Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 264 [New Season, New Atmosphere! 】

The Bobcats beat the Grizzlies 87-82 in their first preseason game.

The Bobcats' first home game in the preseason is against the Atlanta Hawks.Yao Ming missed only 82 of the 5 regular season games last season. After finishing the finals, he rushed back to China to participate in the Olympics without stopping. He is the busiest player in the NBA.In order to allow Yao Ming to get enough rest, the Eagles did not arrange for him to play the preseason game, nor did he go to Charlotte to watch the game this time.

Hayes and Billups will certainly not participate in the preseason, but this did not reduce the enthusiasm of the fans.Although it was only a preseason game, the Time Warner Arena was still full.

How much help other Bobcats players can provide to Hayes this season is what fans are most concerned about.So they are willing to spend money to the Time Warner Arena to watch the newly joined players play, especially the No. 4 rookie Brook Lopez who was touted before the game and Kevin Durant, the No. [-] pick last season.

Another reason why people pay attention to this game is that the Bobcats have changed their mascot.This game was the first time a new mascot appeared at home. This new mascot is Kung Fu Panda, still played by the staff who originally wore the "Rufus" skin.

Before the start of the Olympic Games, the Bobcats published a poll on the official website, soliciting fans' opinions on whether to replace the mascot Bobcat "Rufus" with the Kung Fu Panda "Po".

As a result, only 23% of the fans believed that the Bobcats should continue to retain Rufus' image on the grounds that it matched the team's name. 25% of fans think it doesn't matter what they change.And 52% of netizens voted for Kung Fu Panda, for various reasons.

Kung Fu Panda is more popular; Hayes voices Kung Fu Panda, and replacing Kung Fu Panda is a tribute to the leader of the team; the image of Kung Fu Panda is more likable than Rufus, etc.

Most people don't care whether the mascot is a local symbol. The mascot of the 76ers is a fat rabbit wearing sunglasses. Does it have anything to do with the team name?The Rockets' mascot, the Rocket Bear, doesn't seem to have anything to do with the name of the Rockets, but he is one of the most popular mascots in the NBA.The most important thing about a mascot is that it has an attractive image and can play tricks.After the vote, the Bobcats changed the mascot.

Before the game, Hayes and Kung Fu Panda performed "Chinese Kung Fu" together, and asked the young fans to participate in the fight with Kung Fu Panda. The panda was kicked in the crotch by the children and fell to the ground... The fan interaction before the game was very lively , the DJ at the scene said that after changing the mascot, maybe many children would ask their parents to come to the arena to watch Kung Fu Panda instead of watching the game.

The new season has not yet started, Hayes' reputation has reached a new height. There is no NBA team whose mascot can be associated with a star.Hayes created a "precedent".

Bobcats veteran Camby also chose to rest in this game.The starting center is Brook Lopez, power forward Andrea Bargnani, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Kevin Durant, and point guard Rajon Rondo.

The Hawks have not changed much in their lineup this season, they just signed back Childress, who was sent to the Rockets and whose contract expired.Traded two bench players for New York's Jamal Crawford.Last season, Crawford and Bunche-Wells competed for the ball, which caused conflicts in the locker room. New York finally chose to renew Wells with a full mid-level contract and gave up Crawford.

In this way, the Eagles took a big deal, and Crawford's scoring ability is very strong.He is a combo player who averaged 18.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists last season. He can completely replace the second-year rookie Rodney Stuckey in the starting lineup.

In this game, except for the absence of Yao Ming, all the main players of the Eagles who participated in the finals last season appeared on the stage.Starters Crawford, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Pachulia.

The Bobcats played a little cautiously at the beginning. They fell behind by a large score in the first half. In the second half, they found their shooting feeling. The offense of the two big players, Bargnani and Durant, made the Eagles very uncomfortable.In particular, Durant singled out Hawks All-Star Joe Johnson and made several pull-up jumpers, showing a strong offensive ability.

Brook Lopez had a sluggish performance against Al Horford against the Grizzlies in the last game, scoring only 8 points and 4 rebounds. He played well against Pachulia in this game, scoring 15 points.Marc Gasol also performed well, scoring 12 points.Gasol is not only physically strong, but also has a mid-range shot. The two teamed up to blow up the Eagles inside.

The Bobcats lost the game 84 to 93 at home, but the teenagers were recognized by the fans.

Finish the eagle. On October 10, the Bobcats will play against the Magic at home.Both sides are mainly relying on the bench lineup to fight, the Bobcats beat the Magic 16 to 100 in the cheers of the fans.

When a Bobcats player gets the ball, the fans cheer.But as soon as the Magic attacked, there were loud boos.It's not because the Bobcats were eliminated last season and couldn't afford to lose.But now fans all over the United States and even the world believe that the Magic relied on malicious fouls and the help of the referees to defeat the Bobcats.

After the playoffs, a video went viral on the Internet.Someone edited the video of the game between the Bobcats and the Magic, and found out all the vicious fouls the Magic made on Hayes.

Turkoglu and Tony Batty suddenly became the despicable villains that fans all over the United States crusade against.Even Dwight Howard was condemned by the fans, because he caused Wallace to be injured in the first game and missed the entire series. Although Howard was not a malicious foul, the fans already regarded the Magic as a dirty team. , A biography that echoes what others say, is not malicious but has become malicious.

"The Magic play too dirty." "Even without Wallace, if it weren't for so many malicious fouls by the Magic, the Bobcats would still have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals." "People like Turkoglu should be suspended. The referee gave an ordinary foul, obviously he was bribed..." Such rumors are endless.

The "darkness" of magic brings out the "light" of Lynx even more.

Some people on the Internet cited the statistics of Hayes last season. Hayes has the least number of free throws among the top stars, but he also scored the most inside points among this group of people.He made nearly 3 free throws less than James.

David Stern's suppression of Hayes for his "godson" James and Howard is regarded as the truth by everyone.People began to believe that Hayes was the real star, the only superstar who didn't get a star whistle, and the one who could save the league.

The popularity of Hayes far surpasses that of James. James is the loser in every "Hayes" matchup. The fans think it is obvious who is stronger and who is weaker.And another superstar, Kobe, can only be a defensive player in the Olympics, averaging 12.4 points per game, shooting less than 50%, and Hayes does not seem to be at the same level.

The fans would never have imagined that the person who edited the video and found the data to post on the Internet was all arranged by Stern.Although Stern seemed to slap himself in the face by doing so.But he didn't think it mattered, because the fans' doubts never stopped.The credibility of the NBA has already been damaged due to the Donaghy gambling case.If it is not broken, Stern first made people feel disgusted by the star whistle, then promoted Hayes' reputation to an unprecedented height, but did not use the star whistle to take care of him, and finally used Hayes' image to change the league. status quo.

Before the start of the new season, Stern first appointed Ronald Johnson, a retired American two-star general, as the senior vice president of the NBA Referee Affairs Department. reconstruction.
The NBA appointed Bernie Flair and Joe Borgia to the refereeing administration.

The newly appointed Fryer has extensive experience, having whistled 28 games in his 1700-year professional refereeing career.In this personnel adjustment, he was promoted from the former deputy director of the administrative department and the staff coordination department to the vice chairman and executive officer of the referee administration department. He will be mainly responsible for supervising the referee's enforcement of each game and daily management.Another newly appointed vice chairman of the operation department, Borgia, is mainly responsible for the recruitment and training of new referees.For the past several years, he has been the director of NBA administration and development.
Johnson's tenure is interesting.This is a "jump line"!Apart from being a lifelong basketball fan, he does not have any basketball background, but he is confident that with his experience as a commander and engineer in the military, he can bring guidance and innovation to the refereeing work in the NBA!
The NBA's new slogan has also been changed to "Fair Play!" Shouting this slogan, some fans dismissed it, and some felt that the league had already expressed its determination to make drastic reforms.

No matter what Stern will do, there is one person who will definitely benefit, and that is Hayes, who has become the spokesperson of the league's image.Stern did not announce to anyone that Hayes is the spokesperson, but Hayes has already established his status and has been recognized by fans all over the world. This is the brilliance of Stern's publicity.

In the following preseason games, Hayes and Billups have not played. On the 19th, the Bobcats lost again to the Eagles in an 88-92 away game.

On the 21st, the Bobcats lost 92 to 98 at home to the Phoenix Suns.

On the 22nd and 24th, the Bobcats lost to the Los Angeles Lakers twice at home and away.

Bobcats preseason record is not good, 2 wins and 5 losses.But they have achieved the purpose of military training.

The reason why the warm-up match contacted the team in this way is because the Bobcats believe that the biggest rival in the East is the Eagles.The Lakers are most likely to meet in the Finals.

The Lakers are generally favored by experts this season.The combination of Gasol and Kobe is not inferior to Garnett and Iverson.

Due to insufficient salary, the Timberwolves have not successfully signed this season.In addition, the Timberwolves are a team that relies on veterans to dominate the world. The older the players are, the harder it is to guarantee their status.

The Lakers have a good combination of age groups. The introduction of Artest, a defensive player who reached the peak of his career last season, is even more powerful in the starting lineup.

Before the start of the season, teams want to find out the truth.In order to make the rookies adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game as soon as possible, the Bobcats have been sending young players to the game in the preseason.Wallace, Camby and other main players also went through the motions, but Durant, Lopez, Rondo, Weaver and others played the longest time.So the Lakers and Hawks don't have much to gain except knowing that the Bobcats have a strong rookie bench.

The Bobcats also can't figure out the reality of the Lakers, because they also mainly sent off the bench.But the new season is about to start, when the team's strength will have nothing to hide.

(End of this chapter)