Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 51 Biggest Loser

The good times for the Lakers didn't last long.

In the away game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Ben Wallace was like sleepwalking. He only grabbed a season-low 6 rebounds and contributed 4 fouls.

Derek Coleman scored a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Dikembe Mutombo grabbed 13 rebounds even though he only scored 18 points. A long-lost victory was sent to the poor 76ers.

It can be seen that Wallace is unbearable to his own performance, so the poor Eagle unfortunately became the Lakers' punching bag.In addition to Raheem and Terry, the Eagles only have Kukoc and Ratliff who are lying on the hospital bed to make a move, plus a familiar Naz Mohamed.

拉希姆20加8的标志性打卡数据对老鹰来说意义并不大，奥尼尔出场仅26分钟便砍下31分9个篮板，命中率是恐怖的92.8%，而华莱士拿下11分19篮板的两双，并贡献7次封盖。

特里在科比的防守下13投仅2中，得到可怜的6分。湖人以117比75客场屠杀老鹰，结束了一波三折的一月。

On the way back from the East, the Lakers made consecutive visits to Memphis and Dallas. The Grizzlies and Mavericks played against the Mavericks. The opposing Nash was in a mess.The Mavericks once relied on Nowitzki and Wang Zhizhi's three-point team to suppress the Lakers.Wang Zhizhi played the best game of the season with 4 points and 22 rebounds.

Returning to the home court, the Lakers have only one game left before the All-Star Game, and before that, they have 3 days of rest.Zen master gave the team a day off to relax the nerves that had become tired and numb from consecutive road trips.

February in Los Angeles is sunny and the temperature is moderate. Jim usually chooses to drive his black tattered pickup truck to Long Beach to enjoy the sea breeze in the afternoon.This time, he pulled Stevens out of the video room.

Since he joined the coaching staff, people have rarely seen Stevens outside the arena. Except for his daily work, he basically spends the rest of his time in the video room, watching previous videos, trying to figure out what to do. Zen master's intention for every substitution and every tactical adjustment, after all, it is impossible for Zen master to explain the profound meaning of his every move at any time.

As for the tactics, the triangle offense has never been a very clear tactic, relatively speaking, it is more of a concept. Winter communicated closely to obtain first-hand information.

Winter, who is nearly eighty years old, improved and integrated the offensive routines of his college coach Sam Barry 40 years ago, and proposed the concept of "triangle offense", the core of which is "interpretation and response", which requires every Players must understand every position on the court, so that opponents cannot cope with the next tactical changes.

Finding the perfect fit for the triangle offense is not easy.

"Sir, Ben once complained to me that Coach Jackson's tactics are a bit difficult to understand, and sometimes he doesn't know what to do on the field. To be honest, when I explain tactics to him, I don't have a solid foundation. Coach Jackson and Mr. Winter’s offensive philosophy includes too many things.” Stevens, as the youngest assistant coach in the coaching staff, is easy to get along with the players, and the players are more willing to ask him for help. Bitter water.

"This is difficult for him. The triangle offense is difficult to say. Some people can't understand it in their lifetime, but some people can easily understand it. For example, our Mr. Dennis Rodman, it is said that he spent only In 15 minutes I understood the essence of the triangle offense."

Seeing the disbelief written on Stevens' face, Jim added: "You can ask Phil, or you can call Dennis, I have his phone number, but he should be sleeping now, for the night recharge your batteries for the battle."

"It's unbelievable. Does he understand the triangle offense to rebound, pass the ball to Michael Jordan, and then defend? If that's the case, I can understand it in 15 seconds."

Stevens made a joke, and then said sternly: "I will let Honda watch the video of Dennis when he was in the Bulls. It should help him understand the tactics."

Jim nodded in agreement.

"As for other players, Anthony Mason's physical condition is still good. He can serve as a qualified organizer, and he can also use his body to form dislocations to provide changes to the team's tactics. However, he is 35 years old and his contract is still in effect. For three years, the amount of more than 3 million U.S. dollars per year is not small. Sir, I suggest early preparations."

"So, who do you think can be a qualified replacement for Mason? You know, we still have Stephen and Bruce on our team."

"Bruce is good at defending certain players, but that's about it, and he's 30 years old, he's not going to be a big part of the team's long-term plans, and as for Steph, he's a bit rough right now. I think , Lamar Odom of the Clippers will be a good choice. He has the height of a power forward, but has the dribbling skills and passing vision of a swingman. The reconstruction is a bit dissatisfied, and may not renew the contract with the Clippers after the end of the rookie contract. We may be able to get him at a relatively low price. Of course, this will be discussed after the end of the season. Squads are not wise."

Jim laughed, shifted into fifth gear and hit the gas pedal, and hit the freeway.

There are many strong players in the west, the Lakers' purple and gold dynasty is beginning to emerge, the king's Princeton Five Tigers' offensive frenzy is sweeping the league, the Spurs' stone Buddha is immobile, the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves are gradually getting back on track, and the old strong teams Jazz and Sonics are constantly on track. Spoiler.

Mark Cuban didn't think his stable lineup could win a championship, so he decided to break it up during the season.With a swipe of the pen, he signed his name on the transaction agreement, packing the famous Tim Hardaway and Juwan Howard, whose performance has fallen off a cliff, and taking out Donnell Harvey and the 2002 The first-round pick, plus $100 million in postage, was sent to Denver in exchange for Nuggets power forward Liv Lavrentz, guards Nick Van Exel, Avery Johnson and Tarek - Abdul Wahad.

It is said that after watching the game between the Lakers and the Mavericks, Cuban believed that a power forward who can shoot three-pointers is an effective means to restrain the Lakers, so he named Lavlenz, the big left-handed three-pointer, as an enhanced version Wang Zhizhi came to use it.

Wang Zhizhi may become the biggest loser.

　I remember the basketball magazine I bought at that time, which seriously analyzed the comparison between Big Zhi and other members of the Mavericks, from Finley to Driver to Bradley to Najera... In fact, the root cause is that he did not have the strength to be the core of an NBA team. It is also the core style of play, and the effect of playing is definitely not as good as that of professional role players.

　　
　
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