msmithbooks Chapter 974 The New Season Officially Opens
Chapter 974 The New Season Officially Opens
Chapter 974 The New Season Officially Opens
Durant stayed on the team, which means that the Warriors' Big 4 can still be retained.And because of the joining of Cousins, this Warriors team can theoretically make up a starting lineup of 5 All-Stars.
However, Cousins suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury, and his comeback status remains to be tested.Judging from the performance of those returning stars after a serious Achilles tendon injury, it is very likely that it will be difficult for him to return to his previous height.
Cousins' contract with the Warriors is only one year, with a total value of $1 million.The Warriors can't give him a bigger contract, and he won't sign a long-term contract with the team.
Everyone has their own plans. Kaoshen wants to compete for the championship and yearn for a bigger stage, but the center of the Warriors is indeed relatively weak, and he has a chance to start.The Warriors regard Kao Shen as a lottery ticket. If they win the third prize or above, it is possible to bring down the Thunder.
The Warriors need the X factor, and a healthy dose of mentality is enough to take an already talented team to the next level.
Xie Kai doesn't think Kaoshen can give this Warriors too much, even a healthy Kaoshen is the same. What the Warriors need is not Kaoshen, but James.As long as Iguodala is replaced by James, that is the truly terrifying player.
Even at his best, Kaoshen was never a good defender.He is very poor at defending against pick-and-rolls. He moves slowly and is unwilling to run.
His real height is less than 210cm, he is heavy and looks bulky.An insider of this size, in today's small ball era, is being chased and hit the target.
Even if it is offense, Kaoshen does have a strong shot in the low post, but looking at his efficiency, he is almost the least efficient among inside players. Many of his offenses are obtained by high shots.He is not a plug-and-play player, he is a player who needs to be centered around him and given a lot of possessions to get good numbers.
Not to mention that he had to fight the referee's brains from time to time. In terms of brains, he had more problems than McGee, and he was almost as good as the early roaring Tianzun.
Of course, with a contract of 530 million, which is not much higher than the basic salary, what bicycle do you need if you can get Kao Shen?
No matter how many shortcomings Kaoshen has, he can beat Rooney McGee on the offensive end when he is healthy. He also has a long-range shot, which can open up space and has a lot of tactical value.
As for injuries and temper tantrums, the Warriors are not afraid. It is a big deal, and the team's system will not be affected.
So even if Kaoshen joined the Warriors, not many people think that the Warriors have greater confidence in defeating the Thunder in the new season. After all, they still don't believe that Kaoshen is a star who can decide the game.
Xie Kai doesn't care about how other teams strengthen. He knows that he can't decide who else will sign. What he can do is to improve himself during the offseason and make himself stronger.
After the special training in July, Xie Kai returned to the United States.After that, at the strong request of his teammates and some NBA friends, he opened another special training session to China.
Everyone has already named this training camp "K God Training Camp", which made Xie Kai almost vomit blood.
——Can you have something new?
If you complain about it in your heart, Xie Kai still made a training plan for everyone, arranged the training venue and personnel, and did not ask everyone to pay a penny.
For him, this amount of money is really nothing. These people can stimulate consumption and tourism in China when they go to China, which can be considered as a contribution to the motherland.
Xie Kai has done a good job in charity since he became a superstar. He spends a lot of money on his charity every year, which makes his public image better and his reputation better.
Xie Kai in the new season is about to turn 30 years old. He knows that his career has entered the second half. While protecting his body, he must make some plans for the future.
September 9, 26-2018 season NBA media day.
ESPN, NBC and other reporters gathered at the press conference early.This season, the Big Five of the Warriors and the Big Three of the Thunder are the focus of media attention.For other teams, the Celtics' Irving + Shuangtanhua + Hai Gonggong + Horford are also one of the targets of attention, and the Rockets' light bulb + Melon is another combination that is expected.
In the current NBA, you don’t have more than two All-Stars on your team, and you are ashamed to say that you are competing for the championship...
On the media day, the Big Three of the Thunder are naturally the absolute protagonists, the cameras have been circling around them, and Xie Kai is already very used to the spotlight.Facing the reporter's questions, he also responded fluently, not at all like blushing and not knowing what to say when he first entered the league.
The media will be the team training camp in the future. Once the training camp comes, the pace of the new season will be near.
For a two-time winning team like the Thunder, the preseason is a warm-up.Their lineup is well preserved, and the core rotation is basically retained. It only needs to let Noll and other individuals adapt to the team's overall tactics.
On October 10, the NBA season opener.
The Thunder, as the defending champions, became the first team in the league to start.They sit at home against the Charlotte Hornets.
Before the game, the championship ring awarding ceremony is carried out according to the usual practice.
When the championship members of last season all received the championship rings, and when the championship banner of the 2017-18 season was raised over the Ford Center Arena, home of the Thunder, the joy and excitement of winning the championship were stimulated again. Many of them shed tears of excitement.
The Thunder fans at the scene were happy. They witnessed the team's second championship banner rising over this arena.
The newly joined players such as Noel are also very excited, because they have the opportunity to become a member of the dynasty with such a team.
This is the night that belongs to the Thunder, and the Hornets as the visiting team seem a bit redundant.The Hornets have not had a very satisfactory record in the past few seasons.The team owner Michael Jordan is really good at playing basketball, but as the owner in charge of the team, his vision is really poor.
I think when Jordan was still in the Wizards, he asked the team to choose Kwame Brown as the No. [-] pick, and Brown almost became the worst No. [-] pick in history.If it wasn't for someone like Bennett who appeared later, Brown would definitely be among the worst.
Jordan's insane performance in recent seasons is to let Jeremy Lin go and give France's Pippen Batum a contract worth [-] million yuan...
Batum He De He Neng, actually got a contract of [-] million yuan...
Batum's scoring average dropped to 11.6 points last season, and his salary was $2243 million...
People are stupid and have a lot of money, maybe they are Jordan's Hornets?But he is very shrewd in some places, such as not even offering Jeremy Lin a $1000 million contract.
(End of this chapter)