NBA Tyrant

Howard sat next to Johnny as he drank his drink, saw Francis coming over and handed him a bottle of energy drink.

"There's no need to bully Nelson so seriously, it's also a teammate!" Howard leaned on the bench easily, slightly upset with his little brother Nelson.

"Hmph, he owes his mouth and doesn't clean up, thinking that I made mud, and it's good that I didn't beat him. Francis was upset when he thought of Nelson's previous appearance.

"Okay, what's the fight with a rookie, now your bet with Howard is over, and the lineup will be played with Howard as the core in the future," Johnny interrupted the conversation between the two.

"I think, Francis, you've also seen how terrifying this lineup can be with a strong interior line like Howard and four good shooters, and now what do you think about the team's star-studded system and your own positioning?"

Moreover, Francis, Mobley and Grant are all very good ball handlers, and when Howard is off the floor, these three can be perfectly complemented on the offensive end, and the defensive end is paired with a good blue-collar interior line, so that the offensive and defensive ability of the second team can be balanced.

"Coach, I have to say that the one-star system built around Howard is really extraordinary, but what if you meet a team that can defend Howard alone?" Francis paused.

"For example, Da Yao of the Rockets, who is worthy of Howard in height and weight, can even suppress Howard in height, and the big shark O'Neal, his strength is estimated to be above Howard, and the Pistons' Big Ben, I think they can all do a single defense against Howard's interior strong play.

"You're thinking about it, but haven't you forgotten Howard's fantastic footsteps, and besides, Howard's mid-range shooting isn't bad!" Johnny looked at Francis teasingly.

Francis was stunned, yes, in the game just now, Howard only scored on the inside, to put it simply, it was all dunks, and no other offensive means were used, which gave him the illusion that Howard would only attack in the low post inside.

Suddenly, Francis thought of a terrifying fact, Howard is an inside line who can be inside and out, with speed, explosiveness, power, and a softer touch, isn't this the Tim Duncan who is the peak of his debut in the big boosted version?

"I see, then, coach, what does the team need me to do in this team?" Francis sat on the stool next to Howard, also leaning back, and turned his head to look at the head coach.

"We need you to develop consistent three-pointers, and I'm basically sure of the starters for the new season, and in the starters, at the moment, only your three-pointers are the worst. Johnny looked at Francis with a smile, hinting at his approval of Francis' start.

"I don't think you want to have Nelson, a rookie, take your starting spot

!" "Of course!" Francis frowned.

"Then during this period of team training, in addition to the training of lineup tactical play, you and Hill will practice three-point shooting together!"

Johnny finished speaking, seeing that Francis was still frowning and did not respond, he probably knew in his heart that Francis was still struggling with something, which was nothing more than losing his core position.

"Francis, there's no need to dwell on it, look at your current partner, do you think you could have found a better inside partner in your career?" Johnny smiled calmly.

"And our goal for the new season is not the playoffs, it's the one further afield!",

Francis wondered.

???, Francis was shocked.

"You guys—" Francis looked at the head coach and Howard incredulously.

"Yes, Boss Fred, I think we can, we have Jordan's successor Hill, we have God pitcher Mobley, we have the command core, you, we have the Tower Battery Turkoglou, and we have the immediate power Nelson, the pitcher Stevenson, the spatial interior Cato and Garriti, the meat shield Kasu, the starters and the bench are good, and at the same time, we will try to trade a 3-and-D small forward, such a lineup, why don't we go for it in the new season?"

Howard confidently looked at the second practice session that had already begun, not paying attention to Francis's shocked expression.

"Francis, haven't forgotten the 'OK' combination of the Purple and Gold Dynasty!" Johnny looked at Francis who was still confused, and saw that he subconsciously shook his head, indicating that he hadn't forgotten, which was a little funny.

"I think that under our one-star system, you, and Mobley and Howard, will be far better than them, and our tactical play is better than the so-called triangle offense, and our new system, if it reaches the ultimate peak, will definitely remain in the NBA, and you, will definitely be recorded in the history of the NBA forever.

Francis was excited by Johnny's words, and looked forward to his bright future.

"How?" Johnny raised his hand and patted Francis on the shoulder, who was lost in fantasy.

"Coach, I understand, everything is up to you!" Francis, who was stunned, replied earnestly.

Time passed in a blink of an eye, after the first day of training, after in-depth conversations, Francis and Hill both received three-point training, Howard also accompanied him to practice three-point training, and later, Cato also joined, and in the end, three-point shooting became a team-wide practice.

During this period, Howard's central position in the squad and Francis's central position in court command were officially established.

In the preseason, Howard basically only played 6-8 minutes in the first quarter, and at the request of the coach, Howard was not allowed to shoot easily, unless it was a big vacancy, and more to let Howard do the cover and block and guard the interior.

The starting five, Howard, Turkoglou, Hill, Mobley, Francis.

If the system is played, the five players on the offensive end have extremely strong firepower, and through Howard's containment, the other four can get good scoring opportunities.

It's a pity that head coach Johnny doesn't want to expose too much of the team's tactical play in the preseason, especially Howard, so the offensive end is more about blocking and pick-and-roll.

Defensively, Mobley on the outside and Howard on the inside, and the defensive system built around the two is enough to make the opponent very uncomfortable, which is the absolute dominance of the starting lineup on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Going into rotation time, Howard and Turkoglu went down to rest when the time came.

Then let Francis play the first quarter with the remaining starters and the new Cato and Garriti, this lineup, the interior defense will be much worse, but the offensive end is not too bad.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Howard, Turkogru, Nelson, Andrew, and Stevenson took over, this lineup, the interior defense is okay, but the two outside guards are more average.

On the offensive end, without Howard's play and containment, it would be less satisfactory.

After playing for 6 minutes, you will change to the third team and play the rest of the game with the substitute lineup.

So, by the end of the preseason, the team's record was not too good, with a 2-5 record, while Howard's stats were mediocre.

In about 12 minutes of playing time, he averaged 3.4 shots per game, hit 2.6 shots, and averaged 5.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1 block and 0.8 steals per game.

There is no eye-catching performance, more like a hard-working blue-collar player, doing all kinds of defensive dirty work, and many media have begun to question Howard as the champion.

On the other side, Okafor, the leader of the list, performed very dazzling and high-profile, and the media also praised him very much.

In the preseason, Okafor averaged 16.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.9 blocks and 0.7 steals in 20 minutes per game.

The quasi-double-double inside data made the media unanimously believe that Okafor would be the best rookie player of the new season, and that Orlando high school graduate was completely out of their minds, and even thought that Howard would be another parallel champion after Kwame Brown.

Okafor also said in an interview with the media at the end of the last preseason game that he was the real champion, the best rookie in the class of 2004, that the Orlando Magic did not choose themselves, that it was their eternal loss, and that Howard did not deserve to be the champion at all.

In a TNT show, a group of data experts based on Howard's preseason averages said that Howard's performance was not bad.

It's just that Howard's playing time is strictly controlled by the coach, and he only plays one quarter per game, just 12 minutes, so the stats look average.

These experts speculate that it is likely that Howard has injuries and glass man attributes, and the Magic team is deliberately protecting Howard and controlling Howard's time.

Otherwise, Howard had a conflict with the Magic, and the Magic controlled his playing time as an alternative means of hiding.

On the ESPN side, it was said that Howard was also a high school student, and the Magic team discovered Howard's true level, and probably knew that he had chosen a parallel import, but for the sake of face, he didn't want to be ridiculed by others, so he deliberately shortened Howard's game time.

Don't let the world know Howard's true level, it is likely that Howard will be placed on the bench by the Magic team later, and even become a water cooler manager.

There is also Fox Sports, which pointed out that Howard's lower body strength is very weak, which makes it difficult for Howard to defend interior players with large tonnage, and the Magic's lineup configuration will definitely still be a fish belly team in the new season.

Howard ignored what the outside media said about himself and the Magic, and used the 10 days before the end of the preseason and the start of the regular season to increase his weight to 126 kilograms under the diet of nutritionists and trainers.

Howard did a simple new physical test in the arena.

Height: 214.63

cm Weight: 126.2 kg

Height on the spot: 291

cm Jump on the spot Height: 371 cm Running Jump Height: 389 cm

Howard looked at his body measurement data with satisfaction, he grew about 1 cm taller, it seems that he can continue to grow taller, although because of weight gain, the ability to bounce has decreased a little, but this can't be helped, 04 NBA, there are too many strong people on the inside, there is no strength and tonnage, and there is no way to survive on the inside.

Howard looked at his teammates who had also just completed the physical test, after joint training in September and some actual combat cooperation in the preseason, everyone had a certain understanding of the current team's strength level, and everyone was full of infinite expectations for the new season.

Howard sighed in his heart, who would have thought that the Magic team, which was still a fish belly team last season, would start to sharpen its knives this season and begin to covet the championship.

Since you are so disoptimistic about me and the team, let's see who is blind in the new season!