Kwame Brown's Freshman

Chapter 122 When the game is on

Kwame's internal dominance is getting stronger day by day, but he is forced to do nothing. In order to replace Kidd, he almost emptied the entire team, especially the large number of frontcourt players, leaving only Humphries.No one wants meme, Divac is a pensioner, and Kwame was forced to become stronger. Fortunately, Kwame's talent is good enough, and he was forced to become a very destructive player like he is now.Relying on Kwame's strong inside impact, the point difference has not been further widened.

When Kobe saw that he couldn’t make a shot, he simply gave up his offense. Instead, he attracted double-teams and passed the ball for the inside. The opportunity is also the first in the league.Kwame easily got a lot of simple balls, that is, open layup opportunities, and the opponent could even use the guy who was tentatively regarded as a center to block Kwame with foul tactics.

But today Kwame's free throws felt pretty good. He made 9 of 7 free throws in the first quarter and scored 16 points and 7 rebounds.Under the impact of Kwame's scoring, the Lakers slowly narrowed the point difference to 6 points at the end of the first quarter, 33 to 39.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Lakers finally played the internal and external cooperation that made the fans happy. The fans who had been silent for half a quarter finally cheered up again and cheered loudly.

It is gratifying to recover the score, but the Lakers are not so happy. The cooperation between Kobe and Kwame is indeed unstoppable, but if it is replaced by Kidd and Kwame, the effect will not be worse.And letting Kobe organize the offense is tantamount to completely costing Kidd.Counting on Kidd's wonderful three-pointer to contribute?Forget it, the introduction of Kidd is to help Kobe reduce the burden on the organization. If it is still like this, it is better not to trade, which will not only save Kidd and Hill’s nearly 3000 million salary space, but also wait for 06 to chase Stoudemire. Er or Yao Ming.And it can also maintain the depth of the team.

So now the Lakers urgently need to solve this matter. How to cooperate with Kwame and Kidd when Kobe does not control the ball is a difficult problem.

Is it really necessary to give up the organizational skills of these people to play Princeton that Kupchak got?Isn't this nonsense!
In the second quarter, Rudy did not let Kwame start, but let Kidd, Kobe, Miller, Odo, and Humphries play together.

After Kwame was off the court, Kobe directly used Kwame's usual way of playing to play pick-and-roll passes with Kidd, and the effect was surprisingly good.It seems that at the beginning of the first quarter, Kwame and Kobe have no problem running. It's just that the passing awareness of both of them is too good, but Kwame can only pass the pick and roll. Although Kobe's ability to run open is not bad. , But that's not the way he's used to running. As long as the ball is not in Kobe's own hands, he always subconsciously cuts inside. This is the most effective tactic when he cooperated with Payton last year.

Kwame also discovered this problem off the court, but he didn't have a good solution. Could it be that he pulled the outside line to shoot?
Rudy now finds it wrong to let Kwame develop on the outside?But there is obviously nothing wrong with letting Kwame play outside!In this era where positions are becoming more and more blurred, it is a disadvantage for a player not to be able to play several positions. Just like Yao Ming in China, he has a strong dominance at the center position, but he can easily explode with a nimble power forward. He, even O'Neal has the ability to play power forward.

However, Kwame’s ability to play outside is Kobe and Jordan, because Kwame has only partnered with Kobe and Jordan, two super shooting guards. This is a problem. Kwame’s technical characteristics and running habits have become compatible. Kobe is quite similar, because Jordan and Kobe play too much alike, no matter who Kwame learns from, it will conflict with Kobe's technical ability.

Rudy felt it was absurd. An insider had a tactical conflict with an outsider. What's the matter?Could it be that these two people can only stagger their playing time? This is too wasteful!
Kidd+Kobe's offensive destructive ability is obviously stronger than that of Kidd and Kwame. Where is Kobe's scoring ability? There are more scoring methods than Kwame. After entering the inside line, he does not forcefully dunk like Kwame. Or strong play, Kobe can send the ball to the basket in various ways.Odom is ready to grab the rebound at any time, Humphries firmly resists Duncan, and Miller opens up space on the outside. Even if the opponent is Bowen, but only Bowen has no one to defend, it is impossible to stop With Kobe, I can only watch Kobe score again and again.

The Spurs can't stop Kobe and Kidd's pick-and-roll cooperation at all. As long as there is an insider who dares to come out to help defend Kidd, he will give the ball to Odom. Odom can play Tim Duncan with any offensive method he can think of. No one is afraid of Odom, the left-handed magician is not just for fun.

Fortunately, the Spurs' offense is still so sharp. The biggest loophole for the Lakers is Miller. The Spurs allow Ginobili to control the ball and break through. Miller watches Ginobili enter the interior every time. Manu Ginobili will send the ball to the empty man. The role players of the Spurs have little effect, but the shooting ability of the point guard is definitely the strongest in the league. With three star players, the Spurs can provide enough space for the role players. shot.

Six minutes before the end of halftime, Rudy replaced Kidd and Oddo through an official timeout. Kidd has reached the present from the first quarter to take a break and replaced Kwame and Finley.

With Kwame and Kobe continuing to cooperate inside and outside the line, and Finley and Miller opening up space, the Lakers' tactics are still very smooth.This is also the best solution that Rudy can think of for the time being, which is to use three people in pairs. This is the method that can exert the greatest ability for the time being.

At the end of halftime, the Lakers trailed by only 2 points, 62 to 64. The fans on the scene had a good time watching the game. At first, the fans were worried because of the lack of tacit understanding between the Lakers trio, but now they all Don't worry, the cooperation between them is really good!The Lakers' offense is as fluid as it was in the triangle era.

When Popovich saw Rudy using Kobe, Kwame, and Kidd in this way, he wanted to scold his mother.I racked my brains, slowly pondered and carefully selected, and finally managed to get one or two talented players, and let them play the starting lineup from the beginning, so as to improve their strength as soon as possible, and now I finally got together the troika Attack the championship.But seeing that the other party easily got Kwame and Kidd's level of guys, Popovich felt envious and jealous.And I regret it very much. If I used a first-round pick to exchange for Kwame Brown, I would not have to start preparing for the post-Duncan era as early as now, and the combination of Kwame and Duncan can dominate the league for at least ten years. , But this kind of good thing was picked up by the Lakers, not someone else, it turned out to be the Lakers who have always had shit luck. It is no wonder that Popovich shouted robbery every time he heard the Lakers robbing.

(End of this chapter)