Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 273 Four flowers bloom, the opening game begins [Second update, please subscribe]

The members of the Bulls were sweating profusely in the training hall, and Lu Yu and Artest kept tearing at the elbows, as if the relationship between you and me last season was just an illusion.

"Hey Ron, are you trying so hard because I played small forward and robbed you of your starting spot?"

Lu Yu squeezed Artest with his body, panting slightly.

Artest put his arm on Lu Yu: "I'm not so stingy, even if I don't have Lu Yu, there will be other players to grab my position in the future, besides, my goal this season is the best sixth man! "

He would definitely not want to replace Artest with someone else, but he would have nothing to say when he replaced Lu Yu.

"Your goal is the best sixth man, no problem." Lu Yu paused: "But your defensive habits need to be changed. This season, you are not allowed to pull people with your hands."

Artest was stunned, he forgot about changing the rules.

"If we want to go further this season, other teams have to adapt to the rules earlier."

Lu Yu's words made all the team members look stunned, including the newly joined Hamilton and Boozer. They finally knew why these players listened to Lu Yu's words so much, and why the Bulls entered the finals last season, because listening to Lu Yu's words. Lu Yu was right.

Lu Yu turned around with the ball, and after a tentative step, he accelerated directly. Just as Artest was about to block, he suddenly remembered what Lu Yu said about the rules.

Lu Yu suddenly slowed down and made a pullback jumper. Artest didn't react for a while, and was thrown out by Lu Yu.

Swish!
Mid-range hit.

"Fake, how can you defend those perimeter scorers in the future!" Artest complained silently.

In fact, Artest is not the only one who complains, all players in the entire league are like this, enjoying the bonus of the rules when attacking, and complaining about the unfairness of the rules when defending.

Lu Yu looked out the window, there were dark clouds, and the cool breeze blew in through the cracks in the window, and said softly, "It's going to change..."

I just don't know what this day is talking about.

……

San Antonio.

Battle came to the Spurs, but his identity became a little awkward.

Originally, the Spurs wanted him to serve as an inside bench to help Duncan top the opposing power center at critical moments, such as the Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal.

However, the change in the rules made Battelle's identity confusing. Because of such rules, if you can't pull the guard with your hands, these tall and heavy players, especially those with slow lateral movement like Bartell, will basically encounter small men. is a death.

The old-fashioned Popovich immediately thought of a good idea.

Who says Battelle has to be a player, can't he be an assistant coach?
The money has been spent, but it cannot be wasted. Let Bartell be an assistant coach, imitating a power center to exercise Duncan's adaptability.

Besides, the rules are not necessarily implemented in the new season.

……

Wang Zhizhi had the same problem in Dallas.

His lateral movement speed is not that fast, but he has excellent offensive ability.

In fact, the change of the league rules has an impact on many teams. It is not an overnight thing to change players in order to adapt to the rules, especially for the 76ers. Don't look at their star Iverson will benefit from it, but their football The team's role players have all been scrapped, and Iverson has little hope of returning to his peak leadership performance.

The Mavericks where Wang Zhizhi is located have problems with coach Don Nelson's tactical style of play.

They don't care much about defense at all.

So the league changed theirs and the Mavericks played their own.

However, Wang Zhizhi was ridiculed by Nowitzki: "Wang, do you still want to play in the team, but you beat me so badly at the World Championships?"

"Can you blame me?"

Wang Zhizhi looked embarrassed, "You and I are teammates in the NBA, but opponents in the World Championships. Besides, you don't even understand me. Why don't you substitute me this season."

Nowitzki: "..."

Nash was snickering aside. He was very happy recently. When Nash participated in the filming of "Like Mike" in the summer, Nash and Alejandra fell in love at first sight.

In Lu Yu's previous life, Nash and Alejandra Hui gave birth to twin daughters in 2004.

In 2005, they will get married, and in 2010, Nash's wife will give birth to another son, and it is this son that has a problem.

Nash and his wife are white, but his son is black.

This time, even the DNA test money is saved.

……

Oakland.

Yao Ming officially joined the Golden State Warriors.

The Warriors are an underdog in the league, but they have different goals this season.

Playoffs!
They hope that the team can make the playoffs, and although it is not easy to be in a place like the West, they have a lot of talented players.

The point guard is ready to make Arenas a regular this season.

After training last season, Arenas also transitioned from the shooting guard position in college to the point guard, and gradually got used to the play style of the point guard. Of course, he is still a score-oriented player.

It's not easy. A lot of shooting guards like him who are not tall enough, who made a splash in college, disappeared in the NBA.

The transformation has failed even more.

For example, Lu Yu's famous lonely god in his previous life.

弗雷戴特在大学时期也是一个非常强悍的得分手，大四那年还当选了全美最佳年度球员，场均能够轰下28.8分2.5篮板4.3助攻1.3抢断的全能战绩，带领他的大学杨伯翰大学取得20胜1负的傲人战绩。

Bring Brigham Young University, which has never entered the top 30 in 16 years, into the top 16.

Such outstanding results naturally attracted the attention of many scouts, and his pick is also very high.

However, after entering the NBA, Fredette did not perform as well as he should. After three seasons, he suffered a buyout and became a passer-by in the NBA.

Those who have watched him play should know that his athleticism is very ordinary. As a defender, his speed is not fast, even not as fast as Guo Ailun.

The bounce is average, and the physical confrontation is average. The reason why he can play such a good performance in the CBA is because the confrontation in the CBA is too far from the NBA.

As a shooting guard, Fredette has a height of less than 190, which is a big disadvantage in the NBA. Then, his speed is not fast, and his bounce is also average, so it is difficult to score in a game of that level in the NBA.

In addition to his strong long-range shooting ability, his defensive ability is also his weakness, so it is difficult for him to play in the NBA.

There are countless examples like this, so Arenas' transformation has been very successful.

The Warriors' shooting guard position is still their starting shooting guard last season, Jason Richardson.

Small forward is Antoine Jamison.

These two are very good scorers in the NBA. When they mention their names, even ordinary NBA fans can know a little bit about them.

The power forward used Troy Murphy, who they drafted last year.

特洛伊·墨菲上个赛季代表勇士出战82场，场均拿到5.9分、3.9篮板和0.9助攻。创下自1995-1996乔·史密斯之后勇士新秀出场次数记录，2002年3月16日生涯首次先发登场拿到13分和7篮板。

Coupled with this year's No. [-] pick Yao Ming, the Warriors' new starting lineup is formed.

The strength of this Warriors team is youth!
The oldest is Antoine Jamison, who participated in the draft in 1998. He is 26 years old this year. Among the remaining four starters, Yao Ming is this year's No. [-] overall pick, and the other three are rookies last year.

The team is dynamic, impactful, and the players have the desire to win.

But the disadvantage of this team is its youth.

Inexperience and the slow growth of newcomers made this team struggle last season, and their poor record in the regular season allowed them to directly get the No. [-] pick.

Many fans will question, is such an environment suitable for Yao Ming to grow up?
I don't know what other people think, but Yao Ming thinks it's a good fit. He will grow up quickly in this team and become the core of both offense and defense in the team like Lu Yu.

Soon, he proved himself in the preseason.

……

Four flowers have bloomed, and all four players of the Chinese men's basketball team have found their positions in the NBA. Among them, Lu Yu is still the most concerned.

The Bulls in the preseason obviously had reservations. Lu Yu only played 20 minutes per game and rested. Even so, they still achieved a record of 7 wins.

When a team reaches the finals, although it fails to win the championship, the team's confidence in winning has been established.

Artest was pleasantly surprised to find that he played as a substitute, which actually took longer than that of Lu Yu, the starter. This is not because Cartwright restricted Lu Yu, but there was no need to make Lu Yu work hard in the preseason. In the 82 regular season games, the time when Lu Yu needs to exert his strength is often in the latter part of the season.

What scares opponents the most is that the Bulls' bench lineup is terrible, and sometimes even Lu Yu plays with the bench lineup for a long time.

The offensive firepower of this bench lineup may be average, but the defensive strength has made the entire league talk about it.

The most important thing is that the addition of Hamilton has completely made up for the Bulls' mid-range shooting vacancy last season. The Bulls' scoring firepower has been further improved. Hamilton, who can't run, has become a sharp knife for the Bulls' fast break. Lu Yu The playmaker often rushes to the basket for rebounds, then makes a long pass that Hamilton easily scores.

Lu Yu finally felt the happiness of the insider.

Many of the opponents who harmed him said that where Lu Yu was playing a small forward, he was obviously a power forward, and he actually had more rebounds than the team's power forward Boozer.

In the first official strength list, the Bulls have no suspense to become the favorite team to win the championship, although there are still many experts predict that the Bulls will still not pass the Lakers this mark.

But a preseason win for the Bulls against the Lakers silenced all basketball experts.

During the preseason, Lu Yu also invited all the team members to have a big party, mainly to welcome the new members and make the atmosphere of the whole team more harmonious.

The party is allowed to bring family members, while Lu Yu brought Anne Hathaway.

Because Charlize has been out filming these days.

Otherwise, he really has no choice.

On October 2002, 10, the Bulls opened their home game against their old rival in the East, the Celtics.

　One more tonight...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)