Author: Can play the harmonica

When assistant coach Barnes saw this, he immediately stepped forward and pulled Deron away.

He knew that if this continued, the situation would be out of control.

At this time, he could not go to Mr. Raslon. He knew the old man's temper very well. If he tried to pull him at this time, it would only make him angrier and the situation would become even more uncontrollable.

He could only stop Deron.

"Deron, calm down." Barnes pulled Deron and whispered in his ear, "Don't let the media laugh. If you contradict Coach Sloan head-on like this, it will be very detrimental to your image!"

After hearing this, Delong's clenched fists gradually relaxed.

It’s not that Deron listened to the advice, or that Barnes had a lot of respect for Deron, he was just an assistant coach.

However, what Barnes said just now hit the nail on the head and captured Deron's biggest concern, which was the issue of image.

Barnes knew that several sneaker companies were in contact with Deron's agent to produce signature shoes for Deron.

At this time, image is very important. During the game, I got into trouble with my coach. The key is a highly respected coach like Mr. Sloan.

Nadelon's own image will obviously become a villain and be affected, which will in turn affect his endorsement contract.

Therefore, Delong calmed down.

Barnes breathed a sigh of relief, but he knew very well that this peace was only temporary, and the conflict between Deron and Sloan would only become more and more serious. I don't know which day, I am afraid it will be a day that is beyond control...

This day will come sooner or later.

The camera also keenly captured this scene during the pause.

"It seems that something unpleasant happened between Deron and Coach Sloan." McLean said, "Coach Sloan looks very angry."

"This is expected." Robertson said, "Kid, you have to think about what kind of coach Coach Sloan is. Do you know why the Utah Jazz used to be called the Iron-Blooded Jazz?

It is because of their strict discipline that no matter Malone or Stockton, when they get on the court, they must listen to Coach Sloan's arrangements. This is why they were able to become a powerful player in the Western Conference in that era.

It is no exaggeration to say that I have seen Coach Sloan scold Malone and Stockton on the sidelines countless times, just like a father scolding his son."

"But Deron seemed a little angry. If he hadn't been stopped, I felt like he was going to have a fight with Coach Sloan," McLean said.

"This is a bit unsmart," Robertson said. "I think Deron's attitude is very irrational. He should respect Coach Sloan. We all know that it was Coach Sloan who brought him to the Jazz.

, Moreover, his current status in the Jazz team was given to him by Coach Sloan, and he should be very grateful to Sloan."

"Maybe, I mean maybe, Coach Sloan's criticism of Deron just now was a little too fierce, and maybe that's why Deron was a little dissatisfied." McLean tried to excuse Deron.

"Forget it, McLean, we all saw Deron's performance on the court just now. It is not a performance that a point guard who is the leader of a team can perform. What's more, this team is still the Utah Jazz.

, the former Iron-Blooded Jazz, not to mention that the coach is still Sloan, this is even more inappropriate. I think with his performance just now, Coach Sloan has no problem no matter how much he sprays him."

McLean smiled and said, "But Deron is the current star of the Jazz after all. If you scold him like this in front of so many people, he may not be able to save his face. Think about it, would Phil Jackson scold Kobe like this?"

If you really scold him like that, can you guarantee that Kobe will not get angry?"

Robertson sighed and said slowly, "This is Coach Sloan's personal tragedy."

"Oh why?"

"Actually, you don't know that Phil Jackson used to curse people in the team, including Jordan and Pippen.

Even coaches before that era were like this. The coach had extreme authority, and I also think that this is what basketball should be like, because if you want to win the game, tactics are the core.

No matter how strong your star is, even Jordan, without a tactical system, it is impossible to win the championship by relying on one person's ability.

No matter how good a star is, you should serve the coach's tactics and exert your power in the coach's tactical system. In the past, the relationship between stars and coaches was just like our current high school leagues and NCAA, where the coach had the final say."

Robertson continued, "But now... times have changed. The NBA has become a league dominated by stars. They have a higher say than the coach, and the coach's tactics have become to serve the stars, so the coach wants to

To unleash the power of your tactics and lead the team to achieve results, you not only have to have something in your stomach, but you also have to coordinate the relationship with the star and find a way to get him to play for you.

Phil Jackson is obviously very smart at this point. He could criticize Jordan and Pippen before, but now he will never criticize Kobe. I have read his autobiography and his relationship with Kobe is completely different.

The relationship was equal, even friends. When the team trained, Kobe didn't even participate, but stood on the sidelines and directed like Phil Jackson."

"I've seen this before. I participated in the Lakers' open team training last year, and Kobe did this," McLean said.

"McLean, you have to know that this was absolutely impossible before. Even the magician couldn't stand on the sidelines and direct with Pat Riley when Pat Riley was training.

But now, this is it. You see, Phil Jackson is very smart, he sees the changes of the times very clearly, and he himself quickly makes adjustments to his positioning. But... Sloan

Coach him..."

Robertson paused and said, "He is still living in the old-school concept of the past. I don't know whether it is because he is too old and too respected in the Utah Jazz to see the changes of this era, or...

... He saw it, but he was unwilling to compromise with this era... In short, I understand that he should be the only old-school coach in this league now."

Speaking of this, Robertson said with some regret, "Maybe as I get older, I start to be unable to accept the present and the future, and I start to miss the past, but I really think that the past era is what basketball was originally like. And Sloan

I really don’t know if the coach’s persistence is a tragedy for the league or a personal tragedy for him..."

Such a heavy topic made it almost impossible for the young McLean to answer the conversation, but fortunately, the game began.

"Oh, we saw that the game continued." McLean said, "But on the Jazz side, Mr. Sloan seemed to put Deron on the bench. I don't know if it was because Deron was too tired, and Sloan wanted to

He rests, after all, Deron has not had much rest until this game."

"It's definitely not the reason." Robertson said with a smile, "It's just because Deron was just messing around on the court. This is absolutely intolerable for Coach Sloan, who is also very disciplined. I'm worried that Coach Sloan may not be able to stand it in the second half.

I won't let Deron play again."

"Is it that serious?" McLean looked in disbelief.

"You don't know much about Coach Jerry Sloan's character. He can really do this, and he has done it before," Big O said.

"But the question is, if Deron is not allowed to play, it will be like cutting off an arm of the Jazz and voluntarily giving up their strong points. Can they beat the Lakers in this way?"

"There's nothing we can do about it," Big O said. "For a coach, this is something he can't stand."

"Okay, then we can only pray for Deron. I hope that the conflict between him and Coach Sloan can be resolved during the halftime break and he can play in the second half."

Big O just smiled and said nothing.

There was not much time left in the second half. The Utah Jazz did not make many adjustments and just replaced Deron.

Lu Yusheng was also replaced by Zen Master and became the team's first lineup.

Originally, Lu Yusheng thought that this wave was a good opportunity for the Lakers to widen the point difference and lead the Jazz.

But I didn't expect that in the rest of the second quarter, the Lakers' main lineup basically didn't take any advantage against the Jazz's second lineup.

The main reason for this is that Kobe didn't attack.

In fact, Lu Yusheng discovered that, except for the period when Kobe was competing with Deron in the first quarter, he played more seriously. At other times, he was basically in a very relaxed state, and most of the time he passed the ball to his teammates.

Occasionally attack one or two by yourself, and stop there.

This guy's desire to attack today is really not strong.

And when Kobe didn't attack much, the remaining players, even if they were the Lakers' main lineup, were actually not as strong as the Jazz's bench lineup.

So at the end of the game, the Lakers only led by 8 points at 56:48.

During halftime, Lu Yusheng asked Kobe Bryant in the locker room, "Hey, what happened to you tonight? Why do you seem to have lost your desire to attack?"

"I usually fight like this."

Lu Yusheng smiled and said to himself, in the last game against the Heat, when you came up, you wished you could hit all the balls by yourself.

"Do you... like it here?" Kobe suddenly asked.

This question made Lu Yusheng a little unresponsive. Why did he ask this suddenly?

"What's the meaning?"

"I mean...do you like playing here with everyone?" Kobe asked.

"Of course I do," Lu Yusheng said, "Why do you ask this?"

"Nothing." Kobe stood up and asked the staff, "Where is Situ? My knee is a little uncomfortable. Can she help me relieve it?"

The full name of the Situ that Kobe was talking about was Situ Minyi. He was also a Chinese and a professional physical therapist for the Lakers.

After Kobe Bryant walked out, Lu Yusheng was confused and didn't understand why he suddenly asked such an ambiguous question.

Vujacic on the side whispered, "Lu, come here and tell you something private."

Lu Yusheng walked over and sat next to him, "What's going on? Why are you doing it so mysteriously?"

Luke Walton also came over, "Yeah, if you have something to say, you have to say it secretly behind our backs. Do you two have a gay relationship?"

"Get out!" Vujacic pushed Wharton away and then whispered to Lu Yusheng, "They may be planning to trade you."

Lu Yusheng was stunned, "Who? What are you talking about?"

"When I was on the bench, I overheard the conversation between Kobe and Phil," Vujacic said.

"What did they say?"

"The Zen Master seems to be planning to wait until the middle of the season to trade you for a big man." Vujacic said.

"What did Kobe say?"

Lu Yusheng didn't care much about the Zen Master's intention. In fact, he had heard of the Zen Master's intention before, so it was not surprising to hear it from Vujaxiqi now.
To be continued...