NBA Backer King

  Chapter 642 Training match

   At 8:30 in the morning, Lao Wang came to the headquarters.

   Came outside the locker room, several coaches were outside.

  Little Colangelo was also outside, and after seeing him, he said: "Old K, good morning. They are all here."

"Good morning."

  Old Wang nodded, and pushed open the door of the dressing room.

  He appeared at the door, and everyone inside turned around to look. When they saw him, no matter what they were doing, they immediately stood up.

Even if he didn't say a word, his expression was calm and smiling, but his aura made everyone feel tense in an instant. Rookies like Ariza and Varejao didn't know how to let go of their hands and feet for a while. Where is better.

  Zhu Fangyu shouted loudly: "Boss."

   "Boss."

  Others also shouted hastily.

   "Hi there."

  Old Wang nodded, suddenly smiled and said: "It seems that I am indeed old, and there is no one older than me in the entire team."

  Everyone you look at me, I look at you, facing the first player in the league with a strong aura, I don't know what to say.

  Even Kenyon Martin, who is very temperamental, felt the pressure at this time and opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to speak easily.

  Only Zhu Fangyu smiled and said: "Boss, I will put the bag for you."

   "You are no longer a rookie, let the rookie come."

  Old Wang handed the bag to Zhu Fangyu, and sat under the closet by the door.

   "Zhu, let me do it? I'll carry the bag for the boss."

  Ariza ran up and asked Zhu Fangyu's opinion expectantly.

   "Here, be gentle with your hands and feet, there are many valuables inside." Zhu Fangyu urged.

   "Okay."

   Ariza took the bag carefully.

   "Sit down."

  Old Wang pressed his hands, motioned everyone to sit down, and said, "For the time being, there are only twelve people, and there are nine newcomers. They are not familiar with the Suns and Phoenix. Zhu Fangyu, Josh, you are responsible for leading them."

   "Understood, boss." The two said quickly.

Old Wang smiled again and said to the crowd: "My team doesn't have any rules, just be obedient, you can't make trouble in the locker room, you can't fight with each other, such as contraband, including alcohol, you can't bring in, you have to follow the rules when you play. Come on, fight as you want according to the tactics, you can't fight randomly, do you understand?"

   "Understood." Zhu Fangyu shouted immediately in a doggy manner.

"clear."

  Under his leadership, everyone responded immediately.

  Pharaoh Wang said while starting to change clothes. First, he took off the watch on his wrist and handed it to Ariza next to him.

  Seeing the golden strap, Ariza's heart tightened, and he took it over his wrist carefully. Under the reflection of the light, he was dazzled by the circle of diamonds on it, his hand trembled, and he fell to the ground with a bang.

   This time, everyone's eyes were on him, including Old Wang.

   "It's over!"

   At this moment, Ariza panicked.

  He was a second-round pick, and finally signed a basic salary. The annual salary of his rookie season was only 390,000 US dollars. After paying his taxes, the remaining money might not be enough to pay for this watch.

  Old Wang asked curiously: "Rookie, do you think this watch is not good enough? It seems to be worth more than one million dollars, and it was given by my sponsor."

   "NO, I, I, boss, I..."

   It's over, it's over, my rookie contract is not enough to compensate, Ariza's heart suddenly panicked, and his forehead was already covered with fine sweat.

  Another rookie, Varejao, couldn't help but patted his chest. It was a risk. Fortunately, Ariza took the lead just now. If he were replaced by him, he would have to lose all his rookie contract for several years.

   "Don't worry, if this thing breaks, you don't have to pay for it. The sponsor will replace it with a new one."

Lao Wang reached out to pick up the watch at his feet, without looking at it, handed it back, and said, "Do you like it? But I can't give it to you, because I got money from the sponsor, so I have to wear it everywhere." Show off."

   Hearing that there is no need to pay, Ariza, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, heard what Lao Wang said, and laughed awkwardly again, as if crying.

   "Haha..." Zhu Fangyu and others laughed.

  Ariza reached out his hands more carefully this time, caught the watch, and then gently put the watch into the closet like a tribute.

   "Let's go!"

   After changing clothes, Pharaoh led his teammates out of the locker room and went to the training hall outside.

   "Twelve years in the blink of an eye, how time flies!"

When Lao Wang walked into the arena, he suddenly remembered the scene when he entered the arena for the first time at the end of 1992. At that time, he was 19 years old, very young, and he came in as a trainer. At that time, there was Barkley, Lightning, Lei Gong, these guys have retired a long time ago, and he, according to his age, is also entering the late stage of his career.

   Maybe his body is still very young now, but in terms of qualifications, age, experience and mentality, he is already a real veteran.

  After going through the procedures that should be followed, I did a physical test in the morning and started formal training in the afternoon.

  Xiao Fan is very obedient, copying last season's tactical system, this is also to complete the running-in of the team as soon as possible, after all, the goal of the season is to defend the title.

  But he is different from D'Antoni. D'Antoni can defend less and put more energy on the offensive end, but he is just the opposite and pays more attention to defense.

   But this is Lao Wang's team, and everything is under his control.

  Personally speaking, he is a person who prefers offense. When he first entered the league, he was strong in offense and weak in defense. This is actually more suitable for D'Antoni.

But he understands a little better, there is no championship without defense, so he understands the importance of offense and defense very clearly, neither will he give up defense like D'Antoni, nor will he give up defense like Xiao Fan Everything, but really both offense and defense.

   After the training match, everything else was okay, but there were a lot of mistakes. Everyone cooperated with White Chocolate for the first time. Just the mistakes of passing and receiving the ball, after a training match, there were more than ten times.

   Even Pharaoh himself failed to catch White Chocolate's pass three times.

As far as point guards are concerned, there is a saying that the older you are, the more demonic you become. White Chocolate is only 29 years old in two weeks, and he is still in his prime. Last season, he was able to provide 11 points and 6 assists. For the Suns, such White chocolate, in fact, is more suitable than Nash.

White Chocolate's ability can't be compared with Nash at all. The defense is a little stronger, but it's not very good. The assists are not as good as Nash, and the offense is not as good as Nash. Last season, the three-pointers with a shooting rate of 32.7% are not as good as Nash. According to Lao Wang's offensive efficiency Requirements, his offense is considered inefficient, and his shooting percentage was only 40.7% last season.

  But because he is not as capable as Nash, he doesn’t have so many requirements. Lao Wang thinks that white chocolate may be more suitable for him. As long as he is given a satisfactory contract next year, he should continue to play in the Suns and will not run away.

  Now he has figured it out, he can't have all-stars and young people with all-star potential around him, because these young people will run away after playing.

   "Jason, can your pass be less flamboyant?"

  Pharaoh once again missed the ball from White Chocolate, and the two missed the ball for the fourth time.

  This time, Bai Qiaoli rushed in with the ball, and suddenly played an elbow pass behind his back. His left hand passed the ball behind his back to the right, and then his right elbow rebounded. Lao Wang didn't react at all, and went straight out of the baseline.

   "Yes, Jason, calm down, don't be so coquettish." Xiao Fan immediately agreed.

  White Chocolate smiled and said: "No way, I am so imaginative, no one can predict my pass."

  Old Wang said angrily: "Yes, including your teammates."

"Ha ha!"

  White Chocolate smiled awkwardly.

   "Haha..." The whole team laughed.

  In addition, through this training match, Lao Wang hoped to maintain the tactical system of last season this season, but part of it could not be realized.

  Because the current overall speed of the team is not as good as last season. Last season, there were Nash, Marion, and Stoudemire.

  In the current main lineup, Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard are not the style of attacking the basket. Their offensive power is far inferior to that of Stoudemire and Marion last season, and their potential and strength are not as good.

  After the training match, the coaching staff tentatively decided that the new season will focus on positional warfare as the main tactic, and the rhythm of offensive and defensive transitions must be slowed down, and fast breaks cannot be easily played.

  Of course, it doesn't mean that you don't play fast break, but you also play when you have the opportunity.

  October 27th, the media meeting day for the new season of the Suns.

   "Kacha Kacha..."

  Wang Tiejun in a suit and leather shoes led a group of teammates to accept the baptism of the media cameras.

Although the main players of the Suns have basically been poached away, even the head coach has been poached, but they are still the most watched team in the league. There are a lot of media participating in the Suns media meeting day, plus domestic and Asian media, the room is packed full.

  "Old K, you lost all your main teammates during the offseason, what do you want to say to Nash and Stoudemire now?" A reporter asked.

Lao Wang smiled and said: "Everyone has their own choice. They left because they thought this place was no longer suitable for them. This is right, because the future is full of uncertainties and challenges, so we are full of curiosity about the future. I support them in finding new challenges.

  Especially Stoudemire, in fact, I supported him to leave, he is too young, now is his growth period, if he stays with me, he will not get enough training, it will only delay his growth. "

   "Old K, you mean to admit that you suppressed the growth of your teammates?" A reporter immediately asked.

"I mean, I'm too strong, not to mention Stoudemire, even Jordan, even Kobe, even the three super centers, even O'Neal, they have to be suppressed by my side, you admit it Is it?" Old Wang snapped back on the spot.

  The reporter had nothing to say, so he nodded helplessly.

   "Old K, do you still have full confidence in the new Suns? I'm talking about defending the title." The reporter asked.

   "Shouldn't you be full of confidence?" Old Wang asked with a smile.

   "Old K, what do you think of the situation this season?" A reporter asked.

Lao Wang said casually: "I heard that O'Neal went to the Heat. The Heat should become a strong team in the East, right? Mourning is also back, and the strength of the Nets should be improved. The Pistons' lineup has not changed. It will continue to be a strong team in the Eastern Conference. As for the Knicks, they can be called the Eastern Suns, and their performance in the regular season should also be very good.”

   "Puff!" The reporters below burst into laughter.

  Old Wang ignored the reporter and continued: "With the addition of the veteran Pacers team, it seems that the Eastern Conference is really strong in the new season, and it is a situation where the top five compete for hegemony."

   "Old K, what about the West?" A reporter asked below.

   "West?"

Lao Wang pondered for a while, and said: "I heard that the Spurs' reconstruction is completed, so they should have some strength, right? But I don't think the Spurs have the strength to compete for the championship, because no matter how strong their other positions are, I will play in the low post." blast them.

   As for the Blazers, Duncan has played for 7 seasons, and he has played steadily. For 7 years, the Blazers are a strong team with him.

  The Lakers, without a good center, will withdraw from the championship. I suggest that Kobe can compete for the scoring champion. He has this ability.

  As for the other teams, they basically don't have the strength to compete for the championship.

   Calculated in this way, the situation between the east and the west is somewhat balanced this season. There are more strong teams in the east than in the west, and there may even be a pattern of strong east and weak west. "

   "Old K, which teams in the West do you think have the strength to compete for the championship?" A reporter asked.

   "Suns, Trail Blazers, I don't see any other teams that have the strength to compete for the championship." Old Wang said very directly.

   On the 28th, the league announced through the media the number of national live broadcasts of the 30 teams in the new season.

The Suns, Knicks, and Lakers occupy the most games, 52, 46, and 42 respectively. Although the Suns are equivalent to rebuilding, they are still the most favored by several major TV broadcasters, and they are the only ones with more than 50 games. team.

   Little Colangelo even threw an internal party at the headquarters to celebrate this event.

With 52 live broadcasts across the United States, the Suns will also get the favor of many big sponsors, and their operating income will be very impressive. This season, they have lost the four main players such as Nash, and added a few more veterans and rookies. The salary exceeds the salary cap. A lot, now the operating income is considerable, this season does not need the boss Mrs. John to take extra money, which is a very good thing.

   This is not only a matter of saving money for the boss, but also a matter of the management's ability. A manager who always asks the boss to pay out is definitely not a capable manager.

  Jr. Colangelo is not only the general manager, but also the president of the Suns appointed by Mrs. John to be in charge of the team's operations, so he is so happy to get so many live broadcasts.

This season, Old K’s salary is 22 million US dollars. Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard are both rookie contracts. 40.15 million.

Jim Jackson is $2.4 million, Kurt Thomas is $5.88 million, Jamal Crawford is $5.76 million, Varejao is $790,000, Ariza is $390,000, Steven Hunter is $720,000, Smash Parker is 700,000.

  The total salary of the twelve players for the new season is 56.8 million US dollars, and the salary cap for the new season is 47.5 million US dollars, exceeding 9.3 million US dollars.

  The salary cap of the league is 48% of the average annual income of the teams last season, and the luxury tax line is 55%. In this way, the average annual income of the teams last season was 96.9583 million US dollars, and the luxury tax line was 54.43 million US dollars.

   That is to say, the salary of the Suns in the new season exceeds the luxury tax by 2.37 million, which is not too much. The team should be able to make some money this season.

   That is, little Colangelo is worried about the strength of the team.

   It is almost a truth that capital investment determines the strength of a team, and strength needs to be tested through the regular season.

  The regular season of the 2004/05 season will kick off on November 2. As the champion of last season, the Suns will play at home against the strong Eastern team, the Nets.

   On the 30th, Zhang Lili and Su Qun brought the camera team to the training hall of the Suns headquarters, preparing to take some pictures of the Suns training.

   In the afternoon, there is still a training ground in the team.

   After watching halftime, Zhang Lili said: "It seems that the tactics are different from last season. Last season, fast breaks accounted for almost half of the game. Now it is mainly positional warfare."

  Su Qun nodded and said: "It should be a problem with the lineup, the current players can't play fast break, they can only play positional warfare.

  Director Zhang, last season's tactics, the Suns had nearly half of the fast breaks, and the overall offensive and defensive rhythm is actually very fast, can it be regarded as small ball tactics? "

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Last season, the Suns played small-ball tactics. They will speed up whenever they have the opportunity, and they will not waste fast-break opportunities. The Tiejun often play fast-break in the playoffs, only the regular season does not play fast. attack.

But the basic tactics of the Suns last season was positional warfare. The reason for this is that Tie Jun is very efficient in positional warfare. His positional warfare offense is a very important and stable basic set for the Suns. Against any team can take advantage.

  Since 1992, the Suns and the Lakers have won seven championships, relying on the iron army's low-post offense, so as long as there is a sensible head coach, they will not give up this advantage.

Therefore, when the advantage of the fast break is not large, that is, the opponent's return to defense is very fast, the Suns cannot form a frontcourt to play more and less, or when the fast break is caught up, they cannot force it to complete. To attack, we need to decisively switch to positional warfare. "

Su Qun said with a puzzled look: "So it's hard for me to understand why D'Antoni would go to the Knicks and poach Snash Marion Jr. He thinks his undefended run and gun is better than the Suns. Are offensive and defensive tactics better?"

   "Everyone has their own pursuit and basketball philosophy, this cannot be forced." Zhang Li shook his head and said.

  At this moment, Kenyon Martin cuts in from the weak side, catches Lao Wang’s point and completes a dunk. Su Qun points to Martin and says, “Director Zhang, he should be Stoudemire’s replacement.”

   "The style is indeed somewhat similar."

  Nodding, Zhang Lili said.

  (end of this chapter)