I really play basketball

Chapter 202
"Hello everyone, my name is Kevin Garnett, you can call me KG..."

At the beginning of September, a tall and thin newcomer came to the training camp, dark and not slender.

After this guy introduced himself, Xiao Chong pulled him:
"My new little brother, how is it? It looks like he's full of talent, right?"

While talking, he also asked KG to show off his long legs and long hands.

Lin Xing at the side looked at this immature but eager Garnett, what he thought in his heart was——

"Finally, there are players younger than me in the NBA."

That's right, Garnett is the first NBA player younger than Lin Xing.

Before Garnett, the youngest player in the NBA other than Lin Xing was the new top pick Lang Joe Smith who was selected before Garnett in this draft.

Even Joe Smith, who was born in 75, is more than a month older than Lin Xing.

It is said that Garnett is full of talent, so what is Lin Xing who has played in this league for two seasons?
Lin Xing shook his head and wanted to laugh, but after thinking about it, he found Huadian——

"Wait, Tim, your new boy? So you still have the old boy?"

Xiao Chong glared, and said as a matter of course: "Aren't you my former little brother?"

Lin Xing also stared: "Who is your little brother?"

Peyton chimed in: "That's right, just you, Tim? Are you worthy?"

Xiao Chong ignored him and did not respond to Lin Xing.

Although he didn't admit it verbally, deep down in his heart, Lin Xing still recognized Xiao Chong as the big brother.

In terms of ability, Xiao Chong may not be considered a big brother, but Xiao Chong has indeed helped Lin Xing a lot in terms of team relations and other aspects.

This time Xiaochong went to the Heat and caught up with Garnett, and it was also the old and the new.

The difference is that Garnett still needs to grow.

This time, Xiao Chong is the big brother no matter in terms of ability or team relations.

However, Lin Xing believes that as long as Xiao Chong survives these two years, the Heat will rise soon.

With Riley around, Garnett's career will be even bigger than in his previous life.

There was a newcomer in the training camp, so the already boring training camp added a lot of fun.

such as--

"Rookie, come to play a game?"

As soon as Xiao Chong led KG to the training ground, Kemp couldn't wait.

He didn't know the style and characteristics of Jia KG, but he roughly guessed from KG's body proportions:
This product is very similar to his style...

So on a whim, I wanted to play a game with KG.

As a result, within a few rounds of one-on-one fights, Kemp discovered that his opponent seemed to only be able to shoot with iron blood.

Under Kemp's defense, no matter how many shots he didn't.

For a while, Kemp came to a conclusion: Isn't this just a softie?
Not only Kemp, but the old and unscrupulous people like Payton and Shark on the sidelines are also talking——

"Tim, is this the level of your new little brother? It's far worse than Sida."

"It's not just far away, it's so soft, I'm afraid it's not a parallel import!"

"Parallel imports? No way? He was handpicked by Pat Riley."

"That's why Pat Riley picked the wrong guy..."

Lin Xing listened to these old and unserious discussions, but came up with a sentence:
"Soft? In my opinion, this guy is the hardest. There is no one in the league who is tougher than him."

Upon hearing Lin Xing's words, everyone felt that Lin Xing was really ironic.

I smiled and didn't say much...

Lin Xing was not surprised by the extremely hard and soft performance in front of him.

Because of hard specialties, it is not one-on-one.

Or to be more precise, if the opponent is an ordinary insider, one-on-one, he can still gain a slight advantage by relying on his proficient small skills and unrivaled flexibility in the insider.

But when the opponent is Sean Kemp, the hard special has no upper hand.

This does not mean that Harder is weaker than Camp. To put it bluntly, what Harder is good at is five-a-side basketball, not one-on-one.

If it is five-a-side basketball, he can organize and connect on the offensive end, and when he encounters a specific opponent, he can also make sudden shots and post-ups.

Why does he keep casting in Iron Blood?Because the best thing about the offensive end is his turnaround jumper with the back of his hand.

Of course, the strongest thing about Hardt is his defense——

Single defense, assisted defense and supplementary defense are omnipotent. At the peak, he can even give a sentence: He alone is the evaluation of a defensive system.

This kind of style and characteristics cannot be reflected in one-on-one, and can only wait for 5v5.

But at this time, even in 5v5, hard specials can't take advantage of Weber or Kemp.

He is still too young and needs time to grow up.

Looking at the immature hard special, Lin Xing also understood why the old Nelson didn't choose hard special, the hard special that is most suitable for small balls.

Lin Xing was still surprised at the beginning. He chose hard special, even if the 90s took the road of small ball forcefully, there is still a possibility of success.

Now, he understands—

Harder needs to grow up, and his growth period is not short, and the Warriors have no time to wait any longer.

……

By the end of September, Lin Xing's training camp will be over.

After that, the Warriors' preseason training camp was seamless.

This season, the old Nelson's goal is very clear, which is to win the championship.

Therefore, the Warriors' 15-man roster was determined early.

Even before the pre-season training camp started, he had already figured out how to line up the main lineup and rotation lineup for the new season.

"Starting five players, Stallion, Latrier, Dennis and Alonzo should be no problem, the third position, currently I tend to let Byron start, his defense is better..."

Why is Byron Russell the starting three?Because the old Nelson felt that with Lin Xing, Madman and Mourning, the starting lineup should have no shortage of offense.

More importantly, it must be defense.

Mullin can defend, but his defense is average, and he is definitely not as good as Russell.

In addition, Russell also has a three-pointer, and the offensive influence is not much different.

"Rotation, point guard Charlie (Ward) is too young, Scott (Brooks) is too old, Dell (Demps)... don't mention it;"

As for the position of point guard, although there are four players in stock, only Lin Xing is available.

Of course, this is pessimistic. If you are optimistic, Charlie Ward is growing rapidly, so someone can use the point guard position?
"Byron (Houston) at the shooting guard position is in good health, but he can use it. Joan's three-pointer is good, and he can also use it on certain occasions."

The two at the shooting guard position, Byron Houston should be in the rotation.

The strength of this guy lies in his body, a 250-pound frame, and his defense can't be worse.

As for Joan Barry, the old Nelson signed him purely for tactical considerations.

After playing in the playoffs for the past two years, the elder Nelson has a new understanding of space.

He feels that there is no harm in hoarding more three-point shooters in the team.

So, the small forward position——

"Byron is the main force and can shoot three-pointers. The same goes for Chris and Dell (Ellis). They are outstanding in three-pointers and can also use them."

Power forward position --

"Dennis is the main force, but Tangyell's playing time is indispensable. By the way, in the new season, give Tangyier some special three-point training programs. We have to turn him into a brand new top space four."

In fact, in the original historical line, Donyell Marshall was also in the Timberwolves first, and after struggling extremely, he transferred to the Warriors.

Under the guidance of the Warriors and old Nelson, Marshall has now embarked on the road to success as a top-level space-type four.

"Finally, at the center position, Alonzo is the main force, Robert is the substitute, and the rookie Greg Ostertag also needs to be given some playing time."

Old Nelson is still very optimistic about the Great Pyrenees, in his view, the Great Pyrenees is a version of Longley with a weakened offense but enhanced defense.

For the Warriors who have changed their style in the new season, if the Great Pyrenees can play well, the old chief will be able to play a little less.

After all, the old chief is 42 years old, and old Nelson has to plan ahead. What if the old chief can't play in the new season?

This is why he wants to use the Bulls' No. 20 pick to select the Great Pyrenees instead of Michael Finley, whom he is actually more optimistic about.

Before the pre-season training camp, Nelson Sr. generally delineated a nine-man rotation lineup.

Point guard Lin Xing alone, shooting guard Madman plus Byron Houston, small forward Russell and Mullin.

As for Dell Ellis, his playing time will drop sharply. Who makes him unable to defend against Russell, and the three-pointer is less interesting than Mullin?

The power forward is Rodman and Marshall, and the center is the old Chief Morninga for the time being.

However, within a few days of the training camp, Old Nelson overturned the nine-man rotation.

Because someone unexpectedly rose up...

"Lattler, Latterier, give the ball to Latterier!"

During an intra-team match, Old Nelson shouted and raised his hand to direct from the sidelines.

In this intra-team match, Lin Xing was boring. As soon as Old Nelson spoke, he immediately passed the ball to the madman.

Why did Nelson insist on letting him pass the ball to the Madman?Because of this intra-team match, the madman was devastated.

He was switched by Charlie Ward on the opposite side, and the defense became two rounds in a row.

With these two waves of defense, old Nelson's eyes lit up.

There is a guard defensive master by his side, Sydney Moncrief, after watching these two waves of defense, he couldn't help giving a thumbs up.

"Hey, Charlie's two waves of defense are interesting, aren't they?"

On the training ground, Charlie Ward has started his third consecutive defense against the Madman.

After being beaten back by Charlie Ward's defense twice in a row, the madman also became angry.

In the past, he was so careless in team training games.

This time, he was serious.

Madman has the second-fastest first step in the Warriors, and he doesn't show it easily on weekdays.

But this time, he couldn't take it anymore.

A crossover, wobbling a little space, followed by his second-fastest first step on the Warriors.

The space swayed away, but Charlie Ward made a precise positioning and was stuck in front of the madman again.

On the sidelines, Sydney Moncrieff's eyes lit up: "This defensive position is excellent!"

But then, on the training ground, the madman made another rapid change of direction and swiped past Charlie Ward.

This time, Charlie Ward didn't keep up.

The madman took one step, rushed to the basket, pushed the old chief, and made a layup.

But on the sidelines, Sydney Moncrief felt: "It's great to be able to prevent this far."

The old Nelson on the side touched his chin: "So, Charlie is available?"

"Available!"

Charlie Ward also has a three-pointer. The Warriors chose him back then because he had a three-pointer.

Comprehensive defense, Charlie Ward is certainly available.

But then, the question becomes——

Can the team's strength be improved by using Charlie Ward to replace who?

As preseason training camp progressed, Nelson Sr. had his answer.

"Byron (Houston)'s speed is too slow. Playing the second position is afraid that he will be slipped by an outstanding guard like Reggie Miller without the ball. Let's replace him..."

So, Charlie Ward pushed Byron Houston.

Next, Greg Ostertag also used his outstanding blocks and frame protection to top off the old chief.

Finally, before the start of the season, the Warriors' main rotation lineup was determined.

In the last week of the training camp, the Warriors' main lineup remained unchanged.

Point guard Lin Xingjia Charlie Ward, shooting guard Madman, small forward Russell and Mullin, power forward Rodman and Marshall, center Mourning and the White Bears.

In mid-October, the preseason kicked off.

This is also a good opportunity for the Warriors to test the lineup and test their tactical play.

During the pre-season training camp, the Warriors not only determined the main lineup, but also determined the tactics for the new season.

The defense must be defensive, but to what extent is the defense, that is also a big question mark.

After all, these days, the NBA clearly prohibits zone defense.

But there are more times when you turn a blind eye and close your eyes. Just like the Knicks and Spurs in the past few seasons, they have used zone defense most of the time.

It is declared to be a fake joint defense, but in fact it is a slight change in the joint defense.

In the pre-season training camp, the defense that Nelson took out was also a pseudo-zone defense.

Mourning protected the frame, covering the penalty area and the near frame area. Rodman swept the middle distance, and with two people inside, he contracted most of the basketball court.

Coupled with the periphery, it is an unlimited defense change from one to three.

The role of Byron Russell in the trade is reflected, among other things, at least in this starting lineup, the Warriors' defense has no dead ends.

Unlike last season, Xiao Chong's defense was a dead end.

When shooting rockets, they were often caught and hit by glider.

The new season is different. With the three players on the perimeter, plus Charlie Ward as a substitute, no matter how the Warriors change their defense, there will be no problem.

In the preseason, the first game, the Warriors' opponent is the Clippers.

In the new season, the Clippers are still as bad as ever. It's not that they got the fourth pick and picked Antonio McDyess for nothing.

In fact, they are useless by themselves.

The main reason is that the Clippers have been unable to find the right target in the past two years, and they don't know whether they should rebuild or mend for another year.

Their trade of Antonio McDyess for Brent Barry and Rodney Rodgers was more like another year of tinkering.

The problem is that they have no obvious strengths, and no amount of sewing will help.

Just like this preseason game, this new Warriors team has not yet fully formed, and they are not even familiar with their defensive system.

But in this game, the defending Clippers only scored 73 points.

After the game, the league exclaimed——

"In the new season, the Warriors are going to switch from offense to defense?"

"The Warriors who focus on defense are terrible, and their defense is too suffocating!"

However, only Old Nelson knew that the so-called suffocating defense was purely a foil to the Clippers' weakness.

(End of this chapter)