ATPnovel Chapter 138 Strategic Shorting
Chapter 138 Strategic Shorting
Chapter 138 Strategic Shorting
"We've been in the conference finals four years in a row, which means we've played a season or so more than a lot of other teams, you know, always hungering for wins, for games It's not easy, but I'm happy that our players showed the mental outlook and fighting spirit I want to see. I'm proud of the performance of the players, but winning this game is just the beginning. I can It is foreseeable that the future games will be more brutal. However, I have no doubts that we will be the final winners." In an interview with the "Los Angeles Daily News", Jim did not hesitate to praise the team.
The team has a day to rest before their next home game.
Zen master only arranged the minimum intensity of warm-up training to keep the players in shape. Although the fourth quarter of the last game was played as garbage time, the Lakers played a very high defense in the first three quarters in order to limit the offensive firepower of the Mavericks. Intensity, also consumes a lot of physical strength.
As Michael Jordan officially announced his retirement, his trainer Tim Grover was also invited by the Lakers to join the Lakers coaching staff as a physical coach.At this time, he was testing the players together with the chief team doctor Michael Carter on the field to ensure that potential injuries were discovered in time.
Jim does not want to repeat the mistakes of Pat Riley, who practiced his core before the battle and gave away the championship.
The divisional finals are in full swing, and on the other end, the bad guys finally ushered in the final assessment of a year's work-the lottery draw.
The European-flavored Cleveland Cavaliers won the No. [-] lottery in spite of the crazy performance of general manager Jim Paxson.Cleveland fans cheered, seemingly seeing the arrival of LeBron James.
The Memphis Grizzlies, like a trick of fate, won the second lottery with a 0.8% probability.
The Grizzlies that year, in order to trade for Otis Thorpe, sent any draft picks from 1998 to 2003 with the 2nd to 18th picks, and the Grizzlies decided which year to send them.
The Grizzlies manager's wishful thinking is good. The team has a lot of time to rebuild. How can we say that we have to make the playoffs once in the past six years?Just send that sign out.
As a result, the Grizzlies have really been entrenched in the bottom of the West all year round, and the three Grizzlies managements are reluctant to give it away.It is also to blame for the poor luck of the Pistons. Although the Grizzlies have a bad record, they have never drawn the No. [-] lottery, and the Grizzlies have been able to keep it.
It's a pity that the Grizzlies' draft vision is also not good. The second pick in 98 selected Mike Bibby. Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce... and Bibby, after a couple of unsuccessful seasons, was traded to the Kings, where he really found his organization.
In 99, the No. [-] pick was Steve Francis, but it was a pity that Francis was unwilling to report in the icy and snowy Vancouver.
No. 2000 pick in [-], Stromile Swift, is nothing to judge.
It wasn't until 01 that it was finally not the second place. The talented Spanish forward Paul Gasol, who was selected by the No. 02 pick, finally gave the Grizzlies a little bit of improvement. After Jerry West took office in [-], the selected Amare Stoudemire also has the potential of an All-Star. Under the leadership of old coach Hubie Brown, the Grizzlies have a promising future.
It's a pity that the agreed deadline has come, and the Grizzlies had to hand over the draft pick of this super year to the Pistons.
"Poor Jerry, I have to pay for the stupid operation of the previous management. If the second pick is in his hands, I have no doubt that the Grizzlies can grow into a strong team in the Western Conference playoffs within two years." Jim watched the draft lottery live in front of the TV, and mourned for West.
"Honestly, I hate the Detroit people. I'm cheap for them this time. I heard that they are going to hire Larry Brown as the new head coach. Does Joe Dumars finally feel the pressure?" Kupchak played for the Lakers When I was playing, I also played against the "Bad Boys" of the Pistons on the court, and I was deeply impressed by them.
"Oh? Is Larry Brown going to the Pistons after all?" Jim smiled playfully.
"According to recent news, it should be nine out of ten...Why are you smiling so obscenely?" Kupchak turned his head, saw Jim's expression, and couldn't help frowning.
"Remember the deal we had with the Pistons?" Jim stood up and dug out the Pistons' roster from the drawer.
"We got Ben Wallace, he did bring a lot of help to the team, but we paid Michael Reid and others, Michael can average 20 points per game this year." Kupchak pondered After a while, it is difficult to say who is more profitable in this transaction.
"Michael is a good player, but if he is in our team, he will definitely not average 20 points per game. Mitch, sometimes we have to learn to give up in order to get greater returns." Jim tore off half a piece of paper, A name was written on it and I put it in my pocket.
The next day, the second game of the Western Conference semifinals between the Mavericks and the Lakers was played at the Staples Arena.
Old Nelson seemed to realize that only relying on the Three Musketeers and Van Exel's random shooting, unless the hand feels explosive, there is no chance of defeating the Lakers.So in the opening stage, he arranged Lavlenz's outside shooting tactics, intending to disrupt the Lakers' defensive arrangement and relieve Nowitzki's pressure.
Zen Master seems to have made up his mind, as long as Nowitzki gets the ball, Ben Wallace will resolutely double-team. As for Lavrentz's outside three-pointer, let him shoot it.
In the first quarter alone, Lavlenz took 6 outside shots, the player with the most shots in the team, but only hit 2 of them.
Generally speaking, if a player who is half-emptied shoots this kind of shooting rate, it basically declares a successful defensive strategy. When you can't hit the open shot to punish the opponent, the opponent will use your poor shooting rate to punish your ball. Team up.
Whether it is Lavrenz, Raja Bell or Walter Williams, they have all become the targets of the Lakers. They jointly contributed 17 of 6 three-pointers throughout the game, and their shooting percentage was as high as others. The shots were about the same, and basically did not bring any help to the team.
Under the strict defense of the Lakers, Nowitzki only made 14 shots and hit 6 goals, scoring 16 points. The Mavericks relied entirely on Nash's miraculous performance to survive until the fourth quarter. Zonda won the team's highest score. 28 points and 7 assists, Finley and Van Exel scored 17 points and 14 points respectively.
For the Lakers, Kobe scored a game-high 37 points, Garnett had 22 points and 20 rebounds, Artest had 15 points, including a rare three-pointer, and Ben Wallace had 3 points, 4 rebounds and 12 rebounds. cap.
The Lakers beat the Mavericks 112 to 105, leading the total score 2:0.
I attended a wedding today, it's a bit vain...at least 3 more tomorrow...
(End of this chapter)