On January 31, 2007, the Lakers challenged the New York Knicks away from home.
The New York Knicks are performing pretty well this season. Although their record of 19 wins and 27 losses so far is not enough for them to enter the playoffs, they are already at the forefront of the Atlantic Division. Compared to the previous season
This year, the situation has improved a lot. It has to be said that combining Larry Brown, a tyrannical head coach, and the Knicks, a bunch of thorns, is a disaster.
After an extremely failed season, and with the situation at the beginning of this season still giving no hope, Knicks owner James Dolan finally could no longer stand the pressure of general manager Isaiah Thomas.
He acted recklessly and kicked Larry Brown out of the New York Knicks. He also drove Thomas to the Knicks' coaching bench!
"Either we get this team into the playoffs or you get out of here!" James Dolan is said to have yelled at Isaiah Thomas.
Isaiah Thomas did a terrible job as general manager and gave a series of stinky and long garbage contracts, but as a head coach, at least he can get along with these tough players on the team.
He still showed some ability. After he became the head coach of the Knicks, the New York Knicks' performance has improved significantly compared to last year.
From the record point of view, the Lakers have the advantage no matter how you look at it. Although the Knicks have shown some signs of recovery this season, especially in the second half of the season, no matter how they recover, they have not yet reached the point where they can threaten the Lakers.
It's just that the panic within the Lakers and their three-game losing streak during this period have made even the most optimistic media a little worried. Now no one can tell whether the Lakers will fall into the Knicks' little ditch.
Boat.
The Knicks, on the other hand, seem confident.
"We have gone through a season and a half of painful struggles, and now we have found a way to win. Now we are not afraid of any opponent. Yes, the Lakers are very strong, but we will not let go of the opportunity to defeat the Lakers in Madison.
." The then New York Knicks head coach Isaiah Thomas said with confidence. Of course, he was so confident largely because of the news before the game that Kobe Bryant was training
Sprained ankle!
In the past three games, the Lakers' performance was completely normal, and it can even be said that the only player who performed very well was Kobe. The others were more or less affected by the rumors that continued to spread in the media. Only as a player
The person involved, Kobe Bryant, acted as if nothing had happened and continued to play efficiently. The Lakers seemed to have become that team that could easily defeat Kobe Bryant alone.
Before the game started, Madison's guest team's locker room. The atmosphere of the Lakers was so dull that it was scary. Adrian sat in a depressed position, arranging his shoelaces. The team had lost three games in a row. To say that Adrian was worried
It was impossible not to be depressed. This even made him couldn't help but feel some resentment towards Kobe. The things he did ruined the good atmosphere of the team some time ago. What was even more terrifying was that what followed was
trade rumors.
It is impossible for the Lakers to trade Kobe. Everyone knows this. Faced with Kobe's attack, the Lakers can only choose to appease. If they want to appease, they must satisfy Kobe's wishes. If they want to satisfy Kobe, they must make a trade. Who would
Become a bargaining chip in a trade? When will the team choose to trade?
Everyone on the Lakers is confused about their future.
The only person who is not confused by this is probably Andrew Bynum.
Although the Lakers have been vigorously cultivating him since he was drafted by the Lakers, he has not shown any outstanding performance, so he is often criticized by Lakers fans, but general manager Kupchak is still optimistic about Bynum's potential.
, his refusal to trade with the Nets before the start of the season is the biggest proof.
Andrew Bynum for Jason Kidd... Although some other small chips have to be paid to balance the salary, who in the league would refuse such a deal? A second player who has potential but is seriously troubled by injuries
A rookie of the year, a superstar in his prime and the league's top point guard.
Who would say no?
Kupchak refused!
He stubbornly believed that Bynum had the potential to become the league's top insider, and stubbornly refused the deal. Precisely because of this, the relationship between Kobe and Kupchak dropped to a freezing point.
Although the arrival of Adrian has completely solved the Lakers' shortcomings at the point guard position, it may even be more cost-effective than trading Kidd. But this has nothing to do with Kupchak. Kobe Bryant vs. Kupche
Naturally, Ke's attitude will not change in any way because of this, and may even become worse.
Then because of an incident, this tense relationship was exploded.
Adrian gradually got some clues after the incident happened. This incident is related to the future of the Wolf King Garnett.
There is currently no suspense about whether Garnett will leave the Timberwolves. The Wolf King is already a veteran. His only pursuit in his career now is a championship ring. He is definitely not willing to continue to stay in the Minnesota Timberwolves, which has no ambitions.
It is certain that Garnett will leave the Timberwolves by this summer at the latest. The only suspense now is, which team can get the Wolf King by this summer at the latest?
Kobe hopes that the Lakers can put up chips to participate in Garnett's competition. In Kobe's mind, if he can partner with Garnett, he can completely replicate the success of the OK combination a few years ago and return to the most powerful championship.
Go among the ranks of contenders.
For this reason, he made demands in front of Kupchak many times, and "discharged" Garnett in the media many times... It can be said that Kobe really hopes to achieve this with all his strength.
But Kupchak’s attitude is really intriguing...
When facing Kobe, he promised to do his best to deal with this matter. But when he turned around, he did not even negotiate or contact the Timberwolves management about this matter. When Kobe knew this, Adrian
You can imagine his annoyance and anger!
Kupchak fooled him!
If Kupchak directly told Kobe that he was not prepared to make such a deal and explained the reasons for not doing so in detail to Kobe, even if Kobe could not understand it, he would not be too angry.
If Kupchak really worked hard to reach a deal, but got cold feet because of the Timberwolves and the Lions, Kobe would be dissatisfied because of Kupchak's "lack of ability," but he wouldn't be too angry!
But Kupchak chose the stupidest way to deal with it. He dealt with Kobe on the surface, but turned his back and didn't take the matter seriously at all. This was an attitude that Kobe could not accept and even more intolerable. He was disdainful.
A casual attitude!
This is how Kobe Bryant made his explosive speech!
Adrian could understand Kobe's rage, but he couldn't help but blame Kobe for making such a forced choice that would hurt both sides. In Adrian's view, Kobe could have chosen a more tactful approach, at least not to target the ball.
The team had such a big impact.
However, Adrian understands that he does not have the position to criticize Kobe. Not to mention that Kobe's attitude towards him has always been good, but this time, the Lakers management's attitude towards Kobe is really disgusting. Kobe's attitude
Although his reaction may be a bit extreme, he is indeed just safeguarding his own rights and dignity.
Even though Adrian was dissatisfied, it was hard to blame him.
