roccoschili Chapter 154 The Impact of Transactions
Chapter 154 The Impact of Transactions
Chapter 154 The Impact of Transactions
The Spurs tried their best, but in the end they failed in the final deal, which made them very uncomfortable.
Yao Ming went to the Lakers. For the Spurs, not only was a good target lost, but more importantly, they had another strong opponent on the way to defend their title.
Before the Spurs had a backup plan, once Yao Ming's trade failed, they could find the Nets to replace players.
But this kind of plan can't be implemented now. Facing the menacing Lakers, losing Li Chongxiao is tantamount to abolishing his martial arts.
After the Nets were released by the Spurs, they activated their backup plan and sent Kidd to the Mavericks in exchange for Devin Harris.
The Mavericks have also strengthened, which is equivalent to the chain reaction brought about by Yao Ming's trade.
In the few days of training after these two transactions, Li Chongxiao felt that the atmosphere of the team was more dignified.Popovich was in a particularly bad mood and reprimanded the players at every turn.
And from time to time, his eyes would sweep over Li Chongxiao, with a trace of resentment.
Li Chongxiao probably understood that Popovich was annoyed at his ignorance of flattery and refused to agree to a deal with the Rockets, otherwise Yao Ming would have been a member of the Spurs as early as in the summer.Why bother trying so hard now, it's still nothing to fetch water from a bamboo basket.
But this kind of anger, in Li Chongxiao's view, is a kind of disaster.Popovich probably didn't hate Li Chongxiao's refusal to renew his contract, but was angry at having an extra opponent out of thin air.
In fact, analyzing the deal between the Spurs and the Rockets at a deeper level shows that the basis for the deal between the two teams is very weak.
On the one hand, there are Li Chongxiao and Yao Ming. The two players are more resistant to swapping clubs.
Another aspect is McGrady's resistance.This kind of boycott is not only against Yao Ming, but also against Li Chongxiao.
The reason why it has been delayed is that apart from the price difference between the two teams, McGrady???s disapproval of Li Chongxiao???s arrival is also a very important factor. This also caused the Rockets uniform team headed by Morey to favor the Lakers.
Another decisive factor is that the bargaining chips given by the Lakers are good enough.
In this era, centers are much more popular than outside players, and Bynum of the Lakers was also strongly recommended by Morey to Alexander.
Through various data analysis, he found that this super potential stock that Kidd can't even change will be able to become an O'Neal-style dominant player in the future.
"This is a small shark!" In order to impress Alexander, Morey took a lot of data and reports and said to his boss Alexander.
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"The Lakers got another shark, they will be the biggest obstacle on our way to defend the title!" Popovich spoke highly of Yao Ming's joining the Lakers in the tactical meeting, thinking that it was no less than O'Neal's Westward Journey: "A Kobe It will be very difficult to deal with, plus Yao Ming, this is another OK combination."
Based on these, Popovich believes that the simple playoff plan made before will be completely overturned.
Switching to the team in the Western Conference before, the Spurs didn't pay attention at all.
The tactics they formulated were directly considered for the finals, that is, the priority was to deal with the Celtics.
Now that the Lakers have risen suddenly, the Spurs' preparations are somewhat insufficient. Fortunately, this kind of thing still happens in the regular season. If it is in the playoffs, if the Spurs are not prepared enough, they may lose miserably.
So less than a month after the All-Star break, the Spurs decided to enter the playoffs and began to prepare for the playoffs and adjust their style of play.
Previously, the Spurs' offense and defense focused on the perimeter, but with Yao Ming's presence, relying on the perimeter alone is obviously irresistible. The Spurs must regain their previous interior defense and offense.
The shift of the tactical focus led to Li Chongxiao's defensive tasks being strengthened, but the offensive shots were reduced.Before that, he averaged 29 points per game, but from the end of February to the end of March, he dropped to 26.5 points all the way.
Kobe Bryant's score dropped to 28 as he conceded part of his shots to Yao Ming.
Only players at the level of James and McGrady can score 30+ points on a team with only one All-Star.
After Yao Ming was traded, McGrady's scoring increased to 32.1 points, but the team's record began to decline, and now it has fallen to No.9, and the gap with No.8 is also widening.
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The Celtics in the Eastern Conference stand alone, while the situation in the Western Conference is still somewhat confusing.
The Spurs are still at the top of the league. Although Li Chongxiao has great conflicts with the Spurs, he has the temptation to defend the title and can help each other.
Although Li Chongxiao cooperated, the Spurs, who were experimenting with tactics, had victories and losses in games against other teams, which was not as stable as the Lakers.
Popovich also fantasized about whether Yao Ming would be unable to integrate into the Lakers due to tactical reasons.But Yao Ming has a very high golf quotient. After a few adjustments, he and Kobe were very "calling", and soon played a lot of exquisite cooperation, and the Lakers gradually approached the gap.
April 4th is a direct dialogue between the Spurs and the Lakers, with a difference of half a game, which is a great opportunity for the Spurs to consolidate their lead.
Seeing Yao Ming chatting and laughing with Kobe among the stars before the game, Li Chongxiao knew that Xia Tian's wish to form a team with the two would be hard to come true.
For Yao Ming, the Lakers also put in a lot of effort and learned a lot of details in advance.In the trading center, they would rather give the Rockets a first-round pick than Kwame Brown, who is "black and hard", just to block the knife for Yao Ming.
At the beginning of the game, Yao Ming made a mid-range shot from the Lakers. After a few rounds, Kobe tried to attack.
This kind of respect naturally made Yao Ming very useful, no wonder he couldn't think of leaving!
Li Chongxiao didn't have this kind of treatment anymore. He still had privileges before, but now that Popovich's tactics have become a team fight, he can't do whatever he wants.
After Kobe played three consecutive singles, he was ninja and continued to entangle with the opponent through the conduction ball.
But the teammates didn't feel very good today, and many assists were wasted.Li Chongxiao couldn't bear it any longer. Against Popovich's displeasure, he scored a few "unreasonable" goals to seal the score.
On the opposite side, Kobe showed his fangs in the fourth quarter, making sudden shots in a single quarter and scoring 16 points.Not to be outdone, Yao Ming scored 10 points.
The two superstars of the Lakers scored a total of 76 points, helping the team overtake the Spurs by half a game, ranking No.1 in the Western Conference.
After losing this game, the Spurs have no pursuit of catching up and can only proceed step by step.
The regular season ended in such a tepid situation.
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Then there are the Spurs and Pistons, both with 58 wins and 24 losses, ranking third.
(End of this chapter)