king of defenders

Chapter 951 Preseason

There is not much controversy about the team strength list. After all, many team lineups have undergone earth-shaking changes. At least from the book, this list is no problem.Take the Thunder, for example, and the Celtics. From the perspective of the lineup, they are really gorgeous, with a lot of stars. As for the running-in of each other, no one knows what the team's record will be. After all, the regular season has not yet started.

But regarding the star strength list, the fans are arguing endlessly and arguing.

"Why is Durant ranked No. 1? No. [-] should be LeBron, he is No.[-] in the league, look at his statistics, look at his performance, who can compare?"

"Durant's scoring is also very high, and the statistics are also gorgeous."

"Heh, is Durant as comprehensive as LeBron? Apart from scoring, assists and rebounds, can he be compared with LeBron?"

"But Durant won the championship, and LeBron didn't even make the Finals."

"That's because Durant is surrounded by Curry and Thompson. If LeBron is surrounded by Curry and Thompson, the championship is very easy for him."

The dispute about who is No. 1 in the league is the most heated. After all, James has always been No. [-] in the past few years, and suddenly became No. [-], which made many people very upset.

There are also some rankings behind, such as why Harden can rank fourth?Just look at the data?Then why not just sort by personal data.With the Rockets' performance in the playoffs, why does Harden rank fourth? What's the use of scoring? The key still depends on the ability to lead the team.

Some people complained about Lillard and thought he should be more forward.

Some people mentioned Irving, Butler, Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, DeRozan and others, and felt that many of them were no worse than the top ten players. This list is unfair to them.

As for the Heat, everyone shouted and expressed their dissatisfaction. With Meng Yun's performance in the past two seasons, especially in the playoffs last season, why did he rank seventh?
Even if you don't make it to the top three, you should make it to the top five.

Especially after experiencing Meng Yun's strength again, all the Heat players, including those "temporary workers", felt that Meng Yun was underestimated. This list was unfair and disrespectful to Meng Yun.

Meng Yun just smiled at this.

It's just a list made by the media. To put it bluntly, it's just a gimmick. What does it matter where it ranks?
What's more, I have only played for two seasons. Meng Yun doesn't think he has really stood at the peak of the nba mountain. He is still very young and still has many deficiencies, at least compared with those "superstars" , I really still need to learn and hone, and he feels very happy to be ranked seventh.

Now that he has entered the top ten, should he also be considered a "superstar"?

Meng Yun is indeed a "superstar" now.

If there was only a little prototype at the end of last season, then after a summer of precipitation, he is now.

Of course, these are unknown to the media. Their rankings can only be drawn up based on the performance of the players last season, and Meng Yun's performance last season was impeccable, especially in the playoffs, which made people feel amazing.If Meng Yun was not too young and lacked a little "qualification", I am afraid that he would really be able to enter the top five.

In a blink of an eye, it's October, and the NBA preseason begins.

The Heat have a total of 6 preseason games against the Hawks, Nets, Magic, Hornets, Wizards, and 76ers.

On October 10, the Heat played against the Eagles.

The preseason is to test the lineup, hone tactics, and check for omissions. Because the team has no major trades, Spoelstra is relatively relaxed. The Heat's starting lineup only replaces Luol Deng at the small forward position. It became Gerald Green.In addition, there are Whiteside, Monroe, Wade, and Meng Yun.

The Eagles didn't hide their secrets either, they were all on the main lineup, but they were still no match for the Heat. They were hung up and beaten from the very beginning. Meng Yun didn't even make a lot of shots. He just organized the offense, but he also sent out quick passes to assist his teammates. cut points.Meng Yun played 7 minutes in the first quarter and scored 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Spoelstra nodded again and again from the sidelines, without Luol Deng, but the team's flexibility has been improved, and the speed of offensive and defensive transitions has accelerated, which is more conducive to Meng Yun's performance.

As for the others, it's nothing. Except for Meng Yun, the others can't be said to have made progress. After all, no matter what their age is, they are not young people in their twenties, and they have already passed the stage of progress.

But that's good, at least it's robust enough.

After that, Spoelstra made a substitution, replacing Sullinger, Lu Wei and others one after another. Xiang Long sat on the bench and didn't play until the second quarter. His partners were Nene, Johnson, and Lu Wei. , Joseph Young.

Lu Wei is the core of the offense, Joseph Young is in charge of organization, Johnson is a shooter, Nene is in charge of defense and rebounding, and Xiang Long has similar tasks, but on the offensive end, he can have some autonomy in the low post.

"It seems that the coach still trusts the old players more." Meng Yun thought to himself, "We can only rely on Xiang Long's own efforts."

Xiang Long did indeed play well. When his teammates did not exclude him and were willing to trust him, he never let his teammates down. He scored in the low post again and again, which made Meng Yun heave a sigh of relief.

steady!

Xiang Long has always been steady, whether in normal training or on the field.

For a young player, this may be the most valuable thing.

"ball."

Xiang Long wanted the ball, and played with his back. The defender was against him and wrestled with him, but Xiang Long suddenly turned around and bypassed the defender. The basket was empty, but there was a defender in front of him. Long paused for a moment, then jumped up, forming a confrontation in the air, lifting the basketball.

"Snapped!"

"beep."

There was a crisp sound, and then the whistle sounded.

The referee gave a thug foul and signaled Xiang Long to go to the free throw line.

On the sidelines, Rostern frowned slightly, and said: "This ball can be divided by the dragon, and Nene has already had a chance. As long as an internal pass is made, Nene can easily score."

Spoelstra nodded, it is indeed the case, and similar situations have occurred more than once, and they have repeatedly appeared in the usual training, he has long noticed.

Is it because Xiang Long didn't see a chance for his teammates?
surely not.

So Xiang Long deliberately didn't pass it on?
Nor is it.

After observing many times, Spoelstra came to the conclusion that it wasn't that Xiang Long didn't see it, or that he didn't pass it on purpose, but that he trusted himself more than his teammates.

For example, this ball, he passed the defender, and at the same time attracted the defense of another inside player, he could pass the ball to Nene, but he thought he had passed the first defender and reached the basket, even There is a defender who can score by himself, so he chose to fight by himself.

The result was that he failed to score, but caused a foul by the opponent, walked to the free throw line, and with Xiang Long's free throw level, he could also score two points, but what Spoelstra thought was, why can't it be simpler?
(End of this chapter)