The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 1453 what you want
UPDATE: The Lakers eased through their February schedule.
In the first month of the new season, the Lakers won all fourteen games and once again occupied the league's first place with a clear advantage. ,
After the Lakers, the second-ranked team is the Knicks, who are playing steadily, followed by the Magic, and then the Spurs, who also held a small training camp during the lockout.
In addition, other strong teams have been more or less negatively affected by the lockout.
Like the Warriors, they hurt Penny first and then Larry Johnson, and their momentum is sluggish. If they can't cheer up later, they may rush into the lottery zone. Another example is the Heat, Petrovic suffered a second-degree sprain at the start of the game and is expected to be absent for 1-2 months.
Reggie Lewis is sidelined indefinitely with a heart problem.
Juwan Howard also sat out the game after being charged with physical fitness after a nightclub bombardment. For a while, the Heat's top card turned out to be third-year Wang Zhizhi.
Wang Zhizhi, who is strong in offense and weak in defense, is obviously unable to support the situation, and the Heat's record inevitably falls into the lottery zone.
Fortunately, Wang Zhizhi took the role of the team's inside core for the first time, averaging 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game. The situation is similar for other teams.
The bad effects of the shutdown continue to erupt.
Louis can't perceive the negative impact of the lockout, because the Lakers have enough foundation to resist the difficult schedule. The positive effects of Benj's mini-camp held during the lockout are starting to show.
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The Lakers are in a hot state, and they can make the bench play more in back-to-back situations. They are objectively unaffected. Right now, Louis still has a few things to do.
One is to send a trip to my son, Wuxia is going to Ohio to play the Urban Challenge. Louis had inquired about this competition. According to the rules, most of the city champions in Ohio must participate, including Notre Dame High School where James is.
Therefore, it is certain that Wuxia will meet James in the Challenger League. Louis didn't reveal too much about the little boss of the Virgin Mary. The most wonderful element in life is the accident.
Let the little emperor break into the flawless life quietly, and become a person he will never forget from now on. Another thing is the issue of beautiful basketball.
If nothing else, this is the last year of this lineup for the Lakers.
However, Louis still couldn't see the kind of basketball he wanted in the game. And, it wasn't because of playing badly.
In fact, they played very well. It's just that when the starting five tigers have mastered the "Eye of the Storm" tactic, they can't play the "Temple" tactic like a team with a good heart.
Because everyone has their own strengths.
When the personal strength is strong enough to be the core, the desire to sacrifice for teammates will be reduced.
Bodi Loga is a perfect commander, and the meteor tactics and whale fall tactics are perfect under his launch.
Once the team needs someone to break the deadlock, he can also become the eye of the storm on the field, attacking the opponent's loopholes with a superhuman body dislocation. He really does play like a magician.
This was why Louis had taken a fancy to him in the first place. However, Louis missed a point.
The young Bodi Loga does not have the dedication of the old magician. He is a big ball-holding core who dominates me. Once there is no ball in his hand, his sense of presence will be greatly reduced.
It is impossible to expect Bodi Loga to sacrifice like a magician.
He is in his prime, daring to fight, and has performed well. The team is currently undefeated. Is there any reason to change the current style of play? Louis originally thought that Kobe was the biggest obstacle for the Lakers to open the temple, but he was wrong.
At least in this team, Kobe behaved like a small Benj. He was proficient in running off the ball, catching and shooting, and cutting from the corner, and rarely asked for the ball to single out.
In addition to the problem of Bodi Loga holding the ball for too long, the Lakers' second problem is that Garnett's evolution has increased his demand for the ball. Compared to off-ball running and empty-handed screens, Garnett is more inclined to stand on his own whale landing point to launch the eye of the storm tactics.
His forty-five-degree angle ball attack has been one of the key routines for the Lakers to break the deadlock. Garnett has the confidence to dismantle anyone's defense at two forty-five-degree angles.
Today, Louie can be sure that the Lakers' starting five are not the most correct five. Only Wilson, Duncan and Kobe have the ability to build a temple in mind and style of play.
However, at this point, Louis can only push the other two to change. It is impossible for him to find a better replacement, and he has no time to find a replacement. Systemic issues belong to riches and honor
Because the Lakers' current record is a complete victory, they have also won three consecutive championships before. In other words, even if the system is not completed, it is enough to win.
Louie thought in hindsight that was probably why they couldn't touch the last field, why use ten when you can beat your opponent with seven points?
To put it bluntly, this is Louis' personal pursuit, and it is destined to be his own trouble. And the Lakers have a big problem that plagues the entire management right now.
That's the issue of Duncan and Bodi Loga's contract extensions. Logically speaking, the Lakers are not short of money.
If there is no **** luxury tax rule, they can just send two max salaries directly. The reality is, they can't.
Wilson's annual salary is $15 million, Garnett and Kobe each receive $14 million, and Barkley's is $8 million. These four contracts alone are beyond the salary cap.
With the signing of a new TV deal, the NBA's salary cap has risen to $45 million this season.
As for the Lakers, the combined contracts of Wei, Jia, Ke, and Ba alone reached 51 million US dollars. In addition to them, there are 11 people on the roster, and all the contracts add up to a total of 69 million US dollars.
Although Louie has been diligent and frugal in the past few years since he took over the Lakers, the salary table has exceeded the salary cap every year. They have activated the super luxury tax for several consecutive years. This year is the year with the largest tax bill.
In addition to paying 69 million U.S. dollars to pay player salaries, Old Bath has to pay nearly 100 million in luxury taxes. If Duncan and Bodillo are given a maximum salary increase, how much will the luxury tax next season skyrocket? Don't think about it, it's a nightmare.
But the problem is, the old Bass didn't dare to send two more maximum salaries, but he didn't dare not to send the maximum salary.
The Lakers have won consecutive championships in the past three years. Not to mention the shame, it has also established the status of Los Angeles' urban team. I don't know how many business orders I have received, and I have ranked first in the league in terms of profit for several years in a row.
No, even the most luxurious gymnasium has been built.
The average ticket price at the Old Forum was $55-$85, and the average ticket price at the Staples Center skyrocketed to $130-$180, not counting VIP boxes and front-row seats.
Every home night of the Lakers, the 20,000 seats in the Staples Center are always full, and just selling tickets can sell 3 million US dollars a night. Under such circumstances, does Old Bath dare to cry poor?
Huge profits every year, the construction of a new arena worth 370 million U.S. dollars without frowning, the highest ticket price in the league, and countless off-site commercial cooperations. No one will believe such a person crying poorly.
The fact of being poor is objective.
No matter how much money the Lakers can make, they can't withstand the sky-high luxury tax brought by the renewal of Duncan and Bodi Loga.
Because of this matter, old Bus was so worried that he couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep for a few days and nights. He looked older than ten years. Finally ushered in a non-match day, Old Bass took the initiative to come to Sunset Villa to ask Louis for advice.
"Dr. Bath ~www.mtlnovel.com~ Do you have bills you can't afford?"
Louie remembered an interesting incident. When the labor and management were making a big fuss in 1983, the salary cap was resisted by many bosses before it was introduced, because many bosses were dissatisfied with the magician's 20-year sky-high contract of 25 million.
What did old Bass say then? He has money, even 100 million a year can afford it, and he can spend it however he wants.
These words sounded crazy to Louis at the time, oh my god, the Celtics would never be so arrogant. Unexpectedly, Old Bath would have a poor day.
"Dr. Buss, I think you should be very clear that this year will be the last year of this Lakers team when we can't afford to pay the sky-high bills." Louie said clearly, "You shouldn't worry about next year's bills, Because you can’t afford the money, the most important thing now is to figure out what you want.”
"What exactly do I want?"
Old Buzz muttered, why did he become more confused after listening to Louis?