Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 515 The highest mountain in basketball!
The much-anticipated opening game between the Lakers and Bobcats is over.

The Bobcats played away from home and defeated the Lakers 106-102.

In the last 6 minutes of the game, the most watched player in the game, Michael Jordan, made a killing, hitting 8 of 6, two free throws, and finally scored 14 points.

Although Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming also scored 16 points together in the last six minutes, their performance was actually more explosive than Jordan's. The two almost hit every shot.

In the NBA, when one side has a player like Jordan who explodes, it is actually difficult for the opponent to attack. After all, Jordan is deliberately suppressing the rhythm, deliberately delaying each offense to 24 seconds, and the offensive rhythm is messed up. , The offense is naturally difficult to fight, but Yao Ming and McGrady are indeed invincible. Although O'Neal and Beasley have worked very hard, Yao and Mai are really invincible in the pick-and-roll and cannot defend at all.

The 16 points scored by Yao Ming and McGrady are extremely valuable. If Jordan hadn't completely exploded in these six minutes, it is estimated that this game would not have lost the suspense so easily.

Similarly, if the Lakers players were not on the court to support Kobe and Jordan in the one-on-one duel, and Kobe got a little carried away, it is estimated that the Bobcats would not have won this game so easily.

Of course, the Bobcats didn't go all out in this game, and it wasn't exactly a normal performance. Although Beasley wasn't as high-minded as Kobe, he was indeed very high-minded.

But in the end, the Bobcats defeated the Lakers and won this highly watched game.

The moment the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, Jordan was frantically surrounded by reporters on the scene.

In Du Kang's team, it was not Du Kang who was surrounded by reporters after the game. This was very rare in the past.

But tonight, without a doubt, Jordan is the star.

In the online voting initiated by the NBA official website, Jordan defeated Beasley and Grant Hill in the vote for the best player in tonight's game and became the best player in this game.

Jordan's performance in this game was almost perfect.

Crazy defense in the first three quarters, then stood up to harvest at the end of the fourth quarter.

Take your understanding and control of the game to the extreme.

Because of Jordan's stand-up style of play, many people doubted whether Jordan would be in tune with his teammates in the Bobcats.

In the end, unexpectedly, in the Bobcats, it was Jordan who made the final sacrifice.

It's okay if Jordan made sacrifices for Pippen in the Bulls. After all, he has the right to take action.

But in the Bobcats, Jordan actually gave up the right to shoot and the ball, only gaining the right to attack at a critical moment.

Originally, when they saw Jordan being PUAed by Beasley, everyone thought that Jordan's current strength was no longer that good, and that Coach D had not brought Jordan back.

Now, no one feels that way anymore.

Judging from Jordan's crazy 1-on-3 calling of Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Kobe at the last moment, Jordan's current strength still looks like a beast.

Even Jordan seems to be better than the peak Jordan.

Just like Barkley roared loudly, against Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant, crazy one-on-three, in the history of the NBA, only the young Michael Jordan could do it. You need to have extremely strong physical talent. You need to have extremely strong finishing ability at the basket, you need to have extremely strong offensive control, and you also need to have extremely strong courage.

In NBA history, only Jordan has these.

And it was Jordan before he broke his leg!

Even if Jordan was stronger than Jordan before he broke his leg, he still wouldn't be able to do this.

As for the Jordan tonight, Barkley said, his athletic ability is comparable to Jordan before he broke his leg, but his offensive sense and offensive experience are comparable to Jordan at his peak.

Tonight's Jordan is considered by Barkley to be the most powerful and perfect Jordan!
At the very least, in the contest between the four mythical beasts, you can't say that Jordan has defeated Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, but at the very least, it seems that he has defeated Kobe.

Kobe was indeed the loser in his battle with Jordan tonight.

Therefore, seeing Jordan being chased and sought after by the whole world at this time, it is impossible for Kezi not to feel uncomfortable.

When he hugged Du Kang and said goodbye, the expression on his face was a forced smile.

"Very unwilling?"

After hearing Du Kang's words, Kobe withdrew his gaze from Jordan, gritted his teeth and nodded.

Very unwilling.

If he had the athletic ability and physical fitness of his youth, coupled with his current basketball skills, he would never lose to Jordan.

He lost tonight, he did lose, but what he lost was not his basketball, what he lost was his physical talent.

If you have talent, you can really do whatever you want.

Speaking of which, this thing feels magical. He, the younger Kobe, was actually gifted by the older Jordan.

He would never have dared to imagine this before, but looking at the man in front of him, everything was not as magical as him.

"coach……"

"Don't look at me. I have nothing to do about this now. When you really retire, I will get you back. At that time, you will find trouble with Jordan. You used to be Jordan's successor, and now Jordan is Your successor, you will be Jordan’s successor from now on.”

"..."

Du Kang's words made Kobe speechless for a moment, and he looked at Du Kang in amazement.

But next to them, Maizi, Dayao and other Lakers players couldn't help laughing.

In the future, the coach will make Kobe and Jordan into conjugate successors! '

When will this injustice be repaid?
Of course, this is a joke.

Purple comeback cards are not so easy to get.

Kobe is now undoubtedly a purple player.

Maybe it will be difficult for Du Kang to get a purple-level comeback card in his entire career.

So Jordan and Yao, these two players who can be resurrected by comeback cards, are definitely outliers.

Perhaps, these two are the only ones in the entire NBA.

"Coach D, you won this game very well. This Bobcat is the strongest opponent I have ever seen."

In the past, Popovich would not have looked like this after losing a game like this, and he would certainly not have been able to say such words.

It can only be said that life has taught Popovich what true humility is. The former devil coach seemed to have a kind-hearted look after he got old, but in fact he is still a kind-hearted devil coach.

After coming to the Lakers for further training, Popovich seemed to have really turned into a kind and kind coach.

Du Kang looked at Popovich with a smile, then at the two assistant coaches Bowen and Yeosi next to Popovich, and said: "Pop has had a good start with the Lakers. No one can lead this team well." Defeat you."

Yes, Du Kang himself doesn't even know how powerful this Laker is.

Even he can only maintain the stability of the Lakers at most. As for how far the Lakers can be played, Du Kang himself can't do it.

Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Kobe Bryant, these three are mythical beasts, three of the four strongest players in NBA history.

Jokic, Antetokounmpo, these two super giants whose ability values ​​exceeded 95 when Du Kang left, are now meaningless MVP-level historical super giants.

Ebanks, McAway, and Roy all have superstar-level abilities, attributes, and strength. Kyle Lee and Dinwiddie, both of them have All-Star level abilities and attributes.

As long as Popovich can combine these ten people well and create a system suitable for the performance of these ten people, then this Lakers will definitely be the strongest team in NBA history.

Hearing what Du Kang said, as a smart man, Popovich's eyes lit up, and the disappointment of losing quickly disappeared.

"Coach D, what do you mean..."

"Maybe I built them, but I never really used them well. Three years ago, I used five guards. Two years ago, I used Yao Ming. Last season, I used Fake Basketball and five guards. Xiao, I have never really integrated them, and I may not have the ability."

Du Kang said it very modestly, so modestly that even Bowen next to Popovich was shocked.

Originally, he always thought that Bobo suddenly changed so much here because he was PUA by Coach D and was trained by Coach D.

He came here with a mission, hoping to save Bobo.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Coach D, you really appreciate Bobo!
"Do you think I have such ability?"

Popovich looked at Du Kang in shock.

He really didn't expect that Du Kang would be so optimistic about him.

"If there is anyone in the world who can integrate this Laker well, then the only person I believe in is Pop."

Du Kang is not complimenting Popovich.

There is no doubt that Popovich is the kind of coach in the NBA who truly combines top tactical system capabilities with top player communication skills.

Nelson, the mad scientist, and Larry Brown have absolutely no problem with their tactical system capabilities.

But their ability to handle relationships with players is, to be honest, average.

Chris Webber almost became Nelson's dark history.

And Iverson was the black spot in Larry Brown's life.

If a coach's tactical system is very capable, it must be implemented seriously by the players, otherwise it will be zero.

Du Kang has a system, but the system also has limitations. That is, the system has a triangle offense and UCLA. He can maximize both the triangle offense and UCLA, but he cannot integrate the triangle offense and UCLA.

Du Kang also has his own pursuits. In the future, he definitely hopes to create a perfect tactical system of his own.

But the road was difficult, it took time, and he hadn't even walked it yet.

But as a senior, Popovich has actually come a long way. He has always been very thoughtful about the integration of tactical systems, and his transformation of UCLA was very bold and successful. If John Wooden were still alive, he would see Popovich Povich's Spurs UCLA will definitely appreciate it very much.

Popovich didn't find players only after he had a tactical system.

It was with the Spurs players that Popovich found the system that best suited them.

If it weren't for his Lakers, the NBA would have been the Spurs' era in the past three years.

Are those Spurs guys great?
GDP, Dior, Leonard, Danny Green…

If you want to say it's awesome, then it's really awesome.

But apart from GDP, they are actually players that others don't want.

Even GDP is a veteran.

The three veterans and a group of leftovers allowed Popovich to find the most suitable tactical system for them, allowing them to be reborn from the bottom eight.

In the NBA, most head coaches have a tactical system and the players adapt to it, but Popovich can change at any time.

What kind of players are suitable for what kind of tactical system? This has allowed Popovich to keep changing the team's style for so many years in the Spurs.

This is Popovich’s strong adaptability.

Du Kang has a system that allows him to constantly switch and adapt.

If the system does not have a suitable system, it will not have the ability to adapt.

But Popovich is different. His adaptability relies entirely on himself.

"As the founder of this team, I also want to see the height of this team. Pop, you are the only person in the NBA who can do it."

Du Kang's words shocked Popovich, Bowen and Leafs, as well as the surrounding Lakers and Bobcats players.

Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming and other Lakers players who were hugging Bobcat players all looked at Du Kang in shock.

The most surprising thing at this time is Jokic and other young Lakers who are vaguely confronting Popovich.

The Lakers are facing internal and external troubles. It can be said that they are about to explode internally.

Jim Shao was about to cry in front of Du Kang before this game.

The meaning of Du Kang's words now is actually very obvious.

As the current head coach of the Bobcats, he actually has no right to ask the Lakers players to do anything. We are all adults and there is no reason to listen to another person's preaching.

Even if he is a biological father, he is not qualified to ask his son to obey him.

But there is no doubt that due to Du Kang's influence on the Lakers, Lakers players are willing to listen to many of his words.

As long as it's not preachy.

Even if it is preaching, some people may be willing to listen.

What Du Kang said now was definitely not preaching, but a kind of praise and expectation.

He's telling the Lakers players that they can be better.

And Popovich is the person who can make you stronger.

So, you should support Popovich's job with the Lakers.

Yes, each of you has already achieved success, you are already a championship, or even a member of a dynasty team, but you no longer seem to have any pursuits.

It seems that you can do whatever you want on the team without looking at anyone's face, including Popovich.

But now, I give you a quest.

That is, let me, who created you, see where your height is.

That is to let the entire basketball world see where the highest mountain in the NBA is.

"I look forward to you setting the world a truly highest benchmark, and I will lead the Bobcats to bravely climb it. Let's meet again in the finals. At that time, it will be a feast for the entire NBA and the entire basketball!"

(End of this chapter)