Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 44 Double Return

Before the game started, Brown came to the locker room with two assistant coaches and announced the starting lineup for the opening game.

Mo Williams, Parker, James, Varejao, O'Neal.

After announcing the starting lineup and making some simple mobilization remarks, Brown led everyone out of the locker room.

As soon as Brown left, Valanciunas stood up with a strange cry and looked at Hansen with a provocative look.

O'Neal's statement, coupled with the changes in training over the past few days, made him think he was about to lose his starting position.

But fortunately, this is James' team. As long as we hold on to James' thigh, what can't we have?

O'Neill frowned.

"Han, come out for a moment." At this moment, Ma Long came back and called Han Sen out of the locker room.

"The team has considered your youth and inexperience, so they plan to have you start as a substitute. You need to adjust your mindset." Ma Long came to help Han Sen with his psychological counseling.

After all, based on his preseason performance, Hansen deserves to start.

Han Sen nodded without saying anything.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't keep it in your heart." Ma Long was a little worried about Han Sen's abnormal reaction.

"Nothing to say." Han Sen replied with a smile.

"No?" Ma Long didn't believe it.

"Not really."

Ma Long said nothing more when he saw this, and motioned Han Sen to go back and prepare well.

Given their relationship, there was no need for Han Sen to hide it.

However, he still couldn't see through Han Sen's thoughts.

After a while, Pierce came to call the players to go to the court to warm up.

When he entered the stadium, Han Sen was stunned by the scene.

The Quicken Loans Arena, which can accommodate 20,000 people, was already packed to the brim, with even some young fans standing in the aisles.

Moreover, many fans had the Cavaliers' logo on their faces, showing their passion.

This is completely different from the preseason.

Although Cleveland is small, it has been a strong team in the Eastern Conference in recent years, with a large basketball market and a large number of fans.

There is still more than half an hour left before the game, which includes the final warm-up time and the opening ceremony.

After shooting a few three-pointers, Han Sen sat on the sidelines to rest.

He had a pretty good touch tonight, so keep some of it in the game.

At this moment, Cunningham sat down next to Hansen and leaned over to ask:

"Why don't they let you start?"

"pretty good."

"Pretty good?" Cunningham turned around and looked at Hansen in confusion.

"I still like to have more of the ball in my hands." Han Sen said, glancing at the court.

Cunningham followed his gaze and saw James still shooting warm-up shots at the far end.

He understood in an instant.

When James is on the court, the ball is in James' hands. Whether Hansen can receive the ball depends on James' mood.

But if you play as a substitute, the situation will be much better.

Although Hansen is now defined as a 3D player, it can be seen from the preseason that he is still very different from the real 3D player like Parker.

The warm-up was almost done and the scene entered the opening ceremony, first the visiting team and then the home team.

The visiting team was introduced as a formality, and the Magic's starting five was soon announced:
Jameer Nelson, Vince Carter, Matt Barnes, Rashard Lewis, Howard.

The Magic were swept by the Lakers in the finals last season, and the management also made targeted reinforcements. They sent away starting small forward Turkoglu and replaced him with Carter, who has better one-on-one ability.

In the Carter trade, they were forced to lose last season's starting shooting guard Courtney Lee, so they also signed Barnes from the market as a supplement.

After the visiting team finished introducing themselves, the lights at the scene dimmed, leaving only the light strip between the first and second floors still glowing.

Then the background music started playing and the opening animation began to play on the LED screen. When the music reached its climax, the LED screen went dark and flames suddenly shot out from the four corners.

"It's time for Cleveland to stand up and welcome the Cavaliers' starting lineup!"

Just at this moment, the DJ's powerful voice rang out.

The opening ceremony and DJ style of each NBA team are different. From what Han Sen heard now, this DJ is definitely qualified.

Not only were the emotions of the fans at the scene completely aroused by his elongated tone, but even he himself was made to feel his blood boiling.

Every starting player can come up with his own action when he makes his debut. O'Neal's is the most special. When he came on the court, he directly "knocked Parker to the ground".

Of course, the biggest response was due to James's performance as the last player to appear on stage.

His introduction was also quite personal.

"Ohio's Chosen One from St. Mary's High School, No. 23, LeBron James."

Listening to the deafening cheers, Han Sen subconsciously revealed a hint of yearning.

That's just an idea, but now that you're in the NBA, who wouldn't want to be a starter?

The match between the two sides started soon, and Han Sen also sat on the sidelines to observe the situation on the field.

One advantage of being a substitute player is that you can observe your opponent on the spot, which is an effect that cannot be achieved through video analysis.

And Han Sen is a trainer, so he can see more carefully from the sidelines.

Halfway through the game, the Cavaliers were trailing 11 to 16.

What can be clearly felt is that the Magic's offensive strength has declined a lot compared to last season.

On the one hand, this is related to the Cavaliers' introduction of O'Neal to limit Howard's performance, and on the other hand, it is also because they traded Turkoglu.

Turkoglu is the real organizational core of the Magic.

Organization is not just about how many assists you get, but about the organization of the team's offense.

So even though Carter may be able to get the same number of assists as Turkoglu, the actual effect he can produce is very different.

Of course, compared to the Magic's decline, the Cavaliers' offensive problems are bigger.

Brown did not change the starting lineup, and the Cavaliers' preseason problems still existed in the regular season.

In fact, as Hansen said before, if the starting lineup is not changed, we can only hope that James will have a hot hand from the outside.

But the probability of this happening is obviously much lower than the probability of it not happening.

The photographer on the scene turned the camera to Brown, and the fans started to make a lot of noise.

All fans could see O'Neal's public statement, and it was also recognized by the majority of fans.

But now Brown's stubbornness has put the team into an extremely passive situation.

Brown finally couldn't stand the pressure and turned around to call Cunningham.

When Varejao left the court, there were sporadic boos from some fans.

3投0中，0分2板1失误1犯规，这就是瓦莱乔下场前交出的数据单。

After being provoked by Han Sen before, he dared to shoot in an open position tonight, but the problem was that he couldn't make the shot.

He didn't shoot in the first five years of his professional career. How could he learn it in just half a month?
Just as Varejao walked to the bench, Hansen smiled and said to him, "Grass is a plant."

The other teammates looked confused, but Valanciunas was so angry that his face turned green.

This is a civilized expression that only the two of them can understand.

Hansen doubled the provocative expression that Varejao had shown him in the locker room.

This is actually why Hansen replied "nothing to say" when Ma Long asked him.

From a personal point of view, it is a pity that he failed to make the starting lineup.

But if you look at it from a broader perspective, this result is actually a good thing, because it allows fans to take a good look at how unreasonable the Cavaliers' current lineup is.

By then it won't be O'Neal asking Brown to change the starting lineup, but the fans.

Even James, the so-called "King" of Cleveland, could not stop the surging public opinion.

(End of this chapter)