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Chapter 334 New Season

On October 2010, 10, after finishing a series of celebrations and being interviewed, Yan Hua set off for Sacramento to meet up with his club teammates and prepare for the upcoming preseason.

Compared with last season, the king's main lineup and substitute lineup have undergone a lot of changes, so the preseason is the last chance for the king to run in the lineup, find out their own shortcomings and fix them.

The departure of John Salmons has directly lowered the King's outside offensive firepower, whether it is Danny Green, who has always been a substitute for John Salmons, or the veteran James Powell who was traded this summer. West, it is difficult to fill the gap after John Salmons left, especially John Salmons' outside organization, which is unmatched by them.

The departure of John Salmons also directly affected the king's back line. Since John Salmons can take care of the organization and connect with the ball on the outside, the king's requirements for the point guard are not very high, but Now, without the organization point of John Salmons, the burden on the King's No. 1 position will undoubtedly be much heavier.

So whether to let Tony Allen start or Jrue Holiday to start, the head coach Reggie Toyce is still undecided. In 8 preseason games, Tony Allen and Jrue Holiday each started. After four games, the results were mixed.

Tony Allen can make up for Kevin Martin's shortcomings and loopholes on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, once caught in a positional battle, Tony Allen's role is minimal, and he may even be emptied by the opponent, becoming a The offensive black hole on the court, and neither James Posey, Danny Green, nor Kevin Martin can hold the ball like John Salmons, so as long as Tony Allen takes the lead Control, the King's outside offense is a mess.

As for Jrue Holiday, his organizational ability is better than Tony Allen's, but he also makes more mistakes. He always gives people a feeling that he can do everything on the court, but he can't do anything. Compared with the No. 1 position, Ray Ji-Toyes always feels that Jrue Holiday's playing style is more suitable for the 2nd position, but the Kings already have Kevin Martin in the 2nd position, and let Jrue Holiday play for Kevin Martin. , It's really a bit of a loss.

The forwards can't hold the ball, and the defenders' organizational skills are weak. This is the biggest problem exposed by the Kings in the preseason. With these two very obvious hidden dangers, the Kings ushered in the first game of the regular season.

On October 2010, 10, the 26-2010 NBA regular season officially kicked off. On the first day of the new season, the NBA has arranged a number of focus battles. The Los Angeles Lakers will play against the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. Whether it's Kobe and Nash, or the first show of the Heat's Big Three, these two strong matchups are undoubtedly very eye-catching.

However, as the opening game of this season and also a replay of last season's finals, the game between the Sacramento Kings and the Boston Celtics is the focus of all games today, so the three major broadcasters of the NBA, ESPN, ABC , The three major TV networks of TNT all broadcast the Kings vs. Celtics live broadcast across the United States.

Due to the championship ring presentation ceremony, all management members of the Kings team, including the owner, arrived at the Arco Arena nearly two hours earlier, and the Kings fans also crowded the entire stadium early. The arena, ready to witness the greatest scene in the history of the Sacramento Kings.

The Kings are a team with a long history. Its predecessor, the Rochester Royals, even won a championship. It's useless, not to mention getting involved in the championship again, even the division champion, I don't know what it's like.

Therefore, when the Kings won the O'Brien Cup again after 59 years last season, and it was also after they moved to Sacramento and changed their name to the Kings, after winning the championship for the first time, the fans in the entire Sacramento area went crazy.

And today, for all fans who support the Sacramento Kings, it is undoubtedly another crazy day.

Although he was a rookie selected this year and was not a member of last season's championship, Hassan Whiteside was asked by the head coach to participate in today's championship ring presentation ceremony, and he was the first to walk out of the player channel.

Although he had already prepared enough mentally before playing, when Hassan Whiteside walked out of the player tunnel and watched the audience stand up and cheer wildly for himself at the Arco Arena, he was still a little dazed for a while.

And after Hassan Whiteside, as the Kings players walked out of the tunnel one after another, the cheers and applause in the Arco Arena became more and more intense, especially when Yan Hua played as the finale , the atmosphere at the scene reached a climax in an instant. Nearly [-] spectators in the audience shouted the MVP slogan in unison, which lasted for several minutes.

Since it was the first championship won after relocating to Sacramento, the Maruf brothers, as the bosses, invited almost all the important stars in the history of the Kings, from Oscar Robertson, Jack Twyman, to Mitch Richmond, Sam Lacy, to Vlade Divac, and even Chris Webber, were all invited to the scene to witness today's championship Ring presentation ceremony.

"Yan, thank you for the glory you have brought to Sacramento!" After the head coach Reggie Hawes, Yan Hua walked into the field second and took over the championship ring from the owner Gavin Marouf .

If it is said that the king's championship last season brought supreme glory to the king and the fans who supported the king, then for the Maruf brothers, this championship can bring them more than just honor. easy.

Before this, although the attendance rate of the King's home court has been maintained at a very high level, due to the small city, the low income of the fan base, and the poor performance, the overall value of the King has not been very high, let alone the Lakers and Knicks. The kind of local tyrants, that is, the Bulls and Rockets who are slightly behind, are not comparable to the king.

But everything is different now. In the latest market capitalization rankings, the king has jumped from 15th last year to 6th, and the valuation has reached an astonishing 5.5 million U.S. dollars. Think so!
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