Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 400 My basketball, my basketball, has mutated!

Chapter 400 My basketball, my basketball, has mutated!

2015年6月4号，距离6月5号开始的总决赛仅仅只剩下了一天的时间。

After the Eastern Conference Finals, Los Angeles has become the focus of the entire NBA in the past period of time.

The Celtics and Lakers meet in the Finals, which is a big event.

What's more, the buzz this season between the two teams is simply off the charts.

Several books could be written and newspapers could be filled for months without mentioning the feud between Wade and James. Even the feud between Garnett Pierce and the Celtics is exciting enough.

This is not to mention American sons like Paul, Barkley and Big Eyebrow.

Even if Jokic is the parallel import number one pick, his every move can sweep the NBA public opinion circle and the American professional sports circle.

Yesterday, internal news came out from the Lakers. Although Coach D was not prepared to interfere in the team's affairs in the finals, Coach D had instructions. That is, Coach D asked the Lakers' acting head coach Popovich to be in the team. Use Jokic in the finals, or even better, use Jokic in the starting lineup, and let Jokic and Garnett start together in the paint.

This news from within the Lakers came out, which can be said to have shocked the entire NBA.

There has always been no secret about the Lakers' internal information. Judging from the Lakers' leaky sources, this seemingly incredible news is likely to be true.

And this is so much like Coach D’s coaching style!

What is Coach D's coaching style like?

It’s very simple, that is ‘no one can be missing! ’

Now that all the new players to the Lakers this season have been cleared, then the only player who has not been cleared, Jokic, how could Coach D let him stand there alone and be destroyed by public opinion?

I don’t know if Jokic can clear this up, but Coach D is definitely trying to let Jokic prove himself.

Now, the finals are Jokic's last chance to prove himself this season.

Even if Coach D is just for his own coaching style and personality, he will give Jokic a chance to prove himself.

Coach D has done too many of the same things before.

This is also another coaching style of Coach D, that is, he often walks by the river without getting his shoes wet.

Coach D always likes this kind of adventurous and unconstrained coaching style, and the final result is always a thrilling success.

Therefore, until now Coach D has been coaching, nothing unpredictable has happened because of his own risks and his frequent walks by the river.

If the head coach of this Lakers team is still Coach D, it would not be a surprise for Jokic to start with Barkley or Garnett when facing the Celtics.

However, the current head coach of the Lakers is Popovich!

Popovich, does he have this ability?

Back then, Michael Jordan took many things for granted, so he liked to pick those little Larry Birds, and the final result was disastrous.

Jordan's mistakes are his natural mistakes. In fact, it is something that many people dare not even think about.

Same goes for Coach D.

For Coach D himself, those things that are taken for granted are also things that are simply out of reach for other ordinary head coaches.

Of course, Popovich is no ordinary head coach.

Therefore, after this news came out, public opinion was immediately divided into two sides.

On the one hand, I feel that Coach D is interfering with Popovich's formation. Since he is not planning to participate in the finals, he should not participate at all. Those who have this public opinion are of course the media who support them.

Even if Coach D's move seems to be a very risky move, these people's fear of Coach D is already painful to the bone. Who the hell knows if Coach D's move will be really subtle?

In short, as long as Coach D supports it, they will oppose it.

In fact, it is not the Los Angeles media that supports Coach D's decision. The Los Angeles media is actually unanimously opposed to letting Jokic play, and also opposes Du Kang's intervention in Popovich's formation.

The reason is of course Nash's. If they do this, even if they lose, Popovich will have a reason to stay in his position. This is definitely not what they want to see.

Regardless of whether Jokic is really capable and whether he is really the key to changing the Lakers' situation, Coach D should not interfere with Popovich's formation.

Unless Coach D really doesn’t want to come back!

If Coach D wants to come back, he will definitely not do such a thing with his intelligence.

Then the only possibility is that Coach D really doesn't want to come back, so he really supports Popovich before he tells Popovich about letting Jokic start with Garnett.

So, of course they are against it.

Nash couldn't object directly because he worked beside Du Kang, and these media reporters had no such concerns.

Therefore, although there are two forces for support and opposition, there are many opposing forces.

The only supporting forces were Spurs fans and other onlookers who wanted to see Popovich's jokes.

"Let Popovich see how far he is from Coach D's position!"

"I bet that if Coach D can use good players, Popovich will definitely not be able to use them well!"

"Popovich soon knew why he defeated the Warriors and why he led the Lakers to the Finals. It was definitely not because Coach D said he was the biggest contributor!"

In short, the current Spurs fans can really be described as excited.

Before the finals started, it was rare in the history of the NBA for a role player to cause such a terrifying wave.

And at the Boston Celtics training facility.

The Celtics players and coaching staff who came to Los Angeles in advance actually watched the news about the Lakers these days with the mentality of watching the excitement.

"So the Los Angeles Lakers team is a joke. No matter how strong Coach D is, he can't change the funny temperament engraved in the bones of this team, hahahaha."

"Big cities, big teams, there are only three in the entire NBA. Except for the Celtics, the other two are just for fun. Infighting, betrayal, and the drama that takes turns is the true nature of these two teams. If it weren't for D Coach, it would be a tragedy for any player to come to a team like this."

Listening to his teammates looking at the Lakers with a clown mentality, James had a very bright smile on his face.

He feels really, really comfortable these days.

He has played in many finals, and there has never been any finals that was as stress-free as this one.

Before the Celtics even made a move, the Los Angeles media were beating each other up.

As for the famous Lakers fans in the Los Angeles media, they also beat each other into pieces.

In such a big city like Los Angeles, there is no way anyone would support Coach D's involvement in Popovich's tactics.

Then you have underestimated Coach D's die-hard fans. There are so many die-hard fans of Coach D in Los Angeles.

Even if they know that Coach D is wrong to interfere with Popovich's tactical arrangements and are not prepared to come back in the finals, they will still fully support Coach D.

Therefore, the entire Los Angeles can almost be described as a mess.

The media, fan organizations, and celebrities all criticized each other like crazy.

"It can also be seen from this that the Lakers are definitely not calm now. Even Popovich is having a headache now."

After Paul finished speaking, James next to him smiled and nodded.

"LeBron, do you think Popovich will start Jokic?"

Jokic is actually a big celebrity in the Celtics. Not to mention the beating of James, I heard that Celtics general manager Danny Ainge is also very optimistic about Jokic.

After Yao Ming became a god in the playoffs last season, Danny Ainge was blinded by Jokic. Some people even said that if the Celtics had the No. 1 pick, Danny Ainge was also prepared to select Jokic.

Regarding this rumor, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge never came out to refute the rumor.

It can be seen that this matter should be true.

And Paul knows much more than anyone else, because James is the one who inspected Jokic's tapes with Danny Ainge.

James really knows how much Danny Ainge values and likes Jokic.

James is not a person who likes rookies. He hopes that his teammates are capable mature men, so he cannot see what Jokic's future will be like.

He had just come to the Celtics at that time, and he would not deny Danny Ainge face in this regard.

And from now on, even Danny Ainge and Coach D, perhaps the two most discerning draft experts in the NBA, have been blinded sometimes.

Jokic is completely useless now.

No, it was difficult for James to answer Paul's question for a while.

Because before the internal information from the Lakers came out, the people behind him had been spreading rumors and public opinion, wanting to turn the finals into a revenge showdown between him and Jokic.

In fact, I hope the Lakers can give Jokic more roles.

In fact, I hope to target Garnett and Barkley in the Finals, and then force the Lakers to use Jokic.

Focusing on his matchup with Jokic would also reduce the impact on Garnett and Barkley.

I have to say, this is a very good chess piece.

But as soon as the news about Coach D came out, many people within him were frightened. When coach D spoke, they felt that 1+1 equaled 2. Coach D said that 1+1 equaled 2, and they were no longer confident.

This matter is actually more interesting than whether Jokic starts.

This shows that these people are really scared by Coach D.

It has reached the point where everyone is at war.

Since they are so afraid of Coach D that everyone is afraid of them, then wouldn't Coach D, who is so smart, not know?

No, Coach D must know!

That's why Coach D used such a blind trick to mess with the Celtics!

"The Lakers will definitely not let Jokic start!"

"Popovich will definitely not let Jokic start!"

Almost at the same time, two voices sounded at the Celtics training ground.

They are all so determined.

One is, of course, James.

And another one!

Paul and the Celtics players looked towards the door of the training facility. It was the head coach of the Celtics, Monty Miracle, Monty Williams!

Monty Williams and James looked at each other, and after a moment's pause, smiles appeared on their faces.

This was the first time they smiled at each other after the changes within the Celtics.

This shows that both of them are very satisfied with the current situation of the Celtics.

Losing his franchise with the Celtics made James very unhappy at the first moment.

Even if it is for the Celtics, even if he is forced to the extreme and has no choice but to sacrifice, but who is willing to give up that supreme power?

However, after Miracle Monty took ownership of the team, his performance really satisfied James.

In the G7 game against the Cavaliers, Miracle Monty almost allowed the Celtics to win the game without using any magic equipment, and it was a complete tactical defeat.

Although the unbalanced mentality of the Cavaliers players in that game is a great contribution, but they predicted that the Cavaliers players' mentality was unbalanced, so they stuck to the basket and forced the Cavaliers players to shoot outside. Isn't this a manifestation of ability?

It can be said that the Celtics' huge victory against the Cavaliers in G7 gave Miracle Monty great recognition within the Celtics.

Although in the regular season, Miracle Monty led the team to play coach D twice and his performance was also very good.

But don’t we all lose in the end?

But this time, he won!

He did not fall behind in the regular season confrontation with Coach D, and got the support of Danny Ainge and the Celtics' top management. That was why Danny Ainge threatened James and removed James' military power.

The collapse of the Cavaliers in Game 7 of the playoffs made Miracle Monty truly recognized by the Celtics players as a winner who can win.

It can be said that after playing the Cavaliers in G7 of the playoffs, compared with the Lakers, who were already in internal strife and collapsing, the Celtics' current situation is really good and couldn't be better.

A loving father, a filial son, and respectful brothers and sisters cannot describe the current atmosphere of this Celtic.

Even the old prick Zach Randolph is too honest now.

Because he has never been so close to his championship, and he has to defeat the Lakers to win the championship.

Randolph was willing to sacrifice everything in this Finals to defeat the Lakers.

It's a bit of a pity that this Laker no longer has Howard as a dead man. This is a bit of a pity, which makes his revenge feel like there is always a little bit missing.

James and Monty Williams have reconciled with the team. This is the most important thing for the Celtics.

After all, although James has brothers in the Celtics, Miracle Monty also has the support of young players such as Thick Eyebrow.

After the team's joint training in the last game of the Celtics Finals, Miracle Monty retained several important players of the team to prepare tactics for the next game.

In everyone's shock, after Miracle Monty laid out targeted tactics, everyone looked at James.

And James himself was also stunned.

"LeBron, are you confident?"

And not far away is the Lakers training facility.

At this time, the same thing is happening.

At this time, all the Lakers players were looking at Popovich.

Because, Popovich is about to announce the next game and the Celtics' starting lineup.

Two minutes later, when Popovich announced the starting lineup, everyone was silent.

After a moment of silence, almost everyone looked at Jokic.

This atmosphere is very scary.

Especially for Jokic, the look on his face at this time was even more difficult to see.

The Lakers' pregame meeting is over.

Popovich, Nash, Jeanie Buss, Hamm and Clifford, all the guys on the coaching staff are here and not gone.

"I know it's not fair to Nikolai."

"Thank you Coach D for your trust. I know he doesn't want to come back. I know he wants to see me lead the team to win the championship."

"However, it is difficult for him to find a place in my team, and I am not confident that he can find his right position in such a short time."

Popovich paused and smiled.

"We have come so far, and I want to use my basketball to try to see how far my basketball can go in the end, and whether it can reach the highest level."

Seeing the smile on Popovich's face, everyone around him was stunned.

His basketball...

"Don't worry, I know when enough is enough."

"This Lakers also belongs to my team, doesn't it?"

silence.

After a moment of silence, everyone's eyes changed.

This is a respectable coach.

On the other side, Jokic didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he left the team training facility.

He looked forward to this with the greatest expectation, but in the end he got even greater harm.

He knew it was no one's fault.

Coach D went to the extreme for him, even causing the Lakers to have internal strife.

However, I still haven't been able to do it. I haven't been able to stand on the court again and face James again. I still haven't been able to do it.

This is very disappointing.

It's so despairing that it even makes you feel a little dazed.

"Do you want to know the meaning of life?"

"You want to know the true value of basketball?"

He was so desperate and dazed that it was as if he was hallucinating in his ears.

Several consecutive reminders made Jokic dumbfounded.

What the hell? !

Not an illusion? ! ! ! !

Look at the basketball in your hand.

Surrounded by yourself, there is only basketball!

"Do you want to know the meaning of life?"

"You want to know the true value of basketball?"