My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Why do I feel like every team's power forward can beat us?" Kobe was a little puzzled. He always felt that playing this season was a bit difficult. Although he kept winning, he always felt that something was not right.

After thinking about it for a long time, the Lakers' power forward problem loomed before us.

If the power forward hadn't been beaten every game, the Lakers wouldn't have had to play as hard as Kobe in many games and win with such difficulty. As a historical dynasty team, there should be more crushing games. Nowadays, there are often teams that can compete with the Lakers back and forth, and even need Kobe to play the magic ball to win. This is unscientific.

The power forward position is the position where the Lakers have the most players. There is Campbell, a multi-million-level power forward, Horry, the all-around fourth position, and Ben, the defensive gatekeeper.

But it will be blown up!

Campbell seems to be good at everything, but in fact he is very poor at everything. Horry's height and strength determine that his defense will not be excellent. Big Ben and O'Neal simply can't coexist. His inside partner in his later peak years was Rasheed Wallace, a projection-type inside man who could make up for his shortcomings on the offensive end. Now they are both awkward with O'Neal.

Another point is that the top power forwards in the league are springing up like mushrooms after rain. It is hard to imagine that the second power forward last year was Kemp and the third was Vin Baker.

And this season with the emergence of Garnett, Webber, and Duncan. Competition at the power forward position has entered a new level. Campbell, who was still doing well in most games for the Lakers last year, has been increasingly pushed to the bench by Harris, allowing Horry to start in his place.

Very difficult!

Coupled with the reduced defensive area after O'Neal gained weight, those top power forwards can completely avoid O'Neal's defense to complete the offense, which further aggravates the Lakers' power forward crisis.

This problem may be the Lakers' Achilles' heel.

But so far, Kobe has no good solution.

I can only use my better performance to make up for this shortcoming of the team.

Anyway, it was the same in the last life. There is never a perfect team, only invincible players!

As long as you are strong enough!

It doesn’t matter if your teammates stretch their hips!

"Sneeze! Sneeze!" The cold wind in December in Minnesota was biting. As soon as they got off the plane, the Lakers players were so cold that they started sneezing.

"Damn, I almost couldn't land." The cold wind blowing from Canada ushered in a blizzard in Minnesota, making it very difficult to land at the silver-covered airport.

The Lakers flight circled several times before landing.

To be honest, Kobe felt a little chilly.

Fortunately, Boeing is still countless times safer than helicopters, and finally landed safely. Kobe breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day, bad news came.

"Farke, Bowen and Mullin have colds!" Team doctor Gary Viti rushed into Harris' room and told Harris the bad news.

Harris frowned.

"Can I play normally?"

"Muulin is not good anymore. He has a severe cough. I even think he should be quarantined! Bruce's symptoms are mild and he can play, but his condition will fluctuate."

"At this time? How long will it take to get better?"

"If you catch a cold, it usually lasts a week. Mullin is more serious, so it probably takes a week. Bruce has good physical fitness and should be able to play, but it will always affect his condition. Not everyone can survive the flu like Michael. Able to score 30+.”

"In this game with Bao, should Campbell play 4 and Horry play 3?" Harris was speechless. He caught a cold at the most critical moment to break the winning streak. This place in Minnesota is simply poisonous!

If it hadn't been so cold, the players wouldn't have gotten sick.

Fortunately, Pippen, the second in charge of the Bulls, cannot play in this game, which is equivalent to a tie with the Bulls!

"Coach, let Stephen start?" Kobe's suggestion confused Harris.

Are you kidding? You want a player who has played 5 games this season and averaged 5.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game to start?

Although 15+5+5 has been produced during garbage time, what does this mean? Garbage time is garbage time, this kind of data doesn’t mean anything!

A second round pick! Do you really want him to start?

"Coach, he can handle Tom Gugliotta."

"Are you sure?" The Wolves' All-Star big pitcher Tom Gugliotta brought a lot of trouble to the Lakers before. His height and shooting made Bowen very difficult to defend. After all, Uncle Bao's wingspan It's so long that it can't be disturbed at all.

"Try it, if it doesn't work, let Campbell go."

"Then try it."

Kobe is the absolute core of this Lakers team, the darling of the Lakers management, and Harris's disciple (chief assistant). Harris thought for a moment and decided to give it a try.

The gap between the Wolves and the Lakers is still huge. Even if Stephen Jackson plays a few minutes and delays, Campbell can be quickly rotated to play.

The Timberwolves' main threat to the Lakers is their power forward Garnett. Maybe Stephen Jackson's defense can help Horry better defend against flanking attacks.

Kobe also had the attitude of giving it a try. In his previous life, Wu Sheng single-handedly defended the top German tank Nowitzki and won the black eight. Kobe vividly remembered the scene. It can be said that what Wu Sheng is best at is defending big pitchers like this. His confrontation ability and long hands and feet make the pressure on such pitchers far stronger than Bowen.

Although he is still young in this life, he may not be able to defeat the Wolf King Garnett or Tom Gugliotta, but there is still a chance?

"Mom, I'm starting! Kobe, the boss, gave me a chance!"

"Woohoo! I will cherish it! I want the players on the opposite side to know what defense is!"

"Okay, Mom. I'll say hello to Kobe later!"

In the corner of the locker room, the young Wu Sheng choked up. Will a second-round pick become a starter and then reach the peak of his life like Bowen and Ben?

move!

Thank you Kobe for the opportunity!

"Stephen, let me ask you a question." Kobe looked at it for a long time and couldn't help it.

"What?"

"I have no responsibility for you. What does the tattoo on your neck mean recently?"

"Those are Chinese characters! Boss! I know you like Chinese culture very much, and so do I!"

"What word?"

"This is called 'zhong'! It means loyalty!"

"This is called 'zhi'! It means wisdom!"

"I understand all this, but I just want to know, why is there a field under your brain?" Kobe raised his eyebrows.

"What?" Jackson looked confused.

"Dude, you got a typo in your tattoo."