Healing Basketball

Chapter 324 324. ZTE's Nets
Thanks to the fact that Kevin Pritchar still maintains the habit of going away with the team after becoming the vice president. Otherwise, if I talk to Liu Xiu tonight about this matter, the coach will not take care of it. The two new assistants At first glance, it is clear that there is no thinking in this area at all, and the shooting coach and logistics assistant are just here to make up the numbers.

The vice president explained to Liu Xiu about the division of positions and changed the subject.

Liu Xiu learned something that he hadn't been exposed to before - the division of positions in tactics.

After Jordan, many people's perception of shooting guards-shooting guards are omnipotent in scoring, rebounding, and assisting.

In the traditional sense, the position division-point guard organizes the offense, the shooting guard responds to the shot, the small forward breaks through, the power forward does the dirty work, and the center scores in singles.

Of course, in the current era when positions are gradually blurring, it is out of date to place such a rigid division on players. Now players have diversified positions. However, when formulating tactics, there are always some fixed roles, such as Nuo Viski's role in tactics is 'shooting guard', while Ben Wallace is 'power forward'.

"So that's how it is...but you were really generous when you traded, and you signed a few in the first round."

Liu Xiu recalled the offers that the teams had received for trading Carter, as well as the offer that the Nuggets had received from Kenyon Martin before, and complained a few words.

The coach is used to Liu Xiu's strange complaints, and the new assistant coach didn't realize why the topic jumped so fast.

Now Kevin Pritchar, who has become the vice president, is in a different position, considers different things, and naturally reads different information.

The vice president talked about the possible trade of the team. The general content is that the players in the team have different levels of integration into their current positions. Which players are running in better, which players are not so good, and which players are playing. Which changes are not suitable, which ones are suitable... The Raptors came to the door to try to trade Carter, and it came very suddenly. In the past two days, it is normal that they have not had time to communicate with the core of the team's key training, but now I have to say something , Their offers will definitely be exposed in the future, just like the offers of the Mavericks, Nets and other teams are exposed. God knows if the media exposed that the Raptors want Liu Xiu as a bargaining chip, will it be written that Liu Xiu was involved in the transaction? In, no, it will definitely be written like this.

In addition, there is indeed a trading plan later, so it is good to communicate in advance.

The trade will not be very big. The benefits of trading back to Payton are better than the best results expected at the beginning. The starting lineup still has great potential. If you want to trade this season, it will only be on the bench Make a fuss.

However, Payton's age must be considered. The vice president asked the type of point guard Liu Xiu wanted to partner with.

Liu Xiu used to play point guard himself, so he is no longer a rookie. He must have played against all the best point guards in the league.

Liu Xiu thought for a while and came up with a name that surprised the vice president and the coaches.

For reference, there is nothing unexpected about it, just check it out later.

After chatting for a while about signings, tonight's interim meeting is over.

After the coaches left, the vice president stayed and chatted with Liu Xiu about the draft pick.

Liu Xiu was ready to talk about this topic sooner or later, and chatted with the vice president about the 'rookie bonus' for a while.

There was no such thing as a rookie bonus before. In the past, rookie contracts were a headache for all teams. In the mid-90s, rookies were the group of players with the highest salary in the NBA. The No. 95 pick in 95, Joe Smith He was the player with the smallest rookie contract in those years, but his salary in the 96-[-] season was also higher than that of Jordan and Pippen.

But the overall salaries in the NBA have risen too fast. After a few years, the two rookie contracts scolded by Kidd and the Big Dog at the time have become super-valuable contracts. Years ago, if it wasn't for a certain high-ranking pick, it wouldn't hurt at all to trade.

Even for restricted free agents like Kenyon Martin whose rookie contract expires, the Nuggets are willing to spend 3 first rounds to trade.

"...we will be able to free up salary space next summer, in fact, relying on my rookie contract, the madman's rookie contract, and the fact that Zach's rookie contract has expired and the new contract has not been implemented.

In addition to this rookie bonus, there are also useful players who can be used cheaply for 4 years. A team like ours that needs to pay a luxury tax can only use mid-level contracts to compete for high-quality pitchers during the offseason, but if we can choose one to train in college A high-quality pitcher who has been around for long enough, even if he has no potential, as long as the function can be used, the salary is still low..."

Listening to Liu Xiu's words, the vice president felt that the times were changing too fast, and it seemed that he would chat with young people more often in the future.

While sighing in his heart, the vice president heard a real sigh.

"Hey, this team is really difficult to lead. The coach, general manager, and president all have to be fed by me bite by bite."

屮!
The vice president swears on the spot, his blood pressure soars, he wants to rebel... Eh?Wait, where's the coach?What about teaching assistants?屮屮!He just let these people go first!
The vice president slammed the door and left in anger. After returning to his room, he thought about it. Regarding the draft...it is very important to increase investment in scouting. He was very interested in the draft. After Liu Xiu chatted, he paid more attention to this.

Form a Rose Bay scouting team!
Angered by the warden, the vice president was very upset, and was going to spend the boss's money to vent his anger!
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Early the next morning, the Trail Blazers left Toronto and flew to New Jersey.

Before leaving, Liu Xiu hesitated, but in the end he didn't call Carter or send text messages or emails. Based on his understanding of Carter, Carter probably wanted to lick his wounds alone at this time. The woman's comfort is okay, but the man's comfort It will definitely be regarded as sympathy and thankless things, he will not do it.

After arriving in Rutherford Town, which is an hour's drive from Jersey City Airport, the coaching staff arranged for a rest, but some players of the Trail Blazers, under the organization of Payton, McDyess and other veterans, actively discussed issues about the game , About small-scale cooperation.

Not only the players are busy, but the coaching staff has also been working overtime every day recently.

Next, we will play back-to-back away games against the Nets and Celtics. We have to be prepared. These are two tough bones.

After a night of rest, on November 11, the Trail Blazers came to the Army Aviation Center to challenge the Nets away.

The Nets have played 12 games so far, with 10 wins and 2 losses, ranking first in the Atlantic Division and first in the Eastern Conference.

The Trail Blazers have played 11 games so far, with 10 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the Northwest Division and first in the West.

The top of the East and the West played against each other, attracting much attention.

The town of Rutherford has been extremely lively these two days, and the game has also been broadcast live by many TV stations.

After entering the arena, Payton and Kidd chatted happily. Kidd has been with Payton since he was a child.

Joining the Trail Blazers, the hope of winning the championship is indeed not high, but Payton is much happier than he was with the Lakers last season. This team has something that Payton has lost for a long time-aggressiveness.

After setting a goal and deciding that it is effective, he ignored some rushes. This feeling, Payton seems to have returned to the time when he first entered the NBA more than ten years ago.

Liu Xiu also greeted Kidd, McGrady and others, but the conversation was not as lively as Payton. Liu Xiu became focused after entering the court tonight.

The opponent is too strong!
Kidd continued his peak form, averaging 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game.

Richard Jefferson has become an average scorer of 20+ points per game. Since the start, he has averaged 23.7 points per game. On the basis of McGrady's average of 27 points per game, the two have become the craziest duo at the beginning of the season. Team, Kidd's organizational offensive ability is fully reflected in this point!
Compared to the fact that the Nets sent out almost all their role players in order to trade for Carter, the Magic didn’t need so much “garbage” when they traded for McGrady. As long as the draft picks and expiring contracts matched the salary, the Nets didn’t lose. Role players, and also split the mid-level contract during the offseason to introduce Eric Williams, Travis Best, Ronnie Buford and other players,

It also attracted the 'old demon' Clifford Robinson, signed Ron Mercer, who was abandoned by the Trail Blazers, and another first-round pick in the 97 class, Jacqui Vaughn.

Coupled with Jason Collins, Mourning who is in good form after his comeback, rookie Nenad Kostic, veteran Juwan Howard...

The performance of the Nets in the opening stage is amazing!
At the beginning of the season, Zonda's counterattack, the warden's change of position, and the shark's best performance at the beginning... stole the limelight, but none of these could cover up Kidd's brilliance.

With the right player configuration, the new rules will help Kidd no less than Nash!

The new season has been played for almost a month, and Liu Xiu really felt the pressure!

At the beginning of the new season, they adapt to the new rules faster, the schedule is relaxed, there are few home and away games, and there are fewer back-to-backs... The schedule is full of strong teams.

But tonight, all the advantages of the start were gone.

The opponents' records are evenly matched, and they are the first teams to adapt to the new rules. Moreover, the Trail Blazers start to play away games!
Liu Xiu opens the 'Great Magician' interface and selects the object to be copied.

Teammates are still Little Flying Squirrels, sharp counterattack weapons.

opponent……

Liu Xiu looked at known talents that could be copied from Kidd.

"Talent: ghost talent (residual blood).

1. When the host grabs the defensive rebound, the teammate's counterattack awareness is greatly improved. The teammate receives the host's pass during the counterattack. If you choose mid-range and long-range shooting, it is easier to find the shooting rhythm. If you choose close-range attack, you can grasp it more accurately shot timing;
2. In positional warfare, when the host is not holding the ball, the choice of position movement is clearer, and the awareness of finding a position that maintains both offensive threats and transitions is more acute;

3. Passing accuracy +10. "

If you play point guard, duplicating this talent is definitely the perfect choice.

But to play a shooting guard, you have to trust your teammates' ability to organize offense and respond, otherwise the change will be meaningless. Even the masters can trust Lao Yu, and the warden naturally has to trust Lao Glove.

Need a talent to enhance scoring!Liu Xiu looked at Mai Di...

(End of this chapter)