start with scouting

Chapter 328

TMZ broke the news and sparked a small-scale discussion.

Leaving aside the truth of the news itself, fans think it is a strategy of Bynum's team. Complaining about the lack of playing time of the All-Stars is a temptation, and they want to complain about Bynum's games in the past. Too little power.

After all, it is normal for the All-Stars to play less time, and many players selected for the All-Stars even hope to take the opportunity to take a vacation.

The key is that Bynum, who has the ball, is too good. He almost scored 37 points in a single game. He has also performed 30+20 before.

After Taylor specifically reminded him that Su Yang also saw the news from TMZ, his first reaction was that David Lee, Bynum's agent, or his team was playing tricks, but then he thought it might be TMZ's guesswork, because there were rumors before.

But no matter what, he didn't bother to bother. He had a detailed discussion with Bynum before, and the two had reached a consensus on the ball rights issue.

Agents may influence players, but the right reason is always on their side, so there is nothing to worry about.

The All-Star break ended in a blink of an eye. On February 29, the Lakers faced the Timberwolves at the Staples Center.

Blake, who was absent due to a groin strain, officially returned after being cleared by the team doctor, and the time limit was limited to 20 minutes.

Before the game started, Bynum apologized to the team in the locker room and promised not to do anything against tactics in the future.

Everyone laughed and let it go.

Su Yang continued to let Fisher start, and the Minnesota, who is not a speed-type point guard, started Rubio, which did not suffer.

But what is more strange is that Timberwolves head coach Rick Adelman, for some reason, arranged for Luc Credno and Rubio to start together in the backcourt, resulting in almost zero defense and almost zero offense in the backcourt for the Timberwolves. zero.

As for the Timberwolves frontcourt, because Love is injured and absent, it is composed of Pekovic, Wesley Johnson, and Derek Williams. The latter sent 2 fouls at the start.

In short, the Timberwolves are in a mess.

With such a confusing operation, Su Yang stood on the sidelines without commanding anything, and Kobe led the team to a 32-18 lead in the first quarter.

Throughout the first quarter of the game, Kobe made 11 of 7 shots and scored 16 points with free throws. The efficiency was quite high, but he also occupied most of the ball.Su Yang didn't force him to share. Anyway, it's rare for Kobe to meet such a good backcourt, so it's okay to experience the ball again.

Who would have thought that at the start of the second quarter, Kobe voluntarily gave up his shots and continued to conduct breakthroughs to help create scoring opportunities.

湖人众将越打越猛，单节33比15夺得18分，半场结束时以65比33领先。

In the second half of the game, the Timberwolves showed no signs of wanting to make a major reversal on both offense and defense, and the game turned into garbage time.

In the fourth quarter, Su Yang withdrew his main force simultaneously, but Bynum said he wanted to play longer, so he stayed on the field.

It was thought that Bynum first shot a three-pointer, and after hitting the iron, he shot another three-pointer, but the result was still the iron.

However, they were all open shots, and Su Yang felt a headache when he saw it, but he thought that in order to encourage the Lakers players to practice more three-pointers and shoot more three-pointers, he once publicly stated that as long as there is a mobile phone opportunity, even the center should shoot three-pointers, so it is not necessary. Too good to criticize.

Fortunately, the Timberwolves did not take the opportunity to chase points. Su Yang took advantage of the free throw node and replaced Bynum with a calm face.

The Lakers players became Blake, who returned from injury, and Ebanks, as well as Walton, Kapono, and Troy Murphy, who usually had difficulty getting playing time. The overall scoring efficiency dropped sharply, and finally they only defeated Timberwolves.

In the whole game, Kobe sent 13 assists and clocked out of get off work in three quarters, while Bynum made 9 of 6 shots and scored 13 points.

Participating in the press conference after the game, the reporter asked whether the Lakers had a high degree of freedom and why Bynum could also shoot three-pointers.

Su Yangqiang smiled: "We are a team that encourages shooting three-pointers, so it is normal for a center to shoot three-pointers. There was an open space at the time, but the ball was not able to go in. Of course, from the perspective of Bynum In terms of, there are higher options.

But that didn't matter for the situation at the time, we ended up winning the game relatively easily, that's OK. "

That answer minimized the impact of Bynum's 12-point shot and distracted fans for [-] games on the same day.

Early the next morning, Su Yang rushed to the training base in Ergoncedo to discuss a potential deal with Kupchak in depth.

"Kobe sent 10+ assists in several consecutive games, especially last night's performance against the Timberwolves in the second quarter, which greatly increased our attractiveness in the buyout market. Many agents have revealed to me that their players want to join us ..."

Kupchak said happily, "The key is your beloved Boris Diaw, because D'Antoni on the Knicks may be fired, and we are left to compete with the Spurs. His agent revealed that the only worry is position and Playing time."

The Lakers are currently not short of power forwards and small forwards. Although Dior can play center, it is only for some special games. More often than not, he still wants to play power forward or small forward. It is normal to worry about position and playing time. scope.

"Let him not worry, I can arrange for Mike Roberts to play more center forward, which will definitely ensure that Dior gets his favorite position and enough time..." Su Yang made a bold promise, confident that Mike Roberts would 100% accept the backup center arrangement.

After talking about Dior, we talked about other potential trades. No. 15 in March is the trade deadline. Many teams have already started to act. As for the Warriors, there are four or five teams that have not disclosed information within the management of each team. touch.

Su Yang's attitude is very flat, he can change if he can, and there is nothing he can do if he can't, because the current record of the Lakers is based on stability.

On the night of March [-], the Lakers continued to sit at home to face the Kings, who had just changed their head coach.

But compared to the previous match, the biggest change for the Kings is not the head coach, but the late second-round pick Isaiah Thomas as the starting point guard, forming a three-guard lineup with Marcus Thornton and Tyreke Evans. Go all out to attack.

In the first quarter, Marcus Thornton played 6 of 4 shots because he bullied Artest, who was running slowly.

In addition, Cousins ​​​​also played well in the interior, and the Kings only trailed 26 to 31 in the first quarter, and the momentum was very strong.

However, in the second quarter of the game, I don’t know how Kings coach Keith Smart arranged it. Thornton and Cousins ​​took 2 shots in total, and a large number of shots were concentrated in the hands of Jimmer and John Salmons. The two brothers went 11 for 3 from the field.

After half the game, Su Yang did nothing, even the timeout was called by the referee automatically, and the rotation was arranged with the help of a few assistant coaches. Thanks to Keith Smart on the opposite side, the Lakers won 58-42. Leading the king, it is true that it is a bit of a win.

In the third quarter of the game, Thomas played very well on the King's side, making 5 of 3 shots and 4 assists, with 0 key turnovers.

But for some reason, Thomas Jr. couldn't get the ball in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers came off the bench 9-0 to put the game into garbage time.

At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Kings 115 to 97. Seven players from the team scored in double figures, and Kobe had 10 assists.

Bynum was the most efficient in the Lakers team. He made 11 of 8 shots, scored 19 points with free throws, and had 15 rebounds.

But Bynum's shots ranked fourth in the team, and many fans said Bynum deserved more shots.

ESPN program discussion, commentators such as Stephen Smith and Kevin Pelton, think that Bynum deserves more possession of the ball, because Bynum has played many games and proved that he is already a top center in the league and has a low post to wait for the pass that power.

But the ESPN discussion did not expand the whole topic on social platforms. The main thing is that the Lakers always win, and there is nothing new.

Instead of talking about Bynum should get more ball, it is better to talk about whether Kobe should take the initiative to give up the boss position.

That way, at least a little interest in discussion.

The Lakers rested for a day. On the [-]th, they continued to sit at the Staples Center to face the visiting rival Miami Heat.

Perhaps the Heat had learned a lot from their previous disastrous defeat to the Lakers. They directly placed Battier as the starting shooting guard at the beginning of the game, and did not force the start by attacking the inside.

The Heat felt okay. They bullied Bynum several times for a slow delay. They scored frequently through the CIC and had a very high opening efficiency.

Where there is shooting, there is space. Su Yang was forced to increase the outside defensive resources, and LeBron and Wade turned to initiate a breakthrough.

The two teams came and went, and the game was quite fierce. It soon reached the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, and the Lakers trailed by 3 points.

Fortunately, the Lakers had the ball. Su Yang called a horn on the spot to match the tactic of step-by-step screens. Bynum took the ball from the right side of the free throw line to the top of the arc to make an overshoot, and waited for Kobe or Blake to run out of space before making a pass. The ball goes down to look for opportunities.

Heat center Udonis Haslem chose to shrink to help the delay, and then a large area was vacated at the top of the arc, and Bynum suddenly rushed to shoot a three-pointer.

The basketball slammed, LeBron grabbed the rebound and rushed, the Lakers were a little dazed and did not return to defense in time.

But on the Heat side, Battier followed up simultaneously, received a pass from LeBron at the bottom corner, and hit a spot-on three-pointer.

Su Yang was very angry, but he didn't say anything. He just suspended Bynum and replaced him with Mike Roberts to chase points.

比赛打到最后，湖人以94比98憾负于热火，科比全场出战41分钟，空砍31分8助攻3抢断。

At the press conference after the game, the reporter asked Bynum why he made a three-pointer. Su Yang replied: "He made 11 of 6 shots in the game. Except for that three-pointer, he played well in other aspects. We will see him next time. Discuss on tape..."

After finishing the press conference, Su Yang received a call from Kupchak and rushed to meet in the VIP room to discuss matters related to Bynum.

"Su, Bynum's agent thinks you're lying. He promised to give Bynum more ground rights against a weak inside team like the Heat, but it didn't happen. His agent thinks we did that on purpose. Want to lower the renewal salary..."

Hearing what Kupchak said, Su Yang chuckled: "Good guy, it seems that Bynum knows what I'm doing, but he still has to listen to his manager's instructions... As for the promise, I have nothing to talk about , I’m not lying, it’s just that the Heat adjusted their strategy this time, they didn’t forcefully attack the inside line, and restricted the inside line through zone defense, Bynum’s effect was relatively small during his presence…”

"Then what do you think is the best way to deal with this matter?" Kupchak asked, "I tend to be conservative."

"I won't have any troubles. At most, the next time Bynum makes another mistake, DNP him a game." Su Yang shrugged slightly, "But compared to before, I am more inclined to trade him now, because I fully understand that even with the Prophet The advantage is also difficult to change..."

Kupchak was dumbfounded and nodded mechanically.

　Thanks for the reward of 'Desperately Grasp the Tail of Youth'.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)