Chapter 240: The Back Wave Pushes the Front Wave
When the new season was about to begin, several sad things happened in the league one after another.
The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, this is an objective law, but it is not the point - the front waves die on the beach, and only with this can they really be revital.
This is a season in which the stars of the previous generation have fallen together together, and Iverson's silent scene is just a foreshadowing of his deeper pathos. After his comeback, his state is far less than that of Maddie in the past, and he is more like a sinner who affects the GDP of the Rockets, thousands of Yao Ming's fans can't wear the red armband, pick up the belt and ask angrily: Why do you insist on destroying Yao Ming and the Rockets to get the trophy that should have been in your hands a long time ago, what is your background?!
is still working hard, perhaps even more lamentable. Facing Scola, who is only qualified to joke Yao Ming on his bounce power, Garnett bowed his head to his knees, lost control of his rebounds, and could shoot three non-sticks in the middle of the shot. Duncan is still feared, but the Spurs are not as decisive as they once were, and the Saffle himself has admitted that it is "starting to decline."
When McDyce said "I can play for another year", the end date of the previous era was basically circled. Today's Francis can only sit on the sidelines and hold his son to watch the game, and the former Francis can point to Carter, who won the dunk king: In terms of vertical jumping, you are by no means as good as me. Today, his knee problems are far more complete than Maddie Garnett.
Of course, there are also the kind of self-"trendy" characters, Arenas, Marbury, and other stars who stepped into the NBA battlefield in the previous generation, how long can they last after this season.
Many fans have realized that the superstars of the "previous generation" are withdrawing from this era and replaced by the six-year-old pan-platinum generation, as well as the rising Richie, Durant and Derrick Rose.
As if to prove it, on September 12, major media outlets reported the news that Iverson joined the Grizzlies at 350 a year.
At FedEx Arena, Iverson, a 13-year NBA veteran, saw the Memphis man stand up and welcome him at the press conference. Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace called Iverson one of the greatest guards in NBA history.
Memphis people have done enough for the joining of AI, opening the official website of the Grizzlies, the first thing that catches people's eyes is a photo of Iverson wearing a Grizzly jersey, next to the slogan "Welcome AI to Memphis".
However, the intention of the Grizzly Bear to introduce AI, which has been mentioned by the outside world before, is also very obvious here. After welcoming the AI, the back of the photo on the official website reads, "Buy a season ticket to get an Iverson Grizzlies jersey starting at $10 per game." ”
Bringing in Iverson inevitably came at the expense of some people, such as Juan Navarro.
In an effort to control salary space, bringing in Iverson allowed the Grizzlies to retract their offer for Navarro, making him an unrestricted free agent. In the 2007-08 season, Navarro averaged 10.9 points and 2.2 assists per game. Last season, the Spanish defender returned to his home country to play for Barcelona.
It was at this point that the Warriors stepped in and signed Navarro for 260 a year. Nelson will never dislike the shooter too much, Moreau is gone, and Navarro just fills this vacancy for Moreau. The presence or absence of a goalscorer may not make much of a difference to a team, but a goalscorer can often turn the tide in some games.
The role of the shooter is more obvious in some key moments and key games, and sometimes, whether your tactics can be opened depends on whether the shooter has a feel for it. Maybe a shooter can only take 2-3 shots a game, but as long as each shooter makes one, the situation of the team will be different.
Some experts have questioned the Warriors, how can the Warriors feel like nouveau riche this season? The point guard was not good last season, and this season he is crazy to make up for the point guard? Curry, Beverley, Navarro, what's this for? Li Zhi is hehehe, for these doubts.
Small, we're going to let them all play point guards? Except for Curry, who is a full-fledged point guard this season, who else will be used by Nelson as a point guard?
Morrow made crazy cameos as small forwards last season with the height of a point guard, and Jackson and Richie made many cameos as big forwards with a height of more than two meters, so how can Navarro and Beverley be point guards?
Nelson looked at the team's lineup at this time and said with a smile, this Beverley, the defense is good, the attitude is okay, let him play a scoring guard and play a bench for Jackson.
This Navarro, it's not bad to come off the bench and be a fixed-point goalscorer when he's fine.
On the flight to Auckland at this time, Navarro's spine twitched for no reason......
The off-season is boring, and the experts also seem to be in pain, and come out to make a prediction for the new season, although their predictions are unreliable every year, but the fans love this set. As a result, in order to earn traffic, major media began to make crazy predictions.
ESPN columnist Bill Simmons boiled down the number of first-class teams for the new season to five.
First of all, the East is a three-legged situation, compared with the Western League, the Eastern Conference this summer's "arms race" tends to be more intense, and many heavyweight players have switched to the club, which also brings greater variables to the new season.
Coupled with the return of some of the original heavyweight injured players such as Garnett and Arenas, the competition in the Eastern Conference in the new season will be unprecedentedly fierce and cruel.
In the new season, teams such as the Cavaliers, Magic, and Celtics are all hoping to compete for the Eastern Conference championship or even the championship, while the Wizards, who are back with Arenas and have been greatly strengthened in the summer, are likely to play the role of dark horses.
For the Green Shirts, the biggest piece of good news they have received this summer has been Garnett's return from injury. In Garnett's absence last season, Celtics point guard Rondo was given a good opportunity to grow, and he played a good record with the other two "giants".
Garnett's comeback will give them a boost, and Rasheed "The Roaring Celestial" Wallace has also given Garnett a heavyweight helper. As Rondo matures, it's not an exaggeration to say that the Greenshirts now have a "Big Five." If injuries are not bothered, the Celtics will be the favourites to win the Eastern Conference this season.
The Cavaliers' big move this summer is to bring in Biedlings, and theoretically, Biedlings can help the "Little Emperor" James attract the opposing defense on the inside, so that the "Little Emperor" will have less offensive pressure.
When Li Zhi saw the report, he felt a kind of weak egg pain, yes, it was egg pain. He thought that the warriors were already happy to pick up a Navarro, but he didn't expect the knights to be even more excessive......
It was O'Neal who was traded to the Cavaliers in his previous life, and O'Neal was too old at that time to provide James with little help, but Biderins was different. Bidelins' skills are not as strong as O'Neal's, but they are young, and the offensive and defensive growth this year is not bad, much better than the old sharks. With the "Little Emperor" leading the way, supplemented by the likes of Anthony Parker, Moon and West, and Mo Williams, the Cavaliers should also be able to dominate the East.
The biggest personnel change for the Magic this summer was the departure of Turkoglu and the addition of Vince Carter. From the perspective of personal ability, Carter can shoot suddenly, and is more comprehensive than Turkoglou, but Carter's organizational ability is not as good as Turkoglou. After such a personnel change, will the Magic be able to maintain the chemistry from last season?
Fortunately, the Magic All-Star point guard Nelson has returned from injury in the playoffs last season, and after further recovery this summer, Nelson is expected to return to the level before the injury last season. The Magic will continue to be one of the top Contenders for the Eastern Conference title this season.
Compared to the east, the west is a bit more complicated. The defending champion Warriors actually look weak in the top teams......
The first is the Lakers, who have only one goal for the new season, and that is to win the championship. In order to achieve this goal, the Lakers basically retained the original team from last season this summer, although Ariza was gone, but they got Artest with more comprehensive offensive and defensive capabilities, Bynum's health in the new season should be more ideal, and "Zen Master" Phil Jackson is likely to build a more comprehensive offensive and defensive team in the new season than last season.
The only thing they worry about is whether Artest will be able to fit into the Lakers' tactical system, whether Artest will cause some unnecessary problems for the Lakers, and whether it will disrupt the Lakers' chemistry.
The Spurs have retained the Musketeers, Ginobili has largely recovered from injury, the addition of Richard Jefferson and McDyce could make the Spurs' offense sharper, and they also acquired the underrated DeJuan Blair in the draft this year.
After a summer of reorganization, the Spurs have become a league-leading team with both offensive and defensive strength, not to mention that they have the scheming Popovich to help them out. The Spurs will be able to challenge the Lakers in the West with the help of Ginobili, Jefferson and McDyce, who are back to health, and try to successfully stop the Lakers in the Western Conference playoffs and advance to the Finals.
The Nuggets didn't make a big splash this summer, largely maintaining the roster they had from last season. Billups joined the Nuggets in the middle of the season last season has brought earth-shaking changes to the Nuggets, and I believe that after a summer of further integration, the tacit understanding between Billups and his Nuggets teammates will be further increased, coupled with the further maturity of Anthony, JR-Smith, Nene and other players, the Nuggets will still be one of the strongest teams in the West in the new season.
The Mavericks have retained a core roster of Nowitzki, Kidd, Josh Howard and Jason Terry this summer, and have brought in Marion, who should make up for some of the shortcomings in the Mavericks' roster and provide some help to the Mavericks in the new season. The Mavericks have a chance to challenge the likes of the Lakers and Spurs in the new season. In the regular season of the new season, the Mavericks are likely to be ranked in the top four in the West.