NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 23
"Big victory, Phoenix is ​​about to open a new chapter."

The Suns performed brilliantly in the preseason, and the regular season is off to a good start. The mainstream media in Phoenix has changed their attitude. The Arizona Republic looks forward to the future and praises the team.

The East Valley Tribune also reprinted the ESPN article, praising the Suns players, saying that Stoudemire, Joe Johnson and Marion are all powerful players, while Russell is a magical guy.

The enthusiasm of the fans is getting higher and higher, and the public opinion environment is also changing rapidly. Joe Lewis is a little melancholy.

The team's performance is so good, he is getting less and less attention for playing black now.

Joe Lewis is definitely not tough, but Russell didn't buy him. He can only make money by scolding the Suns.

But it's hard to get a chance if you change your position hastily. There are always basketball commentators who lick the sun, and his popularity can't match when he turns over.

I can only hold on for a while longer, hoping that there will be some problems with the sun, then he will be more popular.

If there is nothing wrong with the sun and Russell, he will have to find another way.

Now the Internet is not as developed as later generations, and it is not so easy to make money just relying on black teams.

It is inconvenient for others to scold you, and it will only reduce attention.

Therefore, Joe Lewis still does not have the environment of the Internet celebrity basketball experts of later generations. He can make money just by being scolded. Now he has to start worrying about his livelihood.

The schedule of the regular season is relatively tight. After the Suns start at home, they only have one day to adjust. They have to go to the East for four consecutive trips, or two back-to-backs. This is definitely the time to test the quality of the team.

Seeing the schedule, D'Antoni gritted his teeth a little.

Russell comforted the head coach, "No matter what, the team is much better than you imagined when you took over, so it's nothing to face any difficulties now."

D'Antoni was a little embarrassed, he was comforted by the young man who had just left school again.

"It's okay, I just want to do better." He sighed.

Regarding this point, Russell is open-minded, "Haha, relax, we can't win all the games. It would be a good thing if the team's problems can be seen early in the regular season."

After two lifetimes, Russell is not really a stunned young man, he is actually very open-minded in dealing with things.

He didn't try his best to make money, nor was he too harsh. If he did it all over again, he should live a more comfortable life.

The first stop of the Suns' Eastern Conference road trip is Philadelphia. This season, Iverson switched to point guard.

Compared with Nash, the aggressive Iverson will put more pressure on Russell.

However, he will only be excited, not afraid.

NBA stars who could only watch on the live broadcast in the previous life can now directly match up. What could be more enjoyable than this.

The 76ers were just playing around in the summer, and their biggest news may be that Iverson changed his role and took on more organizational tasks in the first position.

In addition, the 76ers have a group of young people who can still be used, the second-year players Korver and Willie Green who are good at shooting, the third-year guard John Salmons who is a jack of all trades, and the young Haitian center Deller who is tall and long. Mbott, and of course this year's rookie JR-Smith.

The little AI Iguodala in history was cut off by the sun, and the Bulls also tried their best to get their favorite Luol Deng. The 76ers finally chose JR-Smith, a high school student with a strong body.

There are really many high school players participating this year, and many of them are NBA teams who are optimistic about the first round selection.

However, next year the NBA will introduce regulations that do not allow high school students to participate in the draft, and no matter how good they are, they will have to spend a year in college. If there are a few who can't even go to college, it will be really depressing in the future.

So, if you don't play very well, at least your grades can't be so bad that you can't see it.

The head coach of the 76ers for the new season is O'Brien, who was dismissed by the Celtics last season. O'Brien is a Philadelphian, and the home team also hopes to achieve results.

So when their team is still running in, his starting lineup is more cautious in choosing old players. The team's best sixth man, Aaron McGee, is also on the starting lineup, but young players will also have time to perform. .

At the beginning of the game, the sun was the first to attack again, but this time Stoudemire did not put the ball in smoothly.

Coming back, Iverson directly broke through Russell and made a mid-range shot.

Russell had a hunch that Iverson would wipe it in, but he still couldn't keep up. It was so fast, there was no way.

Nash is also fast, but his style of play is different. Russell didn't feel much when he played.

"Hey, rookie, welcome to the NBA." Iverson smiled as he turned and walked back.

"No problem, old bird, I will send you a defeat." Russell fought back without hesitation.

Isn't it just trash talking, talking about it will not lose a piece of meat, is he afraid of being blown up, isn't it normal to be blown up as a second-round pick, but as long as you help the team win the game, you can brag as much as you want Wave.

This is no loss at all, Russell's momentum is not lost at all.

Iverson showed disdain, and couldn't even keep up with his change of direction, so he was ashamed to talk back.

If it weren't for the interesting start of the Suns, Iverson wouldn't even talk to Russell. There are so many rookies in the NBA every year. As a boss, Iverson should welcome him.

Russell couldn't guard Iverson, so he hesitated with Iguodala and Marion, and he helped to make up for it if he was passed. Anyway, Iverson couldn't rush in and cause damage to Stoudemire.

The long-arm monsters on the two front lines of the Suns, let alone a small man like Iverson, will be affected by anyone who faces them.

Therefore, Russell didn't care about being passed.

In fact, Iverson made two fouls next, and both shots were interfered with.

So what if you passed Russell a few times, Russell didn't care.

He was also complacent, because the Suns easily took the lead again. First, Marion hit a three-pointer, and then Joe Johnson made a three-pointer and a single, unstoppable.

The 76ers start with one big and four small, and everyone can match up defensively, but their starting fifth position, Mark Jackson, also has no help defense. The Suns should not play too comfortably in the offense.

Russell found that the current team chooses a center, assists in defense and has flesh, and often chooses flesh, and the requirements for the inside line are different later. The Suns can be said to take advantage of the loopholes. Even if there are teams that want to target them later this season , will find it difficult to have matching players.

In addition, the 76ers' few starters are too average except for Iverson. The 2-meter-plus Joe Johnson has no problem hitting anyone on the outside. Can be bullied and easily cause dislocations, and Stoudemire can't control anyone when he rushes.

Iguodala can offset the opponent, and the 76ers are at best bullying Russell.

It's just bullying, but it can't be restricted, because Russell is good at passing the ball. Iverson is not as tall as Russell, and it can affect his passing.

So halfway through a single quarter, the Suns have the advantage.

(End of this chapter)