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Chapter 302 303. The New Season

April 8

Early this morning, Liu Rui walked directly to the Bobcats' new arena.

Why is it a new arena, because before that, the Bobcats have always used the arena left over from the Charlotte Hornets.

The reason why the Hornets chose to move in Charlotte, moved to New Orleans.

It was because the owner of the Hornets at the time hoped that the local government in Charlotte could fund the Hornets to build a new arena, but was rejected by the government.

So in the end the Hornets moved from Charlotte to New Orleans, and this was how Charlotte's new team, the Bobcats, came into being.

After Bobcats owner Robert came, this was really a small problem for him.

Since the arena was under construction last year, the Bobcats' home court has been using the arena left over from the Hornets.

And this year, the Bobcats' new arena was completely built and handed over.

The new arena recreated this time, in addition to looking very luxurious, the entire arena can accommodate 18500 spectators at the same time to watch the game.

And at most, it can accommodate more than 2 spectators to watch live at the same time.

Bobcats new arena this season is called: Time Warner Online Arena.

I have to say that Liu Rui also admires Bobcats owner Robert's generosity.

You must know that before the establishment of this arena, Liu Rui had just joined the Bobcats, and he hadn't brought the Bobcats' record so outstanding.

In other words, the Bobcats at that time was a brand new team, and no one could predict what its future would be.

At that time, Robert decided to create such a luxurious new arena, obviously rich and powerful.

This season, with the opening of the new arena, it also ushered in unanimous praise from local fans in Charlotte, which has further improved the cohesion of the fans of the Bobcats.

This is obviously something that Robert didn't expect at the beginning, but the final result has indeed benefited the Bobcats a lot.

With the completion of the construction of the Time Warner Online Arena, Liu Rui also came to the arena several times after the arena was built, but he did not have any real training in this arena.

Of course, in the entire team, only Liu Rui has not really participated in training.

As for the other players and assistant coaches, they have been devoting themselves to training for the new season day and night since the past few days.

In the whole team, only Liu Rui is considered a half idler.

For all of this, the general manager Smith certainly sees it all.

If it was another team, the head coach would have been fined by the general manager for being so passive and sabotage.

However, these reinforcements for the Bobcats this season, including the draft, can basically be said to be arranged by Liu Rui.

As for Liu Rui, he even signed a big fish in the free market, Joe Johnson, which was obviously beyond the expectations of general manager Smith.

So for Liu Rui, Smith is currently turning a blind eye. As long as he can lead the team to achieve good results, Smith does not want to interfere too much with his private life.

In other words, if Liu Rui can lead the Bobcats to win the championship, he will sleep at home every day, and no one will care about him.

The most frightening thing is that in this Bobcats team, all the rookies were trained by Liu Rui.

Liu Rui is familiar with the offensive characteristics of each of them, and never asks these people to give up their specialties and do things they are not good at.

So this also led to the newcomers of this team admiring Liu Rui from the bottom of their hearts.

Coupled with Liu Rui's operation throughout the offseason, Smith also saw everything in his eyes.

When the hearts and strengths of a team are all gathered in the hands of the head coach, and they are able to lead the team to achieve results, then in this case, no one will gossip.

After all, the assistant coaches of the Bobcats are now the godfather of basketball in the NCAA. Smith is still quite clear about Montgomery's ability to come to the Bobcats as an assistant coach. This is entirely for Liu Rui's sake.

Otherwise, the sign of the Bobcats is really not enough for Montgomery to lower himself to serve as an assistant coach.

As it is now mid-August, this means that there are less than two months before the preseason of the new season will begin.

More than two months later, the regular season of the new season will come, so at present, this is also a critical moment for each team to start preparing for the new season's players and team tactics.

Liu Rui, who has rested at home for a few days, of course knows which is more important.

So I came to the new arena of the Bobcats early in the morning. I plan to check the training of young players today, and also start to run-in the lineup of this new team.

After all, as the Bobcats can use more and more people next season, this also means that under Liu Rui's tactical system, the lineup that can be fabricated will become wider and wider.

Therefore, Liu Rui has to keep trying to find out who can play better on the court when they are matched together.

As for the new season's starters and substitutes, Liu Rui currently does not have a clear arrangement.

Although in Liu Rui's system, whoever has a good touch has always played a little longer in this game, and whoever has a bad touch or is targeted, then simply play less.

But in any case, a team's starting lineup must be roughly determined, otherwise the lineup has been changing throughout the season, which will also cause problems for players to run-in on the court.

In the new season, there is no doubt that Joe Johnson, Gerald Wallace, and Okafor will definitely secure their starting positions.

Then the next thing is who will be the team's starter for the other two spots in the backcourt.

In Liu Rui's heart, he still intends to use Mo Williams and Kevin Martin to enter the starting lineup.

It's not just because the two played as backcourt partners last season and have been working together for a long time.

It is because of this that the Bobcats' main lineup for the new season basically remains unchanged except for Joe Johnson.

The most important thing is that now Mo Williams has been trained as an outside three-point pick-and-roll shooter under Liu Rui's men.

Mo Williams does not need the ball on the court, and can shoot by using a three-point catch after the pick-and-roll.

Wallace's biggest role on the field is to score in defensive counterattacks and assist defense in positional battles.

Of course, Okafor needless to say, under Liu Rui's hands, he has always acted as an inside offensive axis.

Because the Bobcats did not have a good offensive organizer at the No. [-] position either last season or this season.

Of course, at some point, the team also had Knight, the offensive engine, but Liu Rui couldn't bear Knight's offense.

So it is simply to trade out and cultivate the inside line as the starting point of the offense.

In this way, in the starting lineup, Joe Johnson and Kevin Martin are the only ones who need to have the ball on the offensive end.

There is no doubt that in the new season, Joe Johnson will definitely become the Bobcats' first choice on the offensive end.

Not only because his personal ability and offensive methods are indeed better than Martin, but more importantly, Joe Johnson has become a complete player today.

In the last life, Joe Johnson, who left the Suns, has been able to average 20 points, 4 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game in this year.

His means and mentality on the offensive end are already very mature.

The Bobcats require a lot of outside shots, which also leads to the smooth movement of the ball by the entire team.

In the last season, the Bobcats ranked third in the league in assists per game, second only to the Suns led by Nash and the Kings playing Princeton.

So in this case, Joe Johnson can also get more scoring opportunities and concentrate all his energy on the offensive end.

As a singles Joe with full offensive firepower, his ability on the court is absolutely obvious.

And Kevin Martin also played under Liu Rui in advance, so in terms of his career, so far, he has increased his average number of three-pointers per game.

Liu Rui doesn't plan to let him play off the ball like Xiao Mo, but on the court, there are two offensive options with the ball in the starting lineup, which is obviously not a big problem.

Although Wallace is his disciple, Liu Rui knows better than anyone that Gerald Wallace's offensive talent is indeed limited.

What really scares him on the court is his outstanding performance in the fast break and his explosive power in the defense.

That is to say, Gerald Wallace is more suitable for development like Pippen, to play the role of a second master, rather than the absolute backbone of the team.

On a normal trajectory, Wallace was able to lead the Bobcats to the playoffs because he had a "martial saint" Jackson with a strong scoring ability by his side.

In this way, the second team of the Bobcats on the bench can still retain a very terrible rotation.

At least in Liu Rui's opinion, as long as this lineup is adjusted a little and given time to grow, it can completely beat the starting lineup of weak teams.

Lu Wei, Granger, Ariza, David Lee, Jefferson.

Of course, there is also a "Crazy Fan" who doesn't usually appear on stage, but can scare people to death even at the finale! !

After sorting out his lineup for the new season, even Liu Rui was so frightened that he wiped off a cold sweat.

Fuck, ruthless, so cruel! !

So what Liu Rui has to do next is that Dell Curry and Cole will be responsible for the improvement of the players outside the three-point line.

It is up to Montgomery to run-in the players and tactics on the field.

In the form of group confrontation, the players can integrate into the group more quickly.

And what Liu Rui has to do is to disrupt these players and form various lineups through non-stop attempts, and then test the advantages and disadvantages that each of their lineups can bring.

Liu Rui even plans to work out a small lineup with Gerald Wallace as the fifth position in advance, and give a preliminary try when facing the underdogs.

This idea is crazy, and Montgomery doesn't know Liu Rui's idea at the moment, otherwise he would definitely say: "I copy, ruthless!!"

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When Liu Rui came to the arena, the players were already training with different people.

Among them, Liu Rui saw an interesting scene as soon as he entered the pavilion.

Cole and Dell Curry, one is teaching Granger and the other is teaching Mo Williams.

Looking at this posture, the two seem to be competing to see who will be more accurate after today's teaching.

Seeing this scene, Liu Rui smiled helplessly.

It seems that the picture I imagined at the beginning has really come true.

But then, Liu Rui seemed to suddenly think of something again, and looked to the other side of the arena.

Lu Wei, Crazy Fan! !
These two really trained alone? ! !
"Haha, coach, you are here, I haven't seen you for several days."

As soon as Liu Rui entered the stadium, Wallace saw Liu Rui walking towards him.

Wallace is in a very good mood. In this offseason, he was not only selected to the best defensive team, but also won the most improved player award last season. It can be said that he has temporarily reached the pinnacle of his life.

And everything can be said to be inseparable from Liu Rui's teaching.

So after such a long time, Wallace was very excited to see Liu Rui again.

"coach."

"The coach is here, haha."

As Wallace's voice came out, more and more people saw Liu Rui entering the arena and greeted Liu Rui one after another.

"Hehe, how's everyone's training during the two days I've been away? During the whole offseason, I don't think you've played less. Don't make shots in the new season, so you won't be recognized by your relatives, haha."

As soon as Liu Rui came in, the first thing he saw was not Wallace who found himself, but the big buffalo White standing aside.

As for why, because this physique is really eye-catching, and after returning from the offseason, Liu Rui also found that the big buffalo seemed to be fat again! !

If it is said that he was worse than O'Neal's physique before, he was the second heaviest in the league.

So now, in the eyes of Liu Rui, Bi O'Neill is not much worse.

And in this offseason, Buffalo White's contract also expired.

But before the end of last season, Liu Rui asked Smith to extend his contract in advance.

For these people in this team last season, apart from the core lineup, Liu Rui can actually accept whoever leaves.

But for Buffalo White, even if he doesn't have much playing time at ordinary times, in most cases, he has to sit on the sidelines and act as the water fountain administrator, but for the Bobcats, he is the most indispensable part.

Because as the potential of the Bobcats is getting better and better and their strength is getting stronger and stronger, then in the East, the Heat with Shaquille O'Neal will definitely be one of the biggest enemies of the Bobcats.

Therefore, this is Liu Rui's main purpose of keeping the big buffalo white.

Although Liu Rui created a three-point storm in the league, it can be said to be devastating.

No matter in terms of the offensive rhythm or the score on the court, many records were set last season, but Liu Rui knew very well that if he really wanted to face a dominant center like Shaquille O'Neal, he still had to have a super meat shield like White on top of the inside.

Otherwise, relying solely on the defense of the small one, the end will definitely not be good.

And Liu Rui didn't intend to let the big buffalo White guard O'Neal, obviously this is impossible,
But what Liu Rui needs him to do is, during the period of time he is on the court, try to get off the field early with six fouls.

Why did he end up with six fouls early, that is, on the defensive end, the Bobcats were determined not to help defend, and White used his super heavy weight to try his best to fight hand-to-hand with O'Neal in the box.

And once he finds that he is about to lose O'Neal, White can foul as much as he likes, and the fouls must be big.

Based on the weight of the two men, even if White hugs and hugs, O'Neal can't easily complete the dunk.

When the whole process lasted for one quarter, it consumed Shaquille O'Neal's physical strength, which was the best contribution to Liu Rui.

Because Liu Rui knew very well that at this stage, O'Neill's biggest enemy on the court was physical strength.

Therefore, White's role is very obvious. The two of them fought hand-to-hand under the basket, pushing O'Neal out of the three-second zone as much as possible. Once O'Neal turned around and passed White with his flexibility, White directly committed a foul without hesitation.

After all, apart from his weight, O'Neal himself is very flexible. In terms of flexibility, Buffalo White is definitely at a disadvantage.

Regarding this point, Liu Rui also thought about it, so he made White foul at all costs.

Even if it is a malicious foul and is expelled from the game, as long as the Sharks can pay the price, there is no loss for the Bobcats.

Because White is usually not in the team's rotation list! !
Afterwards, Liu Rui also gathered the players together, and first chatted about the daily life of the offseason, and shared with each other what interesting things happened to everyone.

After all, in any case, most of these people on the current team will be close teammates in the next two years.

Liu Rui, the core of the team, has no particular intention of trading, unless there are irresistible conditions at that time.

After talking about some interesting things, Liu Rui talked about what the team needs to focus on in the new season.

And set a training plan, and now there is still half a month before the end of August.

During this half month, the players mainly focused on training tactics and running in with each other.

After entering September, individual special training will be conducted for each player.

The training of physical strength, the training of passing the ball, the training of the three-point training of the three-point training.

Even Liu Rui didn't object to Dell Curry's devilish training...

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April 9

Time flies, and time has come to mid-September in a blink of an eye.

In this month, everyone in the Bobcats has been tortured by training and complained again and again, even if they are all professional players.

But under the training arranged by Liu Rui, the players still wailed.

Especially the three rookies who have just been selected this season. Before that, other teams in the league only knew that the Bobcats' rookie success rate was very high.

But why it is so high, whether it is the management's vision, or some unique training method, the outside world has always been unknown.

Until this short period of one month, the three of Granger can be said to understand why the rookie success rate of the Bobcats is so high.

In addition to Liu Rui's ability to accurately describe each player's technical style of play, their favorite style of play, and their potential weaknesses on the court.

It is because the whole team's three-pointer training is simply inhumane.

This also caused many people to start asking Dell Curry in private when he planned to go home to see his son.

Even, Martin has already expressed his willingness to give him a round-trip ticket so that he can go home and spend a few more days with his son...

Thanks to Montgomery, the assistant coach introduced by the Bobcats in the offseason this season.

Montgomery agrees with Liu Rui in terms of the player's tactical system and style of play, so he is very much in favor of Liu Rui's three-pointer training for the players.

And as an NCAA basketball coach, one of the common problems of college coaches is that they are very strict with players.

And I have become accustomed to everything I say, and then let the players execute it directly.

That is to say, directly in the tone of command, not discussion.

For a team with stars, it is obvious that conflicts will erupt sooner or later. This is also one of the main reasons why NCAA head coaches will be dissatisfied after they come to the NBA.

Fortunately, the Bobcats are a very young team, and several veterans joined the Bobcats in their first year.

So even though the training is hard, everyone is gritting their teeth and persevering.

After all, this is a brand new team, no one wants to be looked down upon by the people around them when they first come, even if there is this star Joe Johnson! !

The reason why Joe Johnson wanted to leave the Suns to stand on his own was to prove that he could become an excellent defender in the league.

This is why in later generations, he won the title of singles king.

Because Joe Johnson is very similar to Kobe in that they are both very strong and want to prove themselves.

So the rookies and veterans around him are gritting their teeth and persevering. For such a strong and competitive star, there is no reason not to persevere.

And as time entered the end of September, there was only more than half a month left before the start of the preseason.

The time left for everyone in the Bobcats is also getting less and less.

This also makes more and more people feel the pressure of time.

After all, Liu Rui has set a goal of shooting through the alliance, so of course he has to force others to work hard...

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April 10

As time became more and more urgent, each team in the league was also running into their brand new lineups for this season, and the training of players was even more secretive.

And in the midst of the boring training, the time came to October in a blink of an eye.

On October 10, the NBA preseason also officially started.

In the annual preseason, the meaning of existence is to help the new lineups of each team to conduct a simple run-in.

The main players of each team will not play a lot of time.

But even in the preseason, since the league has not played for a long time, once the game started, fans from all over the place came to watch the game.

In order to take this opportunity to earn more money, the league will also try to arrange some topical teams to compete in the annual preseason schedule.

It may be the two teams that were inseparable in the playoffs last season, or it may be the team that has become star-studded with the transfer in the new season.

And today, the Bobcats are also in their new stadium, ushered in the first preseason game of the 05-06 season.

Although in the previous training, the team will conduct group confrontation, so that the old and new players of the Bobcats can find the feeling of the game and the training of tactics.

But no matter what, there is still a big difference between playing an intra-team confrontation match with one's teammates and a real match.

So for the start of the new season, the Bobcats are looking forward to it from top to bottom.

The management is naturally looking forward to the enhanced performance of the Bobcats in the new season.

The players are looking forward to being able to perform better in the new season, so as to achieve the goal of reaching the sky in one step.

Basketball is naturally because of love, but at the same time as this love, it is also the job that every player depends on for survival.

And as a career of youth, I also want NBA players to try their best to win a bigger contract in their golden age.

And this is just a preseason game, but in this game, the tickets for the Bobcats are indeed extremely hot.

Not only because the Bobcats showed super potential last season, but also made visible reinforcements during the offseason, which made fans look forward to the performance of the Bobcats in the new season.

More importantly, the Time Warner Online Arena has just been established, and before that, it has been in a sealed training state.

At this time, after the preseason tickets went on sale, local fans in Charlotte also bought tickets one after another to experience this brand new arena.

After all, when passing by the arena, you can feel the new temperament of Time Warner Online Arena.

And the tickets for the preseason games are also much cheaper than the regular season, so it also attracts a large number of people to watch.

For fans who have not been able to watch NBA league games for more than four months, they have already begun to be hungry and thirsty.

The first opponent the Bobcats ushered in in the new arena was the challenge from the Boston Celtics.

The two teams fell in love with each other last season.

Especially Pierce and Gerald Wallace, the two were previously called lifelong enemies by the media.

In the playoffs, the Bobcats were even more upset, sweeping the Celtics 4-0 beyond everyone's expectations.

So the league also arranged this game in the first game of the preseason to create some howls.

Regardless of whether the two teams will take the preseason seriously during the game, but in any case, if Haotou is created and fans pay for tickets, then the goal of the league has been achieved.

"Guys, this is our brand new arena, and this is our first real game in this arena."

"Although this is just a preseason game, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose, but I also hope that you can find the state of the game as soon as possible after you are on the field."

"Remember guys, don't pay too much attention to the win or loss of this game. After all, this is just a preseason game. Go to the field to find the state of the game as soon as possible, and remember the team's usual run-in."

"Strive to score more tactical goals. After all, it is a matter of personal ability. We still keep more physical strength in the regular season."

Before the game, Liu Rui also explained to the players.

The regular season may not mean much to a team that didn't make any adjustments during the offseason.

But for a team like the Bobcats that has almost caught up with half of the blood, it is definitely of great significance.

Although the players don't have a lot of playing time, they can use real swords and guns to practice tactics and tacit understanding between players.

It can also help the team find the state of the game as soon as possible before the regular season.

Before the game started, Liu Rui and Rivers also hugged on the sidelines of the arena and chatted briefly.

Last season, the Celtics' loss in the first round of the playoffs obviously made the team's general manager Angie express dissatisfaction.

But Angie didn't blame Rivers for all of this. After all, in terms of his contribution throughout the season, Rivers' contribution can be seen with the naked eye.

The playoffs were swept, although it made Angie's face very bad.

But at the very least, this also proves that the Celtics' lineup is indeed not the opponent of the Bobcats.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to lose so without any suspense.

It's just that during the offseason of this season, Angie did not provide any effective reinforcement for the team.

Even, this season's lineup has regressed from last season.

Today's Celtics team is not much stronger than when the two teams played against each other in the playoffs last season, and even in Liu Rui's view, they are a little weaker.

For a preseason game, neither of them is the head coach who just took office, so their mentality is relatively open.

After the game started, the two teams announced their starting lineups.

For the Bobcats' starting lineup this season, it also makes fans feel looking forward to it.

After all, during the offseason, the Bobcats' draft and free market signings also added a lot of new faces to the team.

And Liu Rui is a well-known head coach in the league who likes to mess around.

Often come up with strange lineups that fans can't understand, so for the Bobcats' main lineup this season, before the start of the preseason, boring fans have already had heated discussions on the Internet.

And today is also the moment to witness miracles.

First, the Celtics in the away game:

Mark Blunt, Lavrentz, Pierce, Ricky Davis, West.

Bobcats:
Okafor, Wallace, Joe Johnson, Martin, Mo Williams.

With the release of the starting lineups of the two teams, it also made the Bobcats fans at home feel excited and disappointed.

The excitement is naturally that the Bobcats got Joe Johnson this season.

You know, Joe Johnson, as the team's No. 17 offensive point in the league's No. [-] Suns last season, averaged [-] points per game.

And coming to the Bobcats this season also made fans have very high expectations for him.

As for the disappointment of the fans, Liu Rui did not send any special starting lineup in this game.

Instead, it continues such a popular starting lineup. You must know that this starting lineup is exactly what most fans expected before the game.

After all, most of the remaining people on the bench played as substitutes last season, or they were rookies.

So for the current starting lineup of the Bobcats, it is basically the same as what the fans guessed before the game.

That is to say, Liu Rui is sitting off the court today, not knowing what the fans are thinking, otherwise he will be speechless to death.

In your hearts, I am the kind of person who likes to make troubles? ! !

The Celtics' starting lineup this season also did not change much when they played against the two teams in the playoffs.

The only change, I am afraid, is that Payton on the back line was replaced by West.

The reason why the Celtics didn't use Brezek was naturally unknown to Liu Rui.

However, in this game, Liu Rui obviously did not intend to let Jefferson, who was on the bench, make his debut.

Because in the devil's training in the offseason, Jefferson's ankle injury will sometimes be aching.

So for this kind of preseason game, Liu Rui doesn't plan to take it on the field, because it's really not worth taking such unnecessary risks.

If Liu Rui was injured in the preseason game, then Liu Rui would want to cry without tears.

After all, no matter what, the only person in this league who can do such a silly thing is Van Gundy, the head coach of the Rockets.

After the opening, the Celtics took the lead in getting the ball.

Since the main lineups of the two teams have not changed much, they have changed a player from each other, although the difference between the two players is a bit huge.

But at least from the perspective of the overall structure, it can be regarded as changing the soup but not the medicine.

He is also very familiar with these two teams that have fought four games in the playoffs.

After the opening, the Celtics still handed the ball to Pierce on the wing first, and Pierce was still facing an old acquaintance, Gerald Wallace.

"Haha, old man, you disappointed me so much in last year's playoffs. I thought you would be upset all the way, but the Pistons sent home in 5 games, haha."

Holding the ball, Pierce also posed a three-threat front, and Wallace said with a smile.

After all, it has been a long time since the two have had a direct confrontation on the field. At this time, I feel this familiar scene again, as if I still miss it.

"Haha, what the Pistons have eaten this season, I will definitely spit it out on him."

Obviously, a preseason game did not make the two teams have to fight to the death.

Pierce tried a simple three-threat on the flank, but facing Pierce's feint, Wallace was all too familiar.

Unmoved at all, Pierce himself became amused when he saw this scene, and directly used a mid-range pull-up jumper to simply end the attack.

sigh~
0:2
"Hey, it seems that you feel good today, haha."

After Pierce scored a goal, Wallace also ran directly forward, and the two of them walked close to Pierce, joking with a smile.

And this scene was also captured by the cameras on the sidelines.

After all, anyway, this is what basketball should be like, even if everyone's final goal is the same, which is the supreme championship trophy.

But this process should make people feel happy and sympathetic, not full of gunpowder.

The Bobcats are attacking, because at this time, except for center Okafor, the Bobcats' lineup is all shooting three-pointers.

So this also allows the Bobcats to stretch the formation on the field by a wide margin.

There is no tactic of running a three-pointer as soon as it comes up, but after everyone pulls away, they hand over the right side to Joe & Johnson. At this time, it is Pierce who is defending Joe Johnson.

When the Bobcats came up to see this posture, they also wanted Joe Johnson to use his personal ability to play a single.

Without too many fancy moves, Johnson simply dribbled the ball under the crotch, and then dribbled the ball behind his back. Unexpectedly, Joe Johnson accelerated directly to the right and started.

As Pierce moved to the right, Joe Johnson also used his signature backhand return, made an emergency stop, and directly chose a mid-range shot.

sigh~
2:2
Even though they are all battle-tested, after the core players of the two teams come up, they are obviously very good from the touch point of view.

It seems that in this offseason, they must have suffered a lot from training.

In the end, the two teams simply made mid-to-long-range shots and tactical moves.

After all, in a preseason game, there is no need to hold the ball and rush inside.

But on the next offensive end, Mo Williams off the ball began to show off, with the help of Okafor's cover.

After Mo Williams came out, he directly received the pass from Joe Johnson, and without any hesitation beyond the three-point line, he threw the ball floating.

Shua ~ Shua ~
Following the two rounds on the offensive end, Mo Williams used the same tactic to score the ball, and Rivers on the sidelines also called a timeout.

Although this is a preseason game, it is more like the abbreviation of a game. Obviously, Rivers has felt dissatisfied with the players' defensive attitude on the court.

However, Liu Rui, who is off the court, is very satisfied with the performance of the players on the court.

Although the players played more casually on the court, Liu Rui's point of view was still different from others.

Through Liu Rui's observation, it is also found that the players have become more decisive in shooting outside three-pointers.

And compared with last season, these players of the Bobcats this season only need to use a little space to throw the ball quickly.

In terms of shot selection and stability, it has obviously been greatly improved.

This is what makes Liu Rui really happy.

After all, this also means that the training of Cole and Dell Curry during the offseason has played a role.

And this is exactly Liu Rui's biggest purpose in inviting Dell Curry and Cole during the offseason.

With the help of this timeout, Liu Rui also directly carried out the lineup rotation.

After returning from the timeout, both teams made substitutions.

The difference is that Liu Rui chose to replace all the main lineup and put on a lineup with all substitutes.

The Celtics still retained several offensive cores on the field and replaced several substitute players.

Obviously, Rivers is also starting to try to run in between players.

As a result, the Bobcats' current lineup on the field is:

Louis Williams, Granger, Ariza, Wang Zhizhi, David Lee.

It is also because Al Jefferson will not play in this game, so Liu Rui is also matched with Wang Zhizhi and David Lee in the interior.

David Lee can serve as the core of the inside playmaker on the bench, while Wang Zhizhi, compared with Jefferson, has greatly strengthened the threat outside the three-point line on the court after lacking the ability to attack in the low post.

It can bring more convenience to Louis Williams and Granger on the court.

For the preseason, Liu Rui is more concerned about how much the rookie players have grown in this offseason training.

Then the distribution of ball rights will be made according to their growth.

As soon as the substitute lineup came on the field, three of the five on the field were rookies who had just been selected by the Bobcats this season.

So just after playing, Granger obviously hasn't let go, and is still in the warm-up stage.

On the offensive end, it is more about finding teammates and coordinating tactics.

And seeing that the tactics on the court failed to convey too good opportunities, Lu Wei also took the ball and started to go it alone.

Facing West who was defending himself, Lu Wei directly used a crossover under his crotch. After West lost his position on the defensive end, Lu Wei directly chose a drift shot before his body could stand still.

Drifting shots, this has been Lu Wei's famous stunt since entering the league.

In later generations, the reason why Lu Wei can become a super sixth man in the league is because he has three points that are particularly difficult to guard.

One is the pick-and-roll with big players. After the pick-and-roll, Lu Wei can shoot suddenly, which will make the defensive player extremely uncomfortable.

The second is that after the crossover, Lu Wei was able to shoot while losing his balance.

And this is what he focuses on practicing, which also makes it difficult for Lu Wei's shots to be blocked.

And this peculiar way of shooting also allowed Lu Wei to maintain a good hit rate.

And this, coupled with the pick-and-roll with big players, made Lu Wei even more difficult to guard.

So this is why the pick-and-rolls of Lu Wei and Harrell were so powerful in the Clippers in the previous life.

And the last point is that through the defense change after the pick-and-roll, Lu Wei's ability to fight big can be said to be the top in the league.

Even compared with Paul, it is not inferior. If Paul's small and big, it is through continuous footsteps, so as to achieve feints against big players and make mid-range step-back shots.

Naluwei's small play is that he will use his speed to occupy the defensive player's position in advance, and then move up bit by bit with the defensive player stuck.

In this case, the defensive end dare not give too much confrontation, otherwise it will be a cheating foul.

And Lu Wei can use his shooting ability when his body is out of balance to make close-range hits or throws.

Therefore, this is why Lu Wei sometimes has so many free throws on the court.

The combination of these three points also makes Lu Wei very difficult to guard on the bench.

After all, Lu Wei was already facing the opponent's second team when he came off the bench.

Use the strongest offensive point to hit your weakest defensive player, which is also the essence.

In this life, during the offseason, Liu Rui asked Lu Wei to directly focus on training these three processes, as well as shooting from outside the three-point line.

Coupled with Fan Crazy's teaching skills on the offensive end, Liu Rui also hopes that these young players in the team can achieve the best growth in the shortest possible time...

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