I'm the boss in the NBA

Chapter 311 Mind

The Rockets and the Nuggets played an offensive battle for the fans in the Huawei Center Arena. This is also the first regular season game of the 2003 NBA season.

Both teams tried their best to attack. It doesn't mean that the players of the two teams only attack and don't defend, but that they spend more time on offense than defense. This kind of game is actually very good, although many fans prefer I like iron and blood defense, but outside of iron and blood, I can see some violent dunks comparable to slam dunk contests, or precise three-point shots, which also makes all the fans feel adrenaline soaring. They like this kind of fast-paced offensive and defensive battles, but they subconsciously think that the most exciting game must be the kind of iron-blooded defense with punches to the flesh, just like a boxing match, which makes people feel bloody.

After a whole game of offensive display comparable to textbooks, the Nuggets relied on Su Yi's last long-range shot from outside the three-point line in the last minute to put the game in suspense. It was the Rockets who were behind by 1 points. When they were behind by 10 points the previous moment, Kobe was still trying to defend, but although he had already defended Su Yi so far that he couldn't get close to the three-point line, he still relied on his superb touch. , seized this opportunity that was not an opportunity.

It was also because of Su Yi's shot that the Rockets gave up their pursuit in the final stage. Although Coach Adelman did not replace the starting players, he did not allow these players to engage in head-to-head duels.

If there is still hope for the game, even if the point difference is still 7 points, Coach Adelman is willing to gamble. If Kobe can also shoot 35 seconds and 13 points like McGrady, wouldn't he win?However, in order to avoid Kobe's unnecessary desperate injury in the final stage, Coach Adelman persuaded Kobe to give up and continue to fight after thinking about it. Winning or losing a game does not mean everything.

The Rockets were the championship team last season, and they are the winners of two championships. Many players on this team have already won two championship rings, so they are enjoying themselves during the offseason. , did not control his body at all, so the current Rockets are not in the strongest state at all, and it can even be said that the current lineup is in the worst state. Except for Kobe, almost everyone is in a bad state.

This also includes Dayao, not to say that Dayao also went to have fun and indulge, but that Dayao was called back for the Huaxia Men's Basketball training camp and warm-up match, and he was at full capacity throughout the offseason.

The national team did not call Su Yi, because Su Yi was injured before the end of last season, so it was a blessing in disguise that he was not called by the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team, which was considered an easy offseason.

Coach Adelman caught the trace and gave up this game. Although this is only a regular season, it is still a home game against his old opponent, but since he lost, he must admit it. Adelman scored 1 points in 10 minute. Coaches don't think their players can do it.

In fact, he thinks that giving up is not necessarily a bad thing. It may motivate most players on the team to play. Most of the current Rockets veteran players have already won two championship rings, such as Ola Zhu Wang has won 4 championships, and the championship ring is almost full of palms, so it is really unrealistic to tell these old players that they have to play hard. They have already got enough honors and wealth. If there is a shortage, at least the elderly will not have to worry about it. It is really difficult for them to fight for a year without fear of injury.

These old players are not useless, they can still play a very good role in specific games, but they easily give up resistance in the anxious game of pinpoint vs wheat awn. One is that they are afraid of getting hurt, and the other is that they are not motivated. , Losing too many goals, they don't care about this game or two at all, they think that if they lose this game, they will win it back if they perform well in the next game.

But in the NBA, there are too weak teams, and if you play with a mediocre mentality, you can only become a burden on the team and drag the team back.

Coach Adelman feels that the current atmosphere of the team is not very good. Last season, after Artest attacked Su Yi, although President Su didn't say anything, Artest seemed to be a little bit bad at playing. His defense is still very reliable, but he is always half-hearted when practicing shooting. It seems that after a day of training, Artest will go to nightclubs with his friends and friends, often returning in the early hours of the morning. Rest at home. What effect can such a training attitude produce?

The attitude of the old players has greatly affected the training attitude of the young people of the team, and affected Tianming's growth. Under such an environment, no one can say whether the young people will be led badly by them.

Just like this game, Kobe worked hard for 40 minutes in front, and got 32 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. 40 minutes is not something ordinary people can last, that is, Kobe's physical fitness and body The quality is very good, otherwise it would be exhausting to change someone else.

But that's it. Except for Dayao, there are few players on the team who are willing to help Kobe desperately. In fact, this is also related to Kobe's character. Kobe is very proud. After winning the championship MVP last season, in When facing the media, he boasted a lot. He did not praise his good partner Dayao, but only said that Dayao still has a lot of room for growth in the future, and he needs to grow step by step.

He didn't even praise Artest who injured Su Yi and helped the team get past the Nuggets. In Kobe's heart, although many people did whatever they wanted in the game, Kobe also had a bottom line in his heart, that is, he couldn't use injuries The man-made purpose, Artest's dirty defense made Kobe, who was on the same team, look down on it.

The rest, such as Grant Hill, was a superstar in Kobe’s eyes, and he might face retirement in a few years, but what Kobe didn’t know was that the later generations of Grant Hill could be said to be old and vigorous. The top representative, although he didn't say he was slack after successfully winning the championship, but because Kobe was too willing to monopolize the ball, he was not very motivated.

Tang Shuai discovered this situation last season. The old players of the team are more willing to cooperate with each other, but after Kobe came, the Rockets' team tacit understanding was disrupted. Although the lineup is stronger, but compared to To others, it is more like a fist, but Kobe himself is a fist. If he meets an ordinary team, it will definitely be an easy three punches and two kicks, and he will be beaten to the ground.

Fortunately, for the championship, Kobe restrained his offense with the ball and handed over the ball to Billups, who is good at passing Billups to control the progress of the game.

It's a pity that that tacit understanding was only a product of temporary suppression in the playoffs, and it was also Kobe's wholehearted desire to prove himself and win a championship for the coach before he retired. This season, it seems that Kobe wants to prove himself even more. But it's not to prove that he can also win the championship. His heart is bigger now, and he wants to be on par with Jordan.

Jordan has won the scoring champion, and Kobe wants to get it. Jordan has won two dynasties, and Kobe wants to get it too!

Kobe is confident that he can do everything he wants!
(End of this chapter)