As a Kobe hater, he was actually teammates with Kobe!

After Kobe returned from vacation, Zhou Ze also started a new round of training.

In addition to special training in mid-range shots, there is also close-range finishing at the basket.

Zhou Ze's close-range shot was 77 (111).

To be honest, I'm afraid he's not as good as Dwight Howard in finishing at close range under the basket.

Zhou Ze's ability to play almost indiscriminately in the low post was due to his lightning-fast footwork, the power of his dimensionality-reducing strikes, and his invincible hook shot. Howard, on the other hand, was completely defeated when facing opponents who were slightly larger or had slightly stronger lower body strength.

Mid-range shot 88 (105), although he is only confident in open mid-range shots at present, this is something Howard cannot achieve in his entire life.

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Another week has passed.

Zhou Ze has made progress again.

Mid-range +2, increased to 90 (113).

Close range on the spot +5, increased to 82 (111).

And on this day, the alliance once again released a piece of big news.

Greg Oden, the No. 07 pick in the draft and known as a combination of Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal, suffered knee pain, which then led to swelling. Examination revealed cartilage damage and he will have to undergo minimally invasive surgery on his right knee.

You will need to recover for 6-12 months after the operation.

This means that Oden will miss his entire rookie season.

Oden also became the first No. 1 pick in the NBA to be ruled out for the new season.

This immediately caused a heated discussion across the United States.

Before the draft, Zhou Ze publicly supported Kevin Durant as being more worthy of the No. 1 pick.

The value of this sentence is constantly increasing.

Shit, Portland should have listened to Zhou Ze sooner.

[Stupid management, why didn’t we choose Kevin Durant!]

[Kevin Durant is a slacker version of Zhou Ze, so he's definitely not that bad.]

"Man, our top draft pick just had minimally invasive surgery. Once he recovers, he's going to be a force to be reckoned with next season."

[Yes, if you watched Oden's NCAA performance, even if you re-drafted 10,000 times, you would still choose him with the first pick without hesitation.]

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After the draft physical test results were announced, Zhou Ze was pushed to the forefront of the media for a while.

Kevin Durant, whom he favored, had zero bench press reps with 84kg, which was shocking.

The outside world questioned Zhou Ze's vision in selecting players, and even thought that he was as bad as Danzi.

But after learning that Oden had undergone minimally invasive knee surgery, public opinion took a 180-degree turn.

Zhou Ze was at a loss for words about this.

It turns out that people all over the world like to talk after the fact. Hey, why is this different from what is said in "Yilin" and "Reader"?

Be reasonable!

Zhou Ze is still looking forward to Oden.

One of Oden's major selling points before the draft was that he was an "anti-Zhou Ze armor."

Zhou Ze still wanted to see if a healthy Oden could turn against him.

But no one expected that the inertia of the wheel of history was so strong, and Oden was ultimately unable to get rid of his injury.

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The time came to July 2007.

The preseason of the NBA 2007-08 season is about to begin.

Every team has also started preparing for the game.

The Lakers have a total of 8 preseason games.

The opponent in the first game is the Golden State Warriors, who defeated the Mavericks last year and created the black eight miracle.

After the Lakers won the championship, there was a voice outside saying that the Lakers were lucky not to meet the Golden State Warriors in the first round, otherwise they would have been eliminated in the first round.

On the other hand, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson announced in an interview with the media that he would restart the "triangle offense" this season.

On October 2007, 10, there was one day left before the Lakers' first preseason game.

Lakers' training hall - Toyota Center Training Hall.

The Lakers players are practicing the triangle offense.

The tactical essence of the triangle offense is not a preset fixed offensive routine, but read-and-react.

Decode the various situations that may occur on defense after catching the ball at the "vertex of the triangle."

The player who serves as the apex of the triangle needs super strong offensive ability, like a sharp blade inserted in the waist of the free throw line, so as to achieve balance in the offensive area.

That's right!

Jordan and Kobe are both the "vertices of the triangle" in the triangle offense. In addition to being able to break through and shoot, they also have to have excellent inside offensive skills.

The New York Knicks hired Phil Jackson to try to get Anthony and Bargnani to recreate the triangle offense, but it ultimately failed. The triangle offense requires forwards who can pass the ball, and the Knicks didn't have any.

More importantly, the player who serves as the "vertex of the triangle" must also have a very high basketball IQ and use cunning and oppressive movement to tear apart the opponent's defense.

Melo is still a long way behind in this aspect.

The Lakers practiced the "Big Triangle Offense - Attacking the Basket" and "Triangle Offense - Avoiding the Strong and Attacking the Weak" tactics over the past week.

In addition to the triangle offense, the Lakers also practiced another set of tactics.

That is the [Roll Call Tactics] that sends out the dead for five hours.

Zhou Ze serves as the core player with the ball. With some mid-range skills, he becomes more and more adept at pick-and-roll with the ball.

There has been some progress in punishing the opponent for squatting.

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on the other hand.

The hard training during this period has once again allowed Zhou Ze to make significant progress.

Close-range shots from standing position +5, increased to 87 (111).

+2 in mid-range shots, improved to 92 (113).

The next day.

2007 10 Month 9 Day.

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors.

The starting lineup of both parties:

Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, P.J. Tucker, Zhou Ze and Andrew Byram.

Warriors: Baron Davis, Monta Ellis, Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington and Andris Biedrins.

PJ Tucker's current ability is not enough to replace Lamar Odom as the team's starting No. 3 position. It's just that Odom rewarded himself last night. He had a sore back during the pre-game physical examination and was forced to rest in this game.

After the Lakers won the championship last season, Odom completely relaxed during the offseason, and his face became a lot rounder than last season.

This is also a common problem after winning a championship.

After winning the championship, many players will lose the motivation to train, become bloated, and be frequently attacked by injuries.

Like Zhou Ze, Byram, who is also a third-year player, is no longer the "little kid" he used to be. His physique has fully developed.

It is indeed a super center figure!!!

But not only did his mind not grow, it seemed to be regressing.

His temper was getting worse and worse, and he had an argument with PJ Tucker in the locker room before the game.

If Zhou Ze hadn't stood up in time, the two would probably have fought.