From sparring to superstar

Chapter 112 110. Encountering an Afro
By the 16th, the Clippers had returned to Los Angeles for a day of rest, a day of preparation training, and once again ushered in the game against the Sonics.

Li Ao thought that he would be very excited when he came to the Staples Center to play games, but on this day... that's it.

The 11 championship flags floating above the court are also so obtrusive.

When he heard that the Lakers refused to trade the second pick with the Grizzlies before, he didn't feel much.

Now, I'm a little bit upset.

Even the Grizzlies and Nets are also very upset.

The first two couldn't compare to him at all, so why should they be ranked higher than him?

In a special environment and a special time, Li Ao's mentality has undergone subtle changes.

However, this feeling of unhappiness did not last long. After the game started, he was beaten to the point of being autistic again.

A strong team is a strong team!

Even though the Sonics have already passed the peak stage due to the collapse of Vin Baker's strength, the lean camel is bigger than the horse, and they are a solid playoff team.

The tactical system is perfect, the main players cooperate tacitly, and the defensive discipline is strict...

尽管李敖18投8中、其中三分球1中1，加上3中3的罚球拿到20分4板6助攻3盖帽，还是无力挽回败局。

91 to 104, the Clippers' preseason record became 1 win and 2 losses.

看着今晚打了31分钟，12投8中、其中三分球6中4、外加2中2的罚球拿到全场最高的22分的布伦特-巴里，李敖又在心里为斯特林上香。

No, it's not just Sterling's fault alone. Baylor, who is suing the Clippers, also makes him full of resentment.

After Baylor was fired, it was discovered that Sterling did not buy him full insurance and pension.

Baylor's work unit is the Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball club. Sterling has gone to a mental nursing home and is still under federal investigation and protection. So Baylor sued the Clippers to court and demanded additional payment.

Li Ao saw the news that Baylor had found a job as a general manager consultant in the Grizzlies, and was planning to retire after the age of 70. Yingjiang’s retirement age is 66, and Baylor is already eligible for a pension, but if Work until the age of 70 and then retire, you can get an additional 32% pension.

Li Ao hopes that the team's legal affairs will last longer. These broken deals should make Baylor more anxious.

...

With two consecutive losses and no power to fight back, Gentry doesn't care about winning or losing.

They are already weak. The team with the No. 3 pick has changed more than half of its players. There are only 4 new recruits. It is very difficult to meet the old fritters of the Sonics unless the opponent is playing casually or the team is in a downturn. Can beat.

But Payton said before the start of Game 2 that to let Tan Hualang know the difficulty of NBA games, the Sonics played hard most of the time and performed very well, and their Clippers had no chance.

What Gentry was more worried about was whether being pressed and beaten like this would affect Li Ao.

Facts have proved that it is indeed affected.

In the afternoon of the second day, Li Ao took Big Q, Piakowski, Kenyon Dooling, Odom and other 4 teammates to Memorial Stadium to practice three-pointers.

In the three games, the Clippers only made 12 three-pointers in total, ranking fourth from the bottom among all teams in the preseason.

Only the 76ers, Cavaliers, and Wizards scored fewer three-pointers than them.

Gentry is a very interesting coach. He once served as an assistant coach to Larry Brown, but after leaving Larry Brown, he showed an extreme dislike for iron-blooded defensive play. Instead, he admired old Nelson's style. I believe that three points have a future.

And at this stage, you can pay less attention to long-range shooting ability, but you must have it. If you don't have it, it will be difficult to play too well offensively, so you can only take the defensive line.

The Lakers, a team that focuses on mid-range and short-range scoring, ranked tenth in the league in three-pointers made last season.

Li Ao is very reasonable and pulls four teammates with three-point shooting potential to train. Gentry is happy to see such a situation.

They don't have the capital to play iron-blooded defense, and they can't beat those strong teams in the late 90s at all. They can only take the path of balanced development.

Also, his players, although active in team training, are really lazy in terms of individual training.

Big Q worked so hard in the summer. He was led by Odom and McGinnis for only a few days. After the team trained, he couldn't see anyone.

In other words, O'Neal and Maggette were not led astray.

But the meal has to be eaten step by step, and can only be changed little by little.

Fortunately, they have already removed the rotten roots, and they have seen the hope of new life.

On the 19th and 21st, the Clippers ushered in challenges from the Suns and Mavericks at home.

Li Ao saw many stars, Kidd, Marion, Clifford Robinson, Gugliota, Nowitzki, Finley, Nash... and Penny Hardaway in a suit.

Penny was reimbursed for the season. Last season, he managed to play his best year in three years, averaging 3 points, 16.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. After finishing last season, he injured his left knee. There is basically no possibility of a comeback this season.

Originally, Li Ao was looking forward to these two games and getting to know some stars, but these two days, before the game, his air pressure was extremely low, half-closed his eyes, and looked like no one should enter, and even squinted to say hello and meet Tanhua. Lang's newly-promoted top star of the Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki left in fright.

Li Ao and Olowokandi fought each other and carried each other away on the spot, but it was on the news.

The teammates were also terrified, for fear that Li Ao would vent his depression of losing on them.

But after playing on the court, Li Ao returned to normal. He should play as he should, and get in touch with his teammates well.

Then, these two games were educated, losing to the Suns 83 to 94 and losing to the Mavericks 95 to 106.

After losing, Li Ao took his teammates to practice extra.

But losing does not mean no progress!
When playing against the Mavericks, you can see that the Clippers are playing better and better with Odom as the core inside and Li Ao supporting the transition.

Driven by Li Ao, the Clippers' tactical coordination has become more proficient.

After many games of experiments, Gentry also knew which players were more suitable for the two, and began to adjust the playing time of the players, step by step to adjust the rhythm of the regular season.

On the 23rd, the Clippers came to Houston and defeated the playoff-level Rockets 91-84.

小奥尼尔今晚欺负奥拉朱旺老无力，12投8中，外加10中6的罚球，拿到22分11板。

靠着小奥尼尔在内线的优势，李敖也拿到了17分5板7助攻1抢断4盖帽的数据，奥多姆13分9板6助攻。

On the defensive end, Li Ao and Maggette restricted Mobley and Francis very well, and they just formed restraint.

The three of them finally raised their eyebrows for a while.

...

After three consecutive games, the Clippers players adapted to the rhythm of the regular season in advance.

The Clippers returned to Los Angeles on the morning of the 24th, and held a team meeting after lunch to prepare for the final preseason game against the Lakers the day after tomorrow.

In the team meeting before each game, the tactical adjustments were not large.

But this time, there are a lot of adjustments.

From 1:3 noon to [-]:[-] pm, there was a full two-hour meeting, all of which were tactical adjustments.

Most of the players were dizzy from hearing it, but the coaching staff didn't tell those players, but a few players who dominated the tactics. Tomorrow's training is mainly for the players who play and cooperate.

Li Ao insisted on listening to it. It was not so much a tactical adjustment as a tactical screening.

In the training camp and in the past 6 games, they have tried many, many tactical coordination methods, some are suitable, some are not suitable, some can fight more people, some can fight less...

After this screening, there are still many tactical coordination methods left. Li Ao estimates that most of the tactical play methods still have to wait until the game is called to suspend.

This is normal. As the season progresses, the main tactics will become less and less. From season preparation to the end of the season, the number of tactics will experience changes from less to more and then from more to less.

However, the more Li Ao listened to it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Most of the selected tactics had a common feature-increasing the probability of his shots!
In this regard, he said-Mr. Gentry, please continue your performance.

He also felt that his all-round mid-range shot goes hand in hand. In the NBA, he has more room to play than in the NCAA!

The area inside the NCAA three-point line is too small, smaller than that of FIBA.

And the area inside the NBA's three-point line is wide enough!
他前6场比赛，分别拿到14分、22分、20分、16分、21分、17分，场均18.3分4.5板7.3助攻1.3抢断3盖帽，命中率49.1%，三分命中率33.3%。

That is to say, his golden bell mask on his face has not yet reached perfection, otherwise he could have yelled, 'I didn't lose when the team lost'.

If there are conditions to increase the number of shots, he is naturally happy.

He also understood that it was enough for them to be happy when they defeated a marginal team in the playoffs.

The coaching staff's tactic selection direction is clearly to create opportunities for him to play, but of course he is disrespectful.

The meeting ended at 3:[-] p.m., and the teammates dispersed in a rush, as if they were fleeing.

Seeing that it was still early, Li Ao went to a fast food restaurant to eat a hamburger, chatted with the work-study clerk in the fast food restaurant for a while, and after resting, he went to the Clippers training ground for training.

When passing the gate area of ​​the arena, Li Ao saw an explosive head.

Li Ao shouted: "Kobe?"

Kobe, who was walking towards the rented training ground with his head down, stopped, looked up at the source of the voice, froze for a moment, and said, "Good afternoon, Leo."

Next... good afternoon?

This is how the noble son of Milan greets you.

Li Ao shook his head lightly and asked, "Why are you here?"

At the end of the courtesy time, Kobe said stiffly: "This is opened by your family? So you can come and I can't?"

"..." Li Ao was silent for a while, and said to the security guard at the side: "Brother, drive him out."

Kobe: O_o?

After hearing this, the security guard hesitated for a moment, then took a firm step towards Kobe.

Kobe: o_O? ? ?

What the fuck I paid for the training ground!I am a customer!

Seeing Kobe's staring eyes and unbelievable resistance, Li Ao didn't expect the security guard to be so obedient, so he quickly stopped him and said, "Brother, please, please, I was just joking with him."

The security guard also quickly stopped, breathed a sigh of relief, and left a sentence "Leo, tell me if you have anything to do", and then quickly disappeared from the sight of Li Ao and Kobe. Li Ao didn't know where to find this little brother to tell the other party work.

Kobe's unbelievable eyes turned into angry eyes, staring at Li Ao.

Seeing this, Li Ao comforted him: "I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously? You are too stingy."

Kobe's body was trembling and he took a deep breath, laughed angrily, and rolled his eyes to the sky.

Ignoring this guy, Kobe turned around and continued walking towards the training ground he rented.

Li Ao decisively chose to keep up with the opponent's footsteps.

No wonder Brother Ah San likes to play with snakes, it's so interesting.

Kobe asked angrily: "What are you doing with me?"

"I want to know what you are doing here. If you don't tell me, I can only go and see for myself."

"I'm going to train, I told you, okay?"

"Training, what a coincidence, I'm going to train too, let's go, together."

"??? Who said I want to train with you!"

"I invite you to train with me, okay?"

Invite him to train together?
Kobe hadn't heard that kind of request for a long time.

He didn't speak any more, and led Li Ao forward.

This time it was Li Ao's turn to be depressed.

This exploding head doesn't follow the routine!

Shouldn't you be angry and refuse?

A few minutes later, Li Ao finally understood the other party's sinister intentions.

"Kobe..."

"Call me Bryant, we don't know that well!"

"Okay, Kobe, got it, Kobe, I will definitely do it, Kobe, are you satisfied, Kobe."

"..." Forget it, Kobe felt tired and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"By the way, I forgot to complain when you made a fuss about it. If you want to find a training partner, just tell me! What did you say that you want to train one-on-one with me, and I'm not very good at playing."

Who is making trouble!
Also, you don't know how to play ball?
Kobe roared: "You are much better than when I was 19 years old, you said you can't play? You averaged 18 points and 7 assists per game, can't play?"

"It's just the preseason, that doesn't count."

"Your style of play, is there a big difference between the preseason and the regular season? No, I think you may play better in the regular season than in the preseason."

"I love to hear that, so let me give you a few more compliments."

"..."

"Look at your eyes, I'll just be your sparring partner, look at your narrow-mindedness, you will get angry when you are guessed."

Kobe stopped talking, and besides, he was going to be so angry that he shut himself up, so he started to move his body on his own.

Seeing this, Li Ao also started to warm up and prepare. Since he is here as a training partner, he must seize this opportunity.

Against the 22-year-old Kobe, he doesn't have much confidence. If his memory is correct, the little blacksmith during the second championship has already ranked among the top five in the regular season scoring list...but exercise is also excellent

At this moment, Li Ao received a reminder of the training mode!
"Excellent sparring:
Sparring object: Kobe Bryant.

Level judgment: 5 stars (full).

Training content: one-on-one defense.

Sparring rewards: Every time Kobe Bryant is defended against a mid-range shot and three-pointer, 10 achievement points will be rewarded; every time Kobe Bryant is defended against a layup, 20 achievement points will be rewarded.

Because the host is a training partner for 5-star players, there is an opportunity to gain additional technical insights. After judgment, the direction of insight: CIC details. "

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