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Chapter 751 Prepare for the new season

The training camp before the regular season started in early October, and the training of the Lakers team was orderly.

The new teammates in the new season are also taking the time to integrate into the team. A few preseason games are the best training ground, and because the core strength has not changed, there are no big-name players who can disrupt the order among the new Lakers. In addition, Li Shengli and Kobe is two in one and has the absolute right to speak in the team, so the team atmosphere during the training camp is very calm.

As for the focus rookie on the first day of training -- Artest.

After all, he was still a young man, and he was a bit confused when he first joined the team, but after a lot of fuss, in the next few days, he also began to slowly integrate into the big team, but in Li Shengli's opinion... the Artests That's right, it's the kind that has an extremely stinky temper, stinky to the point of horror, just because Fisher had the idea of ​​trying to punish him on the first day, so he didn't even look at Fisher in the training these days. Blowing his nose and staring his eyes is a trivial matter, and it is not impossible for no one to pull him, or even beat Fisher madly.

Fortunately, Fisher doesn't care what a newcomer thinks of him, the relationship between the two is so lukewarm.

However, Artest doesn't care... Unlike his lukewarmness towards Fisher, he has a very good relationship with Li Shengli. The first thing he did when he arrived at the training hall early in the morning was to find Li Shengli to practice, and his enthusiasm for training was high. .

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Played a few preseason games after that.

Until October 10th, the last preseason game, the Lakers played the Cavaliers, and the new head coach Phil Jackson thought of the upcoming regular season, so he sat on the sidelines and observed every position on the court. Every move.

First of all, the inside line that the Lakers rely on most for the Triple Crown.

Li Shengli is indeed what West and the others said. He is a link that the Lakers will never have to worry about losing the chain. He only played 20 minutes in this game, but he scored 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, which made Jackson feel too much. Stable, and terribly stable.

Scores and rebounds don't matter, because the Cavaliers' center position can't limit Li Shengli.

Jackson is very sure... As long as Li Shengli wants to play, he can double the data, but what surprised him is that a center can achieve 20 assists in 5 minutes, and 5 of the 3 assists are for veteran Green.

和李胜利同步的20分钟时间内，格林上赛季场均时间大概也就是20分钟的样子，能拿5分5板的数据，而这一场20分钟却拿到了12分6板。

Although a single game is not enough to judge the strength of a player, let alone this is just a preseason game, but the problem is that Green is facing Sean Kemp, and Kemp only got 20+ in 8 minutes 3 data, it is obvious that Green has a certain matchup advantage.

Of course, this advantage is still based on Li Shengli's historic destructive power in the penalty area, but anyway... the Lakers' inside combination is not weak anymore, and it doesn't matter if Green can't play for a long time, because Li Shengli is extremely resistant If he can hold on, what Jackson wants to see now is who can make up for the remaining 20 minutes in the fourth position after Green.

Backup center Knight is okay.

Horry can also do it. He played the fourth position when he played for Olajuwon in the Rockets.

Even as a rookie, Artest can play a game, because Phil Jackson also saw it... Artest's overall quality is very good, relatively speaking, defense is better than offense.

But the key is in a team like the Lakers.

To be Li Shengli's partner, the threshold is actually not high, defense is the key point, offense only requires a mid-range shot, and Artest is more suitable, especially when Li Shengli can amplify his offensive ability. Artest may not have a weakness.

Then there are other positions.

Kobe played the effect that Phil Jackson wanted and dominated the time when Li Shengli was not on the court. What really made Phil Jackson happy... According to his pre-arrangement, the Lakers as a whole are very suitable for playing the triangle offensive tactic he arranged.

For this, Phil Jackson feels that he should thank the previous Harris.

Because during Harris' tenure, the Lakers had a tradition of playing both inside and outside. The emphasis was on using Li Shengli's unsolvable deterrence to break through the defense, attract double-teams, and then transfer the ball to the strong side to hit the opponent's weak side.

The tactical idea is very simple and basically the same.

So what Harris really left behind was the team's habit and understanding of running and finding positions. With this good tactical quality, the Lakers still played strongly during the time dominated by Kobe, leading the Cavaliers' score. Always in double digits.

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Li Shengli got off in the second quarter and sat on the bench, because the situation was already very transparent and he had seen everything that needed to be seen, so Phil Jackson also chatted with Li Shengli, talking and laughing.

"Today's game..." Jackson glanced at Li Shengli and said, "I'm serious, Harris really did a good job. I changed my opinion on him, but unfortunately he has been fired. I am much luckier than him. .”

Management doesn't fire Harris, can you come here? !

As for you being luckier than Harris... It's not a big deal, taking old Bath's salary, being with Old Bath's daughter, and being called brothers and sisters with Old Bath, what a wonderful life.

Grandpa, you are the winner in life!

"Hey, what's your expression?" Jackson rolled his eyes at Li Shengli.

"No, it's nothing!" Li Shengli remembered that Harris secretly collected Jenny's photo album before.

If Jackson knew about this, Li Shengli felt that... Jackson's view of Harris would have to change again, and he even wanted to hit Harris.

"Well, let's not talk about Harris." Jackson glanced at the field and said: "Lee, our lineup is almost the same now, and the regular season will start in a few days, and it will also be the beginning of our formal teaming. You can talk to me directly about any problem, there is nothing to avoid, because our goals are the same."

"Okay, no problem!"

Li Shengli was chatting with Jackson just like that, and there was not much to watch in the game at this time. The two watched Kobe flex his muscles on the court and chatted about team tactics.

It's different from Harris' coaching period.

Phil Jackson has just arrived. Seeing Kobe gradually grow, what he wants to increase is the offensive proportion of the outside line, so that the inside line becomes an offensive backup. The general direction is to evolve into the original Bulls triangle, and the only worry is Li Shengli's reaction.

But in fact Phil Jackson felt that he was thinking too much.

Maybe in other teams, the No. [-] and No. [-] cores will have problems when they compete for status, but it is not a problem for the Lakers, because during the entire training period, including several preseason games, Li Shengli and Kobe were as happy as two melons. Like skin, like wearing a pair of underwear... Kobe can hit as much as he wants, and he can hit as much as he wants.

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"Li, you really don't care?" Phil Jackson didn't believe in evil, as if Li Shengli didn't care and he wasn't happy.

"Why do you care about this?" Li Shengli curled his lips, "I have passed the time to prove myself with statistics. It doesn't matter if you hit more or less, not to mention that there will be no less. At the critical moment, I have to wipe Kobe's ass. , although...the amount of wiping has become less and less recently."

Wipe your ass?

Damn, your relationship... is a bit dirty!

"Then you don't care?"

"Yes, how could it not be, as long as it doesn't delay my making money."

Do not delay making money?

Damn, you are still on the horse... really... the ambitious Li Shengli!

(End of this chapter)