Chapter 1043 [Blue out of blue, lost in Philadelphia]
Philadelphia is Kobe's second hometown. He hoped to play for his hometown team in the draft, but the 76ers management did not have that strong courage to sign Kobe with the No. 1 pick, and they chose Iverson.
Now Kobe has returned home after 20 million yuan in 2 years and has been working on Philadelphia.
At the press conference of joining, Kobe chose the No. 24 jersey and said that he would work hard to help the 76ers achieve better results.
The preseason began soon, and the media vigorously promoted two super strong teams. Several media said that even if Guo Xu returned, he could not beat the Nets and the Warriors now, and the two teams had a super strong lineup.
This is a not-so-smart provocation arranged by President Xiao Hua. He wants to use this method to attract Guo Xu to make a comeback. Don’t you think you have no opponent? I have been promoting the new star throughout the season and creating an opponent for you.
If the fans don't believe it, this trick won't work, and the league will lose no losses, and the new star will be picked up by the way.
As for the stars of strong teams, Xiao Hua has no way to restrict them. What should some team owners do if they are willing to spend money? The league cannot force free agents to not join a certain team. It is also a matter of your own wish to sign and then exchange, just follow the rules.
In the preseason in October, the two top players in the East and West were indeed very good, and both achieved complete victory results, ranking 1 and 2 in the first official strength list.
The Warriors ranked first, and their tactics have not changed from last season, mainly adding a strong mid-range singles point like Nowitzki.
Guo Xu felt that their strength was almost the same as the Warriors in the 2016-17 season of the Parallel World. Nowitzki is a middle-distance expert like Durant. He is older and is considered a weakened version of Durant. His advantage is that he can better cover his teammates.
It doesn't matter if it's weak. Nowitzki's tactical role is very good. He played a guest center with Green at a certain period of time. He was tall and weight able to defend most of the inside. When he played with Lopez, his mobility was poor, and both of them could pull outside the three-point line.
The Warriors' inside line is terrible. Scola, who has one year left in the contract, can only be a marginal person because his height is 4 and 5 are flawed. Another inside line Andre Blachi has not left either. He is unwilling to play in a weak team and likes to win. He occasionally plays the center for a while and can also play a role.
The Nets performed well in the preseason, and James was the opportunity to play the ball. He attracted double-teams to pass the ball, and his teammates could make three-pointers.
As the season approaches, the Nets sign James Jones and Sean Marion to strengthen, with one offense and one defense.
James can occasionally play the power forward, and the Nets' forwards are vague in positions, so they can pull away and play inside passes and cooperate with Howard, and the defensive pick-and-roll is better.
Although the point guard position is a bit weak, the Nets' organization has no problem. James and Joe Johnson are all able to organize the offense. In addition to receiving and shooting three-pointers, Blake also transfers the ball very quickly.
James has his own system. As long as there is a reasonable pitcher lineup around him, he may not be able to win the championship, but the team's lower limit will be very high, and few teams can compete with his team.
The Nets' substitute is not weak either. Nate Robinson can break through and shoot. Plumley has practiced for a season and learned how to play in the interior. What disappoints is that Kirirenko, who is completely ruined, and he probably spent this season recuperating.
In fact, he can play, but the Nets know that he is in poor condition and don’t want him to play. He is absent to a certain level, and the insurance company can be responsible for part of the salary.
The worst performance in the preseason was the 76ers, with 0 wins and 7 losses.
It's amazing. There were no superstars who reached the second round of the playoffs last season. After adding Kobe, he immediately became the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Louis Williams switched to the Raptors after his contract expired. Now the 76ers point guard is Tony Roten, who is not good at shooting, and Ismail Smith, who is not good at shooting.
Garnett has one year left in the contract, and his condition has declined severely and he can't play anyway. He averages 6+6 per game in the preseason, and he is a completely so-called man.
Garnett still has a large number of fans, who think it is a "yin-yang contract" that has squandered Garnett's 12 years of good times. If he had been at his peak, he would have won the championship in other teams long ago.
Although fans of other teams think that Garnett is just a trick, and he can't even get data out of the Timberwolves, and he has no dominance, fans of the hard-core team don't believe it. They said that Garnett's playing poorly now is because of his age, and because there are cancers in the team, he can't play.
Jokic, the inside player selected by the 76ers in the second round, has a contract in Europe and is temporarily unable to join, but the team signed Kobe. No matter how you look at the lineup, it should be a little better than last season.
However, the 76ers suddenly stopped cooperating and became Kobe's singles team. Kobe attracted double-teams to pass the ball, and his teammates did not give him enough support and could not make a shot.
Turner, who averaged 17.4 points, 6 rebounds and 3.7 assists last season, and Saidis Young, who averaged 17.6 points, 6 rebounds and 2.3 assists, made 40.1% of three-point shooting percentage, and Yodi Meeks, who averaged 11.1 points per game, all became Ba teammates.
The first two players played well last season. Meeks played without the ball and could run and catch the ball, but now he is a fixed-point pitcher and loses his rhythm.
Last season, the defender held the ball and played pick-and-roll in the inside. The formation was very wide, with breakthroughs, free cuts, and several routines. Now the 76ers have become a triangle attack again, and they have opened up to see Kobe's singles on the perimeter and low-post singles.
As he grows older, Kobe's offense becomes easier and easier after 2012, because he does not have enough speed to break through and is prone to double-teaming at low posts. 69% of his shots last season were mid- and long distances, and this season will be almost the same.
Last season, he averaged 5.4 shots per game with a shooting percentage of 40.2%. He made 5.2 shots in three-pointers, a shooting percentage of 32.4%. His mid-range distance was relatively stable and he had a shooting percentage of 50%. He only made three shots per game.
Like when he was young, Kobe's shooting percentage was higher as he was at the closest to the basket. Other teams knew this. Double-teamed near the penalty area would force him to pass the ball, and he would mainly break through the perimeter alone, interfere with shooting.
Although Komi watched the game different from others, he often saw his opponents double-teamed Kobe, who was not accurate on the outside, and said that Kobe missed the iron due to double-team. However, the fans of the 76ers were already very dissatisfied. They didn't see the double-team, but they saw that the iron and the team could not win the ball.
And fans know where Kobe lost the game, the only thing that remains unchanged is that his data is very beautiful and he trades for his high shot.
Kobe is not popular among the 76ers. Online fans say that signing him is a mistake. If he doesn't sign Kobe, maybe Lu Wei will renew his contract.
Kobe's popularity is even worse than Iverson. When the 76ers lost to the Celtics 91-111 at home in the preseason, Iverson came to watch the game. The "Answer" is still very popular and received a standing ovation from fans.
Iverson made a very cool appearance, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, diamond stud earrings and a big gold watch flashed, and he still looked like a superstar style when sitting on the sidelines. When Iverson arrived, the 76ers naturally would not neglect him. The big screen on the scene quickly gave him a close-up, and the fans were immediately excited.
In sharp contrast to Iverson, Kobe was hit by Tony Allen's defense in the third quarter. When he forced a breakthrough and was fouled with an elbow, the home fans booed Kobe and turned against him in the last match.
In this case, both the management and Kobe felt that the cooperation between the two sides was wrong.
Kobe was very dissatisfied with the operation of his agent. He felt that it would be better to negotiate with the Clippers about 20 million yuan in two years earlier and strive to reduce his salary to join the Clippers.
Chapter completed!