Jerebus said: "The current Kobe is still not as good as Iverson, right? ”

"Yes, he's probably not as good as Allen Iverson right now, but he's only 22 years old, three years younger than Iverson, and he'll catch up," Jerry West said.

Boss, what I mean is that Kobe can only be compared to Iverson, and if you compare Kobe and Iron Fist together, it's not necessary and it's very unfair.

The current Iron Fist King is even more terrifying than before he retired, and his experience, technique, and physical fitness have reached the peak.

His self-confidence, after winning the NBA dynasty and the unified heavyweight boxing king, may have reached a level that we simply cannot comprehend.

Such an incredibly strong self-confidence can even make an ordinary player play an All-Star state, let alone an iron fist king?

Such a person is not what the current Kobe can compete with at all, so he scored 65 points in the third quarter on Kobe's head, and Kobe only scored 4 points in the third quarter, I think it is not how bad Kobe's performance is, but his performance is too strong. ”

Jerebus was silent for a long time, then nodded: "You're right, Jerry, it's not that we're too weak, it's that the Iron Fist King is too strong."

So Jerry, what are you going to do? We can't just do nothing and wait to be swept out of the game by the Iron Fist King, right? If that's the case, you and I will be blamed by the media and fans. ”

Jerry West heard the meaning of this sentence, if it is swept and the Lakers are blamed by public opinion, then someone will have to take the blame, of course, this person cannot be the boss, nor can it be the OK combination, it can only be him, or Phil Jackson.

Judging from Jeribas's attitude just now, he should be inclined to let Phil Jackson take the blame, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Or, boss, let Erwin be an assistant coach in G4?" He asked tentatively.

"You can do it." Old Bass said this, and hung up the phone.

"Alas!"

After the phone call ended, both Old Bass and Jerry West sighed in unison, but they were also relieved.

They knew that some of them couldn't stand Phil Jackson, after all, this was not a small person, but they felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

Although Phil Jackson led the Bulls to four championships, he was swept last year after coming to the Lakers, and today he is about to be swept again.

Soon, Jerry West spoke on the phone with Magic Johnson and said solemnly: "Erwin, you are ready, you will be the team's assistant coach in the next game." ”

"What?"

Magic Johnson was taken aback and suddenly asked me to join the coaching staff, what is the management trying to do? Let me take over Phil Jackson?

Jerry West continued: "I'm going to announce this decision to the media right away, the team has lost three games in a row and the coaching staff has to be fleshed out. ”

Magic Johnson understood, and hurriedly asked, "What about next season?" ”

"I'll get another manager."

Jerry West didn't leave any thought for the magician, and said directly.

“……”

Magic Johnson is so angry that his stomach hurts, will it kill me if I am the head coach for a season? Karim is an assistant coach with the Clippers, and I can't afford to fall behind him.

Jerry West knew the magician's careful thoughts, and comforted: "Erwin, I have discussed with the boss, and I am going to study it and erect a statue for you in the Staples Center." ”

"Really?"

Magic Johnson was instantly ecstatic.

Supersonic erected a statue of the Iron Fist King, and he has been looking forward to this day since the day the Staples Center was completed, but the management and the boss have always done it, and he is not easy to ask.

Soon after, Phil Jackson was notified.

"Huh!"

He knew that he was given up by the Lakers, and at this time, the intention of the Lakers management was very obvious to put the Magic in.

The Lakers did not give up on the Western Conference Finals, were not willing to be swept, and strengthened the coaching team with Magic. But the management no longer believes in his coaching ability, and there is a possibility that the Magic will take his place.

Through this move, the Lakers want to guide public opinion, and the reason why the Lakers have lost three in a row is due to his poor command and the coaching team, and he has to take responsibility for the Lakers' losses.

"West, you're so cunning!"

Originally, he also hoped to use the OK combination to win the championship, and then fight for more power in the Lakers, and even snatch the position of Jerry West as general manager, but now all plans have failed, which makes him very disappointed, he should not come to the Lakers, and should retire immediately after the last championship like Jordan.

However, he now has a sense of relief, because he finally doesn't have to face the Iron Fist King anymore, and last night's Iron Fist King made him feel a daunting horror.

That kind of horror is not caused by the strength of the Iron Fist King's 65 points in the third quarter, but the strength of the 65 points at the same time, which prevented Kobe Bryant from scoring only 4 points, and the Iron Fist King broke out in three consecutive games to bombard 50+60+.

He remembered that Tekken had said that he could get better by sleeping, and he didn't believe it before, but now he did, because no one in history could have played three consecutive 50+ games in a series.

Half an hour later, at 9 a.m., the Lakers announced that Magic would be the team's assistant coach.

This news was quickly interpreted by the media in various ways, and most of the interpretations were not very friendly to him, as Phil Jackson speculated.

"Coach Phil Jackson has met the Iron Fist team six times in the playoffs since '92, with a 2-4 record, which has allowed the Iron Fist to complete a three-game winning dynasty on the head of the Bulls, plus now the Western Conference finals, which is almost certainly 2-5, and the series win rate is only 28.57 percent," said Los Angeles Television Sports Channel in the midday sports news.

What does this mean? It shows that Coach Phil Jackson can't play the team where the Iron Fist King is, whether it's the Pistons or the SuperSonics, he can't play.

Lakers management brought in Phil Jackson in the summer of '98 and was swept last season and is going to be swept again this season, so it was a mistake and it's time to correct it. ”

"The Zen master is quite unlucky, you shouldn't come to the Lakers, how good is it to retire with Jordan?" As soon as Zhou Quan got up, he turned on the TV and saw the news, and couldn't help laughing.

"Didi."

At this time, the mobile phone rang a text message prompt tone, he picked up the phone and looked at it, Roger Philippe sent a text message, asking him if he was up or not, he was outside.

When I opened the door, I saw Philip holding a tray with some bread, milk, apples, steaks, salad, etc.

"Good morning, Rogge. Mine? Thank you! ”

"Good morning, Zhou."

Philip handed the tray to Zhou Quan and said with a smile: "Do you know, the season is almost over, and Amru and they can't hold it back, and they want to arrange a boxing match for you, are you interested?" ”

Zhou Quan put breakfast on the table and said as he walked to the bathroom: "I don't have time, I have to do my best to cope with the finals." ”

"Whether it's playing the Heat or the Pacers, it should be fine, right?" Philip said, leaning against the bathroom door.

Zhou Quan said while releasing the water: "There should be no big problem, but you can't be careless." Then there's the Olympics, which are very important to me, more important than the championship. ”

"Alright then, forget it this year." Philip nodded.

He thought for a while and said: "Zhou, I remember that in the last Olympics, your China was the silver medalist, and you are very interested in the Olympic champion?" ”

"Of course, who isn't interested in an Olympic champion?" Zhou Quan said.

"Then I'll ask you about the lineup of the Dream Four team." Philip said.

“OK。”

……

At ten o'clock, Jordan came to a restaurant in the hotel, ordered a breakfast, and asked the waiter to bring some newspapers.

"Shet!"

When I saw the New York Times, I was so angry that I burst into foul language.

"These bastard media!"

He flipped through other newspapers, and several newspapers were ridiculing his guidance effect on Kobe, and he also gave him a name, called Jordan's guidance effect, which made him angry and vowed never to coach others again, otherwise he would be blamed for losing.

"Forget it, don't look at the West Decision."

He threw down the newspaper and called David Falck, asking him to book a plane ticket for him, and he was going to rush back to Washington to get the Wizards done first.

"Zhou, I got some information about the Dream Four team."

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Rogge Philip came to the hotel again to find Zhou Quan, and the two had afternoon tea together in the restaurant.

"The list has not yet been concretely decided, this is a list of invitations issued by the Basketball Association, some have agreed, and some have not."

"I'll see."

Zhou Quan took the list and looked at it.

The coach is Tom Janovic, the roster includes center O'Neal (undecided), Mourning, David Robinson (undecided), power forwards Garnett, McDyce, Venbeck, Rasheed Wallace (undecided), small forwards Grant Hill (undecided), Vince Carter, Sherriff Raheem, scoring guards Iverson (undecided), Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant (undecided), Alan Houston, Steve Smith, and point guards Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, Tim Hardaway.

"Undecided, haven't they agreed yet?" After looking at the list, he looked up and asked.

"This is a list of invitations at the end of April, and there must be some of these undecided people who have turned down the call of the Dream Four, and maybe some have agreed, but the new list has not yet come out," Philip said. ”

Zhou Quan nodded and said with a smile: "O'Neill will definitely not participate, he has already won the World Championships in '94 and the Olympic Games in '96."

David Robinson, the two Olympic champions of the Dream Team 1 and the Dream 3 team are enough, and there is a high probability that he will not participate in the Dream 4 team again.

If the two of them don't join the Dream Four team, the center of the Dream Four team is only Mo Ning, and they have to use the big forward to play as a substitute, and the interior strength is just like that. Power forward, Rasheed Wallace? I don't really know what this guy's intentions are. ”

Philip said: "Zhou, this roaring Tianzun is actually quite suitable for you, and he was selected as an All-Star this year, but it is very troublesome, and this season broke the record of Barkley and Rodman, with 38 technical fouls. ”

Zhou Quan smiled and continued: "The big forward, that is, Garnett, has the strength of a top star, and the other two can only be regarded as second-rate.

The interior is started by Mourning and Garnett, who is strong defensively and ...... offensively It's ok too. But the bench lineup is average, Winbeck and McDyce, well, really average. ”

He thought about the center lineup of the men's basketball team on his side, Dazhi, Battle, Yao Ming, no matter which one is against Mo Ning, he still has an advantage in height.

Then he analyzed: "In the third position, Grant Hill has the gold medal of the Dream Three team, and he did not immediately agree to the call-up before, and there is a high probability that he will not join."

There are only Vince Carter and Raheem in small forwards, and their strength is average, even if Grant Hill is added, it is not a first-class configuration, and it is second-rate.

The second position, Iverson, can't say. Bryant...... I shouldn't participate, this guy won't admit defeat, maybe he will start practicing on the second day of the West Finals.

If he doesn't participate, the second spot will only be Ray Allen, Alan Houston and Steve Smith, so so-so. Even with the addition of Iverson, his offensive efficiency, well, in fact, I would have preferred him to make the Dream Four. ”

"Haha......"

Philip laughed, and then said: "There is no need to analyze the number one position, it doesn't matter who is on it." ”

"That's it."

Zhou Quan nodded as a matter of course.

He felt that the strength of the Dream Four team was not luxurious, and there was not even a supergiant, compared to the Dream Team, this was the civilian version of the Dream Team.

There is no one who has a final word on the inside, Garnett and Mourning's offense is average, there is no offensive ability in the low post, and it is strong in defense.

The back line is okay, there are three points, there are breakaways and defenses.

But the back line on his side is not bad, he and Lao Hu join forces, and I believe that it is stronger than any back line combination of the Dream Four team.

And in the No. 3 position, the Dream Fourth team is also a Rahim, and Vinskas is a swing man, and the strength of the two is not first-class.

Counting the entire outside line, the Chinese men's basketball team has no disadvantage.

After some analysis, he felt that he had to play this year, not that he had no chance.

……

That night, the Pacers pulled one back on the road, and the Eastern Conference finals were tied 2-2.

Losing the crucial game, the Heat made a big mistake, because if they won the G4 game, the Heat could get the match point 3-1.

Speaking to the media after the game, Gary Payton complained: "There's so little attention on us, everybody's focused on the West Finals, no one is watching the East Finals, there's no media coverage, it's not fair to us and the Pacers." ”

"Glove, do you mean that the Heat lost the G4 game because the outside world paid too little attention to you?" The journalist asked.

Gary Payton snorted: "Too little attention will lead to a lack of excitement in the players during the game, I'm not talking nonsense, we also have a desire to perform." ”

"Gary, you've announced your participation in the Olympics, which means that you might face the Iron Fist King at the Olympics, are you looking forward to it?" Another reporter asked.

"I heard that the Chinese men's basketball team did not even qualify for the World Championships last time, can they participate in this year's Olympic Games?" Gary Payton asked, looking shocked.

"Yes." The reporter replied briefly.

Gary Payton immediately said, "Then I'm going to congratulate the Iron Fist King, it's not easy." ”

(End of chapter)