One win and one defeat in two games made Mike Brown worry again.

This is the case with NBA competitions, one stage has its own worries.

The beginning of the season is a matter of running-in, rotation, and tactical use.

Now it has been gradually resolved, the veterans' tacit understanding is getting better and better, and they are gradually firmly focusing on the outside in tactics.

In rotation, before Gasol came back, Li Liang secured the start.

The substitutes mainly use Jordan Hill, Meeks and Jamison.

Morris, Blake is on the verge of being abandoned, Ebanks, Duhon occasionally gives chances.

In the middle stage, the most important thing to pay attention to is the player's condition.

Fatigue, injuries, long journeys, ups and downs of condition, coaches must consider them.

The advantage of an excellent record at the beginning of the season is that it has laid a solid foundation for the mid-term team's revision.

Brown pays attention to controlling Kobe. Nash's playing time is around 35 minutes and Nash is around 25 minutes.

As for Li Liang, he will be useless to death, so that he will not be too long-winded on the bench.

In these two games against the Cavaliers and the Knicks, the team's form is obviously at a low point.

After fighting the Thunder, the team's excitement and passionate spirit were relieved.

After all, it’s an elderly team. It doesn’t last long when they get older, and it won’t work after a while.

In that three-pointer against the Thunder, the opponent was hit by the opponent, but these two games were not possible.

After the team arrived in Washington, Mike Brown summoned all the players to hold a meeting in the hotel.

As a group, when it comes to a stage, players need to get together to chat and talk about their thoughts.

This can effectively enhance the team's cohesion, improve morale, and restore the team's condition.

Usually, such meetings are held during road trips, and everyone happens to live together.

The hotel's large conference room, with more than a dozen players, coaching staff, and more than twenty people, everyone spoke freely.

However, Mike Brown made a mistake that he shouldn't have let Li Liang participate.

This kid participated, what's wrong?

He was very sad to lose to the Knicks in the last game because he wanted to win at Madison Garden Plaza.

As a result, the operation made a mistake in the end and lost, which made Li Liang very upset.

When I arrived in Washington, it happened to be a good time, Brown, you have a conference. How can I not say a few words?

Good guy, as soon as the hair dryer was turned on, everyone in the team was scolded.

"Joe, you're also named Jordan. Look at how many goals the butterman will lose in one game? How many times does he make a layup at the basket? Who will pass the ball to you like this? Please practice your fingers and wrists well after the training is over?"

Li Liang was the first to criticize Jordan Hill for being absent. Gasol was originally a good opportunity for him to perform, but the result was very positive, but the details were always crazy.

"Yodie, you are more steady. It is a good thing to shoot boldly, but you can't shoot blindly. Why do you learn from the boss if you have nothing to do? Why don't you learn from me? Can anyone learn from the boss?"

This means that Meeks, Thunder and Jazz have confidence in the two battles, but they end up fighting against the Cavaliers and the Knicks.

"And you, Ci Shiping, look at you, where are you still looking for the basket? Don't shoot in a flash, don't stop three-pointers quickly, grab the frontcourt rebound and pass it, can we play well?"

Li Liang will never bully the weak and fear the strong. Even Ci Shiping will scold him.

These three people are the three most unstable and easiest to cheat, but at the same time, the most important position points.

Jordan Hill is the only reliable substitute in the interior, you can't count on Thackeray.

Meeks is the best candidate for the defender rotation. It doesn’t make sense for Li Liang to scold him like Du Hong and Morris.

As for Ci Shiping, his style has always been omnipotent and was originally a good supplement for the team.

As a result, after the start of the season, he was in the worst form, with all kinds of random shots outside the three-point line, and his shooting percentage was terrible.

At first, Brown asked Ci Shiping to take the substitute, but later he found out that it was not possible, so he was a pitfall with him.

But letting him play the starting lineup is not as effective as Li Liang, but Jamison's defense is not good.

The result is nothing.

Mike Brown listened, feeling so comfortable.

These words are actually what he wants to say, but it is easy to offend players if he says them.

Li Liang said it doesn’t matter. This person is very magical and speaks straightforwardly. People get used to it after listening too much.

If a person speaks once or twice occasionally, he will be misunderstood and find fault.

But over time, everyone found that he was like this to everyone, from the boss to the water dispenser administrator, he said whatever he said.

First, he is absolutely unwilling to act, second, he will never miss scold anyone, third, he will definitely scold him fairly and beautifully.

Gradually, everyone got used to it and let it go.

Mike Brown also handed Li Liang a bottle of mineral water.

Li Liang took the water and pointed the finger at Brown: "Can you do more preparations before the game like a normal coach! Until now, has Kobe's strategy been formulated to protect Nash on the defensive end?"

Brown wants to slap himself, why are you giving him water for nothing?

Brown said: "It's made, isn't you, but now Gasol is injured..."

Li Liang was speechless. I have such a big face. I can cover Kobe and Nash with my own?

You really polite me, why don’t you give me some extra salary?

Chuck Payson said: "We should indeed develop a more rigorous defensive strategy to make up for Steve and Kobe's defensive shortcomings, so we can't have a loophole in a pick-and-roll."

Kobe had an objection after hearing this and said, "I don't need it, I can do it myself."

Li Liang didn't want to scold Kobe. Kobe played very well during this period and completely carried the entire team on the offensive end.

But he got angry when he heard Kobe's words.

"Save it, how many times have you been standing there in a daze? You know the standing rib, the standing rib, the standing rib, the standing rib, the standing baby falls down there? Can't you move?"

Because of the decline in physical strength, Kobe especially likes to stand on the outside of the three-second zone, that is, the ribs and waist.

This position is well connected, and is the most common route point for outside breakthroughs and is also convenient for rebounding. (When Li Liang practices horizontal movement and fouls, this point is the most common position.)

So in order to save energy, Kobe sometimes stands there and reduces movement.

The result of this is of course that there are many loopholes in the outside line.

For example, when playing the Thunder, Westbrook broke through from the outside with a ball, and Kobe stood a little closer to the inside.

As a result, he did not hold on to Westbrook, but also blocked Howard, who came back to defend, from behind.

Howard was so angry that he pushed Kobe from behind.

If you don’t guard well, just forget it, you still block me?

Kobe pursed his lips and said, "I will defend well in the future. I want to get another mvp."

As soon as Kobe said this, the entire conference room suddenly became quiet.

This is not a joke, Kobe has issued a military order?!

The last time Kobe had this idea, it was during his first three consecutive championships, and he told the Zen master that I wanted to get an MVP.

But at that time, the team's absolute boss was O'Neal. For various reasons, the relationship between the two was screwed up.

F4 failed to win the championship and fell apart. The Lakers experienced many ups and downs afterwards.

Ten years have passed, and this idea emerged from Kobe's mind again.

He is a person who refuses to admit defeat. In 2008, he got the only MVP in his career so far, but unfortunately he did not win the championship.

Originally, he had already taken MVP indifferently, and he only wanted the championship.

But the team's recent record, his own performance, and Li Liang's words finally inspired his idea.

He is still at the peak, and he can still get an MVP.

When Li Liang heard this, he felt cold sweat.

It's over, what to do? I've been cursing too much.

He scolded Kobe's ultimate body - Steel Crulu.

If he is dedicated to MVP, his personal performance and teamwork will sometimes conflict.

This is no longer the Lakers in 2008, Nash is also an MVP, and Howard also wants to get MVP.

Is this okay for you?

Kobe seemed to see everyone's doubts. He smiled and wanted to resolve the awkward atmosphere, but unfortunately it was useless.

He continued: "I just have this idea, but I will definitely not put my data and performance above the team. I said I want to get MVP, just to show that I will do my best in the subsequent games, regardless of offense or defense."

Kobe said this and was fully prepared.

He is 34 years old, not 24 years old, he is mature and has a slap.
To be continued...