Chapter 86: Jackson's Predicament
"You study for a day, and give me such a plausible result? Does Bow Peak have a secret to making shooter players hit their hits drop? "Jackson is very irritated right now, the big score is 2-1, the Lakers are one game behind, and to make matters worse, the Lakers are going to play two more road games in a row with the Wizards.
No one knows what the league will think about this round of the Finals, whether it will continue to 'take care' of the Wizards, and that's not the worst, and for Jackson, what's even worse is that the Wizards seem to have found a way to deal with the Lakers, and this solution has even won a game.
For the Lakers, who rely heavily on the excellent shooter group to play, once the outside players, not too many, the two collectives are inaccurate, then the Wizards can wrap Kobe and O'Neal without scruples, maybe in this case, Kobe and O'Neal will continue to score, but once it comes to the final hand-to-hand combat, the Lakers do not occupy any advantage, Jackson has to admit at this time that the Wizards have some advantages in the rotation of personnel and in the hand-to-hand combat of the excellent inside.
So the most important thing in front of Jackson now is to understand how the Wizards made the Lakers' three main shooters collectively inaccurate, which is already related to the final victory of the game.
"The most successful game of the Bow Peak defense was the fourth game against the Magic, and the Houston defense, which averaged 20+ per game, was successfully reduced to only 8 points."
"In the first round, although the defense of Iverson was very successful, it was only by relying on the defense of the whole team that Gong Feng performed very normally in the second round, and the main reason for the promotion was because Jordan defended Davis, Gong Feng attacked normally in this round, but the defense looked a little unsatisfactory."
"So when we first sorted out the information, we gave one of the conclusions, that is, the luck of the Wizards is really good, they didn't meet the Pacers who restrained their offense and defense, the Nets, and the Celtics all restrained the Wizards, a team like this, we wouldn't care at first!"
"Yes! Bow Peak's successful defense of Houston was just that one, and Bow Peak never used this tactic in the future? So I believe there will be very few people who know the defensive ability of the Bow Summit, I think the Wizards are not very clear inside, except for the head coach Collins, and Leitner who helps the Bow Peak defend, others will only find out that the shooters on our side are inaccurate! ”
"That's what I think is terrifying about Bow Peak, very much like a Duncan on the back line, not showing the dew, but playing an effective role in the crucial moments!"
"You mean to say that Bow Peak's defense can only be aimed at those shooters, and has no effect on the players who break through?"
"That's the first conclusion we came to!"
"I hate guys who think they're very smart!" Hearing this, Jackson took a sip of coffee and said lightly.
"Forgive my unreasonableness, Mr. Jackson, our findings are so surprising that we don't have a very good way to deal with the second conclusion, because it takes a lot of time to set up, but if Mr. Jackson gives up some of his players' physical strength, we still find a way out, a way to avoid the bow peak defense?"
When Jackson heard this, he closed his eyes and did not speak, and after a long time, he opened a pair of eyes full of deterrence, and asked very solemnly: "How sure are you that you will do this?" ”
"Sixty percent, if the final conclusion is put the day after tomorrow, it will be as high as eighty percent!"
Fei'er didn't show any expression after hearing this, and the silence was a little frightening.
After Jackson paused, the room became a little silent for a while, I don't know how long the time has passed, maybe five minutes, maybe a quarter of an hour, in short, the assistant coaches sitting in front of Jackson have begun to sweat involuntarily, and unconsciously began to wipe their sweaty faces with tissues, and the assistant coaches with serious dark circles under their eyes trembled a little unconsciously.
Jackson finally spoke, "What do you need to do this?" What do you need my players to do? ”
"Mr. Jackson, the most important thing for this test is confidentiality, the second is a practice facility, preferably a standard basketball arena with three basketball courts, and the third is that it requires a lot of time from the Lakers' trainers."
"When you're going to have a game tomorrow, you're asking me to prepare this for you?"
"Mr. Jackson, we need a lot of data to make our point, and it takes time to collect a lot of data......"
"I don't care about anything else, the Lakers assistants will tell you where the arena is, and everyone except O'Neal and Kobe Bryant will use it, but I want to know your conclusion by 12 noon tomorrow!"
"Mr. Jackson......"
"The Lakers don't need waste, you don't want to have one item in your resume, a resume that was voluntarily reprimanded by the championship coach or even voluntarily dismissed!"
"Yes! We'll do it, Mr. Jackson. Everyone looked at each other at this time and nodded helplessly in confirmation!
After all the assistant coaches left silently, a phone rang suddenly, and Jackson sighed when he heard it, and at this time his private number would ring only and only one reason.
"Good morning, Mr. Bass!"
"How was your rest yesterday? Phil? Your body is still resistant, right? ”
"How can we sleep well this night, I think you and I have been calling insiders in the alliance all night to ask for details, right? Mr. Bass called, is there any source of insider information to share with me? ”
"Jackson, I still hate you with your cleverness!"
"Isn't this cleverness of mine also for you? Mr. Bass! Believe you and I come to the same conclusion at this time, right? ”
"At least we all know that the league will not take care of any team after this game."
"That's good news for the Lakers, isn't it?"
But at the same time, I was reminded of a crucial point! That's why I'm making this call now! ”
Jackson paused when he heard this, as if he already knew something, and couldn't help but reply first: "Mr. Bass, now is the goal of winning a third championship, isn't it?" Now is not the time to think about the future of the Lakers! ”
"Maybe you're right, but someone handed me a report detailing three of the Lakers' games against the Wizards and seven games against the Kings, and Mr. Jackson doesn't want to hear the conclusions from that report?"
When Jackson heard this, his left hand, which was not holding the phone, was tightly clenched, but he quickly let go.
"Mr. Bass, it is precisely because of O'Neal's restraining force that Kobe Bryant can get that kind of efficiency, once it is ......"
"I was so right to choose you as the head coach of the Lakers, Jackson, since both of us are people who understand, I believe you and I both understand, what is the point I want to express now, this time it's not that I interfere with your tactical choices, but to give you a third option......"
"Mr. Bass, it's too risky to do that!"
"Do we need to be so clear on the phone...... How much weight has O'Neal gained this season since his injury? How long can he stay like this? Some people have told me that sooner or later this league will be guards, because guards play more ornamentally, aggressively, and big men, especially big fat people, will become less and less popular in the league. ”
"Is it because of O'Neill's salary? Mr. Bass, I don't believe you don't know, once we get there, what will we give? Rebuilding is not that easy, nor can it be done in a short period of time. ”
"The Lakers have never lacked superstars!"
When Jackson heard this, he immediately stopped talking and didn't say anything more.
"Jackson, I don't want to interfere with your coaching now, but Kobe Bryant's kid has grown up, and he is now beginning to understand the benefits of power, and he is no longer the little brother next to O'Neal, why did O'Neal come to Los Angeles back then, didn't he want to be the real boss of the Lakers...... Need I keep giving you new tips? ”