Learning in the NBA can make you a god

In September, the Lakers' training camp begins.

In fact, in order to get the team running in in advance, training began in Lucheng at the end of August, and only returned to Los Angeles in September.

"Run, run for me!"

Mike Brown shouted on the sidelines. He was also shocked. This year's players are in such good condition. It is simply incredible.

I couldn't help but think in my mind, "This season is not hopeless. Although Paul has left and Howard has left, it seems that the Lakers have fallen apart. But as long as Li Tian comes, and there are Sun and Green on the bench, such a lineup is not without a chance."

However, seeing such a lineup, I am still a little worried. The center position in the team is really too weak.Last season in the Finals, Howard was beaten by his opponents most of the time, but that was because the center was Yao Ming. If it had been anyone else, Howard's condition would have definitely improved significantly.

"We must also keep up with strength training. Hurry up and train, don't be idle!"

In this way, the training cycle is repeated every day.

"Thank you. I heard that the team signed me because of you and Kobe!" Livingston was also a former genius. It can be said that he is the genius who is proud of the league. There are too few people who can recognize him.

"No need to thank you. I hope you can perform as well as you did in the past. I know your strength. Although the basic salary contract is a bit lower than your name.

However, before you have proven your strength, you will not be worthy of the new big contract. No one knows what the future will bring. When you chose to sign a one-year contract, you should be able to get a big contract next season.

Don't rush to deny it, it's understandable. Who doesn't want to get a big contract, but this season, I hope you can play with peace of mind and produce the strength the team needs. "

Just when Livingston wanted to explain, Li Tian stopped him. There was no need. Strength is the criterion for measuring everything.

"I will!" Livingston took back many of the words he originally wanted to say. What he has to do now is to perform well and play to his true level.

Before the training camp, although these guys were training in Lucheng, Li Tian had never been there at all. His body needed more time to recover.

Therefore, during the training camp, he focused more on basic recovery. Brown didn't say anything about this. He also knew that health is one of the team's most important assets. The best proof was that Stoudemire was injured and swept away last season.

Preseason will start soon.

Li Tian, ​​Kobe, and Gasol were sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, with no intention of appearing on the court. Although they changed their jerseys, the warm-up was just a show.

"What's wrong, are you getting too old?" I don't know since when, running against Kobe became one of Li Tian's fun after training.

"Hmph!" Although Kobe denied it, his attitude was the best way to show it. At first, he was not happy about resting the first few games of the preseason, but Li Tian just forced him and agreed directly.

He didn't even make a move to resist, which is the best proof.

"When you were in the Knicks, did you miss the Lakers?" Gasol is a good old man and usually won't get angry.

"Miss the Lakers? Stop making trouble. Whatever I say is what I say there. If anyone dares not to listen, I will trade him out. If there was a player like Kobe Bryant in the team, I would have traded him out long ago. He is too old. , Headstrong, do you know why you lost in the finals last season?"

He didn't forget to roll his eyes at Kobe beside him. He still hoped that through his usual words, this guy could think more, at least think about that old leg.

Kobe didn't speak, but his eyes lit up. He had no choice but to be curious about how he lost at that time.

"I don't need to say more about the three-point shooter. Haven't you forgotten that you guys play nothing like you and there is no inside attack at all?"

Some words are absolutely clear in one point, and everyone’s mind is clear.

"We don't want to do this, but Howard, he really" Gasol was about to say something, but was stopped.

"It is true that Howard is not as good as Yao in matchups, but his jumping and rebounding abilities are equally strong. Don't you refute this?"

After raising a question, both of them nodded. If Howard has average ability, how can he deserve the maximum salary?
"We don't refute this, but Howard can't beat Yao at all. We avoid him. What's the problem?"

Gasol was puzzled. If the team wants to win, wouldn't it be better to use strong points to attack?
"You can do it, but have you ever thought that as long as Yao Ming is on the court, Howard can't even get the ball, how can he play well? Originally we had to consider whether to help defend Yao, but then Howard couldn't even touch the ball. Come on, let’s help prevent this!”

Even Brown, who was sitting next to him, was stunned. He had forgotten this. Although Howard was still able to catch the ball when playing against the substitutes, it was different. His morale had been destroyed since the second game.

The Lakers are not very active in defense, offense, and rebounding. This means that the Lakers have given up on themselves. If starting from G1, Howard has been consuming Yao Ming.Apart from anything else, Yao Ming will definitely be unable to appear in one game in G3 or G4. If it is G3, the physical exertion in the first two games will be too high, and the Lakers will not have a chance to win the next game.At that time, Yao Ming was unable to appear in G4, and it was really hard to say when the time came. The Lakers had won two games in a row, and Tianwangshan was in Los Angeles. No one knew what the final result would be.

"Hey, it's my problem. Some tactics are not useless, but these tactics cannot show results immediately." Brown regretted that he did not insist on formulating a strategy to consume Yao Ming before the game started.

Gasol knew that things were definitely not as simple as Li Tian said, but this was indeed the Lakers' only chance to make a comeback.As long as they win G3, even if it is a miserable victory, something might happen next. Even if they lose the series in the end, it will be better than being swept in the finals.

Of course, even if the team loses the Finals, the Lakers may not fall apart if they are not swept.

Brown doesn't care that it's the preseason. At the end of last season, he also thought about the reason why the team lost, but he never thought about it because they didn't make good use of Howard.

In this way, Brown ignored even the preseason games and handed them over to assistant coaches, causing the team to lose 5 games in a row.

It wasn't until the sixth preseason game that Brown really started to care about the preseason. The players on the team were all in good condition. Li and Tian didn't appear in the first five games, so losing was normal.

At the beginning of the sixth game, the three of them symbolically played the first half of the game, but their playing time did not exceed 20 minutes. They were more of a running game.

Los Angeles fans are still extremely confident. So what if we lost all the preseason games? We have Lee, Kobe and Gasol. This lineup is no weaker than last season!
ESPN has started their pre-game predictions again.

"Guys, the new season is about to start, and we can speak freely again. The team rankings need to be rearranged. If nothing else, the Knicks have lost Lee and a lot of substitute players. Do they still have a chance to become a strong team in the Eastern Conference?" Brin opened the topic.

"I still think that the Knicks are definitely not a weak team in the Eastern Conference. I think they still have the ability to reach the top four." Hubie Brown really dare not underestimate the Knicks in the past two seasons.

"Yes, they played very well in the preseason. These rookie players in the team in previous seasons have finally been showcased this season."

A few people are still optimistic about the Knicks, but it's hard to say if they can reach the top few.

Finally, after a long debate, the final ranking of the Eastern Conference playoff teams was given, and some reasons were also cited.

The first place in the Eastern Conference - the Heat. Although they lost to the Nets in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, they still lead the league in strength this season. Without the Knicks to suppress them, James + Wade + Bosh + Chandler are still very strong.

Second in the Eastern Conference - the Nets, one of the teams in the Eastern Conference finals last season, was eventually swept by the Knicks due to Stoudemire's injury. Now that Stoudemire has recovered and returned, his strength cannot be underestimated.

The Knicks, third in the Eastern Conference, have lost Li Tian and some substitute players, but the lineup of George + Yao Ming + Arab League + Lowry can also occupy a place in the Eastern Conference where there are many strong teams.

Fourth in the Eastern Conference - Wizards, Wall + Beal + Garnett + Pierce. Such a lineup, if not for the older ages of Garnett and Pierce, would have no chance of overturning the Heat.

The rankings from five to eight are rather vague, with the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors and eighth-ranked Hornets.

"No, no, no, I am not optimistic about the Lakers this season. Last season, Kobe showed signs of aging. In the new season, he..."

A few people were still arguing, mainly about the ranking of the Lakers. Some believed that the Lakers could rank first in the Western Conference, and some believed that they could not even make the playoffs. However, most still were not optimistic about the Lakers and believed that there was too much uncertainty. .

Looking at the substitute lineup, the only one who can show off is Danny Green, and the others are really not enough.Look at Livingston, many teams are not optimistic that he can recover; there is a comparison between Nick Young and JR. If he is crazy, he can beat anyone, but if he is really crazy, anyone can beat him; Blake, Baez Moore, Casspi, Johnson, Thackeray and Kelly are all average; even the starting center suffers from frequent injuries. With such a lineup, there is still hope of reaching the playoffs, but to go further, Not much hope really.

Even if they have Li Tian and Kobe, they are still not very optimistic.

"It seems that everyone is not very optimistic about the Lakers. Only Tirico is optimistic about the Lakers and their ability to achieve a good record." Brown said with a smile. In fact, he is not very optimistic about the current Lakers.

The strength ranking of the Western Conference teams is as follows:

The Thunder are number one in the Western Conference. They have many young players, including Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, and Evans. The team’s head coach has not been changed. They have the strength to be number one in the Western Conference and still have the potential to win the league’s No. [-] spot. One or even the strength of a championship.

Second in the Western Conference - the Spurs, four old guys, Leonard has gradually grown, and they have also introduced the defensive hero Beverley. This lineup is also very strong.

The Clippers, third in the Western Conference, have introduced Paul and Griffin. Such a lineup is definitely capable of entering third in the Western Conference.

The Mosaic team, fourth in the Western Conference, introduced Howard. Jeremy Lin also performed well last season. Their strength is not weaker than the Clippers.

Rankings five to eight only leave the Kings, Trail Blazers, Warriors and Lakers.

The final result of the discussion among the five people was that if the Lakers can stay healthy, they have a chance to enter the top four. If they cannot stay healthy, it will be a bit dangerous to even enter the playoffs. Li Tian's regular season data last season is generally one of the reasons.