The rest is just noise

On the second day of training camp, Louis announced Bird's new appointment.

When everyone heard that Bird had been named Garnett's development coach, there was a violent reaction.

There are surprises, shocks, and confusions.

What is Garnett's attitude towards this matter? He is very happy.

Because this arrangement can prove that Louis values ​​him very much, otherwise how could he let goat develop his potential?

"Great, Larry, how do we practice?"

Garnett wanted to know what Bird's trick was.

Bird called "Sandbag" Klein to his side and said: "From now on, follow me and practice these moves. Watch carefully. I will only do them once a day."

"Once a day? Doesn't that mean you can watch it 365 times a year?"

"You're really good at math."

"Haha, actually, my brother has never passed math."

Nelson watched from a distance, worried: "Is this possible? I mean, Larry, his back is bad, right?"

"It's okay. He only does it once a day. The rest depends on Jasmine's understanding."

Louis is quite optimistic about this pair.

Bird is not a strict coach. Although he is strict with himself and his teammates when playing, he is a full-time coach and lacks a sense of participation, so he is not so serious.

Because he is not strict, Louis doesn't worry about being a senior in front of Garnett. He just needs to put away the inadvertently offensive flavor in his words and deeds.

Garnett's confused look made Louis suspect that he couldn't hear the irony in Bird's words.

"Where are the other rookies? You didn't just arrange Kevin's development plan, right?"

A few other rookies? Louis glanced at Ostertag and Finley.

If Liu Yuqing is also considered a rookie, then the Lakers have three people who need to be supervised by coaches.

However, Liu Yuqing has strict self-care ability. He does not need other coaches to guide his development. He only needs Louis to provide him with sufficient tactical status to put his talents to use.

As for Finley... in Louis's mind, he was the biggest player outside the lottery area in the 1995 lottery. This kind of player can become a talent without much effort.

On the contrary, it was Ostertag. Louis felt that this bulky white bear could not only serve as an inside barrier for the Lakers, but also have some offensive skills.

So, Louis said: "Do you think Karim would be willing to teach Tiger (Ostertag's nickname)?"

Nelson laughed and said: "I think the key point is not whether Kareem is willing or not, but whether Tiger can withstand Kareem's indifference and contempt."

Louis had no choice but to walk towards Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

"Hey Karim, did you have a good rest last night?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said politely: "It's okay."

Louis didn't want to be polite to him, so he said straight to the point: "I want you to be Tiger's development coach. Would you like that?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar asked: "Am I not the inside coach?"

Louis suspected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn't understand the difference between interior coaching and development coaching.

The interior coach is basically the coach of the entire team. When necessary, he has to lead all interior coaches in training, but this situation is rare.

Development coaches are often part-time.

Once you take over the task of developing a player's potential, it's like becoming that player's guardian on the team.

Louis does not expect Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to give Ostertag all-round improvements like a regular development coach, as long as he can teach the big man some inside skills.

"Yeah, look at my brain..." Louis made mistakes, "So you are Tiger's head coach. From today on, you have to supervise his training, correct some of his bad habits, and help him become a better player.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said asshole: "Correct his bad habits? What if I think he's all bad?"

Louis said with a smile: "If you can legally send him to be reincarnated, I will not interfere."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's character is a bit annoying, but it's much easier to convince him than to convince Bird.

From that day on, the Lakers training camp was on the right track.

They train for a total of four hours every morning and afternoon, of which only two hours are for team training sessions and the remaining two hours are personal training time.

Louis also made a special rule.

In general training camps, there will be competitions every day.

Louis chose to play a match in three days.

Other teams' duel games basically lasted for 20 minutes in each half, while the Lakers' duel game changed from 30 minutes in each half on the first day of training camp to 36 minutes in four quarters.

The intensity of this game is a little worse than the 4 quarters and 48 minutes of the main game, but it is enough to simulate the feeling of actual combat.

And, it's different from the first day of training camp.

On the second day of training camp, those fringe players who had not yet signed contracts began to join the training.

Excluding Robinson, the Lakers have four spots left on their roster.

The biggest difference between Louis and the Knicks is that he pays far more attention to training than before.

In the past, Louis didn't care much about training sessions because he didn't think there was much to see.

Now, he decided to abandon his past theories and take a new path, and he became humble, studious, and extraordinarily diligent.

Zhao Yuanzheng said that he seemed to be 10 years younger suddenly.

Just a little fat...

Tragedy was awarded the contract on the ninth day of training camp.

Louis had to give him the contract.

His performance far exceeded the expectations of the coaching staff.

If we talk about the first day of training camp, he was still looking for a feeling.

Then on the fourth day of the training camp, he took advantage of Wilson's truce to bring showtime to the resort.

The tragic figure who could no longer serve as a point guard became a player like Jokic.

He basically doesn't jump, and his back-up play relies entirely on rhythm changes, timing differences, and clever touch.

His awareness of the game is simply divine, and he repeatedly sends Kuroko Tetsuya-style highly concealed fingertip passes.

The performance of the tragedy maker convinced Louis that if he was given enough tactical status and playing time, he would have no problem averaging 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game at this stage.

It's a pity that he has been away for too long and his condition is not stable.

And I don’t have good physical strength, so I can only play well in half a court.

The other thing is defense.

The tragedy master cannot guard against anyone.

However, considering how creative and basketball-savvy he is offensively, these flaws won't affect Louis' determination to sign him.

The Tragedy Winner won the approval of the coaching staff, but he wasn't happy on signing day.

Because Louis can only give him a basic salary.

The tragedy maker feels that he is at least worthy of a mid-level contract like Harper.

"Erwin, we have no room."

The tragedy master said: "You still have special cases for injuries."

Since Robinson is determined to be out for the new season, the Lakers have an injury exception.

The amount of this exception is mainly determined by the smaller amount between 50% of Robinson's annual salary and the mid-level contract.

The current mid-level contract is 3 million a year, and Robinson's annual salary this season is 4 million. In other words, the Lakers' injury exception amount is 2 million US dollars.

The tragedy maker is certainly worth $2 million per year and more, but the Lakers want to keep more possibilities open.

"Yes, we have an injury exception, but we feel that the injury exception has other uses." Louis pushed the contract back to the tragedy maker, "Ervin, you should really think about it, you are because

Do you want to come back to prove that you can still play, or do you want to come back to make more money. If it's the former, I think you have no reason to refuse this contract. If it's the latter, I think you can make more by not playing.

money.”

What Louis meant was very clear.

If you want more money, find another way. If you want to play, sign this contract.

There is no other choice.

The tragedian signed his name angrily and said: "I don't want to worry about a mere $1 million at all. This is purely out of respect. This contract does not respect me! But I want to play more now, so I

not give a damn about!"

Louis smiled.

The tragedy master kept saying he didn't care, but every movement of his body screamed: That's one million! I care very much!

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