Chapter 717 Final form? Far from here!
Chapter 717 The final form? It’s far from here!
Although the deal between the 76ers and the Celtics was finalized, players involved in the transaction still need to pass a physical examination to make the transaction finalized.
Physical examination, player reports, joint training, and participate in official competitions.
It takes a process.
The regular season is still long, and the 76ers are patient to wait for Rondo to finish the program.
On February 2, the incomplete 76ers won easily against the Detroit Pistons.
It was also on this day that Rondo officially passed the physical examination of 76 people.
On February 3, Rondo and Chris Johnson joined the 76ers' training.
A capable defender suddenly appeared on the training ground, and Wei Xia was a little uncomfortable.
Wei Xia never expected that seeing Rondo would be his teammate when she saw him again.
"I thought you would live your life in Los Angeles." Rondo's seemingly reminiscent of the past was a distant face. "Your performance in the finals will still be in my nightmare."
In six years, both sides changed their minds in the 2008 final.
"Los Angeles does not believe in loyalty," said Wei Xia.
Rondo sneered: "Boston doesn't believe it either."
"We have something in common, right?" Wei Xia was not sure whether Rondo's arrogant and arrogant personality could be integrated into the team.
Rondo may be arrogant in front of others, but not in front of Wei Xia. He knew Wei Xia's strength. Wei Xia, who could change the finals results with his own strength six years ago, is now stronger.
He wants to prove himself more than anyone else.
Moreover, Rondo is extremely confident: "Our biggest thing in common is that no one is better at inspiring your potential than me."
In addition to the future US president, all those who speak in the sentence "No one is better than me" have the corresponding strength to base themselves.
Wei Xia believes that Rondo is the best point guard he has ever partnered with in his career - a healthy Nash may be better, but he is not healthy.
Rondo met with others and introduced each other.
Only Holiday acted coldly, he knew that Rondo had to play as a substitute when he came.
Holiday can play two defenders, but Wei Xia is already the second starting position of the 76ers. Rondo beat his No. 1 position and he can only play the sixth position.
This is also what Jay Wright told him in advance.
Holiday accepted the arrangement of the sixth man, but he also had objections. His objection was that Rondo didn't play a game, so how could he be sure that he was the better one?
Wright assured him that if Rondo does not play the performance the coaching staff wants to see, he will return to the starter.
Holiday gave up just now.
The difference between Holiday and Farid is that he has signed a contract extension with the 76ers and has no desire to perform in the contract year. Therefore, it is not unacceptable to play the sixth player in order to improve the team's competitiveness.
On February 3, the 76ers played back-to-back at home.
In this battle, Rondo still did not enter the activation list.
The commentator knew Yu Xin: "It seems that the 76ers decided to create topics. They wanted Rajon Rondo to make him appear on February 5, the 76ers' last game against the Celtics this season."
The first game after being traded by the old club was facing the old club, which is a rare encounter.
The Nets are considered a strong team in the Eastern Conference. Last year, they established the third super team of this century, and are heading for a destruction like the first two super teams.
Now, Pierce and Garnett are one year older, and the team's competitiveness has declined to the naked eye.
Rondo wore training suits to watch the game.
Wei Xia ran to the Nets' wing and easily scored 42 points with a large number of catch shots and a small number of ball-holding attacks.
The Nets, ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, fell vulnerable.
"I've talked to many people. The Sixers are the strongest team in the East and I've always followed them. I'm familiar with their tactics, and what I've learned about them before will help me accelerate my integration into the team."
Rondo did not appear, but the reporters paid a lot of attention.
"Everyone said I'm the one who's going to pass the ball to Wish in the next few years, yes, I think so, that's what I'm here for."
Facing the camera, Rondo did not show his arrogance that many people in the 76ers could not get used to.
His abnormal, modest attitude and perceptive answers seemed to have really changed himself.
"Running!"
“Is this where you should be?”
"D Marcus, don't keep asking me to say the same thing!"
"When I was playing the finals, you were still crazy in high school, so you can't stare at me!"
"I'll do whatever I say. You idiot who can't even play with the referee, don't show off your power to me here, Understand?"
On the first day of Rondo's participation in the team competition, Wei Xia realized how important it is to make this deal.
The gods are above, and someone can finally discipline this bear in the center of the sunset!
Cousins was completed on the first day of Rondo's formal training.
Moreover, Rondo has many conveniences to discipline Cousins. They are all from Kentucky, and Rondo is Cousins' senior. Rondo was once the top three point guards in the league and hosted the offense of a championship team. He is very smart, and can even be said to have a high IQ, and has a bad personality and has zero tolerance for idiots.
Cousins was dissatisfied at first. Why did Rajon Rondo, an abandoned son who was sold by the team as a waste after being seriously injured?
So there was Rondo's words, "When I was playing the finals, you were still slapping vegetables in high school, so fucking glared at me!"
Rondo's irritability scared Cousins, really scared.
Wei Xia can calm him down, but Wei Xia rarely gets angry. In most cases, he is tolerant and encouraged him. Whenever Rondo sees him being ruthless, his mouth will come over like a machine gun. He will get his seniority, his resume and authentic identity as a senior.
Unbelievable and incredible, Cousins, who had been dominating the Sunset Center for four years, was subdued by Rondo.
At first, Wei Xia just felt that Rondo's nature was difficult to change, and later he discovered the strategy.
It is impossible for Rondo to not know Cousins' status in the team. He knows that Cousins is the most difficult thing among everyone. He is a point guard who mainly focuses on dispatch and needs to command the team like an arm. How can he quickly establish prestige?
Of course, it’s killing the chicken to scare the monkey!
That's right, Cousins is that chicken.
Seeing Cousins being curled up for this kind of virtue, the others did not dare to disobey Rondo's bad attitude.
Rondo quickly gathered the team and established his position in the team.
Wei Xia looked quietly and sighed again that the deal was done right.
At any time, there must be a bad guy in the team.
In the past, Wei Xia played the role of a good person and a bad person. He was in control of the lack of schizophrenia. Now with Rondo, he can be a good person with peace of mind. Anyway, Rondo doesn't plan to be a friend with any breathing creature in this stadium.
Rondo established his own position so quickly that even the coaching staff did not expect it.
The coaching staff, who had doubts about whether he could play in the game with the Celtic the day after tomorrow, decided to put him on the activation list.
On February 6, the 76ers submitted their players' roster early.
The outside world has been looking forward to it for a long time. What kind of combat power does the brand new 76ers have and what performances Rondo will perform against the old owner are all things that fans and critics want to know.
That night, 76 people arrived one hour in advance to warm up.
Rondo wore a non-Celtic No. 9 for the first time.
The 76ers' home No. 9 jersey looks awkward when worn on him.
"I'm still used to you wearing green." Wei Xia said.
But Rondo was not in the mood to express his feelings to Wei Xia: "I still want to see you wearing purple, can you still wear it?"
"That depends on whether the 76ers' jersey design will make a breakthrough in the future." Wei Xia expected him to wear the purple jersey again one day.
The audience found that Rondo was on the starting list.
Holiday, who played for 76ers for three consecutive years, sat on the bench.
At the beginning of the game, the 76ers won the jump ball, and Rondo found a fast break opportunity.
Wei Xia scored a layup.
That kind of ball cannot show his skills. His truly powerful organization and connection are reflected in positional warfare.
The Celtics play Jeff Green.
Green is the only reliable single-handed fighter at the Celtics. At the same time, Rondo gradually exposed some problems after a serious injury. His explosive power was much worse than in the past, and his lateral movement speed became slower, which affected his defense.
Before his injury, Rondo was selected for the defense lineup for four consecutive years, including one of the steals kings. Now he definitely does not have the strength to defend the lineup, and can only be considered above the average level.
76 people had long expected this.
Fortunately, his organizational ability has not deteriorated at all.
He had just practiced with the team for a few days and had already recorded most of the tactics. During the game, his tactical gestures rose and fell, and instigated the offense in an orderly manner.
"The last time the 76ers made such a reasonable attack, it has to be traced back to 2009. The 76ers had two Andres that year. Their selflessness allowed the team to get out of the haze of the Iverson era, but they didn't go much further."
The 76ers with Andre Iguodala and Andre Miller as the core won 41 wins and stopped in the first round, which was a flash in the pan.
Although teams with strong organizational attributes can play reasonable games, they cannot go much far.
The 76ers in Wei Xia's era were too brave and lacked masters who adapted and sorted out the offense. Nash's injury made him more willing but not capable. Rondo's joining made up for the team's most vulnerable shortcomings.
Although his defense is not as aggressive as Holiday, the Sixers are not that dependent on No. 1 defense.
Farid's assisted defense, Cousins' under-the-rack deterrence and Wei Xia's DPOY-level position influence are enough to make up for the shortcomings.
Rondo played 29 minutes in the game against the old master and sent 12 assists.
The 76ers' offensive was as elegant and gentle as a skater, scoring 126 points in the game, defeating the Celtics.
"Good stories often have a difficult beginning, and many stories are like this. But tonight, we started a good start." Jay Wright said confidently, "Please keep paying attention to our growth. I believe this is far from the final form of the 76ers."
Chapter completed!