I'm back!

The words Zhang Hao said before the preseason with the Clippers have become the hottest topic in basketball today.

Zhang Hao’s return, in his condition, and whether he can maintain his level a year before the offseason, is a matter that the entire basketball world attaches great importance to.

Even if Zhang Hao is just in a bad state as in the 1997-98 season, even if he will recover his state later, even if he will be better in the future, as long as Zhang Hao’s current state has problems, the media will be happy.

But Zhang Hao's behavior was too cruel!

Judging from the offense, it seems that there is no obvious difference between Zhang Hao's playing style and a year before the offseason. It is still clean, neat, simple and crude, but it is obviously stronger!

Over the past year, Zhang Hao has practiced the opportunity he was already good at to become more and more perfect.

Although many people expect his decline in form, his basic skills will become better, and not many people are surprised.

What is really surprising is Zhang Hao’s defense!

The progress is too great!

Zhang Hao returns to the NBA with stronger strength!

The online sports-related websites have almost been dominated by Zhang Hao. Newspapers and TV stations are also discussing what kind of performance Zhang Hao will perform in the new season.

It is really rare for a preseason game to cause such a sensation.

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Zhang Hao didn't care about public opinion. He just played a preseason game. What could he do if he played well? After entering the learning mode and starting the game to review, he cared more about the characteristics and problems his teammates showed in the first game.

The season's progressive mode has begun.

The morning after playing against the Clippers, there was a lot of trouble outside. In the Key Stadium, Zhang Hao was analyzing every detail of the game against the Clippers last night.

The game that has not been seen for a long time, and the coaches and players who have never partnered with Zhang Hao were all dumbfounded.

Why is this guy so outstanding in the same game he participated in?

A preseason game! And it was a preseason game that was played badly in the next three quarters. Zhang Hao was willing to analyze it seriously, and he actually found so many points worth noting for him.

Silver Fox looked at the reactions of colleagues in the coaching staff and was in a happy mood!

After the game analysis, Zhang Hao was called by Doug Collins to hold a coaching staff meeting.

Doug Collins said to Zhang Hao: "Aix, you will explain the characteristics and current status of your teammates you analyzed in detail. Let's compare our views to better arrange more appropriate roles for everyone and adjust the tactical system."

"Theo and Ben are centers who are stronger in defense than single defense. Both of their single defense capabilities have upper limits. Ben has the power to exceed his tonnage, but his height gives him less room for improvement in single defense. He will not become the top single defense player.

Theo is good enough in height and wingspan, but his strength is not good, and he is easily forced to eat by being beaten by the back.

Both of them have great movement ability, coordination ability, defense replacement ability, pick-and-roll ability, and cover ability.

However, Theo's explosive power, speed, etc. are not as good as the capital, and the improvement speed is not as fast as the capital. In the past month, the capital has improved much faster than Theo."

These two centers are a headache for the coaching staff. As of now, the characteristics of the two are too similar.

As Zhang Hao said, in the coaching staff's opinion, one of these two people has better height and wingspan, and the other has stronger explosive power and athletic ability. They are both defensive masters who mainly work as a defense.

Scott Collins understood what Zhang Hao meant and added: "Ben is healthier. Theo missed more than a dozen games every year due to injury. Under high confrontation, Theo cannot stay healthy like Ben. Theo is too thin, but Theo cannot gain weight, and gain weight will lose his current mobility. And Ben is one and a half years younger than Theo."

The other coaches understood what Zhang Hao and Scott Collins meant and did not continue to respond. Doug Collins asked Zhang Hao to continue analyzing the others.

Doug Collins added: "We will rotate when appropriate according to the difference in defensiveness between the two of them."

"Mr. Perkins is now only the role of receiving and shooting at a fixed point. He has no ability to score independently. He has nothing except three-point shots on both sides. He can't even guarantee success rate by cutting and layups, but he has good ability to guide his teammates."

The coaches nodded. Indeed, Sam Perkins fell seriously this year and is 38 years old, but the team also needs such players.

"Mr. Schramff is in good shape. He is very comprehensive, three-pointers, mid-range shots, breakthroughs, calm play, and clear sense of offense. I suggest that in the regular season, he leads the lineup with less intensity to play more rotation stages and reduces consumption. In the playoffs, his role will be more important than the regular season."

"Mr. Maxville is in a better condition than I thought. His wing catches and breaks through, and his basket damage is excellent, but his success rate is a little lower. He is not doing well in tactical cooperation. He seems to be only good at the tactical awareness of partnering with the inside team who is widened with the basket space."

"Rashard's shooting ability is excellent, both two points and three-pointers are accurate, and he is very capable of finding a chance to catch the ball, but the confrontation is too poor and the defense is too poor."

"Mr. Curry's adjustments based on his own situation this year are great. He basically gave up on possession and lost weight a lot. His open shots are still very accurate, but with confrontation and defense, he failed to make three shots last night.

I think this is Mr. Curry who took the initiative to give up more things, otherwise he would be a veteran who can do anything but can't do anything. Now he is focusing on the off-ball running and receiving and shooting, fast break follow-up, and cutting into three points without the ball, training time, game attention, and game physical strength are all focused on these three points, so that he can stay in shape."

"Yes, his condition may be gone if he is not careful at this age, but we can't expect more of him.

Not everyone is Jordan and Malone, 36 years old, and they are superstars."

"Ron, James, Jason, and all of them have done well what they should do as functional players. In fact, Ron should not only be trained as functional players. I think he is very talented."

Hearing Zhang Hao praise Artest, McMillan couldn't help but smile: "They are all saying that you will like a talented thorn player like Ron, it's true."

"Is Ron a thorn? I think he is quite cute. Just beat him up if you don't obey."

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"He is not the kind of stubborn player. Ron obviously has to get along better with those who seem gentle but don't listen to advice."

Although Zhang Hao's method of dealing with the thorned players made the coaches feel strange, Li'er is really the same.

Zhang Hao continued to talk about his views on each teammate, and the coaching team discussed it for a while based on their views.

Finally, it is confirmed that Maxville, Corey Benjamin and Sam Perkins are currently regarded as non-activated roster players after the start of the regular season.

Back line: Cassel, Dell Curry, Ruben Patterson, Travis Best four.

Small forwards: Artest, James Percy, Schramf.

Inside: Zhang Hao, Ratliff, Ben Wallace, Jason Williams, and Lewis five.

Whether it is Zhang Hao or the coaching staff member, it hurts to see this lineup, offense...

"Is the first of my three legs almost entering the sewer?"

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The preseason continues.

After Zhang Hao played all his strength in the first quarter of the first game, there was no continual playing time for the whole quarter.

Next, he played two games with the Rockets, one game with the Warriors, two games with the Nuggets, and one game with the Timberwolves.

In these six preseason games, Zhang Hao started with team-cooperation style under the arrangement of Doug Collins. He continued to adjust in the back. When he played against the Timberwolves in the last game of the preseason, he turned into a four-pointer...

On the evening of October 27, the Supersonics defeated the Timberwolves 94-89 at home and won the last preseason game.

After the game, the coaching staff held a meeting overnight to discuss the adjustments they should make during the seven preseason games.

After some detailed discussion, the coaching staff concluded.

Doug Collins had some headaches: "We can only focus on defense now, and we rely on Aix and Sam on the offensive end."

Zhang Hao scored 29 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 4 mistakes, supporting the team's offense.

Zhang Hao touched the ball for 16 minutes and 33 seconds in the whole game, played for 45 minutes, and held the ball at a high rate of 38%!

Kassel's ball holding rate was a lot higher than the team's main point guard for 29 minutes. Kassel's ball holding rate was only 21%, which was 4 points lower than the average career goal holding rate. However, this is within the acceptable range of Kassel and has done a good job.

In this game against the Timberwolves, the Supersonics completely treat it as a regular season.

Kassel played 29 minutes and scored 17 points and 4 assists because he even made a few minutes of playing time for Vernon Maxville. Before the last preseason game, the Supersonics coaching staff had not yet fully confirmed the 12-man roster.

Most of the time in the game, Zhang Hao needs to be relied on singles to attract and pass the ball after the ball is passed. Kassel plays an auxiliary role, and controls the rhythm in necessary singles and positional battles.

When Zhang Hao passed the ball, his teammates shot in an open space. Except for Schramf, Dell Curry, Cassel, Lewis, and Sam Perkins, everyone depends on luck. These people are the worst defenses of the Supersonics. If you want to ensure defense, you can only send two of them to the court, and you will encounter opponents who are not as strong as that offense, otherwise there will be problems in the defense.

Artest, James Percy, Travis Best, and Vernon Maxville can also shoot, but after high-intensity confrontation, the shooting stability of these people was seriously affected.

Artest and James Percy's talent has been seen by the Supersonics coaching staff, but both are rookies and their strength is still too weak.

Ruben Patterson, Ben Wallace, Ratliff, Jason Williams' foursome have nothing to do with shooting.

As for Corey Benjamin, just keep it. Even if he doesn't get a contract extension after the rookie contract, he can successfully enter the coaching staff or management of a certain team. Speaking of which, although Corey Benjamin is not likable, he is quite good at being a sparring player and has no ability to play. However, he is really hard in training, but his talent is just that. No matter how hard he is, he is only the most marginal strength in the NBA. However, his hard training has made him a training master and can always point out some small problems when helping his teammates train.

I re-sorted the characteristics of each player, combined with Zhang Hao's analysis of each teammate in each game after the past six games, the analysis of each combination, and the coaching staff's own views...

Executive coach Paul Westfal made the decision: "Just play defense, leave Aix to lead the offensive end, and you can't send a group of pitchers who can't defend, so we have to fight for Kenyon Martin and Stromayer Swift."

Silver Fox smiled and said, "The idea behind is good. Unfortunately, we have Ben and Theo, and there are enough insiders of that type."

"How did Aix say that? Del, you just stand and speak without a pain in your back." Doug Collins complained about Silver Fox.

The Collins brothers were envious, jealous and hated the Silver Fox. When the Silver Fox was the head coach of Zhang Hao, he had whatever he wanted. When the two brothers came, they were this strange lineup.

Scott Collins said: "Paul's decision is correct. This is our best choice now. It also gives Aix more opportunities to show his ability and also an opportunity to exercise his own ball-holding style. He has played without ball in the first three years of his career, and his potential for playing with ball has not been fully developed."

Doug Collins said to his younger brother: "Scott, you are so amazing that you can bring back such a genius from China."

Scott Collins said honestly: "When I first met him, he was just an athletic genius with strong shooting skills. He was just a small forward after graduating from high school. I just thought his playing style was more suitable for professional games. He suggested that he enter the NBA. God knows that he had not yet developed his body before he could enter the NBA..."

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The preseason has ended and all teams have shown something in the preseason.

The defending champion 76ers have gone to many veterans this year.

In the summer of 1997, Teelon Hill went to the Bulls to hug her thighs. She didn't play much time and didn't win the championship. She went to the Heat to hug her thighs during the season. As a result, the Heat were blackmailed and joined the 76ers this summer.

Last season, he averaged 6 steals per game with the Heat and performed very well with 31 minutes per game. He joined the 76ers team at the bottom of the year, and the 76ers team's interior is even stronger.
To be continued...