"Thanks, Paul, everything was great."

The day after the third game, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, Monterey Park Arena, Qiao Hai stood in front of an old acquaintance, Paul Clement, the manager of the Drew League Monterey team, Joe glanced at this familiar and somewhat unfamiliar arena, very satisfied.

Again, he said to Paul Clement: "Thank you, Mr. Henry, for my help." ”

Because the Grizzlies had two days off between the third and fourth games, and these two days of rest naturally could not be wasted, Qiao Hai used his connections in Los Angeles to find Henry Reeves, the owner of the Drew League Monterey, and Paul Clement, the general manager, to borrow the arena, which was fairly well-equipped.

Henry Reeves did not appear, because the Drew League was being prepared in the past two days, and the Monterey team was already one of the top clubs in the Drew League, and Henry Reeves had a very high status, and the preparations for the Drew League naturally needed him to join.

Paul Clement smiled and shook his head: "Joe, I don't need to thank you, you have helped us a lot with that champion two years ago, and now we are only doing a small favor, which is nothing." ”

Qiao Hai was not polite, and Paul Clement quickly excused himself and left first.

Paul Clement left, and the Grizzlies' training began.

In the past two days, the Grizzlies' training is mainly to maintain their condition, and the playoffs have reached this stage, and the Grizzlies who have no playoff experience before are already experienced at this time, and everyone maintains a strong fighting spirit, even if it is training to maintain the state, everyone is very serious.

Perhaps, this is the difference between young players and those who have already made a name for themselves.

"Shoot more, don't exercise too much, keep the shape, keep the feeling!"

Qiao Hai shouted a few times, which was regarded as a reminder, and then found an office, squatted in, opened his laptop, and browsed fan posts and news posts on the hoop forum.

At this time, Byron Scott also took a few newspapers that smelled of ink and handed them to Qiao Hai with a smile.

After leading the Lakers 3-0, Qiao Hai is very interested in the current external public opinion environment, and he wants to know what the fans say, what the media say, and what those commentators say.

On the hoop forum, there is a fan user with an id named "LA8+34", which was sent out last night, and it is still being jacked up at this time, and there is no intention of sinking at all, and now, this post has thousands of replies.

Although the traffic of the hoop forum is high, it is still rare to see thousands of replies to posts.

Qiao Hai glanced at the title of the post - "The Lakers who can't live by themselves!" ”

Then I clicked in.

The content of the main post is: "There was once a coach who could lead us to glory in front of us, we didn't cherish it, but we gave him away in exchange for a veritable coach, in fact, looking back, who did the Lakers lose to? The Lakers didn't lose to the Grizzlies, they didn't lose to Qiao Hai, they didn't lose to anyone else, they just lost to their own people, they lost to their own management! ”

Hoop's headquarters is in Los Angeles, and the developed economy of Los Angeles has also led to the largest number of netizens in this area of Los Angeles, so many of the replies are the same as the content of the main post.

For example: "If you let go of the best coach, this pot can really only be carried by the management." ”

And: "In terms of the strength of the lineup on paper, we are obviously no worse than the Grizzlies, we have two top stars, and the Grizzlies only one, but the problem is, our coach is far worse than the Grizzlies, really far worse!" ”

The most liked and the most stepped on is also the most stepped on one of the replies: "Jerry West is really old, he is already confused, the Lakers want to regain their former glory, the first thing to do is to terminate Jerry West!" ”

This comment has a lot of likes, because this comment speaks to the hearts of many people, and almost everyone knows that Qiao Hai's departure has a lot to do with Jerry West, Jerry West is not optimistic about Qiao Hai, so he will find Phil Jackson before the end of the season.

It can be said that Jerry West directly led to Qiao Hai's departure.

But this comment was also stepped on the most, because Jerry West's status in Los Angeles is too high, he is Logoman, and he is also recognized as the godfather of the Lakers, the Shotime era was created by Jerry West, and the current OK combination was also introduced by Jerry West.

Many Lakers fans believe that Jerry West has merit and faults, and letting go of Qiao Hai can only be regarded as a small mistake, not a big mistake, considering Jerry West's huge credit, many fans think that Jerry West made these small mistakes should be ignored.

Therefore, this comment is also stepped on the most.

But when Joe Hai picked up the Los Angeles Times in front of him, the headline on the front page was: "Jerry West is the culprit!" ”

"Wow, a great title." Qiao Hai was a little surprised, when did the public opinion environment in Los Angeles become so bad?

Byron Scott smiled: "Yes, very strong title, you can check out the content below." ”

Qiao Hai nodded.

"The Lakers have fallen behind 0:3, this season is Jerry West's 18th year at the helm of the Lakers, it is undeniable that Jerry West has contributed a lot to the Lakers, the Shotime era is exciting, the introduction of the big shark O'Neal, and the selection of Kobe Bryant in the draft are all very eye-catching operations, but who would have thought that the Lakers with the OK combination would actually fall on the floor of the Western Conference Finals! Ultimately, all of these failures were the result of the operation of the period between the end of last season and the beginning of this season......"

“…… Letting go of Qiao Hai and introducing Phil Jackson is the biggest problem, Qiao Hai's success in the Grizzlies is amazing, last season the Grizzlies were still the bottom of the league, this season, they became the first in the league, and they are already 3:0 ahead of the Lakers, the Grizzlies can make such a huge progress, Qiao Hai is the biggest hero, but the Lakers let go of such a coach and introduced the veritable Phil Jackson, which is the biggest problem and the biggest mistake. ”

"But beyond that, Jerry West has other mistakes."

"In terms of recruitment, with Scott Pippen aging seriously and declining rapidly, we couldn't find the tactical core of another triangle attack, which is a disadvantage."

"And, at the beginning of the season, we actually let go of Ruben Patterson, last season Ruben Patterson was already the most important rotation pawn under Qiao Hai, and this season, after the transfer to the SuperSonics, Ruben Patterson played the starter, and performed well, such a brilliant player, was actually let go by us, and then look at the player we introduced, Ron Harper? A.C. Green? None of them can fight! ”

The Los Angeles Times is about to list Jerry West's seven deadly sins, and Joe Hay feels sad for Jerry West, who will be denied everything just because of a small mistake.

But if you think about it carefully, Jerry West's mistake may not be a small mistake, because if Qiao Hai is released, the original Triple Crown Lakers dynasty is likely to disappear, and even the OK combination will disintegrate in advance, Qiao Hai suddenly wants to know, if O'Neal, who is still at his peak, and the young Kobe Bryant have a conflict, this time, what choice will the Lakers make?

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When the Grizzlies led the Lakers 3-0, the Eastern Conference finals only reached Game 4.

In this game, the Knicks repelled the Pacers at home with a two-point advantage, and tied the series at 2:2.

But the pressure is on the Lakers.

Because Game 4 is coming again, the Lakers want to refuse to sweep, but they don't see even a glimmer of hope......