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Chapter 370 The Training Camp Opens

On September 9, the Suns training camp officially opened at the American West Arena.

The next day was the media day, when the newly joined players made their official collective appearance.

Lagabel selected No. 19, Dior No. 32, Brian Grant No. 55, Eddie House No. 50, James Jones No. 22, and Kurt Thomas No. 40.

There are 6 new players joining, and there are many players who left. Except for the core player Joe Johnson, they are all marginal players, such as Jacobsen, Hunter, Mazi Lampe, Valman, Paul Shirley, Bootelo.

Before the preseason, the Phoenix Suns' [-]-member roster was also freshly released.

Point guards: Steve Nash, Leandro Barbosa, Eddie House, Andre Ballena.

Shooting guards: Lin Bai, Garabel, Dion Thompson.

Small forwards: Quinyan Richardson, James Jones, Boris Diaw, Josh Davis.

Power forwards: Sean Marion, Brian Grant, Shalo Ford.

Centers: Amare Stoudemire, Kurt Thomas, Pat Burke.

This season, the goal of the Suns is naturally to go one step further, while ensuring the top spot in the regular season, go as far as possible in the playoffs.

It seems that after the Suns played the orange storm last season and won the title of the regular season champion as a dark horse, they did not feel inflated, but set a reliable goal down-to-earth.

At the point guard, although the Suns have a superstar like Nash, there is naturally no major problem in offense.

Eddie House and Barbosa can serve as substitutes, but they are also strong offensive and defensive players. When Nash was overwhelmed on the defensive end, there was no suitable matching player to support him. Said, is a kind of consideration.

As a shooting guard, Lagabel's defense is extremely stable. Although it is far inferior to Joe Johnson, at least it will not become a weakness.

If Lin Bai grows up, it won't be too bad.

After all, Richardson can play shooting guard as a cameo.

As for the small forward position, Dior can be pushed to play, and James Jones can also provide a lot of combat power.

With Marion at the power forward and a strong player like Thomas, they are not bad.

The center's frame protection has always been the reason why the Suns couldn't go far in the playoffs.

The Suns focus on running and bombing tactics, and Stoudemire can perform brilliantly. However, the problems of interior height and basket protection are not resolved. On the stage of the playoffs, it is difficult for someone to go far.

Fortunately, the Suns know their own affairs and focus on the regular season. As for the playoffs, they can fight every game.

In the makeup photo of the core players, the starting five are together, Nash is still in the center, the bully Stoudemire and the hacker Marion are separated on the left and right, and the scorers Richardson and Lagabel are separated on the left and right.

Lin Bai was a little upset watching from the side. It seems that the team is not optimistic about the starting shooting guard battle between himself and Lagabel!

On the 27th, the Suns began to conduct public training sessions. Media reporters and fans can enter the arena to enjoy the daily training of the Suns up close.

After skimming through the daily training, the real main course one-group competition begins.

How wonderful is the training?It's not as good as pulling it out for a walk, and facing off directly on the field to see the truth.

Fans, viewers and media reporters are happy to agree, and want to truly understand the strength and status of their favorite team?
In their view, it is still necessary to use the game and the performance on the field to explain.

In order to better make up for the vacancies of the team, the coaching staff and top management lined up for the preseason and new season. Seeing something more real, they naturally did not object.

Besides, this battle is a must-have program in the public training class, so naturally they won't refuse it.

After the physical trainer led the players to perform warm-up exercises, the members of the coaching staff were discussing the grouping of the players.

"If Lagabell was allowed to take the place of Joe Johnson after last season's starting five, the bench players led by Alvin and Webber would definitely not be able to beat the starting lineup led by me.

This kind of group competition is easy to be one-sided, and I can't play the content I want.

So, I want Nash and Stoudemire, two inside and outside cores, to lead the newly joined players, while you fight with the old players.What do you think? "

D'Antoni made his own suggestion.

After all, in his view, the Suns built their team around the two inner and outer cores of Nash and Stoudemire. This way of playing can also check the power of the two pick-and-roll tactics.

"Stoudemire and Nash cooperated in the pick-and-roll and focused on the inside offense, while Richardson and Marion focused on the outside offense. It is indeed very constructive to split the outside offense and the inside offense into groups. Sexually targeted groupings.

It's just that our team lacks inside players, so it is reasonable to bring Brian Grant and Pat Burke to our team.

Otherwise, no one would call inside. Gentry thought about it seriously, then added.

This summer, the Suns left backup centers Hunter and Jack, and the tallest was Stoudemire.

Therefore, Pat Burke was recruited in the summer league, and he was only interested in his height of 211cm.

Even Grant and Thomas are only 206cm in height, and they are more of a power forward position. Although they can top the center forward position, the tactical effect is definitely difficult to improve.

"Okay! Let's do it!" D'Antoni nodded, agreeing with Gentry's statement.

Thus, the roster for the group match was confirmed, and the match was about to begin.

In addition to letting Nash and Stoudemire serve as the player's point guard and center position respectively, the head coach D'Antoni also has shooting guard Lagabel, small forward Boris Diao, and power forward Kurt Thomas.

The first assistant coach Gentry ranked point guard Barbosa, shooting guard Lin Bai, small forward Richardson, power forward Marion, and center Brian Grant.

Assistant coach Webb acted as the referee, standing in the middle circle of the court with a basketball.

Stoudemire and Grant scramble for the ball.

beep! !

With the sound of a crisp whistle, the referee threw the basketball high into the sky.

Although the two took off at the same time, there was almost no suspense. The physically talented Stoudemire, with his outstanding bounce and speed, dialed the basketball into Nash's hands.

With long legs, Nash speeded up and ran, turned around and dribbled the ball, and after passing Barbosa who came to block him, he took three steps and two steps, rushed to the frontcourt, and directly distributed the basketball to Dior on the left , He wants to know the style and strength of the new players as soon as possible?
Diaw couldn't play in the Eagles, played for two years, and his position is still uncertain.

All the skills are well-proportioned, but if they are not outstanding, how can they achieve results?

Dior catches the ball and faces the frame, posing three offensive threats, can he pass, shoot or burst?
Richardson lowered the center of gravity of his body and sealed his right hand in front of Dior's eyes for defensive interference.

It's better to be steady!

Seeing the expressionless Richardson, Diaw didn't have the confidence to overpower his opponent, so he directly pulled the ball up and passed the basketball out with both hands in the air.

In the low position on the left, Stoudemire received the ball without any hesitation, directly drew the bow and set the arrow, and raised his hand for a two-point jumper.

Grant threw his body over and blocked Stoudemire in an iron-blooded style.

It's just that his bounce, height, and arm length are not as good as Stoudemire's. How could he interfere with Stoudemire's jump shot?

With a flick of his right hand, the basketball was pushed away from his fingertips, drawing a wonderful arc in the air.

(End of this chapter)