Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

After beating the 76ers.

The Lakers won two consecutive games in the opening game, crushing their opponents one after another, and in the following schedule... Kobe and Crotty's training has been on the right track, and exaggerated training volume has become two standard psychopaths of the Lakers team.

It's not that others don't train, it's really that no one wants to be on par with these two.

Although the payback period for hard training is long, the two people who have always been demanding in training have also made significant progress.

First up is Crotty.

His talent is not outstanding. Whether it is jumping, strength or instant explosive power, he can only be regarded as second-rate and above average. He lacks offensive ability. This is the most important reason why he was not selected in the draft.

The reason why he can achieve his current role on the defensive end depends more on his lateral movement speed in the first line; his always positive defensive attitude; various hidden tricks inherited from Stockton, plus his own life-threatening ruthlessness.

As for Kobe...

In the first two games of the season, he maintained 20+ points and showed considerable potential. With his young age and strong plasticity, and with regular and crazy training, he has made progress in developing various offensive methods such as pull-ups, lateral moves, fadeaways, and cross-step jumpers. Accelerate and naturally share part of the playing time.

Although the treatment can no longer be compared with the previous two games, it does usher in the best opportunity for development, and he is crazy about absorbing the court experience and on-the-spot handling that he currently lacks.

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However...the Lakers, who seem to have a bright future, also have problems.

Unlike the slow handover at the point guard, the handover between Kobe and Eddie was too fast.

The most direct impact of this on everyone is that the distribution of ball rights has taken a completely different direction from last season. Kobe's presence not only compressed Eddie's time, but also eliminated Ceballos and Campbell. Take action.

You know, ball rights have always been a sensitive topic for all teams.

No matter how hard the boss beats him, Li Shengli's ability has been exaggerated to the point that everyone kneels down, but Kobe is different.

Newcomers with no qualifications and no results will have to divide the ball and time when they come up. The contradictions here will only gradually expand over time. Although there has been no outbreak for the time being, there are still discordant voices within the Lakers team.

Simply put, this is the most direct conflict of interest.

In fact, Li Shengli also encountered the same problem.

This happened when the Hornets teamed up with Larry Johnson. This was the initial cause of the conflict, but Larry Johnson's solution was to squeeze out Li Shengli.

When the Jazz teamed up with Malone, the ball rights problem was even more serious than during the Hornets period, but Malone was completely different from Larry Johnson because Malone was so eager for the championship that he was willing to give in for it. It was not until he got close to Li Shengli later that the ball rights were no longer there. It’s not a problem anymore.

As for the Mavericks period, there is no such problem. After all, Garnett is a rookie, and it is even more desirable to be Li Shengli's partner.

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But this kind of problem is not the case when it comes to Kobe.

Eddie's time has been compressed. Li Shengli's inside and outside shots are basically digested at the shooting guard position. The others have become pure role players worthy of the name. It is normal to be unwilling and unconvinced.

Fortunately, Kobe has Li Shengli to support him, which temporarily suppresses all conflicts. However, the Lakers management led by West really can't ignore this problem, because the Lakers' plan to cultivate new players and optimize tactics is at this point in time. A stumbling block has arisen.

Ceballos and Campbell, in particular, may have sensed the management's attitude and have even begun to show a negative attitude during the game, which has also greatly slowed down the Lakers' game pace...

The first two games were an absolute crush!

After winning three more games, the tide turned.

Although the team can still rely on Li Shengli to defeat everyone, the schedule after 5 games is too weird.

Play the Rockets, Jazz, and SuperSonics first.

Turning around, we have another five consecutive away games, especially the Bulls, Celtics, and Heat.

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Hit the Rockets and the Lakers will explode!

Although Li Shengli was still efficient in exchanging blows with Olajuwon, which was the norm, Barkley was so disgusted that he couldn't handle it.

Not only on offense, but also on defense and rebounds, Campbell, who had no fighting spirit, coupled with Drexler's bombing, the Rockets' Big Three teamed up to score 70 points in a game.

As for the Lakers... Li Shengli scored the league's highest single-game score of 48 points in the new season, but he was unable to defeat six hands with two fists, and his rebounding data was forced below 10 for the first time. After all, Barkley was focused on grabbing rebounds and Rhodes. Mandu may not be able to catch up, and Olajuwon is stuck in the position, which is very helpless.

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If they fight the Jazz again, the Lakers will still lose.

Malone played harder than Barkley and was once again blown through at the fourth position. Although the Lakers were not blown away, they still lost by 3 points in the end.

As for playing against the SuperSonics, which has been very strong in recent years, this game was a narrow win, and then there were five consecutive away games, losing to the Bulls, the Heat, the Celtics, and the Magic, and then returning to play in the last game. Beat the Rockets once and still lose.

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In other words, the Lakers started with a 5-game winning streak, followed by a 4-game losing streak.

Counting the last 1 win and 2 losses, the current record for the entire new season is 6 wins and 6 losses, and every team in the league has played ten games, and the general strength can be clearly seen.

The Eastern Bulls are still strong and the Heat are suddenly on the rise.

The Rockets and Jazz dominate the Western Conference.

These four teams can be regarded as the first echelon of the new season, but the Lakers lost when they met these four teams.

Can the Lakers not reach the first tier? !

Let’s first look at the fighting situation of the second tier. The SuperSonics and Celtics are typical examples of the second tier this season.

The former's lineup has not changed, and the latter has welcomed O'Neal, but these two teams still lost when they met the Lakers. Although they cannot be judged by a few wins and losses, in fact... this is the general situation.

The strength of the Lakers is not as good as the first echelon, but the second echelon is leading the way!

The reason why it is a record of 6/6 is because it has encountered a lot of strong teams in a short period of time. Although it has intermittently achieved a record of 12/4 and a total record of 18/10, it is not true that it wants to enter the playoffs. It's a big problem, but obviously this is far from the result the Lakers management wants.

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Back to the schedule.

The Lakers prepare for the game on the eve of the game.

Because Game 29 is stuck on December 25, and one of the Christmas games scheduled this year is the Los Angeles Lakers playing the Washington Bullets.

As the most important games of a season, the management was quite concerned. After the training ended that day, after everyone else had left, Li Shengli found Kobe.

"Kobe, stop practicing and have a meeting!"

"Meeting? What kind of meeting are we having?"

"Of course we can't have a meeting. Let's go, West and the others are waiting for us..." Li Shengli felt a headache when he thought about the current shit record.

It stands to reason that the Lakers' original lineup is in the middle of the playoffs, and it makes no sense for them to not perform as well as last season's Mavericks. But that is the fact. The Lakers' record in the same period is really far worse than last season's Mavericks.

"Management meeting?" Kobe was stunned for a moment, wiped his sweat and asked, "Why do you want to call me to the management meeting? Just go."

"Don't talk nonsense. I asked you to be here. You are also the core of the team now. Don't just train all day long and put forward your opinions as soon as you have them." Li Shengli pulled Kobe to the locker room of the training ground, "Quickly Come on, go change your clothes first so you don’t stink all over."

"Advice? You mean..."

"Yes, management wants to pursue a deal."

"So there's already a candidate?"

"Almost, we have people on the shelves, but the transaction target has not been determined yet. I guess we will come up with several plans for discussion in a while."