I’m Really Playing Basketball

As one of the nine top players in the Eastern Conference this season, and the Cavaliers also have two high-traffic players in the NBA, James and Chen Xiao, the Cavaliers are still very eye-catching after the start of the new season.

If, in the eyes of the American media, the strongest team this season is the Magic, then the most trafficked team this season is the Cavaliers led by Chen Xiao and James.

This can be seen from the history of James leading the Cavaliers, which year was not the focus of the American media.

Regardless of the strength of the Cavaliers, the traffic is always leveraged.

The current Cavaliers are much stronger than the Cavaliers in history, and naturally the traffic is much greater.

Because of Chen Xiao's existence, the Cavaliers are not only the most trafficked team in the United States, but also the most trafficked team in China and internationally.

To say that the Cavaliers are attracting worldwide attention is true and there is no problem at all.

Under such huge attention, the Cavaliers performed very well in the new season. In 8 preseason games, the Cavaliers achieved a record of 5 wins and 3 losses.

Especially this season, the Cavaliers have weakened the ball rights of the rest of the team in the preseason. The ball rights are largely concentrated in the hands of Chen Xiao and James. Xia Ji's eight-game play style is very refreshing.

To be honest, even in the history of the NBA, no team has beaten Xia Ji to the extreme.

That's really treating the rest of the team as tools.

The Cavaliers' approach is indeed very worry-free and labor-saving, but it is also extremely controversial.

Although everyone agrees that the technical and tactical strength of NBA head coaches is not as good as that of NCAA head coaches, but as an NBA head coach, you don't mess around at all and just lie down like this. Is that okay?

Even if it's a package like the triangle offense, that would be great.

Look at how powerful Phil Jackson was back then. Didn't he just ask Jordan to give up the ball and play alone? He had to create a mysterious and mysterious triangle offense gimmick.

Does the Bulls' dynasty rely on the triangle offense?

Of course not!

It relies on Jordan's invincible singles ability and the team's invincible defense!

Therefore, in fact, the core of the triangle offense is still Xia Ji's eight dozen.

It's just packaged in the mysterious and mysterious tactical system of the triangle offense.

Therefore, in the United States, even if Phil Jackson has won nine championships, media experts and NBA head coaches have never stopped complaining about him.

If the triangle offense is really that powerful, it has already won nine championships, and it is not the first head coach in history. When will it be?

So, dear friends, Xia Ji’s eight games are really not low-level, and she can win the championship. The key is that your players must be strong enough, like Jordan and O’Neal.

Here in the United States, at least in this era, NBA experts do not despise Xia Ji Bada, but despise Phil who is both responsible and independent.

Of course, this is not the time when Phil has been criticized the most. The time when the triangle offense has been criticized the most was historically when Phil was fighting against Britney Anthony in the Knicks.

At that time, almost everyone in the United States supported Britney.

Xiao Tiantian can't control your triangle offense, pull it down quickly, we don't believe in your triangle offense, but you are still bragging about it and you really believe it.

Jordan's singles are a triangle offense, but Britney's singles are not a triangle offense?

Isn’t it because Britney isn’t that strong in singles? Isn’t it because your previous success was because Jordan was too strong? Is it difficult to admit this?

In the end, people all over the United States mocked the face-conscious Phil until he never came out again.

To be honest, although Phil's triangle offense has been ridiculed in the United States, it is because there are indeed many basketball masters in the United States. There are so many great coaches in the NCAA. Although there are not many great coaches in the NBA, there are also some. of.

There is no problem with Phil's emperor's new clothes deceiving the so-called journalists in China, but in front of the real masters in the United States, it really can't deceive people.

What a Zen master, who leaves Jordan to decide matters on the court and sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, but you really intervene!

However, here in the United States, although Phil will be laughed at when he brags about his technical and tactical abilities, not many people in the United States will laugh at Phil's coaching ability.

Phil's technical and tactical skills were indeed not very good, so he just asked his senior brother for one move.

But his coaching is quite good. He doesn't mess around, he can see the situation clearly, and he can also cooperate with the team's superstar play style. In short, in addition to saving face, he always comes out to brag about his tactical master from time to time. Phil is an NBA superstar. My favorite kind of coach.

But now, Carlisle doesn't even want such a face, and directly leaves all the team's offense to Chen Xiao and James. To be honest, it still makes the media experts here in the United States look at him with admiration.

You can give up all the glory to the players without sharing any of it yourself, and you can applaud the players from below. This is also very respectable.

This character must be better than Phil!

Well, after the Cavaliers finished eight preseason games, Phil, who resigned from the Nets, found out that he was being shot again.

I have already resigned, and I have not come out to say that I am a master of techniques and tactics. What are you talking about?

And Steve Kerr, a former Bulls player who is here with Phil, also feels that his teacher has been hacked.

Isn’t it just about saving face?

What's wrong with this?

Dare I ask who in this world doesn’t care about face?

Cole felt that he was also a face-saving person.

Michael doesn't have any problem with Phil. What do you guys have?

Well, Jordan really doesn’t have any big objections to Phil. He simply thinks that the coach he respects most is Chuck Daly. Well, instead of respecting a coach who brought him six championships, he should respect a coach of his opponent. Jordan definitely doesn't understand football, okay, just kidding.

I love Phil, but respect Chuck.

This is quite interesting.

In short, Cole felt sorry for Phil Jackson in his heart, while Phil looked down on Rick Carlisle at this time.

As a head coach, he is lying flat like this. What is the difference between this and salted fish?

As a nine-time head coach, he still doesn't want to lie down and prove himself. This guy really has no pursuit.

"If you give me Chen and LeBron, they will be Jordan and an enhanced version of Pippen!"

"They were born for the triangle offense!"

"..."

Good guy, Cole next to him was speechless.

Well, Cole doesn't believe in the triangle offense either.

Cole even felt that if he had been given the guidance of the original Bulls, he would have been able to lead them better. In fact, Phil Jackson could have messed around a bit. Although Phil maximized Jordan's power, Cole felt that at that time, Many of the Bulls' role players still have great potential.

Wouldn't it be better to mess with Jordan a little and make the Bulls stronger?

Phil is just too timid. As long as he is brave, Jordan will be without the ball!

Of course, Cole couldn't say this. If he has the opportunity to be the head coach in the future, he will let Phil know what it means to be great.

At this time, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan naturally didn't know that Phil Jackson and Master Cole were talking about them.

Even if you know, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, the eyes of the world are now on the Cavaliers, and there are too many eyes on them.

On October 30, after leading the Cavaliers to finish the preseason game, the Cavaliers players were immersed in joy.

The Cavaliers' Chen Xiao and James' Xia Ji eight-game style is indeed very effective.

Although the Cavaliers' preseason record of 5 wins and 3 losses looks average, don't forget that Chen Xiao and James didn't have much playing time in the preseason.

This kind of record is the record obtained by the Cavaliers while examining newcomers such as Spanoulis and Al Jefferson. Young newcomers such as Spanoulis and Al Jefferson got a lot of time in the preseason.

Their performance is also quite good.

Even Carlisle feels that the two of them don't have enough confrontation now, but their playing style is very good technically, which is quite suitable for playing games like preseason games where the defensive intensity is not very strong.

Of course, Chen Xiao and James are the most suitable for playing in preseason games with low defensive intensity.

In these eight games, Chen Xiao averaged 24 minutes per game and averaged 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, while Xiao Zhan played 25 minutes per game, averaging 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists per game. Everyone's performance in the preseason was very good.

The other players on the Cavaliers also played very comfortably.

"Don't give the ball to others, it's good to have it all in your hands."

It was what Cavaliers head coach Carlisle said to Chen Xiao and James after the preseason.

In fact, it is also the voice of the Cavaliers players.

The Cavaliers are a pretty special team.

The average NBA player is very arrogant. Even if you are a superstar, if you get the ball and don’t share it, everyone will have opinions, because data represents money and the ball is concentrated in your hands. If we don’t have data, , what about the contract? Are you not going to eat?

This problem does not exist with the Cavaliers.

Among the 13 players on the Cavaliers, except for Chen Xiao and James, Chandler, Diop, and Raheem, their contracts expire next season. Chandler and Diop do not rely on the ball to survive, and Raheem himself knows it very well. , he will not be able to get a big contract no matter what next season. With his strength, there is no problem in getting a full mid-level contract, and he does not need the ball rights to prove himself. Moreover, he is still an inside post, and Chen Xiao and James can play like this. He was the one who benefited most from the law.

As for other Cavaliers players, Pence still has two years of contract, and it's the last one, so it doesn't matter.

The others are all rookies and young people. Their contracts have either not expired, or even those that are about to expire are like Barnes, who are completely dependent on Chen Xiao for their livelihood.

Therefore, they really have no objection to Chen Xiao and James's style of play that concentrates a lot of ball rights.

They have small appetites and eat as much as they are given. They are really not picky at all.

And they were all brought out by Chen Xiao and James.

To be honest, it is very lucky for Chen Xiao and James to meet such a group of teammates.

Think about how Marshall sprayed James when he left last season.

If the Cavaliers have some players like Marshall, the Cavaliers will definitely explode if they want to play like this.

Now, not only have the Cavaliers not exploded, they are thriving.

Before the preseason began, the Cavaliers were rated four stars by USA Today.

After the preseason, USA Today's rating of the Cavaliers has been improved from four stars to four and a half stars.

Eight preseason games have made the Cavaliers' strength even more recognized.

You know, after the preseason, only the Cavaliers and Nets were promoted to stars.

The Cavaliers were promoted to four and a half stars, while the Nets were promoted to five and a half stars.

The Nets played very well in the preseason this season, winning all eight games.

The Nets composed of Martin, Marion, Richard Jefferson, Carter, and Joe Johnson also gave people a refreshing feeling in the preseason.

If the Nets were slow last season, then this season, it will be extremely fast!

This is not a joke at all, not only the offense is fast, but the defense rotation is also extremely fast.

Therefore, after the preseason, the Nets also surpassed the Heat and ranked second in the NBA's official NBA strength rankings.

The latest official strength rankings from the NBA.

Ranked first is the Magic, Duncan, McGrady, Ginobili, Parker and others, and they are the defending champions, and they deserve their names.

Ranked second is the Nets. Although they are no longer the strongest team in history, according to USA Today's star rating style, five stars is already a championship team, and five and a half stars is the strength of a super champion. , If it weren't for the existence of the Magic, the Nets would be the biggest favorites to win the championship.

Ranked third is the Heat. Yao Ming and Wade also performed very well in the playoffs. More importantly, Chris Bosh's strength and state shown in the preseason have made great progress. If it weren't for this The team is still too young, and there is no problem with five and a half stars.

Ranked fourth is the Suns led by O'Neal. As the only five-star team in the Western Conference, the Suns are truly unique in the Western Conference.

Behind these four teams, ranked fifth is the Cavaliers.

In USA Today's star rating, there were originally more than 10 four-star teams in the East and West.

It is not so easy for the Cavaliers to stand out from the more than ten teams.

But after the preseason, the Cavaliers seemed to stand out.

Behind the Cavaliers, the Timberwolves are sixth, the Pacers are seventh, and the Lakers are eighth.

The Cavaliers' ranking seems to be pretty good.

However, the only problem is that there are too many strong teams in the Eastern Conference, fifth in the league and fourth in the Eastern Conference. Therefore, the Cavaliers still need to work hard to position themselves in the Eastern Conference.

This season, there is still no weak team in the East.

Being in an environment like the east is indeed quite devilish.

But let me tell you some good news.

The results of ESPN's top 50 players for the new season are out.

Before November 2, the rankings of all fifty stars were released.

The Cavaliers have two players in the top ten.

Among them, Chen Xiao ranked fifth and James ranked ninth.

Chen Xiao entered the top five for the first time.

James is in the top ten for the first time.

To be honest, many people are surprised by ESPN's ranking.

So much so that after ESPN's very picky ranking came out, it caused huge controversy among fans and expert player circles across the United States.

ESPN's top ten this time, the number one ranking is of course Duncan, who led the Magic to win the championship last season when Tracy McGrady was absent from the Finals. This is also the first time that Duncan has surpassed O'Neal and ascended to the throne of the NBA's number one star.

I have to say that Duncan was successful when he left the Spurs. In the Spurs, Duncan really didn't know when he could surpass O'Neal.

The second-ranked player on ESPN is last season's regular season MVP, Garnett. Last season's regular season MVP and leading the team in the finals are a great addition to Garnett. Even if the Timberwolves won the championship last season, Champion, Garnett immediately became the number one power forward in NBA history last year.

ESPN's third ranking is O'Neal, who led the strongest Nets in history and was hacked last season, and this is also the most controversial ranking.

You know, Kobe and Chen Xiao are just fourth and fifth.

Kobe averaged 37 points per game last season and led the team in the second round, while Chen Xiao led the team to defeat O'Neal. Why should O'Neal be ranked in front of Kobe and Chen Xiao?

In addition to the previous five, ranked sixth is Magic star McGrady. Although McGrady was injured in the first game of last season's finals, he still played very well in the playoffs. Winning the championship is a bit of a bonus.

Behind McGrady is another top five guard Iverson. There is no problem with this position. He deserves it.

The eighth is Kidd. Although Kidd's performance and statistics were average with the Lakers last season, his strength is still very recognized. The second point guard in history is still very stable, but he doesn't match up with Kobe, or he is. It's just that they haven't found a way to cooperate yet. Data can be hacked, but strength cannot.

After Kidd, James ranks ninth.

Well, the second-year James overwhelmed Wade, Ray Allen, Carter, Nash, Nowitzki, Webber, Nowitzki and other superstars and super giants, and landed in the ninth position.

To be honest, this is the most controversial thing besides O'Neal.

Even when he knew he was ranked behind James a few days ago, Wade called Chen Xiao to complain. Next season, he wants James to see who is ahead of whom!

To be honest, Wade is really dissatisfied!

How well did he defend James last season?

In the confrontation between him and James, every time he caught Xiao Zhan doing it, it made Xiao Zhan suspicious.

Why did ESPN rank Xiao Zhan ahead of him?

Anyway, Wade is really dissatisfied!

In fact, Xiao Zhan himself feels that his ranking is slightly high.

You know, last season Chen Xiao only ranked tenth after winning the Finals MVP!

If O'Neal is ranked third because of the media's inertia, then James can be ranked ninth, which is the media's preference.

So when this ranking came out, Xiao Zhan himself knew that this was the media's preference for him.

"I never suffer in this kind of selection."

When Wade called Chen Xiao to complain, Xiao Zhan was right next to him. After hearing Wade's complaint, Xiao Zhan actually felt a little embarrassed.

Now Xiao Zhan is actually a very righteous person. Of course he knows that his performance last season ranked ninth is inappropriate.

but……

"I have no choice. Even if I don't leave, I will be pushed away by a group of people. I still have no way to control my life."

Seeing Xiao Zhan blaming himself like this, Chen Xiao was actually quite sympathetic.

He could actually understand what Xiao Zhan said about a group of people pushing him forward. Xiao Zhan wanted to go east, but there was a force behind him pushing him west.

Chen Xiao knew that Xiao Zhan had actually been working hard to compete with this force.

However, Xiao Zhan seems to be alone now.

Chen Xiao even noticed that everyone around Xiao Zhan had surrendered to this power, and he had no one to help him.

He is fighting alone.

Chen Xiao wanted to help him.

But Xiao Zhan wouldn't let him.

Chen Xiao knew that if he intervened, then...

Chen Xiao is not a fool. Every time Zhan's mother invites him, Xiao Zhan shirks it. If it's just once or twice, forget it, but if it happens like this every time, there will be a big problem.

Therefore, if he intervenes, even if there is a result in the end, he and Xiao Zhan will have to...

"Chen, actually, although I am embarrassed to take Dwyane's position, it is not something that scares me. I know that Dwyane doesn't really care about this position. He just wants to find opportunities to give You call me and then complain to me twice."

After Xiao Zhan finished speaking with a smile, he shook his head and looked at Chen Xiao: "Chen, do you know what I am most afraid of?"

Chen Xiao shook his head, and after seeing Chen Xiao shaking his head, Xiao Zhan only asked the question and did not tell Chen Xiao the answer to the question.

Chen, what I worry about most is that if we are together, you may never get the achievements you deserve.

Chen, I want to be with you again forever, but I know how unfair this is to you.

James couldn't say this.

He can't say that Chen Xiao is with him. From now on, Chen Xiao may basically bid farewell to the competition for regular season MVP.

You should understand the reason.

He would not suffer in an award judged by American journalists.

Especially he will not lose to his teammates, even if Xiao Chen is a level better than him.

Therefore, the final result is either he wins, or the fisherman wins, otherwise, it is basically impossible for Chen to win.

In the end, even if he and Chen Xiao really wanted to be together forever, they would eventually part ways because of such problems.

They don't want to leave each other, but they can only leave each other.

And this is what he fears most, and it is also what he cannot say.

Of course, Xiao Zhan believes that Xiao Chen doesn't care about those honors, and he himself doesn't care about MVP and FMVP.

Compared with Xiao Chen, MVP and FMVP are nothing!

Xiao Chen must have felt the same way.

However, they don't care, but the people behind them do...

so……

"Xiao Zhan, are you okay?"

Chen Xiao looked at Xiao Zhan worriedly and asked. In fact, he wanted to say that Xiao Zhan has done a great job, and in his mind, he deserves any ranking.

Many people say that Chen Xiao's eyes can speak, so even if Chen Xiao didn't say it, James felt it.

And this is enough.

"Xiao Chen, I will protect everything you have!"

James smiled and finished speaking easily. Chen Xiao is now confused and doesn't know what Xiao Zhan's words mean, but in the future, he will know...