The rest is just noise

Nash performs quite well in normal competitions.

He has a shining side, such as his innate touch, his wonderful sense of balance and the ability to find the basket after losing his center of gravity, and his incredible imagination.

But to make the most of those gifts, he needed something more: creativity.

What is creation? On the court, the literal meaning of this word is to create opportunities through a player's personal abilities or tactics.

However, what Nash lacks most now is creativity.

This made Louis feel strange, because the memory of Nash was by no means a lack of creativity.

Louis also saw Nash's career data in his previous life.

One thing left a deep impression on him - Nash's performance in the first few seasons of his career was mediocre.

He only averaged about 8+2+5 per game. It is completely unimaginable that he will become the greatest commander in the 21st century, and it is even more unbelievable that he can lead the most gorgeous running and gunning in the history of the NBA.

Now Louis can no longer remember the specific details of Nash's games, only the general statistics.

Therefore, he needs to test Nash's ability through actual combat.

Louis wanted to know whether the early Nash "couldn't" or "didn't want to".

This is necessary.

Because, judging from Nash's talent and age, he is unlikely to be the kind of player who needs time to develop.

With his poor talent, how does he need to develop it?

Does he need to run faster or jump higher?

Or is there any technology that you have not mastered?

No, he really doesn't have these problems.

When Nash took over Dana Barros' position and walked into the court, the Spurs fans at the scene felt unfamiliar with him.

They only know that this is the lottery pick selected by the Lakers this year.

So, the boos for Nash appeared.

It doesn't matter what Nash is like, what's important is that they want Nash to know that he is not welcome here.

Subsequently, Nash organized a wonderful attack.

He pointed to the tragic position, but like magic, he passed the ball to Ostertag who cut inside.

The moment he caught the ball, Ostertag felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

The timing and intensity of passing this ball are the most comfortable.

Ostertag scored with a dunk, then turned around and pointed at Nash: "Rookie, this pass was great!"

Even as a rookie, Nash's organizational and passing abilities have far exceeded the league average.

"Steve's problem is completely opposite to Kobe's." Nelson pointed out, "If Kobe's problem is that he is too self-confident and is extremely confident and ignores his teammates, then Steve's problem is that he is too selfless because he lacks self-confidence.

Dare to take on excessive responsibilities.”

This is what Nielsen thinks.

His words awakened Louis.

This is the role of an old coach. Moreover, Nelson, who is also a player, can understand Nash's dilemma better than Louis.

Louis vaguely remembers that after Nash played the best offensive performance of his career against his old team, the Mavericks, when facing reporters after the game, he showed shame and said a lot of self-blaming words such as "I am too selfish."

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Even though he had become the MVP, Nash still remained humble.

"Old Tang, you are right."

Louis recognized Nelson's judgment, which also gave him an additional problem.

Nash wasn't having an easy time on the court.

The little confidence he had built up just now with a wonderful pass to assist Ostertag was quickly shattered by Iverson's brutal breakthrough.

Defense is indeed Nash's biggest shortcoming, and Iverson also grasped this point. Under the attack, the Son of the Wind actually had problems such as panic, nervousness, and deformed technical movements.

More than this, Louis wanted to complain about Popovich's behavior of letting Iverson play the entire first quarter and then the second quarter.

You can't use it like this if you have good physical strength, right? Players are not animals.

However, Iverson was truly a beast. In terms of physical strength and durability, he was one of the most powerful players in NBA history.

Relying on Iverson's offensive advantage, the Spurs easily took the lead and expanded their advantage to 6 points midway through the second quarter.

Louis replaced Nash.

The Son of the Wind walked off the stage dejectedly.

Louis, who was thinking about how to build his confidence, saw his appearance and felt that tonight was not a good time.

Also a rookie, Iverson was too fierce.

"Steve, there is nothing to be sad about. I am the No. 1 pick and you are the No. 12 pick. This is the gap between you."

Said nanny Buck Williams.

Kobe was about to say that it would be different if he played for him, then he saw Louis staring at him with a kind face.

Of course Kobe knew what that look meant.

"Coach, is it my turn to play?"

The excitement on Kobe's face made Louis wonder if it was too early to replace him.

But considering the time, it was time to replace him.

The biggest difference between Louis and Kobe Bryant's former rookie coach Del Harris was that he would not deliberately suppress his playing opportunities.

Harris strictly controlled Kobe's playing time because he was a high school student, and was also particularly strict when coaching. This was the correct approach for treating the second-youngest player in the league.

And Louis is a head coach who likes to make adjustments when making substitutions.

He didn't mind letting the 18-year-old, 69-day-old Kobe Bryant play against the in-form No. 1 draft pick Allen Iverson.

"I can let you play," after confirming that he could play, Kobe could no longer hear Louis' words and just turned into a ruthless nodding machine. Everything the coach said was right, as long as he was allowed to play.

Louis also said later: "If you can't guard Iverson, I will replace you. If you act too selfish, I will also replace you. If you ignore tactics just to show off for yourself, I will never

I'll forgive you!"

"Yes, yes! Coach, I'm ready!"

"Come on!"

Moreover, Kobe did not replace Nash, but Ellis.

The person who replaced Nash was Dana Barros who performed well in the first quarter.

"Coach, is it okay to let the high school boys play so early?" Barkley expressed concern.

Is it early? Louis saw the fierce fighting spirit on Kobe's face.

"I think it's just right."

Ellis completely despises the duel between Kobe and Iverson: "Even JD can't beat that kid. I really don't believe that stinky high school student can deal with him. If he can't guard Iverson, he will definitely think about it."

The offensive end regains the field, and by then, we won't even be able to execute a single tactic."

The ambitious Kobe immediately set a new achievement upon his debut - he briefly became the youngest player in NBA history.

However, soon, this record will fall to Jermaine O'Neal.

O'Neal Jr. and Kobe Bryant were both high school students, but the former is younger than the latter. He just celebrated his 18th birthday not long ago and is currently only 18 years and 18 days old.

After coming on the court, the game was different from what Kobe had imagined.

Iverson was extremely fast because of his size.

It was very difficult for Kobe to just keep up with him.

Since Wilson and Garnett are both gone, the Lakers don't have a strong defensive player on the court.

Antonio McDyess, the power forward of the Spurs, has no morals and is mad at the old comrade.

I saw McDyess backing up to gain position, take the ball, and lightly hit the ball, and the tragic player flew away.

Then, McDyess turned around and shot, hitting the ball steadily.

This is just 8 points away.

Kobe yelled, "Give me the ball!"

Dana Barros, a bastard who was unanimously recognized by the first and second graders of the Lakers as rigid, with low emotional intelligence, and completely ignorant of the meaning of accommodation, said with a cold face: "Unless you move, unless you have an open space, don't open your hands to me.

Want the ball!"

Barkley laughed: "That's it! A little bastard who just graduated from high school still wants to go to heaven?"

The tragic player who was beaten hard on the defensive end didn't want to sit still and wait for death. He ran to the high post to help Barros pick and roll.

The Spurs were already frightened by Barros's shot, and McDyess even rushed out of the three-point line to double-team with Iverson.

Barros barely got the ball out.

The tragic player took the ball, took two quick steps, attracted the defense, and then passed it to Kobe in the right corner with one-handed acrobatics.

Kobe had a chance to shoot, but as a result, he deliberately waited for the opponent's defense to approach, used a very realistic shooting fake to knock the opponent away, and then went further in to make a sudden jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

This is the first goal of Kobe Bryant's career, which is of milestone significance.

The tragedy master was about to speak but stopped.

Louis didn’t care about that much: “Why don’t you just take action after receiving the ball?”

Kobe's answer made Louis' blood pressure soar: "Coach, did you see it? I deliberately slowed down my shooting speed, waited for the opponent's defense to get closer, and then used fake moves to shake the opponent away. This not only affected their defensive enthusiasm, but also failed

Delays scoring."

Wow, that makes sense... Diva!

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