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Chapter 344 The end of the long road

Those who know Phil Jackson will not be surprised by his current move.

He hopes to create opposition and division, and he only needs players to obey him. Especially Kobe is not the absolute leader like Jordan who only allows him to have the only voice in the locker room, and he must control the Lakers' locker room.

Kobe's goal is to compete for the championship. Jackson has nine experiences in leading the team to win the championship, but at the same time, when Jerry Bass asked him back, he did not regard the competition for the championship as his top priority.

From Old Bass' tone, Jackson could vaguely hear that if the box office could be guaranteed, the championship would not be the top priority.

From the Lakers' strengthening this summer, it can also be seen that the championship is by no means their first goal, and what they want to do is make money.

The fact that Ryan Hollins started shocked the team, obviously that was not a good idea. Even if Vladimir Radmanovic started, it would be easier to accept than Hollins started.

"How is that guy?"

In Weisha's room, Vaughan Weaver came to visit.

"I'm not in a good mood." Weaver had a rich expression on his face.

"What's there to be something that can't be understood?" Wei Xia whispered.

Weaver asked him: "Would you like if the coach had a player who obviously had more flaws than you?"

In the past, Wei Xia might not be willing.

Now he is different from what he used to be. When he heard this, he only said, "If it is beneficial to us, it is nothing."

"That's you, Wish, Andrew is not as open-minded as you." Weaver joked, "I would rather let Brian play the starter than let that insidious Lions rookie play the starter."

Now that things have come to this point, Wei Xia feels it necessary to comfort the child who is obviously not growing up.

Although he is close to 19 years old, he is not yet old enough to drink.

In Wei Xia's eyes, those who cannot drink are considered children at the age of a child.

Wei Xia came to Bynum's room and knocked on the door three friendly three times.

"Enter!" His voice was impatient and rough.

Obviously, he was upset.

Wei Xia opened the door and closed it gently: "You should go out and take a breath, AB."

"I don't want it. As soon as I fucking out, I remembered that the damn lion is the starting lineup now, I'll go crazy!" He said as if he couldn't remember that when he was in the room. In fact, he just repeated it five seconds ago.

"Why are you angry?" Wei Xia sat in the chair.

What he dislikes the most is that friends will be free from being at each other's homes.

Snacks, eat, drinks, drinks, and drinks, and you can just put them on and don’t take off your shoes.

He once spoke about these things and became a stingy reputation. Later he learned his lesson. He put out expired snacks on the table? Every time he brought his friends to the room, he said that his bed sheets had not been washed for several months? There are all kinds of bacteria and dirty things. If they still have to take the skull and get infected with some fatal diseases, he would not be responsible.

This move is surprisingly effective.

"You know why I'm angry!" Bynum kept silent.

Wei Xia asked lightly: "Do you think Ryan is not as good as you?"

"I admit that he has a very special advantage? But if it were you? Between me and him, would you let him play the starting lineup? In addition to being older than me, what else is more worth starting lineup? I will say one thing!" Bynum jumped up and said in a lively manner. "He won't get stuck at all? Once his body enters the NBA, he will be torn apart in minutes. It is better to expect him to defend the penalty area than to rely on his opponent to be kind."

What he said is very reasonable, and they are all objective facts and hidden dangers.

But? Did he only find out?

"Do you think? What you said, don't the coaching staff know?" Wei Xia asked directly.

Bynum asked in confusion: "Since they know, why do you still do this?"

Good question, this is a question that Wei Xia cannot answer.

"You may not believe Ryan, but you must believe Phil." Wei Xia's words sounded ridiculous.

"Believe him? You forgot how he treated you last season?" Wei Xia actually ran to him to talk to Jackson. It was Bynum's unexpected thing.

"Didn't I survive this little by little? You are still very young, and? You are not a starter, which does not mean that Ryan's team status is above you." Wei Xia said? "There is a concept called a fake starter."

"You mean, that damn lion will be replaced as soon as it comes up?"

"I didn't say that? This is not ruled out."

It is unrealistic to make Bynum lower his figure like Wei Xia in the rookie season and be a substitute for Hollins.

The two have different personalities? Different styles of playing? Even the status within the team is different.

Wei Xia had thought about many possibilities, and the answer that convinced him the most was that Jackson was engaged in an office struggle.

Bynum is Little Buss's baby, and Wei Xia is a lottery ticket that has been scraped out.

Since you have confirmed that you will win the prize, just find a way to improve his value. The next focus is Bynum.

Through Bynum, the Lakers' offseason reinforcement of the inside line can be explained.

In order to train Bynum, this is a good reason, but Jackson doesn't like it. Since he doesn't like it, he has to do something to curb its development.

Choosing Hollins as the starting center is one of his methods.

Hollins is also a guy from Buss, but the latter's arrogance who is above the top is afraid that he will not regard Hollins as his own. Therefore, Jackson regards Hollins as a fight for someone to win, and lets him play the starter for this matter.

Wei Xia was unable to persuade Bynum. In the next few days, he had fierce competition and confrontation with Hollins in every training match. With his outstanding physical conditions and strength advantages, he could gain the upper hand almost every time.

Hollins learned from the lessons of the last time and no longer made extraordinary moves to Bynum. Anyway, he has already been on the starting list, and no matter how wild Bynum is, it will be useless.

After the matter was settled, Jackson also chatted with Hollins alone.

Not only did he give the big man from UCLA a reassurance, but he also made Bynum feel strongly resistant to this by spreading rumors.

Even if the starting list is set, the competition continues.

On the tenth day of training camp, Bynum scored 18 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks against Hollins. It was a game that couldn't be replaced by Jackson's smile.

Jackson showed no joy, and was dissatisfied with Bynum's devourment of too much ball rights.

He pointed out at the analysis meeting that day: "Andrew, you took 16 shots, but only gave 1 assist. Yes, you have a 50% shooting percentage, but this is just a team match. Ryan will not defend you with all his strength in order to take care of your face. When the official game is done, do you think you can still dominate the game with the same efficiency?"

Bynum dared not contradict Jackson. After the analysis meeting ended, he asked Hollins to make it clear: "Listen, Scar (Scar) 1. I don't need you to give in. If you have any skills, you don't have to do anything. Your few moments are nothing in my eyes. I can easily rule you and end you. If you are worried about making a fool of yourself in front of Phil, we can wait until the night to make an appointment with a place one-on-one, and I will beat you up in the fucking minutes!"

Hollins said weakly: "Get mature, Simba 1."

1 are all characters in "The Lion King". In fact, Ryan's Ryan is not lion, but Ryan.

Not to mention, the conversation between the two of them is so interesting.

Hollins is sinister, cunning and vicious, corresponding to the scar in the movie. The innocence of Weixia and others are so worried that Bynum's "Simba" is like the little lion in the movie who was sold and still helps his uncle count money.

Bynum failed to fight, so he could only try harder to beat Hollins in the confrontation.

Hollins seemed to be shaking M, and every time he fulfilled Bynum's desire to beat him up.

On the front battlefield, Bynum won a great victory.

Every time, Jackson used the reason Hollins did not take serious defense to curb those voices that "Bynum should play the starter."

And Hollins did not make any serious moves to Bynum that would have caused him to be injured.

Based on this alone, Wei Xia believed that Hollins was not bad-minded. When he was forced to do anything, he might do whatever he wanted, but usually he knew very well what a training match was, what a confrontation match was, when to be serious, and when to paddle.

Bynum's life has been hard enough. If he, a person who brings bad news, cannot give his children a little comfort and becomes sick one day and dies young, wouldn't he feel guilty for the rest of his life?

Wei Xia, who saw that Hollins was not bad in nature, took the initiative to invite him to take a group photo together on Media Day.

While taking photos, Wei Xia told the media: "This is our starting center in the new season, you should take a few more photos of him."

The Los Angeles media, who came from afar, heard that Hollins became the starter and thought he had more strength than expected. When they were excited, they actually took him a set of pictures that were more moving than "Tang Bule".

The reporter also asked Wei Xia to look forward to the new season.

"I hope we can achieve better results than last season," Wei Xia said simply.

"The Lakers have left the championship ranks for two consecutive seasons. It is time to return. We will definitely not be absent from the O'Brien Cup battle." Kobe said to the media in the second half.

Phil Jackson is neither Waisha nor Kobe's second-year junior. His stupid voice said with a heavy breath: "We are a young team. In the future, we will definitely become a team with strong competitiveness, but I think it is not tomorrow, not the next week or the next month, and that moment has not yet arrived. Before that moment comes, fans still need to wait. The end of this long road must be light."

Another venue, Bynum is taking pictures.

"Andrew, smile."

The smirk boy is here.

"Take a little emotional, Andrew."

Laughing like crying.

"Andrew, invest more feelings."
Chapter completed!
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