Joe's charisma is contagious to everyone, and the team is united in their hearts and minds, and the goal is to win the championship. Well, the Clippers were the bottom two teams in the West last season, and now they are actually saying they want a championship, which seems a bit of a joke. But high goals lead to high performance.

As head coach Stevens is still very young, he has been an assistant coach for many years, last year he became a college head coach, and now he is directly the head coach of the Clippers. To be honest, Stevens is still quite nervous, mainly because he is very young, only 32 years old. is younger than his own players (42-year-old Uncle Mu). I am afraid that my majesty is not enough to control the team. Fortunately, Joe, the leader of the team, is still very supportive of him.

Joe's impression of Stevens is still that he was an assistant coach of the Dream Team during the Olympics~ Games, and he was the coach of the Celtics in his previous life. Under Stevens' coaching, the Celtics' record has improved by leaps and bounds, and their individual coaching ability is certainly not bad. The point is that Stevens is very young, and he doesn't have the feeling of an elder when he talks to the players. Anyway, now the whole team of the Clippers is young, and the head coach is younger and more energetic.

Stevens and Joe talk about dead starters, and the Clippers' current lineup is:

Center: Andrew Jordan, veteran Mutombo, Polish hammer Masingotat

Power forwards: Duck Milicic, Paul Millsap Small forwards: John Joe, Matt Barnes, Dorrell Wright

Shooting guards: J.J. Redick, Tony Allen

Point guards: McConley, Shaun Livingston, Mario Chalmers

In the starting position, point guard McConley is iron-clad. Livingston suffered a serious injury and took a season off, so he was not as good as he used to be, so he had to play as a substitute. The all-around Livingston was seen as the next "magician", but unfortunately that broken leg in the game against the Bobcats ruined Livingston's career? Although he is now coming back, his ability is not as good as before, and from this period of practice, it seems that all aspects have been seriously weakened, and the breakthrough ability is poor, and there is basically no room for development. Originally, it was planned to be cut, but Joe saw Livingston's value, Livingston's height of 201cm was too advantageous against other point guards. As long as you practice well, the 3-pointer will become a sharp knife on the bench.

The shooting guard is started by Tony Allen, who has developed three-point ability and the defense is strong last time JJ Redick.

Needless to say, the small forward must be Joe, and Barnes can improve the bench defense by playing the bench.

The power forward is the weakest point of the Clippers right now, and Millsap's overall conditions are not outstanding, but he has his own characteristics, that is, he is strong and focused. He himself knows very well that in order to gain a foothold in the NBA, he must fully express his characteristics. As a result, we often see Millsap fighting for rebounds under the basket with players taller than him when we watch Jazz games.

The offensive ability is relatively good, although there are not many means, mainly relying on his own rebounds in the front court to play basketball and score the second offense, or he has an excellent half-volley jumper, with a shooting rate of 52.5%, and his free throw ability needs to be improved. Of course, in the Jazz, Millsap, with his excellent basketball sense, easily cooperated with his teammates to get easy layups in the game, and the effect was very good. However, on the offensive end, Millsap has a small problem, that is, his passing ability is not good enough, not that he likes to play alone, but this point needs to accumulate more experience in future games to improve. There is also the fact that his ability to carry the basket in singles needs to be strengthened.

Despite his short stature, Millsap is very well positioned defensively and is well-timed enough for the average interior player to confuse him, although he moves a little slowly. Although he is short, his blocking ability is still relatively strong, with an average of nearly 1 block per game this season, which is rare for an interior line of only 2.03 meters! Steal kung fu is also said in the past. Of course, the most commendable thing is his rebounding ability, after all, the three-time NCAA rebounding champion is not a vegetarian. He has an enviable pair of long arms and a lot of power, combined with extraordinary bounce, which gives Millsap a huge advantage in rebounding, which is not enough, Millsap's ability to anticipate rebounds is also very good, especially for frontcourt rebounds. It can be said that as long as he has enough playing time, he can easily pick up more than 10 rebounds. What he needs to improve now is foul control, which is a big weakness for Millsap and one of the big reasons why he doesn't get a lot of playing time for the Jazz.

And another power forward, Daco Mirisic. A lot of people say Milicic is a parallel trader, but Joe doesn't think so. In '03, Milicic was able to become the leader instead of Wade, and Antony proved that he still has the quality. He's an all-round player with flexible footwork and inside and out. Despite his skinny physique, his dribbling, passing, and spot jumpers are enough to allow him to move freely between center and forward. He was coveted by many NBA teams in that year's draft, including the Jazz and Mavericks. Jazz scout Dalshin has said that if he had the No. 1 draft pick in his hands, he would not hesitate to choose Milicic over LeBron James. "Compared to LeBron, Darko is more capable and can play more positions on the court. He can play center, power forward, small forward. Does anyone know what LeBron can do with playmaking or shooting guard? Darko doesn't have as much pressure on him as LeBron, who doesn't have a $90 million sponsorship deal like the latter. There are only a handful of players on the draft list that can't be missed, and I think Darko is one of them. ”

Although this sentence was considered a joke by many, it was enough to prove Dacomi Mirisic's talent. Milicic is now only 23 years old, and he was born on June 20, 1985, when he is younger than any of the four kings of the '03 (James, Wade, Bosh and Anthony). It's just that Milicic has developed worse than anyone else, and despite being a top performer, he has been almost thrown aside as a member of the Pistons. It's fair to say that Milicic was ruined partly because of his character and partly because of the Pistons. At the Pistons, he didn't have a chance to perform. The Pistons didn't care about him either.

It can be said that Milicic was a gamble on Joe, and the bet was on whether he could reach his potential. If they could, then the Clippers would have one more big man on the inside.

The issue of center is more controversial with Stevens and Joe. Stevens prefers to start Gortat, and Stevens also knows that Jordan Jr. is strong in terms of talent, and it would be a stroke of luck to pick Jordan Jr. at the end of the second round. But judging from the current ability, Gortat is much more powerful than Jordan Jr., Jordan Jr. is still too rough, with no bounce and body, and the offensive means are only dunks, and there are many aspects that need to be honed. As for Uncle Mu, he is too old to basically not play, and the main reason for signing him is to cultivate Little Jordan.

Joe also knows that there are still a lot of problems with letting Jordan Jr. play the starter now. But if the starters are Tony Allen and Millsap, then the Clippers have a short lineup. Gortat is stronger than Jordan Jr. in the starting interior line, but Jordan Jr. is faster and stronger, so that the Clippers can play and run to make up for the height disadvantage. And the competition is the best practice. What should I do if I don't have playing time to fat little Jordan? There is a precedent in the team, Milicic. So Jordan Jr. should be given a little more time to adapt to the game. It's nothing to lose a few games in the front.

But Stevens felt that the weakness was too obvious. If there is a problem in defense, the game will fall apart. Even if Jordan Jr. is talented, there are too many talented players, but there are also many who have not developed. In comparison, Gortat is the best choice to start right now.

In fact, Joe insisted on letting Jordan Jr. play the starter, believing him so much because he knew that Jordan Jr. would rise up and become a very strong interior pillar.

There is a controversy between the head coach and the main player, and there are big problems on other teams, but on the Clippers, everyone is young, and there is no generation gap when it comes to talking.

What's the best way to do it? See the real chapter in the field. One start, one start, that's the advantage of the new team. Time is capricious.

So for the first game of the new season, the Clippers' starting lineup is:

Point guard: McConley

Shooting guard: Tony Allen

Small forward: John Joe

Power forward: Paul Millsap

Center: Andrew Jordan

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