On September 25, Guo Xu finished his holiday and returned to Phoenix to live and participated in Media Day with his teammates.

The atmosphere of the Suns is very good. The new veterans are all friends of Guo Xu. He knows their specialties and can easily integrate into the team. This way of recruiting veterans leading new players will not cause any trouble with the new players.

The reporter asked O'Neal: "You didn't practice football during the holidays, do you have the confidence to ensure your condition in the new season?"

O'Neal smiled and said, "The coach told me that I usually only play for 10 minutes per game. I have enough energy to perform well during this period. And I should still play separately in 10 minutes. Don't worry about me being tired and slumped on the court."

In the past, he had to train in order to ensure his condition, control his diet, maintain his weight, etc. After the end of last season, he finally stopped doing something to abuse himself.

O'Neal's weight this season is 148 kg, and he is very satisfied. You should know that when he was the heaviest, he reached 154 kg, which is relatively light now.

Guo Xu commented on his friend: "I believe he has dominance in the penalty area, so there is nothing wrong with this. We have talked about it. In the past, when I first entered the league, he was the best player. The team needed him to play for a long time and drive the whole team. He doesn't need to do too much now, he doesn't lack any honors, he just needs to enjoy the fun of playing basketball."

Guo Xu also said that the Suns have always played happy basketball, and everyone relaxed casually outside the court, just concentrate and play well when they appear, combining work and rest.

During the open training class, the Suns gave the fans present a reassurance. After two stars left, they were still strong.

The Suns' tactical style is the same as last season, but the person who executes it has changed.

The person responsible for preventing pick-and-roll, pulling open the ball and shooting, became Ibaka, who could cut empty on both the front and side, and his shooting range was closer than that of Xiao Si, and he had not yet practiced a three-pointer.

Gasol Jr. became the center. He can cover his teammates on the bottom line, side and middle, and can play with his height and weight, wingspan, and back, and can catch the ball and shoot mid-range shots, attract defense and support the offense at high and low positions.

Substitute center Gotat's strength is also improved compared to last season, and he can become an important rotation in the new season. He can play in Xiao Si. He can occasionally show off his steps when receiving the ball at low posts, and he is very skilled in turning to the bottom line and shooting in the middle.

Although O'Neal played for a short time, he received warm applause from the audience. The most gimmick of joining the franchise was the most gimmick, and the songs of him and Guo Xu were played on the court when he appeared.

He can't run fast and his strength is still there. As long as he catches the ball from behind in the low post, only Gasol can withstand the Suns. When facing the thin inside line, O'Neal can chisel into the basket and turn around and score, and the offensive efficiency is still there.

He just couldn't jump up and dunk like he did at his peak, destroying his opponent's will. At that time, one-on-one defense could only stop him by fouls.

Whiteside also performed well, dunking several times. His physical condition is no less than DeAndrew Jordan, who has played in the Suns for one season.

Jordan Jr. is a center forward, good at grabbing rebounds and can withstand people. Whiteside is now more like a power forward, tall and thin, can keep up with the outside, good at making up for defense, and assisting defense to send big hats from the side.

He mainly attacked and blocked shots. If he had obviously insufficient strength against the strong man at a low post, O'Neal and Gasol Jr. had ways to squeeze him out so that he could not jump up, so he could only do it in a hurry. He couldn't jump early, so he was directly fouled.

The Suns are stronger in the forward position than last season.

Korver left only had excellent catch and shoot. Other offensive methods were to change direction and jump shots after a fake move, and he could not run fast but jump high, and he was just defense.

Richardson has excellent physical fitness, can catch and shoot balls, and can make fast attacks. When he encounters tall players or thin players who are slower than him, he can also use his physical advantage to break through with the ball.

Hill plays with experience and makes good choices on the court and will not mess around.

There was also a Green who was good at making random things on the bench. He was a substitute at the 2nd and 3rd positions, and playing basketball can help the team.

When the Suns are determined to play fast break, Green can play, and the effect is better than veteran Hill.

Roy's position on the No. 2 position on the back line is unstable. When counterattacking, he can make a European layup, misaligned can break through layups and pass the ball, and a one-on-one can create a jump shot that will stop and jump shot with a mobile phone. His style of play is mature.

Dragic's performance surprised the fans. He had no chance to perform before, but he was a point guard who could combine points and score points. He could show his footsteps at low posts. He was all learned from Guo Xu during training. With two years of experience in NBA, he had a full advantage in fighting Jeremy Lin.

After the preseason started, Guo Xu played as usual, playing for only 20 minutes per game, mainly breaking through the pass, and opening the three-point line to attract defense and helping his teammates create opportunities.

After a time cycle on January 4 last year, Guo Xu returned to his peak condition. Even if he had a rest for a summer vacation, he still maintained a good job. With his muscle memory, he could make a long shot one or two meters outside the three-point line, and the opponent could not relax his defense against him.

The Suns also tried new tactical cooperation. Roy and Guo Xu both played without the ball, ran and received the ball, focusing on shooting and scoring. Gasol Jr. covered the ball and took the ball in the middle to organize it.

This style of play is very magical. The opponent's inside line must follow Gasol to the high position. The short man defends, he has the ability to shoot mid-range shots, and the big man is withdrawn as soon as he comes out of the inside line. The defender relies on the cover to run from the side to cut the empty space to play the Hawks' attack routine. He can pass the ball to the 4th position with a very fast empty space.

Whiteside, three players at the Suns 4, collapsed and found that he was the slowest and the worst shooting.

Ibaka is capable enough, Haslem's substitute, his characteristics of pulling out mid-range shots and pick-and-roll defense are suitable for the team's tactics. Whiteside can only start with the marginal man. He is too young, and practicing mid-range shots and screenings are his tasks in the new season.

The good news is that no one dislikes him, even if he used the money he just got to buy a Mercedes-Benz sports car. The Suns signed a four-year contract with him and would not give up on him easily. He would train in the team and occasionally play in the Development League. When his strength was enough, D'Antoni would naturally give him a chance.

Whiteside had no complaints, and he was the worst among all the insides.

The Suns won all seven games in the preseason, with three organization points, the ball runs fast and good, and the five players on the court have excellent shooting ability, so the opponent cannot defend it.

Ibaka's progress is the most obvious. After the coaching staff assigned him tasks, he became the Little Prince of CNY in one year. His preseason big shots were 47.7% from two-point shooting percentage, and his fewer shots were 46.6%.

As the worst shooting person in the field, Gasol Jr.'s mid-range shooting percentage is more than 40%.

The Suns ranked first in the first official strength list, and those who want to see them weaken will be disappointed.

In order not to bury Gasol's support talents, D'Antoni arranged tactics in the first game and decided to let Gasol play more pick-and-rolls in the middle. The defender passed the ball to him if he didn't have the chance to break through directly. Guo Xu focused more energy on scoring, and the Suns had to increase singles tactics.

The Suns made a lot of attempts to do this, and Roy and Guo Xu took turns to play singles to form a triangle.

Roy's singles efficiency was second only to Kobe in the league in the last season, but he was still inferior to Guo Xu. Guo Xu felt that if the positional battles were played in this season according to D'Antoni's arrangement, he should be able to compete for the scoring champion.
Chapter completed!