After defeating the Bucks, the Heat did not continue their winning streak. In the next five warm-up games, they only won 3 of them, with 5 wins and 2 losses in 7 games.
O'Neal, who was born in 1972, is still old. In addition, he likes to eat donuts. Even if Riley forces him to lose weight, he is still overweight and injuries will come to him. Health-preserving basketball is more important. The warm-up game is meaningful. Just fine...
O'Neal needs to take care of his health, and Mourning needs to take care of his kidneys. Fortunately, Wade has grown quickly, and the Heat have a strong lineup, and they have won all the games they can.
Su Bei got a lot of opportunities to play. He averaged 26 minutes per game, contributed 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. He averaged two three-pointers per game. His performance was very eye-catching, especially his defensive strength. .
In the competition with Dorell White, Su Bei is far ahead.
White has the personality of "Little Kobe", but his growth in the second season did not meet expectations. He averaged 20 minutes per game and only scored 3 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.
Defensively, my skills have not improved much. I am still the same boy who uses my physical talent to defend. Offensively, I still can't learn the mid-range shot. My style of play is still to use my physical talent to attack the basket...
This is the norm for high school draft players. Kobe, McGrady, Garnett, James... after all, they are only a few players.
Although Dorell White was a rookie in 2004, according to the NCAA, he is only a sophomore and a substitute player. In terms of combat ability, he is still not as good as Su Bei, who reached the Final Four.
As a result, the Heat's remaining 16 roster players are missing two more.
Dorell White and the newly signed Earl Balon were sent to the Development League...
Thanks to the joining of Su Bei, Wang Zhizhi is no longer alone. He performed equally well in the training camp and warm-up games. The Heat chose to renew Wang Zhizhi's contract for one year...
The Heat's 14-man roster for the 2005/06 season is officially released.
Center: Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Michael Doriak.
Power forwards: Udonis Haslem, Antoine Walker, Wayne Himien, Wang Zhizhi.
Small forward: James Posey, Subei.
Shooting Guards: Dwyane Wade, Shanton Anderson.
Point Guard: Jason Williams, Gary Payton, Gerald Fitch.
At the same time, Sports Illustrated released the strength rankings of NBA teams in the new season.
The Heat, which has been actively operating in the free market during the offseason, ranks first in the strength rankings.
The second place in the league is the defending champion Spurs. This small team is very magical. The core three carriages, Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili have not yet dispersed. They have attracted two veterans, Michael Finley and Nick Van Exel. To help, however, the problem of the aging lineup still surfaced, ranking only in second place.
The third place is the Pistons. The Five Tigers are still there, but Larry Brown's "correct basketball" has been brought to the Knicks.
This lineup belongs to Larry Brown, and the coaching position is changed to Sanders, who can only be ranked third.
Fourth place is the Dallas Mavericks.
Everyone knows that Nowitzki is really weak in the playoffs, but owner Cuban is willing to spend money, and the team's annual salary is the first in the league.
Despite a strong lineup, they were underestimated and ranked fourth.
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Cavaliers, Suns, Lakers, Rockets, Mavericks...the 2005/06 regular season schedule is out.
The opponent for the Heat's opening game came out and they were playing little Emperor James. The next game was a trip to the West, where they would play Nash, Kobe Bryant, Yao Mai, Dirk Nowitz...
Speaking of which, the schedule is quite easy.
After all, the really strong team is the Heat. The opponents they encountered seemed very strong and popular, but they were still a long way from the top teams.
When discussing the game against the Cavaliers, Su Bei got information about the opposing players.
The first one is LeBron James!
Are they going to face each other so soon?
Su Bei was a little scared. After all, the little emperor in the 2005/6 season did not sprinkle magnesium powder in every game and only ate bread. In terms of statistics, he had reached the peak of his career...
Can I stand it?
The answer is that I can't stand it.
Su Bei is still self-aware.
The Heat coaching staff even believed that James Posey could not withstand it, so they prepared for a wheel-and-wheel battle from the beginning...
So it was very normal for him to face James in his career debut.
Not to mention, this summer, the Cavaliers also signed Larry Hughes with a big contract and Donyel Marshall with a top-level mid-level contract. One is a trumpet James style of play, and the other is a no-three-no-four forward style. , with the strength of the Heat's forward line, Su Bei also needs to step up.
On November 1st, the Heat conducted adaptive training in the morning. I don’t know if he was too excited. Posey sprained his thigh while grabbing a rebound...
James Posey versus LeBron James, both are "James", this is a king without a king!
The Heat have lost a general before the new season even starts. The only good news is that Posey only needs to sit out for a week.
The new season has not yet begun, and the Heat has been cast into a shadow.
Percy, who seemed to be the second most durable, was actually the first to fall.
In fact, in his previous life, Posey only played 62 games in the regular season during the 2005-06 season...
Mourning's kidney is a time bomb. No matter when he lies down, there will be no surprise.
O'Neal's talent is amazing, but his fat body has caused him to suffer injuries from time to time in the past few years, and he may also fall down.
When Wade first entered the league, he lost the meniscus of one leg, and it was clearly written on the draft report that he had potential injuries.
In his previous life, Riley refused to give him a big contract because he was afraid that he would sign a big contract and then be left flat.
Don't tell me, no one on this Heat team is reliable except Haslem.
9 p.m., American Airlines Center.
At this time, the Heat's home court is about to hold the opening game of the new season, and the entire arena is packed with people.
Bang-dang——!
James didn't sprinkle magnesium powder, but just smashed it angrily at the basket.
After James finished smashing, it was Larry Hughes' turn to smash again.
Physical talent, that's called a lever.
During the warm-up, Wade and James exchanged a few words of brotherhood with each other, asking them not to affect their feelings no matter what the game.
At this time, the starting lineups of both sides for tonight's match were displayed on the big screen in the arena.
The Heat's starting five are O'Neal, Walker, Haslem, Wade, and Jason Williams.
The Cavaliers' starting five are Big Z, Drew Gooden, James, Larry Hughes, and Eric Snow.
This game will be broadcast live across the United States on TNT radio, with Big Mouth Klee and Kenny Smith as guest commentators.
After scanning the lineups of both sides, Barkley raised his eyebrows and commented: "The unexpected absence of James Posey of the Heat increased the Cavaliers' forward line advantage and increased the suspense of the game.
Now let’s see if the new head coach of the Cavaliers, Mike Brown, is a parallel import…”
Kenny Smith nodded and continued: "Mike Brown studied under Popovich and helped the Pacers build a defensive system in 2004. His defensive skills are still very strong. He can take over as the head coach of the Cavaliers.
In addition to being a native of Ohio, his coaching ability is also a plus..."
Beep——!
The whistle sounded, O'Neal lost the duel with Big Z, and the Cavaliers got the ball first as expected.
The height and talent of 2.21 meters are there, not to mention that O'Neal still has a lot of flesh hanging on his body.
"James received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. After his teammates were in position, he and Snow played an outside screen.
James rushed up and Jason Williams was knocked away. He drove straight in and tried to make a one-handed dunk in the penalty area..."
Bang-dang——!
Beep——!
James smashed the basket and flew away, and the referee punished O'Neal's thug for a foul.
"This is a no-fly zone for the Sharks. O'Neal definitely fouled intentionally and destroyed James' dunk in the zone..." Barkley said.
"James' physical talent is so strong that O'Neal almost couldn't stop him with a foul..."
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