In late September, NBA teams started their training camps ahead of schedule.

The week of training camp given by the NBA was obviously not enough time for a full training program.

The Clippers gathered on the 24th to open training camp.

Li Ao met three new teammates - Marco Jaric, Teylon Hill, and Cherokee Parkes, who participated in the Clippers' training camp during the 00-01 season.

This Li Ao doesn't know if he is a new teammate or an old teammate, anyway, he is not familiar with it, so he has the right to be a new teammate.

In the past two months, Wally Walker has not found a suitable veteran replacement, and in line with the principle of preferring shortage to abundance, he signed Cherokee Parkes, who has played soy sauce for the Spurs for the past two years, with a one-year, $460,000 non-guaranteed contract.

The other 10 teammates, Bibby, Jordan, Big Q, Steve Cole, Matt Harprin, Gerald Wallace, Odom, O'Neal Jr., Campbell, and Jeron Collins, were all teammates who won the championship together last season.

On the gathering day, the Clippers coaching staff conducted physical tests and technical tests on the players.

They kept the main lineup from last season, and the purpose of the test was clear – to see if the players had slouched off in the offseason, how much they had improved, and what they had improved.

At the end of the day, the coaching staff worked overtime in the evening to adjust the training schedule during the training camp phase according to the performance of the players in the test.

Looking at Odom's test report, Gentry, who has been staring at Odom today, has tears in his eyes.

It's been three years, and apart from his rookie season, Gentry has seen Odom in such good form and physical condition at the beginning of the season.

This kind of alternative genius has to be managed by someone, thank you for your disciples!

Li Ao's test report was supposed to be the most exciting for the coaching staff, but Gentry and Doug Collins looked at his report with no waves in their hearts, and just wanted to go to the Lakers training gym and laugh wildly.

Compared with last year's test, Li Ao has more strength, runs faster, and can jump better, unlike other people's tests, Gentry specially arranged a physical strength test for Li Ao, which is also much better than the early part of last season.

In terms of technology, Li Ao knew what he did last season, and this season has gotten better, and he has new tricks, not much, but good enough, and he can directly use the level in the game.

Gentry exclaimed, "Leo has such a strong will! ”

Doug Collins replied, "Yes! I've observed that his off-ball offense in his rookie season is already very good, it's very difficult to improve, it takes a long time to train, and if you change to other young players, you will definitely not be able to give up and continue to improve, and turn to other skills, but that choice will often make this young player only have talent for a long time, that is, the combat power is very mediocre.

There are even many geniuses who have wasted their fastest growing age because of this, and they are still mediocre in the prime of their careers, and none of them can be called excellent.

But Leo chose to persevere, and in two seasons he developed his mid-range off-ball ability to one of the best in the league, and I think his off-ball mid-range shooting ability is already better than Houston's.

Not only does he shoot without the ball, but he also develops other techniques, and he has to practice that technique to a very good level before he develops other techniques.

A player with such perseverance as him, I've only seen one in all my years as a coach – Michael. ”

"That's right, Leo's choice will allow him to improve significantly after each technology he develops, rather than knowing everything but not being proficient in anything, and he is only 21 years old, even if he only develops one or two new technologies a year, when he reaches his peak, the offensive arsenal will be very comprehensive......"

The two were originally going to study the overall situation of the team members, but it turned out to be a discussion of Li Ao's growth plan......

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After returning home from the test, Li Ao put on glassless frames, made a pot of tea in a meditation teapot, and memorized the tactical manual issued by the coaching staff with a rotten pen.

I memorized it quickly, in less than two hours, and not only memorized it, but also traced all the tactics.

Because most of the tactics are from last season, I will review them by drawing them all over again.

There are new tactics, but they are all evolved from tactics that have already been clearly played well, or tactics that have been adjusted on the spot in last season's playoffs.

If you are really tired, you will not be able to turn over the tactical manual, and you will not be held back in the next training camp.

Ao Lee: Is this what it feels like to keep the core of the defending champions? Loved, loved!

They were the last winners last season, and the successful style of play, of course, has to continue, and it has to be a big adjustment, and it has to wait until the preseason or even the regular season for a while.

At that time, we will consider whether to adjust the style of play based on the actual performance of the players of our own team and the latest playing styles of our competitors.

You also have to consider the competitive state of your own team players, their physical condition, and the development of young players.

Li Ao described the tactics and reviewed them, and did not study them again and again as in previous years.

This belongs to the experience.

The next day, Sept. 25, the Clippers' training camp officially began.

As Li Ao thought, for several core players, the coaching staff did not arrange too heavy training, of course, they had to train independently, and the coaching staff did not stop them.

The biggest training in the coaching staff's program is the three rotation players from last season, including Big Q, Gerard Wallace, and Jeron Collins, as well as three new arrivals such as Yaric, Teylon Hill, and Cherokee Parkes.

The former focuses on individual training, while the latter focuses on tactical learning.

Thanks again to the next-door neighbours for providing them with a perfect score for the last two seasons of the boat's 'How to Prepare for the Defending Champions'.

To repay the experience provided by his next-door neighbor, Wally Walker poached two trainers from his neighbor in the offseason to reduce his neighbor's salary bill.

But Li Ao is also a little congested, obviously there is a basketball god in the team who has successfully defended the title 4 times, but this kind of thing can't be counted on.

A few days later, October is here, and the Clippers' training camp is even more lively than last year.

After winning the championship, the Clippers really became the 'Angel City upstart', and Stern went down to guide public opinion and promote the topic of 'Angel City's two giants'.

For the Clippers and Lakers, it is actually a good thing, with more attention and higher revenue.

For the other teams, the most frustrating thing is that the league has arranged two consecutive away trips to Los Angeles for several teams.

Playing OK combo, God and Chivalry in a row, Shi Buddha was anxious when he saw it.

In the run-in training at the stage of this year's training camp, Li Ao felt very cool and relaxed.

There are 11 players who won the championship last season, and it feels like they are back after a few days of tactical training.

The growth of the junior and younger brothers is gratifying.

Although Gerald Wallace didn't play much time in his rookie season, he received a lot of training treatment that was far from comparable in the original time and space.

The Kings in the original plane didn't care about Gerald Wallace's life or death at all, and left him to fend for himself.

By the third grade, he only played more than 30 times, playing an average of 9 minutes per game, which means that no striker was injured, and he didn't even have a chance to play.

Had it not been for Bernie Bickerstaff, the Bobcats' first head coach and general manager, who took Gerald Wallace away from the Kings, the talented small forward would have been scrapped, and like most unlucky talents, his NBA career ended at the end of his rookie contract.

Here, the coaching staff laid out a very clear tactical role for Gerard Wallace, developed a detailed training plan, and arranged a heavy training task, and gave him the opportunity to work in the middle of last season.

In this training camp, Gerald Wallace cashed in some of his talents, and his defensive fundamentals and individual defense performance looked to be better than the big Q in the third year.

Other teammates, Jordan can't see much difference from last year, at this age, athleticism has been difficult to continue to decline, and physical strength looks similar to last year.

The high school student has calmed down a lot this year, accepting what the coaching staff said, 'laying a solid foundation and waiting for the peak', and in the playoffs, he has played against Malone, O'Neal, Webb, and Duncan, he feels the gap, deeply recognizes his own shortcomings, and is now practicing the basics.

Bibi is more accurate than three points, and I can't see more than that, and I don't like to show myself as much as my junior brother.

Matt Halprin and Jeron Collins have improved somewhat, but they're already mature in the NBA, and the ceiling is there, and it's hard to make any noticeable improvements.

If you change to a weak team, their stats can actually look a lot better.

Campbell and Steve Cole are two veterans, it's good not to slip down, and you can't ask for too much.

With three new teammates, Ao's focus is mainly on Teylon-Hill and Yaric.

Teylon Hill is a veteran with a lot of game experience, he is positioned as a substitute, he doesn't play a lot of minutes, and his tactical roles are simple - blocking, cutting-in, flanking and defending, which he has been doing in the NBA for more than a decade, and the integration has been quite smooth.

Fresh from helping the Yugoslav men's basketball team win the World Championship, Jaric has played in Serie A for the past two years and led the team to the Europa League title in the 00-01 season, with a standard Eastern European and Italian style of play.

With a physique of 201 cm + 102 kg, he is quite strong in the back line, has solid defensive fundamentals, and his defensive style belongs to the fierce type.

The World Championship quarterfinals played a dream five and kept Barang Davis on the verge of shutting himself off – mainly because of a different Divac behind him, of course, but Jaric also contributed a lot in defense.

Compared to the defense, Yaric's offense can only be said to be mediocre.

In terms of playmaking, the passing accuracy is good, but the sense of playmaking is average, which is also a standard European style.

Organizational guards under the Eagle Sauce basketball system often have to do more things.

And the European-style playmaker is mostly a tactical pass.

This also has to do with Jaric's fairly well-rounded but not very high-level individual attacking ability, which is the type of top defender in Europe.

Yaric's three-point shot at the World Championships was quite good, and his performance in training camp was also average, the three-point line specifications have changed, and the distance from each point to the basket is still different, and it takes time to get used to it.

However, although Yarich has many shortcomings, he also has many advantages, and Li Ao thinks it is already very good.

Hard power is better than last season's Greg Anthony and Boykins, and that's it.

Just looking at the single defense ability on the outside, it is better than the big Q who has played for two years.

It's just a substitute, if it's stronger, it's not this salary.

Li Ao got feedback from Gentry, and the coaching staff was also very happy with Yaric.

The satisfaction of the coaching staff is not in the ability, Yaric's ability, the coaching staff is much clearer than Li Ao, and they watched all the games of Yaric live at the World Championships.

Jaric's tactical understanding and the speed with which he learns new tactics are the most satisfying aspects of the coaching staff.

As for Cherokee Parkes...... Hit soy sauce.

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On October 9th, the Clippers' preseason journey began.

This season's preseason has increased by one game, bringing the total number of games played to eight.

The reason is that some teams complain that there are too few opportunities to fight before the regular season, and the league attaches great importance to the opinions of each team, after all, the preparation is sufficient, the game is better, and it is helpful for ticket sales and ratings.

But the NBA official can't help it, the NBA season is already very long, and it can only add 1 preseason game symbolically.

The Clippers will face a challenge from the Hornets first.

The Hornets officially moved to New Orleans this summer, which is already counted in the western United States in terms of geographical location, but is still classified in the Eastern Conference.

The Hornets have improved a lot this year - Mashburn, who was reimbursed for most of last season, has returned.

In order to gain a foothold in New Orleans, the Hornets have a lot of tricks.

First several teams were invited, and in mid-August, the first South Coast Summer League was held in New Orleans, and Mashburn went to pick up three games, scoring a total of 120 points in the three games...... was ridiculed by some well-known stars.

During the training camp phase, the Hornets also invited students and lucky spectators from the New Orleans area to attend, allowing Mashburn and Barang Davis to show off their skills to attract fans to buy tickets to watch the game.

Fans don't know how many new home games the Hornets have won for the Hornets, but Marshburn's competitive form is on display.

Many pundits believe that Marshburn's form is even better than it was before last season's reimbursement.

With the core of Marshburn, Baran Davis and Magloyer, and with two seasoned veterans of PJ Brown and David Wesley, the Hornets have become more competitive this year.

Faced with such an opponent, the Clippers ...... The starter played 5 minutes and went down 4, leaving only Li Ao to paddle on the court, Odom on the court, with Jeron Collins, as well as the newcomers Yaric and Teylon Hill running tactics, to help the two new teammates get familiar with the tactics.

After Li Ao played in the first quarter, he didn't play in the second and third quarters, and in these two quarters, except for Odom, an all-round fighter who can do anything, the other core players did not play, and Gerard Wallace and Jeron Collins, two sophomores, two newcomers, and six training camp contract players shared these playing times.

Unlike the Clippers, the Hornets' preseason plan was to let Mashburn play more and get back to feeling as soon as possible.

Last year, there were only two championship contenders in the East, the Magic and the Nets, and this year the Pistons traded two change for a whole bill and got Ray Allen, an All-Star shooting guard, and there is little suspense about these three teams locking up the top three.

There are still five playoff spots for the Hornets to compete for, but it won't be easy.

The Pacers formed a front-guard combination of Raheem, Reggie Miller, and Larry Hughes.

It won't be difficult for the Celtics duo to get a playoff spot.

The Raptors had Carter, who ran to his cousin in the summer to practice his defensive fundamentals.

The 76ers have the league's No. 1 quarterback, Iverson.

The duo of Hamilton and Brand of the Wizards should not be underestimated.

The Knicks are strong, although the internal division is serious, but the player ability is there, and the Hornets dare not take it lightly.

And then there's the Bucks......

Hornets head coach Paul Silas feels like he's too hard!

Management demanded that he must make the playoffs or fire him.

The Hornets had just moved to New Orleans, and fans were enthusiastic about the new team, but if they didn't have a good record, the loyalty of South Coast fans ...... You don't see that the Heat's season ticket pre-sales this year have fallen to the bottom of the league, and the second to last is the Hawks.

Fortunately, the performance of Marshburn's first preseason game made Paul Silas feel a little more at ease.

Face frame back frame, Marsh is proficient in everything, three-point, mid-range shooting, attacking the frame everything, can organize the attack in singles, 203 cm + 109 kg physique play is very aggressive but delicate......

In ESPN's top 10 small forwards, Mashburn is ranked fifth, behind Carter, Maddy, Pierce, and Anthony Walker, and Mashburn's performance tonight is worthy of this ranking.

At the end of the third quarter, the Hornets led the Clippers by 14 points, 79-65.

In the fourth quarter, Jordan, who was the sixth of the top 10 small forwards, came on the court......

The Clippers didn't catch up in the end, losing to the Hornets 95-102.

But Jordan and Mashburn were one-on-one in the final quarter, and Qiao Liufeng, who was full of physical strength, pressed Mashburn, who was ranked higher than him, to the ground and rubbed it.

The general manager of the Hornets, who came to watch the game on the road, was glad that it was only a preseason game and was not broadcast live, and if New Orleans fans saw the almost 40-year-old Jordan attacking and pressing Mashburn, it would be okay.

In the post-game news, Mashburn scored 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, leading the team to win the defending champion, without mentioning that Mashburn couldn't beat Jordan in the last quarter.

Yes, Hornets management paid for the press release.

The league also came off to help the Hornets build momentum, eager to blow the Hornets into the championship seed team in the East.

The next morning, when Li Ao saw the news, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

It's not difficult to understand that making money doesn't stumble.

It was the same when the Grizzlies first moved to Memphis last year, and the league directly compared Gasol and McHale, that is, Gasol was strong enough to not be killed by the league.

In the following period, Li Ao devoted himself to the preseason game, helping the new teammates integrate into the tactical system and familiarize himself with the changes in his teammates' playing style and ability after a summer.

With the deepening of the preseason, the coaching staff began to adjust the tactics, and the young players made rapid progress, although not everyone can make great progress every year like Li Ao, but they also have to adjust the tactical details in time according to the changes in each player's ability to maximize the ability of the players.

On October 25th, the last game day of the preseason, the Clippers welcomed the Jazz at home.

In this game, Gentry prepared for the game in full accordance with the standards of the regular season.

The training camp contract players have all ended their contracts, and Wally Walker originally wanted to pick an alternate point guard in the training camp contract and give a non-guaranteed contract first, but he didn't find a suitable one, so he gave up for the time being.

At 7:58 p.m., the two teams started the game, and the Jazz's starting lineup surprised Li Ao.

Stockton was on the bench in a training jersey and started with Andre Miller!

In terms of strength, it must be Andre Miller, who was able to score 16.5 points and 11 assists on 45% shooting in his third year last season, better than the 40-year-old Stockton.

But seeing Stockton, who has played 14 consecutive starters and 12 of them full-time seasons, play as a substitute, Li Ao still feels uncomfortable.

How cruel the years are......

Clippers starters: Bibby, Ao Lee, Jordan, Matt Harprin, O'Neal Jr.

Jazz starters: Andre Miller, DeSean Stevenson, Kirilenko, Malone, Ostertag.

Four of the five starters on the opposite side are under the age of 30, and the Jazz's offseason important reinforcement and excellent veteran guard swingman Culbert Channey was put on the bench, and Li Ao was very dissatisfied - against whom is this?

At 8 p.m., the game began.

O'Neal Jr. defeated Ostertag to win the jump ball, Bibby advanced to the front court and passed to Li Ao, Li Ao received the ball and turned around, and pulled up directly against Kirilenko's defense, and hit the back lying on the right side of the three-second zone!

Kirilenko's face was crowded with folds.

If you don't have fun like this, you can't be reasonable!

He defended well, but the big spider just threw the ball in.

When it came to the Jazz's offense, Kirilenko held the ball on the top arc and gave it to Andre Miller, who was leaning against Bibby on the right side of the free throw line.

Andre Miller pouted his big ass and pushed Bibby to a close position, rolled over, and hit the shot!

Li Ao couldn't hold back his applause, in exchange for an angry glare from his senior brother.

There's no way, I really can't help it, it's quite rare to be able to sit and beat my brother's point guard, and Payton can't even stand it.

Bibi was covered in tendon flesh, and his static power rattled violently.

After Mark Jackson got old, only Kassel could do it, and it was difficult for Andre Miller to beat Bibby last season, and this offseason was not in vain with Mark Jackson and Malone.

By the way, Mark Jackson turned down Big Bird's invitation again this summer, and he was hurt by Big Bird, and he chose to follow the double gangster, joining the Jazz team for 3.5 million dollars in 1 year, and playing became a side job, mainly responsible for teaching Andre Miller to play.

The Clippers attacked in the second time, and Li Ao continued to play Kirilenko.

Kirilenko defended very hard and was not discouraged by a show in the last round, he was easily frustrated, but with two big brothers with him, there was no big problem.

But this time he still didn't prevent it, Li Ao turned around and retreated and hit the shot!

After landing and standing firmly, Li Ao said "oh" and said, "Amazing, little spider, it almost hit me." ”

There was no sarcasm in his tone, he was really almost capped.

Kirilenko replied: "I will definitely guard you in the next ball!" ”

"I'm waiting for you to stop me!"

After Li Ao finished speaking, he turned around and retreated, and Kirilenko also mustered up enough motivation and vowed to defend better in the next defense.

When the Jazz offense, there was still no blocking, and Andre Miller continued to hit Bibby with his back, and the feint tricked Bibby to press up.

Andre Miller turned and jammed Bibby to burst into close range, met Jordan to cover the defense, and split the ball DeSean Stevenson.

DeSean Stevenson made a two-point shot from the open berth...... No.

Li Ao looked at the small movement of Sloane on the sidelines pursing his lips and tilting his head slightly, and laughed in his heart.

This is what will happen to not let him Spider-Man bully the old!

DeSean Stevenson, who is definitely a high school talent, has the potential to become a starter-level player and a defensive gate on the outside.

But DeSean Stevenson is currently in his third year, and his progress is actually quite fast, but when he entered the NBA, he didn't know anything except his explosive physical fitness and positive attitude...... It can only be said that he will throw the ball, purely by luck.

Jordan protects the defensive rebound and transitions between offense and defense.

Kirilenko's fighting spirit is already burning, and he is so excited that he almost stopped it last time, this time, he must let the real Spider-Man strike the iron!

He followed Li Ao into the three-point line and followed all the way to ...... The bottom line?

Kirilenko: Meow meow?

Turning his head to look, Jordan went to the right side of the three-second zone to jam DeSean Stevenson, and then turned his head to see Li Ao with one hand on his waist and one hand covering his face and yawning......

Kirilenko said angrily: "Didn't you make me wait to continue to defend you? ”

Li Ao turned his head and whistled, thought about it, and still responded: "I'm sorry, I lied to you." ”

Kirilenko was furious, but had no choice but to concentrate and see if there was anything else he needed to do on the defensive end.

Well, no, Jordan tricked DeSean Stevenson with a continuous duff of his back, turned around and hit a shot.

6-2, the Clippers lead by 4 points!

The Clippers didn't test it like they did in Game 1 of the first round last season, and they were stars from the start.

The Jazz could only follow suit, with Andre Miller and Malone opening the pick-and-roll offense and playing averagely.

Andre Miller's pick-and-roll offensive habits are not so compatible with Malone, he has no three-point ability, and he will inevitably break through after the pick-and-roll, Matt Hardlin can easily block the unhappy Andre Miller, and the ball will always go to Malone.

Li Ao and Jordan were ready, whoever cut into the direction of receiving the ball after Malone dismantled it, moved in advance to make up for it, and O'Neal Jr. blocked the space under the basket...... Although the 39-year-old Ma Long is still outstanding, he is also very tired in the face of such a targeted defense.

And Jordan's side played very simply, and the shot was over.

After a few rounds and the score was 12-6 and the margin was six points, Sloan called a timeout and replaced Andre Miller and DeSean Stevenson with Stockton and Culbert Channey.

When the two brakes were combined, they met the god of basketball, lost their cool in an instant, and began to bombard.

Having lost to Jordan three times in the playoffs, plus this is a preseason game, the two are not suppressing their impulses at all.

The three went all out to attack, and their teammates also worked hard to cooperate, and after the first quarter, Shuangsha had a slight upper hand, chasing the score to 26-29, and the difference was narrowed to 3 points.

The momentum was on the rise, but Sloan felt that tonight's preseason game was a waste.

It did not play the role of tacit understanding in actual combat training, and there was no need to play in the subsequent games.

As Sloan expected, in the second quarter, Bibby, Li Ao, Gerald Wallace, Odom, and O'Neal Jr. went up to quack, playing a single quarter score of 25-16.

And Malone is not there, the Jazz team is very weak inside, Andre Miller can attack with his back, but his teammates' ability to respond is insufficient, and the tacit understanding with his teammates needs to be improved...... The Clippers led the Jazz by 12 points at halftime, 54-42.

Not every player is named Kobe Bryant, the Jazz couldn't play hard in the preseason, and Sloan didn't let the double go in the second half, allowing Andre Miller and his teammates to develop a tacit understanding.

On Gentry's side, let Li Ao go up and lead his young teammates to run tactics.

In the next few preseason games, Li Ao spent most of his time doing this job, and the Clippers had his role in almost every tactic.

At 9:58 p.m., the game ended, and the Clippers defeated the Jazz 104-95 to win the final game of the preseason!

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The preseason record is only 4-4, and the winning percentage is back to 50% after the last game, but the Clippers players don't care about that.

When you play, you must go to win when you play, but if you lose in the preseason, you will lose, and the mood will be slightly affected on the night you lose, and you won't be able to spend the night.

After the preseason, the Clippers have a day off and will begin preparing for the opening game against the Lakers.

This schedule is arranged, Li Ao feels that the alliance is doing something!

But if they win the title again in the future, he wants the league to continue to do so.

Last year, he watched his next-door neighbor hand out rings, and he wanted to rush up and grab them, and now it's their turn to show them to their next-door neighbors.

On their day off, Li Ao and Vivian went on a date and watched a movie.

I watched Spider-Man, which was released at the beginning of this month after being promoted for several months.

After the movie was released, it became popular, and he, the NBA's Spider-Man, also became popular.

He plays a martial arts elective teacher from a mysterious eastern country, a pure new role, Disney added him a scene after Peter Parker became Spider-Man, he had no strength and no skills, and ran to him to learn how to fight, without using superpowers, Peter Parker was beaten by him a few times, and in the words of the director, he starred in his true colors.

His little bit of drama didn't affect the plot, and it also added some rationality to Peter Parker's mutated combat skills, and then there were no other scenes.

What made him popular was the easter egg after the subtitles were shown at the end of the feature film - after killing the Green Goblin, Peter Parker confidently ran to find him and wanted to fight him for real, this time Peter Parker didn't talk about martial arts and used superpowers...... Fatty beaten again.

Peter Parker, who doubts his life, can't control it and is ready to solve the problem with spider silk...... The final scene is of Peter Parker stuck to the wall with spider silk glued to the wall and unable to move, with shock written all over his face.

This easter egg made fans very excited, curious if the NBA's Spider-Man was really going to act in the next movie, but the director did not shoot Li Ao using spider silk.

After a day off on the rest day, on the morning of the 27th, Li Ao woke up and received a system prompt that the player evaluation report was updated.

He gets up and washes up while reading the latest reviews from his teammates.

The tallest is still Jordan.

Jordan only played more than 20 minutes per game, and based on this, the overall evaluation was as high as 92.

However, compared to last season, there is still a decline, and Jordan reached 94 at the highest last season.

The second highest is his Spider-Man, with an overall evaluation of 88.

O'Neill Jr. is the third tallest, with a comprehensive evaluation of 87, he takes a comprehensive route, has a long development cycle, and it is not like the original time and space where he has to shoulder the burden early, and he must specialize in a certain aspect, he is not too top-notch here, but he can play excellent or first-class performance in many aspects, and the upper limit that can be reached in the future may be higher.

Bibby's overall rating is 86, and he is unlikely to become an All-Star level player, and it is difficult to play in the West, where there are fewer strong guards, but he is better than most All-Star guards in key moments.

Odom, is a fantastic player with an overall rating of 85? …… But when he was very engaged, he came to a large triple double, like a supergiant.

The five core general evaluations have all reached the first-class, and Li Ao is a little teary-eyed...... The toothbrush stretched too inside, and it was stimulated.

In addition to the 5 of them, there is also Matt Harprin who has an overall rating of 82.

The rest of the teammates are all below 80, and the highest is 78 in Big Q.

Teylon Hill 76, the third strongest bench lineup, Yaric 73, good as a rookie, Campbell 70, degrading quickly, but it's okay to just protect the frame......

The biggest improvement is Gerard Wallace, with a good mid-range level, 74, the perimeter defense in the preseason stage is very ferocious, the fundamentals have been quite solid in the past year or so, and he is starting to deserve his physical fitness, and he is also fierce in the offensive frame, and under the guidance of Skywalker, he has made great progress in the use of his physical condition.

After breakfast, Li Ao came to the Memorial Stadium and practiced for an hour and three minutes.

He's already in season-long form, so he has time to practice more and try to make what he's good at better.

At half past nine, the Clippers team meeting began, and the content of the meeting - preseason summary and preparation for the opening game.

After the meeting began, the first arrangement made by Gentry surprised the players.

"I've made changes to the starting line-up for the opener, Mike, Leo, Gerrard, Matt, Jermaine, you're going to start together in the new season, try to keep your starting spot, your teammates are eyeing your spot."

Li Ao was also taken aback.

Gentry actually dared to let Jordan play as a substitute, and the ambition dared to make such an arrangement, not afraid that Jordan would really hit people?

But Li Ao turned his head to see Jordan smiling and chatting with Steve Cole...... Oh!

The dusty memories attacked him again.

In his last life, when he checked Jordan's career data, he saw that Jordan played as many as 15 games off the bench in his second year with the Wizards, which was more than the number of times he played off the bench in the first 12 years of his career.

This is because in the summer of '02, Larry Hughes left the Warriors to follow Jordan with the Wizards, and Jordan took the initiative to give up the starting position and let Larry Hughes and Stackhouse play the starters, during which Jordan only played more than 20 minutes per game as the sixth man...... A month later, Jordan couldn't sit still and returned to the starting position.

Because the record is so bad, Larry Hughes partnered with Stackhouse, neither of them was convinced, no one pressed the cooperation in a mess, Jordan fell behind every time he came off the bench, and after playing to catch up, the two went on the court and began to dig holes.

In the next five game months, Jordan played an average of 40 minutes per game, attended the season, and rushed all the way to ninth in the East with the Wizards, who had the second-to-last record in the East in the first month, but finally failed to make the playoffs because of the poor record in the first month, and ended the regular season with ninth in the East.

After giving the players a moment to react, Gentry began to summarize the preseason without explaining why Jordan was off the bench.

Li Ao put away his distracting thoughts and concentrated on listening.

After the meeting, Li Ao found Jordan and joked: "I didn't expect you to play as a substitute, is this to win the best sixth man Michael?" ”

Best Sixth Man? Jordan tilted his neck and thought about it, and responded, "Your suggestion is very good, I'll think about it." ”

"That's not the reason, I'm curious why you chose to play as a substitute."

"There are a lot of reasons, one of them is that I want to play more games in the regular season, I don't have many games to play, it will be less physical to play as a substitute, and if I can not take a rotation, I don't want to rotate this year...... Also, if even I was on the bench and everyone else was put on the bench, there would be no complaints, right? ”

Jordan is a rare little ...... Shy?

I don't want to take a break, I don't have many games to play...... Joe is ready to wash his hands after this season?

Well, it's better to quit the rivers and lakes.

Other people will not complain about playing on the bench, this other person is talking about Odom?

Indeed, this is a point to note.

Although Odom himself did not complain about playing as a substitute, he was prepared.

At the end of the regular season last season, Odom played as a substitute in the playoffs, which caused discussion among the media and fans, and Odom continued to play as a substitute in the preseason this year, and there were more gossips.

The next-door neighbor gossips the most and is the most lethal sentence - the substitute is also worthy of being called a magician?

Or the god of basketball thinks far, and he Spider-Man really ignores this potential hidden danger.

Although the left demon has a big heart, it is best to avoid this potential risk.

As for Jordan playing as a substitute is good or bad...... The strength of the starting line-up has definitely slipped.

Let's see when the time comes, if the overall strength is affected because Jordan plays on the bench, it will be enough to bring Jordan back to the starter.

Didn't Gentry say that the starters have to work hard and there are people on the bench who are staring at the starting positions.

The junior brother picked up a big bargain this time, and relied on his defensive ability to overtake Da Q and temporarily ascend to the starting position.

If Jordan really played off the bench for half of the season, maybe he could really mix up a sixth man of the year......

…

On October 30, 2002, at 7:30 p.m., at the Staples Center, the Clippers' championship flag-raising ceremony began.

The cheers and boos of the fans in the stadium were mixed with each other.

The old fans of the Clippers are in tears, the 20-year-old fans came uninvited, they have been crushed by the Lakers for so many years, watching the Lakers raise the championship flag so many times, this time it is finally their turn to raise the championship flag in front of the Lakers!

Kobe Bryant sat on the sidelines with a big bald head, his expression was so stinky!

Like Li Ao and Jordan last year, he now wants to rush up to grab the ring.

When it came time for the Big Spider Collar Ring, Kobe Bryant was going to crack!

He saw the big spider take out the FMVP trophy from the schoolbag he was carrying!

When it came time for the basketball god to claim the ring, Kobe Bryant exploded on the spot.

This guy has 6 rings on his hand and another one!

(End of chapter)