Chapter 472 There is competition but no contradiction(1/2)
When Howard descends on Angels City, many Lakers fans feel that the team will usher in a major turnaround.
Just like snatching sharks from the free market fifteen years ago;
Or even longer ago, take down Jabbar of Tiangou;
Or it can be traced back to the ancient times, and he won Chamberlain with a big deal and became Chamberlain, the LOGO man and Baylor three giants.
It is not uncommon for the Lakers to get rich overnight and become a champion contender.
However, history has proved that it is not only the players who decide the game, but also the coach.
Is D'Antoni really suitable for the Lakers?
When the highly anticipated opener entered garbage time, Weber asked his questions.
D'Antoni is a master in coaching the defenders, and any defender can take off under his command.
However, he has never worked with a scoring demon like Kobe, nor has he cooperated with a monster like Howard who can influence the game by relying on defense. After all, he is not very good at defense.
For D'Antoni, when he was playing his strengths as the head coach of the Suns, he never gained what he should have. Although Nash implemented his running and bombing tactics and had been a big shot in the league for several years, each team later developed the tactics of how to defend.
The outside world's description of D'Antoni ranges from "he shocked the entire league" to "he took over a 29-win team, but failed to lead the team to win the championship". But no matter what, D'Antoni's coaching career at Phoenix is of historic significance.
D'Antoni's mission is to successfully combine Howard and Kobe.
However, when he coached the Knicks, the team's powerful scorer and the self-aware Anthony got him into trouble.
After coming to Los Angeles, how should D'Antoni lead the two superstars in the team with equally strong self-awareness - Warcraft and Wolfman?
This question is worth exploring; together with how D'Antoni sets up defensive tactics, they form two major obstacles to whether he can succeed after becoming the Lakers head coach.
Kobe sat on the court, wearing a towel, and was disappointed with the result.
D'Antoni stood, as if thinking about something else.
Howard was also frustrated. He suffered a crushing defeat in the first game of the season. The expectations of the outside world made them look forward to themselves.
No matter how smooth the training is, many things will change when you come to the court.
At the end of the game, the Raptors beat the Lakers 113-88 and had a good start.
Tonight, Li Xing only scored 24 points, 25 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks.
There is an interesting data, that is, Li Xing's 24 points were obtained by 20 points against Howard, while his 6 blocks were rewarded by Howard.
This statistics are enough to prove how much Li Xing suppressed Howard.
Howard's data is also good, with 16 points and 10 rebounds, but anyone who watches the game knows how sluggish his performance is.
In front of Li Xing, he had no choice but to help his teammates. This match was completely defeated in all senses.
Li Xing was in a relaxed mood and came to the sidelines with a happy look on his face.
O'Neil Webber brigades and hugs him one after another.
"Good fight, young man," Webber said.
Whenever Li Xing saw a famous person, he would think to himself, have I ever attacked him in front of a reporter before?
Obviously, he attacked Webber.
When he showed gorgeous passes, some people said he was the taller Webber.
Li Xing, who was determined to make trouble, would not even think about whether he would contact Weber in the future, and he just spoke up.
Seeing Weber like this, he obviously didn't take Li Xing's words at that time to heart.
"I said it a long time ago that Dwight is not your opponent at all. If you fight seriously, he will be even worse."
As a Lakers legend, O'Neal's position is very dangerous.
Webber believes that this guy will definitely be thrown into rotten eggs by fans there next time he goes to Los Angeles.
"Maybe." Li Xing said lightly.
The following were a bunch of hypocritical greetings, but Li Xing believed that their praise was from the heart.
Then there was Abraham's live interview, where Li Xing played his true colors and continued to increase the difficulty of their work.
At the end of the interview, Abraham was so angry that his knuckles turned white. She believed that as the interview was released tonight, the fans in Los Angeles hated Li Xing even deeper.
Abraham kept wondering, what is the purpose of Li Xing doing this?
If it is for the sake of becoming famous, his purpose has been achieved.
Do you no longer understand? You are already famous, now it is time to do something good, do you know?
It was obviously a useful suggestion, but Li Xing didn't listen or did his own thing.
Abraham even suspected that he had a disease that could not survive without making people angry. If there was such a disease in the world, she would have invited Li Xing to see a doctor without hesitation.
Because all the signs show that he is already terminally ill.
Li Xing was not interested in Abraham's speculation, so he returned to the locker room, took a shower, changed his clothes and was about to attend the press conference.
The atmosphere in the locker room was surprisingly weird and too quiet.
"What are you doing?" Li Xing asked.
No one speaks.
Li Xing asked: "What happened?"
Still no one spoke.
"I'm leaving." Li Xing said.
"I'm really leaving."
Still no one spoke. Li Xing thought something horrible happened, until Banyani accidentally sneezes, and everyone said unanimously: "Very good, Andrea, you lost to each of us five thousand."
Li Xing asked curiously: "What are you playing?"
"A very interesting game, the rules of the game are very simple, we don't speak, and the first person who makes a sound is regarded as the loser."
The rules are indeed very simple, but Li Xing was awkward and he didn't see where the game was fun. These people were too boring.
"Rachie, are you okay?" Snyder asked.
Thinking of the fact that there was still some serious matters, Li Xing stopped making trouble with them and followed Snyder out of the room, with Dragic and DeRozan behind him.
The two of them are the best players tonight except Lee Xing.
Dragic was talking and laughing around DeRozan, and he quickly integrated into the team and got along with his teammates.
In Snyder's opinion, this is a plus.
A good team player must not only perform on the court, but also off the court.
Only by maintaining close relationships with teammates can you show excellent tacit understanding on the court.
Stephenson took all this in his eyes, and he felt betrayed.
These teammates who talked and laughed with Dragic once supported him, but now they are so familiar with this Slovenian bastard in such a short time.
"Lance, do you want to have a drink?"
Barnes asked.
Stephenson said: "Yes, I really need a drink now."
"Don't drink too much," Calderon reminded.
This was the first regular season press conference for the Raptors that Dragic participated in. Even with Li Xing around him, many reporters still followed him to ask questions.
Li Xing rarely relaxed and sat aside watching them chat.
Occasionally, a reporter came to ask, and Li Xing also dealt with it perfunctorily.
“Our players are eager to win, compete, and come on the court. No matter who falls, we will help each other. This is the first thing I learned after coming to this beautiful city. Whenever we step onto the court, we have the championship mentality.”
Dragic's interview was also perfect.
"He seems to be one of the few normal people on the Raptors."
"Being able to see such a normal guy at the Raptors' post-match press conference is like finding a sunny flower in a pile of shit."
"Where did you offend me?"
"Coach, did I say anything wrong?"
Dragic asked after the press conference.
"No, you said it well, it's worth learning from everyone."
Snyder said, sweeping his eyes towards Li Xing, and the meaning was very obvious: Boy, have you heard it? Learn and look at him! This is the fucking interview!
Li Xing and DeRozan stood in a row without any expression, unshakable about Snyder's suggestive words.
"Golan, wait a moment."
Li Xing stopped Dragic.
"Coach, you go first, I'll say a few words to him." Li Xing said.
To be continued...