O'Neal and Kobe, both stood in the C position.

Billups, Jones, and Horry surrounded by.

Smile at the camera.

Crack, Crack~

The spotlight flashed, and the Lakers' core equipment photo was completed in the new season.

At this time, the Lakers were not the future triple-core driver, but the dual-core driver that had just confirmed the "OK combination".

In the past, the Lakers relied too much on O'Neal and played a one-star tactic.

O'Neal's single-handed challenge is unsolvable, attracting defense, and the outside line is an attacking group who shoots hard, wins, and is easy to do.

However, this tactic is only suitable for the regular season, the opponent does not target, and the pitcher has no pressure.

In the playoffs, he was targeted by the championship team, and the Lakers' lineup strength cannot be crushed, and the playoff stage is destined to go far.

The leader of the Qiao Gang has already used his experience to tell the entire league that single core cannot lead the team and successfully strive for the NBA championship.

After all, no matter how strong the Lakers’ star outside group is, they really dare to keep shooting endlessly in the playoffs?

A role player victory?

When O'Neal was defended, ordinary stars could not maintain their regular season mentality and threw the basketball into the basket steadily.

Faced with a championship-level team with almost no weaknesses, this set of tactical playing style is no longer suitable.

The Lakers want to win and strive for the championship.

On the outside, a key attack needs to be established.

The selected objects are Kobe and Jones.

It turns out that Jones has the right time and place.

However, when Kobe was still a rookie, he failed to seize the opportunity.

In the 97-98 season, Jones, as the starter, averaged 36 minutes per game, scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists, and performed quite well.

With this performance, I got the All-Star ticket and the kind who is a substitute.

Of course, there are also competitors "Madman" Sprewell, assists from the "throat lock" incident.

Jones' peak is only about 17 points per game, and he has not scored 20+ offensive firepower. It seems that he is the core of the outside line, which is really a little bit worse.

If it weren't for the championship, he would be enough.

However, the Lakers' goal is the sea of ​​stars. Those who cannot keep up with the pace are destined to be left behind.

In the 97-98 season, Kobe came on as a substitute, averaging 26 minutes per game, 10 minutes less playing time than Jones, but he was able to score 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2.3 assists. His talent is visible to the naked eye, surpassing Jones, no, he has surpassed him.

From now on, I guess I couldn't see the taillights when I returned.

At this time, Kobe was still curly-haired and had not yet been bald, but he had become stronger than Jones.

The core position on the outside is just the beginning. In Kobe's eyes, Jones is not the end.

Even O'Neal is just the second opponent.

He will not stay, only the God in the throne in his eyes.

It doesn't matter whether he or she is in the same lineup or the same position as her.

He just wants to win.

That person must be me!

Why not me?

Such ambition and such a strong mentality are the qualities that every superstar should possess.

There was no flame called ambition in Jones' eyes.

Kobe and O'Neal were standing in the C position, but his face was full of nonchalance.

Look at the future union president Derek Fisher, staring at Billups in his eyes.

It seems to be saying that the position next to Kobe belongs to him.

In the 1997-98 season, Fisher averaged 5.8 points and 4.1 assists per game. In the case of poor physical talent, he wanted to improve and position.

Jones, however, naturally thought that he was still the team's unchanging heart.

...

It's only one week before the start of the new season. The team no longer plays the virtual game and directly enters the training theme.

The first point is that Kobe will enter the starting lineup, how to use it? How to use his strength well.

The second point is the issue of training defensive tactics raised by Li Mu.

May I ask, the Lakers' offense is not allowed?

Don't ask, just ask, just pull it apart and leave that damn basketball to the "OK combination" to play.

In fact, the Lakers' offense is not a big problem. In the 97-98 season, the Lakers averaged 105.5 points per game.

In the 1990s, the average average of 100% was exceeded, and this attack firepower was one of the best in the league.

It can even be said that there is no need to be two.

Just this, what offensive tactics do you have to practice, and whether to give other teams a way out?

Compared with strong offensive firepower, the Lakers' defensive ability is seriously ill.

Let’s take a look at the loss of points from the defensive strong team in 1998.

Spurs 88.5.

Knicks 89.1.

Bulls 89.6.

Pacers 89.9.

Heat 90.

Jazz 93.

...

The Lakers were able to reach the Western Conference Finals by relying on strong offensive firepower, but they failed to go further and dragged their backs on defense.

The 1998 championship was the Bulls and the second runner-up was the Jazz.

The Bulls are strong, just defense.

Winning is no longer relying on Jordan's personal offense.

That Knicks and the Spurs?

Those two teams lost the least points. Although there are good reasons for defense, it is more about delaying time, reducing the number of offensive rounds, and losing points per game, which naturally looks the least.

The first two topics are easy to understand, but the next third question arises.

A set of tactical playing styles cannot be created by cramming temporarily and training for a few days.

One week is far from enough, so you can only determine the tactical and playing thinking, and more importantly, you need to practice.

Without much training time, it becomes inevitable to use competitions instead of training.

Regular season results are also important, but the Lakers are most urgent to make breakthroughs from the playoffs.

Don't practice tactics?

What to use to break through?

If you want to develop defensive tactics, then the first thing is to do is to establish the starting lineup.

In the tactical conference room, Jerry West presided over the meeting and took the lead in speaking, "The new season opener, we are going to play against the Rockets.

In the starting lineup, Kobe and O'Neal are the only two that can be confirmed.

Now let’s talk about how to play the Rockets? What lineup should I use to play?"

Li Mu had already made plans for the starting lineup and was ready to join his iron squad at any time.

However, the lineup has changed too much, and the management and assistant coaches probably won't let Li Mu do whatever he wants.

If the mind is not unified and the locker room is blown up by then, who will clean up the mess?

If Li Mu does not have this ability, he must achieve unity of his thoughts.

The result was that everyone nodded and agreed. If it exploded, then everyone would bear it together?

To be fair, Li Mu is still too young and has too few achievements. If it were Phil Jackson, such a pre-war meeting would be a notification meeting.

Seeing everyone's eyes looking at Li Mu, as the head coach of the Lakers, it is natural that Li Mu will give the answer first.

Without thinking too much, Li Mu immediately spoke, "There is no shortcut to defeat his opponent.

Either you are strong enough to be invincible, or you know your opponent and know yourself, avoid your opponent's strengths, and attack your opponent's weaknesses.
To be continued...