"So, you mean you want me to coach the Lakers?" The old man wearing glasses said to "Magic" while doing his own thing. You can say that he has a big air, and in fact, he does have this.
Qualifications in terms of qualifications. He is a legend among coaches. He has been coaching since the 1970s. His years of experience and seniority were all over the league. But his temper, well, I can’t praise this. It’s a personal matter.
Everyone knows it. But after "Magic" saw the Warriors' style of play, he realized that the team would have no chance of fighting against each other offensively. But he doesn't know now that his decision will become even more important in the near future.
Ying Ming. Because the Warriors will also be upgraded. Now that we are far away and back to the current topic, the "Magician" is also fully prepared and said politely: "Yes, sir, I am now
President of Operations of the Lakers, on behalf of the Los Angeles Lakers, I would like to ask you to serve as the head coach of Los Angeles City next season."
"But I'm currently in discussions with East Hampton High School. I think it would be unprecedented to collect three championship trophies from the high school league, college league, and NBA league." He did not answer directly but said it to himself.
He poured himself a cup of coffee, but did not pour it for "Magic". "Magic" smiled and said: "Sir, with your ability, I don't think it would be glorious to win the high school league. Besides, you are already the NBA president."
You are the first person to win the championship, aren't you? You are also the person who has led different teams to the playoffs the most times in NBA history. This is enough for you to leave your name in history."
"But, you don't know my coaching style, right? Little guy. Do you think it will fit in with a 'noble team' like the Lakers?" He took a slow sip of coffee and asked: "You also have my temper.
You should have heard about it. I will not compromise with any management or any star." "Magic" seemed to know that he would ask this question, and he opened his mouth and said: "The coaching style doesn't matter, the current star of our Lakers team
He has a "hard and smelly" temper, so with his support, your approach can definitely be used in the team. And look at it, this is our current lineup of the Lakers. There are many strong points in single defense.
, I think if you can connect them into a whole, then the power of the Pistons can definitely reappear. As for temper, our current Lakers uniform management is very tolerant and not strong. We can follow your wishes.
Any request for operation can be discussed as long as it is not too exaggerated.”
"Oh. I know that little guy on your team is called Tyrant Fang, right? Many high school kids now regard him as their idol on the court."
"Yes, you must also know about the characteristics of hotness. There is absolutely no problem with defense. He is the best in history."
"The ability is okay, but I still have to take a look at the defensive IQ. Now the media likes to exaggerate, so you can't believe it all." The old man took another sip of coffee and said: "However, the current alliance has been cancelled.
Without Hand-g, how do you know that I can still rebuild the glory of the Pistons back then? Many people outside are saying that in the current league, offense buys votes and offense wins games." "Sir, what you said is a little bit wrong.
You're trying to trick me on purpose." "Magician" indeed showed a lot of sincerity and said: "You started coaching the league in the early 1970s. I didn't even enter the league at that time. How many rules have changed? Three-pointers
, canceling the defensive three seconds, adding frontcourt service in the last 2 minutes of the game, flagrant foul law, reasonable collision zone, Mark Jackson's five-second rule, illegal defense, legalizing zone defense and defensive three seconds... there are too many.
"Magic" said clearly: "Besides, the fans outside Hand-g don't know, don't we still don't know? The restrictions started to be weakened from the 94-95 season, and it was already weakened before the 2004-05 season."
3 times, when did you not adjust because of this? As coach Qian Sheng, as the legendary coach of the NCAA, can this small change still be difficult for you, sir? I won't believe it."
"Besides, when the Bobcats were such a bad team, weren't you the one who made them enter the playoffs for the first time? Michael always talked about this matter back then. So, as long as you come, our team will
How about giving you a satisfactory contract?"
There was probably no sound in the room for several minutes, and only the sound of drinking coffee from time to time reminded that there were still living people here. But the "magician" didn't rush him, he knew that the latter was thinking, and he didn't need to
Say nothing more. For the future of the Lakers and against the sudden rise of the Golden State Warriors, he must do something.
Otherwise, he would always feel ashamed of the deceased old Bass.
After about 5 minutes, the old man wearing glasses said slowly: "I will think about this matter again, and I will give you an answer when I think about it." "Magic" Johnson was a little disappointed, because he thought that today
You can get the result.
He was really afraid that this old eccentric would choose to coach East Hampton High School in Long Island, New York, so he had no other choice. There are too few famous coaches now, and even fewer suitable for the Lakers. In his opinion,
To defeat that Warriors team, no matter how strong the individual is, it still requires a strong system. Therefore, the choice of head coach is crucial.
After all, this old man is one of the people who built the strongest defensive system in NBA history.
If the Spurs didn't have Duncan who was still at his peak, if Manu Ginobili didn't have a superstar in the Finals, and if the Spurs had a civilian lineup, there would have been no way they could have fought the Pistons until Game 7. Popovich
Qi himself said after the game that he achieved the final victory by taking advantage of some of the players, and that his mentor was a great opponent that was difficult to defeat.
Although this statement is suspected of being "commercial bragging", if you watch the game, you will find that it is not completely unreasonable.
The Pistons were given the most title back then as a "civilian team," but the Spurs were obviously not.
The Spurs of that era were still the era of super giant Duncan. Young fans may not know that they played "super giant basketball." This is completely different from the later style of play and is not the same thing. And Popovich
His unique defensive system and defensive thinking were learned from Larry Brown. That's why the game that was known as "the ugliest Finals" happened.
"Okay, I'll leave first. Sir, after you've thought about it, please call me directly." Just when "Magician" was about to get up and leave, Larry Brown suddenly said: "I'll give you a drink over there."
I ordered a cup of coffee, but I just forgot to bring it to you. Well, it should still be hot. You can drink it yourself and leave before you finish. Don’t waste God’s gift of food.”
The "magician" was stunned for a moment, then his face showed joy again, and he walked up and drank the cup of coffee.
When he was on his way back again, he received a call from Bonnie Laughlin, who came to inquire about the results and progress of the operation. "Magician" opened his mouth and smiled: "It should be close to ten."
Yes, the personnel configuration of our Lakers team is actually very suitable for him, and there are stars in the team who are both offensive and defensive. He did not refuse directly, which is actually acquiescence. Otherwise, with his bad temper, he would have told me to get out.
Why are you still giving me coffee?"
"But Erwin, don't forget, his 'conviction record' is very..."
"Well, who doesn't have a flaw? Let me tell you Bonnie, he can come, and after he comes, as long as he can win the championship, he can get angry at me once a day."
"You can do it, but what about the others? What about Fang? Have you ever considered it? He is also very harsh towards players!"
"He's not the same Allen he was back then. You and I can see his training attitude. This is someone who is recognized by the 'Black Mamba'. I don't believe that others can find any faults in his attitude. As for the others...
"Magician" smiled and said: "He finally said something to me. He can actually be a little more lenient when it comes to geniuses. For example, Allen back then, didn't he try to make the biggest concessions possible?"
? Allen later regretted firing him away, which is also an example. For the team, he was fully matched with the team. Can you find a 76ers team that was more consistent with Allen's lineup? He didn't know how to use superstars.
Besides, as people get older, they will calm down a bit, and they don’t have the energy to argue with young people anymore, right?”
After the "Magician" left, the old man with glasses turned on the TV, tuned to the Western Conference Finals that was being broadcast, then sat down on the soft sofa and said: "Is it hot, tyrant? Let me see what you are doing today."
Be late."
On May 27th, US time, the Los Angeles Lakers challenged the Golden State Warriors away from home at Oracle Arena. The series score is now tied at 1-3. The Warriors have got the match point. If they win another game, they will take it away.
Victory, advancing to the Finals to meet the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James.
After losing two consecutive games at home, the Lakers were pushed to the edge of the cliff. This game was the final battle.
D'Antoni has thought of everything he should think of, but when it comes to G5, he can only resign himself to fate.
Unless Jeremy Lin breaks out tonight and returns to his "Linsanity" state, this game will be lost.
As the saying goes, misfortune never comes singly. Before tonight's game, the team's main power forward and second star Chris Bosh went to the hospital for an emergency check-up due to physical discomfort. He didn't know what the outcome would be. Even if he came back,
It’s probably the second half, and no one knows what will happen in the first half. The atmosphere at Oracle Arena is jubilant at this time, as if the entire Bay Area feels that their team will enter the NBA Finals again after decades of absence. Moreover,
, the possibility of winning the Larry O'Brien Cup this season is very high. How can this make Warriors fans not excited? Not happy?
On the Internet, even before it started, there were all kinds of ridicule:
Oops, Los Angeles, did you fall when we still had the strength to do so? Hahaha~
Los Angeles was just blown by a Category 7 wind, and now there are not many men left~
Facts have proved that any team that competes with us in small ball and fast rotation will be a dead end~The Lakers are just unlucky~
For the first time, I think what ESPN said makes sense. MVP is still MVP. This is the reason.
A true hero is one who can lead his team to win in the playoffs. The Lakers' Dongfang Feng is not even close.
This is a normal thing. Who said your team is not good now? Now it is behind by a big score? Your home team is not performing well and cannot win the ball. It can only bow its head and admit it. At this time, there is only one word to fight back.
It can be described as, well, just "killing the chicken for nothing". Don't understand? I can't say more, otherwise a certain international football player will be angry again. Why should we run 10,000 meters and Ronaldo can run? Why am I better than Messi? What are we and the two of us?
The training was much harder... Well, the result was "killing the chicken for nothing". It turned out that someone was leading the team to fight in the World Cup, and some people who claimed to be more powerful and harder were fishing outside the World Cup. Alas, it's really not bad, my own
Who among the players doesn’t want to be awesome, but you have to have the capital to brag. If you don’t have the capital, you still have to brag. Do you really think that today’s fans still have a “foolish and loyal mentality”, and people have no brains to listen to your nonsense.
Now the Lakers are in a similar situation. The situation is extremely unfavorable. It is normal for others to say a few words. If you want to refute, you must prove it with actual actions. Instead of proving it with "killing the chicken for nothing". That will only make your own family angry.
He struck back.
The Lakers were at a disadvantage as soon as the game started. This was not at the technical and tactical level, but because the overall morale and mentality collapsed. In addition, Bosh left the game before the game as if it was an ominous omen, making the game even worse before it started.
The situation in the locker room was even worse. So as soon as the first quarter came on, the away Los Angeles Lakers were beaten 15-2, which simply made Lakers fans despair. When Tang Qian saw this, he heard Green's words in his ears.
The big mouth "taunted", the eyes suddenly turned cold, and he immediately turned into personal attack mode.
This made Bogut feel "feeling cold" immediately, because he is the C position of the Warriors, and he is Tang Qian's opponent. When the Lakers' No. 29 goes crazy, isn't he the most unlucky person? Here he is.
Now, he no longer thinks about the "beautiful idea" of defending Tang Qian and containing Tang Qian. He just wants to think about one thing: don't let yourself die too miserably at night.
If you look at Tang Qian's data from the first four games of this series, you will know that Bogut is not "unfounded". He scored 23 points in the first game, 63 points in the second game, 49 points in the third game, and 28 points in the fourth game.
The worst is 23 points, and the average is 40.75 points. According to the NAB square calculation method, only one decimal point is taken, which is 40.8 points. This data is absolutely abnormal, and it is enough to compare with the series data of many great players.
.And if he can keep it up, this will also be his first 40+ game in a series. This data also makes history. Because the last time was in 1993.
In other words, it has been 22 years since 2015.
Tang Qian was really annoyed. The morale of the whole team was low. When he passed the ball, he either made a mistake or made a mistake. In such a situation, there was no way not to be angry or angry! In this state, Tang Qian had to work hard to score.
It's scary, and from the first ball, Bogut felt it. This No. 29, he not only wants to score goals, but also wants to vent ordinary goals. To put it simply, he can dunk, and he will never shoot. This
It made him extremely uncomfortable.
If you don't go up, it's not in line with your position and you don't have professionalism. If you go up, you'll be deducted.
For example, Tang Qian's second goal was a dunk with a turn, against Bogut's defense. Others may not feel that strongly about this goal, but Bogut knew it clearly. He clearly saw it.
Yeah, the meaning of the opponent's ball is that no matter whether he is in front or defending, when he gets to this position, he has to take off and dunk. You have to dunk even if you are defending, and you have to dunk even if you are not defending. Bogut's ball is a bit lacking.
He jumped in time, but was pulled up by No. 29 and was dunked.
Boom~
Another example is a ball. It was obviously a missed shot by the Lakers, but because the ball bounced high and straight, it was right above the basket, so the Lakers' No. 29 "helicopter took off" and stuck Bogut.
The goal was scored. This made the Warriors fans at the scene couldn't help but cheer Tang Qian. And when the fans cheered for the opponent, it was definitely a slap in the face of this player at the same position. In this way, Bogut also had a temper.
, after all, the clay figure also has three-pointers, right? He began to fight with Tang Qian desperately, no matter how hard he squeezed, he just couldn't get into the inside easily. The Lakers missed the three-pointer from the outside again, and the basketball bounced very hard.
Gao and Bogut didn't even think about getting the rebound immediately. They just chased the Lakers' No. 29 slot and tried to squeeze him out. At least they had to block him and prevent him from getting in. In this way, the rebound would still be there.
There are other teammates to get it.
Well, the idea is very good. Many players on the Lakers team are even starting to prepare to retreat. At this time, where is Tang Qian? He actually didn't plan to squeeze in anymore because there was not enough time. Instead, he took a step back, and then
With a flick of a bullet, the ball was launched into the air, and then he smashed the ball in with one hand through Bogut.
Bogut was a little stunned by this shot. His whole body was shaken away. The embarrassed look just set off the heroic figure of No. 29. On the Internet, a group of people also started to roar, this is a shot that destroys humanity.
Damn it. Bogut was so unlucky tonight, I seemed to see a burning fire from No. 29.
Yes, although there was not much time in the first quarter and too much wasted on teammates, these four goals were basically powerful. The referee actually felt a little sorry for Bogut and chose the home whistle to protect him.
Let Bogut escape in the first quarter.
It can be seen that in this game, the president "the campus beauty" is not going to interfere. Maybe he feels that the Lakers can't win anyway if he helps.
Cole originally wanted the team's main insider to take a rest in the second quarter, but the boy scored another 6 points in one breath. It means that until now, he has not missed a shot. This situation reminded him of the second quarter.
In the second game, he immediately made a substitution at the suggestion of his assistant coach and put Bogut on the field again, who had yet to take a few breaths.
Unexpectedly, Bogut turned around and asked when he came on the court: "Sir, what? Am I the only one playing?"
Cole was stunned and showed an expression of "What else do you want?". But Bogut said a little coyly: "Um, uh, won't Drummond play?" Cole saw the referee's expression.
With a questioning look on his face, he pushed Bogut forward and said: "Stop talking nonsense, Drummond needs to rest, can you go up and give him a head first? Come up quickly! Don't give me ink marks!"
"Oh." Bogut whimpered and reluctantly walked onto the court.