The Magic beat the Bobcats 92-81, with Vince Carter scoring a game-high 21 points and diching out six assists, while Howard also chipped in 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Hayes played just 16 minutes and finished with 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. The Bobcats' top scorer was Weaver off the bench, who scored 16 points in 18 minutes. The Bobcats didn't play for long, and the intention was to run in the lineup, and Landry, Sessions, Gortat and others got a lot of playing opportunities.

Despite the loss, Hayes was happy with his teammates' performances, and the Bobcats had a strong bench and the role players played key when playing tough games.

The weaknesses in the Bobcats' lineup are also very obvious. How to let the players give full play to their advantages is a problem that the two Bobcats coaches need to solve.

The Bobcats played a total of 7 preseason games.

On the 12th, they lost back-to-back away games 83-101 to the Atlanta Hawks led by Yao Ming.

On the 14th, the Miami Heat won 87-84 at home.

On the 19th, the home team lost 91-98 to the Hawks.

On the 21st, he defeated the Lakers 93-82 away from Kobe Bryant.

On the 22nd, the home court lost 85-104 to the Suns.

On the 27th, they lost to the Hornets 86-96 on the road.

In seven preseason games, the Bobcats have only 2 wins and 5 losses. Especially in the loss to the Suns, the media commented that the Bobcats failed to rebuild.

D'Antoni couldn't transplant his run-and-gun style to the Bobcats, because the Bobcats didn't have Nash, which made the Bobcats' run-and-gun offense nondescript. There has been a lot of discussion about whether D'Antoni made Nash or Nash made D'Anthony, and now people are more inclined to Nash. Because the Suns' coach has changed, the Suns' run is still more beautiful than the Bobcats. The Suns' top brass thought firing D'Antoni was a smart thing to do.

Most pundits are still bullish on the Bobcats, as Hayes averages 10.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists in just 16.4 minutes per game. Shooting 53.8 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from three-point range, that's almost 30 minutes for a starting role player.

When the Bobcats fought the Eagles, Yao Ming and Hayes took the time to have a meal and have a good chat.

Yao Ming got married on July 13 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai. Yao Ming recently bought a new home in Atlanta, and within a few months, he plans to bring his parents to Atlanta as well. He was hailed as the new "King of Eagles" by local fans. There is also a group of great teammates in the team. Although the overall strength of the Hawks' players is not as good as that of the Rockets last year, he has become the first core of the team, and the tactics are all around him. This makes Yao Ming feel very good!

Yao Ming had invited Hayes to China for a wedding. But Hayes, after some consideration, went to Hollywood to practice as originally planned. He was curious about the situation of his family in China, and since he couldn't go back to the way it used to be, his life seemed to be more important now. In order to improve next season, Hayes decided to wait until 2008 to return to China, go home and quietly watch his "parents", and by the way, watch the Olympics.

Hayes also thanked Yao Ming for being a matchmaker and introducing his agent and girlfriend to him.

Yao Ming almost swallowed. He had heard on the news that Hayes was buying a new house with Taylor and Gao Tongxuan, and he thought it was a rumor, but he didn't expect it to be true. At the beginning, when Yao Ming introduced Gao Tongxuan to Hayes, he had a little selfishness to help his compatriots and felt embarrassed. Hayes doesn't care, he likes to call his own shots in everything, and his agent is actually his spokesperson.

Hayes has become the league's "gold absorber". Yao Ming admired and was a little jealous at the same time. is also a basketball player, there are too few things he can decide for himself, and when he makes money, most of it has to be handed over according to the system of pit people.

Hayes does not negotiate at all when he makes endorsements. He knew that the companies looking for him were asking for him, so it was Gao Tongxuan who came forward, and he opened his mouth directly. "If you want to sign me, you have to use James, Wade, and Kobe Bryant as endorsement prices, otherwise you don't have to talk about it. Don't tell me about strength, my fame is not lower than theirs now! ”

Although most companies gave up, there were also a few companies with a lot of money that continued to find Hayes to endorse and signed big contracts.

Hayes made a lot of money and signed a big contract. But his arrival doesn't seem to have made much of a difference for the Bobcats. The Bobcats' preseason game is still like a fish belly team.

This is actually a ploy by the Bobcats, hiding their strength and catching their opponents off guard in the regular season, which was what the Rockets did last season. Not only did Hayes play a short game, but Calderon, the best point guard to lead the team, only got about 10 minutes of playing time. Not only did the players hide their strength, but the Bobcats even hid a set of tactics.

The Bobcats' main rotation for the new season has been decided, and the style of play can be divided into two sets of lineups and two sets of tactics.

The first lineup is center Biedrins, power forward Hayes, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Petrus, and point guard Calderon. The tactic is to run and bomb.

These five will be the Bobcats' starting lineup for the upcoming season. Faster than Delins and better suited to run-and-gun tactics than Okafor. Hayes' speed is also among the best in the interior team, he is an indispensable person for running and shooting, and he is the most sure of an offensive point! Once the battle is settled, the players can also pull away and let Hayes single. Wallace is amazingly athletic, capable of attacking and defending. Petrus's characteristics are similar to Wallace's, with a high percentage of open shots. Finally, there was Calderon, and D'Antoni finally decided to put him in the starting line in place of Felton because he has a really strong sense of assists, much like Nash.

The tactics of running and shooting are very simple, everyone runs, shoots when there is a position, and plays as fast as they can. Calderon and Hayes have been the key to this lineup, and they work well together, both have a wide field of vision, and their sharp passes can revitalize the team.

When training in the team, these five people can team up to beat the others down, and although Okafor and Felton are unhappy to lose their main positions, they can only accept the coach's arrangement.

The second lineup is center Okafor, power forward Hayes (Kurt Thomas), small forward Azubuke (Barnes), shooting guard Weaver, and point guard Felton.

After a week of discussion and practice, D'Antoni and Van Gundy arranged the "Hawks offense" tactics for the Bobcats, allowing the second lineup to work to the fullest.

The Eagles offense is derived from the shift offense. When Hubby Brown coached the Atlanta Hawks, he first brought this tactic to the NBA, hence its name.

The Bobcats' main style of play with the Hawks' offense is to cut in with high screens. Felton, as the initiator of the offense, dribbled to the flank while Hayes pulled up to the high post to cover Weaver. The reason for this choice is that Weaver is too fast and has good singles ability.

The Eagles offense can be divided into a variety of offensive styles.

The first is that Felton, the point guard who launched the offense, could choose to play alone. Breaking through Felton's strengths, he can break through defenders on the wing, go straight to the basket, and choose to go to the basket himself or attract the ball from the defense.

When Weaver cuts to the basket through Hayes's pick-and-roll cooperation, Felton can choose to pass the ball to Weaver from the side, Weaver's speed is not something that ordinary people can keep up with, if the outside defender is blocked by Hayes's cover, the opposing interior defender is easily left behind by Weaver with speed, and Weaver can choose to shoot, or burst into the basket for a layup.

If Felton can't get the ball to Weaver who cuts in in time, that's okay. He can pass the ball back to Hayes in the high post, who can play the opposing shooting guard with his back to the opposing defense...... As you can imagine, the man was unlucky.

While Hayes receives the ball, Okafor, the center with his back to the ball, has to run to the middle, ready to receive Hayes' high pass. In this way, Okafor's physical strength can also be used, as he can receive the ball and turn to attack the basket whenever Hayes passes the ball.

Usually no one will go around the front to defend Okafor, but if a center gets nervous and goes around the front to defend Hayes's "high to low" pass, Hayes can also pass the ball to the small forward Azubuke on the side, who doesn't need to dribble the ball, just quickly pass the ball to Okafor, who is running forward and backward to the basket. Okafor will face the basket and score easily.

If the defender interferes with Weaver's catch and Felton's pass to the high post Hayes through defense, Hayes can cut to the basket and play alone.

This is one of the main styles of play in Bobcat training, and the key to its success is execution and coordination. The cutter, the screener and the passer must all think and act in unison. This requires correct footwork, timing, non-verbal communication, and experience. The Bobcats can't get close enough, but they'll get better and better as time goes on.

The Hawks' offensive system is most focused on the scoring guard's cut-in routine, so the person who benefits the most is Weaver. This holiday, Weaver worked his shooting with the encouragement of Hayes, and his chance for the new season came up, and D'Antoni valued his speed advantage.

In the first game against the Magic, Weaver's 16 points were scored by the Hawks' offense, and in order not to let other teams think of a way to crack it, the Bobcats never played like this in the following games.

Last season, in order to have a surprise effect in the regular season, Van Gundy kept Hayes as a blue-collar worker, and he didn't shoot when he had the chance. This season, the Bobcats have hidden their strength more thoroughly.

Every time the Bobcats lose, D'Antoni said at a press conference: "The Bobcats are a young team with a lot of shortcomings, even with a star like Chuck Hayes, we need to run in for a long time, and getting into the playoffs is the primary goal of the Bobcats this season." ”

Most journalists were convinced. If the Bobcats were as bad as they say, how could D'Antoni laugh like he had won the lottery at the press conference?

Although the Bobcats only have one big star named Hayes, they have a number of all-round fighters, Azubuke, Barnes, Petrus, Wallace and others can play multiple positions and have strong individual defense ability. What's more, almost all of the 15 are super-athletic players.

The Bobcats regular season roster is as follows:

Center Bidrins, Gortat, Okafor.

Power forwards Landry, Hayes, Kurt Thomas (Sean May injury list).

Small forwards Moon, Gerard Wallace, Matt Barnes.

Scoring guards Weaver, Azubuk, Petrus.

Point guards Sessions, Felton, Calderon.

The new season is destined to surprise everyone!

(To be continued)