In eight preseason games, Mike Brown gradually established the prototype of a nine-man rotation.
"Starting Eric Snow, Larry Hughes, LeBron James, Drew Gooden and Zarunas Ilgauskas."
"Substitutes, Damon Jones, Lin Yu, Donyel Marshall and Andre Varejao, Lin can substitute for the two positions of shooting guard and small forward, so although he is a substitute, his playing time is equivalent to that of the main team.
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Judging from this starting lineup alone, Mike Brown attaches great importance to defense. He would rather not use Damon Jones and Donyel Marshall, who are good at three-point shooting, to ensure the defensive strength of the starting lineup.
But Brendan Malone has a question: "Mike, are you sure you don't want Lin to start?"
Mike Brown shook his head: "He plays as a substitute, which is good for the team, and now is not the time for us to give up on Larry."
Mike Brown decided to use games to help Larry Hughes recover. In fact, after a month of training and eight preseason games, Larry Hughes' condition has recovered a lot and is about to return to its peak.
Already.
After the preseason comes the regular season.
In the 2006/07 season, the league arranged four opening games.
The Lakers face the Suns at home, and attention to the opening game at the Staples Center is indispensable.
The Heat face the Mavericks at home, meeting their finals opponents again last season.
The Celtics face the Pistons at home, and the new overlord in the East faces the former overlord.
The last game was the Cavaliers' away game against the Rockets, the Chinese Derby, James Gallinyu vs. Yao Mai, and the 2.21-meter big Z vs. the 2.26-meter Yao Ming. There were also many highlights in this game.
The game will be held in Houston. The season has just begun and the Cavaliers are about to embark on an away journey. This kind of game experience is really not a friendly one.
But they can only accept this arrangement. Even LeBron James believes that the league's performance in allowing the Cavaliers to participate in the opening game actually recognized the Cavaliers' strength.
Jeff Schwartz also commented on the opening game before Lin Yu left for Houston: "Obviously, the league is beginning to favor LeBron James. Even without you, the Cavaliers will be in the opening game.
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"The Cavaliers' opponent in the opening game will be the Rockets, which shows that the league has begun to pay attention to the impact of the Chinese market. A China Derby at the opening of the season will obviously attract the attention of all Chinese fans."
"Of course, the more important point is that the alliance should be very willing to see you join the Cavaliers."
Speaking of this, Lin Yu was a little confused: "Would you like to see me join the Knights?"
"Yes, David Stern has been looking for the next Michael Jordan. He tried to praise Vince Carter, but the strength of the demigod was obviously not up to that level. Then, he also praised Vince Carter.
Kobe Bryant, but due to the negativity and scandal of the Eagle County incident, Stern gave up on Kobe."
"Now, David Stern is strongly promoting LeBron James. If you join the Cavaliers, you can help James attract the attention of Chinese fans, just like Yao Ming helped Tracy McGrady. What Stern needs now is not only the next
Jordan, he also wants a superstar who can have huge influence on a global scale. Obviously, if you help him, LeBron James will become the superstar he wants."
"alright, I got it."
Lin Yu lost his mind and suddenly thought of last season's finals.
Why didn't Dwyane Wade get the body hair whistle from his previous life?
Lin Yu made a bold guess. I am afraid that Stern did not specify a specific person for his initial praise. He might just want to single out one person among the 03 Platinum Generation.
Therefore, Wade, who was the first to reach the Finals in his previous life, became the target of the league's praise.
At this time and space, because Lin Yu joined the Cavaliers, LeBron James instantly became David Stern's first choice. Therefore, he did not throw resources to Wade, but kept them all for James.
When the Cavaliers took off from Cleveland Airport, major North American media began to predict the outcome of the opening game.
Mark Stein expressed his opinion: "Lakers vs. Suns, I got the news that Kobe Bryant will miss the opener, so I think the Suns will win easily;"
"The Heat versus the Mavericks, last season's finals have shown the strength gap between the two teams. The Mavericks have strengthened their bench with summer signings, and the Heat's Shaq is one year older. There is no suspense in this matchup.
The cows will win.”
"As for the Celtics and Pistons, it's difficult to predict, because the Celtics are excellent on paper, but there are still problems with running-in. I think this game may be very anxious, and the Pistons will rely on more tacit cooperation.
, and win with more seasoned experience.”
"Finally, the Cavaliers faced the Rockets. Larry Hughes was in terrible shape. Unless Lin Yu can start, I don't expect the Cavaliers to win."
Lin Yu's eight substitute games in the preseason have attracted the attention of media reporters.
Larry Hughes, who performed poorly in the preseason, secured his starting position, while Lin Yu, who performed well, could only come off the bench. In the eyes of many reporters, there were huge problems with Mike Brown's formation.
At this time, they are also expecting the Cavaliers to lose or play a difficult game, and then Lin Yu will step up to save the team, which they can use to prove that their argument is correct.
Now, it depends on whether the Rockets will give them this opportunity.
Before the opening game started, the Rockets also made harsh words.
McGrady and Lin Yu can be regarded as old rivals. In last season's match, McGrady let go of his harsh words and he would beat Lin Yu.
As a result, he was stopped by Lin Yu in the subsequent game.
But there were still many accidental factors in the last match. First of all, McGrady was injured last season and he always fought through injuries.
Secondly, McGrady needs to allocate part of his energy to the defensive end.
But this season, McGrady is fully healthy, and the Rockets have gotten Shane Battier, the wing defender McGrady craves.
With Battier, McGrady can already focus on offense.
Therefore, in McGrady's view, the Rockets in the new season are already a completely different Rockets from last season.
"I will use this opening game to tell Lin that the me he met last season was not at my peak, but this season I have returned to my peak. He should be careful, although being careful is of no use."
A reporter reminded McGrady that Lin Yu might be different.
McGrady was very confident: "Of course I know he has improved again. Don't forget that my teammate is Yao. Yao told me that Lin's mid-range shot has also become very accurate. I will notice this."
After Tracy McGrady's harsh words, the game became tense.
Lin Yu did not respond to McGrady, but James responded with his unique skills in dealing with the media: "T-Mac's opponent should be me. He should not ignore my existence. I will teach him a lesson."
