The preseason victory doesn't mean much, but for Li Ke, this victory means he wins against Xiao Duqi.
At least, psychological advantages have been established.
From Sam Vincent's perspective, the team's new tactics were not very smooth.
There are few counterattacks, the rotation of positional offense is too slow, the running and passing are too few, and the over-reliance on Li Ke's singles has been exposed.
After playing this Chinese game, the Bobcats drove back to Charlotte.
Sam Vincent then improved the intensity of physical training and tactical training during training.
He felt that the tactical execution was not smooth due to insufficient strength...
The preseason attention is not high, but this game between the Bobcats and the Thunder is because Kenny Smith makes a statement that supports Zach Loway and is optimistic about the Bobcats.
This was found by Mei Yang Yang, who was in charge of the post-match program, and pulled it out and analyzed it again.
Like before, Mei Yangyang still has the opposite opinion:
"Not to mention that there are too few things that can be proved in a preseason game, just treat him as a regular season game. Who is the Bobcats' opponent? The Oklahoma City Thunder, the Lotto team last season, can it prove that the Bobcats are better than the Lotto team?"
Mei Yangyang shook his head, he knew that his words had brought Thunder in.
But he doesn't care. It's best that Thunder can join the battle. Wouldn't this popularity rise?
Speaking of which, Zach Lovi is also optimistic about Thunder. The reason for being optimistic is:
After joining Chirondo, the Thunder's record improved significantly. If it weren't for the record in the first half of the season and were already in the fiercely competitive West, the Thunder would have entered the playoffs long ago.
In the new season, the situation in the West has changed drastically.
The Rockets have withdrawn from the playoff competition. The West has a free playoff spot. Those who have the chance to get this spot may be the Suns who accidentally slipped last season or the Young Thunder who rose from the draft.
Zach Lovie is more optimistic about Thunder because Thunder is younger and more motivated. Most importantly, Thunder is not threatened by injury.
Mei Yang Yang naturally has to stand on the opposite side. He believes that the Thunder will still be a team in the lottery zone in the new season...
The first thing that was dissatisfied with the local media in Charlotte and Oklahoma City when speaking like this is the one who was dissatisfied with this statement.
Charlotte's reaction was not very intense. After all, Mei Yangyang's evaluation of the bobcat was just not high and was still within an acceptable range.
However, Charlotte Observer published an article and mentioned: "The Bobcat is already of ordinary strength, and the overall strength can no longer compete with the Celtics, Magic and Knights? This is too early!"
It's different for Oxford City. A young team that is determined to stay on the spot is considered to be on the spot and is still a lottery team that cannot be tolerated.
Considering that Oshima City has just had the Thunder for only two years and is eager to be in the NBA playoffs in the history of the city for the first time, Oshima City is even more unbearable.
Tramel Wes, an registration reporter for the Oxford Evening, posted on his Twitter: "Stephen A. Smith's best bet on his stinky mouth, otherwise he would have eaten many, many heavy slaps!"
From the disputes in these media and public opinion circles, Li Ke understood why Stephen A. Smith was Yang Yi of the United States.
They are all: the attributes of being slapped in the face are full...
Li Ke felt that Mei Yang Yang would definitely be slapped in the face, but as the Bobcats returned to America, the preseason journey continued-
Back in Charlotte's first preseason game, although he played at home, the Bobcats suffered a hard defeat against the Bulls.
It's exactly the same as the Chinese game, and the Bobcats can't make a total offense.
Whether it is the quick-kill counterattack or the attack of the position, they are seriously divided.
Either Li Ke plays singles, Curry Hu throws, or Hua Lao Er plays singles occasionally, Kenyon Martin and Jordan Jr. occasionally make tips.
The whole team fought on their own without any cooperation. Just this attack would be a surprise.
The bad offense was against the Bulls' pretty good defense, and this preseason game became a slap in the iron game.
Mei Yangyang was like a shark that smelled blood. She rushed over and told everyone: "A game where the chickens pecked each other. After watching this game, I was even more unfavorable to the bobcats."
emmm, the saying that the croaker pecked each other, brought the bull in again.
In the third preseason game of the new season, the Bobcats played another Nets, and the Bobcats still fought on their own offense.
Although I won, the scene was very ugly.
In the fourth preseason game, the Bobcats fought against the weakened Magic, and lost in a very ugly way.
In the fifth preseason game, the Bobcats competed against the Bulls again and won away, and the scene was still ugly...
After playing this in the playoffs, no matter how slow Sam Vincent was, he still understood what the problem was.
"Sheldon, your question."
During the team training, Sam Vincent called Li Ke aside, which was very direct.
Li Ke nodded, not seeming to object.
"I know, Sam..."
Although, deep down, Li Ke really wanted to complain: In this wave, he was taking the blame for Sam Vincent.
After all, since last season, the Bobcats have always had a problem - the lack of players who will drive the entire team.
Last season, the Bobcats solved the problem with the brief recovery of Lao Ai and the introduction of Jack.
In the new season, Sam Vincent threw these lives to Li Ke again.
But the question is, can Li Ke do these jobs? He can't do them!
To put it more thoroughly, Sam Vincent has no other way of playing. He practiced the triangle offense for almost a season and eventually disappeared.
Returning to the essence of the problem, that is, the Bobcats need to find a player who can drive the entire team.
Who else can it be? It's Curry.
"Stephen Curry?"
However, just after Li Ke told Sam Vincent his thoughts, the other party shook his head: "He is in a bad state. It's better to count on him than to count on him."
Indeed, Curry's bad form has been fully raised so far in the preseason.
In the first game of the Thunder, he and Du were in trouble. He made 3 of 13 shots and scored only 11 points and 5 assists.
This game is pretty good, at least not much shot, with double scores and 5 assists.
In the second game of the Bulls, Curry was ordered directly by Rose.
Not only was Ross scored 30 points and 8 assists in the whole game, he also made 4 of 17 shots, only scored 12 points and only 3 assists.
The next Knicks, Curry found his form and scored 18 points on 6 of 12 shots.
In the game against the Magic, he also made 7 of 16 shots, scoring a new high of 20 points and 6 assists.
But when he fought against the Bulls again, he was immediately beaten back to his original form, making 5 of 14 shots, only 14 points and 4 assists.
With this shooting performance and this passing assist performance, is it that Curry is counting on the burden of driving the whole team?
A foolish dream!
Sam Vincent shook his head, and his decision was: "We should try the triangle attack again."
"What? Triangle attack?"
At that moment, Li Ke's eyes seemed to say: Are you teasing me on the horse?
However, Sam Vincent nodded very seriously.
"But we have no Shaq anymore."
"We have Gerald, who can also take on the task of serving as the central axis and supporting the offensive."
Li Ke understood what Sam Vincent meant. In this wave, the Bobcats learned not the Lakers, but the Bulls.
Sam Vincent wants to use Li Ke as Jordan, Hua's second son is Pippen, Jordan Jr. is Rodman, Curry is Steve Cole, as for Kenyon Martin, whoever he loves...
Anyway, every position seems to be in line.
But Li Ke is still not optimistic about triangular offense, because the changes in the times and the future trend is that such a complex offensive style as triangular offense will inevitably be eliminated.
In Li Ke's memories of later generations, Zen masters have proved this several times.
Sam Vincent is the head coach, and he has the final say. Li Ke is not optimistic, so it is useless.
The original strategy of the fast-moving whirlwind as a triangular offensive was decided.
In the last three preseason games, the Bobcats struggled even more.
Because of the triangular offense, their offense is more fragmented. They always send the ball to Li Ke after running to one side after running tactics.
Then, the team's offense became Li Ke's one-horn show.
In a bad team like the Knicks, Li Ke can win easily by playing against five in one single match.
For a top-notch team like Magic, Li Ke’s singles alone are a bit too much to watch.
So, eight preseason games, 5 wins and 3 losses, bad scenes, bad offenses, bad everything...
It seems that all confirms Mei Yang Yang's point of view - the Bobcats in the new season have indeed declined a lot, and they no longer have the strength of a strong team in the league.
"There are too many problems with the Bobcats. Sheldon only knows singles. Stephen Curry's draft seems to have taken the old path Jordan chose. Of course, the biggest problem is Sam Vincent. Since the Bobcats' championship season, I have been emphasizing that he is not a qualified head coach..."
Mei Yangyang expressed his point again, this time, Charlotte was extremely quiet.
On the other hand, ESPN columnist Bill Simmons wrote about the Bobcats when the season was really about to begin, and his focus was on Curry:
"Stephen Curry's performance was undoubtedly bad in eight games of the preseason. His shooting was unstable and his passing was casual. These are not big problems. Rookies should get an adaptation period. After this adaptation period, if these problems still exist, they are big problems."
"The real big problem is that Stephen Curry's confrontation is too bad, especially when facing Derek Ross, two point guards of the same age, Stephen Curry was beaten by Derek Ross..."
"Did Michael Jordan's draft fail again?"
This is the public opinion before the start of the regular season. TV media like Mei Yang Yang always sees the problems of Bobcats at the macro level.
Paper media like Bill Simmons are accustomed to writing column articles one by one, and each article points out new problems.
If we summarize it briefly, the public opinion on bobcats in the outside world should be like this-
"Sina Sports": "Li Ke scored points wildly and tried his best. If the Bobcats want to win, their teammates need not to drag them down..."
Sports Illustrated: "Stephen Curry: Lost in the muscles of the NBA."
"Open-Air Stand": "The God of Basketball is a mistake? This is not the first time!"
"Give Stephen a little patience, he will be Charlotte's future!"
In short, the pressure has been given to Curry.
Before the start of the regular season, what Li Ke could see was Curry who practiced hard, Curry who was taciturn and no longer laughed, Curry who struggled and didn't want to be a parallel stock...
Similarly, Li Ke also felt the pressure. He knew that if he really counted this season, it should be his first season alone.
The record is related to the outside world's evaluation of his ability to lead the team.
Pressure, pressure, pressure...
The entire bobcat training hall has been filled with pressure.
The regular season schedule was released as early as halfway through the preseason.
Although public opinion is looking down on Bobcats, from the schedule, Bobcats' status is still very high. I have to say that this is Li Ke's influence.
There is a Bobcats in the opening game, and the opponent is the Lakers.
Since it is the Lakers, the home court of the game will only be the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
In the following Halloween battle, there was still a Bobcats. The opponent of this game was the Cavaliers, and the home court was held was changed to Charlotte.
Because this year's regular season started relatively early, there was also a home game against the Knicks between these two games.
It seems that David Stern has done a good job, fearing that the Bobcats will play two strong teams in two games at the start of the game, and the battle will collapse directly.
If you get into a bad team, slow down. Even if the Bobcats lose all the focus battles, the Knicks will be at the bottom.
In the Christmas battle, there are also Bobcats, and the opponent is Thunder.
The alliance's intention to promote Li Ke vs. Xiao Du has become clear.
Ten years later, in the Spring Festival battle, the league picked a new opponent and the Detroit Pistons went to play.
"David Stern understands! Even Serena Williams and me are concerned about their relationship. Is this meant to push Serena Williams?"
To be honest, although Li Ke knew that he had a lot to do with Serena Williams during the Spring Festival battle, he was still confused.
After all, Serena Williams will be pushed hard without a single match? No matter how you think about it...
Li Ke didn't know that after the Spring Festival battle last season, David Stern understood a truth: fans all want to see the win.
Therefore, instead of letting the Bobcats compete with the Lakers and the Cavaliers, whose strength may decline this season, compete with the Spring Festival, it is better to change to a weak team to ensure the Bobcats' victory.
As long as the Bobcats can win, isn’t this RMB coming?
In a season, from the opening game, to the Halloween game, to the Christmas game, and finally the Spring Festival game, the Bobcats will fight the Lakers, Cavaliers, Thunder and Pistons one after another, and they are already full.
Under this situation, Li Ke believes that: "Every year it is the opening match and the Halloween battle. At the beginning of the season, you must go through a devil schedule. This league is so fun!"
If he doesn't do it, Li Ke has no way to intervene. All he can do is to prepare for the new season with all his strength.
The opening game will be a difficult challenge for the Lakers.
Chapter completed!