Jason Kidd always wants more and more old-school point guards.
He doesn't like how the alliance has become unfamiliar.
But in fact, everything is in a process of change. It is an indisputable fact that the focus of the league today has shifted from the inside to the outside.
In American campuses, most children grew up watching Kobe, McGrady, and even James. What they yearn for is the feeling of going straight into the game. On the contrary, Duncan, O'Neal and other former greats on the court
Killing weapons are not favored.
The conversation between Fanshie and Jason Kidd was interrupted by Kobe Bryant. The Black Mamba came over and said to Jason Kidd: "Man, we finally found your replacement. I finally woke up from the regret of not being able to cooperate with you.
come over."
The topic Kobe was talking about was when the New Jersey Nets proposed trading Jason Kidd for Andrew Bynum of the Lakers.
However, the Lakers ultimately did not agree. They felt that Andrew Bynum had greater prospects, and Jason Kidd was already aging.
At that time, Kobe was very angry and had a heated argument with the Lakers front office. It wasn't until the Lakers traded him for Pau Gasol in the middle of the 2007-2008 season that he calmed down.
Now that Fan Xi fell from the sky, Kobe Bryant finally experienced the joy of having someone in the backcourt.
Jason Kidd raised his eyebrows and said to Kobe: "Congratulations, Kobe. However, I always feel that your front office team has to make another choice."
After saying this, Jason Kidd left with a mysterious smile.
Old players always like to play machine forward.
Fan Xi didn't understand, but Kobe's face was heavy. He knew what Jason Kidd meant.
As Fan Xi rises, she becomes stronger and stronger.
Who feels the biggest crisis within the Lakers? Andrew Bynum.
Bynum joined the Lakers at the age of 17 and has been deeply loved by the Lakers management since 2005. They arranged for him to have the team's meritorious center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as his personal coach and give him the best treatment.
When the contract was renewed, I gave everything I had.
It can be said that before Fanci arrived, he had been the first heir to the Lakers' scepter.
Now, in the hearts of some people, he is still the first heir.
So, this will definitely become a problem that must be solved.
Kobe put his hand on Fan Xi's shoulder and said to Fan Xi: "Jack, you won't leave me in the future, will you?"
Fan Xi was stunned by his confused question. "Why do you say such a thing?"
Kobe smiled and said it was a joke.
Then reporters came over, and the Dallas reporter asked the two of them how they felt.
Kobe said: "It's super good, especially teaming up with Jack to dominate the last moment. We are the best backcourt partnership in the world. We can easily block any point guard, even if his name is Jason Kidd."
Bryant was a little smug tonight.
He has not been so "congratulated" for many years. Over the years, he has always treated the media with a "serious" image. He is the poster child of the league and is always unavoidable in making official remarks.
But tonight, he got really sexy.
His hand was always on Fan Xi's shoulder, which made the audience in front of the TV intuitively feel the close relationship between them.
In contrast, Fan Xi is somewhat official. He said: "...Jason Kidd has always been an idol that I admire. I am very happy to learn valuable experience from him tonight."
Then, Kobe talked about the issue of Rookie of the Year. "If I had the right to vote, I would definitely vote for Jack."
A Dallas reporter said: "Jack's statistics in these games have dropped too much compared to before. He seems to have hit the rookie wall."
"Rookie wall? These things don't exist." Kobe answered for Fanshie.
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The Lakers have won three away games against the Texas Devils, and the calls for the Lakers to win the championship this season are getting louder and louder.
On the plane to Memphis, Lamar Odom, who was sitting in the front row, kept saying: "Brothers, if we complete three consecutive championships this season, we will be able to go sideways in Los Angeles. This will be a real dynasty.
The business value of all of us will take off."
Since Lamar Odom got involved with the Kardashian family, he has become the Lakers’ ‘ribbon-cutting king’, ‘party king’, ‘nightclub king’ and ‘vcr king’.
Khloe Kardashian has taken on a lot of business for him. They all go to Los Angeles to cut clothes for certain businesses, attend parties for a fee, hang out in nightclubs, and record videos for people to collect money... and so on.
Although I only made a small amount of money, I could still be considered famous.
During this time, the Kardashian family saw that the Lakers were getting stronger and stronger, and they began to think about new plans.
They refused all business activities for Odom, and they let Odom concentrate on playing basketball. These women have very good business acumen. They know that if the Lakers reach the finals and defeat LeBron James, everyone in the Lakers
The business value will skyrocket.
So, let’s play the long game to catch the big fish.
With Lamar Odom's brain, they still treat him like a puppet on strings.
However, his words really moved the hearts of the Lakers players.
Winning three consecutive championships is not only an honor, but also a real benefit.
Who can have trouble with money?
That night, everyone was more or less full of thoughts.
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Memphis is the Lakers' last stop in the Southwest Division. The Grizzlies have a pretty good record this season.
Back then, when they traded Pau Gasol, they were ridiculed by the media as 'letting the Lakers break open the safe and take what they want'.
But in the past two seasons, with the rapid rise of Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol's younger brother, people realized that Wallace, the general manager at the time, did not make a wrong deal.
Marc Gasol was the bargaining chip given by the Lakers in that deal. Although Marc Gasol is not as spiritual as his brother Pau Gasol, he is very tough.
He has the strong body and tenacity of a Spanish matador. He often fights with the opponent's center, and he also has some support capabilities.
When Memphis brought Zach Randolph to the Grizzlies, a wonderful chemistry was created.
Before Zach Randolph came to the Grizzlies, he was an elite player who was ridiculed by the league.
Fat Zach Randolph made his debut in Portland. When he first entered the league, the Portland Trail Blazers were called the Portland Prison Team. At that time, the Portland locker room was full of problem players.
No one is easy to deal with.
Their news can only be seen in the social media. They are either drag racing, carrying drugs, or fighting with teammates in the locker room. Stoudemire even did the ridiculous thing of inviting the police to the team training hall for a urine test...
As a result, it was discovered on the spot that he had a problem.
Although Randolph won the NBA's Most Improved Player award during that period, he quickly became the leader of the Trail Blazers.
However, news about his troubles continued, including speeding, robbery, gambling, etc. He even held a memorial service in a nightclub, which was ridiculous.
The Blazers finally had enough. After drafting Brandon Roy in 2006, they sent Randolph to New York in the second season.
When we arrived in New York, New York was also in a mess. At that time, New York was like a scheming house. The team's head coach, general manager, former legendary superstar Isiah Thomas and the team leader, Marbury, the son of New York, were in trouble. Isiah
He also caused a scandal within the team by assaulting a female cleaner.
It’s been another two years of nothing.
Randolph was subsequently sent to the Clippers and then to the Memphis Grizzlies.
At that time, everyone thought Randolph would be bought out by the Grizzlies soon.
As a result...who would have thought that Zach Randolph, who had been idle for more than ten years and who often grabbed offensive rebounds on the court, would actually change his mind here.
Forming an alliance with Spain's Marc Gasol is a traditional twin tower that has not been seen in many years.
And it complements Mike Conley, Rudy Gay, Tony Allen and others. The more he plays, the better and smoother he becomes.
Now he is the baby black bear in the eyes of the people of Memphis.
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Fan Xi read the opponent information given to him by the team leader before the game started.
His opponent tonight is mainly Mike Conley. In addition, it is possible that the Grizzlies will let Tony Allen guard him, and OJ Mayo, the third overall pick in 2008, is also very likely.
Mike Conley entered the league in 2007. At that time, he was noticed as an assistant to Oden. He was selected by Memphis with the fourth overall pick. The public was in an uproar and felt that he would disappear soon.
However, the fact is...the great Oden back then gradually disappeared, while his younger brother Mike Conley was getting better and better.
Mike Conley is a very, very, very smart player.
Tough defense, traditional playing style, not sticking to the ball... Although he doesn't seem to have much aura, he can always play within the correct system.
And, most importantly.
Although his style of play is simple and unpretentious.
However, his physical fitness is probably the strongest among the guards in the 2007 class.
He comes from a sports family, his father is an Olympic triple jump gold medalist, and his mother is also a track and field athlete for the United States team.
Therefore, his physical measurement data back then were extremely shocking. He was 1.82 meters tall barefoot, and his 3/4 sprint speed reached an astonishing 3.09 seconds. For comparison, Westbrook, who is known for his strong physical fitness, was only 0.01 seconds faster than Conley.
. In addition, Conley’s body fat rate is only 4.2%, he can jump 90 centimeters on the spot, and his vertical take-off for approach is 1.03 meters. For comparison, the Bulls’ violent point guard Rose’s vertical take-off for approach was only 1.02 meters during the physical test.
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Fan Xi was extremely surprised after reading Mike Conley's information and videos.
Low profile players are scary.
In addition to Mike Conley, Tony Allen is also a strong defensive player. He does nothing else on the court. He is always biting opponents like a mad dog. Many media call him the 'Kobe Terminator'. When he defends offensive players
Very good at it.
In addition, the Grizzlies' backup point guard and the team's sixth man is OJ Mayo.
OJ Mayo has a greater background. It can be said that there is no one else in the NBA except LeBron James who was more famous before the draft than him.
oj Mayo became famous in high school.
At that time, there was a dedicated documentary team following him, and all the media believed that he was the chosen one in the future, a figure like LeBron James.
However, after entering college, his stagnant height gradually caused him to lose attention.
It is worth mentioning that Westbrook first became famous with OJ Mayo.
Westbrook was an unknown person in his high school career. He wasted a lot of effort to join UCL. He was a substitute for Collison in his first year of college.
In the second season, Collison was injured and he had a chance to start.
At that time, UCL and the University of Southern California, where OJ Mayo joined, were both in the Pacific Division.
Every OJ Mayo game will be broadcast live across the United States.
Then, like every counterattacker, Westbrook burst out with amazing energy and beat OJ Mayo very ugly.
From then on, the NBA remembered this UCL defender with violent physical fitness, and later entered the league with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 draft.
After three seasons now, the gap between OJ Mayo and Westbrook is getting wider and wider.
Westbrook is already one of the Thunder's dual cores, but OJ Mayo can't even make the starting lineup.
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The game is held at the Memphis home court.
At the beginning of the show, Fan Xi was actually booed by a group of spectators.
Some irritable fans yelled at Fanci: Be nice to Taylor.
Fan Xi didn't understand who Taylor was at first.
Until he saw Taylor Swift's board.
It turns out that Taylor Swift is the pride of Tennessee, and Memphis people have always been proud of Taylor Swift. Moreover, Tennessee is also the cradle of country music, and Taylor Swift is still labeled as the little queen of country music.
With this connection, it is difficult for Fanshie, a player who is constantly making headlines, not to be booed by the folks in Memphis.
These boos seemed to be a bad start for Fan Xi's game tonight.
Fanci encountered Mike Conley at the beginning. Although Mike Conley is not well-known, he is indeed a powerful player.
Moreover, his playing style is very restrained against Fan Xi.
He is tough, he has good physical fitness, and he is conservative and does not pursue great achievements.
Fan Xi has strong explosive power, and his explosive power is not weak. Fan Xi is fast, and his speed is also very fast. At the same time, his defense is extremely tough, which interferes with Fan Xi's breakthroughs and shooting with the ball.
at the same time.
Kobe Bryant was also being bitten crazily by Tony Allen, and Kobe even got on top of it. Kobe had to destroy this Kobe Terminator.
Then, the possession of the ball stagnated.
In addition, Pau Gasol was in chaos when facing his biological brother. Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol joined forces and dealt a heavy blow to the Lakers' inside line.
In this way, the Lakers were deceived from the inside out.
The first half was even a bit overwhelming.
In the third quarter, when OJ Mayo defended Fanxi, Fanxi launched several decent attacks.