rpbooks Chapter 237 The new season begins
Chapter 237 The new season begins
Chapter 237 The new season begins
After getting Shane Battier and Tony Allen in the trade, the Thunder didn't make much noise in terms of trades.
Compared with these two transactions, other actions are considered small repairs, such as buying out Adrian Griffin, such as trading Luke Ridnour to the Bucks in exchange for Desmond - Mason waits for these small operations.
So far, the Thunder's lineup for the new season has stabilized.
The next thing is the team's training and running-in.
Before the start of the preseason, Ye Hao took a look at his system. After the Olympics, he hadn't noticed any changes in the system, and he didn't know if there were any improvements during the Olympics.
【Mad value】232
[Crazy luck value] 201
【Crazy status】Intermediate ball monster, madman who hates people, madman who seizes luck, madman who leads, madman who strikes iron, madman who scores
【physical fitness】
Speed: 97→97
Strength: 85→86
Bounce: 92→92
Stamina: 91→91
Agility: 95→95
【basketball basic skills】
Breakthrough: S→S
Basket: B-→B-
Back: B-→B
CIC: S→S
Long shot: S→S
Organization: B+→B+
Internal defense: C→C
External defense: A→A+
Steals: A→A+
Rebound: B+→B+
【Basketball Skill Badge】
Ankle terminator: S
Difficult shooter: S
Button master: S
Unlimited range: S
Single fast breaker: S
Master of Chasing Hats: S
Pick-and-roll master: S
Basically nothing has changed, except that the "strength" under the physical fitness has been increased from 85 points to 86 points, the "back body" under the basic basketball skills has been increased from B-level to B-level, and the external defense and steals have been improved from A-level Beyond the A+ level, there is nothing to improve.
It's really getting harder as he goes forward, even though he has trained so hard, the speed of improvement is still like a turtle's speed.
If it is an ordinary person, it is probably very satisfying to be able to reach this level. In this way, they can be all-powerful in the league, popular and hot, and what else to practice, it is enough.
But for the ball devil Ye Hao, he just held back his energy and wanted to train himself to the full level.
It's like playing a game to clear the level. If you don't clear the level, what's the point of playing?
Have a lonely time?
He analyzed it. At present, in terms of physical fitness, except for "strength", all other aspects are above 90+, which can be ranked at the forefront of the league.
So in terms of physical fitness, he just needs to continue to maintain it through training.
In the future, the focus is to continue to polish the basic basketball skills and concentrate on making various breakthroughs.
After all, even if some of his basic skills have reached S level, there are still SS and SSR levels behind.
There is still a lot of room for improvement.
He decided to work on getting his shot up to the SS class first.
He felt that he just had to push harder to achieve a breakthrough, and now he should be on the verge of breaking out, and he had this feeling.
It just so happens that Durant is also practicing shooting, so don't be overtaken by Durant.
It is necessary to continue to widen the gap with Durant.
After that, he spent [-] points of crazy luck to draw ten times.
Only this time, he only drew "Thank you for participating" even ten times.
It's really lonely.
You must know that every time he drew a lottery before, he could win a little something, but this time he didn't get anything at all.
But he didn't take this result to heart.
People can't just rely on luck and lottery to move forward.
The direction of life is in your own hands, if you just rely on luck, it is tantamount to gambling.
Since the lottery is not good, then practice hard.
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Unimportant events like the preseason are naturally not worth mentioning.
The only thing worth mentioning is how the Thunder's rookies performed in the preseason.
Generally speaking, it is relatively average, and has not exceeded their high expectations for the time being.
Several rookies who performed more prominently in the preseason are No. [-] pick Rose, No. [-] pick OJ-Mayo, No. [-] pick Michael Beasley and Russell Westbrook. In addition, Brook Lopez also performed well. .
Last year, the Thunder selected Ye Hao and Durant, and both played well, especially Ye Hao, who has already become a superstar in the league.
So people naturally have high hopes for the Thunder's draft this year. Maybe the Thunder can make persistent efforts and find gold in the draft.
What's more, this year is recognized as a draft year.
However, judging from the performance of the preseason, several rookies of the Thunder seem to be like that.
Even Jordan himself couldn't figure it out. When he was training in the team, his performance was passable. Why did he fail as soon as he played?
He brought this question to Ye Hao, why did this happen.
Ye Hao only replied: "I haven't practiced enough, I have to continue to practice!"
Ye Hao is not worried about this, if it is gold, it will naturally shine after a long time of tempering.
It's just a few unimportant preseason games. It's stupid to judge a player based on his preseason performance.
He didn't play very well in the preseason. He only played ten minutes every game, just to warm up and find his status, and he didn't even play in some games.
Could it be that the media experts can say that he is not good?
The Olympics, the Western Conference finals, he played enough games last season (of course, not as good as Kodo), the Thunder still don't want him to play in the preseason, so that he can accumulate more energy and prepare for the regular season .
On October 2008, 10, the opening game of the new season started.
There are three games scheduled for this day, namely:
Celtics vs. Cavaliers,
Bulls vs. Bucks at home,
And the Lakers home game against the Trail Blazers.
The Thunder's first game of the new season is on the 29th, at home against the Bucks.
The game arrangement on the first day of the regular season is also quite interesting. The NBA wants to start the game.
The Lakers and Celtics, the Eastern and Western champions of last season, were all arranged, and then the No. [-] pick Rose also led the team.
这三场比赛最终的结果是凯尔特人队90比85战胜了骑士队，公牛队108比95拿下雄鹿队，湖人队96比76大胜开拓者队。
What needs to be mentioned here is LeBron James. In the Yanbei Olympics, the US team he represented was defeated by the Huaxia team led by Ye Hao.
Coupled with the fact that the limelight he thought belonged to him was taken away by Ye Hao repeatedly last season, his mentality collapsed a bit.
So after the Olympic finals, he invited Paul, Wade, Anthony and several other banana boat brothers to have a secret talk.
The general idea is to find a way to go to the same team and play brother basketball. Only in this way can it be possible to suppress Ye Hao who is gradually rising in the NBA.
The first defeat of the new season strengthened his idea.
In fact, before the start of the season, the Cavaliers still got Maurice Williams from the Bucks to James through a trade to help him.
But, how could Mo Williams be more fragrant than his brothers?
On the second day of the regular season, the Thunder started their first game.
They sit at home against the Bucks.
This is also the first time they have played an official game in the new home arena under the new team name.
Although Oklahoma City is smaller than Seattle, the enthusiasm of the fans here is not low at all.
In the first game, the home arena was full of people, almost full of seats.
For these fans, they finally waited for a local team.
Before that, they didn't have a home team to support, so they could only watch other cities have their own teams.
Moreover, to their surprise, the relocated Thunder team is not a weak team, but a strong team that reached the Western Conference finals last season.
This reason alone is enough to make them fall in love with this team.
But not only that, the Thunder team also has the hottest supernova in the league, Ye Hao. He is handsome and plays well. He is loved by everyone from an 80-year-old grandmother to a teenage girl.
Well, there are also male fans who have been forgotten by female fans.
Therefore, fans wearing Ye Hao's No. 8 jersey can be seen everywhere in the arena, as well as various flags and promotional posters with Ye Hao's name written on them.
Rather than saying that this is the Thunder's home court, it's more like Ye Hao's personal show.
Before the start of the game, players from both sides appeared on the field.
When Ye Hao made his final appearance, all the fans gave him the warmest and loudest cheers.
Looking up, you can see people and things related to Ye Hao everywhere.
Little Jordan sighed and said: "Wow, this is too exaggerated! Boss is so popular!"
"Yeah, I just searched to see if there were any fans who came to support me," Ibaka said.
However, I couldn't find any, probably drowning in the boss' supporters. "
Jeff Green next to him pouted and said, "You guys are really making a fuss, this is not an exaggeration.
We reached the Western Conference Finals last season, and that scene was an exaggeration.
Countless people's fans are crazy for Ye. "
Jordan said enviously: "If only I could be half as popular with the fans as the boss."
Ibaka said: "I'm not greedy, I can have a quarter."
"Then cheer up, play well and perform well, everything will happen!" Ye Hao said to several rookies with a smile.
The eyes of several rookies flashed with a spark of enthusiasm and yearning, and they all nodded vigorously.
In the first game of the new season, the head coach Carlesimo still sought stability and arranged the starting lineup commonly used last season.
Of course, except for the common starter Earl Watson at the No. [-] position who has been traded and left the team,
Chief backup Luke Ridnour was also traded to the Bucks.
Carlesimo had to let Dragic, who performed better in team training, start on top.
Dragic started the first game, which made Jordan Jr., Ibaka, and George Hill extremely envious.
This is the same rookie, different fate.
So the Thunder's starting lineup is: point guard Dragic, shooting guard Ye Hao, small forward Durant, power forward Jeff Green, and center Varejao.
The Bucks' starting lineup is: point guard Luke Ridnour (this is a good start as soon as the team changes.), shooting guard Michael Ried, small forward Richard Jefferson, big Former Charlie Villanueva, center Andrew Bogut.
Andrew Bogut, Ye Hao is an old acquaintance, and they played against each other during the Olympics.
Ye Hao's principle when encountering this kind of sloppy guy is to slap him on the face and head, and he doesn't need to show any affection.
At the start of the game, the Bucks took the lead in attacking.
Luke Ridnour drove the ball forward, and after halftime, the ball was passed to Jefferson, who singled out Durant.
It's just that he was blocked by Durant as soon as he took the shot.
Often singled out with Ye Hao, there is always something to gain, and Durant's defensive ability has also improved rapidly.
With his height and wingspan, as long as he is willing to defend, he can become a first-class defensive player.
Dragic took the ball and pushed forward. After coming to the top of the arc, he stopped the ball to observe the running position of his teammates.
The result was a mistake, and Luke Ridnour took the opportunity to slap the basketball off his hand, and quickly pushed down to counterattack.
Novice rookies are prone to make mistakes as soon as they hesitate to play.
Ridnor dribbled the ball toward the frontcourt without looking back, and ran toward the basket to take off for a layup.
Follow Ye Hao to treat him to a hot pot meal, which is a big gift for him to come back to his "natal home" as a guest, a big hat for chasing him.
And it's still a big hat.
The S-level hat chasing master skill badge is no joke.
It's really fragrant and easy to use.
The audience cheered thunderously, shouting Ye Hao's name loudly.
After Ye Hao blocked the shot, he grabbed the basketball and passed the ball across the court with one hand. He passed the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and gave it to Varejao who was still under the basket in the frontcourt. Points deducted.
"I'll go! Boss's chasing blocks and assists across the field are really wonderful! It's amazing!" Little Jordan jumped up from the stool at once when he watched from the sidelines, very excited.
"Awesome! Strong, really strong!" Ibaka also sighed.
Seeing Varejao score his pass, Ye Hao waited for his teammates to retreat back in the backcourt.
When Dragic returned to the backcourt, Ye Hao stepped forward and said to him: "Golan, you shouldn't have hesitated just now,
When you play on the court, you must first establish the overall situation,
Always pay attention to the running position of your teammates on the field, instead of stopping to pay attention.
Just now you made a very low-level mistake.
The point guard should be like a satellite map in the mind,
Not only the real-time running situation of the teammates, but also an accurate prediction of where the teammates will go.
Only by doing this can you become a good point guard. "
Listening to Ye Hao's words, Dragic lowered his head in shame, and said in a low voice, "I made a mistake just now, and I will try my best to correct it."
Ye Hao reached out and patted his shoulder, "Come on, you have potential, you can do better.
However, it is precisely because you have potential that we have stricter requirements on you.
We all hope that you can bring out your potential and really help the team! "
Dragic nodded vigorously and said, "Yeah!"
At the same time, I secretly made up my mind that I must work hard to perform well.
At this time Ridnour came over with the ball, and Dragic pounced on it, defending fiercely.
Forced Ridnour can only choose to pass the ball to Michael Reid.
Reid also participated in the Yanbei Olympics on behalf of the US team, but he played more of a soy sauce role.
The U.S. team took a fancy to his long-range shooting ability, but when it came to the Olympics, they realized that it didn't seem to be needed at all.
Because when the U.S. team played against other teams, it was basically just an impact and it was very easy.
Until the final against the Huaxia team, he was required to shoot long shots, but he couldn't shoot Ye Hao.
This was embarrassing and depressed, and only took a silver medal home.
Now he catches the ball and shoots in front of Ye Hao.
But Ye Hao reacted quickly, rushed forward and waved, successfully interfering.
Reid hit the iron, and the basketball bounced out of the frame.
Varejao received the rebound from the backcourt and handed the ball to Ye Hao.
Ye Hao dribbled the ball down quickly, and rushed straight to the frontcourt like lightning.
Followed by soaring into the air, he smashed the buckle with one hand, ending the attack.
The ball instantly ignited the entire Thunder arena.
Substitute players such as Jordan, Ibaka, and George Hill stood up and became towel men.
(End of this chapter)