D'Antoni and the Lakers are the type of people who get together and get apart easily, so there's nothing bad to happen. Besides, D'Antoni can't be entirely blamed for the Lakers' poor record.
Take a look at what's going on with the Lakers this season? Kobe only played six games, and Nash had 11 more games than Kobe. After losing Howard, the Lakers signed Kaman with the mid-level mid-level.
However, Kaman was not suitable for D'Antoni's tactics, and then the two had conflicts and played 30 airport games in one season.
Basketball is basically the same as football. Once there is a problem with the record, the head coach will definitely take the blame. This is also a passive skill of the head coach. Otherwise, why would the team spend so much money to hire you?
Give the ball to the strongest one? And then sleep on the bench?
"Mike, don't leave in a hurry, help me see a promising player." D'Antoni may not be good at many things, but he is very good at one thing, and that is his vision and use of point guards.
Give D'Antoni a good defender and he can lead the team into the playoffs. Give D'Antoni a good defender and a suitable lineup, and he can bring out the best results in the league.
"Huh?" D'Antoni did not refuse, although he is no longer the head coach of the Lakers.
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"Hello everyone, my name is Li Hao." When Kupchak stopped D'Antoni, Li Hao was greeting the rookies in the trial.
"Clint Capela" a big black man was the first to respond to Li Hao.
"Jordan Clarkson" Clarkson is a combo guard, but he is somewhat similar to Li Hao. Compared to Li Hao who only played 2 games and scored 18 points in total, Clarkson played four seasons in college, which is pretty good. That is combat power.
"Mickey McGary" is different from others who actively participated in the draft. This 12-time ESPN ranked second-ranked forward in the country was forced to participate in the draft because he failed to pass the NCAA drug test.
Due to a back injury and surgery last season, McGary barely played in the game, which caused his draft stock to plummet. So McGary decided to stay in college and play for another year, but he failed to pass the drug test.
Li Hao is impressive among these three. Capela is a very good blue-collar center and will even be crowned the rebounding champion in the future. He will be selected by the Rockets in the first round this year.
Clarkson was selected by the Lakers. Clarkson played very well in college. The reason why he was transferred to the second round was mainly because his body looked too thin.
As for McGarry, he was selected by the Thunder of Whampoa Military Academy in the NBA, but unfortunately, he did not realize his talent. He was somewhat sorry for his reputation as the second high school student in the United States.
I really haven't heard of the last one, Li Hao, but that's normal. The Lakers don't have second-round draft picks this season, and they will definitely invite some rookies who have a high chance of losing the draft.
Hunting for gold and scratching lottery tickets is something every team does. There are a lot of undrafted players. If you find one, you will make a lot of money.
In fact, to a certain extent, Li Hao is one of them. Without Holtz to help him create opportunities, Li Hao's chance of losing the selection is as high as 99%.
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Ten minutes passed quickly, and the ten-minute match was about to begin. The assistant coach began to divide the rookies into teams for trial training.
Li Hao, Capello and an undrafted team are in the first team, McGarry and Clarkson are in the first team, and then five trainers are added.
"Wait a minute, add me." When Madsen was sorting into groups, Kobe came over.
"Kobe?" Madsen looked at the approaching figure.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just one more practice match," Kobe said.
Madsen did not speak, but looked at Kupchak, who nodded slightly. After chatting with D'Antoni, Kupchak immediately called the team doctor to make sure that Kobe Bryant could play. Release.
"Okay, Kobe joins the team with fewer people." This is Li Hao, Capela and an undrafted red team, Kobe, McGary, Clarkson and white team.
Li Hao was a little excited when he saw Kobe Bryant play. He only watched the game after Yao Ming entered the NBA. At that time, the glory of NBA insiders was still there, and the four major shooting guards showed their talents. It was really good to watch.
But with the retirement of Yao Ming and the aging of the four shooting guards, Li Hao gradually stopped paying attention to basketball. The reason why he still knows so many players now is entirely because of playing games.
"I don't know if I will have a chance to face off against Kobe." He was excited in his heart, but on the surface, Li Hao had not changed at all. To describe it once, he was facial paralysis.
Capela and McGarry jumped the ball in the middle circle. The former fought for the basketball and pushed it back. The ball came to the trainer's hand. The latter pushed it back and the basketball went to Li Hao's hand.
"Boy, let me see your strength." It's true that the halo of pig's feet has come, and whatever you want comes to you.
"Holy shit, I'm really facing off against Kobe. Is this reality?" Once upon a time, Kobe could only watch it on TV, but now he was standing in front of him.
Li Hao explains what it means to be turbulent on the inside but calm on the outside.
"I'm coming." As Li Hao finished speaking, he took the basketball and pushed it forward with both hands, and the basketball flew towards the basket.
At the same time, a tall figure jumped out from behind.
boom--
A bang, an alley-oop.
"Sorry, I'm a point guard," Li Hao said calmly to Kobe as he watched Capela complete the dunk.
What is a point guard?
The commander on the court, the initiator of the team's offense, and the controller of the rhythm of the game.
A good point guard can make the teammates around him better, ensure the team's lower limit, and increase the team's upper limit.
"This kid didn't have one-on-one with you." How can that newcomer refuse one-on-one with the league's superstar?
Of course Li Hao can't, but Li Hao knows very well that with his more than 70 points of offensive attributes, one-on-one with Kobe, it's like a big lantern in the latrine - looking for Si.
During the transition between offense and defense, Clarkson crossed the midline with the ball. Li Hao stopped in front of Clarkson. The latter passed the basketball to Kobe without any hesitation.
Kobe did not choose to play alone. He passed the basketball to Clarkson. Kobe knew very well that this game was for these rookies to show themselves.
Clarkson, who received the basketball, also understood what Kobe meant, so he started to play singles with the ball. It was certain that Li Hao couldn't guard Kobe, but Clarkson and Li Hao were still confident.
With 74 points of outside defense and the Hall of Fame badge of death coil, Li Hao is really not afraid as long as he is not at the star level. Besides, the two of them are not at the same physical level.
Unable to break through, Clarkson could only ask McGarry to come out for a pick-and-roll, but even so Clarkson still did not get rid of Li Hao, but Clarkson still sent an assist.
After McGarry completed the pick-and-roll, he rushed inside. Capela followed and lost his position. Clarkson saw this and passed the ball decisively. McGarry received the ball and succeeded in a layup.
