Build a Dream Dynasty

In the first preseason game of the new season for the Nets, the team sits at the Barclays Center at home and ushered in a challenge from the Orlando Magic.

George and Yi Jianlian are still not on the team's roster due to their participation in the Olympics. The Nets' starting lineup is Curry, Royce O'Neal, Leonard, Landry, and Porzingis.

As for the Magic, Bledsoe, who had just been traded from the Lone Ranger, and the team's star Oladipo together formed the most physically fit backcourt combination in the league, and the small forward position has a strong dominance. The combination of Australian Ingles with ball ability, Kevin Love and Vucevic has a 1+1\u003e2 cooperation on the offensive end. This team has reached the playoffs in the past two seasons. The choice to take Bledsoe's contract from the Mavericks also shows the team's determination, not only to be satisfied with the current "playoff round trip" positioning, but also to grow into a force that cannot be ignored in the East .

In fact, the Magic still missed an opportunity to upgrade the lineup this season. Originally, the Warriors considered reaching a deal with the Magic on the issue of trading George. And their asking price is Oladipo plus two first-round picks and a first-round swap right, but the Magic finally gave up the possibility of getting George because of their unsure attitude towards George's contract renewal, allowing the Nets Completed the lineup upgrade of shotgun replacement.

Like Madison Square Garden, the first row of seats in the Barclays Center is also full of big names from other industries. The first show of the preseason, the sidelines of the Barclays Center ushered in many heavyweight guests today. Ed Sheeran, the boss of Huang, Lydia Davis, the famous short story writer, David Beckham, the darling of English football, Phelps, the first Olympic gold medalist, and Chinese actress Liu Lingfei are all in different shots appears in .

However, none of these non-team-related people got the highest level of cheers, because Jessica, who rarely appeared at the Barclays Center, came. In fact, most fans are not familiar with this Korean female entertainer, but Who made her Jiang Mingliang's wife and gave birth to Jiang Mingliang's son! The happy Jiang Mingliang brought George back to the Nets this summer and formed a lineup that looks like it can compete for the strongest team in history.

Liu Lingfei also looked at Jessica, who was enjoying the tenderness not far away, with a trace of jealousy in her eyes.

The game started quickly, and the Magic's focus was obviously much stronger than that of the Nets. After the opening, Bledsoe and Oladipo frequently led the defense of Curry, consuming Curry's physical energy.

After Dreaming Green left, most of the backcourt advancement tasks of the Nets were handed over to Curry. Royce O'Neal is an ordinary 3D player, and Leonard is more accustomed to receiving the ball in the half court. Offensively, neither of them has a good sense of support. Invisibly, this has also become a small hidden danger for the Nets.

On the offensive end, without Green's series connection, the Nets' offense is also a lot jerky. Many fans feel that Green's finishing ability is average, the lethality of eating cakes at the basket is not good, and the peripheral shooting is still a nerve knife. Pull the team's offensive space, but what the data can't really reflect, he did very well, the timing of the pick-and-roll, the organization and connection of the offensive end, and the first pass from defense to offense, these will not be included in the statistics. Helping Curry and Leonard score more easily is far from what Landry can provide now. What Landry can help the team on the offensive end is to constantly actively pick and roll and help Curry create small Play big opportunities, and at the same time, resolutely grasp the opportunity of mid-range shots when receiving a pass from Curry.

Well, after all, it is the loss of an important player, and the team has a superstar on the bench, so the game is a little ugly, and the fans of the Nets can still accept it. And after all, it is a preseason game, which is used to expose problems.

In fact, when Joe Johnson came on the court, the Nets' offense immediately became much smoother. This veteran was also one of the team's offensive ball holders when he was in the Eagles before, but he played more off the ball after he came to the Celtics, and Joe Johnson has excellent organizational skills and is quite good at controlling the ball. Immediately improved the team's offensive obscurity, and he also helped the Nets establish a 6-point lead in the first quarter.

Then, when the game came to the second quarter, Stevens played as a substitute, and the lineup that really caused the fans to have a brain hemorrhage appeared immediately. The substitute lineup composed of Van Vleet, Livingston, Robertson, Fanny Smith, and Wood The overall quality is relatively good, and the others really don't show any characteristics. Van Vleet is a bit like the little Rivers who just entered the league. There are no teammates here. Fanny Smith's physical fitness is visible to the naked eye, but at first he still suffers from the power forward position, and the offensive end is really too rough. The Magic's bench lineup is actually not very strong. But still led the team to complete a wave of 13:4 attacks in four minutes, overtaking the score.

The fan zone in Huaxia is more or less unbearable, and this Van Vleet is too spicy.

"To be honest, I laughed at Van Vleet's performance. Can he play in the NBA at this level? I feel that the Nets might as well sign Guo Ailun instead of signing him!"

"I said a long time ago that it was too late to trade George. When the Nets entered the free agent market to select players, there were no good products on the market. .”

"The Big Four lineup has been assembled, and you still want a good substitute. It's your turn to do good things? When Lao Zhan was in the Heat, the bench lineup was full of pitfalls, and you have to carry it yourself. Just get used to it!"

"The undrafted pick is the undrafted pick for a reason!"

"It's better to practice more, O'Neill can't play well just after he comes in~Young people have to give a chance!"

It is true that Royce O'Neal grew slowly after more than half a season of tempering, but at that time the Nets had a complete lineup, and Royce O'Neal slowly improved himself in more practical training, adapted to the team, and the coaching staff was also completed. Build him in a 3D way. But right now, this set of substitute lineup may require this group of people to stand up as soon as possible.

Of course, the lineup of the Big Four + Joe Johnson can also gain an advantage in most games, and the Nets' winning percentage is still somewhat guaranteed. As for Yi Jianlian, the Nets still hope that he can provide more help to the team.

In the preseason games, winning or losing is not very important. Stevens is also constantly adjusting the lineup. Leonard and Porzingis came on the stage to drive the substitute players. The Nets immediately had a backbone on the offensive end. No matter how hard Fleet was, he didn't dare to continue to dribble when Leonard asked for the ball.

With two absolute strengths on the court, the characteristics of other players will be more clearly displayed. Although Robertson's offensive end is slightly greater than zero, his defense is really tough. Leonard should not face the opponent's strongest point on the defensive end. Van Vleet's breakthrough and compression of the opponent's defense is not bad. Of course, the biggest surprise for the Nets came from Porzingis. In the finals last season, Embiid pressed him on the ground and rubbed him to make him comment on DJing. But in this game, facing the inside line of the Magic, Porzingis Si performed well, whether it was a turnaround jumper after a post-up or a face-up single, he was quite sure. Compared with last season, he played a lot harder.

Before halftime, the Nets had overtaken the point difference.

If the first half was considered to be for the fans, and after a while, then the main players of the Nets in the second half simply showed up. You can’t say that he doesn’t take the game seriously, because in a preseason game, Stevens actually called all the timeouts and constantly adjusted the presence of players. on the role.

Although these years, the Nets have won the championship and have obvious advantages in the lineup, there is nothing doubtful about Stevens' tactical attainments. He can always maximize the advantages of the Nets on the court. In the case of a disadvantage, Stevens also created opportunities for the players through continuous tactical adjustments. Smith is still mainly blacksmithing.

The final score was fixed at 94:105. The Nets lost at home and lost the first preseason game of the season.

In the whole game, Van Vleet made 4 of 14 shots and scored 9 points. This performance is really impressive. Fanny Smith and Robertson are also some worrying roles. Wood, who has adapted to the league for a year, is actually Make a living, at least act as a backup center, not to mention Nurkic, but at least qualified. As far as the Nets are concerned, this type of player is a valuable asset after training. After all, it is not expensive, and the contract is for three years, which can be used for a long time.

The comments after the game were not too harsh on Jiang Mingliang, but thought that the Nets had lost too much blood in George's deal, and expressed concern about the depth of the team. As for these basic-salary players, to be honest, there is nothing to attack, and it should not be given such a heavy responsibility to these undrafted picks.

"The disadvantages of forming a Big Four team are here. We can only hope that veterans such as West, Joe Johnson, Yi Jianlian, and Landry can help the Big Four." The columnist of ESPN gave such a statement Evaluation, "After all, the team's nine-man rotation and Wood, who can be used, are strong enough."

Yahoo Sports, on the other hand, emphasized Green's role in the Nets last season, and believed that Green's departure was a huge loss that the Nets could not ignore!

Did a preseason game with a disorganized lineup really expose so many problems?