Almighty legend life

Chapter 135 Changes of the Lakers
After Liu Han participated in the Las Vegas competition, he returned to Los Angeles directly to continue his training. Safina continued to rush to New York to complete the last shots of her first film.

After returning to Los Angeles, Liu Han found his own rhythm in the training camp. Compared with dealing with a group of hypocritical businessmen, Liu Han prefers to sweat in the arena.

When Liu Han was still training hard in the arena with Steve Nash, Ray Allen and college players from the Bruins, coach Del Harris submitted his resignation to the Lakers management.

The reason for Del Harris' resignation was that he had a physical problem, a bad heart, and could no longer be stimulated in basketball games. In fact, the real reason was that Del Harris felt that his ability could not keep up with the changes of the Lakers.Since Liu Han joined the Lakers, Del Harris's consistent tactical thinking has been greatly impacted, which made Del Harris very uncomfortable for a time, and at the same time, there was a change in the use of Liu Han, although in the end Del Harris buried his head After thinking hard for a long time, I gradually found some tricks on how to maximize Liu Han's role on the court, but the reality is that the Lakers stumbled along the way.

Del Harris has never been a strong coach, he always treats his players as equals, which makes him very popular with players, but again, he has a hard time using superstars.Del Harris, who is well aware of his shortcomings, chose to give up after thinking about it for a long time. He didn't want to be stigmatized after he was 60 years old. Now that he has achieved success and won the championship, it's time to enjoy some relaxing time , Being a coach is very tiring, being a head coach is even more tiring, and being the head coach of the Lakers is very tiring. This is the experience that Del Harris has summed up over the years as a coach.

Del Harris' resignation surprised the Lakers' management, but since the opponent's reason is sincere, the Lakers' management is not good at making trouble for this old man who is considered the team's meritorious coach, so the Lakers made up for Del Harris. Coach Harris was let go after the full-year salary in 97, and the most important thing for the Lakers next is to find a coach who is suitable for the current Lakers.

Del Harris also had a conversation with general manager Jerry West before leaving the Lakers.

"Jerry, I'm sorry, I don't think I'm suitable for the Lakers now, so I chose to leave." Harris didn't hide it from Jerry West, who was still happy to cooperate.

"You've done a good job, Del, we are the championship. But do you have any suggestions for future successors?" Jerry West hoped that Del Harris, who is very familiar with the team, could give a better suggestion .

"Jerry, first of all, I have to confirm one thing, who is the core of the future team going to be?"

"It's obvious, Del, it must be Liu as the core, this is a gift from God to Los Angeles." Although Jerry West is a little worried that the future alliance will target the Lakers, but for now, there is no more suitable than Liu Han The core of the Lakers.

"Since this is the case, we must find a coach who knows how to use Liu. In fact, many people have fallen into misunderstandings about the use of Liu. Although I also realize this, I can't find a suitable way. So the coach who can talk about Liu Yong well is the most suitable coach for the current Lakers." After a year of getting along, Del Harris admired Liu Han very much, and Del Harris felt that this young man who devoted all his thoughts to basketball Pure charm.

"You are right, then thank you, Del, I wish you a happy life in the future, and of course I also look forward to you joining the NBA again." Del Harris told the management of the Lakers that he will Will be a long leisure vacation.

When the Lakers focused their attention on all the well-known coaches who were idle at home, Liu Han's training camp ushered in two newcomers. O'Neal returned to Los Angeles after playing enough on the beach in Hawaii. He did not refuse Liu Han's invitation. It is O'Neill's goal to continue to hone and cooperate with Liu Han. He hopes to create his own dynasty in the future.

Coach George Krent finally recruited a lot of young talents for the UCLA Bruins after a long invitation. In fact, many of them are thanks to Liu Han, and many young players who became famous in high school also Looking forward to the coach who has trained a superstar like Liu Han to invite himself to join the Bruins.

George Krent is one of the people who is most familiar with Liu Han's talent. If it weren't for his strong recommendation, Liu Han might not be able to join UCLA.

After two years of polishing, George Krent has his own set of basketball concepts. He is very fond of the team's outside shooting ability. In George's mind, the future development trend of the NBA must be towards agility, speed and scoring. In terms of development, the management of the NBA hopes that basketball can attract more audiences, and wonderful goals and offenses are a magic weapon to attract fans, and George believes that the attack range of NBA players in the future will become farther and farther. The team will pay more attention to the speed advantage of players. The era of big centers is gradually coming to an end. He admires the theory put forward by Pat Riley. Pat Riley believes that in the future basketball will be five players with a height of about two meters and super fast speed. , Effective front and back players to form a team.At the same time, George Krent also highly admired the old Nelson, who has always been known for his crazy offense in the league. Although the opponent's tactics that almost gave up defense made George somewhat disdainful, but the old Nelson's understanding of offense is unmatched. .

O'Neal who just came to the training camp encountered a lot of problems. He gained weight very quickly. Although this made O'Neal look stronger inside, he found that his cooperation with Liu Han was always a bit stagnant.

George Krent soon discovered this too. Although he was not the coach of the Lakers, he liked this big man who was cheerful all day long. George felt that it was necessary for him to remind O'Neal.

"Shaq, are you gaining weight consciously?" George's words made O'Neill blush a little. To be honest, he didn't gain weight consciously, but he didn't manage himself well during the holidays. The high-calorie and sweet food made O'Neill O'Neill couldn't help himself.

"George, don't you think I'll have an advantage in the paint after gaining weight?" O'Neal was still a little stubborn at first.

"Shaq, first of all, let me make sure, do you want to play basketball for 20 years or do you want to play for [-] years?"

"Of course I played longer. I like basketball. Joining the NBA is not just for money and honor." Now O'Neal still has the blood of a young man. If it takes another three years, I believe O'Neal will find it difficult to listen to George.

"Shaq, first I have to give you an analogy. Your feet are like the foundation of a building. There is a limit to how much weight they can bear. When you put a lot of weight on your feet and knees year after year It is also gradually worn out, and when the wear exceeds the limit, it will be injured and affect your career. Do you know why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar can score 38387 points? On the one hand, it is his technical advantage, and on the other hand, it is his He's had a long career, he's been in great physical shape, and honestly, Shaq, you've got talent, you've got solid skills, and I think you've got the potential to score higher."

George Crent's words made O'Neal fall into deep thought. He had never thought about this before, and no one had ever taught him this. O'Neal has always used his physical advantage to play.

(End of this chapter)