You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 827 Distinctive
The preseason game between the 76ers and the Cavaliers attracted a lot of attention because of the attitudes of both sides.

People in the industry didn't expect that they would play the game with the attitude of the playoffs, and they didn't expect that in a preseason game, Wei Xia and James could play seriously for 37 minutes, and each scored a triple-double to decide the winner.

The 76ers with "home field advantage" won the game.

Wang Zhelin was the No. 14 male in this game. Although he only played 11 minutes, as long as he was on the court, someone would play the ball. His ability to finish the penalty area was demonstrated, with 6 points and [-] rebounds in a single game, which was very good.

"For Chinese fans, this game is perfect."

The feelings of the two contestants are not the same.

James expressed regret about the loss, something those who know him well know that it rarely happens.

James doesn't care about the success or failure of the preseason and regular season, as long as he can make the playoffs.He suddenly put so much emphasis on winning or losing the preseason game. It can only be said that he puts the 76ers in a very high position in his heart, and even a victory in the preseason game is worthy of joy.

Wang Zhelin looked happy, and the game gave him a boost of confidence.

On the contrary, Rondo was impatient when he was repeatedly asked about his evaluation by the Chinese media: "He is very young and very talented, but he still needs to polish his skills, especially pick-and-roll and screen."

Wang Zhelin's fake pick-and-roll habits developed in the CBA are likely to be targeted by opponents if they are placed in the NBA.

But he also used this game to let the 76ers know how to use him in the future.

As long as you let him play, find a way to let him catch the ball in the penalty area. With his touch at the basket, even if he is defending against Anthony Davis, it is not impossible to play.

Wei Xia doesn't have as many complaints as Rondo, nor is he as optimistic as Wang Zhelin. He thinks that Wang Zhelin is playing very well. At the same time, in order to adapt to the speed of the NBA, the next year in the CBA is very critical.

"If the goal is to be in the NBA, he needs to lose his weight and develop a mid-range and long-range shot at the same time."

Wei Xia, like the coaching staff, saw Wang Zhelin's future in the NBA clearly.

To gain a foothold in the league, you must rely on offense. It is pure dogmatism to say that you start with defense and that all rookies are the same.

Wang Zhelin's condition is that he can't defend well.

He can't guard Deng Huade in the national team, can't stop any defender from putting the ball into the Fujian team's basket in the CBA, and can't prevent the most brutal carnivorous guards on the planet in the NBA.

The only defensive attribute he can improve is low post defense.

But in today's NBA, how many insiders are good at post-ups?
There are more and more light insiders like Davis who start from the guard and can attack like a small forward. If these people are pulled to the high-level basket to play, Wang Zhelin's defense will also be killed in seconds.

Therefore, those who expect Wang Zhelin to start with defense are not sure about the situation.

Wei Xia made it very clear in front of the media that he also hoped that Wang Zhelin would clarify his position early.

After defeating the Cavaliers, the 76ers have the last game left in the preseason. The opponent is the defending champion of the CBA, Beijing Shougang.

The Beijing team is the spoiler of the CBA and the king-killer. They ended the dominance of the Guangdong team and at the same time let the fans see how unstoppable a guard who was an All-Star in the NBA at his peak, came to the CBA Nirvana when he was old, and had a sense of belonging to his city and worked hard for it.

In recent years, Marbury has been the Jordan of the CBA.

It's just a preseason game against the 76ers. Even if he is Jordan Bendan, it is impossible to bridge the gap between the CBA champion and the NBA champion on his own.

This is the real Jordan.

The 76ers beat the Beijing team by 40 points, crushing all positions.

Marbury is God in the CBA, but he is close to 40 years old, and the 76ers gave him respect in the matchup.Basically, a strong defender is arranged.

Beijing's other points lost the restraint of Marbury, and they were not in the same grade in front of the NBA championship. Even if the 76ers deliberately released water, there was no way for them to lose more decently.

The 76ers' preseason is over.

They are the first team in NBA history to complete all preseason games in China.

The preseason ended and the 76ers took a day off.

Wei Xia took his teammates to climb the Great Wall.

Their arrival made many old security guards at the Great Wall feel as if they had passed away.Nearly ten years ago, Yao Mai's Rockets also came here.

Now a different team, a different face, a different era.

The 76ers only stayed for one day before returning to the United States to prepare for the new season.

There are still 3 days before the start of the new season, and they have to use these three days to adjust the time difference.

The 76ers in the new season are somewhat different from before.

They are not fully staffed.

The best sixth man in the team, Jrue Holiday, will be absent indefinitely due to family reasons.

In July of this year, Holiday's wife, Lauren, experienced frequent headaches. The MRI results showed that there was a benign tumor on the right side of the brain. Experts at Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles and Duke University Hospital also gave the same reexamination results, but fortunately, this tumor can be treated with surgery and will not harm the child, but the surgery must wait until after the child is born.

So the Holidays decided to wait six weeks after the baby was born for surgery.In order to take care of his wife, Holiday decided to truce.

This is not an easy decision.

This year is Holiday's contract year. Most players will try their best to show their worth in their contract year, so that they can sign a better one at the end of the contract.

Holiday's wife, Lauren, is a member of the U.S. women's national soccer team. Few wives of NBA players can surpass their husbands in athletic achievement.

The rare exceptions are Vujacic and Sheldon Williams, both role players in the NBA who ended up finding world-class partners.Holiday is different. He doesn't have much room to play in the star-studded 76ers. If he goes to a team that allows him to fire at will, he may not be able to become an All-Star.

His wife, Lauren, is a superstar in the field of women's football. She has been elected the best women's football player in the United States and the MVP of the American Women's Football League. In the 2015 Women's World Cup, Lauren also contributed goals in the final and helped the US team win the Women's World Cup for the third time. She also has many more fans on Twitter than her husband.

This summer, Lauren helped the U.S. women's football team win the World Cup championship (pregnant). For the sake of her family, she chose to retire at the peak of her sports career. Unexpectedly, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor not long after.

She and Holiday met at UCLA. They have the same athletic talent and competitive spirit. It can be said that they are a match made in heaven.

Now that his wife is sick, Holiday chose to take an indefinite truce regardless of his contract year. The team expressed their understanding, and all his teammates sent him text messages to greet him.

It can be said that this is the first ominous sign on the 76ers' road to three consecutive championships.

Without Holiday, the 76ers' guard line is much weaker than before.

The only pure point guard left on the lineup is Rajon Rondo.

Although they are not as dependent on Holiday as Weixia, if Rondo does not perform well and needs someone to control the ball, there is a high probability that various misplacements will occur.

It is foreseeable that Wei Xia will spend more time playing point guard in the new season than before.

On October 10, the 30ers watched other teams play the opening game at home.

There are very few defending champions who do not play the opening game, and the 76ers are one of them. They have just returned from China, and the league also took this into consideration when formulating the schedule, so they arranged their first game of the new season on November 11, against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

This year's Thunder team reached a crossroads.

Next summer, Kevin Durant has a chance to become an unrestricted free agent.If he does not renew his contract with the Thunder, the free market will become extremely lively.

Wesha waited until they got to Philadelphia before calling Durant.

"KD, how do you feel today?"

"Not good, so I will blow you up to vent my anger."

Wei Xia snorted softly: "You are really becoming more and more immodest now."

"That's who I am."

The more Durant lets himself go, the more Wei Xia has a new understanding of the power of the media.

I think he was brought here all the way in the same way back then, all superstars were teased by the media at times.

Some people withstood the pressure, so that these yin and yang media had to hide all their dissatisfaction and flatter you again.And some people became Wechat in 2008, James in 2011 and Durant today.

Does anyone still remember that after James defected to his brother in 2010, Durant brought his Oklahoma City teammates on the cover of "SI", how did the world praise him for his low-key and humility?
Since last year, the media in Oklahoma City carried forward the tradition that the local media must backstab the star of their own team, and began to promote the argument that Westbrook is better than him, and Durant's mentality changed immediately.

His transformation continues.

Unlike Wei Xia and James, although they also vented their anger like crazy, they quickly controlled their emotions.

Durant tasted the forbidden fruit and found that it was quite cool to do so. Then, the human setup collapsed and he couldn't go back.

Fans hope that the stars of professional sports will always be pure and enthusiastic, and always keep their hearts; however, professional sports is an industry that can only be successful and continue to be successful because of paranoia and arrogance.

If one day, they are no longer paranoid, tossing, and childish, then the temperament of eager for success may also disappear.

No way, the iron law of sports psychology is like this.The psychology of superstars is mostly not that healthy; in fact, most tragic industries are like this.

This is Wei Xia's most outstanding place. He is 31 years old and still likes to cause trouble on the court. Except for a period of time when he was shut up by the media in 2008, in other years, people can see his appearance when he first entered the league.

(End of this chapter)