"Tony, Trevaux, you're all very athletic, but obviously, if you want to find yourself in the NBA, you're not going to be able to do it just by your athleticism."

On March 7, 2005, the Los Angeles Lakers' training ground, after returning from the Eastern Conference in the recent period, the Los Angeles Lakers' schedule has become easier, and at this time the Lakers also have time to do some systematic training, which is a good thing for the Lakers who have been flying around on the plane for a while recently.

It's just that something bad has happened on such a good thing, and something has not been quite right with the Lakers' extremely young players in recent times, especially Ariza and Tony Allen.

These two are players personally selected by Zhuang Fei in this season's draft, although Zhuang Fei did not give much hope to these two people that they can become the league's best defensive team level players in one season, but there is no doubt that these two have improved a lot this season, and their role in the defensive end is also very important for the Lakers, but it is a pity that these two people are now a little unenterprising.

Whether it is Ariza or Tony Allen, when they came to this team, their positioning was defenders and substitutes, and there was no need for them to do things like scoring, but even if they were positioned as a defender, Zhuang Fei never treated them as a defender, and the three-point shot that should be trained must be trained, it can be said that in the first half of the season, these two players who shoot very average have also made a lot of progress in shooting.

However, this was only the first half of the season, when the likes of Josh Smith and Mo Williams did not find a place in the team. They have a lot of playing time. And at that time, the Lakers needed to play momentum. So they have been adopting the tactic of pressing all over the court, in this case, the two of them have a lot of playing time, and the fighting spirit of these two is also high, and the natural training progress is also obvious.

And in recent times, because the Lakers have basically established themselves in the league now, there is no need to prove anything to everyone, so most of the time they rarely use the defensive intensity that they did at the beginning of the season. And with the integration of Mo Williams and Josh Smith, as well as Bobby Simmons and Dundee Jones, these two players with a single role slowly withdrew from the team's rotation.

For the team's two rookie substitutes, in fact, few people will really care about them, there are too many such players in the NBA, this is a real head coach who can be used when he thinks about it, and he can't think of a player who is still on the side like a mustard, and their motivation to improve many times also comes from playing time and stable status, but it is clear that these two people are slowly losing motivation in recent times.

After Kobe Bryant finished the game with the Mavericks yesterday, when he got up at four o'clock the next morning to practice, he actually found the two lying on a public basketball court in Los Angeles with their shoulders on their backs. Then after seeing Kobe, he actually picked up the wine bottle next to him and handed it to Kobe. And at this time, in the face of such a sudden incident, Kobe Bryant naturally knew what the two of them did after the game. In this case, the Lakers' leading player directly scolded the two of them, and reported the situation to Zhuang Fei, and this is what is happening now.

Zhuang Fei, who has rarely appeared in the training hall, also came in person this time.

In the NBA, it is all too common for the team's fringe players to happen, basically every team has it, and many times, as the head coach of the team, most of them turn a blind eye when such things happen, after all, these players are not of much use, just to make up a fifteen-person squad, this season is used up, if you are not satisfied, just play next season, there is no need to train players because of such a thing, Causing unnecessary panic or conflict in the team is not worth the loss.

It's just obvious that Zhuang Fei doesn't want to deal with such a thing like an ordinary NBA team, and according to Kobe's report, the situation of these two people may have lasted for a long time, only because the Lakers have been away from home before, and these two people are holding back a lot, so they will suddenly play a big situation like yesterday.

At this time, Zhuang Fei looked at the two young players in front of him who had been bowing their heads and were full of shame, and they were also a little helpless, what he couldn't tolerate the most was that such young players would be abolished under his hands. So when he thought of this, Zhuang Fei also sighed in his heart.

"Tony, Trevor, I don't want to punish you this time, but I think you should know, what is my employment principle, I think you should have heard the story of Haslem and Chris Anderson this season, in my opinion, if you have enough patience, even if you leave the Lakers, you will become another Haslem or Chris Anderson, my players have never been wasted" Finally, Zhuang Fei took a deep look at the two of them, and then left the team training hall directly, At this time, the other Lakers players in the training hall were also a little surprised, and Ariza and Tony Allen, the two players who had just been trained by Zhuang Fei, also gritted their teeth after Zhuang Fei left, and Green, the assistant coach of the team on the side, also shook his head after looking at Zhuang Fei's back.

"Hmph, this time it's your luck" In the end, seeing that Zhuang Fei didn't deal with the Lakers players who went to drink heavily after these two games, Kobe Bryant also snorted at the two and then went to train with Paul.

Zhuang Fei was a little angry about Tony Allen and Ariza, and he was a little helpless after he was angry, and it was their own business whether they could really find their target again in the end.

The matter of Tony Allen and Ariza is just an episode of the Lakers, and this episode has hardly caused any movement, even within the Lakers, there is not much movement, after all, these two are water cooler administrators, and their good or bad has never had a great impact on this Laker.

It's just that on March 8, in the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Pacers, Ariza and Tony Allen, who had been on the injury list for some time, appeared in the rotation, and Zhuang Fei did not punish them for their alcoholism. Instead, they were given playing time, which was a bonus.

And in this game, the Lakers, who once again re-sacrificed the full court, almost beat the Pacers without any fighting back, especially in this game, the Pacers' starting center Oku almost let Webber brush up 5x5 data, and in the final game, the Lakers also defeated the Pacers 136-87 at home.

"Your talent should never just be in the present, you're part of the best team in the league, just like Kobe Bryant thinks he's going to be the best player in the league, so you have to have the awareness and goal of being the best role player in the league."

Facing Zhuang Fei's words after the game, Tony Allen and Ariza didn't know how to describe their current mood, regret is certain, but it is equally unexpected that a coach like Zhuang Fei will do these things for them.

Of course, Zhuang Fei doesn't care if these two people regret or what they are at this time, they just need to make their own practical actions.

After defeating the Pacers by a large margin at home, the Los Angeles Lakers welcomed their city rival Clippers at home on March 10, this team was a participant in the four-way trade not long ago, and this team got Parker, the Clippers' inside and outside combination is even better, so they are also very solid to keep their eighth place in the West this season, and they are likely to enter the playoffs.

It's just that in this game, facing the Los Angeles Lakers, and going all out, the Lakers cheering on the Los Angeles fans all over the court, this team almost didn't have the slightest power to fight back.

This team is indeed more holistic than before, and the two-point guard strategy makes this team more organized, but there is no doubt that they still need to run in for the current Clippers, their improved internal and external connection and organization are not threatening in the Lakers' view, and the score of the final game is 126-96, and Ariza and Tony Allen, who entered the rotation in the last game, did not enter the game list. Because they were banned for five games by Zhuang Fei after the last game.

This is Zhuang Fei's punishment for them. And this punishment also surprised the other Lakers players, and it is clear that this is a bit heavy.

Of course, no matter whether it is heavy or not, after Zhuang Fei's decision, there is no possibility of change, and after defeating the Clippers at home, the Los Angeles Lakers' winning streak has once again come to 21 games, and they have entered the ranks of 20 games again.

The Los Angeles Lakers' 22nd straight win was against the Boston Celtics, who had just lost at home and played a surprisingly ugly game with the Lakers.

This game is the second game of the season between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Celtics, and it may also be the last game, after this game, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Celtics must meet on the stage of the Finals, in this case, for Larry Brown, who has already lost one game, how much pressure can be imagined, this pressure does not come from Celtics fans, for Celtics fans this season, they don't care at all whether their team can beat Zhuang Fei.

The one who really cares about the outcome of this game is Celtic's owner Adelson, who can't allow his team to be killed by Zhuang Fei.

It's just that although he didn't allow such a thing to happen, such a thing did happen.

The Los Angeles Lakers literally doubled up against the Boston Celtics at home and then snapped a 22-game winning streak. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )