Centres: Pau Gasol, Brandon Haywood.

Power forwards: Kristen Leitner, Stephen Jackson, Etang Thomas, Priperje Jones.

Small forwards: Ron Artest, Richard Jefferson, Bobby Simmons, Teyrond Nesby.

Shooting guards: Michael Jordan, Richard Hamilton.

Point guards: Arenas, Jamal Crawford, Tyronn Lue.

As we all know, in the NBA, the registration position of a player is the same as the registration height, not that your registration position is a shooting guard, you must play a scoring guard on the court, which is full of flexibility and maneuverability.

On the 29th, looking at the 01/02 season squad announced by the Wizards a few days ago, Wang Shuo finally chose to send Jones at the power forward position, Nesby at the small forward position, and Simmons to the DNP list for the opening game.

These three have performed the worst in the team's nearly month-long joint practice.

Nesby, who is 198 centimeters tall, can't even understand the three-point shot, and he can't even play the mid-range shot.

No surprises in the new season, this guy must be the cheerleader of the Wizards.

Jones' function on the court is to duplicate Etang Thomas.

And Jones is not very willing to give Jordan a place on the court.

It's not that he has low emotional intelligence, but because this is his contract year, and he doesn't want his stats to be too ugly and affect his job.

Well, in fact, he just has low emotional intelligence.

Because now, Wang Shuo is not even willing to give him the opportunity to swipe data.

As for Simmons......

How to say it, this guy's usual posture is very low.

But unfortunately, the Wizards' wing can't accommodate him at all.

On the 29th, as usual, Wang Shuo attended the press conference before the game with the Knicks.

When the reporters asked questions, they could be said to have racked their brains to make things difficult for Wang Shuo, but in the end, they were easily resolved by Wang Shuo.

For example, a reporter asked Wang Shuo if he was worried that he would be fired because of his poor preseason record.

Wang Shuo was happy when he heard this question, and asked rhetorically: "In the NBA, have you ever seen a head coach who was fired by the team because he didn't play well in the preseason?" ”

Some reporters also asked Wang Shuo how he would deal with the strong Knicks and Van Gundy, who has coaching experience far above him, in the opening game of the regular season.

Wang Shuo immediately replied: "Then if I arrange for Tyronn Lue to play center and Richard Hamilton to play power forward, you can help me ask Jeff how he will deal with it at that time." ”

How to deal with it?

Of course, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, is it possible that the game has not been played yet, so he Wang Shuo will admit defeat?

Looking at this group of reporters who are clearly here to make things difficult for themselves, to be reasonable, if it weren't for his good temper and good personality, then he really wanted to turn around and leave after yelling "Respect" three times.

After the press conference, Wang Shuo and the three Mikes had a final discussion in the hotel about the tactical details of tomorrow's team.

Both "Black Mike" and "White Mike" believe that the team should focus on stability tomorrow and should use the twin-tower lineup of Gasol and Heywood.

Only "Old Mike" and Wang Shuo agree that the Wizards should use Gasol to play center, play one big belt and four small, and take the initiative to speed up.

With the Knicks' starting center Marcus Camby set to miss tomorrow's opener due to injury, and Kurt Thomas is not a single-player power forward, D'Antoni doesn't think the Wizards will come under too much pressure on the interior tomorrow.

But in fact, what Wang Shuo wants to say is ......

If Camby can start tomorrow, it will be a big plus for the Wizards.

Because this is the kind of player who can ignore his own defensive position for the sake of statistics.

And as long as he dares to make up for the position, Wang Shuo feels that Boss Qiao's assist data tomorrow night will be at least ten starts.

"But they also have Larritt [Sprewell], he's a great impact and he's going to be a big part of our interior line." Brown reminded.

Hearing this, Wang Shuo nodded and said, "He does have a certain impact, but I believe Ron can solve him." ”

In Wang Shuo's original timeline, except for Atai's rookie season, Sprewell basically never bargained for Atai.

In the 03/04 season, in a game between the Pacers and the Timberwolves, facing Artest, Sprewell only handed in 0 of 8 shots, 0 points and 5 rebounds on the premise of playing 38 minutes for the Timberwolves in that game.

In this age of "HC" rules, breakthrough specialists are actually significantly more affected than their pitchers.

In addition, once Sprewell does not play well, he also likes to throw on the field.

But at this moment, his three-point shooting is crazy, but he has a certain accuracy.

Therefore, in Wang Shuo's view, tomorrow night's Wizards should pay more attention to the cold arrows of Sprewell and Alan Houston on the periphery.

This Knicks don't have half the impact to speak of, except for Sprewell.

The team's starting point guard, Mark Jackson, is slow and likes to bully opponents with his weight, but even though Arenas is not known for defense, in this era where there is already a five-second rule on the back, Wang Shuo doesn't need to worry about Arenas being sitted to death by Jackson.

On the evening of the 30th, Madison Square Garden, New York.

As Michael Jordan's first game after his comeback, it was a game in New York and a live broadcast in the United States, which is enough to show that even if Jordan is Mrs. Niu, in Stern's heart, Boss Joe is still the only sweet in his heart.

In addition, as the only home court "jointly owned" by all teams in the NBA, in the NBA, only Madison Square Garden can be called the "basketball mecca".

In this regard, neither the Lakers' Staples nor the Celtics' North Shore Garden Arena can compare to Madison Square Garden.

Anyway, when the Wizards were warming up, Wang Shuo looked at it......

At least half of the fans were cheering for Jordan.

In the stands, there were a large number of Jordan fans wearing the Chicago Bulls jersey back then, and many fans wearing Wizards jerseys.

After the warm-up, in the anticipation of the fans, the big screen immediately gave the starting list of the two teams tonight.

Wizards: Gasol, Jordan, Artey, Hamilton, Arenas.

Knicks: Filton Spencer, Kurt Thomas, Sprewell, Houston, Jackson.

On TNT TV, as soon as the Wizards' starting list was announced, Barkley, who was still aching in his ribs, complained: "Tonight, I feel that the Wizards' interior line will become a paradise for Knicks players." ”

On the side, Smith said, "How can you see it?" ”

Barkley shook his head again and again: "Their starting height is too short, and the Knicks can easily get a chance as long as they play inside." ”

Obviously, when you hate a guy living a team, you can find fault with it anyway.

Because when talking about the height of the Wizards' starting lineup, Barkley obviously forgot that he himself is not that tall.

In the center of the court, a slightly youthful Gasol prepares to start the game with Spencer on the jump ball.

It is worth mentioning that before Gasol jumped on the court, Jordan also pinched his back very considerately and signaled him to relax.

This classic scene was captured by the photographer on the spot.

Of course, this is not a scene of Jordan, and it is definitely not from Jordan's original intention.

But in front of the TV, when Stern saw this picture, he felt that there was another topic to hype up after the game.

Basketball seniors bring newcomers.

You see, what a warm and welcoming family the NBA is!

Smack——!

On the court, perhaps inspired by Joe's owner, Gasol managed to jump the ball for the Washington Wizards.

And this jump ball also officially announced that the regular season from NBA2001 to 2002 season has kicked off!

The Wizards' first offense of the new season!

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