Due to tight time, preseason training camp and free market are opened at the same time.

The opening day of the regular season is December 25, which means that the Christmas battle will be played at the beginning of the new season. This may be the weirdest Christmas battle ever.

Around December 15, the Pacers completed the signing work.

Xie Hou and Kirirenko renewed their contract, Baria, Hill, McGrady, and Yao Yu were in place, and the training camp was overcrowded.

Just looking at the lineup, the Pacers' roster of luxury is unreal.

Xie Hou, Ray Allen, McGrady, Hill, Yao Yun, O'Neal, O'Neal Jr., Kirilenko If Artest, who is not playing CBA in China, in the future, according to some future fans, the Pacers have gathered nine All-Stars!

"At least we beat the Clippers in the number of times we were selected as the All-Star, which is gratifying." Xie Hou comforted himself with a smile.

Shark shook his head repeatedly: "I really didn't expect to be teammates with these guys one day!"

Not only him, no one could have imagined. This is the cruelty of the professional league. The old superstar was displaced and accidentally got together with his young rival.

"Don't say you didn't expect it." Xie Hou and them gathered in a circle. "That's how it is, we are teammates, and you have the same common goal as me."

"What then?" Ray Allen asked.

"As the only person here with a ring..." As soon as Xie Hou said, two O'Neal raised their hands, "What did you say?"

"Well, as one of the people here with rings, I want to say to you all, those with rings or those without rings, unity is the first priority."

"I believe you have experienced bad teams and have excellent teams. Championships are our goal. Nothing can be shaken. If we cannot have a stable locker room, even if we rush to the front of the aircraft carrier, we will be killed by them in one shot."

Everyone listened to Xie Hou's words.

Xie Hou continued: "The next half year will be a special half year. I have a feeling that we will experience many interesting moments. During this period, I don't want to hear complaints, I don't want to see you quarrel, I don't want to hear someone asking the coach for playing time, I want us to fight for the championship as the best team in the league!"

Hill raised his hand.

He felt that raising his hands to speak was childish, but he just saw two O'Neals raise their hands before speaking. So he followed.

"Grant, what do you have to say?"

"You said we are the best team in the league?"

"yes."

"Have you ever considered the feeling of an aircraft carrier when you say this?"

“Hahaha~~~”

Everyone laughed out loud, and even Xie Hou could not help himself. When I think about it carefully, I really feel sorry for the aircraft carrier. They have five All-stars in their prime. How could they compare to the elderly, weak, sick and disabled?

"Okay, I apologize to the aircraft carrier pilots." Xie Hou joked casually, "A last word."

"You are all great players who have achieved success and fame. I believe that everyone here will be a member of the Hall of Fame in the future. It is my honor to be able to fight alongside so many Hall of Fame players."

Even the Sharks must admit that Xie Hou is a greater player than him.

Why? Just his four rings.

He ended O's rule with his own hands, and he had nothing to say to him and admired him. This was also the fact that he heard Xie Hou's suggestion that he would fight for one more year, and he would really fight for one more year.

The same goes for others.

With Xie Hou's status, there is no need to treat them with courtesy. Since we are here, everyone should cooperate with him.

He may be a junior compared to others, but his honor is enough to make the others present shut up and obey orders.

He specially called the team's meritorious veterans to sit with the former All-Star player who had just joined the team. He seemed greedy, but in fact he also won over everyone.

"Arthur, it is also our honor to work with you on the last journey," Hill said.

This was the first day of training camp.

To be precise, it was the first day when the walkers were all here.

The Pacers' lineup changed drastically, and the coaching staff agreed to change the team.

Former assistant coach Frank Vogel took over the coaching stick left by Thibodeau.

"Our game plan will not change."

"In the new season, we will still prepare for the game as we did in the original deployment."

"This year is a special year, with more challenges and unknowns waiting for us. I believe that our era has arrived!"

After a few simple instructions, the walkers began to train intensely.

Vogel first has to select five reliable starters, and three are the definite starters.

Xie Hou, Lei Arun and Yao Yun.

Power forwards will be selected from Ty Gibson and O'Neal Jr.

The wings are in trouble, Hill, McGrady, Kirirenko, Omi Casby all look suitable.

To be comprehensive, McGrady, Hill, and AK each have their own advantages. In terms of youth, it must be Casby.

Vogel's initial starter was Xie Hou, Ray Allen 1, Casby, O'Neal Jr. and Yao Yun.

1 I have been using gentleman thunder. Whatever Jesus calls him, why can’t he be strong? Just call him Aaron, and Iverson is automatically added to his mind. That feeling, Aaron just typed it out, and Iverson is directly added to his mind. So I think, just call him Aaron, and it’s so refreshing at once, and you can have one more word.

Since there is no preseason, all the players will only have ten days to attend the training camp. Vogel allowed the main lineup and the substitute lineup to play frequently in confrontation matches.

After playing two games a day, O'Neal Jr. and Yao Yuan really started to shoot three-pointers.

O'Neal Jr. himself said that during the offseason, he scored at least 1,000 three-pointers a day.

He thus shot nearly 30% of the shooting percentage in the matchup.

Not high, it is an acceptable value.

It would be the best if you could be higher. O'Neal Jr. had never made three-pointers before, let alone practiced specifically. The coaching staff was satisfied to be able to practice this in a summer.

Yao Gui's three-pointer is a bit hard to describe.

He has a rare touch in history, and the plucking touch is so soft.

But the education he received since childhood was that "You are so big and you just dunk and shoot, you're a softie." Although turning over jump shots was Yao's trump card, he also developed a hook shot with great lethality.

Three-pointers are an area he has never stepped into.

What he can make for is still unknown. His current shooting percentage is less than 15%, and he has a long way to go.

As for his low post attack...

Assistant coach Dan Burke, who has been with the team for several years, said with emotion: "Yao's arrival has made us more tricks in the low post."

Former NBA player Walter McCarthy, who was recognized as an assistant coach by Vogel, asked: "Why do you say that?"

Burke glanced at Xie Hou.

"Oh, I understand." McCarthy understood it.

Although Xie Hou started to craft his low-post offense four years ago, he did practice top back-body skills. However, it is difficult to get others to accept the setting of Kem, which is as gentle as water and as violent as fire. Once labeled, it will be difficult to change if he has a fixed impression.

It’s like, my first impression when I saw Cecilia Cheung was his photo album and Teacher Chen.

For example, no matter how many stage names Rion has changed, my first impression of her is always that she has the peak of her debut, and she has been in the heroic position for many years...

If Xie Hou wants to change, he will not be able to change his inherent thinking about him.

When Yao Ming came, his back was extremely exciting.

No matter who defends in the team, they will basically be hammered into a pig's head.

Only sharks in full state can resist primary resistance.

That was the most exciting moment in the training camp every day. The Yao Sha War, which was once promoted by the league as a selling point, happened in the Pacers' training camp every day.

After a few days, the advantages and disadvantages of the newcomers became obvious.

Yao Ming's low-post offense will definitely greatly enrich his "one-star shot". Xie Hou finally no longer has to bear the inhuman level ball rights. He has a reliable deputy.

The Little Giants have the offensive ability to average 20 points per game. The Pacers' perimeter shooter is far stronger than the Red Team, and the back-attack space he gets will be greatly increased.

One problem is that his ability to respond is not good enough.

Don't be fooled by his low-handedness and without looking at the scene of Du Feng. He is not a master of support that has been rendered through our memories.

His ability to respond is similar to that of a shark.

The top-notch one before the action, and the passerby one after the action.

As long as he doesn't do it, Yao Ming's height allows his vision to run through the half, and he can pass a good ball; if he starts attacking and encounters double-teaming, he will be much more panicked, with low passing quality and often gives the person with the best chance.

In this way, it is a relatively critical question to have who to partner with him.

Vogel decided to arrange the two of them like the way Sheh Ho and Sharks partnered last season.

Yao Yun played with his back, and Xie Hou stood on the bottom corner of his side and forced the opponent to double-team. If he didn't double-team, let Yao Yun play single-team until they died. If he double-teamed, Yao Yun could also find the most correct or safest person to play the ball.

There is too little time for the walkers to have no more trial and error time.

In a blink of an eye, time has come to December 26.

The first battle of the Pacers in the new season is the Christmas battle, with the opponent being the mortal enemy in the same area, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Other teams are strengthening, and only the Cavaliers are declining.
Chapter completed!