The basketball association arranged the rooms for these NBA stars just as they did when they flew to various parts of the country to participate in competitions. They were three-star double rooms, two people per room. Adrian was surprised to find that his roommate turned out to be a multi-day student.
The missing Kobe Bryant.
When Adrian walked into the room with a small bag containing some changes of clothes, Kobe was already in the room. Adrian could see that his face was not looking too good, and there was a radiance in his open eyes.
He showed obviously suppressed anger. Obviously, he had just seen the three Garnetts gathered together, and he should also know the news of Garnett's transfer to the Celtics.
Garnett, Ray Allen, Pierce, there is no doubt that they all long for a championship of their own. But Kobe is also the same. He is eager to prove that he can lead the team to win the championship without that damn fat man.
Champion. Garnett, Ray Allen, and Pierce came together to form a championship lineup. This was not good news for Kobe.
"You know it all." Putting down his things, Adrian looked at Kobe and said calmly: "It seems that reality has disappointed you and Coach Phil!"
"That bastard fooled me!" Kobe's tone was full of anger and dissatisfaction. Adrian could probably guess who the targets of his irritation and dissatisfaction were, Kupchak and Buss, starting this summer.
Before, they obviously gave Kobe some kind of guarantee. But now, this guarantee has obviously failed.
"But that bastard told me that he still has a remedy plan." Kobe sat depressed for a while, and then said: "I'll see what his remedy plan is like!"
The remedy for failing to trade Garnett is to trade another helper who is not weaker than Garnett. Judging from history, this figure should obviously be the captain of the Spanish national team. The leader of the Grizzlies, Paul Garnett
Sol. To be honest, Pau Gasol is a more suitable power forward for the Lakers than Garnett. As a leader, Pau Gasol's personality and playing style are obviously unqualified, but as a second-in-command
, his strength is really suitable. He is strong, does not steal the ball, and can achieve perfect compatibility with Kobe.
But Adrian had to start thinking about another issue. That was what he should do after Pau Gasol arrived.
There is a big conflict between him and Pau Gasol!
This has nothing to do with personality, but a matter of style of play.
Pau Gasol can be said to be without a doubt the most suitable point forward for the Lakers' triangle offense. His offensive power, his attack range, his passing ability, his huge vision, and his understanding and execution of tactics
Strength. There is no doubt that after coming to the Lakers, Pau Gasol will still shoulder the important responsibility of his playmaker as he has in history. Where should Adrian go at that time?
Adrian is a point guard, not a point forward in the triangle offense. In the past season, he has been organizing the Lakers' offense in his own way. He also handled the issue of ball rights with Kobe fairly well.
Yes. But he is still not sure which one Phil Jackson will choose between himself and Pau Gasol as the team's new playmaker.
If it's Garnett, Adrian doesn't need to consider these issues. Although Garnett is more than a little better than Gasol in terms of offense, defense and even encouraging the team, in terms of organization,
Garnett is not a very good organizer. If Garnett comes, Adrian's organizational rights will be no problem, but if Pau Gasol comes, the situation will be more complicated.
He or Pau Gasol, who will the Lakers choose?
If the Lakers finally choose Pau Gasol as the core organizer, what should I do? Is it possible to give up the ball and become a pure low-post attacker, or... stand on the three-point line and wait for others to score?
The ball, and then do the dirty work on the defensive end? Just like Artest of the Lakers in history?
Adrian is unwilling to accept this style of play from the bottom of his heart. Although he feels that as an off-ball offensive player or a low-post attacker, he can also play well. But he is a point guard and a point guard.
What kind of point guard is a point guard who has the ball in his hands? Is it possible that he will be responsible for holding the ball for half the game in the future?
He once thought that Garnett might go against history and come to the Lakers, so that he would not need to consider this issue. But he did not expect that even after reaching the Western Conference Finals, the kind of trade plan proposed by the Lakers still could not impress the Timberwolves.
Minnesota's cold wind freezes the heart.
Kobe kept complaining about the management's deception, while Adrian sat on the bed, lowered his head, silently thinking about his own thoughts, and the room soon fell into a strange silence.
"Ed." After a long silence, Kobe suddenly said: "Want to go out later?"
"I, forget it." Adrian shook his head: "I'm really tired these days. I want to take a good rest and prepare for tomorrow's training."
"Well, that's it." Kobe nodded: "Go to bed early."
Coach K brought this large group of stars together with only one goal. The 29th Olympic Games to be held in Beijing in 2008. The United States, which had lost the championship three times in a row in international competitions, could never tolerate defeat anymore and had only one goal.
If you can have one, you are the champion. If you cannot win the championship, it means failure!
As for Coach K and these big stars, they have no problem with their strength. The biggest problem lies in the rules.
There is a big difference between fiba's rules and NBA's rules. Especially in the past few years, with the continuous development of NBA and various changes, the difference has become even greater. And the most important thing they have to do during training is
The thing is to get used to the difference in rules and get used to European tactics.
This can be seen from the members of the coaching staff selected by coach K. Bonham has a good understanding of continuous shooting, and he can teach the players how to defend and break the zone defense. Mike D'Antoni once went to Europe to learn from it.
He has a good understanding of the playing style and techniques and tactics of European basketball. Nate McMillan was once an NBA star, and he was quite popular. Coach K chose him to join his coaching staff, mostly for the sake of better development.
Handle the complex relationships among many big-name players and avoid possible internal conflicts.
In addition, for coach K and his coaching staff, the most important job is to correct the technical movements of some players.
NBA games require good-looking, exciting and intense games. Only in this way can we attract more attention from fans and attract more investment from advertisers. Therefore, in order to make the offense more exciting and the game more beautiful
, guards break through more and dunk more, NBA has really made a lot of changes in the rules.
For example, the setting of the three-second zone, the expansion of the three-second zone, the lengthening of the three-point line, and the setting of a reasonable collision zone are all designed to leave more room for defenders to break through and allow the game to play.
You can play more excitingly.
What's more serious is the star whistle. It's an open matter in the NBA that stars receive more care from referees when they commit fouls, especially when it comes to walking. Big-name stars will more or less make moves to steal steps before breaking through, such as Ai
If you analyze Iverson's butterfly step in slow motion frame by frame, you can clearly see that Iverson stole a step when he started. For example, Kobe often stole a step when he broke through, such as Paul when he started.
When making a fake move, there will be a small flip of the wrist, but as long as you don't do it too much, don't make it too obvious, and it's too easy for people to see, generally speaking, the referee wants to smooth the game, but also out of the mentality of taking care of the star players.
, will not call a violation. Even Adrian himself occasionally receives this kind of care. Sometimes he feels that he has taken a step. Occasionally he will accidentally move an extra step after catching the ball, but the referee is stunned.
There was no blow, and the opponent didn't react. Obviously everyone is used to this kind of thing.
Of course, there are exceptions, and that is LeBron James. The referees take care of his moves to the point where they blatantly don’t care about public opinion! He often takes an extra step when making a three-step layup, sometimes even more.
More than one step, not to mention that he often takes two steps after catching the ball without dribbling. Although other players occasionally have these situations, they are definitely not as arrogant as James! His walking problem is so serious that many stars are taken care of by the star whistle.
Everyone felt dissatisfied, and the nickname Liubulang spread like wildfire.
But when it comes to the FIBA court, there will be no referees who have such a caring attitude. In fact, FIBA referees still have a hostile attitude towards NBA players. Although they will not call penalties randomly, they will definitely take it seriously.
Keep an eye on the movements of these big-name players. If you make a move in this situation, even if it is just a suspected move, it will be 100% blown.
The United States has suffered consecutive defeats in international competitions. In addition to sending out basically second-rate players, it is also greatly troubled in this regard. When players make moves that would not be whistled at all in the NBA
, but the referee called a violation without hesitation. This not only lost an offensive opportunity, but also had a huge impact on the players' psychology.
Therefore, the bad habits of these big-name NBA stars must be completely corrected before they officially participate in the 2008 Olympic Games. On the contrary, being familiar with zone defense and breaking up zone defense, and understanding the playing methods of European teams are not that important.
