basketball scientist

Chapter 6 The best players are in Los Angeles

The performance of the U.S. team in the Olympics was hard to describe, but at this time, the Lakers' training hall welcomed the return of Kobe Bryant. So far, the handling of the case has been generally settled. In principle, the two sides have reached a court settlement.

After external reconciliation, Kobe Bryant will at least not face jail time after paying a huge price. As for the popularity lost in this incident, he will have to rely on his performance in the new season to slowly recover.

At least everyone in the Lakers team, including team executives and fans, are on his side.

Originally, Kobe thought that the team would not gather until the beginning of the preseason, but unexpectedly, there was a strange person in the training hall at this time, who was just like him, and couldn't wait for the new season.

Busy with matters in the court, Kobe can only say that he has only a partial understanding of the team's operations this summer. He only knows that O'Neal, Payton, and Fisher have left the team one after another, and the team has added Odom, Butler,

Atkins and others, as for the adjustments of some bench players, Kobe didn't pay much attention to them.

"Hey! Kobe! Welcome back..." Anderson smiled happily, like a child. Different from the attitude of Ke Yan when he faced him, Anderson undoubtedly had some admiration for Kobe.

"..." Kobe's reaction was strange. Firstly, he has never been a very gregarious character and would not go fishing or partying with his teammates. Secondly, he is clearly the "master" of the Lakers.

, why is this guy in front of me so consciously anti-customer?

Anderson saw Kobe's lukewarm attitude, but the guy didn't care at all. After continuing to practice defensive positions for a while, he went to the gym to do lower body strength exercises.

A set of weight-bearing lunges followed by leg raises, a set of weight-bearing prone high leg raises, and a set of single-leg deadlifts followed by knee raises. They were all training specifically aimed at improving the strength of the lower limbs. After one set of movements, Anderson turned over and fell to the mat.

I just feel that the intensity of this kind of training does not seem very high, but the consumption of training is amazing. This is the case with lower limb strength training. The intensity should not be too high, but it lasts for a long time, is boring, and tests the player's willpower.

In Ke Yan's view, the training methods for players in different positions should also be divided into different categories. Centers have their own training methods, and guards have their own training methods. Even among guards, Atkins and Kobe have different training plans.

He has formulated corresponding training plans for some players in the team, which lists the benefits of some equipment training, as well as the maintenance of the players' own abilities, as well as suggestions for the players, in which areas he hopes they can work more, etc.

Wait, just wait for the right time to give Tomjanovich advice.

.......

After losing the bet with Ke Yan, Brian Shaw avoided Ke Yan for the next few days, thinking that the dream team would win the Olympic gold medal without making a fuss in the next game.

You can also use "Tiger Nap" to excuse yourself.

However, everything was exactly as Ke Yan predicted. After consecutively defeating Greece and Australia to ensure qualifying for the group, Dream Team 6 stumbled against Lithuania and lost the Dream Team's second game in Olympic history.

Jaskovicius, who had played at a super level against the Dream Team in the Sydney Olympics, scored 28 points in this game. NBA superstars were beaten in front of the European kings.

"No way, this guy guessed so accurately!" After losing the game against Lithuania, Brian Shaw sighed in his heart, but he also admired Ke Yan's bold prediction.

Not just this game, including the previous two games against Greece and Australia, the Dream Team only won by 6 points and 10 points respectively. It is obvious that "dominance" is no longer there! As long as it is not particularly superstitious and rigid

Everyone can see that the Dream Six team did not have the ability to make people look up to them at the Athens Olympics. If they do not lower their profile, the team may not be able to go smoothly in the knockout rounds.

The bet has been lost, and there is no excuse to make a comeback. For Brian Shaw, there are only two ways to go. One is to find a reason to drive Ke Yan out of the Lakers. Emmmmm, this is really difficult.

, after all, his surname is Xiao, not "Bas". Secondly, if he apologizes obediently and admits his mistake, he will not be able to hold his head high in front of Ke Yan in the future.

After much deliberation, he called Tomjanovich, thinking of mediating the matter through his leadership relationship.

There are many people who can suppress this matter. In addition to Tomjanovich, Kupchak, and even the Buss siblings can solve it with one sentence. However, if they are made to think highly of this Chinese first-line player, Bu

Lineshaw didn't think it was worth it.

The good old Tomjanovich did not refuse Brian Shaw's request. After all, it was also related to the unity of the team. Then he asked Keyan to go to the office the next day to talk about the matter.

"Okay, to be honest, I am ready to retaliate against the other party. But since Rudy, you have spoken, then I will not ask the other party to eat the basketball." Ke Yan smiled, nodded and accepted Tomjanovich's mediation.

A young man who knows current affairs very well! Tomjanovich nodded, satisfied with the other party's generosity. This team, which just lost the championship due to internal fighting last season, cannot withstand any hardships.

"But I have prepared something else for Brian! Don't worry, it won't be a very painful punishment."

"..." Tomjanovich is a bit big-headed, how can I put it! This Ke Yan is really not like Yao Ming! There is no inherent impression that the Chinese are humble and down-to-earth, but they are soaring and hard to figure out.

!

I just don’t know how he is going to deal with Brian Xiao this time!

When leaving the office, Ke Yan came to the training gym as a habit. In the gym, Kobe was competing with the "trainer". He gave a thumbs up and shouted "fighting~". Ke Yan was about to leave, but he heard a voice from behind.

Thick "kimi~".

Kobe Bryant spoke up and called out to Key Yan.

"Is something wrong?" Ke Yan turned around and walked over. Only then did he realize that the player training with Kobe was not someone else, but an important figure in the team in Ke Yan's plan, "Caron Butler."

"About Brian..." Kobe paused, "I hope there will be no internal disputes in the team in the new season, and everyone can devote themselves to the game. What do you think?"

Kobe's relationship with his teammates is relatively average, but that doesn't mean he doesn't get close to others in the team. Brian Shaw joined the Lakers in 1998 and served with the team for 6 years. He can be considered Kobe's big brother. I understand.

It is only natural for Kobe to take the initiative to speak for him about this matter.

Ke Yan had already informed Anderson that he had prepared a "punishment" for Brian Shaw, which would definitely be much lighter than eating a basketball, but his concessions were limited to this, even if Kobe Bryant spoke out.

"I won't really force him to eat the basketball, but I will also let him fulfill his bet within his ability. I think this is how I respect him as a man. What do you think?" Ke Yan responded to Kobe.

, while introducing himself to Butler next to him, and then greeted him with a hug.

"Of course, a small lesson is enough." Kobe nodded and agreed with Key Yan's words.

"Kobe~, do you know why the American team is struggling in the Olympics?"

"Why?"

"Because the best player is not deployed, he is in Los Angeles~"

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