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Chapter 1228 This Allen Iverson Is So Powerful

April 10

San Antonio, Texas

For the fans, the main image of the Holy City is the GDP of the Spurs and the fat people in Barkley's mouth.

But for Louis, after living in the United States for so many years, he has a new feeling.

The law and order in this city is very poor, and the streets are full of gangs composed of Latinos. It is not without reason that "Grand Theft Auto" set the game home in the Holy City for a generation.

Hot, very hot.

If L.A. is a cozy warm climate, San Antonio is like a furnace

The second is traffic.

It's hard to imagine that the traffic congestion in such a city can be compared with that of Los Angeles.

After dropping his son off at training camp, Louie was delayed an hour on the road because of traffic.

After that, the Lakers went to the training hall for the last practice before the game.

Most people are very motivated, only Barkley still looks like a nerveless look.

I saw him riding a sports bike with a huge "Nuo Nuo Qi Qi donut" in his mouth.

This is the most famous donut near the training facility and one of Barkley's favorites.

"Why are you stepping on this and eating donuts at the same time?" Bryant asked in the spirit of caring for the elderly, "Can you come over when 'busy'?"

Barkley snorted: "High school boy, do you know what a work-rest balance is? You training madman doesn't understand my happiness at all!"

Not far away, Wilson is stretching with the help of trainer Gary Vitti.

Hearing Barkley's unfathomable speech, Wilson couldn't help mocking: "Little Bean, I advise you to stay away from that person, he's only good enough, you still have a future."

Unexpectedly, Kobe had to think carefully about what Wilson said so clearly, and then decided to stay away from Barkley.

This made Sir Charles very angry.

"Bastard Benjamin, you ruined my prestige in front of the high school boy, how can I teach him in the future?" Barkley shouted.

Benj said while playing with the balance ball, "You are not qualified to teach people, eat your donuts, Chuck."

The craziest thing on the training ground was Garnett.

Now Garnett has developed the kind of traits that Louie is familiar with.

He is learning to pour his usual excess energy and energy onto the court.

So, he talks a lot of trash and bounces around like a lunatic.

There are also downsides to doing so.

For example, when Kobe dunked on his head, Garnett couldn't help roaring: "Bean, if you want to dunk on my head next time, I will definitely drag you down!"

For another example, when Ben Wallace applied his hard training results to Garnett, the situation was reversed.

Garnett found that he could not defeat Big Ben with strength alone.

This pudding insider who claims to be [-]-foot-[-], but may actually be only [-]-foot-[-], possesses strength that even he can't match.

"Jasmine, with your current strength alone, you are still far from becoming an All-Star."

The most indispensable thing in the Lakers team is a veteran who likes to discourage the enthusiasm of newcomers.

This year everyone's attention is focused on Kobe, and Garnett is under a lot less pressure, but as long as he has a tendency to rise, the old birds will still hit him hard.

Louie had a regular meeting with the coaching staff.

For them, the performance of many people in the Spurs is predictable, but the performance of Allen Iverson, the No. [-] pick in the super draft year, is difficult to predict.

"Although Allen Iverson only has the stature of a point guard, he is actually an aggressive No. [-] position..." Zhao Yuanzheng said, "Maybe the Spurs will let him develop in the direction of No. [-] or combo guard. But to be honest, we don't have a player on the team who is suitable to play against him."

Nelson brought up one: "How about JD (Joe Dumars)?"

This is the only counterpoint that works.

"Although JD is getting older, his experience and defensive skills have not degraded. With the help of Benj and KG, we should be able to limit Iverson."

This is matchup defense.

But to prevent Iverson, it is not enough just to consider the position.

It is also necessary to start with Iverson's shooting habits and shooting hot spots.

But the Lakers are not a team that focuses on defense. It is impossible for Louis to arrange everything like he did in the Knicks. He can only set a general direction, and then discuss the other Spurs with the assistants.

After a while, Bass Jr., the assistant to the president who was traveling with the team, came in.

Bass Jr. is not obliged to follow the team to the away game, he is voluntary.

"Sir, Allen Iverson of the Spurs invited Kobe to dinner." Bass reported.

Louie asked, "What did Kobe say?"

"He said he was going to practice..."

Nelson smiled and said, "This is the style of that kid."

Louie wondered, how did Iverson know Kobe?
The truth is, the two of them don't know each other.

The rookies who grew up in the AAU era all have a characteristic, that is, they deeply understand the truth that "it is never wrong to have a lot of friends".

This phenomenon will intensify in the next generation.

Iverson didn't know Kobe, but that didn't stop him from coming to say hello to Kobe.

It's a pity that Kobe didn't appreciate it at all.

That night, when the Lakers came to the Alamo Dome, the home of the Spurs, there were already many fans at the scene.

The Alamo Dome is not a normal basketball arena at all. Its capacity and venue size are based on NFL games, which is too big for a basketball game.

Moreover, it is basically impossible for fans to fill the arena.

Louie first met Gregg Popovich, who attended games as a coach.

"Coach Lu, I hope we can bring a wonderful game tonight."

Louis looked at Popovich and said lightly, "I hope."

You may think Louie is arrogant, but this is the attitude that a godfather with a brilliant record in the professional basketball field should treat a rookie coach.

Although Popovich is 11 years older than Louie, he is just a rookie coach.

Louis entered the industry in 1978 and taught in 1983. No matter how you look at it, he is Popovich's predecessor.

However, the game did not go as planned.

Just as the players on both sides were shooting and warming up, the water pipe system above the aisle of the stadium ruptured, and it began to rain directly in the stadium.

Many fans were forced to adjust their seats, and the game time was repeatedly postponed.

"As expected of the Spurs, they always surprise me." Louis said jokingly.

Bird said: "It's not a good start, does this imply that we will not have a good season this season?"

"Hillbilly, shut your crow's mouth!"

Because of a series of impacts caused by the rupture of the water pipe, the opening game between the Lakers and the Spurs was postponed by 50 minutes.

This also disrupted a series of arrangements for the TV broadcast.

When everything was back to normal, there was a general feeling of boredom among the players on both sides.

"Okay, pour out the negative emotions in my mind!" Louie said, "If our first goal is to compete for the championship, we should not be affected by anything. Tonight is our first game of the new season." The official competition must be won firmly!"

Benjamin Wilson said seriously after Louie finished training: "I don't want to see someone slack on the court, give me 100% energy!"

"One, Two, Three!!!"

"Lakers!!!"

For the Lakers, the starting five are Joe Dumars, Dale Ellis, Benjamin Wilson, Charles Barkley, and Kevin Garnett.

The Spurs' starters are Allen Iverson, Byron Russell, Jamal Mashburn, Antonio McDyess, and David Robinson.

Looking at the inside alone, the Spurs' talent and athletic ability are still higher than the Lakers.

Garnett came up and greeted McDyess: "Anton (nickname), are you ready to die?"

McDyess is not a person who is good at talking trash, so he doesn't want to talk to Garnett.

I saw Iverson yelling: "Mike, that guy is no match for you, beat him later!"

"What? What are you talking about? Look down on your buddy, right?!" Garnett yelled.

It hasn't started yet, and the two sides have already started spamming each other.

Bird frowned and said, "It's true that the trash talk should be said before the game...but can these Gen Xers learn something better?"

"I didn't expect that the quality of children who went to college is so poor. Bean has another reason of 'why don't I go to college'!" Louis joked.

Then, the opening jump ball was won by the Spurs.

David Robinson gave Iverson the racket.

Iverson tried to break fast, but was slowed down by the seasoned Dumars who went up to the physical confrontation in advance.

The Spurs were forced to switch to positional warfare.

"Pull away! Pull away!" Iverson said arrogantly, "I can handle this old thing by myself!"

So, the Spurs teammates made room for Iverson.

Subsequently, Iverson started the first singles with the ball in his NBA career.

He dribbled the ball to his left hand, and then made a move that Louis had seen countless times in the highlights, and was imitated time and time again by the latecomers, but few people could achieve the same effect of the big change in front of the body.

Obviously his movement tendency and technical details are good at judging the offensive intention, but Dumars is still ruthlessly passed by.

Iverson collects the ball and makes a shot, swish!

"This Allen Iverson is amazing."

In front of Kobe, Louis began to talk teasingly.

Please take a half-holiday tomorrow (one more)
(End of this chapter)