"Offense, offense, offense!!"

On the sidelines, Westphaal was anxious, looking at the players on the field all of them were weak and had no fighting spirit at all, and he only felt that the people he was most familiar with in front of him seemed to have changed their faces and became so strange overnight.

It's all because of those rumors.

It's all because of those rumors that the team has completely fallen into despair!

"Huh!"

"Pause! Request a pause!! ”

Finally, after another round of offensive failure and the Spurs scored two more points to extend the margin to an extremely dangerous score of 8 points, Westphale couldn't hold back anymore and called a timeout.

At the same time, on the side of the commentary table, a group of commentators also began to analyze the rumors that had been circulating since the previous day, making it completely impossible for the Kings to concentrate on the game.

"First of all, Westfaal."

When Albert spoke, a summary of the rumors of the past two days appeared on the TV screen: "Yesterday, the media suddenly broke the news that it was from the staff close to the new owner of the Sacramento Kings that after all the games of the season, the Sacramento Kings are considering an early termination of the contract with Westphal. The source of the message is anonymous and does not interpret the content of the message. ”

"Honestly, it's not surprising."

Brent Barry said: "Westphal's ability, everyone knows, and everyone knows where the ceiling is. Westphal's current contract was signed last year, with the first contract signed in 2009 and the option to be exercised in 2010 by Kings management until 2012. ”

"When the Kings gave Westphal a new contract last year, there seemed to be a lot of criticism, right?"

Reggie Miller recalled: "It seemed like a lot of people said that the Kings were a bit unmotivated, but there weren't too many good coaches on the market at the time. ”

"Yes, but this year is different."

Albert said: "First of all, everyone is concerned, Philadelphia 76ers coach Carlisle, whose contract expires this summer. Although you can imagine it on your toes, Philadelphia will definitely renew the tactician with a lot of money to continue to compete for more championship honors. But if there is a team that does offer an unbelievably big contract, there is always a chance, right? ”

"That's right, there are also coaches worth paying attention to, such as Van Gundy, Johnson, Lawrence Frank, etc., who are all good coaches who have proven themselves. But the biggest fish this summer is a legendary coach who has previously announced his retirement and will never coach any team again, but has recently begun to loosen his mouth and has the image of the mountain......"

When Reggie Miller said this, a rather complicated emotion suddenly appeared in his eyes, as if the name he was about to say had changed his life: "...... Phil Jackson. ”

Well, this name really changed Miller's life.

From the Bulls to the Lakers, from Jordan Pippen to O'Neal Bryant, Miller, an iron-clad man, has been fighting against all kinds of giants in his career. With his own unremarkable data, a relatively single style of play and function, he is wrestling with these super teams.

On the bright side of these teams, stars are changing all the time.

Behind them, the man, but he has not changed.

Phil jackson.

The coach with the most championship rings in NBA history, some people say that he has terrible luck, some people say that he only hugs the thighs of players, and some people say that he always engages in some mysterious and mysterious gimmicks, and he has little real ability.

But in any case, you can't deny that Phil Jackson is indeed the most successful coach in NBA history, perhaps, not one of them.

You say that he is opportunistic, whether he clings to power, or even hacks him to respond on the spot, it is all up to the star to adjust his state.

But the rings on his hand are all genuine.

Originally, after another unsuccessful season with the Lakers, Phil Jackson announced his retirement and was ready to officially leave the coaching stage, seemingly preparing to develop in the direction of management.

But for some reason, just some time ago, when Phil Jackson was interviewed by the media, he suddenly changed his tone.

"If there is a suitable team that needs a coach like me to lead the team and bring something to them, I don't think I will refuse."

This sentence has led to countless interpretations, and it has also made countless teams ready to move.

On the one hand, Phil Jackson's ability and honor are undoubted, and if the team can get him, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to the establishment of team culture and the progress and growth of young players.

But on the other hand, can Phil Jackson's triangle offense and chicken soup for the soul still fit into this era? In this era when the pace of offense and defense is getting faster and faster, and everyone is rushing to shoot three-pointers, can Phil Jackson's old-fashioned style of "superstar falling in the middle post, playing in the low post, attracting the bag and dividing the ball to instigate a space-based offense" still work?

These questions and doubts are also a little daunting.

Now, rumors are circulating in the Kings at this point in time that they are preparing to change coaches, and Phil Jackson has undoubtedly become the focus of everyone's attention.

"To be honest, Phil's tactical style and leadership ideas are indeed quite suitable for this Kings team, but they are not a perfect match."

Reggie Miller was very familiar with Phil Jackson and his team, and said, "The triangle offense needs absolute one-on-one super strength, and the Kings have that. The cousin is one, and Cousins is the majority, both of which can be used as a mid-low axis, singles to destroy, and pass to live. ”

"yes, isn't that a perfect match?" Albert was puzzled: "It's just a copy of Kobe O'Neal, but the strength levels of the two people have been reversed!" ”

"That being said, everyone is focused on Phil's tactical thinking, and very few are focused on his unique understanding of the team's internal culture."

Miller shook his head and said, "The teams in the league, in my opinion, there are four kinds of team atmosphere. ”

"First, each has a ghost, each has his own thoughts, and the surface is harmonious, but in fact, the dark tide is turbulent. Most of the clear players have big names and seem to have strong book strength, but when they start playing, they play separately, and the teams with poor records are all in this atmosphere. For example, the Trailblazers in some years, and the Lakers in some years, I won't talk about the specific year, let's guess for yourself, I don't want my Twitter to be scolded to explode. ”

Miller smiled: "The second type is to quarrel directly, openly scold each other, you scold me, I scold you, no one obeys anyone, and there is no cooperation at all." For example, the Mavericks in some years, the Lakers and Bulls in some years, everyone should know what year I'm talking about. ”

"The third is the most enviable and optimistic atmosphere for everyone, that is, the team is like a family, all kinds of mutual encouragement and help, and brothers. For example, the Spurs, such as the current Kings, such as the former Pistons, such as the former Pacers, are all in this category. ”

"Yo, this is still boasting??" Brent Barry laughed.

"You roll! I'm telling the truth! ”

Miller continues: "The fourth atmosphere is a very subtle one. There are several players in the team, all of whom have quite good strength, cooperate with each other very tacitly, and they seem to be invincible when they play on the field, but in fact, they are a little bit of a mustard with each other, and they even have to work hard for each other in training matches. ”

"Is it a healthy competition?" Albert asked.

"Yes, healthy competition."

Miller nodded: "Phil's team, all of them are this way. You see, Jordan and Pippen during the Bulls, as well as Rodman, and even Steve Cole were not convinced of Jordan. Everyone is comparing this and that on weekdays, but when they get to the field, they are all hungry for victory, and they work together to win a lot. ”

"And the OK Lakers too, everyone knows about O'Neal and Kobe, I don't need to say more. The same is true of the Kobe and Gasol combination that the Lakers won the championship again, although Kobe and Gasol we all say that they are a husband and wife combination, but it is all a joke. In fact, real Lakers fans know that Kobe Bryant has a love and hate for Gasol, and there is no ambiguity at all when he should scold, and the atmosphere of competition in the team is very strong. ”

"But that's all because Jordan and Kobe Bryant are competition freaks themselves, right?? Anyone who comes to them will be forced to compete! Barry said.

"You're still innocent."

Miller said disdainfully: "Do you think carefully that before Phil entered the team, before the team finally won the championship, Jordan and Kobe Bryant were the kind of people we saw later?" What kind of were Jordan's former teammates, you don't know? Did Jordan scold them? Kobe Bryant used to say that he wanted to be with Shaq 'for the rest of his life', how could Kobe not be paranoid at that time? ? ”

"This ......"

Miller's argument is new, but there is some truth to it.

Maybe Jordan Kobe Bryant is that kind of paranoia and victory maniac in his bones, and sooner or later he will show his fangs, and sooner or later he will have trouble with his teammates.

But Phil Jackson, in the process of these two epoch-making superstars becoming paranoid, really, did not play a role in the slightest push?

"Therefore, the current atmosphere of the Kings is too 'good' and too 'united' for Phil."

Miller said: "I think that for Phil to play his best, the atmosphere in his team must not be too 'good'. And now the relationship between the three core players of the Kings team is too good for each other, if you let them compete, I'm afraid they won't be able to compete. Therefore......"

"Huh!"

“…… Where did the follow-up rumors come from, you should understand by now! ”

"......!!"

On the court, the timeout ended, the Kings still missed, and the Spurs won again.

Cousins clutched the ball in frustration and was scolding his mother loudly.

Gu Yu ran over quickly.

"Cousin!"

Gu Yu stretched out his hand and looked at Cousins' eyes changed, which even surprised Cousins.

This person......

This cousin in front of me......

"Give me the balls, me?!!"

…… I don't think I've ever seen it before!