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Using a veteran's minimum salary to beat championship contenders like the Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks to sign Chris Webber is enough for Magic fans to hold their heads high.

In particular, Chris Webber's reply to Michael Jordan made Magic fans excited. At least Webber admitted that the Magic were a strong team that gave him hope, so he gave up a bigger contract and signed with the Magic.

People are so strange. He can criticize himself for being bad, but he definitely doesn't like to hear others say that he is bad. And that's how the Magic is for Orlando fans. It's okay for him to criticize himself, but absolutely not for others.

Signing Webb made them look forward to how the Magic would start after Christmas. However, Otis Smith soon announced again that he had signed Scottie Pi, who had retired for three years, with a one-year veteran's minimum salary.

Peng.

This news shocked countless people, and many people even asked whether today was April Fools' Day.

"I can't refuse the enthusiasm of Orlando, and I also want to return to the court to prove to everyone that I, Scottie Pippen, have not completely aged. This is the reason why I chose Orlando, and it has nothing to do with anything else." Pippen accepted "

Said this in an interview with the Chicago Tribune.

This interview was conducted by Pippen at his mansion in Chicago, which somewhat shattered the rumors that his comeback was due to bankruptcy.

"I believe Scottie can bring what we need to our young team. He has countless valuable experiences, which we urgently need." Otis Smith said to reporters.

No one expected that Batman Pippen, who had been rumored to come back before the season, would actually come back, and the relationship between Pippen and Jordan is well known. Pippen's choice to come back with the Magic undoubtedly gave Jordan, who was mocking the Magic, face to a certain extent.

Embarrassing.

So a reporter immediately went to interview Jordan about what he thought of his friend Pippen's choice to come back with the Magic.

"Scottie is no longer young. But I know he still has the ability to play ten to fifteen minutes on the court. I think that's why Orlando chose him." Michael Jordan said a little embarrassed, but he still felt sorry for Pippen.

Feeling unhappy about choosing magic and not telling him in advance.

The Magic's continuous shots have made them the most popular team in the United States, even faintly overshadowing the Christmas game between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers due to the absence of Shaquille O'Neal.

Lin Sen also knew that Carolina had let go of her endorsement deal because she came to the United States to accompany her, but Carolina said it was okay. On the 24th and 25th, Lin Sen accompanied Carolina to various places in New York and went to shopping malls.

Don’t shy away from being followed by reporters.

Carolina has also been staying at Lin Sen's home in New York, but the two of them did not have a super-friendly relationship. Of course, the media will not believe their explanation.

Early on the morning of the 26th, Lin Sen and Carolina flew back to Orlando. Carolina helped Lin Sen rent a small villa, a twenty-minute drive from the center of the water house, and helped Lin Sen with the decoration, while Lin Sen

Head to the Waterhouse Center for your first training session with the Magic.

With new teammates, a new head coach, a new city, and unknown team tactics, Lin Sen was full of expectations for his first Magic training, as if he was back for the first time.

And Stan Van Gundy has been watching videos and looking at various tactics in the past few days. Originally, the Magic mainly used one senior and four juniors. Turkoglu was nominally a power forward, but he was actually more responsible for organizing the team's offense.

Howard restrained the opponent's defense in the paint and kept shooting three-pointers from the outside. Hill kept cutting through to catch and shoot.

This tactic was something Stan Van Gundy originally wanted to stick to. He believed that as Howard became more and more powerful, the effect of this tactic would become better and better. But after Lin Sen came, his tactics had to change.

Lin Sen needs to have the ball in his hands. Although Lin Sen's running without the ball involves equally outstanding defensive and offensive abilities, he believes that all Orlando fans and from the owner to general manager Otis Smith do not want Lin Sen to simply become a

A player who scores by catching the ball while running without the ball.

In the original tactics, Turkoglu played a central role and was responsible for the organization, while Nelson was more of a support.

Now that Nelson has been replaced by Lin Sen, this configuration must be changed. After thinking about it and studying the Timberwolves' videos, Stan Van Gundy has a new arrangement, which is no longer one tactic in the end but multiple tactics together. This is also Stan Van Gundy's new arrangement.

.Things that Van Gundy needs to implement in the first training session.

Four new players, Chris Webber and Scottie Pippen, Devin Brown, and Azubuike also appeared on the court.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the first training session of the new Magic officially started, but it did not start with ball training but learning new tactics in the tactics room.

Generally, a team will have more than a dozen main tactics, which can be further divided into hundreds of tactics. Stan Van Gundy has created ten of the latest main tactics for the Magic.

Among these ten tactics, more than fifty tactics have evolved. Among them, the tactics with Lin Sen as the first core account for the vast majority, followed by Turkoglu, Weber and Howard.

For NBA players, learning tactics is commonplace, and they all have a good understanding of tactics. After more than an hour of explanation and drill, Stan Van Gundy got everyone involved in ball training.

However, the progress of the first day's training was not fast, and it was more about adapting. The Magic's next opponent, the Dallas Mavericks, was held at the Magic's home court, the Waterhouse Center, and would not start until the evening of the 28th, so it was left to the Magic.

There is plenty of time to familiarize yourself with the new tactics.

"I respect Chris's choice, but that doesn't mean I agree that Orlando is a strong team. I don't think exactly the same as others. At least I don't think they will move toward a better lottery pick."

When the Magic held their first training, Mark Cuban, who arrived in Orlando with the Mavericks, said this in an interview with reporters at the airport.

"Victory, it's a matter of course. I know they have made a lot of moves recently, but to be honest, I don't think we are a team on the same level. We only have the O'Brien Cup in our eyes and not a playoff spot." The Mavericks' Jets

"Machine" Jason Terry even boasted that victory was a given.

But the Orlando media didn't resist much. Because the Dallas Mavericks have only lost 3 games in 29 games so far. After the 12-game winning streak was ended, they have now won 9 consecutive games and are in extremely hot form.

They are far behind other teams in the rankings, and many people even predict that the Mavericks in such a state have the hope of hitting the Bulls' best record of 72 wins and 10 losses.

The Magic team has 14 wins and 14 losses in 28 games in the new season, barely ranking eighth in the Eastern Conference with 50% of wins. In contrast, the Magic lineup has undergone major changes. Even if they believe that the Magic can perform, they still cannot win.

Knowing that the Magic needed to get used to it, the Orlando media didn't resist much.

The Dallas Mavericks are coming aggressively, from owner Mark Cuban to core star Nowitzki, and they all showed the momentum to defeat the Magic and win the second wave of ten consecutive games this season.

Compared with the Mavericks' fierce attack, the entire Magic team devoted themselves to intense training. All training was conducted on the morning and afternoon of the 27th. Countless reporters wanted to be interviewed but were turned away.

From Stan Van Gundy down to the players, the expressions on everyone's faces were not relaxed. Even a guy like Dwight Howard, who loves to be funny, had a stern expression on his face after training.

The home team's newspaper "Orlando Sentinel" expressed concerns about the new Magic, believing that it may take a long time for the Magic to successfully adapt.

Even the Magic's home team's newspaper expressed concern, not to mention other newspapers. They almost unanimously believed that the Magic would suffer a defeat at their home stadium, the Waterhouse Center, and believed that the Magic's "create our era!" was a joke.

"Can't we win easily against a team like this? Don't let it go. Even if we lead by 20 points, we have to play hard unless it's the last three minutes." Mark Cuban put down the newspaper in his hand with a smile.

Junior General Avery Johnson opened his mouth, and his intuition told him that magic had an air of conspiracy from top to bottom.

The Magic conducted training as usual on the morning of the 28th. When the players arrived at the coach, they remained silent and looked grim. It was as if the world was ending.

Even the fans in Orlando were seriously lacking confidence in the game tonight.

"Guys, your acting skills have been superb these two days. Of course, this includes myself." Stan Van Gundy clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Fans across the country are watching you, but everyone except us is watching.

I hope you will be sifted by Dallas, and I hope you will 'create our era!' is just a mindless statement."

Stan Van Gundy's eyes scanned everyone: "Those arrogant cowboys came to Orlando with their arrogance. They took it for granted that they would take away the victory and continue their bullshit winning streak, but I believe you can let that group

The conceited fool walked away from our territory in disgrace, leaving our fans to reap the joy of victory."

Just as Stan Van Gundy was doing the final mobilization before the game in the locker room, all 17,283 seats in the Waterhouse Center were occupied, which was enough to show the expectations of Magic fans for the new Magic.

"Hey, Kenny, tonight is your return to your old club Orlando again." Charles Barkley shook his head and appeared in front of the TV cameras.

"Yes, you are right, although I only played 6 games in Orlando before retiring due to injury." Barkley's old partner Kenny Smith also appeared in front of the camera.

"Charles, you know there has been a lot of commotion in Orlando recently. Do you think the new Orlando Magic will give Dallas a good look at home tonight?" Kenny Smith asked with a smile.

Barkley shrugged: "From a personal perspective I hope the Magic win, but from a practical perspective I'm worried about Orlando."

At this moment, all the lights went out, the weak voice of the DJ sounded, and the Dallas Mavericks players came out one by one, accompanied by all kinds of boos.

When Nowitzki was the last to appear, the boos reached their peak.

The fans at the scene regained their calm, and everyone was waiting for the Magic players to appear. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!

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