I'm not really a role player

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Old Shark really hadn't exerted his strength yet. In the next round, he sat off Jordan with one buttock, turned around and dunked.

"Did you see your Uncle Shaq hit on the back? You're too far away, kid..."

The old shark learned from Mutombo and shook his finger lamely.

Jordan, who was sprayed, frowned, but Ewing beside him laughed: "What kind of skill is bullying a rookie, why don't we practice it?"

The old shark fell silent suddenly, and after a while, he casually replied: "Forget it, Patrick, I won't bully the old guy anymore."

"Bullying old guys? I don't think so, or you should practice, Shaq, I don't think you can beat me now."

Ewing's words are really not exaggerating.

The old shark spent the whole summer, and his physical condition was terrible, so he bullied the inexperienced Jordan.

Although Ewing has retired for six years, he has maintained a good state after retirement.

Last season, he worked as an assistant coach in the Magic. In the summer, he joined Coach K's coaching staff, and kept low-intensity training.

This is really going to fight, Ewing has a chance.

Old Sha still waved his hands, he didn't want to die socially on the first day of the training camp.

Seeing the old shark wave his hand, Ewing smiled, and then continued to direct Jordan and the old shark one-on-one.

Speaking of which, although he joined in the second round, Jordan's salary is very high.

Old Shark's sparring has long been expected, and Ewing's joining is the result of Joe's hard work.

Although Jordan was in the second round, before the draft, he entered the small green room.

Old Shark plus Ewing, the Bobcats are now training Jordan as a lottery center.

Looking back to the other side, Lao Ai had already fought with Tai Lunlu.

It's true that Lao Ai's condition is not very good, but if he really gets angry, even with all his strength, Tyronn Lue can't stop him.

Li Ke was standing on another court, shooting the basket alone, his hands warmed up, watching the enthusiasm in the training hall, he still felt the enthusiasm of the new season.

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Compared with last year, the Bobcats' core lineup has not changed much, so the Bobcats have not changed in terms of tactics.

It's just that the distribution of the ball, the core of tactics, may have to change.

The time has entered the second day of the training camp. In addition to the physical training in the morning, a 5v5 confrontation training was added in the afternoon.

The status of the players, progress or regression, changes that new players need to make after joining the team, etc., are all reflected and fed back in the 5v5 training.

"Sheldon's back play has improved a lot, and his breakthrough has also become a threat. We can give him some personal singles tactics."

"Just in time, Allen's condition is a bit bad, and he can share some of the ball with Shelton."

Almost on the first day of the official training camp, the coaching staff came to this conclusion.

In the next few days, the training camp continued.

The old shark's status was found very smoothly, with basically no twists and turns.

But there are also problems. The problem is that he always has some minor injuries and ailments that do not affect the overall situation, such as ankle sprains, body aches, headaches, etc.

There is no need to say more about the absence of training. Sam Vincent even foresees that when the season starts, the attendance rate of the old shark will not be much higher.

Compared with Lao Sha, Lao Ai has more problems.

Relying on high-intensity training, Lao Ai's physical fitness recovered quickly.

But I don't know if his physical skills have declined or he is still injured. In short, Lao Ai's breakthrough is no longer as sharp as last season, and his shooting is not as accurate as last season.

All the data in the training have dropped significantly.

In this regard, the discussion of the coaching staff is:

"Give Allen a little more time. As for the lack of offensive firepower, we can only count on Sheldon."

Li Ke felt more pressure, but he also knew that this season, he really needs to stand up and lead the team forward.

"Old Shark's state is almost there, but you can't count on him, because he will definitely be able to paddle. If Lao Ai's state is reasonable, he can only contribute a firepower of the level of Billups and Richard Hamilton. If he plays unreasonably...it will definitely hurt the team."

"So, in the new season, only Gerrard and I can really rely on."

It's ridiculous to say that last season, Bobcat's quad-core was considered a pseudo-quad-core, and Li Ke and Hua's second were both considered pseudo-cores.

After the playoffs, Bobcat's quad-core was considered a true quad-core, and Li Ke and Hua's second son were finally recognized.

Before the start of the new season, the Bobcats reached the top of the new season's combat power list predicted by major media.

The basis is that, as the defending champion, Bobcats has four cores of AWSL, and its strength is naturally the top of the league.

But the problem is that Bobcat's quad-core is progressive, and there is a high probability that it will not be able to fill the pit of regression.

"If KG doesn't follow the old path of history, the Celtics will be the real No.1 this season, followed by the Lakers. Even the Magic and Rockets this season will be better than us."

Compared with last season, the strength of the Celtics is actually weakened, mainly because of the loss of James Posey. The already problematic flank is now even weaker.

And, the head coach also changed from Rivers to Thibodeau.

Yes, that's right, Thibodeau took over directly.

The Celtics' choice is relatively rational. They know very well that Thibodeau's defensive system has greatly added to the Celtics.

The problem with Rivers is that the offense has not been kneaded well, and he has the blame, but if the Big Three lineup hadn't lost too badly, he wouldn't have dismissed get out of class.

Considering that changing to an offensive head coach may ruin the team's well-established defense.

The Celtics chose Thibodeau to take over, and then invited Mike D'Antoni, who had just finished get out of class from the Suns, as the chief assistant to cooperate with Thibodeau.

It's cooperation, it's more like an insurance policy. If Thibodeau's succession fails, I'm afraid D'Antoni will take over directly.

The outside world is not optimistic about such a combination with strong conflicts. The reasons are:
"Offense and defense are two extremes. The Celtics want to please both sides, but in the end, I am afraid that they will not please both sides."

But in Li Ke's view, no matter how strong the Celtics are, they all have a true Big Three. If Rondo's possible growth is included, the Celtics' lineup will also be a quad-core.

Such a Celtics, as long as they don't encounter injuries, or Li Ke, who is on the hook, will continue to sweep the NBA, and the probability is very high.

Then it comes to the Lakers. The Lakers don't have many signings. Compared with history, nothing has changed.

But Kobe is the point that can't be avoided.

Without the "brave" trait, Li Ke would not have won Kobe's matchup.

Throughout the finals, the victory of the Bobcats is inseparable from Li Ke's suppression of Kobe.

But the problem is that Kobe, who has lost more and more, has become more and more flat in the face of Li Ke's fighting spirit.

Finally, it comes to the Magic and the Rockets.

Needless to say, the Magic continue to grow and have grown to the point where they can replace Lebon alone. With the cooperation of Rashad Lewis, Turkoglu and Jamal Nelson and other shooters, the Magic is already a strong team at the finals level.

The same is true for the Rockets. The addition of Billups and Richard Hamilton directly replaced McGrady, who was already useless. Coupled with the continued growth of young players, the Rockets, which played seven games against the Lakers in the 09 playoffs, may have the strength to directly kill the Lakers.

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The training camp will not be static. After a few days of hard training, there will always be a day or two of vacation.

During the holidays, Li Ke will not bury his head in training.

But the breakfast club's training cannot be stopped.

Early in the morning, Li Ke and Tim Graver met.

Compared with the first few days of the training camp, there is one less person in the breakfast club these days.

That's right, it's Tucker.

Tucker persisted in the high-intensity special training of the Breakfast Club for a week.

Finally, after a training camp one day, I found Li Ke and said hello, but he disappeared early the next morning.

The more he saw this scene, the more Tim Graver felt that his special training was necessary.

And, Michael Jordan and Sheldon Lee are the only non-humans.

Jordan is already the god of basketball, and the future of Sheldon Lee is limitless.

Speaking of which, the cooperation contract between Li Ke and Tim Graver was only a short contract at first.

But after Li Ke insisted on training in the breakfast club, the contract was extended.

Needless to say, the reason for the extension.

On the rest day, Li Ke still practiced until 07:30 in the morning, and waited until David Falk was sweaty.

"Hurry up and take a shower, we should meet up with AJ's senior management after the shower."

Li Ke's signature sneakers have been confirmed. The name is "Like". The logo pattern is a small L with a forward angle. The body of the letter has a long tail behind it. It looks a bit like a deformed Adidas logo.

The logo pattern has been determined, and what needs to be determined now is the specific design of the sneakers.

Li Ke actually didn't have much idea about the design.

But Li Ke is not at ease if he really wants to leave it all to AJ's designers.

Therefore, he could only follow David Falk and talk to AJ's senior management.

Soon, Li Ke, who was sweating all over, got into David Falk's special car.

In a western restaurant in Charlotte, I met with AJ's top management.

We chatted for a few words, and then got down to business.

In terms of design, Li Ke's request is very simple: "I hope it has a more technological sense. It is best to combine the logo and the sneakers as a whole, not too obtrusive..."

After saying a few words, AJ took out a supplementary agreement.

Li Ke threw it directly to Lin Qi, and sat silently in the center waiting.

After a while, Lin Qi nodded towards Li Ke, and he took out a signature pen, and signed his name in the signature column.

"We will produce a first draft of the sneaker design as soon as possible and hand it over to you for review. If there are no problems, we will put it into production as quickly as possible..."

AJ's executives talked about what they would do after Li Ke signed the agreement.

But Li Ke is more concerned about: "So, is there a specific launch time?"

"Of course, our idea is, before the All-Star Weekend, and then use the All-Stars to conduct a wave of publicity."

"..."

The signature sneakers were finalized in this way. Next, Li Ke was not idle. He continued to follow David Falk and went to a Starbucks in a nearby block to shoot a short commercial for Starbucks.

Speaking of it, David Falk is more and more fortunate. At the beginning, he would rather give up Li Ke's Chinese market and sign Li Ke.

Now Li Ke, the Chinese market is extremely hot, but David Falk can't get a penny, which really makes David Falk feel pity.

But look at Li Ke's North American market. Compared with the Chinese market, it may be a little worse, but if you really want to compare, it should be compared with other players horizontally.

Look at the North American endorsements that Li Ke received this summer, KFC, Starbucks, Spalding basketball, Gatorade drinks, everything you should have.

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Shoot commercials on rest days, earn some dollars, work hard on training days, and prepare for the new season.

Soon, the preseason of the new season began.

Compared with the previous season, the Bobcats preseason game, the biggest difference is that they have an extra long-distance trek - the China game!

David Stern is very clear that, as the defending champion, the Bobcats are not very popular in North America.

But on the other side of the ocean, the popularity of the Bobcats is extremely high.

Such a team naturally cannot miss the China game held by Stern in order to promote the NBA.

In this year's China game, David Stern also reduced the burden for Li Ke and Dayao, mainly because the teams of Dasheng and Ah Lian are not weak, so naturally they can give some roles.

Therefore, the Bobcats and the Cavaliers will have a China game in Shanghai.

On the other side, the Rockets and the Lakers will also have a China game in the capital.

After two games, the China competition is over.

On October 10, the Bobcats arrived in Shanghai.

After solving the problem of jet lag, I participated in some so-called community care activities according to the North American tradition.

It wasn't until the 18th that the game officially started.

The Bobcats VS Cavaliers game, of course, is Li Ke vs Le Bang.

But it is very disappointing that neither team used their full strength in this China match.

Mainly for the Cavaliers, Lebron only played one session, which was a session of various water strokes.

Although paddling, under the defense of the serious Li Ke, his performance was very average.

He made 6 of 2 shots and only scored 6 points.

In contrast, Li Ke took it seriously.

In front of the fans of his home country, he performed a serious performance. He played 30 minutes in the game, made 18 of 9 shots, scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Bobcats therefore won the China game.

But in general, this China game is a bit boring, because Li Ke is the only one who plays seriously, Lao Sha Laoai of the Bobcats, and Le Bang of the Cavaliers all played soy sauce.

"The promotion of the China competition cannot stop at the preseason!"

So, after the game, the domestic media published an article with the title above.

I have to say that it did give Stern some inspiration.

He did consider holding the regular season overseas. When he thought of the Spring Festival war that was already being prepared this season, David Stern immediately had an idea. He stopped the league's staff responsible for making the schedule.

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(End of this chapter)