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Time comes to September, with only one month left before the whole team gathers. The relationship between the team and the players is getting closer and closer, especially the teams that are aiming to compete for the championship. Some teams have already been privately promoted by their stars.

Organize a training camp and start preparations for the new season in advance.

For the Hawks, in addition to several players who participated in the summer league, the first person to return to the team for training was Chris Paul. The reason why the term "return to training" is used instead of "resumption of training" is because Paul did not return to training at all this summer.

I didn't rest for too long. Instead, I gained weight by myself and performed a considerable amount of strength training.

So much so, when Ke Yan saw Paul, he felt that he was two full times bigger than last season!

In 2006, Paul defeated Japan with the American team and faced the civilian basketball team of Greece in the semifinals. Paul became one of the breakthrough points for the American team. Facing Papalukas, who was both taller and heavier than himself, Paul completely

Unable to resist, he was completely tortured by the Greeks.

Back on the NBA stage, every time he encounters heavy defenders such as Billups, Deron Williams, and Baron Davis, Paul's defense is also inadequate. Many times, Ke Yan needs to hide him on the defensive end.

For Paul, who has extremely strict demands on himself, being the team's "protector" in certain games day after day is intolerable to him.

And Garnett is a "magpie's nest". After joining the Hawks and winning double MVPs, it stimulated him even more. He wants to become stronger and have stronger control over the game so that he can become the master of the game.

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After getting Paul's physical test report, Ke Yan couldn't help but take a breath. In just one summer, Paul gained 15 pounds! While confrontation and defense have improved significantly, his agility attributes will inevitably decrease. At the same time, a large increase in a short period of time

Gaining weight will also increase your risk of injury.

Fortunately, in the process of gaining weight and muscle, Paul has been training and has not lost his shooting touch because of muscle gain. Otherwise, the Eagles' results at the start of the game will definitely be affected by his ups and downs.

"Coming this summer, Paul is obviously different." Coming to Ke Yan's office, Hornacek also expressed his feelings.

"Obviously, Paul wants to strive for more valuable personal honors." Ke Yan said.

Regarding this point, Hornacek and Ke Yan have the same view. When building the team in the "Big Three" model, it is difficult for the Hawks to support players in chasing honors in the regular season. Garnett won the MVP last season for many reasons.

Formed, it can be encountered but cannot be sought.

"If this problem is not handled well, I think the problems that occurred in OK may occur in the Eagles in advance!" Hornacek said.

Hornacek is not an alarmist. Ke Yan's understanding of people and his responsibilities has accelerated Paul's growth. In the first two seasons of his career, he has won two second teams, one first defense, one Rookie of the Year, two All-Star starts, and one

championship, the only rookie who has been more successful than him in the past ten years is Duncan.

Los Angeles can accommodate the star power of O'Neal and Kobe at the same time, allowing Kobe to endure until he is 26 years old; but when Atlanta gives most of its support to Garnett, it will also slowly breed Paul's mentality of stealing classes and seizing power. For Ke Yan,

There are some things that need to be guarded against.

In addition to Paul, another guy who gained weight during the offseason was Boris Diaw. Unlike Paul who gained weight and improved his competition, Diaw just filled his belly with red wine and coffee. After winning the championship, he was big

Now that you have the contract, what else is there to fight for?

Before winning the championship, everyone was moving in the same direction; but after winning the championship, many people had their own ideas. Maybe this is the NBA, and it is also human nature that Ke Yan has never seen before.

This season is a big test for him!

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In early October, the training camp was official. The Eagles players had returned to the team on time and were engaged in tactical training with high spirits. The Eagles under Ke Yan are a team with more offensive routines in the league, but the two most commonly used are

The set must be "run and gun" and "pick and roll". Paul and Diaw, the two most important counterattack propulsion points, have both gained weight and their propulsion ability has declined. The Eagles' power in "run and gun" has plummeted.

Taking into account Paul's current strong desire to fight and Garnett's 31-year-old age, Ke Yan added a lot of singles tactical arrangements after the pick-and-roll, which to a certain extent weakened Garnett's role on the offensive end and also protected Garnett.

body condition.

"You already have 2 MVPs, and your regular season honors are basically the same as Duncan's. There is no need to force it anymore. The key is to ensure your condition and play your role at the more critical time." Ke Yan threw out Duncan to persuade him.

Quit Garnett and temporarily restrained Garnett.

October 12th is the team's media open day. Ke Yan arranged for the team's core makeup photos to be taken by the "Big Three". Dior, who was lucky enough to participate in the photoshoot last year, was not on the list.

Ke Yan is warning Dio in this way, don't treat your politeness as a blessing, otherwise he will not suffer the consequences!

In the afternoon, there is a group match. Last year it was a duel between Snyder and Hornacek, but this year it was changed to Hornacek vs. Atkins.

Not only in the training games, but also in the following pre-season games, Ke Yan does not plan to take action himself and continues to let the assistant coach lead the team.

Last season, Snyder joined the Bobcats midway through the season and helped the team catch up from the 14th in the Eastern Conference to the 10th in the Eastern Conference. Although they did not enter the playoffs, their performance was still qualified; this season, there is also a team from a big city.

I had an idea from Hornacek and invited him to be the head coach, but he politely declined. Hornacek's idea was to stay in Atlanta and not go anywhere before Abby went to college.

In the group competition, Karim Rush, who returned from Europe, performed brilliantly, shooting 60% from outside, showing his competitiveness; he was not satisfied with just getting a contract, but also hoped to join the Eagles

A rotation that could even play Stevens' role last season.

P.J. Tucker, who practiced with the team for half a season last season, also made significant progress. Contrary to Paul and Diaw, Tucker lost 7 pounds this summer, and his body fat rate dropped a lot. His entire body shape changed.

It is more symmetrical and strong. The optimization of physical fitness has made Tucker's footsteps much lighter, and his defensive accuracy has been greatly improved. On the offensive end, he will be in the bottom corner and shoot open three-pointers. If the team's tactics cannot open up, it will also improve.

Going up to set up off-ball pick-and-rolls for his teammates was almost useless compared to last season. Tucker's progress this offseason can be seen with the naked eye.

The substitute players showed their competitiveness, which relieved Ke Yan's original chaotic mood a lot. With the strength of the Eagles, they should be able to survive the "fatigue" and "transformation" stage at the beginning of the season.

On October 15th, the preseason started, and the Hawks' first opponent was the Miami Heat, who had just completed a trade in the summer, and each team got what they needed.

O'Neal, who is 35 years old, and Wade, whose shoulder injury has not yet recovered, are on the sidelines. The Heat are mainly inspecting several new players this season, including Gibson, Ricky Davis, Daequan Cook, Kasb Powell and others.

The Hawks played with all players, but only controlled the playing time of the players. A "key protection target" like Garnett only played 16 minutes, scored 8 points and 5 rebounds, and then left the game early to rest. It was not so much about playing.

For the competition, it is better to say that I did a warm-up activity and got a feel for the competition.

Garnett did not play much time, which gave the substitutes more opportunities to perform. Brandon Bass got the most playing time for the Hawks, playing 29 minutes and scoring a team-high 16 points.

Anderson, who had been away from the team for a long time and needed to adapt to the game atmosphere, also got 26 minutes of playing time. The two-year window period still had an impact on his game feeling. He missed two baby-sitter shots on the court; but Anderson was defensive.

Duan still showed his value, scoring double figures in rebounds in his limited playing time.

Including PJ Brown, he is much stronger than last season's Mben. It is not difficult to see from this game that the Eagles' substitute lineup, especially the interior substitutes, is definitely not worse than last season.

On the contrary, the Heat, in addition to Ricky Davis showing good impact, may be able to relieve Wade's ball-holding pressure in the new season, still have many problems; if they want to compete with the Hawks, it seems

Not very realistic.

On October 17, the Hawks visited the Quicken Loans Center to face the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In the last year of James' rookie contract, the Cavaliers successfully broke through the first round and achieved their best result in 10 years. This also made Cleveland fans happy and further enhanced their love for James.

However, after eating up James' rookie contract bonus, the Cavaliers' operating space is declining. In the past offseason, the Cavaliers' lineup did not change much, except for the trade of David Wesley to the Hornets' Cedri

In addition to Simmons, they only added Devin Brown as a substitute player. The team's hope of continuing to improve this season basically rests on James' continued evolution.

With the Cavaliers' current foundation, even if James evolves to Jordan's level, it will not be easy to beat the Hawks in a series. It's really "even if Jordan comes."

In this game, Ke Yan still didn't let the main players play for too long, but the Cavaliers played very seriously. Except for James, all the starting players played more than 30 minutes.

Mike Brown treated this preseason game as a regular season game and did not miss the opportunity to "narrow" the gap between himself and Ke Yan. The Cavaliers played extremely high defensive quality and suppressed the Eagles.

93:86, the Cavaliers defended their home court and defeated the defending champion!

On October 19, the Eagles faced the challenge of the European team Maccabi Haifa at home.

nba and fiba are two completely different competition systems. If you ask nba teams to play games under fiba rules, the Eagles with qualified shooting ability may be able to cope with it, but some teams with insufficient shooting ability will definitely be at a loss; conversely, let European teams play games under fiba rules.

The team has to adapt to NBA rules, but they cannot withstand the impact of NBA teams.

If Fiba is the 100-meter battle, then NBA is the 110-meter hurdles; Bolt will never be able to beat Liu Xiang in the hurdles, and Liu Xiang won't be able to catch Bolt's exhaust even if he runs the 100 meters.

Therefore, this game with Maccabi Haifa really didn’t have much training value. The opponent was whistled for four times in just three seconds of defense. The inside players couldn’t find the rhythm of defense at all, and they lost without any resistance.

Gave it to the Eagles.

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In the subsequent three preseason games, the Hawks defeated the Menglong and Grizzlies, lost one game to the Magic, and ended all six preseason games with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.

The media and fans are well aware of the value of preseason games, and will not change their view of the team's overall strength because of the preseason results. However, when it comes to team tactics, experts can still see some of the Eagles'

changing.

"Through the preseason games, we can see that Paul has significantly improved his confrontation this past summer. His breakthroughs in the game are more determined, and the frequency of strong defense is also increasing. It seems that Kimi will be in

He will be entrusted with important tasks in the new season, and Paul and LG will bring us more surprises in the new season."

"Due to contract issues, the Hawks' bench was completely reorganized this past summer! Compared with last season, their bench only retained Barea and Tucker, which may worry fans. But through the preseason

In the game, it can really be said that the fans' worries were unfounded. The performance of Kareem Rush, Brandon Bass, and Chris Anderson was enough to support the Eagles' bench. The Eagles are still the most powerful contenders for the championship.

, but their advantage in the Eastern Conference may not be as big as last season. It's not because they have become weaker, but because the Eastern Conference as a whole has become stronger."

"If I were to rank the top four teams in the Eastern Conference, my rankings would be: Hawks, Celtics, Cavaliers, Pistons. And I wouldn't be surprised if any of these five teams wins the Eastern Conference championship!"

Overall, fans and media are still very optimistic about the Eagles. In addition to their own strength, it is also closely related to the decline of other top teams.

For the Spurs, both internal and external defensive cores Duncan and Bowen have been troubled by injuries, and the Spurs have always lacked talent. Whether they can suppress the Western Conference heroes is becoming increasingly difficult to say;

The Mavericks performed "surgery" on the team in the offseason. Avery Johnson left the team and tactician Carlisle joined. The team also made a big bet on the 34-year-old Kidd. The replacement of the core defender obviously requires more players.

To adapt, it can be said that the future of the Mavericks is uncertain;

In addition to introducing Hill this summer, the Suns have done nothing but save money. Using James Jones and Garudi Fernandez's signing rights in exchange for air is simply speechless. If Ke Yan were in D'Antoni's position,

He might have resigned on the spot.

The paper strength of each team shows a situation of "one super, many strong", and the Eagles are really the most stable.

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October 30, Atlanta.

Starting at 6 p.m., the outside of the Phillips Center gradually became noisy. The arena was like a whirlpool, with traffic and people constantly gathering here. The atmosphere that had been deserted for three or four days became lively again.

Today is the day when the opening game of the 2007-08 season begins. As the defending champion, the Eagles will receive their championship rings before the game starts!

The tickets for this game have long been sold out by fans. No one wanted to miss witnessing the team receiving the championship ring at home. Compared to this ceremony, the opponent of the opening game, the Toronto Rams, was not taken to heart.

The fans did not take the Menglong team seriously, but Ke Yan remembered that the Menglong team also had Anthony Parker, who played for the Hawks last season, and prepared a championship ring for him to thank him for his contribution to the team.

contributions made.

NBA championship rings are not officially customized, but are made by the team themselves. It doesn't matter how much they are made. If the team is willing, even if it is a "temporary worker" who only signed a 10-day contract and did not play a game.

It can be awarded, not to mention a player like Anthony Parker who has played for the team for half a season and made a lot of contributions.

As time passed and the start of the game got closer and closer, the auditorium in the arena was filled with fans. The Eagles players walked into the stadium amid the cheers of the audience.

The Menglong players stood in front of the visiting team's bench, silently watching their opponents receive their championship rings.

Since there were only 7 players in the team who could receive the championship rings, there was no distinction between main players and substitute players. All seven of them went up to receive the championship rings together. Paul took the lead and Garnett finished the game. Everyone showed off the championship rings to the fans.

The DJ roared crazily, and the audience burst into cheers like a roaring tsunami.

There was not so much of a sense of ceremony when members of the coaching staff received the rings, but Ke Yan still stole the spotlight. The whole process of him handing the ring to Wang Lifan was recorded by the camera. Many people thought he was proposing.

"Suddenly I found that I am better than Kimi, that is, I am much more romantic than him. As long as you kneel down on one knee, no girl will refuse you, okay?" ESPN's ace commentator Mike Breen said with hatred.

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"Don't you think Never will be disappointed?" Mark Jackson also joked with a smile, "The ring does have a special meaning for girls."

At eight o'clock, the players from both teams came to the court on time.

The Hawks' starting lineup is the same as last season - Paul, Joe Johnson, Battier, Garnett and Diaw.

The Menglong team signed Rashard Lewis with a 6-year, 108 million contract in the offseason, forming the frontcourt combination of Lewis, Posh and Bagliani, which greatly increased their strength. This is also the reason why they were able to participate in the opening game.

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Their backcourt combination is TJ Ford and Anthony Parker, the fastest dogs in the league. TJ Ford breaks through with all his feet, and there are four long guns standing outside. I wonder if this is considered "one star and four shots"?

"drop--"

The referee blows the whistle, throws the ball into the air, and the game officially begins!