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After getting the latest team information and trade evaluation handed over by the staff, Stephen looked at it slowly and carefully. Although there are analysts' opinions attached to it, Stephen is still willing to combine the experience he has seen and fought against before proceeding. After some analysis, although these technical analysts are professional enough, they are more of weak soldiers on paper. From the perspective of players, Stephen's views are naturally different from theirs.

Stephen first looked at the latest situation of those strong teams, but being able to take the lead in terms of record shows that the team is in good condition. At this time, basically no big deals will be made to avoid injury. Small transactions, filling in gaps.

The Los Angeles Lakers, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Dallas Mavericks didn't make any moves. Plus the Sonics, the top four teams in the West didn't make any moves. Of course, being able to reach the top four in the West shows that the team basically has no No matter what the problem, without a suitable transaction, I will naturally not do it.

And the strong teams in the Eastern Conference that Stephen is concerned about are the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic. Among these three teams, the Boston Celtics made a small deal. Ryant was given to the Toronto Raptors. This deal was purely to save money and had nothing to do with the game. After gathering the Big Three, their salary pressure is also quite high. It is a little bit of savings.

The Cleveland Cavaliers did not move, only the Orlando Magic made a three-way deal with the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets, and the Rockets' main point guard "Streetball King" Ralph Alston was traded to fill in Jameer Nelson injured void.

The Rockets got Kyle Lowry, a hotshot point guard, from the Grizzlies, but in this way, they only have Brooks and Kyle Lowry at the point guard position. The Rockets did this on the one hand because it is impossible for Alston to improve any more. After all, they are older, and Kyle Lowry is younger, looks more potential, and saves money, while the Grizzlies are With Mike Conley, there is no need for such a strong backup point guard.

Anyway, the Rockets' trades are always like this. They are tinkering and beating, and they seem to be very active. In fact, only those few teams are trading back and forth. The Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies have always been friendly to the Rockets. Partner, even if the general manager is changed, then the relationship is definitely not with the general manager.

In addition to these, the Minnesota Timberwolves sent Rashad McCants and Calvin Booth to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Sheldon Williams and Bobby Brown, but these two teams are currently ranked last in the West. Second and third, after doing such a transaction, it is not obvious that there will be any good changes, and it is still not a cause for concern.

In the East, the New York Knicks traded multiple players from the Chicago Bulls for Larry Hughes. The purpose is still to clear the long-term contract in exchange for an expiring contract. In addition, Nocioni, Drew Gooden and Simmons were sent to the Sacramento Kings, and Salmons and Brad were traded. Most of these transactions are based on the future, not the present. The team's combat effectiveness has not improved significantly, which is also not a cause for concern.

After reading it, Stephen took this information, thanks to the fact that he still attaches so much importance to the information, there is no significant deal at all, the team is still the same team, the opponent is still the same opponent, it seems that after the All-Stars, what should be should be these few Now that they have formed a team, no one should suddenly appear and break the current situation.

In fact, Stephen was just on a whim. In the last two seasons, due to the expiration of the labor agreement, many teams were worried that they would not be able to reach a consensus and the league would be shut down again. Naturally, they refused to make big deals. It's a matter of mobilizing the whole body. There are a few teams who are unwilling to trade, so the trade is not so hot.

After the All-Star break, the first opponent the Sonics ushered in was the New Orleans Hornets. Think of it as a dark polo team, and then they all lost in the second round. It seems that the fate is the same, but this season, the New Orleans Hornets cannot maintain their competitiveness, and even slipped to the ninth position in the Western Conference.

Although Chris Paul played harder than last season, his scoring average has increased compared to last season, and the number of assists has not declined, but this is still not enough to help the team win. It stands to reason that the Hornets' lineup is not There are no major changes, and even James Posey, who just won the championship, was signed, but for some reason, the Hornets this season do not have the invincible momentum of last season.

However, after the All-Star Game, all teams aspiring to the playoffs or to the championship felt a sense of urgency. The same is true for the Hornets. Compared with the ninety-tenth teams, there is not much advantage, so the Hornets played very hard at the beginning of the game, and they obviously have the will to win today's game.

On the other hand, the Supersonics probably have the best record in the league, which makes them a little slack. After all, with such a big advantage, basically no team can threaten the status of the Supersonics. Naturally, there is no sense of urgency, and Most of the players have just returned from vacation.

In the first quarter of the game, the Sonics were beaten by the Hornets 21 to 32, trailing by [-] points in a single quarter. This has never happened to the Sonics this season. Being able to be beaten like this is not just about offense It is not a problem on the end or defensive end, but a comprehensive backwardness.

The Hornets can take the lead. In addition to Stojakovic's three-pointer is still extremely sharp, David West's performance is also very good. He and Stojakovic are swinging back and forth in the third and fourth positions. It makes Kevin Durant and Kurt Thomas who defend them at a loss, and Chris Paul is in the role of organizer except for the occasional terminator role, but his offensive factor remains on standby at any time , people dare not ignore.

The state or enthusiasm of a player cannot be seen just by watching the video. Only when you are on the court and have a deep understanding of the player can you know what he has done. When Stephen saw Kurt Thomas Throwing the ball rashly, not only missed the hit, but was rebounded by the opponent and almost hit the Sonics with a fast break. Stephen managed to defend the opponent, and the two sides fell into a positional battle. He was very simple. After roughly fouling David West, Stephen yelled at the 35-year-old veteran.

This season, Kurt Thomas' average playing time is only 21 minutes per game. This is understandable. On the one hand, his physical strength really cannot maintain long-term efficient output. During these 10 minutes of playing time, you have to play well, but Kurt Thomas played a little less active, as if he was dealing with an errand. Anyway, I only played these 10 minutes of playing time and I should rest. .

In this state, how can he play well? Not only the mid-range shooting percentage that he was good at has dropped a lot, but also the defense, and he doesn't have the crazy energy of "Dirty Kurt". It's a foul.

In the final analysis, I have no pursuit, and I am mentally slack. Anyway, no matter how good I play, I can’t get more money. What I get is a pension contract. There is no next one. He doesn’t care about the championship. It's not suitable to wear, and this contract is obviously smaller than the previous one, and there is a big gap from his original distance, so his motivation is insufficient.

This problem appeared at the beginning of the season, but what Kurt Thomas did was not too much, he is still a professional player, and the team's requirements for him are not high, so that's the case, how to say Well, there are too many players who are fooling around. If Coupard is not young, if Stephen is not chasing after him, he might not be as good as him, and he is really old, so it can be forgiven.

But now that it has entered the second half of the season, the competition has begun to become fierce, and the requirements for players have been further improved. Kurt Thomas is still in this state, and Stephen cannot tolerate it, especially when the opponent is the New Orleans Hornets. .

Many media or comments pointed out that in the rookie list in [-], only Chris Paul was considered to be able to compete with Stephen. In addition, both of them lead a team, so they are often placed in the Comparing together, in their comments, Chris Paul is more charismatic than Stephen, and he is more calm about the game. If Stephen is a general who leads the team, then Chris Paul is the leader of the assassin team. In terms of ball vision and other aspects, Stephen is far behind Chris Paul.

Of course, in terms of scoring and defense, Stephen beat Chris Paul a few more blocks, but even this kind of comparison, Stephen still doesn't like it, it's not that Stephen is arrogant enough to think that no one can compete with himself, but a kind of pride, At the same time, it is also a kind of reluctance to admit defeat, and it also makes Stephen more aware of his own shortcomings.

But it also made Stephen even more unacceptable to the result of failure when facing Chris Paul. He was yelled at by a player who was ten years younger than himself. It was the boss of his own team, Kurt Thomas still couldn't stand it, he turned his head and glared at Stephen.

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