The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 340 The Strongest Enemy
You have been a teammate of No. 23 Jordan and an opponent of No. 23 Lin Dong...whose breakthrough is more difficult to defend? Can Lin Dong surpass Jordan?
Faced with the problem of live interviews in TV recordings.

Phil Jackson, the Zen master, pressed the pause button on the TV and said with a smile: "Look, a guy who is as good as Jordan in the eyes of the media is here. This is our next opponent."

"It's just to attract people's attention." Kobe Bryant said with a smile: "Compared with Jordan, this young man is only one step behind me."

Everyone else in the room laughed, and Phil Jackson asked with a smile: "It seems that you have found his weakness? I am also planning to give a lecture in this first preparation class, otherwise, you Firstly?"

"Too many." Kobe said calmly: "Let's talk about his personal skills first. Although his offensive and defensive skills are sufficient and sophisticated enough, he lacks his own style and is nothing more than picking up others' wit. Although he has practiced both It’s pretty good, but compared to the levels of various deities at their peak, it still feels like they’re a little less sophisticated.”

"There is a difference between imitation and creation after all. For example, Jordan's ultra-low breakthrough was truly unsolvable a few years ago, but now, even if Jordan returns to his peak, he can no longer remain invincible with just one move... …This is not just about the performer’s own understanding of the skills, but also about the overall progress of basketball and the opponent’s research on these tricks. We are now too familiar with these tricks, which makes Lin Dong’s offense not impossible to defend. , His defense is not absolutely impossible to get rid of. His truly unsolvable skill is probably the change of direction like a butterfly passing through a flower, but we can all see that this move causes a lot of wear and tear on the knees and cannot be solved. As one of his regular methods, if he plays like that, his knee will probably be reimbursed in one or two seasons at most. This is why we rarely see him use that move to change directions in the second half of the regular season. The reason is probably that the Supersonics trainer has reminded him.”

The Zen master smiled and nodded: "Targeting from a technical point of view, this is a starting point."

"It's more than just skills." Kobe continued: "He is still too young, and his control of rhythm is very young."

"The main tactic of the SuperSonics this season is that he and Payton take turns leading the team's running and gunning. Comparing the effectiveness of his and Payton's leadership, Payton is undoubtedly outstanding in controlling the team's rhythm and making offensive and defensive choices. He is much stronger than Lin Dong. He will not be vague when he should be fast, and he will definitely slow down when he should be slow. But Lin Dong is different. He will run and gun fast all the way to the end, allowing supersonic speed. Although this run-and-gun approach was very aggressive when he led the team, it also lacked toughness and tension, and he couldn't balance it."

"To put it bluntly, the overall judgment of the situation on the court is not clear enough. Although he has tried his best to package himself as mature, he is only 18 years old after all. The momentum of young people is an absolute advantage at certain times, but as a The words of the team leader...haha."

"Rhythm, character, experience." Phil Jackson nodded approvingly, watching Kobe Bryant, his most proud 'second disciple', talk about it. The glory of three consecutive championships has allowed him to fully grow into a real A superstar, both in terms of skills and mentality.

"Don't be led astray by this kid's genius. The core of the data is just for laymen to see. The real core of this Sonics is Payton after all."

This is not to say that Lin Dong is not good enough to attract Kobe's attention. Phil Jackson knows his 'second disciple' too well. In previous years, Lin Dong this year will definitely become Kobe's biggest interest and goal. He would strangle to death when they meet, but this year, after all, his "big brother" Jordan is active on the court. All Kobe's thoughts are on Jordan this year. All he wants is to replace him, rather than spending his energy on suppressing newcomers. Just look at Kobe's state when the Lakers played the Wizards twice in the regular season this year. It's actually that simple.

"Is it just because it's just a little bit close? Is it just because his physical strength and skills just reach the limit of the limit every time?"

Regardless of how many times Kobe faced Lin Dong during the regular season, the statistics were not as good as before. But Phil Jackson knew very well that it was just because Kobe did not regard the young man as a real opponent and was just using his normal state in the regular season. It's just fighting. Kobe in that state is probably only 70% of his level. But when this guy is focused and serious, like Jordan, he is the type who can break through his own limits. He can perform at 120% at any time!

"Is there anything else?" the Zen master asked with a smile.

"I don't know about him, but I know about Jordan. A true king has no limits, but this kid does, so he's not the king yet, at least not yet. He doesn't have the domineering attitude to choose anyone over me, and he doesn't have that I have the mentality that I can definitely beat everyone in the world, let alone rival Jordan!”

"Of course." Kobe replied with a smile: "Momentum, confidence, true kingly spirit!"

The Zen master applauded his beloved disciple's speech: "Yes, these are what I want to say."

"When the SuperSonics lost 6 at the beginning of this season, Lin Dong's personal score was already outstanding, but it was always so low. Why? Has no one thought about it?"

When he said this, there was a trace of longing on Kobe's face. It was obvious that he was not just talking about Lin Dong, but more like talking to himself: "...it can't be that easy!"

Clap clap clap!

"As for the future..." Kobe Bryant said with a smile: "He hasn't experienced the package that Jordan experienced at the beginning. The yellow people will only encounter more troubles than us. Just wait and see, the scoring in his rookie season will be He is not the only one who has surpassed Jordan, but there is only one Michael Jordan in history! Haha..."

"He is indeed very talented and has potential, but at least he is not yet qualified to compete with the peak Jordan. Just like this series, we will definitely win in the end."

Phil Jackson said: "The team led by Payton is relatively lacking in aggression, and the team led by Lin Dong is relatively lacking in toughness and tension. The two led the team at the same time but lacked durability. The SuperSonics' run-and-gun set seems perfect, but in fact it is There are things to catch. Targeting these characteristics, and attacking the weaknesses of Lin Dong’s mentality at critical moments are the core of our tactics in this series!”

"Shaq."

"Huh?" Big Shark was chewing gum with a disdainful look on his face, and his tone was a bit perfunctory. He hated the pattern of Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant exchanging commercial blows every time like this. He analyzed that the newcomer who had spent most of his time was of no use. Wouldn't it be better if you talk about tactics directly and save everyone's time? He also promised his lovely newlywed wife that he would go shopping on a shopping spree today. If he doesn't spend the five hundred thousand check in his pocket, today won't be perfect!

But look at this damn time, these two damn guys are singing and harmonizing, how much time have I wasted choosing things? Is this still enough? Five hundred thousand, not even a house or a car, just some furniture, appliances and daily necessities! Tsk tsk tsk, you have to get yourself the best set of speakers, and then play them loudly when you are doing errands at night. Then maybe the lovely Shanni can put away some of her shame and scream with her most immersed voice. Let's have a wild and wild time... But now, this simple afternoon is almost wasted by the two of them, damn it!

"Let's start with your tactical mission..."

"..." O'Neill's expression suddenly became a little stiff.

Are you planning to talk about it one by one?

Can't you give an outline first and let everyone go back and understand it first? You did such a specific thing right from the beginning... It's over now, let alone screaming as much as you want, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to climb into Nelson's bed tonight!
………………

Seattle, Key Arena.

I just received the news yesterday that the Lakers, who started the game one day later, have also completed a sweep of the Kings.

Frankly, this result comes as no surprise to anyone.

The Kings have no superstars. Although Chris Webber can be regarded as an absolute All-Star player, compared to a team with two superstars like Kobe and O'Neal, the title of All-Star is undoubtedly a big difference. Cut off.

The high winning rate in the regular season is only because of the King's system. Its Princeton system of team basketball can maximize and rationalize the performance of players. More importantly, team basketball can allow players to perform in the most stable state.

In the regular season where confrontation is relatively poor, the performance of strong teams is often intermittent. The superstars are happy and high, and the upper limit is often very high. But after all, the regular season is long enough. After the high, they will naturally With the decline in momentum, the lower limit of strong teams has also become very low.

Therefore, in the regular season, whether it is a Princeton system like the Kings or a run-and-gun system like the SuperSonics, the winning rate of team basketball is often higher than that of superstar basketball.

But the playoffs are different... The playoffs are about risking their lives, and every superstar is risking their lives with you, because if they lose, they have to go home, so they often only have an upper limit but no lower limit. If the overall strength is increased, then it is not There's only as much team basketball as some role teams can handle.

Last year's Kings also fell at the feet of the Lakers, with the same score of 4:0 this year. It can be said that this result was already doomed before the two teams met.

These four games are obviously worthy of reference for the Sonics.

All the Sonics players were in the room, and the tape was showing the most suspenseful game of the four games between the Kings and Lakers.

G2, the home court of the Kings, and now the video has been played to the last moments of the fourth quarter.

The Kings' high serving tactics and a fairly smooth rotating attack throughout the court, as well as their collective defensive strategy that is close to the SuperSonics' rotating defense.

Regardless of the offensive or defensive end, everything makes all the Sonics players feel a little numb. They have really used tactics to the extreme, giving everyone the feeling that every player is like this Princeton system. Like a natural puzzle piece in the game, it is perfectly integrated into the tactics, without any mistakes or imperfections.

but……

boom!
A giant figure, like a prehistoric monster, rushed into the king's inner line. With its unreasonable muscles and strength, it broke a big hole in the king's perfect defense line, and then stepped on it and smashed it. It was trampled all over!
Shaquille O'Neal!

Defense?

That is something that does not exist. Let alone using people to defend it. For that monster, even if it is defended with a wall, it will still make a big hole for you!

(End of this chapter)