lakers championship

Chapter 49 Self-defeating

The night before each game, Tianyang will first use videos, articles, and basketball forums to learn about the opponent's coach's style and player habits, and keep in mind what the opponent is good at and what he is not good at.

Most of the time it's useless, but there are occasional windfalls.

For example, against the University of Arizona Wildcats, he shared through a netizen's forum that he speculated that Sean is a coach who speaks his mind, has high self-esteem, likes to talk about tactics and rules, and doesn't know much about flexibility.Therefore, he decided to confuse the opponent with small tricks such as betting on three-pointers, risking steals, and provoking opponents' singles.

In the end it really worked.

Before the game against the Wildcats, he mistook the opponent and thought it was against the University of Utah, and by the way, he knew it in advance.

The first thing that came into his sight was naturally Jacob Poeltl.

A large number of videos and articles are bragging about how Jacob Poeltl hangs, how awesome, how terrible.

This kind of boasting has been seen a lot, and it is nothing special.

But when he caught a glimpse of the video of Kyle Kuzma attacking, he thought he was really good.

As a power forward, Kuzma's point guard is relatively accurate in three-pointers and has a flexible touch. He has a small throw and a big hook, especially the big hook.

In terms of style of play, Kuzma is tougher and likes to dunk suddenly.

But what surprised him was that Kuzma didn't get much playing time or the ball.

Tianyang didn't understand why such a player, even in his second year of college, was not reused.

This doubt was not solved until he started to inquire about the head coach of the University of Utah team.

Larry Chris Kowiak, after retiring from the NBA, first served as a coach at the University of Montana, and later served as an assistant coach for the Bucks, mainly responsible for defense.

After Terry Stotts was fired, Larry served as the Bucks head coach for two years before being fired.

In 11 years, Larry began to serve as the head coach of the University of Utah.

Relying on a good defensive system, Larry's coaching record at the University of Utah is getting better and better. Last season, he reached the top 16 of the Sweet March Madness.

Kuzma's defense, although data such as frame protection, running, blocked shots, and rebounds can still be seen, but it is too easy to miss, and because he was wrongly placed as a power forward, he can't stand the force of other power forwards at all. attack.

Therefore, Kuzma failed to be reused under Larry's defensive-oriented tactical system. Most of the time, he played the role of a 3-point shooter.

But Kuzma has a high spirit, and by seizing rare opportunities, he played a lot of beautiful offenses.

If Kuzma plays smoothly in the finals, it may become an X factor.

On the night of the game against the Wildcats, Tianyang informed the Sequoia coaching staff of his views on Kuzma, and Johnny said that he would study it seriously.

……

In Los Angeles, in a luxurious private club, Jenny Buss and Magic Johnson are sitting on the sofa. Both of them look at their watches from time to time, as if they are waiting for some important person.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and the assistant was about to open the door, when the magician got up and signaled that he would come in person.

"Haha, big brother, please come in." Magic smiled all over his face.

The person who came was 'Skyhook' Kareem. He was a little unhappy, and immediately frowned when he saw Jenny.

"It's so late, what's the point of calling me out? Can't you come to my house tomorrow to talk?"

Jenny got up quickly, bowed slightly to apologize, "The matter is urgent, please forgive me, we are also for the development of the Lakers, and I hope you can provide some suggestions."

Abdul-Jabbar ignored it, and instead looked at the magician, "When did you return to work for the Lakers and participate in management decision-making?"

Asking such a question, the magician's face suddenly became a little embarrassed. He deliberately coughed to cover up, "I haven't returned to the Lakers to work. Today, like you, I am here to help Jenny deal with troubles as a friend."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn't care, and sat down slowly, "What's the trouble? Do you need me, an old man, to come forward?"

Hearing this, the magician suddenly smiled, and he immediately sat next to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, "The thing is, if there are no accidents this year, the Lakers will get a top-three draft pick. If they get a cornerstone With the addition of Randall selected last year and Russell selected last year, after Kobe retired, the speed of rebuilding of the Lakers will be greatly accelerated..."

"No way? Is it necessary for me to appear in the draft? When the Lakers chose you, I didn't participate either."

In Abdul-Jabbar's fifth season with the Lakers, the Lakers selected Magic Johnson with the No. [-] pick.

That season, the magician performed well and led the Lakers to the championship in the finals when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was injured.

Since then, the scepter of the Lakers has officially been handed over from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the magician.

"Big brother, it's not what you think. The problem now is that Jenny and Jim have a dispute over who should be selected. Jim insists on going his own way, and the team will immediately be destroyed in his hands."

The magician's tone was anxious, but Abdul-Jabbar didn't care much. He leaned back on the sofa and looked at Jenny Buss, "I probably understand. You want me to stand up and show your support?"

Jenny nodded quickly, "Yes, if Jim chooses the person he wants, the road to rebuilding the Lakers will be very difficult, and I don't think you want to see such a situation."

"That kid did a lot of stupid things, but I'm not qualified to participate in the management work, I will only post a suggestion on Twitter, and it is a third-party report, understand?"

As soon as this remark came out, Jenny and the magician nodded happily frequently, even boasting that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was thinking of the Lakers.

"Is there any player information to be selected? Show me."

Jenny looked at the assistant, and the assistant quickly put the tablet in front of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, which was playing highlights of Duke University small forward Ingram.

After watching the 10-minute video, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar turned his head, "The body is also a little thin, but the skills are not bad, the style of play is relatively calm, and he can play with his brain. If he is selected and trained for a few years, he may be the core of the team."

After finishing speaking, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar seemed unwilling, "Is there no better one?"

"And Simmons and Jaylen Brown..." the assistant hurriedly operated on the tablet.

"Forget it, don't do it, I've seen the video of those two people, it's similar to the young man just now."

"Then which one do you think is the best choice for us?" Jenny Buss asked casually.

"It's almost the same. You see that the team needs to be selected. Hey, look for the video of the player Jim is going to select. If the difference is too much, I will severely criticize him."

With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's request, Jenny Buss and the magician suddenly found themselves in trouble.

Especially the magician. His own understanding of basketball is outstanding. Of course, it can be seen that Tianyang is also good, and it is on par with the three rookies mentioned just now.

However, like most people, he felt that Tianyang's final upper limit would not be too high.

He knew that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar should not be allowed to see Tianyang's outstanding highlights, otherwise things might change.

He quickly snatched the tablet from the assistant's hand, "I'll play it for Big Brother myself."

As he spoke, he winked at Jenny, motioning her to steady Kareem.Jenny nodded, and he began to search for videos of Tianyang's poor performance.

But he searched for 5 minutes, previewed quickly, but couldn't find a suitable one.

Jenny Buss waited a little impatiently, got up and took a look, just in time to see the scene of Tianyang facing Jordan Bell continuously deflated, grabbed the tablet and handed it to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

The magician wanted to stop but finally stopped. That was indeed Tianyang's worst performance recently.

"This step back, tsk... this jump shot, tsk... this super long 3-pointer, tsk... this European step backhand layup, tsk tsk, it's not bad."

Jenny-Buss was dumbstruck, completely dumbfounded.The magician shook his head, he knew it would.

"Ouch, this fadeaway jumper is amazing!"

"I take back what I just said. This young man is no worse than the previous three, and he is even stronger in terms of immediate combat power. If you want to speed up the reconstruction, I suggest choosing this young man!"

Jenny-Buss' face turned dark, completely unexpected and self-defeating.

(End of this chapter)