I'm really good at shooting.

"When your team has the finals MVP and the regular season MVP, it is destined to be the favorite team for the championship, so our only goal is the championship, I believe you can do it, just like you believe in yourself Like that."

But this chicken soup sounds very special.

Sun Hao didn't feel much at first, but listening to him, he felt that these words... were quite philosophical.

This feeling is really strange.

But Sun Hao knows that no one's success depends entirely on luck, let alone a coach like Jackson who continues to succeed.

Those who say that he can only coach superstars are too absurd. Before Jordan and OK formed a successful combination, they did not have coaches.

"This is my first gift to you."

After Jackson finished speaking, he asked people to distribute the books one by one, and everyone got different books.

What Sun Hao got was the "42 Chapters" that he saw first.

He felt a little dizzy.

Generally speaking, people who have a strong interest in sports will not delve too deeply into literature.

Not to mention that this should probably be called Buddhism.

"These are some Zen books. I hope that when you read them, you can actively meditate, actively think, think about the balance between people and the world, and how to make yourself firm in your heart. Those will be of great help to your competition."

After Sun Hao heard this, he probably knew that Phil Jackson would be called a Zen master.

Just a few short sentences, you can clearly feel Jackson's respect for Zen.

This is actually very special. Zen, as a branch of Buddhism, belongs to the East.

In the eyes of most Westerners, these are things that are scoffed at.

But what Jackson said has been studied for more than ten years or even longer, at least.

This feeling is completely opposite to that of old Nelson.

After delivering the gifts, Jackson left first, leaving Rambis to arrange the first day of training for the players.

Sun Hao glanced at the "Chapter 42" again, shook his head with a wry smile, and was about to throw it directly into the closet.

"Take a look, these books are really useful."

At this moment, Huo Li on the side spoke.

While saying this, he carefully put the book into his bag.

It can be seen that this is not the first time he has received a gift like a "book" from Jackson, and it is very important.

Sun Hao nodded, and put the book in his schoolbag as well.

Anyway, just read the book.

……

The first training session of the Lakers did not arrange tactical training, but just let the players find their physical feelings.

Although there are only more than half a month left before the start of the preseason, and the Lakers are mainly rookies, Jackson doesn't seem to be in a hurry.

However, players do need to adapt.

Not everyone knows that Sun Hao went to the Olympics and trained all summer.

Many people need to find their status and feeling through the games in the team.

That is to say, on the field, Sun Hao found that after O'Neal put on the jersey, he seemed to be... fatter than last season.

This guy does everything in the offseason except basketball.

And after the toe injuries continued, O'Neal seemed to have given up on the matter of weight.

However, this does not hinder his dominance.

Regardless of whether it was halftime or the whole game, O'Neal showed a crushing advantage in the face of Divac, who was also his main opponent in the past because of his declining strength due to age.

This is a guy who really plays with talent.

But it can also be clearly felt that after being overweight, O'Neal's physical energy consumption is also very fast.

This may be a hidden danger for the Lakers.

After training, Sun Hao sat and chatted with O'Neill.

Although this is the first time for the two to train at the Staples Center, they have met a lot since they became neighbors. Unlike new teammates, they are more like old acquaintances.

Taking advantage of the rest time, Sun Hao also talked to O'Neill about losing weight in a very serious tone.

In history, O'Neal began to decline rapidly after arriving in the Heat this season.

In addition to Riley's devil training, it is the problem of excessive weight gain.

The combination of these two things greatly shortened the time of O'Neal's peak, and even his career.

Although now O'Neal stays in the Lakers without Riley's devil training, but this weight will also be a big problem.

"Believe me, Shaq, losing weight will prolong your career and your toe injury will be much better."

Sun Hao wasn't alarmist, nor did he just open his mouth.

Like this kind of giant center, after being overweight, the toes are the most affected.

Yao Ming's toe injury in history also appeared after excessive weight gain.

O'Neal's situation is the same, except that he has a vicious cycle of toe injury-weight gain-toe injury.

"I will lose weight, for sure."

Sun Hao was surprised by O'Neill's initial reaction.

This guy nodded directly.

This made Sun Hao think, "Has no one ever advised O'Neill to lose weight before?"

But immediately, he felt that he was still young.

"Do you want a piece of my body?"

O'Neal looked at Sun Hao seriously and said.

When he said weight loss, he meant this.

Sun Hao was speechless, this guy might not be able to lose weight.

He didn't continue talking.

Losing weight is something you have to do with your own heart, and you can't do it by relying on others.

What's more, Sun Hao has just partnered with O'Neal.

At this moment, Lambiel came to Sun Hao and told Phil Jackson to look for him.

Sun Hao couldn't help scratching his head when he got up.

Those experiences in the locker room up front made him feel a little bit about Phil Jackson...

If Jackson dragged him to talk about Zen and 42 chapters, he felt like he was going crazy.

To be honest, he is not particularly interested in these things.

Bite the bullet, Sun Hao went to Jackson's office.

After greeting Jackson and sitting down, Jackson handed him a notebook.

Fortunately, this time it's not Zen, but a tactical manual for the triangle offense.

"I know you are a player with high tactical attainments, so I will directly tell you some tactical points of the triangle offense."

Jackson didn't tell him to go back and watch it as before, but summed it up while he was watching it.

The triangle offense is not Jackson's patent. He was invented by Tex Winter in the 60s. With this tactic, the latter led the team to the NCAA quarterfinals eight times.

Of course, Jackson who really carried forward this tactic.

Jackson roughly summed up this tactic in the following points.

[-]. The player must have three threats of cutting, passing, and shooting to break through the defense.

Second, the offensive must cover the entire half.

Third, the offense must have the principle of space.

[-]. The offensive should make sure that the player and the ball are moving towards the same goal (seeking a gap or attacking the basket).

[-]. Every time a shot is made, other players should have proper formations for offensive rebounds and fast break prevention.

[-]. Every time the ball is ready to attack, it will create a gap that the defender cannot take care of.

[-]. The offensive should be designed according to the characteristics of the players.

Sun Hao has never played a triangle offense before, but many of these points match him very well.

For example, the first point is that shooting is his strong point. He was already an excellent air cutter in Europe, and his passing has also made great progress after four years in Dallas.

Another example is the third point, the principle of space. It is estimated that no one is more suitable than him.

Another example is the fifth point. In the Mavericks last season, Johnson emphasized how to get stuck and prevent opponents from playing defensive counterattacks.

It felt like his entire career had been designed to be able to play the triangle offense at a certain point in time.

"You have to be ready to hit big shots."

Moreover, after Jackson finished talking about the essentials of the triangle tactics, he also specially emphasized one sentence.

In fact, the triangle offense can also be called a superstar singles tactic.

It's just that the purpose of tactics is to keep superstars from getting double-teamed in singles.

So at the last critical moment, the ball will definitely be in the hands of outside players.

Because compared to O'Neal, an inside player, the outside line is less likely to be double-teamed.

This is why most of the lore goals in the OK combination are dominated by Kobe, not O'Neal.

That actually has nothing to do with the status of the team, but Jackson's tactical needs.

Chapter 360 no. hand-check!

Sun Hao nodded. The ability to play key shots has been cultivated when he was in the Mavericks.

Jackson's request can be said to involve his professional field.

After talking about the triangle offense, Jackson then chatted with Sun Hao for a while... about Zen.

Don't be surprised, Zen originated from the East, and Buddhism is prevalent in China. He thinks it is normal for Sun Hao to be interested in this.

Poor Sun Hao, he can only recite that famous quotation silently in his heart.

Do not listen, do not listen, the monk recites the scriptures.

But even if Sun Hao is just perfunctory, his understanding of Zen must be much better than that of Americans like O'Neill.

After Jackson finished chatting, he felt that Sun Hao was also a person of Zen.

Sun Hao really is, he can't tell the pain in his heart.

When he finally came out of Jackson's office, Sun Hao's brain was still buzzing.

He thought it would be better to spend less time alone with Jackson in the future.

……

After two days of training camp, I felt that the players had almost adjusted their bodies, and Jackson started training the triangle offense.

O'Neal, Malone, and Horry, who have played under Jackson before and successfully integrated, can seamlessly connect.

Sun Hao also relied on his super high basketball IQ to understand, and he integrated very well.

But for most of the other players, this tactic is still a bit confusing.

In fact, it’s really not their fault. In history, when Phil Jackson went to the Knicks as the general manager, he wanted to transplant the triangle tactics.

But until he left, the Knicks didn't figure out what the triangle offense was.

Even Rodman, the hero of the Bulls dynasty, was asked about the triangle tactics, and he answered "Isn't that just giving the ball to Jordan for singles?"