From sparring to superstar

Chapter 298 296. Do you want to win the Sixth Man of the Year award? (Million words)

In late September, NBA teams started training camps in advance.

The one-week training camp time officially given by the NBA is obviously not enough to carry out a complete training plan.

The Clippers will gather on the 24th to start training camp.

Li Ao met three new teammates - Marko Jaric, Te'lon Hill, and Cherokee Parks, who had participated in the Clippers training camp in the 3-00 season.

I don't know whether this Li Ao is a new teammate or an old teammate. Anyway, I'm not familiar with him, so he should be considered a new teammate.

In the past two months, Wally Walker failed to find a suitable veteran substitute. In line with the principle of "preferring nothing to nothing," he used a one-year, non-guaranteed contract of US$1 to sign Cherokee, who had been playing soy sauce with the Spurs in the past two years. -Parks.

The other 10 teammates, Bibby, Jordan, Big Q, Steve Kerr, Matt Halprin, Gerald Wallace, Odom, O'Neal Jr., Campbell, Jaylon Collins, all He was Li Ao's teammate who won the championship together last season.

On the assembly day, the Clippers coaching staff conducted physical and technical tests on the players.

They have retained the main lineup from last season, and the purpose of the test is clear - to see if the players have been lazy during the offseason, how much progress they have made, and what progress they have made.

After the day's test, the coaching staff worked overtime in the evening to adjust the training arrangements for the training camp based on the players' performance in the test.

Looking at Odom's test report, Gentry, who had been staring at Odom today, burst into tears.

In three years, except for his rookie season, it was the first time Gentry saw Odom in such good competitive shape and physical condition at the beginning of the season.

This kind of alternative genius needs someone to take care of it, thank you dear disciple!
Li Ao's test report should have excited the coaching staff the most, but Gentry and Doug Collins looked at his report with no emotions in their hearts. They just wanted to go and laugh wildly outside the Lakers training facility.

Compared with last year's test, Li Ao is stronger, runs faster, and can jump better. Unlike other people's tests, Gentry specially arranged a physical test for Li Ao, which was much better than the early stage of last season.

In terms of technique, Li Ao was good at it last season, and it has become better this season, and he has new tricks, not many, but good enough to be used in games.

Gentry sighed: "Leo is so perseverant!"

Doug Collins responded: "Yes! I have observed that in his rookie season, he was already very good in offense without the ball. It is very difficult to improve and requires a long period of training. If it were any other young player, he would definitely not be able to give up and continue to improve. , and turned to develop other skills, but such a choice often leaves this young player with only talent for a long time, that is, his combat ability is mediocre.

There are even many geniuses who waste their fastest growing years because of this, and remain mediocre in the golden period of their careers. None of them can be called outstanding.

But Leo chose to persevere and developed his mid-range off-ball ability to one of the best in the league in two seasons. I think his off-ball mid-range shooting ability is already better than Houston's.

Not only does he develop mid-range shots without the ball, but he also develops other skills. He has to practice that skill to a very good level before he can develop other skills.

I have only seen one player with his perseverance in all my years as a coach - Michael. "

"Yes, Leo's choice will make him significantly improve every time he develops a technology, instead of knowing everything but not being proficient in anything. And he is only 21 years old, even if he only develops one technology a year With two new technologies, his offensive arsenal will be very comprehensive when he reaches his peak..."

The two of them were originally going to study the overall situation of the team members, but ended up discussing Li Ao's growth plan...

...

After returning home from the test, Li Ao put on mirrorless glasses, brewed a pot of tea with a meditation teapot, took a broken pen, and memorized the tactical manual issued by the coaching staff.

I memorized it very quickly, in less than two hours, I not only memorized it, but also described all the tactics.

Because most of the tactics are from last season, tracing them over is considered a review.

There are new tactics, but they are all evolved from tactics that have been clearly played well, or tactics that were adjusted on the spot in the playoffs last season.

If you are really tired, even if you don’t even flip through the tactical manual, it won’t hold you back in the next training camp.

Li Ao: Is this what it feels like for a defending champion team that retains its core lineup?Love it, love it!
They were the final winners of last season. Of course, the successful style of play must be continued and major adjustments must be made. This will also have to wait until the preseason or even the regular season for a period of time.

At that time, they will consider whether to adjust their playing style based on the actual performance of their own team's players and the latest playing styles of their competitors.

You also have to consider the competitive status, physical condition, and growth of young players on your own team.

Li Ao described the tactics and reviewed them. He did not study them over and over again like in previous years.

This is experienced.

The next day, September 9, the Clippers training camp officially began.

Just as Li Ao thought, the coaching staff did not arrange too heavy training for a few core players. Of course, they must train independently without being blocked by the coaching staff.

The biggest players in the training plan planned by the coaching staff are the three rotation players from last season such as Big Q, Gerald Wallace, and Jaylon Collins, as well as Yaric, Te'lon Hill, and Cherokee Parks. Waiting for 3 new players.

The former focuses on personal training, while the latter focuses on tactical learning.

Thanks again to our next door neighbors for providing them with a new version of the 'How the Defending Champions Prepare' full score answer sheet for them to copy over the past two seasons.

In order to repay the experience provided by his neighbor next door, Wally Walker poached two trainers from his neighbor in the offseason to reduce his neighbor's salary expenses.

But Li Ao is also a little worried. There is obviously a basketball god in the team who has successfully defended the title 4 times, but he can't be counted on for this kind of thing.

A few days have passed, October has arrived, and the Clippers training camp is more lively than last year.

After winning the championship, the Clippers truly became the 'upstarts of Angel City'. Stern came off the court to guide public opinion and promote the topic of 'two giants in Angel City'.

For the Clippers and Lakers, this is actually a good thing, with more attention and higher revenue.

For other teams, what makes them craziest is that the league has arranged two consecutive visits to Los Angeles for many teams.

After playing OK Combination and Gods and Heroes continuously, Shi Buddha felt anxious when he saw them.

During the running-in training in this year's training camp, Li Ao felt very happy, relaxed and comfortable.

There are 11 players who were part of last season's championship team, and after a few days of practicing tactical coordination, the feeling came back.

Junior brother's growth is gratifying.

Although Gerald Wallace didn't play much playing time in his rookie season, the training he received was far beyond what he would have received in the original time and space.

The Kings in the original time and space didn't care about Gerald Wallace's life and death at all, leaving him to fend for himself.

By the third grade, he had only played more than 30 times, averaging 9 minutes per game. That means no striker was injured and he didn't even have a chance to play.

If it hadn't been for the Bobcats' first head coach and general manager Bernie Bickerstaff to take Gerald Wallace away from the Kings, this talented small forward would have been useless. Like most unlucky talents, His NBA career ends when his rookie contract is over.

Here, the coaching staff has assigned Gerald Wallace a very clear tactical role, formulated a detailed training plan, and arranged heavy training tasks. It also gave him an opportunity to exercise in the middle of last season.

In this training camp, Gerald Wallace has realized some of his talents. His basic defensive skills and single defense performance seem to be better than the third-year Big Q.

For other teammates, Jordan can't see much difference from last year. At this age, it is difficult for his athletic ability to continue to decline, and his physical condition looks similar to last year.

The high school student has become much calmer this year. He has accepted what the coaching staff said to "lay a solid foundation and wait for the peak." He has played against Malone, O'Neal, Webber, and Duncan in the playoffs. He has felt the gap and deeply realized his own shortcomings. Now he is practicing hard. Basic skills.

Bibby's three-pointers are more accurate, and you can't tell if there are more. He doesn't like to show off himself as much as his junior brother.

Matt Halprin and Jaylon Collins have made some progress, but they are already very mature when they enter the NBA, and their upper limit is there. It is difficult to make particularly obvious progress.

If they were a weaker team, their statistics would actually look much better.

Campbell and Steve Kerr, two veterans, are good if they don't decline, so you can't ask for too much.

With the three new teammates, Li Ao's focus is mainly on Te'lon Hill and Yalic.

Te'lon Hill is a veteran with rich experience in the game. He is positioned as a substitute and does not play a lot of playing time. His tactical role is simple - pick-and-roll, cut-and-receive, wing cover, and defense. He has been in the NBA for more than ten years. They are all doing this, and the integration is quite smooth.

Jaric just helped the Yugoslav men's basketball team win the World Championship. He has played in Serie A for the past two years and led his team to win the European League championship in the 00-01 season. His playing style is the standard Eastern European and Italian style.

With a physique of 201 cm + 102 kg, he is quite strong in the back line, has solid defensive basic skills, and has a fierce defensive style.

Playing Dream Five in the quarter-finals of the World Championships, guarding Baron Davis until he shuts down - of course, mainly because there is a different Divac behind the basket, but Jaric also made a great contribution in defense .

Compared with defense, Yalic's offense can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

In terms of organizing offense, the passing accuracy is very good, but the awareness of organizing offense is average, which is also a standard European style.

Point guards under the Yingjiang basketball system often have to do more things.

European-style point guards mostly pass the ball in tactics.

This is also related to Yalic's quite comprehensive but not high level of personal offensive ability. Most of Europe's top defenders are of this type.

Yalic was a very good three-pointer in the World Championships, but his performance in the training camp was also very average. The specifications of the three-point line have changed. It has grown so much, and the distance from each point to the basket is different. It needs to be Time to adapt.

However, although Yalic has many shortcomings, he also has many advantages. Li Ao thinks he is already very good.

The hard power is better than that of Greg Anthony and Boykins last season, and that's enough.

Just looking at the outside single defense ability, it is better than Q, who has been playing for two years.

It's just a substitute. If he was stronger, it wouldn't be this salary.

Li Ao received feedback from Gentry and the coaching staff was also very satisfied with Yalic.

The coaching staff is not satisfied with ability. The coaching staff knows much more about Yalic's ability than Li Ao. They went to watch all Yalic's games at the World Championships.

Yalic's tactical understanding and speed in learning new tactics are what satisfy the coaching staff the most.

As for the Cherokee-Parks...it's just soy sauce.

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On October 10th, the Clippers' preseason tour began.

This season, one more preseason game was added, for a total of 1 games.

The reason is that some teams complain that there are too few actual combat opportunities before the regular season. The league attaches great importance to the opinions of each team. After all, if they are fully prepared, the game will be more enjoyable, which will help sell tickets and ratings.

But NBA officials have no choice. The NBA season is already very long, so they can only add a symbolic preseason game.

The first thing the Clippers faced was the challenge from the Hornets.

The Hornets officially moved to New Orleans this summer. From a geographical point of view, they are already in the Western United States, but they are still divided into the Eastern Conference.

The Hornets have improved a lot this year - Mashburn, who was out for most of last season, has recovered and returned.

In order to gain a foothold in New Orleans, the Hornets used all kinds of tricks.

First, several teams were invited, and the first South Coast Summer League was held in New Orleans in mid-August, allowing Mashburn to play three games. He scored a total of 8 points in the three games... and was ridiculed by some well-known stars.

During the training camp, the Hornets also invited students and lucky spectators from the New Orleans area to watch, allowing Mashburn and Baron Davis to show off their skills to attract fans to buy tickets to watch the game.

Fans who won a new home for the Hornets with this shout-out don't know, but Mashburn's competitive state was shown.

Many experts believe that Mashburn is in better shape than before he was reimbursed last season.

With the core lineup of Mashburn, Baron Davis, and Magloire, coupled with two experienced veterans in P.J. Brown and David Wesley, the Hornets have become more competitive this year. .

Facing such an opponent, the Clippers... lost 5 of their first 4 minutes, leaving only Li Ao paddling on the court. Odom came on, along with Jaylon Collins and the newcomer Yalic. , Teilon Hill ran the tactics and helped the two new teammates get familiar with the tactics in actual combat.

After Li Ao finished the first quarter, he did not play in the second or third quarters. In these two quarters, except for Odom, an all-around warrior who can do anything, he played for a while, and other core players did not play. Gerrard - Two second-year players in Wallace and Jaylon Collins, two newcomers, and six players under training camp contracts share those minutes.

Unlike the Clippers, the Hornets' preseason plan is for Mashburn to play more and get back to the game as soon as possible.

Last year, there were only two championship teams in the Eastern Conference, the Magic and the Nets. This year, the Pistons exchanged two small changes for a whole dollar to acquire the All-Star shooting guard Ray Allen. These three teams have locked up the top three spots. No suspense.

There are still 5 playoff spots for the Hornets to compete for, but it will not be easy.

The Pacers formed a forward-guard combination of Raheem, Reggie Miller, and Larry Hughes.

It won't be difficult for the Celtics twins to get a spot in the playoffs.

The Raptors have Carter, who went to his cousin in the summer to practice his basic defensive skills.

The 76ers have the league's No. [-] shooting guard in Allen Iverson.

The Wizards' dual-core team of Hamilton and Brand should not be underestimated.

The Knicks have a strong team. Although there are serious internal divisions, the players' abilities are there, and the Hornets don't dare to underestimate them.

And the potential of the Bucks...

Hornets head coach Paul Silas feels it's too difficult for him!
The management demanded that he make the playoffs or fire him.

The Hornets have just moved to New Orleans, and the fans are very enthusiastic about the new team. But if their record is not good, given the loyalty of the fans on the south coast... Didn't you see that the Heat's season ticket pre-sales this year have already dropped? They are last in the league, and second to last are the Hawks.

Fortunately, Mashburn's performance in the first preseason game made Paul Silas feel more at ease.

Marsh is proficient in both face and back frame, three-pointers, mid-range shots, and frame attacks. He can play in singles and organize offense. His 203 cm + 109 kg body style is very aggressive but yet delicate...

Among the top ten small forwards selected by ESPN, Mashburn is ranked No. 5, behind Carter, McGrady, Pierce, and Anthony Walker. Mashburn's performance tonight is worthy of this ranking.

After three quarters, the Hornets led the Clippers by 79 points, 65-14.

In the fourth quarter, Jordan, No. 6 of the top ten small forwards, came on the court...

The Clippers ultimately failed to catch up and lost to the Hornets 95-102.

But in the final quarter of the one-on-one duel between Jordan and Mashburn, Qiao Liufeng, who was at full strength, pushed Mashburn, who was ranked higher than him, to the ground and rubbed him.

The general manager of the Hornets, who came to watch the game away from home, was glad that it was just a preseason game and there was no live broadcast. It would be okay if New Orleans fans could see the almost 40-year-old Jordan attacking Mashburn.

In the post-game news, Mashburn scored 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, leading his team to an easy victory over the defending champion. There was no mention of Mashburn being unable to beat Jordan in a one-on-one in the final quarter.

Yes, the Hornets front office paid for the press release.

The league also came off the court to help the Hornets build momentum, hoping to turn the Hornets into a championship seeding team in the Eastern Conference.

When Li Ao saw the news the next morning, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

It’s not difficult to understand. It’s about making money, not being embarrassed.

It was the same when the Grizzlies first moved to Memphis last year. The league directly compared Gasol and McHale. That is to say, Gasol was strong enough to avoid being deceived by the league's praise.

For the next period of time, Li Ao devoted himself to preseason games, helping his new teammates integrate into the tactical system and becoming familiar with the changes in his teammates' playing styles and abilities after a summer.

As the preseason progressed, the coaching staff began to adjust tactics. Young players improved rapidly. Although not everyone can make huge improvements like Li Ao every year, tactical details must be adjusted in a timely manner according to the changes in each player's ability. , to maximize the abilities of the team members.

Time came to October 10, the last game day of the preseason, and the Clippers faced the challenge of the Jazz at home.

Gentry's preparations for this game were completely based on regular season standards.

All players with training camp contracts have also ended their contracts. Wally Walker originally wanted to pick a backup point guard in the training camp contract and give him a non-guaranteed contract to use first, but he didn't find one he liked, so he gave up for the time being.The two teams started playing at 7:58 pm, and the Jazz's starting lineup surprised Li Ao.

Stockton was wearing training clothes and sitting on the bench, and the starter was Andre Miller!

In terms of strength, Andre Miller, who was able to score 45 points and 16.5 assists with a 11% shooting rate in his third grade last season, is definitely better than the 40-year-old Stockton.

But Li Ao still felt uncomfortable seeing Stockton, who had been a starter for 14 consecutive years and played full attendance in 12 seasons, playing as a substitute.

Time is so cruel...

Clippers starting lineup: Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Matt Halprin, O'Neal Jr.

Jazz starting lineup: Andre Miller, DeShawn Stevenson, Kirilenko, Malone, Ostertag.

Four of the five starters on the opposite side are under the age of 5. The Jazz's important offseason signing and outstanding veteran swingman Calbert Chaney was placed on the bench. Li Ao was very dissatisfied - who was he targeting? What is this?
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started.

O'Neal Jr. defeated Ostertag to win the jump ball. Bibby advanced to the frontcourt and passed to Li Ao. Li Ao caught the ball and turned around, facing Kirilenko's defense and directly pulled up, and made a mid-range shot from the right side of the three-second zone. Hit!

Kirilenko's long face was filled with wrinkles.

If you don’t play like this, can you please be more reasonable?
He had defended very well, but the big spider just threw the ball in.

When the Jazz attacked, Kirilenko held the ball in the top arc and sent it to Andre Miller, who was leaning against Bibby on the right side of the free throw line.

Andre Miller stuck out his big butt and forced Bibby to close range, turned over and hit the mid-range shot!

Li Ao couldn't help but applaud, which earned him a glare from his senior brother.

There is no other way, I really can't help it. It is quite rare for a point guard to sit down and beat his senior brother. Payton can't even stand it.

Bibi's body is full of sinews and muscles, and its static strength is fierce.

After Mark Jackson got old, only Cassel could do it. Last season, Andre Miller had a hard time backing up Bibby. This offseason was spent following Mark Jackson and Malone.

By the way, Mark Jackson rejected Big Bird's invitation again this summer. He was hurt by Big Bird and chose to follow the two evil spirits. He joined the Jazz for $1 million a year. Playing became a side job and he was mainly responsible for coaching and coaching. Andre Miller plays ball.

In the Clippers' second attack, Li Ao continued to beat Kirilenko.

Kirilenko defended very hard and was not discouraged because he was shown off in the last round. He was easily frustrated, but with two big brothers taking care of him, there was no big problem.

However, he still failed to guard this time. Li Ao turned around and retreated and hit the mid-range shot!

After landing and standing firm, Li Ao said "Oh" and said: "Awesome, little spider, you almost hit me."

There was no sarcasm in his tone, he was really almost being scolded.

Kirilenko responded: "I will definitely guard you against the next ball!"

"I'm waiting for you to guard against me!"

After Li Ao finished speaking, he turned around and retreated. Kirilenko also gathered his motivation and vowed to defend better next time.

When the Jazz attacked, there was still no pick-and-roll. Andre Miller continued to play Bibby with his back, using fake moves to trick Bibby into pressing forward.

Andre Miller turned around, blocked Bibby, and rushed to close range. He encountered Jordan's defense and passed the ball to DeShawn Stevenson.

DeShawn Stevenson took a long two-point shot from the open space...but missed.

Li Ao caught sight of Sloan pouting and tilting his head slightly on the sidelines, and he laughed in his heart.

This is what will happen if he, Spider-Man, bullies his elders!

DeShawn Stevenson is definitely a high school talent and has the potential to become a starting-level player and a defensive powerhouse on the perimeter.

But DeShawn Stevenson is currently in his third year, and his progress is actually quite rapid. It’s just that when he entered the NBA, he didn’t know anything except his strong physical fitness and positive attitude. Sloan’s way of cultivating players is also Steady flow, after two seasons, DeShawn Stevenson has just laid a good defensive foundation, and his shooting ability... I can only say that he will throw the ball, it depends purely on luck.

Jordan protects defensive rebounds and switches offense and defense.

Kirilenko's fighting spirit was already burning, and he was so excited that he almost prevented it last time. This time, he must let the real Spider-Man strike!
He followed Li Ao into the three-point line, all the way to... the bottom line?
Kirilenko: Meow meow meow?

Turning his head to look, Jordan went to the right side of the three-second zone to block DeShawn Stevenson. He turned his head again and saw Li Ao with one hand on his hip, one covering his face and yawning...

Kirilenko said angrily: "Didn't you ask me to wait and continue to defend you?"

Li Ao turned his head and whistled. After thinking about it, he responded: "Sorry, I lied to you."

Kirilenko was furious, but had no choice but to concentrate and see if there was anything else he needed to do on the defensive end.

Well, no, Jordan deceived DeShawn Stevenson with consecutive feints with his back, and turned and hit the mid-range shot.

6 to 2, the Clippers lead by 4 points!
The Clippers didn't try it out like they did in the first game of the first round last season, and they just knocked on the star from the beginning.

The Jazz could only follow suit. Andre Miller and Malone started a pick-and-roll attack and played average.

Andre Miller's pick-and-roll offensive habits don't go well with Malone. He has no three-point ability and must rush in after the pick-and-roll. Matt Halprin can easily block the slow-footed Andre Miller. Well, the ball will always go to Malone.

Li Ao and Jordan were ready. Whoever cut in the direction of receiving the ball after Malone was separated moved in advance to make up for it. O'Neal blocked the space under the basket... Although the 39-year-old Malone is still outstanding, facing this Targeted defense is also very tiring.

But Jordan's game is very simple, just shoot and it's done.

After a few rounds, the score reached 12-6 and the point difference reached 6 points. Sloan called a timeout and replaced Andre Miller and DeShawn Smith with Stockton and Calbert Chaney. Stevenson enters.

The two evil spirits merged and met the God of Basketball. They instantly lost their cool and started to fight.

Having lost to Jordan three times in the playoffs, and this was a preseason game, the two did not suppress their impulses at all.

The three went all out to attack, and their teammates also worked hard to cooperate. After the first quarter, Shuangsha had a slight advantage and chased the score to 26-29, narrowing the point difference to 3 points.

The momentum is coming, but Sloan feels that tonight's preseason game is a waste.

It did not play a role in actual combat training and tacit understanding, and there was no chance of playing in subsequent games.

As Sloan expected, in the second quarter, Bibby, Li Ao, Gerald Wallace, Odom, and O'Neal Jr. went up to kill each other, scoring a score of 25 to 16 in the first quarter. The Shuangsha, who was consumed by Jordan, played average after coming on the court in the second half of the second quarter.

While Malone is away, the Jazz are quite weak inside. Andre Miller can initiate offense when playing from behind, but his teammates' ability to respond is insufficient, and their cooperation with teammates needs to be improved... At the end of halftime, the Clippers led 54 to 42. 12 leads the Jazz by [-] points.

Not every player is named Kobe Bryant. The Jazz didn't have to play hard in the preseason. In the second half, Sloan didn't let the two players get in trouble, allowing Andre Miller to develop a tacit understanding with his teammates.

On Gentry's side, let Li Ao go up and run tactics with his young teammates.

In the next few preseason games, Li Ao did this job most of the time, and he played a role in almost every strategy of the Clippers.

At 9:58 pm, the game ended. The Clippers defeated the Jazz 104-95 and won the last game of the preseason!

...

The preseason record was only 4 wins and 4 losses, and the winning rate only returned to [-]% after the last game, but the Clippers players did not care about this.

When playing a game, you must be rushing to win, but if you lose in the preseason, you will lose. Even if you lose, your mood will be slightly affected that night and you will not be able to survive the night.

After the preseason, the Clippers have a day off and will start preparing for the opening game against the Lakers.

With this schedule, Li Ao felt that the alliance was causing trouble!
But if they win another championship later, he hopes the league will continue to do so.

Last year, he watched his neighbor next door handing out rings and wanted to rush up and grab them. Now it was their turn to hand out rings to show to his next door neighbor.

On their day off, Li Ao and Vivian went on a date to watch a movie.

What I watched was Spider-Man, which was released at the beginning of this month after being promoted for several months.

The movie became a hit after it was released, and so did his Spider-Man of the NBA.

He plays a martial arts elective teacher from a mysterious Eastern country. He is a completely new character. The role Disney added for him is that after Peter Parker turns into Spider-Man, he has no strength and no skills, so he runs to him to learn from him. How to fight, without using superpowers, Peter Parker was beaten several times by him. In the words of the director, he played his true character again.

His little role does not affect the plot, and it adds some legitimacy to Peter Parker's mutated fighting skills, but then there is no other role.

What made him popular was the Easter egg after the subtitles at the end of the main film - after killing the Green Goblin, Peter Parker ran to find him with confidence and wanted to have a real fight with him. This time Peter Parker did not use force. De, used his superpower... and got beaten again.

Peter Parker, who was doubting his life, lost control and prepared to use spider silk to solve the problem... The last scene showed Peter Parker being stuck to the wall by spider silk and unable to move, with shock written all over his face.

This easter egg made movie fans very excited and curious whether the NBA's Spider-Man would really star in the next movie, but the director did not film the scene of Li Ao using spider silk.

After a rest day, the next day, on the morning of the 27th, Li Ao woke up and received a system prompt that the player evaluation report had been updated.

He got up and washed himself while reading the latest comments from his teammates.

The tallest one is Jordan.

Jordan only played more than 20 minutes in each game. Based on this calculation, the overall rating was as high as 92.

However, compared with last season, there is still a decline. Last season, Jordan's highest was 94.

The second highest scorer is Spider-Man, with a comprehensive rating of 88.

O'Neal Jr. has the third highest overall rating of 87. He takes a comprehensive approach and has a long development cycle. Unlike in the original time and space, he had to shoulder the burden early and had to specialize in a certain aspect. There is nothing outstanding about him here, but If you can achieve excellent or first-class performance in multiple aspects, the upper limit you can reach in the future may be higher.

Bibby has a comprehensive evaluation of 86. It is unlikely that he will become an All-Star player. It will be difficult in the Western Conference where there are fewer strong defenders, but he is better than most All-Star defenders at critical moments.

Odom is a magical player, with a comprehensive evaluation of 85? ...But when he was playing very hard, he suddenly had a big triple-double, which was like a giant.

The five core general evaluations all reached the first-class level. Li Ao was a little tearful...the toothbrush stretched too far inside and was irritating.

In addition to the five of them, there is also Matt Halprin whose overall rating reached the excellent level, 5.

Other teammates are all below 80, with the highest being Big Q’s 78.

Te'lon Hill is 76, the third-best substitute, Jaric is 73, which is good for a rookie, and Campbell is 70, which is deteriorating very quickly, but it's still okay to only protect the frame...

The one who has improved the most is Gerald Wallace. He has a good mid-range level, 74. He was very fierce in perimeter defense during the preseason. He has played solid basic skills in the past year or so and is beginning to match his physical fitness. He is also very aggressive when cutting into the frame. Under the guidance of Skywalker, his use of physical conditions has made great progress.

After breakfast, Li Ao went to the Memorial Stadium and practiced for an hour and three minutes.

He has entered the state of the season. He practices more when he has time and strives to become better at what he is good at.

At 9:[-], the Clippers team meeting began. The content of the meeting was preseason summary and preparations for the opening game.

After the meeting began, the first arrangement Gentry made surprised the team members.

"I have made adjustments to the starting lineup for the opening game. Mike, Leo, Gerrard, Matt, and Jermaine. You will start together in the new season. Try to keep your starting position. Your teammates are watching you. s position."

Li Ao was also surprised.

Gentry actually dared to let Jordan play as a substitute. Only Tano dared to make such an arrangement. Wasn't he afraid that Jordan would really hit someone?

But Li Ao turned around and saw Jordan smiling and chatting with Steve Kerr... Oh!

The dusty memory attacked him again.

When he checked Jordan's career statistics in his previous life, he saw that in his second year with the Wizards, Jordan played as a substitute in as many as 15 games, which was more than the number of substitute appearances in the first 12 years of his career combined. He looked at those out of curiosity. The games on the bench are concentrated at the beginning of the season.

This is because in the original time and space, in the summer of 02, Larry Hughes left the Warriors and went to the Wizards to follow Jordan. Jordan took the initiative to give up his starting position and let Larry Hughes and Stackhouse start. During this period, Jordan only played more than 20 minutes per game as the sixth man... After a month, Jordan couldn't sit still and returned to the starting position.

Because the record was so bad, Larry Hughes partnered with Stackhouse. Neither one of them accepted the other, and the cooperation was a mess. Jordan fell behind every time he came off the bench, and after risking his life to catch up, The two men came on stage and started digging holes again.

In the next five game months, Jordan averaged 5 minutes per game, played a full season, and led the Wizards, who had the second-worst record in the Eastern Conference in the first month, all the way to ninth place in the Eastern Conference. However, in the end, they failed to score due to their poor record in the first month. In the playoffs, we ended the regular season ninth in the Eastern Conference.

After Gentry gave the players some time to react, he began to summarize the preseason without explaining why Jordan came on the bench.

Li Ao put away his distracting thoughts and concentrated on listening.

After the meeting, Li Ao approached Jordan and joked: "I didn't expect you to play as a substitute. Are you trying to win the Best Sixth Man Award, Michael?"

Best sixth man?Jordan tilted his neck and thought for a while, then responded: "Your suggestion is very good, I will consider it."

"Then that's not the reason. I'm curious why you chose to play as a substitute."

"There are many reasons. One of them is that I want to play more games in the regular season. I don't have many games to play. Playing as a substitute will consume less physical energy. If I can not rest, I don't want to rest this year... Also, if there are consecutive games If I am on the bench and the others are put on the bench, there won’t be any complaints, right?”

Jordan is a little...shy?
I don’t want to take a break, and there aren’t many games to play... Qiao Gang Leader is planning to give up after this season?

Well, quitting the world sounds nicer.

Others won't complain if they come off the bench. Is this other person talking about Odom?

Indeed, this is something to note.

Although Odom himself did not complain about being on the bench, he was prepared for any trouble.

At the end of the regular season last season and in the playoffs, Odom came on the bench, which aroused discussion among the media and fans. In this year's preseason, Odom continued to play on the bench, and more people gossiped.

The neighbor next door gossips the most, and the most lethal sentence - does a substitute deserve to be called a magician?
The God of Basketball thought too far, and Spider-Man really ignored this potential danger.

Although Zuo Mo is big-hearted, it is best to avoid such potential risks.

As for whether Jordan coming off the bench is a good or bad thing...the strength of the starting lineup has definitely declined.

We'll see when the time comes. If the overall strength is affected because Jordan is on the bench, just put Jordan back in the starting lineup.

Didn't Gentry say that the starters have to work hard, and there are people on the bench who are eyeing the starting position.

Junior got a big advantage this time, relying on his defensive ability to overwhelm Big Q and temporarily ascend to the starting position.

If Jordan really plays as a substitute for half of the games this season, maybe he can really get a best sixth man...

...

On October 2002, 10, at 30:7 pm, the Clippers' championship flag-raising ceremony began at the Staples Center.

The cheers and boos of the fans at the scene were mixed together, regardless of each other.

The old fans of the Clippers burst into tears. The 20-year-old fans came here uninvited. After being crushed by the Lakers for so many years, they watched the Lakers raise the championship flag so many times. This time it was finally their turn in front of them. The championship flag is raised for the Lakers!

Kobe was sitting on the sidelines with a big bald head, his expression was so disgusting!
Like Li Ao and Jordan last year, he now really wants to rush forward and grab the ring.

When the time came for the big spider to receive the ring, Kobe was about to burst!
He saw the big spider take out another FMVP trophy from the schoolbag he was carrying!

When it came time for the God of Basketball to receive the ring, Kobe exploded on the spot.

This guy has 6 rings on his finger and got one more!
(End of this chapter)