Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The Pacers upgraded their lineup in the off-season. Whether new players David West and George Hill can make up for the weaknesses in the lineup has become a question for Bankers Life Arena fans.

In comparison, the trade of the 59th pick in the second round was ignored.

The home fans started a heated discussion:

"We now have Collison, George Hill and Price at the backs, Granger, West, George and Hansbrough at the forwards, and Hibbert, Fesenko and Pendegraf at the centers.

By rotating with Foster, this year's Pacers might really have a chance to advance to the second round!"

"Tsk, in last season's playoffs, if Stephenson hadn't been suspended, we might have been able to compete with the Bulls."

The man said regretfully, and someone next to him immediately retorted:

"Forget it, Lance was not suspended by the league, he violated team rules and was suspended by the team."

"Besides, with the addition of a guard who averages 3.1 points per game, can we beat the Bulls?"

"If you want to win against the Bulls and Heat, you still have to rely on George Hill and West! If they can help Granger, everything will be easy."

What the second fan said was very reasonable, and someone next to him immediately agreed and said:

"That's right, if you ask me, I would have just taken out Lance as a bargaining chip for George Hill!"

"We Pacers are tough, but we don't need to stab our heads!"

"Indeed, I'm quite optimistic about this year's 15th pick. Maybe he can make a difference if he stays!"

"Come on, we already have Granger, and George is also playing well on the bench, so what else do we need as a small forward?"

"Didn't you say that George Hill was traded and a small forward was brought over?"

"Can that count?..."

While the fans were discussing, the lights at the home court suddenly dimmed, all the sounds from the home court disappeared, and the home court DJ's voice came out from the microphone:

"Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to Conseco Arena!"

"Let's give the home team a little applause and a shout-out, shall we?"

Under the auspices of the on-site DJ, the atmosphere at the home court became more and more lively.

"The next person to appear is from..."

As the players began to enter the stadium, the fans gave them fierce applause. Qi Tian couldn't even name him. He stood by the channel and high-fived all the teammates who showed up.

The last person to appear was naturally the Pacers' absolute ace player, who is still at his peak age of 28:

"Danny Granger was born in New Orleans, studied at the University of New Mexico, and was selected with the 17th overall pick in 2005. He wears jersey No. 33 and plays as a small forward!"

The home fans went crazy. They gave the warmest applause to welcome the leader who led the Pacers to the playoffs.

Qi Tian, ​​who was standing nearby, watched with envy as Granger emerged from the tunnel and high-fived his teammates one by one. Then he came to the center of the court to greet the cheers of the fans.

At this moment, he actually resonated deeply with a sentence he had learned in the past:

"Perhaps Liu Bang felt the same way when he saw Qin Shihuang driving his car."

Qitian repeated word for word:

"This is what a real man should do."

After the home team came on stage, the Pistons, who came to challenge away from home, also received a "warm" welcome from the home fans:

"Woo~"

The 38-year-old veteran Ben Wallace twitched his lips with some disdain and came to their half with his teammates to prepare for the warm-up.

He has seen so many small tricks like this that he can ignore them long ago.

Seven years have passed since the Pistons last won a championship. Big Ben wandered around for a while and finally returned to the Pistons. However, unlike when he left, the Pistons have now entered into a rebuilding process.

Sophomores 22-year-old Greg Monroe, 26-year-old Rodney Stuckey, 25-year-old Jerebko, 29-year-old Ben Gordon, and 29-year-old Mark Hill, plus this year's 8th overall pick

Position, Brandon Knight, and now the Pistons are thriving.

Neither side has any big-name stars, and the Pacers and Pistons are not traffic teams, so naturally they have very few followers.

After the warm-up, the referee walked to the middle of the field and signaled the players from both sides to come on stage.

The Pacers' new players made their debut immediately, and their starting lineup was: center Hibbert, power forward David West, small forward Granger, shooting guard George Hill and point guard Collison;

The Pistons' starting lineup is: center Greg Monroe, power forward Austin Daye, small forward Jerebko, shooting guard Rodney Stuckey and point guard Brandon Knight.

There is not much difference in height between the two teams. Although point guard Collison is only 183 centimeters tall, which is not as tall as Knight's 191 centimeters, Hibbert, who squats in the paint to protect the frame, is 218 centimeters tall, which is obviously 211 centimeters taller than Monroe.

Just a few centimeters high.

When the starting lineup came on, the substitute players sat on the bench step by step. George patted his forehead, turned to Qi Tian and smiled:

"Come to school soon."

With that said, he gave the chair closest to the head coach to Qi Tian,

"Listen carefully."

The chairs on the bench are divided into two rows. The fourteen or five chairs in front will be for the players, the head coach and the chief assistant. The other assistant coaches, staff, and medical staff will sit on the six or seven chairs in the second row.

The chair closest to the head coach is reserved for rookies. They can have a better viewing experience in this position. Of course, if rookies think that this is just an ordinary seat, they are totally wrong.

When many head coaches are in a bad mood, they will vent their anger on the rookies who are close to them, so this position is also called "school".

When you go to school, you should answer questions well.

George and Stephenson looked at each other, laughed evilly, and finally moved their positions one space back.

Vogel glanced at Qi Tian, ​​said nothing, then turned to look at the arena.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle to start the game. Although the real opening game started yesterday, it symbolized that the Pacers' first game of the new season finally kicked off.

Seeing the basketball flying upwards, Hibbert jumped hard. He didn't jump very high, but his height and long arms took full advantage and he slapped the basketball behind him.

Monroe looked helplessly at Hibbert, who was 218 centimeters tall, and turned around to return to defense.

George Hill and West were new players, so the first attack was naturally given to Granger.

Collison controlled the ball and advanced, saw Granger running around the screen, and immediately passed the ball.

Granger received the ball and directly accelerated the impact, faced Monroe inside, and dunked hard, scoring the Pacers' first point of the season!

The Pacers fans at the scene immediately shouted loudly to cheer for the general.