Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Detroit.

A group of Pistons players are training in the arena. The field is divided into two groups, one is Drummond, Jerebko, Prince, Knight, Holiday, and the other is Villanueva, cloth. Rand, Mark Hill, Starkey, Bynum.

It is not difficult to see from the grouping that compared with last season, the Pistons' lineup has changed a lot.

In the summer, they first sent Butler to the 76ers, then Ben Gordon to the Bobcats, traded for Corey Maggette, and selected the ninth overall pick in the draft. Andre Drummond, so the lineup has changed a lot, whether it is the main lineup or the bench lineup, it has become very different.

Drummond, Jerebko, Prince, Knight, Holiday, this is a common starting lineup for the Pistons in the first few games of this season. Usually, these people are also in a group in training, which is basically equal to It's a regular starter.

Among them, Drummond is this year's rookie, Knight is last year's rookie, Holiday is a new team this year, and soon after he came to the Pistons, he took the starting position.

But Brand, who came to the Pistons with Holiday, has now been reduced to a backup.

On the court, the confrontation between the two sides is obviously that the main lineup has the upper hand. Drummond scores not many points, but the rebound protection is very good, and he has won a lot of rebounds. Can't get him. In addition to him, Holiday is also very good, especially on offense and defense.

On the contrary, Stuckey, the only old player in the main lineup, played well. He was sidelined for a while last season due to injury, and was successfully "usurped" by Butler.

Returning from injury this season, the state obviously has not fully recovered.

"Shh!"

With a light sound, Holiday assisted Knight and hit a three-pointer.

After the goal was scored, the head coach stopped: "Okay, let's finish training here today, go back and rest earlier, there is still a tough battle to fight tomorrow."

"Yes."

"Um."

The crowd responded.

Thinking of tomorrow's game, the players have different moods.

Tomorrow is going to play against the 76ers at home. Holiday can't say whether he is happy or unhappy. After leaving the 76ers, he is finally no longer just a backup, but has become a starter, but the situation of the Pistons is worse than that of the 76ers. Many, the team is basically in a "semi-reconstruction" state, and there are many opportunities for him.

However, with the current situation of the Pistons, it is a problem to touch the floor of the playoffs. If they stay with the 76ers, they may have a chance to hit the Eastern Conference championship this season.

Gains and losses are hard to tell.

And Brand was in a bad mood.

He was unhappy with the 76ers. He always felt that he was undervalued and underappreciated, and some people were always eyeing his position. But when he got to the Pistons, he found that the 76ers were already good.

Now in the Pistons, he's just a backup, and there are a lot of competitors watching him, playing time, getting even less opportunities than in the 76ers.

Brand regretted it, but it was too late.

In fact, after learning of the trade, Brand also secretly ruthless, wanting to play in the Pistons and prove that the 76ers were wrong to trade him. It's a pity that not long after he arrived at the Pistons, he could only reluctantly accept the reality. He failed to achieve results and even failed to get a starting position.

And for the rest of the Pistons, they have mixed feelings about the upcoming game against the 76ers.

For example, Prince, who was out last season due to injury, was "usurped" by Butler. He was very depressed and at the same time very unhappy. Now that Butler has left, the two sides will meet as opponents. Prince should have been gearing up to teach Butler a lesson and let him know that he should not be concerned about things that do not belong to him.

But inexplicably, he felt a pressure in his heart, like pressing a heavy stone.

"Humph." Knight gritted his teeth secretly and sneered to himself, "A guy who was sold on the shelf and played well in the 76ers only depended on Qin's relationship. If he dared to be arrogant in our Pistons' home court, I would It'll let you know." He and Butler didn't quite deal with each other, and although the two were not in the same position, they fought each other.

Now Butler has gone to the 76ers and played very well. After a few games, he almost averaged 20+ per game. While Knight was secretly jealous, he was also unhappy. He felt that Butler was just lucky and had Qin A good brother like Hao, Qin Hao will definitely cover him when he arrives at the 76ers team. If Qin Hao feeds him the ball and has more chances to play, the data will be so good.

Not worth mentioning, but just luck.

For the game against the 76ers, the Pistons had mixed feelings, not only the players, but also the coaching staff. The head coach didn't like Butler very much at the beginning.

Everyone knows that this time Butler's return to Detroit is not "going home to see", it must be a bad visitor, and this time, it was the 76ers.

......

at the same time.

A plane lands in Detroit.

This is a charter flight for the 76ers. The players got off the plane. Butler stood there, took a deep breath, glanced around, and showed a smile: "I'm back."

However, this smile was a little cold.

Qin Hao understood Butler's mood, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, we will never keep our hands in this game to help you get revenge."

"right."

"Hey, if I don't win 20 points, I will lose."

"Twenty minutes is enough..."

Teammates also spoke up.

Although Butler has not been on the team for a long time, he has already been recognized by his teammates.

Feeling the kindness of his teammates, Butler felt warm, smiled at everyone, and said, "Thank you."

The 76ers and the Pistons have no grudges, but because of Butler's relationship, this is the first time Butler has returned to Detroit since he left the Pistons. Naturally, they will not let Butler lose face.

......

The next day, the game came.

At the Palace of Auburn Hills (home of the Pistons), the audience was full of people, because this game will definitely not be dull, and good people will not miss it.

However, some people hope that the Pistons can defeat the 76ers and not let the 76ers be arrogant, and some people have a regretful mood. They have never supported the trade of Butler.

"It's a pity, why did you trade Butler away? Look at people now, after going to the 76ers, they averaged 20+ per game. It would be better if they stayed in the Pistons."

"Let's not talk about now, just last season, isn't Butler playing enough in the last third of the regular season? If it wasn't for the injury, maybe he would have led the team to the playoffs."

"Yeah, it's a pity..."

In the sound of people's discussions, players from both sides came one after another.