Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 37 Why are we falling behind again?
The first drill went well.

Of course, with the Cavaliers' outside players, apart from LeBron James to defend Suwan, no one else can pose any threat to him now, including McGinnis, who can only compete with Suwan when he is in good form.

Without turning on "The zone" mode, Suwan's actual level is probably in the upper-middle level of substitute rotation players.

This shows how weak the Cavaliers' overall strength on the outside is in the new season.

The specific results will have to be verified in the upcoming regular season.

After the training, all members of the Cavaliers set off for the Milwaukee Bucks.

In the early 21st century, the Bucks were a strong team in the Eastern Conference. As the power struggle among Ray Allen, "Big Dog" and "Alien" intensified, the Bucks management simply took a one-size-fits-all approach and sent all three of them away, promoting Michael Redd to become the new head of the Bucks.

Reed lived up to expectations. Last season, he had "unlimited firing rights" and played all 82 regular season games, averaging 21.7 points, 5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, and led the team into the playoffs.

However, at the end of last season, TJ Ford suffered a season-ending injury. Not only did he miss the rest of last season, he will also miss the entire regular season of the new season, which casts a shadow on the Bucks' journey in the new season.

Although TJ Ford averaged only 7.1 points per game last season, he provided 6.5 assists per game and was the absolute "engine" of the team. Without his breakthrough and passing the ball, Reed on the wing would have been faced with more severe double-teaming.

As expected, in the Bucks' first game of the new season, they faced the worst of the worst teams, the Magic, who had the worst record in the league last season and traded their ace Tracy McGrady. They ultimately suffered a bitter defeat.

Reed's performance was not good either, scoring 21 points on 9 of 19 shots, with a true shooting percentage of only 45.3%!

Suwan was not impressed with Michael Redd. He only knew that he scored 57 points in a single game during his peak period, was selected into the "Dream Team ", and then there was the famous "Zun Yi Conference". As the boss of Yi Jianlian later, he and Mo Williams were given the title of "the only one in the backcourt" by domestic fans.

Other insights come from the team's scouting report on him:
A left-handed player, his physical fitness is in the upper middle for the No. 2 position, he has outstanding shooting ability, his shooting posture is not standard, but his shooting speed is very fast; he has a certain ability to post up in the low post, and he often makes a wonderful pass in the post-up, which is his main way to get assists. His breakthrough ability is limited by his strength and is not outstanding. He has excellent off-ball running ability, and he has the ability to observe the opponent's defense line, and he can adjust his running position according to the opponent's defense...

This isn’t the type of player Suwan is good at defending.

Even when he turns on "The zone" mode, he is better at dealing with those breakthrough players who attack with the ball.

For example, Desmond Mason, the "01 All-Star Slam Dunk Champion" at the Bucks' three position.

So he planned to switch defense.

Newbell agreed without hesitation for a second.

In the future, he will rely on Su Wan to fight against those "heavy tanks" in the third position for him!

Today is the Bucks' home opener of the new season, so even though the Bucks lost the first game of the new season, the Bradley Arena was still packed tonight. It's just that their enthusiasm was a little off.

When LeBron James came on the court, they cheered.

Milwaukee is only 701 kilometers away from Cleveland, and it only takes 2 hours by plane. They are jealous of Cleveland for having LeBron James. They hope that Milwaukee will also have such a "city son".

Not only them, but all small cities want to have Cleveland's luck.

"Behave!"

Before the game started, Paul Silas rarely gave Suwan serious instructions.

The outside public opinion put him under a lot of pressure.

Su Wan still said the same thing: "First, I have to get the ball!" In the first two games, he only had the ball when LeBron James couldn't break through. But how many teams in the league can have a defensive configuration like the Pacers, or a center like the Heat to compress the space in the paint?
The Bucks' starting power forward is "Larry Bird II" Van Horn, who was once chosen by "Red Cardinal", a "number four anti-aircraft gun" born in the wrong era; the center position is Dan Gadzuric, an athletic inside player from UCLA who later went to the CBA to replace him to test the quality of rebounding.

The situation on the outside was even more terrible. In the "one-man backcourt", Reed at least had some defensive ability, but Mo Williams really couldn't defend at all.

Moreover, he was on the bench for the Jazz last season, and this summer, when Ford was ruled out for the season and the Bucks were short of a point guard, he finally had the chance to become a starter. It is easy to imagine how strong he is.

Facing such a defense, how could LeBron not "brush" hard? Ah, no, how could he not seize the opportunity and show off his breakthrough ability?
Su Wan knew LeBron quite well, and LeBron did not disappoint Su Wan. He started to attack with the ball in various ways.

After two days of "high-end games", LeBron now seems to be untied when facing the Bucks' defense that can be penetrated with one poke. He scores points easily after various breakthroughs, like a "killer god" who charges into battle and fights against hundreds of enemies alone.

Suwan and other players on the Cavaliers all became spectators.

The offensive end of the Cavaliers is like LeBron's solo performance stage.

In less than 7 minutes, LeBron scored 10 points.

During this period, Su Wan touched the ball once.

However, while LeBron continued to break through and score, the Bucks also continued to score, and Mo Williams really couldn't defend LeBron.

But LeBron couldn't defend against his breakthrough pass either.

Thanks to his leadership, the Bucks still led 18 to 13 even though LeBron played brilliantly.

This situation was inexplicably disadvantageous to the Cavaliers.

LeBron feels like he's screwed.

The opponent couldn't defend him at all in this game, so it should have been him who "carried the whole game"!

Why now...

Falling behind again?
He is not "Sister Li"!
Su Wan was also surprised. He didn't expect that the Bucks would have such fierce firepower in the fast-paced offensive. What he didn't know was that the game between the Cavaliers and the Bucks, which was originally played without him, ended with the Bucks winning by 102 points, 88 to 14.

LeBron James played very well in this game, scoring 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Putting aside his 40% shooting percentage and 4 turnovers, these are his peak performance statistics.

The Bucks won this game by relying on fast-paced offense.

Drew Gooden and "Big Z"'s mobility was perfectly utilized by them, and they frequently played fast break counterattacks and a lot of "secondary offense". Just look at the original Van Horn's data in this game, 22 points and 14 rebounds, a "big double-double". If you don't know, you might think Van Horn suddenly turned into a "tough guy under the basket".

When playing against a team like this, you have to get down to business.

Paul Silas called a timeout: "LeBron, you have to slow down the pace."

LeBron didn't want to.

Are you kidding? We just practiced the same tactics yesterday and fought a positional battle. Now the ball is in Su Wan's hands again, right?
Will he be the one to open up the situation then?

This is more painful than killing him. No, no, absolutely not!
(End of this chapter)