The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 285 These Newcomers Have Forgot Li Xun's Terror

After the first show, the Mavericks fans were completely relieved.

The next opponent the Mavericks will face is the Suns, who are about to start to play badly.

The Suns sent Nash out, which actually means that they are ready to rebuild.

For so many years, the Suns have been playing the seven-second fast break tactic, and the style of play is gorgeous, but in the end they failed to win the championship, which is actually quite disappointing.

The reason why they failed to win the championship is that the team's defense problem is not small.

A Nash being a defensive colander is deadly enough. After Lagabel left, Barbosa started from time to time.

On the other hand, the Spurs are blamed. If Horry hadn't made a malicious foul, Nash might have already held a championship ring.

Unfortunately, there are not so many ifs in this world.

"Ok?"

"This guy hasn't retired yet?"

Li Xun couldn't help exclaiming when he saw that the Suns lineup actually had O'Neal on the sidelines.

He hadn't seen Xiao Ao much for at least two years, and he didn't expect that he hadn't retired yet.

And now in the Suns, it seems that he is still starting.

This is also a living fossil player. There are not many players who entered the league in 96, and there are not many players left in the league today.

"Huh? The Suns bought him?"

Li Xun couldn't help frowning.

Because he saw Marcus Morris in the Suns lineup.

This guy was in the Rockets last season, and he played against Clay. At that time, he was playing against the Pistons.

Li Xun was not on the field at the time, so he didn't take the opportunity to beat this guy up.

This season, the Suns bought Marcus directly, and Markieff himself is a player of the Suns, so the twins got them together.

A Marcus's fighting power is a bit fierce, and with a Markieff, the fighting ability of these two brothers is quite amazing.

"Man, be careful tonight, these two guys are not good at each other."

Li Xun reminded Jiba beside him.

Although Jiba suffered a lot in the last battle, he also made Marcus pay some price.

The game has not started yet, and Marcus has already looked at Jiba fiercely.

"Boss, I've noticed the Suns deal before."

"It's really difficult to deal with these two brothers together."

"However, we brothers are still afraid that they will fail."

"If they dare to do it, I will definitely let them taste the muscles I worked hard during the offseason tonight."

After all, Jiba patted his biceps.

This offseason, in a few months, Jiba has indeed become a lot stronger.

Many careful fans can find that NBA players are generally very thin when they first enter the league.

Even O'Neal, if he didn't have a big head and looked fatter, he was actually a skinny rookie season.

But it only takes one season, and the muscles of these skinny rookies swell up like balloons.

I have to say that this NBA trainer and nutritionist is indeed something.

At least much better than NCAA nutritionists.

After this season, Jiba has not played many games, but his physique has indeed been getting stronger.

Listening to Jiba's words, all the veterans in the Mavericks couldn't help laughing.

"Jimmy, your ability to get close is really amazing."

"If one day you can't survive in the NBA, I think you can make a lot of money by doing sales."

Kidd couldn't help laughing.

Jiba laughed at Kidd, facing this kind of super famous joke, he could only smile to cover up his embarrassment.

The veteran in this team, at present, Kidd's historical status is hardly weaker than Nowitzki.

The main reason is that the driver did not win the championship, which caused his historical status to fail.

"By the way, boss, did you pay attention to the Pistons game last night?"

Jiba began to change the subject.

"Ok?"

"Is there anything exciting? I had something to do last night and I didn't pay attention."

Li Xun asked curiously.

He hooked up with Yao Ming last night and played World of Warcraft together for a long time.

Yao Ming can be regarded as a diehard fan of Warcraft, and Li Xun has no private life now, so he was dragged into the water by him.

But to say that Warcraft is a diehard fan, Kirilenko is the real diehard. This guy tattooed the paladin on his back.

"They lost to the Heat yesterday, and they didn't lose by a single point."

"Stephen finished the first half and injured his foot. It doesn't seem to be serious, but he didn't play in the second half."

"The two new recruits they drafted performed in a mess, especially the second pick, who seemed to be 11 of 2 from the field."

"The point guard on No. 20 couldn't play well either. He played for more than 6 minutes and made [-] turnovers."

"It's just too miserable."

Jiba said gloatingly.

Li Xun was dumbfounded, although this was expected, especially the second place in the parallel import ranking.

But he played so badly in his first show, which is considered a talent.

I don't know what mood Pistons boss Gers is in now, the two "supernovas" he hand-picked are playing like a bunch of flying.

To be reasonable, even if Curry is injured, the combat power of this Pistons should not be underestimated.

After all, the inside lineup is really luxurious enough, Howard plus Cousins, plus Vucevic, how can you find such a luxurious inside combination in the league.

There is also a defensive gate Leonard on the outside, who is really not afraid of the Heat.

But it may be because the two rookies took up too much possession of the ball, causing the team's chemical reaction to collapse.

Li Xun didn't even need to check the data, he could guess that Leonard's shots in this game may only be five or six times.

What if the 11 shots of the second place in parallel imports were given to Leonard?That would certainly be a completely different situation.

If Rivers Jr. was not reused, but Dragic was used to replace Curry, then there would not be so many mistakes. Dragic's stability has always been quite outstanding.

Therefore, the loss of the Pistons is not a problem with the lineup, but a problem with the boss.

Li Xun guessed that Tang Shuai might soon resign voluntarily.

Not fired, but voluntarily resigned.

Getting used to winning streaks, getting used to consecutive championships, how could Tang Shuai endure the Pistons' next situation.

Once Tang Shuai resigns, the Pistons may mess up, and the new head coach may not be able to suppress these players.

After another year, the contracts of Curry and Howard expire.

Curry is a restricted free agent after his contract expires, and the Pistons can match his contract, so he can't leave if he wants to, unless the Pistons feel that he is not worthy of the maximum salary, and other teams offer Curry a maximum salary.

As for Howard, based on Li Xun's understanding of him, he will leave the Pistons in all likelihood.

In this way, the prosperity of the Pistons' dynasty is almost over.

Just in response to the old saying, it is easy to fight the country, but difficult to defend the country.

Without Li Xun, how could Geers keep the dynasty.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and Li Xun led a group of horses into the field.

Tonight's starting lineup is the same as the previous game, a trio of Pistons waivers plus Li Xun and the driver.

The Suns lineup looks a bit shabby.

Starting point guard Kendall Marshall is a rookie with the 13th pick in the first round this year.

When it comes to the 13th pick, one will definitely think of Kobe. This young man will indeed be sold to the Lakers next season.

It's just that he hasn't played a few games with Kobe. Kobe will be completely reimbursed next season, and Marshall will be a starter. He averaged 8 points and 8.8 assists per game, which is a bit like the golden boy Rubio.

Point guards who can average 8.8 assists per game are actually very rare.

It's a pity that Marshall's defense belongs to the second generation of Fisher. In a one-on-one situation, there is at least a [-]% chance of being overwhelmed.

In addition, he also has a very fatal problem, that is, he often passes some very reluctant balls.

Maybe he is a big open, but the result has to be passed on. Marshall is this type of player.

This kind of player is destined to not go far in the NBA. Even if his average of 8.8 assists per game is really good, when the rookie contract ends, he will completely disappear in the NBA.

Fans who know this player are not necessarily fans of Kobe, but they must be fans of the Lakers.

Because he played with the Lakers for only one season, and Kobe didn't play again. If you are not a Lakers fan, you will definitely not remember that there is such a No. [-] character.

The shooting guard is Shannon Brown, and this is his second year with the Suns.

The small forward is Beasley. This guy is still consuming his talent. Today, the talent he is proud of is almost used up.

The fourth position is Markieff Morris, and the fifth position is Jermaine O'Neal.

As for Marcus, he was sitting on the bench.

The lineup of the Suns is indeed a bit hard to describe. There is not a single star in the team.

Xiao Ao was of course a star in his peak period, but now he is at this age after all.

If he is still a star now, then the Mavericks are completely a bunch of pure All-Star lineup.

Even Li Xun's backup center, Kaman, was a former All-Star center.

In the first offensive round, the Pistons got the ball.

Still Thomas Jr.'s main attack style, Li Xun sits in the penalty area, responsible for blocking and rebounding.

After the performance in the last game, Carlisle now fully recognizes Thomas Jr.'s ability.

But to say that Thomas Jr. has been the main control, Carlisle still can't take over in his heart.

Just after the last game, Carlisle chatted with Li Xun about little Thomas.

Li Xun told Carlisle very frankly that Thomas Jr. is now playing for the convenience of subsequent transactions.

In fact, when Li Xun was in the Pistons, the reason why he chose Thomas Jr. was to fatten him up in exchange for a bigger bargaining chip.

This is the fundamental reason for the longevity of the Pistons.

Only by selecting players with high cost performance every year, and then using these players in exchange for chips, can the team's strength be improved step by step.

But later, there were too many newcomers in the Pistons team, so this matter was put on hold for the time being.

Unexpectedly, as soon as it was put on hold, it was put on hold to another team.

Li Xun felt that he had chosen Thomas Jr., so he had to be responsible for him, at least let him play his worth first and gain a firm foothold in this league.

The main reason is that next year's draft will be a big year, so how can the Mavericks do without a high-ranking pick?

Based on the Mavericks' record this year, their own draft picks are estimated to be between 28th and 30th, which is definitely not enough to select those top rookies.

Especially Antetokounmpo, this is a must-select player.

Then there are the French grandson Gobert and Neptune Adams, both of whom are Li Xun's favorite players.

Playing the center position by himself is indeed very effective, but the team can't have two decent center reserves besides himself.

Gobert and Adams, the two traditional centers, are undoubtedly the best reserves.

Of course, the Mavericks are actually short of point guards now.

Kidd will definitely retire next season, and Old Terry's combat power will decline further.

With Thomas Jr. traded, the Mavericks will have no point guard.

It happened that Antetokounmpo could replace the No. [-] position. The reason why he played the No. [-] position was that the old demon Kidd later became his head coach.

It just so happens that Kidd is still in the Mavericks, maybe let him stay in the Mavericks next season as an assistant coach, and tap Antetokounmpo's No. [-] potential.

Li Xun estimated that Thomas Jr. would continue to play at the current pace. At the end of the season, he would take it out for a trade in exchange for a lottery pick. There should still be a chance.

This is because Thomas Jr. is too short, which has damaged his trading value.

Even if his height is not very high, only 185 cm, if he can continue this performance, Li Xun may not let go without a top five pick.

Since Li Xun was so frank, Carlisle of course agreed.

Carlisle was worried that he would not get along with Li Xun. After all, Li Xun monopolized power in the Pistons, which is something everyone knows.

Many teams want to trade with the Pistons, and they don't even contact Dumars, but directly contact Li Xun.

Even if Howard wanted to come to the Pistons, he would first say hello to Li Xun.

As a result, now in Mavericks, Carlisle found that Li Xun was not as domineering as he imagined, and he was quite easy to get along with.

"Shh!"

On the court, Thomas Jr. succeeded in picking the basket and scored two points.

Turning around, it was the Suns' offensive turn.

Marshall's poor pass selection appeared again. Facing the defense of Thomas Jr., he dared not make a shot and hesitantly passed the ball to Beasley.

As a result, Beasley was cut off halfway by Li Xun before he even received the ball.

Marshall is a point guard with a height of over 190, so much taller than Thomas Jr., he can shoot directly against Thomas Jr.'s defense.

With such a big height gap, little Thomas could only watch.

However, Marshall just didn't dare to vote, this guy was too prudent.

After the steal, Li Xun took the lead and led the team to start a fast break.

After reaching the frontcourt, Li Xun rushed to the basket with no one in front of him, smashed Huashan hard, and pressed the ball hard into the basket.

In the next few minutes, the Mavericks completely suppressed the Suns. After all, the difference in the lineups between the two sides was not a star.

After half a quarter of the game, Li Xun looked a little impatient.

At the beginning of the rebound, Markieff Morris's movements were normal, and they were all regular squeezing and blocking movements.

But as the point difference got bigger and bigger, Markieff's moves got bigger and bigger.

Although some dangerous actions haven't occurred yet, this has already aroused Li Xun's impatience.

Li Xun frowned and glanced at Markieff, who was greeted with cold eyes from Markieff.

This guy didn't seem to take Li Xun seriously at all.

Li Xun sighed, it seemed that he hadn't used a knife for a long time, and some newcomers in this alliance had already forgotten their terror.

(End of this chapter)