The world's best combo guard

Chapter 100 97 [Phil Jackson's Anger]

Originally, he planned to have a few drinks with Kupchak happily, but Phil Jackson felt that he couldn't stay any longer. He felt that if he didn't leave, he might not be able to control his emotions.

joke.

After Kupchak persuaded himself to trade Derek Fisher to no avail, he delivered an even crazier news.

Kupchak told Phil Jackson that the team was having a tough time negotiating with Shaquille O'Neal.

For Shaq O'Neal, this may be the last chance to seek a maximum salary contract in his career, and he himself firmly believes that he is still at his peak and worthy of a maximum salary contract.

However, in the opinion of the boss Jerry Buss, O'Neal at that time was not worth a fixed salary at all, and he tended to send O'Neal away and choose the younger Kobe.

In addition to feeling that O'Neal is not worthy of a maximum salary at his current age, Jerribas is still worried about the conflict between O'Neal and Kobe, and, in his opinion, O'Neal is more like the conflict maker because he is older. , should have made way for the young Kobe in terms of ball possession and tactical core, but O'Neal didn't do this, and instead suppressed Kobe, so he should have left.

Phil was shocked when he heard the news. He couldn’t understand why Jerry Buss did this. In his opinion, even if O’Neal was a year older, he would still be a super center, enough to afford a maximum salary. contract.

As for the conflict between Kobe and O'Neal that Jerry Buss is worried about, Phil Jackson thinks it's nothing at all, and there is actually not much conflict between them.

"I don't agree with the management's approach. If you must dismantle the OK combination, then I hope you can send Kobe away. To be honest, I don't like Kobe."

Leaving such a sentence, Phil Jackson left angrily, Kupchak spread his hands, looked at the back of Phil Jackson leaving, and shook his head helplessly.

Kupchak knew it was a difficult decision, and whether he kept or sent Shaq, he took a lot of risk.

And Phil Jackson's reaction just now also confirmed his previous guess, Phil Jackson prefers Shaq, not Kobe.

The trouble now is that the boss prefers Kobe.

"Only from the perspective of work, since last season, Phil is no longer qualified to be the head coach of the Lakers. Mitch, do you understand what I mean?"

Kupchak thought of what Jerry Buss said to him before. He is not a fool, so he can understand the meaning. If Phil Jackson does not agree to send Shaq away, then his own position as the head coach of the Lakers may not be possible. Can be saved.

Not long after Phil Jackson left, Kupchak also got up and left. He had to go to Jim Buss because he thought of a new lineup plan and hoped to exchange opinions with Jim Buss.

Based on years of experience, Kupchak knows that the disintegration of the OK combination after the end of this season is bound to happen.

The only uncertainty now is whether to keep O'Neal or Kobe.

From the perspective of owner Jerry Buss, he hopes to keep Kobe, and from the perspective of team coach Phil Jackson, he hopes to leave O'Neal.

However, Kupchak is making such assumptions. He is thinking, which combination of Kobe + Li Hao and O'Neal + Li Hao will be stronger?The premise is that Li Hao continues to grow.

Under the current team configuration that is popular in the league as a whole, which one will be stronger, the super double backcourt combination or the super center + super guard?

It's a debatable topic, so he'll have to talk to Vice President Jim Buss.

Because Li Hao's recent performance is getting better and better, the boss Jerry Bass is more and more satisfied with Jim Bass, the youngest son who advocated Li Hao's choice at the beginning. Jim Bass.

So Kupchak understands very well that no matter which of the two options is finally decided to choose, if he can get the support of Jim Buss in advance, it will undoubtedly be easier to get the support of Jerry Buss.

"FUCK! I don't know what they're thinking"

On the other hand, after being separated from Kupchak, Phil Jackson came to the residence of his girlfriend Jane Buss, and as soon as he entered the door, he lost his temper.

This made Jenny Buss a little strange. In her impression, Phil Jackson was not the kind of man who was easily emotional.

"Honey, can you tell me what's going on?
Jenny Buss handed Phil Jackson a glass of red wine and asked.

"Jenny, it's hard for me to understand what your father is thinking?"He actually decided to send Shaq away, I don't know why he did that""

Normally, Phil Jackson never talks about work when he and Jane Buss are together, but today he couldn't help it.

"Calm down, my dear, maybe my father has his reasons." Jenny Buss reassured Phil Jackson.

"What's the reason? With a maximum salary to keep Shaq, we have a great chance to build a three-peat dynasty. I don't know where his difficulty comes from."

"Okay, even though he was worried about the conflict between Shaq and Kobe, why didn't he send Kobe away?"

Phil Jackson's rage continues.

"Send Kobe away? Phil, I think you are a little crazy. If you want to build a new three-peat dynasty, Kobe is also irreplaceable."

Jane Buss thinks Phil Jackson is trying to contradict his father.

"Irreplaceable? I've had enough of that rapist. In my opinion, Lee can replace him."

"Li? That defender from China?"

Jenny Buss finally understood why Phil Jackson hated Kobe more and more, because after Kobe was exposed for rape some time ago, Phil Jackson began to show his dislike for Kobe.

But now, when the Chinese defender performed better and better, he finally had an idea, that is to replace Kobe with Lee, maybe this is why he insisted on keeping Shaq.

Jenny Buss felt that her boyfriend's idea was a bit crazy. Although she didn't interfere with the team's affairs, she occasionally heard her father mention that his father's attitude towards the Chinese defender who has been performing better and better recently has not changed much.

In this case, she didn't feel that Phil Jackson's proposal would be supported by her father.

Moreover, in Jenny Buss' own opinion, she also likes Kobe more than Li Hao from China.

Out of face, she just didn't mention it to Phil Jackson years ago.

"Honey, don't think so much, it's just a proposal now, maybe there will be changes in the future, I think Mitch Kupchak is just making some ideas for the future of the team in advance"

Janet Buss snuggles into Phil Jackson's arms.

(End of this chapter)