In October, the Suns played seven preseason games, and the results were not great.

Marion didn't have much rest in the summer because he played the World Championships for the Dream Five team, so he reduced his playing time. Guo Xu played a lot of time and used the preseason with his teammates to run in.

Frank Johnson gives the fringe a lot of playing time, scouting the players and determining who will stay in the team, which is the best selection method among the shorties, and it is not much use to stay.

Davon Brown, 206CM tall and 91kg in weight, plays purely on his body, has average offense with the ball, and has poor shooting.

Adam Harrington, 196CM tall, 91kg in weight, has a very poor defense, only the ability to catch and shoot is acceptable, and the offense with the ball is to play randomly, and the shooting rate is very low.

Only Morris Evans is somewhat useful, 196CM tall, weighs 100kg, is very strong, can catch and shoot, and is more active on the defensive end.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Morris left his name in the NBA, played 9 seasons in the NBA without draft, and traveled to 7 teams, the peak was in the Magic, averaging 9.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

The Suns' preseason tactics are very simple, which is to block and pick-and-roll. The two inside lines were opened, Guo Xu broke through with the ball after blocking and dismantling, attracting the bag and sharing the ball, and he played by himself if no one was wrapping him, and Joe Johnson on the wing could also run to catch the ball and shoot as the starting No. 2.

The Suns' offense is good, especially when Guo Xu is on the floor, but their defense is a mess, and they can't block and dismantle well.

When Chacalidis and Gugliotta were on the field together, the Suns were afraid that they were not even as good as the Chinese national team, just like sending Yao Ming and Battle's twin towers, the opponent had a cover, and the periphery was thrown casually.

Haslem is fat and can't run, and the defense can't keep up with the defender, while Stadamire has a problem with defensive awareness and can keep up with the defender, but when the opponent shakes, he flies, jumps up and has a flat head.

Nene has low power and can resist people, and his speed can prevent pick-and-rolls, but he has problems communicating English, and the coach doesn't like to use him.

The Suns lost 97-103 to the Nets in the first game and 93-97 to the Knicks in the second.

In the third game, the Suns finally won, beating the Bulls 92-75.

The Bulls were blown by the media for a summer, but the offense was still a mess, with champion Jay Williams out of the game with a minor injury, and the Bulls barely scored on the inside.

Haslem was eye-catching in the game, guarding against "Little Shark" Eddie Curry, who frequently used his height advantage to meet Haslem with jump shots and hook hands, most of which missed the basket.

Unfortunately, veteran Kukoc has a knee injury and will be out for 6-8 weeks.

In the fourth game, the Suns defeated the Rockets who lacked Yao Ming, and the inside advantage was very obvious, and Guo Xu's performance on the periphery was also better than Steve Francis.

After that, the Suns lost to the Lakers, SuperSonics, and Warriors in O'Neal's absence in a row, and ended the preseason with 2 wins and 5 losses.

What makes Guo Xu feel depressed is that the Suns have lost so many games not because of the difference in strength, but because head coach Frank Johnson has arranged his troops and has unreasonable player matching.

Before the start of each game, Frank emphasizes defense and positional offense to ensure the success rate of the offense. His so-called success rate is to arrange the slow twin towers on the court together, attack slowly and leisurely, slowly guard the penalty area, put the opponent to shoot on the periphery, and then protect the rebounding ball, which is called "joint defense"!

Now many teams in the NBA have begun to study and implement joint defense tactics, dividing them into 5 or 4 zones, and each person has a fixed zone to defend. Usually a point guard is a point guard who defends the opposing team and is not responsible for the area.

The problem is that the Suns play joint defense, and the heavy interior line really stands near the penalty area, and the opponent runs to the two bottom corners to catch the ball and shoot without the ball, and the inside line does not go out to interfere.

What kind of joint defense is this? It is clearly "not guarded"! O'Neal did this when the Lakers' Big Three brushed the data. But O'Neal's opponent who can play on the offensive end vomits blood, and Chakalidis and Gugliotta also stand on the offensive end.

The Suns' defensive approach is effective against the Spurs' offense-oriented team, and it is also uncomfortable against the Lakers' defense, but against the team that focuses on outside shooting, it is almost certain to lose.

After the preseason, the media was even less optimistic about the Suns, believing that they played no different from last season, relying on the individual ability of the stars to attack and defend poorly.

The preseason is just a practice match, in order to run in the lineup and inspect the newcomers, it is difficult for Frank's tactical score to break 100, Guo Xu did not raise any objections. After all, Marion only plays fifteen minutes per game, and it will definitely be better to play well in the regular season.

D'Antoni has come to the Suns as the first assistant coach, and he will discuss tactics with Frank, Guo Xu believes that D'Antoni will definitely propose to speed up the pace and run and bomb, and will not keep pushing the position so half-dead.

There are many people who say that Guo Xu is a defensive black hole, as if before he came, how good the Suns' defense was, they just reduced the rhythm of offensive and defensive conversion to lose fewer points.

The first phase of the NBA's power list was released, and the Suns were looked down upon by all experts, only ranked 19th in the league, and could not make the playoffs.

"There is a huge gap between the strength of the Suns' interior players and O'Neal, and the second-in-command Marion is far inferior to Kobe, Jason Guo leads these newcomers to play well, unless a miracle happens. He wasn't necessarily better than Marbury, and the Suns were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs before Kidd left. ”

"Jason's high shooting percentage with the Lakers was based on the premise that his superstar teammates attracted defense, and now he's going to be under more pressure on the offensive end. Many fans thought he had the potential to become the scoring champion, and this year the truth will be revealed. ”

"Compared to singing and dancing, Jason Guo is the first in the league, but no one knows how good he is at leading the team, he hasn't done it yet, and I don't expect him to become the core of a team at the age of 21."

During the preseason, the Chinese Asian Games ended, the Chinese team defeated South Korea in the final and won a gold medal smoothly, Wang Zhizhi did not appear in the black 30 seconds in the presence of Wang Zhizhi, China's inside line completely exploded the South Korean penalty area, and the peripheral players made bold shots, and their teammates also had a good chance of winning the rebound.

Yao Ming scored 23 points and 22 rebounds, Wang Zhizhi also scored 20 points and 6 rebounds, Battle didn't play a minute, after the Chinese head coach suffered a setback in the World Championships, he understood the importance of blocking and dismantling, and Bartel and Yao Ming were on the floor together, which was a dead end.

South Korea's outside three-pointers failed to shoot and struggled on the defensive end.

Wang Zhizhi returned to the United States and joined the Celtics on October 20 for 3 years and 6 million.

The management and coaching staff of the Green Army are very relieved after seeing Wang Zhizhi's performance in the international arena, and it is not expensive to dig a big man who can play two positions and shoot three points for 2 million, not to mention that Wang Zhizhi can also attract Chinese fans.

After the signing, Chinese fans have already begun to look forward to the Chinese derby, although the eastern and western teams only play two games a season.

All teams have a holiday to recuperate and prepare for the regular season, the Suns did not play on the first day, and on the 30th, they challenged the SuperSonics away, and they had a full 4-day holiday, and the physical strength consumed could be made up.

After discussion by the uniform group, the Suns' 15-man lineup was determined, with 8 insiders.

Centre-forwards: Jack Chacalidis, Nene Hilario, Haslem, Scott Williams.

Power forwards: Amare Stoudamire, Tom Gugliotta, Chris Crawford, Tony Kukoc.

Small forwards: Sean Marion, Casey Jacobson.

Shooting guards: Joe Johnson, Morris Evans, Adam Harrington.

Point guards: Guo Xu, Ralph Alston.