This Forward is Not Serious

Lin Ying looked surprised.

Is this a popular job in TNT? I don’t want to do it anymore, and come here to be an inconsequential consultant?

However, if you think about it carefully, you can understand it.

Although Barkley previously got a championship ring when he was with the Suns, it was just a mess and he did not make any contribution.

But if you join the Nets, the situation is different.

Team advisors, while inconsequential, can be helpful when needed.

In last year's playoffs, Sloan made a great contribution to the Nets' title defense.

The reason why the Nets are willing to let Barkley can also be imagined is that they want Jokic to grow faster.

As a historical giant, Barkley knows more than just a big butt. His skills are very delicate, which is very suitable for Jokic.

"Mark, has this been finalized?"

Lin Ying looked at Walken Dean seriously.

"We just have to sign a formal contract."

Walken Dean also replied seriously.

Looking at Lin Ying's expression, he thought Lin Ying had some objections.

Buckley also stopped smiling. .

He and Lin Ying have a good personal relationship, but the Nets are Lin Ying's team after all. If Lin Ying doesn't want him to come, this matter may become dirty.

The atmosphere is a bit serious.

"I have one request. After Charles comes, he cannot say in front of the media that the Nets will be the champion. I know very well how powerful his words are."

Lin Ying said with a smile.

Walken Dean laughed when he heard it. He thought it was something big.

"Lin, although I joined the Nets, I think the Warriors have the best chance of defending the title this season. They haven't lost a game yet!"

Buckley replied with a serious face.

After saying that, he laughed first.

Lin Ying patted Buckley on the shoulder after hearing this.

It seems that Buckley stepped into the role very quickly!

And when it comes to this, Lin Ying remembered that during the preseason, Barkley was quite optimistic about the Nets and even created a new meme to "enjoy the game."

If I join the Nets now, this kind of noise will disappear, and the air will become a lot safer.

…

Fans are waiting to see the Thanksgiving Day riding net battle.

Fans are discussing the next "victim" of the Nets with a full lineup, but it is obvious that the Cavaliers are not a "victim" level team.

What’s very interesting is that before the game even started, fans started fighting on social media.

"A team that won a single victory will become swollen? Will it be the next victim? Just watch, they will be beaten out of their original shape soon!"

"The Nets are a team that bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong. They didn't win a game against the Warriors and Spurs before. With the addition of Durant, they think they can beat the Cavaliers? That's crazy!"

"It was the stupidest decision for them to let Chandler go. Durant can indeed change the Nets' offense, but can he make up for the Nets' defensive losses?"

"Defense wins championships. The Cavaliers won even with Chandler last season. The Nets can't beat the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference!"

…

"Looking at what you said, I thought Durant was Kevin Martin. Durant was in the Thunder because of offensive needs, so he invested less in defense. I don't really think he is poor at defense, right?"

"Me too. If I didn't watch the ball and just listened to what they said, I would have thought that the Nets, like D'Antoni's Suns, only attack but not defend! I didn't even look at the Nets' perimeter defense configuration!"

"Defense wins championships, but whoever scores more points wins games. Let's not talk about defense. Can the Cavaliers defend the Nets' current offensive firepower?"

"They all said that they lost to the Warriors and Spurs without Durant, but the most critical part of the problem is that now we have Durant!"

…

Because of James' return, Cavaliers fans have increased sharply this season. Also because of James' return, many Cavaliers fans are hostile to the Nets.

After all, in the previous New York Derby, the Nets had been suppressing the Knicks.

Now that the Nets are trying to suppress the Cavaliers, they naturally can no longer remain calm.

However, the foundation accumulated by the Nets over the past few years has also given Nets fans sufficient confidence. They do not tolerate each other.

Therefore, the confrontation on social media before the game was quite fierce, which also made this already high-profile game even more interesting.

The game is at the Barclays Center, and the Nets are sitting at home waiting to do their work.

In the training session on the match day, Karl arranged targeted low-post tactical training.

In order to compete with the Warriors, Love lost weight this season, which caused his defensive and rebounding abilities in the low post to plummet.

Therefore, the Cavaliers have a big problem with interior defense this season. Basically, if the big man hits Love in the interior, Smith has to attack in advance.

Thanks to the strong defensive capabilities of Smith and James, the Cavaliers can still cope with ordinary big men.

But against teams like the Mavericks and Celtics, they have to pull Tristan Thompson up to play the five position.

Moreover, after Lin Ying and Durant talked before, they also went to find Karl and expressed their thoughts.

Carl didn't object.

The loss last season was a lesson, and he also wanted to minimize the consumption of the dual-core in the regular season.

So this is another stage for Jokic to show off his low-post skills.

What is different from the past is that Jokic had an additional "temporary coach" during training today.

Barkley naturally has to work as a team consultant, and he has been immediately arranged by the team to coach Jokic.

Barkley also appeared excited.

Not for anything else, just because this guy Jokic... his butt is too perky!

Lin Ying usually likes to pat his head, but when he saw Jokic, he couldn't help but pat his butt because it felt so good.

Of course, Barkley is not because of his touch, but because many of his skills require a good butt.

This was one of the reasons why he was willing to teach Lin Ying back then.

"Yes, just use it like that. When you go back to chisel, it will hit your big ass. Believe me! They won't be able to enjoy it..."

Jokic's eyes were opened.

He knows that the hips are very important when posting up, but Barkley obviously uses this part to the extreme.

Even though Barkley has retired for many years, his skills will never go out of style.

It can even be said that many players in the league now use these little skills of his in back-up play.

The rest of the Nets stood on the sidelines and watched.

Durant reached out and gestured, obviously he was also learning.

Like Lin Ying, he will never be satisfied with his pursuit of technology.

Lin Ying was very touched when he saw it. This was how Buckley taught him back then.

"The Cavaliers are going to suffer tonight."

Durant looked at it for a while and concluded.

Although he has just started practicing, Jokic's golf IQ is too high, and the speed at which he masters skills cannot be described as amazing.

Perhaps only Jordan's words full of sea smell can be used to describe it:

He can learn the so-called basketball skills instantly!

…

That night, the Barclays Center was fully booked, and quite a few celebrities were present.

The appearance of one person is quite eye-catching, Spike Lee.

Lee's role in New York was similar to Nicholson's in Los Angeles.

One is the Knicks' super iron, and the other is the Lakers' super iron.

What's striking about him is that just like Nicholson won't go to a Clippers game, Lee has never been to a Nets home court before.

But today he is here.

This appearance can be said to be quite unexpected.

But fans with rich imaginations can probably understand why he was there.

The Knicks are so unsatisfactory now that even Riley failed to recruit big-name stars this summer and can only focus on the next free market.

This means that the Knicks are basically giving up this season.

It feels like the Knicks have turned into the Heat. There seems to be no other fun except watching Anthony score.

Of course this is a secondary factor, the main reason is James.

Yes, James' decision made Ballmer very angry, and as a Knicks die-hard, Lee was also quite angry.

After all, only New York has always betrayed players, such as Ewing before; no player has ever betrayed New York!

So he definitely doesn't want to see James well.

But the Knicks definitely can't count on it, but the Nets can.

After all, the Nets are also a New York team!

Humans, most of the time in life are actually making choices, and Li coming to the scene was also a choice.

Of course, Lee wasn't the only one making the choice.

After the warm-up, the opening ceremony began.

The Cavaliers took the field first as the visiting team.

Irving, Josh Smith, Shumpert, Love, James.

When James finally came on the court, there were boos at Barclays Center.

This surprised James. He was booed last season at the Knicks' home court, but now he was booed at the Nets' home court.

All we can say is that there must be a lot of Knicks fans at the Barclays Center tonight.

After the visiting team comes the home team.

The first one to appear was Durant.

The Barclays Center exploded instantly.

Compared with the boos James had just enjoyed before, the contrast was overwhelming.

And this reaction from the fans is so normal. This is Durant's first show at the Nets' home court!

Durant, Ariza, Bradley, Jokic, Lin Ying!

When Lin Ying finally appeared on the stage, the Barclays Center burst into cheers at the loudest decibel level.

The emperor of Brooklyn basketball nation, Lin-King!

Cutting shots were given on the scene.

Although tonight is Durant's home debut, Lin Ying PK James is an eternal topic.

Especially after James went to the Cavaliers and switched to small forward.

And one thing that is easily overlooked because of the Texas Twins is that the Nets were eliminated by the Cavaliers last season.

Last season, the Nets were unable to support themselves because of Lin Ying, but this season, they will definitely come back with a revenge after they regain their strength.

After the opening ceremony, the starting players of both sides immediately took the stage.

James still went to the technical stage to throw up magnesium powder.

But he was greeted by boos from some fans. New York fans are really not easy to mess with.

James' face looked ugly.

It's a pity that it wasn't just a fan who was spraying him, otherwise he would have sprayed him back on the spot.

He often worries about his own image, but if he is really cruel, his fans will criticize him.

Jump ball from Jokic and Smith in the center circle.

When the referee's whistle sounded, Jokic's long arm moved the ball back to the Nets half.

The moment he picked up the ball, he was almost moved to tears.

This is a historic moment in his career.

The Nets got the first opportunity to attack. Lin Ying held the ball on the outside, and Jokic dropped directly to the low post to ask for the ball with his back.

For the Cavaliers, Smith is ready to double attack at any time.

Although Jokic didn't play well against Love in the playoffs last season, Love's weight loss this season has changed many things.

Lin Ying did not give the ball immediately, but held the ball with one hand and signaled the weak side's tactical movement with the other hand.

Durant and Ariza played off-the-ball tactics on the weak side.

Even on the weak side, it's impossible not to guard against Durant's off-ball moves, because it's Kobe's fake move, and you can't do it without being caught.

With this movement, Smith was restrained and moved away.

Lin Ying followed up and fed the ball in. After receiving the ball, Jokic quickly hit Love with his back.

With the first hit, Love felt his stomach being hit hard by Jokic's big butt.

And Jokic is so smart that he even made a small improvement on Barkley's technique, concentrating his entire weight on his butt.

On the first play, Love almost turned over without being hit.

The Cavaliers haven't played against the Warriors yet this season, and it's unclear whether Love's weight loss will have any effect.

But one thing is certain, he has now become a must-choice breakthrough for opponents on the defensive end.

Just when Love was holding his breath and preparing for Jokic's next big butt impact, Jokic had already turned and hooked towards the baseline.

Among the low post skills he trained this past summer, hook shots were the focus.

This is tailor-made for him by the Nets, because he is not an absolutely powerful insider, this technique will be very effective.

"Uh-huh!"

Facts have also proved that Jokic's hook shot was a sure hit.

The Nets come out on top!

The cheers at the Barclays Center erupted instantly, and it was already starting to become a bit unstoppable!

But looking back, James suddenly scored on Love, and Love immediately responded with a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

You can't tell anything else about Love's weight loss, but because he is a jumper, his entire shooting movement has obviously become faster after losing weight.

Then, after the Nets advanced to the frontcourt, this time it was Lin Ying who ran without the ball, leaving Durant to feed Jokic the ball.

This is feeding in turns, a fancy operation.

The Cavaliers' help defense still couldn't improve.

Durant and the others didn't dare to let go, but Lin Ying dared to let go?

Jokic once again got a chance to play Love one-on-one.

Love didn't dare to lower his focus this time.

He didn't know whether it was because he lost weight and lost his ability to fight, or because Jokic became stronger, that he realized how flexible this little fat guy was.

Then, Jokic directly possessed Barkley, and his big butt pushed inward.

Le Fu: "..."

Love now feels what Westbrook felt before.

Life is like harmony, resistance is useless.

In the eyes of the fans, Jokic pushed Love to the inside just a few times, then pressed Love under him and easily put the ball into the basket.

"Oh, this big ass!"

In the commentary box, O'Neal watched this scene and couldn't help but sigh.

When he said this, he unconsciously turned his head and glanced to the left.

Oh, Barkley isn't here.