In a blink of an eye, it was September of this year.

Before Xiao Yao returned to China for the Asian Championships, Wang Shuo left the last spot on this year's Knicks' 15-man roster to Matt Barnes, who threw his resume everywhere this summer, but no one cared about him.

Barnes, who is 201 centimeters tall and weighs about 100 kilograms, can be three or four on the field.

He is slender and known for his defensive playfulness on the field, but due to his size, his defense is not top-notch.

In addition, it has some shooting ability, shooting 24% from three-point range last season.

This summer, after his contract with the Kings expired, while the NBA teams recognized Barnes' diligence on the court, when he was ready to negotiate contracts with the teams, the general managers of the teams responded to him almost all:

This time by all means.

However, as a person who has come over, Wang Shuo is very clear that although Barnes has a certain gap with other treasure players in terms of strength and potential, this guy has an advantage that no one else can replace.

That is, because of the unsatisfactory environment in which he grew up, Barnes was able to quickly "mingle" with his local peers wherever he went.

Later, after getting into basketball, Barnes brought his style to the court.

In the NBA, he belongs to the kind of player who "loves and hates".

In the game, in order to stand out for his teammates, he dared to risk a ban and punch every opponent.

Therefore, a green forest hero like Barnes, who is usually gentle and elegant in the team and is willing to stick a knife in the ribs of his teammates at critical moments, Wang Shuo has to invite him to come to New York to discuss major matters and raise the flag of righteousness together.

After all, as Riley's junior brother, how could Wang Shuo let this Knicks lose the tradition of "gangsters"?

This summer, Barnes, who was already ready to go to the overseas league to pan for gold, did not expect that Wang Shuo, the famous legendary coach, would call him personally, and he did not expect that the Knicks were willing to provide him with a three-year fully guaranteed contract with a total value of about $3 million.

As the ultimate "sister control", in addition to love, a large part of the reason for choosing to play is to support his sister's study, Barnes, who swore allegiance to Wang Shuo after his life was guaranteed.

And said that he was willing to give everything for this Knicks, even his life!

At this point, the Knicks' 15-man roster for the new season is officially released:

Centre-forwards: Yao Ming, Marcin Gortat, Dikembe Mutombo.

Power forwards: Tim Duncan, David West, Robert Horry.

Small forwards: Grant Hill, Trevor Ariza, Matt Barnes.

Shooting guards: Michael Finley, J.R. Smith, Brent Barry.

Point guards: Rajon Rondo, Chris Duhon, Damon Jones.

In addition, before the team was officially assembled, Wang Shuo's personal panel and team panel also ushered in a wave of updates:

Charisma: 19 (1).

Management level: 9 (11).

Training level: 6 (12).

Tactical Theory Level: 12 (8+).

Basketball Reputation: 65 (35).

Team Stability: 3.

Team Training: 49.

Team morale: 90.

Before a game was played in the regular season, the Knicks had a team morale of 90......

Wang Shuo knows that in addition to Yao Ming leading everyone to play a series last season, Duncan's arrival this summer has also greatly boosted the morale of the current Knicks team.

Before Xiaoyao returned to China to participate in the Asian Championships, Wang Shuo also deliberately used the system to generate a scouting report about him and Duncan:

Knicks player Yao Ming's current stat is: 95 (98+).

Knicks player Duncan's current stat is: 94 (98+).

After a year passed, Wang Shuo was pleasantly surprised to find that the potential in Xiaoyao's brackets had risen again.

This is because the potential rating given by the system includes the player's personal reputation.

As for the plus sign followed by the value in parentheses, it is because of the particularity of the rating of the center position, so the "98+" of the center position, you can understand that Yao Ming's current potential has reached the maximum value of the center position.

And Duncan's current ability is slightly lower than Yao Ming's, because the current ability in the system is floating.

Since Duncan, who has completely liberated himself this summer, is in transition, Duncan's current abilities are being redistributed according to the system's explanation.

On the 7th, the Knicks officially assembled.

In addition to Yao Ming, who returned to China to participate in the Asian Championships, Wang Shuo found that the spirit of the Knicks players this year is very good.

Tie Tie's body is visibly stronger to the naked eye.

Wang Shuo plans to give Tiezha more playing time this year, which can reduce the wear and tear of the old Hill's classic car during the regular season.

And Duncan, who changed to a dirty braid hairstyle, just walked into the arena that day and successfully attracted everyone's attention.

Compared with the unsmiling and taciturn "Stone Buddha" in everyone's impression......

Now this Duncan, whether it is temperament or image, is quite different from everyone's memory.

Especially in the first joint practice, Duncan often grabbed rebounds and launched a fast break by himself.

As the ceiling of the basic skills of the position of power forward, in fact, Duncan also has the potential to transform into a modern power forward.

In the Spurs, Popovich didn't let Duncan dribble too much in the game, and in Wang Shuo's eyes, it was a waste of Duncan's talent.

And Wang Shuo knows very well that in the new season, if the Knicks play completely according to the classical twin-tower play, then the game scene will definitely not be good-looking.

As a coach who has always had high standards and strict requirements for himself, in the case of Duncan and Yao Ming, in Wang Shuo's eyes, in the new season, the Knicks must not only win, but also win beautifully!

Otherwise, what kind of "god of coaches" should he be?

On the first day of joint practice, including Rondo, Wang Shuo also made demands on him.

"Can be coached...... Is fancy dribbling really suitable for use in the NBA? Staring intently at Wang Shuo, Rondo asked curiously.

Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "Of course it's not suitable, but I allow you to show off on the playing field." ”

Rondo understood, nodded and said, "I will choose a few dribbling skills that are more suitable for showing, and complete the tasks you have assigned on the premise of ensuring that there are no mistakes." ”

Wang Shuo patted Rondo on the shoulder and said, "You might as well go and ask Anferne, he is an expert in this area." ”

In this life, after changing his shooting moves, Rondo's current pull-up moves are very similar to Maddie's.

Although after another summer passed, Coach Lang's dry pull shooting rate was still not ideal, but in Wang Shuo's opinion, if he can adjust his style of play, he will definitely attract fans in the new season.

After all, on the basketball court, whether you can get in or not is secondary, handsome, that's a lifetime thing.

Of course, in addition to the whole work, Wang Shuo did not forget to do the right thing.

Because this Knicks generally have a high level of tactical literacy except for the single-threaded Jr. Smith, in addition to the traditional high-low post coordination and triangle offense, this Knicks are also very suitable for playing Spanish blocking in the game.

As for the team's defense, Brown and Malone designed a set of tactics for the Knicks called "catching the net" based on the characteristics of the Knicks.

This parenthesis is not intended to address anyone.

It's for next season, all the cuties who dare to break into the Knicks' restricted area.

Rondo, Hill, and Finley all have good static talents, so in the eyes of Brown and Malone, the three brothers can form the first line of defense on the outside.

Then, combined with Duncan's defensive area, and even in the game, the combined defense composed of these four people can stop the offense of most teams.

"It doesn't matter if our perimeter is broken by the opponent on the perimeter, Thiem can help them delay in the first place.

So, I think that in the new season, our defense should be focused on preventing the opponent from shooting and letting the opponent in to play. Brown said to Wang Shuo that day.

After glancing at the magnet position that Brown placed on the tactical board, Wang Shuo nodded and said, "In the new season, I will design a set of free-spirited offensive tactics for the players when attacking.

Defence will be key in deciding if we can win the game. ”

Brown and Malone were very aware of Wang Shuo's good intentions, so even if in their opinion, the flowery tactics designed by Wang Shuo were so outrageous, they did not stop them.

But old Malone was a little puzzled.

Because he doesn't understand why Wang Shuo, the "God of Coaching", is such a "child's play".

Fortunately, Xiao Ma Long woke up the dreamer with a word and said, "Father, of course we can win the game on the court."

But will that kind of game, in your opinion, be good? ”

Old Malone asked rhetorically: "Isn't it okay to win?" Why do you have to look good? ”

"Our defense is more than enough for us to try more in the game," Malone Jr. said.

The fans buy tickets to go into the stadium, and if we can win and win at the same time, Dad, how do you think people will say about us in the future? ”

Old Marlon said: "Can ...... When it comes to the playoffs, do we play like that? ”

Little Malone smiled: "Father, this is exactly the purpose of our regular season!" ”

The tactical literacy of this Knicks team determines that Wang Shuo only needs to take a moment to get everyone to pay attention before the end of the regular season, and the Knicks can immediately switch to serious mode.

To put it simply, in the regular season and playoffs of the new season, the Knicks will be two teams with very different styles.

One is the Knicks who want to win and win beautifully.

One is the Fennu Knicks, who only aim to win.

……

On the 11th, the Knicks held a media day at Madison Square Garden.

On the open day, Duncan's new hairstyle and the two core makeup photos officially released by the Knicks with different styles became the focus of reporters' attention.

The first is Duncan's new hairstyle.

For a while, the reporters were obviously a little uncomfortable.

The second is those two core makeup photos.

one, only to see Yao Ming and Duncan murderous.

And the other one......

No matter how you look at it, it's hard to hold on.

During the interview, reporters asked Wang Shuo if he had already figured out how to use the duo of Duncan and Yao Ming in the new season.

In this regard, Wang Shuo smiled: "I plan to arrange the two of them, one is responsible for controlling the ball and organizing the team's offense, and the other is responsible for three-point shooting on the outside." ”

Hearing this, the reporters shed sweat one after another.

Then, a reporter asked Wang Shuo whether the Knicks were ready to challenge for the championship in the new season.

Wang Shuo replied, "The word challenge is not very accurate.

I think you should ask the other teams if they're ready to finish second in the new season. ”

Facing the crazy Wang Shuo, the reporters suddenly came to their senses.

A well-meaning reporter reminded him: "Will Tim be able to integrate into the team as soon as he moves to the Knicks?"

Now many people are talking about him as a system star and saying that his choice to join the Knicks is a cowardly act. ”

Wang Shuo replied: "Personally, I think Thiem has integrated very well, he has now become one of the leaders of the team's dressing room, and everyone loves his jokes.

As for cowardice......

I don't know why anyone would think that way of Tim.

The Knicks haven't won a championship in 32 years, and many people say the Knicks are a cursed team.

In my opinion, is there anything more challenging in this world than joining the Knicks and winning championships with them? ”

Wang Shuo knew that the reason why this reporter deliberately reminded himself of Duncan's current situation was because this guy didn't want him to set the tone too high before the start of the new season.

But this summer, Wang Shuo has already thought of a theme for the Knicks.

In Wang Shuo's eyes, this team composed of a group of newcomers, veterans, and a super center who couldn't change the fate of the team even if he gave everything he had last season, and a super power forward who has been living an unsatisfactory life for many years, is destined to continue to climb mountains and mountains in the new season to reach the peak.

Therefore, the reason why Wang Shuo deliberately set the tone high in the interview is precisely because this is the only way to match the artistic conception of the Knicks' theme next season.

After all, without the promise made when you were young and frivolous, how can you match the "Peak Creation Realm"?

Don't ask, asking is going over the mountain!

Over that mountain, the whole world will be able to hear the story of this Knicks.

……

On the 17th, after leading the Chinese men's basketball team in Doha, Qatar to easily win the Asian Championships, Yao Ming returned to New York that night.

In this year's Asian Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team created many tragedies in the game.

In the rematch stage, the Chinese men's basketball team first defeated the Japanese men's basketball team by 61 points 101-40, and then played the famous shocking tragedy in the game with the Saudi men's basketball team.

In this game, the full-time score of the two teams was 98-10.

Even Sun Yue said in an interview after the game that after this game, he had to practice 200 three-pointers, because in this game, he didn't even sweat.

In the semi-finals, facing the Chinese men's basketball team with a strengthened version of Xiaoyao and the "little wolf king" Wang Zhizhi, the South Korean men's basketball team lost even more badly this time.

In the semifinals, the score of the Chinese and South Korean teams was 112-47.

In the first decade of the 21st century, as a team that could play back and forth with the world champion Spain in the Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team in this period has fully opened the gap with Asian teams.

Plainly......

In Asian basketball at this time, if you throw Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi on the court, it is simply a college student bullying kindergarten children.

After returning to New York, Xiao Yao was in a pretty good mood.

It was in his eyes that he noticed......

After the streets of New York were plastered with the "photo of the century" that he and Duncan contributed together, he couldn't sleep.

Xiao Yao didn't expect that he had only been away for less than half a month, and his former image of the tall and mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex was turned into a "happy comedian" by Wang Shuo.

"In the next period of time, you will first follow Lisa's instructions and recover your physical strength." On this day, in the training hall, looking at Yao Ming, Wang Shuo said.

Hearing this, while learning from Duncan and Wang Shuo's head in a "communiqué personal vendetta", Xiao Yao said: "Brother, during this Asian Championships, the United Arab Emirates asked me for your phone number, and he has some questions to ask you. ”

Wang Shuo was happy and said, "You just ask him to call me directly." ”

Xiao Yao nodded, and then after smacking Wang Shuo's head fiercely, he left satisfied.

Wang Shuo found that since Duncan's beginnings, his originally dense hair has become more and more dangerous.

But Wang Shuo didn't mind this.

In the NBA, though, head coaches have to maintain their majestic image at all times.

But now, he doesn't need to show his sternness to the players with a straight face.

None of them.

As a "living legend", Wang Shuo is so confident.

As for his hair?

Alas! No one really believes that if you are slapped twice by others, you will become bald, right?

At 9 o'clock that night, Wang Shuo received a call from Yi Jianlian.

On the phone, Yi Jianlian mainly wanted to consult Wang Shuo whether it would be better for him to land in the NBA after the CBA this season, or to play in the CBA for one more year and then land in the NBA.

Listening to the Mandarin of the United Arab Emirates, Wang Shuo first asked Yi Jianlian a question: "The United Arab Emirates, tell me honestly first, what year is your birth year." ”

In fact, Wang Shuo already has the answer to this question in his heart.

Because in the future, there will be countless evidence to prove that Yi Jianlian's real birth year is not 1987.

In the Chinese sports world at this time, in order to achieve results quickly, it is not uncommon to change the age.

In the future, this trend will not improve until the international youth competitions start to measure bone age.

In fact, in Wang Shuo's memory, on the scouting reports of the NBA teams about Yi Jianlian that year, many scouting reports marked the NBA teams in the column of Yi Jianlian's age, and Yi Jianlian's real birth year was probably not 1987.

But as the ceiling of the dynamic talent of Asian basketball players in a sense, the talent of the UAE is so gluttonous.

In addition, compared to most American players, Chinese basketball players do have a common phenomenon of late bloomers.

For example, Yao Ming, who only joined the NBA at the age of 22.

Even without Wang Shuo, Yao Ming has proven in history that he can still improve after the age of 22.

Therefore, even if the real birth year of the UAE is not 1987, the Bucks are willing to bet on his talent with a high first-round pick in the 2007 draft.

On the phone, I didn't expect Wang Shuo to be so direct as soon as he came up, and the United Arab Emirates did not choose to hide it from Wang Shuo after a while, but frankly told Wang Shuo his true birth year.

In this regard, after thinking about it in his mind for a while, Wang Shuo then asked: "Is the Guangdong team willing to let you run next summer?" ”

Yi Jianlian nodded and said, "The club said to let me make my own decision, but they hope that after I am selected, they can send a coach to study in the NBA." ”

Wang Shuo nodded and said, "Then what are you hesitating about?" Look at your brother Yao, he entered the NBA because he was a year later than Gasol, but how much effort did he waste to catch up with Gasol? ”

After a pause, Wang Shuo continued: "In addition, if you plan to run next year, I suggest you think carefully about the selection of American agents. ”

Yi Jianlian, who already had an idea in mind, said: "My team suggested that I choose Danny Fagan as my US agent.

They wanted me to play in a big city like Brother Yao, and they thought Fagan was a good negotiator and could help me with all this. ”

Wang Shuo said speechlessly: "Fagan is notoriously bad in the NBA, even if he can operate you to play in a big city in some ways, are you sure that you will be able to get a comfortable growth environment and the corresponding resources provided by the team?" ”

In Wang Shuo's previous life, Fagan can be said to have made Yi Jianlian miserable.

Although many fans of Yi Jianlian feel that it was the bucks who forcibly chose Yi Jianlian, which caused Yi Jianlian's later career development to not meet expectations.

But let's just say that there is a possibility, in fact, the Bucks really wanted to invest a lot of resources in Yi Jianlian and train him at the beginning?

In the NBA, there are more rookies who haven't played after being drafted by the team with a high pick.

can be Yi Jianlian, but in his career debut, he started as soon as he came up.

It's just that because Fagan wants to operate Yi Jianlian in big cities all day long, and the UAE team is behind the back to give the bucks who are trying to use Yi Jianlian to make a little money, the bucks finally had to give up Yi Jianlian.

Wang Shuo didn't want Yi Jianlian to repeat the mistakes of the past in this life, so he chatted with him on the phone for a while, how the NBA rookies should strive for the best growth environment for themselves, and how to get the corresponding resources of the team.

is different from Yao Ming, who already has a high degree of technical completion when he entered the NBA.

Yi Jianlian, who still has a lot of potential to tap at this time, in Wang Shuo's view, rather than thinking about how to play in a big city, he should think more about how to calm down and polish his skills after being selected by an NBA team.

As a result, after being popularized by Wang Shuo, Yi Jianlian suddenly realized: "Brother Wang, I understand what you mean, I have to gain a firm foothold in the NBA first than being ambitious." ”

Wang Shuo smiled: "If you want to gain a foothold in the NBA, you have to adjust your shooting moves in the next year.

I watched the Asian Championships, why do you always like to look at the floor when you shoot?

And your shooting speed, in the NBA, even O'Neal's grandma can cap you.

And you have to step up your offense with the ball, otherwise in the NBA, you can only pray that you can meet a guard who is willing to pass the ball to you. ”

Yi Jianlian, who was ridiculed by Wang Shuo, was not angry, because he knew that Wang Shuo was ruthless and was someone who even Jordan dared to scare.

Therefore, after taking note of Wang Shuo's advice to himself, Yi Jianlian made a decision on the same day.

In September of this year, in addition to looking forward to Yao Ming leading the Knicks to the top in the new season, Chinese fans ushered in another piece of good news.

That is, Yi Jianlian has officially announced that he will participate in the NBA draft in the summer of 2006.

And this news has also attracted the attention of many NBA teams.

The future of the UAE is not on the table for the time being.

At the end of September, as Xiaoyao's fitness gradually recovered, the Knicks also took their luxury charter flight to Shanghai, China, where they prepared to participate in two NBA China games to be held in Shanghai on October 4 and October 7.

The Knicks' two opponents in China this year are the Raptors and Bobcats.

The reason why Stern arranged the Raptors and Bobcats to be the Knicks' Chinese opponents this year is for no other reason, purely because one of these two teams is located in Toronto, so they usually lack exposure, and the other is a new team in the league, Stern hopes that the Bobcats can expand their popularity through this China opportunity.

On the day the Knicks arrived in China, the excitement shocked the Knicks players who had never been to China before.

The enthusiasm of Chinese fans can be said to have greatly shocked these NBA stars.

On the 2nd, when the Knicks held a promotional event in Shanghai, they even paralyzed the traffic in the vicinity for a time.

This time, he led the Knicks to Shanghai to play the China game, and Yao Ming, who "returned to his hometown in fine clothes", was the east for several days in a row, contracting all the expenses for his teammates to eat, drink and have fun in Shanghai.

And this time when he returned to his homeland, Wang Shuo had no waves in his heart.

Because Wang Shuo participated in many NBA stars' China tours in his previous life, he knows how popular the Knicks are to play in Shanghai this time.

In the past two days, even the role players on the Knicks team usually don't dare to go out shopping casually.

Because they are likely to go out and never come back.

This is not an exaggeration, but tens of thousands of Chinese fans will directly block them in the streets.

On the night of the 3rd, Brent Barry, who had gone out for a late-night snack with Damon Jones, couldn't even lift his hand when he returned to the hotel in the early hours of the morning.

Because, Barry, who has never felt such treatment in the United States, can't remember how many fans he signed and photographed with along the way.

On the evening of the 4th, the Chinese game between the Knicks and the Raptors officially started.

On the court, it was only the warm-up stage, and the Chinese fans on the scene used their fanatical cheers to make the players of the two teams on the field feel a more lively atmosphere than the finals.

As the Knicks' opponent in this year's China game, the Raptors, who just arrived in Shanghai two days ago, are cool.

Although they are far less popular in China than the Knicks, when they arrived at the airport, where had the Raptors players and Raptors uniform team seen such a lively scene when they arrived at the airport?

Even if most Chinese fans don't know the players on this Raptors team, that doesn't prevent the Raptors players from immersing themselves in the treatment that only superstars in the NBA can enjoy.

On the big screen at the scene, with the end of the warm-up, the starting list of the two teams tonight was announced, and the entire stadium once again erupted in deafening cheers.

CCTV, Director Zhang, who was in charge of commenting at the front, said with a smile: "Hey, tonight, the Knicks directly put Rajon Rondo, whom they selected this year, into the starting list."

Wang Shuo is indeed a coach who dares to boldly use newcomers in any competition. ”

The Knicks started with five players: Yao Ming, Duncan, Hill, Finley, Rondo.

Raptors starting five: Lauren Woods, Bosh, Morris Peterson, Jalen Rose, Paul.

In the center of the court, Yao Ming and Woods jumped the ball to start the game.

Knicks possession.

As a result, as soon as they came up, the Knicks stunned the Chinese fans at the scene.

Because I saw that after Duncan and Yao Ming sank into the bottom corners of both sides, Rondo suddenly squeezed into the low post, and he executed the Knicks' opening attack tonight.

CCTV, at this moment, even the well-informed Director Zhang didn't understand what tactics the Knicks were playing.

In the low post, facing Paul, Rondo first turned backwards, then stopped his pace and made a feint to the left, then suddenly turned to the right and completed a "dream dance step" that can be called a textbook for the center.

The young "God of Point Guard" was a little confused by Rondo's play.

But even more confused......

In the next round, Duncan just picked up the rebound, and with a dirty braid, he directly dribbled and accelerated through the halfcourt, and directly chased down the three-point shot at a 45-degree angle on the left side!

Although this three-point shot did not score, it attracted bursts of exclamations from the fans at the scene!

It's just that now, even Director Zhang doesn't know how to explain.

On the sidelines, Wang Shuo was very satisfied with the opening offense of the Knicks tonight.

Because the reaction of the Chinese fans at the scene tonight has fully proved that the Knicks' unique style of play is destined to become the focus of discussion in the new season.

In this game, Duncan and Yao Ming were both having a good time.

The former, in total, made 11 three-pointers in the game.

The latter, on the other hand, slammed 9 times on the outside.

This pair of Knicks' version of the "Splash Brothers" will pull up to the outside line and throw three-pointers whenever they have the opportunity in the game.

It doesn't matter if you get in or not, the point is to be happy anyway.

Since these two Chinese matches have a certain performance nature, Wang Shuo did not impose too many restrictions on the players.

In the game, how the players want to play, Wang Shuo left it to them to decide.

Of course, when it comes to the regular season, Wang Shuo will definitely not let Yao Ming and Duncan be so picky.

Because even if you have to work hard, you can't be so ruthless.

After the game, in an interview, Duncan bluntly said that in fact, he has always been a quality shooter who has been delayed by low post offense, and if he can, he plans to sign up for the three-point contest next season.

In the Knicks, Duncan, who completely let himself go, even showed off fancy dribbling to Chinese fans in another Chinese game between the team and the Bobcats on the evening of the 7th.

His elusive way of playing once made Director Zhang in the commentary seat scratch his head.

Unfortunately, happy times are always short-lived.

On the evening of the 7th, after finishing the China game with the Bobcats, the Knicks officially set off and returned to New York.

When the plane left Shanghai, the Knicks players were full of reluctance to take the city.

At the NBA headquarters in New York, Stern is also very satisfied with these two Chinese games this year.

The only fly in the ointment is that, in Stern's view, the Knicks' very showy style of play in the game cannot be replicated in the NBA's regular season.

……

In October, after returning to New York, the Knicks played five more preseason games.

Counting the two China games, the Knicks have an overall preseason record of 4-3 this year.

In the preseason, the reason why the Knicks lost three games was because Wang Shuo never took the preseason seriously.

In Wang Shuo's view, if an NBA team needs to prove itself with the preseason, the team's record in the new season is not destined to be too good.

In Wang Shuo's eyes, the only role of the preseason is to let all the players in the team's squad go up and play again, so that everyone can find a feeling, that's all.

Before the start of the regular season, this year's Knicks ranked fifth in the team's power rankings by experts and judges.

The teams ahead of them are the Heat, Mavericks, Pistons and Suns.

According to the schedule, the Knicks' regular season opener this year will start on October 28 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have a 6-1 record in the preseason.

In this year's preseason, the Cavaliers' performance was refreshing.

Especially in the game, the forward combination of Williams and James played a lot of wonderful connections.

In the new season, experts and judges ranked the team that won two first-round picks in three years to 14th, and many people believe that the Cavaliers will definitely make the playoffs this year.

But after watching the video of the Cavaliers' preseason games this year, looking at the Cavaliers who were frantically practicing their tactics in the preseason, Wang Shuo felt ......

Well......

How to say it, this knight feels like a scumbag who started to cram a month before the college entrance examination began.

On the surface, in pre-season, they did play a lot of different things.

But in fact, in essence, it is still the same set of Scott's "fights".

In Wang Shuo's opinion, the only thing that can surprise him about this Cavaliers is James's shooting structure that almost abandons mid-range shots in the game.

Historically, James averaged 31.4 points per game in the 05/06 season, and his ability to assault on the court is unquestionable.

If Wang Shuo remembers correctly, young Zhan's mid-range two-point and long-range two-point shots accounted for about 35% of his total shots for a long time.

But until the first decision, James' mid-range two-point shooting rate and long-range two-point shooting percentage remained in the range of 35% to 38% all year round.

This kind of mid-range shot with a hit rate can kill people in the game......

As long as James wanted to, the team that played against him would even be willing to throw him directly in the game.

But after drastically scaling back those two shots and translating them to three-pointers, James' threat on the court is different.

Because before the young Zhan made the first decision, he averaged about 5 three-point shots per game all year round, and the shooting rate could also maintain the range of 30% to 35%.

Despite this hit rate, it is nothing compared to those future marksmen.

But compared with James's own mid-range shots, a little conversion will show that the "magic ball" James can indeed play more efficiently on the court.

The only regret is that, judging from James' performance in the preseason, Wang Shuo believes that he still hasn't made much progress in terms of basic skills.

Wang Shuo could see that James did do intensive training for his three-point shot.

But other than that, the tactical literacy he needs to improve the most, the off-ball movement on the court, and the passing and dribbling are still the same.

Wang Shuo knew that this year, Stern arranged for the Cavaliers to go to Madison Square Garden to play the opener, intentionally hoping that James would make a name for himself through an outstanding individual performance in New York, the largest city in the United States.

In Stern's eyes, it doesn't matter if the Cavaliers lose.

As long as James can put up good stats, then even if the Cavaliers lose, he won't lose.

So, do you mean that Stern really doesn't understand basketball?

Because when arranging the schedule, Stern obviously only noticed the flow of New York and the Knicks, but ignored how terrible the Knicks' interior line really was.

The "magic ball" James, if he wants to play efficiently on the court, he must meet two prerequisites.

One is that he can break through.

In normal games, with his excellent physical fitness, coupled with his layups and dunks that are so fast that even the referee can't see the ball clearly, he can really do it.

But this Knicks ......

Can James really burst in?

As for the other premise, he has to shoot from the outside......

In the case that the Knicks don't have to worry about him breaking through, just ask if he doesn't understand, in the face of the Knicks' one-shot quadruple, how can James be a cold arrow on the outside?

As a hardcore Jammy, in order not to embarrass the "Great Emperor" in this year's regular season opener, on the 27th, after the team's training session, looking at the Knicks players, Wang Shuo instructed: "Tomorrow night, we will start the regular season journey of the new season."

I hope each of you will be able to play tomorrow night with the attitude of a team that is ready to challenge for the championship.

Especially defensively.

On the offensive end, I allow you to play freely, but on the defensive end, if someone is out of focus on the court, don't blame me for replacing him with a water cooler. ”

In Wang Shuo's opinion, with the wisdom of His Majesty the Emperor, he must be able to realize his good intentions in hoping that he would retreat in the competition.

So now the question arises.

For this year's regular season opener, how is His Majesty the Emperor's preparations?

A: At least in James' own opinion, he thinks this year's Cavaliers will definitely make a difference.

Previously, in the preseason, James led the Cavaliers to victory over the Heat and 76ers.

Although for the new season, the Knicks brought in Duncan.

But in James' view, the Knicks' poor performance in preseason this year is proof enough that they haven't found the feel for the game yet.

James knew that this might be a good opportunity for him to turn around!

Because when Duncan still needs time to form chemistry with his teammates, and the Knicks still need a lot of regular season games to practice their tactics......

This Cavaliers have every chance to beat this Knicks in the opener!

The only fly in the ointment in James' eyes is that he has already passed so many balls to Marvin Williams on the court......

But in an interview, this guy was ashamed to say that the Cavaliers are his and his team.

However, James, who has always been generous, is still willing to give Williams a little time to recognize his own status.

James believes that after Williams recognizes his status, this year, the Cavaliers will definitely be able to play a beautiful turnaround this season under his leadership and with the assistance of Williams!

And at the same moment when James was fantasizing about his bright future......

The Night......

Duncan, who returned home in New York, put away the smile he would have on his face since he joined the Knicks.

Just as James hopes to make a comeback in the new season.

Duncan is also hoping to prove to San Antonio in the new season how good Tim Duncan really is!

Perhaps, in the preseason, Duncan spent most of his time playing the role of "happy comedian".

But Duncan is well aware that right now, too, is facing a transformation.

With Wang Shuo's support, he wanted to try what else he could do on the field when he was completely unfettered.

To put it bluntly, whether it was the fancy dribbling shown to the fans in the preseason, or the three-pointers that Lang shot, it was just Duncan testing his possibility.

Based on these attempts, he needs to optimize a set of plays that are most suitable for partnering with Yao Ming.

Also, while climbing to the top with the Knicks.

Duncan also wanted to complete a self-transcendence.

It's like 40-year-old Michael Jordan is still chasing the endless possibilities in the tech world.

29-year-old Tim Duncan, now, is going to start this journey called "Over the Mountain" with this Knicks!