Chapter 284 After More Than Two Months of Mutual Love and Killing...

In mid-September, Su Feng led Shaq Jr. and the others back to Miami.

Over the past two months, the stars who participated in this summer's House of Steel training camp have benefited greatly.

The only regret is that because "Soaring" still needs to shoot some scenes in New York, the earliest this movie can be released is in the summer of '07.

On September 15th, the Heat's preseason training camp for the new season officially began.

After the holiday, in addition to the members who participated in the House of Steel training camp, Mourning, Payton, Haslem, and others also maintained quite good condition.

In order to win a few more championships before retiring, Mourning, who only wanted to die on the basketball court, had a training intensity in the summer that was even higher than some young players.

In Su Feng's original timeline, as a ruthless character who could play under Riley until he was 39 years old...

If it hadn't been for kidney problems in the middle, Mourning would definitely have reached a higher level.

In addition, Payton also lost weight this summer.

Because the young point guards in today's league are more unreasonable than the last...

So, in order to make his ankles and knees suffer less pain, Payton reduced his weight back to 85 kilograms during the offseason, which was his peak weight.

It's a pity...

No matter how hard this "Glove" tries now, it is difficult for him to change the fact that his lateral movement is getting slower and slower.

However, relying on experience, on the first day of the Heat's training camp, Payton still used his practical actions to tell Lou Will...

Old ginger...

Is still spicier.

Maybe 18-year-old Lou Will has the speed that Payton can't match now.

But before Lou Will learned how to use his speed, Lou Will found out during their one-on-one that...

Even shooting had become an impossible task.

"Are you sure this kid can really play in the NBA?" After beating Lou Will badly in the one-on-one, Payton turned to look at Su Feng and asked.

"When I was 18, I couldn't beat you either, right?" Su Feng said with a smile.

"That's different...

Although you couldn't beat me during the Supersonics' tryout, I could see your extraordinary talent at a glance." Payton shook his head.

"Give this kid a little more time...

Before long, you'll be impressed with him." Su Feng said, patting Payton on the shoulder, feeling extremely comfortable being praised by Payton.

"You really are different from Michael Jordan, Su." Looking at Su Feng's extraordinary tolerance for Lou Will, Payton sighed.

"If it were Michael Jordan...

Then I think, based on Louis's performance just now, he would have already called his mother in the locker room to complain." After a pause, Payton added.

"Gary, everyone has a young age.

Just like last summer, when Trevor first joined the team, didn't you guys not like him either?" Su Feng said, pointing to Ariza, who was doing brick-laying training on the training ground.

Hearing this, after looking up at Su Feng, Payton had already made up his mind.

That is, in the future, after he retires, he must write down the encouragement that Su Feng usually gives to these newcomers in his autobiography.

Indeed.

Every newcomer who has just entered the league will encounter various problems.

But in Payton's opinion, these young people who can meet Su Feng at the beginning of their careers are definitely lucky.

On this day, after the training, there was no unspoken rule, and there was no so-called helping the newcomers integrate into the team by letting them carry shoes for themselves.

What there was...

Was only Lou Will, Iwa, and other young players actively rushing to carry Su Feng's bag.

Su Feng.

This player who has been active in the league since the 1990s...

Has already become a legend and role model in the minds of these young players.

...

In September, not long after the Heat's preseason training camp began, Riley signed another fierce general for the Heat from the free agent market.

In the new season, in order to allow Su Feng to have a good time having a scoring battle with Kobe, Riley has been looking for a suitable inside player for the Heat in the free agent market.

Although the Heat selected Johnson and Iwa in this year's draft...

But because Iwa's current physical confrontation ability is even worse than his "brother-in-law" Milicic back then, Riley knows that he must prepare another tool man in the interior.

Otherwise, once Johnson can't control his number of fouls on the court, then Su Feng will definitely have to go back to the interior to resist pressure in the games when Mourning is resting.

Unlike Popovich, who can't stand his star player breaking out, in Riley's eyes, he can't wait for Su Feng to score 40+ or 50+ in every game.

Because as the coach who knows how to use Su Feng the most on Earth, even if he is about to retreat behind the scenes in the new season, Riley also wants to prove to the world that he understands Su Feng better than Davis.

It's just that...

In this day and age, let alone an inside player who can attack and defend, even a blue-collar inside player who can only defend is like a panda.

In Su Feng's previous life, after the salary cap soared in the future, many blue-collar inside players would casually ask for an annual salary of more than five skins.

This has nothing to do with whether the NBA's front office is blind or not...

It's purely because the market price of these blue-collar inside players is like this.

It's just that, this summer, after trying out a group of inside players who haven't found a team yet...

Riley desperately found that, among this group of people...

There wasn't even one who could play!

Finally, Su Feng recommended a tough guy to Riley.

However...

After trying out this tough guy recommended by Su Feng...

Riley always felt that this guy's actual height was not the "203" centimeters written on his resume at all.

Fortunately, with Haslem's experience as a lesson, Riley didn't give up on this tough guy because his actual height was slightly shorter than Su Feng's.

During the tryout, Riley noticed that this tough guy's lower body was very stable.

Especially when boxing out, his strength was even better than some players who were far bigger than him.

In Riley's opinion, this guy's only shortcoming is that his shooting is too poor, and he can't play a role like Haslem.

But because he had tried out too many iron-headed guys before, at this moment, how could Riley still care about the many shortcomings of this tough guy?

So, after providing this tough guy with a two-year unguaranteed minimum salary contract, Riley finally solved the Heat's inside problem for the next season.

And when Su Feng saw that face that he couldn't be more familiar with in his memory again...

For a time, all kinds of memories flooded into Su Feng's heart.

Chuck Hayes.

A strange person whose actual height with shoes on is only 198 centimeters, which is 3 centimeters shorter than Su Feng's height with shoes on.

As an undrafted player in the 2005 NBA Draft...

In Su Feng's previous life, you might not believe it when I say it...

He even played center on the court.

With a stable lower body, he had left many famous scenes on the NBA court of single-handedly defending against seven-footers.

Don't look at his actual height, but for the current Heat, he is a rare defensive tool man in the interior.

In this life, Su Feng felt that he was simply a collector of "short, strong rebounding monsters" on the NBA court.

Because in addition to Hayes, including Haslem and Da Ben, they are not the kind of inside players with tall statures who can shake the world between chest thumps.

And it is worth mentioning that on the day Hayes reported to the Heat's preseason training camp, an interesting thing happened on the training ground.

At that time, looking at Hayes preparing to enter the interior to box out with himself, Haslem thought he had run to the wrong position.

Because based on Hayes's height, which is estimated to be shorter than his own...

If you were to tell Haslem that Hayes is an inside player...

Then Haslem would definitely think there was something wrong with your head.

It's just that...

At the moment of physical contact with Hayes...

How could Haslem have imagined...

That this old brother, really did box him out behind him!

"Hey, you're pretty strong!"

On the court, after fighting with Hayes for several rounds, Haslem became anxious.

Because as the Heat's starting power forward, he couldn't accept the fact that Hayes could have a fifty-fifty chance with him on boxing out.

"Eric, I would like to recommend Chuck to be our starting power forward in the new season, what do you think?" On the sidelines, looking at Spoelstra, the assistant coach Riley arranged for him, Su Feng said with a smile.

Hearing this, Spoelstra, who wanted to ask Riley for help, found that...

His teacher had already quietly run to the other half of the court.

"Let Chuck be our starter...

Wouldn't that be too..." After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Spoelstra looked at Su Feng and said.

"Are you worried that Udonis will have an opinion because he is playing as a substitute?

You can rest assured about this, I believe Udonis is not that kind of player." Su Feng added.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant..."

Looking at Su Feng, although Spoelstra really wanted to express his true thoughts, he didn't know why...

Every time the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say.

And Spoelstra might not believe it if he said it...

In fact, Su Feng had already understood what he wanted to express through his eyes.

That is...

From the perspective of annual salary, Hayes's salary next season is even less than half a skin...

Therefore, in Spoelstra's opinion, using Hayes as the starting power forward of this Heat team...

He always felt a little...

A little something.

So, after patting Coach Spo on the shoulder, Su Feng also revealed his tactical intentions for this arrangement to him.

"In the new season, when Shaq is organizing on the court, our four-man must pull out to screen for the players on the wing and baseline.

In addition, when defending, in order to save Shaq's stamina, when we encounter opponents playing pick-and-rolls, we must try our best to let the four-man player make up for it in advance.

Therefore, in my opinion, instead of letting Udonis play as a starter, it is better to put him back on the bench.

Because in the new season, my game mode will be different from before...

In the second quarter, I will reduce my personal singles and transfer my main energy back to organizing the team's offense.

At this time, Udonis, who has stronger offensive ability, can not only play a greater role in the second team...

And at that time, our second team will also be the strongest second team in the league."

As a stamina monster who often plays on the court for more than 40 minutes, Su Feng knows very well how to allocate his stamina.

In the NBA, because feel, state, and stamina will affect a scorer's scoring performance on the court...

So fans who often watch the game should know that a scorer who can average 20+ points per game will not distribute his points in the four quarters in the way of 5 points per quarter.

For example, Curry at his peak, his main scoring was basically concentrated in the first and third quarters.

On the one hand, this is because the Warriors usually arrange for Curry to play the full first and third quarters.

On the other hand, it is because Curry needs to balance the distribution of ball possession between him and his teammates.

In real basketball games, most stars have their own different rhythms of the game from others.

Therefore, Su Feng proposed to let Hayes be the team's starter, precisely because he will adjust his rhythm of the game in the new season.

In the case that he turns on the offensive mode in the first quarter to set the tone for the game, Hayes's appearance can not only guarantee rebounds for the Heat, but also effectively avoid wasting offensive resources for the Heat.

And in the second quarter, with the decline in stamina, when Su Feng needs to take a breather, Haslem, who has a certain offensive ability, can not only further open up space for Ginobili, Kapono, Lou Will and others...

Moreover, the steel defense line composed of him, Mourning and himself can continue to maintain the team's pressure on the court.

Perhaps, from the lineup, the Raptors of that year were still more luxurious.

But after reallocating the Heat's existing resources, the balance between the Heat's starting lineup and the second lineup far exceeds that of the Raptors of that year.

If you want to defend the title in the new season, Su Feng knows very well that the Heat must do a good job in rotation.

Because rotation can not only effectively avoid the risks brought by injuries, but also bring healthy internal competition to the Heat.

In addition...

From the perspective of the current Eastern Conference pattern...

Su Feng knows that no matter how the Heat play usually, the Heat must ensure that they can稳居东部第一 (wěn jū dōngbù dì yī) remain firmly in first place in the Eastern Conference at the end of the season.

Therefore, when Mourning, Payton, O'Neal and others rest, there must be other people in the Heat team who can stand up.

But...

If you don't usually give these young people a chance...

Then how can you expect them at critical moments?

"Okay, Su...

I think I'm convinced by you."

On the training ground, looking at Su Feng's eyes full of wisdom, Spoelstra nodded.

And on this day, after the Heat's intra-team training class, when Haslem learned that the head coach planned to arrange for himself to play as a substitute in the new season...

This hardworking monster, who has always been diligent, almost cried.

Fortunately, Su Feng came forward in time to explain to Haslem.

"Don't worry, Udonis, arranging for you to play as a substitute is not because you are not good enough, but precisely because you are too good, so we need you to play as a substitute.

Here...

As the second leader of this team, isn't Manu usually a substitute in the game?" Patting Haslem on the shoulder, Su Feng忽悠 (hūyou) coaxed him.

Hearing this, although he always felt something was weird...

But Haslem felt that what Su Feng said seemed to make sense.

"You are the number one star in this team besides me and Manu.

I believe you will have a better performance in the second team." After a pause, Su Feng continued to add.

Haslem: "!!!"

Wo Cao!

So I am the third leader of this Heat team?

On the training ground, after glancing at O'Neal, who was still unaware of this, Haslem sighed and thought: 'Su, you really still love me.'

In September, after initially determining the Heat's roster for the new season, the Heat also entered the final adjustment stage.

According to the schedule, in early October, the Heat will play two China games against the 76ers and Celtics in Beijing and Shanghai respectively.

And after that, they will return to Miami to participate in the remaining five preseason games of the new season.

At the end of September, before the team set off for China, Spoelstra officially announced the Heat's 15-man roster for the new season to the outside world:

Center: O'Neal, Mourning, Michael Doleac.

Power Forward: Haslem, Hayes, Iwa, Johnson.

Small Forward: Su Feng, Ariza, Kapono.

Shooting Guard: Butler, Derek Anderson.

Point Guard: Ginobili, Payton, Lou Will.

Doleac, who is 211 centimeters tall and weighs 118 kilograms, is a space-type five.

This summer, because he performed well when he represented the Heat in the Summer League, Riley signed him into his account.

And Derek Anderson is a 31-year-old veteran.

Because in the Heat's playing time chart, someone hardly needs a substitute...

In addition, Ginobili, whose registration position is point guard, will also occupy the playing time of shooting guard in actual games, so Anderson's main task in the new season is probably to take care of the water dispenser.

In addition, on September 27th...

After being away for nearly three months...

Su Feng also opened the打铁 (dǎ tiě) forging system in his mind again.

As a result...

Before Su Feng could appreciate the 3.0 version of the system interface...

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

"Wo Cao!

So I triggered so many opportunities this summer?"

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