Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 124 124. That's a seedling I trained myself, so I need to pay more! (seeking subscription)

Garnett's explosive performance laid the foundation for him to become a god, and now Garnett is only one step away from becoming a god.

After passing this hurdle, the future of Garnett and Luke, the master and apprentice, will become as broad as the sea.

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On December 12, the Timberwolves challenged the Lakers away to Los Angeles.

The Lakers have undergone some changes in the lineup this season, but the two core players, Kobe and Odom, remain on the team.

Last season, the Lakers only had a record of 38 wins and 48 losses and missed the playoffs. This summer, the Lakers management invited back the meritorious coach "Zen Master" Jackson who led the Lakers to build a dynasty to coach.

As a champion coach who has won nine championship rings in his coaching career, "Zen Master" has a high historical status and is considered one of the best champion godfathers in today's league.

Even if Jackson's on-the-spot adaptability has been questioned, sitting off the court without calling a timeout, allowing the star to adjust slowly, he will not coach if he is ridiculed to leave the star.

But what I have to say is that "Zen Master" Jackson's coaching career has been very successful, especially the one-handed triangle offense. In today's era that still relies on star individual singles, it is simply tailor-made for a star with strong singles ability like Kobe. .

Kobe Bryant ushered in the peak of his career this season. So far, Kobe has averaged 35.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

And Kobe's offensive efficiency this season is very stable, with an average of 27 shots per game, his shooting percentage remains at 45%.

Coupled with a 34.7% three-point shooting percentage, this also makes Kobe the most difficult player in the league today.

Luke hates dealing with a star like Kobe the most. Not only is he rich in offensive means, but he also has a lot of personal confidence.

Unlike Wade and Iverson, Wade and Iverson's shooting ability is average, and the Timberwolves can fully seize this short board to weaken their offensive strengths.

And Iverson has already passed his peak period. With the Timberwolves' defensive efficiency this season, it is not difficult to limit Iverson's offense.

As long as Luke is determined to double-team him, Iverson, who makes less than [-]% of his three-pointers, can only catch him without a fight.

But Kobe, who is now at his peak, has no shortcomings on the offensive end. Except for some irrational strong shots at certain moments, Kobe's offense will cause a lot of trouble for the Timberwolves.

It's a pity that although Luke can't fundamentally limit Kobe, Luke is simply too familiar with the Lakers coach "Zen Master" Jackson.

It is not an exaggeration to describe Jackson as "a triangle for success and a triangle for failure". Jackson's coaching career has penetrated the triangle offense to the extreme. Without the triangle offense, he would not coach.

The triangle offense relies more on interspersed cooperation inside and outside, and must have a star with excellent offensive ability as the core.

In order to prevent the opponent from cracking his triangle offense, Jackson pulled out two triangles on both sides of the field at the same time, which can ensure that no matter which side encounters a pincer attack, the triangle offense will not fall into a stagnation state.

However, what the triangle offense is most afraid of is the three-two defense. The defensive characteristics of the three-two defense can kill the main threat of the triangle offense in the cradle, so that the triangle offense cannot play the actual threat it should have, and can only be completely reduced to star singles.

The general team's zone defense cannot easily limit the Lakers. The zone defense has extremely high requirements for the personal ability of the defensive core, but in front of the peak Garnett, any defensive framework can be built with him as the core.

The three-two defense built by Garnett made the Lakers very uncomfortable on the offensive end, and Luke also sent "gloves" Payton and Ariza in the backcourt at the same time to interfere closely with Kobe. .

The excellent defense of "Glove Payton" and Garnett made "Zen Master" Jackson's triangle offense gradually disintegrate.

Seeing this situation on the court, Jackson couldn't help but frown while sitting off the court. It could be seen that the situation was a bit bad for the Lakers, and it could even be said to be very unfavorable.

But Jackson's personal mood is fairly stable, sitting on the sidelines and never calling a timeout, with a calm look as if everything is under control.

In fact, "Zen Master" Jackson just had no choice. He called a timeout and didn't know how to break the Timberwolves' zone defense. Since there was no way, Jackson simply let the star adjust himself on the court.

This is why Jackson got the title of "Zen Master".

At the end of the three quarters, the Timberwolves relied on the defensive end's excellent restriction of the triangle offense, so that the Lakers have not been able to find a chance to counterattack.

Even though Kobe was double-teamed and scored 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in three quarters, the Lakers, who were 17 points behind in three quarters, have already lost their momentum. If there is no miracle, today is destined to be a night for the Timberwolves.

In the fourth quarter, Luke simply took down all the main players, clocked out in the third quarter, and let the core players get as much rest as possible.

Luke is not afraid that the Lakers will usher in a counterattack in the fourth quarter. They counterattacked with 17 points in a single quarter. The scoring efficiency of the Lakers this season has not yet reached this effect. Unless Kobe goes down in the fourth quarter, the game will soon enter the garbage time.

After playing for a few minutes, seeing that the team was hopeless, "Zen Master" Jackson sighed helplessly, replaced all the main players with a wave, and announced that the game had officially entered garbage time.

In the second half of the fourth quarter, Monta Ellis and Gortat, who had been left on the field by Luke, performed well.

The two played very aggressively on the offensive end, one inside and one outside, and Gortat also overwhelmed Bynum in the second half of the fourth quarter, pressing Bynum under him and rubbing frantically. It seemed that the two Not in the same rank at all.

Bynum was selected by the Lakers with the tenth pick in the first round of this year's draft, but head coach Jackson didn't trust Bynum.

Now Bynum's average playing time is only a poor 7.3 minutes, and his personal data is even more bleak to only 1.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 blocks.

In contrast, Gortat's average of 7.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game is simply too shining, especially Gortat's draft pick is only the 15th pick in the second round. I'm so angry.

In fact, Bynum is a player with great potential, and his personal ceiling is much higher than that of Gortat.

It's just that "Zen Master" Jackson disliked Bynum's poor brain and couldn't play a complicated triangle offense, so he simply chose to abandon the high-ranking lottery pick, and only allowed him to appear occasionally in garbage time.

As a result, Bynum was blown away by the second-round pick Gortat during the garbage time, and he was powerless on the court. The Lakers fans were a little embarrassed, and some people even took the lead in shouting "get off".

The reaction of the Lakers fans made Bynum very angry. The offensive end took the initiative to ask for the ball. Less booing.

Today's Bynum is completely ignored by the team. There is no targeted training on both ends of the offense and defense, and he can only play with his talent.

With talent alone, Bynum has absolutely no advantage over Gortat. He wants to fight hard, but the result in exchange can only be humiliation.

"Dududu~"

As the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Timberwolves beat the Lakers by 21 points away, and personally ended the Lakers' five-game winning streak at the Staples Arena.

After the game, Lakers head coach "Zen Master" Jackson took the initiative to walk towards Luke before leaving the court.

Looking at the youngest champion coach in the league in front of him, Phil Jackson had a complicated expression: "You are really an excellent basketball coach. It's hard to imagine that you are only 35 years old this year."

"Your draft vision is admirable. Marcin Gortat's personal potential is very sufficient. As a second-round pick, it is a waste of talent for him to stay in the Timberwolves."

"Los Angeles is his stage. If he can play under me, I believe he will become one of the best center players in the league under the triangle offense."

"I don't know if you have any plans to trade Ma Xin. If so, I am very willing to take over."

Gortat is a typical center with stronger offensive ability than defensive ability, and in the case of excellent height, wingspan and offensive skills, Gortat also has a certain passing ability, which is simply Jackson's triangle offense Center Template.

Not only is Gortat young and has potential, but he has just entered the league and his skills have not yet been finalized. This time is the most suitable for training.

This game made Jackson think about Gortat. If Gortat can be obtained, Jackson is confident that the Lakers can go one step further.

"Ma Xin is indeed not a product of the team, but he is a player I personally selected and trained after a summer of hard work. I can't easily trade Ma Xin out."

"Unless you are willing to take out next year's first-round pick plus Andrew Bynum, I would rather consider it for the sake of the draft pick. This is my bottom line."

Seeing Phil Jackson's face full of pain, Luke turned and left the field with a smile on his face, and waved his back to Jackson. Luke's voice rang in Jackson's ear: "That's the seedling I trained myself, So, you have to pay more!"

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