Chapter 47 The New Nets, Ready to Go
The second game of the preseason focused on player observation.
The Nets relied on the outstanding performance of many substitute players to defeat the Pacers in the away game and win consecutive games.
110-102.
STO's statistics are not outstanding, but their performance on the court is still impressive.
Especially when faced with the big mouths of Miller, Ross and others.
There is coming and going.
Even better than these old Indiana basketball hooligans.
Moreover, in the matchup with Miller, Shentong's long-range shots did not fall behind at all.
That dunk against Tinsley even made the front page of domestic sports websites!
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"You are so bad, I like you so much!"
Jefferson imitated his Nets teammates and praised STO for his extraordinary performance in this game.
"roll!"
"okay!"
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At the end of the game, Shentong entered the basketball god space.
The main mission "Futurama" has been completed.
I took a look at the mission statistics.
Good guy...
Trash talk count 10
Three times far exceeding the mission requirements.
Shen Tong smiled slightly.
I am no longer in Zuan, but there is still a legend about me in Zuan.
Sure enough, the sword is not old yet.
Shentong happily accepts the task reward.
When the reward was received, STO couldn't help but wonder, what is this?
{
Prop name: Special BGM-Sirius (1 time)
Prop description: The background music of the Bulls Dynasty, the exclusive BGM for the appearance of the Basketball God.
He's here, he's here, he's here with a basketball!
From North Carolina, six-foot-six shooting guard Michael~~~~~~Jordan!
Prop effect: All visible attributes are increased by 5-5 points, limited time only.
Usage: Limited-time props, can only be used once in the regular season.
}
After reading the description of the props, Shen Tong realized that it turned out to be the exclusive BGM of the Bulls dynasty in the 1995-96 season!
The Chicago Bulls dominated the entire league that season.
"Iron-blooded" is synonymous with them.
72 wins + championship in a single season!
unprecedented.
Thinking about the long journey of heaven and earth, I shed tears with sadness!
The Bulls that season were also considered by many to be the strongest team in history.
I think of the Bulls dynasty I saw on TV, especially when Jordan, Pippen, Rodman and others appeared on the stage, paired with Sirius' music.
The goosebumps all over Shentong's body were as big as steamed buns!
Let’s look at the effect of the props.
All attributes are increased by 5-5!
This is simply equivalent to raising it to a higher level.
You know, Shentong has been training hard for a summer, and all the visible attributes have only improved by 1-4 points.
This tool is quite powerful.
It's a limited time.
It's a bit of a pity.
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Before the start of the new regular season, after repeated consideration and discussion, the NBA finally canceled the restriction on illegal defense and shortened the time for the backcourt to advance to the frontcourt from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
Before the new rules were implemented, the pace of the game was greatly reduced due to the physical confrontation of man-to-man defense and the fact that teams often waited until almost 24 seconds before taking action when attacking.
After the implementation of the new rules, it not only accelerated the pace of the game, but also increased the number of shots the team took and improved the team's score.
In this way, teams that are familiar with zone defense, good at playing sports, and have accurate shooting will benefit greatly.
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At the same time, the NBA has identified new partners.
Signed a broadcast contract worth US$2.6 billion with ABC (American Broadcasting Company) and AOL Time Warner respectively.
In this way, BS, AOL-sports and NBA-tv will broadcast live or broadcast respectively.
This is good news for the NBA and its players.
It significantly increases the NBA's reach and revenue.
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Before the official start of the new season, the Vancouver Bruins made a big move.
According to Bruins owner Michael Heasley, the team will move from Vancouver, Canada to Memphis in the United States.
The team's name will also be changed from the Vancouver Bruins to the Memphis Grizzlies.
The new Grizzlies sent away Raheem and Bibby and welcomed four new faces.
Jason Williams, Laurentian Wright, this year's rookies Pau Gasol and Shane Battier.
These four newcomers are very young, with an average age of only 24 years old.
New Grizzlies, new stars, mean a new beginning.
The experience of the Bruins moving made the eager Hornets more determined to move.
Move from Charlotte to Louisville, or New Orleans, or St. Louis.
The Hornets' front office is still studying and discussing.
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After experiencing a verbal spat with the Pacers, the Nets played a few more preseason games.
What is different from the first two games is that in the next few games, Scott gave many fringe players a lot of performance opportunities.
Therefore, STO's playing time has been shortened again.
However, this also shows from the side that STO has been recognized by coach Byron Scott.
But what makes STO a little depressed is that Kidders is still Scott's first choice at the shooting guard position.
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After losing to the Atlanta Hawks 90-105 in the last preseason game, the regular season of the new season is just around the corner.
Before the start of the season, after careful discussion and research, the New Jersey Nets finally determined their 15-man roster for the new season.
Although some people are happy and some are sad, this is competitive sports and everything depends on strength.
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2001-02 New Jersey Nets 15-man roster:
Center: Todd Mark Lodge, 2.13 meters, No. 11
Center: Jason Collins, 2.13 meters, No. 35 (rookie)
Center/Power Forward: Aaron Williams, 2.06 meters, No. 34
Power forward: Kenyon Martin, 2.06 meters, No. 6
Power forward: Brian Scalabrine, 2.06 meters, No. 21 (rookie)
Power forward: Steve Goodrich, 2.08 meters, No. 54
Power forward/small forward: Keith Van Horn, 2.08 meters, No. 44
Small forward: Richard Jefferson, 2.01 meters, No. 24 (rookie)
Small forward: Reggie Lester, 2.01 meters, No. 50
Shooting guard: Corey Kidders, 1.96 meters, No. 30
Shooting guard: Shentong, 1.98 meters, No. 25 (rookie)
Shooting guard: Lucias Harris, 1.96 meters, No. 12
Point guard: Jason Kidd, 1.93 meters, No. 5
Point guard: Anthony Johnson, 1.91 meters, No. 8
Point guard: Brandon Armstrong, 1.96 meters, No. 1 (rookie)
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This team is very young, with more than half of the players having less than three years of experience in the NBA.
Players like Corey Kidders who have played for four years are already veritable veterans of the team.
Before the start of the new season, no one was optimistic about the Nets.
Last season, it was a small rural team from Shangao that was the weakest player in the Eastern Conference. In the eyes of many NBA commentators, playoff tickets were already their limit.
The only thing that attracts attention to the Nets is how the Chinese player Shentong will perform.
Of course, most of the attention comes from within the country.
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Barkley spoke wildly when talking about the Nets' performance in the new season on TNT.
"Can the Nets make the playoffs? Stop dreaming. I admire Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin, but they are not good enough to get rid of their status as weaklings."
"STO? Don't be ridiculous. Apart from being a Chinese player, I don't think there is anything special about him. He is just a second-round pick."
"If New Jersey can make the playoffs, I can be a vegetarian for the rest of my life."
"Never break your promise!"
Chapter completed!