If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 158 Prosperity
"If we want to pursue higher goals, we must demand ourselves more strictly!"

"This kind of shooting is not good, we need to practice more!"

"The defense should be better. In the new season, we will suppress our opponents on both offense and defense."

Young people are always passionate and secondary, which is not a bad thing.

After the training camp started, Yi Jian led everyone to work hard to enter the battle state.

Regardless of whether they have become stronger or not, Xia Tian's physical condition must be different from the regular season. They can't wait until the new season starts to find out the feeling. A strong team needs to be one step ahead.

The rookies are also led by them to work together, of course the tradition of treating guests has not been lost.

Yi Jian is very generous, everyone must admit this.

In the summer league, Thunder's performance as a rookie for several years was not conspicuous, but Yi Jian believed in them.

Ibaka, Green, Matthews, these players can undoubtedly play.

After summer's hard work, Durant is obviously more stable, Lowry's shooting has also become better, Lopez is stronger, and Dragic and Jordan have also improved significantly.

The Thunder's lineup has become super luxurious without knowing it.

Yi Jian is ready, he will use new skills to bring everyone together as quickly as possible.

Their running-in in the new season is not that complicated, and they will succeed faster.

It's just that in the eyes of the outside world, there is a high probability that they will fail in the new season.

The Thunder's performance last season was amazing, but according to convention, this kind of sudden outbreak is generally called a dark horse.

In the league, there will always be various teams breaking out for a season for various reasons.

When the Thunder were still the Sonics, a similar situation occurred, but the second season will be beaten back to its original shape.

The big reason is that it was noticed by other teams.

Players are studied and tactics are targeted. If there is no real hard power, it is naturally impossible to continue.

Now the outside world also thinks that Thunder is not strong enough, Yi Jian is very talented, and Durant is also a rare genius, but Thunder is just the two of them.

Too young, and the talents of others have not reached the level of two cores.

The Thunder didn't seize the opportunity to strengthen in the summer, and if this continues, they will be beaten back to their original shape this season.

If we refer to historical experience, it seems that this will be the case.

It's just that if the young people on the team are all talents, and they are all growing rapidly.

To be honest, the media may not have considered this situation when they beeped, the probability is too small.

The operation of the Thunder is indeed not that easy. They are not a giant like the Lakers. There will be players who want to join, and there will be no veterans who want to come over for the time being. The success of a season cannot prove that they are thighs.

In a small ball market like the Thunder, it is difficult to sign up.

In fact, the management also considered spending a lot of money to introduce a quasi-All-Star player. In the end, it didn't happen. The reluctance to spend too much money to gamble was only one of the reasons.

The point is that Yi Jian didn't show any strong willingness. If Yi Jian recruited Lowry like he did, players at the quasi-All-Star level could still come over.

But it's really not necessary. When Yi Jian and Durant become stronger, they only need some assistance.

Lowry and Lopez are already top-notch.

The current Thunder, to be honest, has no problems with the lineup, and there are players who can play both inside and outside.

Even if many of their players are not at their peak, they have surpassed most teams in the league.

It's just that the outside world has no idea of ​​their lineup for the time being.

They didn't know how many potential All-Stars and practical players Yi Jian had chosen.

All kinds of thunder from the outside world are too deceitful, hurting the players' remarks, Yi Jian and others will gather together and laugh.

"It seems that we are still not taken seriously. This is the best, at least the front can be easier."

"I'm ready, who else wants to prove myself? I have worked hard for a summer pass, as long as you are determined, I will help."

"Those media really think that we won't improve? This is prejudice, obviously we did a good job last season."

"So we have to do better, so that they have nothing to say. Many players in the league have been questioned all the way. Only results can prove right or wrong in competitive sports."

"I can't wait to start the season, we are the dark horses, we are real contenders!"

Before the start of the regular season, there are also preseason games. This is also the time for the team to test everyone's combat effectiveness.

How much effort has been put in in the summer will be shown from the preseason.

In the preseason game in October, the Thunder started relatively late.

The Thunder's current starting lineup has not changed. In fact, their head coach Brooks is quite satisfied with the starting lineup. What the team wants is a suitable substitute.

Collison, the team's available substitute last season, was fairly stable, but this was just a blue-collar insider.

As a strong team, they really hope that the rotation has a few players with outstanding combat effectiveness.

They have no extravagant hopes for a powerful sixth man.

Their opponent in the first game of the preseason is the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies are also a young team that is improving.

Their summer was full of harvest, Iverson with a gimmick, Randolph, whom they never thought would be so suitable, and several rookies, including the second place in the parallel imports, Thabeet.

The current Grizzlies seem to be swinging between winning and uncertain.

Because they have a lot of good players, but it feels difficult to string together.

In any case, Yi Jian is no longer afraid of Randolph.

Of course, he will not really exert his strength in the preseason.

The skills of the master dealer still need to be familiarized with Thunder's teammates first.

In fact, it was Durant who benefited the most.

After Yi Jiance reacted more, Durant went all out to attack.

After the game started, the Thunder also firmly took the advantage.

The Grizzlies lineup is full of talent, but compared with the Thunder that reached the Western Conference finals last season, it feels like that.

Yi Jian was very happy, he could feel that Lowry and Lopez were indeed making progress.

Especially Lopez, a more solid low post will give him a place in the league inside.

Thunder coach Brooks is also very happy, because he found that Dragic has a good offensive power off the bench, and this European player is much more confident than last season.

Jordan is still so rough, but his physical fitness is really good, and he has improved somewhat.

Several new young people, Ibaka and Matthews are very hardworking, especially Ibaka, who is also an insider with explosive physical fitness, the team feels that there is no need to worry about the insider.

As for Danny Green, he is too mediocre, that is, he understands tactics fairly quickly.

The lineup still needs to be watched carefully, but the good news is that it doesn't feel so muddy.

The Thunder team is full of prosperity.

(End of this chapter)