full court guidance

Chapter 7 Excellent Second Master Template
During the intermission, TNT's commentary booth was discussing late scoring ability and possible future achievements.

John Smith coughed dryly and said: "Well, I have to admit that I was blinded by prejudice and arrogance. I must apologize for my previous remarks. Being late is not some Asian trash. He is a very good player. .”

After a pause, John Smith added: "I know, I'm sure many people will say that I'm an expert, and being late is just a draft pick. Even if his debut performance is amazing, it doesn't guarantee that he will Will grow into a good player, and his physical gifts are not outstanding among all NBA players."

"Yes, I also think what you said makes sense. We all know that NBA players are a group of supermen, and their physical fitness is enviable." Steve Kerr interjected at the right time.

John Smith hurriedly said: "No, no, I think you misunderstood me. Some talents can be easily seen, but some talents are not so easy to see, such as amazing shooting touch."

John Smith took out a data board and said: "We can see that Late scored 30 points in this game. He only used 12 shots in total, and hit 10 of them, all of which were 3 points. None 2 points and no free throws! The only two shots he missed were blocked by Kobe Bryant, maybe if he didn’t get blocked, those two three-pointers would have been made.”

"John, is this the touch you mentioned? It is indeed amazing, but it is not that there have been three-point performances in the league."

John Smith smiled and said: "That's right, and I don't know if you have noticed that Kobe, who faced him late, is the current three-pointer record holder. In the game between the Lakers and the Supersonics on January 2003, 1, Kobe 3 of 18 three-pointers, including 12 consecutive 9-pointers, all created the league's 3-point record. The late arrival has shown us his amazing touch, but he wants to break Kobe's 3 consecutive 9-pointers. Unlikely, but we can expect him to break Kobe's record for 3-pointers made. Think about it, a rookie who broke the league's 14-pointer record in his first game, isn't his future in jeopardy? Is it worth looking forward to? If you think this is not enough, please pay attention to the late playing time, he only played in the first and third quarters, and the total playing time is only 14 minutes! God, only 30 minutes With [-] points, can we ask for more from him? I can only say to the Rockets fans, you are so lucky, the Rockets have found a very good player!"

From belittling to praising, it only took 14 minutes to be late.

As a player who directly faced him on the court, Kobe felt more directly.

During the break in the third quarter, Tomjanovich quickly arranged the tactics for the fourth quarter, and then stood with Kobe: "Kobe, I hope you can show your full strength in this game." , Don’t give No. 66 any more shots.”

Kobe's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "I see, coach, I guarantee that he will never score again."

Tang Shuai used his gifted skills to gaze sincerely, and the little blacksmith was inspired by the sincere gaze.

"Well, that guy is a natural marksman, there were a couple of times I thought I'd interfered enough, but I couldn't stop him from scoring, and if he kept going like this, he might use him. The [-]-point shot killed us."

Perhaps because he felt that it was a bit out of place, the little blacksmith added: "At least tonight."

Tomjanovich nodded in satisfaction. As a coach who has been in the coaching profession for 12 years, he sees it more clearly than most people, and he also has real-time statistics. Tang Shuai has already learned from the data, Saw the horror of being late.

To be honest, he is actually a little happy now. Even if he is kicked out by the Rockets, his feelings for the Rockets will not change. Yao Ming is probably the most valued player in the latter part of his coaching career. Now he has found A great helper, Tang Shuai is also happy for him.

"Kobe, what do you think of number 66?"

Kobe raised his head in doubt, and there was already a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

Don't bring such a thing, you are adding salt to the wound, I have already given him such a high evaluation, do you still want me to repeat what I just said?

Tomjanovich quickly realized that there was a problem with what he asked, and immediately added: "Player No. 66 performed amazingly today, but what I am more concerned about is his style of play. He hardly holds the ball and is assisted. The rate is very high. With such explosive scoring power, he hardly takes up any possession of the ball. If he can continue to improve-no, even if it is slightly worse than tonight's performance, I think he will be An excellent second master template."

Kobe's eyes lit up immediately: "Coach, what do you mean?"

Tang Shuai showed an expression that you understand, and said with a smile: "So I need you to test his quality, and the formation of the Rockets tonight is far beyond our expectations. I didn't expect Van Gundy to be so rigid Coach, dared to give a player with a short contract so much possession and use him as the team's main offensive point, which proves that Coach Van Gundy has great trust in his shooting."

Kobe frowned and showed a thoughtful look. He didn't doubt Tang Shuai's words. The current Lakers player equipment is very bad in the eyes of most people, but after 32 rounds, the team has achieved an excellent record of 17 wins and 15 losses. Tang Shuai's training skills are indispensable for maintaining a strong competitiveness.

After thinking carefully for a while, the little blacksmith said with certainty: "Coach, if I go all out, I think I can completely prevent him. His shooting ability is indeed amazing, but he has many shortcomings, such as slow speed, height Not enough wingspan, most importantly, he doesn't have the ability to handle the ball, I don't think he should be that much of a threat."

Tomjanovich said: "If it's just him alone, of course there is no such a big threat, but don't forget, there is still a giant standing in their inside line, just relying on our weak inside line, we can't To prevent Yao from turning the tide in our inside line. Besides Yao Ming, Tracy is also a deadly killer. He didn't feel good today, but his breakthrough still gave us a lot of trouble. To be honest, in the short Within a short period of time, I can't think of any way to break the cooperation of the three of them. After the No. 66 player is restrained on the outside, we can no longer double-team Yao Ming at will. His powerful offensive ability will be completely destroyed. That’s what worries me the most.”

As soon as the words fell, the flute sounded that the game was about to start.

Kobe stood up slowly, with a firm voice: "Coach, I will definitely win this game."

The game started in the fourth quarter, the score was 74:82, and the Lakers took the lead to serve.

Atkins passed the ball directly to Kobe. At this time, the defender standing in front of Kobe became Tracy McGrady. Obviously, Van Gundy has realized that it is impossible for a rookie to defend Kobe. of.

After Jordan retired, many Jordan successors emerged in the league, but only Kobe Bryant is the one closest to Jordan.

McGrady's eyes are blurred, and he looks like he is not awake at all, but Kobe will never underestimate him. McGrady is one of his best friends. If there is no certain strength, how can Kobe become friends with him?
Bryant held the ball in both hands, posing in a triple-threat position, and McGrady also lowered his center of gravity.

"Hey, Tracy, you got your limelight taken away by an undrafted rookie today."

After the words fell, Kobe swayed from side to side like a gust of wind, making a breakthrough in disguise.

McGrady's defensive strength is no longer at its peak, and it was successfully broken by Kobe.

"Shh!"

The little blacksmith scored in the mid-range shot, the score was 74:84.

The Rockets' serve was still the routine in the third quarter. McGrady held the ball at the top of the three-point line, waited for Yao Ming to settle in the penalty area, broke through to create opportunities, and passed the ball to Yao Ming.

Chris Mim couldn't stop Yao Ming and had to foul. Yao Ming made two free throws and continued to cling to the score.

Just as Yao Ming made a free throw, the whistle sounded from the sidelines, and the Rockets made a substitution. Yao Ming stepped off and Mutombo stepped on.

This substitution is completely inexplicable. Just after the fourth quarter, both sides played an offensive round, and then immediately replaced the main starting center, so why not directly replace the center at the beginning of the fourth quarter?
This is exactly where Van Gundy is criticized. His substitutions are not only rigid, but sometimes inexplicable.

The game continued, the Lakers attacked, Kobe took the ball and broke through McGrady, and then passed it to Odom inside, Uncle Mu was too old and slow, Odom scored an open mid-range jumper, 76:86.

The Rockets attack, the routine is still the same, but at this time the inside station is Mutombo who has no offensive power, and Chris Mim is completely enough to guard him.

Seeing that there was no chance, McGrady had to force a layup. The ball spun around the basket and fell. Uncle Mu grabbed the offensive rebound and threw it to the outside David Wesley.

David Wesley hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Kobe was sticking to the late arrival, he had no choice but to make his own shot. The ball hit the basket and bounced high, and finally fell into the net. The three-pointer was valid.

In the next few rounds, the two sides came and went, the offensive efficiency was not high, and Kobe stuck to him for being late. He just ran back and forth a few times and didn't get a chance to make a call.

At 10:11 in the fourth quarter, the Rockets again requested a substitution. Mike James and Bob Sura played together, replacing Late and David Wesley.

At this time, almost all the main players of the Rockets were off the court. Only Tracy McGrady, who had a short 3-minute rest in the second quarter, and Bob Sura, who performed fairly well, brought a substitute on the court.

(End of this chapter)