After the preseason started and the new rules began to be implemented, Stern found that the game was completely chaotic.

At first, he thought maybe Li Ang would not be used to it.

But in fact, everyone is very uncomfortable playing.

A smooth game did not occur. Instead, the game was frequently interrupted due to too many fouls.

The most typical example is the first game of the preseason, when the Bulls faced the Hawks, and Carter and Yao Ming played together for the first time.

Originally, the protagonist was a demigod and another demigod's national team teammate.

As a result, Taizi relied on his hard power to steal all the popularity.

In the first round, Yasuko was called for a foul.

He can be called the fastest foul man in Bulls history.

Artest looked at the referee in confusion: "What are you doing?"

Referee: "What are you worried about?"

"I asked you why!"

"I asked you what you are worried about!"

Yao Ming: "Oh, okay, okay, my head hurts! None of our primary school students quarrel like this!"

Artest felt very innocent. I just touched him lightly. Is this a foul?

I remember when I was dueling with Pierce in the North Shore Garden, I took off his pants and exposed his skin, and I wasn't even called a foul.

Where did this go?

However, the No Handcheck rule is like this. As long as your actions above the free throw line are slightly rough, the referee has the right to call you a foul.

Artest was very speechless. Well, it must be because after I won DPOY last season, the league was afraid that I would be too strong, so it introduced this rule to restrict me!

That must be it!

Great superstars usually force the league to change the rules.

I didn’t expect that my son, Taizi, would have such a glorious moment one day, hahahahaha!

Stern: Don't criticize the league. We have one stone, but Artest has eight.

After that, Artest showed everyone what a fancy foul is.

Someone else dribbled the ball over and Artest hit him forcefully, resulting in a foul.

Someone else dribbled the ball over, but Artest grabbed the jersey with his hands and committed a foul.

For a time, cheerful whistles continued on the court.

Artest was angry, he stamped his feet, he yelled, he spread his hands.

But it was useless. Artest found that his previous defensive methods were completely restricted.

This rule makes everyone in the league look like his ex-girlfriend. Because the caressing back then has actually crossed the line now.

The referee is equivalent to telling Artest: No matter how tempting it is, just look at it and don't take action.

Artest struggled a lot and kept fouling.

So much so that I clocked out of get off work in the third quarter.

Don't get me wrong, clocking out in the third quarter was not because the Bulls beat the Eagles to blood, but because Artest committed six fouls in the third quarter!

Real geniuses usually graduate early.

How can you mortals understand this kind of loneliness?

Artest told everyone with his performance of killing six fouls in three quarters: I really can't handle this rule!

Although there was no Artest, the Bulls still beat the Hawks by 18 points thanks to the outstanding performance of Yao Ming and Carter.

Carter's arrival cured the Bulls' fear of insufficient firepower in the fourth quarter, allowing the Bulls to last longer.

In the fourth quarter, when Yao Ming was also running low on energy, Carter was able to take over the game immediately.

It perfectly fills in the Bulls' biggest shortcoming.

Facts have proven that you can win with or without Tai.

After the game, Artest was no less popular than Carter and Yao Ming.

After all, DPOY was at a loss what to do under the new rules last season, which is still very topical.

Artest faced the camera and scratched his head: "I understand that my defense scares the league, but it's not like that!"

Stern:......

It's none of your business if I change the rules!

Why don't you always take the initiative to join in? It's so shameless!

However, Artest's confusion in this game also made Stern look forward to Li Ang's defensive performance.

Because generally speaking, Li Ang's defensive style is similar to Artest's.

They all rely on hard fights and stalking.

If Leon could be restricted to this level, Stern felt that his version update was a success.

However, Li Ang didn't have much playing time at all in the preseason.

He averages about ten minutes per game.

Because there is so little playing time, it is completely unclear whether this new rule will have any impact on Li Ang.

It ended in such a short time, more than ten minutes. What can you feel?

As a veteran coach, Master Tang knows very well that preseason games are actually useless.

Don't expect that a few preseason games will help the team blend in. If you really want to blend the team in, you have to do it in the regular season before it can be effective.

What's more, the Suns actually have nothing to adjust to.

Except for the Martial Saint being replaced by Deep Insertion, the main lineup has not changed, and the tactical ideas have not changed either.

Everyone is already familiar with this system.

Therefore, Master Tang would rather let the main players rest more and just play for ten minutes a game to find their form.

Li Ang, who Stern wants to restrict the most, seems to be unaffected so far.

But other people are crying and crying, thinking that this rule does not work!

Artest won't talk about it, he is the one who is most affected.

And many other players also found it very difficult to guard against them.

Damn it, if you can't defend well, it's like walking on a trail without wearing a helmet.

Sooner or later something will happen!

Stern never expected that so many outside players would complain.

This is obviously a rule that makes it easier for you to break through, so why are you complaining?

All outside players: Breakthrough? I can’t even defend well, so why am I interested in breaking through? You can’t even afford food, will you think about what car to pick up tomorrow?

Well, today's players are all thinking about defense. The saying that offense wins and defense wins championships is indeed true in this era.

Therefore, players actually don't care whether it is convenient for them to break through. They care more about whether they can guard others.

In their view, guarding others is sometimes more important than scoring goals themselves.

I haven't turned this corner yet.

The whole league is complaining, complaining that this defensive rule makes everyone unable to play.

Only Li Ang, like a man with nothing to do, punches in for more than ten minutes every day and then clocks out.

Stern was speechless, Li Ang, why are you acting like a dead fish? I'm going to punish you, at least respond to me!

You can't have no reaction at all!

Stern didn't realize that the Suns were actually not unresponsive.

However, the Suns' response was a positive response.

Even with their main players almost out of action, the Suns still had the third-highest offensive efficiency in the league in the preseason, averaging over three digits in points per game.

The scoring data of Stoudemire, Barbosa, single-player Joe, and deep penetration are also very beautiful.

D'Antoni's seven-second offense, under the new rules, is like a fish finding water and a ball finding a bird.

Because Billups' defense of waiting directly at the midfield line to fight with the point guard was not allowed last season, the Suns' seven-second offense was basically unstoppable.

The Suns are also winning consecutive games. While many people are still struggling with how to defend under the new rules, the Suns are already studying how to attack under the new rules.

This is called dimensionality reduction attack!

This is equivalent to, you are still thinking about how to kneel and lick the goddess.
To be continued...