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Chapter 319 Open Competition
NO.14 Valentine's Day, the Lakers played against the Spurs at home.

Considering that it would be very late after the game, Su Yang deliberately cooked dinner with Jiang Ruolan in the apartment to celebrate.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, he drove to the Staples Center again, and prepared step by step for the game against the Spurs.

After watching the video for a while, he received a call from the league office. The staff in charge of the All-Star Game told him: "After discussion, we think your suggestions are feasible, but the schedule is too tight, and the workload needs to be temporarily changed. It's hard to predict, this time the All-Stars will only be in the main game, try to win the score = score in the third quarter + pay tribute to Jordan's 23 points..."

The staff chattered a lot, and the general idea was to do some simple experiments first to see how well Su Yang's proposals worked. As for the selection of the All-Star captain, or even the selection of the live broadcast, it will be used as a selling point for the next All-Star promotion.

Just imagine Kobe Bryant teaming up with LeBron, the effect is great, but the timing of this season is not right.

Su Yang is not entangled, anyway, the suggestion is to gain reputation, now that the goal has been achieved, the alliance can do whatever it wants.

In a blink of an eye, the video conference ended, the players went to the court for training, and the coaching staff gathered to discuss how to deal with the Spurs.

It's a pity to discuss for several minutes, and there is no strategy that sounds obvious and works. The main thing is that the Spurs have no obvious serious shortcomings, unlike the Heat's reliance on breakthroughs and fear of blocking, and it's not like the Clippers' substitute garbage comparison, and it's not like the Thunder's easy mentality. out of balance

Anyway, the Spurs definitely have shortcomings. For example, the average age is too high, and it is easy to be overwhelmed by a team with a strong impact.

But the Lakers are not a team known for their impact, and Su Yang misses the days of coaching the Thunder's three juniors in a daze.

"Pay attention to control mistakes and reduce the number of times the Spurs push and quickly counterattack. They did a very good first pass..." There is no good idea but to determine the offensive and defensive strategies. The old guy competes for details.

Assistant coach Mike Brown and others also made their own speeches, putting forward general suggestions such as 'moving the ball more and faster'.

After the tactical meeting was over, Su Yang also rushed to the training ground and stood on the sidelines to watch the players practice various tactical moves.

The overall atmosphere of the team is very good, and even Jeremy Lin boldly reminded Kobe that he should chase after the off-ball player to avoid loopholes.

After watching, Kupchak walked to the side and communicated briefly, and then Su Yang entered the VIP room for a detailed discussion.

"We've worked with Diaw's agent, and he's open to playing for Lakers Nation..."

Kupchak sat down and said directly: "But the Spurs have given detailed commitments, including playing time, tactical status, and future contract renewal plans. If we want to continue to participate in the competition, we also need to provide the same. promise."

Su Yang nodded when he heard the words, knowing that it was a very normal request from Dior, otherwise part of his salary would not be lost in vain.

Not to mention that Dior is so capable, even Andre Zhuangshen Drummond bought out and signed with the Lakers, and he has to make a starting commitment.

"I said before that if Diaw joins, I will let him serve as a backup power forward or center, or even a starting small forward. It mainly depends on the opponent. He will not limit his position or fix his playing time. He will be extremely high. tactical position."

I know Dior's abilities very well, and I don't just want to use options instead of bans to make his agent feel at ease. "

Kupchak nodded, and then said: "As you mentioned before, Boris Diaw has a good personal relationship with Tony Parker of the Spurs. It might attract him to the Knicks, and we don't have any additional advantages for now, so our backup plan is to trade."

"Trading seeks insurance as well..."

Su Yang was a little surprised. He mainly obtained Dior through a trade. It is quite difficult to balance the salary. Dior occupies 900 million salary space this season. The Lakers are close to Artest and Walton. If you choose one of the two, you have to catch up with other players. , either Fisher of 340 million, or two players with a basic salary, but it is a bit unethical to trade a basic salary to vote for a player, after all, he is taking the initiative to vote.

But both Fisher and Walton, the two champion heroes, have moved, and the Lakers management estimates that they can also trade basic salaries to shoot players.

Ruthless is ruthless, business is business, and there is no good way for the team's record. After all, Wharton has basically given it for nothing.

What's more, the Lakers management will not treat these heroes badly. In the future, they can invite Walton and Fisher to be the head coaches of the affiliated teams. coach.

Thinking of the record and long-term impact of Wharton coaching the Lakers in his previous life, Su Yang almost laughed out loud. That was really annoying.

"I just want to say hello to you first, the team lineup will change, you can prepare in advance..."

Kupchak continued, "By the way, Dior's agent also mentioned the importance of winning the championship, you understand."

Su Yang replied, "Diao has played professionally for so many years. At the beginning, he dreamed of breaking the sun. In the past few years, he has sunk in the Bobcats. He can be regarded as a veteran player. It is normal to want to win the championship at the end of his career. According to that logic, joining the Spurs is indeed the best." choice.

Anyway, it is more difficult for the Lakers to get Dior than expected.

After chatting for a while, Su Yang stood up and said goodbye. He went back to the training ground and continued to watch the players running. He found that Wharton was flirting with Goodlock and other rookies: "Once I was drunk and rushed to participate in training. Kobe Score 70 points on my head..."

Hearing those words, Goodlock and the other rookies either shouted in surprise or cheered.

The arena suddenly became like a concert. Kobe pretended to be cold and continued to shoot, and finally couldn't hold back a chuckle.

"He smiled, he smiled..." Su Yang saw it, and felt happy in his heart. By the way, he sighed that Wharton is really good at making relationships.

In the twinkling of an eye, at seven o'clock in the afternoon, the game between the Lakers and the Spurs started.

Maybe it’s because the Lakers fans are thinking about returning to the home court just after the six-game winning streak, and the atmosphere is extremely hot. In addition, on Valentine’s Day night, the Beckhams, the Megan Fox couple, and Justin Bieber and other stars were also present watch the battle.

The Lakers routinely start, while the Spurs, Popovich boldly sent rookie Leonard as the starting small forward.

Seeing Leonard's expressionless appearance, Su Yang felt bad on the spot, and soon verified his bad feeling.

On the Spurs' side, Leonard and Green took turns to defend Kobe closely, hardly giving any chances to make easy calls.

Duncan and Splitter tried their best to interfere in the interior, so that Gasol and Bynum did not play their normal performance.

In addition, Parker, who was at his peak, used his speed to overwhelm Fisher continuously. In the first timeout, the Lakers trailed 9 to 15.

Su Yang made some adjustments: Mike Roberts replaced Bynum to speed up, and sent McGrady to support at the same time, but failed to change the situation.

After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed 21 to 35.

Fortunately, Jeremy Lin led the bench to chase points in the second quarter, but the Spurs quickly made adjustments, led by Ginobili, combined with Richard Jefferson, Garnier, DeJuan Blair and Matt The four of Bonner gave a strong counterattack.

That kind of bench lineup is far more luxurious than the Lakers' bench lineup, and the Lakers soon fell behind by as much as 14 points.

Su Yang couldn't find an efficient solution for a while, so he just desperately let the whole team play for Bynum, and managed to maintain the situation by bullying Splitter, but he still couldn't narrow the point difference. Hurry to change tactics.

In the third quarter of the game, Su Yang arranged Jeremy Lin to replace Fisher in the starting lineup, and the defensive end finally did not make Parker so arrogant.

But the problem of low scoring efficiency is still not solved. It is difficult for Kobe to get the ball, and it is not easy to score when he gets it. Danny Green rarely loses his position in defense. Nader made up defense and was full of confidence.

It is difficult for Artest to provide fire support, and Jeremy Lin sometimes misses three-pointers, which cannot become a common means of breaking restrictions.

After the three quarters, the Lakers trailed by as many as 21 points, and the two teams entered the stage of a substitute duel and were blown out again.

Su Yang could only let Kobe Bryant and other main players make an early appearance, but Popovich did not take it lightly at all, and sent Duncan and other main players at the same time.

Just like that, after the whole game, the Lakers lost to the Spurs 97 to 121, losing 20+ points for the first time in the season.

Twitter and other social media sparked heated discussions. Stephen Smith reposted his own previous tweet: "As I expected, the Spurs can prevent the Lakers from winning the championship. Before Su Yang relied on the Thunder's super lineup to bully the Spurs, and now he is starting to reverse..."

Well-known commentators such as Bill Simmons have expressed similar views. Fans forwarded and discussed in various ways. Gaming companies also followed up to increase the odds of the Lakers winning the championship.

Su Yang didn't bother to pay attention to outside discussions, but what Kupchak said moved him a little: "Dior's agent called me just now, saying that Dior was surprised that we lost to the Spurs, and he couldn't see the possibility of us beating the Spurs in the playoffs. sex…"

In the battle against the Spurs, the disastrous result caused a chain drag on the signing plan, and Su Yang felt a little irritable and urgent.

Fortunately, due to the lockout, the schedule is quite special, and the Lakers will fly to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs after a day off.

There is a chance to come back, but there is only one day to prepare. If you lose to the Spurs again, it will be really painful.

　Thanks to the old leader of "Bilu"!I have been writing a book for several years, and this is the first time I have an alliance leader, I am in tears!

　　Thanks also to 'Mobai Hope' and 'Tianshu Yulu Wendaojun' for their rewards!

　　I am so motivated now!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)