Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 311 No.30 ball, do you dare to shoot it? !

The first round of G2 between the Lakers and Spurs started on April 4, two days after G21.

During these two days, the outside world is destined to be very noisy.

As the winner of the last game, although Popovich has always despised Coach D and the Lakers in interviews, his experience in the past three years has taught him that it is impossible for him to really despise Coach D and the Lakers.

He has lost to Coach D and the Lakers twice in a row in the playoffs, and each loss was worse than the last.

Therefore, after knowing that Coach D did not really give up on this series, Popovich has been working hard to know what Coach D is doing now.

"Coach D is an extremely insidious head coach. Is it possible that G1 and I will have a defensive battle, and G2 will suddenly change the style of play, with Wade, Seth Curry, and even Kobe, McGrady and Yao Ming suddenly starting? Is there someone who suddenly made a comeback?"

Popovich frowned suspiciously.

"..."

Next to him, Budenholzer fell silent.

"Pop, you may be overthinking it. Kobe, McGrady, and Yao Ming have all been reimbursed for this season. Coach D announced it before the playoffs started. Coach D never lies."

After Budenholzer finished speaking, Popovich sighed.

"I also know that this is impossible, but apart from this possibility, I really can't think of any possibility that makes Coach D feel that if Garnett can withstand Tim, the Lakers can beat us. If it weren't for McGrady, Are there other possibilities for Kobe and Yao Ming to come back?"

This is true, so Budenholzer did not refute Popovich this time.

At this moment, Buford, the general manager of the Spurs, rushed into Popovich's hotel room excitedly.

"Pop, we found out what the Lakers have been doing these two days!"

"Oh?!"

After hearing Buford's words, Popovich stood up excitedly.

Since Lakers Vice President Jeanie Buss was taken over by Coach D, it has been really difficult to get inside information about the Lakers.

The Lakers are not said to be monolithic now, but there are basically no undercover agents who deliberately spread information outside to sell money.

Jeanie Buss is very ruthless in her methods. Not to mention the staff, even if some famous Lakers dare to act as insiders for outside media reporters and come to the Lakers training ground to sell information based on their status as celebrities, Jeanie Buss will never tolerate it. .

Jeanie Buss canceled the status of two Lakers legends before this year's playoffs.

Jeanie Buss even let loose during the Lakers' internal rectification talk.

"Even if Jerry West betrays information, I dare to touch him!"

Of course, it is impossible for Jerry West to betray the Lakers' information. Jenny Buss mainly expressed an attitude.

Most people won't believe it when others say such things, but this is Jenny Buss.

When Jeanie Buss said this, most of the Lakers staff believed it.

Jenny Buss is such a ruthless person who will do whatever it takes.

Especially her cronies, but it is very clear that she even colluded with the Celtics to cause trouble at the curtain call of her father Bass. She wanted to use the help of the Celtics to make Bass angry to death and Jim. Bass resigned in shame.

If it weren't for Coach D, both old Buss and young Buss would have been fucked by Jenny Buss in that game.

If you think of such a person as an ordinary woman, you would be too naive.

Therefore, Budenholzer looked at Buford suspiciously, it was not a trap!
After being pulled on his sleeve by Buford, Popovich understood instantly.

Looking at the questioning expressions on the faces of Popovich and Budenholzer, Buford smiled and then put the phone in his hand on the table.

"This person has now resigned and went to Miami to enjoy life with a lot of money. In the NBA, there is nothing that money can't solve. If it really can't be solved, it can only be because the money is not enough. "

After Buford finished speaking, Popovich and Budenholzer were stunned for a moment.

"Makes sense."

Popovich smiled, and Budenholzer put aside his doubts.

Then, he was stunned by the contents of the phones Buford brought.

"48 hours of live footage from the Lakers training ground!"

"Is this person so cruel?!"

It's not an ordinary candid photo, nor an ordinary candid video, but a 48-hour candid shot of the Lakers training facility from a remote location!

Although the picture in the video is not that clear due to the poor shooting location, it is still easy to recognize.

"These two guys who are practicing with each other right now are Garnett and Barkley, right?"

"The two who are practicing one-on-ones are Pierce and Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo's defense is really good. I can see a lot of Stephen's shadow in him!"

After all, Antetokounmpo got his defensive skills from Stephen Jackson.

Stephen Jackson's skills come from Popovich, Budenholzer, Bowen and the others.

It does feel familiar.

These players on the Lakers are very unique, so even from a distance, you know who they are and what they are doing.

"Coach D didn't practice any tactical system, all he did was practice duels!"

"Garnett is practicing one-on-ones, Barkley is practicing one-on-ones, Pierce is practicing one-on-ones, everyone is practicing one-on-ones!"

"Especially the three veterans, Garnett and Barkley Pierce!"

"Coach D is not really going to put all his hopes on the three veterans he is focusing on training this season, right?"

"Garnett was beaten by Tim in the last game. Barkley played only 1 minute in the last game and didn't even have any data. Pierce was guarding Kawhi in the last game and there was almost no threat in the offense. Now Coach D and What the Lakers need is offense, right? These guys can bring offense to the Lakers? Why do I not believe it so much?"

Many people in the Spurs didn't believe it.

And Popovich doesn't believe it even more.

Just kidding, is that all?
One-on-one can indeed break our Spurs' defense, especially if you have a one-on-one player like Kobe, it will really make it difficult for the Spurs.

But have you?

Pierce at his peak would still scare me, but Pierce now...

Ha ha.

Popovich looked at the video and smiled as he watched it.

From shock to smile, this is the emotional change of Popovich and the Spurs.

They really didn't expect Coach D to do such a thing at this time.

Then, as they watched, they were shocked again!
Although they have been dancing to watch the video, but...

"Garnett, Pierce, these two must have trained for more than 12 hours in the past two days, right?"

"Is Coach D crazy? Doesn't he know that the Lakers and Spurs have a game tonight? He actually let Garnett and Pierce practice all morning, my God!"

"This is a good thing. Maybe in tonight's game, the Spurs can easily defeat the Lakers without having to work too hard!"

Listen to the excitement and excitement of the people around you.

Popovich frowned as he recovered from the shock.

Too bad!
It is indeed too cruel!

After the last game between the Lakers and Spurs, Coach D was so cruel to Pierce and Garnett!
"Based on Coach D's behavior in this series, if there is a deep hatred between Coach D and Pierce Garnett, I believe it!"

"Are you planning to exhaust Pierce and Garnett's physical strength on the training field, and have them beat up by Tim and Kawhi on the court? Hahahaha, Coach D's method of revenge is really unique, hahahaha... …”

"I thought Coach D would have some secret weapon. It was a closed training and he didn't give up. Turns out...that's it? Hahahaha..."

Listening to such laughter, Popovich's face showed a smile again.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much."

Coach D, indeed, is finished!

Even he doesn't know what Coach D is doing now. Maybe Coach D really can't do anything and is just being nervous.

Just as the Spurs gathered around to watch video of the Lakers' training facility over the past 48 hours.

ESPN and many other American media put this video online.

Selling one house is selling, selling two houses, three houses, countless houses, isn’t it selling?
How could there be such an opportunity before?

Now that the whole world is so concerned about what Coach D and the Lakers are doing, they have already betrayed them. They might as well betray them completely.

Therefore, just as the Spurs were shocked that Coach D was behind closed doors for 48 hours to play around, the entire network was also shocked.

Even those who expected that Coach D could really lead the Lakers to defeat the Spurs in this series were stunned at this time.

That's it?

Coach D shut down the Lakers for training. Is this what they practiced?

Garnett learns to play post-up with Barkley?

At least eight hours a day?
Of course Barkley was very strong in back-up play before, one of the strongest in league history, but now, isn't Barkley also a rookie?

If two noobs peck each other, what can they get out of it?
And Pierce, what's the use of Pierce practicing singles now?
Defending Leonard is enough for him to use up all his energy.

Offense, for Pierce, has no meaning at all!

What’s more important is! "Didn't Coach D say that we have to compete with Popovich on defense? If we really want to attack, why don't we just bring Wade and Seth Curry? Or is Coach D thinking about playing on the court without losing defense?" The Lakers’ original team scored more points than the Spurs?”

"The Lakers don't have players like Wade and Seth Curry. Even if their legs are lame, they can't score 70 points in front of the Spurs. It's good to score 60 points in the last game. !”

After this video was leaked, online discussions exploded.

On the other side, in the office of the Vice President of the Lakers, Aunt Jenny had a very calm expression on her face, which made the cronies around her very uneasy.

They really didn't expect that there would be a traitor among their cronies!

Of course, someone who could install equipment at the Lakers' training facility without being discovered by inspectors must be Aunt Jenny's cronies.

This traitor was the main executor of the Lakers who always leaked secrets. At first, he was executing Aunt Jenny's orders, but now he is doing it to make money.

This traitor, and these people here, all have innumerable clues.

“Jenny, don’t you need to deal with it?”

"I'm already working on it."

"..."

Aunt Jenny finished speaking coldly, and everyone else around them was stunned.

processed?
How come they didn't know Jenny was already taking care of it?
Aunt Jenny ignored these people, but looked out the window and murmured leisurely to herself.

"Do you really think that if you have money, you will go to heaven? Maybe, that will be... the beginning of hell."

She has so many ways to bankrupt this guy.

No matter how rich he is, he can easily go bankrupt in a place like the United States.

such as……

Since you are not a peaceful person, it is naturally impossible for you to withstand those ill-gotten gains.

Aunt Jenny snorted coldly.

She didn't care if the traitor left with the money and slapped them in the face.

The only thing she cares about now is that the Lakers are already very difficult now, and Coach D is already very simple, but now it has become even more difficult.

"How's the public opinion on the Internet?"

Hearing that Aunt Jenny did not care about the traitor, but asked about the public opinion on the Internet, the cronies around him breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that Aunt Jenny would doubt them.

The distrust caused by that traitor was too great.

"Jenny, now the Internet is full of ridicule and ridicule towards Coach D and the Lakers... We have become... the laughingstock of the whole world."

The laughingstock of the world...

This is actually not surprising.

Before this video leaked out, Coach D and the Lakers had actually collapsed in public opinion and became everyone's laughing matter.

Do you really think Coach D can win if he is serious?
Do your Spring and Autumn Dream!

Jenny Buss is also among those who believe that if Coach D is serious, he will definitely win.

And now...

"I hope Coach D won't be too humiliated in this playoffs..."

When the people around him heard this, they all dared not speak.

I really can’t say anything, Coach D, this time it’s really miserable.

Du Kang took the Lakers to a closed training. Although it was closed, he was not unaware of the news outside.

Video of the Lakers' secret training over the past two days leaked out, and the Lakers' secrets were made public.

This left the Lakers players and coaching staff at a loss for words.

The Lakers are truly the weirdest team in the league.

Even though Jenny Buss and Jim Bass have settled their differences now and no longer cheat each other, the nails buried before are still exploding.

Actually it is understandable.

Those cronies of Aunt Jenny who followed Aunt Jenny back then felt that they had a bright future. When Aunt Jenny came to power, they were ministers of the dragon. Therefore, they were willing to guard the gate. Maybe they would become department heads if they guarded the gate. and division presidents.

But now that Aunt Jenny and Jim Shuma have made peace, Aunt Jenny has no way to ascend to the throne. Then naturally, people like them have no hope and no future. Those who guard the gate can really only be gatekeepers. , it is impossible to become a supervisor, become a CEO, and reach the pinnacle of life.

There are only so many positions. Unless the Jim Shu people die, they will naturally have no future.

The future is gone, so the only option is to make money. Otherwise, do you really want to show the Lakers the door with your own food?
This is why Aunt Jenny did not take revenge publicly.

Because this is indeed her own problem.

She was the one who let the team down.

She failed to succeed in taking the position and gave up on taking the position in the future. The number of people she can arrange will be very limited. Those who have not been assigned will naturally have other ideas. This is normal.

Therefore, when these people want to leave, Aunt Jenny pays a lot of money to let them go, and everything is fine.

Unexpectedly, someone so fierce came out in the end.

I don’t like Aunt Jenny’s severance pay, so I have to earn it myself.

The team is not in a very good condition now, and now that something like this has happened, Nash, Clifford and Ham are all waiting for Coach D to get angry.

Just didn't expect...

"The coach actually treated this matter as if it didn't exist..."

Nash looked in shock at Du Kang, who was providing technical guidance to Pierce, Garnett, and Barkley.

Du Kang still has a smile on his face.

Not at all affected by the traitor incident.

"Paul, in the next game, as long as you feel you can attack, you can attack. How you played at your peak will be how you play in the next game."

After Du Kang finished speaking, Pierce was stunned.

Since he performed like Xiang on the offensive end in the regular season and was brought into the playoffs by Coach D and his young teammates, Pierce vowed that in the playoffs, he would defend with all his strength and never attack again. He would use up his energy. Where you are still strong, don't hold back your teammates.

Therefore, Pierce was really surprised to hear Du Kang's words.

"Coach, you don't know my performance on the offensive end during the regular season?"

Du Kang smiled and looked at Pierce, who was confused and surprised at this time, and shook his head.

"What does it matter? Paul, have you ever heard of Kobe Bryant's famous quote?"

Pierce looked at the smile on Du Kang's face and subconsciously thought of Kobe's 1747 game!
In that game, Kobe's opponent was Pierce.

The whole world knows that Kobe was incredible in that game.

Little did he know that Kobe almost led the Lakers and really caught up. Relying on persistence, relying on stubbornness, relying on crazy shots, and crazy inefficient scoring, in the last 2 minutes and 16 seconds of overtime, he scored on his own. On his 45th shot, he hit his 16th goal of the game, leading the Lakers to tie the score, 93-93.

The Celtics are about to collapse, and the Lakers are about to win under the leadership of Kobe Bryant.

Finally Pierce stepped up.

After Kobe hit two points, Pierce turned around and hit a three-pointer, suppressing Kobe's iron arrogance.

In the end, this game that could have become the masterpiece of Kobe's career turned into one of the most humiliating games in Kobe's career.

Pierce's three-pointer that nailed Kobe to the pillar of shame at 1747 and made many die-hard Komie grit his teeth was the only three-pointer Pierce took in overtime.

The only shot he took, and the one he took under so much pressure, he hit.

There are not many people in this world who can stand up to Kobe who has gone crazy.

Pierce is one of them.

However, in that overtime, Kobe took 9 crazy shots and hit 2 of them, but Kobe still dared to shoot.

Pierce, on the other hand, only took one shot.

If Kobe really leads the Lakers to a comeback in that game, then Pierce will take the biggest blame in this game.

Pierce gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.

Kobe, McGrady, Ray Allen, Iverson, Carter, and even James, he refused to accept any of these people!

The coach saw it.

but……

Thinking of his offensive performance in this year's regular season, Pierce sighed in his heart.

"Paul, do you know the biggest difference between you and Kobe?"

Du Kang looked at Pierce with a smile.

"No. 30, Paul, do you dare to shoot?"

(End of this chapter)