"Don't just look at my movements and position, you have to put yourself in my shoes, when you stand in my position, when you see the opponent's position and movement, what do you do?"

Zhang Zhu is very dissatisfied with Mason and Battle's defense, and Big Ben actually relies on mobility to help defend and fill the position, not relying on awareness and judgment like him, and rarely makes predictive defense, so he always can't keep up with his rhythm.

At this moment, he suddenly understood why NBA players were boycotting joint defense, these guys really don't know how to use their brains!

How simple is one-on-one defense, you can't go if there is a chance to help defense, at most pay attention to both sides, just find an opportunity to wrap up, you don't need to stare at so many people, and you don't need to think about so many things.

But after the field is no longer a one-on-one situation, you must have the ability to look at the overall situation, that sentence is no longer just casual talk, everyone needs to analyze several times more things in an instant than before, and the slow rotation of the brain really can't keep up with the rhythm.

Mutombo was a little confused a lot of the time, because he also relied on his experience and mobility ability to keep up with Zhang Zhu's beat, and he didn't predict much or think much, but Zhang Zhu's reactions and movements were too many and too fast, and it was really difficult to keep up.

It's not that Zhang Qi doesn't know that his requirements are too harsh, not to mention that Mutombo can't keep up now, and even Kidd, who has a very high basketball IQ, is often confused by his predictions.

Xiao Zhengtai sometimes feels that his boss is deliberately embarrassing himself, can you give me a look before stepping on a horse? I can't keep all my eyes on you! I still have someone on my side who wants to let go!

Zhang Wei is not familiar with joint defense, the conscious reason here only accounts for half of it, and the other half is the countless experience he has accumulated through the virtual space, so he knows what to do as soon as the opponent moves.

It's the same as when you come back and fight against the silver segment after a year of fighting and finally moving up to the gold segment, and you'll think they're really stupid, even though that's what you think of in the platinum segment.

The virtual system's game simulation function is too cheating, and even if you let Battle play two playoff games a day, he can now squeeze out the big Ben, and even squeeze Mason down. Therefore, it is difficult to demand such a high standard from your teammates.

The Lakers players feel very aggrieved in their hearts, they have been complained by Zhang Qi since the beginning of the preseason training camp, but Zhang Qi's own performance is too good, their grievances have nowhere to vent, and some people's self-confidence is about to be crushed by him.

Harris is also embarrassed, Zhang Zhu's many complaints and explanations are things he never thought of, but now even he is a little broken, feeling that he is not suitable for international basketball rules?

"But it's impossible, I'm a coach who has coached the national team."

Harris hurriedly shook his head, he didn't understand that Zhang Qiu's IQ was really so high? That's adapting too quickly, isn't it?

However, fortunately, the Lakers have been abusing their opponents all the way since the preseason, and every victory has restored the battered hearts of the Lakers players, because they found that the opponent was stupider than themselves in the game, which was simply a bronze segment.

This is also one of the benefits of Zhang Mao's demandingness, although he is too picky a lot of the time, but this kind of harshness can push the Lakers players to grow faster, and once they find that the opponent is stupider and dumber than themselves, then the self-confidence returns.

Therefore, as long as the Lakers can win all the way, then it is nothing to be hit by Zhang Zhu's self-confidence, and these can be recovered by abusing the opponent with blood.

Zhang Qi knew this, so he would recklessly whip these guys with a small whip, so that they could run faster.

The NBA's 97-98 regular season will start on October 31, and Zhang's goal this year is still 70+ wins. As for the strong teams in the Western Division that the media has been reporting, he doesn't care. Now that the Lakers players are so spurred by him, they are definitely the first in the league in terms of the speed at which they adapt to the new rules, and he is sure that he can still maintain 70+ wins in hellish difficulty.

Now all kinds of media are exaggerating how terrifying and rare the competitiveness of the Western Division is, but Zhang Wei wants to complete 70+ wins under such a hellish difficulty, which will make his position as the leader of the martial arts alliance more stable, and his status in history will rise to a higher level in the future.

Let's put it this way, with a 74-win and a title, he can't put himself in the top five of all time. But with 70+ wins in two consecutive seasons, especially after the rule change and the strong team is like a cloud, then he can enter the top five in history even if he only has one championship.

The Los Angeles Times has previously ranked him in sixth place all-time, citing his playoff performances over the past two seasons as buggy.

In his rookie season, he averaged 33.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per game in the playoffs. Last season, he began to become extremely ferocious, averaging 39.0 points, 11.2 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 3.4 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.

In the past two years, his performance in the playoffs has been much better than Jordan's two peak seasons, and no one in history has been more amazing than Zhang Mao's first two playoffs.

Let's ask such a boss, how many championships should he win to make sense?

"Our short-term goal is to defend the title, the medium-term goal is to make a triple, and as for the ultimate goal, we will leave it for later!"

This is Zhang Zhu's bold statement when he participated in a talk show before the start of the regular season, and now the record of the regular season can no longer be described as a "goal", that is the basic operation!

In the first game of the new season, the Lakers will face a "Los Angeles derby" that is not inferior to the summary game, and it is said that the number of global broadcasts of this game is close to the finals, and now you should know why Sterling's old dog is suddenly so generous.

Over the years, the Clippers have been a small team that no one has paid attention to, and the only thing they are known for is probably that they are located in the same city as the Lakers, which sounds a little sad.

However, the Lakers were not in a good situation in the past few years, and as the financial aristocracy also entered a dormant period, the Clippers couldn't even rub off on this bit of heat.

"Rubbing the heat", of course, is a derogatory term, but Sterling doesn't care. In the past two years, he has begun to increase his investment, which is to see that the Lakers are about to soar in the business field and on the court, this kind of good opportunity, as a successful businessman, he has no reason to miss it!

So, he grabbed O'Neal first, and now he has brought in the Zen master, all of which he did to become the Lakers' arch-enemy.

In this world, whether it is an action movie or a game between major powers, every powerful protagonist must have such a powerful enemy by his side. Even if it doesn't, the league will shape one for it. Otherwise, it's really not interesting to sing a one-man show. It's okay to watch that kind of small and fresh film once in a while, but in the end you will find that there is still no quality bureau to look at.

The Bulls used to play this role, but Jordan was too old to play it in a few years before the curtain call, so after the Clippers brought O'Neal here, they had the qualifications to be the number one villain at that time.

Now, they have brought in a Zen master, who means that the photographer and the actor are in place.

But this is a film that only has an outline, no script and director, and who wins and who loses depends on the competition in acting.

Raheem Sterling won't be willing to be just a villain, and once they get rid of the Lakers, it's not certain who the villain will be at that time.

At this moment, the outline of the league has been written, and the first game between the Lakers and the Clippers is the first act of this blockbuster......

"I don't like the new rules. But I'm the No. 1 center in the active line, and the enemy can't knock me out, let alone the rules. O'Neal also made a big statement the day before the game, but was slapped in the face a second later, and a reporter who almost wrote "I'm a koala fan" on his face asked him directly: "Is it okay to shoot free throws?" ”

O'Neal felt like he had eaten a fly in an instant, but he still stabilized his emotions and said, "I only shot 40 percent from the free-throw line, and God is telling everyone that no one is perfect." If I could vote 80%, wouldn't it be a mess in the world. ”

Soon, this time, a reporter with "I am a fan of Zhang Zhu" written directly on his face asked: "You don't have a champion, how can you prove that you are the active No. 1 center?" ”

O'Neill's face was already blue, and the big shark on the verge of madness held back his anger and said: "Winning the championship is not based on what you can do, but by what the people around you can do." ”

This made the reporters very satisfied, and they can stir up the relationship between the Clippers players in a while.

"That's what he said? Then my teammates and I will definitely be able to do a lot for each other. ”

When Zhang Mao heard what the reporter relayed on the day of the game, he obviously answered very appropriately, although it was not difficult for him to say that O'Neill should have been angry yesterday.

The Lakers took almost a week off after the preseason, during which time they continued to adapt to the new rules and hone in on the new offensive and defensive systems, and they were also studying the Clippers, a team that is not inferior to itself on paper.

But before that, the Lakers have one more question - is it too fast to develop a new offensive and defensive system now?

The rules have changed so much this season that many teams are stuck with this problem, and they can't decide whether to develop a new offensive and defensive system right away.

Of course, the Lakers chose the affirmative answer, since the change in the rules is enough to cause a big change in the way the game is played, and sooner or later they will have to develop a new offensive and defensive system to adapt to the new rules, so it is better to be early than late.

If you continue to play with the old system in the new season, there really is no future at all.

They have to take the initiative to adapt to the new rules, just as you have to take the initiative to adapt to the new era, otherwise they will be eliminated by the times.

The Clippers are thinking the same way, and as soon as the Zen master arrives at the Lakers, they begin to develop a new system, preparing for a complete overhaul with O'Neal as the center.

It's a difficult process, O'Neal is a player with a lot of personality, and this kind of player is usually stubborn and selfish, and it's not easy to get them to completely obey him, and it's even harder to get them to play with disciplined execution.

The Zen master has long hated these superstars, and O'Neal was able to say these words in an interview with TV before: "He wants me to pass the ball to someone in the bottom corner or on the outside, in our offensive system, where the ball should go." But I don't care about that, all I want to say is, I'm going to bomb the basket, and I've done a lot of these things, and most of them have succeeded. ”

This brain-dead answer and show-off, what can you ask the Zen master to say?

Do you want to tell him that it's okay to play casually when you abuse vegetables, but if you encounter the Lakers and Bulls playing like this again, you will definitely die a miserable death!

Do you think he'll listen to that? No matter how you think about it, it's more likely to fall out, right?

Actually, let alone O'Neal, if Jordan hadn't won the championship all year round, he wouldn't have played any bullshit triangle offense. Even so, Jordan has said similar things to O'Neal on many occasions, and the two of them are nothing more than trying to say: the credit for winning is himself, not some bullshit triangle offense.

Fortunately, the addition of Kassel gave the Zen master a qualified executor, which was too important in his system.

O'Neal is the most powerful finisher in his system, and once he has Kassel as a reliable executor, his tactics can be executed smoothly, at most O'Neal is disobedient in the finishing phase, but as long as he has enough finishing ability.

Now the process of the Clippers run-in is generally satisfactory to the Zen master, especially the dominance of the peak O'Neal on the inside is simply the same as the dominance of Jordan on the outside, if there is no change in the rules this season, he has enough confidence to kill the Lakers.

However, the Zen master does not agree with the Clippers' version of the "triangle offense" that the media has been reporting, because the current Clippers are not a triangle offense, even if the two are somewhat similar, but it can only be said that this is a tactical system similar to the triangle offense, a system that allows superstars to be fully utilized.

The Zen master is really satisfied with the lineup of the Clippers, although compared to the Bulls of the year, the Clippers now seem to be a little star-dim, except for O'Neal, it seems that there is no other All-Star, let alone a second superstar.

But that's because the Clippers players are young, they're just starting to break out in their careers, and in fact, both Cassel and Jones have All-Star quality, and the latter can play the role of the system's catcher, which is the third fulcrum.

The Clippers' well-balanced lineup gave the Zen Master the confidence to beat the Lakers, and Lloy Ott at the No. 4 position was definitely a top-tier defensive interior lineman. Rodney Rodgers, who was in the No. 3 position, shot well and defended well. And that Kobe, although this guy made him feel uneasy for no reason in the first second of meeting, the kind that wanted to go up and punch him! But it is undeniable that this little bastard's training attitude and talent are quite Jordan's. That's right, this is a defender with superstar potential, and he feels that this odious guy will be at least a notch better than Jones in a few years.

With such a young, well-rounded and balanced lineup with unlimited potential, its combat effectiveness and potential are definitely higher than the current Bulls, no wonder the league will look for them to play against the Lakers.

Zhang Yu also rechecked the attributes of the main players of the Clippers before the game, and the Kobe Bryant, who made him very unhappy, surprised him again in terms of attributes!

Centres: Shaquille O'Neal (97), Dean Garnett (79).

Power forward: Lloy Ott (85).

Small forwards: Rodney Rodgers (81), Beau Outlaw (78).

Shooting guards: Eddie Jones (87), Kobe Bryant (83).

Point guards: Sam Cassel (85), Brent Barry (80)

"I'm going to Nima, it's 83 so soon?"

Zhang Qi was not calm when he saw Kobe's attributes rising, the reason is actually very simple - who told him to look down on people back then, although there has been no media to hype this matter, but that is mainly because Kobe has not yet played, and there is really nothing to speculate.

But once this guy comes out, the media will definitely use this incident to ridicule his vision, how can Bole, who is a discerning person, step down?

On the day of the game, Zhang Qi used the killing skill to Kobe Bryant before the game, and a bunch of nice compliments were scattered like no money, and he almost touched Kobe's head and said: You will surpass Jordan in the future.

Kobe Bryant didn't send a long post back in his ICQ space afterwards, and he didn't get along with Zhang Ju for tearing his face and dying, although Zhang Ju's provocation was obvious enough, but Kobe Bryant accepted it all, not afraid of affecting the relationship with Jones, nor worried that O'Neal would be jealous of it, let alone feel that he couldn't surpass Jordan.

"What am I worried about? I should have been a starter a long time ago! ”

Kobe Bryant is now unhappy with his status and let him play off the bench last season, which was his first season. But this year, his summer efforts should be visible to the team, and his progress is obvious to all, so why let him play as a substitute?

In the first game of the new season, such a much-anticipated Los Angeles derby, the Zen master is still not ready to correct him, and the starting lineup sent by the Clippers today is: Kassel, Jones, Rodgers, Lloy, O'Neal.

Kobe Bryant was very angry in his heart, and he had an urge to elbow people!

The Lakers sat on the home court today, and at the entrance ceremony, Battle in the player tunnel looked nervous, excited about his newly signed $800,000 contract, and worried about the powerful Clippers in the first game.

Well, that's a lot of thinking, Harris didn't plan to send him on the court, not even the first twenty games, so let's keep the water cooler first.

Lakers fans didn't pay much attention to the Chinese player either, and they were waiting in the dark arena for their king to come to the court, who had captivated thousands of girls and young women, and the live DJ was already shouting in a passionate voice:

He has won 2 rookie game MVPs,

He has won 2 All-Star MVPs,

He has already won 1 regular season MVP,

He has won 1 Finals MVP,

He is the youngest All-Star ticket king in history,

He was the strongest high school student in history,

He is the greatest slam dunk king in history,

He is the youngest regular season MVP in history.

He is the youngest Finals MVP in history.

He is the only player in history to cut 50+20+20,

He is the youngest Mr. 70+ in history.

He's a great 6-foot-7 forward,

He won 74 games for the Lakers in one season,

He's the Lakers' greatest No. 14,

He is a "dragonborn",

His name is: Zhang ...... Unclean......

"The greatest?"

Zhang Wei himself also noticed the difference in the entry lines, especially the word "most" is a bit heavy. But now if you ask West, Magic and Cheek Hearn, the two ponies and the ailing "Lakers Voice" will definitely raise their hands in favor of the word.

What, you say Abdul-Jabbar and Chamberlain?

Hmph, they're not from the Lakers, so why ask them? Asking McCann is pretty much the same, but asking anyone will be the same answer.