Author: Can play the harmonica

Lu Yusheng estimated that Reebok would most likely not agree to the five million contract.

But there was nothing they could do. Their initial attitude towards Meng Xia and the words they said really made Lu Yusheng a little angry.

It doesn't matter, he doesn't have a good impression of companies like Reebok anyway. If he doesn't cooperate, he won't cooperate.

Meng Xia said, "Hey, what are you doing? Why did you come out after just two sentences?"

"I've already said what needs to be said. Do you really want to eat with these bastards?"

Meng Xia smiled, "That's okay, it's already like this anyway. You were really handsome when you said that to Mueller just now. I think Mueller was dumbfounded. He probably has never seen anyone talking about cooperation like this.

"

"Wait a minute, what do you mean it's already like this anyway? Is it possible that you have other plans?" Lu Yusheng asked.

Meng Xia smiled and said, "Originally, I wanted to offer them five million, and after a while with them, I might be able to turn it into a deal of four and a half million. I didn't expect you to be so strong when you first came up.

The words just pulled me out, and I didn’t even react, giving me no room to operate.”

"Hey, that's not what you told me when you came here, right?"

"I didn't expect you to be so direct when I came here. I originally thought that you would be the bad guy and bargain with them, and I would be the sweet face and make peace with them to get an extra five hundred thousand, but now it's all in vain," Meng Xia said.

.

"I didn't see it. You are quite strategic. It seems that you are really suitable for this job. It seems that I did not choose the wrong person."

"Does this need to be said?" Meng Xia said proudly, "If you performed better, I could ask you for a higher price. But it doesn't matter. After all, we have only played five games, and there are still more opportunities. That's right.

,Who will you fight next?”

"Rocket."

"Let me think about the Rockets' lineup." Meng Xia thought for a moment and said, "Playing against the Rockets is a good opportunity! You can make your data better, especially the scoring, and score more points. I think your other

The data are very convincing, but the scores are a bit too small.”

"But I am a point guard, and there are super scorers like Kobe Bryant on the team. It is unrealistic for me to score more. Also, why is the Rockets a good opportunity? They are not that easy to beat, right?"

Lu Yusheng said.

Lu Yusheng, as a late-generation Rockets fan, knows this best. This season, the strength of the Rockets' lineup cannot be underestimated. They have a regular season record of 52 wins, ranking fifth in the league.

This is not a weak team that Meng Xia said could improve statistics.

"Of course I know the Rockets are very good, but McGrady may not be able to play in the next game against you due to injury. Without the star player, isn't it a good opportunity for you to improve your statistics?" Meng Xia said.

"Then you are really thinking wrong. Although McGrady is great, the Rockets really don't expect McGrady to play alone."

Lu Yusheng said, "They are really not easy to deal with. You definitely can't play this game with the mentality of brushing up data. You still have to go all out. And I believe that Master Zen will most likely focus on the layout of this game.

"

Meng Xia smiled, "Anyway, in your recent games, you must find a way to improve your score. This will help me in my subsequent work. In addition to the endorsement of sneakers, there are also some beverages and other business cooperation."

Plan, I'm already preparing in advance."

Lu Yusheng nodded. He really didn't expect that Meng Xia would be so comfortable in this aspect.

"Okay, let me think of a way," Lu Yusheng said, "If you need my help in other ways, just mention it to me."

"Of course."

"What?"

"The company."

"company?"

Meng Xia smiled, "You can't expect me to do so much business alone. It would be exhausting for me. I would definitely have to set up a studio and recruit people. And, the most important thing is, we have to have an office."

The land is good, otherwise if someone comes to us to talk about cooperation, they can’t always stay in the coffee shop, right?”

"That's true." Lu Yusheng said, "In this way, you can calculate how much money you need later and I will transfer it directly to you. Also, in addition to the office location, I will also find you a house. You are a girl.

It’s not safe to stay in a hotel.”

"No need." Meng Xia said, "I will stay in a hotel for the time being. When your sneaker contract is negotiated, I don't want a commission. Just reward me with a house. Don't worry, I don't want a big house, just a small apartment."

It doesn’t cost much.”

Lu Yusheng nodded, "That's okay, but I'd better give you a commission directly. You can buy whatever house you want."

"Then I'll thank the boss in advance!"

…

Three days after the game against the Rockets, the Lakers will fly to Houston and go to Houston to challenge the Rockets.

Lu Yusheng's guess was right. The Zen master really paid great attention to this competition.

Early the next morning, the whole team was notified to come back for training.

Odom and the others probably didn't expect to train early this morning. They all arrived late and smelled of alcohol when they arrived. It looked like they had formed a group to have fun again last night.

The Zen master was very dissatisfied with this, but it was hard to say anything. After all, there were still a few days until the competition.

"Although we have won five consecutive victories this season, which is naturally very good, I don't think this is a reason for us to be complacent.

Because the goal of our team has never been to achieve any ranking in the regular season. Our goal has always been the playoffs and the championship.

Therefore, I don’t want everyone to be too complacent about this five-game winning streak, or even relax themselves. You must know that four of these five games were played until the last moment. What does this mean? This means that our strength is not

It’s so strong that we can take credit for it, but we still have a lot to improve and adjust.”

There was a hint of beating in the Zen master's words.

Odom and the others naturally understood and remained silent.

Immediately afterwards, Zen Master began to play the Rockets' game video this season for everyone, and kept pausing the screen to explain the Rockets' tactical characteristics.

"Note, although we won more against the Rockets last season, the Rockets this season are completely different from last season. The forward player they traded from the Grizzlies, Shane Battier, is a striker."

A very good 3D player who can attack and defend, especially on the defensive end, he can very well restrict the opponent's outside players, which greatly enriches and completes their tactics."

"Yes, Battier's defense is indeed good." Kobe added.

Zen Master said, "To be specific about their tactics, the main feature of the Rockets' half-court offensive tactics is to make full use of McGrady and Yao Ming's ability to attract double teams to create open shooting opportunities for outside three-point shooters; at the same time, they also use the outside three-pointers

The shooting opens up the singles space inside for Yao Ming.

From this perspective, Yao Ming is the core of the Rockets' tactics, but the quality of Yao Ming's connection with the outside is largely determined by the Rockets' playmaker Tmac. From this perspective, McGrady is the core of the Rockets' tactical execution.

Under this main tactic, the Rockets' tactical execution is very clearly divided into two quarters. First, through tactical movement, the ball is handed over to Yao Ming or Tracy McGrady to establish a certain offensive posture. Second, according to the opponent's defensive formation

, execute appropriate attack tactics.

McGrady's off-ball movement during half-court offense almost determines the Rockets' tactical choices. McGrady usually receives the ball in three positions: high post, waist position and top of the arc. The Rockets' tactical choices are very different in these three different positions.

.”

The Zen master showed everyone the video he compiled and explained it while watching.

"You see, if McGrady runs along the free throw line from the corner of one side of the court to the corner of the other side, there may be teammates blocking the way, and McGrady will receive the ball in the high post.

If McGrady curls up and cuts along the baseline from one side of the court to the other side of the court, McGrady's receiving position is usually at the waist.

If McGrady cross-picks his teammates from the waist and walks up, then his position to catch the ball is 45 degrees high, or at the top of the arc..."

Lu Yusheng was very surprised. This was almost the most detailed analysis of the opponent's tactics that Zen Master had done since he joined the team.

In the last game against the Heat, he had never done any pre-game analysis and preparation so seriously.

With Lu Yusheng's basketball wisdom, it is actually not difficult to understand these things.

But it seemed like it wasn't that easy for others. Odom and Kwame Brown kept dozing off, as if their faces would fall to the ground at any time.

Lu Yusheng smiled secretly. The Zen master's voice was indeed very similar to the teacher's lectures in his previous life. It was indeed very effective in inducing people to fall asleep.

Among them, the one who listened most attentively was Bynum. He stared at the Zen Master and the TV without blinking with his eyes as big as eggs. He looked like he was swimming in the ocean of Zen Master's tactical knowledge.

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However, Lu Yusheng could tell from his eyes that he didn't understand much.

"We can conclude that the tactics Van Gundy formulated for the Rockets this season are basically not much different from last season. The only difference is that this season the addition of Sean Battier has enriched the entire tactical level.

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The advantage of this tactic is that it can give full play to the dominance of their stars, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.

But the shortcomings are equally obvious, that is, this tactic relies heavily on Yao Ming and McGrady. If the Rockets' tactics cannot allow Yao Ming or McGrady to get the ball smoothly, then their power will be greatly reduced.

Also, this tactic will be most effective only when Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady are on the court at the same time. However, neither of them have suitable substitutes until now, so when they are not on the court, the substitute lineup will be used.

When hit, it will lose any power.

So, Lu, this is your chance."

Zen Master suddenly said to Lu Yusheng, "Their substitute lineup is their biggest weakness. This is not because their substitute players are not capable enough, but purely because of their tactics. Therefore, when their substitute lineup comes on, you must

Get the biggest lead in the shortest time.”

Lu Yusheng nodded.

In fact, the Zen master didn’t need to explain this, he had already thought of it.

After all, how could half a Rockets fan in his previous life not know their weaknesses?

In the 2005 playoffs, the Rockets led the Dallas Mavericks 2-0, but were reversed by the Mavericks and won the series in the tiebreaker.

In the 2007 playoffs, they unfortunately lost to the Utah Jazz, which was not very strong. Before this series started, 90% of the media and fans were optimistic about the Rockets, but they still

Lost.

Of course, there are reasons why Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady did not perform well in key games, but the bigger reason is that their substitute lineup is not very good. Every time, no matter how good the main lineup is on the court, when Yao and McGrady are playing

After coming off the field, the substitute lineup can always wipe out the advantage.

Before, he had always thought that the Rockets' substitute players were not good enough, but after Zen Master's analysis just now, he suddenly realized that it was not a problem of the substitute players' ability, but a tactical problem.

But no matter what the reason is, Lu Yusheng has an arduous task in the next game. He must lead the substitute lineup to gain the greatest advantage in order to lay the foundation for winning this game.

In the next two days, Master Zen basically conducted corresponding tactical drills based on the tactical characteristics of the rockets discussed today.

While the players were preparing for the game, fans and media from both sides were not idle either.

The game between the Rockets and the Lakers is still the focus of the game.

Of course, the focus this time has little to do with Lu Yusheng, it is mainly between Kobe and Tracy McGrady.

As two of the four top shooting guards in this era, the comparison and competition between them has never stopped.

As a descendant, Lu Yusheng naturally knows that the achievements and greatness that Kobe has achieved are unmatched by McGrady's career. If someone says that Kobe is greater than McGrady's career, or that Kobe is a better star than McGrady,

There is a high probability that Tracy McGrady fans will not refute.

After all, the honor is there. Moreover, McGrady himself has acknowledged Kobe's greatness countless times in front of the media, even ranking him as the second greatest player after Jordan.

But in 2006, the status of the two sides was not actually so disparate, and fans and media on both sides were also keen to compare the two of them.

In fact, since McGrady started his career with the Magic, the media and fans have been comparing him to Kobe.

As the parties involved, Kobe and McGrady are good friends who have known each other since childhood. The relationship between the two of them is also very subtle. They are good friends in private, but in fact, they have always been secretly competing with each other.

This is also the reason why the games between the Lakers and the Rockets, and the Lakers and the Magic were so exciting. The main reason was the secret rivalry between Kobe and McGrady on the court. After McGrady turned his back and dribbled, Kobe knocked down Kobe and hit the mid-range shot. Kobe immediately followed.

The scene of a dunk in response is a microcosm of the two of them in those years.

And in 2006, as the two men's bodies and skills reached their peak at almost the same time, this rivalry was almost made explicit. The two sides went back and forth, not giving up an inch of ground. In the two years of Kobe's games against the Rockets,

In the games, the average score reached around 46 points, and even scored 54 points in one game.

Therefore, Lu Yusheng probably also understood that the protagonists of this game must be the two of them.
Chapter completed!