Nene missed the Suns' preseason game, and the other 14 players are all available.

Guo Xu starts every game and plays about 20 minutes before resting, watching his teammates play on the sidelines and applauding and cheering for them.

The coaching staff has given the young players a lot of opportunities to perform, and the talent of the likes of Josh Howard and Trevor Ariza is so good that it would be a great waste not to develop them.

THE 19-YEAR-OLD ARIZA WAS THE SUNS' BIGGEST SURPRISE IN THIS YEAR'S DRAFT, HE IS 203 CM TALL, HAS A 218 CM ARM SPAN, AND IS NOW AN EXCELLENT OUTSIDE DEFENDER. He relies on his talent to defend well and has good rebounding ability, and unless the opponent is stronger than him and eats hard with his body, it will be difficult to pass him.

Ariza also has a specialty on the offensive end, he can break through with the ball, the first step is fast, and he has staged many breakthroughs in the preseason, and there is a faint shadow of Maddie. He showed amazing talent in the summer league, and the Suns management signed him to the longest 2+1 contract in the second round.

Guo Xu is more optimistic about Ariza than anyone, in his previous life, he was very strong, he dunked Oku, Ben Wallace, and flew over Grant Hill. In 2018, he was still an excellent role player, and the Suns picked up a weakened version of Iguodala in the second round.

On the offensive end, Ariza can also shoot three-pointers on the right side, only between the bottom corner and 50 degrees, but he is not allowed to dare to shoot.

While attending Westchester High School, he led the team to a 32-3 record in the California Intercollegiate Division, ranking fifth among all high school teams in the United States. He averaged a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds per game in his freshman year and became a team leader in his junior year, averaging 21 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals per game.

In high school, Ariza played all 5 positions, mainly power forward, and after entering college, he played the No. 4 position and changed to small forward, which is very similar to the situation of James Jones back then.

The reason why he fell to the second round was not because Ariza University data was ordinary, but because he had congenital asthma. He was diagnosed with asthma when he was 9 years old, and exercise was difficult for him. While playing for UCLA, he was helped by a program at the school's medical school to overcome asthma and enter the NBA.

He shot 42.6 percent from the field last season, including just 23.7 percent from three-point range, for 18-of-76 shooting and a dismal 50.4 percent from the free-throw line, 57-of-113. As a swingman free throws and O'Neal are the same, are you embarrassed to say hello to people?

In Guo Xu's previous life, Ariza didn't shoot three-pointers in the first four seasons of his NBA career, because he was unlucky to be drafted by the Knicks, the coach didn't let him shoot, and he even suffered from shooting phobia and was very afraid of shooting three-pointers.

In the 2005-06 season, the Knicks' coach was Larry Brown.

That's right, it's the tireless master again.

The Knicks' salary reached 126 million in 06, twice as high as other teams, and under the leadership of Brown, they played the worst record in the regular season.

At that time, Brown clearly said to Ariza: "Don't think about shooting, I don't allow you to shoot, especially three-pointers." "As long as Ariza shoots, whether it's three-pointers or mid-range shots, this thing will be yelling on the sidelines.

This made Ariza afraid of shooting, and he didn't dare to think about it on the court. Fortunately, he still has a bit of a temper, and one day he was scolded in a hurry, and he quarreled with Brown, and then he was quickly traded to the Magic team and was freed.

Nate Robinson, the "potato" who was scolded together at the time, chose to swallow his anger and was scolded by Brown for depression.

It was only after arriving with the Lakers that Ariza came out of that mental depression with the help of his coach and teammates. His teammates would tell him, "Don't think about shooting, just go and shoot." 'It worked, his shooting got better and better, and it helped the team a lot.

Ariza is a jewel these days, and although he has inconsistent shooting, he dares to shoot, and as long as he is properly trained in the first three seasons, he can quickly make a difference in the team. However, it is not easy to develop him, and the Suns' swingman position is definitely the strongest in the league next season, and the playing time is not easy to distribute.

Marion, Joe Johnson, Bale, and Howard are here, and Ariza can only be the third substitute at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, even if Marion often plays as a big forward, he can't play for a few minutes.

Even worse is James Jones, who won a championship ring as soon as he entered the league, but he has to continue to be a fringe man this season, only playing in garbage time, and sometimes not even making the 12-man squad.

The veteran Payton is the second surprise of the Suns, he has a good run-in with his new teammates, and can control the rhythm after Guo Xu is off the court.

As soon as Payton arrived in the Suns, he found his familiar rhythm of play, and D'Antoni let him play in the second quarter and control the ball.

This is very crucial, and it was strange that Payton could play well in the playoffs when he was with the Lakers, usually he passed the ball after half court, and then watched his teammates fight fiercely for the low post.

Payton's playmaking skills are also up to par, as he averaged 5.5 assists per game in the Lakers regular season and 5.3 in the playoffs, which is no small. After all, his outside teammates have the disease of dying if they don't carry the ball, and Guo Xu didn't have many assists in the Lakers back then.

Payton knows better than Blake where to pass the ball and how to time it. He is good at playing pick-and-rolls with his interior teammates, as well as using his height advantage to drop the ball to the interior and occasionally hit one on his back.

This is very effective, just like the future Warriors, Curry's starting point is mainly to shoot three-pointers and breakthroughs, and when the opponent is almost used to this rhythm, he changes to a point guard with a mid-range shot to hold the ball, which disrupts the opponent's rhythm all of a sudden.

The Warriors are responsible for this work, and the Suns are Payton, both of whom happen to be tall guards who like to play on their backs, lack speed, and score mainly from mid-range.

Blake will hardly be able to play in the new season, but his move to the Suns isn't necessarily a bad thing. In his previous life, Blake was injured several times in the early part of his career, but he played for a short time with the Suns, and he was always healthy.

He can learn something from Payton, especially defense. With Guo Xu here, the team will not let him go in vain, and in the future, Payton will retire, and he will definitely have a chance to perform.

The highlight of the Suns' interior line is Vallejo, who is also an excellent immediate, 211CM tall and 120kg in weight. He can resist people in the penalty area, and he is good at blocking and dismantling, and only the offense is poor and he has to practice slowly.

Small's playing time is short, and Vallejo and Haslem can play against other teams' starters on the inside.

Vallejo and Ariza will only be marginal in the new season of the Suns, and despite their excellent performances in the preseason, others are stronger, and they will definitely have to go to the Development League for a while.

The NBDL can boost a player's confidence, because it is especially easy to play luxurious stats, and if the devolved players have average stats in the NBDL, then be ready to say goodbye to the NBA completely.

Howard, Haslem, Joe Johnson, Bell and others all played well. After winning a championship, these people all played with confidence and began to transform, they were very disciplined in attack and defense on the court, and they cooperated very tacitly.

Guo Xu only used 7 successes in the preseason, mainly passing, and basically relied on shooting three points on the periphery, not breaking through much. Because it is a drill lineup, the Suns are not very serious, and they still have a 6-1 record in the preseason.

Guo Xu is well aware that the depth of the Suns' roster is definitely the first in the league. (https:)

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