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Chapter 137 137. Bull
After arriving in Chicago, D'Antoni held a meeting in the conference room rented by the hotel to discuss strategies against the Bulls with assistant coaches and core players.

Liu Ren has now secured his position as the core of the future. The core of the team is not necessarily the core of the tactics. Like the Lakers in the era of the two triangle offenses, Kobe was never the core of the tactics. The core of the tactics in the second triangle offense era is Gasol. In the era of the first triangle offense, even O'Neal was not the core of tactics. At that time, the core of tactics was Reagan Fox, who later went to make a small movie.

Liu Ren, like Kobe, is the main scoring point and is just a role puzzle in the tactical system.

Kobe has always understood his position in the tactical system, so he has always focused on scoring as his first goal, which is why he said that he got a good puzzle when the team got Howard.

What Kobe didn't expect was that Howard didn't know his position, so he offended Howard.

Regarding tactical play, Liu Ren always listened to the arrangements. He had only played professional games for two or three years, and he didn't play in the offensive position.

So Liu Ren pays more attention to the situation of the rival Bulls.

The Bulls are a super strong team in NBA history that can compete with the Lakers and Celtics.

Only 3 teams in NBA history have completed three consecutive championships, and the Bulls are one of them.

With 8 championships in 6 years, Jordan is a god in the Bulls.

It may be that Jordan spent all the luck of the Bulls. They have been unlucky since Jordan left the Bulls.

In the 06-07 season, the Bulls seemed to be on the rise, but they were ruined by Kobe. They had just defeated the defending champion in the playoffs and had to dismantle the talented youth team in the summer of 07.

Then in the 08 draft, the Bulls selected Rose. Rose won the MVP in the third grade. It felt like he got a future core comparable to Jordan.

However, Rose was seriously injured in the second year after winning the MVP, and continued to be injured year after year. This year, he played a few games and was reimbursed for the season again.

Fortunately, the overall strength of the Bulls is pretty good. The starting lineup composed of Hinrich, Butler, Luol Deng, Boozer and Noah is still very good in the East.

Especially Butler and Noah, Butler averaged 2.8 points per game from the beginning and was almost given up as a rookie in the first round. Now he is averaging 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game and is becoming more and more versatile.

Noah is even more incredible. After Ross was injured, he became the core, and the ball rose all the way. Now he has become the number one center in the Eastern Conference, averaging 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.

There are also outstanding substitutes such as Augustin, Gibson, and Snell on the Bulls' bench.

Liu Ren saw the Bulls' lineup and felt that this lineup was really suitable for point guards like Rose and Westbrook.

Without Rose's lineup, the Bulls lack a strong attacker. They have Butler and Luol Deng on the outside, two defensive champions, and Noah on the inside, but they lack players who can break through.

Liu Ren is a pity that Rose is injured, otherwise the Bulls would be a very good opponent.

Liu Ren really wants to play against Rose to see how much better he is than Westbrook. No one who can win the MVP is weak, and Westbrook has obviously not yet reached the MVP level.

It's just that the rose is amazing, but it withers prematurely. Even if Rose recovers next season, Liu Ren knows that it is not the real Rose anymore, and the blooming rose will never come back.

But this game was not so easy to play.

The Bulls do not have Rose, and the offense is organized by Noah alone, so the offense is a little bit rotten. The average score of 93 points per game ranks second in the league, only 0.5 points more than the Jazz, and it may fall to the bottom one someday. up.

But the Bulls conceded only 91 points per game, ranking first in the league!

Without Rose, the Bulls are actually better defensively!

Rose is very strong on the offensive end, but his defense is very average. After replacing Hinrich, who is mainly defensive, the Bulls' defense has become stronger.

Now the Bulls play the same way as the Grizzlies, which is to bring the opponent's offense down to the same level as their own, and then use their rich bad offensive experience to defeat their opponents.

Finally the meeting was over, and the coaching staff came to the conclusion that they should use strong attacks!

Only use a strong offense to destroy the Bulls' defense, otherwise they will be dragged into their rhythm by the Bulls' defense, and the team's current lineup will hardly have a chance to win.

The Lakers play the Bulls, and both sides are the top four teams in the East and West. Naturally, this game has attracted widespread attention.

Before the game, the major sports TV stations began to vigorously promote the game.

January is an embarrassing time for all major leagues, and it is also an embarrassing time for sports TV stations.

At this time, European and American countries have just finished the New Year, and most Asian countries have inherited the Chinese New Year’s Eve. When the Chinese New Year is approaching, this period is the time when sports events receive the least attention.

The European leagues are suspended at this time and enter the winter break. The Chinese CBA and football leagues will also have a long vacation. Only the American leagues continue to play without stopping.

Because there are a lot of games in the major leagues in the United States every season, it cannot be delayed if the holiday is off, and the offseason must start in July.

Therefore, from January to before the All-Star Game, the ratings of the major leagues are the lowest at all times throughout the season.

Not only that, this period is also the most exhausting time for the players, and the quality of the game has also dropped significantly, especially now from the last ten days of January to the first ten days of February, basically there will be no good-looking games. In order to avoid injuries, most of the schedules arranged at this time are strong teams playing against weak teams, so as to prevent players from being injured due to too intense playing, making the game even less interesting.

In the league's arrangement, the Lakers were originally a weak team that delivered food to the Bulls, so the league arranged for the Lakers back-to-back, and they had to fly to Toronto to deliver food the next day after the Bulls.

The league also didn't expect Rose to be seriously injured for the third time in a row, let alone the Lakers played so well that it would become a contest between the strong teams in the East and West.

However, in the past few days, there has been a strong duel, and both the league and the TV station have worked hard to promote this game.

It is rare to have a wonderful game to watch, and the fans have regained their enthusiasm and are looking forward to this game.

Chicago is a good place with a developed economy, second only to New York and Los Angeles, and there are many places to play.

Liu Ren wanted to go out with his old driver Nick Young to have fun, but the team imposed a grounding order, so he could only stay in the hotel to watch videos and play games.

The day passed quickly, and finally it was game day.

On January 1th, the day when the Lakers and the second opponent of the Eastern Conference's six-game streak has finally arrived!

(End of this chapter)