeting anyone in the West. After all, the Lakers OK combination has disintegrated in the summer.

"There is no doubt." Stoudemire said with a smile, "I can't wait to score on everyone's heads."

Russell felt the same way. He was going to fight just now, but the Spurs didn't accept the move. He must be a little upset. They didn't dare to relax so much in the regular season.

The post-game press conference was harmonious, with Popovich full of praise for the Suns.

This rough old man is very bad. When the sun threatens the Spurs, it may be another way of saying it.

After playing the Spurs, the Suns can return home, but there will be a game after returning.

This is their second home game, and obviously the enthusiasm of the fans has changed.

Russell saw a lot of excited fans around the stadium before the game. They like the current offense of the Suns. You can say that the fans are too real, but this is undoubtedly a good sign. Maybe they can completely win back the fans soon heart, and even made the fans more fanatical than before.

It was the Jazz who was visiting. In the post-black and white double evil era, after Stockton retired for a season, the Jazz finally began to focus on the future with great fanfare.

他们夏天给出了三个大合同，6年8600万提前续约俄罗斯人基里连科，6年6800万拿下三年级生布泽尔，6年5000万拿下同样三年级的土耳其人奥库。

In the current NBA, a second-round pick who plays well may get a big contract earlier. First there was Arenas, and now the Jazz followed suit and brought in two big men.

The so-called Arenas clause to prevent malicious poaching by other teams has been slow to come out, but Arenas signed a big contract last summer.

But it's coming soon, because the contract issue is causing more and more troubles, and the league must respond.

The league will introduce the Arenas clause in 2005. Russell did not catch up with the good time, and it will be at least a year late to get the maximum salary.

However, teams that want to dig a corner always have a way. For example, the Rockets later came up with a poison contract.

As long as the hoe dances well, there is no corner that cannot be dug down, ahem...

Russell felt that Arenas' incident was earlier. In fact, the impact of the Jazz's poaching of Cavaliers rookie Boozer this summer was even greater.

Here is the story of a generation of trustworthy Boozer. Boozer is a restricted free agent, and there is still a one-year team option contract. If the Cavaliers implement the contract, they can use Boozer for another year at a lower price.

But the Cavaliers and Boozer reached an agreement, ready to sign a 6-year long contract with Boozer in advance.

Boozer agreed to the renewal conditions, and the Cavaliers gave up the team option. Then Boozer turned around and signed a bigger contract with the Jazz, but the Cavaliers were unable to match.

Boozer was confident afterwards, "No promise! No handshake! I am an honest man and will be responsible for my promise. I only made a promise to the Jazz and fulfilled my promise."

"We deeply love the fans of the Cavaliers and hope they continue to cheer for me. If they don't want to, I hope they understand: This is just a business decision."

The Jazz, who is preparing to set sail, is really in the running-in stage.

However, they came to Phoenix and suffered a heavy blow at the beginning of the game.

(End of this chapter)