Just two days after Chu Xuan returned to the team, the Lakers ushered in the first game of the preseason. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Lakers will play a total of seven games in the preseason of the new season, which is the last period of practice before the start of the regular season. Chu Xuan's plan is very clear, the preseason will mainly focus on training newcomers, and veterans like Kobe Bryant and Gasol will not arrange much playing time, and they will not play every game.

In seven games, Bryant played two games and played less than 30 minutes in total, while Gasol played even less, less than 20 minutes. However, as veterans, they have no opinions and dissatisfaction with this, after all, there are many opponents who can threaten the Lakers in the new season, and the Lakers are bent on defending the title again, so it is extremely important to train the newcomers and improve the tacit understanding between the team's young players.

Whiteside and Noll are still the starting twin towers, but both of them only played the first half in the preseason, and then in the second half, Chu Xuan used more of the inside combination of Downs and Yi Jian United. Thackeray and McAdoo then came on as substitutes in both halves. As for the outside line, Kobe Bryant is not there, and Chu Xuan uses Antetokounmpo more as the organizer.

Under this arrangement, the overall performance of the Lakers team is quite satisfactory, with a total of 5 win-win games in seven games, and the players' tactics and tacit understanding are very good, achieving a good training effect.

Antetokounmpo has been the most pleasing in the entire preseason, playing as a starting point guard in seven games, and in less than 25 minutes of playing time, Antetokounmpo has been able to deliver 6.6 assists, and his all-around talent has been realized. As for the most interesting Lakers rookies, Towns, LaVine and Fraser have all performed remarkably, and this preseason game has not attracted much attention from the outside world, but they have all proven themselves in the summer league, so there is no bad evaluation of them in the media.

After the preseason, the next week is the final rest time for the 30 NBA teams, on October 29, the new season will officially begin, when there will be three games, and among them are the Los Angeles Lakers, only the Lakers' opponent in the opening game of the new season is the Golden State Warriors, which is one of the biggest opponents on the Lakers' championship road, because this summer, Durant jumped out of his contract and chose to sign with the Golden State Warriors to form a strong lineup.

The opening game is the most important game for the Lakers, not only because of the special opponent, but also because Chu Xuan has set a very high goal for the Lakers this season. As for this goal, of course, Chu Xuan would not reveal it easily, otherwise it would only cause discussion among the media.

However, for the outside media, the countdown to the new season has begun, and they have also paid a lot of attention to several championship favorites, and the Lakers and Warriors in this opener game is naturally the top priority. It can even be said that this game is the most anticipated and followed game.

Because judging from the preseason, Durant, Curry and Thompson are running in quite well, plus the presence of Iguodala and Barnes, the Warriors' lineup threat is still very strong. However, the Lakers and the Warriors are not at a disadvantage, because the Lakers now have a lot of outside shooters, which is enough for the Lakers to withstand the Warriors' terrifying outside firepower.

In short, this ball is considered to be a focus battle like Mars hitting Earth, and it is also considered by many to be a preview of the Western Conference Finals......

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In the Lakers head coach's office, Chu Xuan was holding the roster of players for the new season and thinking about further arrangements.

The current members of the Lakers are as follows:

Centre-forwards: Whiteside, Downs, Thackeray, Marjanovic

Power forwards: Noor, E-Health United, Gasol, McAdoo

Small forwards: Antetokounmpo, Korver, Maddy

Guards: Kobe, LaVine, Booker, Frazier, Danny Green

As far as the current Lakers roster is concerned, Towns, Whiteside, Noll, Gasol, Antetokounmpo, Kobe Bryant and LaVine are all qualified to start the starting position. In other words, the Lakers' roster selection for the new season is very flexible, and there will be two very strong players on the bench. In particular, even if the Lakers have a starter injury during the new season, it will not affect the strength of the Lakers' starting lineup. Therefore, Chu Xuan is not worried about the Lakers' personnel at all in the new season.

Chu Xuan's current consideration is mainly about the distribution of players and the tactical positioning of the team.

According to Chu Xuan's plan, he will use Whiteside as the starting center for most of the new season, and if Downs is in good shape or Whiteside has any injuries, then let Towns take the starting center position. As for the allocation of time, Chu Xuan is ready to reduce Whiteside's playing time, so as to ensure that Downs has more than 20 minutes of time for each game. As for Booker, Chu Xuan decided to let him play as a substitute for Kobe Bryant and LaVine this season, and of course, if necessary, Booker is of course the first choice to fill the starting lineup.

Because there are too many people who can play in the Lakers, Chu Xuan's current most consideration is how to arrange the rotation of players. Regarding this, Chu Xuan has considered a 9-man rotation, which can give the players more time to hone and the effect of cultivating tacit understanding will be better. But in that case, you need to rotate the substitutes and not play every game. Moreover, Chu Xuan considered a 12-person rotation, so that everyone had the opportunity and time to play. However, in this case, the time spent on the field is more dispersed, and the effect of the team's run-in is unpredictable.

After thinking about it again, Chu Xuan decided to temporarily use a nine-man rotation to ensure the appearance of Downs and Booker, and then let the others play alternately, that is, to play a break and two.

Then there's the tactical positioning of the team. Regarding this, Chu Xuan mainly considered the offensive point. According to last season, Knoll and LaVine were the main scoring points. But Antetokounmpo's growth has been rapid this season, and Kobe Bryant's form is excellent, which makes Chu Xuan begin to consider the tactical positioning of players.

Chu Xuan thought about this for a long time and accepted the advice of the coaching staff.

In Chu Xuan's mind, there are many plans, but how to choose in the end still depends on the effect of the game.

Because judging from the current Lakers' lineup, Kobe Bryant and Antetokounmpo will definitely have to take on the task of organization, while LaVine and Knoll are still the main offensive points, however, Chu Xuan wants to give Whiteside a higher tactical positioning and let him score more points in the paint area.

This question is difficult to decide, and when the time is getting later and later, Chu Xuan is not ready to dwell on this matter.

"Since it's hard, let's wait for a few games and then watch." Chu Xuan said to himself: "The opening battle? Golden State Warriors, this is really an opponent to look forward to. (To be continued.) )