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Chapter 1305 Lone Star

The Lakers entered April with momentum as the league's No. 1 team.

At the same time, there has been some controversy over the league's best of the month selection.

Wilson, who led the team to only lose two games in a single month, was the Player of the Month in the eyes of many people, but the player who was actually elected was Michael Jordan.

Throughout March, Jordan averaged 34 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists per game, leading the team to a record of 10 wins and 3 losses.

Although Wilson has a higher winning rate, his statistics are not as eye-catching as Jordan's.

But Wilson wasn't stingy enough to be distracted by this.

If people are willing to give to Jordan, just give it to Jordan. Even if he wins the 100-month best, what's the use?

On the other hand, Louis began to take advantage of his victory advantage to rest some veteran players in April.

With the exception of Wilson, who refused to accept the offer, the tragedians, like Buckley, were willing to take paid leave.

Louis sidelined Barkley for four games, citing hip tightness, and then sidelined Barkley for half of the regular season in April, citing thigh soreness.

Barkley made time for a core player, and the tragedy maker made time for a main rotation. Louis took this opportunity to examine the players who usually played less.

Seeing that Barkley and the tragedy-stricken group can take paid leave, Rodman's little thoughts became more complicated.

"Coach, if you really can't lose face, I can cause some trouble on the court, and I can even suspend you for one or two games!"

Rodman's words were vetoed by Louis as soon as he said them.

"Everyone in this team can take a break, but you can't. You are not qualified to take a break because you joined midway. You must make good use of the remaining time to get familiar with your teammates and put away other thoughts!"

Rodman's role is difficult to measure using data.

He is a typical winning puzzle player.

Regardless of how his negative effects will affect the team, anyone who has ever played football knows how great it is to have a player who is strong in defense, excellent in support, and does not account for the number of shots taken in his team.

Louis only gave Rodman 23 minutes per game, but his return averaged 0.7 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

Louis discovered that there was a very strange spark between Rodman and Kobe.

Every time Rodman dealt cards in the high post, he dealt them to Kobe's position because Kobe had a great desire to shoot.

Rodman had enough time to observe Kobe's shots and make predictions.

Kobe's tendency to shoot wildly in the bench gave Rodman more opportunities to compete for rebounds.

Strangely, the two men had very little communication on the court.

Stevens once asked Rodman why he and Kobe clicked so well together.

Rodman's answer was simple: "He is the only star on the court, and my job is to serve him."

Kobe's immaturity highlights that Rodman's understanding of basketball has reached an extremely high level.

In this case, even if there was no communication between the two, Rodman could use his experience and golf intelligence to guide Kobe to perform better.

Sometimes, Rodman just told Kobe where to stand to catch the ball, and Kobe listened.

Afterwards, when the coaching staff reviewed the situation, they found that Kobe's position was very correct, and most of his shots were reasonable.

This kind of conclusion after the review is inconsistent with the coaching staff's sense of the court.

Judging from the feeling of watching the game, Kobe has obviously taken more shots in recent times.

But after reviewing it, I felt that there was no problem.

"All the weirdness is in Dennis," Nelson said. "He brought Kobe to his own rhythm."

Bird said clearly: "Only Kobe can adapt to his rhythm. The two of them complement each other."

Carlisle sighed: "It's incredible that two people who have absolutely nothing to do with each other in private can actually have such a good chemistry on the court."

Louis did not express his opinion on the matter.

Because he is still observing.

In addition to his on-court performance that needs to be observed, Rodman's off-court performance is also the focus of Louis' attention.

After Rodman completed his daily training, he would either leave directly or stay on the court and watch Kobe Bryant practice his "shooting star" tactics from a distance.

Louis therefore made a bold guess.

Did Rodman understand the tactics?

At least, he saw through the tactical path that Kobe needed to complete, so he knew where Kobe's best position was, and when Kobe stood in the right position according to his instructions, he was like the "Lone Star" on the bench.

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Louis reconfirmed this through video review.

That's right, with Rodman's help, Kobe completed a one-man "shooting star" tactic on the court.

Moreover, this tactic may only be accomplished by Kobe.

He integrated the path of the "Meteor" tactic into his regular tactics, and he may not even have noticed it himself.

In his view, many of his moves were improvised on-the-spot decisions, but in fact, that was the improvement in game awareness brought about by running the "Meteor" tactic every day.

Kobe began to have the correct tactical awareness.

When there is a problem with the tactics he runs, subconsciously, the consciousness brought about by the "Meteor" tactics that have accumulated over time and have gradually been integrated into his flesh and blood is revived, and he will change his path based on the thinking of a participant in the "Meteor" tactics.

But he was too young and would inevitably choose the wrong path, so when Rodman used his experience to help, the shortcomings caused by "Lone Star" were solved.

"Kobe is so awesome!"

Little Buss, who didn't understand anything, looked at Louis who was getting more and more excited and praised Kobe appropriately.

Louis is not only happy that Kobe himself has explored more possibilities for "beautiful basketball", but he is also excited about the correctness of the route he has set so far.

After all, "Beautiful Basketball" has been out for less than two years. As an emerging tactical system, it will take a long time to trial and error and develop.

The "Lone Star" strategy that Kobe and Rodman inadvertently created was a great initiative.

Louis did not publicize the matter with any fanfare, but simply allowed it to develop naturally.

Some things, being too deliberate will not produce good results.

As the Knicks rested many key players in April, their winning percentage also began to decline.

Wilson was originally guaranteed, but although Louis did not let him rest, he strictly limited his playing time.

The regular season is coming to an end, and they must not take any risks and ensure that all members are healthy and advance to the playoffs.

Since many main players and veterans are resting, the young people of the Lakers have received a lot of opportunities.

Looking at April alone, Kobe's scoring average soared from 8 points to 15 points per game.

Garnett also improved from 19 9 4 to 24 11 6.

Nash completed two games with 20 points and 10 assists.

Ben Wallace, who has received the least attention from fans, also used this to show fans his potential as the greatest defender in the first decade of the new century.

1. In the final game of the regular season of the 196-97 season, the Lakers faced the Minnesota Timberwolves at home.

In this game, the Lakers will rest Liu Yuqing, Barros, Ostertag, Tragedy, and Barkley.

Ben played 38 minutes. On the offensive end, he relied on Nash to score in double figures. On the defensive end, he used his size to confuse opponents - no one can say no to a penalty area protected by a two-meter center - and scored 8 big shots in the game.

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Kobe also played the best game of his rookie season.

In the final game, 117-108, the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves and ended the regular season with the league's first record of 66 wins and 16 losses.

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