The relaxing and pleasant holidays passed quickly, and Li Kaiming received a gathering message from Sanders.
Li Kaiming drove his newly purchased Hummer H3 on the way to the arena. The clean streets were lined with some green street trees.
To be honest, Li Kaiming didn't want to buy an off-road vehicle. What man doesn't like the roar of a sports car?
However, his huge body couldn't fit into the cab of a sports car, so he had to settle for a state-of-the-art Hummer.
This thing is worthy of having experienced the baptism of battlefields in the Middle East. It is indeed very sturdy, and the view from the cab is also very good. Li Kaiming will never feel like he is driving with his waist crouched.
Following the route in his memory, Li Kaiming drove smoothly to the home arena. The security personnel at the door had already known Li Kaiming's car, so he drove into the Linxia garage without any hindrance.
When we arrived at the training venue, there were not many people there, but Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue arrived early. When they saw Li Kaiming coming, they immediately came to say hello.
Li Kaiming looked around and found that Arenas was not among the people present. He frowned but it didn't matter. He went straight to the locker room and changed into training clothes.
When the team coach Sanders saw that everyone had arrived, he stood in the middle of the field and clapped his hands, asking all the players to surround him.
Sanders' face was not very good, "Guys, Gilbert feels that his knee is still uncomfortable and is still being treated, so he will not be able to play in the opening game of the regular season!"
Before the season even started, the team lost a general, and he was also the boss of the team. The Wizards players felt a sense of sadness in their hearts!
Li Kaiming's face was also gloomy, the worst had happened!
Originally, he predicted that Arenas would play intermittently, but he was absent from the first opening game!
The outcome of the opening game will have a great impact on the team, and Arenas may have to make a choice.
His situation should be worse than Sanders'!
As a head coach for many years, Sanders' ability to adjust is naturally extraordinary, and he quickly entered the state.
"Kids, we can't control Gilbert's injury, but we can control ourselves. We work together to win the first game for Gilbert!"
The whole Wizards team seemed to share the same hatred and shouted with high morale, but in fact most of them were still a little pessimistic.
It's just a matter of playing another team in the opening game. Maybe if I bite off a tooth, I can still chew it off.
But that's the Orlando Magic! Last season's 59 wins and 23 losses ranked second in the Eastern Conference and the second-best team in the league!
The Wizards moved away a lot of capable players during the offseason, such as Caron Butler. It's good to select the No. 1 pick, but there is also a No. 1 pick on the opposite side!
Arenas can't get up yet. If he can win, the Suns will come out from the west!
Sanders also knows that there is little hope, but he is the team coach and cannot weaken morale first.
The tactical arrangements that need to be made still need to be made.
The core of the Magic team is undoubtedly Dwight Howard, nicknamed "Warcraft", but fortunately, Howard's scoring ability is average. His main scoring methods are eating cakes and grabbing rebounds for secondary attacks, so the tone set by Sanders is, Don't let Howard get close to the basket, force him to take jump shots that he's not good at, and protect the backcourt rebounds.
Such a heavy burden made the team's center Andre Bratsch look a little bitter!
He has experienced Howard's body. If you don't let him get close to the basket, he will just stand outside the penalty area, and he always has the opportunity to get rebounds on the opponent's head.
But Brachi also knows that he can only try his best to do his best. As for how well he can prevent himself, it depends on whether God will give him face that night...
In addition to defending Howard's bombing of the penalty area, the Magic's biggest threat may not have been expected by anyone, but it turned out to be three-pointers!
Their team includes point guard Jameer Nelson, who shot 38% from three-point range last season, dunk king Vince Carter, who shot 36.7% from three-point range, and Rashard Lewis, who makes a living from three-pointers as Mr. Billionaire. , the three-point shooting percentage averaged 39.6 per game, and the average number of three-pointers per game reached a terrifying 6 times!
This is just the three-pointers in the starting lineup, and their substitute lineup includes JJ Redick with a three-point shooting percentage of 40.5, Ryan Anderson with a three-point shooting percentage of 37%, and Michael Pietrus with the same shooting percentage.
To put it bluntly, except for Howard, everyone on the current Magic team can throw one from beyond the three-point line, and the shooting rate is quite impressive. The Magic are the first three-point team in the league. Not an exaggeration!
This Magic team is gambling on offense. In fact, it only depends on these two points. Either Howard bombs the basket or fires from beyond the three-point line.
Therefore, Sanders' goal is also very clear. On the defensive end, there are only two points, guarding Howard's inside line and, more importantly, the Magic's outside line.
In fact, relatively speaking, the priority of defending the Magic's perimeter is even higher. After all, if Howard works hard for a whole game, you can get 20 or 30 points. If the perimeter is smooth, you can give it to the Wizards in one quarter. take away!
The following team training will also focus on defensive three-point exercises from the outside.
After training, there is an exciting movie session. Of course, it is not an action movie without clothes, but a video of the Magic team's game.
The level of professional refinement in the NBA exceeds everyone's imagination. There are dedicated people responsible for everything on the team, and dedicated videographers are responsible for video editing and tactical explanations.
Therefore, the team's videographer may be the person who has the deepest understanding of tactics besides the head coach.
Because the more you see, the more you will understand.
The discussion of tactics in the conference room reminded Li Kaiming of his long-lost campus life, which was a bit like the atmosphere of a college classroom. Fortunately, it was about basketball, otherwise he would have been sleeping soundly at this time.
While the Wizards are preparing intensively for the opening game, the NBA has also started to promote the new season. The basketball public opinion field, which has been silent for a long time in the off-season, has become lively again!
More and more media are beginning to focus on the opening game of the new season, because this summer league is really unsettled. The formation of the Heat's Big Three has made more and more people hope that a player can be killed halfway. Cheng Yaojin prevented such a quick win.
Just when many people are thinking this, on October 26, the NBA 2010-2011 season opener officially begins!
The league's official schedule is obviously well thought out. The first game, attracting worldwide attention, is the Miami Heat versus the Boston Celtics!
In the first battle of the Big Three, James faced an old rival, and the topic was full of topics!
After the whole game, the Heat also chose the play style with the most traffic!
The Boston Celtics defeated the Big Three of the Heat who came to challenge 88-80, which made many people who like to watch theater say it was wonderful!
The second game had a greater impact in China because Yao Ming came back, but was in poor form. He scored 9 points and 11 rebounds on 4 of 11 shots. The Rockets also lost to the Lakers.
Next, the eyes of Chinese fans turned to the Wizards. They all wanted to see what kind of performance Li Kaiming could perform against Howard.
Some Chinese fans are actually very doubtful about Li Kaiming's strength. It is difficult for them to accept that a center can play with speed like Li Kaiming, instead of asking for the ball in a back-up manner like a traditional inside line.
Traditional insider Yao Ming can "eat, sleep and play World of Warcraft". They want to see if Li Kaiming can perform like Yao Ming against Howard. If he can't even perform like Yao Ming, do they still expect him to lead the team and win medals? ?
It's the Wizards' opening game, but it's actually more like a test match for Chinese fans against Li Kaiming.
"I'm going to take a day off on July 8th and will update as normal on the 9th. Thank you all!"
