Li Liang has done a little homework very well, that is, he knows that the personalities of O'Neal and Kobe Bryant are completely different.

Li Liang and Kobe Bryant have been teammates together, and he knows that whether Kobe Bryant is 18 or 38 years old, there is actually a tsundere little public act living in his heart - that is, he is essentially a child.

As long as it is a child, it is easy to be emotional, easy to be motivated, easy to be instigated, but also more concentrated.

It's just that he is covered with a proud, mature skin, armor to compete with this unfriendly world.

O'Neal is the complete opposite, he seems to be a kid on the surface, fun-loving, joking, giggling, and funny.

But O'Neill is a relatively mature adult at heart, he attaches more importance to human feelings, to put it simply, he is not pure enough, of course, this is not wrong, the adult world is not pure.

O'Neal has never been interested in the kind of chicken soup that motivates high school students.

But he really needs recognition, and he needs the respect of his coach, his fans, his teammates.

If you're not respectful enough, he'll be so cautious that he'll even leave the city to play elsewhere.

Kobe Bryant also needs respect, but Kobe's respect comes more from self-identification, I won the highest score, MVP, championship, I am a respectable person, as for whether you respect me verbally, Kobe doesn't particularly care, I just beat you down.

And in addition to O'Neal to win the championship and MVP, he also needs verbal compliments, he needs to be held, he has a vanity and desire for fame that is common in the adult world.

O'Neal is even more difficult, Li Liang looked up some information on the Internet in order to deal with him, and he was about to send a text message to Kobe Bryant to ask Kobe what he thought of O'Neal.

Kobe didn't know what Li Liang wanted to do, so he didn't sleep in the middle of the night, texting Lao Tzu, but he was asking O'Neal.

Kobe Bryant was afraid that this goods would dig a hole for himself, so he called directly, and the two chatted for a while.

Of course, Li Liang couldn't tell Kobe Bryant his true purpose, so he chatted with Kobe Bryant on the side, and in order to say something, he had to sacrifice a little of his little secret and tell Kobe about his usual training methods in exchange.

Then Kobe Bryant told some past things about working with O'Neal, which made Li Liang better understand the temperament of the big shark.

"You didn't record it, did you? There are some things you can't say. Kobe Bryant reminded Li Liang after speaking.

This is also a real fool, you only remembered to mention this after you were finished.

However, there is no need for Li Liang to record, he is not a reporter, and if he were a reporter, Kobe Bryant would not say it.

After understanding this, Li Liang entered the system to start the task, and he knew it in his heart.

After encouraging O'Neal and Bryant in the locker room, the game kicked off in the center of the triangle.

Kobe Bryant was a substitute, but Li Liang was not prepared to let Kobe sit on the bench for too long.

This one, Eddie Jones' performance was really bad, and he was never a good candidate to play hard.

Not in the Lakers, not in the Heat.

Therefore, after the game started, Li Liang sat on the bench and did not pay attention to the situation on the court, but kept communicating with Kobe.

Twenty years later, Kobe Bryant told Li Liang, "I was young at the time, sitting on the bench with a stomach full of gas, I was definitely better than Jones." When I first came to the team for a tryout, I beat this guy up, and then West decided to pick me. But I was pressed all the way through the regular season, and I was actually in a hurry and wanted to go up and perform. Why? Because TM I'm the strongest defender in the team! The strongest man deserves to be on the field for the longest time! You shouldn't be sitting on the bench! ”

At that time, after Kobe Bryant said this, Li Liang said that he disagreed, and the strongest in the alliance of Lao Tzu TM were all sitting on the bench.

Kobe Bryant immediately realized that something was wrong, and laughed like a fool on the other end of the phone, laughing at Li Liang for being a substitute at this level, and the more he lived, the more he went back.

Li Liang swallowed his anger just to complete the task, and then in the task competition, Li Liang was kind to Kobe.

In fact, he really wanted to scold Kobe Bryant's dog head, but there was no way, young people still need more encouragement.

Li Liang told the 18-year-old Kobe that he would let him play more, but hoped that he would focus more on the defensive end and use the defense to choke Stockton.

In one summer, Li Liang had a deeper understanding of the Utah Jazz system.

Was the Jazz strong in '97 and '98? Very strong.

Throughout the playoffs in those two years, none of the Western Conference interior powerhouses were opponents of the Jazz.

Rockets Olajuwon and Barkley, Spurs have Duncan and Robinson, and Lakers have O'Neal, but they can't go through six games under the Jazz.

Is it because Marlon is better than these insiders? No, Malone is very stable, and it is Stockton and Hornacek who really kill these big men, it is the Jazz's dexterous and simple outside line, and they are the Jazz's winners and losers.

In the Finals, facing the strongest outside defensive combination in the history of the Bulls, the Jazz were blind.

The Lakers' outside line, a Van Exel's big colander, an Eddie Jones soft, the inside O'Neal is very weak in blocking and dismantling, and the Jazz outside players are simply threading the needle, unimpeded, and the whole system runs smoothly, how can you win?

And the key to solving this situation lies in Kobe, a hairy boy with infinite energy and full of momentum.

If he hadn't focused on shooting three shots and had instead been able to defend Stockton and Hornacek, it would have worked much better.

Li Liang took a long time, and then saw that Kobe Bryant was expressionless, and he didn't know if he listened or not.

Damn, it turns out that being a coach is so hard, and it's miserable if the players can't listen to it for a long time.

Thinking that he used to turn a deaf ear to the head coach's words, Li Liang felt a little ashamed.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Jazz had gradually gained the advantage on the court, leading by five points.

Li Liang called a timeout, made a decisive substitution, and replaced Kobe Bryant.

"Defend, defend, defend! Other... Kill the inside, shoot less threes, kill the inside! ”

Li Liang originally wanted Kobe Bryant not to shoot, but after thinking about it, Kobe Bryant is still Kobe if he doesn't shoot?

He's definitely going to attack, but it's better to kill the inside than to shoot three.

Watching Kobe Bryant play, Li Liang's heart was tired.

Damn, if Lao Tzu can play it himself, then the defense, three points, do it properly.

After becoming a coach, many things in the game are completely out of your control, and the only thing the coach can control at this time is his emotions.

As soon as Kobe Bryant came on the court, he first threw a ...... outside

"Bang~" Iron!

Li Liang reminded himself to calm down, don't rush to the court to hit someone, that will be punished.

You can't use a hair dryer during the mission, otherwise Li Liang will drive the hair dryer and scold Kobe to death.

But soon, Bryant responded on the defensive end, and he still bit Stockton with the ball like a mad dog.

1997 was the last peak of Stockton, he was a seasoned veteran who handled the ball calmly in the face of Kobe's madness.

But no matter how calm he is, the pressure still becomes very high, especially since the person who defended him before was Van Exel, and the defense is the same as not existing.

This defensive intensification will gradually show its impact on the situation.

After a few rounds, the Jazz's offensive success rate was declining, while the Lakers relied on counterattacks to score consecutive points.

The tide is turning.

Li Liang felt that he saw hope, and he began to devote himself more passionately to commanding.

Anyway, he was yelling on the sidelines, and he heard too much and roared.

There were nearly 20,000 spectators, all cheering for the Jazz, and the coach was alone on the sidelines roaring for the Lakers.

That's the job of a coach, even though millions of people have been doing it.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers and Jazz were tied 50-50, which was a good sign.

At halftime, Li Liang continued to maintain the mood of the whole team, he asked everyone to forget the previous game and the next game, and focus all their attention on this game.

And Li Liang pointed at Kobe Bryant and said, "In the second half, Kobe Bryant started the game. ”

Li Liang ignored Eddie Jones' resentful eyes, you played so badly and were you embarrassed to take the starter?

Kobe Bryant's whole body lit up, and his shooting percentage was still not high in the first half, but he really did his best on the defensive end.

He contributed two steals that made it more difficult for Stockton to get the ball out.

Bryant was very grateful to Li Liang for accepting the order and said, "I will definitely make a three-pointer in the second half." ”

Li Liang is crazy, Lao Tzu TM doesn't want you to shoot three points!