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Chapter 642 Training Match

At 8:[-] in the morning, Pharaoh came to the headquarters.

When I came outside the locker room, several coaches were outside.

Little Colangelo was also outside, and upon seeing him, he said, "Good morning, old K. They are all here."

"Good morning."

Lao Wang nodded and pushed open the door of the locker 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 gentle and smiling, but his own aura made everyone feel tense in an instant. Rookies like Ariza and Varejao didn't know where to put their hands and feet for a while.

Zhu Fangyu shouted loudly: "Boss."

"Boss."

Others also quickly shouted.

"Hello."

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 looks at me, I look at you, facing the powerful alliance No.1, 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 wardrobe next to the door.

"Zhu, let me come? 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.

"All sit down."

Old Wang pressed his hand, 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, everyone just obeys. You can't make trouble in the locker room, and you can't fight among yourself. For example, contraband, including alcohol, can't be brought in. When you play, you have to follow the rules. You can play as you like according to the tactics, and you can't fight randomly. Do you understand?"

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

"clear."

Under his leadership, everyone responded immediately.

As Lao Wang said, he began 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, and 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 mid-round pick in the second round, and finally signed a basic salary. The annual salary of his rookie season was only 39 US dollars. After paying his taxes, the remaining money might not be enough to pay for this watch.

Lao Wang asked curiously: "Rookie, do you think this watch is not good enough? It seems to be worth more than 100 million US dollars, and it was given by my sponsor."

"NO, I, I, boss, I..."

It's over, my rookie contracts are 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 was replaced, he would have to lose all his rookie contract for several years.

"Don't worry, you don't need to pay for this thing if it breaks, the sponsor will give me 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 to show off everywhere."

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

"Haha..." Zhu Fangyu and the 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 92. At that time, he was 19 years old, very young, and he came in as a trainer. At that time, there were Barkley, Lightning, and Thunder.

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

After the procedures to be followed, I took 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. On the contrary, he pays more attention to defense.

But this is Pharaoh'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 actually matches D'Antoni better.

But he understands a little bit better. Without defense, there is no championship. Therefore, he understands the importance of offense and defense very clearly. He will neither give up defense like D'Antoni, nor like Xiao Fan, who puts defense above everything else, but truly has both offense and defense.

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

Even Old Wang 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 are. White Chocolate is only two weeks away from being 29 years old. He is still in his peak state and can provide 11 points and 6 assists last season. For the Suns, this kind of White Chocolate is actually more suitable than Nash.

White Chocolate’s ability can’t be compared with Nash’s at all. His defense is a bit stronger, but it’s not very good. His assists are not as good as Nash’s, his offense is not as good as Nash’s, and his three-point shooting percentage of 32.7% last season is not as good as Nash’s. According to Wang’s requirements for offensive efficiency, his offense is considered inefficient.

But just 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 they play.

"Jason, can your pass be less flamboyant?"

Pharaoh once again missed the ball from White Chocolate, the fourth pass error between the two.

This time, Bai Qiaoli came 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 said with a grin, "No way, I'm just so imaginative, no one can predict my pass."

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

"Ha ha!"

White Chocolate smiled awkwardly.

"Haha..." The whole team laughed.

In addition, through this training game, Lao Wang hopes to maintain the tactical system of last season this season, but some of them cannot be realized.

Because the 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 want to play fast break, but you can also play when you have the opportunity.

On October 10th, the Suns' media meeting day for the new season.

"Crack clap..."

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

Although the main players of the Suns team were basically poached away, even the head coach was poached away, but it is still the most watched team in the league. Even if the American media does not support Lao Wang, they have to circle around him. Therefore, there are a lot of media participating in the Suns media meeting day. In addition to domestic and Asian media, the room is full of people.

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

Lao Wang smiled and said: "Everyone has their own choice. They leave because they think this place is no longer suitable for them. This is right, because the future is full of uncertainties and challenges, so we are curious 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, do you mean to admit that you suppressed the growth of your teammates?" A reporter immediately asked.

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

The reporter had nothing to say and could only nod 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 Nets' strength should be improved. The Pistons' lineup has not changed, and they should continue to be a strong team in the East. As for the Knicks, they can be called the Eastern Suns, and they should perform well in the regular season."

"Puchi!" The reporters below burst into laughter.

Lao Wang ignored the reporter and continued: "With the addition of the old strong Pacers team, from this point of view, the Eastern Conference is really strong in the new season, and it is a situation where the top five compete for hegemony."

"Old K, where's the West?" A reporter asked below.

"West?"

Lao Wang pondered for a while, and said: "I heard that the Spurs' reconstruction is completed, and 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 beat them in the low position.

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

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

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

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 have 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 are the only team with more than 50 games.

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

With 52 U.S. live broadcasts, the Suns will also get the favor of many big sponsors, and the operating income will be very impressive. This season, Nash and other four major players are gone, and there are a few more veterans and rookies.

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.

Colangelo Jr. 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.

Old K's salary this season is 2200 million US dollars. Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard are both rookie contracts. The former is 97, the latter is 86.

Jim Jackson is 240 million, Kurt Thomas is 588 million, Jamal Crawford is 576 million, Varejao is 79, Ariza is 39, Steven Hunter is 72, and Smash Park is 70.

The total salary of the 12 players for the new season is 5680 million US dollars, and the salary cap for the new season is 4750 million US dollars, exceeding 930 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 9695.83 million US dollars, and the luxury tax line was 5443 million US dollars.

In other words, the salary of the Suns in the new season exceeds the luxury tax by 237 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 the team, and strength needs to be tested through the regular season.

The regular season of the 2004/05 season will kick off on November 11. As the champion of last season, the Suns will play against the Nets, a strong Eastern team, at home.

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 said with a smile: "Last season, the Suns played small ball tactics, speeding up whenever they had the opportunity, and not wasting opportunities for fast breaks. The Tiejun often played fast breaks in the playoffs, but they didn't play fast breaks much in the regular season.

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, and he can have an advantage against any team.

Since 92, 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 rational 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 the frontcourt to play more and less, or when the fast-down player is caught up, they cannot forcefully complete the offense and need to decisively switch to positional warfare. "

Su Qun looked puzzled and said: "So it's hard for me to understand why D'Antoni ran to the Knicks and poached Snash Marion Jr., does he think his undefended running and bombing is better than the Suns' offensive and defensive tactics?"

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

At this time, Kenyon Martin cut in from the weak side and completed a dunk after receiving a pass from Lao Wang. Su Qun pointed to Martin and said, "Director Zhang, he should be Stoudemire's replacement."

"The style is indeed somewhat similar."

Nodding, Zhang Lili said.

(End of this chapter)