You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 118 The Nine-Crown Coach's Difficulty

"Phil, why are you doing this?" Jim Bass thought that Phil Jackson would use many methods to establish his authority after returning to the team, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so shameless and attack him in public.

There is a stern look under Jackson's reading glasses, and he is particularly sensitive to the management's approach to players.

"Jim, you have to leave. You are not a player, you don't hold a position on the coaching staff, you are not a staff member of the arena, and you have no legitimate reason to be here. Your mission has been completed, and the rest has nothing to do with you." Jackson's eyes were on Bass Jr. like eagle eyes, "You must avoid it."

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became heavy.

No one could have imagined that the Zen master would suddenly attack.

Wei Xia sighed in his heart, am I here again with a team where the coaching staff and the management are at odds?Bath Jr.'s confrontation with Jackson reminded him of Isiah Thomas and Larry Brown.

No, Jackson is far stronger than Brown.

Anyway, Brown was under the steps of Thomas, and Jackson was about to expel Bass Jr. on the spot.

"The rest has nothing to do with me?" Zen master's harsh and straightforward words made Buss unbearable. "The scouting department is directly responsible to me. All the new players of the Lakers team were discovered by me. Now you say it has nothing to do with me?"

The angrier Buss was, the more confident Jackson became.

His voice was gentle, but what he said was merciless: "The scouting department and the coaching staff have their own duties. Although our scouts are directly responsible to you, have you tracked down the players for a long time? If not, how can you say that you have discovered the new players? Jim, on behalf of the coaching staff, I thank you for your efforts, but your mission ends here. Please avoid it. Whether you represent the management or the scouting department, the next thing has nothing to do with you. If you don't accept it, you can go to Dr. Bass. If he thinks you should be here, I'm fine with that."

Little Bath's anger couldn't have been more obvious.

Originally a pampered noble son, he can play with women, and he is also good at squandering family property. Arguing with the Zen master about the duties of the court is by no means his specialty. He was about to show arrogance when the general manager Mitch Kupchak appeared at the right time and persuaded Bass.

After whispering a few words, little Bass was persuaded.

He glared fiercely at Zen Master, left the Toyota Center with a cold snort full of unwillingness.

The departure of Bass Jr. reminded many people of how the godfather of the Lakers, Jerry West, stepped down.

Needless to say, West's achievements, he personally created two Lakers dynasties, outstanding achievements, when the Zen master was able to come to the Lakers after the bull dismounted, it was also his strong recommendation.The Zen master did not regard the LOGO man as a bole, but also started the Bulls' team/management separation policy in the Lakers.On weekdays, the relationship between the players and the management was alienated, and at the critical moment, he showed off his power, and let West, who was about to sit on the bus with the players, get out like the little Bass just now.

That was the Zen Master in the past, and now he is invited back by the Lakers, and it is after the Lakers' failed season that they couldn't even make the playoffs.

No one knows how much good old Buss promised him when he asked him to come back.

But one thing is obvious, Buss Jr., who has been in charge of the Lakers for a year, is no longer even a threat in the eyes of Zen Master.

"Wish, can we start?" Jackson asked.

Wei Xia tried his best to dispel what happened just now from his mind, "How to start?"

The Lakers' trial training for Wei Xia was not complicated. There were no well-known static talent tests and dynamic talent tests. What they arranged for Wei Xia was all related to technology.

They tested Wei Xia's catch three-pointers, three-pointers with the ball, three-pointers after the run and mid-range shots in each area.

Wei Xia's mid-range shooting performance is okay, but the three-pointer is not satisfactory.

"Wish was not good at shooting three-pointers in college. His strengths are off-ball running and energy-filled defense." Hamblen reminded softly on the sidelines.

The Zen master has experienced too much success.

From John Paxson and BJ Armstrong in the first dynasty of the Bulls; Ron Harper and Steve Kerr in the second dynasty of the Bulls; Brian Shaw and Derek Fisher in the OK dynasty-it can be seen that the Zen master does not need the team's guards to be so comprehensive.

These people are either able to shoot, or they are able to shoot with good luck, or they are tall and defensive and oppressive but inaccurate. Whether they can shoot is not the most important thing, the key is whether they have available skills.

The second is to hold the ball and have confrontation layup training. The partner is Xiao, and his confrontation is restrained, as long as he feels it.

Wei Xia went back and forth halfway and easily completed a layup.

"Can I do it again?" Jackson asked.

Wei Xia is fine, so continue.

Xiao stepped up his confrontation, and Wei Xia's rebound was more violent than he thought.

There were confrontational layups that entangled the audience back and forth, and Wei Xia made all of them.

"I want to watch it again." Jackson said tirelessly.

From the beginning to the end, Wei Xia replied with only two words: "Yes."

Three times, four times, five times. At the sixth time, Brian Xiao couldn't take it anymore and replaced him.

No matter how many times Zen Master wants to read it, Wei Xia will never refuse. His sweating is getting bigger and bigger, and he looks tired.

Just a layup with the ball back and forth in the whole court, in the case of confrontation, the consumption is much greater than the usual layup training.

For a set of training, the Zen master repeatedly asked Wei Xia to do it 50 times.

In other words, he ran back and forth 50 times in front of the Lakers coaching staff. If the on-site sparring partners were not exhausted, Zen Master might ask to continue.

After the seventh person was exhausted and collapsed on the ground, the Zen master looked around and found that there was no one to call, so he said, "Let's proceed to the next test."

What does Phil Jackson want to do?Wei Xia didn't understand, he was too lazy to figure it out, no matter what he wanted to do, as long as he could do it, he would do it.

The trial training, which could have ended in 2 hours, took Jackson a full 4 hours.

Everyone could see that, he just wanted to make things difficult for Wei Xia, to see when his physical strength bottomed out.

Today is a disastrous day for the assistant coaches and trainers of the sparring team.

They were forced to accept the order of the Zen master to fight with Wei Xia. From [-]:[-] p.m. to [-]:[-] p.m., everyone lay down. Wei Xia didn't even drink any saliva, but was shirtless, sweating like rain, and looked directly at the nine-crown coach with strong courage: "Please order, you are welcome."

He was so neither humble nor overbearing throughout the whole process, and he endured Jackson's difficulties.

No, it's not that he has always been neither humble nor overbearing. The phrase "you're welcome" more or less reflects his views on the Zen master.

Jackson said indifferently: "Let's end here, Wish, Goodjob!"

PS: All the English in the article is not for pretense, either because English is more convenient, or it is more in line with the context. For example, when I wrote it, I said "Goodjob" in the voice of a Zen master in my mind instead of saying "Good job" in Chinese.

　Three more today, one more tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)