NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 203 The offseason and the start of the new season

Su Tian was not that busy during the offseason, but he was not idle either.

While needing continuous training to strengthen the star card he just obtained, he also needs to participate in some commercial activities, and there is also a one-month trip to Huaguo.

Although Su Tian has never represented China in international competitions, his popularity in China is not small.

Sales of sneakers are also high.

Time passed quickly, and it came to the draft in a blink of an eye.

The draft will still be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

With the end of the joke speech, the draft officially began.

In the first place, the digital man already has a goal, and Simmons, the "middle-door opponent", has successfully acquired it.

With the second pick, the Lakers still choose Ingram.

Su Tian watched the youthful Yingge on TV at home, envious of that figure.

With the third pick, the Celtics still took Jaylen Brown.

Su Tian saw that there was not much difference between these drafts and his previous life, so he didn't pay any more attention.

As for the draft pick of the Cavaliers, it has already been traded out, and there is no draft scene.

Of course, there are some players Su Tian can still recognize. For example, Xiao Sa was selected by the Magic with the 11th overall pick, and Jamal Murray was selected by the Nuggets with the seventh overall pick.

Siakam was selected by the Raptors with the 27th overall pick.

There is also a noteworthy second-round pick, Zhou Qi, who was selected by the Rockets in the second round.

The NBA has ushered in another Huaguo player, which undoubtedly makes Huaguo fans very excited.

Of course, not only Zhou Qi, but also Wang Zhelin was selected by the Grizzlies with the 57th pick in the second round. This is not what everyone expected.

In the original history, the best rookie of this year, Brogdon, was only a second-round pick and was taken away by the Bucks.

After watching the draft, Su Tian felt that it was very boring, and there was not much change from history.

And the Cavaliers don't have any room for manipulation in the draft.

Su Tian also turned around and continued to devote himself to training.

Time passed again, and soon came October, and the NBA preseason was about to start.

And the trading market also began to disappear, returning to calm.

This offseason, the Cavaliers let go of Mozgov and Dellavedova, and there is not much room to operate. They just tinker and sign Birdman Anderson and Mike Dunleavy.

And these signings can't improve the overall strength of the team at all. Those who can really play in tough battles are those few.

Now the Cavaliers, in addition to the fixed starting lineup, Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, Thompson, can also get stable playing time, that is, JR Smith, Richard Jefferson, Channing- Frye, as for the playing time of Xiao Mo and Shumpert, it is not sure, it will be arranged according to the specific tactics and the team.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the Cavaliers will rotate 8-9 players in the new season.

Before the start of the new season, Tai Lue also found Su Tianlai to talk, clearly stating that the new season will move back and forth between the first and second positions.

Su Tian also expressed his understanding, after all, only Su Tian, ​​Owen and jr can play in the back line now.

Irving is basically the first choice for position [-], while jr is a swingman with a forward and guard, so it is not suitable to go to position [-].

Su Tian was the only one who could swing back and forth between positions one and two without being affected.

But in this way, Owen and Su Tian's playing time will increase significantly.

Three people, even if the playing time of the two positions is evenly divided, each of them will play for 32 minutes.

And jr's state is not suitable for playing for such a long time, about 25-28 minutes is the best, and the extra time will have to be borne by Owen and Su Tian.

Calculated in this way, Su Tian's playing time in the new season will be about 34 minutes. Su Tian has always played a full 12 minutes in the fourth quarter, and 22 minutes in the first three quarters.

Calculated in this way, it's actually not bad, and it's still within Su Tian's tolerance.

Su Tian just sighed once again. Fortunately, there is the king of the last quarter, so there is no need to worry about lack of physical strength in the fourth quarter.

On the inside, Love will have to be the fifth position for a while, which is a challenge for Love's defense.

Of course, it's not that Birdman can't play, but that Birdman really has limited abilities and can't help the team.

Therefore, it is also time for three people to divide into two positions on the inside.

Soon, the time came to October 10, which is also the opening game of the regular season.

The Cavaliers will face the Knicks at home.

The Knicks got Rose and Noah this summer, as well as Courtney Lee and Jennings.

The Knicks' starting lineup instantly became star-studded.

Rose, Courtney Lee, Anthony, Porzingis, Noah.

The Cavaliers have the old starting lineup, Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, Thompson.

Before the start of the game, the Cavaliers presented the championship ring, and Su Tian also successfully won the second championship ring of his career.

Soon, the game begins.

Thompson was very excited and directly grabbed the jump ball and got the initiative.

Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball and directly started singles against Rose.

Although this season has just started, after the cooperation in the preseason, Su Tian found that Irving's desire to attack has further increased.

Su Tian was not in a hurry, and tried his best to be a 3D player.

Soon, the first quarter ended. Under the leadership of Irving and James, the Cavaliers directly led the Knicks by 28 points 18-10 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Su Tiantian played, jr Smith played, and the backcourt became a combination of Owen and Smith.

Inside, Frye replaced Love.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers' offense was still sharp, but Anthony and Rose began to exert their strength gradually.

At this time, the head coach of the Knicks is Jeff Hornacek, who is also the new head coach of the Knicks, so the Knicks do not have a mature system yet and can only rely on two singles.

In the first half of the second quarter, the two sides fought evenly.

In the second half, Tyronn Lue continued to rotate the lineup. Su Tian came on to replace Irving to the first position, and Love came on to replace Thompson to the fifth position.

James also came off the court to rest and Richard Jefferson played.

The Cavaliers' lineup has changed to Su Tian, ​​JR Smith, Richard Jefferson, Frye, and Love.

The interior defense is not very good, and the rebound protection is relatively lacking, but this also gives Su Tian room to play.

As soon as Su Tian came up, he asked Love for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to directly shoot a mid-range jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady hit from mid-range.

Because of his hard training during the offseason, Su Tian's condition is still very good.

The possession of the ball was changed, Rose came to the front court with the ball, facing Su Tian defending Rose wanted to play a single with the ball, but at this time Rose was indeed not as brave as the previous MVP period, and was defended by Su Tian one after another.

Seeing that the time was approaching, he had no choice but to shoot against the defense.

boom--

Rose made a shot, but it was a long rebound. Love was in a bad position. Su Tian turned around and jumped high to grab the rebound.

The moment he got the rebound and landed, Su Tian started a fast break.

Su Tian's speed was very fast. As for how fast, Ross didn't catch up anyway.

Of course, Rose also has the interference of injury factors.

So Su Tian directly made a quick layup. In one round, defense, rebounds, and fast break scored all in one.

Su Tian's skills and abilities were fully revealed in this round.

James is also full of joy. After all, James also knows that the current Cavaliers management can't make any achievements, so what can be relied on is the progress of the players themselves.

The ball was given to the Knicks again. Rose did not play singles this time, but found Porzingis to play a pick-and-roll.

But just after the pick-and-roll was formed, Su Tian passed through quickly like a loach, and stood firmly in front of Ross.

So in the next few rounds, the Knicks struggled extremely, especially Rose, who was facing up against Su Tian, ​​was disgraced by Su Tian's defense.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 58-45 at this time, and the Cavaliers led by 13 points at halftime.

At halftime, the lineup changed again, Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, Thompson.

According to Tyronn Lue's vision, the first half of the first quarter, the first half of the third quarter, and the last half of the fourth quarter will be the starting lineup.

As for the rotation lineup, these starting players need to be disassembled and lead the substitutes separately.

The playing time of Love and Su Tian basically coincides, and the playing time of Irving and James basically coincides.

In the third quarter, as soon as the Cavaliers came up, they once again broke out the strength of the championship team, and directly played a wave of 10-2, hitting the Knicks to a timeout.

In the second half of the third quarter, Tyronn Lue saw that the time was about the same, and began to make substitutions and adjustments. Su Tian took a rest again to save his energy for the explosion in the fourth quarter.

Soon, at the end of the third quarter, the score had reached 89-65, and the Cavaliers directly led by 24 points in three quarters.

The fourth quarter is Su Tian's time, and the lineup has changed to Su Tian, ​​jr Smith, Richard Jefferson, Love, and Thompson.

The first ball was given to the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter, and Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

This scene reminded Su Tian that the first time he came to play No. [-] was the game against the Knicks. At that time, he was playing against Karl Deron.

But now it was Rose in front of him.

After coming to the frontcourt, Su Tian still chose to call Love for a pick-and-roll, but this time Su Tian didn't make a mid-range emergency stop jumper, but directly hit the basket.

At this time, the Knicks' basket was very empty, Su Tian directly collected the ball and took off, dunking successfully with both hands.

Su Tian's violent dunk can't help but remind people that Rose, who is facing Su Tian at this time, is also playing so violently.

The possession of the ball was changed, and Rose came to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Su Tian's defense, Rose was not as easy as Su Tian.

But this side just started, and was entangled by Su Tian again, so he had to pass the ball to Noah again under the basket.

Noah caught the ball and was going to back Thompson, but turned around and missed the shot.

Just as Noah and Thompson were actively grabbing the rebound, Su Tian suddenly jumped out to grab the rebound.

At the same time, Su Tian, ​​who grabbed the rebound, directly started the fast break mode.

At this time, Su Tian not only had the advantage in physical strength, but also had an improved ability value. He rode Juechen and succeeded in another fast break dunk.

Su Tian scored four points in a row, bringing the score to 93-65. Seeing that the 30-point gap was about to go, Hornacek had to call a timeout and replace Anthony in advance.

As soon as Anthony came back, he singled Jefferson and scored two points.

93-67
Although Anthony's skills are still there, the decline is a fact, and the Knicks have no tactics and the point difference is huge. Tyronn Lue is not worried at all.

Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball again, this time with the help of Thompson's pick-and-roll to break through, Anthony came to double-team to help defend.

So Su Tian passed the ball to Jefferson who was emptied, and Jefferson caught the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

boom--

Luck is not very good, basketball strikes iron.

At this moment, it was Su Tian again, who came out from nowhere, tapped the basketball, and the basketball successfully entered the net.

Su Tian made a tip-up and scored!

This is Su Tian's 20th point, and at the same time, it is also Su Tian's 8th rebound in this game!
Tai Lue found Su Tian's technical statistics, 20 points, 7 assists, 8 rebounds and 1 steal.

"Good boy, is there a big bomb in the first game?"

In the next few rounds, Su Tian began to turn his head to assist his teammates.

After two consecutive assists, the Knicks changed their defensive strategy and cut off Su Tian's passing route!Let Su Tian score!

But Tyronn Lue also took this opportunity to take Irving and James again, ready to reap the game.

After Owen and James came up, Su Tian's light was covered a lot.

There is no way around this, after all, both James and Irving need the ball.

But Su Tian was not in a hurry, and his hard work paid off. Su Tian successfully caught a fast break opportunity, assisted James to score a layup, and successfully reached 10 assists!
In the end, Su Tian hit another three-pointer and grabbed 2 defensive rebounds.

最终数据定格在26分10篮板10助攻1抢断！成功在揭幕战就拿下三双数据！全场仅有2个失误。

The Cavaliers also successfully won the Knicks 117-88.

詹姆斯全场拿下32分6助攻7篮板2抢断，就是三分球有点辣眼，3中0。

Irving scored 19 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals. Although Irving and Su Tian played the same amount of time, the data gap is obvious.

The main reason is that the two play differently. Irving prefers singles with the ball, going to the basket and pulling the bar for layups.

And Su Tian prefers to shoot, and has more three-pointers than Irving.

In short, the Cavaliers easily won the first game of the new season.

In the post-match interview, Tyronn Lue took James and Su Tian to participate.

"LeBron, what is your goal this season? Three consecutive championships? Do you have confidence in beating the Warriors?"

"Of course, the goal of the Cavaliers in the new season is to defend the title. As for the Warriors, they are a very strong team. I am looking forward to playing against them."

"Su, first of all, congratulations on your first triple-double of the season, but may I ask you at the last moment, are you deliberately trying to brush up your statistics?"

"No, I didn't pay attention to my stats, I just wanted to help the team win."

Su Tian spoke seriously to the reporter.

With James, this EQ is still there.

"Su, what do you think about Durant going to the Warriors?" The reporter still didn't give up, and always wanted Su Tian to talk about something.

"You know, Durant is an extremely good player. He used to be the regular season MVP and scoring champion, and Curry is also the regular season MVP, so I think this lineup is very dreamy."

"It's fantastic? You mean you think you can't beat them?!" The reporter became excited in an instant.

"next question."

(End of this chapter)