Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 269 New System

The Lakers' winning streak in the Summer League could not continue, and it was the rookie Charlotte Bobcats who ended their victory.

In the game, Jim used Varejao Ganocioni's inside combination for a long time. As a result, when the two faced the Bobcats inside of Primoz Brezek and Emeka Okafor, regardless of height and weight. Seriously at a disadvantage, unable to deal with it, and suffered a tragic blow.

Brezek, who is 2 meters tall and weighs 18 kilograms, spent the first three seasons of his career with the Indiana Pacers. He served as a drinking fountain administrator and O'Neal's partner. Bernie Bickerstaff took a fancy to him Size, take him in the expansion draft.

Emeka Okafor, the second place in the new division, is only 2 meters tall, but has a wingspan of 08 meters. Together with the tall and burly Brezek, the two of them turned the tide in the paint, making the Lakers miserable. Okafor scored 2 points and 25 rebounds, and Brezek scored 23 points and 16 rebounds.

"Although it's just a summer league game, we can see that the rookie head coach of the Lakers, Jim Buss, still has a lot to learn. If it is reasonable to say that the No. 2 pick Emeka Okafor has such a performance, then it is a bit unreasonable for Brezek, who has only averaged 3 points and [-] rebounds per game in his career, to be able to play like Rick Schmitz. .Jim Buss underestimated the career of head coach, and the Lakers will pay the price for his ego and willfulness." Steve A. Smith finally seized the opportunity, and he knows how to attract attention, that is, constantly Made remarks unfavorable to the Lakers, causing saliva.

The outside world seized the opportunity to hold a meeting for Jim, and the coaching staff was not idle either.

"With all due respect, sir, why do you insist on letting Anderson and Andris face off against the Bobcats inside for a long time? You know, Anderson is not a threat to the basket, and his sense of pressure on Brezek is close to that of the Bobcats. Zero..." Jim locked himself in his office, arguing with Stevens.

"so what?"

"Well, he's not a threat with his back to the rim, so we shouldn't have him playing so much time, we can use Nene, he's much better than Anderson, who just came into the league, enough to stand up to Blazer. Ke..." Stevens began to explain his train of thought.

"This is your plan? I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but your plan is simply horrible. Let me ask you, if our current lineup meets a team with a strong inside line, such as the Pacers, Spurs, Or the Rockets, what do we do? Don’t forget we don’t have Karl Malone and Greg Ostertag this year! You can’t expect Nene to stand up to them,” Jim asked rhetorically.

"Then what should we do, sir, if Nene can't stand it, can Anderson be able to?" When it comes to work, Stevens is also serious.

"No, he can't stand it either."

"so what?"

"So we need him to grow up as soon as possible. This kind of game that has nothing to do with winning or losing can expose his problems in time. Listen to me, Brad, it is extremely difficult to cultivate a Shaquille O'Neal or Tim Duncan , the right time, the right place and the right people are indispensable, but if we do it right, there will be no problem at all in cultivating a few players like Luke Longley or even Charles Oakley. First of all, you have to understand that with our record, It is possible to get a high draft pick, and other teams will not continue to trade with us with high picks; second, players with the potential to become super insiders usually do not fall to the end of the first round; so in the next ten years, we will, You don’t need to think about picking any super insiders. Then what we have to do is to fight against other teams’ insiders. I don’t have high requirements for them. Pick-and-roll; third, there is a certain range, and there is no need for a superb autonomous attack, as long as you can hit some damn open spots and eat the cakes that your teammates eat. We have a strong enough outside core, whether it is Kobe or Dwyane, both have the ability to blow up any inside line...Maybe except for Kevin, but Kevin is in our team, do you understand?" Jim danced and explained his tactical thinking, Zen Master The purpose of the triangle offense is to create a one-on-one opportunity for Kobe, but Jim’s idea is to allow an absolute strength like Kobe to precisely attack the opponent’s defensive weakness in a one-on-one, instead of hitting him at certain moments. Go to the opposite defensive gate.

In the current league, the unlimited defense system is still immature, and the position allocation of traditional basketball is still the mainstream.

Varejao's shortcoming of shooting range was fully exposed, and although Nocioni had a strong enough shooting range, it was still a bit difficult to hit the orthodox inside line. Jim's first test failed, and in the training schedule of the two, Nocioni was required to Gaining weight gradually, Varejao was asked to practice 500 mid-range shots near the free throw line every day.

In Jim's vision, because of the existence of Garnett, this is a monster that can support various defensive systems, and on the offensive end, Zen Master makes him more of a supporting axis and a high fort. Jim thinks this is a kind of waste.

Garnett, who had just entered the league, played as a small forward against the Rockets of the Big Three in his twilight years, making Drexler, the glider who defended him, exhausted and out of breath, and the height gap was too obvious.

Then the Rockets sent Barkley. As a result, Sir Charles' bloated figure had no advantage against the flexible Garnett.

In the end, the Rockets used town team center Olajuwon to mark Garnett in person, but Olajuwon was okay against a pseudo-small forward like the general, but his speed was still a bit slow against Garnett.

Although Garnett's scoring ability still has a grade gap compared to the other Kevin behind him, Jim believes that it is definitely enough to be the team's second scoring point for a period of time.

The Lakers players quickly discovered the adjustment of the training content, and a large number of pick-and-roll tactics were added to daily training. Correspondingly, defensive assistant Jeff Bzdelik will propose targeted measures for defensive pick-and-rolls, that is, unlimited defenses .

The requirements for unlimited defensive changes are very high. It is necessary for the outside players to temporarily withstand the opponent's inside line. At the same time, the big players can cover the opponent's outside line. Through the mobility of the small lineup, the Lakers have the defense A player with high literacy, but he has not played a matching defensive level.

With Kobe on offense, plus the imminent rule change, Jim is not worried, but defense is the top priority.

(End of this chapter)