Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

The schedule was announced as early as August.

There will be a total of 119 games in the 2005-06 season. The first preseason game will be played on October 10th, Eastern Time. The Cleveland Cavaliers will challenge the Washington Wizards away from home, while the Houston Rockets led by Yao Mai will play in October.

Headed to Philadelphia on the 11th to challenge the 76ers away from home.

Preseason games are for the team to get used to each other.

Especially teams that have been strengthened or have undergone major personnel and coaching adjustments will need a few games to adapt.

Cheeks only joined the 76ers in May. So he is not even familiar with most of the players on the team now. The player he is most familiar with is naturally Iverson, which is the same as when he was coached by Larry Brown.

Being an assistant coach for the 76ers is inseparable.

Other players, such as young AI Iguodala and Chris Webber, are unfamiliar to Cheeks.

This is naturally a challenge for Cheeks. After studying the current situation of the 76ers for a long time, he found that some stubborn problems are deep-rooted... that is, they are too dependent on superstars.

The specific situation can be seen from Kukoc's performance at the beginning.

Kukoc once played in the legendary Bulls, but his performance was poor after arriving here. Many times, the 76ers veteran criticized Korver.

In this regard, Kukoc once explained helplessly: "I don't adapt to the 76ers' style of play."

Cheeks sighed.

How is it possible to adapt?

Kukoc was once in the Bulls, a team that used the triangle tactic to perfection. They ran wildly on the court, passed the ball, and created opportunities. But when he came to the 76ers, he desperately found that every time he created an opportunity

, the ball was passed to Iverson - even though Iverson was being double-teamed by three people.

Therefore, Kukoc naturally played extremely awkwardly.

Of course, that was when Cheeks was an assistant coach with the 76ers, but he doesn't think the 76ers have been freed from this state in the past two years.

Sometimes, Cheeks even thinks... If he wants to get rid of this superstar-reliant style of play, he can only choose to send Iverson away.

Iverson began to participate in training, and some problems were exposed, but not enough.

Therefore, preseason games are very important.

Cheeks came to this 76ers team not only because he is a legend of the 76ers, but also because he has the flavor of "taking orders in times of crisis". He is like a doctor. To treat the 76ers' illness, the first step is diagnosis. And

This preseason game will let him see clearly many problems of this team!

While the training was in full swing, the media was not idle either, and journalists began to come to our door one after another.

However, while the team was dealing with the media, news from Houston broke out one after another.

First, Tracy McGrady announced that he was back with full blood.

Last season, McGrady just showed the world a 35-second miracle and was once promoted to the altar. But a while ago, his back injury recurred, and the media were worried about his health this season.

Tracy McGrady officially announced his return and said he would go to Philadelphia to compete with Yao Ming, which immediately attracted a lot of attention to this game.

At the same time, what Lian Feng didn't expect was that his own attention suddenly increased. There was only one reason for this. This was the only Chinese matchup in the NBA.

In fact, this part of the attention mainly comes from domestic.

Lian Feng was training in the United States with his head down, not listening to what was going on outside the window, but Zhuo Mei was already crazy busy because she was tired of dealing with domestic reporters every day.

I have to say that the fans in China are really enthusiastic. They pay more attention to Lian Feng than Lian Feng himself and CAA imagined.

As the second Chinese player in the NBA, whether he can become the second Yao Ming is something that all fans are paying close attention to.

In fact, there is no need to be surprised. In 2021, Zeng Fanbo, a young boy with promising talent, has allowed a Development League Ignite team to gain attention comparable to that of a real NBA team, not to mention a more talented forward?

Lian Feng skipped the system and entered the NBA directly. His appearance seemed to come out of nowhere. Many people had never heard of the name Lian Feng before. So CAA seized the opportunity and hired people to write some articles that combined fiction and fact to describe Lian Feng.

Feng was shaped into a talented young man who devoted himself to basketball.

Lien Feng, who had always been unknown, relied on his enthusiasm, love for basketball, and silent efforts to finally be discovered by a well-known scout, creating a good story between Bole and the players.

Some sluggish performances during the college league were brushed aside. Everyone is willing to read stories of ups and downs, dramatic stories. Even if there are good media digging deep, they will eventually fall into Rashomon where the truth is unclear.

In this era of underdeveloped information transmission, Lian Feng's image appears so unrealistically in the public eye.

Occasionally, some of Lian Feng's former acquaintances tried to restore his true image, but they were still drowned in the huge wave of information and could not make a splash.

Domestic attention suddenly increased with the game between the 76ers and the Rockets.

On one side, there is a rising star guard who is extremely talented. His NBA debut was against the Rockets. Whether he is a mule or a horse, you can find out in this game, and the attention is naturally high.

On the other side is the Great Wall of China, Yao Ming, the current number one center in the NBA, the pride of the Chinese people, and there is also a superstar on the team, Tracy McGrady, who moved God last season.

The game hasn't even started yet, but domestic print media have already expressed various opinions on the game.

Of course, unlike the Rockets, the 76ers' forward is just an inconspicuous player, while Yao Ming is undoubtedly the star of the Rockets. Their status cannot be compared, so the focus of the article is also different.

For the Rockets, everyone is paying attention to whether the healthy Yao-Mai combination can be effective this season and what their status is.

You know, the Rockets are the favorites to win the championship this season!

The 76ers, on the other hand, are speculating on how much of Lian Feng's talent can be realized and how many minutes of playing time he can get in his debut.

Compared with Yao Ming, fans' expectations for Lian Feng should not be too low.

"Hopefully he can score a point or two."

"I don't expect him to perform well, but I hope he won't be too bad."

"After all, this is the NBA and he is still a rookie, so don't put too much pressure on him!"

"Let's wait and see. There are too few Chinese players who can enter the NBA. Those who can enter are all top players in China. People enter based on their ability. This is worthy of recognition. Not everyone is Yao Ming."

In the United States, people don't pay that much attention to Lian Feng.

The matchup between Yao and Mai against Iverson Webber has become a hot topic of public opinion.

Many basketball commentators have expressed their opinions on the current situation of both sides. Most people believe that... with the current Rockets lineup, they can easily defeat the 76ers.

Even Barkley, a basketball commentator who has always made amazing remarks, said in an interview with ESPN: "Both teams are the teams I have been in. I have to say that the Rockets will win. If the 76ers win,

Now, I’ll go to Philadelphia to pick up basketballs for their shooter for a day!”

Of course, the biggest promoter and beneficiary of the duel between the 76ers and the Rockets is Reebok. Yao Ming and Iverson are Reebok's two aces. No matter who wins or loses in the duel between the two, it will not matter to Reebok.

That's all a good thing.

The momentum has been quietly created.

Fans began to look forward to the showdown between the two teams.

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