If you can choose your own opponent, the last thing the Trail Blazers want to meet is the Sun.

Not only them, no team wanted to meet the Suns in the regular season opening game, and being abused in the first game was very hurtful.

The Suns are not something you can hide just if you want. The league has to arrange an opponent to open the game with them every year to test the strength of the Suns' new lineup.

The opening match of the champion team was broadcast live. When the Suns held the championship ring ceremony last season, Buckley and Kenny Smith of TNT Radio talked about the Suns' lineup.

Barkley smiled and said, "It is not difficult to see from the signings of the Summer Suns that Jason is a very nostalgic person. He will not forget his friend. If Cliffs had not retired and left the NBA in 2006, I would probably have the remaining spot."

Kenny Smith said: "Most people hope that their teammates will be as strong as possible, and Jason may be the exception. There is an interesting statistic. Since he joined the Suns as the star, all the stars he has partnered with except Marion have been trained by the Suns draft themselves, and most of them have very low rankings."

Barkley smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you join the Suns at a low pick. As long as you can catch the ball and shoot, you will have a chance to perform. The data will not be very bad when they leave, and they may get a high salary. This is really amazing. All the rookies selected by the Suns at the end of the first round have been played."

Smith nodded: "This is undoubtedly good news for Whiteside. He has a strong physical fitness and practicing well should have a future, but today he did not make it to the 12-man roster."

The two also expressed their dissatisfaction with the Trail Blazers because their center today is an inexperienced rookie Cousins.

In order to train Cousins, a high-ranking rookie, veteran Marcus Cambi served as a substitute. Pritzbila was seriously injured and reimbursed after only 30 games last season, and she would not return until December after the operation.

What the Trail Blazers management wants to do most now is to trade Pulpzbila. Unfortunately, no team is willing to ask for a wounded person. They have to wait for him to play for a while before they can seek a deal.

Cousins ​​expanded without playing in a regular season game. He smiled very happily when warming up. He practiced a large mid-range shot and made continuous blackouts.

In team training, Cambie is no match for rookie Cousins, and the weight difference between the two is very big, and Cambie can't withstand it.

Since Camby has been selected into the NBA's best defensive team many times, Cousins ​​has an illusion that the NBA's inside defense is not so strong. He has a premonition that he will show off his might and become famous in one battle.

The player stood on the court, and Smith joked: "Chuck, if you are still a player now, it's very suitable for the Trail Blazers, and Biad is suitable for it."

"Why?"

"Because one of their players is rounder than the other, you will look more coordinated if you go there." Smith smiled.

Coordinate your sister, is it a weird team of round faces? Barkley's round face is often teased, and when he is a player, he has affected his domineeringness to a certain extent.

Sun: Guo Xu, Roy, Richardson, Ibaka, Gasol Jr.

Trail Blazers: Andre Miller, Eric Gordon, Jeff Green, Aldridge, Cousins.

Cousins ​​won the jump ball and the game began.

Guo Xu let Miller go two steps away, preventing breakouts but not shooting. Miller has never been able to practice three-pointers well and is an alternative defender who is good at back-playing.

Miller forced a breakthrough with the ball, and Guo Xu seized the opportunity to keep up with him and did not suffer any losses in the confrontation.

Miller leaned on him to pass the ball to Gordon on the left, who faced Roy's main defense and changed direction and made a quick stop. 0 to 2.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball and crossed the half, playing pick-and-roll with Gasol Jr. to get rid of Miller and blocked the opportunity. Cousins ​​lacked experience in the game and withdrew from the three-point line. Aldridge followed Ibaka, who was mobility-friendly, and also reached the three-point line.

Guo Xu got an open spot and made a quick stop and jump shot from one meter outside the three-point line in the middle. 3-2.

The Trail Blazers attacked, Miller passed it to Green, who passed it to Cousins ​​who was actively seeking the ball to the right.

Cousins ​​couldn't wait to show his talent. After dribbling under his crotch, he changed direction and broke through. Gasol gave him a step and more distance. He felt good at position and seized the opportunity to resist it.

Cousins ​​leaned against Gasol on his back and didn't push the ball. He didn't give up. He turned around in the middle and took the ball with both hands to sway. Gasol just kept close to his body and did not jump, lifted his right arm to interfere.

Cousins ​​did not pass the ball, showing his lower side of the ball. Without getting rid of defense and being the center forward who was one of the number one bigger than him, he chose to force a jump and throw a shot from a position far away from the basket, and bounced out.

Not to mention Cousins, even Guo Xu cannot guarantee a high hit rate, the rhythm of playing is wrong, and it can be called blind misunderstanding.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Cousins' two-point shooting percentage from close range was speechless, with a peak season of 42.3%, which is simply weird as a heavy center.

Gasol turned around and stuck Cousins, helping Ibaka easily pick up the rebound.

In the Suns position battle, Guo Xu played pick-and-roll with Gasol Jr. from outside the three-point line. After getting rid of Miller, Aldridge defended.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball and dropped the center of gravity very low, so Ade could not bend down and stretch out his hand to steal. Guo Xu observed his teammate's running position with his eyes, and quickly moved the ball to the left with his right hand in the running.

Roy received the ball without the ball and took the ball to catch the ball, making a 70-degree jump shot three-pointer.

Cousins ​​missed another person. He stood in the horn position and didn't come out. Gordon was slower to chase the defense and block. Roy had a height advantage, and the shooting rhythm was perfect, and the ball was hollowed into the net. 6 to 2.

Barkley shouted: "Three-pointer! The Suns scored two three-pointers in a row at the beginning, and Cousins' defensive experience was obviously insufficient."

Smith said: "This is the tuition fee that newcomers must pay. The mentality of the first match against the Suns has to withstand a huge test. I don't know what Cousins' mentality is, he must withstand the pressure."

Cousins' mentality is really hehe.

He frowned and was a little anxious when he didn't defend the two balls, and wanted to give the opponent a fierce response. He pulled out of the penalty area to ask for the ball, and Miller passed it over.

Cousins ​​threatened with three faces, Gasol Jr. kept a distance to interfere. Cousins ​​faced Gasol Jr. with a mid-range shot. The ball bounced out and Richardson grabbed the backcourt rebound.

When Cousins ​​was in rookie training camp, he was said to have made 80 of 95 jump shots in the three-point line, which made many scouts fascinated.

He has excellent basic skills and excellent passing feel. He is only 19 years old and he is just a child!

Cousins ​​is not bad, but he is really a naughty child. As soon as he comes on stage, he likes to show his desperately: "Look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me."

It doesn't matter. No coach would ask the heavy center to do everything, playing like a guard or a small forward. But Cousins ​​did a bad job in scoring efficiency. In order to show his skills, he often uses inefficient offensive methods to attack.

His high school coach Otis Huckley once said that he used to be very impatient. "When he reads books, he always likes to jump directly to the paragraphs he likes. I told him that reading books and tactics books should patiently turn from beginning to end and finish reading page by page."

When he was in middle school, he had to take medicine to relieve the symptoms of inattention and had a serious lack of patience.

He admitted in this year's draft that it was difficult for him to trust others. "I don't want people to see who I am. But whenever someone understands me and says 'This kid is actually very smart', I won't show happiness, I won't seem to be paying attention to this, well, I'm actually listening."
Chapter completed!