Legendary star

Chapter 811 Stubborn D'Antoni

"It's really unimaginable that the Lakers will play like this this season."

After the start of the second half of the game, for the Lakers, D'Antoni did not let Kobe, who played almost the entire first half, continue to play, but arranged for Paul Gasol and Ron Artest to play with a substitute lineup Well, as for the Spurs, Meng Xu also sat on the sidelines to rest. Tim Duncan, who had barely played in the second quarter, came on the court with Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard as the main players. .

The main lineup is against the rotation lineup. It stands to reason that the Lakers should be rubbed on the ground by the Spurs. However, after the start of the third quarter, the situation on the field was just the opposite. Paul Gasol and Ron Artest led Not only did he not get rubbed against the ground by the Spurs, but he fought back and forth with the Spurs, and even gained the upper hand in the confrontation with the Spurs.

Pau Gasol, who was at a loss when the main lineup was all on the court, can finally play in the way he is good at without the restriction of the running and bombing frame, and Ron, who basically has no chance to make a move in the starting lineup - Artest, after playing with a substitute lineup, finally has a place to play, especially the connection between Artest and Gasol, which is very tacit.

Paul Gasol and Ron Artest, with a bunch of substitutes, can compete with the Spurs' main lineup that only lacks Meng Xu. However, when Dwight Howard, Paul Gasol When five All-Star players, Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, and Steve Nash, were on the court at the same time, they were pressed to the ground by the Spurs and rubbed wantonly. If the gap is too large, the audience and reporters at the scene will have to be confused.

"Yeah, why is my team playing like this?" Not only the audience at the scene, but even Kobe who was sitting on the sidelines at this moment was thinking about this question, even though the main lineup of the Lakers seemed to be older. A little bit, but in terms of staffing, there must be insiders and insiders, organization and organization, defense and defense, scoring and scoring, and there is a group of bench gangsters led by all-stars. A perfect team, but the Lakers have had their worst start in recent seasons.

"Hey." Just when Kobe was still thinking about why the Lakers played like this, Nash, who was sitting next to Kobe, also inadvertently sighed. The reason why Nash came to the Lakers was first because of the championship, and secondly D'Antoni, but after coming to the Lakers, Nash found himself on a broken ship. The head coach D'Antoni did not have the means to arrange so many stars, nor did he have the ability to softly blend stars with different styles. With the boss battle between Howard and Kobe, the Lakers don't even talk about the championship, and even the playoffs have gradually drifted away. If the Lakers are still in this chaotic and half-dead state after half of the season , then the Lakers are really out of the playoffs.

"Steve, this season has just begun, we still have enough time and opportunities, believe me, we will definitely enter the playoffs!" Kobe, who was still in deep thought, heard Nash's lament , I turned my head to look at Nash, and then made a firm promise to Nash. With the current state of the Lakers, the championship Kobe dare not say, but Kobe can definitely lead the Lakers to the playoffs.

"Ok!"

After Kobe finished speaking, Nash also nodded towards Kobe with a firm face.

While Kobe and Nash were still cheering each other on, halfway through the third quarter, although the bench lineup led by Paul Gasol and Ron Artest played very well on the court, and even once Helped the Lakers equalize the score, but after the official timeout, D'Antoni resolutely replaced Paul Gasol and Ron Artest, and sent Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Antoine Jaa Mison, Earl Clark, Dwight Howard, such a brand new main lineup.

With the main lineup on the floor, the Lakers returned to the same play they had in the first quarter, with Nash and Howard on the pick-and-roll at the top of the key, Kobe and Antawn Jamison off the ball, and Earl Clark between the left and right corners Move back and forth, waiting to shoot the three.

However, this seemingly reasonable tactic of the Lakers is not so reasonable to use on the court. Howard has always been resistant to pick-and-rolls, and Nash is not the son of the wind now, so Nash and Howard The pick-and-roll effect between them is not very good, the foundation is crooked, can you still expect to build a tall building?

"Mike is still so stubborn, Meng, don't learn from him in the future." The game was in full swing, but Popovich, who was sitting on the bench, had a calm expression. While observing the game, he also made a joke with Meng Xu who was sitting next to him.D'Antoni and Popovich have a deep relationship with the Spurs. D'Antoni once played for the Spurs when he was a player, and when D'Antoni came to the NBA again as a coach, he was still in the Spurs. Scouts assist Popovich in his work, so Popovich is very familiar with D'Antoni's character and coaching style.

"Huh?" After hearing Popovich's words, Meng Xu was also at a loss. Meng Xu could also see D'Antoni's stubbornness. With so many stars under him, insisting on clinging to him is not suitable for most people. D'Antoni is definitely responsible for most of the Lakers' current bad situation because of the run-and-bomb tactics, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with Meng Xu. Could it be that Popovich heard that Meng Xu wanted to retire after he retired? The rhetoric of going to coach a team, now you are going to impart some experience to Meng Xu?

The more Meng Xu thought about it, the more he felt strange. After a few seconds of contemplation, he looked at Popovich who was sitting next to him, but Meng Xu didn't notice from Popovich's calm face and deep eyes. see anything.

The head coaches in this league can be roughly divided into three types. The first type is the so-called nanny coaches. This kind of coaches may or may not have tactics. Just lay out the tactics.The second is to have a tactical system that you are good at, and then find suitable players based on the tactical system you are good at, and integrate them into your own tactics. The current head coach of the Lakers, D'Antoni, is obviously this type.If the second type of head coach is to look at the dishes, then the third type of head coach is the type who cooks whatever ingredients are available. No matter what type of tactics, you will never stick to a certain type of tactics. The Heat's Pat Riley and Popovich sitting next to Meng Xu are both coaches of this type.

But Meng Xu really hasn't thought about the future. Although after talking with Larry Bird, Meng Xu really moved his mind to become a head coach after retiring, but he still doesn't know when he will retire. Meng Xu, I don’t have time and energy to think so much now, but before retiring, it’s okay to learn from Popovich first, right, Meng Xu thinks about it As he spoke, the thoughts in his mind flew farther and farther.

Just when Meng Xu was thinking about the future because of Popovich's joke, the game on the court had already started to develop in a direction favorable to the Spurs. After the Lakers failed to score for three consecutive offenses, the point difference between the two sides was close. It was stretched to 7 points again, which caused all the hard work and efforts of Kobe and Gasol in the previous game to be wasted. In desperation, D'Antoni could only call when the official timeout ended less than 2 minutes later. After a timeout, the Lakers' lineup was adjusted again.

Although Meng Xu has never been a head coach and has no coaching experience and experience, Meng Xu can still see some problems. Letting Howard and Nash pick and roll is definitely the biggest failure of the Lakers. Howard has no middle distance. He and Nash After the pick-and-roll, it is completely useless. You can neither use your height advantage to form a misplaced shot, nor can you grab offensive rebounds. Let him go to the pick-and-roll. It is better to keep him at the basket and let Paul Gasol Going out for the pick-and-roll, Pau Gasol still has mid-range shots at least, and Gasol's coping ability is beyond Howard's flattery. As for Pau Gasol shooting three-pointers from the bottom corner, Meng Xu is even more confused What is D'Antoni thinking? Maybe Meng Xu really has no coaching experience, so he can't understand this kind of unpredictable operation.

Anyway, in Meng Xu's view, it's just one point. If D'Antoni continues to stubbornly insist on this kind of unpredictable operation, then the Lakers, let alone the championship, may be enough for the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)