On the night of February 21st, after signing Oden, Du Kang was almost too excited to sleep that night.
Although Oden's current ability value is only 78, his potential is as high as 99!
If Oden hadn't been by his side before, he would have maintained the calmness and elegance of the future godfather of the Lakers.
He was about to jump.
Apart from the four major defenders, this was the first time he saw a player with such terrifying potential.
Howard's potential is only 94.
Howard's offensive flaws are too great. Even if his physical fitness and defensive attributes are full, it will be difficult to get a high overall rating.
Just like Nash, his defense is not good and his body is not good either. Even if he maximizes his offensive attributes and organizational attributes, Nash's overall rating will not exceed 95.
According to Du Kang's observations after using the system for such a long time, those with potential reaching 99 must be super-all-around thighs with excellent offensive and defensive physical talents.
Such a player, even if he is not good now, as long as he is trained well in the future, he will be a super thigh like Kobe, the kind of super thigh that can support the entire team!
Du Kang carefully looked at Oden's attributes at this time, hmm...
“It’s really delicious now.”
Cutting layup 65, standing dunk 80, cutting dunk 70, close shot 75, mid-range shot 50, three-pointer 25, free throw 70, back hook 75, post fade jumper 65, post control 70, shooting IQ 40 , Passing accuracy 40, ball control 40...Offensive stability 50, interior defense 85, blocks 85, offensive rebounds 75, defensive rebounds 85, lateral agility 55, defense IQ 70, defensive stability 72, speed 60, acceleration 60, strength 85, bounce 75, stamina 85, overall durability 80
The offensive attributes are basically eye-catching.
Therefore, Oden's various evaluations are also very true.
Inside scoring: B-, mid-range scoring: F, three-point scoring: F, playmaking: F, outside defense: F, inside defense: A, rebounding: A-, athletic ability: C+, basketball IQ D-, growth potential :A+
There is basically no offense. Apart from dunks under the basket, basically nothing can be expected.
There is no need to think about organization.
In terms of athletic ability, he is okay. Multiple injuries have not completely destroyed his athletic ability. C+ is not low, because the average athletic ability for the center position is C. As a big center, his athletic ability can reach the average of a center. This is actually pretty good, and it may be able to recover a little in the future.
However, no matter how bad the previous things are, Oden's interior defense and potential are worthy of the Lakers' focus on cultivating, and he can also get a chance to play with the Lakers.
What Du Kang wants is his interior defense, rebounding, athletic ability that surpasses that of an average big center, and his potential.
In addition, Oden also gave Du Kang some surprises. He actually has 9 skills.
Gold-level tough basket, Silver-level aerial work, Bronze-level sinking master, Bronze-level big-player, Gold-level rusher, Gold-level scrimmage maniac, Silver-level slot monster, Silver-level The jumping master, the bronze-level iron wall.
But Oden's body, like McGrady and others, still has hidden dangers.
Although the system helped Oden repair his high and low legs.
But it did not repair some of the physical wear and tear caused by the high and low legs before.
For example, at this time, the system shows that Oden's back and both knees are at red risk of injury. Red means high risk of injury.
The hips, feet, ankles and left shoulder are yellow with moderate risk.
Oden's injury risk diagram looks even scarier than Maizi's.
If the system hadn't repaired his high and low legs, Du Kang wouldn't have dared to use him.
If it's worn out, repairing it is probably more expensive than wheat!
No wonder netizens on YouTube said that he had cheated again, saying that he could only fuck people at the training ground. With such a high risk of injury, there was really no way to use him.
However, now that his high and low legs have been repaired, he is still young. Many injuries that are not permanent can be recovered slowly by relying on a young body. Although it will not restore the original factory settings, it can still turn red and yellow. , yellow turns green, just use it sparingly.
And Oden's character is quite interesting, LV3 is taciturn, LV2 is friendly, LV3 pats me on the back, LV3 is calm.
Du Kang has seen so many star cards, but there are very few with this kind of character.
A 25-year-old player is as calm as LV3. This is because he has been tortured by life. If it were you, Durant whips his body out every day and compares it, you will slowly change from angry and unwilling to The final despair finally turned into calmness.
This kind of encounter made him calm and taciturn, and he became more in need of encouragement. The most interesting thing is that after being beaten by life and ridiculed by the media, he can still have the friendliness of LV2.
Ordinary black players would have collapsed a long time ago, right?
Even if it didn't collapse, it would have given up on itself long ago.
"There should still be opportunities to cultivate them."
If Oden had a rubbish character, even if his potential was 99, Du Kang wouldn't dare to train him, because he was really afraid that he wouldn't be able to train him.
Oden is okay, a bit like the more fragile UAE Lian.
However... the ability to reach 78 at the age of 25 requires more encouragement and pressure.
"The future can be bullied."
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On the morning of February 22, the Lakers held their first full training session since the death of Mr. Buss.
As a newcomer to the Los Angeles Lakers, Oden is no ordinary rookie. His popularity in the NBA is even comparable to that of a superstar. He has no achievements at all, but his popularity is very high.
"Guys, please welcome the newest addition to our team, the most talented player ever in the United States and future Los Angeles Lakers legend, Greg Oden."
After Du Kang introduced it, the other Lakers were confused, including Oden himself.
Coach, how did I become a future Lakers legend?
However, seeing the serious expression on the coach's face and feeling the sincerity when the coach patted his back, although Oden was shy, he felt sweet in his heart.
However, some of the Lakers players below don't feel that way.
Kobe, Maizi, Carter and Nash Iverson actually don't matter, what the coach says is what they say.
But Du Kang's evaluation made Howard very unhappy.
At best, Oden is here to serve as a substitute for himself. He is a future legend, so what is he?
"Coach, assign Greg to our group!"
This guy is so tired.
"If Dwight is willing to trade it, I don't care."
"Then, let's forget it."
Finally, Howard thought about it and decided that Yi Jianlian couldn't be exchanged for it.
Without Yi Jianlian, he is not sure he can abuse Kobe every day.
After sending Howard away, Du Kang took Oden to Kobe's group.
Start introducing Oden to Kobe's group.
Kobe and the others were actually surprised to see Du Kang bringing Oden over in person.
Iverson, Carter and Tracy McGrady joined the team, so they didn't get such treatment, right?
Isn't the coach really interested in this young center who is extremely talented but is basically disabled?
"Greg, this is Kobe. You should be familiar with him. He is Durant's idol. I admire Durant very much."
"..."
Hearing Du Kang's introduction to Kobe, Oden and Kobe were dumbfounded at the same time.
"He is Carter. You should be familiar with him. He is Durant's idol and he loves Durant very much."
"..."
Coach, can you speak human language?
Although we don't know Oden well, and we also know that Durant is Oden's shadow, the NBA media basically publishes a bunch of news about the 2007 draft every month.
"He is Artest, and you should be familiar with it. Durant hit a buzzer beater on his head that disgraced him."
"..."
Coach, I'm used to you slapping me like this, but this big guy feels like he's about to cry now.
"Also, this is Antawn Jamison, who used to play for Durant's hometown team, the Washington Wizards."
"..."
Coach, can you pull out such a small relationship between me and Durant?
Jamison looked at Oden at this time and had some doubts about whether this big guy was the coach's focus on training or the focus of abuse.
Du Kang ignored Kobe and the others' damning looks, and with a trembling Oden who was about to cry, he came to Maizi who was already dozing off.
"TMC, wake up."
"Coach, what's going on?"
After being poked awake by Du Kang, Maizi yawned and looked at Du Kang and Oden beside Du Kang in confusion.
"Greg, you should be familiar with this one, TMC, Tracy McGrady, he is also Durant's idol, and now he is also very fond of Durant, the only super fan."
"..."
It's not right for Auden to cry now, and it's not right to laugh either. He feels uncomfortable all over.
In the past, he was most afraid of encountering Durant elements in his life.
Now everyone is surrounded by Durant.
"TMC, Greg said that he will catch up with Durant in the future. Now I want to leave him to you to guide him and be Greg's master."
McGrady, who was originally sleepy, suddenly woke up after hearing what Du Kang said.
"Oh, you want to chase Durant?"
After McGrady asked in return, all the surrounding Kobe, Carter and other Lakers players looked over.
"Damn it, coach, this is too cruel!"
This is simply a public execution!
Howard, who was initially unhappy and jealous of Oden, instantly became happy.
I don't even dare to say that I will definitely catch up with Durant. With Oden looking half-dead now, he dares to say that he will catch up with Durant. Is he worthy?
"Greg, you can't just talk about catching up with Durant. TMC is the person who can help you speed up the pace."
After Du Kang finished speaking with a smile, Oden took a deep breath.
"I want to continue to catch up with KD. I want my image to be in KD's scenery. I don't want to be remembered as the biggest failure in NBA history!"
McGrady looked Oden up and down and felt a somewhat familiar aura from Oden.
Watching Oden ask a question that everyone except Du Kang found strange.
"Who is your idol?"
This question directly confused Oden. Is this important?
"I have always wanted to play like Duncan. He has always been someone I admire and learn from."
Maybe it would be better to say Tracy McGrady at this time, but... Oden still answered very honestly.
I heard that each of the four defenders has an eccentric personality.
TMC won't be angry, right?
"Coach, I accept this apprentice, but I have a request..."
Before Maddie finished speaking, Du Kang smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Oden will wear No. 21 with the Lakers from now on."
Regarding the conversation between Du Kang and Tracy McGrady, Oden was confused, and even other Lakers players were confused.
However, although Oden was a little confused, he still thanked Du Kang and Maizi very seriously.
Then, he was led away by the enthusiastic Maizi.
Seeing Maizi, who had been dozing off recently, suddenly become so excited, Kobe and Carter became even more confused.
However, for Oden, it was very uneasy and confusing.
Mainly, he didn't know why the coach asked him to apprentice with a defender.
"What do you want to learn from Duncan, defense, passing, blocking, layups, jump shots, or rebound shots."
"..."
Teacher Maizi, are you kidding?
Oden looked at Maddie with suspicion.
I believe you taught me Jordan's stunts, but Duncan?
McGrady didn't explain and picked up a basketball.
Throwing shots, hook shots, jump shots, horseback archery...all are 45-degree angle shots!
Auden rubbed his eyes, and all the confusion on his face turned into shock.
Whether it's his movements, his demeanor, or even the range of his shots, they're not as cool as Tracy McGrady's, they're all just mediocre like Duncan's!
Auden was dumbfounded.
If this person wasn't indeed McGrady, he would have doubted whether the person shooting in front of him was Duncan!
"This, how is this possible?!"
Auden is really stupid now.
Seeing Oden like this, after McGrady finished his last 45-degree rebound shot, he picked up the basketball and threw it to Oden.
"Want to learn?"
"think!"
"From now on, you are Duncan."
"..."
Soon, Oden, who looked puzzled, knew why McGrady said that.
Maizi found a paintbrush and a white training uniform, and literally wrote the number 21 on the front and Duncan on the back.
And Auden's old clothes were twisted into a whip by wheat.
Wherever the posture is wrong, there will be a hit.
Even if it's the smallest detail, Duncan himself probably won't notice it.
But Mai Zi is clear about it.
The defensive posture is wrong, the positioning posture is wrong, the passing posture is wrong, the shooting posture is wrong...
Maizi is trying to teach Oden like a primary school student who doesn't understand basketball.
The next scene...
Restricted level!
"Fuck!"
The Lakers players who had been watching how Maizi was going to train Oden were dumbfounded.
"Du, is it really okay to let TMC teach Greg?"
"Steve also thinks TMC is too cruel?"
Is not it?
This is not teaching students, this seems like venting resentment!
"Use the minimum consumption to do the most correct thing. In fact, TMC is telling Oden that what is most suitable for him now is Duncan's style of play."
"..."
Clifford is stupid, how can he explain it this way?
But why do I feel so unreasonable?
You want to say that there is no problem with Duncan doing this, but this is TMC. When can he train Duncan?
From now on, two happy monsters will appear at the Lakers training ground.
One is Howard who delights Kobe.
The other one is Tracy McGrady who delights Oden.
In short, with the arrival of Oden, the atmosphere at the Lakers training ground has become more pleasant.
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February 23, 2013, the Lakers' first game after the death of Buss, was also the first game in which Du Kang received a gift from Buss, who was the envy and envy of all NBA coaches.
The Lakers will face the Trail Blazers at home.
Before the start of this game, the Lakers' record was 30 wins and 25 losses, having surpassed the Rockets' 29 wins and 26 losses and rising to eighth place in the Western Conference.
The Blazers opposite are the Blazers with 25 wins and 29 losses.
The Trail Blazers, led by Lillard, Aldridge, Matthews, and Batum, may not be as good as the Lakers in terms of record, but they are not weak.
This season, there is no underdog in the top 13 teams in the Western Conference.
Even the Pelicans, who are ranked 14th in the Western Conference, almost defeated the Lakers before.
However, before the game, most fans were more optimistic about the Lakers.
After all, Du Kang had just signed a 10-year contract extension and had just received such a huge gift from Bass.
If they lose in the first game, they will probably be laughed to death by the whole country.
And he deserves it even if he laughs to death.
In this game, the Lakers' starting lineup changed from the five guards in the previous game.
Replaced by the regular starters of Howard, Yi Jianlian, Carter, Kobe and Nash.
Iverson and Maizi both sat on the bench.
Well, Oden, who just signed with the Lakers, also unexpectedly sat on the bench.
For the Trail Blazers on the opposite side, the starters for this game are center Aldridge, power forward JJ Hickson, small forward Batum, shooting guard Matthews, and point guard Lillard.
Before the game started, Trail Blazers head coach Stotts expressed great confidence at the pre-game press conference.
He is not blindly confident.
"After being coached by Coach Mayfair, Coach Carlisle, and Coach George Karl, I actually discovered that our Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers!"
This is exciting.
Howard is the Lakers' only defensive point, and the Lakers' defense is Howard's defense.
The Trail Blazers have Aldridge, perhaps the most accurate shooting player at the center position.
Well, Aldridge has been playing center a lot this season.
In addition, the Lakers' front line is a group of old guys. Their skills are good, but they have physical and physical problems. However, the Trail Blazers' front line is young and brave players like Batum and Matthews, who can go crazy. impact.
And the Lakers' point guards are Nash and Iverson. Who can guard Lillard?
"Let Aldridge adopt Howard's mentality, let Matthews and Batum attack the Lakers' front line and eventually cause Howard to foul, and let Lillard single out Nash and Iverson to finally kill Howard!"
These are the three tricks coach Phil Jackson taught the Trail Blazers.
As long as Howard is knocked out, the Lakers will be gone.
The Trail Blazers are not comparable to an aging team like the Celtics.
Without Howard's Lakers, the Trail Blazers can rush the Lakers to death!
"Terry, I guess Coach D will put Oden on the bench in this game. There is a high probability that it is a bluff, which will make you confused and not dare to kill Howard desperately. Coach D's move is very harmful to other teams who do not understand Oden's situation. It may be useful, but you are pioneers, so this hand won’t be useful to you, right?”
Coach May even guessed that Coach D would let Oden sit on the bench in this game!
Not to mention that Coach Mayfair is the head coach of 11 championships. If he just hugs the players and assistant coaches, he will not win 11 NBA championships.
At this time, Stotts was quite impressed!
"Yes, Oden can scare other teams, but he can never scare us Blazers!"
"The Trail Blazers are firmly over. Oden is a useless man who can no longer fight!"
So, guys!
Come up with your style and attack! !
In this game, we defeated the Lakers and won Coach D's first defeat. Everyone became famous together!
Facing the Lakers, who were in good form with their recent 13-game winning streak and playing at home, the Trail Blazers came to challenge in an away game. In the very surprised eyes of the Lakers fans at the scene, they actually attacked first!
The Trail Blazers won their first offensive opportunity in the first attack. After Aldridge pulled out Howard, power forward Hickson broke through Yi Jianlian's defense and went straight to the basket. After attracting Carter from the corner to defend, he distributed the ball. Give it to Batum, Batum hits a 3-pointer!
One minute into the first quarter, the Trail Blazers continued to attack. This time, after Aldridge pulled out Howard, it was Batum's turn to attack. Batum got past Carter's defense and went straight to the basket for a dunk!
In the next round, the Lakers attacked, Nash and Yi Jianlian set up a pick-and-roll. The 2.06-meter Hickson had excellent athletic ability and was very flexible, while Lillard's defense was very aggressive.
The pick-and-roll substitution between Nash and Yi Jianlian failed. According to the past practice of pick-and-roll offense, Nash had to break through one step and attract the defense before continuing to look for Kobe or Yi Jianlian.
But this time, facing Lillard's very solid and aggressive defense, although Nash protected Lillard's steal, his pass was judged by Aldridge on the other side and the steal was completed.
For an aging team like the Lakers, offensive mistakes are very fatal.
Fortunately, Yi Jianlian was running really fast at the free throw line.
Yi Jianlian, who retreated to defend the basket, finally prevented Batum from directly attacking the basket.
But it couldn't stop Batum from firing from beyond the three-point line.
Seeing Batum, who had just hit a corner three-pointer in the opening game, hit an open three-pointer from the top of the arc, the more than 20,000 Lakers fans present were stunned.
Bang!
Batum's three-pointer from the top of the arc didn't hit, but it made the Lakers fans at the scene gasp in horror.
Looking back, Yi Jianlian grabbed the defensive rebound and then made a long pass to Kobe in front. Kobe faced Matthews' defense and fell back for two points.
The rhythm of the two teams picked up instantly.
Lillard received a rebound in the backcourt and drove straight forward. Facing Yi Jianlian's defense, he threw the ball high. JJ Hickson received the pass and made an alley-oop.
7 to 2!
"Fuck!!!"
The opening of this game not only stunned the Lakers fans at the scene.
Even the Chinese audience in Penguin Live were stunned.
"I said before the game that Coach Xiao Du will not play well in this game and will probably suffer his first defeat in his career. After Coach Xiao Du accepted the gift from Bass, there has been news coming out in the United States that the NBA's Many head coaches are collectively targeting Coach Du and the opening of the Blazers game. This is definitely not the work of a coach named Stotts, it is too targeted!!!"
"Teacher Yang, do you think that in the United States, many NBA head coaches are really targeting Coach Xiao Du?"
"Haha, in fact, before Coach Du accepted the gift from Old Buss, he was the Tang Monk that everyone wanted to take a bite of. As you may know, most of the fans in this game support the Lakers, but most of the professionals , but is a trailblazer of support.”
"..."
After Teacher Yang finished explaining in a way that I know the inside story, the audience in the live broadcast room were all dumbfounded.
What they know is that most Chinese experts and fans believe that the Lakers will win this game, and the news they watch in the United States also supports the Lakers.
Then, Yang Huahua actually said that in fact, most expert media in the United States believed that the Trail Blazers could win.
this……
Some can't accept it.
But it was a real shock.
And the current situation of the game is also terrifying.
"What should we do now?"
At this time, all the viewers in the Penguin Live Room looked at the young Lakers head coach on the TV.
The live broadcast footage is indeed very interesting.
If the Lakers start like this, if they don't adjust in time, they are really going to collapse.
So, I don't know if it's the Penguin live broadcast room, but in fact, all the viewers paying attention to this game are waiting to see how this future Lakers godfather, who Jerry Buss has high hopes for, breaks the game.
Popovich.
George Carr.
Rick Carlisle.
Old Nelson.
Pat Riley.
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Everyone was watching at this time.
Including the man behind Stotts in this game, Phil Jackson.
"Coach D signaled the team to slow down, asked Nash to give the ball to Howard, and asked Howard to hit Aldridge inside!"
"Howard sat down Aldridge and Howard dunked!"
"It's effective. Coach D's command is very effective. Aldridge can't guard Howard!"
"Howard's inside singles stabilized the Lakers' situation!"
Aldridge really can't guard Howard.
but!
In the next round, Howard continued to single out Aldridge.
Aldridge fell to the ground again.
This time, the referee's whistle sounded.
Howard, who had just helped the Lakers stabilize the situation in the offensive round, received an offensive foul.
Looking at Aldridge, who had just been knocked to the ground by his own palm and stood up, Howard was stunned and couldn't even argue.
His offensive moves were not clean, and his palm did sweep Aldridge.
"Now Howard doesn't dare to move defensively!"
"The Lakers are in danger!!"
"Coach D is going to lose their first loss at the Lakers' home court!"
The three TNT commentators on the sidelines were excited.
This is big news!
Then, on the Internet, NBA audiences and melon-eating people across the United States were also excited!
“Coach D’s first defeat is finally here!”
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In front of the TV, looking at the Lakers fans who were already a little silent at this time, Phil Jackson showed an elegant smile on his face.
"Jerry, this is the future Lakers godfather you have high hopes for."
Phil Jackson wanted to see the panicked expression on the face of the person who made him jealous to the point of separation.
The fans around him and the two assistant coaches around him were really frightened by the Blazers' ferocious start.
but!
"Dwight, attack how you want, defend how you want, if anyone dares to defend, get out of here!"
Tough talk!
As long as Howard wants to stay on the court, he won't be able to fully exert his strength on the defensive end, because in the last game, Kobe scored 81 points!
In this game, Howard is going to attack!
"Coach D, do you think you are the only one who is the master of psychology?"
On the screen, facing Aldridge's breakthrough with the ball, Howard kept fighting and retreating, and finally Aldridge broke through and dunked!
"Before you, I was the NBA's psychological guru!"
Now, do you dare to replace Howard?
Howard also thinks you don't dare to replace him!
Phil Jackson smiled.
"Oh my god, Coach D really replaced Howard who didn't dare to defend! Coach D replaced Howard with Oden!"
Oden for Howard? !
Mayfair Jackson, who had been smiling gracefully just now, had the smile on her face frozen.
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In fact, it’s not just Phil Jackson.
Popovich and Pat Riley in front of the TV were also dumbfounded.
Coach D is really brave!
How dare you use Oden at this time? !
"Coach D's mentality has been shattered, and the Lakers are going to collapse!"
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"This ubiquitous psychological warfare is definitely the work of Phil Jackson!"
Larry Bird frowned.
Is it really the end of the story for the most powerful head coach in the NBA and the crazy legend of D?
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(End of chapter)
