I just play ball

Chapter 166 The First Opponent

It will take a long time for Gobert to practice low-post footwork. In the next two years, his positioning will be defense and support, and it is unrealistic for Covington to play offense with the ball. , and several players in the lineup are good at breakthroughs, DDM's tactic of chug-smashing-dividing-jumping is the most suitable.

Of course, DDM has a natural flaw, that is, it is too easy to see through, and it is simpler than the V-shaped tactical system. Fortunately, the intensity of the summer league is average, and it is all about training, so it doesn't matter.

After making up his mind, Li Yue devoted himself to cooking, and after the alarm clock rang at ten o'clock, he took a shower and went to bed on time.

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At 7 o'clock in the morning on the 20th, Li Yue called Nike and asked for [-] pairs of personally signed sneakers according to the footsteps of the Xialian lineup list. However, the Nike team said that the sales were too hot, and the Los Angeles headquarters currently had no stock.

In desperation, I can only drive to the nearest specialty store and buy it out of my own pocket.

Unexpectedly, I happened to meet fans queuing up and taking time to sign shoes and take a group photo. By the time everything was done, it was already noon.

After eating something casually, Li Yue came to the Lakers training base with his sneakers, ready to meet the players participating in the Summer League.

D'Antoni arrived early as the head coach, and the two greeted each other and sat on the sidelines.

"Our current workload is a bit heavy, thank you for worrying about the coaching staff." D'Antoni sighed slightly.

"What's the situation?" Li Yue was quite surprised. It is said that after winning the championship, the whole team will have a period of rest, and the Lakers signed the free market contract early this year. Can.

"Steve, Darwin, and Phil are all gone, and it's just me and Dan on the coaching staff."

"I remember." Li Yue nodded silently, thinking carefully.

Steve Clifford was invited to become the head coach of the Bobcats in May, and now Darwin and Phil have also chosen to leave. The D'Antoni brothers not only doubled their workload, but also spent time looking for assistant coaches. long.

Darwin and Phil chose to leave, and D'Antoni must have known about it a long time ago. This time, he gave himself full command of the Summer League team.

"When you're in Las Vegas, you don't have to care about other people's opinions, neither do Dan and I, you can do whatever you want." D'Antoni leaned back slightly, put his hands behind his head, trying to relax.

"Is there a target candidate?"

"Not yet...but someone recommended it to us." D'Antoni's tone was slightly hesitant.

"Oh? Who is it?" Li Yue noticed that D'Antoni put the emphasis on the word 'someone'.

"Jenny." D'Antoni pouted slightly, "He recommended Mark Madsen and Kurt Rambis..."

Li Yue's nose trembled slightly when he heard that, these two were disciples of the Zen master, and Jenny clearly wanted to install her.

If you really have the ability, you can accept it, but Kurt Rambis took over Del Harris to coach the Lakers in the 98-99 season. With the peak O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, he was swept by the Spurs 4-0, and later served as Jerry West He failed to beat Kupchak to be promoted to the general manager, and became an assistant coach of Phil Jackson. He worked for 7 years.

In 09, he finally became the head coach of the Timberwolves. He wanted to carry forward the triangle offense in the league. As a result, he won 15 wins and 17 wins in two seasons respectively.

In short, except for playing, everything else is very bad.

Perhaps after these incidents, Rambis couldn't survive in the NBA, so he went to the CBA as a tactical consultant, but he didn't expect that he planned to take advantage of the championship this year and come back to meddle in it. He simply didn't know himself.

After a little weighing, Li Yue said: "Madsen can consider it, Rambis is fine, he can't bring any help."

Madsen is known as a "mad dog". He can help Gobert improve to a certain extent on the defensive end, and he is also good at handling player relationships. After all, he and Kobe can become friends. When I said this myself, I was obviously looking for external support, and it was necessary to help.

"Well, I will study it carefully." D'Antoni nodded, "Anyone else recommend?"

Li Yue wanted to laugh when he heard the words, and said to himself that you, an old man, are still acting and doing a full set. After all, Jiang is still old and spicy.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to evade, a name suddenly popped up in his mind, and he said it out of his mouth.

"Try contacting Cavaliers player Luke Walton. He seems to have issued a retirement statement after being cut by the Cavaliers. He has a bright mind and has a good relationship with our players. Maybe he can bring some help to the coaching staff." .”

When Walton was still in the Lakers, he was a typical smart player whose body could not keep up with his brain. Kobe also said that his ultimate destination was a team coach. Right now, the coaching staff is extremely short of people. If he is qualified, he will return home.

"You can try." D'Antoni smiled and nodded, as if everything had come true.

The two chatted for a while, and players entered the field one after another, and all of them arrived before two o'clock.

To Li Yue's surprise, the guy who claimed to be able to see the soul was also among them, but he didn't ask any questions on the spot.

D'Antoni first gave a welcome speech, and then said that everything was under Li Yue's command, which made the players look envious.

Li Yue stood in front of everyone: "The main purpose of this summer league is to help you familiarize yourself with the rhythm of the NBA game and help you demonstrate your personal abilities. I will design tactics based on your technical characteristics and strive to give full play to everyone. When it comes to the championship, I will give an extra gift, and I hope everyone will have a happy cooperation."

The Lakers currently have 13 signed players, and the competition for the last two places is very fierce, which is also the main motivation for players to participate in the Summer League. However, Li Yue's personal motivation is different. Since he is in charge of coaching, he must work hard towards the championship.

"OK!" Thackeray's mascot attribute was activated, and he shouted loudly to activate the atmosphere, and other players followed suit.

"Where are some sneakers I gave you? If you are interested, you can pick a pair after training." Li Yue raised his finger to the sidelines, "Also, I will invite everyone to dinner in the evening. If you have something to do, wait until next time."

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the players began to warm up, and the sound of the basketball hitting the floor was loud.

Li Yue returned to the sidelines and sat down, watching patiently, the more he watched, the happier he was.

Although except for Seth, Covington, and Rodney, everyone else's shots are rough, but led by Anderson, several outside players are quite threatening to break through. With Gobert squatting in the low post and cooperating, ordinary teams can't defend at all.

Just thinking about how to maximize his strength, D'Antoni walked over with a form and sat down.

"This year's summer league schedule is out, and our first game is against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the 10th."

Hearing this, Li Yue rushed into the arena and shouted, "Hey, Robert, come here."

Covington stopped when he heard the words, ran to the sidelines quickly, and asked out of breath, "What's the matter?"

"We're playing Cleveland, and I need you to blow up this year's No. [-] pick, Anthony Bennett..."

(End of this chapter)