The Clippers' first training session of the new season was an open practice.

Perhaps because of the recent pace of Wang Chao, the Clippers are preparing to hold an open practice session for reporters to report on the team's daily training in order to get some positive feedback.

Dozens of local media outlets in Los Angeles were invited to the Clippers' training gym to film and report on the practice.

This is also the first time that a group of Clippers players have practiced with Wang Chao.

In fact, most players in the Clippers are no strangers to Wang Chao. Williams, Tobias. Harris, Gallinari and others, all players who have played in the league for many years, have had close contact with Wang Chao to understand how strong he is.

is just teammates with Wang Chao, and only Lopez, Harrell and Brogdon have experience in the entire Clippers.

Although Wang Chao is a newcomer, he has become the boss of the team as a matter of course, and he does not have any modesty, so he naturally integrates into this identity and greets the main players of several teams warmly.

"Guys, I'm sure you've seen what the media has said about us, or about me, lately, that they think I can't lead the team to win a championship, that your quality is too poor, and that even if I have it, it's hard to win."

Wang Chao smiled and shook his head, "What do you think in your hearts when you hear these words?" ”

Does this need to be asked? Of course, it's not cool.

Especially Louis. Williams, Harris and Gallinari are three players, although they have not been selected as All-Stars, but they are all quasi-stars who can contribute an average of 20+ points per game last season, even if the Clippers did not break into the playoffs, they are actually only one step away from the playoffs in the West, and they are by no means the weak team at the bottom of the league.

But in the eyes of those unscrupulous media, they even seem to have become a drag on Wang Chao, who will feel comfortable listening to this kind of evaluation?

The new season has not yet started, and many players on the Clippers team have already held their breath in their hearts, wanting to slap the faces of those who look down on them after the season starts!

"I can tell you one thing now." Wang Chao looked at everyone and said seriously. "Just like when I was with the Nuggets, even though this is my first year with the Clippers, I always have one goal, which is to win the championship, and not winning the championship is a failure for me, and I hope everyone can work towards that goal like me."

Speaking of this, Wang Chao's voice changed again. "I believe everyone knows that if the team can really win the championship next year, your value will also rise and you will be able to sign a bigger contract."

Rivers listened and nodded inwardly.

Wang Chao's level is good, pour chicken soup first, and then tempt it.

The Clippers currently have a number of players on the roster who are in contract years, such as Tobias. Harris, Harrell and others will all expire in the summer of 2019, and Gallinari's contract will expire in 2020, which can also be improved due to the performance of these two years.

Not to mention the championship, even if it is to get a big contract for themselves, these players will go all out in the new season.

After Wang Chao spoke, it was Rivers, the head coach, who spoke, which was also an encouraging word, and then the detailed training program was arranged, that is, the training plan sent by Wang Chao to Rivers.

After Rivers looked at the training plan formulated by Wang Chao in detail, he found that Wang Chao arranged a large number of three-point training, including various tactics such as fixed-point three-point, off-ball running three-point and covering three-point, which accounted for almost forty percent of all training.

That's a pretty high percentage, and even nearly half of the tactics that teams have to perform in official games come from outside the three-point line.

"Is Wang Chao planning to build the Clippers into a three-point team?"

Rivers guessed right.

The Clippers are different from the Nuggets, except for Lopez and Wang Chao, the overall defensive ability is generally weak, but there are many players on the offensive end who can contribute 20+ points per game, which is an absolute sense of strong offense and weak defense.

Under this premise, Harris and Gallinari's two main players were able to maintain a three-point shooting rate of more than 40% in the original 18-19 season. Williams & Brooke. Lopez also made more than 36% three-point shots, which is already quite high.

If you add a lot of three-point training to your daily training, plus the bonus effect of Wang Chao's training potion, the accuracy may be even better!

Wang Chao's plan is to improve the Clippers' three-point firepower and let the Clippers play the magic ball tactics of the Rockets in the original 17-18 season.

The Rockets in the 17-18 season are the culmination of the true magic ball theory.

Throughout the season, the Rockets achieved a 65-17 record in the regular season, and they also sang all the way to the Western Conference finals in the playoffs, facing the five-star Warriors to take the lead in 3:2 to get the match point, and almost knocked the Warriors to the ground.

During the regular season, the Rockets averaged 112.4 points per game, second in the league, second only to the Warriors, with an average of 42.3 three-point shots per game, surpassing the Warriors, who are known for their three-point shots (13.4), and the only team in the league to average more than 40 three-point shots per game, accounting for more than half of the total shots in the entire game.

At that time, the Rockets were named a term by domestic fans, XJBD, and were known for their chaotic battles on the court, relying on a large number of three-point shots, Harden's ball-handling singles and Eric on the bench. The performance of Gordon and other scoring masters.

These conditions are all met by the current Clippers.

Wang Chao's singles with the ball are at their peak, and Harden has to retreat.

The Clippers have Luis on the bench who averages 20+ points per game. Williams, as well as Harrell, who is 16+, is stronger than Gordon of the Rockets.

In terms of three-point shooting, if Wang Chao is also added, theoretically, the average three-point shooting rate of the five main players of the Clippers can reach 41%!

Of course, the reason why the Rockets' magic ball can dominate the league is not only due to XJBD's chaotic scoring ability and brainless three-point ability, but also the basket protection ability of center Capela and the outside single-point defense ability of PJ. Tucker and Trevor Ariza are also the basic markets to ensure that the Rockets win when the outside firepower is not stable enough.

The Clippers can replicate this as well.

Brooke. Lopez is definitely not as good as Capela in rebounding, but in terms of interior basket protection and blocking ability, he is only better than Capela.

Blocking data can directly reflect the defensive ability of a player's interior line.

In the 18-19 and 19-20 seasons, Lopez averaged 2.2 and 2.4 blocks per game for the Bucks, respectively, while Capela was 1.5 and 1.8, which was significantly inferior to Lopez.

This is also the reason why Lopez later won the best first defense and best second defense respectively, while Capela did not receive any honors on the defensive end except for a rebounding king.

On the basis of being able to provide defense for the team, Lopez's three-point shooting rate can be maintained at more than 35%, which is already a high level as an interior player.

As for Wang Chao, don't even think about it, his defensive ability is definitely greater than that of PJ. Tucker + Ariza, especially in the new season, he has two more defensive talents that can be linked, which is even more powerful.

To sum up, the Clippers' current lineup, as long as it is given a little run-in for a while, can perfectly reproduce the Magic Ball Rocket of the 17-18 season, and even go one step further to achieve a super evolved version of the Magic Ball Rocket.

On the first day of training, the media reporters in Los Angeles returned with a full load, and they got a lot of information that they were very satisfied with, for example, Wang Chao's goal in the new season is still to win the championship, for example, Wang Chao and even the whole Clippers team have been riveted enough, and they want to slap the faces of media reporters who are not optimistic about them after the season starts, and for example, Clippers head coach Rivers seamlessly integrates into the Rockets, Nets, and Nuggets' past coaches, and obeys Wang Chao's arrangements as a dignified head coach, just like a little brother.

Obviously, this is Wang Chao's first day with the Clippers, but the whole team has completely changed into his shape.

What kind of combat effectiveness such a team will show in the new season is still worth looking forward to by fans.

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Wang Chao's declaration of winning the championship again is different from last year, and there are many fewer doubts.

Someone also deliberately @ Barkley, wanting him to come out and say a few words about this.

But Barkley decisively chose to ignore it, after all, he still owes the audience a bowl of horse manure that he hasn't eaten yet, and he doesn't dare to continue to cheat and cheat.

"I understand now, it's not surprising that Wang Chao said anything, since he can help the Nuggets win the championship, then it's not surprising to help the Clippers win the championship, the Clippers' lineup this season is much stronger than last season's Nuggets, even if the league is full of strong opponents now, it's not like there is no chance at all."

On TNT's TV show, Barkley vowed to say: "I'm a die-hard fan of Wang Chao now, so I'm pretty sure that Wang Chao and the Clippers must be one of the favorites to win the championship in the new season!" ”

It's October, and the preseason of the NBA2018-19 season begins.

The debut of Wang Chao, which many Clippers fans have been longing for, has finally arrived, but to their slight disappointment, although Wang Chao started in the preseason, he only played less than 15 minutes per game, and most of the time he was on the court, paddling and playing soy sauce, handing the ball to other teammates, such as young Brogdon, Harrell and rookie Alexander.

The Clippers, who have fielded a large number of rookies, have performed well in the preseason stage, and the winning rate is not even more than half.

This is also Wang Chao's old habit, the preseason game that is not included in the regular season record, in his opinion, is a place for training, since it is a training, it is natural to give rookie players a lot of playing time to perform.

As for the so-called prestige of the team, increasing ticket sales or something, it is completely out of his consideration.

After a few preseason games in October, the regular season is just around the corner.

In the league team power rankings released by ESPN for the new season, the Los Angeles Clippers are only in fifth place.

At the top of the power rankings is the Los Angeles Lakers with James, Cousins, Towns, Anthony and Rondo's Big Five, although in the preseason stage, the Lakers' performance is not even as good as the Clippers, but people take it for granted that this is the run-in period that the newly formed Lakers must go through, once the team runs in successfully, the Lakers are definitely the strongest team in the league, not even one.

The second place in the power list is the Nets, the Nets, who have paid a great price to retain the original lineup this summer, are still the strongest contenders for the championship, although Durant and Paul had serious conflicts in the Finals, but in order to win the championship, the two can tolerate each other in the next season.

The third in the power list is the Warriors who broke his wrist and chose to send Cousins away to save salary space.

Although Cousins is missing, they have Ingram, who fits the team's lineup, and their strength has not dropped too much, and even because of the improvement of the small-ball lineup, the overall strength can be further improved.

In fifth place is the Celtics, who have a full lineup.

Although the performance last season was unsatisfactory, the Celtics have players such as Irving, Hayward, and Horford after all, and the team's tactical system is complete and all members are healthy, so in the eyes of major media, the overall strength is slightly stronger than the Clippers, who have a "messy" lineup and a mess in the preseason.

If it is acceptable that the three supercarrier teams of the Lakers, Nets and Warriors can be ranked in front of the Clippers, then ESPN's ranking of the Celtics in front of the Clippers has caused dissatisfaction among a large number of Wang Super League fans.

"Who is this looking down on? You don't need to look at the lineup of the Clippers, isn't Guangwang Chao's coffee position as good as the Green Army? How can they compare with Wang Chao? ”

"Laughing to death, where did the team that didn't even enter the East Final last season get the courage?"

On the Clippers' side, no one cares about ESPN's power rankings and doesn't bother to pay attention to them.

Head coach Rivers finally got a starting list for the team for the new season given to him by Wang Chao before the regular season was about to start.

It may sound funny, but as the head coach of a team, you don't even have the right to start the team.

If it had been someone else, Rivers would have turned the table up a long time ago, this TM is too bullying.

But the object is Wang Chao, and the situation is completely different.

If you can hold Wang Chao's thigh and lie down to the first championship trophy of his coaching career, then the nest will be a nest.

Looking at the starting list given by Wang Chao, Rivers fell into deep thought.

"Wang Chao is planning to return to the position of starting point guard in the new season......"

In this starting list, Wang Chao's name is the first to appear, appearing in the starting point guard position.

Starting Shooting Guard: Malcolm. Brogdon.

Starting small forward: Tobias. Harris.

Starting power forward: Daniro. Gallinari.

Starting center: Brooke. Lopez.

In addition to the five starters, Wang Chao also deliberately marked the team's main players on the bench, and there were only three.

Louis. Williams, Montrez. Harrell and Shay. Gilgeos. Alexander.

The above eight people will be the main rotation players of the Clippers in the new season, the absolute main force, as for the other players, they are dispensable and can find substitutes at any time.

(End of chapter)