Chapter Fifty-Four: Let the Bullets Fly a Little Longer
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At a small press conference at the airport, Kupchak said aggressively: "With the arrival of Little Tiger, our goal is more than just a championship!"
The Lakers only opened up 21 media outlets, and the press conference was defined as a small press conference, but who knows why it broke into more than 50 media outlets, and all kinds of long guns and short guns even encroached on the space of the press conference podium.
Kobe Bryant sits a little curled, but he's still excited: "I can responsibly say that Tiger is the best backcourt partner I've had since I played basketball, and that doesn't mean disrespectful to the other players." Whereas... That's just the way it is. Even though we didn't play a single game, you will soon see the energy of the 'tk' combination. ”
Kobe Bryant was smiling, and he was very confident.
The reporters found a small detail, the name of the combination he said, the initials of tiger in front of 'kobe'.
This is a very good sign for Lakers fans, and it means that the relationship between the two has gone beyond the battle for places.
"I know what I'm here for, and I'm going to use my passes to string up all the other players and form a tough shield, and we're going to get Kobe Bryant's attacking power to the limit. ”
Zhou Zheng also said modestly.
“no,no,no。 Kobe Bryant hurriedly took the microphone and corrected: "I won't let you go, boy." Don't be lazy in the gym, I'm not going to allow you to get by on the offensive end. ”
Bryant made a fierce expression, which made the Los Angeles reporters present laugh.
At the moment, everyone understands. The TK group is very different from the OK group, they have an emotional foundation, and they are not a halfway couple who have made up a temporary couple.
"So... Mr. Tiger, are you ready for the onslaught of Hollywood?" the Orange County Chronicle reporter provoked, "I heard that there will be a demonstration of the Screen Actors Guild in Beverly Hills tonight, and they oppose your return to the City of Angels. ”
"Nope. Zhou Zheng smiled and shook his head: "This must be a joke, in fact, Hollywood is happy about my arrival, and I have received more than ten banquet invitations before I stepped on the plane." Hollywood Vanity Fair needs people like me, doesn't it?"
"So. When are you going to go around Silicon Valley?" asked a tech media outlet.
"Sorry!" Zhou Zheng spread his hands: "The trading margin paid to me by the Trailblazers became the NASDAQ index yesterday morning, and Apple's stock price fell too timely." ”
"So, now I'm a pauper. ”
"Hey, Kobe, can I go to your house for dinner at any time?"
Zhou Zheng's words made the scene burst into laughter.
The serious Kobe Bryant was tainted with a sense of humor: "Unless you promise not to touch my two daughters." ”
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Little Tiger's debut in Los Angeles media has been met with critical acclaim, and the Angelenos have loved him for a long time, and since he won his first NCAA championship for Stanford in two decades, everyone has been expecting him to wear the purple and gold jersey one day.
Two days later, the Lakers hosted a grand press conference for Zhou Zheng, Dalius Myers and Ratliff at Staples Arena, where Zhou showed off his No. 10 jersey to every reporter in attendance.
To achieve this, Lakers executives and league executives have worked tirelessly to even change the rules. Because it turns out that the Lakers' No. 10 jersey is the number of Serbian Radmanovic. The Lakers hierarchy negotiated with him, and he eventually voluntarily relinquished his number, and the league's hierarchy changed the rules to allow him to change his number to 77 during the season.
Radmanovic complained about this in a private interview with the media: everything is business, stars with higher commercial value can do whatever they want, and they can enjoy all privileges.
However, his remarks were strongly criticized by the players' union.
Derrick Fisher, the president of the players' union, slammed him for not knowing what to do: "If you don't have stars, you never get a million a year. Tiger can sell the No. 10 jersey in the tens of millions, and draped over you will only make the jersey worthless. ”
The attitude of the players' union is obvious, they have always believed that it is the stars who drive the development of the league, and it is the stars who make everyone make more money. If there is no salary cap, if jersey sales are not divided, then... Role players are likely to be paid a fraction of the wages of superstars.
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"Hey, Serbs, run back!!"
When Little Tiger entered the Lakers' training base, his voice was heard throughout the training hall, and he tirelessly urged the players to run, telling them when to shoot and when to be a cover.
"He's the equivalent of an assistant coach, isn't he?" said Winter, an assistant coach who had been with Phil Jackson for almost two decades, laughing, looking laid-back.
When he first arrived, Phil Jackson also told him to talk to Zhou Zheng more, hoping that he could integrate into the triangle offensive system as soon as possible.
But now, everyone can see that he is the player who understands the triangle tactics the most.
"No, man. What he brings to the table is leadership. Phil Jackson said: "Kobe Bryant doesn't have as much of an infectious force as he does. ”
Meanwhile, Bryant was working on his shooting on the other side.
He's not a leader who is good at getting along with his teammates, and he doesn't even talk to anyone for an entire training session. He will only stare at you fiercely when you make a mistake.
Rumble!
Kwame Brown received a pass from Zhou Zheng at the free-throw line, rushed into the box and slammed Andrew Bynum.
"Well done, handsome. Zhou Zheng gave him a warm high-five.
Kwame Brown smiled like a child.
Since Zhou Zheng joined the Lakers, he has become more outgoing and more active.
"This kid is actually good. Winter said: "His covers, his running, his back-to-back singles, his change of defense, his big and small defenses, are all elite level... In fact, he does a good job of not having to solve it by hand. But as long as you use your hands, you can't catch rebounds, you can't shoot, you can't score, you can't score free throws, you can't cover your hat. ”
"His forearms are too short, his palms are small, and his fingers are not strong enough. ”
"But now he's found Tiger, and he has a very good chemistry with Tiger, at least he can catch the ball. ”
Winter looked very happy.
"Tiger gives everyone a different pass. Phil Jackson was precise: "The Portlander hid all his passing talent. ”
Phil Jackson sighed leisurely, with a kind of temperament that is not angry and self-threatening: "McMillan is a mediocre head coach." ”
Winter gave him an angry look.
The Lakers embarked on a brief California tour on Thursday, and Zhou did not travel with the team.
Once Phil Jackson starts pretending, ten cows can't pull it back.
Kupchak was a little puzzled by his decision: "Phil, we have a record of 10th in the West, and if we don't bring the Tiger with us, we will probably be 11th in the West when we return to Los Angeles." ”
"Don't worry. ”
The Zen master closed his eyes slightly: "Let the bullets fly for a while." ”
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Yesterday, the local tyrant of "Cold Wind Sweeping Snow" rewarded 1,000,000 starting coins.
It's such a rowing boat that makes me excited to read two lines of poetry.
… (To be continued.) )