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1112 On Track

If you want to talk about the intention to prompt D'Antoni to step down, these players may not have been missing. As long as they defend a little, they may not lose the game. But now the players and D'Antoni have reached two extremes. Didn't you say you don't need to defend? That's great, we'll stop doing it.

There are two problems with attacks. First, the Warriors will not be defensive. They are looking for Iguodala to improve the team's defense; second, the Lakers' current lineup is based on Xiao Han and Kobe. When Kobe just recovered from injury, they may not be able to defeat Curry and Thompson. How can there be a reason to not lose in such a game?

The only thing that people unexpected about this incident is that Buss Jr. will really slap himself again, and he will find him and fire him with his own hands. Now the biggest expectation of fans is to see if the new Lakers boss will slap himself for the third time - he firmly rejected Phil Jackson and then called him back.

When D'Antoni was over, people could see a familiar scene again, that is, when the timeout was suspended, Kobe would introduce his teammates to his playing style and tactics. The team's coach - the new coach, was naturally an assistant coach before taking office, and would only look at and smile from the side. He would never be like D'Antoni. After Kobe was injured, he would tweet and talk about the team's tactics, and would seriously treat it as a matter to stop him.

Everyone knows that this matter will be a result soon, but given the "breaking promise" storm caused by Mike Brown after class, this time, the Lakers' management has not even announced the candidate they like.

Like many teams that fired the coach, the Lakers performed well after D'Antoni left and achieved a winning streak. The loose schedule and weak opponent also gave them a chance to breathe. After defeating the Kings at home on the 25th, they won the Wizards away on the 27th. Then D'Antoni's first back-to-back after being dismissed, the opponent was very strong, but at this time, the coach selected by the team has also taken office on the front line.

It's Phil Jackson.

The "Zen Master" was able to take office so quickly because he has been in Los Angeles since the beginning of the season. After the relationship between Jenny and Jem eased this summer, Jackson agreed to come to the Lakers as a basketball consultant. Although the team did not give him a formal position until his return, it is obvious that as long as Jenny and Jem sanitize the money issue, he can still participate in the management of the Lakers at any time.

It is precisely because of such expectations in my heart that I want to be successful as a head coach like Pat Riley, not only as a head coach, but also as a manager, Phil Jackson has always claimed that he will not give in as a head coach, but when the Lakers needed him, he still stood up.

There is no way, according to his relationship with Jenny Bass, this must be considered part of his family business, no matter what. In fact, according to Jackson's original idea, it is best to let his disciple Brian Shaw be the head coach, and he is the emperor behind the scenes. Even if he can't squeeze out Kupchek and become the general manager, it doesn't matter, as long as people know his achievements.

Unfortunately, Brian Shaw had already taken office in the Nuggets and replaced George Carl. With no one willing to be his front desk, Jackson had to choose to walk to the front stage by himself.

Fortunately, Kobe and Gasol are still there, and Xiao Han is smart enough in Jackson's opinion. It is not difficult for him to rebuild the triangular offensive system in this team. The problem he is worried about is that losing Howard and even Bynum has to lose. The team's rebounding has become a big problem. Back then he was able to lead the team to defeat the Celtics, and Bynum's rebounding is guaranteed to be a big factor. Now, Carman and Gasol obviously do not have this function.

Jackson has a good candidate in his heart, that is Greg Oden. In addition, Xiao Han is also in the Lakers, Oden has become more suitable for the team. Unfortunately, the uncle has been taken first by the Miami Heat. If Jackson wants to recruit him, at least he has to wait until next year. The transaction is impossible. Since Riley's old fox is willing to sign Oden, he just wants to take a gamble on him. He will definitely wait to see if Oden can play the full season healthy and perform well. He will not agree to any trading request at all. Besides, if he takes a step back, the Lakers do not have the chips that can impress the Heat.

I can only wait for next season. I hope Xiao Han's existence can impress Oden and let him take the initiative to shoot. As for this season, Jackson must find a different approach. He is considering whether to inclusively integrate D'Antoni's playing style.

If you have players like Xiao Han under your command, any head coach will think of playing small balls and fast breaks. This is also a major trend in the development of the league nowadays. But Phil Jackson will definitely not let the team give up on defense.

Before considering the future, Jackson must first attack the team's existing lineup. The first thing he did was to put Nash into the bench and promote young player Wesley Johnson to the starter.

Although Wesley Johnson is unknown, he is a very attractive genius who combines figure and athleticism, and has extremely outstanding outside projection ability. He has ranked fourth in the draft, but he has never played. Kupchek found him, but he is quite optimistic that this guy who may become the next Cameron Anthony, who also graduated from the university.

Unfortunately, D'Antoni refused to give him too many opportunities. Now, Jackson is here. This is a god-like man who is willing to give trust to even a guy like Rodman. Wesley finally has to wait for the day to make a comeback.

With an effective shooting percentage of 55%, a free throw percentage of 75%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 40%. How could anyone who can produce such data in college be useless to even be unable to hit the ball? What's more, Wesley is very willing to fight. Some people think that he will be the next Marion. After Jackson has seen his training and determined his ability, how can he not use such a player?

The reason why many people have always been mediocre is because they have never had the opportunity. Wesley finally has time to work. First of all, Jackson has a good reputation for him. Secondly, he met two passers-by masters, Xiao Han and Nash, and his shooting ability can finally be fully utilized.

On November 28, the Lakers challenged the Nets, which had the "Big5" away game back-to-back. As a result, not only Wesley, who started for the first time, performed well, but the performance of the entire Lakers was eye-catching.

The triangular offense cannot take shape. Phil Jackson hasn't even given the players a formal training class, but his success is that he can always adapt to local conditions. Since nothing can be changed in a hurry, let the players play a game in the way they think they can win.

Anyway, it's just a game, winning is one game, losing is one game.

As a result, the Lakers beat the Nets away and won three consecutive victories. Under the premise that Xiao Han completely suppressed Deron Williams, the old enemies of Kobe and Pierce also sparked a spark. While both sides were old, Kobe also gained the upper hand, and Wesley Johnson even made Joe Johnson's defense of only 3 of 15 shots, losing the level.

After winning three consecutive victories, on November 30, the Lakers defeated the Pistons at home again. This time, Jackson's famous triangle offense has begun to take shape. However, compared with the slight changes in previous years, he allowed players to take action directly without considering too many factors such as rebounding when they were quite sure. At the same time, many fast attack components were included in the tactics. It is obvious that this change was aimed at Xiao Han.

Quietly, the Lakers' winning rate is slowly approaching 50%, and the ranking is also reaching tenth in the Western Conference. The eighth is just a gap of three wins. However, because they have played few games this month, this winning rate can be quickly obtained as long as they maintain the winning rate.
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