basketball behind the spotlight

Chapter 108
In a blink of an eye, the new season will come again.

During the offseason, Lu Ziqiu fired Thompson and Harris, and re-signed two new assistant coaches.

In terms of players, in addition to Lu Qian, Morientes and Luo Peng, they also signed a tall and strong backup center Gao Jun from the free market, and then signed two undrafted picks Gundam and Hyde. All the old players who can't be reused have been emptied.

The members of the coaching staff are: head coach Lu Ziqiu, assistant coaches: George, Ye Si, Shen Dongfei, Xia Kexin and Luo Da.

The team's 15-man roster is as follows:
Center: Lan Feng, Gao Jun, Morientes

Power forward: Luo Mang, Barea, Gundam

Small front: Lu Wei, Lu Qian, Xiao Zhi

Defenders: Han Bin, Luo Peng, Wei Kailun
Point guards: Linsen, Hayes, Hyde

The shortcomings of this lineup are still obvious. The main lineup has weak internal attack power and poor external defense. Once the outside line feels poor or the breakthrough is blocked, it is difficult to gain an advantage in both offense and defense when entering a positional battle.

However, compared to last season, it has improved a lot. Although Lu Wei is one year older, now Lu Qian is the main player, he is the substitute, and Luo Peng is the sixth man. The coordination between the main lineup and the substitute lineup Sex gets better.

The local media in Yancheng still took a wait-and-see attitude towards the current lineup of the Wolves, while the board of directors was a little disappointed. They originally had high hopes for the second pick, but they were unexpectedly traded by Lu Ziqiu.

At the beginning, the board of directors called Lu Ziqiu to hold a meeting about this matter, intending to let him terminate Luo Peng's deal, but Lu Ziqiu's attitude was very firm, and no one could change his decision unless they terminated the contract with Lu Ziqiu.

To say it's interesting, the Wolves' schedule in the new season is definitely too interesting.

In the first ten rounds, eight of their opponents were in the playoffs last season.

This is second. In the first ten rounds, they played three consecutive home games, and then seven consecutive away games.

The most interesting thing is that their opponent in the first game was actually the Bobcats, and the second game was actually the Silver Dragon.

These two games are full of countless topics.

The Yancheng media has been unremittingly building momentum for the Wolves, constantly creating all kinds of grievances and entanglements.

However, last season's results are there.

Not many people want to watch two dead-end games.

The board of directors saw the dismal box office revenue, and their face fell down. Last season's poor performance finally brought harm to the football market.

In the end, Xia Hongfei simply made a decision and asked the employees to come to the scene to cheer. No matter what, he must continue to build momentum.

Wolves attach importance to this game, Bobcats equally.

Even Yan Bingtian came with the team along with Gu Yuhang and Yan Ruxue.

Lu Ziqiu had a meal with Yan Bingtian.

During the dinner, Yan Bingtian was most concerned about Lu Ziqiu's leg, "How is your recovery?"

Lu Ziqiu smiled wryly and shook his head, "That's it, the car can't even drive now."

Yan Bingtian sighed, "What did the doctor say? Is it possible to recover?"

"If there is no second car accident, there is a chance to recover to [-]%, but now there is no hope at all. Too many steel nails have been put in. The doctor said that if there is another accident, it may be completely useless." He seemed very calm, as if talking about it. Not his own legs.

After Yan Bingtian heard this, his heart was very heavy, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Lu Ziqiu didn't want to affect his mood because of this, "Stop talking about this, I have something to tell you."

Yan Bingtian was taken aback, "What's the matter?"

"I set up a farm and arena in the small town of Dingwei in Los Angeles. If you have time, I will take you around."

"Oh?" Yan Bingtian was really interested, "Can I go fishing?"

Lu Ziqiu smiled and said, "Of course."

"Okay, let's find a chance to go around with you."

"After I win the championship, why don't you and I retire together?" Lu Ziqiu pondered for a while and asked tentatively.

Yan Bingtian's heart skipped a beat, "Are you kidding me?"

"No, what I said is true."

"Are you willing to put down the basketball?"

"Of course I don't want to, but after winning the championship, I don't want to be in this league anymore. It's too boring."

Yan Bingtian pondered for a while, "I believe your words, but I can't let go."

Lu Ziqiu didn't say anything more, he knew how stubborn the old man in front of him was, and unless Shan Mao won the championship, it would be quite difficult for him to leave Shan Mao behind.

But in Lu Ziqiu's view, the Bobcats are getting farther and farther away from the championship.

After that, the two stopped talking about such a heavy topic, and they didn't return to the arena until before the start of the game.

The atmosphere in the arena was not warm, and the voices of the two on-site commentators were clearly audible.

Yang Xiaojing was once again invited by the TV station to be a guest commentator.

Luo Chen: "Caesar, this is our team's first game of the new season. Do you have any expectations for this game?"

Expect shit.

Caesar slandered, but he could only bite the bullet and said: "The team has changed some players, and their strength has improved significantly compared to last season. What's more, the coach has returned. If you want to come to this game, you still have to fight hard."

Luo Chen also has unspeakable pain in his heart. Last season, he commented on so many heart-wrenching games. This season, he hopes that the same mistakes will not happen again.

Luo Chen: "Miss Yang, what about you, what expectations do you have for the team's results this year?"

Yang Xiaojing smiled slightly, "The team will definitely enter the playoffs this year."

As soon as Yang Xiaojing finished speaking, there was a burst of applause in the arena.

The two were stunned, unable to figure out where her confidence came from. As for the audience's shouts, they saw it as nothing more than a booing.

Caesar: "Miss Yang, why are you so optimistic about the team? You know, our team has not had a star player so far, and Lu Wei is one year older. It may be difficult for him to maintain the competitive state of last season. gone."

Yang Xiaojing said to herself: "Our team has a star, and it's a big star."

The two were choked again.

After a while, Luo Chen asked, "Did you get any inside news that our fans don't know about? For example, a mid-term deal?"

Caesar is also looking forward to watching her. If she can really make a difference in the mid-term trade, there is really hope for the playoffs.

Yang Xiaojing shook her head, "Have you forgotten? We have Coach Lu, he is an out-and-out star coach. As long as he is there, the team will always have hope. I firmly believe in this, players Believe it or not.”

Star coach?

Yes, he is indeed a star coach.

But so what?
The players can't do it, the coach alone is useless.

The two smiled wryly to themselves, this kind of talk can be discussed in private, but in public, they can only speak out of their hearts.

Luo Chen cleared his throat, "That's right, we have a star coach. Coach Lu's achievements in the past are obvious to all. I also believe that he can bring us miracles."

Things have come to this point, Caesar can only echo, "Yes, the team still has great hopes this year."

The two began to argue again and again, Yang Xiaojing couldn't bear to listen to it, but was struggling with the live broadcast and couldn't leave easily.

(End of this chapter)