Devil shooting guard in basketball

Chapter 314 Wharton's Consultation (Chapter Three Merged)

Walton kept smiling in the first quarter... and he started to visit the Suns frequently in the second quarter.

Don't you give me any face?
It really is……

首节比赛32：19，第二节56：41。而刚刚打完了第三节的比赛，91：61。

The Lakers collapsed without any suspense.Li Feng was off the court for nearly 20 minutes yesterday.

His main energy is on Ingram.Walton rotates the players.

But it's pretty much the same as last season.Clarkson felt his head start to hurt.

Obviously this game did not develop according to Clarkson's expectations.

Scott has a good impression of him. Basically Clarkson has secured the position of the main guard of the Lakers last season!
As a result, the team ushered in a blood change!7 members of the coaching staff, including coach Scott, walked 6 together.

Ingram, the 2nd pick in the first round today, and Zubac, the 2nd pick in the second round, look very average
There are too many young people in the team now!Clarkson, who entered the league at the same age as Li Feng, became anxious at this time
Kobe still hasn't retired, and Li Feng is here again.Although they have the same age, they can't stand the two championship rings in Li Feng's hands!

Fighting with Jeremy Lin, the position that he finally won, actually started to waver this time!

With a 30-point difference, Wharton simply adjusted the lineup.In the last quarter of the game, Booker went off to watch the game directly.

People stopped fighting.Less than 3 minutes into the last quarter, Walton asked for a timeout again.

This time there is no lineup adjustment for Phoenix.

Their lineup is Bender, Chandler, Tucker, Knight, Eric.

The boxing champion debuted for the first time today, and defender Knight just played with him.

When Li Feng saw it, he immediately waved excitedly to that side~
When he first came to the NBA, Li Feng's Milwaukee Bucks would be over if there were not a few players who could play and not fight among themselves.

Knight is one of them!A defender with a very good confrontation ability!
The Lakers let Li Feng, Zubac and Clarkson play.

Randle and Ingram remained on the court.

105:64!The point difference has widened to 40 points, and the Lakers have been completely overwhelmed.

Clarkson: "Your organizational skills aren't strong either? You won two championships. Are you happy?"

Li Feng: "Huh? Talk to me? What do you mean?"

Clarkson: "Haha! Why are you nervous about the preseason, Li Feng? This kid is so funny~ It's okay, it's okay, relax~"

The two first-year students Zubac and Ingram look at me and I look at you.Did not dare to speak.

I don't know what happened to them.Li Feng was also said to be in the fog.But it was obvious that Clarkson was having trouble with himself.

Ingram: "Brother Li, what do you think I should do next?"

Li Feng: "We can push up some more points. For example."

Clarkson: "Don't you know how to beat yourself? How did you get here in college? You are still from Duke University!

All these years, the players who come here.It's such a thing at every turn! "

Ingram: "Who are you talking about there?!"

Zubac: "Hey! That's Clarkson!"

The young Zubac kept giving Ingram winks.But the latter ignored it.

Clarkson: "What. Isn't it great to have an alumni backing you?"

Speaking of which, Clarkson got the basketball directly and hit a three-pointer directly!
Clarkson: "After all, it depends on strength to speak here. What do you have now? Ingram?

The Lakers don't need vases.You don't need a guy with a big mouth.I can stay and prove that I am strong enough.Understand? ! "

Li Feng: "All right. Just say a few words. Don't scare the child~"

Clarkson: "Here's what you're talking about..."

Wharton: "What are you talking about? Hurry up and defend! Zubac! Randall! Hurry up!"

Clarkson glared at Li Feng, then ran back.

Li Feng turned around and saw that Randall was also looking at him deeply.

Ingram: "He, tui!! What the hell?!"

Li Feng: "Go back and defend. Zubac, pay more attention to your footsteps. I know you are not fast, but you must run hard!!"

Zubac: "Oh! I see!"

He exchanged glances with Ingram, then nodded and ran over.

There seems to be a lot of communication in the middle.

It's similar to what I thought, and it's true that after coming to the Lakers, it's not peaceful.

Currently in Los Angeles, except for the team boss Kobe, Luol Deng will not make it too difficult for him at the center position due to salary reasons.

But I have to say that Randall and Luol Deng are both capable.Small forward competition is not weak.

Defenders are just as intense here.For example, Li Feng and Clarkson have conflicting positions.

Clarkson is a defender with a strong desire to attack!
He will pass the ball to Kobe on the court, but for other players, he generally passes the ball much less.

After Knight got the ball, he passed Clarkson's defense directly, and finally stopped the jumper to score points!

107:67!The difference between the two sides is still huge!
At this time, there seems to be a quarrel within the team.Walton was watching the game from the sidelines with his hips crossed.

Is he needed to adjust the player atmosphere so soon?

During training, Wharton would chat with Li Feng for nothing.

The main thing I said recently is that I want to go to Milwaukee in person and invite Kidd to have a meal.

The purpose is also very clear, I just want to ask, how did he bring the team to the playoffs when the team was like that back then.

Li Feng said that Wharton was too troublesome.There is a game against the Bucks in the preseason, so it's over to ask him if it's not.

Walton has only been in the coaching field for a few years, so he still seems very naive at this time.

Naturally, he had to seek advice from a coach he thought was better in this field.Kidd was the first thing he thought of.

Kidd is a superstar player and has only been a coach for a few years, but in his first year with the Nets, he made the Nets reach the second round of the playoffs.

In the next season, the Bucks won the championship again. Based on these two points, he felt the need to ask Kidd for advice.

And Li Feng, his capable defender back then, is now on his team!
Seeing the quarrel between Clarkson and this year's No. [-] Ingram, Wharton deepened his anxiety.

Kidd has already made contact and said that he will come to Los Angeles in a while.

But Wharton felt like he wanted to see Kidd now.

Being a teaching assistant is tiring, but the work is monotonous.Being a head coach seems easy, and it is true that a head coach doesn't have to do a lot of work.

But now Walton has realized that if he wants to lead a good team, unless the team is very good, such as the Warriors last season.

When Walton was the interim head coach, he couldn't even make his players lose in many games.
If you really want to lose, you can't lose.

But facing such a team, if he wants to achieve results, Walton feels that he will feel tired.

Fortunately, the current Lakers still have Kobe and Li Feng!Russell was the No. [-] player in the previous year, and he seemed to be playing well.

Nick Young can be relied on when he is in good form.Clarkson has decent scoring ability.

Zubac played well today.Ingram is average.

When the Suns came over at this time, the Lakers looked so vulnerable!
Among the players on the field at this time, Randall's defense is not bad.But obviously the opponent knows this.

Just not being around him for layups or shots. 111:70!

Li Feng ran back and forth due to the injury on the field.What he was thinking during this process was, what if the Lakers want to fight this season?

Trying hard to think about the conversation with Kidd in the first season.

In many small chats, Kidd told Li Feng.One season, as a coach.If you want to make some achievements.

The simplest idea is that the team should work hard towards a goal together!
This is very easy to do with traditional strong teams.For example, the Raptors, Celtics, Wizards, and Cavaliers in the East.

Like these teams, there is one goal at the beginning of the season.

This is called the team's clear goals.

Another one is keeping up.In every game, the coach can keep up with the rhythm of the opponent's game, so as to formulate corresponding big-frame tactics.

Players must also keep up, mainly because of ability.This requires early training.

No matter what kind of combat strength a player needs to achieve the expected results through training and long-term running-in.

For example, like a rookie, if his ability is strong enough, or his cooperation is good enough, he can perform relatively well in the later stage.

There are players like that in this league.There are also other ordinary players who can improve to varying degrees, but first of all, players have the desire to improve their combat power independently.

For example, the rookie Antetokounmpo at the time, his confrontation ability has grown terrifyingly every year!

Good players also need training.What is the main training?

The awareness of the game, the ability to control the game, and the ability to sacrifice and give in at critical moments.

It was not easy for Kidd to say that at the time.But compared to a team, if it's all young people, it's easier to manage.

But often there are too many stars on the team and it is difficult to manage this aspect.

The best example is the Chicago Bulls back then. The first team was a team that could play, but they never won a championship.

Later, they used Zen Master's triangle offense system and won the championship.

This is one of the reasons why Kidd advocated the triangle offense when he went to the Bucks!

Thinking of Li Feng passing the ball directly, Clarkson directly picked up Li Feng's pass, and then made a three-point shot and went out of bounds...

Originally, I wanted to count down Li Feng after making this shot, but I was the first to make a fool of myself...

At this time, the boxing champion served and was directly cut off by Ingram!The fans at the scene immediately let out a lot of exclamation!

When Wharton also discovered this, Ingram directly turned around and hit a difficult backward jumper with 2 points!
Walton: "Good shot! Keep going!"

Something went wrong on the side of the sun!Li Feng directly took the opportunity to get the rebound!Then pass the ball through!
Ingram got up and hit a three-pointer!

Wharton held back the whole game, and now he can finally be happy!

The Suns have been playing according to Coach Watson's request.Finally defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 116:82!
It really overwhelmed the opponent in momentum from the very beginning.

Walton watched from the sidelines throughout the game, playing a game for the first time as the team's official head coach.

Booker: "Very relaxed. We expected to win the Lakers.

Well preseason.Not included in grades.Everyone is mainly warming up.The coach told us to play aggressively in this game.

We did it.The whole team is very relaxed.That's what I want to see too. "

Reporter: "Some media have already said that since Nash, the Suns have a new successor!
He will lead Phoenix into a new height!What do you think about this? "

Booker: "This is for sure. Haha. You know, our performance last season was so low that it couldn't be lower.

The Bucks also had amazing results last season.I think this season we can too!That's it.Now I'm ready! "

Reporter: "Congratulations to Phoenix for becoming a strong team in the Western Conference this season!"

As some media analyzed last season, Phoenix has no shortage of people over the years!

And Booker is a young shooting guard who can play very well in the team!

It was also the bottom team in the Western Conference last season, and the Suns scored 116 today!The Lakers didn't even score 90 points.

Clarkson walked back to the locker room with a dark face after the game.

Walton: "I also just came to the Lakers. Many things are still unknown. We need to get to know each other through warm-up games one after another."

Reporter: "It's a good start, isn't it?"

Wharton: "Well, your question. In terms of winning or losing, we lost. But if you look at the warm-up match, you can also say the same."

Reporter: "What we want to know now is, who will be the first brother of the Lakers this season?
Don't tell me I never thought about it.You know, Li Feng, who won the championship twice this season, also came to the Lakers, and his salary is comparable to Clarkson.

The second place in the previous year and this year are in our team.So, who could it be? "

Wharton: "Aren't you awake? The boss of the team is Kobe~ Hahahaha isn't it?"

Reporter: "We didn't mean that. We"

Wharton: "The press conference is about to start. Come here first today."

Reporter: "Okay then"

Passing by them, Wharton let out a long sigh of relief.It seems that from the Warriors to the Lakers, it is not easy to think clearly.

Such a young and handsome head coach naturally attracted the attention of the media.

When he came to the press conference, Wharton immediately felt the heat wave coming.

The small room was packed with reporters.Li Feng did not come to the scene, Clarkson, Randall and Ingram sat there.

Taking a deep breath, Wharton rushed into the house.

本场比赛乔治斯5分3篮板1助攻，本德尔16分12篮板4助攻！塔克10分5篮板3抢断！布克20分3篮板6助攻！奈特12分5篮板3助攻！

This season's rookie Bender has an eye-catching performance!Booker played casually, and he got 20 points.It doesn't appear later.

Judging from the overall score, everyone played well.

湖人这边祖巴茨9分5篮板2助攻，洛尔邓7分11篮板3盖帽！英格拉姆19分4篮板5助攻！李峰8分2篮板7助攻！克拉克森24分6篮板3助攻！

Only two players in double figures
On the Lakers side, Ingram is eye-catching!Mainly he was irritated by Clarkson.

The most comprehensive performance is still Clarkson.Not as much playing time as Ingram, but the statistics are beautiful!
Originally, there were not many fans here in the preseason, but more than half of the fans left at the end of the game...

……

More than 10 preseason games are coming to an end.The only thing that made the Lakers feel good was the game against the Magic.

It ended with 126:109!The Lakers have never won these preseason games, and this one is no exception.

The last game of the preseason is the Los Angeles Lakers and Bucks.

Walton also took the initiative to contact Coach Kidd.Although it is said that it is okay to have a meal before the game.

But after facing the reporters in Los Angeles during this time, Walton chose to wait cautiously for dinner after the game.

Last season's Milwaukee Bucks were swept by the Cavaliers 4-0 in the playoffs
Although a bit embarrassed, the team is still the championship team in the 2014-2015 season!
The Bucks are still very tough this season!And it can also be seen from the regular season that the Bucks have nothing to do with the bottom team in the league now.

The Lakers have never been short of news.For example, one of the more explosive news recently is that the team management is going to invite the famous Lakers Magic Johnson to come out!

Not let him be the coach of the team.Instead let him serve as a consultant in team management!
Obviously the team has to plan for the future of the Lakers in the next few years!
then this season
There are currently two players in the team who have not shown up yet, one is Lu Wei and the other is Nance Jr..

Both of them have great abilities!After Kobe participated in a training session, he never appeared again.

After more than 10 games, Li Feng hurriedly said that the team is really scattered...

In the preseason, except for players such as Ingram and Zubac, the teammates were not angry at all.

What is more interesting about the preseason is that the general main players will not deliberately pursue victory.

Only rookies or players who have just arrived on the team will fight in the preseason in order to express themselves.

Li Feng's salary of 1300 million US dollars this season is a salary in the ranks.

So naturally don't care about these.I don't worry about the coach not using him in the regular season.

You can do without me.At that time, it depends on whether the team fights or not, and you are finished~
Offer a salary of 1300 million US dollars and not let him play?No matter how chaotic the Lakers management is, it will not let this happen.

But the previous performance of other teammates made Li Feng feel a little uncertain
What does it mean?The regular season hasn't started yet, so the season will be ruined?
Not impossible.Li Feng observed that at this time, the players, staff, and coaching staff of the Lakers all have their own ideas.

Wharton still looks brilliant on the surface, but at this moment he is already like an ant on a hot pot.

If the team is like this, can you not be cannon fodder?

Scott's family is a well-known coach, and he used to have a prominent record. It is not entirely his responsibility that the team can't move.

But what about Walton himself. A rookie in the coaching world, a retired veteran in the player world
If you are here with the Lakers, you will not be able to achieve results.What about the rest of his career?Do you want to be an assistant coach again?

The players of the Lakers gave him a problem at this time!

……

Walton: "This is the last game of the preseason. Everyone cheer up!
Our game against the Bucks will be played according to the requirements of the regular season.I will link the performance with the regular season playing time as appropriate.

Mainly rookies and players who have just arrived with the Lakers.Disband it.That, Li Feng, come over here..."

Li Feng: "???"

Wharton: "I'm dying of anxiety! Kobe can't be contacted. I heard that Lu Wei and Nance are recuperating!"

Li Feng: "You are the coach. Isn't that what you have to face?"

Wharton: "..."

Li Feng: "What are you looking for?"

Wharton: "I'm in a mess right now. Do you know that I had dinner with Kidd tonight?"

Li Feng: "Why should I know?"

Wharton: "Li Feng. That's it! You go with me at night. I'm afraid that my mind will be confused at night and I will forget all the questions."

Li Feng: "Alright. I haven't caught up with Coach Kidd for a long time. Wharton, you bring a notebook.

Asking questions should be more formal.It also shows more respect for others. "

Wharton: "That's it! You want me to put the question on it too?"

Li Feng nodded.And patted Wharton's shoulder sympathetically.

Only then did the coach in front of him feel the seriousness of the problem.The reason why many Lakers coaches are reluctant to come is because of this.
The team is now in a semi-stranded state if it sounds harsh.

The management didn't think too much about the selection, just spend money to get some players and make a team.

Unlike Li Feng, this time Wharton is not an interim head coach.But at the end of the season, the team's entire record is on his shoulders
A Xiaobai who has just stepped into the ranks of coaches, if he coaches as a coach for the first time in his life, he will end up with a record of 52 losses and 30 wins in one season.
Which team dares to ask such a coach as the head coach?But as a player, Li Feng doesn't have to consider these issues.

The team's salaries are in hand, as long as they play the average data in the past.Basically don't worry about leaving home.

……

Wharton smiled politely when he saw Kidd appear.Seeing the other party approaching, Wharton also greeted him generously.

Kidd: "You are so young! I will see you tonight."

Walton: "There is one more. I let Li Feng also pass. I was the assistant coach of the Warriors during the injury season."

Kidd: "Really?! That's great! That kid Li Feng... the team made a mistake. He shouldn't have been cut in the first place..."

The starters for the Bucks today are Monroe, Antetokounmpo, Middleton, Malcolm and McCaw!
The Lakers are Zubac, Black, Nick Young, Li Feng and Russell!

Clarkson sat on the bench watching the live game with some anger.Playing according to the intensity of the regular season, shouldn't he be Clarkson as the starter? !
After Li Feng airborne the Lakers, is he directly the main player?
Entering the NBA together, Clarkson didn't see how good Li Feng was.Gao Guang said that he is not without experience.

Li Feng: "Do you want to become a good center in the first grade?"

Zubac: "Of course"

Li Feng: "In the regular season, sometimes you have to do what I say."

(End of this chapter)