?? Li Liang's words can be said to be very unkind, like a needle piercing Paul's heart.

Paul is in his ninth year in the league, and while his prowess is recognized by the league and fans, he has not received recognition of his own.

Because no real victory has been achieved yet.

Compared to the great point guards in history that he wanted to catch up, Isaiah Thomas won the championship in his eighth year and won the Finals MVP.

Allen Iverson reached the pinnacle of his career in his fifth year, the Finals, and the regular season MVP.

Magic Johnson, not to mention, is a late-blooming Nash double MVP in hand, and last season fulfilled his championship dream.

Jason Kidd led the team to the Finals twice and also won the championship at the end of his career.

And Paul played vigorously for eight seasons, but he was empty-handed, and he didn't have a championship, a division championship, or an MVP.

Thinking of this, how could Paul's heart not ache?

If someone else had said that to Paul, Paul would have been very, very angry.

He was a man with very high self-esteem and could not tolerate others violating his dignity.

I don't know what's going on, after Li Liang said this, Paul was angry, and when he thought about it carefully, he seemed to think it made sense?

Why is that?

Paul thought it was strange.

And Li Liang had already entered the locker room, took a shower and changed clothes.

On the first day of the training camp, Li Liang had the advantage.

Li Liang's dominance reveals a cruel truth in the NBA, that is, in the NBA, a good brain is very important, but most of the time a good brain is not as useful as physical talent.

Height is the greatest talent, and it is also the reason why basketball, as a team sport, cannot be as popular as football.

The height threshold has kept a lot of people out.

In the confrontation game, Li Liang directly opened his hand and hit three-point shots in counterattacks many times, in addition to relying on his feel, it was based on his height advantage.

If Li Liang is the same height as Paul, it is impossible for him to be so domineering.

Small people have the helplessness of small people, and their natural disadvantages make them have to make up for it in other aspects.

Li Liang just wants Paul to realize this, and the NBA should not have too many things to do in one fell ten.

At the same time, Li Liang also wanted Rivers to realize that betting the team's hopes on a small point guard with a height of 183 is too heavy, no matter how good he is.

Thomas is already a very good small point guard, but beside him, the Pistons are equipped with a group of strong players to win the championship.

And in terms of tactical system, Thomas is not the absolute core like Paul, just the first choice.

In the following days of team training, Li Liang insisted on his own tactical style and style of play, and did not have much interest in the "empty-handed running" tactics designed by Rivers.

Rivers' biggest characteristic as a "player-type" coach is that he rarely forces the players on the team, especially the stars, to do things they don't like.

It's different from high-pressure coaches like Larry Brown and Bill Feige.

Faced with the clash of tactical understanding between Li Liang and Paul, Rivers chose to take the cold approach.

First of all, during tactical training, a lot of off-ball running training was withdrawn.

Secondly, I communicated with Li Liangduo privately and asked him what kind of tactics he wanted to play.

Li Liang's statement is "the same as Chris Paul".

Li Liang's meaning is very clear, I want to share the ball with Paul.

Rivers is really big now, one head and two big.

In fact, when Rivers learned that Li Liang left the Lakers and chose the Clippers, he felt that this player was not simple, it was really not simple.

The basketball world has its own cultural genes, and one of the most important points is to advance and retreat with the team, and to integrate with the blood of a city and a team, and to share life and death.

This is the foundation of the success of the NBA, or a lot of sports.

Without this foundation, there wouldn't be so many die-hard fans, and not so many sports-loving people would be willing to pay for it.

That's why when James made the decision to leave the Cavaliers and go to the Heat, it caused so much controversy.

It has nothing to do with "loyalty", "loyalty" is just an appearance, and it can't be carefully scrutinized, because the team is never loyal to the players.

The point is that James breaks the "rules," a rule that is engraved in sports culture.

There are actually many people who break this "rule" in the history of the NBA, Monroe in the 60s, Abdul-Jabbar in the 70s, including Barkley in the back.

Whether forced or active, early or late in their careers, the change of these stars caused a lot of controversy at the time, and caused waves of condemnation.

The reason why James is the most controversial is that the media is developed and the influence of the NBA has become greater, the second is that his own strength and status are determined, if he is replaced by an ordinary star, no one will care, and the third is that the way he makes decisions is a little inappropriate.

And Li Liang also set off a storm this summer.

And after the storm, Li Liang not only did not get scolded, but also received a blessing?

When James saw this result, he probably burst into tears, why is it only for me?

A big difference with James is that Li Liang has no reason to leave the Lakers, on the contrary, anyone else will stay with the Lakers.

Rookie Game MVP, second-round pick legend, successor Kobe, and he's a Lakers player!

When he first heard the news, Rivers thought it was incredible.

Now, over the past three months, Rivers can feel how unique and resilient this guy's mind is.

He came to the Clippers for only one purpose, not for money, not for so-called status, and not for fame.

What he wants is strength, what he wants is opportunity.

In fact, he will also have a chance in the Lakers, Kobe Bryant's Achilles tendon rupture, and Li Liang will be trained as a successor.

But the Clippers do have a better chance, and if so, Bruce Lee is a very special, even scary young man.

So what to do?

This kid is a new FMVP, the champion owner, the little prince of Los Angeles, the idol of the team owner, from the other side of the Pacific Ocean is influenced by oriental culture, maverick and unique "28-foot killer".

Rivers, the coach, has not reflected much in his tactical level at present, and the rainbow fart is still quite powerful.

has begun to give Li Liang a high hat and a nickname, what is the "28-foot killer".

One is because Li Liang is wearing the No. 28 jersey, and the other is because Li Liang often shoots directly from a distance of 28 feet in the game.

The three-point line in the NBA is 23.78 feet, 28 feet, which is more than three steps from the three-point line.

At this distance, the number of three-pointers Li Liang hit is definitely the first in the league.

So Rivers gave Li Liang the nickname "28-foot killer" to praise him.

Rivers is like this, of course Li Liang can't say anything, and he doesn't stretch out his hand to hit the smiling person, unless this person is Brown.

Therefore, after five days of in-team tactical training, although Li Liang expressed dissatisfaction with the tactics designed by Rivers for himself, and constantly argued with Paul.

However, he did not expand the dispute, but only stayed on the court, and the relationship between them off the court was very harmonious.

Li Liang was like this when he was with the Lakers, he was a thorn in the court on the court, but his personality off the court was very good and very likable.

Within two days, he mingled with Jordan Jr. and Griffin and went to the bay of San Diego to play yachting.

also found an opportunity to go bowling with Brother Pao, and his bowling skills shocked Brother Pao.

Li Liang's hands, the control strength and precision are really quite powerful, this is his own talent.

Paul prides himself on being a master of bowling, but he didn't expect it to be Li Liang's opponent.

Paul was ashamed of this.

The five-day training camp passed quickly, and to be honest, Rivers still didn't figure out what system the Clippers should use on the offensive end, and what was the most suitable tactic for Li Liang.

He couldn't resist asking Mike Brown for advice.

And Li Liang didn't care about this, his mind was still on the system task.

After five days of training and study, as well as careful preparation, Li Liang decided to complete Mark Price's task before the end of the training camp.