Chapter 334: Maddie on the Heat
After a few months of fighting, the season is basically halfway through, so many teams have entered the final stage of formation, and this stage is also the first period of substitution.
What players do I need, what kind of people do I need to fight for me, every team manager understands this at this time, so, the league has set off a big tide again, and it is also the last stage of substitutions before the All-Star break.
One of the most notable is the substitution of the Pistons and the Heat, which involves two former All-Star players, one is Mike. Bibby, the other is Maddie, which the Chinese like.
The Pistons and Heat made statements at the same time, and the two sides reached an agreement to make substitutions. Its action can be said to be extremely fast, basically there is not much communication, you like mine, I like yours, then, just change it.
The Pistons traded Maddie for Bibby for the Heat, and at the same time, the Pistons also got a second-round pick from the Heat next year, and the Heat got 400,000 cash from the Pistons.
Although they don't use Maddie much, Maddie's energy is still a little bit, and the Heat team really needs an outside player like Maddie, so the two sides hit it off and made a decision immediately.
The Heat, who had planned this for a long time, finally recruited Maddie to the team, and the biggest news on February 1 was nothing more than winning this honor.
Yao Ming also called Maddie after getting the news, and the former Yao Mai group went to their own families at this time, but the friendship is still there, and the friend has a new owner, of course Yao Ming is good to bless it.
Many teams have stopped their eyes on the Heat for a moment, and this trade has to attract the attention of others.
However, in the case of outsiders, the Heat team still needs a good interior line, and only one Bosh can't save the fire at critical moments.
However, the 60 million contract of the Big Three is not a joke, which also restricts the selection of the Heat, there is no money, and no one comes.
"I actually went to the Heat, it seems that Miami is a lot stronger this time." O'Neill leaned back in his chair and looked at the newspaper in his hand, the rest of the team were training in the field, this guy was playing the role of coach at this time.
The big shark turned around, lowered the chair behind him a little, and yelled at the field: Run up and run, pay attention to defense. “
After the roar, O'Neal continued to watch the news in his hand, the training on the field continued, and the atmosphere of the Cavaliers was quite harmonious now.
looked at O'Neal on the sidelines and the others smiled bitterly, but everyone wouldn't have anything to do with this guy, after all, the big shark is also the pistachio of the Cavaliers anyway, and he is also a respectable old-timer.
"Okay, okay, Shaquinn, Aaron, and Huang, Kevin, Howard, Vince, you guys come with me, and the others, go back first." Scott walked into the training gym and called Huang Xiang out, and then announced the disbandment.
Everyone laughed to show the coach's gift, while Huang Xiang and the others followed Scott to the internal conference room in confusion.
"What's the matter?" Carter looked at Howard beside him suspiciously, and Howard also shook his head, I don't know.
There were already a lot of people sitting in the conference room, Grant, Li Qiuping, and the management of the Cavaliers were all here, and it seemed that this time, it was a major event related to the Cavaliers.
"Alright, you guys find a place to sit down." Scott said as he pointed to some empty seats, then walked to the front, turned off the lights and began to present the information on the computer.
On the big screen in the center, the recent reinforcements of each team began to play, as well as the introduction of the strength of the squad of several teams at this time, among which several players were also mentioned.
Celtics, Heat, Lakers, Bulls, Mavericks, ...... One by one, the teams that threatened the Cavaliers to win the championship came one by one, among which, of course, it is worth noting that the Heat team that has just been replaced.
Compared with the role of Maddie and Bibby, it mainly depends on how the coach uses it.
However, under normal circumstances, even if Maddy is now a lot fatter, he is still a super swingman with an average score above Bibi, so the Heat traded like this, not only allowing Chalmers to get the point guard position, but also strengthening a super outside bomb, such a Heat team is quite threatening.
The second is the Lakers, who are also quite a threat to the Cavaliers.
Kobe Bryant is old, although his recent performance has not been as crazy as before, but with the addition of Welbrook and the more mature Bynum Gasol, the Lakers have recently won five in a row.
So the Lakers are now aiming for the first place in the West, and although the Mavericks, the defending champion, are a little worse than last year, they are still tough and one of the Cavaliers' worth guarding against.
The other one in the west is the Spurs, Marc Gasol has been in the limelight recently, plus Duncan's can be cultivated, this guy's performance is getting better and better, and Parker and others are also becoming more and more big-pictured, so the Spurs also have to defend.
The most important thing to guard against in the East, besides the Heat, is the Celtics.
When the Celtics team was played, O'Neal and Garnett glanced at each other, but their eyes were no longer sad to leave the Celtics, but were full of smiles.
The first to come out of the Celtics picture is Rondo, then the gentleman sword Ray Allen, and then Pierce and Yao Ming, the four most threatening guys in the Celtics, Rondo is ranked first at this time. ‘
Some people used to say that Rondo's data is getting better and better because of Ray Allen's godly three-point, but last year's lack of Rondo's several games, the Celtics' consecutive losses still made people pay attention to Rondo's importance, this guy, can't be missing.
Especially when the Celtics let out the wind that they were going to exchange Rondo for Queen Bee Paul, the whole Boston was boiling, they couldn't be traded, and the fans were boiling, which shows Rondo's influence at this time.
The second threat is Ray Allen, who just won the NBA most three-point shots last year, and his three-point shooting rate is as high as 45.2% this year.
Coupled with Pierce and Yao Ming, it is really a bit unreasonable for the Celtics to be the strongest opponent.
The next one, the Bulls, the last game, the Cavaliers lost quite breathlessly, but it still shows that this team can bring a ...... to the Cavaliers Fail.
So the Bulls are also a team that has to be guarded against, although, in the eyes of the Cavaliers players, they are a bit nasty.
Then several equally threatening opponents were displayed on the screen in turn, but this no longer mattered, the most wanted to express had already been expressed, and the other opponents were just passing by.
"Okay, it's all over, what do you think we're going to do next? Then there's the strategy for these teams, or how we should adjust the lineup. After the play, Scott looked at everyone in the room and said lightly, but when he talked about the lineup adjustment, he noticed that the bodies of the six players in the field couldn't help but tremble.
If it comes to player adjustments, why call yourself? Several people asked themselves in their hearts, but then they figured it out, and a smile appeared on their faces, the meaning of the team was obvious, there were six of them, and they must be real estate.
After listening to Scott's words, Grant stood up first, and as the most accomplished manager this year, Grant's position in the Cavaliers is getting heavier and heavier.
"Let me tell you a few points. After the Heat substitution, the lineup must be a lot stronger than before, not to mention, when Wade and James rest, the Heat can have someone to step up and help them, don't think that Tracy's performance in the past two years has not been very good, don't think about this guy, look at this year's data. After a pause, Grant picked up the information he had compiled, and then continued: "Playing an average of 31.6 points per game, 12.7 points, 3.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 3.5 rebounds on 12 shots, his efficiency has not weakened much in the slightest, you must know that Tracy has averaged more than 20 shots per game before, so the Heat team can be said to have got a hidden killer, a killer who can give any team a fatal blow, however, it also depends on how the Heat team uses it." ”
Everyone nodded in agreement, indeed, Maddie's role mainly depends on how Riley wants to use it.
"Everyone knows about the Heat, so let me analyze the Celtics, who are also in the East." Li Qiuping also stood up at this time, as an assistant coach of the same country as Huang Xiang, Li Qiuping's status is also faintly rising.
"The Celtics, as a traditional powerhouse in the East, have always been the object of attention, and since the restructuring in '08, they have been rated as a strong contender for the championship, which Kevin knows better." After Li Qiuping finished speaking, he smiled at Garnett, this guy came to the Cavaliers, no matter what it is, the Cavaliers have a profit.
"Needless to say, Celtic's strong play is needless to say, what I want to say is that Yao is recovering better and better, so, hehe, this opponent deserves to be taken seriously." After saying that, Li Qiuping came down and sat in his place, and Scott continued to introduce the other teams.
The root cause of the Cavaliers' meeting today is because of Maddy's trade, and similarly, the Cavaliers mainly faced the meeting held by the Heat, and incidentally, introduced all the resistance.
After the meeting, Huang Xiang and the others went home, but they all understood one thing today, this year's season is worth looking forward to.
On Feb. 3, the Cavaliers, who had a three-day break, traveled to Los Angeles to take on one of their biggest opponents, Los Angeles, the Lakers.
This is the second meeting between the two teams this season, and it is also the so-called East and West championship battle within a certain range, of course, not in a big way.