I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 114 Revisiting old things (on shelves today, one more chapter will be added.)
Turning around the street in front of the hotel, you can see a sudden change in the architectural style of the house as soon as you turn the corner. There are many Greek Revival and Gothic buildings on both sides of the street. The floors are not high, but the carved pillars are exquisite, romantic and elegant. .

"This is the Garden District, a famous luxury residential area." Kobe couldn't help explaining again, "When you come to the Garden District, you have to talk about the famous Streetcar Named Desire, which is a tram, and the track is on the road. In the center of the car, the old-fashioned carriages without air conditioning are very artistic, if you like romance, you can go for a ride.”

When Chu Xiao heard the words, he saw two parallel railroad tracks in the middle of the road. He didn't have any idea yet, but Warcraft said with a smile, "We don't have any family members. It doesn't matter if we are romantic or not. Instead, Chu Xiao can bring Tracy to experience it."

The others were amused and laughed, Chu Xiao could only shrug his shoulders to express his helplessness.Only the coaching staff and players went to the arena for training this time, while Tracy and other staff stayed in the hotel without accompanying them.

Continue to walk along the garden area, and within a few minutes you can see a row of Spanish-style buildings not far away, with white walls and red bricks, lush greenery, people coming and going, bustling and crowded.

"Everyone, this is the French Quarter. It was established by the French in 1718 and has a history of more than 300 years. Although France is still in the name, it has experienced 40 years of Spanish rule and the destruction of two fires during the period. The old-fashioned French style The building has already been burned." Bryant's voice sounded again.

Looking up, Chu Xiao saw that the street was very narrow, and the houses were closely connected. The iron gates were solemn and vigilant, and the mottled old walls were entwined with vines. , It really is a very obvious Spanish architectural style.

It's a pity that the place they are going to does not pass through the French Quarter, and they cannot be in it to feel the flamboyant and flashy temperament of the French.When Chu Xiao and the others were about to reach the French Quarter, they turned right and entered another street.

Having just experienced the bustle and bustle, they once again felt the sufferings of the world.

This street is like an alley, the street surface is uneven, and there is suspiciously colored puddles on the ground. Under the scorching sun during the day, it evaporates a strong smell of sourness and corruption.

"This is the famous red-light district of New Orleans. There are few people during the day. At night, you can see a lot of single women in scantily clad clothes smoking cigarettes leaning against the corner of the block. Winking eyes... The visiting team players who are not deep in concentration have to stay here and have no intention of playing. I think this is one of the reasons why the Hornets have a high home winning percentage, haha." Kobe just laughed and stopped abruptly, Because he smelled a strange smell of alcohol, vomiting, gourmet food, excrement, urine and marijuana, he couldn't help but gag after taking a sip.

"Shit! I regret walking, go back to the car at noon!" Kobe glanced at the homeless man and the broken wine bottle who was not sure if he was drunk or asleep.

After everyone hurried through the red light district with their mouths shut, the Smoothie King Center, home of the Hornets, came into view.Everyone ran into the arena as if fleeing... It can be said that this walking trip made everyone very unforgettable, and I believe no one will look forward to walking back.

Warcraft's shoulder injury is recovering smoothly, and he has participated in a five-on-five physical confrontation today. It is expected that he can consider returning to the next game against the Thunder.

The Hornets, formerly known as the Charlotte Hornets, moved from Charlotte to New Orleans in 2002, and the team name was changed to the New Orleans Hornets.

This team has not been established for a long time, but it often appears in front of the world as a powerful team. This is mainly due to the fact that they once had the All-Star player Chris Paul.

When Paul is healthy, the team will go all the way to the playoffs.If Paul is injured, the team's record will be very dismal.It can also be seen from this that a super point guard who can pass and score can really determine the lower limit of a team.

In the 2010-11 season, due to Paul's previous injury, the team had a dismal record and has been in a state of loss.After negotiating with the NBA, the team owner finally decided to hand over the team to the league, or it was sold to the league.

The team was sold, and Paul was a little disheartened, so the deal about him happened.

On December 2011, 12, the Hornets, Lakers and Rockets reached a three-way deal: the Hornets sent Chris Paul for Lamar Odom, Kevin Martin and Luis Scola, and the Rockets sent Kevin · Martin and Luis Scola for Pau Gasol, the Lakers sent Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol for Chris Paul.

The Hornets traded their star and acquired a certain amount of strong players when the head star was unwilling to continue playing. The Rockets let Gasol carry the inside after losing Yao Ming. The Lakers also completed a lot of changes. The peak Kobe teamed up, and the team entered the super backcourt era from the era of triangle offense.

No matter how you look at it, this is a deal where the three parties get what they need, but the league president David Stern blocked the deal.The answer he gave was "basketball reasons," but they traded Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers five days later.

The transaction was ultimately aborted, and the disheartened Odom was sent to the Mavericks. The year before, he was the best sixth man. He was called "Odom's most stable season" by Kobe. Played the worst year of his career, and a series of things happened after that, no one expected.

It is worth mentioning that the Lakers, who almost sent Odom away for nothing, still had the third record in the Western Conference in the 2012 season. With 2011 losses, it suddenly became the fifth strong team in the Western Conference.For the second consecutive year, Kobe met the Western Conference champions of the season and was eliminated in the semifinals. It can be seen that the Lakers still had strong competitiveness at that time, and what they lacked was only an important pusher to take the team to a higher level.

This pusher is Chris Paul.

Since then, Chris Paul has been unable to get rid of his long and ill-fated career, and Kobe Bryant... he finally waited for Chu Xiao.

However, let's imagine how strong the combination of Kobe and Paul is, and how will the history of the league change?

In the 2012 season, Paul averaged 19.8 points, 9.1 assists and 2.5 steals per game (the season's steals leader).When he was on the court, the team scored as high as 113.5 points per 110 possessions, and the Spurs scored 99.5 points per 99.6 possessions with the highest offensive efficiency that season.When Paul was not on the court, the team scored only [-] points per [-] possessions, and the Raptors, who had the second-worst offensive efficiency in the season, scored [-] points per [-] possessions.In the Clippers' system, Paul's offensive influence is enough to make the team evolve from the bottom one in the league to the number one in the league.

Paul's obvious ability allowed him to win the first team of the best team and the first team of the best defensive team in the 2012 season, and he was the undisputed strongest point guard that season.

For the Lakers in the 2012 season, Fisher left the team to go to the Thunder in the middle and late stages, and Sessions became the team's starting point guard. Although Kobe could still score 27.9 points, the team could no longer show the same -2009 Strength during the two consecutive championships.

Imagine a player with a usage rate as high as 34.6% who can still maintain efficiency, average 6.9 points per game in the fourth quarter, rank second in the league, face-up singles with 495 rounds, rank first in the league, and score 0.867 points per round, which is better than 80% of players in the league , Post-up singles are even more than Duncan, Garnett and Loveneng inside players, and Kobe Bryant, who calls pick-and-rolls with the ball and gets 0.871 points per round, is better than 80% of players. The fourth highest production in the league, 436 points per round is better than 0.938% in the league, 89th in the league in 322 face-to-face singles, first in the league with 7 points per round and first in the league in assist efficiency Chris Paul teamed up, how much is that? dreamy.

In O'Neill's words, even if his grandma is in this team, the team's record will not fall out of the top three.

The western powerhouses in the 2012 season mainly include the Spurs with GDP, the Grizzlies with the strongest inside combination, and the Thunder with the three minors finally meeting.

In the semifinals of the playoffs that year, the Lakers were eliminated by the Thunder.Kobe Bryant averaged 31.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in the entire series. Only Bynum could contribute 16.6 points, which is somewhat close to the Thunder's Harden's 16 points.

If Paul is on the court, Durant may still be unstoppable, but Westbrook will never shoot 48.5% from the field.There is even a great chance of blowing up the Thunder's backcourt.

Playing against the Spurs in the semifinals, with Kobe and Paul on the court at the same time, Popovich can only scold his mother.

In the finals, Paul vs. Wade, Kobe vs. James, Bynum vs. Bosh... Think about it, there is a kind of fierceness of sparks hitting the earth.

If the Lakers win the final victory, Kobe wins 6 championships, and Chris Paul finally breaks through the floor of the Western Conference Finals to win the championship, then James, who has joined the Heat for two years without a championship, may leave, and Paul George may not leave the Thunder in the future , Howard will not go to the Rockets, the old Spurs may completely rebuild... the league is really beyond recognition.

It is a pity that the combination of Kobe and Paul was blocked in the end.

After a lapse of one year, when the Lakers players stood on the home court of the Hornets again, Chu Xiao and the players would inevitably feel emotional again, and couldn't help but bring up the old story again, because one of the protagonists of the deal back then, Paul Garcia, Sol has let go of his grievances and has taken the initiative to talk about the deal.

So Kobe finally stopped being shy and opened his heart to Chu Xiao and the others, "I was training at the time, and Paul called me and said, brother, the deal is done, and I'm going to come to the Lakers to be your teammate. I can hear that Paul is very excited , He has already imagined the situation after joining forces with me, such as who is responsible for passing the ball and who is responsible for scoring, who is responsible for defending the opponent's superstar, how to distribute the ball, etc., he can't wait to chat, even in planning and The agent chartered a plane and went straight to Los Angeles to meet. To be honest, I had mixed emotions because we had to let go of Gasol, a very close teammate. It was very sad. Then about 30 minutes later, Paul played again. CALLING: MAN, YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED! THEY TERMINATED THE DEAL. THIS IS BITCH!"

"In Paul's view, once we team up, we have a good chance of winning the championship, because we have teamed up in the All-Star Game and have never lost. We have blown up the Eastern team led by James, Wade and Bosh. So we We often say together that we can’t lose together, because we are both excellent, and there will be no problem of possession of the ball. I will make sacrifices. I even think that the fans will say at that time: Hey, this game is really boring !"

Bryant went on to say, "When Paul came, the other owners were not happy, because you don't want a great player to come to the Lakers. Suddenly, the Lakers have another one who can continue to carry the team after I retire. So, the transaction was terminated obviously because of the disagreement between the owners. Among them, the owner of the Cavaliers wrote to the league as soon as he learned of the transaction: If the Lakers get Paul, it will be an extremely serious matter. Ridiculous thing. After receiving this letter, the league immediately stopped the Lakers and Paul trade. Obviously, no one wants to see a strong Lakers team."

(End of this chapter)