Chapter 60: The Second Battle of Sir Brother
The two conditions given by the system, as well as the one-month time limit given, were obviously helping Qiao Hai cover up the fact that the system existed.
With a month-long buffer period and minor tactical changes, it's not too surprising that Scott Pippen is slowly playing well and finally returning to the top, and Qiao Hai won't be pulled by the FBI to slice it.
I have to say that this so-called basketball godfather cultivation system is still very intimate.
Qiao Hai successfully gained the trust of Scott Pippen, and Kobe, who has always been obedient, only O'Neal is the only one left in the Big Three who is not very interested in Qiao Hai.
However, O'Neal is not an unruly person, on the contrary, O'Neal in the locker room is very active and a big living treasure, as long as the coach's words are not harmful to him, he will listen, so, after temporarily convincing Scott Pippen, Qiao Hai really gained full control of the team.
And then, it's time for him to exert his strength.
On April 6, the Lakers will play the Jazz.
This season, the Lakers have played the Jazz twice, with one win and one loss, including one loss for Del Harris and one win for Joe Hai.
Therefore, Qiao Hai still has a certain psychological advantage over Jazz.
However, Jerry Sloan's ability cannot be ignored, and the old coach Sloan may come up with one or two tricks in this game, so Qiao Hai still attaches great importance to this game, and this game is regarded by Qiao Hai as the first battle of righteousness after losing the opportunity to turn positive.
The meeting was held in the conference room of the training hall, and the Lakers' coaching staff was still a few people, Byron Scott, Jim Eden, Stan Love, and trainer Garivetti.
The manpower was a little tight, and Qiao Hai pulled Gariverti in and assigned the task.
"The opponent in the next game is the Jazz, the last time we won him, but it was a small lineup, and finally won the game...... Qiao Hai carefully recalled the last time he played the Jazz, he exchanged a dual-attribute bonus time card, relying on the three-point and speed bonus in the last three minutes, the Lakers overtook the score in a wave and won the game.
Qiao Hai is reluctant to spend victory points to redeem the aging card, he thinks it's a waste, especially in the regular season, losing two games is nothing, and there is no need to spend the scarce resources in the system Victory points.
Therefore, Qiao Hai prefers to win without spending victory points.
"I'd rather see a win in this match, so let's talk about what you think we need to change?"
Qiao Hai glanced at the other four, Byron Scott and Jim Eden looked at each other, Stan Lefu frowned deeply, as if he was thinking, but Garivetti didn't seem to care about himself and didn't say anything at all.
After waiting for a while, Jim Eden slowly spoke: "With Jerry Sloan's habits, he will definitely use the shark slashing tactic again, so why don't we play a smaller lineup?" ”
Qiao Hai shook his head: "The small lineup is easy to be restrained, the last time we played the Jazz, we were caught off guard, the tricks can't be used old, and the small lineup definitely can't become a regular tactic." ”
John Stockton is one of the strongest point guards in the NBA, if the Lakers force a small lineup, John Stockton controls the rhythm, the Lakers are directly finished, and even if the Lakers can play a fast break, it is the kind of fast attack of headless flies, which cannot pose a threat at all.
Therefore, there is no need to consider using a small lineup in regular time, but it is still worth considering when you use it occasionally in rotation.
"We must still play a triangle attack, my idea is that the focus of the offense will be shifted to the inside, and the ball will be controlled by Scott Pippen, focusing on Shaquille O'Neal......" Qiao Hai saw that no one had any more ideas, and he was a little helpless in his heart, and the level of his coaching staff was still a little worse.
In addition to Jim Eden is a veteran coach who has played in the NCAA for many years, Byron Scott is a retired player who joined the Lakers just to learn, Stan Lefu is not good at tactical arrangement, he is good at training, and Gaviotti is originally playing soy sauce, so everything has to rely on Qiao Hai.
Regarding the next battle, Qiao Hai also has some plans for a long time.
According to the requirements of the system, the focus of the offense shifts to the inside, and the core of the triangle offense is Scott Pippen, these two points must be there, as for the rest, Qiao Hai also thought very clearly, the game has not started yet, and it is obviously useless to think directly of the whole game.
Qiao Hai focused on the opening, and he decided to grab a wave of openings.
"We grabbed a wave of openings and hit the inside, although the Jazz's interior defense is good, but we have Kobe and Scott Pippen to break through, O'Neal is the king of the restricted area, impact the inside, and break them at the beginning!"
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On the day of the game on April 6, Jerry West made an appointment to meet Qiao Hai.
The Lakers have determined the new coach for next season, Qiao Hai, the acting head coach, is destined not to be regularized, and Jerry West also informed Qiao Hai in advance according to the regulations, and the surface work is still in place.
Qiao Hai didn't react either, still smiling and saying that he would try his best to play well in the second half of the season, and of course, he still sneered.
The news that the Lakers are sure to sign Phil Jackson next season has not been announced to the public, and Qiao Hai naturally will not say anything to the outside world, and this big news that can detonate North America has been concealed.
In the afternoon home game, the Lakers faced the Jazz with a two-game losing streak.
In an interview, he said that although the Lakers have lost two in a row, they are still one of the best teams in the West, and Lakers head coach Qiao Hai is even younger and more promising.
The reporter asked further questions, and Jerry Sloan even lifted Qiao Hai to the sky.
"Joe is only 23 years old, he still has a good year to go, Arnold Auerbach has become a cardinal, and Joe has every chance of becoming a bishop of another dynasty......"
This blew into the sky, and the reporters turned their heads and asked Qiao Hai with these words.
Qiao Hai's face was full of black lines, Jerry Sloan was obviously killed, and he really regarded him as a young man, but in fact, if you calculate carefully, you were in your forties in your previous life, plus more than 20 years in this life, Qiao Hai can be regarded as having lived for 60 years, how can she be deceived by this level of killing.
In the face of some malicious inducements from reporters, Qiao Hai waved his hand: "Mr. Jerry Sloan is too famous, I am still young, I am only the acting head coach, I have not turned positive, and it is difficult to say in the future, but Mr. Jerry Sloan has been coaching the Jazz for ten years, which is a great achievement, so to speak, Mr. Jerry Sloan is already a godfather, he is the greatest person in Jazz, Karl Malone and John Stockton are far inferior to Mr. Jerry Sloan......"
The reporters in front of him were a little confused, Qiao Hai took it back, praised it more thoroughly than Jerry Sloan, and bluntly said that Jerry Sloan was already a godfather-level head coach.
In the end, he also provoked the relationship between the star of the Jazz team and the head coach, although everyone knew that it was not very useful, but the reporters couldn't help laughing, and memorized Qiao Hai's last sentence.