The rest is just noise

Chapter 1,286 Punching Bag

"Our battle with the Lakers has just begun."

Karl Malone told reporters after the game.

The reporter was keenly aware of the implication of Malone's words, "Karl, do you think you and the Lakers will meet in the Finals?"

"Why not?" Ma Long raised his eyebrows and said, "They are very strong, but we are not weak either."

It is foreseeable how the New York media, Miami media, and Portland media will react when they hear this news.

That night, Louis returned home and quickly reviewed the game.

The main point he reviewed was the few minutes Steve Nash came on in the second quarter.

When Nash was on the court, the Cavaliers' operations came to a standstill.

Louis replaced Nash with Kobe, and the Cavaliers went into killing mode.

Louis doesn't believe that Kobe has such great energy at this stage, so the problem lies with Nash.

Through video playback, Louis discovered Nash's problem.

Wilson and the Tragedy Division frequently launch the "Whale Down" tactic, while Nash is still at the stage of getting familiar with the "Meteor" tactic.

At this time, Nash can no longer rely on golfers to make judgments like he did last month.

Because he already has a certain understanding of tactics.

Therefore, when the tactics he saw did not match the "Meteor", he began to become confused, the pass was not passed to the right position, and his sense of participation was poor, which even affected the performance of the Cavaliers.

"Nash, Nash, you should give me some strength."

The more Louis watched, the more he wanted to complain.

But how much can he expect from first-year Nash?

Originally, he didn't expect the other party to provide mature immediate combat power in the first grade, which was why Louis was obsessed with Bodiloga.

Once Bodillo is added, the speed of Nash's progress won't matter.

As long as he can do what a point guard should do and become a substitute for the Cavaliers, that's enough.

Then, Louis, who was too sleepy to keep his eyes open, decided to go back to his room and sleep.

Just as he opened the master suite, the phone inside rang.

Lorraine was already asleep at this time, and Louis didn't want her to be awakened by this stupid call.

Louis quickly walked over and picked up the phone, "Who?"

"I, coach."

It was Kobe's voice, and he looked like he didn't know it was one o'clock in the morning.

"Coach, regarding the "Whale Fall" tactic, I suddenly have some thoughts..."

"It's one o'clock in the morning!" Louis said in a low voice, "How many times have I told you not to call at this time, especially not to make this call!"

"You haven't slept yet, coach, I really have a lot of ideas..."

"Then come to my office tomorrow and talk!"

Sometimes Louis really doesn't understand what elements Kobe is made of and what kind of alien species he is.

What makes him think that he can call people casually in the middle of the night just like during the day?

Moreover, how did he know the master suite’s phone number and who gave it to him?

Only a few people in the entire forum office building know the phone number of this room.

Louis first eliminated a few people who would never talk too much, and then thought of that bastard.

Jim Bass... This guy is Louie's assistant and has everyone's contact information, including of course the number of every phone in Sunset Hills.

Moreover, Kobe and Buss had a very good relationship.

As long as Kobe wants it, Buss Jr. will definitely give him the phone number of this room.

This bastard must be punished tomorrow!

The next day, Louis came to the forum with a not so good look on his face.

When Wilson saw Louis' expression, he avoided it consciously.

Only a wise guy like Kevin Garnett would say hello with a smile: "Good afternoon, coach!"

"Didn't you see that I'm busy right now?

If you have time to say hello to me, you might as well go to the gym and do a few more sets of training. Look at the way you were beaten by Ralph yesterday, and you still dare to say that you are Mr. Wu Er. If you don’t think it’s embarrassing, I’m even ashamed of you!”

Garnett, who was scolded for nothing, didn't know what was wrong with him.

He glanced at Bird; "Larry?"

Bird pointed to his head with his right hand, and then spread his hands - I thought you just had a brain problem, but now it seems that you even have a problem with your eyes - Larry Legend thought he had understood his body language very well,

But what does Garnett understand?

Oh, the coach is in a bad mood today.

Well, he really guessed it right.

Then, an unexpected person appeared on the forum.

That man's name is Joe Bryant, Kobe's father.

Everyone was surprised by his appearance.

It's not that players' family members can't appear at the training ground. No, ordinary teams don't have this rule.

To be exact, except for the teams of Larry Brown, Pat Riley and Phil Jackson, most other teams don't mind the presence of players' families at the training ground.

However, a sensible family member should be conscious. They must know that even if they are relatives of the players, they should stay away from this circle and leave them some privacy.

As a retired player, Lao Qiao should understand this truth.

But he showed up swaggeringly on the sidelines of the training court, observed the Lakers' training, opened his mouth and said nonsense like "I trained much harder than this back then", and then came to the door of the president's office and knocked on the door without asking.

When he learned that the person coming was Joe Bryant, Louis was furious and originally planned to tell this old-timer to get out, but he didn't want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings with Kobe.

"Let him in," said Louis.

Little Bass immediately let the people in and found an excuse to leave.

"Coach Lu, congratulations on winning the Christmas Day game. Last night's game will at least allow the people of Los Angeles to feed on the hatred of Celtics fans for the next month."

Louis didn't like how Old Qiao chatted in a tone that sounded like he was familiar with him.

"If I were a Celtics fan, when I saw the 18 championship flags flying above the home court, and then thought that 10 of them were won by defeating the Lakers, I don't think I would be willing to fight for a game.

Losing the regular season and hating the Lakers for a month.”

Old Joe just wanted his opening remarks to sound friendly, but Louis obviously had no intention of having a friendly exchange with him.

It was even the first time for him to learn that the Lakers had lost to the Celtics 10 times in the Finals...

Are there that many?

"You're right, Coach Lu... Actually, I came to the forum today for no other reason than to talk to you about Kobe's future."

Kobe Bryant’s future? Isn’t it obvious?

In a few years, Kobe could no longer stand his money-losing father, and decisively chose to draw a clear line with him.

This is Kobe's future.

Louis asked: "What about the future of Kobe?"

"I want to know the Lakers' future plans for Kobe." Old Joe said, "According to my observation, Kobe has no tactical status on the court. He is basically a supporting role. Apart from passing the ball, he just passes the ball and does some meaningless things.

If he wants to give up tactics and play singles, you will replace him. If things continue like this, how can Kobe become a talent? How many superstars have grown up in this environment? "

Now, Louis knew what Old Joe was here for.

Lao Qiao's behavior is no different from those parents who go to school to nag teachers because their children's seats are not good.

But professional basketball is different from school, and Louis had his own considerations for Kobe's arrangements.

He doesn't need anyone else to tell him what to do, especially Joe Bryant, who screwed up his NBA career.

Louis was simmering with anger because he was disturbed by Kobe last night and couldn't sleep well. Now, the father of the person involved came to his door.

Is there any better target than this?

"So, this is what you want to say?"

Louis began to gather strength.

"Yes, that's all I want to say. I hope the Lakers coaching staff can properly consider it. Kobe is definitely a talent that can be developed, but your efforts to cultivate him are far from enough."

Louis put down the document in his hand, leaned on his chair and looked at Old Qiao with disdain.

"Okay, since this is what you think, let me tell you clearly - Kobe is my player, I will be responsible for his future, and as his father, the most important thing you should do is off the court

Give him support instead of being as arrogant and unreasonable as Al Capone crawling out of the coffin. You are not qualified to say this, and you don't know how to cultivate superstars, because you are just a waste of talent.

Idiot, if you don’t agree with my assessment, I don’t mind helping you recall your pitiful career here.”

Joe Bryant was irritated by Louis and let out a harsh roar.

At this moment, everyone in the forum office building heard what was going on in the president's office.