Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 333
When you win, everything is fine, but once you lose, all kinds of negative comments follow.

"People who understand football have already discovered that the visible decline of the Lakers this season has a lot to do with the incompetence of their head coach. It is hard to imagine that a team with such a strong lineup as the Lakers will actually fall to the third place in the division. The existence of Bryant and Kevin Garnett conceals many problems of the team. When dealing with weak teams, they can rely on the personal ability of the stars to win the game, but when they encounter opponents like the San Antonio Spurs At that time, Jim Bass, the so-called head coach who had no formal basketball background, relied entirely on his own rights in the team, and his own whimsy. His lack of tactical literacy made him often make mistakes at critical moments. The choice... If Dr. Jerry Buss still hopes that the Lakers can become the benchmark of the league, he may need to carefully consider whether to let his son continue to be self-willed." As the party that Jim has offended the most, "Dallas Morning News "published a column to help the Lakers make suggestions.

"Sir, it's not fair. They don't see how much work you have done and how much effort you have put in to keep the team's record. There have been so many injuries before. It's not your fault." Stevens looked Seeing the comments made by the various media, he was very angry and complained to Jim.

"Brad, if there's one thing that's absolutely fair in the world, it's that God isn't fair to everyone. Of course I'm wrong because we haven't been able to keep up with the recent record. , the opponents will try their best to make trouble for us, whether it is on or off the court, not to mention that we are losing now? You know, how many people are waiting for this opportunity to pour dirty water on us, if The Spurs, the Suns, or the Mavericks start a losing streak, and I'd do it too." Jim tossed the Dallas Morning News aside and motioned for Stevens to sit down.

Stevens pulled up a chair as promised, sat down and waited for Jim's next words.

"Actually, what this so-called expert said made some sense. I am indeed not suitable to be a head coach. The reason why this team can have the current record is as it should be. These players, I know what they can do, so I Try to arrange the most suitable jobs for them on the field, but in fact they can do more, and use the mindset to determine their future, maybe it will hurt them..." Jim seems to be talking to himself.

"Sir, I don't understand what you mean..."

"Oh! It's nothing...I mean, maybe I won't continue to work in this position for too long, maybe after the end of this season, there will be new changes. You know, the players are going to the finals consecutively. Very tired. We have played two months more games than other teams for five consecutive years. More injuries are inevitable. As a coach, your theoretical knowledge is enough. What you need is the understanding of the situation on the court. Judgment, and the ability to react on the spot." Jim changed the subject, but spoke incoherently.

Over there, Stevens was even more confused, and he only summed up a central idea for a long time-Jim did not intend to continue to be the head coach.

"That's right, I think behind-the-scenes work is more suitable for me. It's too tiring to direct on the sidelines, but it's more comfortable to watch the game."

Of course, this decision is currently limited between the two of them.

The top priority for the Lakers is to achieve a victory to change the situation.

As a guest in Memphis, Jim didn't have time to drink at Jerry West's house this time, but the old man rarely appeared on the sidelines.

Warming up before the game, the arena was not yet open, and the media was not in place. West found Jim.

"Boy, the days are not easy these days, do you have any new plans?"

"Win the game that can be won first, and then talk about it. Let's take it one step at a time. Is there any good coach who can recommend one to me. This tactical board is a bit heavy, and it's too sore for me to hold it."

"I know one, who is currently unemployed at home, but is staring at your seat every second."

"You also know he doesn't just want to be a manager."

"There's nothing else, the remaining ones are probably not as good as you."

"I trust your vision."

The two chatted for a while, and West returned to the top box before the media entered.

After sending away Zach Randolph, the Grizzlies established the core of Gasol and Stoudemire Jr., Kurt Thomas as the main rotation, responsible for low-post defense and widening the space to shoot mid-range shots. Randolph's offensive talent, but he doesn't occupy the ball and works hard on defense. On the contrary, the effect is much better than that of Randolph, who began to scramble for the ball and valued statistics when he entered the contract year.

After the trade, the record of the Grizzlies has been rising all the way, and they have returned to the top eight in the Western Conference. However, the old coach Hubie Brown resigned as the head coach of the team due to physical reasons. Now the Grizzlies are headed by Mike Fratello. , now every game is crucial for the Grizzlies.

In the first quarter, the Grizzlies caught the Lakers by surprise.

Jason Williams and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll are very powerful. Entering the third year of his career, Stoudemire is already one of the best pick-and-roll screeners and face-to-basket attackers in the league. Soft touch, very difficult to deal with, averaging 19.3 points per game has surpassed Gasol, who has 17.9 points, and has become the team's top scorer.

Nene got two fouls in a row and had to be substituted. Jim could only put Haslem on top.

But Haslem's height is too disadvantageous. Whoever faced him, Stoudemire or Gasol directly used their height to pull up and shoot. Haslem has no temper at all.

The defensive end was frustrated, and the offensive end of the team felt cold. Except for Kobe, who made 8 of 4 shots, no one else even hit 2 sports shots.

14 to 32, the Lakers fell behind by a big score.

Jim was a little helpless, the chances came out, but he just couldn't make the shot. Fratello used the more athletic Stoudemire to mark Garnett, and the tall and long-armed Gasol let go of Haslem. Helping defend at any time made Garnett feel uncomfortable.

With 18 points behind, we can only gamble.

In the second quarter, Bryant remained on the court, and his partner was Blake, Korver, Battier and Nocioni.

After Blake dribbled the ball for half court, he immediately passed the ball to Kobe. Nocioni came up to cover for Kobe. He hit an off-ball screen and bounced to the corner.

On the other side, Bryant used Nocioni's screen to kill the basket, and Lorenzen Wright and Antonio Box came to help.

Bryant immediately flung the ball out and found Blake.

Tim Thomas flew over in a hurry, but Blake was very calm and distributed the ball to Korver on the side.

With a wide open space of five meters, Korver did not waste this opportunity and hit a three-pointer.

(End of this chapter)