The rest is just noise

Wilson brought a special temperament to the Lakers, breaking the "family atmosphere" established by the tragedy master.

The tragedy maker believes that while playing ball, he can convey his love.

This concept keeps the Lakers' training intensity low.

Wilson changed that.

He brought his New York mentality to training camp in Santa Barbara and established himself as a dominant player from day one.

Dale Ellis is his staunch supporter, David Robinson is uncontested and the only indigenous opposition is Pippen.

But Pippen was not strong enough to take away the dominance from Wilson.

On the last day in Santa Barbara, Zhao Yuanzheng signaled to Wilson to give his new teammates some face - at least let them win a game.

Of course Wilson doesn't want to win every match, but victory and defeat are never given, but fought out.

Zhao Yuanzheng went to find Louis to ask for advice.

"I think he hasn't been beaten hard by Uncle Ewing for a while and has already swelled up." Louis came up with a bad idea, "Since he doesn't want to be merciful, give him a new group of teammates. You know, just find

Those on the margins."

Zhao Yuanzheng asked: "What if he complains about the uneven strength of the two teams?"

Louis smiled and said: "You don't know him very well."

On the last day, Zhao Yuanzheng adjusted Ellis to Pippen and Robinson's team and let Divac rest. The reason was simple: the big man needed maintenance.

Zhao Yuanzheng arranged a bunch of rookies and undrafted players as teammates for Wilson.

Unexpectedly, Wilson not only did not complain, but was also in high spirits.

Because Wilson believes that great players can always improve the teammates around them.

At the beginning of the game, Wilson actively showed goodwill to his new teammates and gave them a thumbs up: "Imagine what would happen if we won this game? Four of the five people on the opposite side are Lakers for the new season.

The starting lineup, and there are many people in our team who are uncertain about the future, now it is time to fight for ourselves!"

His chicken blood was just right, and the game that was supposed to be one-sided actually turned into a 50-50 draw.

Pippen couldn't find his shooting touch and was blocked by Wilson again.

The main offensive points of the white team they represent are David Robinson's singles with the ball at a 45-degree angle from the left and right wings and Dale Ellis' three-pointer.

But Ellis is the new guy after all. Although Pippen and the others have been badly beaten by his three-pointers in the past few days, they don't know how to cooperate with him.

At least they had a chance to learn about Ellis' bad temper.

If Robinson and Ellis have the opportunity to catch the ball at the same time, Pippen will pass it directly to Robinson.

If Ellis has a chance to catch the ball, Pippen will prioritize personal offense.

Seeing that several of his chances were ignored, Ellis roared at Pippen: "Did I shoot your eyes out? Pass the ball!"

The arrogant Pippin didn't dare to retaliate even after being scolded. Ellis had a villainous aura and was full of gangster spirit.

"next time."

Pippen responded cautiously.

When West saw this scene, he couldn't help but think of Jeff Hornacek.

That's something Hornacek would never do.

If Pippen doesn't pass the ball, Hornacek will obediently stand outside the three-point line to open up the space and will not hold Pippen accountable for being ignored.

Ironically, Hornacek has been the most stable scoring point for the Lakers at critical moments after the tragic retirement, but the ball rights he gets often do not match his personal threat.

If Hornacek was as strong as Ellis, would the Lakers win a few more games?

West was initially not optimistic that Ellis would be able to integrate into the Lakers, but Louis defied all opinions and insisted on bringing him in.

West had no choice but to obey the order.

Now, West has changed his mind.

Like most of the seemingly problematic mistakes in his life, when West carefully looks back at how the problem occurred, he will find that it was already the optimal solution at the time.

Ellis did have the problems he was worried about beforehand.

He has a bad temper, has no respect for the core, and values ​​his personal tactical status. If his teammates don't pass the ball to him, he will get angry - this is something Louis didn't expect. Ellis developed a ball-dominating mentality in the Hornets, and he will never be able to pass the ball to him again.

He is no longer the silent assassin he was before - but he is indeed a very threatening shooter. Shooters are often ignored. A shooter with a temper is a warning to the ball carrier. If he gets an open space but no one passes the ball, he will get angry.

Isn't it natural?

West admired Ellis's eagerness to let others know what he was thinking, something he lacked.

As for Wilson...no matter what he brings to the Lakers, West will not be surprised.

The white team gradually found a way to win.

They let Robinson attack strongly inside, forcing the black team to double-team, and then pass the ball to Ellis on the outside.

Ellis is ruthless and will score as long as the opponent dares to leave an open space.

Wilson couldn't help but call a timeout to discuss countermeasures.

"If it was the coach, what would he do?"

Wilson thought.

Louis won't offer any help now as this is a player-on-player match.

Based on past experience, Wilson followed Louis's thinking and decided what to do next.

“What was their overall outside three-point shooting rate tonight?”

Wilson asked his teammates.

A guard named Anthony Miller said: "No one except God damn Dell."

Damn it, Dale is as ruthless as ever.

Wilson had some calculations in his mind.

"In this way, we still have to double-team David, but at the same time, we can't leave Dell open anymore. As for the rest of the black team, they can shoot if they want. We just need to block and grab rebounds."

"Including Scotty?"

Wilson laughed comically and said: "Especially Scotty, you have to let him shoot. I really don't believe he can still make the shot after I gave him so much physical confrontation."

"What if he makes the shot?"

"I just stood on my head and climbed around the arena three times."

Wilson was ruthless to others and also ruthless to himself.

But Pippen did not disappoint him. The league's top small forward often failed to perform to his normal level in front of Wilson.

In terms of offensive and defensive quality, among the current forwards, only Jordan and Wilson can say they are better than Pippen.

In terms of defense alone, Pippen is not inferior to Qiaowei in any way, but his offensive ability is too low-priced. In a confrontation of the same level, he is completely lagging behind.

Wilson finally got it right.

Including Pippen, no one on the White team can consistently hit open shots.

The only one who helped was Green.

He hit a few mid-range field goals for Robinson, but didn't quench his thirst.

As the lone star of the black team, Wilson made full use of his personal abilities.

In the end, he led the team to win the final day of training camp in Santa Barbara with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists.

"Stop moving me to the white team, coach!"

Ellis complained to Zhao Yuanzheng.

"You can't win the game with these guys!"

Pippen argued: "This is just a competition, what does it mean? You make it sound like the Lakers can't win without Benj!"

Ellis rolled his eyes at Pippen: "I don't recognize any victory that cannot bring a ring."

"You..." Pippen said angrily, "You only have one ring. Don't talk like a winner all day long. What's the big deal!"

"Scotty, you can't say that." Wilson told everyone what a self-destructing truck is. "Without Dale, I would definitely have one less ring."

West looked at Louis speechlessly: "Are Dale and Benj like this in New York?"

"Believe me, that's not what they were like in New York."

Especially benj.

West didn't think anything was wrong.

Pippin's heart is as high as the sky, but his strength does not match.

Robinson is like a saint, without any vulgar taste.

In this era of fierce competition, these two have taken the Lakers to the conference finals at most.

And Wilson is the ultimate winner. He came to Los Angeles from New York with seven rings, and he is eager to prove himself again.

Ellis is like an enhanced version of Hornacek. With Louis around, his bad habits that make Charlotte's young people unbearable don't seem to be considered shortcomings.

West is happy to have such a player on the team, and I believe Louis is the same.

Louis returned to the office and tidied up briefly.

He's still not used to changing camps during preseason training camp.

Jim Bass came over to report on the rest of the trip.

Louis sent little Bas away, and then sat down to think about the future.

Wilson and Ellis have integrated well, and no matter how much Pippen resists, the result will not change.

What Louis needs to consider is what kind of team he will build when he becomes the head coach again in the future. To this end, he needs to sort out the evolution of the past and current basketball game styles, and hope to find the future direction.

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Oh, by the way, today is also Ewing’s birthday (I didn’t expect this), so I’d like to express my gratitude to him.

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