Center: Pau Gasol, Brandon Haywood.
Power forwards: Christian Laettner, Stephen Jackson, Edon Thomas, Pripoye Jones.
Small forwards: Ron Artest, Richard Jefferson, Bobby Simmons, Te'Lon Naseby.
Shooting Guards: Michael Jordan, Richard Hamilton.
Point guard: Arenas, Jamal Crawford, Tyronn Lue.
As we all know, in the NBA, the registration position of a player is the same as the registration height. It does not mean that your registration position is shooting guard. You must play shooting guard on the court, which is full of flexibility and maneuverability.
On the 29th, looking at the 2001/02 season roster that the Wizards had announced a few days ago, Wang Shuo finally chose Jones at the power forward position, Naseby at the small forward position, and Simmons. People were sent to the DNP list for the opening game.
These three performed the worst in the team's joint training for more than a month.
Naseby, who is 198 centimeters tall, can't even understand a three-pointer, let alone a three-pointer.
As expected in the new season, this guy will definitely be the Wizards' cheerleader.
Jones's function on the court is to duplicate that of Edon Thomas.
And Jones is not willing to block Jordan on the court.
This is not because he has low emotional intelligence, but because this is his contract year, and he does not want his data to be too ugly and affect his job.
Well, actually he has low emotional intelligence.
Because now, Wang Shuo is not even willing to give him a chance to brush data.
As for Simmons...
How should I put it, this guy's usual attitude is very low-key.
But no matter what, the Wizards' wing simply couldn't accommodate him.
On the 29th, as usual, Wang Shuo attended the press conference before the game against the Knicks.
When reporters asked questions, they racked their brains to make things difficult for Wang Shuo, but in the end they were easily resolved by Wang Shuo.
For example, a reporter asked Wang Shuo if he was worried that he would be fired because of his poor preseason record.
Wang Shuo was amused when he heard this question and asked: "In the NBA, have you ever seen a head coach fired by the team because he did not perform well in the preseason?"
Some reporters asked Wang Shuo how he would deal with the strong Knicks and Van Gundy, whose coaching experience is far superior to his own, in the regular season opener.
Wang Shuo immediately replied: "Then if I arrange for Tyronn Lue to play center and Richard Hamilton to play power forward, you can help me ask Jeff how he should deal with it then."
How to deal with it?
Of course, the soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth. Could it be that Wang Shuo had to admit defeat before the game even started?
Looking at this group of reporters who were clearly here to make things difficult for him, to be honest, if Wang Shuo hadn't had a good temper and a good personality, he would have really wanted to turn around and leave after shouting "Respect" three times.
After the press conference, Wang Shuo and the three Mikes had a final discussion on the tactical details of tomorrow's team in the hotel.
Both "Black Mike" and "White Mike" believe that the team should focus on stability tomorrow and should use the twin-tower lineup of Gasol and Haywood.
Only "Old Mike" agreed with Wang Shuo, believing that the Wizards should use Gasol to play center, play a big one and four small ones, and take the initiative to speed up.
Since the Knicks' starting center Marcus Camby will definitely miss tomorrow's opening game due to injury, and Kurt Thomas is not a power forward who focuses on individual singles, D'Antoni does not think the Wizards will play tomorrow. Encountered too much pressure on the inside.
But actually, what Wang Shuo really wants to say is...
If Camby can start tomorrow, it will be a huge benefit to the Wizards.
Because this guy is the kind of player who can even ignore his defensive position for the sake of data.
And as long as he dares to help defend and fill positions, Wang Shuo feels that Boss Qiao's assist data tomorrow night will be at least ten starts.
"But they also have Larry Teal (Sprewell), who has a strong impact and will cause a lot of damage to our inside line." Brown reminded.
Hearing this, Wang Shuo nodded and said: "He does have a certain impact, but I believe Ron can deal with him."
In Wang Shuo's original timeline, except for Artest's rookie season, Sprewell basically never took advantage of Artest.
In the 03/04 season, in a game between the Pacers and the Timberwolves, facing Artest, Sprewell only made 0 of 8 shots while playing 38 minutes for the Timberwolves. A report card of 0 points and 5 rebounds.
In this era of "HC" rules, breakout specialists are actually significantly more affected than their pitchers.
In addition, once Sprewell is not going well, he also likes to make random shots on the court.
But at this moment, his three-point shooting was quite accurate.
Therefore, in Wang Shuo's view, what the Wizards should pay more attention to tomorrow night is Sprewell and Alan Houston's cold arrows from the outside.
Except for Sprewell, this Knicks doesn't have any impact at all.
The team's starting point guard Mark Jackson is slow and likes to bully opponents with his weight. But even though Arenas is not good at defense, in this era where there is already a five-second post-up rule, Wang Shuo doesn't need to worry at all. Arenas will be killed by Jackson.
On the evening of the 30th, Madison Square Garden, New York.
As Michael Jordan's first game after his comeback, it was played in New York and broadcast live across the United States. It is enough to show that even if Jordan is said to be Mrs. Cow, in Stern's heart, Boss Joe is still the only little one in his heart. Sweet.
In addition, as the only "co-owned" home court for all NBA teams, only Madison Square Garden in the NBA can be called the "Basketball Holy Land."
In this regard, neither the Lakers' Staples nor the Celtics' North Shore Garden Arena can compare with Madison Square Garden.
Anyway, when the Wizards were warming up, Wang Shuo glanced at...
At least half of the fans at the scene were cheering for Jordan.
In the stands, there were a large number of Jordan fans wearing the Chicago Bulls jerseys of that year, as well as many fans wearing Wizards uniforms.
After the warm-up, in the eager anticipation of the fans, the big screen immediately showed the starting list of the two teams tonight.
Wizards: Gasol, Jordan, Artest, Hamilton, Arenas.
Knicks: Felton Spencer, Kurt Thomas, Sprewell, Houston, Jackson.
On TNT TV, as soon as the Wizards' starting list was announced, Barkley, whose ribs were still aching, complained: "Tonight I feel that the Wizards' inside line will become a paradise for Knicks players."
On the side, Smith said with admiration: "How can you see it?"
Barkley shook his head repeatedly and said: "Their starting lineup is too short. As long as the Knicks play inside, they can easily get a chance."
Obviously, when you hate a person or a team, you can find fault no matter what.
Because when he said that the Wizards' starting lineup was too short, Barkley obviously forgot that he himself is not very tall.
In the center of the field, the slightly green Gasol was ready to jump ball with Spencer to start the game.
It is worth mentioning that before Gasol came on the court to jump the ball, Jordan gave him a very considerate squeeze on his back to signal him to relax.
This classic scene was captured by the on-site photographer.
Of course, this is a very un-Jordan scene and certainly not Jordan’s original intention.
But when Stern saw this scene in front of the TV, he felt that there was another topic that could be hyped after the game.
Basketball seniors mentor newcomers.
You see, the NBA is such a warm and welcoming family!
Snapped--!
On the court, perhaps inspired by boss Joe, Gasol successfully jumped the ball for the Washington Wizards.
And this jump ball also officially announced that the NBA regular season of the 2001-2002 season has begun!
The Wizards' first offense of the new season!
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