My Name is Kobe Bryant

The preseason ended with the Lakers' complete victory, and the team showed strong competitiveness. In the odds of winning the Las Vegas casino, the Lakers ranked second with the odds of 100:500. Perhaps due to the influence of the ball market, the bookmakers in Las Vegas gave such odds. But many people firmly believe that this Lakers team led by O'Neal, who defeated Jordan once, will be the biggest opponent of the Bulls Michael Jordan.

Odds first is the Chicago Bulls, their odds reached the magic 100:100. In other words, even if the Bulls win the championship, you can't get a penny from it! This kind of handicap is almost like the default that the Bulls won the championship again, which is equivalent to no handicap.

The odds go down in turn, the teams are Seattle Supersonics, New York Knicks, Mosaic, Indian Pacers, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Pacers, Phoenix Suns, etc. wait.

This group of teams is considered a strong team by the bookmakers in Las Vegas. They generally have superstars and a group of excellent role players in their formation. The size of the market will also slightly affect the handicap.

In the official power rankings, the Chicago Bulls still occupy the top spot. The team that won 72 last year, the American media believes that this year will still be the year they dominate the league.

The Lakers, who are in the West, want to enter the Finals and play against this thriving Bulls. They must cross the Sonics of Payton and Kemp, the Big Three of Olajuwon Drexler, Barkley, and Stoke. The Utah Shuangsha of Dunton and Malone, and the Portland of Sabonis have many obstacles.

This era is magnificent, the previous generation of stars is at its peak, and Kobe and his golden generation are about to embark on a journey. New stars entering the league, such as Hardaway and Hill have achieved good results, and this era is still dominated by Jordan.

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After Kobe's preseason, Kobe returned home to Philadelphia. He lacked family warmth in his previous life, and he doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes in this life. He prepared some special presents for his family.

"You know how to come back, kid." Old Joe opened the door and couldn't help shouting when he saw Kobe outside the door.

"Hey, old Joe. That's not a good thing to say about your son." Kobe escaped Joe Bryant's push and pushed into the house.

"Our big star is back." Pamela gave Bryant a warm hug.

Kobe smiled happily. He hadn't felt the warmth of his parents for many years.

"Boy, you played well in the preseason. I think the media in Los Angeles are going to blow you up, especially that Magic Johnson, tsk tsk tsk, you can say anything."

"Father, isn't it reasonable for a magician to encourage his own people?"

"Don't pay attention to your father. He just wants to be your economic man. Why don't you look for trouble? Don't look at his ugly face. He is still an economic man. He doesn't even know he's been sold."

Old Qiao blushed, "I, I can't be worse than that white boy."

"Rob helped Kobe win a lot of things. He is more professional than you."

Joe Bryant muttered in his mouth, that's not as good as me, I'm better than a kid, and the fat water doesn't flow into the field of outsiders.

"Old Joe, Pelinka helped me get some courtside tickets for the opening game. Do you want it?" Kobe showed his trump card. He knew that Old Joe really wanted to feel the atmosphere of the NBA.

"Jesus! How many tickets do you have?"

"Enough for you to call your old brothers."

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After enjoying a moment of family warmth, Kobe flew back to Los Angeles to continue his training. He's about to take up the point guard role for the Lakers.

Harris called him to return to Los Angeles to train and run-in tactics.

The point guard is the initiator of the team's tactics. A point guard can only focus on scoring, but an offensive initiator needs to take into account all aspects of the team. Kobe only realized in the middle and late stages of his career that a guard who only thinks about offense will mess up the rhythm of the team. How to coordinate the overall team and his own offense is a great learning.

Another reason why Harris let Kobe play the point guard is that Kobe's body is still slightly thin as a shooting guard. The current veteran of the NBA may make it difficult for him. This was shown in the duel with Dumars. Under the frontal attack, Kobe had almost nothing to do with Dumars.

At present, most of the guards in the league are short and fast, but their bodies are very thin. Kobe's confrontational ability is enough for him to not lose the wind at the point guard position.

Kobe's lateral movement speed can keep up with these little guys. He has the experience of defending the peak Iverson. And Iverson is the ultimate template for the small offensive guard currently popular in the NBA.

There is no problem with defense, but the full-court defense tactics that Kobe likes to use recently, it is difficult to take effect against first-class point guards. Their height and speed advantages can make the personal Kobe pay a great price.

Harris' defensive strategy for Kobe is to keep a moderate distance, not to be too aggressive in defense, and try to put energy on the offensive organization.

The way Harris prepares to use Kobe is to avoid excessive playing time. Currently relatively young Kobe, the leaders of the Lakers do not want to overload his body. The Lakers have plenty of time for this 18-year-old player to grow up slowly, and eventually become the protector of the Lakers team.

Playing time of about 25 minutes in a game, 15 minutes with the starting point guard, 10 minutes leading the second team as a shooting guard.

The current use plan is roughly like this. Harris will gradually adjust the use of Kobe during the long regular season. Kobe has infinite room for growth, and Harris is willing to try various methods to let Kobe grow.

And controlling the right to initiate the offense is the first step. Jordan controlled the team's offense in the first season and scored 28+6+6 data. Harris didn't expect Kobe to reach the heights of rookie Jordan immediately.

After all, Jordan was isolated and helpless at that time, and he had to attack and organize. The Lakers with O'Neal in the lineup have no shortage of endpoints. Harris wants Kobe to learn more about organizational skills and tactical understanding.

What Harris didn't expect was that Kobe had played in the NBA for 20 years, and after experiencing many famous coaches, his understanding of various tactics has surpassed this era. Kobe understood Harris' tactical requirements as soon as he heard them, and at the same time drew inferences from one instance, which surprised Harris.

Could it be that he is a natural team brain, but his performance in high school is not like Ah.

The point guards of this era are still based on player templates such as Se Stockton and Kidd whose organization is the first element. Often very few point guards can score and organize.

The last guard who can act as an offensive initiator and offensive finisher at the same time is Magic Johnson, the first point guard in history who led the Lakers SHOWTIME dynasty. The last one was Oscar Robertson, a super player who played 30+12+11.

Will Kobe be next?