After Liu Xiu said that he wanted to learn to play high post, Payton would think about it whenever he had free time during the offseason. He would think about it and go to the training ground many times to practice and adjust the details.

As a result, in two days, I learned almost everything...

I am definitely very happy. The stronger the warden is, the more rings he will have the opportunity to wear on his gloves.

But it’s also healing!

The three-day rest period passed by in a flash. Liu Xiu lamented that there was not enough time, not enough time for training in the offseason, and not enough time for preparation during the season.

After his balls ached for a while, he changed his way of looking at the problem. He always felt that there was not enough time, which meant that there was always room for improvement.

Consider this a good thing!

On October 24, the Trail Blazers ushered in a preseason game against the Timberwolves at home.

The last time they played against each other, they were beaten by 50 points. Although the Timberwolves were still struggling against other teams, when they played against the Trail Blazers again, they started playing harder.

We are all big men, who can endure such humiliation?

The Trail Blazers have already started to show their strength. It’s hard to say how strong they are. Anyway, in the rotation stage, their defense is booming!

Payton participated in the creation of the team's defensive system and got along well with Coach Bush, making up for Coach Bush's lack of experience from a player's perspective.

If the defense is strong, the counterattack will be strong.

The Timberwolves struggled very hard and desperately wanted to turn around, but the more they struggled, the more excited the Trail Blazers became.

Relying on defensive counterattack, the Trail Blazers steadily defeated the Timberwolves 95-81.

…

At around 8 o'clock in the morning the next day after playing the Timberwolves, Liu Xiu came to the arena.

The team's scheduled training time was at two in the afternoon, but Liu Xiu was called to the arena for a meeting.

Liu Xiu sprinted 100 meters to beat the buzzer and entered the conference room. In addition to the coaching staff, there were also 6 teammates including Payton, Ray Allen, Outlaws, McDyess, Mourning, and Blake.

There's a meeting.

Liu Xiu could understand the other players. When he saw Blake, Liu Xiu asked in surprise: "Steve, are you still on our team? I haven't seen you for a long time. I thought you were laid off."

Even with a steady personality like Blake, he couldn't withstand Liu Xiu's wave of healing and shouted: "I've been playing against you in team training matches!"

Liu Xiu looked confused: "Really? I forgot, I just remember that we never played together in the game."

Blake's fingernails almost dug into the conference table, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I am your substitute, and I don't have many opportunities to play together!"

The coaches and teammates felt that Blake was really miserable!

Everyone can see Blake's maturity and stability. Only Ray Allen and McDyess on the team can compare with him.

As a result, this new teammate was targeted by the warden!

The warden teases Blake in various ways, never the same thing every day, and the warden's mouth, after getting familiar with Blake, he can always find the point of Blake's irritability at once...

Seeing that Blake was about to run away, the coach who was afraid that he was going to fight interrupted the conversation between him and Liu Xiu and said: "OK, everyone is here, let's start the meeting. The warden is not late, Kevin, today

You pay for the coffee.”

Liu Xiu's attention was diverted: "Coach, is it inappropriate for you to gamble with your players?"

The coach responded: "We don't treat you as a team member, we treat you as a brother!"

Liu Xiu: "..."

It was rare to see Liu Xiu deflated. Everyone laughed, even Ray Allen raised the corners of his mouth.

After a while of commotion, the meeting began in a good atmosphere.

The data from last night's game against the Timberwolves was projected on the screen.

Liu Xiu saw his statistics. He played 27 minutes and made 6 of 11 shots, plus 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 18 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals.

Huo Tu analyzed everyone's performance, whether they were present or not.

When analyzing Liu Xiu, Huo Tu said: "Warden has fully absorbed the experience of the previous five games. The key points we emphasized in the past two training days, Warden also grasped the personal offensive line very well.

The choice and follow-up response of teammates should have a better response..."

After analyzing everyone's performance, Huo Tu said: "Our progress in defensive counterattack is very obvious, but we cannot be blindly confident. The reason why we played so well on counterattack last night is related to the fact that our opponent is the Timberwolves.

It is certain that we have a great defensive lineup, and we also have good counterattack potential. Warden and Little Flying Squirrel are both excellent at promoting counterattacks, but our overall counterattack ability needs to be improved. Now Warden and Little Flying Squirrel are

In terms of driving the whole team, our goal in terms of defensive counterattack is to be like the Suns, where the players who hold the ball to advance the counterattack and the supporting players can help each other, instead of relying on one or two people to push the whole team to counterattack..."

As soon as Huo Tu finished speaking, the coach took over: "Yes, our ideal goal is to counterattack like the Suns, but we are not a pure defensive counterattack team, that is just a part of our tactical system, everyone

There’s no need to be too stressed…”

Then, the coaching staff analyzed the coordination of other lineups and playing styles.

Liu Xiu found that there weren't many places where players like them were required to speak, it was the coach who did all the talking.

He came to a simple conclusion - the coaching staff called them to a meeting today because they wanted to tell them that the team regarded them as the 'brains' of the team and needed them to assist the coaching staff in building the team system.

That group of people.

After the meeting, the players went back to their homes and gathered at two o'clock in the afternoon. When Liu Xiu was about to leave, he was stopped by the vice president and went to the coach's office for a small meeting.

The coach got straight to the point: "Warden, I think you can see that the slow progress in polishing our new system is related to the unreasonable lineup structure, right?"

Vice President: Is it so direct? Shouldn’t we lay the groundwork?

Liu Xiu nodded: "I know. When I saw our 15-man roster assembled, I guessed that our lineup structure would be affected in the new season. I thought we would have a deal at the time, but I didn't expect that we would have to do it in the regular horse race now."

It has started, but no transactions have occurred yet. We have exposed problems in this area in the past few days."

After listening to Liu Xiu's words, the vice president and the coaching staff looked at John Nash, who said helplessly: "This is what the boss wants. Everyone is here when he wants to hand out championship rings."

After hearing this reason, Liu Xiu felt that there was nothing wrong with it!

Lynch Hunter has won two championships and plays hard-working. Although he is 35 years old, he is still very popular in the free market. However, due to injuries, he has not signed with a new team yet.

George Lynch retired. Although Van Horn had just turned 30 two days ago, he won the championship and completely gave up on professional basketball. He chose to retire and go home to open a golf course.

Derek Anderson joined the Lakers with a minimum salary after being pardoned, and went to enjoy the happiness of the big city.

Liu Xiu heard that the Trail Blazers' original opponent in the opening game was scheduled to be the Nuggets, but in order to let the 15-man championship team last season win a ring together, they asked David Stern to readjust the schedule.

Liu Xiu feels that the credibility is quite high. First of all, this matter is irrelevant, and the winning team can receive championship rings together. This has never happened since the NBA has a free market and allows free transfer of players.

The vice president finally said: "Jace, we came to you today because we want to tell you that there may be changes in our lineup..."

The coach grabbed the conversation: "It's not that there will be no comparison, but it will definitely happen. Warden, we hope that if there is really a deal, we hope you won't be angry. I know you care about these teammates."

Contrary to what the vice president thought, Liu Xiu responded: "I understand, but I also have teammates I don't want to lose."

The vice president immediately said: "Of course, we will give priority to your opinions and make decisions based on your opinions."

Liu Xiu nodded and said: "Rose Bay can't have fewer people. Lei comes here because he wants to play ball with me. I don't want to see him become a trading chip."

Just as the vice president was about to respond, the coach said first: "Of course, you, Butcher, and Madman are stars we have trained ourselves and are not for sale. We are breaking the previous system now to allow Lei to integrate better.

, the next changes will also be aimed at this.”

Liu Xiu rolled his eyes: "Maurice, you are more like those despicable managers than Kevin."

Coach: "Thank you for the compliment, but now I still ask those despicable management to give me a salary increase..."

…

When communicating with the management this time, Liu Xiu found that their coaching staff and management were more professional.

Especially for the head coach, there is nothing wrong with coaching well and managing well. The Cardinals and Fortune Tellers have already mapped out their promotion routes. Jackson, Van Gundy and others will also follow this route in the future.

Once you become more professional, you will have more leeway when making promises.

However, the human touch of the team is still there, mainly the human touch of the owner and vice president, who jointly awarded championship rings to the 15-man championship team. After signing Mourning, there was no trade for so long...

This kind of happiness is indeed what men will pursue.

Not to mention, after learning that the big dog owner had such an arrangement, Liu Xiu was even more looking forward to the opening game.

The time came in the afternoon, at 1:58, Liu Xiu stepped into the training ground, and the system prompt came!

"The 2005-2006 preseason is about to usher in its final game. The first overall performance evaluation of NBA players this season has been completed. The player detection report has been updated. Subsequent adjustments will be based on each player's comprehensive performance over a period of time...

…”

It’s coming, it’s coming! It’s finally here!

Liu Xiu opened the player interface of his own team.

Player detection reports for teammates have been updated!

"Payton is 76, offense is 71, defense is 80... It has dropped a lot. It may have something to do with his role. Last season he was the starting point guard, the team's assist leader, and the main organization point. Now he needs to compete with Blake for playing time.
Chapter completed!