Healing Basketball

   Chapter 314 314. The warden changed my position for me?

  The Trail Blazers used a high-quality defensive fixed-point mid-range pitcher at their peak to exchange for a former superstar who was in a state of collapse.

   Reuben Patterson's prime is not a problem for 3-4 years, and he is very healthy, playing more than 70 games per season.

  Payton has reached the end of his career, and there is a precedent for the serious decline of the first-class star at the beginning of last season.

   After this deal, Blazers fans felt the public opinion environment they were used to.

   Regardless of the actual situation, the direction of media coverage will take a first step.

  The media have been waiting for a long time. Liu Xiu in front of him gained a few kilograms and they can be fired. The Blazers started with six consecutive victories, and they also won 6 wins and 1 loss in the preseason.

   Also, the Blazers have enough point guards.

  Liu Xiu and Lynch-Hunter are both stable types, and the wave ratio type of Momo.

  More people think that this is Paul Allen's unhappy again, and let the team hurry up and drive Ruben Patterson away.

In addition, Payton is also a player who has a bad relationship with the media. He is old, and his performance with the Lakers last season was lacklustre. In the finals, Jamal Tinsley, Kenny Anderson, and Reggie Miller were ravaged back and forth. who broke out...

   There are more and more voices of public opinion stepping on the Blazers' deal.

   Payton himself, who was traded to the Blazers, doesn't think the Blazers really want him.

But he is no longer the veteran superstar who averaged 20 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 1.7 steals per game last summer. In order to send him away in the summer, the Lakers even chose to trade with the arch-rival Celtics to let Bryant is willing to sign the seven-year, $136 million contract that is an NBA record.

At the end of his career, he was abandoned by the SuperSonics and the Lakers successively. Payton was already receptive to being traded again. He didn’t buy a house in Boston at all, and he didn’t even rent a house. He stayed in a hotel all the time. After being traded, He didn't even say goodbye to his Celtics teammates, packed a suitcase and flew straight to Portland, leaving the rest of the hotel room for his agent to send him back to his home in Seattle, which he had already done. Well, ready to be traded again.

   However, at noon on November 16, as soon as he arrived at the Rose Garden Arena, Payton felt something was wrong.

   The car sent by the Blazers parked outside the arena, instead of driving into the parking lot and getting out of the car with doubts, he was startled by the beauty in front of him.

  Winter, it's winter now!

  Portland is not as cold as Boston in the northeast, but it is also a place where you dare to go out without wearing a coat.

   But the gate of the Rose Garden Arena is full of roses!

   Even if the city is a rose city, in winter, it is difficult to see roses in the streets and alleys, and you can only buy flowers at high prices at flower shops.

Just when Peyton was surprised, a scribbled middle-aged man in a black suit came to him and said, "How is it, Gary, it's beautiful, this is what the warden originally planned to use to pick up girls, I heard that. You're coming, he's all moved here."

  Maurice Cheeks, the top point guard in NBA history, a retired jersey-level boss, and the current head coach of the Blazers, Payton must know.

   Greetings and stuff aside for now, Payton asked, "Warden? Why?"

   The coach replied: "Let you see the beauty of our city at first sight when you join our team. He hopes that we can see such beauty again in June."

   Peyton was stunned.

  His impression of Liu Xiu-genius, arrogance, violence, pride...

The image of Liu Xiu that comes to mind is the courtside of the Staples Center, chatting with Hollywood actresses in a condescending manner. When she smiles, she looks like a bad boy, but those actresses are still willing to talk to him. , he won, some female stars took the initiative to help him celebrate, he lost, and some female stars took the initiative to comfort him.

   And although the relationship between Peyton and Liu Xiu is not bad, it is not good.

   Now Peyton's emotions are very complicated, but no matter what, the initial resistance, dissatisfaction, and helpless acceptance of fate are no longer the main emotions.

   didn't stay long at the gate of the arena, the coach called Payton, got back into the car, and went to the restaurant for lunch together.

   I didn’t stay too long because of these roses. After a closer look, they are actually shimmering…

  The head coach felt that the warden's farming ability needs to be improved.

   He seriously suspected that the warden had donated these flowers to the team because he thought it was too embarrassing to use them to pick up girls.

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   Lunch with Payton, Maurice Cheeks, and the rest of the coaching staff.

   Outside the arena just now, Payton felt the attitude of the boss of the new team towards him.

   Lunch, he felt the attitude of the team, which surprised him.

   said it was lunch, and more importantly, it was the first communication between the coaching staff and Payton.

   Payton was stunned when Maurice Cheeks said he would continue to guarantee his starting spot like the Lakers and Celtics did.

   "I'm playing the starting position, Warden?" Payton raised his voice in surprise.

"He's going to play shooting guard next, transitioning like Dwyane Wade, with you taking him at the point guard position, and I'm sure he's doing a good job at the shooting guard position." Kevin Pooley Techa replied.

Compared with the coach, the chief assistant coach of the Trail Blazers is the face of the team's management, coaching staff, and trainer team. His appearance, temperament, and dress are more likely to make people feel good about him, and he is not as loving as the coach when he talks. It seems very serious to pull the topic away.

  Peton is really touched!

   Known as the strongest talent in the super draft years comparable to the 84th and 96th, change his position for him!

In the previous two games of Liu Xiu and Lynch-Hunter, it was a coincidence that when they played against the Clippers, the Clippers started with Marco Jaric and Rick Bronson. When playing the Bucks, the opponent was Francis and Reid, the pair of backcourt guns. From the point of view, Liu Xiu and Lynch-Hunter's double point guard, defending the backcourt combination of these two teams, are better than Liu Xiuhe. Reuben Patterson both defended better.

   And to the outside world, it was Lynch Hunter who stole Ruben Patterson's starting position, not Liu Xiu.

   Before, the dual point guard combination of Liu Xiu and Xiaomoongshu was also more like a shooting guard. Liuxiu and Lynch Hunter started at the same time, and Lynch Hunter was the one who was regarded as a shooting guard...

   Even if he has accepted the reality, Payton still has the pride and confidence of being a superstar.

   After finishing speaking, the chief assistant found that his statement was a bit wrong. He wanted to say something, but was kicked by his friend and boss who knew him very well, and he chose to shut up.

   Everyone on the coaching staff found that Payton seemed to have misunderstood something, but this misunderstanding was a good thing for them.

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  Under the dual effects of intentional 'calculation' and 'unintentional insertion', Payton's acceptance of the newly joined team has changed dramatically compared to when he first arrived in Portland.

  Maurice Cheeks, who knew what Peyton had misunderstood, found the boss's secretary, and the boss's secretary said that the task was entrusted to him.

   The rumor of "The Warden Changed the Gloves to Shooting Guards" started!

   In the afternoon, Payton went to the training ground to meet his new teammates after a health check and physical examination.

  Payton, a veteran superstar who has been in the NBA for more than ten years, 9 first defense, 2 double first team, best defensive player, came to the new team, his attitude is not bad, and his teammates naturally give face.

   However, there are not many topics that young players and old players can talk about. Liu Xiu, Randolph, Kwame Brown, extrajudicial fanatics and others met Payton as teammates, so they didn't talk much.

   Both sides know that they are not in a hurry. After playing a lot of games, they will naturally become familiar with each other.

  If the two sides on the court are fully cooperating with each other but find it inappropriate, there is no need to contact more, and there may be transactions later...

   And there are veterans.

  Lynch-Hunter, Dale-Davis, McDyess, Jon Barry, Momomoka, Raheem, etc. Players who entered the NBA in the early and mid-1990s had more conversations with Payton.

  Lynch-Hunter quipped: "OH, NO! Gary, I just played two games and I'm going to be taken away by you."

   Payton replied: "Really? That's really embarrassing, I'll go to the coach and let him continue to make you start."

  The two have a good personal relationship. After teasing each other for a while, Payton called Lynch Hunt aside to get to know the new teammates.

   The one who wants to know more about it is naturally Liu Xiu.

  Lynch-Hunter shared some understanding of Liu Xiu after working together for more than a month.

  What Peyton hears the most is that Lynch-Hunter praises Liu Xiuduo as talented, loves to learn new things, and loves to heal people.

  Lynch-Hunter also instructed Peyton to be prepared for Liu Xiu's talent.

   For Lynch-Hunter's remarks about Liu Xiu's maddening mouth, he should be prepared for it. Payton, who has fought several times, thinks it makes sense.

   But do you have to be mentally prepared for Liu Xiu's talent? Peyton just laughed when he heard it!

   His gloves are also a rare super genius in history, okay?

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  On November 17th, after the Blazers rested for three days, they ushered in the third opponent of the 5th consecutive home team - the Grizzlies.

  In the morning, the Blazers' preparation training was all tactical movement training.

   The tactical adjustment is quite large. After the trade for Payton, the Blazers coaching staff thinks of the tactics first, and then continue to adjust later.

When we played against the Clippers and Bucks, we just let Liu Xiu play the shooting guard. The tactical adjustment has not yet started. We just let Liu Xiu adapt to the new role first. There was a problem at that stage - the current Lynch Hunter is not strong enough. to play the starting.

   At that time, the coaching staff had a headache to let the starting point guard play.

   Let Momo play the starting lineup, which is a bottom-up choice, which will weaken the strength of the rotation lineup.

   Ruben Patterson refused to accept a new role, which became an opportunity for the Blazers to add a playmaking point guard.

   Normally, I really don’t think about touching Ruben Patterson, but the player didn’t know what to think, and he directly offended the boss to death…

   In exchange for Payton, the Blazers risked blood loss, but for the first team training, the Blazers coaching staff gave up most of their worries.

   Payton is too good at partnering with all-around guards. When he entered the NBA, he partnered with Ricky Pierce, Kendall Gill and Jose Hawkins in his prime, and Brent Barry and Michael Reed in his peak tail.

The Blazers coaching staff studied it. At the beginning of last season, when Kobe, Malone, and O'Neal were all healthy, the Big Four were really the Big Four, with good teamwork, reasonable distribution of ball rights, and incomparable strength... OK combination injury Most of the time, the problem is not big. The stage of the problem is the period when Malone started to get injured and stopped. The OK combination + Malone + Payton is very strong, but the OK combination + Payton is not as good as the OK combination + Fisher. .

  Master Zen created the tactics for OK + Malone + Payton, but did not create the core tactics of Payton + Kobe + O'Neal.

   Who would have thought that Malone was the one with the most injuries in the Big Four?

If Malone can't play, Payton's tactical role is marginalized. He has become a marginal person for two or three weeks in a row. After a few more times, Payton has really degenerated. At the end of the regular season, he averaged 10+4+4 per game. The playoffs averaged 7+3+5 per game.

   But to say that Payton's state is avalanche, that's a comparison with the state of the first-class star at the beginning of last season.

   For the Blazers, a point guard who averages 10+4+4 per game is enough!

   The Blazers coaching staff was very satisfied with the health check and physical test yesterday afternoon.

  Shuangsha's health has always been praised, but not many people have said how good Peyton's health has been - the first 14 years of injury + suspension in his career have accumulated only 7 games.

   Payton's physical condition is also better than what the Blazers coaching staff expected. They are willing to believe that Payton's agent said that Payton just can't accept being sold to the Celtics, and his mentality has not been adjusted.

   As for the mentality issue, in the tactical training this morning, the Blazers coaching staff is no longer worried.

   Payton is extra positive!

   And he showed his old-fashioned attitude, actively communicating with his teammates and trying to integrate.

   And this, I have to mention that the media broke the news last night that the warden switched to shooting guard for the glove addition...

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   At 7:40 p.m., at the Rose Garden Arena, the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers entered the arena one after another.

   When the home team came out, the warden was still in the lead and the butcher was in the lead, running out in a row.

Hey, this person has different moods and different opinions on the same thing. When Payton was first traded to the Blazers, he felt that he could not accept this way of playing. He was very uncomfortable before he arrived in Portland. Resisting it, but right now, he feels it's something special.

   After the players from the two teams entered the stadium, DJ introduced Payton in particular, and the spotlight and the big screen were also given to Payton.

   But the cheers from the fans at the scene were not so enthusiastic.

   If Payton joined after the 2002-03 season, the Rose Garden Arena would be in a carnival, but with Payton joining after the 03-04 season, the Blazers fans' expectations were not high.

   even worried that Peyton would spoil the criminals of their prison team.

Tonight, the game is live on Time Warner Cable Sports and Fox Sports, and the TV commentator is also recounting that Payton once caused a locker room fight, and offended Kemp for showing off to Kemp that he could buy a sports car with a maximum salary. The villainous act of clashing with an opponent...

But the TV commentator's opinion is different from that of the Trail Blazers fans. In terms of evil behavior, Payton is no less compatible with the prison team than Ruben Patterson, who was sent away. Down and up!

   Aside from that, Blazers fans have a not-so-good point about Payton — the Warden changed his playstyle because Payton joined.

   Payton himself felt that the fans on the scene did not have a high degree of recognition for him. At this time, his mentality decided everything - he wanted to use his performance to conquer the fans of this arena!

After the    debut, Payton actively called the four starting teammates together to make the final preparations before the game.

   Liu Xiu has due respect for his seniors, especially the opponent's game experience, which he attaches great importance to.

   However, when listening to Peyton's instructions, Liu Xiu always felt hairy, and after a while, he found the source of his sight - Gasol!

  'What's wrong with my sister-in-law? ’

   The warden was confused, but he didn’t think much about it. The position adjustment, which was done slowly, has now entered the stage under the scrutiny of people. The pressure is much greater. It can be said that there is no pressure before, but now the situation is completely different.

   After a wave of discussions, Payton continued to move his body through technical movements, and Liu Xiu turned on the system.

"Gary Payton, 36 years old, 193 cm, 82 kg, PG/SG, ability rating 74 (to be updated), 2004-2005 Celtics season, played 6 games, averaged 9.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game …”

   As far as training is concerned, Liu Xiu thinks that Payton is better than Derek Anderson, who was rated 79. Let’s watch it after playing a few games.

   Opponents…

   “Memphis Grizzlies, 3-4, 90.6 points per game, 92.3 points per game…”

  The Grizzlies look like they are going to collapse in the new season.

But in fact, it was because Hubby Brown's old injury recurred during the preseason. He was not the coach in the first 4 games. He went to recuperate after playing two games in the preseason. The second week after the start of the new season, Hubby Brown Only after returning to the coaching bench, in the first 4 games with 1 win and 3 losses, he led the team to a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.

  There is news that Hubie Brown is ready to resign.

   Liu Xiu guessed that the logo man should vomit blood.

  This famous general manager has gone through the hardest stage of trying to start hell, and as a result, the coach is gone!

   On the other side, Gasol became more and more angry - the warden didn't even look at me! Just saying hello was just a casual slap of the palm!

   Also, the Grizzlies came to Portland yesterday, but the warden didn't look for him!

   He heard that every time the warden fights with King Silver Horn, even back to back, he has an appointment in private!

   When I have something to help, I look for him. I'm so cold when I'm fine... Gasol thinks that he can understand.

   In the past two years, the Grizzlies have also traded a lot. Every time there is a trade within the team, he is also very busy.

   Turning his attention back to the game, Gasol felt a little bad—why did he and his team come together after the Blazers had a little trouble?

   (end of this chapter)