Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 289

"Great job, but what should we do next? There are 5 fewer people in the rotation?" In the hotel room, Jim and the coaching staff were secretly discussing the next countermeasures.

The players were full of energy. After a brief summary, they each went to enjoy the nightlife. After all, the game is only a part of life.

"Sir, I remember that when the team had conflicts with others, you were very supportive, saying that this showed our team spirit and motivation, and told everyone that we are not easy to mess with. Why are you worrying now? Ours Shouldn't the players be happy that they're so united?" Stevens said half-jokingly.

"Well, I was still too young at that time, and now I know what Phil felt at the time. Okay guys, what about our next schedule, show me... Bulls, Warriors, Suns, Nuggets, Sonics ...Well, they are all tough guys, maybe the Warriors are a little easier. We have to wait for David Stern's ticket to arrive before making a final decision." Jim scratched his head helplessly.

After entering the new millennium, under the rectification of David Stern, the atmosphere of the league is not as "iron-blooded and tough" as it was ten years ago. Many conflicts are limited to pushing and pulling, like this game. It is very rare to punch each other with passion and blood.

David Stern believes that in order to set an example, heavy penalties must be imposed.

So, after the ticket came down the next day, Nene and Artest were dumbfounded.

Because of their eye-catching performance in group fights, the two were suspended for 12 games and 10 games respectively. Billups and Haslem's "crimes" were slightly lighter, and they were each suspended for 3 games.

In addition to Sprewell pinching Carlesimo and being suspended for one season, and Kermit Washington punching Rudy Tomjanovich in the face and being suspended for 60 days, this time The fine can be said to be the heaviest one.You know, the Rockets' Vernon Maxwell was only suspended for 10 games for chasing the audience for thousands of miles; the worm Rodman kicked the reporter, which is 11 games.

Jim can only secretly rejoice that the Bradley Center is not the Palace of Auburn Hills. The attendance rate of the Bucks, who are aiming to be bad, is not high that day, and there are a small number of Lakers fans in the arena, so Artest did not make any bigger troubles. trouble.

For the Bucks, the instigator Zaza Pachulia was suspended for 8 games, and the other players ranged from 6 to 4 games.

"First of all, I feel sorry and sorry for what happened, especially parents who brought their children to watch this game. You may have to spend a little more time telling your children that the real NBA is not like this. But I need to reiterate Unfortunately, the culprit of this incident is undoubtedly Zaza Pachulia. He injured our players with a stupid and dirty foul move, which triggered the next incident. From a rational point of view Look, Nene and Ron shouldn't be throwing punches. It's the best way to solve things on the basketball court with basketball, but no normal man can remain indifferent after seeing his teammates being knocked down so brutally. Such foul actions are rude actions that will ruin a player's career, and I suggest that the league strictly whistles for such actions to ensure the normal progress of the game and not be tainted by these actions that should not appear on the court." Jim said in a news release. At the meeting, a speech was made in the style of besieging and saving the lake.

Nene had 5 stitches on her brow bone, just to use this time to recuperate. Ariza was injured in a rib. The team doctor suggested to rest for a week to see the situation.

With a remnant team, the Lakers challenged the Bulls away.

Although the Bulls have selected many rookies with promising futures and visible talents, it will take some time to knead them into one force. With a record close to 50 wins, they made it all the way to the playoffs.

Fortunately, the Lakers' two battles against the Bulls were both in the early stages of their run-in. Now that the Bulls are in a mess, it is a good time to receive warmth.

Several generals have been suspended, Jim's formation is stretched, Wade and Battier have been transferred to the starting lineup, and the veteran Vlady Divac, who has not been on the active list for many years, seems to be making his return to the Lakers. Show off.

In the eyes of Skiles, the current Eddie Curry is obviously more valuable for training than Tyson Chandler. The starting center has always been the disgrace of the All-Star Antonio Davis. butt.

Without Billups, Kobe and Wade took on more organizational tasks, but for them, organization is a sideline after all.

Jim's tactics are very simple. Eddie Curry will cover for Kobe and Wade whoever is facing him. The two take turns to take advantage of Curry's inability to guard against them. mistakes.

The Bulls once used zone defense in an attempt to restrain the Lakers' pick-and-roll offense, but Garnett was near the free throw line, with both mid-range shots and support, as if a nail was stuck in the Bulls' vitals, and the zone defense was quickly dismantled.

Both Korver and Deng Tai Jones entered the rotation, but they didn't play for a long time, mainly at the beginning of the second quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, replacing one of Kobe and Wade, allowing them to have a rest time. Lecho and Nocioni are very active, obviously Nene's suspension is also an opportunity for them.

Before Skiles realized that Eddie Curry was not their future and turned to reuse Tyson Chandler, the Bulls had no combat effectiveness. Luol Deng and Ben Gordon looked immature in front of Kobe.

In the whole game, Kobe played a season-high 44 minutes and scored 37 points and 12 assists. Wade scored 23 points and 5 rebounds. Garnett scored 25 points and 16 rebounds. Curry was in pain on the court and got a shocking plus-minus value of -36.

The best performance of the Bulls was Tyson Chandler who came off the bench. He had the same name as the boxing champion and was once known as the No. 29 Chandler of parallel imports. He played 10 minutes, scored 18 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, including offensive rebounds. 20, especially against Nocioni, who almost wants anything at the basket, and Chandler's plus-minus is +[-], which is in stark contrast to Eddie Curry.

The Lakers beat the Bulls 104 to 89 in an away game and got off to a good start in the Devil's schedule.

But the benefits of the sweet schedule are about to be eaten up, first of all reflected in the schedule, just after the away game in Chicago, I will fly back to back to Oakland to challenge the Golden State Warriors, and it will be an afternoon game, this fucking schedule, let Jim was so angry that he just wanted to scold his mother.

Sure enough, the Lakers, who were on an expedition, overturned at the Warriors' home court. The players looked very tired. They were beaten to a 27-12 start in the first quarter. Short shots, two free throws, and low-level turnovers became the game main theme.

After discussing with the coaching staff, Jim decided to give up the game and put on a full bench lineup halfway through the third quarter.

79 to 102, the Lakers swallowed the worst loss of the season.

(End of this chapter)