Chapter 711: Hope for the End of the Dynasty
Qiao Hai successfully obtained a 20% stake in Robert Johnson's hands, and successfully made Michael Jordan the smallest shareholder of Bobcats.
This is the end of the equity battle, Qiao Hai is now the executive president and second shareholder of Bobcat, ahead of Michael Jordan, who is the executive vice president and third shareholder.
Basically, Joe Hai managed to keep his bottom line, and Michael Jordan couldn't interfere in the Bobcats' transfer operations.
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Although the time entered early September, the Bobcats also entered the pre-season training stage.
Kevin Garnett joined, and the Bobcats began to build a complete defensive system, no longer a simple and rough infinite change of defense, but ready to use Garnett as the core to create a Kendrick Perkins interior top defense plus frame, Garnett to assist in the defense sweep, and outside informant to mark the joint defense system.
And the task of building this joint defense system was handed over by Qiao Hai to Tom Thibodo, this guy is a defensive master, Qiao Hai knows that the defensive system of the Celtics Big Three in later generations was built by Tom Thibodo.
And the composition of the Celtics' lineup is very similar to that of the Bobcats, with Kendrick Perkins and Kevin Garnett on the inside.
Even the Bobcats have a much better lineup on the defensive end, at least Iguodala on the wing is better than Paul Pierce in terms of defense alone, except for Perkins and Garnett on the inside, and Josh Smith and Biedrins on the bench.
Defensively changed, and offensively, the Bobcats made some changes accordingly.
"We can't play so fast anymore, we have to play with our positional defense, slow down the tempo and let the game go into positional play, so that our positional defense can play its role."
Lowering the pace is not a simple matter, after Qiao Hai made this request, the daily training tasks of the Bobcats became even more onerous, but fortunately, they started the pre-season training early, and the time was still very sufficient, and they had enough time to make changes.
With one game a day, half offensive and half defensive at other times, the Bobcats' pre-season training went very smoothly, and the new players quickly integrated into the Bobcats' offensive system.
In terms of defensive system, the system established by Tom Thibodu is slightly complicated, but for the Bobcats, each of them has a good defensive foundation, so the progress of practice is not slow, but the combat effectiveness is still insufficient for the time being.
But on the other hand, the Bobcats are still practicing and adapting to the rhythm, and they are still not proficient.
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At the beginning of October, the pre-season season begins.
In the first game, the Bobcats faced the Miami Heat, who basically retained the lineup of the past few seasons, without major reinforcements, only a draft reorganization, young players grew up, and old players gradually withdrew from the stage.
Pat Riley also announced the departure of his disciple Stan Van Gundy before this season, and he will personally coach the Heat, which have rebuilt to a critical stage.
In this game, Pat Riley put out a starting lineup that combines the old, middle and young, the point guard is T.J. Ford, who is constantly improving, but he is constantly injured, the scoring guard is Eddie Jones, who has declined significantly in the past two seasons, the small forward is Caron Butler, who is at his peak, the big forward is Lamar Odom, who is also at his peak, and the center is Andrew Bynum, who is a sophomore and has been trained by Abdul-Jabbar.
If this roster stays healthy, the Heat have a chance to make the playoffs, and Pat Riley also knows very well that if the Heat can't make the playoffs in a row, his president position will also be lost, and the patience of Heat owner and cruise mogul Mitch Allison is running out.
In this game, the Heat performed very well, the little shark was on the inside, constantly supplementing and assisting in defense, and it seemed that Abdul-Jabbar's adjustment to him was still successful.
The Bobcats took the lead at the beginning, and the offense began to be uncontrollable in the second quarter, and involuntarily began to speed up, resulting in a chaotic rhythm on the court, which was found by the Heat to find an opportunity, and after a steady wave of offense and defense, they overtook the score.
However, in the second half, under Qiao Hai's ear, the Bobcats regained their rhythm, the gap between the strength of the Heat and the Bobcats was still too big, and the Bobcats were still behind at halftime, and in the second half, the Bobcats quickly overtook the score again.
In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Heat 107-96.
The much-talked-about Kevin Garnett joined the Bobcats in his first game and got a statistic of 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks.
However, this is not a surprise for Qiao Hai, because he chooses players based on the first principle that players must meet his tactical requirements.
Kevin Garnett will be able to fit in, and it is also inevitable.
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The first game was won, Kevin Garnett fit in perfectly, and although it was only a preseason game, in the eyes of many media experts, this preseason game was of great significance.
Sports Illustrated reporter Robin Lundberg wrote in an article: "In the first game, 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, Kevin Garnett performed well, and on the offensive end, he provided the Bobcats with two new offensive methods - low post back singles, and high block and pick-and-roll catch-and-shoot shots, which were reflected in this game." ”
"On the defensive end, Garnett performed the best, he constantly complemented and assisted defense, and the Heat's mid-range offense was almost locked by Garnett alone."
"Kevin Garnett's performance in the first game was so good, and the Bobcats in the new season have already given us hope of ending the Rockets dynasty!"
Kevin Garnett's stellar performance gave a glimpse into the hope of the Bobcats rising and ending the Rockets' dynasty.
However, for the time being, it is just a hope, and ESPN's Henry Abbott believes that the Bobcats, who have obtained Kevin Garnett, may have a win rate of four or six if they face the Rockets, and they are still at a disadvantage.
However, the winning rate of four or six is enough, at least the Rockets will not be so invincible, and the NBA in the new season will finally have a little suspense.
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The Bobcats' preseason continued, and in Game 2, they continued to face the Heat, followed by another victory.
With two consecutive wins in the preseason, the Bobcats moved to New York, first challenging the Knicks away, and facing the Knicks, who have not changed much in the new season, the Bobcats also won easily.
Then returned to the home court against the Knicks, and the Bobcats continued to win, and the preseason was now four wins in a row.
The young Chris Paul defeated Stephen Marbury in these two games, which also reminded the courtside commentator of the Bobcats' selection of Chris Paul's draft pick, which seems to have come from the Knicks.
"The Bobcats used the Knicks' draft pick to pick Chris Paul, and in this game, the young Chris Paul completely blew up Stephen Marbury......"
After four straight wins, the Bobcats have four games left in the preseason, and the next four games are against the Pistons and Hornets.
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