Guard With a Knife

Time flies, and the media open day is coming in a blink of an eye. 【】

In the past period of time, Doug still stayed in the arena and trained hard every day, but no one dared to say those "parallel imports" remarks.

He's already becoming the best shot-blocker in the arena because he's really proven his presence in the paint.

No player complains or envies about his free-throw support and drive-thru status.

Because they feel that Doug's breakthrough ability can't be a big deal, at most he has passed a bulky and slow big center. When he meets a forward defender with better footwork, he's out of luck. After all, he can't even master the crotch dribble. Back and forth is the change of direction in front of the body and the back turn that can only be turned from the left.

So, these days are not bad or bad for Doug.

On the day of the media day, the Miami Heat poured in more than 100 reporters for the first time, and a large number of Asian faces entered the arena. The flock of reporters made the team managers both busy and delighted: No wonder the NBA is rushing to Chinese players, such influence is really amazing.

The Heat took advantage of the opportunity to hold a simple signing conference for Dug.

At the press conference, Doug maintained a very good demeanor, although many local reporters in Miami made some extremely sharp questions, and some reporters even stood up and challenged him face to face: "Do you think you are worthy of the No. 8 pick?" ?”

"Time will tell you the answer."

Doug smiled calmly.

This is his way of answering tough questions. He doesn't want to have a tit-for-tat debate with reporters. In his opinion, this is meaningless. The best way to deal with it is to leave it to time.

This kind of Doug made the reporters below really hate it, so in the reports they sent back, they still questioned Doug's personal ability and Miami's choice. But most of them will add one sentence: he is a very good person, very personable.

However, such comments are basically just consolation. For basketball players, doing a good job in their profession is the most important thing.

There are few superstars of the older generation in the NBA who are easy to get along with. Even the god of basketball, he also has his unpopular places. But he still manages to command the respect of everyone because of his impeccable professionalism.

In contrast, the reporters from China were much warmer. Many of them would even ask Doug if he ate well in Miami, whether he could adapt to the climate here... these are topics in life.

After the media open day, preseason games follow.

The Heat completed eight preseason games in fourteen days.

Since the team's suspension does not cover the preseason, Michael Beasley and Sean Marion played in these eight games, and even Michael Beasley played almost every game. He fully demonstrated his offense Talent, but also exposed his deficiencies on the defensive end.

Doug has played around 12 minutes in all eight games.

In terms of his contribution to the game, he played fairly well. But the data is a bit ugly, averaging 1.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 0.8 assists per game.

This made the media, which had already questioned Dug overwhelmingly, take advantage of the wind.

"So, this is the answer that time will tell? Even Joel Anthony's numbers are better than him."

"The No. 8 pick was a disaster. He flushed all of Pat Riley's fame down the toilet at once."

"Perhaps, we should buy out his contract immediately. This is the best way to stop losses."

"..."

Miami's media is almost one-sided criticism: spend a million dollars plus next year's first-round pick in exchange for such a thing?

Heat fans also felt greatly deceived, and even angry hackers hacked the Heat's official website.

But in fact, except for the Miami media that cares about it.

Some people still gave pertinent comments, such as Bill Simmons with a poisonous tongue, although he showed off his skills on draft night. But after actually watching the game, he gave affirmation: "Snoopy's defensive efficiency is the highest among the four centers in Miami. And his ability to control the rebound is underestimated. He is willing to selflessly block and screen for his teammates. , pick-and-roll. He did a lot of work that was invisible to the data, and even a lot of the work he did was meaningless. Because there was no team player around him. Mark my words, Miami has no A team player!"

Bill Simmons' comments didn't go over well with Heat fans, who believed the basketball expert was trying to gain attention.

But in fact, strong teams such as the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, and Dallas Mavericks, these teams with team players, are very happy to take over this "parallel importer". The general manager of Dallas in the West even called Pat Riley directly: If you can't stand the pressure of public opinion, we are always willing to initiate a transaction. Pat Riley's answer, of course, was a direct refusal.

At the same time, Orlando Multimedia broke out the world's best news. A senior manager of the Magic uniform team made it clear in an interview that they almost got Snoopy. If Miami hadn’t traded to the No. 8 pick through Milwaukee, the Magic would use Phoenix’s No. 10 pick to select him. MOP winner from the NCAA.

As soon as the news came out, Orlando Multimedia was glad. Fortunately, the Miami Heat helped us escape, otherwise it would be the Orlando fans who should cry.

Miami is a sound of angina.

At the same time, the Magic have arrived in Miami, which is less than 400 kilometers away from Orlando, and they will officially start their 2008-2009 season tomorrow night.

The Magic, which reached the Eastern Conference semifinals last year, has strengthened again this summer, and they are ready for a showdown with the Boston Celtics.

As for Miami, they didn't take it to heart at all.

Before their arrival, Miami officially announced that Sean Marion and Michael Beasley had been suspended for violating team rules.

This made the only suspense in this game was also crushed.

In another heartbreaking news for Heat fans, Snoopy appeared on Miley Cyrus' Miami tour.

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[Friends who are cultivating immortals, there is no update tonight. Later, I will take a hot bath, turn off the alarm clock and have a good sleep. In the past three days, I have only slept for less than 15 hours. Therefore, tomorrow's update should start in the afternoon, and friends who donated rewards will be updated tomorrow, and there will be no less than four chapters in total. By the way, organize the outline clearly. Finally, ask for a wave of monthly tickets, subscriptions and recommendation tickets! 】

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