Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 23 God Deceives God
The Lakers are usually regulars in the Southern California Summer League.

Jim added Laron Profit, Gord Samgaud, Gates Joseph and others to the team's summer league lineup with a wicked sense of humor, and this improvised team was led by the new team assistant coach Bu Rad Stevens is in charge.

"Don't panic, Brad, their next job is in your hands, and anyone who disobeys will be taken off the bench." Jim encouraged Stevens, who was about to usher in his coaching debut, before the game.

The first time he coached was in the NBA. Although it was only the summer league, Stevens, who had never had any experience, faced this group of players who were his age and some even older than him. No bottom.

"Boys, we have 3 games to show you whether you are worthy of this jersey. All you need to do is follow Brad's arrangement and kick your opponent's ass. I will Sitting on the sidelines, I will always pay attention to your performance." After Jim's simple opening remarks, the team entered the field to warm up and prepare for the game.

After Stevens learned that he would lead the team as Summer League coach, he read several textbooks within a week to enrich his tactical board, so that Jim often stopped him at work and ordered him to rest on the spot.

"They haven't even practiced together a few times. Are you using so many tactics to stun them? Brad, adaptability is also a necessary quality for a coach. You can't make all players listen to your commands like in the game. They are human beings, not machines, and human beings will have their own ideas, you just need to guide them to work hard in the right direction.”

Jim's words resurfaced in his mind, recalling his performance of exerting too much force when he first learned of the appointment, Stevens smiled self-deprecatingly, adjusted his collar and cuffs, sat on the coach's bench, and gave Jim in the auditorium gave an OK gesture.

The Lakers' first opponent will be the Los Angeles Clippers in the same city.

Judging from the summer league, the Clippers' lineup can be said to be full of talent and stars.

Last year's third flower show, Darius Miles, who is known as Garnett Jr., led, plus big Q Quentin Richardson, guard Kenyon Dooling with explosive bounce, and Boyi who is 1.65 meters tall Kings, and the 10-year veteran Sean Lukes, who had played soy sauce in the Lakers, was a rookie and was the pinnacle.

In the starting lineup of the Lakers, Turk Okur served as the center. As a second-round pick, he planned to stay in the Turkish league for another year to hone his skills.

"You are better than many first-round picks. The reason why you are not selected in the first round is that we have no extra first-round picks; the second is that the management of other teams is not as good as us. And our strong A strong alliance will definitely win the final victory." I don't know if the words of the vice president of the team finally moved Okur. NBA.

The two forwards are Stephen Jackson and Bruce Bowen, while the guards are played by Washington's abandoned player Laron Profit and rookie Gilbert Arenas who wears No. 0.

Stevens was also out of helplessness. There was not a suitable power forward in the lineup Jim formed for him.Only the strongest Stephen Jackson can take this position.

On the opening jump ball, before Okur's toes left the ground, the ball was already taken away by Lukes.

Boykins got the ball. Being short in stature, he was naturally filled with all the agility attributes. He easily broke through Proffitt's defense and made a confident mid-range shot, giving the Lakers a big blow.

The Lakers kicked the baseline ball directly to Stephen Jackson. Miles, who was facing him, was lazily running back, but Jackson had already rushed to the Clippers' basket at full speed.

Clippers center Lukes gave up his plan to make up the defense after a little thought, allowing Jackson to make a fast break dunk.

This is why the Clippers have a poor record. They are talented but undisciplined, keen on offense but lazy on defense, allowing opponents to turn positional battles into fast breaks.

The Clippers players said it doesn't matter, just play back.

Richardson holds the ball from beyond the three-point line and makes a tentative step. In front of him is Bowen with a mustache and a gloomy face.

Bowen was unmoved by the two consecutive tentative steps, keeping a suitable distance from Richardson, with one hand always harassing, not giving the opponent room to attack.

Richardson eventually settled for his better shot, dribbling to the right for a pull-up jumper.As soon as he left the ground, Bowen on the opposite side stretched his hands and took a step forward, almost touching his body.

Richardson's heart was trembling, and his shooting style changed immediately. He almost threw the basketball out casually. After landing, he immediately asked the referee for a foul, but the referee was unmoved.

And this three-point sword is naturally shot directly to the bottom line without any suspense, three non-stick.

"It seems that this little boy coach is right. This guy prefers to shoot rather than break through." Bowen successfully defended and silently made a judgment in his heart.

When the Lakers were attacking, Okur was standing in a high position, Bowen and Proffit were in the corners on both sides, and the space was spread out, making Lukes defense a bit at a loss. One-handed basket, but if it is defended, Miles' lazy defensive attitude will cause the Clippers to be in a vacuum inside.

The Clippers’ defensive loopholes are not limited to Miles. Boykins’ 165 height determines his huge natural disadvantage on the defensive end. Arenas seized the opportunity to make two consecutive three-pointers on his head, forcing The Clippers coach had to replace Boykins with another guard, Broly.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 21-12, with Arenas scoring 8 points, Okur and Jackson each scoring 5 points, and Bowen scoring 3 points.For the Clippers, Miles and Richardson played quite depressed. They were entangled by two unknown guys and basically had no chance to make a move. They only scored 2 points each.

In the second quarter, the Lakers had 5 ups and 5 downs and put on a full bench.

The most notable among them is the guard Goud Samgaud, who has a very famous name. He was as famous as Stephen Marbury, Ralph Alston and Karim Red back then, and he was called Rock Park F4 .

And his other name is Sam Gold Wales, and his shocking dribbling skills are amazing.

Facing Broly, Sam Gold dribbled the ball confidently, and his teammates also cooperated to open up the space.

Sam Gold dribbled the ball from his right hand to his left hand, and made a breakthrough. His left foot hit the ground with an empty step, his right foot took a big step forward, but his left hand pulled the ball from his front through his hip to his back. Broly hadn't reacted yet. Coming over, he backhanded a backhand with his left hand and pulled the ball to the right again.

After two consecutive feints, Broly's center of gravity has followed the trajectory of the ball and shifted to his left. Sam Gold, who saw the opportunity, made a big change in front of him, his body almost touching the ground, and walked left Roaring from the side, he scored a layup, leaving Broly who fell to the ground in embarrassment and watched the ball sighing.

This series of dazzling dribbles instantly detonated the audience, and the cheers of "Shammgod! Shammgod!" resounded from the audience.

　Thank you for your rewards and recommendations~
　　The shammgod move is a relatively practical surmounting move, and it's quite cool to practice on the field~
　　
　
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