Pick Westbrook

Chapter 203 Come Again
Bucks locker room.

After being beaten up, Cousins' arrogance finally subsided a lot, but he was still not convinced by Li Lai and all the Bucks players.

Lying on the floor in the middle of the locker room, Cousins ​​rolled up a ball of paper and stuffed it into his nostrils, saying, "If it's one-on-one, I'm not afraid of anyone."

At this time, the other players returned to the locker room after washing. Artest looked at the place where Cousins ​​was lying, and his face darkened first.

The rest of the people also stared at Cousins ​​angrily at this time.

Cousins ​​snorted, not quite understanding.

"I didn't provoke you this time, don't try to find an opportunity to do it for no reason."

McGrady pointed friendly and reminded Cousins ​​where he was pressing.

The latter piled up and looked down. It was a model of a championship trophy embedded on the floor.

O'Neal Jr. said: "That's the glory that the Bucks fought hard last season. Do you dare to lie on their glory?"

Cousins ​​finally had a premonition that something was wrong, but it was too late, and the group of old and young men rushed over to punch and kick him again.

"My motherfucker! Who the hell put the trophy model on the floor, it's all boring."

Tyronn Lue, who was opening the locker room door and was about to walk in, motioned to everyone after hearing this and said, "Kick me a few too."

On the training ground.

Artest and O'Neal deliberately stayed.

Artest said: "This kid is actually not bad in nature, but his temper is indeed a little grumpy, and he is easy to be teased by some players who are good at small movements and can't control his emotions."

"He took the initiative to apologize to us after he learned that he suppressed our championship trophy glory."

"But after apologizing, he still emphasized that he is not afraid of us."

This is a proper character of a big boy, because he can't bear to be wronged or unwilling to be wronged, so he has been working hard to protect himself.

Once someone dares to try to bully him, Cousins ​​will fight back regardless of the court rules and rules.

"This is a person who has no evil intentions. To be precise, he is a person who has no intentions. Cousins ​​​​is very kind."

Artest said affirmatively.

Because he, like Cousins, is a player who never chooses to hurt others on the court, and the two also have the same violent temper.

It's just that Cousins ​​will choose a different way of dealing with bullying than Artest.

The way Cousins ​​often chooses is too unintelligent, even a bit silly.

Li Lai said with a smile: "I knew Cousins ​​was a problem player long before the draft, but I still chose him unswervingly."

"Because I know that he is indeed as simple as you said."

"But the NBA is like a battlefield. His temper is easily fooled by others' deliberate teasing, and he will inevitably suffer a big loss."

"So, I need someone to teach him how to face these provocations."

Artest said firmly: "Coach, leave it to me, I can solve these problems for him, and I will also teach him how to play calmly on the court."

Li Lai felt at ease with Artest now.

He clearly remembered that when he played against the Cavaliers in the 09 playoffs, Artest was completely unmoved by the provocation of Big Ben Wallace.

It was precisely because of that time that the two of them turned their fighting into friendship and completely let go of their previous grievances.

O'Neill then talked about Cousins' technical problems.

"His outside ballhandling is so good that he doesn't even look like an inside player, which isn't a good thing for him."

"I know how much a pair of healthy knees can do to a center player, and Cousins' habit of changing directions and stopping and starting on the outside is the most damaging action to his knees."

"He's still a big center, and that kind of action hurts his knees more than a smaller player."

"So, I suggest that Cousins ​​learn the low-post singles technique and the tonnage in the penalty area. His body already has such a talent, which is enough to support him to play like this."

Li Lai nodded.

Even O'Neill suggested that Cousins ​​had to change his style of play, so the opponent has indeed reached an urgent point on this issue.

Li Lai said seriously: "Do you think he can learn your back-up technique?"

Artest also looked at O'Neal curiously at this time.

He knows very well that O'Neill's post-up singles have never been more than brute force.

In terms of interior skills, except for the big dream Olajuwon, Artest has never seen a player who is obviously better than O'Neal.

O'Neal thought about it for a while and said, "At least 9%, Cousins ​​can even learn the outside ball handling skills so smoothly, there is no reason why he can't learn the inside offensive skills."

With O'Neal's words, Li Lai dared to make up his mind to change Cousins' style of play early in his career.

At the same time, Li Lai also urged Artest and O'Neal to guide Cousins' inside defense and frame protection awareness.

In his opinion, Cousins ​​should not only be excellent on offense, but also have great potential on the defensive end. After all, his 227cm wingspan is enough to allow him to cover the sky on the court.

"Of course, whether he is willing to learn, or even change his style of play, is still a big question."

Li Lai suddenly said very solemnly.

O'Neill remained silent, and he also felt that this was a big problem.

Artest lowered his head in a daze, then raised his head to look at Li Lai and said seriously: "Coach, let me be Cousins' veteran coach, and I will let him know that all of us are doing it for his own good."

"In the Bucks, there is no need for him to protect himself so much, because we are united and everyone will protect him."

The training camps of each team in the league have been held one after another.

The Heat and the Lakers became the two most notable teams among these teams.

When Phil Jackson was asked about his potential opponents this season, he unsurprisingly mentioned the Heat, the Super Big Three that shocked the league.

Especially when Wade and James are formed in a team, this will definitely become a nightmare for all teams in the league.

One is the finals FMVP who has proven himself, and the other is a future historical superstar recognized by all the head coaches of the league.

"I am looking forward to the performance of James and Wade in the first game of the new season. If they not only form together, but also cooperate with each other, it will be trouble for all teams in the league."

The reporter went on to ask, "And what about the Bulls?"

Zen master smiled and said: "They are also a very talented team. The existence of Pierce can bring them championship experience and make this young team a player with great playoff experience. Team."

"But Rose is just a young player who hasn't proven himself at all. Whether he can lead this team in the right direction is still a big question."

The reporter found that Zen Master was very understated when talking about the Bulls, and a little serious when talking about the Big Three Heat, but neither seemed to be full of embarrassment.

He asked curiously, "Is there no opponent in the East that the Lakers are worried about?"

The Zen master restrained all the relaxed emotions on his face, and then his face was heavy. He gave the reporter in front of him an extremely unexpected answer.

"Have!"

"The defending champion Bucks."

The reporter who heard this answer frowned, feeling very strange.

In ESPN's latest team strength rankings, the Bucks have dropped to seventh place.

Because of Yi Jianlian's injury situation, the state of O'Neal and Iverson in the training camp, and the conflict in the locker room from rookie Cousins.

Everyone knows that this team is facing a lot of trouble in the new season. Not to mention competing for the championship, the conflict in the locker room alone can make the Bucks' management very busy.

"Are they also worthy of being the current opponent of the Lakers?"

The reporter couldn't help saying contemptuously.

Zen master did not continue to analyze this issue in depth for these reporters.

It's not that they don't deserve it, but that even he doesn't know if this team can survive the difficulties in front of them.

But last season, the Bucks were able to pull down the Lakers when they fell behind 0:2, which made Zen master very willing to believe in the strength of this team.

Tebi is the opponent's head coach Li Lai. Although he is still young, he already has the ability not to be weaker than the first-class coaches in terms of on-the-spot scheduling and tactical control.

Coupled with the extremely strong points of the two guards Westbrook and Curry in their team, it is difficult for Zen Master not to be vigilant about this team.

"What's more, they only defeated us in the finals."

"This season we won Garnett under the huge luxury tax pressure, isn't it just to restrain their small lineup and death five small style of play?"

"The Lakers really want to beat them on the court and get revenge!"

What did not disappoint Zen Master is that this year's regular season schedule has already been released.

The first game of the opening game is a continuation of last season's finals. The Bucks played against the Lakers at home.

It must have been a highly anticipated game.

Of course, in addition to this game in the opening game, there will be a game between the Bulls and the Heat.

This season, the Eastern Conference teams have received significantly more attention than in the past.

In addition to the fact that the Big Three of the Heat, which caused the world to go crazy, attracted a lot of traffic, the fading era of the Western Rondo is also one of the big reasons.

The Nuggets completely disintegrated, Anthony and Billups traveled east to the New York Knicks, and the Suns now lost the bully Stoudemire and no longer have the strength to compete for the championship.

The Spurs are one year older. Although this topic is talked about every year, the opponent also brings a bright feeling to all fans every year.

But this year, it seems everyone is willing to believe that the Spurs are indeed very old.

The Jazz lost the team's scoring champion Carlos Boozer, and without a huge inside offensive and defensive pillar, the existing problems are also difficult to solve.

So the pattern of east and west has finally reached a state of balance.

Bucks training facility.

Artest and O'Neal found Cousins ​​at the same time.

"I've said it all, I didn't deliberately press on the model of the championship trophy, how long are you going to bother me?"

"Do you really think I'm easy to bully? I'm stupid."

O'Neal, who did not participate in the team's training match, walked onto the court wearing training clothes at this time, and then with the help of the staff on the side, he held a ball in his hand and raised an eyebrow at Cousins.

A declaration of war is full of meaning!

Cousins ​​smiled contemptuously.

Shaquille O'Neill, who doesn't know.

Although Cousins' idol is not the other party, it does not mean that he does not recognize the other party's strength.

In Cousins' mind, O'Neal at his peak is the number one center in NBA history, and of course he also wants to play against the opponent.

"Honestly, Shaq, you and I had a 1% chance of winning the match when you were at your peak, but now?"

"You are like a baby's poop, weak and powerless."

O'Neill couldn't help but smile, Cousins' mouth never stopped.

"Okay, so can I, old Shaq, get the ball straight away?"

Cousins, who was about to shoot a three-pointer from the top of the arc, spread his hands indifferently when he heard this sentence, then threw the ball on the ground and turned around to reach the free throw line.

What about you!
O'Neal also walked inside the free throw line at this time, which made Cousins ​​look confused.

What does it mean?
Artest came to the top of the arc to pick up the ball, then held it high above his head and said: "10 balls, the winner can make one request."

O'Neal came to the horns and suddenly pushed Cousins ​​to open his hand for the ball. At the same time, he said: "I don't know how to play singles with the ball, so let's change the solo rules on your field."

"Now follow the heads-up rules of the big shark?"

Cousins ​​spread his hands and frowned and was speechless, "Okay, I'll let you play low post inside, and you can't beat me."

"Shaq, your era of begging for defeat is long gone. Now is my era. You better pray that I don't touch the ball, or I can beat you to a sieve."

Artest passes the ball.

O'Neal catches the ball and hits back low.

Cousins ​​chose to defend sideways and take the initiative to stand on the inside of the court, not giving O'Neal room to turn around.

This is where the most attention needs to be paid to defending big players.

Because the inside back turns and will instantly come to the basket, even Rodman, the big bug, can put the ball in in this position, so it will be difficult for defensive players to defend.

The big dream Olajuwon back then was a master of turning inside and back, and all opponents would take the initiative to give him a frontal attack by turning forward and away from the basket, or turning back and jumping.

"The Cousins ​​guy is good defensively."

Artest, who is good at defense, can see the subtlety of this defensive choice at a glance.

Because O'Neal's athletic ability and jumping ability have declined sharply, the power of his forward turn has almost reached its lowest point, so the defense can completely limit the opponent to the greatest extent.

Faced with such a defensive option, O'Neal is not nervous.

How rich is his singles experience in this position, and how can Cousins, a recruit, be able to limit him?
O'Neal chose to turn forward and hit the ball, which immediately drove Cousins ​​forward.

Don't look at the big shark's slow forward turn, the moment Cousins ​​moved his feet, he immediately turned around very quickly.

boom!
Cousins ​​was pushed away by a huge elbow after turning around, and O'Neal then made a layup with both hands.

"I'm getting old, I can't get up even if I want to dunk, but it's still no problem to single out this new recruit."

Watching the basketball fall steadily into the net, Cousins ​​was so angry that his chest heaved and his face turned red, he said unconvinced: "Come again!"

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