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Although Los Angeles in October is already autumn, but for Los Angeles in spring all year round, it is the same as when Zhuang Fei came here more than three months ago, it is still a pleasant climate and sunny sky, although Los Angeles has not changed in these months, but it has changed greatly for the Los Angeles Lakers, this team has almost completely changed from more than three months ago, starting from the head coach, to the player-oriented, from top to bottom.

Of course, as far as Zhuang Fei is concerned, in the past three months, the Los Angeles Lakers have changed greatly, when he returned home in July, Josh Smith was not so stout, Ariza and Tony Allen also looked light, as for Kobe, he was also high-spirited, but now after Zhuang Fei returned to the team, these are a little different, Josh Smith is a lot stronger, Ariza and Tony Allen are also much stronger, and Kobe Bryant is a little angry at this time, Both eyes are blazing at all times.

For most NBA teams, the beginning of October is the day of team practice, in fact, this is not the case for this year's Lakers, the Lakers' real practice this season began in early July, at that time all the Lakers players have been in place, all the Lakers players are now except for two who went to the Olympics, everyone else has been preparing for more than three months, this team may be the most prepared team in NBA history for the new season, and in fact, for this team, They actually need that, this team of 15 people. Five are rookies, three are veterans with a lot of injuries, another four are newcomers to the team, and one of the remaining three has basically not played any games last season, and the other has a terrible performance last season. So what works for most teams won't work for them.

October 2, 2004, this is the day when Zhuang Fei re-came to the team, Zhuang Fei returned to the United States on October 1, when Zhuang Fei came to the team training hall early in the morning, the Los Angeles Lakers' 15 players were already doing morning warm-up training, at this time the team's two assistant coaches were also very quiet on the side to supervise, at this time the team's other assistant coach Green also left the Chinese team, this year in the Olympic Games he performed very well in the Chinese team, his contract had expired this year, he signed a contract to finish the 2002 World Championships. If he enters the top eight, he will automatically renew his contract until 2004, and just a month after 2004, the Chinese Basketball Association renewed his contract for another two years, and he will continue to lead the team to the 2006 World Championships, and at this time his annual salary in the Chinese national team has also risen from $200,000 to $800,000 now.

Although this annual salary is not very high for him. You must know that because of Zhuang Fei, the annual salary of the NBA head coach is generally long, and the annual salary of the assistant coach is naturally the same, and Green, who is now recognized as one of the best assistant coaches in the NBA, now has an annual salary of 2.5 million in the Lakers, which is the most among all assistant coaches in the NBA, and his annual salary was close to 2 million when he was with the Celtics. It's just that for him, although he is not yet 30 years old, no one questions whether his salary is too high. You know, Bobcat has publicly expressed its hope that Zhuang Fei's assistant coach can coach them, and Bobcat is willing to give Green an annual salary of 4.5 million.

It's just obvious that Green wants to stay with Zhuang Fei more than coaching the Bobcats, although the assistant coach who has performed well in the Olympics is a person who can be coached, but he still has no plans to go out of the division, Zhuang Fei is also a little helpless about this, in fact, he now hopes that Green can get some coaching experience in some NBA teams, his ability has long been no problem, and Zhuang Fei can teach him not much, of course, The assistant coach's reluctance to leave can be regarded as a good thing for Zhuang Fei.

"These kids don't seem to be lazy," Zhuang Fei stood next to his two assistant coaches and looked at the Lakers players who were warming up and said with a smile, and at this time the two assistant coaches around him also nodded, whether these people are lazy can be seen from their figures, these players are obviously much stronger than a few months ago, even the three veterans of the team, especially Grant Hill, although this small forward has never been known for his physical strength, But a gap of almost four years has left the small forward looking completely out of shape, and now, he's back in shape.

Of course, for most head coaches or coaches and trainers, they look at whether the players are lazy or look at the changes in their body shape, but Zhuang Fei can directly look at his dynasty system, after these months, Grant Hill's ability value has changed from 93 to 94, and the physical talent has changed from 92 to 95, it can be said that the small forward's physical talent has returned to the A+ level, and Hardaway has also changed his ability from 93 to 94, and Webb has changed from 92 to 93, For these players, if they could recover from their injuries five years ago, they would be able to become an A+ player with their ball quotient and potential, but now these three people are over 30 years old, although they can still be regarded as peak at this age, but it is only the peak of ability, not the growth period, it is difficult for their ability to grow in the future, maybe it will not be possible to grow at all in the future, the only thing that makes Zhuang Fei look forward to it is Grant Hill, He used to be an A+ player at his peak, and his current physical condition is quite good, and he is not sure if he can return to the peak of his A+ player. But no matter what, such a Laker is enough to satisfy Zhuang Fei, this is a team that Zhuang Fei is looking forward to.

"Yes, they have been working hard in the past few months" After listening to Zhuang Fei's emotion, Lakers' assistant coach Thibodu also said with some memories. The Lakers' performances over the past few months have been something that even the most demanding coach has to admire, and in fact it was unexpected by himself. After hearing his assistant's words, Zhuang Fei smiled and nodded. In a way, these Lakers players are a group of players who need to prove themselves, and the Lakers' boss Kobe Bryant needs to prove that he is more suitable to be a core than the departure of O'Neal, and he now needs to recover the reputational damage caused by the Eagle County incident last year, which is the most important year of his life or career.

The three veterans, Webb and Hill and Hardaway, will need to prove that Zhuang Fei's trust in them is not wrong, and they will also need to use their performances to fight back against some doubts, although there are enough doubts for the three of them in their careers. But now it's different from the past, in the past, they were dissatisfied by many people because of their injuries and performance, and now it's because of Zhuang Fei's trust in them that Zhuang Fei is questioned, this kind of thing is difficult for them to accept, and just like what happened to Hardaway, he came to the Lakers with the championship dreams of his Cavaliers teammates, and if he can't win the championship here, he will let down his teammates who have been silently supporting him in the back, except for these three elders. Those newcomers are even more so, even if Bobby Simmons signed by Zhuang Fei or Dundee Jones who was traded are some abandoned players that other teams don't want, these players are undoubtedly determined to reassure Zhuang Fei at this point.

When the warm-up was over, there was a whistle from assistant coach Green. These players are also gathered in front of Zhuang Fei and the other three, after today, Zhuang Fei will return to the team to train with them, and after today, they will officially start joint training, which is the so-called practice team's tactical system, in the previous few months, Xibodu only explained to them what the team's basketball is like next season. He didn't let them start practicing, Zhuang Fei's arrangement for Xibodu in the summer was that he needed him to be able to improve the physical strength and endurance of these players, which was the most important thing. In Zhuang Fei's opinion, the team's tactics have no problems for them, and there is no need to be in such a hurry.

"Guys, I'm very satisfied with your current training" Zhuang Fei looked at these players with a smile and said, and at this time, after hearing Zhuang Fei's words, these Lakers players were also secretly relieved, Zhuang Fei has always been very strict with players, this is not a secret, most people here know it, and they are also very excited to be recognized by Zhuang Fei, which means that their efforts in the past few months have not been in vain.

"Even though you're in great shape, I think you know that we're going to have a lot of challenges in the new season, and I think you all know that there are a lot of people out there who think we're not even going to make the playoffs, and obviously, you're underrated, like I said to you before, you can win championships, you're going to surprise the world, you're going to be able to shock the world, and we're going to have a great record that can even go down in history. I have never doubted these aspects" Zhuang Fei paused when he said this, and at this time, the faces of these Lakers players also changed from relaxed just now to a little serious again, and seeing these Lakers players at this time, Zhuang Fei also nodded secretly and continued: "We now have the ability to fight back everyone's doubts, so now let me see how long your ability can hit them back" And this time after Zhuang Fei finished speaking, the faces of these players were also a little expectant, obviously, Zhuang Fei is ready to test their ability, in fact, before Zhuang Fei returned to the team, they played practice games every day, but the practice games with Zhuang Fei and the contact games without Zhuang Fei are completely different, such as Kobe, the guard has not won a single practice match in the past few months, in fact, he has not won a single game.

The guard has been arranged by the team's assistant coach Thibodu to either take the rookie against the three veterans or bring some players who are obviously substitutes next season against the team of the three veterans Gaszebiak, in such an imbalance, even if the player's personal ability is strong, he can only shoot and shoot until he is soft and can't get a victory, and this game in front of Zhuang Fei Kobe does not allow himself to fail again, in fact, after every failure, Kobe will think that he will win next time, In fact, although he admires Szzebiak for being teammates with those three veterans, he still thinks he can beat those three veterans, just as he always believes that he will score the tenth time even if he doesn't score nine times out of ten shots. It's just that Kobe Bryant was a little surprised that after the grouping, he was no longer in the bench or newcomer group as before. And his teammates actually became the three veterans he had never been able to beat, which also made him a little stunned.

"What? Aren't you very satisfied with your teammates, if I can change it back for you" Zhuang Fei looked at Kobe Bryant who was in a daze with a smile and said jokingly, and Kobe, who came to his senses at this time, immediately shook his head crazily, although he always thought that he could beat the three veterans, he also always thought that he could win any game, but it was definitely a better thing to be able to compete with powerful teammates. So after coming to his senses, the defender immediately followed the three veterans to the side to put on the practice uniform.

And at this time, looking at the excited Kobe, Zhuang Fei also nodded secretly, he never planned to change Kobe's way of playing, in fact, Zhuang Fei also knew that he couldn't change Kobe's way of playing, this is a mature player or for any player who is already A+, they have already found their own way, when they have no confusion on their own road, they naturally don't need to let Zhuang Fei give them guidance, Kobe and Maddie are different, And the difference is all-encompassing. Zhuang Fei was able to transform Medina because Maddie himself had not found his own path, so Zhuang Fei was naturally willing to find the best and most suitable route for Maddie, and such a route would not work for Kobe, and the reason why Zhuang Fei ordered Thibodu to let Kobe Bryant go alone to take on the team led by the three elders was not to let Kobe understand the meaning of the team or make Kobe's style of play a team, but to let him have some awe of the three elders. Or can he understand that the three elders are completely different people from Payton, who robbed him of his players last season, and they are qualified to take the ball from him, and Kobe's biggest dissatisfaction with Phil Jackson last season was not because Phil Jackson simply and rudely kept Kobe still under Peyton? And Kobe Bryant is also very unconvinced of Payton's strength. In this case, there are naturally many contradictions, Zhuang Fei doesn't want Kobe to be as dissatisfied as last season, in fact, he doesn't need Kobe to be under anyone in this team. This year's Lakers will be a very equal team, Zhuang Fei just hopes that Kobe Bryant will not be above these three veterans, and the effect is very good from now on.

"Zhuang, I think the combination of Kobe Bryant and these three people will surprise you," Xibodu, the assistant coach of the team who had been watching Zhuang Fei's command on the side, also said with a smile after Zhuang Fei finished arranging, and at this time Zhuang Fei also nodded with a smile.

"I'm also looking forward to it" In the end, Zhuang Fei also smiled and said, this is a combination that can produce sparks, which Zhuang Fei has never doubted, but how big this spark is, Zhuang Fei is not very clear.

The grouping of today's practice match is Zhuang Fei's, the yellow group is Kobe, Grant Hill, Chris Webber and Anfernee Hardaway and Szzebiak and Wharton and Mo Williams, while the white group is Paul, Jackson, Josh Smith, Tony Allen, Ariza, Bobby Simmons, Jones and Nocioni, it can be seen that the yellow team is some star-level main players, while the white team is some young players or substitute players, from this group is seriously unequal, When the game started, the two teams were not as far apart as the strength of the two teams, on the contrary, the two teams were still in a state of anxiety after the start. These two teams played very fast, and for both teams they were actually teams without a center forward, which in itself was a must-have thing for them to speed up, and more importantly, both teams were made up of a group of very talented players.

"Coach, Szzambiak's passing ability is much stronger than when he was in college" Stephen Green looked at his former teammate in college on the court and said to Zhuang Fei with a smile, and Zhuang Fei nodded after listening to it, or it can be said that after Szzambiak entered the NBA, in addition to becoming stronger, the biggest increase was his passing ability, or it can be said that he just increased his ability to pass and control the ball, As a participant in the triangle attack at Wake Forest, he had no problem with the timing of his passing, and his passing ability was not good, but it was okay. It's just obvious that at this time, he is much better than his university.

"It seems that the two years in the Warriors are not without effect" Finally, Zhuang Fei also said with a smile, the two years in the Warriors naturally said that Szebiak was the boss of the Warriors for two years, especially in the second year, and has been accused by the outside world that he can only shoot and play too viciously. Although the experience of organizing small forwards was a failure, it also allowed him to achieve some successful results.

"But Paul's kid is even more surprising, it can be said that these people he brought are all people brought by Kobe a few months ago, but the difference between the two is a little big" At this time, Thibodo also interjected, Paul brought newcomers and substitutes, but these newcomers and substitutes played in Paul's drive in this game is stronger than Kobe's drive, not a grade, although it is still suppressed by those starters, but it is also able to play its own style, and did not let the opponent pull the score away. Of course, what really made Zhuang Fei happy was Kobe Bryant who was mixed with the three elders, this player was obviously willing to let the three elders attack at the beginning, and in the first few months he had been very envious of the empty shooting opportunities that Szczebiak and the three elders got together, and now. Such an opportunity also appeared in his hands, in fact, whether it was Webb or Hill or Hardaway was also willing to pass the ball to Kobe, these three veterans were never selfish players, so to speak, as long as Kobe and Szebiak were in place. Their passes were immediate, and although Paul's players were strong defensively, the ability of the three veterans to create chances was beyond their imagination. And these young players are also played by these three veterans in terms of experience, which also makes Zhuang Fei on the side feel very interesting, and after 20 minutes in the first half of the game, the score on both sides is 54-46, both teams are big offense, but Kobe's offensive success rate is better, but Paul's rebounding is much better, and there are many more shooting opportunities, and those newcomers have a more positive attitude towards grabbing rebounds, and this is also their advantage, They are a little bit stronger than the veterans than they are, which is why both sides can always be anxious.

Of course, in the first half of the game, the game was very cool for both teams, especially Kobe, he never felt that his shooting opportunities would be so good, he alone accounted for 25 points of the team's 54 points in the first half of the game, and his shots also reached 18, it can be said that in his impression this is the easiest score he has played in the practice game in the past few months, but the highest half of the game.

"This feeling is so good" Kobe Bryant was also a little excited at this time, but after the second half, the players on both sides may not be happy. At this time, after the halftime break of these players, Zhuang Fei issued a new order.

"In the next half of the game, I ask all of your defenses to be full-court pressing, I think you should understand what full-court pressing is, and that's that as long as the opponent has players holding the ball on the inside, they will immediately be double-packed, all of them will give me crazy rotations, don't care about your physical fitness, I need to see your defensive effect" When Zhuang Fei finished saying these words with a smile, these Lakers players who had just finished resting were directly stunned

"Coach, their individual attack is already very good now, and the tacit understanding between the players is also very good, so we can start the next step of the arrangement"

On October 2, 2004, at noon, in the head coach's office of the Los Angeles Lakers, the team's assistant coach Stephen Green took some statistics in his hand and said to Zhuang Fei, at this time, the morning training has ended, including the first team training game, in the first half of the two teams played super high scores, in the second half of the twenty minutes both teams scored less than 30 points, compared to their second half a full drop of 20 points, in fact, Zhuang Fei's defensive command came out, Everyone knows that the offense will not be so easy, and the full-court pressing at the expense of physical strength and the crazy rotation and packing at the expense of physical strength are not a joke, even in the Dream Team. In the face of international teams, if the American team dares to let the team play like the Lakers just now, no one can hold on for more than 30 minutes, and if it is converted to the NBA, the time will be shorter, so after the end of the second half of the practice game, except for a few players who can still stand, almost everyone else is lying down. In fact, for any team in the NBA, this kind of practice is unlikely to last. Of course, because these two teams are now mainly playing their own individual talents, when such an extremely crazy defense appears, their talent is limited because they are guided by tactics, but from the first half, the tacit understanding of these players is indeed enough. Therefore, Zhuang Fei is very satisfied with the two teams that played offense in the first half and defense in the second half.

"Zhuang, do you think they will be able to learn those complex offensive tactics in this month's time?" Although in the summer, Thibodu has been explaining Zhuang Fei's tactical system to these Lakers players, such as the No. 5 strategy. Terminator tactics such as -4 tactics, etc., but obviously, these tactics are like a book of heaven for most players in the league, and Wade barely learned 1-4 tactics for a season last season, and Wade's ball quotient is not low. Now these people are not just learning a 1-4 tactic, although the talent quotient of these players in the Lakers team can be surprising, but all this brain is a little unbearable for anyone, so Xibodu is full of confidence in Zhuang Fei. But he was still worried, but as he had always told Zhuang Fei, he had found a better defensive system modeled on full-court pressing. It can also be used first, at least to let the Lakers stand on their feet first, but it is clear that Zhuang Fei did not agree with his opinion, but insisted that the team should give priority to offense.

"You don't have to worry about this, I have confidence in them" Zhuang Fei looked at the worried Xibodu and said with a smile, Lakers these players Kobe Bryant has played a triangle offense, this is the foundation, Webber has played the core of Princeton, the fifth tactic is that Yao Ming looked at Webb's game and found a different path, and Zhuang Fei just embodied Yao Ming's comprehension into the No. 5 tactic, in fact, Weber is the prototype player of the No. 5 tactic, as for whether Hill and Hardaway can run the Terminator tactic, Zhuang Fei is not worried about this at all, the most important factor of the Terminator tactics is all of them, in this case Zhuang Fei even thinks that now they can play it directly, the Terminator tactics themselves are not difficult, the difficulty is the ability of the player, this is a tactic based on the player's ability, as long as the player's ability arrives, the others will be very simple, this is different from the triangle offense and Princeton, as for the 1-4 tactics with Paul as the core, Zhuang Fei does not need to worry, He's always had a lot of faith in the tiny point guard, especially his break-through and ball-handling and passing career and shooting ability, where he's better suited to a 1-4 than Arenas, let alone Wade. And this is also the source of Zhuang Fei's confidence that this team will become the craziest offensive team in NBA history.

Looking at Zhuang Fei with a determined face, although Xibodu still had some doubts, but still chose to be silent, another head coach Green fully agreed with Zhuang Fei's approach, and after this meeting, the Lakers' tactical system for the new season was also completely established. Now it's just a matter of putting these things into practice.

"Believe me, we will see a historic offensive team in the new season" After the meeting, looking at Zhuang Fei with an extremely excited face, Thibodo and Green also felt a little excited, this is indeed a team that has never appeared in history, and what can happen to this team is indeed enough to look forward to.

As long as everything is confirmed, the execution of Zhuang Fei and his two assistants is extremely strong, at least in the afternoon training again, the Lakers began to train according to Zhuang Fei's arrangement, and the Lakers' players have also recovered from the de-strength state in the morning, for most of them, the 20 minutes of full-court pressing in the morning and the crazy package rotation of the interior line are not enough for them to really get a little bit of strength, in fact, for these people, they just don't adapt to such defensive intensity, For some of them, such as Grant Hill, although they have some crazy pressing defense experience in the United States, the Lakers and Zhuang Fei are more demanding, and they also need to face the same defense, which is really extremely exhausting, but obviously they will definitely be much better after getting used to it.

Just like Zhuang Fei imagined, for these Lakers players, they have been waiting for Zhuang Fei's arrangement for a long time, in this case, the Lakers' new training is also carried out quickly, and what makes Zhuang Fei even happier is that the adaptability of these players to the new system has not appeared to worry Zhuang Fei.

And as the NBA approaches, the Lakers Zhuang Fei Zhuang Fei's requirements are getting bigger and bigger, and they have already had some looks in just a few days. (To be continued.) )