Li Liang's words are not angry words, nor are they cursing the Lakers, he understands the ball.

The Lakers started this game well, but it was purely based on Kobe's momentum and the individual ability of the starters.

In the back, the Lakers came off the bench, and the entire Lakers did not show a little fighting power.

The offensive end is disorganized, and the defensive end doesn't know what to say.

The so-called Princeton tactics made the players afraid on the court.

Should I throw or pass this ball?

It stands to reason that I should have shot, but according to Princeton tactics, I should have passed.

This kind of thinking and hesitation is dangerous at the NBA level.

A lag of 0.1 seconds means that the opponent can react and make up for the defense in time, which means that an offensive opportunity is lost.

Princeton tactics require excellent tacit understanding and skilled tactical understanding to run smoothly and exert their power.

Who are the Lakers players?

Either they are famous stars who have played for more than ten years, and they all come at their own pace.

Either he is a fringe player, he has only heard of Princeton, and he probably hasn't practiced much.

Besides, what if you have practiced, can this routine be practiced in a week?

As soon as this game was over, some people began to think that on the first day of training camp, Li Liang stood up and said that Princeton was not suitable, which may be correct.

At least Kobe Bryant felt that way.

But in the dressing room he didn't say anything.

He was interviewed with a smile on his face and said that we are an older team and we need to speed up slowly.

It's just a preseason game, it doesn't tell the story, does it?

If you look at the San Antonio Spurs next door, the pants that didn't lose in any preseason game are almost gone, and they will be disbanded in minutes.

As a result, in the regular season, he was a good man.

So it doesn't matter, tactical adjustments.

When Howard comes back, it's time for the Lakers to make a splash in the regular season!

That's what most Lakers fans think.

As for Li Liang, "my grandmother", no one will think that if he doesn't play, he can have any impact on the game.

You're a grandmother, just lie there and wait for the championship!

Today, Li Liang was lying on the floor watching the photo of the game, and many netizens took it over for PS.

What "I won the championship lying down", "Win by lying down", "The floor in Los Angeles is so comfortable", etc., fully reflect the confidence that most people have in the Lakers.

But before a giant ship sinks, the first to notice something unusual is often the crew in the bottom warehouse, then the chief mate, and finally the passengers.

Fans are passengers, and even if there is a big hole in the boat and the engine is broken, they will not notice it for a short time.

I will also feel that the boat is continuing to drift forward, very steady.

Only those who are close to the core of the ship and can hear the truth know that something is wrong.

Three days later, on October 10, the Lakers played their second preseason game.

Their opponent is the Portland Trail Blazers.

The game took place at the Citizens Commercial Bank Arena in Ontario, a dozen miles from Los Angeles.

This is also the home court of the Lakers, with more than 10,000 fans at the scene, most of whom wore Lakers jerseys.

There are those who wear Nash's No. 10, and there are those who wear Howard's No. 12.

Howard still hasn't returned for this game, and he hasn't been able to participate in team practice yet.

Li Liang was still lying on the floor on the sidelines, and Mike Brown listened to Jim Buss and did not give Li Liang a chance to play.

Unless Li Liang takes the initiative to apologize to Little Bass.

Li Liang heard this tone from Brown and apologized in his heart? Dream on!

Lao Tzu didn't give you a thousand-year kill like Sakuragi Hanamichi, so he was polite to you.

Since getting the system in April, how has Li Liang spent half a year?

Cooperate with the Lakers ancestor McCann, play three-point matchup with Larry Bird, play with Russell and Robertson, one-on-one with Michael Jordan, suppress rookies James and Durant, and talk and laugh with Auerbach, Kundera, Bill Sharman and other legendary coaches.

I want to apologize to you, a rich second generation?

Who TM is not a rich second generation anymore?

Your Zijin Dynasty, my family still has a tractor empire!

So Li Liangli ignored this kind of request.

I'm just watching, I'm training, I'm playing.

I'm going to see how the Lakers win.

After more than half a year of task training, Li Liang not only improved his playing level, but also improved his watching level very quickly.

This Laker, with this Princeton tactic, couldn't be more stupid.

Sure enough, against the Trail Blazers, the Lakers fell into a scoring drought in the first quarter.

In the second half, there was another miserable situation of scoring 13 points in a single quarter.

You know, this is a team full of offensive talent, a team with Kobe Bryant and Nash.

As a result, you can't get any points?

Even if it is a preseason, the main player has a short playing time, so the time for the main player to appear should also open the score, right?

It didn't.

Not only that, but the Trail Blazers' rookie Lillard was a casual shot from the outside, scoring 14 points in 6-of-11 shooting in 20 minutes.

The Lakers didn't even organize any effective resistance, and their score was as low as 75 points.

75:93, another big score defeat.

After two heavy defeats in a row, the confidence that everyone had before the start of the pre-season began to loosen a little bit.

The cheerful smile on the bench suddenly became much less.

It's only been two, technical adjustments! It's okay!

Another three days passed, and in the third game, the opponent was the Utah Jazz.

The Lakers' opponents in these games are actually not very strong.

The Warriors, Trail Blazers, and Jazz didn't make the playoffs last season.

It stands to reason that the Lakers play casually, even if they don't want to win, they shouldn't be so miserable.

But that's the reality.

This game against the Jazz was played at the Staples Center.

The Lakers made their first appearance on their home court this season, and the game was broadcast live on television.

A large number of spectators came to watch the game, hoping that the Lakers would bottom out and play a great game.

It's a pity that the Lakers' performance disappointed their fans again.

86:99, losing to the Jazz by 13 points, it was still a crisp loss with no struggle.

In three consecutive games, the Lakers have not scored more than 90 points, even in the preseason, this is too much, right?

Is this still the Los Angeles Lakers, who have always been known for their flamboyant offense?

Is this still a galactic battleship with Kobe, Nash, and Gasol?

Is this how Princeton's tactics worked?

The so-called only three things, three consecutive defeats, finally made Los Angeles have some doubts.

Of course, the arguments remain.

It's also common for strong teams to go winless in preseason.

In order to inspect the players, the Lakers rotated more than a dozen people, and it is normal to play badly.

But the crew of the ship can feel for themselves that this giant ship has not yet set sail, and may be sinking.

Because the engines on the ship are too old, and at the same time there is a huge hole in the bottom of the ship.

Now, Lakers fans and some media outlets are pinning their hopes on Dwight Howard.

According to media reports, Howard could return when he plays the Kings on Oct. 21.

But can Howard really oil the engine and patch holes in the bottom of the ship?

Nobody knows.

In three consecutive games, Li Liang didn't get a chance to play, and he kept sitting on the floor watching the game.

As soon as the game was over, I went back to the locker room to take a shower, and I didn't sweat yet.

Then leave the arena and go to the Toyota Sports Center for training.

Although he didn't get a chance to play, and the coaching staff was clearly targeting him.

But Li Liang didn't complain a word.

In fact, he could have taken out Bob Knight's hair dryer and let Brown send him on the court.

But Li Liang didn't, he watched silently from the sidelines, to see when the Lakers could win.

Regarding the Lakers' problems, Li Liang is clear.

As a gold medal water cooler, he is equivalent to half a coach.

The team loses not only as a matter of tactics, but also as an emotional one.

If Kobe, Gasol and Nash had started the game, would they have scored 90 points in one game?

Just kidding, the Lakers don't play any tactics, but the three of them cooperate by themselves, so they won't play so badly.

Obviously, several of the Lakers' star veterans also have some questions about Princeton's tactics.

But for the time being, I can't tear my face with the coach and Bass Jr., anyway, the preseason doesn't matter, just fight.

It's just that they didn't expect that if they fought like this, the effect would be so poor.

At the same time, Kobe, Nash and others have a better and better impression of Li Liang.

In the team's training, Li Liang performed quite well.

He's energetic, three-pointed, defensively in place, and clearly not on the same level as other fringe guys.

An experienced veteran like Nash sometimes has to wonder why this guy Bruce Lee is a second-round pick?

Li Liang's performance Mike Brown is in the eyes, and in the summer league, Brown knew that Li Liang was by no means a thing in the pool.

And he is really very suitable for the current Lakers, who lack such a young, energetic, defensive, three-point player who can shoot three-pointers in the Lakers' lineup.

It's a match made in heaven.

In particular, Ci Shiping, a bad boy, unexpectedly likes Li Liang very much.

In training, he repeatedly told Brown that Li Liang could play the No. 3 position.

If Li Liang plays better than himself, he is willing to let him be a substitute.

Is this still the perverse Ci Shiping?

What is the magic in Bruce Lee?

What's even more amazing is that at the end of the summer league, Brown casually said that Li Liang would improve his organizational skills.

Organizational skills, where is it so easy to improve.

Some superstars may not be able to develop organizational skills in their lifetime.

But two months later, Li Liang showed his skill in training to hit the ground and cut the ball inward.

He wouldn't have it at summer league!

What's going on?

Is it so magical?

Can you learn it by moving your mouth?

How did Brown know that Li Liang learned this from John Johnson's special training in the system.

Who is John Johnson?

A core member of the Seattle SuperSonics championship in 1979.

NBA history is not well-known, but very powerful playmaker.

His behind-the-back cut pass was a must.

Li Liang felt that this skill was very useful, so he entered the system every day and studied seriously with Johnson.

The ability value of [Ground Passing] has risen to 38 points.

Three more days later, on October 16, at the Honda Center in Los Angeles, the Lakers and Jazz had a rematch.

After losing to the Jazz in the last game, many people thought, how can the Lakers get back a game this time, right?

But the results were shocking.

Facing the average strength of the Utah Jazz, the Lakers were slaughtered by 34 points at 80:114 on their home court!

I lost 13 points in the last game, and if I don't win back this game, forget it, and the score difference has doubled!

For four games in a row, the Lakers played at venues near Los Angeles, which were considered home.

As a result, I didn't win a game, lost every game, scored only 90 points per game, scored only 20 points in a single quarter, and the opponents were weak teams that didn't make the playoffs.

Is there still a desire to win?

Still want to play basketball?

To be honest, even Li Liang can't stand it.

Although the more the Lakers lose, the more they prove that Princeton is a piece of shit, and prove that his criticism is correct.

But Li Liang is a Lakers player after all, can he feel uncomfortable seeing his team lose so ugly?

In the fourth game, Lakers fans began to boo, is this what the Galaxy Battleship is playing?

Even if it's a preseason, you can play such shit?

After the game, the Lakers' locker room was solemn, colder than a funeral home.

Jim Buss, who had been watching from the sidelines for four games in a row, came to the dressing room, wanting to say something, but not knowing how to speak.

Kobe Bryant didn't want to pay attention to him at all, and the two had conflicts since the renewal of the contract in the summer of 10.

Later, Bass Jr. took Jackson and Mike Brown in, which made Kobe very unhappy.

Little Bass has always been a little jealous, thinking that Old Bass is too partial to Kobe, which is even better than his own son.

So the two have not been eye-to-eye.

In front of the media, Kobe Bryant will also show a smile, hug Bass Jr., and say some polite words.

Privately, Kobe Bryant didn't bother to deal with him.

Except for Kobe, the other players were also silent and buried themselves in their own business.

Apply ice packs, wrap bandages, take a shower, change clothes.

If it weren't for Mike Brown coming up to greet Bass Jr., I don't know how long this awkward atmosphere would have continued.

Brown pulled little Bas aside and the two talked.

Buss Jr. was certainly not happy with his team's performance in pre-season, but he was still confident.

It's just a preseason, and when the whole team gets serious in the regular season, there will be no problem.

Brown said a few perfunctory words, he knew that the problem was not that simple, but it didn't make sense with Bass Jr. either.

"Jim, you know I respect you, but as a coach, I have to be responsible for every player," he said. So, I shouldn't suppress anyone, I have to give them a fair chance. ”

Jim Bass looked at Brown and said, "What do you mean?" Do you want to put Bruce Lee on the field? ”

Brown nodded and said, "That's right, he's doing really well in training, I can't keep him on the pitch like that." ”

Buzz smiled and said, "You think he's going to be your savior, a second-wheeler?" Please, don't pin the game on players like that! Wait another week, and next week Howard will be back, and then everything will be on track. ”

Brown shook his head and said, "I'm not pinning my hopes on him, I just feel that I want to be fair and that's important for a coach." ”

Jim Bass gave Brown a deep look, didn't say anything more, and turned to leave the locker room.

Mike Brown sighed, the job of the Lakers head coach is really not easy to do.

But no matter what, in the next game, he must let Li Liang appear.

This kid, will it really be that magical?

No matter, give it a try, a dead horse is a live horse doctor.