On September 25, Guo Xu returned to Phoenix after his vacation and participated in a media day with his teammates.

The atmosphere of the Suns team is very good, and the new veterans are all friends of Guo Xu, he knows their strengths, and it is easy to integrate into the team. This kind of way of recruiting veterans with newcomers will not have a bad relationship between newcomers and team bosses.

The reporter asked O'Neal: "You didn't practice with Jason during the holidays, do you have the confidence to guarantee your form in the new season?" ”

O'Neill smiled: "The coach told me that I usually only play 10 minutes per game, and I have enough physical strength to play well during this time. And the 10 minutes should still be separated, so you don't have to worry about me being tired and paralyzed on the field. ”

He used to have to train to stay fit, control his diet, maintain his weight, and so on. At the end of last season, he finally didn't have to do anything to abuse himself.

O'Neill weighs 148kg this season, and he's happy with it, considering that he was 154kg at his heaviest, so he's lighter now.

Guo Xu commented on his friend: "I believe that he is still dominant in the penalty area, so there is nothing bad about it, we talked about it." He used to be the best player when I first came into the league and the team needed him to play for a long time and lead the whole team. He doesn't need to do much now, he doesn't lack any accolades, he just needs to enjoy playing basketball. ”

Guo Xu also said that the Sun has always played happy basketball, everyone is relaxed off the court, and when they play, they can concentrate and play well, combining work and rest.

In the open training session, the Suns reassured the fans who were present, and two stars left, but they were still tough.

The Suns' tactical play is the same as last season, except that the executors have changed.

The person who is responsible for blocking and dismantling, pulling away and catching the ball has become Ibaka, who can cut in the front and side, and the shooting range is closer than Xiao Si, and he has not practiced the three-point shot yet.

Gasol Jr. has become the starting center, he can cover his outside teammates on the baseline, side, and middle, can rely on his height and weight, arm span and back to play, can catch the ball and shoot, attract defense and can also respond to the attack in the high and low positions.

Backup center Gortat has also improved from last season, and he can be an important rotation in the new season. Xiao Sihui knows how to play, he can occasionally show off his feet when receiving the ball in the low post, and he is very skilled in turning to the baseline to shoot and turning to the middle to hook hands.

Although O'Neill didn't play for a long time, he received warm applause from the audience, and he joined the most gimmicky, and he and Guo Xu's songs were played on the court when he played.

He can't run fast, the power is still there, and as long as he catches the ball with his back in the low post, the Suns can only resist Gasol Jr. When playing against a leaner interior line, O'Neal can chisel under the basket and turn around to shoot, and the offensive efficiency is still there.

He just couldn't jump up and dunk like he did in his prime, breaking the opponent's will, and only a foul could stop him in one-on-one defense.

Whiteside also had a brilliant performance, with several violent dunks. His physical condition is not far behind that of DeAndre Jordan, who played a season with the Suns.

Jordan Jr. is a center who is good at grabbing rebounds and can resist people. Whiteside is now more like a power forward, tall and thin, with speed that can keep up with the outside, and is good at complementing and helping to defend and send out big hats from the side.

He is mainly based on sneak attack blocks, and if the strength of the strong man in the low position is obviously insufficient, O'Neill and Gasol Jr. have a way to squeeze him so that he can't jump, so he can only do it in a hurry. He couldn't jump early, and he was directly fouled.

The forward position is stronger for the Suns than last season.

The departed Korver only had excellent catch-and-shoot shots, and other offensive methods were to change direction and take a one-step pull-up jump shot after shaking, running not fast and jumping high, and the defense was average.

Richardson, on the other hand, has excellent physical qualities, can catch and shoot the ball, can play fast breaks, and can also use his physical advantage to break through with the ball when he encounters tall players or thin players who are slower than him.

Hill plays with experience, has good choices on the court, and doesn't mess around.

There is also a Green who is good at messing around on the bench, he is a substitute in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, and he can help the team by running and playing.

When the Suns are determined to play fast-break, they can play Green, and the effect is better than that of veteran Hill.

Guard Roy's starting position at the No. 2 position is thunderous, and he can step to the basket when counterattacking, break through layups and share the ball when he is misplaced, and he can create a mobile phone pull-up jump shot in heads-up, and his style of play is mature.

Dragic's play surprised fans, he had never had a chance to perform before, but he was a point guard who could combine points and shots, and he could show off his feet in the low post, all of which he learned from Guo Xu during training. He has two years of NBA experience and has the overall upper hand against Jeremy Lin.

After the start of the preseason, Guo Xu played soy sauce as usual, only playing 20 minutes per game, mainly breaking through passes, and pulling away from outside the three-point line to attract defense and help his teammates create opportunities.

After a time loop on January 4 last year, Guo Xu practiced his state back to the peak, even if he took a summer vacation, he still maintained it very well, relying on muscle memory to shoot a long shot of one or two meters outside the three-point line, and the opponent could not relax his defense.

The Suns also tried new tactical combinations, Roy and Guo Xu both played without the ball, ran to catch the ball, focused on shooting and scoring, and Gasol Jr. was responsible for organizing the ball in the middle after covering it.

This style of play is very demonic, and the opponent's inside line must follow Gasol Jr. to a high position. On the short man defense, he has the ability to shoot in the middle, as soon as the big man comes out of the inside line, the guard runs from the side by covering the position, and the inside air cut can play the Eagles offensive routine, and the outside run can give the air cut fast No. 4 pass.

Of the three Suns players at the No. 4 position, Whiteside was shocked to find that he was the slowest and the worst shot.

Serge Ibaka was good enough to start, with Haslem coming off the bench, and his mid-range shooting and pick-and-roll features were suited to the team's tactics. Whiteside can only start as a fringe man, he is too tender, and practicing mid-range shooting and covering is his task for the new season.

The good news is that no one is disgusted with him, even if he took out a loan to buy a Mercedes sports car with the money he just gotten. The Suns signed him to a four-year contract and won't give him up easily. He'll be training with the team, occasionally going to the Development League to play, and when he's strong enough to play, D'Antoni will naturally give him a chance.

Whiteside has no complaints, and he's the worst of all the insiders.

In the preseason, the Suns won all seven games, the starters had three organizational points, the ball was running fast and well, and the five people on the court also had excellent shooting ability, and the opponent couldn't prevent it.

Ibaka's improvement is the most obvious, and after the coaching staff assigned him the task, he became a mid-pitcher prince in one year. He shot 47.7 percent from two-point range in the preseason and shot 46.6 percent from the mid-range range.

As the worst shooting man in the starters, Gasol Jr. shot more than 40% from the field.

The first issue of the official power list of the Suns is ranked first again, and those who want to see them weaken will be disappointed.

In order not to bury Gasol Jr.'s strategy, D'Antoni arranged tactics in the first game, and decided to let Gasol Jr. play more blocking and dismantling in the middle, and the guard passed the ball to him to organize without having a chance to break through directly, Guo Xu focused more on scoring, and the Suns had to increase their single tactics.

For this reason, the sun has made a lot of attempts, and Roy and Guo Xu take turns to play singles to form a triangle.

Roy ranked second in the league in singles efficiency after Kobe Bryant in quarterbacks last season, but he is still inferior to Guo Xu. Guo Xu felt that if the positional battles were played according to D'Antoni's arrangement this season, he should be able to compete for the scoring title.

On October 26, the Suns opened at home against the Trail Blazers......