Chapter 480: The 40-character outbreak of the crisis is completed~
"Hot, wait." Just as Tang Qian walked out of the building angrily, a voice behind him stopped him, panting.
Tang Qian turned around and realized that the person who stopped him was not Bonnie Laughlin. Who was it?
When he saw it was him, Tang Qian stopped, turned around and said, "Ms. Laughlin, what do you want from me?"
Bonnie Laughlin finally caught up with Tang Qian, put her hands on her waist and took a few breaths, and then said: "Fang, you just had a falling out with Mitch Kupchak. It was really not a wise decision. After all,
Now he is the 'big shot' of the Lakers. Except for Jim Buss, he is not afraid of anyone." Tang Qian heard this and sneered: "So what? He is just taking advantage of Jerry West's capital.
, what good deal did he make? Is he short-sighted? Do you really think you can win the championship by stacking superstars? What happened in 2004 did not hurt him!"
Bonnie Laughlin certainly knows what Tang Qian is talking about. In 2004, the Lakers formed a rare "Four Kings" lineup in the league. Four Hall of Fame players gathered into one team, and in terms of status in the world, they were far from what they are now.
The "New Four Kings" can be compared with each other. O'Neal, Kobe, Malone, and Payton. When the names of these four people are put together, it is truly terrifying.
At that time, every team in the league was almost stunned.
Many people don't know that this is also the first "big order" that Mitch Kupchak has completed independently since he officially took over.
It was such a skill from the very beginning, and it really made the name Mitch Kupchak famous.
But from a God's perspective, Tang Qian personally felt that that transaction was purely a stacking of superstars and completely ignored what the Lakers wanted most. That is, Malone was the league's No. 1 player for many years in that era.
No. 1 position, and so is Payton, nicknamed "The Glove." He is a super No. 1 position with both offense and defense. He even has 1 DPOY in his career. He is simply unbelievably strong.
If all four of them were at their peak, there would be no need to fight, and the championship would be awarded directly, because almost every one of the four positions is a crushing level. But Kupchak forgot that the big difference between time and age is
Question, how old was Malone that year? A full 40 years old! Even "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is not as powerful as before at this age. It is clear at a glance if you look at his career single-season data. He is still 39 years old.
I was able to get strong statistics close to 23+6+3+2. As soon as I reached 40 years old, I immediately declined, leaving only 17+. After another year, it became 14+, and finally it became 10+. It was better than
This is true for the top five "Sky Hooks" in history, let alone Karl Malone? But Kupchak always believed that Malone was almost full attendance last season, missing only one game, and his average per game was also an All-Star.
level, so without hesitation, I brought him over. Who would have thought that once he came to the Lakers, the regular season was fine, but starting from the playoffs, his body couldn't bear it, and all his abilities and attributes exploded, which made O'Neal complain in the paint.
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That's not all. The main thing is to sign Payton. In Tang Qian's view, this is really a "bad move". Payton is old, and his offensive and defensive attributes were completely disintegrated two years ago. Now that he is here,
The original No. 1 position suddenly became a "big loophole". Anyone who encounters a strong point can bully the former "glove". Of course, the most important thing is that he and Lakers head coach Phil Jackson
His tactical philosophy was incompatible with him, so even if Payton at his peak came over, he would only be able to defend.
Moreover, at that time, he didn't even have defense. When he came to the Lakers, he was the "cash machine" forced by Mitch Kupchak to others, so that other teams would have to beat this whenever they encountered the Lakers.
Point, get points from Payton. It’s not that Payton is completely useless. At 35 years old, if he goes to a team with a reasonable lineup, he can still shine. See Miami later, which is about the old Payton.
Successfully used. In the triangle offense, the No. 1 position was originally dispensable. This made Payton at a loss for a while, and the running-in with the team was not completed until the last game of the finals.
For a player who is so obviously inconsistent with the Lakers' tactical philosophy, if you want to force him to be the main force, you will definitely offend both the head coach and the players. Therefore, during that period of time, the relationship between Payton and Jackson has always been
very nervous.
It can be seen from Kupchak's first big deal after West left his job in 2002 that the latter is very good at "robbery". He has learned the essence of the former, and it is even called a skill that outperforms others.
It's okay. But when it comes to team building vision, player training, and player future predictions, these three points are at least a million miles behind him compared to the former.
This is also the reason why Tang Qian didn't think Mitch Kupchak was particularly awesome from the very beginning.
Besides "robbery", what else can he do?
Perspective in team building - completely disregarding the integrity and adaptability of the team.
Player training - without perseverance and perseverance, it was difficult to train Bynum, but he gave up without hesitation for the sake of "Warcraft".
Player future predictions - This is the biggest and farthest point between Kupchak and Jerry West. Look at his future Lakers draft picks. After a few years of poor performance, he finally got a few good high positions.
The picks were all mediocre, and there was no sign of a superstar at all.
Therefore, the "three-year commitment" made by Jim Bass in 2014, in Tang Qian's view, was a manifestation of "self-death". He overestimated himself, and he also overestimated Mitch Kupche.
Gram, so his public remarks in "Bleacher Sports" are digging his own grave.
But Tang Qian didn't know that all of this was predicted and planned before Old Bass's death.
One of the preparations is the person in front of me, Bonnie Laughlin.
"Okay, but no matter what, he is still the general manager of the Lakers, unless..." Bonnie Laughlin showed her tentative intention to win over Tang Qian for the first time, saying: "Unless he is not the general manager.
Then the situation may be different." Tang Qian was stunned when he heard this. He lowered his head and asked: "Ms. Laughlin, what do you mean by this? Can you explain it clearly?"
You can't blame Tang Qian for his slow reaction. He has never been exposed to this kind of conspiracy and power struggle between wealthy families in this life or the previous one. Even now, even in the NBA, he is only thinking about basketball. He has never thought about anything else.
He had never cared about it. But soon, Bonnie Laughlin made him understand that to play well in this NBA league, it is not enough for you to just concentrate on things on the basketball court.
If you want to become the core of a team, off-field factors are also essential.
Bonnie Laughlin smiled and said, "I just want to ask you if you dare to try your luck and take a gamble."
"If you win the bet, you can have a much higher team status in the Lakers than you currently have. Of course, we will not be ambiguous about the salary. It will definitely be the maximum salary within your ability." Bonnie.
Laughlin said: "How are you? Are you interested? If you are not interested, then just pretend that I didn't say these words and you haven't met me today." Tang Qian finally understood a little bit, but to be honest, he didn't
His original intention and idea was to mix his interests with this kind of "bloody drama", come to the United States, come to the NBA, and play basketball wholeheartedly. But just as the words of rejection rolled to his lips, Tang Qian suddenly hesitated again.
Because of the "Hoku collusion incident", it reminded him that if you don't have a certain say in the team, then even if you just want to play basketball well, you won't be able to achieve it. The NBA is a business circle and a field of interests. This sentence
, it’s really not wrong at all.
Seeing that the Oriental center in front of her did not reject her immediately, Bonnie Laughlin showed an understanding smile and said: "Fang, you don't have to answer me in such a hurry. You can go back and think it through."
Please give me an answer again. This is my new business card. You can call me at any time." After saying that, Bonnie Laughlin twisted her butt and disappeared from Tang Qian's sight.
Inside.
This style of advancing and retreating appropriately made Tang Qian's brows slowly wrinkle.
As for why Bonnie Laughlin took a fancy to Tang Qian? Would she want to win over Tang Qian in advance? That was not because of how good her own vision was. The main reason was that she believed that "Old Bass"'s vision would not go wrong, so she
I had the courage to come over and make a bet. Although "Old Buss" didn't say it clearly before his death, as his "close partner", Bonnie Laughlin had already figured out some things about the Lakers helmsman.
the person’s temperament and habits.
Would he ask a random Lakers player, or substitute, to go to his private collection corridor? And then ask him to take a pawprint?
Do you think Jerry Buss is too idle?
At least Bonnie Laughlin rarely saw him do this.
And this is enough.
Of course, Tang Qian didn't know about "Old Bass"'s big plan. He only knew that he soon received a "team suspension" notice from the team.
In the Toyota Sports Center, Tang Qian looked at the notice with a gloomy expression. At the same time, D'Antoni and Kobe Bryant also had the same ugly expressions as him. D'Antoni was wondering if he was too impulsive yesterday, so fast.
He made a "choice of team". Maybe it would be more rational to make a decision later. Kobe was concerned about the team's record and whether he would break his promise in public.
Only Howard has a winner's smile on his face. Even in this afternoon's training session, his free throw percentage improved a lot. Although he lost the game against the Bulls yesterday, Howard's personal data was extremely
Eye-catching, he scored 16 points, 21 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 steal and 1 assist.
Of course, his free throws were still embarrassing, with 0 of 8 free throws and a 0% shooting percentage.
If he can score even one free throw, the Lakers will have a chance to force overtime. If he can score two free throws...
But this is enough for Howard personally. As for winning or not, that is not the first thing in his mind.
On March 12, the Lakers challenged the Orlando Magic in an away game. Although Howard performed brilliantly, scoring 39 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, it was precisely because of him that the overall rhythm of the Lakers was completely disrupted, and in the end
97-106, lost to the Amway Center by 9 points. Why do I say this? Because in this game, Howard's personal free throws reached 39 times. Although he also made 25 free throws, but standing for such a long time, the Lakers players'
The body is white-hot, but once the body cools down, the competitive state will naturally be greatly reduced.
Both Kobe and Nash had extremely poor shooting skills in this game, with the former shooting at 28% and the latter at 34%.
So at the post-game press conference, Howard made a lot of noise, claiming that he felt lonely in the Lakers because he didn't get much help from outside players. As soon as he said this, Kobe and Nash both had dark faces and looked at each other.
The "Warcraft" who was talking freely wanted to fly over and look at the shoe prints on his face!
What's the reason why we don't have competitive status? Who is it? It's either T.M.D or you!!! Now that your data is better, you're pretending??? You're too shameless!!!
This incident caused further rifts in his relationship with Kobe Nash.
With 33 wins and 32 losses, the Lakers seem to be getting farther and farther away from eighth or even ninth place in the Western Conference.
The outside world has no sympathy for the Lakers' experience, but only ridicule.
On March 13, he went to Atlanta to challenge the Hawks in back-to-back games. The Lakers lost again by 4 points, 92-96. Even though Howard scored 30 points, 19 rebounds, and 4 blocks, it was of no avail. Even though his shooting percentage was very good.
, reaching more than 60%, but at the same time there was no assist and 8 turnovers, which instantly buried the Lakers' hope.
After 7 consecutive wins and 3 consecutive losses, the ridicule of Kobe and the Lakers from the outside world suddenly took on a geometric shape and exploded.
The Lakers have exhausted their last breath, they are going to be finished!
Kobe Bryant said that the Lakers will definitely make the playoffs this season? Haha, how many people still believe him now?
A short-lived 7-game winning streak! The Lakers are still the same Lakers team, and nothing has changed in essence!
Just show it off! You can also hit the lottery area!
Many similar words made No. 24 of the Lakers look extremely cold.
And what about Tang Qian? He didn't go to any of these away games. He just stayed alone in Los Angeles, practicing hard.
On March 15, the Lakers lost again to the Indiana Pacers in an away game. Kobe only played 12 minutes in this game. He returned to the locker room due to physical discomfort and did not appear again in the entire game.
4 consecutive losses.
33 wins and 33 losses.
The Lakers' winning percentage has once again dropped back to between 50%.
That evening, the Lakers' official website released news that Kobe would miss the next 3 to 4 games due to ankle discomfort.
The situation for the Lakers seems to be completely over.
Both inside and outside, it is a mess.
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