I'm not really a role player

Chapter 241 The schedule of the new season
"Turn around! DeAndre, go faster!"

"That's right, that's it, block his hook!"

With a slap, in the Bobcat training hall, Jordan looked down from above, roared angrily, and slapped the basketball away.

Old Shark's face was very ugly, because he was the one who hooked the ball that Jordan blocked.

"Great job, DeAndre!"

Outside the baseline, Ewing raised his right hand and slapped Jordan on the training ground.

Old Shark's complexion became even worse.

On the training ground, Li Ke looked lively.

Old Shark was obviously unhappy, but his unhappiness was more because of being humiliated.

The match continued, and the Sharks quickly found their place again, playing one-on-one with real knives and guns, and Jordan still had a lot of problems.

But the Bobcats top-matched center training lineup is enough to help Jordan grow up quickly.

Speaking of which, the enraged Old Shark followed up with all his strength and all kinds of strong attacks, and Jordan couldn't stop him at all.

But for Jordan, the old shark who goes all out will be a good partner.

Patrick Ewing, who has been rambling on the other side, is a good mentor.

Ewing kept saying, this wave of defense, that wave of defense... What mistakes did Jordan make, what mistakes...

This reminded Li Ke of the experience when he first entered Deda University and used McGrady's offensive highlights to accumulate single-defense experience.

They are all wrong question sets, and Jordan still experienced the wrong question sets personally, and the feeling of error correction is deeper.

"In any case, DeAndre's growth is what we need. Shaq can't play too many games. When Shaq is not around, we need to rely on DeAndre."

Steven Hunter's trade, of course, helped the Bobcats get a three-point shooter above the level, Radmanovic, but also let the Bobcats lose their No. [-] center.

Ryan Hollins is too soft, Joel Anthony is too short, the only thing the Bobcats can count on is Jordan.

Half of the preseason games have been played, and Sam Vincent has gradually found a set of the most powerful rotation lineup, which is generally point guards Lao Ai and Tyronn Lue, shooting guards Li Ke and Daiquan Cook, small forwards Hua Er, Radmanovich or Lao Du, power forward Chris Humphries, and centers are Shaq and Jordan Jr.

Nine players rotate, and Radmanovic and Lao Du's styles are too similar. Only one of them can get a stable playing time. For the time being, Sam Vincent chooses Radmanovic.

The power forward is Humphries' single rotation, and Hua Er, Radmanovic and Lao Du are all capable of reaching the position of power forward.

At the center position, if the old shark is not there, then Jordan will start, and Ryan Hollins or Joel Anthony will pull out a substitute.

The situation is very clear. Livingston, Tucker, Cartier Martin and Joel Anthony are two of the four choices. Tucker must stay.

And because the center needs more substitutes, Joel Anthony has become one of the must-haves.

In this way, before the end of the preseason, the Bobcats had already made a decision to lay off Livingston and Cartier Martin, who had no guarantee contracts.

A complete 15-man lineup formed—

Point guards: Allen Iverson, Tyronn Lue, Earl Boykins

Shooting guards: Li Ke, Daequan Cook
Small forwards: Gerald Wallace, Vladimir Radmanovic, Jared Dudley, P.J. Tucker
Power forwards: Chris Humphries, Juwan Howard
Centers: Shaquille O'Neal, DeAndre Jordan, Ryan Hollins, Joel Anthony
Just looking at the roster, the Bobcats this season have enough bench depth.

In addition to the confirmed nine-man rotation, there are Uncle Huo and Lao Du on the bench who are still capable of combat, as well as Tucker who needs to observe in actual combat.

From the perspective of Li Ke's traveler, it is a pity that Livingston and Cartier Martin were cut off.

Livingston suffered serious injuries, but in the next few seasons, relying on a mid-range shot, he made another bloody path in the NBA.

Undrafted rookie Cartier Martin later found his place in the NBA. At his peak, he was considered one of the main rotations of weak teams.

Regardless, it's a pity that it's a pity that the current Bobcats are more or less a strong team, and there is no room for them.

……

"Okay, the confrontation training is over, take a break, and then enter the free training time."

The confrontation training is over, and this day's training is also coming to an end.

Li Ke took a towel, wiped off his sweat, and sat beside Lao Ai.

"Sheldon, do you have any plans for the evening?"

arrange?Li Ke shook his head, this season he is different from last season, extra training and special training are no longer necessary every day.

The reason is the point Tim Graver mentioned before: Even in training, there must be relaxation.

"Then go to the nightclub to have a good time, how about?"

"Going to a nightclub? Going to a nightclub is better than going to your house. Didn't you say that Tawana has been inviting me as a guest?"

Last season, Old Ai mentioned that Tawana invited Li Ke to be a guest, and Li Ke kept it in mind.

Hey, he's not interested in going to a nightclub, but if he goes to Lao Ai's house as a guest, Li Ke thinks it's okay.

After all, if someone invited him, he couldn't refuse it again and again, could he?
But Lao Ai shook his head: "Go to my house? No, Sheldon, who goes home after work? You only have one choice, the nightclub."

As for this choice, Li Ke touched his chin and refused.

It's not that Li Ke is completely uninterested in the nightclub, but the problem is that he can't go with Lao Ai.

Lao Ai and his followers are all the lowest-level black people, playing too much.

It is impossible for Li Ke to play with this group of black people. Facing Lao Ai's invitation, of course he can only refuse.

After resting for a while, Li Ke got up and was about to go to the weight room to paddle for two hours, but unexpectedly joined another wave of team battles.

"Hey, Sheldon, I hear you've moved? To the center of Epipe?"

It was Lao Sha who made the conversation, Li Ke nodded: "That's right..."

By the way, with a puzzled look, he found out why Lao Sha suddenly asked about this matter.

"The area around Epi Center is really classy. You know the Taco on Seventh Avenue? It's delicious?"

"Taco?" Li Ke shook his head. "I haven't eaten."

"It's a pity that you haven't eaten it..."

The old shark looked regretful, but then said: "But it's okay, I can treat you to one."

Before Li Ke could react, Old Shark started calling out Jordan's name loudly.

"DeAndre, DeAndre..."

Little Jordan was nearby, and he arrived quickly, and then, the old shark tried to meet him.

"Sheldon wants to eat Taco at the Epi Center, DeAndre, this task is entrusted to you."

"Epi Center? Where is that?"

Little Jordan, who just came to Charlotte, looked confused, but Li Ke had already reacted.

This old shark turned out to be a rookie like Jordan!
No matter how confused Jordan is, he has to make this trip, because it is a tradition for rookie players to be punished.

Although there are rookies like Li Ke who have not been rectified, there are more of them, like Jordan, who have been rectified in a small way and carry out the tradition.

Of course, Little Jordan has no objection to the trivial matter of running errands and buying a dozen Tacos.

Li Ke thinks more. Undoubtedly, the existence of Jordan is not just a simple opponent in the team against training for the old sharks. Even on the court, Jordan and the old sharks are also competitors in the same position.

Even Boss Joe mentioned at the press conference that Jordan joined: "DeAndre is the future of the Bobcats!"

If Jordan is replaced by a young point guard and Lao Ai is in the current position of Lao Sha, I am afraid that Lao Ai will turn upside down.

Old Shark obviously didn't have this idea, he was even happy to see little Jordan grow up.

Although the tradition of rookies is sometimes full of malice, sometimes it is actually a way to help rookies integrate quickly.

Just like this time.

Little Jordan went out for half an hour, and when he came back, he was carrying big and small bags.

More than a dozen tacos were quickly distributed, nominally as a treat for Lao Sha, but Lao Sha didn't pay a dollar.

Even so, Jordan was still cheerful.

Because old blacks like Lao Ai and Hua Lao Er who love Taco all bite the Taco in their hands, and pat Little Jordan on the shoulder by the way, expressing all kinds of thanks.

On the other hand, Li Ke, eating the sweet and sour Taco in his hand, felt very ordinary.

……

At the end of the preseason, this season's somewhat difficult regular season schedule was finally released.

Sam Vincent immediately posted the schedule in the locker room of the training hall.

The teammates quickly squeezed in. Although Li Ke was also curious, the small space could no longer accommodate him.

He could only sit in the back and ask loudly: "Quick, look at the opponents in the opening match, who are the opponents in the Christmas battle..."

"Play the Cavaliers in the opening game, and the Rockets in the Christmas game..."

It was Lao Du who answered Li Ke, and he then pointed out several red-marked match days.

"Also, we also have a share in the Halloween war. The opponent is the Heat, and the Spring Festival war? What kind of game is this?"

Lao Du, who was full of question marks, quickly got the answer from Li Ke.

"Spring Festival, a traditional festival of our Chinese people, has the same status as your Christmas."

"Well, the Spring Festival war is still a bit special. We are going to travel across the ocean to play this game on the other side of the ocean. The opponent is the Lakers."

"Go to the ocean?"

Li Ke frowned, "Go to China to play this game? Will there be fans watching the game?"

The Spring Festival is a reunion festival, and every family will stay at home for the New Year. Li Ke expressed doubts about whether this so-called Spring Festival war will be successful.

But Lao Du's comparison made Li Ke understand that he was thinking too much.

"Christmas is also our year of reunion, but you can see that there will not be even a single vacant seat in the venue for the Christmas game."

In a stadium with only 2 seats, it is not a big problem to gather these 2 fans in such a big country.

Moreover, Li Ke took a closer look at the date of the competition. It was not New Year's Eve, but the evening of the first day of the new year.

Li Ke knew that the staff of the alliance had also carefully studied and considered it.

On New Year's Eve, it is still quite difficult for the league to gather the 2 seats.

Of course, the more important thing is that on New Year's Eve, every household is actively and passively watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Even if there are so many die-hard fans who want to watch the NBA broadcast, there is probably no place to watch it.

But if the time is changed to the first day of the new year, there will be no such problem.

"The Spring Festival war...David Stern is really giving the Chinese market face!"

With a Spring Festival war, the popularity of the NBA in China may reach another level. This is also beneficial to Li Ke.

But in fact, just looking at David Stern's schedule, Mr. Si hopes to push Kobe and Lebron to the Chinese market through the Spring Festival.

In the China game of the preseason, the Bobcats played against the Cavaliers, and the Rockets played against the Lakers. During the Spring Festival, all of them were lost, and it became the Bobcats against the Lakers, and the Rockets against the Cavaliers.

But no matter how he fell, Yao Li never matched up.

This heat can't reach the highest point.

But this just shows the idea of ​​Mr. Si, Cojan, is the object of the alliance's support at this moment.

Li Ke sighed with emotion, turned his head, and focused on the Cavaliers and Lakers.

The schedule is exactly the same as last season. The Bobcats need to face the Cavaliers and the Heat in the first two games of the season, two focus games, and two national broadcasts.

It's not surprising that they played against the Cavaliers in the opening game. If the top two players are to be ranked first and second, then Lebron will definitely be ranked first in the league.

Although Cleveland and Charlotte are not big cities, the China Derby, plus Lebron vs. Li Ke, is enough to start this opener.

However, it can be seen from the league's arrangements that the league has no idea of ​​helping Charlotte. This opener was played in Cleveland.

The heat that followed made Li Ke puzzled.

"Heat? Can the Heat who played soy sauce last season also be able to participate in the Halloween battle?"

"After all, they got Michael Beasley, now they have the Wade-Beasley combination, and, did you forget, Shaq is from the Heat."

Li Ke really forgot where the old shark came from, didn't the old shark swim from the south coast?
emmm, this game is still not the home of the Bobcats.

"The opening game is the highlight of the two consecutive games, two consecutive away games, the league's schedule is arranged, my God!"

No matter how the Bobcats complain, they have to face a somewhat difficult start to the regular season.

In the game against the Heat, Li Ke was very confident, but in this game against the Cavaliers, suspense appeared.

"We can't underestimate Mo Williams. In the few games we played against the Bucks last year, Mo's performance has been very good. No matter how we beat the Cavaliers in the playoffs last season, please remember that this is a new season. The Cavaliers are not the Cavaliers they used to be, and the Bobcats are not the Bobcats they used to be."

……

Although the Bobcats have lowered their stance, they are not arrogant or arrogant enough to think that they can still bloody the Cavaliers.

But before the start of the season, the media's team ratings still made the Bobcats complacent for a while.

"Sports Illustrated" --

"S-level strong teams this season: Bobcats, Celtics, Lakers, Magic, Hornets!"

Sports Illustrated selected five strong S-level teams, and stated that the championship this season will only appear from these five teams.

Bobcats impressively listed, the reasons needless to say, Celtics, Lakers and magic reasons, also needless to say.

As for the Hornets, as the second team in the Western Conference last season, they were only one step away from breaking into the Western Conference Finals. The Hornets introduced James Posey this season to make up for their shortcomings. Naturally, they are highly optimistic.

The Bobcats are an S-level strong team, but neither the Cavaliers nor the Heat. Wouldn't it be easy to win the first two consecutive victories?
(End of this chapter)