The day after James pointed to the "cupping king", the Lakers also held a media open day at the Staples Center.

Because Wang Shuo is recognized as "Jammy" by the world, at the media open day, reporters asked Wang Shuo what he thought of James's remarks yesterday.

In this regard, Wang Shuo said with a smile: "It is a good thing for young players to have a heart, and I hope he can make his dreams come true in the future." ”

Wang Shuo, who has been the "head of Jammy" in both lives, knows very well why James is pointing at the "cupping king" at this point in time.

In fact, to put it bluntly, what bad intentions can Ajan have?

It's just that you want more attention.

Historically, most of James's criticized "Zhan Yan Zhan Yu" basically occurred at a turning point in his career.

Especially the "great coronation" before Wang Shuo's crossing, even if Bokasa came, he had to call it an expert.

With the rise of a new generation of players in the league......

Knowing that if he is not crowned, he will lose the opportunity to be crowned forever, so James can't wait to put on the crown called "GOAT" for himself.

However, neither in his past life nor in this life, James did not understand a single truth.

That's ......

There is also a difference between coronation and coronation.

You must know that in this world, the crowning that can be recognized by the world is the real crowning.

For example, on the media open day, when asked about the Lakers' preparations for the new season, Wang Shuo said clearly that although the Lakers are currently in some trouble, he believes that the Lakers are ready for the new season.

Can be ...... the next day

The headline of the news was written:

The great god of coaching, he is about to embark on the eighth conquest of the NBA in his coaching career!

You see, Wang Shuo didn't even need to be self-proclaimed, a group of people took the initiative to help him onto the dragon chair and put on a yellow robe for him.

It's a pity.

James's remarks about the "cupping king" didn't even stay on the hot search lists in China and the United States for a second, and its popularity and limelight were overshadowed by Wang Shuo, who was ready to lead the Lakers to defend the title in the new season.

On the media open day, Kobe, Curry, and Ellis, who were responsible for taking core makeup photos for the Lakers, became the most watched backcourt combination in the new season.

As the new season approaches, people are discussing whether the backcourt combination composed of Kobe, Curry and Ellis is the most offensive backcourt partner in NBA history.

In addition, two coaches who will become Wang Shuo's assistants in the new season, Quinn Schneider and Frank Vogel, also became the focus of attention on the media open day.

During the interview, Wang Shuo was very satisfied with Schneider's enthusiasm for work.

At the same time, Wang Shuo also believes that Schneider, who can lead the Jazz to the playoffs for many years in his memory, has his merits.

As for Vogel, Wang Shuo, who is the head of Jammy, can be said to know him well.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, Vogel, who has been the head coach of the Pacers since the 10/11 season, led the Pacers to the Eastern Conference finals for two consecutive seasons.

And, as the meritorious coach of the Lakers who won the "Park Championship" in history, Vogel is also a coach who is very good at adjusting defense.

Whether with the Pacers or the Lakers, he's proven his prowess defensively.

The only regret is that no matter how talented he is, Vogel has also become a waste coach who doesn't know how to play before Wang Shuo crosses.

After all, it doesn't matter if Spoelstra or Mike Malone or Mike Brown ......

These were the instructors who had assisted His Majesty the Great Emperor......

Even if they all proved their coaching ability before Wang Shuo crossed over, in the eyes of some groups, they were no different from garbage.

Wang Shuo believes that Vogel, who can lead James to the championship, will definitely become a head coach who can take charge of himself in the future.

Hence the decision to bet on him in advance.

Moreover, both Schneider and Vogel are known for their ability to analyze game footage in Wang Shuo's memory.

For the former, the biggest hobby is to analyze the game videos of NBA teams and target the weaknesses exposed by the opponent in the video.

The latter, on the other hand, is a noble video editor who not only has strong analytical skills, but also has a certain ability to adapt to changes on the spot.

In the NBA, many famous coaches have worked as video editors when they were young.

Truth be told, compared to the coaching position full of a bunch of bastards......

The NBA's video editors are definitely the most knowledgeable people in the league.

After Mike Malone left, Coach Lu still needed time to grow......

In Wang Shuo's view, the characteristics of Schneider and Vogel can well assist him and reduce the pressure of his daily work.

is the so-called one hero, three gangs.

Wang Shuo was well aware of the limits of his abilities.

After all, no matter how capable he is......

There's no way he's going to do everything.

In late September, the Lakers officially began joint practice.

Because he was responsible for carrying bags for Curry and Ellis at the media open day, Garnett, who was complained by Lakers fans as the "four-in-command", can be said to be a perfect fit into this Lakers team.

On the media open day, at Garnett's initiative, Wang Shuo did not let him participate in the shooting of the team's core makeup photos.

Joining the Lakers this time, Garnett knows very well that even if the Los Angeles media is already whitewashing him, he can't erase the suspicion of hugging his thighs.

Therefore, not wanting to stimulate the emotions of Celtics fans closely, he chose a relatively low-key way to start his Lakers career.

It was a wise decision.

Because compared to the person in Wang Shuo's memory who claimed to have never played in the super team......

Garnett's attitude at the moment determines that if you want to use the matter of switching from the Celtics to the Lakers in the future, he can't hack him.

Why?

Because Garnett himself said it, if you are not happy, you can spray him directly.

Did he say that he wouldn't let you scold him for defecting to the enemy?

Moreover, Garnett, who played teammates and rookies in the early part of his career, has also converged a lot in his personality after joining the Lakers this time.

Of course, Garnett's restraint in personality is also related to his age at the moment.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, Garnett, who had entered the late stage of his career, was highly praised by many young players who had worked with him.

In addition, this summer, at the suggestion of Wang Shuo, Garnett also conducted intensive training for his three-point shot.

Historically, Garnett has shot more than 45 percent from long range in his career.

A lot of his iron-blooded pulls can go from two points to three points if he takes one more step back.

Moreover, Garnett is not at all dissatisfied with the Lakers' style of play of sacrificing the interior in exchange for offensive space for the outside.

I have to say that in terms of attitude towards basketball, Garnett is indeed stronger than many NBA stars.

In this regard, he and Kobe Bryant can be described as "smelly".

Trivia......

Garnett, who is known for his fondness for talking trash on the court, has never sprayed Kobe Bryant in a game against Kobe.

In this regard, Kobe even complained after retiring: "Maybe I'm lucky!" ”

Actually, Kobe Bryant was lucky not to be sprayed by Garnett......

It's just because Garnett really admires him.

As for Big Ben, who joined the Lakers this summer, it was as Wang Shuo expected, and he quickly got along with his teammates in the Lakers.

Originally, after joining the Lakers, he planned to shave off his explosive head, and kept his iconic explosive head at Wang Shuo's suggestion.

In Wang Shuo's view, Daben, who does not have an explosive head, has no soul at all.

After all, once Big Ben shaves off his explosive head, the opposing defenders find out his true height......

His rim protection ability will also drop significantly.

Los Angeles, after a week of joint practice, in addition to being quite satisfied with the integration of the two new players, Wang Shuo is also very pleased with the growth of young players in the Lakers.

Needless to say, Curry, who conquered the world with Wang Shuo.

After the World Championships, the confidence of the "primary school students" is no longer the same as last season.

During the Las Vegas training camp, Wang Shuo also helped Curry upgrade his clumsy "layup bag" at the beginning of his career.

From the scouting report automatically generated by the system, Wang Shuo saw that Curry's current player potential has changed from 91 last season to 96 this season.

This thrill of watching young players evolve step by step in his own hands, in Wang Shuo's eyes, is far happier than he is to win another five, six, seven or eight championships.

DeRozan, who failed to appear in the Finals last season, also practiced hard this summer, constantly polishing his flipping skills and ball-holding rim skills.

With Gallinari uncertain about his return before the playoffs start in the new season due to injury, Wang Shuo plans to increase DeRozan's playing time in the new season.

And Green, who built up his self-confidence through last year's playoffs, Wang Shuo plans to make him the Lakers' starting small forward in the new season.

Under Bryant's daily repeated tempering, Green's individual defensive ability has improved rapidly.

The only fly in the ointment is......

Green's three-point shot is still inconsistent.

To put it simply, when this product is ready, it will make you doubt your life.

But when he is iron, he can also make you doubt......

Did Ariza log in to his account in another place?

In addition, after the first week of joint practice, Schneider and Vogel, who had just joined the Lakers coaching staff, were also found in a trance......

Where are the Lakers getting weaker without Gallinari?

If you count Barnes and Odom, who can swing to this position......

Even without Gallinari, the Lakers in the new season have enough forward personnel reserves that other teams will envy.

In October, before the start of the preseason, Wang Shuo officially announced the 15-man roster of the Lakers for the 10/11 season:

Centres: Marc Gasol, DeAndre Jordan, Ben Wallace.

Power forwards: Kevin Garnett, Lamar Odom, Matt Barnes, Josh McRoberts.

Small forwards: Danny Green, DeMar DeRozan, Danilo Gallinari.

Shooting guards: Kobe Bryant, Marcus Thornton.

Point guards: Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis, Ronnie Price.

Xiao Jia and Jordan Jr., both second-round picks, chose to sign a "2+1" contract with the team when they entered the league.

This means that next season, the Lakers can complete the super-cap extension with the two through bird rights.

Compared with previous years, thanks to the thrilling Finals between the Lakers and Knicks last season, people's attention to the NBA preseason has increased significantly.

However......

The upcoming 10/11 season has also been overshadowed by the collective bargaining that could have brought the 11/12 season to a standstill.

In fact, as early as this summer, the players' union made formal contact with the management.

But this communication between the two sides ended in unhappiness.

The reason is that the players' union, as Wang Shuo remembers, is unlikely to accept the bosses' proposal to introduce a hard salary cap to save money.

However, Wang Shuo, who is a person who has come over, is also very clear......

The reason why the management put forward a proposal to the players' union that they would definitely not accept as soon as they came up was just to be able to occupy the absolute initiative in the subsequent labor negotiations.

As we all know, Americans tend to be conciliatory and compromised, for example, if you say that this house is too dark, and you want to open a skylight here, everyone will not agree.

But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will reconcile and be willing to open the skylight.

Affected by the financial crisis, before the NBA signed the sky-high TV broadcast agreement, except for a few teams, most NBA team owners who could not make ends meet in this labor negotiation mainly wanted to save money.

Before the 2011 collective bargaining process, NBA players were paid about 57 percent of the season in the league.

The owners hope that NBA players will understand the difficulties caused by the economic crisis and reduce that to less than 49 percent.

At the same time, when using the Bird clause to renew a player's contract, NBA teams also want to reduce the amount of player salary increase that year-on-year.

Obviously, regardless of the industry, migrant workers certainly do not want their wages to be reduced.

But here's what's interesting......

In this collective bargaining session, the role players will be on the opposite side of the superstars.

The former, because they do not want the NBA shutdown to cause them to lose their source of income, will continue to put pressure on the players' union in the next labor negotiation process, saying that even if they lose a little, as long as the NBA can continue, it doesn't matter.

But the latter, because they do not want to take less millions of dollars a year, will refuse to cooperate in future labor negotiations, and say that they will never compromise with the management.

In order to achieve their desired goals, the players' union and the management will continue to make big moves in the future labor negotiations.

For example, in Wang Shuo's memory, the players' union once threatened the management with the dissolution of the players' union.

According to the rules, while the dissolution of the union would forfeit the players from all union protections, the players could use the antitrust monopoly law to sue the team owners and challenge the league's salary restrictions and player trade restrictions.

And if the unions are not dissolved, they will have to defend their rights and interests in accordance with the labor law.

As for the management, when the negotiations reached a stalemate, the management also threatened the players that if the players wanted to die together, the management would demand that the number of teams in the NBA be changed from 30 to 15 even if a new collective bargaining agreement could be negotiated.

It turned out to be in front of a union of players who were not united enough......

The owners of NBA teams still had the last laugh.

After all, once the number of NBA teams does go from 30 to 15, it means that half of the NBA players will lose their jobs.

After the first formal contact between the labor and the management broke down......

Currently, Stern has good news and bad news for NBA commissioner.

The bad news is......

Based on the current pace of negotiations between the two sides, Stern does not believe that this negotiation will be able to negotiate a satisfactory outcome for both sides in a short period of time.

And the good news is ......

The success of last season's NBA Finals has made major TV broadcasters full of confidence in the future development of the NBA......

Therefore, as long as the players are willing to suffer with the teams for a few years......

The NBA will see the light of day.

Of course, before the NBA signs a new broadcast deal, the NBA also has to ensure how exciting the game itself is, and how much attention is paid to the NBA.

So now the question arises......

Who quietly changed the course of the NBA and brought the NBA so much attention?

Stephen just led the U.S. men's basketball team this summer to reclaim the World Championship gold medal that U.S. basketball hadn't won in 16 years.

He is very popular at the moment, and many fans like him.

In order to avoid injuries to him in the new season, I want the referees to be able to enforce the law in the games that Stephen is involved in, you know? On this day, Stern, who knows who can save the NBA, said to his assistant Mark with a serious face.

Hearing this, Mark immediately understood what Stern meant.

Because praising Curry, isn't it equivalent to indirectly praising the Lakers?

Although this is somewhat of a trend to create heroes......

But at the moment, he was busy rubbing Wang Shuo's belly in the training ground, and how did the increasingly naughty sleepy Curry know......

He is the "chosen son......

He had quietly obtained an ascending channel that would have made James cry and faint in the toilet at least six times.