Chapter Twenty-Four: Cutting McCarvey? (Ask for a commuter pass)
The Knicks' comeback quickly ended without a problem, and Anxi hit two consecutive mid-range shots to end the game with four minutes left in the fourth quarter. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the end, at the end of the game, Anxi scored 56 points and led the 76ers to a 117-109 victory, ending a two-game losing streak in the preseason and sending the Knicks to a three-game losing streak.
After the game, Henry Abbott's pre-season warm-up was greatly questioned, Anxi has not proven himself, he is overrated? Is it still an overestimation to score 56 points in front of Iman Shambaught and Carmelo Anthony, hasn't it proven itself?
Are the 76ers the third worst team in the league? Are the 76ers who beat the Knicks still the third worst in the league?
Obviously, Henry Abbott's preseason warm-up has been completely overturned by the fact that the 76ers beat the Knicks......
Before Henry Abbott could speak, Zach Lowe spoke on his social networks: "Three consecutive defeats in the preseason, the Knicks' strength is overrated, maybe they should be the team on the fringes of the Eastern Conference playoffs, not the top three; As for the 76ers, it seems that their strength is certainly not the bottom at the moment. ”
Zach Lowe directly slapped his colleague Henry Abbott in the face, as a data emperor, Zach Lowe's prediction is obviously more authoritative, so for a while, the discussion about the 76ers' performance in the new season suddenly became hot in North America.
Henry Abbott also admitted his mistake, and Anxi's 56 points is enough to prove himself, but he still believes that the 76ers will not do much in the new season, maybe the 76ers will not be the bottom of the league, but at least the 76ers are also a team outside the Eastern Conference playoffs, and they are still a bad team.
Henry Abbott laid out a starting list on his social networking site: "Point guard Shaun Livingston, scoring guard Anxi, small forward Evan Turner, power forward Thaddeus Young, center Spencer Hoyce." ”
"This lineup, the point guard is only Shaun Livingston who has the strength of the bench, and the center can only use Spencer Hawes who has no ability to protect the basket, the biggest problem of this team is defense, the second problem is that there is no qualified starting point guard, and the third problem is that there is no three-point firepower except for Anxi, the problem of this lineup is too big, maybe they are not the bottom of the league, but at least they are also a team outside the playoffs."
Henry Abbott's latest analysis was well received by many, and Henry Abbott turned his tune and turned directly to McCarvey.
"Michael Carter Williams, the No. 11 rookie this year, has been in a slump for three consecutive games, and perhaps he will be the first high-ranking rookie to be eliminated from the league in the new season."
All of a sudden, McCarvey has received a lot of attention, and people have indeed found that McCarvey's performance is a little struggling, needless to say about the performance of the two Chinese games, the 76ers won the last game, but McCarvey's performance was the worst one in the 76ers, he shot 1 of 4, and finally only got 2 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
When Henry Abbott turned his attention to McCarvey, some media even believed that the 76ers should choose to keep Eric Maynor and cut McCarvey, because the veteran Mayno performed much better than McCarvey.
McCarvey was under tremendous pressure, and it was supposed to be the toughest period of his career, with no starters on the team, poor performances, constant media criticism, and even disapproval from the local Philadelphia fans......
Bob Cooney, a sports reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News, wrote an exclusive story about McCarvey, and as a reporter close to the 76ers, Bob Cooney was often allowed to enter the gym to watch the 76ers' practice games, so Bob Cooney knew a lot about McCarvey during the training games.
He believes that McCarvey will definitely be able to adapt to the NBA and definitely grow into a qualified NBA starter, but now McCarvey's form is in a slump, so he called on 76ers fans to be patient.
But McCarvey's performance is there, and local Philadelphia fans will still question McCarvey, and they even question Bob Cooney, who believes that Bob Cooney was commissioned by the 76ers' management to mitigate the criticism of McCarvey......
In downtown Philadelphia, in front of a newsstand in Central Plaza, a group of fans wearing the newly purchased 76ers No. 7 jersey were shopping for a new issue of the newspaper while showing off their jerseys to his buddies.
"It is said that the Wachovia Center has been sold out, and this is the last one for me."
His partner looked envious: "Spent a lot of money, Jim?" ”
"Of course, this is the last one." The fan, Jim, raised his chin.
Another of his friends had already bought the newspaper, and the headline was Anxi, a big photo, and the words 56 points were blood-red.
"Jim, Taryn, do you think Anxi will be the next Aaron?"
The fan who was envious of Jim just now was called Tyron, and he nodded: "Of course, Ann will definitely be like Aaron and lead us back up!" ”
Jim shook his head: "No, Ann is Ann, he is not Allen, Ann will be like Michael Jordan back then, with the 76ers to become the bull of the new century!" ”
"That's right! The bull of the new century! ”
The three fans were a little excited, and the one with the newspaper was Kevin, who also smiled and flipped the newspaper to the second page.
A fan named Taryn saw the big headline on the second page at a glance: "Michael Carter Williams, a sleeping lion?" ”
Jim immediately sneered, "Hey, who wrote this article?" Samsinki chose a parallel import, and he can actually blow into a fierce lion? ”
Kevin, who was holding the newspaper, frowned: "Bob Cooney." ”
"Bob Cooney? Old reporter, maybe he knows the inside story? Taryn said hesitantly.
Jim immediately interrupted him: "What can there be, parallel goods are parallel goods, 1 of 4 shots in the preseason, there is nothing to say about this level, Michael Carter Williams, the name is good, it is Michael and Carter and Williams." ”
Kevin shook his head: "Let's take a look at the next game first......"
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McCarvey was in a slump, he didn't even know how to play, and he started to make a series of mistakes in training matches that had been doing well, and Brett Brown kept yelling at him, but the more he roared, the more sluggish McCarvey's performance became.
Anxi even felt like he should talk to McCarvey, but Brett Brown told Anxi: "An, you don't have to worry about Michael, it's the path every rookie has to take, they have to learn to adapt to this league, both on and off the court." ”
So, Anxi could only watch McCarvey continue to struggle......
In the fourth game of the preseason, the 76ers faced the Knicks at home, and for the Knicks, who have lost three in a row, the importance of this game has increased a little more than the previous game.
The Knicks, who were striving for victory, finally got their wish at Wachovia Arena, and of course, they won relatively easily, because the 76ers didn't want to fight at all in this game, and they once again used the preseason to observe the players who were on training camp contracts.
Then, after four preseason games, the 76ers once again announced the cutting of two players, because Cole Aldridge performed well, and the selection of interior positions was reduced a lot, so the 76ers chose to cut power forward Arnett Moultrie, and also cut veteran point guard Eric Meno.
The move to cut Mayno quickly sparked controversy, because before that, Henry Abbott had suggested that the 76ers should keep Eric Maynor and cut McCarvey.
Just talking about the performance in the last game, Eric Maynor was much better than McCarvey, Mayno shot 2 of 3, including a three-pointer, got 5 points and 2 assists, and McCarvey shot 1 of 5, got 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and the offensive performance was still miserable.
Comparing the two sides, it seems that the 76ers should cut McCarvey more than Meno.
But in fact, it is impossible for the 76ers to give up a No. 11 rookie, Henry Abbott has bad intentions, and the fans are also encouraged by him and become blind, so the call for cutting McCarvey suddenly became louder...... (To be continued.) )