The rest is just noise

On September 16, the Lakers' Palm Springs training camp officially opened.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the players gathered in the stadium.

In addition to the regular players who have signed contracts, there are also 8 free agents who are eager to enter the league.

The opening day of camp was an iconic day. In addition to the coaching staff, Louis was also accompanied by owner Jerry Buss and all the important people in the Forum office building.

This morning, they came to the resort with the tragedy master.

The tragedy maker is now standing next to Wilson. Judging from his body shape, he is a bit bigger than other forward players. Judging from his physique, it is impossible to play a point guard. A power forward is quite suitable.

Since they already knew each other in the restaurant yesterday, Louis skipped the self-introduction link and said frankly: "We are a brand new team. The coaching staff will review everyone's abilities. Except for Benj, no one is starting.

Stable, you need to let me see your strength in the training camp that lasts for more than half a month. Next, we will hold a 30-minute intra-team competition. This is also the only event today. After the game, you can

I have a rest, so I hope you will try your best. Remember, the first impression is very important, and I think you don’t want to leave a bad first impression on me, right?”

After Louis finished speaking, he gave Carlisle and Budenholzer a look.

Lakers intra-team competitions are usually divided into red and blue teams.

Carlisle leads the red team, and Budenholzer leads the blue team.

"We are the Lakers, why do our training uniforms have to be blue and red?" Ellis had long wanted to say, "Shouldn't it be purple and gold?"

Louis explained casually: "The gold jersey doesn't look good."

"Purple is beautiful."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you want me to make you a purple jersey on the spot?"

Ellis was silent. Carlisle and Budenholzer selected players based on the principle of fairness.

Wilson doesn't like red, so he can only go to the blue team.

Since the blue team acquired the superstar Wilson, the red team has the right to first select three players.

Carlisle chose Tragedy, Ellis and Garnett.

"Rick, do you plan to let our Tan Hua Lang play center?" Louis asked with a smile.

The tragedy master said: "It's okay, I can play center."

Budenholzer immediately selected Leitner, Ostertag, and Treat.

Carlisle and Budenholzer discovered after the draft that the Lakers were really difficult to play in the new season and seemed to have few useful players.

Subsequently, the red team won Derek Harper and Joe Klein, and the blue team could only accept Liu Yuqing and Benoit Benjamin.

Zhao Yuanzheng served as the referee for this game, but he said beforehand: "I won't follow you around, so you'd better slow down the pace."

"It's time to lose weight, Coach Zhao." Bird said insinuatingly, "otherwise someone's today will be your tomorrow."

“You fucking country bumpkin!￥#%”

Louis discovered a problem. Since Bird retired, the two of them have switched offense and defense.

When Louis coached Bird, why could he frequently break the opponent's defense?

Because Bird was just a player under him at the time, since he was a player, his condition would have ups and downs, and even Bird couldn't guarantee that he would play well every game.

As long as he doesn't perform well, Louis can criticize him.

But now that he has become a coach, it is difficult for Louis to find a reason to attack him.

After the two teams were divided into teams, the starting lineup was quickly decided.

Red team: Harper, Ellis, Garnett, Tragedy, Klein.

Blue team: Treat, Liu Yuqing, Wilson, Leitner, Ostertag.

Finlay and Benoit, one is ignored because he is too quiet, and the other is too fat and cannot currently play in the competition.

"Coach, what should I do?"

Benoit Benjamin tried to give Louis a warm image.

However, there are many things in this world that can deceive people.

Such as people's hearts, such as appearance, such as brush data, such as J*V's cover, such as Xiang Nishino's acting skills, but the fat thing cannot deceive people.

Basketball players' bodies are just like those of j*v teachers. Once they change, the audience who used to be eager to jump into the screen and kneel and lick them will definitely notice the change.

Benoit's body shape is just as disappointing as Rin Okae's comeback.

"Is it okay to run 10 kilometers on the treadmill?"

Louis asked.

Benoit said: "Coach, my legs and feet are not good... I can't run for a long time."

"Then why don't you stay in the gym for a while?"

"Coach, I am born with supernatural powers..."

"Then just take a basketball and shoot on the court nearby."

"Okay, coach."

After that, the bastard was walking around with a basketball in his arms. When everyone's attention turned to the game, he simply sat down and watched the game from a distance.

At the beginning of the game, the point guards of both sides showed their own styles.

Harper's strength is unexpected.

He proved that he was worthy of the Lakers using the mid-level exception to sign him.

Louis looked at his Mavericks career from a coach's perspective. In 11 years, he averaged 15 points, 6 assists and 1.8 steals per game, with three shooting percentages of 47%/35%/75%.

He's been on defense, but he's never been an All-Star.

He may be one of the ten best players in history who has not been selected to the All-Star Game.

Even though he is now at the end of his career, he still has very threatening open shots, mature court control ability, and defense that has not weakened much with age.

He's like a weaker version of an older Chris Paul.

The first offense of the red team was completed by Harper. After calling the pick-and-roll, he reached the free throw line and scored a jump shot.

Wilson immediately said to Laettner: "Chris, if they call a pick-and-roll, you should always be ready to switch!"

When he was in Houston, Laettner had always been the only one who treated his teammates harshly. Now, he has come to a team that even competes with defensive positions.

At that moment, Leitner felt like the leading actor in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

He was born again.

The blue team's point guard Tretter is a slightly mediocre defender.

He has also been in the league for many years. When he was young, Tretter did not have the same team status as Harper did in the Mavericks. He has always been a tramp and a mercenary, playing for whoever gives him a contract, but his strength is just enough to reach the average level of the league.

The experience of wandering around made him understand a truth: follow the leader and you will get meat.

Benj is obviously the leader of the Lakers.

Tretter passed the ball to him after halftime.

Wilson versus Garnett.

"Jasmine, I really didn't expect that we would be teammates." Wilson protected the ball behind him and said to Garnett.

Jasmine Louis twitched the corner of her mouth.

"It seems to be Kevin's middle name." Nelson flipped through the roster, "Yes, kg's full name is Kevin Morris Garnett - Jasmine is his nickname."

Looking at the matchup between Wilson and Garnett, they seemed to have known each other before.

"Ben, I won't be polite!"

Off the court, Garnett is a somewhat careless big boy, but on the court, Garnett is a beast.

When Louis discovered that Wilson couldn't use his speed to get away from Garnett, not only him but the rest of the coaching staff's hair stood on end.

When we say that a certain player is slow and has poor defense, his fans will always jump out and attach gifs to retort with reason. The straight-line speed is as fast as that of a defender. What's the difference?

He may be arguing, or he may really not understand what the speed required on the defensive end is.

For insiders, the most impressive speed is their lateral speed.

In the future, NBA scouts will refer to this advantage as vertical defensive impact.

Lateral speed determines what size players the inside can switch to guard.

Wilson is already one of the most explosive small forwards in the league. If even Wilson can't use his speed to get rid of him, then no one else can.

What kind of talent is this?

"As far as I know, Danny Manning doesn't have that ability."

"What about Dennis Rodman? It was possible when he was young, but not now."

"Shawn Kemp? No way."

Louis and Nelson were discussing, while Wilson missed a shot under Garnett's defense.

Then there's the most impressive thing about Garnett.

He blocked Wilson's attack in the high post. Suddenly, the motor nerves in his body burst out with unparalleled energy. He seemed to have returned to the basket instantly and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

"Rookie!" Harper asked for the ball.

After that, this is where Garnett left a bad impression on the coaching staff.

Instead of returning the ball to Harper, he dribbled the ball alone.

About 15 years ago, when Louis saw Sampson for the first time, he felt that he had the potential to become an even bigger Greek monster. However, in that era, playing like that was unconventional, so even Sampson

You have to start as a full-time insider.

And Garnett has the conditions to play like that from the beginning.

He could be the monster before the Greek monster.

But that was what Louis thought before he became a coach.

Louis' understanding of basketball now is no longer on the same level as it was 15 years ago.

Watching Garnett brilliantly dribble the ball to the frontcourt, change direction like a defender, shake off Laettner's defense, and go to the basket with all his strength to dunk Ostertag.

The tragedy master excitedly rushed forward and bumped chests with him.

Old Bass was pleasantly surprised to find that they had selected a treasure player.

Louis, Bird, and West all shook their heads slightly.

"It's a mess."

Bird commented insightfully.

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