basketball pope

Chapter 800 [Become a scapegoat, prevent death management]

This summer, the Lakers were the most embarrassing team in the NBA.They had a rare cap space, but didn't sign a star player in free agency and lost Dwight Howard for nothing.

Exemption from luxury tax won't make owner Jim Buss happy.The Lakers have fallen, only Kobe is a superstar, and all the spears are pointing at Kobe, and his popularity continues to decline.

Now 60 billion Kemei can't stand Kehei's cynicism, and they are losing ground in online debates.Open any NBA forum on the Internet, and there are people who are black Kobe.From this point of view, the number of Kehei has exceeded 100 billion.

This is a cruel world. Once you fall into the water, not only will no one come to your rescue, but you must also be mentally prepared to be beaten.

A source told the media: "Some people say that Dwight Howard is leaving because he can't stand the pressure of LA, which is completely nonsense. Everything in LA is what Howard likes, and he has enough popularity here to join reality TV. Xiu, there are beautiful girls who can’t be pursued, what pressure is there? He didn’t leave because of the system, but because there was a person covering the sky with one hand in the Lakers, which made him very uncomfortable.”

One NBA broker, who asked not to be named, said: "I have a lot of good players on hand, and they don't want to play with Kobe. They think it's too risky to play with Kobe. teammates, the final result will not be very good, the three centers have left the Lakers successively, who would like to try to partner with Kobe?"

Henry Albert of ESPN magazine wrote: "There are very few stars in the NBA who are willing to play with Kobe. The reason is that Kobe is too conceited, always self-centered, and all players around him can become scapegoats, such as Howard. Paul George this year because he was afraid Kobe would give up joining the Lakers, he announced a contract extension with the Pacers, and other stars have similar ideas."

A reporter interviewed Carmelo Anthony in the summer. "We all know the new season is coming, can you imagine yourself in the purple and gold uniform?"

"Uh, I doubt it," Melo said after hesitating.

"Oh, so that's the case, I'm trying to understand your implication." The reporter said.

"I suggest you don't try to understand my voice, it's not good." Anthony replied.

Anthony admitted that he has a voice-over, and he just, like many of the players and coaches interviewed, was reluctant to mention that name.Picking it out is too offensive, and if you don’t pick it out anyway, everyone knows what it means.

This year, the evaluation of Kobe Bryant during the Lakers' three-peat has been completely reversed, and the famous basketball expert Zach Lowe even blasted Kobe Bryant on his own podcast.

"Now I'm going to make this conclusion. You can express your disapproval or not listen to the show. What I'm going to say is this: Kobe is the most toxic player in the NBA for a long time."

Lowe said: "Kobe has strength, he's not the worst player in the NBA, a lot of people are much worse than Kobe, but he only plays 5 minutes in a game and doesn't do anything at all. Kobe makes a lot of appearances. Time, doing a lot of bad things. He's the most toxic player in the NBA to his team, over. I don't feel very happy saying this because I love watching Kobe play at his peak. "

Even more outrageous is a talk show in Los Angeles. Hank Finkel made up a joke about the Lakers when he performed on the night of the 28th.

"Tell everyone a secret, I have the ability to foresee the future, and I will prove it now. Tomorrow's NBA opener Clippers VS Lakers, I foresee the Lakers being slaughtered, well, you all foresee it."

There was laughter from the audience.

"However, I can foresee more details. Kobe scored more than 40 points with a 30% shooting rate, and his teammates didn't make much shots. After the game, the media commented: Kobe did his best, he never gave up, but his teammates failed to give him enough. support."

There was a burst of boos from the audience.Hank pretended to be surprised. "What, did you all foresee this?"

Popular in China, Kobe Bryant, who made people cry like a dead father, is now the object of ridicule in Los Angeles.

The league arranged for the Los Angeles Derby to give up the Lakers' performance. They didn't consider the bad impact of the first fiasco on the Lakers, and they could just create a gimmick.

The Lakers lost all seven games in the preseason. Kobe Bryant is a little scared now. Without a good teammate, he no longer has any confidence to beat the Clippers. Even he was a little fortunate that he avoided the Clippers in the playoffs two years ago. Not a few points of madness.

The Lakers' lineup has deteriorated too much. In the summer, only Nick Young, Sean Williams, Xavier Henry, Chris Kaman, Jordan Farmar and other role players were introduced.Steve Blake will be the Lakers' No. 1 starter, and it's going to be a tough day.

In the summer, Kobe was dissatisfied with the signing of the Lakers and asked Kupchak to protest, hoping that the team could find a star who would share his pressure. Kupchak said: "I have a saying about MMP that I don't know what to say..."

Kobe often thinks that the lineup is not good. When the lineup is good, he starts to drive people out. He drives out the old teammates and asks for new good teammates. This is an endless cycle.Kupchak is really tired. This year, the management has been completely prevented by Kobe Bryant and cannot operate big transactions.

Kupchak and Jim Bass discussed and decided to play like this before Kobe retires, relying on Kobe’s popularity to attract fans to watch the game, and then consider rebuilding until Kobe retires, no longer pay the luxury tax, and spend a lot of money on signings. That's all wasted effort.

Even if the introduction of stars, the Lakers will be difficult to compete with the powerful Clippers.And even if the record is poor, it will not affect the Lakers' money making, because the most money they make is broadcasting rights, which were bought out by Warner's long-term contract. Fans are not interested in the Lakers, and the unlucky will only be Warner.

On the 29th, the opening game was ready.

Before the start of the game, the Clippers first held a championship ring awarding ceremony. Both teams used the Staples Arena to watch the crowd full of fans. Many people wore Clippers Chinese red jerseys to watch the game, and the sidelines were red. It was booming, and Jim Bass, who came to the scene to watch the game, felt very uncomfortable.

Originally, this is the treatment of the Lakers. The Clippers are like a powerful clown in Los Angeles. How can the team change completely when it is handed over to him?
When everyone gets the ring, the fans will give applause and encouragement. Curry applauds the most when he receives the ring, and the audience chanted "MVP!"

ESPN's Mike Brin sighed: "I didn't expect Curry, who was called a defensive black hole back then, and Curry, who was disliked by Ellis, to become the first brother of Los Angeles in only three years."

Jeff Van Gundy said: "This is a miracle created by Jerry Young. When he was with the Lakers, he traded Yao Ming, who was a backup in the Knicks, and turned him into MVP. In the Clippers, he took Curry from the most. The sixth man became an MVP, but who is the next superstar to be cultivated?"

After the warm-up, the players from both sides came out.

Clippers starting five: Curry, Danny Green, Middleton, Griffin, Chandler.

Lakers starting: Steve Blake, Kobe, Nick Young, Sean Williams, Pau Gasol.

In the opening game, the Lakers adjusted their starting lineup. Artest was injured in the preseason and will be absent for four weeks. Center Kaman started in the preseason. Because of his slow movement, he was not suitable for partnering with Gasol and was changed to a substitute.

Compared with the star-studded crowd in previous years, the Lakers' lineup is simply too bad to watch.

(End of this chapter)