NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 208 January is here

"I feel good, I have fully recovered." Stoudemire shouted in front of reporters.

If Stoudemire makes a successful comeback, the Suns' tactics will definitely change, and their opponents in the West will also re-evaluate the Suns, so the playoff situation in the West will definitely change.

It's just that the slap in the face came quickly, and Stoudemire performed very poorly in the next game.

He also admitted privately after the game, "My knee is still a little uncomfortable. I don't know if it's because I haven't played for so long and I'm not used to it."

He was very embarrassed when he talked to Russell, because he was very embarrassing before, and Russell refused to listen to him.

"You are the future of the team. I hope you can fully recover. Since your knee is still uncomfortable, you can continue to rest. I don't want the surgery to solve the problem." Russell didn't blame him, but said sternly.

He renewed Stoudemire's contract with the maximum salary in advance. If this guy comes back early and gets injured, then the team will lose a lot.When it is broken, it will be messed up, and Russell hopes that Stoudemire can make a decision immediately.

Because when Stoudemire was there, the team's tactics had to be changed in line with him. Playing and stopping would do great harm to the team, so it's better to rest honestly if it's not good.

Then the Suns lost to the Nets, and Stoudemire also resigned to his fate and chose to continue to rest, because in his current situation, he was also being bullied on the court, and with his pride, he couldn't bear it.

After such a toss, the team once again had a losing streak and lost to the Bucks away.

What is the regular season winning record, finally not many people in the outside world care about it.

Russell is also a little worried now. After Varejao stops playing, the Suns' small lineup is still super strong, but the rebounding is still affected. Varejao's rebounding is not particularly good, but he is good at blocking people. When he was there, the Suns Rebounds are better than last season.

Now that one copy has been restored, it is generally not good in this respect.

In terms of defense, Dayao is still better, and the Arab League behind is also better.

When the time comes to the end of March, the sun will play back to back.

But after it was established that Stoudemire will not play this season, the team can be regarded as settled.

This shows that the team's team tactics will not change too much this season, and other players have a bottom line.

On March 3, the Suns went to the East to play against the Pacers.

The Pacers are now in a critical period of hitting the playoffs. O'Neal is still on truce, and the team is not easy.

They sent Artest away in exchange for Peja. The latter integrated into the team faster, but it didn't help the Pacers' offense too much. Peja's three-pointer is relatively strong, but that's all.

This buddy was at the quasi-All-Star level at his peak, and he habitually lost the chain at critical moments. The Pacers also wanted to send Artest away and change the team's image.

Because of injuries and accidents, the Pacers are also determined to start over, forcing Wang Bird to be the general manager of the team is also decisive.

But without O'Neal, the Pacers have almost no threat to the Suns. Peja is completely ineffective in front of the Suns.

The impact of the Suns is really too strong. They are a group of strikers. If other teams do not have a defensive general like Duncan inside, the inside will be smashed into a sieve.

Then they can shoot threes at the same time, in this era, they are definitely an anomaly.

But in the future of basketball, there are too many players who can dunk and make three-pointers. That's why Russell has always built a team like that, with both offense and defense, can rain three-pointers, and has impact.

After taking the Pacers lightly, the Suns played back-to-back away games against the Raptors.

This season's Raptors have no hope, Dragon King Bosh is injured and truce, they are now difficult to train newcomers, the team also has no fighting spirit.

The Suns won another big victory. Nine players scored in double figures, and their offensive power shocked the league.

The team can still be so strong with two major insiders injured, and the league is the only one.

The team had some confusion in March, but it ended relatively well. The Suns are still No. 3 in the Western Conference, although the Western Conference No. [-] playoffs may be more difficult.

The team has only the last ten games left in April, and the next step is the playoffs.

The topic of defending the title has been officially raised, and the coaching staff has been making preparations.

Varejao is also working hard to recover, he said to Russell: "I will come back as soon as possible."

Russell comforted: "It's not necessary, as long as you come back before the playoffs, your health is very important to the team, and you are the only one in the team who can resist heavy insiders."

Varejao nodded excitedly. Stoudemire will not play this season. He is the biggest beneficiary, and his value has increased a lot.He also hopes to help the team defend the title, and must work hard for both public and private purposes.

In April, the Suns continued their five-game streak in the East, and this time they were playing against the rival Pistons.

The Pistons have improved their offensive power this season, and their record in the regular season is also No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. Their mental outlook is completely different from when Brown led them.

If the Suns can break through in the West, Russell is not sure whether they will encounter the Heat as they did in the original history.

Anyway, both the Pistons and the Heat are objects that need to be vigilant, just like the Mavericks and Suns in the West, they are all expected enemies.

The Pistons now have a complete lineup, and there is nothing wrong with it except for the weakness of the bench.

The Suns have not changed the starting lineup either, and the small lineup is not suitable for doing it from the beginning.

After the game started, the Pistons began to attack from the outside. This season, they have paid more and more attention to outside offense.

Billups competed with Russell when he came up. The Suns' single defense against Russell is always a point that can be attacked.

Roughly that point is also a weak link now, but the big book still can't beat it.

For a player like Daben, his strengths and weaknesses are too obvious, and as long as his physical fitness drops a little, the disadvantage brought by his height will become more and more obvious.

He is in a contract year now, and he actually hopes to get more data to get a big contract, but head coach Saunders disagrees and asks him to focus on defense.

So there are some conflicts between him and the team. After the season, the Pistons did not renew his contract.

This is a very rational decision. Big Ben has obviously degraded with age, but the strong Pistons have also weakened because of this. This is a lose-lose decision.

But in terms of dollars, one earns and the other saves, which is a win-win situation.

Business leagues are so complicated, not only have team records, but also make money.

Facing Billups' aggressiveness on both ends of the offense and defense, Russell had a rough start. After all, Billups is now at his peak and the most difficult time to deal with.

But the Suns played well on both ends of the offense and defense. Russell can not only help the team on offense, but also his passing Billups can't restrain it no matter how hard he tries.

In this case, Russell began to use another aspect to control the court.

Moreover, he is waiting for Billups to show a flaw, and it is impossible for a player to maintain a high level throughout the game.

(End of this chapter)