In October, the Suns played seven preseason games, but the results were not very good.

Marion played for the World Championships for the Dream 5 team and did not have much rest in the summer, reducing his playing time. Guo Xu played more time and used preseason games with his teammates to run in with them.

Frank Johnson gave the marginalists a lot of playing time to inspect the players and determine the final candidates for the team. This is the best choice among the shorts, and it is not very useful to stay.

Davin Brown, 206cm tall and weighs 91 kilograms, plays purely by body, plays on the ball, and attacks with a bad shot.

Adam Harrington is 196cm tall and weighs 91 kilograms. He has poor defense and only has a good ability to catch and shoot. He only plays randomly with the ball and has a very low shooting percentage.

Only Morris Evans is quite useful. He is 196cm tall and weighs 100 kilograms. He is very strong, can catch and shoot, and is more active on the defensive end.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Morris left his name in the NBA. He played in the NBA for 9 seasons in the draft and played in 7 teams. His peak was with the Magic, averaging 9.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1 assist.

The Suns preseason tactics are very simple, just pick-and-roll. The two inside lines are pulled apart, Guo Xu breaks through with the ball after playing pick-and-roll, attracting double-teams to pass the ball, and he plays by himself without a double-team. Joe Johnson on the wing can also run and catch the ball and shoot at the No. 2 position.

The Suns' offense is good, especially when Guo Xu is on the court, but their defense is a mess and they are not good at pick-and-roll.

When Chakalidis and Gugliotta were on the court, the Suns were afraid that they were not even as good as the Chinese national team. It was like sending Yao Ming and Bater's double towers, with the opponent covering the cover and shooting at the outside.

Haslem was fat and couldn't run, and the pick-and-roll could not keep up with the defender. Stardameier had a problem with his defensive awareness and could keep up with the defender, but his opponent flew and jumped up and his head was flat.

Nei's strength is low and he can resist people and his speed is fast and he has problems with English communication, so the coach doesn't like to use him.

The Suns lost to the Nets 97-103 in the first game, and the Knicks 93-97 in the second game.

The Suns finally won the third game, defeating the Bulls 92-75.

The Bulls were bragged by the media for a summer, but the offense was still a mess. The No. 1 pick Jay Williams was on the verge of a minor injury, and the Bulls had almost no points in the inside.

Haslem performed well in the game, defending against "Little Shark" Eddie Curry, who frequently used his height advantage to jump shots against Haslem, hooked, and mostly missed the basket.

Unfortunately, veteran Kukochi suffered a knee injury and would be out for 6-8 weeks.

In the fourth game, the Suns defeated the Rockets who lacked Yao Ming. The inside advantage was very obvious, and Guo Xu's performance on the outside was better than Steve Francis.

Afterwards, the Suns lost to O'Neal in a row to the Lakers, the Supersonics and Warriors, ending the preseason with 2 wins and 5 losses.

What made Guo Xu feel depressed was that the Suns lost so many games not because of the gap in strength, but because of head coach Frank Johnson's arrangement of troops and unreasonable players.

Before each game begins, Frank emphasizes defense and positional offense to ensure the success rate of offense. His so-called success rate is to arrange the two towers with extremely slow speed together on the court, slowly attack, slowly guard the penalty area, let the opponent shoot from the outside, and then protect the rebound, called "joint defense"!

Now many NBA teams have begun to study and implement joint defense tactics, divide into 5 or 4 areas, and each person has a fixed area to defend. Usually the point guard is to defend the opponent's point guard and is not responsible for the area.

The problem is that the Suns are fighting for joint defense, and the heavy inside line is really standing near the penalty area. The opponent runs to two bottom corners without the ball to catch the ball and shoot, and the inside line does not go out to interfere.

This is not a joint defense? It is clearly "not to be defensive"! O'Neal did this when the three Lakers giants brushed their data. But O'Neal's opponents who could play on the offensive end vomited blood, and Chakalidis and Gugliotta were also standing on the offensive end.

The Suns' defensive method is effective against teams like the Spurs that are mainly attacking and offensive, and it is also uncomfortable to defend against the Lakers, but it is almost certain to lose against teams that are mainly shooting from the outside.

After the preseason, the media was even less optimistic about the Suns, believing that they were no different from last season's style of play, relying on the stars' personal ability to attack and have poor defense.

The preseason is just a practice match, in order to get the lineup and examine the new players, it is difficult for Frank to score a hundred tactical points, and Guo Xu did not object. After all, Marion only plays fifteen minutes per game, and playing well in the regular season will definitely be stronger.

D'Antoni has come to the Suns as the first assistant coach. He will discuss tactics with Frank. Guo Xu believes that D'Antoni will definitely propose to speed up the pace and run and fight, and will not always push the position so half-deadly.

Many people also said that Guo Xu is a defensive black hole, just like before he came, the Suns' defense seemed to be so good. They just lowered the rhythm of offense and defense conversion to lose few points.

The first NBA strength list was released. The Suns were underestimated by all experts and ranked 19th in the league. The prediction of not being able to make the playoffs is that even if this evaluation is evaluated, many experts think they are looking at the Suns.

"The Suns' inside players have a huge gap between their strength and O'Neal, and the second leader Marion is far inferior to Kobe. Jason Guo leads these new players to achieve good results unless a miracle happens. He may not do better than Marbury. Before Kidd leaves, the Suns were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs."

"Jason's high shooting percentage in the Lakers is based on the premise that superstar teammates attract defense. Now he will bear more pressure on the offensive end. Many fans think he has the potential to become the scoring champion, and the truth will be revealed this year."

"Jason Guo is the first in the league than singing and dancing, but no one knows how good it is to lead the team. He hasn't done this before, and I'm not optimistic that he will become the core of a team at the age of 21."

During the preseason, the Chinese Asian Games ended. The Chinese team defeated South Korea in the final and successfully won a gold medal. With Wang Zhizhi on the court, the black did not appear in 30 seconds. China's inside line completely broke into the South Korean penalty area. The outside players made a bold shot, and if they didn't hit their teammates, they also had a high chance of winning rebounds.

Yao Ming scored 23 points and 22 rebounds, and Wang Zhizhi also scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Bater didn't play for a minute. After the Chinese head coach was hit in the World Championships, he understood the importance of defending the pick-and-roll. Bater and Yao Ming were present together, and it was a dead end.

South Korea's outside three-pointer failed to make a shot and was running hard on the defensive end.

Wang Zhizhi returned to the United States and joined the Celtics for 6 million in three years on October 20.

After seeing Wang Zhizhi's performance in the international arena, the Celtics management and coaching staff are very relieved. A large man who can dig one for 2 million and can score two positions and shoot three-pointers is not expensive, let alone Wang Zhizhi can attract Chinese fans.

After signing the contract, Chinese fans have begun to look forward to the Chinese derby, although the eastern and western teams only play two games in a season.

All teams are on vacation and preparing for the regular season. The Suns have no games on the first day of the year. They challenge the Supersonics away on the 30th. They have a full 4-day holiday and can make up for the physical energy they consume.

After discussion in the uniform group, the Suns' 15-man lineup was confirmed, with 8 inside players.

Center: Jack Chakalidis, Nene Hillaryo, Haslem, Sgerter Williams.

Power forwards: Amare Stadameer, Tom Gugliotta, Chris Crawford, Tony Kukocchi.

Small forwards: Sean Marion, Casey Jacques Bson.

Scoring guards: Joe Johnson, Morris Evans, Adam Harrington.
Chapter completed!