basketball task

Chapter 203 Lakers

"Why? It won't work if you don't gain weight!"

Yao Ming was puzzled.

If you want to survive in the NBA with a bunch of muscle sticks and play dominance, you must increase your weight to ensure sufficient strength and confrontation. This is what the center of that era must do.

After following Van Gundy's advice and gaining weight, Yao Ming's dominance at the basket has indeed greatly improved, and he was even able to wrestle with the historical superstar Shaquille O'Neal at one point, which excited the Chinese fans.

However, the negative effects of weight gain cannot be underestimated. Greater weight will inevitably bring greater burdens. Whether it is knees, ankles, or waist and back, the pressure on the back is much greater than before. Yao Ming's iron man's attendance rate, long-term high-intensity games caused by overwork, and very common playing with injuries, all these factors combined to overwhelm Yao Ming's body until he retired sadly.

Chen Ning was very sad, and he couldn't convince Yao Ming that in that era, he was the tail of a heavy center. As long as he was a big man, he had to gain weight and go to the basket. There was no other way.

"Just wait, the day I get the championship ring will be the end of the heavy center."

Qian Ning silently vowed in his heart that he must win the championship as soon as possible, so that he can prove the narrow-mindedness of people with practical actions, and can help Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian get rid of the road of weight gain.

"A Lian, you should also be careful, don't be too eager to use your strength."

Hanging up the phone to the UAE, Channing returned to Philadelphia, waiting for him is a heavyweight opponent: the Los Angeles Lakers.

2008 is an important year. In addition to the combination of the Celtics' Big Three to open up the grouping of future generations, there is another important event, that is, Gasol joined the Lakers.

The Lakers without Gasol rely on Kobe alone to support them. Even if the Lakers have the NBA's biggest head coach, Phil Jackson, it will not help. , and then the regular season is okay, and the playoffs are all kinds of companions.

Take a look at Kobe's teammates. There are Fisher Fisher and Jordan Farmar at the point guard. In addition to Peter Pan Kobe at the shooting guard, there are also his substitutes Luke Walton and Vujacic. Radmanovich, and Ariza, who was traded in the middle of the season, have Gasol and Odom as power forwards, and Bynum, Mbenga and Turiaf as centers.

Such a lineup is not bad in the regular season team, but it is not enough in the playoffs. In the Lakers lineup, only Kobe Gasol can stably output positive contributions.

Lao Yu is very important on the offensive end, but he has no sense of presence on the defensive end. He can't guard any defender.

Bynum and Odom are basically funny brothers, super gods and ghosts for a while, no one knows what state they are in.

Without Kobe to lead them, they both quit the league very quickly, that's all.

As for the substitute, it basically belongs to the level of not mentioning it.

Ariza is a good 3d, but 08 came halfway.I don't think I played a few games.

Before getting Gasol, the Lakers had been tepid, but after the introduction of Gasol, the Lakers quickly transformed from a big team into a top team in the league. Sitting on the No.1 throne, it can be seen that the level of the Lakers is extraordinary.

Why is it changing so quickly?In fact, a small part is due to Gasol, and a large part is due to Kobe.

Gasol's ability was not strong enough at the time, and he couldn't compare with the league's top power forwards like Garnett. The frontal collision in the 08 Finals can be clearly seen. Gasol was very soft at the time, and his weight Insufficient confrontation, he suffered a lot in the inside melee, and could only pull out to shoot mid-range. It was also after the 08 finals that Gasol suffered a big loss, learned from the pain, and worked hard to train his muscles. Drama.

Back then, Gasol was not favored by too many people. He never wanted Kobe to live better than himself. Shaquille O'Neal even released insulting words, saying that Gasol was a bitch, and he didn't look like a man when he played.

However, there is also Bole who knows heroes with insight. Apart from the Zen master Phil Jackson, Popovich knows Gasol's ability best. He is also very dissatisfied with Gasol's deal to join the Lakers.

It can be said that Popovich has been studying how to defend Kobe and the head coach of the Lakers. Before Gasol came, Popovich frantically double-teamed Kobe every night, and even sent three or four people tight Keep an eye on Kobe, because Popovich knows that as long as Kobe is locked up, the Lakers will be in a mess.

But the arrival of Gasol has completely changed this situation. Gasol is very suitable for Phil Jackson's triangle offense and perfectly played the role of the high-post support axis in the triangle offense. With his excellent ball quotient and excellent passing ability, Gasol always pulls out to support Kobe, making it easier for Kobe to get the ball. Helped Kobe transfer the ball to open teammates in time.

In this way, Popovich no longer dared to double-team Kobe too much. Therefore, Gasol's ability characteristics are very suitable for the triangle offense. His arrival completely liberated Kobe's scoring ability and also allowed the Lakers to have It has achieved a qualitative change, and even defeated the Spurs coached by Popovich in the future Western Conference Finals and entered the Finals.

To deal with such a team, in addition to double-teaming Kobe, we must always pay attention to the defense against Gasol. The Lakers' current No. [-] ranking in the Western Conference is not blown out.

Tenth in the Eastern Conference, facing the first in the Western Conference, seems to be a massacre without any suspense. Before the start of the game, all the media were overwhelmingly optimistic about the Lakers, and they regarded the Philadelphia 76ers' three-game winning streak as taking advantage of the schedule.

But Channing didn't think so.

"What's so great about the Lakers? Isn't he the No. 12 player in the Western Conference? Isn't he just Kobe Bryant and three stupid big men? They have 12 players, and we also have [-] players. I'm afraid he's a bird!"

"Bynum is insane! Odom is insane! Vujacic is too soft, Gasol is even softer, Fisher is too old, Farmar is too young, who else? The strength of the Lakers is nothing more than that!"

"The Lakers are a paper tiger! Without Pau Gasol, they're just a Western Conference player, just like us!"

"They traded, and we traded too! Although we traded late, we are not weak. Let everyone see our true strength tonight!"

"Turn the Lakers! Fight for four consecutive victories!"

In the locker room before the start of the game, with Channing's MLM-style brainwashing slogans, the morale of the Philadelphia players climbed to the peak.

(End of this chapter)