0620 Road to Three Consecutive Championships
When he flew back to China, Su Yang guided the men's basketball team while paying attention to the trading operations of other teams in the league.
In the West, the Lakers made huge investments, a four-year, $72 million contract signed with Rollden, and a four-year, $64 million contract signed with Mozgov, which directly ruined the Lakers' achievements in the next four years. If there is no strong man from the sky, it will definitely be useless.
Fans and ordinary media were shocked.
Su Yang and others who knew the inside story knew very well that it was Buss' last madness, and the Lakers' infighting was quite fierce.
The Clippers, who are also in Los Angeles, failed to pursue Durant. Their basketball president Rivers personally renewed his contract with two-year head coaching contract, and also renewed his contract with a 3-year, $35 million deal for a strong man, his son Austin Rivers, is a true Chinese dictionary.
There have been rumors within the league management that Ballmer was originally planning to not renew Rivers during the offseason, but by chance, not long after the decision was made, the media reported that there was still racial discrimination within the Clippers, which scared Ballmer so much that he could only stare at him.
The other two teams in the Pacific Division did not strengthen any of them, and it seemed that they would be at the bottom of the record. The Warriors were unable to get a strong point guard in the free market. Instead, they traded with the Mavericks and sent Bogut away for Pachuria.
Seeing that the deal was completed, Su Yang immediately reminded the players in the Kings group chat: Pachuria is an old man...
Among the other strong teams in the Western Conference, the Spurs introduced Gasol and David Lee, sent Dior away, retired Duncan, and officially used Leonard as the core of the ball. The basketball IQ of the entire team is still guaranteed, the strength of the frontcourt is still guaranteed, and the problem of the backcourt has not been solved.
The Rockets did not renew their contract with Howard and were preparing to straighten Capela. They had no other reinforcements, and their strength was the same as last season.
The Thunder sent Ibaka away in exchange for Sabonis and Oladipo, which was only a small fight and no substantial improvement.
The other Jazz, Grizzlies, and Trail Blazers are considered to be a bit powerful, but it is difficult to pose a threat to the playoffs. In the entire Western Conference, only the Spurs and the Warriors can pose a threat to the Kings, but the Spurs and the Warriors also have obvious flaws and are difficult to resist.
In the east, the Bulls sent Ross and Noah to the Knicks and let Gasol go, leaving only Butler and Anthony. Although Wade and Rondo joined, their offensive end improved slightly, their defensive strength had seriously declined and they could not become super competitors.
Overall, the only teams that can represent the battle between the East and the West are still the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers rely entirely on LeBron.
"Sports Illustrated" first issue in August, special comments on the operations of the 30 teams in the offseason league. The Lakers got d-, the Warriors got c, the Cavaliers got b-, the Spurs got a-, and the Kings got the only s evaluation, which was super awesome.
Rio O's date was held immediately. As a special adviser, Su Yang followed the men's basketball team to compete. In the group stage of Group A, he defeated Venezuela, and narrowly defeated France without Batum and Dior. He advanced to the quarterfinals with difficulty and lost to Spain.
The quarterfinals are pretty good.
Domestic media praised Su Yang very much, and with the growth of a group of young players such as Zhou Qi, the men's basketball team will definitely have successors.
After the Olympics, I returned to China and made another investment, aiming at the fields of online ride-hailing and bicycle sharing, and making a small profit.
I originally wanted to develop an online education layout, but that was really not conducive to the improvement of people's living standards, so I gave up decisively.
Flying around every day, but urging the players to train without relaxing, especially LaVine's ball holding, Grant and Antetokounmpo's shooting, George's breaking double-team, and the tactical adaptation of the two rookies Brogdon and Dorian, which was a little worried.
At the end of September, Su Yang flew back to Sa City and began to prepare for the new season training camp related to the training camp, starting the road to three consecutive games.
There is no need to make major adjustments in the ball tactical system, and the core members have not changed. The main purpose is to make newcomers such as Brogden and Bamot familiar with them as soon as possible. During practice, they also deliberately disrupted the starters and substitutes to prepare for the frequent 13 players to play in the game.
A few days of training took place.
Su Yang found that LaVin's ball holding level has indeed improved significantly, and Antetokounmpo's shooting has not made much progress, but his ball holding stability and defensive positioning are stronger. He no longer needs to rely too much on physical fitness as before, and he is vaguely close to the peak of Garnett.
What's even more surprising is that Grant has a higher end efficiency at the basket, and has a little mid-range training and a cut-in and throwing around the screen. When he appears as a substitute power forward, he can already serve as a tactical starting point rather than a pure defense player.
Unfortunately, the fixed-point three-pointer was not that stable. After several games of team training, it floated between 31% and 37%.
On October 2, the Kings held a new season press conference.
Speaking of whether it will help Curry to compete in the three consecutive MVPs, Su Yang said bluntly: "To be honest, I won't help deliberately. Command will naturally develop, because our goal is to win three consecutive championships, but if hope appears at the end of the season, I will definitely find a way."
Speaking of how to inspire the players' desire for three consecutive championships, Su Yang smiled and said, "I don't need to inspire you! They are all guys who look very calm, but their inner flames are even more fierce than Cleveland Volcano. They train themselves as self-disciplined..."
Speaking of who may be the biggest opponent in the three consecutive championships, Su Yang said: "I think it is the Spurs. They have built a system that is excellent in offense and defense around Leonard. Of course, the Warriors and the Cavaliers also have strong strength, but the Spurs are more stable."
The news report was released on the same day, and fans of the Spurs and other teams expressed despair: Curry is still in his peak period, Antetokounmpo and Lavine have become more fierce than before, Grant vaguely felt like Covington at the time, Brogdon is really the best rookie...
On October 5, the Kings ushered in their first preseason game at the Honda Center in Anaheim, against the brand new Lakers.
Alien also represented the Lakers in the game. Su Yang took advantage of the preparations before the game to chat with him and complain about the weather in California.
On the Lakers, except for rookie Ingram, all the main players are playing, including Rollden and Mozgov who joined the offseason, while on the Kings, Galloway, Brogdon, Dorian, Grant, Zhou Qi and the Kings take turns to serve as centers.
The Kings' lineup's salary is less than 5 million, which is less than one-third of that of Roll Deng, but the Lakers were hit in the first quarter.
Lakers freshman head coach Walton focuses on mobile offense.
Su Yang had learned from this, and this special imitation was made.
But the Kings used five well-trained and positive players, and lacked training for the Lakers and average-minded players, just like the same tactics, Rondo's execution was a wonderful pass and a fast break, while Westbrook's execution was an outrageous mistake.
After the game, Kings' second round combination Brogden and Grant scored 54 points together, and the Lakers' lottery combination Russell and Randle were completely defeated. The Lakers' super fan Snoop was so angry that he cursed on Twitter: Walton is a fool and can't coach at all.
After a day off, the Kings faced the Warriors at the San Jose Stadium in San Jose, and Experimental Bamot served as the starting small forward.
The main starting lineups include Curry, George, Antetokounmpo, and Cousins. The offensive firepower overflowed and they needed to do more dirty and tiring work. Covington used to do it before, but after Turner left this season, a substitute needed a player who could defend and attack. Covington became the best choice. If Bamott was asked to be substituted, it would lead to more defense and insufficient offense.
Eight minutes before the two teams fought seriously, the Kings led by 7 points slightly, and then the Warriors took the initiative to turn into a test rotation, and the Kings also followed the test rotation. When the whole game was finished, they defeated the Warriors 115-96, and Brogdon scored the highest 24 points in the game.
After playing against the Warriors, the Kings flew back to Sassa City and faced Israeli clubs Maccabi Haifa, Lakers, Wizards, and Clippers, winning four consecutive victories, ending the preseason with a record of six consecutive victories, and then continuing to focus on training to solve the problems found in the preseason.
On the 24th, Su Yang and Hinki signed an early contract renewal with Antetokounmpo and made it public through official Twitter.
In the entire 13th rookie, only Antetokounmpo and CJ McCollum reached an early contract renewal, which made fans sigh that the 13-year draft was a disaster. Bennett, Cody Zeller, Alex Lane, and Lorenze Noel could all stand alone.
Chapter completed!