The starting players for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game were announced, and the Lakers became the team that attracted the most attention.
The five starting players in the Western Conference, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Durant, Kobe, and Jordan, accounted for 2 of the five starts.
Moreover, Jordan, who only signed a 10-day short contract with the Lakers, was successfully selected as a starter in the All-Star game.
This shows that the "I want to have fun with Jordan" trend started by James during this period was very successful and aroused the interest of the United States.
It's not just James who is excitedly waiting to fuck Jordan.
Which of the Eastern Conference All-Star starters, Howard, James, Anthony, Iverson, and Irving, is not waiting to fight against Jordan and Kobe?
Jordan is the greatest player in NBA history and recognized as a god.
Kobe is a player who has reached the level of Goat in this era of NBA. In last season's finals, Kobe's suicidal Goat style of play made many NBA players excited to watch.
If Coach D hadn't banned Kobe and not allowed him to play like this in the regular season, let's put it this way, Kobe would have been scrapped if he couldn't last even half a season in the regular season.
With Kobe’s character, how could he tolerate others challenging him?
He must commit suicide every time and become a god. At his age, how long can he commit suicide?
After committing suicide in the finals, Kobe looked like he was about to fall apart.
Coach D prohibited Kobe from playing like this in the regular season. Everyone can understand that it helped Kobe fend off the challenges of a group of little people.
But this is an All-Star.
Coach D did not prohibit Kobe from using his suicide magic to fight in the All-Star Game!
Moreover, the All-Star game only happens once a year, and it won't have any physical impact on Kobe. Playing as an All-Star and continuing to play dead as Novak in the regular season will be fine.
Therefore, I don’t know how many All-Star players in the Eastern Conference are staring at Jordan and Kobe.
Well, Kobe is a little bit special compared to Jordan.
Kobe's god-like style of play can only last one quarter in a game, which is already the limit. When encountering a strong opponent like James Wade, the limit is reached in five or six minutes.
Therefore, although Kobe is a player of Gaot strength, he is now the God of War for five minutes.
So, who will Kobe give these five minutes of God of War to?
Irving, Anthony, and even Iverson, as a former teammate, all want it!
Of course James wants it too.
In this year's All-Star Game, James wants to go one-two!
Linking both Kobe and Jordan!
As the second-best player in the Knicks this season, many of his die-hard fans feel sorry for him. After all, the second-best player is Howard, the bastard who is the scorn of the world!
News often breaks out about the Knicks. Howard beats, scolds and abuses his second-in-command James at every turn, and taunts his head coach Phil Jackson at every turn.
Disgusting one!
Well, many people said that they have never seen such a disgusting NBA boss.
Playing under such a big boss, can James fans not feel sorry for their own boss?
In fact, these are all staged!
Howard is really obedient to him now.
Now in the New York Knicks F4, everyone's relationship is really united under his mediation.
Even in terms of attitude towards the team's head coach Phil Jackson, everyone is consistent.
With so many people around him to help him, can James not have an easy time this season?
Relaxation means more time, and more time means more time to think about and do beautiful things.
And in this world, is there anything more satisfying than punching Jordan or stepping on Kobe?
"I'm stronger this season!"
"Kobe is getting older this season. Jordan has not returned to his peak at all. It's just that Coach D has led him well. He can bully James Harden, but can he bully me?"
In this year's All-Star Game, I'm going to show everyone how different the new James is!
"This time, I really went all out!"
It's different from James holding back his emotions.
The other All-Stars in the Eastern Conference, all of them, can't wait for the All-Star Game to start right away, and then go fuck Jordan and Kobe.
On January 28, the day the All-Star starters were announced.
Cavaliers player Kyrie Irving put it bluntly.
"Kobe and Jordan leave it to me. I want to tell Jordan and Kobe how the young guards of the new era play. I can beat them!"
Owen's confidence made the reporters below laugh.
Some reporters started mocking on the spot.
"Kyrie, you should take care of your teammate Dean Waiters first. Are you going to fight for the No. 1 pick again today? Jordan and Kobe should leave it to Melo, LeBron, Allen Iverson, etc. Hahahaha... …”
With the All-Star starters announced.
The entire NBA is going crazy for Joko, who is on the same team in the All-Star game.
On the contrary, it is the Lakers who are the protagonists.
The atmosphere was somewhat solemn.
The Eastern Conference has five consecutive away games, and the team’s chief assistant coach leads the team to 2 wins and 3 losses.
This record must be quite bad.
The current Eastern Conference is the back garden of the powerful Western Conference teams. Apart from the Knicks, how many teams in the Eastern Conference can make the Western Conference powerful teams worry?
It's just bad luck and losing to one game.
Ham actually lost three games with the Lakers with all the main players.
Who can bear this?
The Lakers have played 45 regular season games and their current record is 27 wins and 18 losses.
This record is quite bad, falling to eighth in the Western Conference.
When Coach D led the team, the Lakers were one of the four super teams in the Western Conference.
The Warriors, currently ranked first in the Western Conference, have a record of 36 wins and 9 losses, the Thunder, second in the Western Conference, have a current record of 35 wins and 10 losses, and the Spurs, third in the Western Conference, have a current record of 33 wins, 11 losses.
The Lakers were with them before, but now they have completely fallen behind.
On the contrary, the Trail Blazers have a very good record so far this season, with 33 wins and 12 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.
However, apart from these four teams, the gap between the other four top eight teams in the Western Conference is very small.
The Clippers are now 32-15, the Rockets are 29-17, the Suns are 27-18, and the Lakers are 27-18.
Well, in addition to that, the Mavericks, who are ninth in the Western Conference, have 26 wins and 20 losses, the Grizzlies, who are tenth in the Western Conference, have 26 wins and 20 losses, the Nuggets, who are eleventh in the Western Conference, have 22 wins and two losses, and the Timberwolves, who are twelfth in the Western Conference, have 22 wins and 22 losses. burden.
Halfway through this season's schedule, there are actually 12 teams in the Western Conference with a record above 50%.
This can be described as heartbreaking.
The Lakers have lost 12 of their last 15 games. Many people say that if the Lakers continue to lose like this, they will probably return to their familiar position, the 13th place in the Western Conference.
Faced with such a crisis, Lakers fans are very desperate.
They themselves don't know why this is happening.
Why can coach D lead these people to soar.
Nash couldn't do it with him before, but now Ham still can't do it with him.
What is the problem here?
Is Coach D really God?
Can you sweep the NBA with five dogs?
They believe that Coach D is their God, but they really don’t believe that Coach D is really God!
At the Lakers training ground, Hamm is feeling very uncomfortable right now.
When Coach D led the team before, he felt that Reggie Miller was better than Diaw, Artest was better than Diaw, Jackson was better than Diaw, O'Neal Jr. was better than Diaw, Olajuwon was better than Diaw, and McAvoy was better than Diaw.
After he actually takes control of the team, he will actually take control of the team's training and post-match games in the team's training hall.
The scene he saw was completely different!
Artest, Jackson, O'Neal Jr., Olajuwon, Reggie Miller, these five veterans, he didn't dare to let them play!
When these veterans play, they do have magical performances from time to time.
And this is even more disastrous.
He didn't know which of these veterans would perform magically, so sometimes he played two or even three.
Then something catastrophic happened.
The slight one was defeated, the severe one directly eliminated the suspense of the game.
These five veterans are so damn difficult to use!
Ham was in despair.
Except for these five veterans.
The Lakers have nine remaining players.
Among the four rookies, Antetokounmpo is too thin, Hamm is also worried and does not trust him, and McAway is not good at organization and offense. He is average in everything. How can he lead Kobe, Roy, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady? ah!
Covington and Canaan, these two teams' little transparency, are guarding the water cooler.
In a team like the Lakers, if there is no other way, who would dare to reuse rookies!
Four of the nine players were gone.
In the end, there were only six players left that Ham could trust.
Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, Roy, Oden and Ebanks.
Oden is too soft.
Ebanks does not have the ability to attack independently.
The very last.
We have to count on Kobe and Tracy McGrady as well as Roy and Yao Ming.
Then, these four people kept getting groin strains at every turn!
Who can bear this?
When Hamm was still suspended, he felt that Nash was not good.
The team with Yao Ming and Kobe Roy actually couldn't win a game.
Hamm didn't find out until he led the team himself.
Have no idea!
He doesn't want the defender to take over the center either!
Yao Ming has a groin strain, and Oden is too soft for his internal phobia.
O'Neal, Olajuwon, Artest, and Jackson are too difficult to use and will collapse if not used properly.
What can he do?
After five games, Hamm felt like he was about to collapse.
In fact, Du Kang also knows the difficulties of Nash and Hamm.
He has a system, and he knows who is stuck in the dream.
He has a system and he knows the level of his rookies.
But Nash and Hamm didn't know that.
The five veterans of the Lakers, except for Dukang, Hamm and Nash can only rely on luck. Du Kang also told them to play one at a time and not to play too many, but...
Playing Olajuwon in the first quarter was effective, playing Reggie Miller in the second quarter was effective, and playing Jackson in the third quarter was effective. In the fourth quarter, will you replace them all during the rotation?
Normal people would make this choice.
Du Kang demanded that Kobe, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Roy not be bullied. If Du Kang suppresses them and doesn't use them in this way, they will have no one available. Except for Covington, the Lakers' four rookies all have their own big problems, and they are equally useless. Easy to use.
It is impossible for Du Kang to set the rotation for every minute and every second from the first second of the game. This is impossible. Being a head coach naturally has to make prompt decisions and grasp the details by himself. Du Kang only sets the general direction.
In the end, Nash and Hamm became the four main players who were so tough that Du Kang asked not to die.
In the end, Du Kang was forced to have no choice but to resort to the groin strain method to deal with it.
There is really no way. For ordinary head coaches, these are the only four players the Lakers can really use.
"Du, we need to think of a solution now. Darwin is emotionally exhausted now."
Well...it took five games of being tortured by the Menghui Peak Card before it collapsed. Hamm can be considered a talented person with good willpower.
The Dream Back to Peak Card is an artifact for Du Kang.
But for people like Ham and others who didn't know the existence of this thing, it was indeed a disaster.
If these five veterans are all useless, Hamm will not be entangled and will not be able to focus on cultivating young players.
The key is that these five veterans are not useless, and sometimes they can perform magically.
The whole thing is that he can't use or use the five veterans Olajuwon, Reggie Miller, O'Neal Jr., Jackson and Artest. In the end, whether to use it or not, and how to use it, his head has already Paste directly.
"Steve, how about you, please?"
"..."
Clifford was silent.
He couldn't choose to go to Nash before because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to withstand pressure. The position of the Lakers head coach was too stressful and he was really afraid that he wouldn't be able to handle it. He's not a young man like Hamm or Nash. .
But now, the team is like this.
If he doesn't step up, it doesn't seem suitable?
"Du, even if I take over, I can't make good use of the five veterans on the team..."
Du Kang frowned.
This is also true. Apart from him, neither Popovich nor Phil Jackson can use them well.
It is indeed difficult for them to let Hamm and Nash or Clifford coach such a Lakers that he built for himself.
"Let's do this. From now on, only one of the five veterans will play in a game. You decide which one to play according to the opponent. The remaining four will be DNP."
Du Kang thought about it and decided that he could only use this method.
"Also, Reggie Miller and Olajuwon, if you use them for more than 30 minutes in a game, you must rest for at least three days before you can use them again."
After Du Kang finished speaking, Clifford nodded.
That's fine, use it when you're in good shape, don't use it when you're in good shape, and don't worry about whether Olajuwon is in bad shape or Reggie Miller is in good shape, or Olajuwon is in good shape and Reggie Miller is in good shape at the same time. There is such a thing as suffering a loss.
"It's just that, in the second half of the season, the team's four rookies will have a lot more playing time..."
"I believe in the players on our team. You can use the players as you wish. If you use them well, it's yours. If you don't use them well, it's mine. Try to protect our main players."
Clifford looked at Du Kang nervously.
"Steve, Nash and Hamm are all still young. They are not that mature and stable. You are different. I believe you can lead the Lakers out of the current quagmire."
Clifford's tactical knowledge is absolutely unquestionable.
Although Clifford's commanding ability has not been tested, the on-the-spot command of a coach from the divine operator department, even if he is a rookie, will not be too bad.
Well, the Heat's Spudenko is quite impressive.
As for the Lakers, who now have all their main players in place, Du Kang absolutely does not believe that they will not make it to the playoffs.
It’s just that Nash and Clifford panic a lot of the time.
They panicked, so they didn't dare to use the young people on the team, and they would kill the four main players.
They were ruthless with the four main players, so Du Kang had to step in and cause all four main players to suffer from groin strains.
Not even one can be left behind.
The one left behind will definitely be beaten to death.
Then, the Lakers will collapse.
Du Kang admitted that he also had a big contribution to the poor records of Hamm and Nash.
But there was nothing he could do.
Du Kang has only one requirement for the Lakers' regular season record this season, which is to enter the playoffs.
Entering the playoffs without injury!
Du Kang doesn’t blame Hamm and Nash.
They are all rookies, and when faced with a crisis, they hug each other. This is not wrong.
Didn't Du Kang do this before?
It’s just that other people don’t feel it.
If it were Clifford, at the very least, he would be more calm and collected when encountering a crisis. He would trust the team's young players and give them more opportunities, so that the team's four main players can also relax.
Naturally, there is no need to intervene in Du Kang's groin technique.
"Du, I'll take it!"
When Clifford left, Du Kang's BGM seemed to ring in his ears.
Hamm has lost three of five straight games in the Eastern Conference.
In Du Kang's system, there is a lot of dissatisfaction among Lakers players.
If the Eastern Conference doesn't win five consecutive games, it's a failure.
Hamm is not Nash.
Everyone is fond of Nash, but not Hamm.
Before the players asked him to get rid of Hamm, Du Kang replaced Hamm in advance, which was regarded as giving Hamm a face.
Otherwise, he won't even be able to stay with the Lakers.
"Darwin, you're not going to be angry with me, are you?"
"No, Du, I should thank you."
Harm said with a wry smile.
He felt bitter in his heart, but he was indeed grateful.
After finally becoming the acting head coach of the Lakers, he knew that he could not lead the Lakers, but he did not have the courage to resign.
He is different from Nash.
I resigned this time. I will have the opportunity to be a head coach next time, probably in 20 years.
He must be taking a chance, hoping to perform well, be seen by other NBA teams, and then have the opportunity to be the coach.
In fact, he knows that there are not so many chances in this world.
In the end, the only outcome for his love for the game was that he was dismissed by player Diaw and resigned in disgrace. He could not stay with the Lakers or stay with Coach D. It would be more than twice as difficult for him to coach in the future.
He was worried about gains and losses and couldn't make this decision, so Du Kang helped him make this decision.
This is for his own good.
"Darwin, I have always thought you are a very good head coach, but this Lakers team is still too difficult for you."
Hamm's potential is A-, definitely good.
But this Laker is indeed too difficult.
He couldn't grasp it.
"Learn from Steve and you will become the protagonist one day."
Become the protagonist?
Harm was stunned.
After coming back to his senses, his eyes looked at Du Kang with gratitude.
"Du, thank you..."
New York.
"Mayfair, the Lakers have changed their acting head coach!"
Oh~!
Mayfair Jackson was very excited.
"The Lakers are in internal strife? Is Coach D unable to suppress the team? Are the Lakers players trying to force Coach D?!"
"Hahahaha, I know that a young man like Coach D, no matter how strong his coaching ability is, is only a strong head coach. If he wants to be a godfather, a qualified godfather, a qualified godfather who can handle the relationships between all parties, he also There’s a long way to go!”
Mayfair Jackson finished speaking excitedly and leaned back on his office chair.
That posture.
As if to say, the qualified godfather I am talking about is, yes, I am the one below!
I am the most qualified godfather of the Lakers!
Seeing Mayfair Jackson like this, the pitiful look in the assistant's eyes flashed.
Mayfair is good at everything, but she always seems a little anxious when she encounters Coach D's questions.
In fact, he can understand it.
Coach D hurt him too much.
Postgame interviews with the Lakers and Rockets.
Jordan criticized Harden.
At the same time, he compared Mayfair with Harden.
In addition, OK now surrenders to Coach D.
This makes Feier feel that all her efforts in the past twenty years have been wasted.
It was Coach D who made all his hard work over the past twenty years go to waste.
As long as she could see Coach D being frustrated, Mayfair was very excited and happy.
"Fei'er..."
"Has Ham been fired? Go and sign Ham over. I want him to be my assistant coach!"
The person who robbed Coach D was so happy!
"Well, Mayfair, Hamm did not resign, and the Lakers players did not force him to leave. Hamm resigned on his own initiative..."
Phil Jackson, who originally leaned back on his chair, was a little dumbfounded.
Voluntarily resign?
How can it be!
Do you really think that all acting head coaches are Nash?
It's too easy for a historical giant like Nash to become a head coach, and he doesn't care about being an acting head coach at all.
But Hamm...
Phil Jackson knows the mentality of these low-level coaches all too well.
He also climbed up from the bottom coaching staff.
"What is the voluntary resignation? It must be Coach D who fired Hamm on his own initiative!"
"..."
The assistant was a little dumbfounded when he saw Phil Jackson swearing so confidently.
Is Coach D also so decisive in handling team relations?
Ham was the first person to follow him.
Mayfair's judgment that the Lakers are in civil strife is well-founded.
Hamm is a direct descendant of Coach D.
Lakers players like Kobe can't stand failure.
There was a conflict between his direct lineage and the players.
What should Coach D do?
At that time, Coach D, an excellent head coach and a poor godfather, will become the laughing stock of many people.
did not expect……
Coach D is not only great inside the court, but also outside the court, decisive!
A little procrastination on this matter may be the trigger that brings down the Lakers!
The Lakers changed another acting head coach in a short period of time.
This news is not small.
O'Neal made a direct mockery on the TNT show.
"In the Lakers, the head coach is expendable!"
"Shaq, do you think Coach D is expendable?"
"Charles, you are trying to change the probability. I am clearly saying that except for Coach D, any other head coach who leads the Lakers is expendable. It is too difficult to lead the Lakers with that man! Hahahaha...that Mamba But he’s not as easy to talk to as I am.”
This can put Corvo in a bad light.
Corvo did not expect this in front of the TV.
Hamm's resignation had nothing to do with him.
Did he plan to go to the coach to report the situation? Did the coach deal with it decisively before he even had time to react?
He continues to be his own Novak.
Hamm remained as his first assistant coach.
We are still a family that loves each other.
"This damn fat guy is stirring up trouble!"
Kobe gave the fat man on TV a fierce look.
After the Lakers changed their coach, the effect was immediate.
From the coaching change on January 28th to the last game before the All-Star Game on February 13th.
The Lakers played a total of 8 games during this period, and Clifford led the Lakers to a record of 5 wins and 3 losses.
This record is certainly incomparable to that of a team led by Coach D.
But compared with Nash and Ham before.
That is indeed much stronger!
So far, before the All-Star break, the Lakers, with 32 wins and 21 losses, have maintained their position among the top eight in the Western Conference and have not fallen out of the top eight in the Western Conference as many people thought.
NBA halftime is over.
The All-Star Weekend in New Orleans has become the focus of everyone's attention.
The main game of this year’s All-Star Weekend.
Du Kang was invited by the league to serve as the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star team.
The head coach of the Western Conference All-Star team is actually Kerr.
But Cole took the initiative to give up his position to Du Kang.
Well, it was definitely not threatened by Jordan.
As a good friend, Jordan ran to Cole's home to express his condolences.
But after Jordan expressed condolences to Cole, he heard that Cole's face was swollen for three days.
Kerr said it was caused by drinking too much with Jordan.
As for what the truth is, only Cole and Jordan know.
In short, when the league announced that the head coach of this year’s Western Conference All-Star Game would be Coach D.
The entire NBA exploded.
This is so exciting!
This year's Eastern and Western All-Stars are already explosive.
Jordan, Kobe, Carter, Tracy McGrady, and Durant in the West.
Iverson, Anthony, James, Wade in the East.
The NBA's perimeter superstars of the past two decades are gathered together!
What kind of spark will this create?
Well now, even coach D is coming.
Opposite Coach D is his old rival Phil Jackson.
Although Mayfair Jackson keeps losing, Coach D wins every time with great difficulty.
This All-Star Game is definitely the most intense All-Star Game in history!
New Orleans.
"Coming, New Orleans, King James is coming!!!"
"LeBron, you're drooling..."
"Yes, the grilled wings here are so fragrant, not one, not two, but three, four, five, six, or even seven, and I want to eat them all!!"
"..."
Wade was stunned. He didn't understand very well, but he was shocked!
I remembered that day.
LeBron is still so domineering!
Today’s second update, sorry, it’s a few minutes late. o(╥﹏╥)o
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