NBA: Opening breaks record

Chapter 299

"Rivers, keep up, it's too slow."

"Monk, are you hungry?"

"Tuck, can your three-pointer be any stronger?"

On the training ground, Vogel pointed at every passing player.

Worried that the Sun Arena would not allow training, the Lakers simply found a training facility by themselves.

After all, Paul was in the Rockets back then, but he did something bad to prevent Curry from training.

"Johnson, lower your ass."

Although it was just a tactical exercise, Vogel was still chattering. It could be seen that he was very nervous and cared about the next game.

"Meng Hua...Meng Hua...Well, he ran well."

Who the hell can't find faults, Vogel rubbed his eyes.

The offensive routine drill is over, and the Lakers are specially trained on how to break the Suns' pick-and-roll.

The reason is very simple.

Predict who Paul will pick and roll with in advance, and run faster than the enemy.

Faster, higher, stronger.

This is the Olympic motto.

Run faster, jump higher, and be stronger, but only in one day, how can you do it?
So more solidarity is needed.

If you can't make up for technical tactics, you can make up for it from the psychological level.

Everyone was out of breath during practice, and Vogel asked everyone to shoot in this state.

After tormenting the whole team, he launched a mental attack again:
"Come on, let's not go home with 0-2, because that means we have lost this round of the playoffs. Last year they stepped on our corpses, is it going to be like this this year?"

"Absolutely impossible." Thick eyebrows vowed, he always felt that if he hadn't been injured, the Suns could not have eliminated the Lakers last year.

"Anthony, how many points did you score?" Vogel asked loudly.

"25 points." Nongmei replied, his performance was actually not bad.

"Why not 30 points? If you score 30 points, we win." Vogel continued to torture his soul.

"I guarantee 30 points in this game."

Vogel glanced at James, and quickly passed him to Westbrook.

James took the initiative to say: "I only scored 19 points and 15 assists. This time I will strive for double twenty."

This is like going through the motions of criticism and self-criticism, which is neither painful nor itchy, and everyone knows it well.

Meng Hua remembered that in China, there was a joke about this kind of thing.

Guan Yu: I criticized Zhang Fei for speaking in a rough voice. Although he cared about the food and clothing of the soldiers, he looked fierce and was not conducive to the unity of the grassroots.

Zhang Fei: I would like to criticize Zhao Yun for often single-handedly rushing to kill the enemy. Although he has made great achievements in battle, his individual heroism is too strong.

Zhao Yun: I want to criticize Guan Yu. The red rabbit horse was a gift from Cao Cao, the enemy country, and it is an over-allocation, which violates the regulations on the management of official horses.

Guan Yu: ...Damn it, do you fucking understand what criticism is?Will you play?

Under every unspoken rule, there are always people who can't play.

Vogel was very satisfied that James also stood up to criticize himself, and looked at Westbrook again.

Westbrook scored 28 points in the last game, scored 14 points in the crucial fourth quarter, and scored 12 points when leading the team alone.

Westbrook didn't, he said what he always wanted.

"I need more ball possession."

James: "??!"

Thick eyebrows: "???"

other people:"……"

"Then who's going to give you the ball?" Since he had an opinion, Vogel had to ask him for advice.

"LeBron can play more off the ball. His three-pointers are accurate and he runs well off the ball. Unlike me, he only attacks with the ball."

Westbrook still had a sense of proportion and complimented James, which is indeed the case.

Vogel looked at James.

James pondered for a long time: "You have to control your mistakes, and if your teammates have a position to play the ball in time, then I have no problem."

Westbrook said: "Recently, I have been controlling my mistakes very well. In the last game, I led the team alone. You have also seen that as long as the ball moves quickly and the whole team runs, no one can guard against me."

He obviously came prepared.

James didn't have any objections, and the others didn't have much possession of the ball. The whole team began to practice how to play off the ball for James.

Grinding the gun before the battle, unhappy also light.

They haven't played this kind of off-ball screen for James before, but it's also very fresh.

Almost at this moment, the major media in Los Angeles went off the stage, tearing up the Lakers management.

The media was chasing rumors, and some things were said as if they had seen it with their own eyes. Jenny was furious and called Pelinka to scold Pelinka bloody.

The team's poor record, Pelinka had to suffer.

He also heard a lot of bad rumors, and he was also worried.

In 2017, under the recommendation of Kobe, he became the general manager of the Lakers, and this contract expired this year.

He doesn't want to leave, really doesn't want to, Kobe is no longer here, where can he find such a well-paid job?
Since Boss Jenny scolds him, it means he won't be fired.

The Los Angeles media, after tearing apart the management team, began to look down on the team again.

Seeing him rising from a tall building, seeing him banqueting guests, seeing his building collapsed.

When the scenery is good, all the media people come to curry favor and grab traffic.

When we are in trouble, those who came to fawn on us in the past will only add trouble when they change hands.

This is not surprising at all, those who flatter you are doing everything for their own benefit.

Flattering you is a benefit.

Trampling on you is also a benefit.

They never change, but you do.

Paul offered to attend the pregame press conference.

He didn't ask for Meng Hua's mobile phone number, so it was hard to understand after all.

How could someone as vindictive as him not fight back.

"Chris, look ahead to Game [-]," the reporter asked.

"They are very strong. James is the best wing ball handler. Thick Eyebrow is the most suitable center for five small players. His three-pointers are very accurate. Westbrook's physical fitness is explosive and full of impact. Rivers is very smart, and he has a big heart. He doesn't look like a rookie at all. On the bench, they also have Melo, an offensive kaleidoscope. They are a team that is difficult to beat."

Paul blew rainbow farts to the Lakers, but he didn't mention Meng Hua.

The reporter asked again: "You seem to have missed an important role for the Lakers, Meng Hua." The reporter's question was arranged by Paul in advance.

Paul said: "Meng Hua is very important to the Lakers. He is responsible for talking. Every team needs such a person. In the last game, he said that I have a lot of small moves, and I rely on small moves to win. I am really embarrassed. This is the video of his small moves that I compiled. You can take a look."

The reporter pretended to be a treasure, but in fact, he sorted out this video for Paul.

In these videos, Meng Hua does use small movements.

But these all have causes and consequences, and many of them are revenge for others to use small tricks on him first.

Civilization pales in front of barbarism.

Playing hard is not the same as using small movements.

In his basketball philosophy, he despises small moves, but he can only control violence with violence.

Otherwise, Gobert kicked the crotch and escaped the referee's punishment. How would he retaliate?

He didn't kick the crotch, just let him throw the dog and eat the mud, which is already quite merciful.

But who cares?

With the rhythm of Paul, the Phoenix media began to crusade against Meng Hua.

(End of this chapter)