One Hundred and Thirty Six: Locker Room Status + One Sixteen

boom!

Doug completed a two-handed dunk under the basket!

It was the first time in his life that he dunked with both hands, although the bounce height was reduced a lot.

But the most important thing about this matter is that Doug's coordination has improved by nearly ten percent compared to before. This has brought about all-round improvements. For example, his breakthrough angle is larger than before, his back turn can reach nearly 360 degrees, and his one-handed dunk height has increased by nearly ten centimeters, which is no longer so reluctant. . At the same time, his in-situ shooting time has also been shortened by almost a second.

Another good thing is that his thighs seem to be less stiff, which allows him to increase his stride length.

If he encounters Ibaka again, Doug will never be so embarrassed again.

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The Heat's performance last season can only be described as a nightmare, with 15 wins and 67 losses. This is the worst record in Miami's history, and it also achieved the first and second league records in team history. They are 15-game losing streak and 11-game losing streak respectively.

This record also led to Pat Riley handing over the coaching position to his former assistant Spoelstra. He obviously didn't want to hold the post-game failure summary meeting one after another.

During the offseason, the budget-conscious Heat didn't make big moves, and everything was a small business. First, Chris Quinn was renewed for 2 years at a price of 2 million U.S. dollars. Then, former All-Star center Magloire was given a veteran's basic salary. No guaranteed basic salary is recruited under the banner.

At present, the feeling of the Heat's lineup is that the positions of the two forwards are extremely crowded, and the shooting guard has Dwyane Wade in charge, so he can sit back and relax.

However, positions 1 and 5 can be described as disasters.

First of all, the No. 1 position has been unsustainable since Bai Qiaokouli Williams left. Chris Quinn has proven that he is only suitable as a substitute, he can't control the overall situation. Marcus Banks, who was traded from Phoenix last year, was a disaster. He proclaims himself a superstar all the time, and he and Dwyane Wade are completely incompatible.

So, they drafted NCAA runner-up Mario Chalmers this year, and then brought in Sean Livingston, a completely scrapped talent.

At the 5th position, with Mourning retiring, they only have one real center, Matt Blunt. This Matt Blunt has a resounding title of 'the worst center in the NBA'. For this title, absolutely no one Will compete with, and absolutely no one will pretend to be "modest" and claim to be the "second worst center in the East".

This year, Patley signed to Magloire with the basic salary of a veteran. At the same time, he also recruited several players from NBDL to join the training camp. Obviously, he does not intend to rescue it again.

"Pat Riley's operation in the offseason completely discredited the name of 'magic operator'. I can't imagine him actually introducing Diawara, James Jones, Dorell when the forwards are already full. Wright, Michael Beasley and other forwards. Doesn't he know the vacancies in the 1 and 5 positions on his team?"

"Oh, don't be angry, Charlie. Didn't our president pick Snoopy for us? He's a center who calls himself a point guard. He can solve two problems at the same time. How cool!"

"Fucking Snoopy, I'd rather pay to go to his concert than see him in a Miami jersey..."

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Doug drove to the Florida Atlantic University arena in Berkeleyton, where Miami's training camp for this season is set up, where they will train twice a day and have intra-team competitions every Friday and Saturday.

When he was bored on the road, he turned on the radio, but the content in it was all insulting Pat Riley and satirizing himself by the way. But the people of Florida still have a sense of humor. They usually attack themselves and then play their own song: "Shake-it-Off".

When he arrived at the arena parking lot, Michael Beasley happened to drive over in his supercar.

He was very surprised to see Doug, and he circled around Doug's car twice: "So, you drive a pickup truck to work?"

"Is there anything wrong? It is more practical and has better safety performance." Doug replied calmly.

He has no interest in supercars. In his eyes, cars are just means of transportation.

Beasley obviously didn't think so. His ears had been adorned with shiny diamond studs, and around his neck was a shining gold necklace. When he opened his mouth to speak, even his teeth were covered with gold braces.

It was obvious that he didn't pay attention to his rookie class in New York. Of course, in the end he was fired too.

"Listen, Snoopy. You have to dress yourself up. It's a sign of money. If you walk into the locker room and you don't have a piece of value on you, people will treat you like a bottom player." Michael Beasley Pat on the chest: "Remember, we are lottery picks. We are different from those second-round picks and undrafted picks. We have guaranteed contracts."

Du Ge completely disagrees with his theory, he is a pragmatist, he does not want to pursue the so-called face.

But Beasley's words reminded him, and he remembered the topic that his mentor gave him: So, part of the reason why NBA players go bankrupt is because of vanity comparisons?

The two walked into the practice facility together, and in the locker room they found their lockers with their jerseys, Doug still in No. 10 and Michael Beasley in No. 30. However, Michael Beasley's closet is to the left of Dwyane Wade and Shawn Marion on the other.

And Doug's closet is relatively close to the door.

It's a status symbol.

While the two were changing clothes, players came in one after another.

Michael Beasley quickly got along with them, but Doug sat quietly by the side. He didn't know much about the way some low-level blacks greeted him, and he wasn't the kind of person who was very enthusiastic with others when he came up.

"Hey rookie, welcome to the NBA."

Haslem, who was sitting next to Doug, was the first to reach out to Doug: "I am the captain of this team."

Doug shook his hand with a smile and introduced himself.

Dwyane Wade was the last person to walk into the locker room. When he came in, the noisy locker room became a little quieter.

Wade clapped his hands. He stood in the middle of the field and spoke like a leader. He said some plans for the new season and words of encouragement.

After he finished speaking, everyone applauded.

Then, he sat down in the middle, and team staff started to come over and whisper things in his ear.

It only took half an hour. Duge roughly divided the levels of the entire locker room.

Dwyane Wade is the supreme franchise player.

Shawn Marion is the second-ranked star player.

Then there are Haslem and Magloire, the two big brothers in the locker room.

Further down are the main rotation players such as Marcus Banks, James Jones, Diawara, Dorell Wright, Barrett, Dae Quinn Cook, and Chris Quinn.

Then there are rookies and fringe people like Joel Anthony, Mario Chalmers, Sean Livingston and himself.

Michael Beasley is a bit special, he is the second place with high expectations. In the tactical manual just issued, his degree of autonomy in tactics is second only to Dwyane Wade, higher than Sean Marion, who mainly plays off the ball, but in terms of actual influence, he may even be ranked behind Ha Under Slem, but stronger than the general main rotation.

At least, no one will ask him to backpack in the parking lot.

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