"Anfini Hardaway, 31 years old, 201 cm, 97 kg, ability evaluation 93..."

"Grant Hill, 30 years old, 203 cm, 103 kg, ability evaluation 87..."

"Hu Weidong, 32 years old, 198 cm, 95 kg, ability evaluation 81..."

‘If Boss Hu can maintain this state, he will work harder, and the Suns team doctor will also play a big role.

Hillby has improved a lot last year, probably because she has adapted to the adjusted style of play. After all, she is 30 years old and will probably have to take the path of a defensive forward in the future. It is impossible to return to the super-giant strength, but many teams will want to get such a perfect second- and third-tier boss, right? It is still the kind that can sell tickets.

Pennies are falling a lot...'

Zhang Hao recalled it and always thought that Anfenny Hardaway was very powerful, but after so many years, he really couldn't remember what substantial achievements Anfenny Hardaway had achieved.

Not only that, Anthony Hardaway has no idea of ​​competing for anything at all. If he partnered with O'Neal, he wouldn't score much. If he partnered with Kidd, he wouldn't organize his offense. Last season, Kidd left and he averaged 24+7+7 per game. He was very good, but he is over 30 years old and is not the kind of player who can maintain his long-term peak. Now he needs to be the C, and his strength has declined significantly...

At 8 pm, the game began.

Ben Wallace easily defeated Sgerter Williams to win the jump ball, and the Supersonics attacked first.

Kassel advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Brent Barry in the top arc. Brent Barry waited for Zhang Hao to lean on Jerome Williams from the low post on the left side of the three-second zone and then lifted the ball to Zhang Hao.

Jerome Williams actively posted on Zhang Hao. When Zhang Hao received the ball, he jumped up slightly. After falling down, he calmed down his center of gravity. He followed the trend and ran into Jerome Williams. He directly knocked Jerome Williams back into the three-second zone. Another step. Jerome Williams had entered the reasonable collision zone. Zhang Hao turned around and smashed the ball into the basket through Jerome Williams!

206 cm, 98 kg Jerome Williams has speed, likes to fight, and has a positive style of playing... Zhang Hao was named Jerome Williams' "trash dog" back then, which gave him many fans and was one of the very popular character players.

If Zhang Hao plays with the technical flow style, it is still a headache to play Jerome Williams. People are good at dealing with the technical flow style inside players, such as Nowitzki, Rashid Wallace, Garnett, and Webber. They are very troubled to play Jerome Williams.

But Zhang Hao is not them. He is skilled and it is troublesome to run and catch the ball, so just chisel it!

Compared with last season, Zhang Hao lost 3 pounds during the training camp in the national team, which is more than a kilogram, but it was enough to deal with Jerome Williams with his big elbow.

Originally, there could be other options, such as making a breakthrough on the outside.

But, seeing O'Neal and Duncan both carved their opponents into the basket and dunked hard at the beginning, now there is Yao Ming...

He, Mr. Zhang, can't fall behind, right?

When the Suns have a defensive expert like Clifford Robinson, Zhang Hao would definitely not go to the low post like this, but the Suns could not keep Clifford Robinson and did not have a big center.

The Suns are indeed not the Suns team that year. Zhang Hao stood in the penalty area and the Suns' defense was basically gone.

When the Suns attacked, Zhang Hao squatted under the basket, Artest went to deal with Anthony Hardaway, Ben Wallace's sweeping defense...

The key point is Ben Wallace's sweeping defense!

Zhang Hao can focus on dealing with opponents who cut into the middle lane and the bottom line on both sides, and ignore the middle and close distances at all, and have Ben Wallace.

Artest also doesn't have to worry about what will happen after being passed, just press Anthony Hardaway to hold the ball, fight, and consume the opponent...

Kassel, on the wing, just do what he should do to make up for defense and assist defense, and Brent Barry followed Grant Hill's running position.

On this basis, Ben Wallace relied on defense to dominate the entire mid-to-close range!

The most terrifying thing about the Supersonics' defense is the protection of the three-second zone.

In the first quarter, the Suns only scored 3 points in the three-second zone, and 1 point still caused a foul in the three-second zone and got one of two free throws.

After the first quarter, the Supersonics led the Suns by 9 points 29 to 20. Among the Suns' 20 points, 17 points were obtained by mid-range shots!

The Suns' inside partner is almost in danger, and there is no other use except for the wing pick-and-roll.

Of course, insiders who do not have scoring ability also have the usage of scoring ability. Just like Ben Wallace of the Supersonics, he can go to the wings to pick-and-roll without the ball and create gaps for the wings.

The Suns could only rely on the pick-and-roll of the wing to Hu Weidong, Grant Hill, and Joe Johnson, who came on the bench, created a mid-range and long-range shot opportunity, and Anfini Hardaway had to seize the opportunity to pass the ball well enough.

If Hu Weidong hadn't scored a three-pointer and a two-pointer, Joe Johnson, who came on the bench, also scored two-pointer and two-pointer... The Suns wouldn't have scored 20 points in a single quarter!

Cassel's defense is still very good, Brent Barry defends online, although he is not as good as Jordan, but he is still quite good. Under the leadership of the frontcourt trio with a defensive evaluation starting at 90, Suns players feel what horror is!

Ben Wallace 2 steals and 2 blocks in a single quarter, connecting the team's defense, creating a real no-fly zone!

...

The Supersonics team did not play fast in the first quarter, and they only fought back 4 times and entered 3 times. Overall, they were still on the line of positional battle offensive and defense.

The main purpose is to continuity on the defensive end and to push the rhythm well, which is more suitable for Cassel and Ben Wallace.

Compared to relying on fast attacks to score a few more points, suppress the rhythm, and exert the strongest defensive ability in the league in Ben Wallace positional defense, the most important thing is to play.

Although Kassel's condition continued very well, he was 33 years old after all, so he needed to consider his age. Zhang Hao, Artest, and Brent Barry were all good at positional battles, so when the Supersonics played the whole quarter in the first quarter, the entire process focused on the offense and defense of the offense and defense.

He was in good condition, scoring 29 points, and when the opponent's external shooting feels so good, he can limit the opponent's score to 20 points, and his performance was very good in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, we entered the rotation stage... there are still many problems.

Most of the young players are very motivated, but there are many bad situations, of course there will be more.

This doesn't matter. Young players accidentally dig holes when they come on the court, and the main players can quickly recover them when they go up.

The Collins Brothers coaching group has cultivated the Jopi combination and is very patient in cultivating young people. When he was training James Percy and Artest, he showed patience in this area.

The point is that the Suns are too weak... I guess they are in the playoff competition, between 40 and 45, and they may not necessarily win 40.

Hu Weidong renewed his contract with US$12 million higher than the market price, renewed his contract with Anthony Hardaway in advance until the 2007-08 season, and returned to Grant Hill, and signed Jerome Williams with a salary higher than the market price... These operations seem to be building a lineup for selling tickets.

Judging from the strength shown by the Suns, it is indeed the case.

On the offensive end, Zhang Hao still focuses on scoring, and passes more than last season, but not as many as before.

Although Brent Barry may eventually have more assists than Jordan, his effective pass, restraint and creativity are much worse than Jordan, so Zhang Hao needs to make more contributions in passing than last season.

However, Kassel is the main player in the organization of the offense.

The first game was very smooth, with 29 to 20 in the first quarter, 25 to 27 in the second quarter, 31 to 22 in the third quarter, and 21 to 25 in the last quarter.

There is fluctuation in the middle. Substitutes encountered some problems when they came on the court, but the main player and the opponent was the Suns, which was easily solved.

In the end, with Zhang Hao's 31 points, Kassel's 19 points and 10 assists, Ben Wallace's 7 points, 17 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks... The Supersonics defeated the Suns 106-94 and won the opening game!

Zhang Hao only played 33 minutes in the whole game, and he had a good part of his time observing his teammates' performance.

The focus is Ginobili.

Ginobili scored 8 points tonight, and his performance was OK...but the point is not this.

Zhang Hao watched Ginobili's game and knew why Ginobili's ability evaluation was only 76.

I can't see it very well in the preseason, but it's obvious in the regular season. Ginobili's 8 points were obtained in a short period of time. There were 17 minutes on the court in total, and there were 10 minutes without any contribution...

Zhang Hao couldn't guess how Ginobili would grow next.

Anyway, as far as the current situation is concerned, unless you have the right to take action and give Ginobili the playing time, otherwise Ginobili will not have the ability to average 10+ points per game now.

In this opening game, what makes Zhang Hao most regretful is the No. 1 player on the opposite side...

T.N.T Sports Channel broadcast the game live. When analyzing the two teams, Barkley commented on the star Anthony Hardaway, the old club star: "We can see that Hardaway's condition has declined significantly last season. He is a very good player, but he has played for so many years and has been in his tenth year of his career. I can hardly remember what achievements he has achieved.

He is very good. Everyone who has seen him play will compare him with Jordan, Magician, Bird, and now he will compare him with Iverson, Bryant, and McGrady. But he is like Richmond. His supporters can only say that he is good, but by the end of his career, there may not be any strong evidence to support this point of view. I have to say that this is a very regrettable thing..."
Chapter completed!