After the preseason ended, following personnel cuts, the Warriors officially announced their roster for the 05/06 season:
Center: Kwa Brown, Adonal Foyle, Andris Biedrins.
Power Forward: Qin Yue, Troy Murphy, Zac Kabaka.
Small Forward: Mike Dunleavy, Jawad Williams.
Shooting Guard: Jason Richardson, Michael Pietrus.
Point Guard: Baron Davis, Jarrett Jack, Will Bynum, Aaron Miles.
Before the regular season starts, the return of "French Jordan" Pietrus, who was unexpectedly injured while representing the French n’s Basketball Team in the EuroBasket this sumr, beca the biggest positive news Qin Yue received after rectifying the Warriors’ internal atmosphere.
Standing 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighing over 220 pounds, Pietrus possesses outstanding physical qualities and often showcases breathtaking dunks after cuts during gas.
However, Pietrus’s true specialty is his defense.
Especially one-on-one defense on the periter.
Moreover, as an international player, Pietrus’s on-court tactical execution far surpasses those Warriors players accustod to playing "tanking basketball."
Although Pietrus’s ball-handling offense can be ignored in the NBA...
However, on his first training session upon returning from injury, Qin Yue imdiately felt the energy this "French Jordan" infused into the team’s defense.
Additionally, to fill out the roster this year, the Warriors have clearly prioritized the geographic origins of players’ "college registrations" when signing free agents.
For instance, Bynum and Williams, who both signed with the Warriors as undrafted players.
The forr was Jack’s backcourt partner at Georgia Institute of Technology, while the latter was a senior graduate from UNC Tar Heels.
These two have a common trait, which is that they both co from the ACC league.
These are two signings that Warriors GM Chris Mullin deliberately made.
He is adding "his own people" to Qin Yue’s roster.
The internal complexity of NBA teams absolutely exceeds the imagination of ordinary people.
Since most internal issues within NBA teams are resolved internally...
Ordinary people have no idea what kind of stories are playing out behind the scenes before an otherwise unspectacular regular season ga.
As for Mullin’s good intentions, the next day, Qin Yue warmly invited Bynum and Williams to join his "dinner club."
Having learned from Jas, Qin Yue understood clearly that relying solely on brute force... his domination over the Warriors is destined not to last long.
Thus, after training every day, he would invite different Warriors players to have dinner together and exchange training insights and ga experiences.
Currently, the core mbers of this club include only Jack and Brown.
Bynum and Williams, whom he newly invited, are like "observers."
As for other Warriors players, they belong to the floating mbers.
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On November 2nd, at the Oracle Arena, the Warriors, having selected ssi during the sumr, officially began their journey in the 05/06 NBA regular season.
The day before the ga, Qin Yue’s personal manager Evans specially invited a renowned stylist from the Bay Area to redesign Qin Yue’s look for the upcoming rookie season opener.
"Ronnie, I’m going to play basketball... not participate in a Hollywood movie shoot." That day, looking at himself in the mirror, Qin Yue said with a face full of amused resignation.
How to describe Qin Yue’s updated look under Evans’s suggestion...
First was the hairstyle.
Upon seeing his spirited look under that "prince" hairstyle, Qin Yue imdiately thought of AC Milan’s prince Kaka during the sa period. (As pictured)
Regarding this, Evans explained to Qin Yue: "In the past, you always appeared too thuggish... As you know, David Stern has been trying to help the NBA improve its image in recent years.
So, in my view, it’s necessary for you to tell Warriors fans with your new hairstyle that you’re the ssiah who can bring them sunshine and warmth."
Hearing this, Qin Yue nodded in agreent.
Because he really knew... how much Stern hated the so-called gangster culture in the league during this period.
Next was Qin Yue’s gear.
Under Evans’s ticulous design, wearing a forearm sleeve on his left arm, a short elbow pad on his right arm, and a single leg compression gear on his right leg accompanied by a pair of NBA-standard mid-calf socks, this outfit would beco Qin Yue’s standard gear for the new season. (As pictured)
"I don’t understand, why do I only wear the leg compression gear on the right?"
"Asymtry is the key, Qin!"
In any case, under this new gear, wearing the Warriors’ No. 30 jersey, Qin Yue was styled by Evans to look like a trendy NBA star.
"Every NBA player needs to have their own unique label, including your celebratory moves after each dunk, and I’m designing that for you.
Qin, the NBA is a business league. Your responsibility is to play basketball well, and my responsibility is to make sure you appear in the public eye in the most handso way."
It must be said, the new style Evans designed for him indeed had its own unique appeal.
On the night of the 2nd, when Qin Yue appeared on the court, looking at this handso and towering Eastern gentleman, the entire arena erupted into bursts of screams for him.
If it were the usual tis, Garnett warming up on the other half of the Warriors’ court would definitely use his trash talk to greet Qin Yue once the ga started: "Are you here to show off or to play ball?"
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