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Chapter 168 Butler's Spiritual Attributes

Chapter 168 Butler's Spiritual Attributes

Odom was still soft-hearted, and was the first to remind him.

Butler immediately followed suit, and his movements became more standardized, but the learning effect just now was very average.

Now that I can protect the ball, my body is a little uncoordinated, and my speed is still slow.

The goal is still not scored.

Atkins attacks.

Kobe reminded aloud: "Spread your legs, lower your center of gravity, and put your forearm against his waist."

Every round after that, there will be reminders.

George: "Defend against a player who is taller than you. Don't be hard-headed, otherwise he will be able to finish you with a high-level hit at the basket. You have to push up while retreating, find opportunities to steal, apply pressure, increase your aggressiveness, and interfere with his dribbling. Generally, it is difficult for tall players to practice particularly good dribbling."

Divac: "Dribbling should be practical, your flamboyant crotch is meaningless, throw them away."

Caron Butler: "Every step you take is to affect the rhythm of the defender. It must be realistic. When the defender is a step slower, you can actually take a shot, not just to make a step."

……

Butler learned one by one, but so many things cannot be learned in a short while.

Butler is still being ravaged by Atkins.

One round, three rounds, ten rounds, thirty rounds...

He is like a machine that is tireless, fearless, and never gives up, giving it his all every time.

At some point, the stadium was already full of people, including the Lakers coaching staff, medical team, arena staff, security, cleaning, and technical staff.

The legendary Lakers doctor Gary Vitti and the acting coach Frank Hamblen stand together. Both are living fossils of the Lakers and have experienced many eras of the Lakers.

"Old man, I seem to see Kobe when he was young."

Vitti sighed.

"Yeah, when Jerry decided to trade Divac for Kobe, the whole world thought he was crazy. A 17-year-old kid, he couldn't see any talent at all. But he worked hard enough, and he always had the longest training time on the team. He defended like a mad dog on the court. At that time, you were worried every day that he would develop problems."

Frank is also very emotional, nearly ten years later, everything is still vivid.

snort!

Vitti snorted coldly: "There are two mad dogs in the team now, I can't sleep well at all!"

The first is Kobe, and the second is naturally Ye Heping.

(Dogs aren't all curses, and calling you a mad dog on defense is definitely a compliment in the NBA.)

"I just hope that the high school kid doesn't come to the Lakers again, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to eat in the future. Damn training madness, lunatics! I don't want the Lakers to become a concentration camp for lunatics."

Although Vitti's words were cold, they were filled with deep concern and love.

Frank knew him, and Vitti treated every player as his own child.

That's why he dared to confront the brutal Pat Riley.

Neither the magician nor the big shark at their peak would accept, but obeyed Vitti.

"Hahaha!"

Frank laughed, Vitti, the old duplicitous guy, was so funny.

"So, you think that kid can make it to the NBA? He's not very talented."

Frank asked.

Vitti glanced at Frank with disdain: "Your vision is really bad. You thought so when Kobe and Ye Heping first arrived. Don't you know how to wake up?"

Frank was so stunned that he had nothing to say, but felt aggrieved?

If I can see it, wouldn't I be the second Jerry West, and I still need to be a teaching assistant for the rest of my life?

I only heard Vitti say: "Talent is very important, but it is never everything. You should have seen Bird play. He runs slowly, jumps short, and has average strength, but who can stop his shooting?"

At the same time, there was a swish on the court.

Butler finally scored.

Although anyone with a discerning eye knows that Atkins released the water at the last moment, but no one questioned Butler.

This child's mental attributes are too high, so high that most of the Lakers feel ashamed.

Never say never, I am afraid that only Kobe can do it.

Even Ye Heping couldn't guarantee that he would be more determined than Butler.

Ye Heping hugged Atkins and whispered, "Thanks, brother, I will take care of all your supper on game days from now on."

Atkins smiled and patted Ye Heping on the back: "It's a small matter!"

Afterwards, Ye Heping picked up Butler who was limp on the ground: "Trash, you should also practice your physical fitness."

"But for the sake of your winning, I will buy you the buckles and bans you like!"

"Okay, see you tomorrow!"

Ye Heping waved his hand and helped Butler leave the arena.

……

The next day, the Lake Horse battle.

At the end of the game, the Lakers beat the Spurs 107:85.

But this game has no reference value, because Duncan has a rest.

Since the last time Duncan was tired and cramp, Popovich began to control the playing time of the Spurs players. After all, the Spurs have a lot of veterans.

At the end of the season, although there are six or seven 50-win teams in the West, the competition is fierce, but the top two positions are stable.

The Suns occupy the first place with a huge advantage, and it is almost impossible for the Spurs to surpass.

The gap between the teams behind and the Spurs is also very large, and it is almost impossible to surpass the Spurs.

That being the case, Popovich simply stopped fighting, anyway, he is the second child in a thousand years.

Because of Duncan's absence, fans' evaluation of the Lakers on the Internet has not changed. After all, they won the Spurs without Duncan.

……

On April 4, the Lakers played the Grizzlies back to back.

The Grizzlies have a neat lineup, and the command of old coach Hubie Brown is really the most durable team in the league.

Whoever wants to beat the Grizzlies has to lose a piece of skin.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 98:91.

At the beginning of the devil's schedule, the Lakers won two consecutive victories, which is a pretty good start.

However, fans still have no change in their opinion of the Lakers.

Although the Grizzlies are difficult to deal with, they are a bit weaker after all. This season, they are the goalkeepers in the Western Conference playoffs. They just seem to be able to enter the playoffs. They are far from the championship-level teams and are not worth mentioning.

It should be able to promise the Grizzlies, and it can't be justified if they can't win.

Regarding the views of the fans, Ye Heping just laughed it off. How can the fans know better than him what is going on in the team?

Since the day of the Butler-Atkins bullfight, the Lakers are back and even better than before.

……

On April 4, hit the sun.

After Nash came to the Suns, the Suns evolved directly from a fish belly to the leader of the league in the regular season.

And Nash himself has changed from a star point guard to an MVP-level point guard.

Late blooming, this is Ye Heping's evaluation of Nash.

It's no wonder that Nash was in the Suns when he first entered the league.

Later, when he went to the Mavericks, Nash gradually played out.But the Mavericks have established a strategy with Nowitzki as the core, and there are too many All-Star players in the team. Nowitzki, Finley, Josh Howard, Anthony Walker...Nash has few opportunities.

But this time back to the Suns, he met coach Mike D'Antoni, who likes to focus on guards, and teammates who are suitable for bombardment.

After a season of running-in, the Suns have become more and more tacit and stronger.

At the end, 119:108, the Lakers were defeated.

(End of this chapter)