Basketball myth

Chapter 244 Helpless 'Trap'

The summer of 99 was extremely busy for other teams. The Lakers were just in the beginning. The management wanted to fine-tune their team. With that dialogue, other transactions had nothing to do with the Lakers. Got it!
In the summer, when it's time to travel and rest, when it's time to train, there are the most assistant coaches in the league. Thomas also rarely gets about a month of rest!

However, Thomas did not look for his own partners, nor did he find any girlfriends. To be honest, Thomas is a relatively nostalgic person. In this world, Thomas will leave sooner or later. To be honest Well, what Thomas is most afraid of is this kind of separation, this may be that he will never see each other again in his whole life!

Of course, this is Thomas' idea. If everything in this world is arranged according to the protagonist's idea, hehe, no one will read this book!

The very lonely Thomas quickly devoted himself to the operation of the team after the relatively long off-season ended!
To be honest, this season will be a very troublesome season. It's not that the strength of the Lakers has declined, and Hill has suffered any injuries, but that this is the third time the team has competed for the final championship!

For the current Lakers, as long as they fail to achieve the final goal, it is the biggest failure for the Lakers!

Fortunately, apart from the laziness of O'Neal and Barkley, the competitive spirit of the core players including Carter, Hill, Ben, and Fisher has not changed much!

Veteran players like Jarens, Horry, and Barry have no problem winning games. Veterans like Dell Curry and Barkley who are approaching retirement also have a desire for this championship!This already made Thomas feel relieved!
However, the big difference between this season and history is that O'Neal no longer has to prove himself!Although historically he only won his first championship this season, he is now the top player in the league!Others such as Duncan, Carter, Garnett, Kobe, Malone, etc. are actually ranked behind him!

O'Neal is Thomas' most thoughtful person now. It can be said that half of Thomas' success or failure this season depends on this guy. For this guy, if there is no excitement, even Thomas has nothing to do!Especially the regular season!This guy's arrogance was really inspired by Thomas!If it weren't for the idea of ​​building a dynasty, O'Neal said it might not be... Anyway, this holiday, Lionel has gained 10 kilograms of fat. Could it be worse for Thomas?

Sometimes, Thomas thought, if it wasn't for Carter, the guy who finally made an effort to get the FMVP, O'Neal said that he might not...

Now Thomas doesn't have any other ideas. O'Neill won't participate in the current rehearsal or anything!Thomas didn't force it either, O'Neal needs stimulation now!Great excitement!Looking at the date of the game with the Timberwolves, Thomas smiled inexplicably!
But before that! "O'Neill, do you have any thoughts on the results of the regular season?"

"Coach! Do you have any ideas? Tell me?"

"This is my first full season of coaching! Previous good results are nothing to me! This season is my best proof! You don't want me to leave here, do you?"

"You mean we're going to compete for the best record in the league this season?"

"Yes! Although the No.1 result in the regular season does not necessarily lead to the final championship, it is basically certain for a championship team like ours! At least it has a bonus for winning the championship! What do you think? "

After thinking for a while, he thought; "Yes! This is a real need! It would be better to have fewer away games!"

"Then we have reached a unified opinion! I don't need you to exert your full strength, do you exist for the playoffs? Under normal circumstances, you don't need to exert your full strength! However, if some games are more stalemate, I'm counting on you!" Thomas didn't seem to be interested in what kind of reaction a player like O'Neal would have when he heard these words!
"Don't worry! Leave it to me!" O'Neal replied happily after hearing this!

"But there is still a little difficulty!" Thomas seemed to think about it, and then said!

"What's the problem?"

"It's just about the All-Star selection!"

"Coach, don't you know me yet? How could such a game be without me!" O'Neill replied very proudly!

"Hehe! For sure! But it's not me who stimulates you! This season's All-Star must be the most grand! Because the league needs such stimulation now! Last season, to be honest, our boss suffered a lot, so it goes without saying Yes! This is an All-Star game that will determine the right to speak in the league in the future. No one can compete with you, but if there is a team with better results than us! Some players beat you in a certain game..."

O'Neill directly interrupted Thomas' statement, "Coach, you just say it! I just listen to you!"

"The first one is that your stats shouldn't be too ugly! Otherwise, for a player like Duncan and the Spurs who need him on the team, if you ignore him too far, it won't be a big deal, right? Haven't you reached the point where you don't want to fight for your reputation?"

O'Neill nodded!I admit this, but what kind of data is better to get!O'Neill is about to discuss with his agent!Don't let Thomas fall into the trap, O'Neill also sees it very clearly!
"Second point, how can we say that our team is based on the triangle offense! Coach Z is also the coach who knows this tactic best. I want you to use your best every game when you play against the Timberwolves. !OK?"

"Of course! Last season, he was honored even though he lost! Not so for me! This season I will completely defeat him! Whether it is the record or the game against him, it is like this!" O'Neal did not do it this time Any hesitation said!
"This is what you said!" Thomas said suddenly! "You have better regular season results than the Timberwolves! Every game against the Timberwolves, you have to win?"

"Yes!" O'Neill returned cleanly!
"Then I have no problem! We have reached an agreement!" Thomas didn't say anything after giving himself a victory gesture in his heart!If I go on, I will say more and more mistakes!

O'Neill looked at Thomas and said nothing more!The Timberwolves are next month. Why is the coach so excited at this time?

If Coach Z heard this conversation, it wouldn't be surprising if Thomas didn't eat 10 big meals!This is truly the perfect wedding dress for Thomas!

After this season, O'Neill was very puzzled and thought about it. At the beginning, I wanted to take it easy. How come I am the most tired in the end?
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In the preseason games, Thomas did not guide, and the team's middle-aged assistant coach was appointed!Ben Wallace became the team's starting center, and O'Neal basically didn't play. He started to lose weight with the help of the team's assistant trainer!

In the first few games, he really didn't have much to do!

The starting photos of this season haven't changed much from last season, but let's show the players who came out!

PG, Fisher, Mobley
SG, Carter, Jon Barry, Dell Curry

SF, Hill, Jerlens, Horry
PF, Barkley, AC Green
C, O'Neill, Ben
It can be said that in the preseason, these backbone players such as Hill, Ben, Mobley, Barry, Fisher, Carter, Jarens, and AC Green became the main players. O'Neal, Barkley, and Dell averaged It’s less than 5 minutes!

Many people have already begun to criticize O'Neill's figure!This made Thomas happy again for a while...

AC Green can be said to be a seamless link success, a smart player, in the preseason game, he completed his task very well, and the middle-aged assistant coach really gave him a lot of playing time, it can be said On par with Ben!And Green did not live up to such trust. It can be said that he already has a stable position in the triangle offense system!
Barkley has no way to replace him!This is what makes Thomas the happiest. There are too many heroes rising in the West this season. Thomas is not sure that he will achieve good results in this season, otherwise he would not have made such a plan to deal with O'Neal!

Everything depends on the first regular season game against the Jazz at the beginning of the regular season!
(End of this chapter)