Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 398
"It's just...it doesn't seem right to let Brother Shark sit on the bench and play as a substitute. After all, he is one of the few 'four major centers' in the league."

Zhou Yu frowned, with a distressed expression on his face.

"Wang, to tell you the truth, since the Lakers won the championship last season, they have quickly become the target of public criticism. All teams are targeting us for reinforcements. They all plan to use flexible and fast inside players to wear down a slightly cumbersome player like O'Neal. Traditional inside players, if we don't change it, your Shark brother is likely to become a silly fish brother."

Harris sighed, speaking sternly.

Zhou Yu thought for a while, then took a breath, isn't it? Duncan of the Spurs, Kemp of the Sonics, Malone of the Jazz, and Camby of the Philadelphia 76ers are all flexible insiders, and their speed is naturally faster than O'Neal. Quick, it's more handy to play fast break.

Could it be that the "small ball era" has come so soon, it's hard to say, the NBA in this life is simply too crazy, we must guard against it.

"Coach, if we let O'Neal play as a substitute, the overall strength of our starting lineup will be greatly reduced. It seems a bit uneconomical?"

Zhou Yu questioned.

"Not necessarily. From my point of view, you have good dominance on both ends of the offense and defense. As long as you adapt to the center position a little bit, you will be able to make up for O'Neal's vacancy in time. Not only will your strength not be greatly reduced, but it may increase instead of decline.

And O'Neal's change to play as a substitute will also increase the depth of our bench, so that we will have more chances of winning. "

Harris shook his head.

Zhou Yu sighed again, this old Ha really dared to think about it, and actually let a super center play as a substitute, which can be described as a wonderful thing among strange things.

But after thinking about it, if O'Neal is on the bench, he can flex his muscles in the interior. You know, he is only one regular season MVP away from the NBA Grand Slam honor. If the Lakers have an impressive record this season, he is very May receive this honor, becoming the youngest Grand Slam winner.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu felt very happy in his heart, but he didn't know how O'Neill would feel when he knew the news.

O'Neill initially learned that he was going to play as a substitute in the new season, but 1 people were unwilling. They thought it was an insult to him from Harris, but Harris deserved to be called an "old Jianghu". As long as he plays normally, it will not be a problem to win this season's regular season MVP.

O'Neill thought about it for a while, and felt that what Harris said was reasonable. There are many good scorers in the main lineup. Zhou Yu, Kobe, and Sprewell are all good scorers. It is too difficult to get high scores in this lineup. , and it is much easier in the substitute lineup, he is completely "outstanding".

To get rid of O'Neal, the next thing Harris has to do is to create a small and fast starting lineup. The point guard is still Van Exel, who has both speed and scoring ability. Kobe and Sprewell Needless to say, since Zhou Yu switched to playing center forward, Horry will be the main power forward.

The new starting lineup looks quite flexible, comparable to any fast-break running and bombing team, but what makes people a little worried is whether the inside line composed of Zhou Yu and Horry can do a good job of defense and control rebound.

On November 11st, the NBA1-1997 season officially kicked off, and the opening game attracted special attention. Last season's championship Los Angeles Lakers played against the San Antonio Spurs at home.

The duel between Zhou Yu and Duncan has become the focus of attention. Both are known as rare basketball geniuses in NBA history, and both are power forwards, but Zhou Yu has just changed to center.

The starting lineups of the two sides will soon be freshly released:

Los Angeles Lakers:

Point guard: Van Exel, Shooting guard: Kobe, Small forward: Sprewell, Power forward: Horry, Center: Wang Zhizhi.

San Antonio Spurs:

Point guard: Avery Johnson, Shooting guard: Ginobili, Small forward: Elliott, Power forward: Duncan, Center: David Robinson.

Facing the Spurs Twin Towers, Harris still did not let O'Neal start, which shows his determination to boldly try a new lineup.

It is worth mentioning that in this game, CCTV-5 not only broadcast live, but also sent Zhang Weiping and Su Qun to commentate on the spot.

Before the official game, a grand championship ring awarding ceremony was held. The old Bass personally awarded the championship ring studded with brilliant diamonds to each player.

The moment Zhou Yu received the ring, he felt heavy. The pattern on the front of the ring was particularly beautiful. In the center was the Lakers team logo, interspersed with an O'Brien Cup, which was inlaid with diamonds of two colors, purple and gold, wrapped around it. There are countless small particles of silver diamonds, and the sides of the ring are also engraved with personal headshots and names. It looks quite commemorative and makes people love it. No wonder all the players flock to it.

Duncan stared at the championship ring on Zhou Yu's hand not far away with his big round eyes, his expression was still so dull.

"Duncan, did you see that black-haired kid is Wang Zhizhi, who not only led the Lakers to the championship in his rookie season, but also won the MVP award in the finals. How is he compared to him? This season must completely beat Wang Zhizhi and the Lakers Team, let’s take a good breath for my brother.”

David Robinson bumped Duncan with his elbow and said angrily.

"I have darker skin than him."

Duncan said calmly with a blank face.

"Duncan, can you be a little bloody, I mean the skills, not the skin!"

David Robinson held his forehead with one hand and said angrily.

"From a psychological point of view, your current mood is very unstable, and you may be suffering from 'mania'. You need to calm down and take more deep breaths."

Duncan blinked his sluggish eyes, and said calmly.

David Robinson was so angry that he almost hit the wall on the spot. He almost forgot that he majored in psychology at Duncan University, and he didn't expect it to be applied to him so soon.

After the championship ring awards ceremony, the players from both sides began to hug each other. When they had close contact with Duncan, how could Zhou Yu easily miss the opportunity to challenge him.

"Hi, Duncan, I heard that you have learned to swim before. You must be very good at water. Unfortunately, basketball is a land sport. I think you are more suitable for playing water polo."

Zhou Yu said strangely at Duncan.

"It doesn't matter what ball you play, the important thing is not to get angry with some unworthy people, that will hurt your liver and kidneys."

Duncan responded lightly.

Zhou Yu was taken aback. The psychological quality of this "dumb brother" is simply too good. No wonder he won five championships, three FMVPs, and two MVPs.

This game is Zhou Yu's first time representing the Lakers to compete with the opponent's center. In the past, it was "Shark" O'Neal.

The one competing with him is David Robinson, one of the "Four Major Centers". Robinson is better than Zhou Yu in terms of height and muscle. It's a pity that he is over [-] years old and is going downhill.

With his outstanding bounce and speed, Zhou Yu was the first to touch the basketball thrown by the referee in the air, winning the first attack for the Lakers.

Van Exel held the ball across the half, and the other players quickly settled down.

Compared with the power forward, the center's range of activities is obviously not so free, and it needs to be firmly guarded near the penalty area. This is a severe test for Zhou Yu.

After Kobe took the ball, he immediately launched an offensive against Ginobili. His key ball ability is not bad at all, and his body is super flexible. He can score the ball even if he twists his body and wobbles. It can be described as a unique landscape in the NBA.

(End of this chapter)