Super Role Player

In the fifth game of the preseason, the 76ers continued to lose. They lost to the Nets who had just moved to Brooklyn.

The 76ers are still using the preseason games to observe the players on their training camp contracts. Although Arnett Moultrie and Eric Maynor have been laid off one after another, the 76ers still have as many players in their roster. There are 18 players, plus Norlens Noel, who was reimbursed for the season, there are still 19 players in the roster, but the 76ers have decided to apply for an injury exception for Norlens Noel. After the application is successful, the team can have an extra spot , sign an extra player.

So with the remaining 18 players, the 76ers can still keep 15 players and only need to cut 3 of them.

The Brooklyn Nets this season are considered to be the top three teams in the Eastern Conference. They completed a deal that shocked the entire league. Three first-round draft picks were exchanged from the Celtics for Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry. In addition, the Nets also sent several basic-salary players to increase their chips.

Regarding this deal, the outside world unanimously exclaimed that Billy King made a good deal. This deal allowed the Brooklyn Nets to form a terrifying lineup of the Big Five. From the perspective of book strength, the Nets have overwhelmed the Heat and Spurs, becoming the league's number one pure strength, and the new season seems to be a strong contender for the championship.

And so far in the preseason, the Nets' record is also very good. After defeating the Knicks in a row, they defeated the Celtics in two consecutive games. Five straight wins.

The 76ers lost to the Nets at the Nets' new home court in Brooklyn, and then, returning to the preseason game in Philadelphia, the 76ers chose to let the main players take turns, apparently not paying much attention to the results of the game.

In the end, the Nets, who practiced their tactics in the preseason and worked with the Big Five, won another victory, but the 76ers lost three games in a row after winning one game against the Knicks.

However, the three-game losing streak did not bring criticism and doubts to the 76ers, but McAway, who got the chance to start this game, started the game, but his performance was still poor.

2 of 9 shots, 5 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Such statistics are obviously unsatisfactory. McAway has long been questioned. This starting game puts him in the abyss of career failure. Take it a step further.

The fierce doubts and criticisms from the outside world made McAway start to doubt life, and Anxi also started to worry. Is it really right for Brett Brown to let it go?

In the seventh game of the preseason, Anxi started the game and led the team to defeat the poor Celtics, ending the losing streak. In this game, Anxi scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, the best performance in the game Jia, according to Brett Brown, Anxi has nothing to prove.

As for McAway, he sat on the bench in this game and didn't get a minute of playing time...

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After 7 preseason games, there is only one last game left in the 76ers' preseason tour. The opponent is still the Celtics. This game is the last chance for those players with training camp contracts. They started to go crazy Show yourself, and then, after everyone performed well, help the team beat the Celtics again.

Thus, all eight preseason games were over, and the 76ers ended their preseason schedule with 3 wins and 5 losses. Next, the 76ers had to make a final choice...

Cut who?

Many people started the discussion early, before the start of the eighth game of the preseason. McAway appeared on the list of layoffs. Of course, this is the result of discussions among fans on social networks. The 76ers It is impossible to cut McAway, but this has had a great impact on McAway. Before the start of the regular season, McAway's state continued to slump.

And this downturn just gave Henry Abbott the reason to lay off McAway. In the eight games of the preseason, McAway played 7 games, and his shooting percentage was less than 30%. The assists and rebounds were not bad, but McAway There are also enough turnovers, with an average of 5 turnovers in seven games. Therefore, Henry Abbott believes that McAway cannot adapt to the NBA at all, and the 76ers should cut McAway most.

After finishing the preseason, Anxi was called to the office by Brett Brown after a day of training to ask for Anxi's layoffs. The application for the injury exception has been successful, so the 76ers still need to lay off three players. Players, Anxi was very happy to ask Brett Brown for his opinion, so he discussed it with Brett Brown and Sam Hinkie in the office for a while.

The three players who were cut were finally identified.

After the discussion, Sam Hinkie and Brett Brown began to prepare for tomorrow's press conference, while Anxi went downstairs alone, and there was a burst of banging in the arena downstairs.

This is the sound of a basketball hitting the floor, and the sound of a basketball hitting an iron...

"Someone actually practiced more..."

Anxi pushed open the door of the training hall and glanced inside.

"Michael..." Anxi recognized the No. 1 training uniform at a glance, it was McAway. "The guy is trying really hard. Maybe Brett Brown didn't do it right."

McAway will definitely not be laid off, but the current public opinion environment is too unfavorable for McAway. As a person who has experienced it, Anxi knows how important confidence is for rookie players. Anxi has always been very confident. Because he has a jersey system and a firm belief, but McAway's current problem is obviously lack of confidence.

The overwhelming doubts and criticisms made McAway no longer believe in himself, he lost himself, so Anxi felt that it was wrong to let McAway go, at least after a whole preseason, McAway did not Find yourself.

Anxi stood outside the arena and thought for a while. He decided to help McAway find himself, or in other words, he wanted to help McAway build up his confidence.

So, Anxi turned around decisively and opened the door.

"Michael, you actually stayed here for extra practice?" Anxi pretended to know that McAway was here for extra practice as soon as he entered the door, and then picked up a basketball from the basket beside him.

McAway nodded, and replied absent-mindedly: "Yes, I've been practicing extra shots recently."

After Anxi got the basketball, he hit a few three-pointers and made all of them.

McAway stared blankly at Anxi. He was practicing long-range shots, but Anxi shot a few three-pointers directly, and they were so accurate. Isn't this a blow to his self-confidence?

Although McAway was stunned for a while, he still made a few long shots and hit the iron without accident.

Anxi glanced at McAway, he finally found a chance to intervene.

"Michael, are you practicing long shots?"

McAway nodded quickly, "Yes, do you have any good suggestions? Ann, I think I haven't improved at all after practicing for so long, and my long-range shots in the game are still very bad."

Anxi smiled, and then asked a question that made McAway inexplicable: "Michael, why did you shoot long shots in the game?"

McAway was a bit puzzled, but when he heard Anxi's question, McAway suddenly realized that he was a bit unable to answer Anxi's question. He hesitated, after all, he didn't know what to say.

Anxi smiled again: "Michael, what do you think are your strengths?"

McAway knew the answer this time, and he blurted out: "Control the rhythm, pass the ball, break through, steal and rebound."

"Yes, controlling the rhythm is very important. Many old NBA point guards can't control the rhythm well, but this is not your greatest strength. Your greatest strength is passing and breakthroughs, but your greatest strength What is your weakness?"

Anxi didn't wait for McAway to answer, and said the answer directly: "It's a long shot. You are not good at long shots, so you have been trying long shots in the 7 preseason games, but your shooting percentage was dismal. The performance in other aspects is also very poor, so, Michael, make use of your strengths and avoid weaknesses, you should know this word, right?"

McAway nodded, but judging by his appearance, it was obvious that he still didn't understand what Anxi wanted to say.

"You should avoid your own shortcomings, try not to try long-range shots in the game, break through more, control the ball more, pass more, and use what you are good at."

It was only then that McAway suddenly realized, but he still hesitated.

"But, Ann, I also made a lot of mistakes..."

"Are you talking about your pass error?" Anxi smiled. "Actually, those turnovers just prove your imagination. Don't you realize that many of your turnovers are caused by your teammates not receiving your pass? In fact, it's not your responsibility, it's just Because your teammates haven't gotten used to your passing."

"Really?" McAway was a little skeptical.

Anxi felt that his encouragement was enough, and it was time to give McAway real confidence.

"Of course it's true, Michael, and I'm going to ask you to guide my passing."

McAway was a little embarrassed: "This... can I?"

"Of course, your passing is much better than mine, so I think I should ask you for advice." Anxi seemed very sincere.

McAway also nodded, and he did not refuse. As an American, McAway still has a carefree personality, and there are not so many twists and turns.

"Then let me talk about some things that need to be paid attention to in passing the ball."

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Looking for McAway to guide his passing, on the one hand, it is to make McAway believe in his passing skills, on the other hand, Anxi feels that he should improve his passing, scoring crazy points by himself is not enough, Sometimes it is necessary to pull teammates together.

On the night before the start of the regular season, Anxi helped McAway rebuild his confidence. Although he didn't know whether McAway could show the performance Anxi wanted to see, Anxi knew that McAway would definitely not be depressed. , at least, McAway can fill the vacancy of the 76ers point guard... (To be continued.)