286. Determine the starting list
"Cheer me up today, there will be fans who will come to see our training, if you are not afraid of being embarrassed, of course you can come as you like. But, I can assure you that if anyone disgraces me, I'll keep him on the bench for a season! Jordan said viciously, and the gang leader finally showed his tyrant face.
According to NBA rules, each team's practice session is open for fans and reporters to watch as much as they like the week before the preseason. Of course, you can't just interview and ask for autographs, which means you can do anything as long as you don't disturb the team's training.
There is no limit to the number of fans and journalists who can visit, basically the fans are selected from the season ticket buyers, and the reporters are also local columnists or reporters invited by big-name media such as ESPN and TNT, such as Erin. Andrews.
Jordan consulted with the assistant coach and made a group.
Group A, center Oku, power forward Huaben, small forward Gerrard. Wallace, shooting guard Eddie. House, playmaker Pattin. These people wore yellow vests, which were the predetermined main lineup.
Group B, center forward Jassidi. White, power forward Wang Zhizhi, small forward Capono, scoring guard Kevin. Martin, playmaker Tony. Alan. They wore red vests and were the main rotational lineup.
"What about me?" Iguodala asked cautiously pointing to his nose, Jordan glanced at him and said dryly, "You substitute, do you have any questions?" ”
Iguodala quickly laughed, waved his hand, and said, "No doubt, no doubt, boss, I'll wave the towel well." ”
Oku and White jumped the ball, both of whom were half-pounded and half-hearted, and the former was the better and picked the ball to Pattin.
When the ball fell, Jordan stood outside the court with his arms in his arms and watched the game on the court seriously.
Patin glanced at Aaron, then smiled, he looked at Aaron, who was one step away from him, and said, "Brother, are you sure you want to be so far away from me?" ”
Allen is a pure shooting guard, and a defensive shooting guard. But the Bobcats are now stockpiling a bunch of high-quality quarterbacks, but there is a shortage of people in the two positions of center and organizational guard, the center is okay, Hua Ben can play 40 minutes, just find a substitute to fool around. It's not good to organize guards, there is no way, Jordan let Allen, who is taciturn but still smart, change to this position. It was originally intended for Martin to play, but the latter's offensive talent was so outstanding that not playing a shooting guard would be a waste.
Allen was stunned, and when it was empty, Patin withdrew the ball and threw it away. Under the basket, Hua Ben cut quickly, jumped up to catch the ball and came to a dunk at a gallop.
"Good, good!" Iguodala waved his towel and shouted, "Boss, this ball is beautiful!" "Some fans have already come to the scene, and they applaud when they saw Huaben dunk at the beginning.
Aaron dribbles the ball in general, fortunately his body is strong, he knows his weakness, and when he gets the ball, he runs sideways against Pattin, Iguodala looks at it and laughs, holding his stomach and laughing: "Tony, are you learning to crab?" Look at your look, it's cool! The fans laughed, and Iguodala was a bit of a fan leader.
Patin smiled and stepped back, as if to let Arlen go, and the latter sighed, secretly saying that this Englishman is really a good person, knowing that he is not good at organizing ouch, this villain!
As soon as Allen turned sideways, Patin pounced on him, followed Billups, who was very proficient in breaking the ball, and poked the ball out. Gerrard was right behind, got the ball and turned to run, Allen wanted to chase, and Padin was smart enough to get stuck in front of him.
Gerrard was not yet an all-round warrior at this time, and he and Aaron were almost all in the same mold, both of which were strong in defense and violent in offense. In fact, Gerald and Allen Jordan only wanted to keep one, and even if it wasn't for Wabeben's insistence, he wouldn't have chosen it. But the reason given by Huaben is also very good, that is, to play a defensive battle, a guard, a small forward, these two can work together to make up for the shortcomings of Pattin's poor defense.
Rushing to the penalty area with the ball, Gerrard stabilized his body, flew up with his legs like sharp arrows, pulled the ball behind his head with both arms, glided out like an airship, slammed his arms forward, and smashed the ball into the hoop.
The fans are happy, it's a good training match.
Seeing this, Jordan began to shake his head, it was a joke to put Allen in the position of playmaking defender. But who left him unavailable? Knight was injured and couldn't return to the team for a short time, and there was no way to do it.
This time, Martin came down to pick up Allen, faced the one-meter-eight House, and rushed to the front court outside the three-point line, he pulled up and simply slashed a three-pointer.
That's Kevin. Martin, the purest scoring machine in the class of '04, he has been in college for three years, and he is 21 years old this year. Aaron also has this advantage, but Iguodala has more potential, in fact, if Iguodala has the heart of AI, he can grow into a generation of superstars.
Patin organized the attack again, and this time Allen was so ruthless that he stuck to it as soon as he got the ball. At this moment, it was Pattin's turn to be in a hurry, Aaron's defense was really good, his arms were long, his feet were fast, his body was strong, and his defensive awareness was good, it was even more difficult for Patin to get rid of him easily.
However, basketball is a five-person sport, and he can't get rid of Allen, and someone comes to help him. Waeben mentioned that the high post made a cover, Allen was blocked by him, and Patin shook him off with a lunge, and then with a flick of his wrist, he sent the ball to Oku under the basket.
White misses defense, empty space under the basket!
Oku turned around and went to the basket, his fundamentals are solid, and he can get the ball ten out of ten.
This time Jordan couldn't help but scream: "I said what the are you guys doing?" Can you hit such a ball? If you don't want to play on the court, just me down, there's a guy on the bench! ”
Iguodala stood up, stretched out his arms and legs, and waved his towel in a pretentious manner, looking ready to warm up.
Wajben likes Iguodala very much, the lad has no ambition, and of course this also means that he lacks aggressiveness. Wabbon likes him for being humorous, serious, responsible, and hard at training — which is not inconsistent with ambition, as Iguodala genuinely enjoys basketball, not money and status.
Iguodala was put on the bench because, according to Jordan's idea, he would be the sixth man.
In the next few rounds of offense and defense, the disadvantage of the substitute team became bigger and bigger, and Allen simply could not organize his teammates to launch reasonable attacks. In this way, the bench team, which was already poor, was even worse, and even Martin had no chance to play, he was good at running without the ball and cutting in the air, but no one could deliver the ball to him in time.
Pattin's eyes lit up, and he watched Martin's running position, and said in his free time: "I will give you the ball in the future." ”
The more the fight became more and more chaotic, Jordan angrily called a timeout, he waved the tactical board and was about to curse, Hua Ben hurried over to comfort him: "Calm the anger, stop the anger, help the master, let's adjust the tactics, this won't work." ”
Jordan touched his bald head and said helplessly: "Eddie, you wear Aaron's clothes, give your clothes to Iguodala." ”
Iguodala shook his fist excitedly, but he immediately said after seeing Aaron's depressed expression: "Boss, let's let Tony come, he's a good number one, we all know it"
"Less, you don't get on and just sit down there and sit with Tony." Jordan said angrily, when who is he? My decision is something you rookie can change? Big Ben is the core I chose with all my strength, and he is the captain, he said yes, the others, or stay honest with me.
The substitution was reasonable, and it was long overdue, as House was a two-way defender and he played as a playmaker. Of course, it wasn't very good, but it was much better than Aaron. The reason why this adjustment is made at this time is because, in this way, the backcourt of the main team is all rookies, Patin is in the second year, Iguodala is in the first year, in the game, the novice is easy to be crippled by the old bird, and the backcourt is easy to suppress.
However, in this way the game looks good.
Iguodala, Wabben and Gerrard are all capable of flying and dunking, and Pattin's passing is elusive. Oku's footsteps under the basket are not as good as Milicic's, but they are also the top of the league's big men, moving fast, like a tall turret, and the main team began to bombard the restricted area.
The bench side is also quite exciting, Pattin's defense is a small sieve, and House still has no pressure to face his defense. Now Patin has a place to play, as if holding a machine gun, firing vigorously in bursts. Capono and Wang Zhizhi are also turret figures, although the latter is a little embarrassed by Huaben's defense, but he can always shoot two cold arrows from time to time.
For the performance of the two teams, Jordan is more satisfied, his game reading ability is top-notch, the defensive strength of the main lineup allows him to see the dawn, Oku's defense is slightly worse, which is also highlighted because his teammates' defense is too good, except for Pattin, the other four people's defense is one counts as one, which can definitely make the opponent suffer. The premise is that they need to hone their skills, and defending is not only based on individual talent, but also on tacit understanding.
The defense of the substitutes is poor, Wang Zhizhi, Martin, and House are all famous for their eye-style defense, and Capono and White, the defense can only be regarded as decent, so it is strange that such a combination is not beaten into a sieve.
Jordan sighed vigorously, Nima, how good would it be if these two groups of people were combined? Martin's attack and Allen's defense combined; Capono's attack and Gerrard's defense are combined, and in this way, the team's outside line will be iron-clad!
After two hours of joint practice, Jordan announced the end, and the 16 members of the lineup basically practiced together, and Allen didn't play again, Jordan didn't look at him, and there was really no place for him.
After practicing tactics and coordination, it is strength practice, and the gang of Huaben, Gerald, Iguodala, and Aaron are all devil muscles, and they are so angry that Pattin, Martin, and Wang Zhizhi are glaring. Wang Zhizhi was the most painful, Jordan took care of it and trained his physical fitness and muscles to the death, which was too bad.
Wang Zhizhi could only be painful and happy, Jordan ordered this, obviously intending to put him in the important rotation lineup.
When it was time for lunch, Hua Ben went to the locker room to take a shower and change clothes, and took Iguodala, Patin and others to prepare for a big meal at the hotel outside.
"I'm in for a treat today." Hua Ben said, and Iguodala immediately gave a thumbs up: "Boss, good job, worthy of being the boss, happy!" ”
Hua Ben kicked him with a smile, but when he touched his trouser pocket, he didn't take his wallet, and he was immediately embarrassed, and said, "You go to the parking lot and wait for me, I'll go back to get my wallet, and the bank cards are all in it." ”
Iguodala looked at him suspiciously and said, "Boss, you're not planning to escape, are you?" Hua Ben glared, he quickly laughed and said, "How is it possible, who are you, boss?" But I've got my wallet with me, so why don't I have a treat? ”
Hua Ben shook his head and said, "Okay, I'm in for a treat, you go and wait for me." ”
He quickly ran back to the locker room, but he couldn't find his wallet, and then he thought that maybe it was in his backpack, which was in the training hall. I had to sigh and run to the training hall again, but far away outside the training hall, I heard the sound of the basketball hitting the floor 'bang', which made him a little surprised, there are still people practicing here?
(To be continued)