super legend

Chapter 178 Kobe Bryant Wants to Be a Magician
In the past seven years, although Kobe has also tried to lead the team in the absence of O'Neal, it is incomparable to the feeling that there is no O'Pang around him now. There will never be a shark swimming around. People are crushing him.

After Kobe came on the court, he felt that his breathing was much smoother. Looking at these new teammates around him, Atkins, Caron Butler, Odom, and Mihm, they all felt very pleasing to the eye, although they still don’t know how to play with them. .

The new coach is also good, hey, Phil Jackson dared to publish a book to accuse me, it is too much, Rudy Tomjanovich is much easier to get along with than Zen Master.

Tomjanovich is also a champion coach. He once led the Houston Rockets to win the NBA championship twice in the 93-94 and 94-95 seasons, and also led the American men's basketball team to the gold medal in the 2000 Olympic Games. Larry Brown and Popovich seem to be much stronger. Of course, Horry also said that Tomjanovich is a better coach than Phil Jackson and Popovich.

Kobe likes a sentence that Tomjanovich said very much, and I believe that no one in the NBA knows: "Never underestimate the heart of a champion!"

Tomjanovich is also Yao Ming’s mentor when he first entered the NBA. He can get along happily with every star under him. Whether it is Olajuwon or others, after coming to the Lakers, he also believes that he can get along with Kobe and Sun Zhuo Not bad, but his health problem is a big hidden danger. He had to leave the team due to illness last year. In his previous life, Tomjanovich only coached 41 games and resigned from the Lakers coach position due to health problems.

Tomjanovich looked at his opponents on the field, standing on the sidelines in suits and leather shoes, with his arms crossed, thinking: "The Denver Nuggets made the playoffs last season, and facing the Timberwolves with the best record in the Western Conference, they also Not completely helpless, and even beat the Timberwolves in one of them, Carmelo Anthony will mature this season."

The first opponent of the Lakers in the regular season is not a big team. Although they are not very strong, at least they entered the playoffs last season. Rudy still wants to get a good start in the Lakers. The new head coach was a bit disappointed.

"Sun and Kobe seem to have reached an agreement in private. In the first two games, Sun will not participate and let Kobe lead the team. Then, if Kobe is absent and Sun will lead the team, if the two of them can share a result in this way , It saves my effort, I'm afraid I won't be able to tell the result." Tomjanovich felt melancholy, every new coach will have such troubles when they come to a team with superstars.

For the current Lakers, the biggest storm has passed. If he were to be the Lakers coach last season, Tomjanovich would probably have even more headaches.

After the game started, there was no O'Neal or Sun Zhuo on the field. Kobe was the one-size-fits-all boss. He could take over all the offenses, but he didn't do that. On the contrary, he didn't want to score goals at all, but kept leading everyone Goals, go play a Magic Johnson-esque character.

"Damn it, everyone is blaming me, saying I'm selfish, saying I'm at odds with my teammates, this season, I have to show you my selfless, all-powerful side, I want to be a true leader, not just A scorer!"

Frankly speaking, it would be easy for Kobe to become the scoring champion this season. Iverson won the scoring champion at the end of this season. Of course, Iverson averaged 30.69 points per game. are you there?The next year, Kobe won the scoring title with an average of 35.4 points per game!

Kobe wants to win the Nuggets without relying on his own efforts, and let everyone see his side as a leader. Caron Butler and Odom are also considered strong teammates, but the Nuggets are not Weak, they have Anthony, and this season they have newly transferred Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby. In the case of Kobe's lack of special performance, the scores of the two sides have been biting, and even the Nuggets occasionally lead.

"Damn it, the Nuggets' defense is stronger than last season." Kobe thought he could just bring his teammates along to defeat the opponent. Last season's Nuggets' defense was terrible. With Martin this season, it is indeed a bit different.

Kobe was a little anxious. Today he led the team without Sun Zhuo, and he had to win. Otherwise, how could he make Sun Zhuo submit to him?
So in the second half, Kobe began to play individually. After a wild shot, the score was reversed. Kobe started the magician mode again and assisted his teammates. In this way, Kobe led the team with very comprehensive statistics: 33 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. First win of the regular season.

After the game, local media praised Kobe's performance.

"After leaving O'Neal, Kobe has become more mature. Today, he perfectly demonstrated the temperament and ability that the new leader of the Lakers should have. He will be an irreplaceable leader of the Lakers. He can make his teammates better, rather than just doing A scorer."

Sun Zhuo read this report and felt that it was too early to make a conclusion based on just one game. Kobe is a very repetitive person. He would choose a style of play based on the results. For example, today he used a leadership style of play to drive all If everyone wins this game together, then he will do the same in the next game, but if he loses the next game, what if he loses the next game?
I'm sorry, he won't do this again, he will become the "Black Mamba" again and fight by himself.

In the second game of the Lakers, Sun Zhuo was still absent, and Kobe led the team. This time, the opponent was the Spurs, the most powerful team in the league. The Spurs were the last team to win the championship this season in the previous life.

Losing to the Lakers in the playoffs last season, Popovich lost to Sun Zhuo in the Olympics. The two big feuds made Popovich hold back his anger and wanted to pay back. The overall strength of the Lakers dropped sharply. Obviously, Sun Zhuo can't come back this time, otherwise he will be targeted in the first game of his comeback, that would be miserable...

It's a good thing for the Lakers that Sun Zhuo doesn't play. Without Sun Zhuo, the Spurs played fairly well, and they didn't intend to kill the Lakers.

Kobe still played well in today's game, and he didn't occupy too much possession of the ball. He gave Odom and others a comfortable way of playing and allowed them to play.

At halftime, the Lakers even led the Spurs by one point. At that time, Kobe had 15 points and 5 assists, and Odom had 14 points. Many people are saying that Kobe is really a good leader!

But in the second half, things changed. The Spurs began to show the strength of a strong team. Odom and others couldn't help the team much, and Kobe didn't intend to do it alone, and the point difference gradually widened. The Lakers also received their first loss in the regular season.

In the first two games led by Kobe, he won one and lost one. Kobe showed selfless and comprehensive leadership. Although he lost one of the two games, his overall performance is worthy of recognition.

In the next game, Sun Zhuo will lead the team alone, and Kobe will take a break. Everyone is looking forward to it. What kind of results can Sun Zhuo lead the team?
(End of this chapter)