One Guard

The summer of hard work always passes quickly, and the NBA preseason is in full swing. As always, Carlisle's main purpose in the preseason is to experiment with the lineup. Since the Mavericks have had a lot of personnel changes this season, Carlisle's starting lineup is different in almost every game.

However, judging from the performance in the preseason, the lineup changes did not cause the Mavericks to have a bad run-in. This guy Yiyang is a universal socket. As long as he is not a weird player, he can usually integrate seamlessly into the Mavericks.

In the preseason, the Mavericks didn't win many games. Carlisle strives to allow each player to have sufficient playing time to experiment with the best lineup.

Although they didn't win much, the performance of the three rookies Mudiay, Kuzma and Mitchell made the media shine. In the first game of the preseason, Mitchell impressed everyone with 24 points and 3 rebounds. Facing the Philadelphia 76ers in the second game, Kuzma had 18 points and 6 rebounds, and almost dunked on Embiid, showing his explosiveness.

In the third game, Mudiay had 17 points and 6 assists. During the game, Mudiay's judgment on shot selection was much better than during the Nuggets period. Moreover, playing in a championship team that emphasizes teamwork, Mudiay is more willing to share the ball.

In three games, all three people performed. Yiyang was extremely pleased to see it from the sidelines. Their efforts over the past summer were not in vain.

Even so, there are still many media who don't buy the Mavericks' account.

"If the Mavericks are a rebuilding team, then I will be happy for their gains. But don't forget, the Dallas Mavericks are going for the championship. Is it possible that Carlisle expects the intensity of the playoffs to be as strong as the season? Is the intensity of the previous games the same? It is completely unknown how these three rookies will perform in the playoffs!"

"The performance of the Mavericks' three young players is gratifying, but alone, it may be difficult for them to compete with the Warriors, Rockets and even the Thunder, which has formed its own Big Three."

"The Mavericks' problem still lies in the insufficient number of star players. It will be difficult for them to gain a foothold in the Western Conference just by relying on Hayward and Hayward. You said Gobert is also a giant? In my opinion, he is at most half a giant. "

Since the Warriors broke the Mavericks' dominance last season, the media is no longer afraid of the former king. They can criticize the Mavericks endlessly. Anyway, the fans like to hear it. After all, the Mavericks are still the public enemy until now. Secondly, the Mavericks' chances of winning the championship are indeed slim, so the media don't have to worry about being slapped in the face.

Facing the criticism from the media, the three young men Kuzma, Mitchell and Mudiay were extremely angry, clamoring every day about how to make the media look good.

If it had been anyone else, Yiyang might have calmed him down. But facing the anger of these three young people, Yiyang just allowed it to develop.

This is the case with young people. Moderate anger may lead them to unexpected situations. Look at the momentum of these three guys gearing up to blow up the entire league. Why bother to interrupt this momentum?

Every time he sat in the audience and saw the crazy performances of those three young people, Yiyang couldn't help but want the flames of war in the regular season to spread immediately!

Finally, on October 17, the fighting of the new season started again. In this year's opening game, the league did not arrange the Mavericks, but arranged two games between the Celtics and the Cavaliers and the Rockets and the Warriors.

When the Celtics play against the Cavaliers, the highlight is naturally the showdown between Irving and James. As for the Rockets versus the Warriors, the highlight is the showdown between the Rockets with Paul and the defending champions.

What about the Dallas Mavericks? They are not the team with the biggest moves this summer, nor are they the team with the most superstars. Therefore, the Dallas Mavericks will miss the NBA opener for the first time in four years. The so-called professional sports are so cruel.

No matter how brilliant you were before, as long as you lose once, there will be nothing left.

Yiyang didn't watch much of the opening match. Because now his mind is full of thoughts about his own game and his own affairs.

Winning or losing the first game of the regular season may not have much impact on the entire season. In the 15-16 season, didn't the Mavericks lose to the Golden State Warriors in the opening game? The results of it? As a result, the norm that season was that first place and the league championship still belonged to the Mavericks.

But this year's situation is special, because there are three important young players, so they must win the first game to build their confidence.

Two of these three have never played in the NBA, and one has been depressed since he was young. If you don’t build confidence in the first game, it’s going to be hard to build on after that.

Maybe God also wants to help Yiyang. The Mavericks' first opponent this season is a perfect soft persimmon.

On October 18, the day after the start of the new NBA season, the Mavericks will finally face their opening opponent, the Atlanta Hawks.

A few years ago, no one would have dared to say that the Eagles were a weak team. You know, they also had 60 wins and ranked first in the Eastern Conference during the regular season. The reputation of the "Eastern Spurs" in the past was not for nothing.

In recent years, the Eagles have performed well in the regular season, but they often fail in the playoffs. This situation is very similar to the previous Clippers, which fans call the "regular season team."

The so-called "regular season team" is a team that thrives in the regular season, but cannot win a tough battle in the playoffs.

After several years of failure, the Eagles management finally decided to tear down and rebuild. Star star Paul Millsap directly joined the Nuggets, Howard was traded to the Hornets, outside firepower Tim Hardaway went to the Knicks, and defensive general Sefolosha left for Salt Lake City. The previous meritorious players have been sold out, and now there is no All-Star in the team. It is completely a team made from here and there.

If there is any bright spot in the Hawks' lineup, it is undoubtedly German point guard Dennis Schroeder, who was drafted by the Hawks in 2013.

Schroeder does seem to have some potential, but against Yiyang, Schroeder is a bit lacking. Therefore, this game was once considered to be a game without suspense. As long as the Mavericks don't perform abnormally, the Hawks have no chance of winning.

Even so, the American Airlines Center Arena was still full today. The first game of the new season, no die-hard Mavericks fan wants to miss. This nearly brand-new Mavericks team, which fans have been waiting for all summer, is finally about to make its official debut, which naturally makes fans extremely curious.

So even though it's just a regular season game, even if their opponents are subpar. But the current atmosphere is still exciting. Even if you are sitting in the locker room, the soundproof locker room door cannot stop the fans from shouting from the inside.

Carlisle stood in front of all the players, and everyone was extremely dignified. This academic coach can see that they can't wait to get back what they lost!

"There's nothing to say about this game. The Atlanta Hawks are going for the No. 1 pick. If you can't even beat this opponent, just hand the basketball to the referee and go home! Listen, I want more than just A victory. But a great victory without any suspense! Don’t take it lightly. If you can kill your opponents, you will never let them go easily!”

"Okay, you all heard what the leader said. Let's go on the court and tear the Atlanta Hawks into pieces in front of everyone who supports us!"

After Carlisle finished speaking, Yiyang took over and stood up suddenly, pushing everyone's emotions to the highest point.

If the Hawks players could have known in advance that the Mavericks were in such a state, they would probably have started to tremble before they even took the court.

"Kevin, look! The brand new Dallas Mavericks are here!" When the Mavericks players rushed out of the tunnel, not only the fans, but also Mike Breen was extremely excited. Last season, the Mavericks really didn't have any big stars except Yiyang. Dirk, Cathar and others are now masters whose reputation is greater than their strength.

But it's different now. They have Hayward who is in his prime, Gay who has settled down and no longer messes around, and three young faces with great potential.

People say that the Mavericks' lineup is still a bit shabby, but Mike Breen knows very well that as long as they get along well, with Yiyang around, these guys might all become stars!

After a while, the Eagles players also came out to warm up. Unlike the dazzling stars of the Mavericks, there are really no players worth mentioning on the Hawks' side except Schroeder.

The strength gap between the two sides is very obvious from the books.

The game started soon, and the Mavericks' starting lineup did not change much compared to last season. Yiyang and Deron play as the starting guards, forming a dual-core lineup. Nowitzki and Gobert partner inside, one inside and one outside. The only thing that changed was that Iguodala's position became Hayward. Hayward also received a warm welcome from the Mavericks fans when he came on the court.

This summer, Hayward signed a four-year contract with the Mavericks. This also means that Hayward is not using the Mavericks as a springboard, but actually wants to make a career in the NBA with Yiyang. Mavericks fans naturally love this guy.

Looking at the Mavericks' starting lineup, the Eagles' side is really indescribably shabby. Take their starting small forward as an example. In the Mavericks, Bazemore is the third small forward. In the Eagles, he was able to secure his starting position. This shows that there is a huge gap in the depth of the lineup between the two teams.

Before the game started, German defender Schroeder still had bright eyes. Nowitzki is getting old, and sooner or later he will be the number one player in German basketball in the future. And if he could defeat Yiyang, no, not to mention defeat, even if he was not defeated by Yiyang, he would become famous.

If this game is played well, Schroeder can kill two birds with one stone. So the Germans couldn't be more excited. Since the team's goal this season is to rebuild, then he will have a great time brushing up the data for a season! This idea needs to be put into practice from the first game!

"Did Schroeder take the wrong medicine?" On the Mavericks bench, Armstrong smiled jokingly when he saw that the German was still so excited when facing Yiyang.

Yiyang has only not won the championship for a year. Have the young people nowadays forgotten how to write the word "death"?

After the game begins, Schroeder will not be so energetic...