Basketball starts with breathing

In October, the Suns played seven preseason games and lost six.

Marion played less in the preseason because he represented the U.S. men's basketball team in the Olympics in the summer, and he didn't have much rest in the summer, so Lu Yu went back to Spokane because Bellucci gave birth to a daughter.

This also gave other role players more playing time and helped D'Antoni to inspect the players. After some observation, he also found some pretty good seedlings in it.

Such as Jim Jackson wearing the No. 21 jersey.

There are currently only 30 teams in the NBA, and Jim Jackson has played for 12 of them. If you count the Hornets, who he did not report to, the number will rise to 13.

Always wandering between teams, he can be called the "number one prodigal son" in the NBA.

Is it because Jim Jackson likes to wander around for so many teams?

The answer is not so.At least at the beginning of his career, people didn't see such signs in him.

In 1992, Jim Jackson was selected by the Mavericks with the fourth overall pick in the NBA draft.Looking back at history, it will be found that O'Neal, Mourning and Laettner who were ranked before Jim Jackson in that year were all inside players. In other words, Jim Jackson was regarded as the best outside player in the draft at that time.

Later in the Mavericks, Jim Jackson, Jason Kidd and Jamal Mashburn were also known as the "Dallas Three".

But just as everything seemed to be going well, a woman named Donnie Breston appeared.As a pop star, she has a large following behind her, of which Kidd and Jim Jackson happen to be.

In order to please Donnie Breston and earn face in front of his teammates, the two Mavericks players launched an all-round contest.In the beginning, the two were just comparing the level of gift giving. For example, if Kidd gave Donnie Breston a GUCCI bag, then Jim Jackson would immediately promise to send a Porsche.

After that, as the competition continued to escalate, the hostility directly affected the cooperation between the two on the court, and it became increasingly difficult to see the shot of Kidd passing the ball to Jim Jackson.

Faced with this situation, Jim Jackson disclosed the contradiction between the two in front of the media: "Even if I was in an unguarded position, he would rather pass the ball to the referee than my teammate."

And Kidd quickly reacted strongly to this: "He only thinks about himself and never considers other people's feelings. Why do I have to pass the ball to him?"

This internal conflict caused by jealousy has inevitably affected the team's record.So in the 1996-1997 season, Jim Jackson was sent to the Nets in a 9-man trade in the middle of the season, and his legendary experience of personal wandering began.

After so many years of fighting, the basic skills are still there, and the experience is also very old.

It is one of the few players that the Suns picked up in the summer.

Another surprise came from Barbosa.

The guard who entered the draft last year, was selected by the Spurs, and was traded to the Suns by the Spurs.

Leandro Barbosa is a speed guard who is good at dribbling in the fast break; he shoots well, has a habit of sticking the ball, and has poor playmaking ability; he has a poor defense, thin and inattentive.

Lu Yu suspected that all his attention was on watching the wives of other players on the sidelines.

When there are good players in the future, they have to get rid of them as soon as possible.

Not only is he worried about Nash, but Lu Yu has many wives himself, and is also worried about the green hair on his head.

The Suns' preseason tactics were very simple. It was a pick-and-roll, and the inside line was opened. After Nash played the pick-and-roll, he broke into the inside line. If someone flanked him, he would score the ball. If he didn't flank, he would attack by himself.

Richardson's open shots are a good fit for Nash.

Basically one shot.

The Suns offense is good, especially when Nash is on the floor, but their defense is rubbish and can't guard against the opponent's offense.

Lu Yu just watched the video of the Suns' preseason game, and felt that the defense was inferior to the Chinese men's basketball team, but he could probably guess the reason.

From Nash this point has begun to leak people.

In the past, the first requirement of Lu Yu's team was that the outside line must lock the opponent, so as to reduce the pressure on the inside players.

But the Suns are different.

Because of Nash, Nash's defense is definitely not too bad, but it is definitely not good, and he can stab a lot of guards in the league.

After missing from Nash, the flanks and inside lines behind him have to help him make up for it.

This is still under the circumstance that Haslem is conscientious, and the result still loses several games.

In the first game, the Suns lost to the Lakers. Kobe thought that Lu Yu would play, but later learned that Lu Yu did not come because his wife gave birth to a daughter.

After the game, Kobe called Lu Yu directly.

"See, you can only have a daughter."

"My next one must be my son!"

Lu Yu did not refute him.

Because Lu Yu knew that Kobe's second daughter was still the daughter, and it was Gianna with wings, like an angel.

In the second game, they lost 96 to 102 to the Warriors. Yao Ming could not be defended on the inside, and Arenas could not be defended on the outside.

Yao Ming even shouted to the media: "Lu Yu, I am the No. [-] center in the West."

It's embarrassing for many center players in the United States. You two Chinese players think we don't exist?

The Suns finally won Game 94, beating the Jazz 77-[-].

Since Stockton retired and Malone left for Los Angeles, the Jazz have been slumped, and the Suns' win over the Jazz doesn't show how good they are.

Since Ma Long was beaten by Lu Yu in the finals, he didn't even receive a contract today.

But also embarrassed to retire directly.

Kind of embarrassing.

It is estimated that after waiting for eight or nine months, he will come out again to announce his retirement and it will be over.

To have a good career, you have to go to Los Angeles to tease other people's wives and make them notorious.

It is said that there are many players in the NBA who like to tease other people's wives. Barbosa of the Suns is one of them. The later girlfriend of the old fish is the ex-wife of his former teammate Barnes. Tony Parker is a small sports car. Rolled sheets with the wife of former teammate Brent Barry.

So... other people's wives are more fragrant?
Or maybe these NBA players like to watch neon shows when they have nothing to do?

After the Suns won this game, they lost four consecutive games. The Bulls, Clippers, Pistons, and Nets ended the preseason with one win and six losses.

Fans ridiculed Lu Yu for saying before the start of the season that he could win the game by scoring more points than his opponent, but even the Clippers couldn't win.

Lu Yu didn't play against the fans. These black fans wouldn't know, and Lu Yu wouldn't tell them. In fact, Lu Yu knew that running and shooting couldn't win the game.

Especially the playoffs.

The Suns in the previous life would pull over every time they reached the playoffs, because of some reason, not because of their poor defense.

Offense wins fans, defense wins games.

This sentence has been verified countless times. Even the Mercury Warriors who attacked the ground later, they can win the championship because of their defensive strength.

At the end of the preseason, the media are even less optimistic about the Suns. Although there is a reason why Lu Yu didn't play, the overall strength is here, it just won't work.

The offense is not bad, scoring more than 90 points in a game is neither good nor bad.

But defense, like a sieve, is full of loopholes.

Of course, the preseason is just a practice game, in order to run in the lineup, just like the Eastern Heat team, O'Neal and Wade combination, the preseason game is not good, but Lu Yu knows, if nothing else, this year's The first in the East is likely to be the Heat.

The only one who can snipe the Heat may be the Bulls who have left a pile of player wealth.

Some people say that as long as Lu Yu comes back, the Suns' defense will improve, but more people think it's impossible. In the past, Lu Yu's team had a good defense because Lu Yu defended the perimeter. Now Lu Yu plays center. , the perimeter can't defend, he can only make up defense.

The team's defense is still exhausted.

In the first phase of the NBA strength list, the Suns plummeted from the top three positions to No.13 in the league, but they are still in the playoffs. After all, Lu Yu is still in the Suns, saying that the Suns cannot enter the playoffs. It's so magical.

"From the overall point of view of the Suns, the perimeter defense is too poor, which Lu Yu alone cannot make up for. It is almost impossible for Lu Yu to lead such a perimeter to achieve good results. The Suns' exchange for Nash is a wrong choice. "

"The reason why Lu Yu has a high attack success rate is because he is a superstar with both offense and defense. He is more suitable as an axis, rather than the last line of defense to protect the frame."

"There are still too few samples of the Suns' games, and Lu Yu has never played at all. No one knows what will happen to Lu Yu after he plays, but the current Suns make me unable to see any sunshine."

For a time, Nash became a drag and was criticized by fans.

Lu Yu also called Nash on purpose, explaining that it was because he did not go to the preseason that Nash was criticized for losing.

In the middle of the preseason, the Chinese men's basketball team played the Asian Championships again, all of which were played by a group of young players, and they also won the championship with ease.

From another perspective, in the past two years of the Chinese men's basketball team, it is absolutely unnecessary to drag big players such as Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming back to play.

Yao Ming is ready to start the new season with the Warriors.

Wang Zhizhi has also become the main power forward of the Bulls, and even has the feeling of becoming the second head of the team.

In several pre-season games, Wang Zhizhi was full of firepower and averaged close to 30 points per game. The reason is very simple. The position he plays now is the position that Lu Yu played in the first place. With the same tactics, all he has to do is to A weakened version of Lu Yu.

When Wang Zhizhi had the status of the tactical core, he seized the opportunity at the same time and became a hot new star in the league.

Of course, the preseason is just the preseason.

The real quality of a star is the regular season. Even at the level of Lu Yu, it is impossible to see the gold content of a star in the regular season. Their stage is in the playoffs and the finals.

It's that O'Brien Trophy!

Yi Jianlian is still a substitute this season, but he is obviously stronger in the preseason and his shooting is more accurate. His goal in the new season is to go further and strive to make the starting lineup.

Battelle joined the Knicks on a ten-day short contract, and his goal was to stay in the Knicks.

The five Chinese players have their own goals in the NBA, and Chinese fans are also looking forward to the derby between them.

The new season is in full swing, and no one knows who will win the final championship this season.

On the first day of the regular season, the Suns didn't play, it was all other teams' games.

While Lu Yu was training, he was thinking about this season.

In this year's West, the Lakers are definitely not good enough. Kobe Bryant doesn't look very good. In fact, he still hasn't figured out how to lead the team. In fact, how can one person be so good? Hard-edged.

The Big Three of the Timberwolves are also about to disintegrate.

Before the season started, Latrell Sprewell and Sam Cassell both expressed dissatisfaction with their contract status.

How is this played?
In other words, last season's top five giants in the West have lost two.

These two positions were topped by the Supersonics and the Warriors.

The rest of the Spurs lineup has not changed much, and it is estimated that it is still the top three teams in the Western Conference.

Although the Kings sent Webber away, their overall strength is still at the playoff level, but they are getting farther and farther away from the championship. You can't expect a shooter like Jia to be the leader.

Among the five giants, the most shrewd is the Mavericks. Instead of dismantling the team for Lu Yu, they chose to rob the Suns with the Bulls.

Bulls eat meat, they drink soup.

So although they sent Nash out this season, the players in other positions have been reinforced. They don't look as luxurious as last season's five-star lineup, but in fact their strength has improved compared to last season.

Most importantly, their tactical core did not move.

Nowitzki will be their first choice for at least the next decade.

In this way, the situation in the West has gradually become clear. The three old giants of the Spurs, Kings and Mavericks, plus the SuperSonics and the Warriors, two newly promoted teams, these five teams occupy half of the playoff spots in the West.

The remaining three places.

The sun must occupy one.

Lu Yu has this confidence.

The last two places are likely to be between the Grizzlies, the Nuggets, the Clippers and the Timberwolves.

As for the East, Lu Yu didn't want to think about it. No matter how good the East played, it would be difficult to win the West in the finals. In Lu Yu's previous life, in the past few years, except for the Pistons who stole a championship.

The basic championship is in the West.

Well, maybe the Heat will steal one too.

Anyway, as long as you win the Western Conference finals, basically the championship will be in the bag.

The regular season begins and the Suns' main rotation roster is out.

The starting lineup is:
Center, Lu Yu.

Power forward: Haslem
Small Forward: Marion

Shooting Guard: Richardson

Point guard: Nash.

The replacement lineup is:
Center, Stephen Hunter.

Power forward, Walter McCarthy.

Small Forward, Paul Hilley

Shooting guard: Barbosa.

Point guard: Jim Jackson.

There were also five short-term contract players, and Lu Yu didn't remember any names.