From sparring to superstar

Chapter 213 211. Expansive Ambition

Every time a guest comes, Li Ao can prepare meals, leisure and entertainment items according to the other party's preferences.

He will also put away things that are taboo by friends or teammates in advance.

When giving gifts during New Years and holidays, he can also give gifts that the other party likes...

Li Weidong and Zhou Limei sighed softly. They thought that if they threw their son to the United States without discipline, he would develop many bad habits.

When they came to the United States, they really treated their cubs as problem children.

Now they suddenly discovered that their children were even better than they thought.

Except for the extra mouth... No, their cub started another round of bickering with the owner.

But they didn't stop Li Ao from making Kobe angry. Vanessa told them that it was good. Kobe was usually too boring, so he was more active at this time.

Hearing Vanessa's words, the old couple felt that it was not good for a child to be too sensible, as if they were bored, and their cubs were better.

Li Ao and Kobe were fussing about moving the luggage from the truck into the house.

After helping, Kobe angrily carried a large jar of 'Spider-Man's special fried sauce' and left with his wife, and went home to cook noodles.

On Li Ao's side, his mother and nanny packed up his luggage. He and his father came to the nursing home and made an appointment with the director in advance to familiarize themselves with the environment, get to know doctors and nurses, and visit the ward... The two fathers got to know each other again in the middle of the afternoon. A bunch of people, the kind who can still chat enthusiastically.

It is very important to choose a good hospital. Li Ao is very grateful to Kobe. Now that he lives nearby, he decides to cook more food when he is free to show his gratitude.

After a busy day, on the 27th, Li Ao returned to the stage of preparing for the new season.

On the 27th and 28th, the training arranged by the coaching staff was intensive training with tactical coordination.

Sometimes Gentry would call Li Ao over, trying to make good use of his 'tactical vision'.

Li Ao has this stuff, but he has only two years of professional knowledge to help the coaching staff who have been in the basketball industry for 30 to [-] years... He can only recall the similar ones he has seen for a certain problem. Small-scale cooperation under the circumstances.

And you have to think about the tactics before 2014, and the tactics after 2014 are completely incompatible with the rules before 2014.

In 2014, the joke revised the 'cylinder' rule, completely destroying the standing center, and at the same time creating better conditions for mid- and long-range shots.

Compared with the impact of that rule adjustment, the 04 NBA's "high position prohibiting players from reaching out to block breakthroughs" seemed too gentle.

However, Li Ao can think of some small-scale cooperation methods, which are enough for the coaching staff, and in their view, this is normal. The player's perspective and the coach's perspective are inherently different.

...

The two days of tactical intensive training passed quickly, and on the 29th, the Clippers' preparation day arrived.

Li Ao woke up at 6 in the morning and received a system notification that the player evaluation report had been updated.

He couldn't wait to open it, and looked at Jordan first.

"Michael Jordan, 38 years old, 198 cm, 103 kg, overall evaluation 94..."

"hiss……"

Li Ao took a breath, 38 years old, still has top-level comprehensive strength!Even better than Malone last season!
It's a pity that the speed of 87 not only makes Jordan less options for playing, but also hinders the defensive end.

But on the defensive end, the team can make up for it. There are not as many offensive options as there were 3 years ago, and it’s not a big deal. Their tactics don’t expect Jordan to carry the team forward like he did in 98. The most important thing is the physical strength of 88. , Jordan will definitely encounter key defenses, and the continuity is a test.

However, Li Ao also regretted that he had picked up a teammate with sufficient physical strength and a super-giant offensive level, and what bicycle was needed.

Other teammates, Bibby and Odom are the highest, 85 and 87 comprehensive evaluation.

In addition to these three first-class teammates and above, the highest is Jermaine O'Neal with a comprehensive evaluation of 84.

Li Ao felt that O'Neal's talent really exploded. No wonder this teammate averaged only 98 points and 99 rebounds per game in the 2.6-2.8 season. Paul Allen also wanted to cover him with an average annual contract of 600 million yuan. Let it rot next to the drinking fountain.

But even if he was covered for 4 years and only started to get the chance to actually fight at the age of 22, Jermaine O'Neal improved much faster than those players who practiced in college for three or four years and entered the NBA.

Based on O'Neal's progress last season, Li Ao reckons that this teammate will be able to reach the first-class level in a short time after the start of the new season. not a problem.

But unlike Li Ao's impression that O'Neal likes to attack with the ball, O'Neal here tends to play without the ball on the offensive end. It is rare to see breakthroughs from the inside of the frame, back-to-back attacks and turn around to attack the frame. Most of them retreat. Short-range jumpers, cutting into the offensive frame after covering off the ball on the wing, the ability to score independently is weakened, but the efficiency is higher and the defense is better.

This style of play is also less stressful on the knees and ankles.

Among the other teammates, the strongest is Matt Harprin with an overall rating of 80.

The big Q progress is not bad, reaching a comprehensive evaluation of 76.

皮亚考斯基75、肖恩-卢克斯69、拉方索-埃利斯78、博伊金斯70、杰隆-科林斯72、格雷格-安东尼76、史蒂夫-科尔65、杰拉德-华莱士67。

A strong foundation is good. Maggette, Kenyon Dooling, Chris Mihm, and Brian Skinner were sent 4 rookie contracts. Tyron Nesby failed to complete the contract extension, but they The depth of the current lineup is still good, with as many as 70 role players with a comprehensive evaluation between 79-6.

Plus six core lineups with a comprehensive rating of over 6... Li Ao's ambitions began to spread.

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On October 10th, the first game day of the new NBA regular season arrived.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, it was drizzling in Los Angeles, but at this time and weather, the outside of the Staples Center had already begun to be lively, and fans gradually gathered outside the arena.

In the crowd, a tall man was wearing a black raincoat with a snake embroidered on the cuff of the raincoat.

He looked at the big poster for tonight's game pasted above the main entrance of the arena, feeling agitated.

The two people on the right side of the poster are the star players of the team playing at home tonight. The Shark is in the middle and he is on the far right.

The two on the left are the away players, and the one in the middle is...Spiderman!

The Clippers actually put that man aside!
Really... Envy, no, jealousy!

He can't wait to switch roles with Spider-Man, so that he can enjoy the wonderful feeling of the basketball god standing aside.

He is in a complicated mood now, jealous of Li Ao being teammates with Jordan, excited to be able to play against Jordan again, and also jealous of Jordan having Li Ao as teammates.

Come back again at the age of 38, and still have teammates like Spider-Man!
And it is also regarded as the favorite to win the championship!

Yesterday, the major media announced the strength list.

The five favorites to win the championship are the Lakers, 76ers, Magic, Kings, and Clippers.

The first-tier star, Jordan is also among them.

You know, after Malone was beaten by the Trail Blazers in the 00 playoffs, he was placed in the first rank of stars in the pre-season strength list last season.

The last time a second-year player was placed in the ranks of the first-tier star, it was a great basic skill. After three years, another second-year player was named the first-tier star-Spiderman, known as NBA history The youngest superstar in the world.

The oldest superstar and the youngest superstar... The men in black are full of fighting spirit!

He doesn't care whether the media are touting the Clippers or how the fans comment on the 38-year-old Jordan and 20-year-old Li Ao being placed in the first tier of stars.

He just believes that in the eyes of others, the combination of God and Spiderman is a championship combination, so as to improve motivation.

After trying to calm down, the man in black tightened his raincoat before no one noticed him, and left quietly.

The raincoat that Spider-Man gave was not bad, not only good-looking, but also very waterproof.

Especially the snake on the cuff, I heard that it was embroidered by Spiderman himself, which is very suitable for him.

It's good to do Spider-Man a favor, he doesn't have to do much, and he can receive a little gift at any time.

I have to practice my flute playing skills as soon as possible. Next time Spider-Man plays the flute, he will fight this guy whose skills are better!
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At 7 o'clock in the evening, the bars and fan clubs in Los Angeles were overcrowded, and countless fans stood in front of the TV.

Not only in Los Angeles, tens of millions of people in Yingjiang's family are waiting in front of the TV, waiting to see the basketball god's comeback debut.

The number of pre-paid reservations alone has already broken the ratings record for the opening game of the NBA regular season. Now that the game has not started, the ratings record for a single game in the regular season has already been broken.

In the other two games at the same time, even their fans ignored their own team gorgeously and stayed in front of the TV to watch the live broadcast of the Lakers and Clippers games.

At the Staples Center game site, the lights dimmed at 7 o'clock, the big screen came on, and the cheers and boos sounded at the same time.

Jordan's video starts playing on the big screen!

Jordan entered the NBA, to the night of 63 points in the playoffs, to the handover of the No.1 scepter in the finals of God and Demon, to the comeback with 72 wins, to the perfect curtain call of the lore Jazz... and to holding the Clippers jersey Shout out I'm back. "

At the entrance of the visiting team's player tunnel, Li Ao looked at the big screen with no envy... We are enemies!The Lakers on the opposite side actually played the enemy's video!
Bah, it's shameless to rub the heat!
As the video finished playing and the big screen was turned off, the DJ yelled "Welcome Jordan back" loudly, and the cheers and boos that had just cooled down a little at the scene boiled again.

Three seconds later, the spotlight hits the player tunnel of the visiting team, and Jordan's figure appears in the spotlight.

Jordan's eyes were wide open, and he didn't even blink when the bright light hit his head.

He smiled and high-fived his bench teammates, and hugged Lakers owner Bass, Clippers owner Caesar Kanter, and Clippers majority owner Steve Ballmer.

Then Odom, O'Neal, and Mike Bibby entered the arena one after another, and the cheers and boos were reduced.

When the DJ's "Spider-Man" voice sounded complicated, the cheers and boos reached a climax again!

In the player tunnel on the other side, Fatty and Afro had the same idea at the moment and were very upset.

This was the night when they presented the championship rings, and the limelight was completely stolen by the opponent!

Afro's focus at the moment is still a little bit different-Fa Ke Fake Fake!The god of basketball joined the Clippers, and Spider-Man, who was the second-in-command last season, actually took the lead directly!

He glanced at the big fat man next to him, and suddenly felt that it was an eyesore.

When the home team entered the court, the Clippers fans and Lakers fans exchanged voices. The volume was actually not lower than when Jordan and Li Ao entered the court just now, but Kobe's expression was so stinky when he entered the court...

O'Neill, who was the last to enter, also had a displeased face, but he felt that the limelight was robbed by the opponent, and he felt displeased even if the cheers were louder.

After the players of the two teams entered the field, the pre-game protagonists returned to the Lakers.

At this moment, it was Li Ao's turn to empathize with Jordan. Watching the old Buss give a speech before the game to thank the fans and shout the slogan of the three-peat championship, watching the old Buss award the championship to the Lakers players, coaching staff, and logistics department leaders one by one. The ring... I can't wait to snatch the ring away.

Li Ao withdrew his gaze and adjusted his mentality.

He didn't expect to see the opponent awarding the championship ring and raising the championship banner with his own eyes. Maybe everyone is different, but when he saw the players on the opposite side get the championship ring, he was more eager to win to the end.

It may have something to do with Jordan's sudden joining. His teammates have become stronger, and his ambition has also increased.

When he first entered the NBA, he thought about three years of training and five years of championship competition.

At the age of 25, he has the ability to compete for the championship, and has a very stable and reasonable career plan.

But it has changed now, no matter whether he can win the championship or not, his goal for the new season is to launch an impact in that direction!

(End of this chapter)