Jim Bass Ambition

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The free market opened, announcing the official start of the new season.

Both Battier and David West bid farewell to the team and thanked them for the opportunity, while Nene spoke out in an interview.

"My strength is definitely more than that. I didn't get the opportunity I deserved in the Lakers. Joining the Heat now is a new step in my career. I will play a strong performance next season to prove my strength and make people miss me. people will always regret it.”

No one on the Lakers side paid any attention to his provocations. The uniform team has started a new round of operations. The primary goal of the Purple and Gold Corps is to regain the championship next season.

Don Nelson had a formal meeting with Jim and the coaching staff. He joined the Lakers and moved in completely. His team stayed in the Mavericks completely and was taken over by general Avery Johnson, including his son Nelson Jr. He continued to serve on Mark Cuban's team.

"...'HandCheck' will be whistled more strictly. This one is enough to change the status quo of the league. I think next season will be a full-scale offense season. Although HandCheck was canceled last season, but The referee’s whistling is not so deliberate, and decades of habits are not so easy to get rid of.” Jim put down the league’s newly issued rulebook and analyzed.

"I think what you said makes sense. Judging from the series of rule changes promulgated by David Stern, last season's finals really made him a little bit restless. Greg really applied what he learned, Larry sure Losing is very frustrating." Don Nelson is very satisfied with his former lover, from the beginning he only fucked the twin towers and Duncan, but he has become more routine, turning Ginobili into the sixth man With one hand, the Argentine's talent and offensive firepower were completely liberated, and the Spurs' ball continued.

"So what do you think of my thinking? Let Lamar Odom play the sixth man and play his connection ability. There are too many ball-holding points in the starting lineup, and the effect is not necessarily good. Stagger their playing time, Let the team have playmakers and offensive firepower for 48 minutes." Jim said this idea vaguely in Dallas, before the trade was made.

Jim believes that this deal is definitely what he likes. When Don Nelson was in the Warriors, he tried to train Chris Webber to be an initiator rather than a mere terminator. Later, when Chris Webber arrived after the Kings, He has successfully become the most gorgeous power forward in the league, but unfortunately his relationship with Don Nelson has already fallen out.

And Odom is known as a left-handed magician, and his playing is full of spirituality. It may not be possible for him to be the head of the team, but it is more than enough to be a deputy.

"I can't wait. I'll be disappointed if we don't average more than 110 points per game next year," laughed Don Nelson.

"Is 110 points enough? You still underestimate this group of people in the team. I can guarantee that the offensive firepower of this team next season will be the strongest in 20 years. Even the Suns last season couldn't compete with them." Compare." Jim was full of confidence.

Rookies and new aids are in place, and the Lakers' new roster has reached 16 people.

Backline: Billups, Wade, Blake, Lou Williams, C.J. Miles;
Wings: Kobe, Artest, Odom, Korver, Ariza, Nocioni;
Inside: Garnett, Haslem, Varejao, David Lee, Gortat.

For the joining of Odom, as a young Artest, the mood is a bit complicated.

Friends who have been friends for many years joined the team they played for, and the two can finally fight side by side. This is of course something worth celebrating.But considering the position and style of play, Artest's own position in the team is not so stable, and he even began to worry that he may become a bargaining chip in the transaction.

Such worries are justified. The team roster will be determined at 15 people before the start of the season. There are 2 and 3 years left in the contract respectively, and it is also a good time to trade.

The Lakers are calm. Since they traded Odom on July 7, they have been very low-key, with little action, not even a single rumor.The staff of the whole team were given a gag order, and they were not allowed to disclose any information to the media personnel, otherwise they would be fired immediately.

According to the usual routine, the bigger the action, the more low-key it will be.

Artest was fidgeting, fearing that he would be traded and leave the team. In the end, he chose to come to the door and talk to Jim.

Artest's sudden visit surprised Jim a bit. He gave the team a month's vacation to recuperate. He played ten or twenty more high-intensity games than other teams for several years in a row, which consumed a lot of players. Big, except for the rookies, no other players have been to the arena.The coaching staff seized this time to formulate a new training plan.Even with Jim's reforms last season to pave the way, Don Nelson's tactics are still very radical, and the coaching staff needs time to digest his philosophy.

"Ron? What's the matter? Could it be that your new album is coming out and you want to give me a copy?" Jim couldn't complain about Artest's love. It's hard to imagine that a big but three rough stadium butcher is an industry-recognized rapper. Every summer, apart from practicing basketball, Artest stays in the recording studio with a group of his singer friends to study art.But Jim doesn't like rap music, and thinks it's a torture to his ears.

"No, since seeing your expression after hearing my song last time, we have decided not to waste resources with you, obviously you don't understand our art... Hell, what I want to say is that next season I will Can you stay in the team and play?" Artest organized his words.

"Did anyone say anything to you?" Jim was bewildered.

"No, but Lamar has joined the team. If you want to make room for him, it can only be me... Although I really hope to fight side by side with him." Artest was a little frustrated.

"Relax, we have absolutely no intention of trading you out. As for the tactics for next season, I can only reveal one thing. You may spend more time at the power forward position... but it is not for you to go with Tim Duncan. They fight hand to hand and Coach Don Nelson will give you guys a perfect system in a while. So my advice to you is, put away those messy thoughts and go to Tim Grover and get yourself in shape , your confrontational ability is the team's most valuable asset next season."

After appeasing the skeptical Artest, Jim ushered in agent Rob Pelinka again.

(End of this chapter)