Chapter 108: The 'magical' Kobe Bryant and the daily routine of the Lakers' training gym
After the Lakers beat the Grizzlies at home to break the NbA's 33-game winning streak, the entire NbA public opinion was focused on the Lakers.
Not only did it open up the Hollywood market for Howard and the UAE. It also caused more trouble for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Now Los Angeles is home to an unknown number of media from all over the world. Let's just put it this way, the Lakers led by Coach d and the four guards are now completely out of the circle, this team is no longer in the circle of NbA, nor is it in the circle of basketball, the circle of sports is too small, even if you don't usually watch sports news, now you all know Coach D, the big four guards, Nash Howard YI and the Los Angeles Lakers.
On the day of the Lakers and Grizzlies game, the Clippers and Rockets games were played at the same time. The Rockets are missing James Harden, and the Clippers are missing Billups, and it stands to reason that the Clippers will easily beat the Rockets.
The end result was that the Rockets collapsed the Clippers in the third quarter. It can only be said that this is a basketball game, and anything can happen.
And the Clippers fell victim to that uncertainty. This also directly caused the Los Angeles Clippers to fall to sixth place in the West.
Los Angeles has now rushed to third in the West, with the Los Angeles Clippers sixth in the West. It can be said that the night of March 30 is definitely a double happiness for the Lakers.
The Clippers' loss to the Rockets was originally just a technical aspect of basketball. But many theology enthusiasts said that NbA's destiny is already in the Lakers.
It can only be said that the Lakers have been too hot recently, and everyone wants to run over to rub the traffic. So now all the weird remarks around the Lakers can be seen.
Regarding the current changes of the Lakers, as the front-line commentator and reporter of CCTV, Zhang Lili, the squid girl sees it most clearly.
On the afternoon of April 1, April Fool's Day, Mr. Zhang, Squid Sister and the CCTV film crew came to the Los Angeles Lakers' training hall.
The outside of the training hall can be described as a sea of people.
"Teacher Zhang, there are more people outside the Lakers training hall today." The squid girl blinked her eyes wide, and her cute and round face was full of pride except for surprise.
Look, these people, whether it's the American media or the media from overseas, they all have to wait outside.
The only media reporters who can enter the Lakers' training gym are the top international news agency media and the Lakers' cooperative media.
CCTV is only a cooperative media of NbA, not Xinhua News Agency, and it stands to reason that it cannot be entered. But who allowed them to get through Coach D's back door?
There are special treats!
"Zhang, I heard that Coach D is going to practice a new style of play in the Lakers' team today, is it true?"
"Zhang, is it too late for me to join ccAV temporarily?"
"Hi Mr. Zhang, we've met before, have you forgotten? I'm Li Jiapo's little Wang. ”…………
"Beautiful Miss Rachel, may I invite you to a banquet tonight to see Shakespeare's plays?" The proud squid girl saw the handsome white guy running over, and her eyes were disdainful, she was indeed a little handsome, but since she saw Coach Xiao Du, she was already immune to this level of handsome guys.
Compared with Coach Xiao Du, who is a little handsome, in terms of temperament, it is too bad! On the sixteenth of that year, at the Fengling Ferry, I saw Yang Guo for life.
On the twenty-eighth of this year, on the south coast, a dark dream arose. Alas, only now can we understand Guo Xiang's state of mind back then.
Along the way, Coach Xiao Du, who wanted to let himself dream every night, surrounded by handsome guys of various colors, instantly became boring.
Because of the special care of Coach D, Mr. Zhang and Squid Sister are definitely celebrities in the current NbA media circle.
"Teacher Zhang, is Coach Xiao Du really practicing a new style of play today?"
"I haven't heard of it, but the time for the playoffs is close and it's very likely." Teacher Zhang said happily.
Compared to the vanity of the squid girl. He was really happy. Chinese basketball has already reached a dead end.
After Yao Ming retired, he relied on the UAE to be alone. Seeing that Chinese basketball is going to follow in the footsteps of Chinese football.
Unexpectedly, Coach Xiao Du was born. single-handedly, he saved Chinese basketball. He became the number one coach in the basketball world himself.
Under his re-cultivation, the UAE also radiated a bright light. Now many NbA teams are waving money and waiting for the offseason to poach the UAE.
If you don't have a top salary, you're embarrassed to come and poach people. Soon, after Da Yao, there will be a new Chinese player with the highest salary.
When Mr. Zhang and the frontline team of CCTV came to the Lakers training hall. At this time, the training hall was already crowded.
"Sister Rachel."
"For a long time." Squid girl used to dislike Penguin.com, the female anchor who came out to sell. Now.
Not only is the equipment very professional, but the technology is also starting to be professional. Obviously, you can make money lying down, but you have to get up and work hard by yourself.
This Miss Jiujiu can be regarded as a celebrity in the circle. Alas. Coach Xiao Du, it's not just one or two people who have really changed.
Looking at the professional reporter equipment on her body, the smile on the squid girl's face was very sincere.
"Teacher Zhang."
"Xiao Wang, has Coach Xiao Du practiced a new tactical style of play today?"
"No, it's still a fixed yellow-blue confrontation, and I haven't heard of training new tactics." Wang dared to say something and stopped.
After all, all of China knows that Mr. Zhang is a die-hard Secret diehard.
"Oh, it's a yellow-blue match."
"That, Mr. Zhang, maybe Kobe Bryant can win this time."
"......" The smile on Mr. Zhang's face disappeared in an instant. Wang Dang wanted to laugh now, but he didn't dare to laugh, he was too uncomfortable.
The most famous training program for the Lakers is the yellow-blue matchup. In the yellow-blue match, the yellow team led by Kobe Bryant has never even won.
It's a secret that only these internal journalists know.
"Damn, O'Neill is here!" I don't know who shouted, Teacher Zhang and Wang Dang, and immediately looked behind them.
Sure enough, a fat man who was smiling like a chrysanthemum in full bloom walked in with a swagger. O'Neal, one of the greatest players in Lakers history.
He can visit the Lakers' training gym, and no one can stop him. It's like a magician, Abdul-Jabbar wants to come in, and Dukang can't stop him.
As long as he doesn't bring tNt's film crew in. It's just that...... Look at the pile of professional equipment that O'Neill is holding in his hand.
Wang Dare, secretly frightened. it! tNt really can't help it! Now the Lakers and Coach D are just too hot.
Any little bit of Lakers news can get explosive attention. The Lakers' casual game easily broke the 15 million ratings on the American side.
The ratings of 20 million are also ordinary. When fighting the Warriors, it even rushed to 25 million.
The highest-rated NbA tournament was G6 in the 1998 NbA Finals, with a whopping 35.89 million viewers.
Jordan is gone. In the 1999 finals, it fell to 16 million in an instant. In the 2002 oK finals, the ratings continued to drop to 16 million.
Then the Spurs and Pistons were even worse in those years, and David Stern, who fell, doubted life. Finally 08, 09, 10, the Lakers and Green Kai rose, and the finals returned to the 15 million level of ratings.
In 10 years, it has rushed to 18 million. In recent years, although the finals have not been as good as in 10 years, they are still above 16 million, which is still okay and stable.
But, this is the grand final. The Lakers are playing the regular season right now. The regular season played the ratings like the finals.
tNt can't endure. It can only be O'Neill Shinobi. O'Neal has only now started selling the Lakers for traffic, and he already has a lot of feelings for the Lakers.
He's the one who even dares to kiss Howard's ass! In the whispers of the reporters in the audience, O'Neill, who came in with a small live broadcast equipment, walked straight to Du Kang.
Seeing such a heavily armed O'Neill. Du Kang was stunned.
"Shaq, what are you?"
"Live, I want to stream the Lakers' yellow-blue matchup." Du Kang was enlightened. The Lakers are famous for their yellow-blue matchups.
Legend has it that Coach D borrowed the yellow and blue confrontation game to bully Kobe, suppressed Kobe, squeezed Kobe Bryant, killed Kobe, abused Kobe, and wanted Kobe to get out of the Lakers consciously.
Of course, this is the legend of the previous yellow-blue matchup. Now the legend has become, Coach D still pities a veteran like Kobe, and hopes that he can consciously be Howard's younger brother and recognize the reality, and now the Lakers have entered the era of Coach D and Howard.
After all, Coach D's assistant is to use Kobe Bryant and the big four guards as consumables, create secondary offensive and frontcourt rebounding opportunities for Howard, and brush up offensive statistics for Howard.
Now that Coach D has developed Howard's three-point shot, Howard is bound to become one of the greatest centers in NbA history in the future.
In such a reality, Kobe Bryant should be a little more conscious. In short, tNt has long wanted to satisfy the curiosity of fans and netizens to give the Lakers a live broadcast of the yellow-blue matchup.
It's just that Coach D is not allowed. So there is nothing tNt can do. O'Neal didn't plan to sell the Lakers for traffic before, and he still retained a little bit of the bottom line, which made tNt even more difficult.
Fortunately, the turnaround finally came in the last game. In Howard's laughter, he stood in the middle of the court with his hands on his hips and helped O'Neal execute the bet.
Howard also discharged a wave of exhaust gases by the way. At the time, the whole of Staples laughed. The audience in front of the TV also laughed.
The effect of the show exploded instantly. At the same time, O'Neill's heart, which still has a little bottom line, has also been completely shattered and blackened.
"Coach D, aren't you welcome?"
"Nope." Du Kang squinted at O'Neill and smiled.
"Shaq, whatever you want." ………… April 1st, April Fool's Day. The Spurs have a game against the Grizzlies today.
However, at this time, Popovich did not show up at the training hall of the University of Memphis. Instead, he stayed in a hotel room.
Get ready to watch the Lakers' next yellow-blue matchup. O'Neill live.
"Bobo, I heard that the Lakers' yellow-blue confrontation game was used by Coach D to bully Kobe, you listen, O'Neal said that in all the past yellow-blue confrontation games, Kobe Bryant has not won a single game."
"Coach D's means are really high, and he actually used this way to suppress Kobe, make Kobe obey the team, and let Kobe trust his teammates."
"......" Budenholzer was stunned for a moment, and instantly got the meaning of Popovich's words.
So, the yellow-blue confrontation game that Coach D made with the Lakers was not for Kobe? 、No, it's really for Kobe, but it's not that kind of business, but that kind of business?
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"Hey, Mamba, I heard about the yellow-blue matchup, you haven't won a single one?" After the warm-up, Kobe, who was just putting on his shoes, raised his head and stared at him with a poisonous tongue.
He almost couldn't help but slap him just now. Well. The aftermath of dreaming. In the dream, in addition to Yao and tmc, whoever dared to beep with him in Team Rocket, he raised his hand and was a slap.
Playing Van Gundy Jr. became his assistant coach in a dream. Alston, the king of street ball, became his dribble guard, well, the best dribble guard in NbA history.
But that's the reality. Well? Do you want to get this dead fat man to the rocket in my dream, and then, I take Yao and tmc and those obedient rocket brothers who have been trained, and kill him?
"Mamba, this game, do you want to help me get revenge, kick Howard's ass hard, Mamba, don't go, Mamba." In tNt's studio, Barkley and Kenny Smith both laughed like crazy when they saw O'Neal harassing Kobe Bryant so much.
And the audience in front of the TV was also laughing crazy at this time.
"Mamba, you can't be scared of Howard, right?"
"......" Kobe Bryant finally stopped his steps, turned around, and glared at O'Neal fiercely.
Looking at Kobe's back, a smile appeared on O'Neal's face. Hehe, dead viper. You couldn't fight me back then, and now you can't fight me!
The Lakers' yellow-blue matchup hasn't started yet, and O'Neal is filming everywhere at this time. Maizi dozed off under the basket.
While dozing off, he waved the whip in his hand. Oden, who was practicing his footsteps under the basket, listened to the snapping sound of the whip, and trembled with fright, but the steps under his feet were not chaotic at all.
O'Neill walked all the way to Carter's practice room, his favorite one. Bang dang! Bang dang! Bang dang!
it! This crazy dunk one by one stunned O'Neal. Fans online were also stunned.
"Damn, this is a 36-year-old veteran?"
"Are UFo's knees made of steel right now? Don't be afraid of consumption at all! ”
"Isn't this more domineering than those dunks released by the Heat?"
"My emperor's split buckle is also very domineering, okay!"
"However, your emperor will split the buckle."
"......" O'Neal reluctantly left Carter's place and came to Iverson and Nash again.
Iverson and Nash were wearing white coats and masks, and the two were practicing against a mannequin.
Seeing this scene, O'Neill was stunned.
"AI, Steve, you're practicing pinching?"
"It's not a pinch, it's a massage."
"You're pinching too hard, aren't you?"
"It's not a pinch, it's a massage!" The audience in front of the TV was equally stunned. Netizens on the Internet are crazy with laughter.
"Coach D is so talented that he actually came up with such a way to improve the defense of Nash and Iverson, hahahaha......"
"No wonder there have been fewer people on the list lately to beat Nash and Iverson, yes, Coach D!" In front of the TV, Popovich saw this scene, surprised and sad.
"Bobo, are you alright?"
"No, it's okay, it's just, I miss Bruce."
"......" Budenholzer didn't know how to answer for a while. On TV, O'Neal continued to hang out in the Lakers' training hall and came to Yi Jianlian and Howard.
The two are hanging a pair of pants.
"Warcraft, Yi, what are you doing? These pants are a little familiar. ”
"Hahahaha, Shaq, this is the pair of pants you kissed that night, I didn't wash them, they are original, hang them here, and let the Lakers players look at them later."
“……”
"Shaq, you see, this is Shaq's kiss, and I've marked it with red lipstick." Howard said happily, and O'Neal felt his stomach churning.
The audience in front of the TV also heard the sound of retching, and for a while, the audience watching tNt let out bursts of joyful laughter.
Because Coach D's control of the Lakers' training hall is too strict. So the audience, the fans are very curious about the daily life of the Lakers' training gym.
This time, after O'Neal took his personal live broadcast equipment around like this, the audience and fans had a general understanding of the atmosphere of the Lakers' training hall.
That's ......
"Are the Lakers always so indifferent when they practice?"
"What about tactical drills? What about system training? Why are you so unprofessional? ”
"The Lakers' training ground is completely different from the training ground of other NbA teams!"
"If other teams have a bunch of players over the age of 35, will the style of painting be the same? My spur's training ground wasn't as fun as the Lakers, but it was also fun. ”…………
"Coach D is really good!" Popovich sighed again. The average coach wants to spread his game ideas and tactical play to the players, so he will increase the amount of training.
Even a coach like D'Antoni is like that. In the end, D'Antoni gave too much intensity, both in training and in competition.
In the end, D'Antoni overturned. The Lakers he governed were full of complaints. But Coach D, he doesn't practice tactics, he doesn't practice systems, and he relies on the Lakers players' own style of play to play.
In the past, he also felt like everyone else that this was Coach D, who didn't understand tactics and didn't understand the system. Now, it's clear that Coach D is here to take the burden off those veterans of the Lakers.
The veterans of the Lakers are too tired this season, and the most important thing is to make them easier than building a system and training tactics.
Even a famous coach like D'Antoni can't see things clearly, but Coach D, a rookie, actually understands it.
Seriously, if you replace him with D'Antoni, he won't see it clearly. Because the Lakers need results, they need results, and it is impossible for any head coach to let Lakers players play on the training ground like Coach D.
In the end, you will fall into the collapse circle of getting more and more results.
"Only a head coach like Coach D, who has a strong command art, can support the happy training of Lakers players." Happy education is not something that any family can support.
"Bobo, the Lakers' yellow-blue matchup has begun!" ………… In the Lakers' training gym.
The yellow-blue match has begun. It was the yellow team's turn to attack. Kobe Bryant possesses the ball. Looking at Kobe's awkward ball control at this time, it seems that he hasn't played for a year.
Iverson was stunned for a moment. Of course, after being stunned for a moment, Iverson came back to his senses and immediately grabbed one by one, cutting off the basketball in Kobe's hand.
"AI, well done, hahahaha!" Howard rushed across the halfcourt and received a pass from Iverson from beyond the three-point line at the top of the arc, which was a three-pointer.
The game continued. After Maizi played a game under the basket, he hit the basketball in his hand to Kobe Bryant, who was outside the three-point line.
After Kobe Bryant received the ball, he stood up to Iverson's defense and pulled out a decisive three-pointer. Bang dang
"Huh? Is Kobe Bryant's shooting arc like this? Looking at Kobe Bryant's flat and uneven, high and low shooting arc at this time, Ham and Clifford on the sidelines looked surprised.
Du Kang, on the other hand, was smiling. Dream used Novak's body for a season, and practiced the passing and shooting techniques used by Novak's body for a season.
Suddenly changed to Kobe's body, aren't you used to it? Novak is 2.08 meters long, with an arm span of 2.10 meters, and has almost no resemblance to Kobe's body except for short hands.
If he's like Maizi and can play 700 games against the Spurs in one night, he can break out of his cocoon and become a butterfly.
But Kobe Bryant wasn't like Wheat. It's not like the UAE and roughly, they are all yellow, they are all inside, their height and arm span, and their body structure are basically similar.
Kobe Bryant and Novak, not to mention physical talent, they don't even have the same skin color. So......
"Corvo, is this a motion sickness?" Novak's 2.08 meters, that shooting vision, and Kobe Bryant, who is 1.98 meters, are of course completely different.
"Mengkaqiang is really strong, but there are also pitfalls." In particular, the players used are preferably those with similar technical play and similar physical talents.
Novak and Kobe Bryant are completely the gap between the South Pole and the North Pole. After using the Novak Player Dream Card for Corvo...... In the dream, Novak didn't have any physical talent, and Kobe Bryant accepted Novak's way of playing easily.
In reality, Kobe Bryant is extremely talented, and he has a set of techniques that have been trained to perfection by matching this talent. It is not easy for his body to accept Novak's style of play.
However, Kobe Bryant is eager to accept some of Novak's style of play. For example, Novak's three-point shot.
"Corvo's attribute has become stronger, but the style of the game seems to have suddenly become funny...... "But......
"Lao Ke is really stubborn, he is trying to integrate, he is walking a road that no one has walked!" …………
"Perhaps, I found the reason why Kobe Bryant is so iron!" Popovich's eyes twinkled.
Kobe Bryant actually wants to master two shooting styles! And it's two different shooting styles! Is it possible to draw a square with the left hand and an octagon with the right hand?
Maybe some people who are gifted will, but most people don't. Kobe Bryant didn't have such a terrifying shooting talent, and even Jordan didn't dare to do such a thing.
But Kobe Bryant is trying to do something like that. No player in NbA has played like this, from ancient times to the present, there has not been a single person!
He's not the same as Coach D, he's a rational person. Reason told him. It's impossible for Kobe Bryant to succeed in doing this kind of thing.
At the last moment, he should replace the old man who is physically exhausted to protect the backcourt rebound, even if it is Duncan, he doesn't believe it!
That's reason!
"Kobe Bryant will fail, Kobe Bryant will fail!" …………
"This kid ......," the expression on Jordan's face was happy, sighing, and helpless. Now many people are saying why he didn't practice the three-point range back then.
At that time, he didn't like three-pointers, and despised them as an offensive method that could never be efficient.
On the other hand, for players like them who are not very tall and mainly shoot from mid-range, three points are another world.
They are used to throwing mid-range shots, so they are also used to leaning back when they shoot three-pointers, which is the mid-range shooting technique that affects the three-point technique.
For defenders under 2 meters. Players who have trained to the top of their three-point and mid-range shooting, and there may only be a few players in NbA, such as Nash.
Their shooting talent is something they can't be jealous of. If he had worked his three-point shooting back then, his three-point technique would definitely have affected his mid-range shooting.
So, in the end, he gave up. There is no need, his physical talent, plus mid-range shooting, is already invincible.
But Kobe Bryant......
"This kid is really motivated to do something like this."
"But, the price of failure is too great!" It's clear that his three-point skills have influenced his mid-range shooting skills.
The mid-range shooting technique has also affected the three-point shooting.
"This kid is more stubborn than me!" …………
"Kobe Bryant in this practice game is so 'magical'!"
"Dwyan, Coach D finally played Kobe Bryant!!"
“……”
"Hahahaha, Coach D finally played Kobe Bryant badly!!"
"......" Wade stared at Kobe Bryant on TV dumbfounded. In order to practice the three points. Is it worth it?
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"Coach, I ......"
"No need to explain, do what you think, I will always support a player who is willing to work hard to get stronger." The yellow-blue confrontation ended, and Kobe Bryant looked apologetic.
Du Kang didn't wait for him to finish speaking, so he stopped with a smile. Looking at the smile on Du Kang's face, Kobe Bryant was stunned for a moment, and finally a smile appeared on his apologetic face.
"Thank you, Coach." Looking at the back of Du Kang leaving, Kobe Bryant stroked the golden bracer on his wrist.
"I'm going to make it!" …………
"Du, are you really not going to stop Kobe?"
"In this world, only he dares to do such a thing, wouldn't it be a pity to stop it?"
"......" Clifford fell silent as he looked at the expectant smile on Du Kang's face. Perhaps, I know why Coach D is so great.
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"Coach D, not only did he not stop Kobe, but he still supported him......" Wade looked at the smiling man who encouraged Kobe on TV, and his heart was shocked.
The playoffs are approaching, Kobe Bryant is suddenly like this, isn't it Coach D who is most worried and should stop Kobe?
"But......" Wade was shocked. Is he really a bad guy coach who will do anything to win?
He may not be as good as Mr. Pat Riley. Not as kind as LeBron. But...... Coach d, it's definitely not bad!
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