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Which university should Yao Yueban go to?

Louie thought of Wake Forest almost instantly.

Duncan is about to graduate, and Wake Forest University needs to find his successor, and they also have experience in training Chinese players before.

Yu Tiancan, the first All-Star player from China in NBA history, graduated from Wake Forest University.

Moreover, Yu Tiancan and Yao Yueban are both 2.2 meters tall...

In terms of experience, practicality and the ability to train players, Louis thinks Wake Forest University is a good place to go.

Mainly, Louie knows the Wake Forest coaching staff well. When choosing a school for a child, first look at the relationship, second, the school spirit, and third, history. I won’t talk about the level of relationship, everyone who understands understands. School spirit is very important, and the atmosphere of the school determines whether players can adapt quickly. In terms of history, it doesn't mean that the school has a glorious history, but what kind of players they have trained in history.

From this point of view, it seems not bad. They have trained two super centers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walton, in history. However, in all fairness, even if these two go to other schools, wouldn't they be able to fight?

Well, even if it is really well-trained, it is also John Wooden's credit.

In the post-Wooden era, the greatest player to come out is Benjamin Wilson, followed by Reggie Miller, and then Kiki Vandeweghe.

History is important, but history must be combined with the current status quo. It has long been a team that is good at cultivating super centers.

Louis believes that Yao Yueban has a better place to go, because there are so many NCAA schools, there is always a school and coaching team that are more suitable for Yao Yueban.

However, the most important thing is that Louis is not familiar with the coaching staff.

In fact, Duke and Georgetown can also be considered, but Louis doesn't like the dogmatic sense of Duke players, and John Thompson is what Louis believes is mediocre. After thinking about it, Wake Forest University is suitable for Yao Yueban. A traditional center that needs careful training.

Of course, with Yao Yueban's potential and savvy, no matter which university he goes to, his future achievements will not be low, it just depends on which university is more suitable.

Louis recommended Wake Forest University. As for the subsequent decision, it depends on the choice of China NBA Academy, Yao Yueban and his family.

The next day, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles with the Western Conference Championship.

Outside the airport in Los Angeles, a large crowd of enthusiastic fans held up the "SksBoston" sign.

The fans' hatred for Lukai can be seen.

Outsiders like Louis and Wilson didn't feel that deeply. Isn't it just playing the Celtics in the finals? What's the matter? It's not the Celtic dynasty that year.

However, although the Celtics are no longer the capital of the former dynasty, there is still a person who makes Lakers fans commit PTSD.

That is Ralph Sampson who beat the Lakers fans and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to amnesia in the finals.

Before the 1985 Finals, Bird broke his finger in a bar fight for a friend, causing his performance to plummet, the closest of the four Lakers-Celtics matchups in the 1980s. .

After he finished the first five games, the Lakers led 3-2. After that, in the sixth game, Sampson went down to earth, blasting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on both offense and defense, and officially established his status as the number one center in the 1980s and 1990s.

Now, both Bird and Thomas have retired, and Travis is no longer a superstar after his comeback, but the 36-year-old Sampson is still one of the best centers in the world.

How can this not scare Lakers fans?

In the afternoon, Louis and the coaching staff held a preview meeting for the finals.

The Lakers played against the Celtics twice in the regular season and achieved a record of one win and one loss.

Those two matches gave the Lakers some confidence.

In terms of lineup, the Lakers are obviously better than the Celtics.

The Lakers have the depth to play a 10-man rotation in the Finals, and the Celtics could shrink that rotation to seven.

This is no small advantage.

The absolute advantage of the Celtics is inside, and the high and low coordination between Sampson and Malone is almost unsolvable.

Although the Lakers won a game against the Celtics in the regular season, even in that game, they failed to crack the opponent. Inside high and low system.

The biggest difference between the Celtics and the Lakers is that they also know that Sampson is the core and Malone is the end point, while the Lakers don’t pay attention to the high and low positions of the inside. Garnett and Barkley are in and out of the system. free.

There is no distinction between these two different styles.

The Celtics are more dependent on the stars, and the Lakers are more dependent on the whole.

But if the same system were to be used to fight a series, Louie believed the Lakers would win.

Because of Sampson's age, the Celtics are the same as the Trail Blazers. If the core is not played, the game will be difficult to play.

And the biggest advantage of the Lakers is here.

In the conventional style of play, the absolute core tactical position of Wilson is the same as that of shooters like Liu Yuqing. In the high and low position of the inside line, except for the inside line, the rest of the peripheral players are supporting roles. The roll call system and dynamic offense from outside are the style of play with Wilson and other wings as the core.

Not to mention, they also have a "beautiful basketball" guarantee.

This is the advantage of the Lakers in tactical reserves.

Finally, there is the age structure of the core members. Malone, Sampson, and Barkley belong to the same age group, while Wilson has just turned 30, and his physical condition, skills, experience, and mentality are all at their peak.

A superstar in his prime is much stronger than an old superstar in terms of stability on the field and the upper limit of his competitive ability.

This is the advantage of core players.

Lineup, tactics, and core, the Lakers have these three advantages. Louis really feels that they cannot lose.

But some people in the coaching staff are worried about the Celtics' inside two-headed monster.

For example, Nelson, although he thinks the Lakers have a great advantage, but...

"If we still can't crack the high and low positions of the Celtics inside, there will be many uncontrollable accidents in the game."

Louie wants to brainstorm: "Do you have any ideas?"

Rick Carlisle made a point: "When we played against the Celtics, there was no Dennis. If there was Dennis, we would have more changes on the defensive end."

Although the Lakers failed to crack the Celtics' high and low post tactics in the two regular season matches, the Lakers now are still different from those at the time.

Louie believes Rodman will play some role in the Finals, but certainly not decisive.

Because Rodman is not in his prime anymore.

Although Rodman in his previous life said that he could handle Malone every second, in fact, he couldn't handle Malone.

At most, he only made Malone uncomfortable to a certain extent. It is undoubtedly a naive idea to expect Rodman to be a surprise soldier to break the Celtics' inside double giants.

But it is indeed a solution.

The most surprising thing is that the interior coach Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has never spoken much at the coaching staff meeting, made a bold suggestion: "Maybe we can let Ben Wallace deal with Karl Malone."

Due to height restrictions, Big Ben has always been inconspicuous in the Lakers.

As a rookie~www.wuxiaspot.com~ it's not the time for him to show his strength, so Louis rarely uses him.

In this kind of preview meeting to discuss opponents, if the opponent's inside line is a strong point, almost no assistants will mention Daben.

Even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has no good looks towards Daben on weekdays. Who told him that he is only 2 meters tall and insists on reporting 2.08 meters, and he mainly plays the center position?

This is simply a shame for the center!

Now he actually suggested that this disgraceful center forward should carry Malone?

Louis looked at Kareem suspiciously: "Are you sure?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looked like he had nothing to do with himself: "I'm just a suggestion. You can judge for yourself. I think that kid's defense is still on the table."

Louie wants to hear

opinions of others.

Nelson said pessimistically: "No, the height and tonnage are not symmetrical. Karl Malone will eat him."

Carlisle and Budenholzer agree with Nelson.

On the contrary, Bird's point of view is closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "You can try it. Kevin usually wants to practice low-post singles and always let Da Ben accompany him."

"In a one-on-one confrontation without other people's interference, the success rate of Kevin's low-post singles against Big Ben is no more than 50%." Bird said in detail, "Although Big Ben is short, he is strong in stature and has very good core strength. Defensive habits are impeccable, he's the best post defender I've ever seen."

For a kite guy like Garnett, it's nothing special to defend him from the low post until he only hits 50% of his shots... But, isn't Malone also an insider who likes to fly kites?

Maybe?

Louis had an idea in his mind, and said to Nelson: "For this afternoon's confrontation match, let Daben @ start, Rick, arrange Jasmine to play back more."

"We need at least three quality intra-team matches to test Daben's low-post defense. Whether he can do it or not, we will know when the time comes."