roccoschili Chapter 137 The first person
Chapter 137 The first person
Chapter 137 The first person
The training camp was not long. When the training camp ended, Xie Kai checked his personal ability quantification form again.
After hard training during the offseason, his current numerical values have improved significantly. Among them, his offensive ability has risen from "52" to "55", his defensive ability has risen from "58" to "60", and his physical fitness has risen from "65". " rose to "67", and the spiritual quality rose from "80" to "82".
Because of continuous improvement, Xie Kai is very satisfied with his current state.Everything is done step by step. It is unrealistic to become a fat man by eating in one go. Meals always have to be eaten one bite at a time.
For Xie Kai last season, it was not so much his offense that helped him get so many playing time, but his enthusiasm and defense.It is precisely because of his excellent defense that he was able to squeeze out Quincy Dolby and McCants and became the player with the most playing time in the team's second team.
The Kings are a team with a strong offense and a weak defense. For such a team, excellent defensive players are especially precious.Xie Kai should be the best defensive player on the flanks of this Kings team at present. Except for a little lack of experience and a thin body, it is really difficult to pick out any major problems in his defense.
On October 10, the Kings' first preseason game will be a guest at the Rose Garden Arena, home of the Portland Trail Blazers.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Kings is: center - Jason Thompson, power forward - Sean May, small forward - Francisco Garcia, shooting guard - Kevin Martin, point guard - Tyreke Evan s.
The NBA's preseason is generally a time for each team to adjust their lineup and adapt to the official game. Because the results are not included in the regular season record, the attention of each team is not so high.But even if many teams will try the lineup or something, in many cases, the general lineup of the team's regular season can be seen from the starting lineup.
The next day, the Kings played against the Trail Blazers at home. In this game, their starting lineup was: center - Jason Thompson, power forward - Kenny Thomas, small forward - Francisco Garcia, shooting guard - Kevin Martin, point guard -- Tyreke Evans.
Through these two games, Xie Kai predicted that three positions in the starting lineup of the Kings for the new season have been determined.These three positions are Jason Thompson in the interior, Kevin Martin and Tyreke Evans in the backcourt.
Obviously, it is unlikely that I, a second-year student, will replace Kevin Martin as the team's starting No. 2 at the beginning of the season.Unless there is a subsequent transaction or injury or something.
In the third game of the preseason, the starting lineup of the Kings became: center - Spencer Hawes, power forward - Jason Thompson, small forward - Desmond Mason, shooting guard - Kevin Martin , Point guard - Tyreke Evans.
After this match, Xie Kai's judgment was further confirmed.In the past 3 preseason games, the Kings have only 3 players who have been starting all the time, and other positions have been changing.
Obviously, the new coach Paul Westphal is testing the lineup, and he is looking at who is more suitable with these three starters.
In the 7 preseason games, Xie Kai did not start a single game.As a rookie, Casspi started a game.He is very clear that the possibility of his starting in the new season is infinitely close to zero.
About this point, Xie Kai was prepared.No matter how bad Kevin Martin is, he is still the most famous and comprehensive shooting guard in the Kings.It's not easy to replace him as the team's starter, even a quasi-All-Star No. 2, let alone Xie Kai, who is only a second-year player.
So Xie Kai's best chance in the new season, at least in the early stages, is to become the team's sixth man.Then wait for what will happen, after all, the rumors about Kevin Martin's trade have been going on throughout the offseason.
Even though it was only a preseason game, the Kings still had no wins in these 7 preseason games.The outside world is already discussing whether their strength has really improved compared to last season, and the result of the discussion is-no!
The current Kings team may still be the last strong contender in the league!
Their strength on paper is really bad. Except for Kevin Martin, the other four starting players can't even make it to the rotation in some strong teams. With such a team, do you think they will enter the playoffs in the West?
On the day of the last game of the Kings preseason game, veteran Bobby Jackson officially announced his retirement.
Bobby Jackson ended his 12-year career, and the peak of his career was spent with the Kings.
After the preseason, NBA teams are making final adjustments before the regular season.The Kings are naturally no exception. Although the outside world calls them "the league's biggest belly in the new season", they still have to train and rest.
After finishing the team's training on October 10, the new Kings coach Paul Westphalt found Xie Kai and chatted with him.
"Kane, I want to talk to you, can I?" Coach Paul Westfalter said with a smile, very gentlemanly.
"Of course, coach!" Xie Kai also smiled back.
"We will fight hand in hand in the new season. I hope to cooperate well with you. Are you ready?"
Xie Kai nodded seriously.
"What do you think of the starting XI I've drawn for the preseason?" coach Paul Westfalter asked.
Xie Kai thought for a while, and then replied: "Coach, you are testing the lineup. Except for Kevin, Tyreke, Jason and Spencer, the No. 3 position should not be fully determined yet!"
Paul Westfalter looked at Xie Kai in surprise, as if he knew him again, he immediately put on a smile: "I will let you be the sixth man of the team at the beginning of the season!"
Xie Kai didn't seem surprised, he didn't answer, but signaled the coach to continue.
"Kane, I want you to play the role of San Antonio Manu Ginobili, can you do it?" Paul Westfalter looked at Xie Kai.
Xie Kai nodded, looking very calm: "Yes!"
"Kane, I am not a conservative head coach. Once I feel that the lineup needs to be adjusted, I will not hesitate to do it. In my team, no one's starting lineup is the same!" Paul Weiss Tefart said.
Xie Kai knew that the coach talked to him probably because he didn't want to have any extra thoughts, so as not to affect the internal unity of the team.In fact, he is not surprised by the role of the sixth man, because he played this role in the second half of last season.
However, Xie Kai did not fully agree with Paul Westfalter's last words.The coach does have the right to arrange the starting lineup, but in fact sometimes the team wants to train someone, even the coach may not be able to refuse.
(End of this chapter)