basketball talent system

Chapter 436 Prospects for the New Season

Time flies, and Ye Xuan's injury has almost healed since September. At this time, he received an invitation from the TNT Crosstalk Team to participate in a talk show, and Ye Xuan naturally agreed.

Ye Xuan did not expect that TNT would find him to participate in this type of program after he disappeared for a summer. You must know that very few active players will participate in this kind of program that reviews the league with big-name retired players, because this This kind of program is not only easy to offend others, but also may accidentally mention some remarks that the league does not want to hear.

But after Ye Xuan came to the show, he was quite popular. Barkley greeted Ye Xuan warmly when he came on the show, "Hey, my dear Ye, your injury should be almost healed now, I'm very happy Seeing that you can appear alive and kicking in our program."

Ye Xuan and the three members of the Crosstalk Tiantuan were relatively familiar, so they naturally greeted each other casually, "Hey, Charles, hi, Shaq, hello Mr. Rabbit." But today, apart from the three people of the Crosstalk Tiantuan and Besides Ye Xuan, TNT naturally arranged other guests. The first one to appear was Tracy McGrady, one of Ye Xuan's idols.

McGrady did not play in the league last season, but chose to go to China's CBA to give back to his Chinese fans, so Ye Xuan didn't hear much about McGrady last season. After returning to the United States, he is still very familiar with the name Ye Xuan. Compared with the six months in the CBA, he was the name most mentioned by Chinese fans.

So after McGrady came on stage, he also took the initiative to exchange greetings with Ye Xuan.In addition to McGrady, another person Ye Xuan is very familiar with was also invited, that is the former soul of the Pacers, Reggie Miller.Afterwards, there was another exchange of pleasantries. Miller was also half a guide for Ye Xuan. When Ye Xuan led the team alone last season, Miller also gave him some pointers from time to time, so the relationship between the two is also very important. not bad.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the main event finally came. Barkley didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, and the first question was very explosive, "Hey, Ye, do you think the Pacers' operation this summer can satisfy you? It means that judging from the current lineup, is your strength improved enough?"

Ye Xuan was also sweating, of course he didn't dare to say he was dissatisfied, otherwise he would have to go back and be put on shoes?So I can only answer in a satisfactory manner, "I think we have been strengthened this summer. First of all, we have obtained a very good rookie, Myles Turner. Everyone knows that we were a bit underwhelmed at the power forward position last season. Satisfied, so our reinforcement work this summer mainly takes place in the interior." After a pause, Ye Xuan continued to analyze that "Jordan Hill's interior fighting ability is what we just lack now, and Tyson Qian The arrival of Dele can also make our inside defense more stable."

Speaking of which, Ye Xuan nodded towards Barkley, signaling for Barkley to take over, but Ao Pang on the side obviously didn't intend to let Ye Xuan get away with it like this, so he immediately asked, "Ye, logically speaking, a team at the championship level Teams usually don't make too many transactions in the summer, such as the Warriors and Cavaliers this summer, they all focus on renewing players and keeping their main lineup, and In contrast, you guys who have reached the finals for two consecutive years are undergoing a large-scale purge, and even Hibbert, the defensive pillar inside, has been traded, don't you feel that there is something wrong?"

When Ye Xuan heard it, he was a little embarrassed. Of course he knew that although the Pacers' operation this summer was not bad in terms of results, it seemed very unreasonable, but Ye Xuan should directly stand up and criticize himself Ye Xuan is still a bit hypocritical, but fortunately, the famous Pacers team on the side took over the conversation, "Shaq, you are right, the Pacers' trade this summer is indeed a bit unreasonable, but we It is also often said that business is business, so no matter how it is traded, it has already happened. When we look back at these transactions now, we can only judge whether he made or lost, rather than whether he was too ruthless. "

"Okay, okay, you're right about Reggie, then Ye, do you think your team's trade this summer is a profit or a loss?" O'Neal didn't intend to continue to embarrass Ye Xuan, so he followed Reggie Miller's words. Just ask directly.

Ye Xuan still thought about it for a while, and then replied, "I don't think we are losing money this time. Although I am very reluctant to part with Hibbert, as you said, business is business. Hibbert's salary next season will reach 1700. $550, and Zeiss Budinger's contract is as high as $[-] million. If we don't make a deal, I don't think the team will be able to make the next signing, so I think the deal itself, the Pacers strengthened."

Kenny Smith couldn't be idle anymore. After Ye Xuan finished his analysis, he immediately started asking, "Okay, let's not just talk about the Pacers now, let's take a look at the current structure of the league." Well, which teams do you think will perform better next season? First of all, let’s talk about the West. What will happen to the West next season, T-Mac?”

McGrady was still watching a show and was going to continue watching TNT's cross talk group besieging Ye Xuan, but he didn't expect Kenny Smith to directly lead the battle to himself, and didn't react for a while, "What? I'm sorry , Mr. Rabbit, I am distracted."

Kenny Smith looked embarrassed, while O'Neal and Barkley next to him laughed wildly. Smith had no choice but to repeat, "I want to ask, what do you think there will be in the Western Conference next season?" What changes?"

McGrady thought for a while, and then said, "I think the biggest highlights of next season's Western Conference will still be the Warriors and Rockets. These two teams have shown us their strength in this season's playoffs. , The Warriors' lineup next season will basically not change, so they still have a chance to hit the championship, and the Rockets should also increase their strength after acquiring Lawson, so the Rockets next season should be better than this season. Play even better."

And Miller on the side immediately jumped out, "No, no, I don't think so. Although the Warriors have no changes in the lineup, their strength is still very likely to reach the finals again, but the Rockets are different. They lost After acquiring Josh Smith, the position of power forward has become a big colander. This is the flaw of the Rockets, so I think the Rockets next season may not be as good as this season, or even worse than Last season was good because I didn't like Lawson very much."

Miller paused, then continued, "And you must not forget the Clippers and the Spurs. The Clippers worked perfectly this summer. They got Pierce, they kept Jordan, they got In addition to Josh Smith, the gap between their main players and their substitutes was too big last season, so they always suffered a lot when facing the Rockets' bench gangsters, but now it is different, they have improved This situation, so I think the combat effectiveness of the Clippers next season should not be that bad. Of course, there are also the Spurs. Under the condition that the GDP troika is basically guaranteed to be still on the scene, they succeeded this summer. Kawhi was renewed, Danny Green was renewed, Manu was renewed, and Tim was renewed. Their combat effectiveness is still the same as last season, but they have grabbed the biggest free agent this summer , I don’t need to say more about the variability of their tactics after they got LaMarcus, do you think a playoff team will not grow in strength after getting an All-Star?”

At this time, Barkley also spoke up, "Oh~~ It seems that you have won this debate, Reggie. Well, I must say that I think you are right. The Rockets' lineup is too biased towards the outside. The inside line of the team is all supported by Howard, so once Howard falls, their inside line will be wide open. This lineup cannot make the playoffs. They may be able to rely on running and bombing to achieve a good record in the regular season. They received a good box office, but in the end they will still lose to other teams, and you don’t think the Warriors seem to have changed much this season, but after the baptism of last season, the players themselves will get a lot of benefits Are you improving? Just like Ye Xuan won the regular season MVP after winning the championship last season."

Ye Xuan on the side listened with gusto, but it turned out that Barkley still didn't forget to praise himself at this time, he was indeed his loyal old fan.But even though Ye Xuan was thick-skinned and liked to act aggressively, he still couldn't stand this blunt flattery, so he said, "Okay, Sir Charles, I surrender, I'm blushing." As soon as he opened his mouth, several stars at the scene burst into laughter.

But the show is still going on, so Kenny Smith, who has been professionally controlling the field for 30 years, came out again at this time, "Okay, we have a general understanding of T-Mac and Reggie's views on these teams in the West, but Ye, You haven't stated your opinion yet."

Ye Xuan knew that he couldn't escape, so he also expressed his opinion, but the angle was a bit tricky, "Well, you have analyzed the Rockets, Clippers, Warriors and Spurs, so I think these teams We don't have to talk about the team, I want to mention a team that you ignore now, that is the Pelicans. The Pelicans got Melo after the All-Star Game last season, and you should also follow the next thing You know, we didn't expect Melo and Davis to get along so well. It took them less than ten games to complete the run-in, and then they made great progress all the way, brought the team into the playoffs, and also Wasn't it a symbol of strength to fight the final champion Warriors in 6 games?"

A few people from TNT also began to nod, and Ye Xuan continued to analyze, "I think if the Pelicans hadn't consumed a lot of energy from the Warriors in the first round, maybe the Rockets wouldn't be able to win two games in the Western Conference finals. Sorry, I’m not on the Black Rockets. I think the Warriors’ lineup is really perfect to restrain the Rockets. If some adjustments are not made, the Rockets should still have no chance to beat the Warriors. Back to the Pelicans The team, they now have a very good vote of role players, including the performance of Holiday I think it is also remarkable, and now with the arrival of Perkins, a veteran with championship experience, I think next season The Pelicans are not invulnerable."

Ye Xuan thought for a while and suddenly found a problem, that is, none of the people present mentioned the Thunder team, so he said directly, "By the way, none of us mentioned the Thunder team now. In my opinion, the Thunder team should be very important." One of the teams with the strength to fight for the championship. They did not make large-scale personnel adjustments this summer, but simply renewed their contracts. The poor record last season was more due to Durant's injury illness, so after Durant returns this season, the Thunder's performance should not be bad."

This is Miller's answer to Ye Xuan's confusion, "It is because the Thunder have not made any changes, so we feel that the Thunder will not be the opponents of the Warriors and the Rockets next year, but what you said makes sense. It is indeed because of Durant's injury that affected the record. To be honest, I have always felt that there is a problem with the Thunder's management. Their contract extension this summer is also very bad. It took 4 years for a substitute insider With the high salary of 7000 million, plus the low salary, the salary space of the team is even tighter. If they still don't win the championship this season, I don't know what else they have to keep Durant will be free next year."

Although Ye Xuan also felt that what Miller said was reasonable, he still said a few good words for the Thunder, "Okay, but since we are discussing the performance of the Western Conference teams next season, I think the current Thunder team Judging from the current lineup, their performance should not be too bad, but who can say clearly what will happen to them in the future?"

Ye Xuan's point of view was indeed supported by several other people, but since Ye Xuan was invited to the scene today, the topic should naturally be placed in the east, so Kenny Smith changed the subject and directly brought the topic to the east. Come on, "Ye Xuan's point of view is indeed very clear, then you can continue to analyze the situation in the east."

(End of this chapter)