basketball hero

Chapter 308 New Team, New Atmosphere

The Mavericks held a special press conference for the players who joined the team this summer, and the newly joined players also showed their new season jerseys.Ying Xiong still chooses No. 25 as his jersey number. For him, if the number is not already taken, otherwise he will not change it easily.

This year's preseason will begin on October 10. In late September, training camps began one after another.Prior to this, Yingxiong's agent Bill Duffy had helped him rent a high-end apartment in Dallas near the American Airlines Center Stadium, the home of the Mavericks.

For housing, Yingxiong does not have too high requirements, as long as he lives in a dormitory and has convenient transportation. Of course, the most important thing is that it is convenient to go to the arena.

Located in Texas, Dallas is the third largest city in Texas and the ninth largest city in the United States.Compared with Milwaukee, where Yingxiong's former club, the Bucks, is located, Dallas is relatively more prosperous.Of course, for Ying Xiong, it doesn't matter, the climate here is quite similar to Ying Xiong's hometown, which makes him feel a little more used to it.The state tax in Texas will be lower than other states, but Ying Xiong's annual salary does not have a big impact.

The Dallas Mavericks moved frequently this summer. They not only renewed the contract of the team leader Dirk Nowitzki this summer, but also sent away Eric Dampier, Matt Ka Rolle, Doura Donajura, Tyson Chandler, Alexis Akinsa.In addition, they also traded Ying Xiong, a talented basketball player from China, and signed Mahinmi with a two-year contract. Of course, they also included rookie Dominic Jones bought from the Grizzlies this summer.

The core of this Mavericks team is of course the German chariot - Dirk Nowitzki. Although he is already a 32-year-old veteran, he was still a member of the "25 Club" with 180+ points last season!For a player known for his shooting and skills, age has not taken away his touch and skills, and he is also one of the best offensive power forwards in the league.

In this Mavericks team, the main players are all a little too old. The core Nowitzki is 32 years old, the All-Star point guard Jason Kidd is 37 years old, the "Best Sixth Man" Jason Terry is 33 years old, and the starting small forward Calombart Le is 30 years old, "Hacker" Sean Marion is 32 years old, and backup center Brandon Heywood is 31 years old.For such a core lineup, the age structure is a bit unreasonable for the championship team. In the long regular season, physical fitness and injuries will become big problems.Of course, it is also good to have more veterans. The game experience is absolutely rich, and the team's lower limit is also very high. As long as there are no major accidents, there is no problem at all in the playoffs.

This summer, the free market was turbulent, and the transfer of big-name free agents broke the original power structure.The Miami Heat formed the "Big Three" and became the biggest favorites for the championship; the Boston Celtics, the veteran Big Three team in the East, also has a stable lineup and good strength; the Los Angeles Lakers in the West, as the defending champions, are naturally The favorite team to win the championship; and the Spurs with GDP as the core is, as always, a candidate team for the championship.Judging from the odds of winning the championship before the season, the Miami Heat jumped to the first place and are the biggest favorites to win the championship.The Mavericks are not the favorites to win the championship, at most they are regarded as a strong team in the league.

Ying Xiong believes that currently in the Mavericks team, center Tyson Chandler, who joined the team in this summer's big deal, will be the team's starting center in the new season.After all, Heywood is a bit older, and compared with Chandler, he is not as good as his opponent in terms of ability or age.Nowitzki, the core of the team, is a player who is more offensive than defensive. Coupled with his age, he is unlikely to spend too much energy on the defensive end, so he very much needs an inside partner with excellent defensive ability. Help him do the dirty work inside, protect the rim and grab rebounds.And Tyson Chandler is obviously a better interior defensive center than his previous partner Dampier.

The starting power forward is naturally Dirk Nowitzki, the core of the team; the suspense of the starting small forward is not great, Caron Butler is more feasible to start than Marion; the starting point guard position must belong to Jason Kidd, This historic point guard has the team's best passing vision and organizational skills, and also has the defensive skills that Barea and Terry lack; the position of the starting shooting guard is the most suspenseful, and Jason Terry starts Whether Marion should start is something that coach Carlisle needs to carefully consider.Terry has excellent scoring ability, whether it is catching and shooting or dribbling and shooting, he is a master figure, and his scoring explosiveness is one of the best in the team.But his shortcomings are also obvious. Compared with other No. 2 positions in the league, he is a bit short. Defense has never been his strong point. He is actually more suitable for the No. 6 man.In fact, Marion is more suitable for playing small forwards. His outside shooting posture is weird and his shooting percentage is not high. Compared with Terry, his scoring ability is more inclined to attack at the basket.For Kidd, a point guard whose shooting is not outstanding, it is of course a better choice to partner with Terry on the offensive end.Of course, Marion is a comprehensive defender who can defend from the 1st position to the 4th position or even the 5th position, which is incomparable to Terry.

For Xiong, whether it is Terry or Marion who starts, the feasibility of starting in this strong team is very small.At least not with the regular lineup, except for injuries or special games.

Whether to start or not is not so important to Ying Xiong today.In this team, there are a lot of his seniors, and he doesn't want to replace anyone, as long as he can have a stable playing time and be able to take on certain tasks in the team, that's fine.He believes that his strength can definitely help the team.

The Mavericks rotation should look like this: Brandon Haywood as backup center, Barea as backup point guard, SG if Terry is the backup, SF/PF if Marion is the backup .And Ying Xiong is in the rotation lineup, playing small forward with Terry, and shooting guard with Marion.

In Ying Xiong's view, the team does not have a pure No. 2 position, and he should be able to get a stable playing time.He sees no shame in backing up All-Stars Caron Butler and Sean Marion.

Ying Xiong is very optimistic about the prospects of the Mavericks in the new season.First of all, this team has been a strong team in the league for nearly 10 years, and even broke into the finals in 2006; the team owner Cuban is a well-known good boss in the league, and he is willing to spend money to win the championship; the player lineup structure is still very reasonable , except that the core players are a little too old; there is also the fact that I can help the team improve its strength, and maybe it seems to the outside world that I am just a waste material abandoned by the home team.

(End of this chapter)