Basketball Myth: Super Guard

"It's too easy."

"I haven't even exerted my strength yet. The Magic without Howard is really not good."

"It's exactly the same as training, oh no, it's not as intense as our usual training for intra-team competitions, it's really not interesting."

Although he only won by a dozen points, it was because the coach signaled the players to let the water go, and it was enough to just practice tactics. Otherwise, it would not be impossible to win by twenty or thirty points.

After the game, the players all felt too relaxed and a little floating.

Coach Luke deliberately raised his face and reprimanded: "It's just a win in a preseason game. Who would play a game like this in a preseason game? What's there to be happy about."

Everyone immediately stopped smiling.

In fact, Coach Luke is still very satisfied with the performance of the players today. The cooperation between Qin Hao and Butler in the main lineup complements each other, and there is absolutely no need for running-in. Although Sessions in the bench lineup is still a little hard to let go, he only needs Well organized is actually enough.

In addition, the performance of Xiaoka and Lu Wei is remarkable.

Especially small cards.

Today, Xiaoka played 24 minutes, scored 11 points, plus 4 rebounds and 2 assists. The data is not very impressive, but he only made 7 shots in total, 5 of 7 shots, and one of them was a three-pointer, which is very efficient. high.

And, he's still doing well on the defensive end, with three steals in 24 minutes, one more than his assists.

If it weren't for the current starting lineup, Coach Luke would be reluctant to let Xiaoka continue to play as a substitute, feeling a little underpowered.

This game did not cause much fluctuation. After all, the 76ers only won by a dozen points, not to mention the preseason, the media and fans paid attention to Qin Hao and Butler's brothers getting together.

Qin Hao scored 18 points, plus 3 rebounds, and 7 assists. Butler scored 19 points, plus 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Neither of them played very long, and the numbers were not particularly high for practicing tactics. .

On the contrary, the cooperation between the two, especially the cooperation of the "empty dunk with a big windmill", shocked the fans and became the focus of discussion.

......

A day later, the 76ers returned home to challenge the Nets.

Compared with the Magic, the Nets have a more stable lineup and stronger strength, but there is still no suspense about the 76ers. Only halftime acceptance, the 76ers have already led by 16 points.

All that's left is to practice tactics.

This is the preseason, and the Nets didn't take it too seriously. The second half of the two sides was reduced to training. Qin Hao and Butler didn't play after three quarters, and Iverson didn't play for a minute in two consecutive games.

After all, as a veteran, preseason games are meaningless.

In the end, the 76ers defeated the Nets by 11 points and won two consecutive preseason games. Among them, Lu Wei scored the highest score, scoring 24 points, Qin Hao 15 points, Butler 13 points, Xiaoka 9 points Points, Nene 13 points, Sessions 8 points...

On October 16, the 76ers played against the Celtics at home.

On October 18, the 76ers played against the Cavaliers.

On October 20th, the 76ers went to the road, and then played against the Nets...

Five preseason games, one game every other day, both hosts and guests, and the 76ers have won all five games, and almost every win is relatively easy.

After a few games, the 76ers mainly trained troops, tested lineups, and practiced tactics. The effect made Coach Luke very satisfied, and the team lineup was almost fixed.

Nene, Speights, Butler, Iguodala, Qin Hao, this is the current starting lineup of the 76ers, and it will also be their regular starting lineup this season.

In addition, Coach Luke gave a pure substitute lineup, Mozkov, Thaddeus Young, Leonard, Lou Wei, Sessions.

Of course, that is, in the preseason, after the regular season, a pure substitute lineup is often not used. After all, there are many excellent players in the team today, and several starters will not go up and down together.

For example, Qin Hao and Butler can play together, but sometimes they can be separated and let Butler or Qin Hao play with the bench to further enhance the competitiveness of the bench.

Last year, when the 76ers played against the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Heat always maintained at least one giant on the court to enhance the competitiveness of the bench.

Coach Luke looked at his players and burst into arrogance for a while: "Although we don't have the Big Three, when it comes to lineup configuration and bench depth, it's not necessarily worse than the Heat."

Playing the Heat last season, the 76ers suffered a lot because they had the Big Three.

Sometimes, Qin Hao had to play for a long time, playing with a substitute lineup.

Now, Coach Luke believes that even if it is just a pure bench lineup, it may not be at a disadvantage against the bench lineup led by a single giant of the Heat.

The Big Three have the advantages of the Big Three, but there are also disadvantages. The salary is too high, the team salary is locked, and there is not enough money to improve the role players and the bench.

And the 76ers got rookie contracts because Qin Hao, Butler, etc., and Lu Wei, Nene, Speights, Iguodala, etc. got middle-class contracts, so the salary is sufficient to have such a bench depth.

......

After five straight victories, the 76ers ushered in the last three preseason games against the Celtics, Knicks and Timberwolves.

He has played against the Celtics before, and the Celtics' lineup has also undergone some changes this season. Three-point marksman Ray Allen left the Celtics and joined the Heat, embracing the Big Three. In addition, players such as Garnett and Pierce are getting older, and their competitive status has begun to decline.

This has led to a decline in the strength of the Celtics. They couldn't take advantage of the 76ers last season, and they are even less their opponents this season.

The 76ers still easily won this preseason.

Qin Hao scored 14 points, Butler scored 12 points, and others scored scattered. Anyway, no one paid attention to the data of the preseason, and they all counted.

Afterwards, against the Knicks and against the Timberwolves, the 76ers won the game, and they played a little more anxiously with the Knicks, winning only 7 points.

Qin Hao and Butler didn't play a lot in these two games. Throughout the preseason, Qin Hao's scoring average was only 16.5 points per game, while Butler's averaged 14.0 points per game. It was Lu Wei who scored the most points per game. 17.0 points......

At this point, the 76ers' preseason games have all ended. In a total of eight games, the 76ers have won eight consecutive victories and swept their opponents like a broken bamboo.

"The preseason is over."

"The regular season is finally here, a new season, a new start, I can't wait!"

When the last preseason game is over, the excitement in the eyes of the players really burns up. The preseason game is just training, and the regular season is the real journey...