The first thing Yang Rui did was not to scold Kobe, but to appease the role players on the team.

If the role players break the jar and are unwilling to practice their tactics, and make up their minds to watch Kobe Bryant play on the sidelines, the Lakers will definitely be wasted this season.

Then, Yang Rui called Kupchak and Bass Jr., made an appointment to meet in the manager's office of the training gym, and called Kobe Bryant to the office.

When everyone arrived, Yang Rui said: "I called everyone together today to be a witness and see how I explained the tactics to Kobe Bryant in detail." He used to play by tactics, so we won three championships, and this season, I found out that he started to play around, and that made me angry. ”

Bass Jr. frowned, thinking that Yang Rui was wrong to do this, the coach explained the tactics, and there were conflicts with the players, it should be resolved within the team, what is the matter with him and Kupchak?

In his mind, if the coach can't level the players, it is a sign of incompetence to sue the boss and manager. Back then, Phil Jackson talked to Kupchak and Old Bass several times, hoping to send Kobe Bryant away, which was very disgusting.

Little Bas felt that even if Yang Rui had more honors, it would be very cheap.

Yang Rui didn't propose to trade Kobe, he seemed to be very patient, and talked about tactics without hurry.

He carefully analyzed the benefits of Kobe Bryant's reduction of shots and relinquishing part of the ball, including the fact that it will be easier to renew Millsap and Odom in the summer, and it will be easier to renew Yao Ming in 10 years.

After finishing speaking, Yang Rui smiled and said: "What I said, as long as you are not mentally retarded, you can understand it, do you agree with this?" ”

Little Bas was already a little impatient, and he had to give Yang Rui face, and his smile was fake. "Of course you understand, and then what?"

"And then what I'm going to say is that I've already said these things to Kobe Bryant once, but he didn't seem to understand it before, and he still shot singles, except for the last game when he deliberately didn't shoot. It makes me angry. ”

Yang Rui said "angry" for the second time, but he was still smiling, and the atmosphere was very weird.

The pressure on Little Bass has doubled, Yang Rui has not agreed to renew the contract, but Old Bass told him that he must have a good relationship with Yang Rui and strive for the renewal of the contract, but now it seems difficult.

"There is a saying in China that repeats two and no longer three, and I personally understand it this way: when dealing with anything, we should not beat it to death with a stick, but we should be tolerant and give people two chances to make mistakes. Because I have a broader heart than ordinary people, I am willing to give Kobe three chances to solve problems through communication. Yang Rui looked at Kobe Bryant and said lazily: "This is your second chance, I advise you not to disappoint me again, because the consequences are not something you can afford, understand?" ”

Kobe Bryant was also angry, Yang Rui was a naked threat, and he didn't take him as the "first person in the league" in his eyes at all.

He pressed the fire and asked loudly, "Why don't you support me to surpass Jordan?" Can't you win with me as the core attack? ”

"In the three seasons we won, we focused on the inside strategy, not on your heads-up." Yang Rui shrugged: "The reason why Yao Ming won a regular season MVP is because you are not a tactical axis, this is what the media said." ”

The Lakers have the best interior depth in the league, and several interior players are good at opening up space, playing the ball, and creating opportunities for teammates, which is the root of their strength.

Kobe Bryant was not angry, Yang Rui was like saying, "You are obviously not as good as Jordan, how can you surpass it?" ”

Yang Rui smiled: "If you continue to play without tactics, compete for the scoring title, and average more than 17 shots per game, I understand that you want me to leave the Lakers." Before the end of the regular season, I'll give you a chance to make corrections, and if you think you're the best and disobedient from start to finish, then we'll see. ”

Little Bas thought and thought, but in the end he didn't say anything. He is incapable and slow to react, and he doesn't know which side to stand, so he has to go back and ask his father before he dares to take an idea and take a stand.

By the time he finished asking, the daylilies were cold.

If you are an ordinary person, listen to the head coach say this kind of thing, and then you must be honest.

Kobe Bryant is not an ordinary person, he only did what Yang Rui said for two weeks, and then began to return to his favorite path. Even if the Lakers win on a winning streak, Kobe Bryant can't tolerate his average of just over 20 points per game.

Bass Jr. reported Yang Rui's approach to his father, and the old Bass analyzed that Yang Rui would not renew his contract with the Lakers no matter what after this season, and he was not persuaded to do so. What they have to do this season is to win the championship and get together with Yang Rui.

Buss Jr. soon made another mistake and told Kobe about it. Although his original intention was to make Kobe Bryant relent, give Yang Rui face, and endure for a season. But Kobe's brain circuit is different from ordinary people, but he has the confidence to resist and refuses to cooperate.

Kobe Bryant believes that since Yang Rui will roll after the end of this season, then he will play the way he likes, and Yang Rui should put up with him for a season as long as he wants to draw a perfect end to his days with the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant feels that he is the leader and symbol of the Lakers, the object of the league's support, and the commercial value is super high, and the coach must accommodate him. He stays, Yang Rui leaves, and the Bass family and management will also be on his side. What if Yang Rui is dissatisfied? The team is not up to him as a coach.

If Yang Rui's identity is only a basketball coach, Kobe Bryant will definitely have the upper hand.

It's a pity that Kobe Bryant usually has too little contact with Yang Rui, and he is not interested in meeting big names in other fields, and the relationship between the two is limited to the work of the Lakers. He actually forgot that Yang Rui also has an identity as a major shareholder of Facebook, a famous tycoon in the world.

Offending a basketball coach is not a big problem, at most, offending a rich man, the situation is much more serious, using the power in his hands, how many things Yang Rui can do, Kobe Bryant can't think of at all.

Yang Rui is also a person who likes to go to extremes, how can he endure something unpleasant?

Kobe Bryant's heads-up style of play will destroy the team's chemistry, in Yang Rui's previous life, the Lakers from 2007-2013, the lineup is very strong, but they have only achieved the best record in the regular season once, in the 2012-13 season, the Lakers even relied on the help of the referees in the second half of the league, the league's first free throw to enter the playoffs.

Kobe Bryant averaged 23 shots per game, which is a good statistic, and the Lakers lost a lot of games, and several times they scored less than 100, and the overall score dropped a lot compared to the three-game championship period.

In mid-December, the Lakers suffered a 95-101 upset loss to the Eastern Conference underdogs Pacers.

Bryant made 10-of-26 shooting, 0-of-5 three-pointers, 8-of-10 free throws, and finished with 28 points, five rebounds and two assists. Yao Ming and Millsap both had a shooting rate of more than 60%, with a total of 21 shots, which did not add up to Kobe.

At the end of January, the Lakers lost 103-113 to the rebuilding underdog Kings, who had no big names and the star of the house was Kevin Martin, who was weak in offense and defense.

Martin was a standout performer, scoring 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting, 1-of-2 three-pointers and 8-of-8 free throws.

Bryant finished with 28 points, four rebounds and three assists on 9-of-25 shooting, 3-of-8 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws.

Yao Ming shot 9-of-15, 1-of-2 three-pointers, and 7-of-8 free throws to finish with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. He shot 60 percent from the field and beat Brad Miller with ease, but he took very few shots.

Odom's shooting percentage was not low in this game, 4 of 6 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, only 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Yang Rui didn't communicate with Kobe Bryant alone, knowing that he wouldn't listen to what he said, Kobe's goal is very clear, to compete for the scoring title.

The Lakers are 37-9 after beating the Kings, trailing the Mavericks 38-8 and having the second record in the West, which is the first time that the Lakers have ceded the top spot in the West since Yang Rui joined.