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Chapter 75 Are you going to face James so soon!

After defeating the Bucks, the Heat did not continue their winning streak. In the next 5 warm-up games, they only won 3 of them, 7 games with 5 wins and 2 losses.

Born in 1972, O'Neill is still old, and he likes to eat donuts. Even if Riley forces him to lose weight, he is still overweight, and injuries will come to him. Healthy basketball is more important. The meaning of the warm-up game just like...

O'Neal needs to maintain his health, and Mourning needs to maintain his kidneys. Fortunately, Wade has grown rapidly, and with the Heat's strong lineup, they won all the games they could win.

Su Bei got a lot of chances to play, averaged 26 minutes per game, contributed 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, averaged [-] three-pointers per game, his performance was very eye-catching, especially his defensive strength was not weak .

In the competition with Dorrell White, Su Bei was far ahead.

With the personality of "Little Kobe", White's growth in the second season did not meet expectations. He averaged 20 minutes per game and only scored 3 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

Defensively, his skills haven't improved much, he's still the same boy who uses his physical talent to defend, and offensively, he still can't learn the mid-range shot, and his style of play is still using his physical talent to hit the basket...

This is the normal state of high school draft players, Kobe, McGrady, Garnett, James... After all, they are only a few players.

Although Dorrell White was a rookie in 04, according to the NCAA, he was only a sophomore and a substitute player. In terms of immediate combat power, he was still not as good as Su Bei, who reached the final four.

As a result, the Heat lost two more of the remaining 16 roster players.

Dorell White and the newly signed El Baron were sent to the Development League...

Thanks to the joining of Su Bei, Wang Zhizhi is no longer fighting alone. He performed equally well in the training camp and warm-up matches. The Heat chose to renew his contract with Wang Zhizhi for one year...

The Heat's 05-man roster for the 06/14 season was officially announced.

Centers: Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Michael Doriak.

Power forwards: Udonis Haslem, Antoine Walker, Wayne Simien, Wang Zhizhi.

Small Forward: James Posey, Subei.

Shooting Guard: Dwyane Wade, Shandon Anderson.

Point guards: Jason Williams, Gary Payton, Gerald Fitch.

At the same time, Sports Illustrated released the strength rankings of NBA teams in the new season.

The Heat, which was actively operating in the free market during the offseason, ranked first in the strength rankings.

The second place in the league is the defending champion Spurs. This small team is very magical. The core three carriages, Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili have not yet dispersed, attracting two veteran players, Michael Finley and Nick Van Exel. Come to help, but the problem of the aging lineup has emerged, and it only ranks second.

The third place is the Pistons. The Five Tigers are still there, but Larry Brown's "correct basketball" has been brought to the Knicks.

This lineup belongs to Larry Brown, and the handsome position becomes Sanders, who can only be ranked No.3.

No.4 is the Dallas Mavericks.

Everyone knows that Novitz's playoffs are really soft, but the boss Cuban is willing to spend money, and the team's annual salary is the highest in the league.

Despite its strong lineup, it is still underestimated in fourth place.

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Cavaliers, Suns, Lakers, Rockets, Mavericks... The regular season schedule for the 05/06 season is released.

The Heat's opponent in the opening game came out and played against the little emperor James. The next game was a trip to the West, against Nash, against Kobe, against Yao Mai, against Novitz...

Having said that, the schedule is pretty easy.

After all, the really strong team is the Heat. The opponents they meet seem to be very strong and popular, but they are still far from the top teams.

When discussing the match against the Cavaliers, Su Bei got information about the opponent's players.

The first one is LeBron James!

Are we going to match up so soon?
Su Bei was a little apprehensive. After all, the little emperor in the 05/6 season had reached the pinnacle of his career in terms of statistics because he didn't sprinkle chalk powder in every game and only ate bread...

Can I stand it?

The answer is that you can't stand it.

Su Bei was still self-aware.

The coaching staff of the Heat even thought that James Posey couldn't stand it, so the first thing they prepared was a wheel battle...

So he made his career debut against James, which is very normal.

Not to mention, this summer, the Cavaliers also signed Larry Hughes with a big contract and Donyell Marshall with a top middle-class contract. , with the Heat's forward line strength, Su Bei also needs to step up.

On November 11st, the Heat had adaptive practice in the morning. I don’t know if they were too excited. Posey sprained his thigh while grabbing a rebound...

James Posey and LeBron James are both "James". This is the king who doesn't see the king!
Before the start of the new season, the Heat lost a general. The only good news is that Posey only needs a truce for a week.

Before the start of the new season, the Heat cast a shadow.

Posy, who seemed to be the second most durable, was actually the first to fall.

In fact, in the previous life, in the 05-06 season, Posey only played 62 games in the regular season...

Mourning's kidney is a ticking time bomb, and he won't be surprised when he lies down.

O'Neal's talent is amazing, but his fat body has caused him to suffer from injuries from time to time in the past few years, and he may also fall down.

When Wade just entered the league, he gave up a meniscus in one leg. In the draft report, it was clearly stated that there was a potential injury.

In his previous life, Riley didn't give him a big contract because he was afraid that he would sign a big contract and then lie flat.

Not to mention, what the hell, this Heat team, apart from Haslem, has no one reliable.

9 p.m., American Airlines Center.

At this time, the Heat's home court is about to hold the opening game of the new season, and the entire arena is full of people.

Bang-dang-!
James didn't sprinkle chalk, but hit the basket angrily.

After James finished smashing, it was Larry Hughes' turn to smash again.

Physical talent, that is called a lever.

During the warm-up, Wade and James greeted each other with a few words of brotherhood, and what happened to the game should not affect their feelings.

At this time, on the big screen in the arena, the starting lineups of the two sides for tonight's match were displayed.

The Heat started with five players, O'Neal, Walker, Haslem, Wade, and Jason Williams.

The Cavaliers started the Five Tigers, Big Z, Drew Gooden, James, Larry Hughes, Eric Snow.

The game was broadcast live across the United States by TNT radio station, and the commentators were Barkley and Kenny Smith.

After scanning the lineups of both sides, Barkley raised his eyebrows and commented: "The unexpected absence of James Posey of the Heat has increased the Cavaliers' forward advantage and increased the suspense of the game a lot.

Now let's see if the new head coach of the Cavaliers, Mike Brown, is a fake..."

Kenny Smith nodded, and then said: "Mike Brown studied under Popovich and helped the Pacers build a defensive system in 2004. His defensive skills are still very strong. He can take over the position of head coach of the Cavaliers.

In addition to being a native of Ohio, the coaching ability is also a plus..."

beep-!
The whistle sounded, O'Neal lost the duel with Big Z, and the Cavaliers won the first attack without any surprise.

The height talent of 2 meters is there, not to mention that O'Neal still has a lot of flesh on his body.

"James took the ball, pushed himself upfield, waited for his teammates to settle, and played an outside screen with Snow.

James rushed up, Jason Williams was knocked away, drove straight in, and was about to smash one-handed dunks in the penalty area..."

Bang-dang-!
beep-!
James smashed the basket and flew, and the referee called O'Neal's thug foul.

"This is a no-flying penalty area for the Sharks. O'Neal definitely fouled on purpose, breaking James' penalty area..." Barkley said.

"James' physical talent is too strong, and O'Neal almost couldn't stop it with a foul..."

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(End of this chapter)