Eight Hundred and Twenty-Five. The Two Most Special People
It's not that Zen Master is incompetent, his achievements have surpassed all head coaches in NBA history.
The opening defense he deployed tonight, under normal circumstances, would definitely defeat the Grizzlies. Even Sun Ce, who scored double 30 points in the first round, could not afford to defeat the Lakers' 3-1-1 zone defense. Wind and waves, this is definitely a well-researched defensive strategy.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances, and the Lakers' side
Who would have thought that Sun Ce would hit 4 of 5 three-pointers in the opening game?
The Lakers' execution was also very strong, and they didn't start to rush until Sun Ce scored four three-pointers in a row.
This explosion was too harsh. Even the Grizzlies felt that Sun Ce's explosion was too harsh, not to mention the Lakers. The Lakers players had so much playoff experience that Sun Ce had to deal with it. Caught off guard.
Even the time Sun Ce scored 72 points, it wasn't that excessive! That time, there were a lot of mid-range shots and basket attacks. There were three-pointers, but it was not an exaggeration. The Zen Master also took this aspect into consideration when setting up his tactics. Isn’t that what defense is all about? Blocking the strong points and focusing on the weak points. It was originally a game. Game.
Who knew this was the case.
Fortunately, although the Zen master called for a timeout and panicked in his heart, he still looked calm on the surface.
The method of pretending works well every time, and even if it fails occasionally, it will not lose its effectiveness.
Psychology will affect physiology, and physiology will in turn affect psychology. The Zen master's calm appearance calmed down his emotions.
To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of encountering a player who has an explosive start. It's not like the sky is falling. Moreover, the series starts on the road. If you win, you will make money. If you lose, it doesn't matter. It will be an away game the day after tomorrow.
The Zen master quickly analyzed and began to lay out a new defensive strategy. There was no problem with the offense, it was just a matter of defense.
For the Grizzlies, that's right. Coach Hollins doesn't know how the opening situation will develop next. He doesn't think about it. He just makes substitutions according to the matchup situation, court needs, and player status. This is not that complicated. Although it requires control, practicing in one season is not in vain.
Coach Hollins emphasized that even if the defense was over, they didn't call a timeout in the first place. They were leading by 10 points!
While there was still some time, Sun Ce analyzed the current situation and called Gasol, Randolph, Tony Allen, and Morrow together. There were no substitutions on their side. Sun Ce estimated that the opponent's offensive end was not strong. There may be adjustments, and the adjustments must be on the defensive end, so I decided to make changes immediately, immediately, without hesitation.
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The Lakers suffered such a big impact at the beginning, but a championship team is a championship team. They are the two consecutive defending champions. They adjusted very quickly. The players on the court could not see any emotional fluctuations. You can't even see the panic from the impact.
The combination of Odom, Kobe, Barnes, Artest, and Gasol came on the court.
The Grizzlies' lineup remains unchanged.
Back on the court, Kobe came to the sidelines to apply some magnesium powder and faced off against Sun Ce. He felt the intensity of the impact Sun Ce brought more deeply than others. He knew best how careful the Zen master's defensive arrangement was this time. It was quite targeted, but it was destroyed in no time.
Especially the sense of oppression that "I just want to do it". Kobe had never encountered it before meeting Sun Ce. Even Jordan would not play like this. It was the first time for Kobe to encounter such an opponent, and it was the second game. , it’s still so amazing, and he feels weirdly familiar, but he can’t tell where it’s familiar.
In terms of shooting movements, he is very similar to Sun Ce and Jordan. The difference in details is more about the difference in body shape and different take-off methods. In terms of shooting posture, they are all very standard postures.
Shaking his head, Kobe walked onto the court and decided to focus on the offensive end first and see if the adjustments had any effect on the defensive end. In the first few minutes, he actually had a chance to play better on the offensive end, but he was frightened by Sun Ce's consecutive three-pointers. Not that If there is no chaos on the defensive end, then there is no panic. Kobe was very panicked, but he knew that he could panic but not be chaotic.
Otherwise, even the adjustment will be messy.
After the timeout, the Lakers attack.
The Lakers' lineup adjustment is beyond Coach Hollins' expectations. The Lakers may replace a guard with breakthrough ability. Coach Hollins has thought of this, but neither Blake nor Shannon Brown is as good as Farmar's breakthrough worked well back then, but coach Hollins felt that Sun Ce's defense was enough.
However, the opponent actually used Odom as a point guard!
Sun Ce looked at Odom with a smile on his face, received the serve and easily advanced to the right side of the top arc, and immediately moved to the left to block Odom.
Every time Sun Ce and Odom play against each other, I feel that those perimeter defenders who defended Magic in the 1980s were really miserable. That was a Magic who played extremely seriously and went all out. This Magic who has some brain problems looks so scary, Magic. He played 12 seasons before getting sick. In his second year, he was reimbursed for the season because the head coach at the time made him play power forward because of a trick. In other words, he played 11 healthy seasons and scored 9 goals before he was diagnosed with the disease. In the finals... Sun Ce estimates that sometimes the opponent's point guard is not weak, but simply intimidated by such a big body.
Odom's S-level ball control, Sun Ce did not try to steal easily. This guy is the player with the highest ball possession rate in the Lakers, but he only averages 1.7 turnovers per game this season and only 2.3 in his career. Sometimes, The mistake was passed out without the teammates and opponents expecting it, and... the teammates on the bench were regarded as teammates on the court.
The Lakers' tempo slowed down. Odom dribbled the ball and observed his teammates. He saw Kobe running around the baseline and using Gasol's pick-and-roll to run to the right side of the three-second zone, and immediately passed the ball.
Kobe ran out and caught the ball. Odom's anticipation of the ball was very good. At this time, Morrow retreated and collided with Gasol who switched to defense. Kobe stepped back and jumped...
The jump ball in the big gap was missed!
At this time, Artest and Randolph fought each other, and Tony Allen's neck was about to break, watching Gasol pass the ball out.
Kobe received the ball with tacit cooperation, and Sun Ce made up for the defense!
Who would continue to shoot the second ball without adjustment after missing the previous ball? Milan's old iron Ko!
Kobe faced Sun Ce's super-large backward jump shot, trying to avoid Sun Ce's possible explosive block, and successfully shot the ball out.
Kobe's nearly 60-degree backward shot flew over Sun Ce's fingertips that triggered the effect of Olajuwon's hand straps, slid through the air, and fell into the basket!
At the same time, the referee whistled, Sun Ce committed a defensive foul, and Kobe's goal was valid and he had to take a penalty.
Kobe's super-large backward jump shot went in, and Sun Ce had nothing to say, so he was awesome.
But when the referee whistled, Sun Ce exploded on the spot and yelled at the referee: "I didn't touch him! Do I need to foul a short guy with short arms and legs? He fell down because he's old and his legs are not flexible!"
These words... The referee almost lost his professionalism, but at least the referee was professional enough not to laugh.
Holding Odom and Barnes' hands, Kobe, who was about to stand up, saw Sun Ce's angry expression and seemed to be about to scold the referee. Kobe was very happy, but when he heard Sun Ce's words, his legs that were about to stand up slipped on the floor and he sat back on the floor.
The referee who noticed the movement finally couldn't help but raise his mouth corners, turned his head away, ignored Sun Ce, and signaled Kobe to the technical station to add a free throw.
Sun Ce walked to the left side of the three-second zone angrily, waiting for Kobe to add a free throw.
Kobe sat down on the floor. Not only the referee laughed, Randolph, as the representative of the Grizzlies, laughed like a pig, even Odom and Barnes who pulled him couldn't help laughing, and the fans at the scene had burst out laughing. Coincidentally, after Sun Ce roared at the referee, the director just switched the camera on the big screen to Kobe who took advantage.
Kobe held back his shame and anger and walked to the free throw line as if nothing had happened.
Psychological impact is sometimes greater than the impact of the collision. Pain can still be felt and adjusted, but the psychological part is not easy to deal with.
Kobe's free throw looked very positive in terms of shooting angle, but the force was too strong, hitting the angle between the rim and the backboard, and bounced out, and Sun Ce grabbed the defensive rebound!
Defensive transition... The Grizzlies couldn't play well this time. Artest was unable to defend the whole court as a small forward, but he was enough as a power forward. The outside line composed of Odom, Kobe and Barnes retreated quickly. This lineup was more mobile than the starting lineup.
Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt. It was not easy to think of counterattacks in the starting stage. From the formation, the Lakers' defense did not change. Kobe immediately came up to Sun Ce.
Odom defended Gasol who was one step outside the free throw line. Gasol still defended Randolph. Barnes went to defend Morrow. Artest defended the right side of the three-second zone, still 3-1-1 zone defense.
Sun Ce wanted to give the ball to Gasol and continue to play without the ball, but Odom went around Gasol to defend!
Sun Ce put away this plan and waved for Gasol to come up for a pick-and-roll.
This pick-and-roll was really executed. Kobe squeezed out of the three-point line to chase Sun Ce, and Odom also double-teamed Sun Ce. Gasol quickly cut inside, and Sun Ce lobbed the ball to the inside. Gasol received the ball and just raised it up to shoot at Artest who was switching defense. Artest's legs and feet were not so agile, but his hands were fast! He poked Gasol away with the ball that he had just received and was about to lift up!
Fortunately, Sun Ce passed the ball and rushed in around Kobe, just grabbing the ball, but Odom made up for it.
The Lakers' starting three towers are big defense and small ability. It doesn't mean that they can really keep up with the speed and block it, but they are so big, and the three of them have such long wingspans. The space in the three-second zone is so small. It will definitely not be easy for small people to shoot when they are defended by them. They switch to the opponent's outside line and force the opponent's outside line to shoot with difficult postures. Even if the defense is successful, especially Odom, he can keep up with the speed of most outside players.
And this is a strategy, making the opponent feel that there is a chance of mismatch between the small and the big outside, and then take the initiative to shoot with a difficult posture.
Although Sun Ce is more special than ordinary guards, no matter what, he is always a guard's technique, shooting-based player. Odom tried to force Sun Ce to use difficult shots, and Kobe also double-teamed him.
But Sun Ce was a little different tonight, and there was also a huge difference from the shooting-type Sun Ce who scored 72 points that the Lakers were afraid of. Sun Ce grabbed the ball and Odom was not standing firm, but he did not stop. He directly exerted force, relying on the impact force, pushed Odom who was not standing firm, and rushed into the inside!
Artest did not stop his feet after the grab, and saw Sun Ce rushing in. Seeing this situation, Artest did not stop his strength and continued to rush up, trying to directly collide with Sun Ce, even if it was a tactical foul.
Sun Ce entered the free throw line one step, stopped suddenly, and quickly transformed to the left front, changing direction at high speed, and accelerating the change of direction in progress. Level 4 trigger!
Artest almost fell down when he rushed over but didn't hit anyone. After the opponent poked the ball away, Gasol turned around and saw Sun Ce rushing up aggressively...
"We are teammates..."
Gasol didn't finish his sentence, but it was too late. The big No. 3 was stuck on his face.
Even if the four towers of the Grizzlies are experienced, it is impossible for them to be prepared for every offensive round. Moreover, Gasol thought he had made a mistake this time, but his teammates flew up just after he turned around. How could he react!
As the saying goes, it is difficult to defend against thieves at home...
Sun Ce smashed the ball into the basket through Gasol!
18 to 8, the Grizzlies still led by 10 points.
Seeing this scene, the fans at the scene didn't know whether to continue laughing or laughing? Although it was a bit sorry for Gasol, the fans at the scene still cheered and applauded while laughing wildly.
As the saying goes, it is better to let a friend die than to let me die. Randolph, who was retreating on the side, was glad that he was not the one to set a pick-and-roll with Sun Ce, otherwise... he probably wouldn't be able to react in this situation.
Seeing Sun Ce run back without any guilt, Gasol could only run back and comfort himself psychologically: at least he blocked the space for the hateful Paul to assist in defense, this is a tactic...
This time, Sun Ce clearly felt the change in the opponent's defense. When the Lakers attacked, Sun Ce made a timely defense. Gasol's long two-pointer was interfered by Sun Ce, and he was forced to miss the shot with his body tilted.
Randolph defended the defensive rebound. When Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt, the opponent Odom and Kobe directly double-teamed him!
This scene is like Pippen + Jordan double-teaming Magic Johnson, with Odom's high defense and Kobe's sticky defense to prevent breakthroughs. It was originally the latest strategy planned by Zen Master to defend Sun Ce, but who knew that Odom could not stop Sun Ce when he rushed. The two quickly discussed when they retreated and decided to double-team directly.
If Odom and Kobe's defense is carried out in sections, such as when Sun Ce breaks through or picks and rolls, they do it separately, Sun Ce can still deal with it with Iron 8, who is extremely powerful in this aspect, plus Sun Ce's size + speed advantage, but the two double-team directly, Odom defends shooting, Kobe gives confrontation, Sun Ce can't deal with it.
Tony Allen cut into the three-second zone at this time. Sun Ce had previously instructed that if Sun Ce was double-teamed, Tony Allen would go inside.
Artest and Gasol defended Randolph, Gasol and Tony Allen who cut in.
Although Tony Allen was not a big offensive threat, he entered the basket, Gasol entered the basket, and attracted Gasol and Artest. Randolph immediately withdrew and came to the left side of the three-second zone. Sun Ce passed the ball to him...
The ball attracted double-teaming, which was the possibility that Sun Ce thought of during the timeout. Unfortunately, Randolph missed the shot.
Neither side scored, and the score difference was still 10 points.
The defense of both teams was very aggressive, targeted, and well coordinated... Both were strong defensive teams. The Grizzlies ranked first in defense in the regular season this season, surpassing the Celtics, Lakers, Trail Blazers, and Magic, but the Lakers also defended steals and have been the top six defensive teams in the league for four seasons.
When both sides had effective defensive methods, the defensive battle began, and the effect was excellent. The defensive cooperation of the players of both teams was too good, and they all had excellent tacit understanding and very good defensive judgment. They knew how to adjust the defensive focus according to the current situation, and as the game progressed, they were no longer as rigid as when the game started.
The offensive efficiency of both teams suddenly plummeted, and the defensive efficiency suddenly increased. It was very sudden, but reasonable.
Although Sun Ce was possessed by Kobe, facing the Lakers' aggressive and targeted defense, his scoring was interrupted after he scored 16 points in a row.
In the seventh minute of the first quarter, the Grizzlies called a timeout and the score was suspended at 21 to 12.
Under such high-intensity defense of the two teams, the Lakers scored 12 points in 7 minutes, which was actually pretty good.
The Grizzlies scored 21 points, thanks to Sun Ce's 14 points in a row at the beginning. That wave was too critical, putting the Grizzlies in an excellent advantageous situation.
However, I don't know if this situation can be maintained in the future.
Because Tony Allen and Gasol are going to be replaced!
On the Lakers side, the Zen Master kept dragging his feet and not calling a timeout, just because he didn't want to call a timeout for the Grizzlies. Tony Allen and Gasol's physical problems were the key points that the Zen Master focused on, so even if they were 10 points behind for a long time, the Zen Master didn't call a timeout. It was only the first quarter, and with a 10-point gap, Sun Ce could score 14 points in 4 minutes. He also had a monster under his command who was no worse than Sun Ce, a monster who had done everything on the scoring end!
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Sun Ce returned to the bench, and Coach Hollins immediately pulled him aside to ask about the situation: "Noah, how is it today? Are you going to change your jersey or wear goggles? I customized a new playoff version headband for you, and I also helped you contact E-Cone, they are interested in customizing a special edition retro combat boots for you."
Sun Ce played on both offense and defense in the first quarter. If Coach Hollins knew Sun Ce in most games, he was mentally sure that Sun Ce would have a 100% explosion today. However, Sun Ce was suddenly interrupted again. Although most of the factors were the opponent's good defense, Coach Hollins still had to ask.
In fact, Sun Ce only has eight or nine games in a season, which is one-tenth of the regular season games.
Fans think that Sun Ce's outbursts are very frequent because fans do not necessarily watch every game. Grizzlies fans and Sun Ce fans are okay, and they may watch more games. But the netizens who really praise Sun Ce to death online and even bring bad things to Sun Ce may not be Grizzlies fans or Sun Ce fans. They may just pay attention to the games in which Sun Ce explodes.
Of course, it is already exaggerated to have one-tenth of the games in a season. Jennings exploded in one game and his entire career was trapped.
Fans and the media tout Sun Ce as a future superstar, although they do not regard Sun Ce as the strongest player in the future. After all, Sun Ce has no advantage in terms of dynamic physical fitness except speed, and it is foreseeable that once Sun Ce gains weight, it will be difficult to maintain the speed. For example, Odom, Magic Johnson and Kirilenko are the best examples. The former two gained weight and their speed is still guard-level, but it is not fast. Kirilenko did not gain weight, so he was able to defend against speed-type point guards at his peak.
Sun Ce has too many congenital defects. Fans, media and experts all think that he is definitely one of the strongest players in the future. There is no doubt about this, but no one sees him as one of the top five in the league in the future, let alone the first. He may be at the top of the MVP list and may even win the MVP many times, but it is difficult to be the first in the strength list. This is the experience of watching the game for many years. After all, Nash, who has won two consecutive MVPs, has never been regarded as one of the top five players in the league, but Nash has been ranked first in the MVP list and top three in the strength list for many times from the age of 31 to 34.
The head coach of the team knows his players best. Coach Hollins knows that Sun Ce is very powerful when he explodes. Although he doesn't know why there is such a big difference between Sun Ce's explosion and no explosion, he trusts him. There is no problem with the urine test, and the explosion of shooting is not due to taking drugs, so he thinks that is Sun Ce's characteristic, and he gets used to it over time.
Fans are also used to it. There are all kinds of geniuses in the NBA, even Odom, who is so talented that Magic Johnson sighs that he is inferior to him, but suffers from "absent-mindedness".
Of course, Coach Hollins also gained some experience from this. Isn't it enough to just ask first? The person involved knows his current situation.
Hearing Coach Hollins start to act silly again... Sun Ce felt a little desperate.
He might as well introduce Coach Hollins to his peripheral product company as a planner. John, the big boss of the peripheral product company, would be so happy. The Panda headband designed by Coach Hollins is selling so well. John is still complaining about why his creativity was taken away by someone else. He clearly heard that every household in his hometown raises pandas. Now he has to give part of the money to the panda base and the Grizzlies because he used the Grizzlies' colors. It's not justifiable to make a separate product without the Grizzlies' colors.
Sun Ce resisted the urge to complain, mainly because he knew that he would most likely not be able to beat this bad guy who was selected for the first defense in the 1970s when doping was rampant. Sun Ce nodded and said, "Just prepare my jersey and Gatorade for me."
After Sun Ce's response, Coach Hollins felt relieved. Sun Ce said this, and he knew that he didn't have to worry about Sun Ce's physical strength tonight.
In fact, even if Sun Ce doesn't explode, as long as he can play longer than the usual 60-plus regular games, it is good news for the Grizzlies. Even if he doesn't explode, Sun Ce is the team's strongest outside line, the engine on the offensive end and the glue on the defensive end!
The second phase is Sun Ce who is in great form tonight. Although the opponent's defense once sniped Sun Ce who is in great form, if Sun Ce who is in great form is sniped and Conley is the main point guard... Coach Hollins estimates that it will be even worse.
This is the team that continued to have an advantage in defense against the Celtics in the playoffs last year, and the opponent's rotation lineup this year is much stronger than last year. Last year, the Lakers had a maximum of 7 players in the finals, but this year it is 9 players!
After getting a response from Sun Ce, Coach Hollins had a bottom line in his mind and began to arrange rotation and defensive tactics.
On the offensive end... he couldn't predict how Sun Ce would play. Every time Sun Ce broke out, his performance gave people a different feeling. Otherwise, "only" an S-level ability evaluation, how could it make the Lakers, a team with three at least A+-level stars in the starting lineup, so busy?
It was because Sun Ce broke out differently every time that the Lakers were still immersed in the game where Sun Ce scored 72 points. Sun Ce's mid-range shot in that game was even more fierce than Kobe, because the so-called "Kobe time" was a touch for Kobe himself, but for Sun Ce, as long as the conditions were met, it was a fixed bonus.
Sun Ce, whose outbreaks were changeable, made the opponent hard to defend. The Zen Master learned a lesson from his experience tonight.
On the Lakers side, although the Zen Master said that it was only the first quarter and it was no big deal to be behind by 9 points, but, being behind is being behind, it is impossible to say that being ahead is worse than being behind!
The Zen Master had encountered this kind of difficult-to-control situation only when playing against the Celtics in the past three playoffs, and the details were very different. The Celtics were not weaker than the Lakers in overall strength, and the opposing head coach Rivers had the Big Three + Rondo + the Celtics' extremely strong rotation lineup, which could be called the ultimate form. It seemed that no matter how unreliable the defensive strategy was, the Zen Master was not sure about the two finals, winning once and losing once, but the other 14 series in the three-year playoffs, including the tense game against the Suns, the Zen Master was sure.
But Sun Ce... The Zen Master could not predict!
This is a bug!
And the Grizzlies, a team that Zen Master had long regarded as a troublemaker, really showed the power of a troublemaker. Kobe and Odom, these two talented players, finally defended Sun Ce. Wow, the entire Grizzlies team relied on defense to defend the Lakers. What a fight...
But no matter how buggy Sun Ce is, no matter how much trouble the Grizzlies, the troublemaker, can make, Zen Master has to concentrate on pretending... No, it's to concentrate on guiding the players with his own calmness, so that the players have confidence and deal with the Grizzlies with a peaceful mind.
On the Grizzlies side, Coach Hollins is much simpler than Zen Master. There is also an advantage of a coach without so much coaching experience, that is, to move forward and do it. Compared with Sun Ce, he has the pressure of the incident, the pressure of MVP night, and the heartache of Kobe's peak card. Coach Hollins is fearless. No one will say anything if he loses to the Lakers, and he is awesome if he wins.
Of course, this is only relative. There is no pressure from public opinion. It is not shameful to lose to the defending champion of two consecutive championships, but Coach Hollins wants to fight for himself.
Therefore, Coach Hollins had no choice but to replace the lineup with Sun Ce, Conley, Paul George, Randolph, and Jordan.
He wanted to keep Tony Allen, Morrow, and Gasol on the court. These three played well with Sun Ce on both offense and defense. Morrow's containment made it impossible for the Lakers to play 3-2 zone defense. 3-1-1 always has flaws. Although Sun Ce failed to score in the past two minutes, he could always find a way after a long time. Moreover, Morrow's pass to Gasol after Sun Ce ran to the right baseline and attracted Barnes to make up for the defense. Morrow's three-pointer kept the score difference at 9 points, which looked too beautiful.
However, the physical strength of these three is a big problem. Why is Morrow praised by the media and fans this season? Why do so many people think that he will definitely get a big contract next season? He averaged 22 minutes per game and made 2.4 three-pointers. Before Curry, the god of three-pointers, opened the three-point era, Morrow's three-point performance was god-level. Moreover, he did not play well in the 09-10 season with the Warriors, averaging 2+ three-pointers per game, and then went to the Nets to get a big contract in the 10-11 season. In the end, because the Nets had Joe Johnson and Kirilenko, he gradually faded out of the rotation and fell into a slump. He came to the Grizzlies, who were in urgent need of three-point shooters and regarded Morrow as the savior of three-pointers.
Morrow, whose physical condition was average and whose shooting efficiency decreased the longer he played, happened to meet Coach Hollins, whose coaching career had changed and whose main attack was rotated. He played for about 20 minutes per game, concentrating his physical strength in the most efficient time period, and shot 44% of his three-point shooting percentage per game, tied for third in the three-point list this season, with a higher efficiency than Curry... Of course, this cannot be compared based on efficiency, because Curry has other scoring methods besides three-pointers. In addition to his average score of 21 points per game, which is much higher than Morrow, he also has 4+4 rebounds and assists.
Tony Allen's first line of defense against Kobe was very effective tonight. Gasol's inside defense was really not inferior to his brother in the playoffs. With Sun Ce's crazy help defense tonight, Gasol + Sun Ce, the strongest inside and outside defense combination, today when Duncan and Garnett are both old and their physical strength has declined and can only guarantee less than 30 minutes, and Howard has no good outside defense teammates, the defensive efficiency of this duo is second in the league, second only to the James-Wade combination! It is not unfair for Sun Ce and Gasol to lose to the Heat duo, whose only defense is good, James and Wade. They are really good. However, even the combination of Rondo + Garnett and Gerald Wallace and Batum can beat them, which proves how good the close cooperation between Sun Ce and his sister-in-law is.
It's a pity that Gasol's physical strength is far inferior to his brother. His brother is still a first-team player at the age of 35, but Gasol is only in his third season. Playing for more than 30 minutes in a game is already the limit.
Not to mention Tony Allen. If he faces Kobe, playing for 20 minutes in a game is the limit. It has been proved in 2008 and 2010. It's true that he defended very well. In the atmosphere of the playoffs, relying on the addition of the whole team, Tony teacher defended Kobe in the previous period and Kobe made 2 of 7 shots, which was quite impressive. It's a pity that he himself is not strong enough and has no physical strength.
Sometimes, rotation is not something that the head coach has the final say on. Especially for Coach Hollins, who changed his coaching strategy and rotated players based on physical energy distribution, on-the-spot conditions, matchup conditions, tactical choices, and Sun Ce's status, it is very important for the players to be in good condition when they come on the court!
From a certain perspective, Coach Hollins' coaching strategy has hindered the outbreak of players other than Sun Ce.
However, he always arranges the best rotation lineup for Sun Ce!
The Lakers' main 7-man rotation is different from last season's playoffs. There are many changes this season. After the timeout, Blake made a layup, Shannon Brown came on, and Kobe + Odom + Bynum came on.
In the mind of the Zen Master, Bynum is not as important as Gasol, but the Zen Master has to admit that if Bynum is completely liberated, he is no worse than Gasol, as long as Bynum does not commit suicide. The biggest concern of the Zen Master about Bynum is Bynum's personality, which is more difficult to control than Kobe. Kobe is just difficult to control, and Bynum's brain is in the eyes of the Zen Master... There is a problem.
Besides Sun Ce, Zen Master was also afraid of Paul George!
Paul George's talent made him play all 82 games in a season. At the end of the season, he made 6 three-pointers in a single game and at least 3 three-pointers in 4 consecutive games, which made the Lakers pay great attention to him!
The first time Kobe played a truly good performance in the playoffs was when he was 20 years old in the lockout season of the 1998-99 season. I won’t mention the first two years, but I’ll mention it again. He played against the Jazz and missed three consecutive buzzer-beaters. However, this also made Kobe work the Jazz to death since 2008, and the Jazz’s double evil spirits + Sloan fell apart... This is not the point. The point is that Paul George of the Grizzlies was very similar to Kobe at the beginning of the 1998-99 season!
That season, Kobe just started. What was the first thing that caught the still unemployed Zen Master’s attention? The later ones would never have thought that Kobe was better than Jordan in three-pointers and more suitable for future basketball!
Why didn’t the Zen Master persuade the players who negotiated with the NBA owners at the time to continue their careers on behalf of Jordan after the lockout ended in January 1999? He had already predicted that three-pointers would become more and more important in the future, and Jordan, whose athletic ability was declining year by year, might lose his position as a god. Therefore, the Zen Master did not persuade Jordan to continue his career. In addition, sponsors and the league were afraid that a true basketball god who could not be defeated in the future would appear and force Jordan to retire...
This is not the point. The point is that in the summer of 1999, the Zen Master saw a boy who might be infinitely close to God in the future - Kobe Bryant, and decided to join the Lakers at the invitation of the logo man. Sure enough, Michael's dynasty was immediately continued.
Paul George's rookie year performance reminded the Zen Master of Kobe's rookie year!
Although it took three years for Kobe's rookie year to become a champion, his opponent... had Sun Ce! The Zen Master did not dare to be careless.
The NBA is not a world that is so easy to predict. For example... who would have thought that the second-year point guard of the Warriors who foolishly wanted to compete with Sun Ce would change the NBA?
In the rookie year of Sun Ce and Curry in the NBA, although Sun Ce won the best rookie and Curry broke the single-season three-point record for rookies, at that time, people felt that Evans was the rookie of the 2009 class and the real son of destiny.
Curry was directly ignored... But the Zen Master was puzzled, why so many people were not optimistic about the most special two?
But now, Sun Ce has become the MVP... What about Curry?
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