NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 47 I've Never Seen Such an Offensive and Defensive Player
After returning to Los Angeles, it was early morning again.

As NBA players, staying up late is unavoidable. Fortunately, they will have two days to recharge their batteries.

After Lin Tian returned to his rented apartment, he didn't have time to use his mobile phone, so he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

At seven o'clock the next morning, he was woken up by the alarm clock he set.

The joint training arranged by Scott is in the afternoon. Although he also has to go to the arena for training in the morning, he doesn't have to rush as usual.

Lin Tian habitually began to read sports news while lying on the bed.

As he expected, yesterday's game between them and the Thunder had a lot of impact, which can be seen from the headlines of the major media:

[The Lakers ended the Thunder's five-game winning streak!Take three consecutive victories!Lin plays Mr. Key! 】

[Lakers VS Thunder, Lin's crucial attack and defense in the last minute!Lead the team to defeat the Thunder! 】

[The Thunder Twins were blocked by the same player!Where is the limit of the Chinese players! 】

[The fastest man in nba: Lin! 】

[Replay Westbrook's last attack in slow motion, and he was so angry that he was hated! 】

[nab star Pippen: I have never seen such a player with both offense and defense. Lin is the future face of the league. 】

[The Lakers executives may change their strategy for this season!They'll try to make some moves before the trade deadline. 】

Lin Tian couldn't laugh or cry, his performance yesterday even made some celebrities speak on social media.

In addition to these news, there are some party headlines, and Lin Tian didn't bother to read them.

What Lin Tian is most interested in is the news that the Lakers may change their strategy.

He had already told Kobe before that he would try his best to lead the team to the playoffs!

But the schedule is almost halfway through, and their record is 10 wins and 26 losses.

There are more than ten victories left before the record becomes positive.

Since Lin Tian joined the Lakers, although he hasn't lost yet, the team's shortcomings are extremely obvious.

Among their lineup, Hibbert and Kobe are the oldest.

Kobe is the soul of the Lakers, let's not talk about it for now.

Hibbert holds the team's more than 1000 million, but his state has declined seriously.

It is no exaggeration to call his contract a junk contract.

Fortunately, this is the last year of Hibbert's contract with the Lakers.

It can be predicted that after the end of this season, Hibbert will no longer be able to get a high salary, and the Lakers will definitely not keep him.

The other two backbones of the Lakers are Lu Wei and Nick Young.

Lu Wei's offense is nothing to say, when Lin Tiantian is on the court, he can occasionally play the role of a surprise soldier.

Nick Young is a bit nervous.

The salaries of the two of them are not high, both are several million, but the defense is too broken!
It's normal to think about it. If their defense is stronger, it can't be done with a few million dollars a year.

Among the players in the same position, the defense of the two of them must belong to the downstream.

And the Lakers are not the only ones with poor defense.

Randall has good physical talent, but as a power forward, his defensive ability is not excellent among players in the same position.

Nance Jr., although he played very hard, his physical confrontation ability was there after all, and he suffered a little bit at a center.

This season, even Kobe's current defense is actually powerless!
His decline in state is too serious, compared to last season, it can be said to be a visible decline.

This has also led to the fact that although the Lakers have won the last few games, it is not easy to win, and it can even be said to be difficult to win.

Every time, relying on Lin Tian's personal performance to forcibly turn things around.

Going on like this is not an option after all.

It is really difficult to go far with such a lineup.

If the team management is willing to operate the transaction, it can actually try.

For example, send away a veteran like Hibbert and replace him with a center with a slightly better defense.

Of course, Lin Tian is just thinking about all this now, he is not the management.

What Lin Tian has to do is to continue to lead the team to victory!

When the team management knows that their goal this season may not be the No. [-] pick, then it is not too late to trade.

He still has a month left.

This month, if the team does not seek changes, Lin Tian believes that with the statistics he has played, he can put pressure on the team appropriately.

After reading the news, Lin Tian got up and took a shower.

When he came to the arena for training, Lin Tian found that the arena was still empty.

Kobe hasn't come to training today, I don't know if it's because of his shoulder injury.

Back-to-back games are indeed difficult for an old player like Kobe who has many injuries.

After Lin Tian trained alone for about an hour, Kobe still came.

He didn't rush to train, but sat on the bench beside the court, looked at Lin Tian from time to time and nodded slightly.

Lin Tian walked in front of Kobe sweating profusely: "Hey! You are late today!"

Kobe smiled wryly and shook his head: "I just sent my daughter to school."

Anyone who knows him knows that he is a daughter slave.

Lin Tian sat next to Kobe, opened a bottle of water and drank.

Kobe turned his head and looked at him: "Lin! We don't really hope to make it to the playoffs this season, do we?"

Kobe had been thinking about this question all night yesterday.

Since the arrival of Lin Tian, ​​the Lakers have not only won consecutive victories, but the overall atmosphere of the team has also undergone tremendous changes.

And Kobe has never seen a player whose physical fitness is almost against the sky like Lin Tian!
In order to study Lin Tian, ​​Kobe also found Lin Tian's scouting report in college.

But that scouting report only said that his talent was mediocre, and his only advantage was that he was more accurate in three-pointers.

But that's normal, if Lin Tian's scouting report shows that he is very good, he won't lose in the draft.

This guy can run faster than Westbrook!Reminds him of Iverson at his peak.

This guy can jump, which also reminds Kobe of Carter when he was young.

This guy can defend, he defends like Tony Allen of the Grizzlies!However, because of his speed and bounce, his defensive efficiency is obviously higher than Tony Allen!

Lin Tian's occasional attacks reminded Kobe of Melon.

Kobe has never seen such an offensive and defensive player in his life.

So much so that he now really believes that Lin Tian can bring the team into the playoffs.

It has been four years since I made it to the playoffs last time...

Kobe misses the feeling of the playoffs very much, but he has decided to retire after this season.

He himself never thought that the summer of 2012 would be the last playoff game in his life.

But now, with the arrival of Lin Tian, ​​the Lakers still seem to retain the slightest hope of making the playoffs.

Although that hope is quite slim, but at least there is.

Facing Kobe's question, Lin Tian nodded without hesitation: "Of course! Our bottom line is the playoffs, Kobe, believe me!"

Lin Tian didn't say that he still wanted to hit the championship this season, because he didn't think Kobe would believe it.

Not to mention Kobe, even he himself dare not boast such a big mouth.

Teams such as the Warriors, Cavaliers, and Spurs are eyeing the championship.

Kobe smiled bitterly: "I know you are very confident that we have won three games in a row, but the regular season is a very long process, and our lineup is still too young."

He has been studying with the prince for several years, and Kobe is very familiar with the characteristics of young players.

Their advantages are young, their disadvantages are also young
"We can make the team make some changes." Lin Tian said seriously, "You should have read the news today, right? Some reporters said that the team management may seek changes."

Kobe naturally also saw the news, but all kinds of fake news emerged in an endless stream these years, but he didn't expect Lin Tian to be so ambitious.

This desire to win is rare among young people.

Because the goal of most young players is only to pursue their own statistics, the team's victory is often a little later in their hearts.

If you want the team to change, there is no doubt that you must rely on transactions!

The Lakers had a bad record in the first two seasons, but they have accumulated a few talented young players, and they also have a lot of draft picks.

Using these draft picks can be exchanged for immediate combat power.

But it is difficult to really change the thinking of the team management.

The team's goal was originally this year's No. [-] pick, because this year there is a very good college player named Ben Simmons.

Many scouts bluntly said that Ben Simmons may be the next magician.

Kobe also watched Ben Simmons's game in person. He was indeed a talented tall man who was basically locked in as the No. [-] pick.

May I ask which big-bodied team would not be tempted by this?
Seeing that Kobe was deep in thought, Lin Tian continued: "In the next few games, I will use my own strength to tell the team! We are hopeful to hit the playoffs! The Lakers are the team with the longest history. If the management wants to play badly, it will also consider our feelings."

He is now grateful for the two-year contract he signed with the team, which will put some pressure on the team.

Because Lin Tian has the confidence to show his stronger strength.

After a long time, Kobe gritted his teeth and said: "I will also put pressure on the team!"

Although his strength is far from what it used to be, as long as he is in the Lakers for a day, he will be the soul of the Lakers.

Kobe's influence is actually not limited to the court.

After the conversation was over, Lin Tian stood up quickly again and returned to the court for training.

Looking at his tall back, Kobe secretly sighed in his heart, the times have changed, and today's young people are really amazing!

For the next two days, Lin Tian basically lived at three o'clock and one line, eating and sleeping besides playing.

On the third night, the Lakers finally ushered in another game: a home game against the Trail Blazers.

Half an hour before the start of the game, Lin Tian and the others appeared on the court and began to warm up.

The fans who came to watch the match took their seats early, and Lin Tian also saw many Chinese fans wearing his jerseys.

As he gets better and better, the fan base will grow, no question about that.

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(End of this chapter)