basketball hero

Chapter 256 Regular Season Opener
In this game, the Bucks' starting lineup has changed compared with the previous game. Delfino replaced Mbah a Moute as the starting small forward.Other than that, the other starts are the same as the previous one.As a result, veteran Kurt Thomas started two consecutive games and is the player with the most starts among all power forwards in the team.

应雄本场替补出战19分钟，5投4中，其中3分球1投1中，罚球2罚1中得到10分5篮板2助攻。雄鹿队在客场也击败了火箭队，迎来了季前赛的两连胜。

On October 10, the Bucks challenged the Bulls away in the second back-to-back game.In this game, Ying Xiong rested, Kurt Thomas continued to start, and Warrick replaced Bogut in the start.

In the end, the Bucks lost 1 point away to their opponents and missed their 3-game winning streak.

Four days later, the Bucks played against the Timberwolves at home. In this game, the starting lineup of the Bucks is: center - Bogut, power forward - Kurt Thomas, small forward - Delfino, shooting guard - Michael Ri Germany, point guard - Jennings.

In Yingxiong's view, the current situation is that Kurt Thomas, who has started 4 consecutive games, is likely to serve as the team's starting power forward in the regular season.Compared with Warrick and Ilyasova in the same position, Kurt Thomas' defense and experience are incomparable to the other two.As for who Delfino and Mbah a Moute will start in the regular season, I don't know.Jennings should be able to get a starting opportunity, veteran Ridnour off the bench.

这场比赛，应雄替补出战20分钟，5投3中得到6分2篮板3助攻3抢断，球队也迎来一场大胜。

In the away game against the Bobcats on October 10, the Bucks' starting lineup was the same as the previous game, which further convinced Ying Xiong that Kurt Thomas and Jennings would start the regular season in the new season.

10月24日雄鹿队最后一场季前赛的比赛，应雄只上场了5分钟，2投2中得到4分。

In the preseason games, Ying Xiong got more playing opportunities than last season, but this does not mean that he will definitely get more playing opportunities in the regular season.What makes him most gratified is not the increase in playing time, but the increase in outside shooting percentage.

Due to the ankle injury in the CBA finals last season, he did not have special training in the summer, and he was not used to the NBA's 3-point line, making his outside shooting percentage unstable and low.This summer, he worked very hard on outside shooting, especially 3-point shooting, and his hard work paid off. Now his outside shooting percentage has indeed improved a lot compared to last season.

It's just that due to the limited role in the team, I don't have the opportunity to show more results of my special training.But Ying Xiong is not in a hurry, gold will always shine, what he needs is just a chance to fully show himself.

After the end of the preseason, there is still a full week before the opening game of the regular season of the new season. All NBA teams have had the opportunity to rest, and the Bucks are no exception, making various preparations for the new season.

Judging from the book strength of the Bucks, it is not much better than last season. The only star on the team is Michael Reid.Last season, the team also had Richard Jefferson, a former All-Star small forward.The team boss Michael Reid only played for a small half of the season last season. After being reimbursed for the season due to injury, how many levels he can recover to the peak this season is also a big question mark.

But this season's team is indeed younger and has more players.As far as the team is concerned, if they can enter the playoffs this year and young players, especially the No. 10 pick Jennings, can grow up, then the expired contracts in the team will be cleared in the free market next summer. A big fish, the team can rise.

The calculation of the Bucks management is correct, but at the same time there is a lot of uncertainty.The first is that if young players are not as successful as expected, then even in the East, it is not easy to make the playoffs.In addition, what will the team do to attract the big fish in the free market next summer?Is it commercial potential?Is it a fan market?Or the strength of the team?
——For the Bucks, none of these are available.For a small market team without a glorious history, if there is no hope of winning the championship, the attraction to big-name free agents is very weak.

Of course, the lack of attractiveness does not mean that there is no hope. Maybe MVP-level players like LeBron James will not be interested, and ordinary All-Star players may come to join.After all, the team has enough salary space to provide a satisfactory contract to the joining star.Players are human beings too, and they won't struggle with money.

In the NBA, there are only a few superstars. For most teams, it is natural to pursue them at any cost.Joining a superstar as a free agent is the fastest way to improve the strength of the team.After all, there are too many uncertainties in draft training, and the cycle is too long.

On October 10, as the last Bucks team to usher in the regular season opener, they will challenge the Philadelphia 31ers away.Last season, the 76ers finally ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference and entered the playoffs.The Bucks are 76th in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs.

But in fact, the strength of the two teams is very close. The Bucks have been in the playoffs before. Later, there were too many injuries to the core players, which made the team miss the playoffs.

As the season opener, for the two teams aspiring to enter the playoffs, both hope to start the team's regular season journey with a victory.Of course, the Philadelphia 76ers' desire to win at home is even stronger.

Before the start of the game, the two sides announced the starting list of the game.For the 76ers at home, the starting lineup is: Center - Samuel Dalembert, Power Forward - Elton Brand, Small Forward - Thaddeus Young, Shooting Guard - Ann Dere Iguodala, point guard - Lou Williams.

The starting lineup of the Bucks on the road finally surfaced: center-Andrew Bogut, power forward-Kurt Thomas, small forward-Luke Richard Mbah a Moute, shooting guard-Michael Redd, organization Guard - Brandon Jennings.

Ying Xiong's analysis is correct. There is no suspense in the two positions of center and shooting guard. Kurt Thomas, who started many consecutive games in the preseason, got the position of starting power forward; and the position of starting small forward was stable from last season. The blue-collar player Mbah a Moute played; the position of the point guard, the team let the rookie Jennings start, obviously intends to train him.

(End of this chapter)