basketball hero

Chapter 359 Tactical Core
In the media predictions before the preseason, the Toronto Raptors next season are collectively looked down upon.Many sports websites and basketball newspapers and magazines agree that the Raptors will not be able to make the playoffs, and at most they can win a few more games than last season.Few think that Yingxiong can save this rebuilding team.

Many people also satirized the management of the Raptors, thinking that it was a mistake for them to sign a fat contract with Ying Xiong this summer.There are also many experts implying that the Raptors should play badly to get a high pick and find a real cornerstone of the team.

—— Ying Xiong doesn't care about the gossip from the outside world at all.Since coming to the NBA, he no longer has a bad mood because of "black fans" on the Internet.In his opinion, no matter how these people belittle themselves, they will not back down.I have been looking for an opportunity to fully express myself, and now that I have found it, the Raptors are willing to give themselves a stage to perform.I have no reason to give up halfway, and I have to repay the team's trust with my best performance!

On December 12th, the Toronto Raptors played the first preseason game of the "shortened season" of 19-2011, and faced the Boston Celtics with the Big Three at home at the Canadian Airline Center Arena.

Due to the previous NBA lockout, the number of preseason games this season has been greatly reduced. The Raptors only played two preseason games this season. Team.

There were a large number of fans in the Air Canada Center arena, and deafening screams echoed one after another in the arena.The mascot of the Raptors, the little dinosaur, was extremely active, constantly interacting with the fans on the sidelines, and also staged dunks using a spring bed with the acrobats on the scene.

The fans are so enthusiastic not only because the NBA was late because of the lockout, but also because of Ying Xiong's joining.As the only NBA team overseas, the Raptors in Canada is a typical "international column" in the NBA, and many international players play for this team.Raptors fans also love international players. As a talented player from China, Ying Xiong is not only Chinese in Canada, but other Canadian fans also like him very much.

This is Ying Xiong's first appearance at the Air Canada Center Arena as a Raptors player. When the fans chanted his name, he was very excited.It's a wonderful feeling to be loved by the fans, valued by the coach, and needed by the team.Ying Xiong is also a mortal, so he naturally has emotions and is also influenced by the outside world.

Like Ying Xiong, this is also Coach Casey's first game as the head coach of the Raptors. He is wearing a gray suit and navy blue tie. He looks calm on the surface, but his heart is already surging .

The game is about to start soon. Coach Casey took the tactical board, called the players together, and made the final arrangements for the players.

The starting lineups of the two teams are released. The starting lineup of the Raptors at home is: Center - Barryani, Power Forward - Amir Johnson, Small Forward - DeRozan, Shooting Guard - Ying Xiong, Organization Defender - Calderon.

The starting lineup of the Celtics for the away game is: center - Jermaine O'Neal, power forward - Kevin Garnett, small forward - Marquez Daniels, shooting guard - Ray Allen, organization Guard - Rajon Rondo.

Before heading to Toronto, the Celtics announced that Jeff Green was out for the season due to heart surgery.In addition, the team's main small forward Paul Pierce also missed this game.For the Celtics, the team's lineup structure is aging and there is no need for special lineup running-in. In order to avoid unnecessary consumption in the regular season, they often choose to let the Big Three take turns, and they don't pay much attention to it in the preseason.

Coach Casey's starting lineup for this game is his starting lineup for the new season.His intention is very straightforward, to use the two preseason games as much as possible to allow the players to run in, and to quickly integrate the new players who joined the offseason into the team as soon as possible.In his view, the speed of team integration and the degree of chemical reaction will ultimately affect the team's record this season.

The on-site DJ of the Raptors mobilized the atmosphere of the fans to their heart's content, creating momentum for this preseason game that has nothing to do with winning or losing.

In the appearance ceremony of the home team, Calderon played first, and Yingxiong, as the starting No. 2, played second.It was his first preseason game in a Raptors jersey, and the excitement was palpable.When the DJ called his name, the scene erupted in enthusiastic cheers.He felt the fans' support and love for him, a little surprised, a little surprised, all kinds of emotions mixed together.

With the whistle of the referee, the preseason game officially began.Since it was a preseason game, the Celtics, a veteran team in the league, didn't play very hard.Perhaps in their view, the preseason is not worth putting on physical strength and avoiding injuries.In addition, the Raptors, the second-to-last team in the Eastern Conference last season, are not worthy of being their opponents.

Unlike the Celtics, the Raptors played at home very seriously.It may be because of the enthusiasm of the fans, but it is more about the devotion to the game.They play tactics seriously, are not familiar with each other, and work hard to cooperate with their teammates, even if they make mistakes, they don't care.They regard powerful opponents as the best sparring partners to help them run in.

Coach Casey on the sidelines is still expressionless. As a black man, it is true that even if there are some changes in his expression, it is difficult to detect without looking carefully.But he is still very satisfied with the performance of the players on the field.They know what they should do, and they will earnestly implement the coach's instructions and the coach's game plan.If you want to become a strong team, you need not only enough talent, but also excellent execution.

Ying Xiong cooperated with these new teammates and felt a different feeling in the Mavericks.Calderon looks like a white guard with mediocre physical fitness, but he has a high basketball IQ and plays very smartly; Bargnani, as a big man of 213cm, is very flexible and can attack beyond the 3-point line; DeRozan The physical fitness is top-notch, except for the 3-point failure, the mid-range breakthrough has a certain level; Amir Johnson is conscientious, unobtrusive, and is a very good player.

Ying Xiong has more confidence in the Raptors in the new season. This is a young team with potential.

In Coach Casey's tactical system, Ying Xiong and DeRozan, as perimeter twin stars, are the two wings of the team's perimeter offense.Among them, Yingxiong can be said to be the core of tactics.He has weak-side one-on-one singles tactics, has the authority to initiate pick-and-rolls with the ball, and even when he is off the ball, he also has teammates to cover and attack him without the ball.If in the Bucks and Mavericks, Yingxiong is a pure end point, in the Raptors, he has the highest tactical position on the perimeter.

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